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XvVTTXf 11 PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORSISG. APRIL 13, 1913. raiCEFIVE CENTS.
JAPAN RESERVES
RIGHT TO PROTEST
Wilson and Chinda Dis
cuss Alien Bill.
MORAL SUASION TRIED FIRST
Nippon Will Denounce Treaty if
All Else Fails.
CASE MAY REACH COURTS
Callfornlans Said to Contemplate
Appeal From Provisions of Inter
national Compart w Xat
nralization Iaw Suggested.
WASHINGTON. April J. President
Wilson has held one conference so far
. ith viscount Chinda. the Japanese Am.
bassador. and probablv will have others
In tho near future. In view of me Am
bassador's latest Instructions regard
ing the California alien land-holding
legislation.
It mar e said on the highest author.
.. ,h.t mt n iiua of tne personal
exchanges that have been In progress
has there been anything in ine
of a "protest" from the Japanese gov
ernment against what lias been done
In California.
Moral itaaaiaa Heine t eed.
The latest Instructions to the Am
bassador from Tokto look only to the
continuance by the Embassy of the
course It has pursued irom the begin
ning, of relying on moral suasion and
dignified presentation of tho unfor
tunate Impression produced In Japan
by this unexpected recrudescence of
anti-Japanese feeling on the Pacific
Coast.
As far as can be gathered, the Ad
ministration has listened with sym
pathetic Interest to these personal rep
resentations, and while without legal
authority at this moment to Interfere
with legislation In California. It has
not heeltated to bring personal lnflu
rnce to bear to bring about the modifi
cation of such features of the proposed
legislation aa threaten to lead to un
just discrimination against Japanese
littxena.
Korssal rM May fosse tmtrr.
While thla Is the present aspect of
the exchanges that have been going
on between the two governments in an
unofficial manner, in the background
Is tho practical certainty that If this
sort of moral suasion falls In Its pur
pose and legislation which the Jap
anese government regards as" purely
violative of Japanese rights is enacted
at Sacramento, the negotiations will
take a more formal course. Thla would
Involve an analysis of the exact mean
ing of article 1 of the treaty of 1311.
under which the Japanese have owned
and leased land and houses in Cali
fornia. A radical difference cn this
point might be expected to lead to a
formal protest from Japan, which In
turn. If not regarded, undoubtedly
would result in the denunciation of the
whole treaty of trade and commerce.
A chance remark dropped from high
quarters makes it evident that the
treaty la perhaps In danger of attack
from another direction. It is known
that some consideration already lias
been given to a suggestion emanating
from the Parlflc Coast that a treaty,
like any statute, is subject to the test
of constitutionality by the Supreme
Court. Consequently If the existing
treatv of 1911 is in conflict with a law
enacted by the State of California,
the treaty must give way to a state
law. so far as California la concerned.
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GRAND OPERA TO BE
AT POPULAR PRICES
EW YORK ARRANGES FOR. 3
YEARS' TRIAL PEKIOD.
Productions to Be English, French,
German and Italian by Metro
politan Opera Company.
I NEW YORK. April 1. (Special.)
Grand opera at popular prices on a
"municipal opera basis, througn in
stalment subscriptions covering a three
year period, is promised for New York
next Fall by a special committee of the
City Club.
It is proposed to raise $450,000 for
producing grand opera at popular
prices, subscriptions to the fund to be
so arranged that they will cover the
entire three years or "trial period."
The co-operation of the Metropolitan
Opera Company has been promised in
the arrangements for carrying out pop
ular opera.
The actual cost of producing opera
has been figured out aa $14,500 a week,
or $232,000 for two seasons of eight
weeks each.
According to the committee, it is
proposed to produce grand opera iu
English. French, German and Italian.
As now arranged, the first season of
"popular grand opera" will begin tho
tlrst week in September and run for
eight weeks. At the close of the Met
ropolitan opera season In April the
popular opera season wlH start again
and continue for eight weeks.
DIVA'S KISSESARE REWARD
Mary Garden Embraces Porter Who
Finds $10,000 Brooch.
DENVER. April 12. (Special.) After
concluding her role In Thais at tho Au
ditorium laet night, Mary Garden called
a taxicab anl was driven to the Brown
Palace Hotel. In alighting from the
car she dropped a $10,000 brooch and
also a cabachon cut enteral ring valued
at $30,000.
