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VOL. XXXII NO. 18. ' PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MOUSING. 3IAY 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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CHARTER AND
RUSHLIGHTWIN
If PRIMARIES
Mayor Overwhelmingly De
feats Lombard for May
oralty Choice,
AIM DEFEATS KELLAHER
Clyde and Dr. Hampton Win
for Councilmen-at-Large
With Ryan Third.
OLSON VICTOR OYER TAZWELL
Barbur Chosen Over Clarke
for Auditor by 2 to 1.
NOMINATIONS NOW VOID
Light Vote Is Cast, 85,000 or 75,
000 Registered Voting, Women
Showing Interest In Issues.
Commission Aspirants File.
HOW THE EAST SIDE AND WOT
SUK TOTED OS COMMISSION
CHARTER.
Ye.
. 4.833
.12.232
No.
.114
10.728
Vat Side
Eut Side ........
Oraod total
Majority for
Count eora plate.
.17.004 1S.S43
With the women of Portland casting
their first ballots In this city, a com
mission form of government was adopt
ed yesterday by a close vote. With the
count complete, the charter carried by
17.064 to 18.842. a majority of 223 votes.
A G. Rushlight was overwhelmingly
renominated for Mayor on the Repub
lican ticket and H. R. Albee was nom
inated by the Progressive party. At 2
A. M. Rushlight had 10.745 votes to
Lombard's $341; a pluralty of 2404. Al
bee had 71 5 to Kellaber's 376. a lead of
33.
One of the big surprises of the day
was the light vote, not to exceed 47
per cent of those registered being found
at the polls witbin the day. It bad
been thought that a large vote would
be cast, but there were about S3. 000
out of a total registered vote of 73.000.
One of the features of the evening
was that a number of men filed at the
City Hall for the offices of Mayor. Audi
tor and Commissioners, under the new
charter, which will take effect July 1,
as to the assumption of the duties of
the various offices.
'smjb3tlass Are Veld.
By the adoption of this charter, a'1
of the nominations made yesterday be
come null and void and are of no effect
legally, but by many arte believed to be
of some value In the matter of prestige.
It Is thought that those nominated un
der the present form may have greater
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LIBBYS BUY BIG
FISH CANNERIES
CHICAGO MEAT PACKERS TAKE
OYER ASTORIA COMPAXT.
Alaska Fishermen's Packing Com
pany. Including Properties In
Xorth, Sells for $500,000.
ASTORIA. Or, May 3. (Special.)
Negotiations that have been pending
for nearly two months were completed
at 11:30 tonight whereby the holdings
of the Alaska Fishermen's Packing
Company are bought by Llbby, McNeil
& Llbby. Chicago meat packers.
The property Includes a cannery on
Nushagak River, one on Kogg'-.ng
River and a saltery on Egoshik River,
all the In the Bristol Bay. Alaska, d.s
trlct. also the ship St. Francis, the bark
W. B. F1lT.t and the steamers North
Star and Newton, as well as the equip
ment and supplies for operating the
plants this season. It does not include
the canned salmon remaining from last
year's pack.
The consideration was approximately
$500,000 and possession of the prop
erty passed tonight.
The new owners will continue the
company's headquarters in this city.
The Alaska Fishermen's Packing Com
pany was organized 14 years ago and
practically all the stock was owned by
local people.
RECALL FLAW IS SIGHTED
Oregon City Attorney Declares State
Amendment Faulty.
OREGON CITT. Or, May 3. (Spe
icaL) Attorney J. E. Hedges, of Ore
gon City, has discovered what he de
clares Is a flaw In the recall amend
ment to the state constitution.
The amendment reads: There may
be required 25 per cent, but no more.
of the number of electors to file their
petition demanding a recall by the peo
ple."
Attorney Hedges says:
"There Is in the foregoing phrase
nothing but a provision that 'there may
be required.' Necessarily the require
ment must be by law either that of
the Legislative Assembly or that of the
people. No such legislation has been
bad.
There Is another provision that
makes legislation necessary. This
says: "Such adltlonal legislation as may
aid the operation of this section must
be provided by the Legislative Assem
bly.' There has been no such legisla
tion."
OPERA AT 2 BITS ASSURED
Wealthy 3 Den of Gotham Subscribe to
Stock in New Company.
NEW YORK. May S. (Special.)
Through the liberality of Otto H. Kahn.
