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VOL. LVI NO. 17,237. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. RIOT IS STAGED If! LEGISLATIVE HOUSE BETROTHAL BRINGS SONG AT COLLEGE AUDITORIUM GIGS LAD SUSPECTED OF THEFT IS SUICIDE FRUIT MEN MEET TO HEAR FEDERAL PLAN HIGH SCHOOL BOY PLOT IS BARED FOR CONTROLS STRIKE BELOW ESTIMATES sTUDEXTS CELEBRATK ENGAGE MENT WITII UKELELES. BOY, 18, TAKES POISOX WHEN LAD THROWS I. W. W. OUT OF UALI TAKING COMMAND. ENGAGEMENT IS BROKEN. REBELLION Oklahoma Lawmakers Have Inkwell Battle. SPEAKER FLEES FROM SCENE Democratic Majority Invited to "Come On" by Republicans. ONE MAN KNOCKED OUT Chairman of Republican State Com mitter Is Victim Disorder Is Caused by Substitute for n Late "Grandfather" Law. OKLAHOMA CITT, Feb. 18. Tumul tuous scenes occurred In the Oklahoma House of Representatives late todiy while the members were voting on section of an election law designed to take the place of the famous "grand father law." which was recently de clared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court, because it In ef fect disenfranchised the negro popula tion of the state. Partisan feeling over the new meas ure finally culminated in an outbreak, precipitated by charges of corruption and the passing of the lie between members, during which ink bottles. pacer weights and other fixtures of the members' desks were used as weapons and a set battle seemed in evitable. Democrats massed and ad vanced toward the Republicans and So eia lists. Rrpubliran Chalrmaa Knocked Oat. Arthur II. Geissler. chairman of the Republican state central committee, was rendered unconscious by Repre sentative Loris E. Bryant, of Big Heart, Osage County. The proposed law is the product of a Democratic caucus. It had passed the Senate and was up for final passage in the House late today, with Republi can and Socialist members offering vigorous opposition. Geissler was on the floor through the courtesy of a. visitor- .permit is sued him as Republican stato chairman. Representative Paul Nesbitt. Demo crat, of Pittsburg County, had voted in favor of the proposed law and as be announced his vote Representative Sams, Republican, taunted Nesbitt with being "unfair" to Republicans. Oregon Fraternity and Sorority Members Serenade Helen AVie gand - and Roger Jayne. .UNIVERSITT OF ORKGON, Eugene, Feb. 18. (Special) University stu dents were awakened last night about the midnight hour by the blended voices of men and women singing "I fjove a Maiden," accompanied by th strumming of ukeleles. 11 was memoers or the Delta Gamm sorority and Phi Delta fraternity sere nading in celebration of the engage ment of Miss Helen Wiegand, a Delta Gamma junior from Portland, and Roger Jayne. a Phi Delta Theta Junior from Grinell, la. Both are prominen in student affairs and- are popular among the students. Miss Wiegand I graduate from Jefferson High School, of Portland. It was revealed this morning that 'Buck's" fraternity brothers became wise" to what he was going to do when he, went "calling" last night and waited patiently on a street corne until, he made his homeward. appear ance. He was seized and the Serenade celebration followed. LIPTON YACHT IS ARMED Tender by Seattle Con cern $317,400. Lawrence Mitelicll. of Lents, Dies at Home of Fiancee Jnst as Ar- resting Officers Arrive. Northwest Sh, v. o Session opokane. HANS PEDERSON IS LOWEST Erin Converted Into Auxiliary Cruiser for Patrol Duty. NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht, the Erin, which has often been in American waters as tender to Sir Thomas' challengers for the America's cup, is now an auxil iary cruiser in the British navy at' tached to the fleet that is guarding the North Sea against submarines. This Information was contained In a letter received here from Sir Thomas in which the yachtsman said that he is recovering from a long illness, and intends soon to leave England for the United States and Canada. LOSS OF SUIT ADVANTAGE Attorney Melvin, Acquitted, Demon strates Value of Patents. If the letter received by Attorney F. E. Melvin after the jury had re tired yesterday In the suit against him for recovery of- money invested in two patents had arrived sooner, there prob- bly would have been no suit. The Jury found for the defendant in the suit of