82 Pages 7. Pages! to 14 VOL. XXX NO. 13. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V FIRE TAKES LIVES OF 148 YOUNG G m Bodies Rain FromTall Fac tory Building in New York City. 50 DIE WHERE THEY WORK Elevator Shafts Clogged With 30 Bodies of Girls Who Fall in Panic. CROWD PRESSES TO DEATH Victims Rush tfl WindOW fOr i Air and Are Pushed Out. PEDESTRIANS DODGE DEAD tuddrn flah bets Shirtwaist Fc lory oa Fire and Stampede Fol low Some Flacky Rescue Work Done by Students. NEW TOR K. March Si. One hundred and forty-eight persons, nine-tenths of then girls from the East Side, were crushed to death on the pavements, smothered by smoke or burned to a crisp this afternoon In the worst fire known since the steamer Slocum was burned to the water's edge off North Brother Island In ISO. One hundred and forty-one bodies had been removed from the rulna at midnight and seven of the 40 Injured died la bospltals. This. It la believed. completca the list of dead, most of whom are.UDidentlfled. Grief-crazed relatives besieged the morgue as the bodies were laid out. Nearly all. If not all. of the victims were employed by the Triangle Waist Company oa the eighth, ninth and tenth floors of a 19-story loft building at 21 Washington place, on the western fringe of the downtown wholesale district. Partners of the firm, Isaac Harris and Mas Blanck. escaped, carrying with them over an adjoining roof Blanck'a two young daughters and a governess. There was not an outside ltre-escape on the building. How the lire started perhaps never will be known. A corner on the eighth floor was Its point of origin and only the three upper floors were swept. Many Crashed to Death. On the ninth floor 5 bodies were found. (3 or more persons were crushed to death by Jumping, more than S clogged the elevator shafts. Loss to property will not exceed f 100.00O. Pedestrians going home through Washington place to Washington Square at I S o'clock were scattered by the whin of something rushing through the air before thejn; there waa a horrible .thud on the pavement and a body flattened on the flagstones. Wayfarers on the oppoMte side of the street shauVd their eyes against the setting sun and saw the windows of the three upper floors of the building black with girls crowding to the sills. ""Don't Jump" yelled the crowd. But the girls had no alternative. The pres sure of the maddened hundreds behind them and the urging of their own fears were too strong. They began to fall to the st.tewalk. Four alarms were rung within IS 'in.-lul1 on Face Tfc f Ktaktmc-ll Mrle Is awfaL I. T. wot 14 iMMtld Mt kiss xm. CHANCE RECOVERS COSTLY MEMENTO CI FT FROM CZAR TO OWN ER'S FATHER FOCXD A ITER YEAR. Gold Pendant I.ot In I-o Angeles llolrl I Krturncd Through Chat Willi Clerk. IX3 A;i:U:A Cal- March 23 (Spe cial. ThroHKh a remarkable stroke of roo-1 fortune. Fted H. Eckhardt. a aalmon dealer of Vancouver. B. C. today re covered a pendant valued at over JIM. which ha bad lost at the Westminster Hotel here almost a year airo. According to Mr. Eckhardt. the pendant had been liven to his father more than m year aco by the Cur of Russia while the elder Eckhardt was traveling In that country. It waa In the form of a square cross. In this country It had been set with a valuable emerald which belong to a member of the Eckhardt family. When Mr. Eckhardt was In this city on buslneas about 11 months ajro, he lost the heirloom and supposed, he had dropped It from Ms match fob while, on the street. While conversing with George Hopkins. clerk at the Westminster Hotel. Mr. Eck hardt mentioned his loss. To his sur prise Hopkins dived Into the cafe behind the grill and returned with the valuable piece of Jewelry. When Mr. Eckhardt left the hotel 11 months ago for Vancouver, he gave one of the bellboys a suit or clothes which he had discarded. The boy took the suit to a tailor to have it renovated, and the tailor discovered the pendant In the turned-up cuff at the bottom of the trous ers. The pendant was turned over to the, hotel office, but every effort to locate the owner proved futile until Mr. Eck carat himself prorea ms ownersuip iir- day. HANGING STAKE IN GAME Two