Miss Garden telephoned early this
morning to John Barry, head porter of
the hotel and asked him to find the
gems If possible. After a long search
he discovered the missing brooch ly-
Jng on the side walk on front of the
hotel.
When he carried the brooch to the
singer's apartment Miss Garden threw
her arms about his neck and kissed
him with vigor and often and then
drew out a purse, from which she ex
tracted a roll of bills, which she
pressed Into the astonished porter's
handa and begged him to keep up the
search for the ring.
Barry said the kisses were not of
the stage variety, but the real thing.
WAITERS WIN LONG FIGHT
Paris Restaurant Men to Allow Em
ployes to Keep All Tips.
PARIS. April II. Paris restaurant
keepers have discontinued the custom
of charging waiters from $1 to $2.50 a
day for tho privilege of serving their
customers; henceforward waiters may
watt for nothing, so far as the owner
is concerned, and keep all their tips.
This is tantamount to a considerable
incroajie In Dav and waiters today are
about their business with cheerful
faces.
The waiters' fight for the right to
wait for nothing, however, has been a
long one and bitterly fought. It took
several Years of agitation to bring suc
cess, the owners capitulating only
when convinced they were beaten.
Another concession gained by the
men Is the right to eat their lunch else
where than on the premises. Now a
waiter need no longer eat the food he
sees prepared in the kitchen and serves
fnr th. hntin? he can aro home or to
another restaurant for his lunches and
dinners.
Four Carpenters Aged 308.
WINI.OCK. Wash., April 1J. (Spe
cial.) A crew of carpenters, which In
one respect, at least. It would be hard
to duplicate, has this week been mak
ing Improvements onth property near
the Baptist Church. Counting in
Grandpa" Baldwin, the crew of four
had a combined ape of SOS years. They
also represented four different nation
alities. ,
'" SOME SIGNS OF THE TIMES, THRUST THIS WEEK UPON THE PUBLIC GAZE,
GAUGUS STANDS BY
WILSON
SUGAR
Immediate Free Trade
Is Rejected.
DUTY TO DISAPPEAR IN 1916
Exact Date Left , to Future
Committee Action.
UNDERWOOD DEFENDS PLAN
Party Leader in Hons Makes Plea
for TJnlty With- President To
baceo Schedule Is Adopted
Without Change.
WASHINGTON, April 1!. Immediate
free sugar was rejected today by the
House Democratic caucus by an over
whelming vote, following an appeal of
Ihe Democratic leaders to stand by the
President and the ways and means com
mittee. This leaves the sugar schedule un
changed from the compromise form in
which it was nresented to the caucus by
Chairman Underwoo and his colleagues
of the committee, following coher
ences between the White House and
leaders of both houses of Congress.
The Democratic members of the com
mittee, including such free, traders as
d ...it-., itarrlson. of Now York.
and Rainey. of Illinois, stood as a unit
for the three-year gradual reduction iu
a freo sugar basis.
Exact Date Not Fixed.
t5.i.i. this action the caucus left
open the exact date when sugar would
go on the free list In 181. An anie.uu
ment offered by Representative Hard
wlck. of Georgia, proposed that the time
it should take effect should be May 1,
1916. so as to be effective before the
beginning of the canning season. The
caucus agreed to leave the matter to be
i A o-H, m hv th wars and means
committee after all the rest of the tar
iff bill has been disposed of In caucus.
The overthrow of the immediate free
...for movement came at the close of
a day of arguments and the amendment
proposing that sugar snouia oecome
free with the operation of the new tar
iff law was made by Representative
ir.rrimHrk. it precipitated the real
fight of the day and was lost by a vote
of 155 to 39.
fnrterwood Defends jtat?.
After the schedule had been assailed
ror hnurs bv tho proponents of the
sugar planters In Louisiana and the
beet sugar growers, cnairman i naer
wnnri -.ts-nrouslv defended the proposed
rates. In his speech to the caucus he
i..H.ii utrnnelv for a united party in
support of the bill as presented and
he emphatically asserted that the sugar
adjustment suggested by President Wil
son was a most equitable one.
"We will concede," Mr. Tunaerwooa
said, agreeing with some of the oppon
ents of the bill, "that immediate free
sugar would put the domestic planter
out of business. But we assert that
free sugar in three years will destroy
no legitimate industry.
