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VOL. XXXII NO. 34.
PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SEEK
Mexicans Fear Effect
of Wilson's Message.
EFFORT-IS MADE FOR DELAY
President, However, Says He
Must Hear at Once.
LACK OF FUNDS IS FELT
TTnleas United States Proposals Are
Accepted Wilson Will Make State
ment Britain, France and
Japan Seek Peace.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. Great
Britain. France and Japan are among;
the countries who have Interposed their
influence upon the Huerta administra
tion in Mexico in support of the efforts
of the United States to bring; about a
peaceful settlement of the revolution.
While Administration officials were
Silent today regarding: this phase of the
situation there was a lively Interest
manifest in diplomatic circles here as
to the probable effect of foreign pres
sure on the Huerta government.
Mexleaaa Hope for Delay.
It was learned that the Mexican
authorities hoped President Wilson
would not read his message to Congress
next Tuesday as he had planned and
showed a disposition to prolong the
negotiations.
Unless some tangible overture, how
ever, is received within 48 hours from
the Huerta, officials indicating a desire
to accept the fundamental proposals of
the United States, the President will
proclaim to Congress and to the world
the attitude of this Government toward
the southern republic
The fact that diplomats from some of
the very countries which not only have
formally recognised Huerta, but whose
bankers hitherto have floated loans
for him, are using their influence on
'the .Mexican administration is calcu
lated to produce something definite
shortly.
Huerta la Desperate Straits.
Official reports to the State Depart
ment show the Huerta regime to' be in
desperate financial straits with little
prospect of getting funds anywhere to
meet the running expenses of the gov
ernment or pay Its troops, already
restive because of deferred payments.
So important is this aspect of the
situation regarded that an air of in
tense expectancy prevailed tonight in
official circles, where it was believed
some -pronouncement would be forth
coming from Mexico City before Presi
dent Wilson finally determined to com.
munlcate his message to Congress.
The insistence of the United States
on a constitutional election and the
elimination of Huerta was reiterated
positively by Administration officials
a position which Mr. Ltnd had been in
structed to emphasise. Only conces
sions by the Huerta, government It Is
believed here, will now persuade
President Wilson to hold up the presen
tation of his message. '
Word From Mexico Awaited.
The President finished the docu
ment today, read it over to Secretary
Bryan and will discuss it on Monday
with members of the Senate and House
committees on foreign relations. In the
meantime officials will await word from
Mexico City, as to a possible change
pf attitude.
I The sending of a special envoy from
Mexico to Washington further to dis
tuss the situation with President Wil
son is regarded here a dilatory move.
It Is known that the Washington Gov
ernment has maue It clear that such a
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BIG POWERS
TO SWAY
HUERTA
rPARIS GOES COLOR
MAD OVER GOWNS
DAZZLING HUES DISPLAYK1 IX
LATEST CREATIOXS.
Goods of Richest Materials Often
Cost $20 Yard Gorgeous
Furs Will Be "Worn.
PARAS. Aug. 13 (Special.) Paris
has gone color mad. If the general ef
fect of the past petty fashion opening
may be summed up in a single phrase.
The great makers of women's costumes
are rejoicing at this development
Goods in colors have never been so
heavily bought as at present, which is
regarded as a healthy sign of business.
The name of the Russian artist, Leon
Bakst, Is heard on all sides. Many
gowns are named after costumes which
he mounted, especially at Callot fioeurs.
This house, as usual, was the last to
show Its styles, but when It did it out
colored all the rest. The Pisanelle,
their most gorgeous evening gown,
which Is named after D'Annunzios
play is a daxsllng arrangement or de
rangement in green, with jewels of
amethyst and silver brocade mlsteri
euse. The most popular gown in the
Callot collection is stamped velvet in
the colors of the last act of Pisan
elle, reddish purple and light red on a
black ground, dark burgundy, mahog
any brown and green replete black, be
ing often used in combination with
white in generous proportions. The
magnificence of the materials in such
tones gives the effect of richness.
About 126 a yard wholesale is not an
unusual price for materials for. wraps,
while 16 a yard for double-width silk
velvet Is considered a moderate price.