Murderers Play Grim Game of "Seven-rp" In Cell. DENVTR. March IS. A game of seven-up with the stake a hanrman's noose was played by two condemned murderers In their cell at the county Jail today. The players were Michael H. Murphy, whose sentence bad been fixed at life Imprisonment by the Jury that found him guilty of the murder of his former sweetheart. Anatolia Wun- derle: the other. Welchter. adjudged guilty of murdering W. Clifford Bur rows; In his case the Jury had fixed hanging aa the punishment. But the game was not finished, for Murphy wss taken Into court to be sentenced to life Imprisonment by Judge Bliss. Tou need not look to this court for any mitigation of your sentence.' said Judge Bliss. Welchter was dealing In the game. "Let's play for sentences.- said he to Murphy, his cell mate. "If I win I'll take your place. If I lose I'll take my own medicine. It's my life against yours." said Murphy, and the game started, never to be finished. S0L0NS WARNED OF MOVE Mysterious Action in Xfw York Senatorial Rare. ALBANT, N. T.. March 55. Senator Roosevelt learned today that all the Republican members of the Legislature had been asked to be in Albany Mon- .1 Mr. nln Kw tli mtiiAHl l.a Hnra Bracket t and Merrltt. He at once sent telegrams to his fellow Insurgents, re questing that they also be on hand, ready for an emergency in the balloting for United States Senator. He would not divulge the reason for his action. - Speaker Friable telegraphed all the Democratic members tonight, warning them to be In their seats Monday morn ing. PRIZEFIGHT PULPIT THEME Will II Win? Subject or Okla homa Minister's Sermon. SAPfLPA. Oklav. March 35. From the pulptt of the First Methodist Epis copal Church South here tomorrow the Her. Jerry Jeter will discuss Carl Mor ris chances to win his flpht from Mike Schreck. of Louisville, to be held here next Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Jeter's text will be, "Will He Win?" The pastor Is a believer In all kinds of sports. More than C000 tickets to the light hare been sold. Three moving; picture machines will be in operation. HARRY MURPHY DISCOVERS A FEW CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR WHERE NONE WERE KNOWN TO EXIST BEFORE Faitae mlnrmi' raattldalo- rlat tmrm: I. It. mrnrm Mrert.: ttomt r grmnt hfi rim j is hMdr: repave wi 'J year whether they bf4 It mt Bot. TO FORCE TO TERMS She Must Yield March 28 or Fight. STERN ULTIMATUM IS SENT Answersto Russian Demands Cryptic and Evasive. PROCRASTINATION TO END Note Presoutcd to Chinese Foreign Hoard Sas If China Resists After March 28, She Must Fay for Her Obstinacy. ST. PETERSBURG. March 25. The Russian government Is determined to force China to take decisive action re garding the Russian demand that the provisions of the treaty of 1SS1 be com plied wltb. Russia's ultimatum, which has been presented to the administration at Pekin through the Russian Minister, declares that China must give a satisfactory an swer to the Russian claims before March 28. otherwise It will hold the Chlnere government responsible for such action aa Russia deema advisable to take. The ultimatum was contained In a telegram from M. Neratoff. the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, to M. Korostovetx, the Russian Minister at Pekin, as follows China's Answer Evasive. Negotiations In recent months have convinced the Imperial government that the Chinese are seeking by cryptic and evasive answers to reject the points of the note of February 16. As an Instance, on March 19 the Chinese memorandum presented to the Russian Minister yield ed, on one hand, to our repeated repre sentations and agreed that the establish ment of a consulate at Kobdo should not be made dependent upon the Introduc tion of custom treaties, while, on the other hand. It remained silent regarding the establishment of other consulates, for Men provision was made In article 10 of the EL Petersburg treaty, and also regarding monopolies which, contrary to the agreements among the powers, had been Introduced in the Province of Slnklang. It la also Intimated that In the trade n local products Russian traders must observe the some conditions