Clarence H. Mackay, W. K. Vanderbilt.
Harry Payne Whitney and other men of
wealth. New Tork Is assured of a sea
son of popular opera, , with the prices
of seats ranging from 25 cents to 32.
Chairman Edward Kellogg Balrd, of the
City Club's committee on popular opera,
announced today that these men had
subscribed for 100,000 worth of stock
and that prospects for disposing of the
remaining $200,000 were good.
It will cost $300,000, It Is estimated.
to finance 35 weeks of opera In Eng
lish, Italian. German and French.
STORM HITS PENDLETON
Fruit Reported Damaged and Farm
crs Hope for Rain.
PENDLETON. Or.. May 8. (Special)
A severe wind storm has held Pendle.
ton in Its grip for the past 24 hours.
and though little damage has been sus
tained by telephone and telegraph
wires. It is said fruit trees have suf
fered considerable damage.
For the past two hours a disagreeable
dust storm has been raging with little
prospect of relief by rain. Farmers are
in hope the storm will subside as a
strong wind would dry out the ground
too fast at this season of the year.
II
ANTI-ALIEN BILL
CARRIED
THROUGH
California Assembly Is
Unwavering to End.
ALL AMENDMENTS REJECTED
Bryan Looks to People to Act
Through Referendum.
SUBMISSION MEANS DELAY
Panama-Pacific Exposition Directors
and Trade Bodies of Larger
Cities Indicate They Wilt
Foster Movement.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., May S. The
administration alien land bill, prohibit
ing ownership of land In California by
aliens Ineligible to citizenship, passed
the Assembly late today and new awaits
only the signature of the Governor to
become a law.
Only three votes were cast against
the measure in the lower nouse, on
Democrat and two Republican mem
bers opposing the bill on the final pas
gage. The rollcall was at 11:25 o'clock,
less than 24 hours after the final pas
sage of the act In the Senate early this
morning.
Debate Is Cot Short.
Ac tin h- under suspended rules, the
Assembly took up the land bill early
n the afternoon and sent it tnrougn
first an second readings In rapid order.
Then followed debate, which continued
until the final rollcall was demanded
by shouts from the floor.
The Assembly refused to strike out
the clause permitting leases, to which
ih. Democrats objected. Several other
amendments similar to those adopted In
the' Berate likewise were voted down
bv the heavy administration majority,
and in the end the bill carried with 72
affirmative votes out of 75. Five mem
bers were absent.
Result Never ! Doubt.
At no time during the course of the
arguments was the ultimate result in
doubt. The Democrats, following the
lead of their. colleagues in the Senate,
made desultory attempts to amend the
measure or delay its passage, but Inter
est had fled from the fight. The whole
Drooeedings were In the nature or an
anti-climax to the dramatic finale of
the fight In the upper house.
When the body came to the considera
tion of the main question of barring the
Japanese, the debate was more virulent
ly antl-Aslatlo than In the Senate.
There were many demands tor a
stronger bill both from Democrats and
Progressives, but in the end It was
agreed that the act as drawn by Attor
ney-General Webb would serve the
needs of the state for the present.
"ThiB bill Is not as strong as some
f us would like, ' declared Assemoiy-
man Bonnet, "but It reaches the point
It commits the state to a policy of op
position to the holding of land by aliens
Ineligible to citizenship.
"Two years hence there will be an
other session of the Legislature and It
should then be an easy matter to elim
inate leases altogether.
BUI to Be Sent to Japan.
A verified copy of the measure will
be telegraphed at once to President
Wilson, who asked for it that he may
lay It before the Japanese government
at Toklo.
For the. present the act will lte un
signed on the Governor's desk.
"I have promised President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan I would grant
them a reasonable time in. which to
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CARTOONIST REYNOLDS AGAIN FINDS HUMOR IN
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INDEX OFTODAFSNEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 81
degrees: minimum, 47.3 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; northwesterly
wmaa
Election.
Women are on dignity at voting booths.
Section 1. page 10.
Troubles arising at election booths trivial.
section 1, page lu.
Commission charter1 wins by close vote
Rushlight easily detests Lombard. Sec-
" tion 1, page 1.
Candidates rush to file new petitions so as
to neaa ballot at commission election.
Section 1, page 11. .
4,11 Mayoralty candidates pleased by result
ox election, section 1, page 11.
Foreign.
Daughter of Oaskwar of Baroda breaks off
proposed marriage with Indian prince.