Shimmering metals on brocade of
brilliant colors promise a Winter of
gorgeousness which has rarely been
surpassed. Added the inevitable fur
trimming. All known furs and furs
that nobody ever heard of before are
used. ,Foxei in questionable colors are
attributed to Patagonia and Turkey, ac
cording to the salewoman's knowledge
of natural history and geography.
USE FOR SPARROW FOUND
Despised English Bird May Stamp
Out Alfalfa Weevil.
MADISON, Wis.. Aug. 23. A new use
for the despised English sparrow has
been found by T. H. Parka of the Idaho
Agricultural College, and James G.
Sanders, of the University of Wiscon
sin. These two scientists, working to
gether against a pest known as the
alfalfa weevil, it was learned here to
day, have demonstrated that the pest
is not spread through the seed of al
falfa, as the weevil feeds on the leaves
and stem of the plant, not on the seed.
It thus becomes a natural food of the
sparrow. .
The weevil is" of foreign birth, but
since Its importation has done great
damage and at one time threatened the
whole Industry in Utah, Iadho and
Southern Wyoming. It caused great
alarm among growers of the Middle
West also.
MANY GERMANS TO EXHIBIT
Individuals to Show Goods at Fair
Despite Berlin's Attitude.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Many Ger
man enterprises and Industries may be
represented aJL the Panama-Pacific Ex
position despite the Berlin govern
ment's decision not to participate, ac
cording to cable advices received to
day by Director John Barrett, of the
Pan-American Union.
Special freight rates and privileges
are being planned for prospective ex
hibitors who are to meet soon to dis
cuss their participation. Mr. Barrett's
advices came from an official of a large
German business house.
Alleged Counterfeiters Captured.
SEATTLE, Aug. 2s. In the arrest
during the last two weeks of J. E.
Griffin,' John Griffin, Bay Byrne and
Tom Maguire and the holding of Don
Darnell on suspicion, United States Se
cret Service operatives believe they
have completed their investigation of
the circulation in Puget Sound cities
of silver certificates which' had been
raised from II to $10. -
LIGHTER PHASES
TO
LABOR DAY PARADE
Merchants Will Help
Unions Celebrate.
ATHLETIC MEET IS FEATURE
Prizes Offered for Winners on
Multnomah Field.
DRILL IS FIRST IN 3 YEARS
ball at Oaks 'Park In Evening Will
Poller Biggest Demonstration of
Organized Worker Ever
Held In Northwest. . ;
Arrangements for the big parade of
organized labor In Portland on Labor
day, Monday, September 1, and the cel
ebration to follow it on Multnomah
Field the same afternoon are virtually
completed. From the spirit and enthu
siasm with which members of the vari
ous unions affiliated with the Central
Labor Council are entering into the
plans union men predict between 8000
and 10,000 will be in line. Plans have
been made by the general Labor day
committee, of which O. T. Hunt, busi
ness agent of the District Council of
Carpenters, is chairman.
This will be the first Labor day pa
rade in Portland in three years. Com
mittee members are confident that the
combined parade and celebration will
be the most notable event of the kind
In which organized labor In the North
west ever has participated.
Merchants Offer 'Prises.
Portland, merchants have shown
much interest in the success of the hol
iday. Never before has there been
such cordial feeling' between business
men and labor organizations. . Mer
chants have contributed liberally to
the prize list for the different athletic
contests to be held on Multnomah Field.
One change in the programme was
announced yesterday. It was originally
planned to hold a big dance In the
evening at the armory, but within the
last week It has been decided to bold
the Labor day ball at the Oaks.
One reason for. the change was the
promise of additional attractions made
by the Oaks management. Including
music, a vaudeville show, solo vocalist,
moving pictures and fireworks. Tickets
bought for the Armory will be good at
the Oaks. The dance, as well as the
celebration on Multnomah Field, is not
limited to members of organized labor
and their families, but is open to the
general public.
Parade to Start at No a.
Oscar W. Home, grand marshal of
the Labor day parade, yesterday an
nounced the order in which the vari
ous unions are to form for the parade,
which is to start promptly at 12
o'clock. The Musicians' Union will pro
vide music for the long line.
Grand Marshal Home's aides will be
G. T. Hunt, A. R. Burns, A. E. Hall, E.
McBrlde, Joseph McGulre, Joe Reed, J.
Knauss and Harry Gurr.