as the Chi nese, thus entirely Ignoring the treaty provisions exempting Russians trading in Mongolia and Western China from the payment of customs duties and other taxes whatsoever. Procrastination Must End. In view of the futile character of uch negotiations, in the course of which the Chinese government has sought to restrict Russia's treaty rights by ad- anclng arguments which it afterwards abandoned, the Russian government sees Itself obligated to interfere in this pro crastination, for which there Is no Jus tification, and requests the Chinese gov ernment formally to sdni't that all the points In the note of February 16 are valid and conform to the treaty stipula tions. ' "Only after such admission can the Russian government agree to enter into negotiations on the questions of the in troduction of customs duties, the estab lishment of a special regime for the tea trade or any other partial modification of the treaty of 1S81. Reply by March' 28 or Fight. "If an exhaustive and satisfactory re ply to all six points of the note of Feb ruary IS is not received by March 2S. Ru5ta reserves to Itself freedom of ac tion and. will make the Chinese govern ment responsible for the obstl nancy dis played by it." In the last few days there have been persistent rumors In the Far East that Russia's patience was- exhausted and that a declaration of war against China was Imminent. It would appear now Concluded on ..) Twp-twrvr taa eaadldalet Our pi e eat pnwperity fas ttrtitioa.. areordhtg t. a Utile bonk be ml while un.TwM Mr defamed at the Mate's. Home fnr Fe4le-alBdd. lerlarra If elected he will as tblaw. RUSSIA CHINA INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS The Wee her. TECTKRDAT'H Maximum temperature, 50 dar; minimum. 38 degrees. TODAY'S Fair, northwesterly winds. Politic. ' navnrsrM -Raker. Fourth Ward Councilman, announces self as candidal at laxjce (or Council. Section 1. ps H- Republican City Central Committee opposes selection of candidates ty so-cauea m. meetings. Section 1. pace jo. City Treasurer Werleln will run tor Mayor. t-ection 1. page IV. Uorneat ic. Fir In New York factory causes death of l."0 Kirla, many of whom jump to street. hectlon 1, pace 1. . A bill to put an end to nepotism paoacd by teUirorma Assembly, beciion i. page Roosevelt teaks at Berkeley on woman suf frage and race suicide. Section 1, page A. Eight killed. 12 Injured when train plunges into Georgia river. Section 1, page Man from Vancouver, B. C. recovers costly memento by chance. Section 1. page L Commerce Commission hears rate case ar gued. Section 1, page 2. JPacJHc Northwest. Contest over will of Simon L. Kline submit ted to court. .Section L cage 7. Woodvllle farmer's clothing found; deputies till search for body. Section 1. page Mayor of Salem, with several companions. ejected from saloon at 1 o'clock in morn In by Chief of police. Section l. page Ex-Aerretaiy Ballinger warns public against muckraker. Section 1. psge ti. ' All on board go down with steamer Sechelt. Section I. page o. Raleigh Moon breaks down as he denies mux der of children. Section 1, page Motorcar crashes Into train near Medford, injuring 17 passengers. Section 1, page 1. Seattle sees war in trade circles. Section , 3. page 12. Forrlffii. Russia tells China she must yield by March -S or take consequences. section page X. Ambassador de la Barra appointed Foreign Minister of Mexico. Section 1, page Madema leave New York for Mexican bor der to watch events. Section 1, page 2. Pear movement In Great Britain awaits response from America. Section page a. China Is hampered by many doctors. 