Section 1, page 6.
Nation-1;
Bryan sa new California antl-allen bill Is
as objectionable as old one. Section 1,
. page 2.
Anti-alien programme carried through In
California, despite protests. Section 1,
page 1.
House passes wool schedule. Section 1,
page S.
Domestic.
Jordan says referendum will be Invoked
while courts decide on antl-allen act.
Section 1. page 2.
Indiana officers outwit switchmen who
would lynch woman. Section 1, page S.
Blxby will not appear In court when his
case Is being triad. Section 1, page 3.
Peace society removes Dr. Abbott from list
of vice-presidents. Section 1, page 7.
Municipal market solves living cost for Los
Angeles housewives. Section 1, page 1.
Quarter million see suffrage parade in New
i or, section l, page 1.
Sports.
Pacific -Coast League results: Venice 2,
Portland 1; Los Angeles 12, Oakland 0;
Sacramento 10, San Francisco 2. Sec
tion 2. page 2.
Northwestern League results: Tacoma T,
Portland 0; Vancouver 8, Victoria 8
(called end ninth to catch train); Seat
tie S, Spokane 2. Section 2, page 2.
Reglna baseball team goes north with 12
or 14 men, Oregon residents. Section 2,
page 3.
George Shepherd dominant figure in Oregon
speedboat company. Section 2, page 4.
Portland Rowing Club crews to commence
training. Section Z, page 4. . .
Oregon expects to win track' meet with
Washington. Section 2, page 6.
O. A. C. wins track meet with ease. Sec
tion 2, page 6.
Portland may enter 19 men In Northwest
boxing and. wrestling championships. Sec
tion 2, page 6.
Western Trl-State League Is shown to be
success. Section 2. page S.
Stanley and Hellmann not to go south with
Beavers, fcectlon 2, page 8.
Portland to send 60 men to Eugene athletic
meet, section 2, page 6. .
, Bill Lindsay, of Beavers, leads Coast League
in batting, section z, page 3.
Portland sailing boats among fastest on
Coast. Section 2, page 4.
Bud Anderson must depend on punch against
-uanaot's generaismp. section 2, page o.
Paclflo Northwest.
Klickitat Indian dies at 109 years. Section
1. page 6.
Crane Creek project In Idaho is sold. Sec
tion 4, page 7.
Petitions for Port of Bandon election readily
signed. Section 1. page 7.
Fort Stevens soldiers arrested as result of
Socialist campaign In Army post. Sec
tion 1. paae 7..- . -
Hindu of ruling caste at Spokane Is first
ever admitted to American citizenship.
Section L page 8.
State Desert Land Board refuses request for
forfeiture of $25,000 bond of Irrigation
company. Section 1, page L
Chicago meat packers buy Alaska Fisher
men's Packing Company at Astoria. Sec
tion 1, page 1. -
Oregon City Jury frees young Gault. Sectloa
1, page 8.
Real Estate and Building.
Big mall-order house chooses Portland for
Coast headquarters. Section 4, page 10.
Improvement Club works for Halsey street
car line. Section 4, page 10.
Woodstock Improvements estimated at $250,
000. 6ection 4. page 10.
Panama Canal figured to readjust freight
rates. Section 4. page 10.
Antomoblles and Roads.
Sunday tour for autolsts suggested. Section
4, psge 4.
Fast night drive shows car's merits. Sec
tion 4, page 4.
Benefits of six-cylinder cars pointed out.
Section 4. page 6.
Through chance meeting $300,000 worth of
cara are sold. Section 4, page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Japanese wheat buying results from reduc
tion In Oriental freights. Section
page 19.
Wheat depressed at Chicago by rains In
Southwest. Section 2, page 19.
Stock trading dull and tendency of prices
downward. Section 2, page 19.
Light-draught model steamboat arrives and
arouses curiosity, bectlon 2, page i.
Portland and Vicinity.
Rose Festival to open Sunday, June 8. with
religious ceremonies. Section 1, page 1-.
Strahorn. hit by unmergnng decree, casts lot
with Southern Pacific Section l,
page 12.
April grand jury holds 12 In net Section
J. page 13.
Research bureau makes final report. Sec
tion 2, page 7.
Railway officials find prospects for river
traffic good, section 1, page o.
BOARD BACKS
BIO CANAL PROJECT
Request to Forfeit Bond
Turned Down.