Mrs. s. (J. Leo, wife of a Chinese physician. As the verdict was read Attorney Melvin' handed a letter to Circuit Judge Gantenbein. This said that the patents had been guaran teed and that 15000 had been offered for an option. Oregon Labor and Materials Must Be Used. Jilted and under suspicion-.for an al- eged theft from a barber supply- com hum- f nr- n-hnrti hn t.'mV(1 I .a YTT rprco ". " izz ;d; l'Vr GOVERNMENT IS REPRESENTED home of his fiancee. Miss Marion Brownell, 1062 East Twenty-eighth street North. He died soon after. He was in the last struggles of death when Deputy Constable Mezu rofsky and Nate Lazgojte. one of his employers, arrived at ihe girl's house to arrest him on a charge of having taken minor supplies from the firm. According to the report made to the Supervision of Apple Market " ing Proposed. BONDS, ON HAND $565,000 police, young Mitchell had been told GROWERS oy aire, xs. srowneii, motner or me girl, that he could not wed her daugh ter until he was cleared of the impend- ng charegs against him. The girl, too, had jilted him, and it was in an en deavor to pass one more evening in the girl's presence that he went to her home and begged to visit with her, ap parently cognizant of the fact that his arrest was imminent. Two notes, one to Miss Brownell, who is about 18 years old, admonishing her "to be careful with whom she went, and that "he couldn't live without her,' INITIATE IDEA No Ornamentation Need Be Omitted, Though Figures Given Do Not Include These Rushlight & Hastdorf Low on Plumbing. Bnreau Officials Present Scheme to Improve Conditions, Based Upon Survey of Freld Equitable Distribution Is Sought. Portland's Auditorium probably will be built by Hans Pederson, a con tractor of Seattle. In bids for the superstructure opened SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. IS. (Spe cial.) Fruit shippers representing and a long missive to his mother, to practically every important marketing the effect that -"the girl yesterday by City Auditor Barbur, the blame" and "not to worry,' Seattle firm, with a bid of 1317,400, was found to be not only nearly $100,000 less than estimates made some time ago as to the probable cost, but was about $27,000 less than the next low bid. Rushlight & Hastorf submitted the lowest bid for the plumbing work. in the sum of 127.877. ihe bids are astonishingly low, in the Judgment of men well posted on the quotations for building materials. The city accordingly will be able to erect the structure at far less cost than was figured originally, and for consld- rably less than the total bond issue authorized by the voters in 1911. Bonds Expected to Bring Par. The total bond Issueywas 1600,000, or which 1565,000 remains unsold. It is believed in bond circles that the is. ue will bring almost par, so that there will be approximately $565,000 avail- ency of the Northwest went into session with representatives of the Federal Bureau of Markets and Rural Organization at 1 o'clock this afternoon at the Davenport Hotel, hearing a pro posal from the Government representa tives that Federal supervision of mar keting methods and information be es tablished. The Bureau of Markets representa- tives are C. E. Bassett, C. W. Moomaw and W. H. Kerr, who arrived in Spo kane Thursday from Washington, D. C, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The annual where they had a conference with White House reception to the members Charles J. Brand, chief of the bureau is not to had been prepared by. young Mitchell before his death. His mother is Mrs. Maud Bill- ings. 3000 VISIT WHITE HOUSE Wilsons Hold Reception for Sena tors and Representatives. of the Senate and House was attended tonight by nearly S000 persons. Speaker Clark, of . the House, and Senator Clark, President pro tern, of the Senate, led the line of those re ceived by the President and Mrs. Wil son. Only one more White House function on the proposed method of supervising the marketing of Northwestern ap ples. The plan has been placed also before the Federal Trade Commission. Shippers Formulate Plan. The plan was formulated first at a meeting of shippers In Spokane Janu ary 12. B. A. Perham, sales managtr, repre remains on the season's formal social able for the structure. It js estimated programme, which will be brought to alsented the