'Section J. page &. Sports. Jack Johnson, champion pugilist, goes to Jail for 23 days for auto speeding, bee tlon 1. page 8. Rcdgers will lead off Beaver batters. Sec tion S. page 2. Tlghe gathering youth for Seattle team. Section 2. page 2. Fight fans ha-e busy times ahead. Sec. tion X rage 3. Portland Rowing Club prepares for' big oarsmen regatta. Section page - Spokane promises to have fast 1911 team. fection 2. page s. Fishing season, opening April 1. keeps Izaak w aitons on anxious seat. section . page & Indoor grammar school track and field mt planned for Saturday. Section page 6. Washington High School coaches, faculty mem bers, honor-takers at school. Sec tion 4, page &. Cyclists convention city to be chosen early in April. section 4. page o. Seals are weak In hitting ball. Section page 7- Rem! Estate. R. M. Cray will bulul six-story busfne block. Section 2, pane ft. Fine homes being built In Rossmere. Sec tion 2. page 4. Eastern men lease Multnomah Hotel, now under construction, for 00 years. Section 2, page 4. Commercial and Marine. Sale of largest single block of hops on Pa cific coast. Section 2. page 21 Varying weather reports unsettle wheat at jnicago. tecuon 3. page 21. Stock trading at New York almost ceases. bectlon 2. page 21. 8urplus reserve of New York banks reduced. section 2, page 2L. Four skippers form organization of indepen dent pilots, section 2. page 7. Portland and Vicinity. New paving companies find It difficult to gain foothold. Section 1. page 13. Elks H12 convention fund now totals $S1, tk'7. Section 1, page 1 3. Rose Festival to be greater than ever this year. Section 1. page 13. Wholesaler declares Northern Pacific dis criminates against Portland in Grays Harbor territory. Section 1, page 12. Prize awards made In publicity contest; R. R. Howard wins SlUOu. Section 1. page 12. T. B. Barde sentenced to jail, without fine, for reckless driving of auto. Section 1. page 11. Greeks and Macedonians Inflamed over ex posure of murder and arrests may wage war here. Section 1, page 4. "Shakedown plot alleged In girl's story of drinking. Section 2, page 22. Movement to close Post office on Sunday Is active. Section 3, page 12. Verdict for MO.Vft returned against Dr. Ross for death of J. P. Hanrlon, killed by auto. Section 4, page lo. BOY SLAIN IM GANG FIGHT W'flman Taking; Dead Lad Away la Pired Vpon. CLEVELAND, March 25. Following a 'battle In a gully with - sticks .and stones late today, between two rival factions of South End boys and while one side was retreating-, two leaders of the other side opened fire with a re volver and a rifle, killing Albert Met san, 13 years old. one of the retreating side. Mrs. George Baumgartner and her daughter. Marguerite, while carry ing the dying boy away from the field, were also fired upon by the youths. They escaped injury. Baralar. rancUdate. Say city should have a new in II. Tbinas tbe Portland Hotel would do very well for oae. Lead lac plaak I: Reduce the taxpayers hardea by abolish Inr the police FIVE AiEN CHOSEN FOR DIAZ' CABINET In Addition, Limantour Will Rule Finance. FEYES W.LL FIGHT REBELLION Reforms Will Provide Real Election of Governors. DE LA BARRA IN CABINET Diaz Will Announce Programme to Congress Saturday and Llnian tour Predicts That It Will Unite All. Good Mexicans. MEXICO CITr, March 25. Although no official announcement .has been made, it Is known that five of the new members of President Diaz' Cabi net have been selected and it is al most certain Jose Limantour will re main as Minister of Finance. Other selections besides that of Senor de la Barra are: Demetro Sodl, Judge of, the Supreme Court, Minister of Justice, succeeding1 Justlno Fernandez. Norbeto Domlnguez, Postmaster-Gen eral, succeeding Leander Fernandez. Manuel Maroquln, a well-known civil engineer. Department of Fomento (pro motion of colonization and Industry) succeeding Olagrio Molina. Jorge Estanol. an attorney. Minister of Education, succeeding Justlno Sierra. So far as announcements are con cerned, Mexico City Is as ignorant to night as it was yesterday. Officials expected to be able to give out the names of the men appointed at 7 o'clock tonight, but have decided to wait until next week. For the heads of the Departments of War and In terlor, no hint has been given. Reyes to Fight Rebels. General Bernardo Reyes, now in Italy, who by many was thought to be slated for the post of Secretary of War and Marine, Is returning to Mexico, but not to serve in that capacity. Accord lng to a high authority he will return to serve In the army. With the ex ception of General Diaz himself, there Is no man in Mexico whom the Mexican people credit with greater military genius than General Reyes, and it la believed