"Those who have invested their
money in sugar lands and have planted
crops will have a chance under the
plan of revision to pay their bills and
adjust themselves to new conditions.
Basis Declared Equitable.
"Mr. Broussard complains that Presi
dent Wilson's request for free sugar in
three years Is not equitable. We say
that the President's- course in this
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CAPSIZED MIMI
DROPS FROM VIEW
I.IKE "SHIPS THAT PASS IX
XTGHT" IS GEIJMAX BARK.
Coast Folk Marvel at Sequel to Fate
of Unfortunate Craft, for Xo
Trace Can Be Found.
BAY CITY, Or.. April 12. (Special.)
"Ships that pass In the night" was
an expression which every shoreman
hereabouts recalled this morning, when
they awoke to find that the German
bark Mimi. which turned turtle a week
ago tomorrow, had dropped out of
sight completely some time last night.
Whether or not the high seas have
carried the ill-fated craft further to
sea is not known, as all hands have
given up the Idea of recovering Captain
Westphal's papers, or recovering any
bodies of the several sailors who passed
to watery graves six days ago.
No trace of the boat could be found
today, though several searching par
ties passed the day along shore, where
before the craft had been but 800 feet
away, and where at low water several
feet of the Mimi could be seen.
Sheriff Crenshaw. of Tillamook
County, was the only man to testify
today in the inquiry being conducted
by Captain Quinen, of the revenue cut
ter service, stationed at San Francisco,
who will go to Portland Monday, where
he will continue his Investigation, tak
ing the testimony of Captains Westphal
and Fisher, two of the survivors, and
possibly the others rescued.
It is said that Sheriff Crenshaw, who
was a witness to the work of the Gari
baldi life-saving crew, gave testimony
much In favor of the work and Judg
ment of Captain Farley and his men.
TUBERCULOSIS IS LESS
Mctehnikoff Declares Disease Has
Been Decreasing for 4 0. Years.
PARIS. April 12: Lecturing before
the Lyceum Club of France, Professor
Metchnlkoff declared that tuberculosis
was decreasing, and had been doing so
steadily for the last 40 years.
This satisfactory state of affairs was
particularly noticeable In London. Bos
ton. Copenhagen and Hamburg, the
professor said. In the last-named city
the number of cases has dropped from
34 to 13 per 10,000 Inhabitants In 11
years. M. Mctehnikoff believes that the
unconscious absorption of attenuated
virus has a great deal to do with the
Immunity noticed among persons liv
ing In constant contact with centers of
infection. Tuberculosis will probably
disappear, he said, in the same way as
leprosy, which has long ceased to be
contagious. That day. however, is a
long way off yet. and there is still
much work to be done by scientists
in tho laboratory and physicians in the
sickroom.
RARE BIRDS ARE FOUND
Six Black Laysan Rail, Almost Ex
tinct, on Way to Smithsonian.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12. Six small
birds, somewhat resembling quail,
were brought here by Commodore R.
G. Salisbury. U. S. N., who arrived on
the transport Sherman from the Phil
ippines. He is taking them to the
Smithsonian Institution In Washington
and they represent a result of a Gov
ernment exrsdition he headed into the
Bird Islands of the South Pacific.
The- birds are black Laysan rail, and
there are not many In the world. The
Commodore had three score of them
alive when he started, but at Honolulu
h stuffed all but these six, the others
having died on the way.
Many other stuffed specimens were
brought back and the Commodore has
prepared a bird census of the Laysan
Island, where he estimates there are
40,000 albatross, 20,000 tern, 50,000
white petrels and 12,000 frigate birds.
Bandon Clubman Resigns.
BANDON. Or., April 12. (Special.)
P. H. Poole has tendered his resigna
tion as secre'r-y of the Bandon Com
mercial Club and same has been ac-
i tje. purnncvn. hns not ret been
chosen, though several applications for
the place are wltn tne executive tom
mittee. The cub has been active in
promoting the business Interests of
Bandon and has been instrumental In
effecting many reform and progressive
measures.
OREGON
RAILROAD
TO BUILD TO BEND
Construction Planned
From Salem Soon.
MINTO PASS TO BE UTILIZED
Who Is Behind "New Line Yet
Held as Mystery.
HILL INTERESTS ARE SEEN
With Organization Fixed, Contracts
May Be Let Within Three Weeks.
Incorporators G. A. Kyle, A. L.