North Pacific Fruit Distrib- now that with the extremely low bid close March 3 with a reception in honor utors. The SDOkane Fruit Growers' ior the general contract the structure I or Army and Navy officers, can be erected and fuiished for not 10 exceea JDU.uuo or I476.00U.. . i-(lr ni hit ir m Ten bids were submitted for the gen- HUIU rUHIM I IJ BLUVVIM Uf eral contract, and eight lor the plumb- - ... i Nesbitt replied that he was raised CAPTAIN REEVES TO COME In a section where the Republicans had overridden him with corrupt practices and that he had no desire to be fair to Republicans. "They probably took you for the crook that you are," shouted Sams. "If you make that charge you are a liar," replied Nesbitt. Sams arose in his seat and shouted toward the Democratic side of th Howe "Come on." Navy Officer Known Here Bring Marblehead. Wiil Captain Joseph M. Reeves, United States Navy, who was in command of the cruiser Milwaukee during the cruise or the Oregon Naval Militia to Honolulu in 1914, has been detailed to command the cruiser. Marblehead and In an instant every -Democratic and will brinir her to this nort for thu nq. Republican member qf the House was on his feet. Ink bottles and paper weights were fired back and forth between the belligerents. The Democratic members advanced through the aisles toward the Repub lican members and the Speaker of the House, A. C. McCrorey, left his chair and rushed out of the legislative halls. Democrat In Majority. TJie Democrats greatly outnumbered Musical Chicafroans Foot Deficit of me rvepuDiican comoaianrs ana alter of the Naval Militia, according to In formation which has betn received by Lieutenant-Commander Blair, Oregon Naval Militia. The cruiser is expected to arrive about the middle of March. GRAND OPERA HAS DEFICIT ing contract. Or the 10 superstructure bidders, only one was from outside Portland. This happened to be the Seattle concern, which submitted the lowest bid. Plumbing Figures Close. The next to the lowest bid was -by Boyajohn-Arnold Company, of Port land, which submitted a figure of $344,478. This' was $27,078 higher than the bid of Hang Pederson. In the plumbing contract there was only about $1000 difference between the low bid and the next to the low bid. The superstructure as called for in the general contract includes the erec tion of all parts of the building ex cept the excavations, the plumbing. heating, ventilating,' electric wiring and installation of the vacuum clean ing system. The contract calls for the use of Oregon labor and materials. 'in the general contract proposals were submitted on 10 alternate plans (Concluded on' Page 2, Column 4.) Four Killed, Dozen Hurt, in Explo sion at Syracuse. Company was represented by. P. R. Parks, general manager, and L. J. Bloel sales manager. Wilmer Seig, of Hood River, Oregon, was present as eneral manager of the Hood .River Applegrowers' Association, and F. E. Sickels represented the Yakima Valley Fruitgrowers' Association. Wenatchee shipping agencies and the Northwest Fruit Exchange, of Seattle, also were represented. Meeting: Opens I.ate. The meeting had been scheduled to k nuth Addresses Workers in Seven Languages, and They Follow His Advice for Order. A.V.SON1A, Conn.. Feb. IS. Joseph Grohol, a youth just out of high school and who speaks seven languages, holds the balance of power tonight in the strike situation here, where more than 4000 persons are idle as the resuTt of a strike of 2500 employes of various mills of the American Brass Company. Grohol was able to control men of 11 nationalities and he was made chair man of a committee that will officially present plans to nompany officials at a meeting tomorrow. He is not an em" ploye of the concern, but addressed a mass meeting or the strikers tonight urging the necessity of peace and order. .The manufacturers appealed today to Governor Holcomb for state troops, but the Governor decided that the situa tion did not warrant such action at present. An unidentifed man who said he was an organizer of the Industrial Workers of the World addressed the crowd. Many did not understand him and there! was much confusion. Grohol then ordered the speaker to leave the hall When he failed to do so, Grohol threw him from the platform. Speaking various languages Grohol suggested that a