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Newspaper Page Text90 Pages Pages to 1 24 VOL. XXXII SO. 22. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FIRST COMMISSION CAMPAIGN IS OVER Vote Estimate Ranges 1 40,000 to 60,000. ALBEE FORCES OPTIMISTIC Canvass Is Made Alone and All Topics Discussed. METHODS WIN SUPPORTERS I Effort of Mayor Bush Light to Be Re- turned Is Contrasted, . Showing Lavish Expenditures and Apologies for Past Rule. INTORMATIOX FOB VOTERS. All arrangements for the first elec tion to bo held under the new com mission charter have been completed. The polls will be opened at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and will " remain o?pn until 7 o'clock at night. A Mayor, an Auditor and four Commissioners are to be chosen. Every voter is entitled to vote first, second and third choices for Mayor, Auditor and for each of the four Commissioners. There is some confusion as to whether or not the law makes It ob ligatory to vote more than one choice. It does not; a voter has that privilege, but It Is not compulsory. omorrow will witness the first :tton to bo held In Portland under i 1 t commission plan. ' campulgn closed last night and r1?) fats of the candidates now rests h the people. There are. In round numbers, 75,000 Istered voters. Kstlmates as to the umber of votes that will bo cast vary ill the way from 40.000 to 60,000. Tt la , elleved by some that the Interest roused has been so great that a large vote will be cast; others think that not to' exceed 60 per cent of those regis tered will take advantage of the op portunity to have a part In deciding I Issues of the day and to select the rlty'a first Commission. IL R. Albee, candidate for Mayor, end B. 'E. Kennedy, his manager, are op timistic. They believe that Mr. Albee , will be elected Mayor without question, as they ' declare sentiment has been crowing- in his favor for quite a while. Campaign Is Unique. Seldom In the history of Portland J has a candidate for Mayor conducted such a campaign as that of Mr. Albee. While he has been attacked from all des, he lias made no reply, neither ! . s he attacked any of his opponents. j -soy mo lair treatment or nis oppon 1 nt and his willingness to answer all I questions and to make known his atti I uae on all public matters, it Is declared I hat Mr. Albee has gained steadily In avor until it is now believed that he t certain of election tomorrow. While Mayor Rushlight, Mr. Albee's 4ief and only serious rival. Is on the fensive, attempting to explain cer .n things, like the high taxes, im- loral conditions, etc. Mr. Albeo has voted his time to plain, straightfor .rd statements of his position on ail ibllo problems and has nothing to , cplain. His record Is so clear, both In i aio aiiu puouc me, tnat ne nas not . .an been asked to explain anything. Albee Declared Fair to Labor. The only attack on his publlo record and that was by one of his oppon ents was that he did not vote for measures of benefit to working men when he was in the legislature. The Oregon State Federation of Labor "ei. plained" that by showing that the (Concluded on Page 5.) V"1 v 4 . - o ?0SS GROCER'S SON WINS IN DUEL OE LOVE AR3IT BELLE JIITS TWO OFFI CERS FOR CIVILIAN. Parents at Presidio Decline to Say Whether Eloping Daughter Will Be Forgiven. SAX FRANCISCO, May SI. (Spe cial.) Over at a hotel In Oakland Mrs. John West, who was Ruth Hastings Brooks until her elopement with a grocer's son last night, received the felieltatfons of friends today. At their home In the Presidio Major and Mrs. William Hastings Brooks, parents of the Army belle, refused to discuss , the elopement or to say whether they had forgrlven their daugh ter. "I must decline to discuss the inci dent." said Mrs. Brooks In a tearful voice. "It Is of no Interest to the public, Tes, it Is true that Ruth was married at a late hour last night in Oakland." When pressed to say that the young people . would receive her blessing, Mrs. Brooks maintained a silence that appears ominous to the elopers. Major Brooks is oonnected with the Medical Corps at the Presidio. The young bridegroom, John West, son of James West, wholesale grocer, spoke In pitying terms of two young Army officers at the Presidio whom his bride had Jilted, and appeared proud that he was the victor In the three cornered batlte for the hand of the pretty Presidio belle. "I know father is furious," said Mrs. West. The decision to be married without the consent of the bride's parents was arrived at yesterday as they lunched together In San Francisco, Later they met In a taxicab In which they drove to Oakland. The County Clerk and a Police Judge were roused from bed to furnish the license and perrorm the ceremony. West and his bride Had known each other only a month. She is a