McCIoud and J. F. Mounce.
SALEM, Or.. April 12. (Special.)
Announcement was made today by John
H. McN'ary. attorney for the company,
that organization of the Oregon Rail
road Company was about perfected and
that within three weeks contracts for
constructing a portion of the road bed
would be awarded.
The company proposes to construct a
road from Salem to Bend by way of
Stayton and through the Mlnto Pass,
one of the few available railroad passes
through the Cascade Mountains.
Incorporators Are Thrrr.
The company died articles of in
corporation February 24 of this year
with capitalization of $500,000. Its in
corporators were: G. A. Kyle, A. L.
McCIoud and J. F. Mounce. No state
...t inadn as to who were elected
officers or members of the board of
directors today.
Just who is backing the road is not
certain. However, it was announced
that all of the money needed for the
construction of the road was avail
able Immediately.
Kyle Former Hill Engineer.
Kyle was engineer for the Hill lines
In the construction of the North Bank
road. McCIoud has completed recently
the construction of the largest concrete
bridge in the world for those lines
and Mr. McNary has acted for them
as an attorney at this point for a num
ber of years. From these facts it ap
pears suspiciously strong that the pro
posed line from Salem to Bend Is
backed by the Hill Interests.
Road May Be Feeder.
It is probable that the road will
serve as a feeder. It will have direct
connections here with Hill and Harri
man properties and will have the same
at Bend. It will tap the Rosedale dis
trict, go through the West Stayton ir
rigated districts and will tap one of the
richest timbered sections in the state
along the Santiam and the Breiten
bush. So far the road has secured over 11
miles of right of way between here
and Stayton.
STRIKE INQUIRY IS ASKED
Senator Kern Wants Investigation of
Paint Creek Coal Fields Trouble.
WASHINGTON, April 12. Full inves
tigation of strike conditions in the
Paint Creek coal fields in West Vir
ginia by a committee of three Senators
was asked in a resolution presented by
Senator Kern, the Democratic leader.
It was referred to a committee.
The investigators will be instructed
to determine the causes leading up to
the strike, in which much violence has
occurred: whether a system of peonage
exists, and whether immigration laws
have been violated, access to United
States postofflces impeded, or persons
punished contrary to law.
The committee would also decide
whether the Commissioner of Labor or
other Federal officials could be of serv
ice in adjusting the strike.
LEND INSPIRATION TO
100-BLOCK PARADE
OPENING-DAY PLAN
TEX BRASS BAXDS PROBABLE IX
LTXE OF MARCH.
City Officials, Lodges, Commercial
Bodies, Boosters and Floats
to Form Pageant.
Portland's opening baseball game
with Los Angeles next Tuesday will
be preceded by a parade 100 blocks
long, according to George L. Baker,
chairman of the Portland Baseball
Boosters' Club parade committee. Mr.
Baker last night announced that at
least six, and perhaps 10. bands will be
in the ranks when the pageant moves
from Broadway and Yamhill at 1:30
o"clock. The order follows:
George L. Baker, grand marshal.
First division Charles H. Moore,
marshal; McElroy's band. Mayor Rush
light and party, Ralph W. Donger,
supreme dictator Moose Lodge, and
party; Portland Baseball Boosters,
Portland Ad Club, float with Ad Club
quartet. Ad Club baseball team.
Second division W. T. Pangle, mar
shal. Brown's band, Portland and Los
Angeles baseball teams.
Thi.-d division Charles F. Berg,
marshal; Prasp's band, Harriman Club.
700 members and floats.
Fourth division Ray Barkhurst,
marshal; Third Regiment band, Span
ish War Veterans float; "The Girl I
Left Behind Me " float; fife and drum
corps, Spanish-American War veterans
in automobiles.
Fifth division J. E. Appleby, mar
shal; De Caprio's band. Automobile
Club, Rotary Club, Progressive Busl
ness Men's Club, East Side Business
Men's Club. Transportation Club, kin
dred organizations.
Sixth division A. G. Clarke, mar
shal; Campbell's band, floats of dif
ferent commercial organizations.
CITY INSPECTOR IS SCORED
Convicted Architect Says Prosecution
Inspired by "Clique."
Heated charges were made in Mu
niclpal Court yesterday by Lee
DeCamp, architect, that prosecutions
brought against him by the building
Inspector's office were inspired by the
fact that he is not a member of what
he called the "Portland clique of archi
tects." The defendant is from Seattle
and has charge of the construction of
the Empress Theater building on Mor
rison street.