committee be flamed to have full charge of the dispute. This was done Schooner Annie Larsen Plays Part. MUNITIONS TO AIO UPRISING Official at Aberdeen Learns of Failure of Mission. PLAN IS UPSET BY STORM British Vice-consul Sends Word From Shanghai of Attempt by Steamer Macrlck to Take Supplies to Aid Rebels. SHIP THOUGHT LOST SAVED Fort Bragg Passes San Fedro in Tow for San Francisco. SAN PEDRO. Cal., Feb. IS. The teamer Fort Bragg, which was given p for lost when it went on the rocks last November off San Jose del Cabo. Mexico, proceeded northward to San Francisco from here today in tow of the steamer Arctic, after making an unsuccessful attempt to reach the dry- ock at Long Beach, Cal., where re pairs were to have been made. It was found that the Fort Bragg's eel was broken, but otherwise the ves sel was undamaged. LOUISIANA FLOODS GAIN Eight Parishes in Eastern Part State Are Under Water. of SYRACUSE, N. Y., Feb. 18. Four per sons were killed, at least a dozen others were injured, some seriously, and heavy property damage was caused by an explosion tonight in the split rock plant of the Semet-Solvay Com- I open at 9 o'clock this morning, but was pany. I postponed because of the late arrival of lne plant, which was developed since coast shippers. At the request of numerous growers, shippers and business men of the Pa cific Northwest, Messrs. Bassett, Moo maw and Kerr were detailed to make a survey of the conditions surrounding the marketing of the fruit products of the states of Oregon Washington, Id ho and Montana with a view to making suggestions for a more equitable dis tribution and economical marketing of these crops. The representatives of the office then proceeded to draw up a plan which the outbreak of the European war, is oy of the largest in the country en gaged in the manufacture of picric acid, which is used In explosives and synthetic dyes. It has been heavily guarded day and night. Womnn, 60, Sentenced to 16 Years. WINTERSET. la.. Feb. 18. Sixteen years in the' Penitentiary was the sen tence today given by Judge Applegate to Mrs. Ida Meyer, the 60-year-old woman who earlier in the week was convicted of complicity in the murder of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ethel Meyer, last July. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 16. Eight parishes in Eastern Louisiana are flooded by overflows, backwater or breaks in the levees in the Mississippi ArKansas and Atchafalaya. Red and Black rivers. Moorehouse and Richland parishes, in the northern part of the state, have been overflowed in sections by water from breaks in the Arkansas. A large portion of Concernia Parish and the lower section of St. Landry are inun ncrr- the harmless volley of books had been thrown the melee died out of its own accord. Representative Tom Hensley, Demo crat, went to the "side line" and was engaged in conversation with Geissler. When Hensley walked away Bryant stepped up to Geissler and said: "What right have you to be talking to a Rep resentative on the floor of the House?" Geissler replied: "Beg pardon, what is your name?" whereupon Bryant hit Geissler in 4 he face, according, to wit nesses, knocking him to the floor and rendering him unconscious for a few minutes. Bryant became lost in the crowd that rushed around Geissler. No further disturbances occurred. President Wilson recently pardoned two Oklahoma election officials who were convicted in Federal Court for enforcing the "grandfather test," and there are two others now on trial in 1 ederal Court at-Guthrie. The election bill passed the House, . to 34. It is expected to be approved by Governor Williams. The registration section of the bil was being voted on when the disorder occurred. This also passed the House, 50 to 34. No ballot was taken on the emergency clause. Speaker McCrorey announcing that the strict party vote on the bill showed that the necessary $98,000 for Season. CHICAGO. Feb. 18. Grand opera in Chicago this season cost the guaran tors of the Chicago Grand Opera Asso ciation $38,000. according to Charles G. Dawes, president "of the Central Trust Company and one of the directors of the association. - Mr. Dawes today expressed satisfac tion with, the management and finan cial returns of the season, on which comments had been made because of the resignation