gradu ate of a fashionable school in Wash ington, D. C. SENATOR BRADY MARRIES Tdalioan Takes Miss Moore, of Chi cago, to Be His Bride. CHICAGO, May 31. (Special.) United States Senator James H- Brady, of Idaho, and Miss Irene Moore, daugh ter of Mrs. George M. Moore, of this city, were married tonight at 7 o'clock at the home of the bride's cousin, Mr. Arthur Ij. Moore, Ravine drive, High land Park, a Chicago suburb. Rev. Calvin R. Dobson, of the Pres byterian Church of Highland Park, of ficiated. The bride's attendants were her sisters, Mrs. William R. Jayne. of Muscatine, la,; Mrs. Henry Suzzallo, of New York City; Mies Georgia Moore, of Chicago, and Miss Gracia Brady Dug fjer, of Falrbury, Neb., the latter the niece of the bridegroom. Miss Edith Jayne, niece of the bride, was flower girl, and Professor Suzzalle, of Colum bia University, New York, was best man. The bride attended the Univer sity of Chicago and later graduated from the University of California. After the ceremony the bridal couple left for Washington .and will be at home after June 15 at 1700 Rhode Island avenue, N. W. LABOR L0SES AUSTRALIA Result Forecast, but Terrific Storm Delays Returns. ' MELBOURNE. May 31. (Special.) The federal elections are being held to day, but a terrific storm is sweeping the continent and as most of the tele graph wires are down, the returns are meager. From what Is known, how ever, it is believed the result will be defeat for labor and that the present labor majority of four in Parliament will bo transformed to a minority of four. There Is Intense enthusiasm In the city and newspaper offices are sur rounded by throngs watching the few bulletins that are posted. Jj-t the last Australian election, in April, 1910, the results were: Labor party, 44: Fusion, 29: Independent Lib erals, 2. Changes since then have re duced the labor majority to 11. CARTOONIST ROOSEVELT WINS SIX-GENT VERDICT Editor Newett Admits He Was Mistaken. CASE HAS DRAMATIC CLOSE Colonel Himself Asks That . Amount Be Nominal. JURORS ARE IMPRESSED One Says Testimony of Jacob Rlls and Mr. Garfield Carried Great Weight Admiral Derwey Jjast Witness for Plaintiff. MARQUETTE, Mich.. May 3t, Colo nel Theodore Roosevelt won his libel suit today against George A. Newett, who charged the Colonel with drunk enness . The Colonel received damages after the defendant had uttered a re traction and the Jury awarded the nom inal damages of 6 cents provided In such cases by the law of Michigan. Each party to the suit will have to pay his own expenses. Judge Flannigan Instructed the Jurors to bring In a verdict for the plaintiff, which they did without leaving their seats. The Colonel left for Chicago and the East at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon, less than two hours after the conclusion of the case. Climax Cornea Suddenly. The climax of the case came like the conclusion of a powerful drama. When the afternoon session began the air was electrical with expectancy. Ru mors were flying that tr - suit would be terminated. Counsel, however, re mained uncommunicative and Attorney Van Benschoten, for the plaintiff, re sumed the reading of depositions. It was noted, however,, that he skipped portions of these and even ignored the testimony of some whitnesses who had made depositions. The next move was sudden". "The plaintiff rests," Attorney James H. Pound remarked In a matter-of-fact manner, and every eye was turned to ward the table where sat the defendant and his attorneys, Horace Andrews, of Cleveland, and William P. Belden, of Ishpemlng. Defendant Reads Statement. "The defense will call Mr. Newett, announced Attorney Belden, and a ruddy-cheeked man, whose color did not disguise the fact that he Is suffering from a serious Illness, tooic the chair. In his hands he carried a manuscript. There was a shuffle of sound as the spectators adjusted themseives the bet ter to hear and observe. Colonel Roosevelt sat with folded arms at first, but when -the defendant began reading his statement, he moved to the utmost edge of his chair and be trayed an excitement which his rigid jaws could not hide. Mr. Newett was well along in his reading before i.hc Colonel, whose position seemed like that of a man about to leap forward, lost the tense look on his face. -It is fair to plaintiff to state that I have been unable to find in any sec tion of the country any individual wit ness who is willing to state th.it he has personally seen Mr. Rooseveit drink to excess. Colonel Smile ExiorveIy. At this the plaintiff smiled and relax ing spoke a few words In the ear of Attorney Van Benschoten. The latter smiled back at him. The Colonel broke into a grin again when Mr. Newett, speaking distinctly and with emphasis. Concluded on Page 2.) REYNOLDS GIVES EXPRESSION IN SKETCHES