MANDAMUS ACTION IS NEXT
Crook County Man Loses
Fight Against Company.
CHARGES FLY THICK, FAST
Owner of Iand In Central Oregon
Irrigation Project and Represent
ing Number of Settlers, Decries
3-to-l Vote of Officials.
SALEM, Or., May 8. (Special.) By
a vote of three to one the State Desert
Land Board today refused to comply
with the application of E. B. Williams,
of Crook County, calling for-the for
feiture of a $25,000 bond given by the
Central Oregon Irrigation Company to
insure the enlargement of the central
canal of the project, and also to in
sure the state as to a- flume constructed
by it.
The decision came as a climax to a
session which lasted all day, and dur
ing which charges and recriminations
between Williams, representative of the
company, and members or me ooara,
flew thick and fast. Williams an
nounced after the vote that he would
Institute mandamus ' proceedings to
compel the board to declare the bond
forfeited.
Charging that the company -had
failed to comply with its contract in
enlarging the central canal of its proj
ect, and that because of lack of water
settlers were unable to secure patents
to their lands. Williams, an owner of
land in the project and representing
a number of settlers, appeared before
the board a week ago and asked for a
hearing. The board directed the com
nanv to aonear before it and show
cause why Its bonds should not be for
feited, and today Roscoe Howard, man
ager of the company, and Jesse Stearns,
of Portland, secretary, appeared be
fore the board for that purpose.
Flame's Condition Good.
The afternoon was .' consumed with
the introduction of evidence to show
the soundness of the flume and it was
all to the effect that It was in good
condition. During the afternoon tne
Board devoted itself to the question as
to whether the central canal could sup
plysufHclent water. Howard admitted
It ought to be enlarged, but said that
It would be Impossible at the present
to secure money to do the work. He
contended, however, that for the pres
ent it was large enough and declared
that if the company is not further har.
assed that It will be in a position to
enlarge it or complete the north canal.
"All these complaints to the Board
come from a few dissatisfied settlers,
like Mr. Williams here, who Is In ar
rears with his payment, and Injure the
company and do not benefit them," said
Howard. "Back of much of It also is
State Engineer Lewis, who has sent
incompetent men into the field and
whose source of information Is incor
rect as to the canal and our flume. The
flume is In good condition, and we are
doing our level best to reclaim the
lands in the project and if we can get
rid of this continual agitation from a
few disgruntled settlers we will be all
right! -They are not farmers, but Jaw
artists, and being unable to make any
progress in farming, they exercise
their jaws.' None of the real farmers
are here presenting any grievances, but
are at work."
"To make an order directing that our
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SOME CURRENT EVENTS.
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MUNICIPAL MARKET
RIVAL TO STORES
LOS ANGELES HOCSEWIVES
FIND HOW TO BUY CHEAPLY,
Farmers Sell Out hy 9 o'clock a
. Prices Far Below Those of
Down-Town Places.
LOS ANGELES. May 3. (Special.)
With approximately 2000 persons at
tending, and with double the demand
that could be supplied on the first
morning, the three municipal markets
were opened today by 6 o'clock. Each
market was crowded with eager house
wives waiting for .their wares. Before
9 o'clock everything had been sold and
farmers were sending for fresh sup
plies.
Enthusiasm was evinced In all the
markets, the women at Hollywood de
claring that they could cut the cost of
living 60 per cent by buying from the
municipal market.
The following comparison of prices
was taken from actual sales at the
municipal market today, and from
actual sales at downtown stores:
City Store
Market Prices.
New Potatoes, 10 lbs $0.25 $0.60
Lettuce, 4 heads.
.05
.10
Peas, 8 lbs
Asparagus, 4 lbs.
Rhubarb, 4 lbs...
Oranges, doz
.10
.10
.10
.05
.20
.30
.30
.10
' Total $0.65
$1.50
BOY HERO GETS REWARD
Merle Bilyeu, of Albany, Extin
guishes Fire In Factory.
ALBANY. Or., May 3. (Special.)
Because of his prompt and well-directed
efforts in extinguishing a dangerous
fire which broke out In the big chair
factory in this city Thursday night.
Merle Bilyeu. an Albany boy, wears a
new sttit today as the gift of Veal &
Sons, owners of the factory.
The lad was standing on a street
corner, three blocks from the factory,
when he saw the fire through one of
the windows. He quickly ran to the
factory, aroused R. A. B. Veal, who was
In the office, turned In a fire alarm
by telephone, and, accompanied by Mr.