yesterday of Bernhard Ulrlch as business manager. CARTOON BRINGS BIG FINES British Government Resents Draw ing of Drunken Soldier. LONDON. Feb. 18. The proprietors of the Weekly Journal-Bystander were fined 100; the ex-editor, Vivian Car ter, 50, and Lieutenant Bernard, car toonist, 30, today for publishing a car toon depicting a British soldier lying intoxicated beneath a tree and clasping a bottle of rum. Beneath the cartoon were the words, "Reported missing." The charge was brought under the defense of the realm act, on the ground that publication of the cartoon wa3 majority to put the measure into effect I Prejudicial to discipline and recruiting. ac-once could not ba obtained. I An appeal wag entered. HORSE BUYING IS CEASING MAIL DELAYED 40 DAYS lintisli Army Agent Says Business Pnrcel Will Soon Be Closed. Congestion In California Town Still Growing. KANSAS CITY. Feb. IS. Major-Gen eral F. W. Benson, of the general staff of the English army and In charge of the purchase of all horses and mules ALLEGHENY. Cal., Dec. 18. (Spe cial.) This town has received no parcel post mail since January 9, and it will be several days yet before the for British forces, declared here today I road will be broken. As & result of the 40 days' tie-up of the parcel post mail, there hag been a great congestion at Camptonvillc, where packages have accumulated for weeks. Warehouses all about the town are filled with tons of mail from Nevada City and Marysville, and it resembles freight house on a railroad, . i mat no .American norses for war use had been bought since last November, and that the affairs of the remount service in this country would be closed within a short time. Major-General Benson will make final trip to Lathrop. Mo, an important norse aepot 1 (Concluded cn Pace o. Column 3 I : I NOW WHO'S AFRAID? t C PiTOP HIM' M T05HOor t r CwLLtwLiJ Eg? STX WITH THAT, j SACRIFICE IS OFFERED Bryan's Brothers Would Step Aside in Race for Governor. LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 18. Charles W. Bryan, Mayor of Lincoln, who recently announced his candidacy for the Demo cratic nomination for Governor, said in a statement today he was willing to withdraw from the race if some mem ber of the party committed to the pro hibition amendment would volunteer to make the fight. Any one of five men whom he named would be ugroeable to him, Mayor Bryan said. Mayor Bryan l a brother of XV. J. Bryan, ex-Secretary of State. ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. IS. (Spe cial.) Dr. R. Hunter, who as Unit ed States surgeon for this port was rr sponsible for the discovery of nmnitlnnK of war on board the schooner Annl Larsen, seized hero recently hy I he Federal authorities, has received de tails of the plot in which the Annio Larsen was to take-a part and which, he declares, had to do with the start ing of a rebellion In India. Information concerning the plants comes from British Vice-Consul C. If!" U Agas.siz, according to Dr. Hun ter. It tells of th.) convict ion at Shanghai. China, of Sldmond Hy Abbass and his son, Oswald, natives of India, for conspiring to incite a re bellion, and of their being sentenced to serve 15 years and two years, respect ively, in prison. They were in charge or the steamer Maverick, owned by Cap tain Jebsen, when that vessel whs seized by the Mritlsh with a cargo of contraband. The steamship Maverick and tho schooner Annio Larsen were working in conjunction, but because of a storm became sepal s ted, the Larsen coming to Grays Harbor and tho Maverick landing in the. Dutch IprfltH. where she was interned. The Maverick loaded with "knock down" submarines, a largo quantity of rifles and ammunition On the Pacific Coa.st and put to sea, stopping, ac cording to the Vice-Consul's statement to Dr. Hunter, at Johnson's Island, one of a coral group in tho South Pacific. She was there to await the Larsen. which was to load rillcs and ammuni tion at San Pedro. The Larsen made the rendezvous, but running out of water before the Mav erick arrived tho latter being de tained longer than expected ut her loading point was forced to sail to a Mexican port. There a clash with the Mexican revolutionists occurred when the Mexicans demanded tho Lar.