REFUSE M, AND I Don't CARE WHAT HAPPENS Shall vov-f I FOR RUSHUOHr I L INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TODAY'S Fair: northerly winds. National. Wilson will permit - no compromise on "wool or sugar. Section 1, page S. Supreme Court holds users must pay main tenance charges from time water is turned on until project is completed. Section 1, page 5- Ieinocratic Senators plan to hold long sed itions to crowd tariff, bill. Section A. page 3. Japanese rejoinder expected to be sub mitted within few days. Section 2, page 6. Domestic Colonel Roosevelt wins six -cent verdict in libel suit. Section 1, page 1. Editor Newett retracts charges against Colonel Roosevelt. Section l. page 2. Secretary Redfield declares foreign trade will continue to grow. Section 1, page 7. Mercury above lOO in Kansas; crop threat ened by drouth. Section 1, page li. Grocer's son wins Army belle who jilts two young officers to elope with him. Sec tion 1, page 1. Pacific Northwest. Mazamas enjoy auto spin over Grants Pass roads to Stevens. Section 1 page 9. - Grays Harbor craft hits sand spit with, ex cursion party aboard ; three score res cued. Section 1. page 9. Referendum asked on tbree more bills. Sec tion 1, page S. Hill and party tour South Santlam Valley and road rumors rife. Section 1, page 8. Baker lumber plant loss by fire totals $200. 0O0 in 83 minutes. Section 1. page 1. Returning Admen ride freight train on re turn. Section 4, page 1. Major Strong inaugurated. Governor of Alaska. Section 1, page d. Commissioner Watson may face dilemma when blue sky law goes Into effect. Section 1, page 7. Sport. Pacific Coast league results: Portland 2, San Francisco 1 (.10 lnnlngs ; Los An geles 3. Venice 2; Sacramento 6. Oak land X. Section 2, page 2. Northwestern League results : Portland 5, -Seattle V; fepokane 7, Vancouver 4; Ta coma 12, Victoria 2. Section 2, page 2. "Dad" Glmlin and Pitcher Pitman out of Tri-etate League. Section 2, page 2. Pennsylvania wins Intercollegiate track and field games. Section 2, page 4. Youths aided by handicaps, continue to wlrf in Irvlngton tennis tournament. Section 2, Page 4. University of Washington wins Conference track meet. Section 2, page 4. Butler's Club has attractive boxing card for Tuesday. Section 2, page L Xolan Is champion manager of ring. Sec tion 2, page 1. Rivers-Ritchie go excites fight fans. Sec tion 2. page 1. Interscholastlc all-star baseball team is picked. Section 2, page 3. Mundorff tatting king of Coast League. Sec tion 2, page a. Korea wins hearts of fans. Section 2, page 8. Meek is Ty Cobb's rival. Section 2, page 8. Waverly Golf Club has fine new home. Sec tion 2, page 4. Commercial and Marine. Oregon sheepmen not disposed to consign wool east. Section 2, page 17. Hot wave in Southwest sends up Chicago wheat. Section 2, page 17. Record output of pig Iron in May. Sec tion 2; page 17. Small changes in weekly statement of New York banks. Section 2, page 17. Pilots disagree with survey of Columbia bar. Section 2. page C. Automobiles and Roads. Prospect Drive Is Joyous auto trip. Section 4, page 4. Short solutions given for auto problems. Section 4, page 4. Schedules for auto races given . out. Sec tion 4. page 7. Real Estate and Building. East Side progress apparent. Section 4, page 9. Property on Heights sold. Section 4, page 10. Peninsula plans to Improve streets. Sec tion 4, page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Business in Portland during May shows gain all around. Section 1, page 6. Ministers asked to make pulpit appeal for support of park bonds. Section 1, Page 16. Clean-up of city is left to Sheriff's office. Section 1. page 38. Year in Reed College enda Saturday. Sec tion 1, page 19. Campaign tfor S'rst commission election ended. Section 1, page 1. O.-W. R. & N. officials plan to advertise Northwest. Section 1, page 19. Rushlight supporters see danger in his campaign blunders. Section 1, page 14. St. Mary's Academy will graduate class of 22. Section 1, page 11. Garbage plant Is declared big need. Sec tion 1, page 20. Mrs. TJavid Campbell, widow of late fire chief, indorses firemen's pension fund. Section 1, page 15. Mane kills woman then slays himself ss police arrive on scene of crime. Sec tion 1, page 17. Frederick V. Holman urges voters to grant home for Oregon Historical Society. Sec tion 1. page 22. Rose Festival attracts towns and cities from all directions. Section 2, page 13. police hold annual review and Mayor Rush light pronounces efficiency. Section 2, page 6- New playfield at Twenty-fifth and Nlcolal ' streets Is opened. Section 2. page 7. Fmrrell trusts in voters fairness on East Side franchises. Section 3, page 12. Albee's last plea is for conscientious consid eration of voters. Section X. page 15. Campaign closes amid din of oratory, music and parades. Section 1, page 4. Royal Ro3arfnns prepare to greet Festival visitors. Section 1, page 20- Newsies busy electing boy Mayor. Section 1, page 1U. THIS IS THE IAAV Going to VOTyOAR run io9.o BAKER FIRE LOSS TOTALS $ Lumber PlantLike Bon fire in 35 Minutes. 