Following Is the official order of for
mation issued by the grand marshal:
Band No. 1 will form on Third street,
facing south. .
Baseball teams will form on Third
street, between. Salmon and Main, fac
ing south.
Bricklayers will form on Third street,
between Salmon and Main, facing south.
Plasterers will form on Salmon street,
between Third and Fourth, facing
Third.
Building laborers will form on Sal
mon street between Third and Fourth,
facing Third.
Cement workers will form on Salmon
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OF SOME OF THE FAST
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wmtber.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum tempr&tura 81
dfreea, minimum 66 devrs.
TODAY'S Fair; not much chant in tem
perature; northwesterly wind a.
Pacific 7iartlkwt.
Waablnrton to expand $1,260,000 on Pacific
Highway by 1016. Section 1, par 7.
Fxnny S perry Stael. bucktnf expert, is cow
Ctrl choaen for Walla. Walla Frontier
raya. Section 1, pago 9.
Touch et VaJlev expects to have big; lair
thla yaar. Section 1, page 0.
Army of worker and teams rush bis Irri
gation project near Wetter, Idaho. Sec
tion 1. pago 8.
La Grande business men to have shoulder
rob. Section 1 page
Idaho's "Border Days" celebration will bo
bigger than ever this year. Section 1
page 8.
Fort Stevens scene today of greatest mili
tary encampment In history of Oregon.
Section 1. pao 7.
Moscow schools open September 1. section
1, page .
North Paciflo distributor will handle po
tatoes with fruit organisation. Section
1, page 6.
Salmon men can 9.000.000 ponnds of fish.
etection l, pag 7.
Coast League results Portland 9, Loe An
geleast 4; Venice 4, Sacramento S; San
Vran Cisco 6, Oakland 2. Section 2. page 1
Northwestern league results: Portland 3-4,
Victoria 0-3; Spokane 6, Tacoma 4: Van
coarer 4. Seattle 8. Section 2. pace l
Work of Oregon Kid and Van Burck peases
local fans. Section 2, page 4.
International Athletic Federation adjourns
after working on plans affecting; Olympic
games. Section 2, page 8.
John Strachan, California tennis crack,
meets defeat and hands of Johnson.
Section 2. page 8.
Oregoen riflemen star at Camp Perry and
are eligible to try for Palms meet.
Section 2. page
B. B. Davis, Portland golfer, wins North
west title at Oearbart. Section, page
Jans Wlllard charged with manslaughter as
result of fight with "Bull" Young, now
dead. Section page
Commercial astd Mariaie.
Barley shorts squeezed In San Francisco
market. Section 2, page 15.
Break in corn weakens wheat at Chicago.
Section 2, page 15. T
Stocks advance on very small trading.
Section 2. page 15.
Portland and Vicinity.
Plans completed for Iabor day celebration.
Section 1, Page 1.
Louts Von Klein refuses to talk to grand Jury
about Afflss Ntweomb. Section 2, page 16.
Scores of country merchants accept Invita
tions to Join trade excursion. Section 1,
page 12.
County Superintendent Armstrong's case
fixed for Monday. Section 2. page 16.
Mayor Albee declares fire-boat satisfactory
after 'testa are conducted. Section 1.
page 12.
Firemen's band starts for New Torku Section
1. page 18.
Programme for Labor day picnic at Ksta
cada announced. Section 1, page 13.
Immigration officials rlslt In Portland. Sec
tion 1, page 12-
McMlnnvllle and New berg fresh-air parties
. return. Section 1, page 15.
DALY IS ACTING MAYOR
Portland's Chief Executive relin
quishes. Office for 'Beach Trip.
For the first time since officials were
elected to office In July Mr. Albee is
not acting as Mayor of Portland. Yes
terday he hied himself away to join
bis family at a Summer resort and by
the terms of the commission charter
the next man In line to serve as Mayor
is Commissioner Daly. '
Mr. Daly did but one act yesterday
signalising his possession of the of
fice, and that was to sign a communi
cation to the Public Dock Commission,
announcing the City Commission's ap
proval of the plans decided on last
week for recreation features on the
roof of dock No. 2. on the east side of
the river.
CLAPP'S BILL PRESENTED
Measure Would Prohibit Interstate
Campaign Fund Movement.