-en's war munitions and the United Slates cruiser Yorktown escorted the Larsen to sea, after which Bhe was driven northward before a storm, and finally put in here. H was this Mexican trip that created the belief that the I.nrscn was a Mexican flllilniHter. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tbe Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 67 degrees; minimum, 47 dt'Krees. TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds. National. America has few military secrets. I'age 2. German policy regarding- armed merchant men attacked by Itepublicans. Pae 5. Senate ratifies canal treaty with NfcaraRua. Page a. Army aviation scandal r harped before Sen ate committee. Page o. Sisal scandal aired In Senate commltteo. Page 13. Rapid work on Portland postoffice indicated by McAdoo'g request for larger allow ance. Fage lti, Berlin expected to contend previous assur ances referred only to unarmed vessels. Pa ge o. Domestic. New York police supplied with questions to test mental caliber or suspects, rage J, Pacific Mail rescinds sale of seven vessels to Grace & Co. Page Oklahoma House of Representatives engage in riot. fage l. Church funds not used for banquet at which rood was poisoned by cher. rage 4. Editor of Los Angeles paper advocating rebellion In Mexico arrested. Page J. feport. Berry says Seals are stronger than ever, despite loss of stars. Page 12. Columbia five . easily defeats Jefferson. Page 12. Tacific Northwest. Fruit mn at Spokane consider Federal market supervision. - Page 1. Tonj war breaks out at La Grande. Page 6. Old hotel register of pioneer Cliff House at Oregon City uncovered. Page ". Urgent plea for lumber freight cars Is sent East. Page 6. Schooner Annie Larsen declared to have been in plot to aid rebellion in India, Page 10. Oregon students celebrate engagement of fellow students with serenade. Page 3. "Husband" proves to be woman. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Spices scarce in domestic market and prices soaring. Page 17. Wheat higher at Chicagoon large foreign buying. Page 17. j Stock prices pradirolly recover from recent declines. Page 17. Retail and jobbing trade is Increasing. Pago IT. McCormlcka order hugo lumber carrier. Page lti. Portland and Virlnity. Auditorium bids far below estimates. Pnge 1. Women's i'av in Oregon politics Is here. Page 13. Child welfare tac day is here. Page 33. Weather report, data and forecast, Puge 17. ONLY 1 JAILED SINCE JAN. 1 Tlie Dalles Makes 1'ir.st Arrest I'n Ut Prohibition l!o:rinie. TUB DALLIES. Or., Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) The city Jail of this city was used for the first time this year last night, when it held a real drunk, tho first since the prohibition law went into effect. The folico Court docket was scratched for the initial time since December J! with the name of J. C Sullivan, who was arrested last nlsht for drunkenness. Ho pleaded guilty today and was fined ?5. His caso did not indicate anything In the way of a "blind piK" here. Ho bounht alcohol for "rheumatism" at a drUK.storo and applied the remedy Internally. MARINER AGE LIMIT IS CUT Government SeeUs to Increase Num ber of Avu liable Officers. WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. With a view of Increasing- tho number of f ficers available for American merchant, ships, the L'nlted States Steamboat Inspection Service today reduced tho age limit for officers from :'l to 1" years. No change, however, was made in the amount of experience neces.sary be fore an officer's license can W oh tained. Tho fact that an unprecedented number of merchantmen arc buildins in the United States umt a lack of officers to fill commands was brought to the attention of tho service some time ago by shipowners. JURY NOT OBTAINED YET. Two Days .Spent Kxuiiiiiilng Venire men at Baker. BAKER, Or., Feb. IS. (Special.) After two days of lcRal battles by at torneys in the case of James Macomb, charged with the murder of ljonard Goul, no jury has been obtained. The second veniro was exhausted Hiid a third called. The defense exhausted nine of its 12 peremptory challenges and tho prosecution only two. A (rood-sized crowd again filled th.i courtroom, despite that the lenal but tle was without sensation for Hie out siders. The ipiefition.s asked hy the defense were asain based on the opinion of prospective Jurors concerning Insanity, f