the mere knowledge of the fact that he is to be sent into the field will do much to break the spirit of the rev olution. Elections to Be Genuine. With the changes in the Cabinet re forms will be enacted which will In clude changes In the electoral system, effective suffrage in the 'election of state Governors and a reformation of the powers of the jefes politico. It is said a full programme of these reforms will be given in the President's mes sage next Saturday at the opening of Congress. ' That the administration's policy of reform now has an excellent chance of elng carried out successfully is cur rently believed, but no alteration in Its attitude toward the rebels, so far as the war is concerned, is expected. Difficulties Will Be Solved. I hope and earnestly trust that the present difficulties will be soon solved for the best of the country and to the satisfaction of all," said Senor Liman tour today. Mr. Limantour Insisted that he be quoted as a private citizen. I feel that I can say that the- ad ministration of President Diaz is pre pared to take such measures and im plant such reforms as will satisfy the best public opinion and, while tiieetlngr force with force, it will leave nothing undone in the present circumstances to unite all good Mexicans. "The Mexican people and the govern ments friendly to us must believe, and say this in all solemnity of verity. that the government is determined properly and progressively to satisfy I (Concluded on Page 2.) Anti.lmprOTement candidate. DnriuiE Ihe rampaisn will ask tbe tbooarbXiil Toter that sisnlnraat-rfioestion: Why paved street when a cow-path. Is cheaper? CALIFORNIA PUTS BAN ON NEPOTISM BILL TO BAR OFFICIALS NAM ING RELATIVES PASSES. Legislators Guilty, of Offense Which Measure Seeks to " Correct' Many Are Affected. , SACBAMEXTO, CaL. March 25. (Special.) By a vote of 43 to 18 Henry Ward Brown's bill against nepotism was passed by the Assembly today. The bill makes it impossible for leg islators, state officers or local public officers to appoint to ' positions under them relatives within the third degree of consanguinity. At present many of the state officers have one or more members of their Immediate families holding positions of trust. Several legislators have, during the session almost over, named to lucrative positions brothers, wives, daughters and other relatives. Brown of San Mateo, author of the hill. In a speech for the measure, patted the legislators on the back and branded them the best legislators California has ever had. despite the fact that nepotism prevails within the body. RECRUIT WOULD BE FED Spokane Officer Rejects Light Ap plicant; He Is Indignant. . SPOKANE, Wash., March 25. (Spe cial.) Rejected for enlistment in the United States Marine Corps today on account of being considerably under weight, Lewis Bert Johns, a clerk of Tacoma and a recent arrival in Spo kane, demanded that' the Government should feed him until he gained the needful avoirdupois. He was Indignant that his demand was turned down. Drawing attention to the story how an under-weight recruit for the in fantry at Portland, Or., had been brought up to standard by Lieutenant Upham, the Portland Army recruiting officer giving him a couple of hearty meals, the Indignant Johns said to Ser geant Chamberlln, "I shall report at the Portland recruiting station and fat ten up." ALIEN BILL IS RECALLED - Measure Affecting Japanese May Be Passed Today. SACRAMENTO. March 25. The As sembly tonight by a vote of 39 to 30 recalled from the Judiciary committee the Senate substitute alien land bill. The bill is the measure upon which the committee voted to rescind Its action upon request of Governor Johnson, who la believed to have received a message from Washington urging him to prevent anti-Japanese legislation. The resolution asking for the recall of the bill was presented by Assemblyman Coghlan, of San Francisco, who declares he will ask that the bill be put on the special urgency file and passed tomorrow. TREASURE F0UND IN RUINS Manor House Built In 13th Century Concealed $1,250,000. LONDON, March 25. Treasure trove to the value of $1,250,000 is reported from Jersey, where it was uncovered by.Athel- stan Riley, while he was pulling down the ruins of an old manor bouse built in the 13th ,century with the object of using the stone to enlarge his present manor. The discovery includes ancitnt urns filled wltb spade guineas, coined during the reign of . King George III and bear ing the British arms on a spade-shaped shield. One urn bears the monogram of Emperor Vespasian, the Roman who flourished In the first century. 