Veal, brrke into the room in which the
fire was burning. Because of his
knowledge as an employe of that de
partment of the factory, young Bilyeu
knew where to find some fire extin
guishers, with which he and Mr. Veal
put out the fire.
Mr. Veal took the lad downtown yes
terday and bought him a new suit,
hat, shoes and complete outfit.
MEXICAN BABIES IN PERIL
Cows Killed tot'- Beef, Causing
Famine In Milk Supply.
NOGALES, Ariz., May 3. Federal
forces from Guaymas today occupied
Em paul me, while the Sonora state
troops are mobilizing at Maytorena, a
few miles to the north. Only minor
skirmishes have resulted since the in
surgents' evacuation of Empalme.
There is much suffering among the
poor' classes of the Gulf port towns,
owing to a flour and meat famine.
Hundreds of cows, constituting the
chief milk supply, have been killed for
beef, threatening the lives of hundreds
of Infants.
American residents of the Taqul
River country appealed for protection
against ravaging bands of Indians.
The federal commander at Guaymas
gave the Americans rifles and ammu
nition, telling them to protect them
selves. The state troops today gave
protection to a shipment of $100,000 In
bullion, being sent to the border by
the La Colorado mine in Northern So
nora.
POPE'S HEALTH IMPROVES
Pontiff Now Devotes Several Hours
a Day to Work.
ROME. May 3. Pope Pius X contln
es to progress in the recovery of his
health.
Every day he descends to his library
and devotes several hours to his work.
SUFFRAGE BANNERS
E
Quarter of Million See
New York Pageant.
BANDS PLAY "MARSEILLAISE"
Inez Milholland Rides Chestnut
Cob at Head.
MAP IS CARRIED IN LINE
Women From Corners of Globe Join
With Brokers, Newsboys and
Cowgirls In Long, Hot March
TJp Fifth Avenue.
NEW YORK, May 3. An army ot
woman suffrage marched up Fifth
avenue this atternoon. 20,000 strong, to
the martial muslo of the "Marseillaise,"
blared from 40 bands. In uniforms of
white, gleaming with yellow streamers,
they paraded in the heat of the mid-
Summer-like sun for three miles, from
Washington square to Fifty-ninth
street. A forest of yellow banners ap
pealed for "votes for women" to an
unbroken wall of spectators estimated
at a quarter of a million.
Inex Milholland Heads Colums.
Inez Milholland, riding astride a met
tlesome chestnut cob, directly behind
an escort of mounted police, led the
marchers. Behind her walked eight
girls in blue, with silken flags; after
them came two women in yellow, with
the suffrage map and its nine "yel
low" states. Then .came the long lino
of the rank and Mle, marching reso
lutely, smiling for the "cause."
Women with white hair, children not
yet out of rompers, girls from Sweden,
women from New Zealand, negroes
from the northern states, cowgirls from
Oklahoma, newsboys from the East
Side, Wall-street brokers these and
the artisans of many trades and call
ings marched in unbroken lines, eight
abreast, disbanding finally at the
Fifty-ninth-street plaza, to overflow
into two great mass meetings.
Banners Carried Aloft.
The Women's Political Union, thou
sands strong and broken Into many de
tachments, was In the forefront of the
line. Their banners bore many mot
toes. Some of them were:
"More ballots; less bullets."
"One sex bears arms, the other sol
diers."
'Peace and persuasion."
Getting there after fighting 40
years.
'Pioneers against the white slave
traffic."
"Let the people rule."
"Women are people."
Throughout the line there was borne
aloft on banners the roll of women who
have achieved great things.
'General" Rosalie Jones and her lit
tle band of pilgrims that blazed the
suffrage way from New York to Wash
ington were there, too, clad In their
marching togs and heralded by a brass
band of boy scouts. Then followed
teachers, students, sculptors, decora
tors, social workers and musicians.
Marchers Sing Marseillaise.
When the latter came abreast the
reviewing stand they wheeled, a dark
haired girl of 16 stepped from their
ranks and blew on her bugle a bar
of stirring music. Stopped by the ma
neuver, the lino behind marked time,
while the little group sang the Mar
seillaise amid a thunder of applause.
Bookkeepers, Vstenographers, millin
ers, dressmakers and white goods
workers bearing their motto, "In
union there is strength," came next.
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