100 MEN PUT OUT OF WORK Company, Fully Protected by Insurance, Will Rebuild. SPARKS GET IN SHAVINGS Firm, Controlled by Baker and Ne braska Capital Is Under Contract to Saw Several Million Feet ot Iamber From Reserve. BAKER, Or- May 31. (Special.) In 35 minutes tonight fire consumed over $200,000 when the Baker White Pine Lumber Company at South Baker burned to the ground. The blaze start ed at 5:55 o'clock from sparks from the engine-room carried to the shavings pile. H. J. King, engineer of the company, saw the fire and tried to fight it with a hose. The flames burst upon him, badly burning his hands and face. Be escaped Just before the building was a mass of flames. The fire spread rapidly and the fire department was powerless because of low water pressure. Soon the mill, the box factory and the huge pile of lumber were burning and by 6:30 o'clock there was nothing but a good sized bonfire. Hundred Oat of Work. The planing mill and box factory were valued at $150,000 and the lumber at $50,000. Nearly 100 men are thrown out of work. The plants were covered fully by In surance. A house occupied by Albert Cook was burned to the ground with the entire contents. It was owned by John Norre gard and was partially Insured. The damage was $1000. A house owned and occupied by Charles Bouse was burned and, part of the furniture saved with damage at $500, partly insured. A house occupied by Jules Van Draesset and owned by John Norregard was damaged $100 and the loss to fur niture Is $50, partially insured. The lumber plant was working day and night, being crowded with orders. Plant Jammed Wltn Lumber. All available room was packed with the highest grade lumber and the box factory and storeroom also were jammed. The company is far behind on orders and probably will rebuild at once. Frank Gardiner Is general manager and the stock Is owned by Baker and Nebraska people. The company is under contract to the Government to saw several million feet of lumber from the forest reserve this year. It was the newest and most up-to-date riant in Eastern Oregon. "CANNED" TALK DEMANDED Indians Try to Bay Message Spoken by Wilson Into Talking Machine. GREENVILLE, Cal., May 31. The "canned"? message of the great white father at Washington is much In de mand among the redskins of the Green, ville Indian reservation. Since tho in formation has been received that Pres ident Wilson has spoken his message to the aborigines In talking machines, local music stores have been bothered by Indians who want to buy the rec ords. The Indians cannot understand why the President's message to them has not been commercialized. TO SOME PRE-ELECTION MAN ONCE JILTED KIDNAPS HIS BRIDE RIVAL, GIRIS MOTHlilt AND PO LICE BEATKV IX ACTO. MUis Beryl Lltherland and Will Kern Figure in Sensational Runaway Marriage. While two auto loads of deputies from the Sheriff's office, two detec tives and 10 policemen, on motorcycles and foot, were scouring the vicinity for Beryl Lltherland. daughter of F. L. Lltherland, who lives at East Forty fifth street North and Sandy Road, sup posed to have been kidnaped, and while Royal S. Fnltz, who was to have mar ried her next Wednesday, was making efforts to find her, Miss Lltherland was speeding in an automobile on her way to marry Will Kern. a. telephone em ploye from Seattle and the once-rejected suitor of the young woman. Late laft night, when a party, to which Fultz. who lives at 25 East Fif tieth street North, had taken her, was at Its height. Miss Lltherland was called to the door by three persons in an auto mobile which stood beside the curb out side the home of Edna Converse. East Flrty-seventh street North near Sandy Road, who was giving the party to the soon-to-be bride. When Miss Lltherland stopped beside the machine, she was pulled in, and the automobile shot away. The mem bers of the party were panic-stricken, and called for the police. On the sup position that the three kidnapers might have gone to Oregon City, that town was notified by long-distance telephone. Early this morning a telephone call from a Woodlawn number told Mr. and Mrs. Lltherland that their daughter was safe, and had been made Mrs. Kern. The license had been secured yesterday afternoon and Rev. Henry Marcotte. of the Westminister Presbyterian Church, married the couple. COUNT WINS MRS. LEEDS Tin Plate Widow to Be Related to Hair of French Nobility. PARIS. May 31. (Special.) Count Helle de Talleyrand-Perlgord has at last won the hand of Mrs. William B. Leeds, widow