WASHINGTON, Tug. IS. Senator
Clapp's bill to . stop the flooding of
doubtful states with money for Na
tional elections or pre-convention cam
paigns was presented today to the Sen
ate, with a recommendation for passage
by the elections committee.
It would permit a National commit
tee to pay expenea of speaking cam
paigns, advertisements, marked paid
for and other specified items, but
would prohibit the general Interstate
movement of campaign funds.
Rejected Suitor Is Suicide.
STERLING, 111.. ; Aug. 23. Charles
Hubner. 35 years old. when his fiancee's
parents objected to his marriage with
their daughter last night, returned to
his room, spent most of the night
taking a bath, shaving and dressing
himself in the garments purchased for
the wedding, then shot himself through
the head, dying Instantly.
WEEK'S EVENTS ABE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
AT CRITICAL STAGE
Mutterings Heard at
President's Policy.
OPEN REVOLT IS POSSIBLE
Many in Congress Proclaim In
dependence of White House.
CURRENCY PROMISES SPLIT
Wilson, However, Appeases Both
Factions, Progressives on Tariff
Measure and Reactionaries
on Money legislation.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. (Special.)
The Democracy is approaching the dan
gerous stage of its existence as the
party In power.
When President Wilson f orced Con
gress to accept the kind of tariff re
vision he deemed desirable, a great deal
of muttering was heard, and on the
part of the Louisiana Senators there
will be open revolt.
Having successfully compelled Con
gress to do his bidding in respect to
the tariff, the President determined
that it should reform the currency. As
a result 60 Democratic members of the
House and half a dozen members of
the Senate proclaimed their Independ
ence of the Chief Executive and an
nounced they would not accept meas
ures prepared for them by the White
House.
Coadltloas Ripe for Split.
How far the revolt will go no man
can say at this juncture. There must
be give and take on both side, or there
will be the same split In the Democratic
party that occurred in the Republican
party.
Condition for such a spilt existed be
fore the currency bill was presented to
Congress. There were progressive and
reactionary factions in the Democracy.
Curiously enough. President Wilson's
tariff ideas aligned him with the pro
gressives, and his currency plan has se -cured
for him the half-hearted approval
of the reactionaries.
. The progressives were satisfied with
the reduction in' tariff rates, believing
It was in accord with the will of the
people and, in many respects, an attack
on special interests. They wanted the
currency-reform ' programme to take
Into account and to correct the evils
elicited by the money-trust Inquiry, and
to assure the establishment of a bank
ing and currency system which would
be in the interest of the general public
rather than the bankers.
Carreaey BUI Assailed.
The Administration's currency bill,
they declare, is a bankers' and not a
people's measure, and this In the face
of Its indorsement not only by Mr. Wil
son but by Mr. Bryan.
- The reactionaries, dissatisfied with
the Administration's tariff policy, ex
pected to bavea bitter contest on their
hands In connection with the Injection
of conservatism in the proposed cur
rency law. While not entirely satis
fied with the Administration's cur
rency measure, they are prepared to
accept it.
President Wilson has not hesitated to
approve the secret caucus in order to
obtain'' the Indorsement of the legisla
tion he desires. To prevent a Senator
or member from leaving the reserva
tion, he has sent' for hlra and used all
his arts of persuasion to induce him
to remain in line.
It is an extremely difficult thing for
a member of Congress to refuse a per
sonal request of the President for
three strong reasons. One, that he1
places himself in opposition to the.
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ILLUSTRATED BY CAET00NIST REYNOLDS.
THIEF IS CAPTURED
BY FLYING TACKLE
EX-FOOTBALL- STAR CSES GRID
IRON 5IETHODS IX CHASE.
Hotel Clerk WIUi Knowledge of Ath
letics, Fells Highwayman Who
Held Vp Storekeeper.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 13. (Spe
cial.) J. A. Cartwrlght, a former On
tario High School totball star, was hero
of the hour when, early today, with a
brilliant flying tackle he captured
Arthur Gruver, a printer of Denver, who
Is now in the City Jail, charged with
holding up Harry Mannls, a Greek con
fectioner, early this morning
Cartwrlght, now a hotel clerk, heard
a cry of "stop thief." He saw a man
running and gave chase. A leaping
tackle brought the fugitive to the
ground. Gruver begged "for God's sake,
pal, let me go but was held for the
police and confessed at the station to
day. He said it was his first Job and
said he threw the gun away in flight
It was later found. Gruver's companion
In the holdup escaped with the money.