210 VOTERS ARE INDICTED More True Bills Expected In Ken- tucky lor Selling Franchise. LEXINGTON. Ky., March 25. A pecial from Prestenburg, Ky., says that the grand jury of Floyd Cdunty, which has been Investigating vote selling, has returned 210 Indictments nd that many more true bills will be found against voters before the inquiry is concluded. This is an Increase of about 100 Indictments over the last report. Similar conditions are said to exist in Pike and Magoffin Counties and their grand Juries will begin an in vestigation soon. Harmonizer candidate. Belongs to no faction, bat Is firm believer of tenets of all of them. Champion of labor, like wise warm friend of capital. More pub lic Improvements and leas taxes. CRUSH INJURES 17: , BRAKES USELESS Motor Train in Smash Near Medford., PORTLAND C3UPLE BRUISED S. D. Fox and Bertha Wolver ton Passengers on Car. TRAINMEN DO HEROIC WORK Engineer and Motornian Stick by Posts In Headon Collision, Which Causes Panic on Motor-Car. Injured Taken to Medford. MEDFORD, Or., March 25. (Spe cial.) With airbrakes and emergency brakes proving useless, 'Southern Pa cific motor train No. 63, from Ashland to Grants Pass, running at a speed of 30 miles an hour, was demolished to day in a head-on collision with train No. 15, southbound from Portland -to San Francisco. Though nearly a score of passengers of the 50 aboard the motor car were Injured, no one 'waa -killed. The Injured. J. H. street, bruised. W. S. Durfee, 711 North Central Medford; leg broke, badly Hawkins, Star, Or.; cut andl bruleed. S. D. Fox, 6 street, Portland, East Thirty-fourth. Star Brewery em- pioye: bruised. Miss Paul Lake, Central Point. Or.j cut on head. Mrs. Ray Blakely, Gold Hill, Or.-, headj cut. 4 H. C. Radell, Gold Hill. Or.; head) bruised. Mrs. F. B. Crecey, Medford. Or.; cut and bruised. Bertha Wolverton, Portland: cut andT bruised. W. L. McCIure, Gold Hill, Or.; cut and bruised. Laura Mangus, Ashland, Or.; cut and bruised. Mrs. William Budge, 402 South New ton, Medford; cut and bruised. Roy Carpenter, Medford. Or.; hia bruised. W. R. Baumbaugh, Medford, Or.; cut and bruised. Mrs. M. R. Woods and Mrs. N. Bi Burgemen, both of Seattle, were con- siderably bruised and shaken up. Johnson, Portland; leg broken. : Wreck Occurs at Siding. The wreck occurred at the P. & E. junction about one mile from Medford. No. 15, on the main line, was waiting for the approaching motor to take the siding. The motorman threw on his airbrakes In order to slow down. that the conductor might throw the switch, but they apparently failed to -work. Inside of the motor car a panio en4 . sued. The shock of the impact threw people to the floor and a shower of broken glass cut many of the passen-i gers. A peculiar feature of the wreck waa the fact that the motorman .was unhurt. although he stuck to his post in the face of danger and was exposed mora than anyone. The entire front of the car waa crushed In like an eggshell. After a three hours' wait the track was cleared and, with a relief engine, train 15 pro ceeded. The damaged motor was to we 4 to Ashland for repairs. Riggs Saw Impending Danger. Motorman Riggs, of Ashland, in peaking of the collision tonight, said; "It was not till I was coming down on the junction, where I was to take the siding to give right of way to No. 15, that I noticed something waa wrong. As we have to stop there to turn the switch for the siding, I ap plied the airbrakes first and found they, would not work; then I tried the emer- fConttnuiyi on page 4.) X Tellow-pertl" candidate. Heavy anard should immediately be thrown around Armory and City Council. Any citizen tufjeina peace to be toased on the bayonet's point. 'Sdeath! also BM-ood! 4 V