Mr. DeCamp was arrested for an aV
leged failure to obtain a permit cov
ering the building of a balcony on the
Empress Theater building. It devel
oped that there had been feeling be
tween him and the inspectors before
the arrest. The court held him culp
able and assessed a fine of $30.
CARD PLAYERS ARRESTED
Sheriff Word Takes Ten in Fritz'
rtace Playing for Drinks.
Raiding Fritz' saloon on Burnside
etr.pt is G-Atriner to he a habit with
Sheriff Word. He raided the place
Friday night, arresting a number for
gamDiing, out. acmig un uic
that one raid does not make a moral
North End, he raided the same place
again last nght. Ten men who were
playing cards for the drinks were ar
rested, and on being taken to jail, gave
ball. The Sheriff, believing that they
would return to their sinful ways down
at Fritz', detailed a number of deputies
to watch the place. .
"I will arrest 'em as often as they
revive their game," said the Sheriff
last night, "and we'll see who wearies
of the game first."
Ministers Back Liljevist.
BANDON. Or.. April 12. (Special.)
The members of the Bandon Ministerial
Association in their last meeting voted
the following resolution to be for
warded to County Attorney Liljeqvist:
"Having taken note of recent publi
cations which refer to your determina
tion to force houses of ill-fame to dis
continue business, the members of the
Bandon Ministerial Asosciation do
hereby express to you our hearty sup
port and co-operation In such endea
vors." CARTOONIST REYNOLDS
POPE HAS RELAPSE,
FEIER GOES TO 103
Condition Is Cause of
Great Fear.
PONTIFF RAPIDLY WEAKENS
Audiences Result in Over-Exhaustion
and Exposure. .
BEDROOM IS KEPT DARK
Physicians Order Absolute Quiet and
Make Every Effort to Prevent
Holy Father Even From Ex
ercising His Mind.
ROME, April 12. Pope Pius X has
suffered a serious relapse. His condi
tion tonight was such as to arouse the
greatest fear. He showed great weak
ness and his fever rose to 103 degrees.
The second relapse followed a disre
gard for the patient's instructions. It
was due to over-exhaustion, from sev
eral audiences the Pope gave today and
to exposure to a change of atmospherlo
temperature. Although everybody ar
dently wishes the Pope many more
years of reign, the gravity of his con
dition makes prevalent the fear that
the end of his pontificate la approach
ing. According to the latest reports from
the sick room, although the tempera
ture had diminished slightly, the Pope
was much exhausted on account of a .
persistent cough and difficulty In ex
pectorating, which caused considerable
pain In the chest.
Bedroom In Seml-Darkaess.
The bedroom is kept in seml-darkneaa
and absolute silence. Professor Marohia
fava having again insisted, in a visit
paid late tonight, that everything be
done to prevent the patient's even mak.
!ns an effort to exercise his mind. This
time Cardinal Merry Del Val added his
authority in support of tho physician's
orders.
Doctors Marchiafava and Amicl Is
sued their first bulletin this evening re
garding the Pope's condition, whioh in
dicates the gravity of the case, in view
of the fact that recently Professor
Marchiafava, in explaining why bulle
tins had not been issued, said they were
published only in cases of great grav
ity. The bulletin was as follows:
"On April 7 the Pope fell ill with a
relapse of influenza, with symptoms of
tracheal bronchitis. The fever subsided
three days ago. but returned today with
an aggravation of the catarrhal symp
toms in the thorax. There are no symp
toms to cause alarm.' ,
Helapse Causes Apprehension.
Tho relapse has caused the deepest
apprehension. The Pope this morning
received Bishop Longhin, saying that he
could not allow "the bishop of my dio
cese" to leave Rome without seeing
him. The Pope was most affable and
gave to the bishop a pectoral cross
with white stones set with gold, as a
souvenir.
Bishop Longhin left the room radiant.
He thought that the Pope looked ema
ciated and prostrated, but that he was
cheerful and hopeful. He gathered the
impression that a man with such mental
vitality would live long. His delight
was so great that he and the sisters
of the Pope lunched together in high
good humor, wishing to celebrate the
recovery of the Fontlft. They spent
the greater part of the afternoon to
gether, but were awakened from their
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