of the American "tin plate" king, who died in 1908, leaving an estate of $14,000,000. The couple have been reported engaged several times in the last few months, but no confirmation has been forthcoming un til today, when the engagement was announced. Mrs. Leeds Is a daughter of William C Stewart, a Cleveland millionaire. She has been courted and idolized by many title-holders in Europe. Ilelleu, the famous artist, has declared that she possesses 98 of the 100 essential points of beauty. Count de Talleyrand Is a cousin of the Due de Talleyrand, husband of Anna Gould, and also of the Due de Valencay. formerly husband of Helen Morton, and of the Due de Montmorency. He is a nephew of the late Due de Dino, whose first wife was Miss Elizabeth Curtis, of New York. He is a cousin of the Castellanes and Mrs. Leeds' marriage to him would make her related to more than half the nobility of France. E. K. SHAW, SR., IS DEAD Resident of Oregon for 22 Tears Is Victim or Paralytic Stroke. E. K. Shaw, Sr., who had been a res ident of Oregon for the last 22 years, died last night at his home, 3711 Seventy-sixth street, southeast. Death was due to a paralytic stroke. He was 63 years old and leaves a widow and three sons, Ellton, examiner in the United States Customs Service in Port land; J. E., in the Government Light house Service near Seattle, and E. K. Shaw, Jr., a business man of Moose Jaw, Canada. Mr. Shaw was a native of Iowa, leaving that state for Nebraska, from whence he came to Oregon. Until 1905 he lived. near Salem. on French Prairie. The funeral will be held this afternoon from the Millard-Avenua Presbyterian Church at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Levi Johnson will officiate. THOUGHTS. Vr VQN KLEIN ARRIVES; TO FIGHT OWN CASE Joe Day, on Bet, Kisses Depot Floor. PRISONER SHOWS CHIVALRY Heart and Conscience Clean;. Will Not Vilify the Wojnan. NO ATTORNEY TO BE HIRED Constitution of Xatlon, Oregon Crlm. inal Code and Procedure All That Is Wanted by Debonair Man Accused by Mis Xewcomb. Blithe and debonair, after his 1000 mile Journey, Edmund C. Von Klein, wanted in Portland to face a charge of grand larceny brought by Ethel New comb, who alleges that he married her and defrauded her of money and jew elry, announced to reporters at the po lice station last night that he would fight his own case in the courts, hire no attorney and would want nothing other than a copy of tho Constitution, the laws of the state and criminal pro cedure to come out a victor in the legal tangle. He arrived, in company with Detect ive Joe Day, who left Portland nearly two months ago to return him to Port land, and Detective William McGrath, of the Chicago department. "My heart and conscience are clean." Von Klein put Into a statement which he volunteered to make to reporters, and he filled the paragraphs of his written statement . with vigorous de nials of guilt and belief that he can defeat the efforts of the prosecution. He denies being the man who mar ried Ethel Newcomb, but places the blame upon "Happy Jack" Lewis, a card sharp and gambler, who is sup posed to have been drowned with the Titanic. Joe Day IviMse. Depot Floor. After his six weeks' effort to bring back, his prisoner, a fight which he characterizes as being the most vicious ever fought over the extradition of an Oregon-wanted man in Chicago, Joe Day was glad to see his own town. He had bet with Von Klein that if he ever brought the alleged swindler to Port land he would kiss the first board his foot alighted on from the train. As they alighted, Von Klein remem bered the bet, and forced Day, laugh ing, to go down on his knees and kiss the planking at the North Bank Depot in the midst of a laughing crowd of pedistrians. Detective Captain Baty and Pinker ton Day, son of the old detective, went to Vancouver, Wash., to meet the party. Arriving in Portland. Von Klein insisted on walking the few blocks to the station, and was later taken to County Jail. To the reporters he at first refused to talk, then insisted on, making a statement, part of whic.ii follows: "My name is not George B. Lewis, but E. C. von Klein. On or about April 6 I stepped Into the Fompeilan room of the Congress Hotel, Chicago. Girl Smllea; Drink Results. "A very good-looking girl smiled at me. I asked to buy a drink for her, which she accepted. She introduced me to a young lady whose name I have now forgotten, and a Dr. Whitfield. I then asked her if she would take din ner with me and she accepted. I took her to the Blackstone Hotel, and after being in my company for several hours and accepting my hospitality, she notified me that on leaving the dining room I would be arrested. On coming outside three detectives met us and ("Concluded on Pajcts 4. 1 OS (aA s crus y A &ovv 7 J J yyv 7 imA J