"Flying tackles are not barred," said
Cartwrlght. "so I went after him."
Both were bruised in the fall. .
HUNTINGTONS MAKE PLANS
Pasadena Mansion to Be Reopened
December t. Is Indication.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) Henry Huntington and his bride,
formerly Mrs. Collls P. Huntington, will
arrive in Pasadena about December 1,
after arriving In New York from Paris
in October.
This information was received today
in a letter to Howard Huntington from
his father, now in Parts. The plan is
to remain in the East until the last of
November and then come to this coast.
The Huntington mansion on Oak
Knoll Is expected to be the center of
many social affairs In Pasadena this
winter, and the arrival of. the Hunt
ingtons at the very orenlng of the sea
son indicates they will take an active
part in the social affairs of the mil
lionaire colony.
It will be the first time In three years
that the Huntington mansion, with its
many treasures in art. has been opened
for occupancy. In his letter Mr. Hunt
ington informed his son that he had se
cured a valuable addition to hla library,
already' one of the finest in the West.
JAPANESE TO' DELAY TEST
Ruling on Alien I .and Law Is Not
- Sought at This Time.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Aug. EX. Ef
forts will be made by the Japanese
residents of Los Angeles to halt tem
porarily a proposed test case in the
Federal courts here of the California
anti-alien land law.
H. Wakabayaahi, secretary of the
Japanese Association of Southern Cali
fornia, said today that he and other
leading Japanese of this city desired a
postponement at least until the states
men of the United States and Japan
had concluded their diplomatic ex
changes on the subject. He and his
countrymen were convinced, however,
that the question must be settled in
the courts eventually.
The test case has . been suggested
by H. Tanlguchl, a -wealthy Japanese,
who desired to transfer 200 acres of
land to a fellow countryman for agri
cultural purposes. He asked an Amer
ican attorney to obtain from the Fed
eral courts an interpretation of the
constitutionality of the new law.
FOUR-YEAR TERM UPHELD
Constitutionality of New San Fran
cisco Charter Is Ruled On.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. The con
stitutionality of the charter amend
ment providing a four-year term for
officeholders in San Francisco was
upheld today by the ' Supreme Court.
The decision was given on the appllca
Hon of Dr. Benjamin Apple to compel
the registrar of voters to file his certi
ficate of candidacy for Coroner at the
November election. . Registrar Zem
mansky had refused, holding that only
half of the four-year term of Dr. T.
B. W. Leland. the incumbent, had ex
pired. Dr. Apple's attorneys contended
that the amendment was in conflict
with other charter provisions and
therefore void.
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FLEISHHAGKERS BUY
OUT PAT CALHOUN
San Francisco Street
Railroads Sold.
WESTERN SYNDICATE FORMED
Revenues of $50,000,000 Cor.
poratidn to Stay at Home.
LINES LINKED WITH EXPOSE
Bankers, Who Have Great Eleetria
Power Project, Tako Over United
Railroads System, Which
Caused Downfall of Ruef.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) The United Railroads of San
Francisco, held by the United Railways
Investment Company of New Jersey,
has been sold to a local banking syn
dicate, headed by Mortimer Flelsch
hacker, of the Anglo-California and
London Bank. . -
The deal, which has beeen under way
for . some tlmee, waa concluded
Wednesday.
- The United Railroads has been under
the epersonal management of Patrick
Calhoun, who broke the great strike
of 1907. and thereby incurred the hatred
of all the labor unions of Sin Fran
cisco. This hatred has been used to
boom the project for the establishment
of several municipal railroads, which is
to be submitted to the people for vote
on Tuesday.
Road Linked Wltk Expose.
The United Railroads of San Fran
cisco lo a $50,000,000 corporation. It
owns and operates 263 miles of street
railroads in this city, most of which
have been electrified since the .great
fire.
It was brought into National prom
inence eby exposure of graft among
the supervisors, just after the fire,
when the corporation had - to pay a
quarter of a million for .the electric
franchise upon which the future of the
road depended. That exposure brought
ruin and disgrace to Mayor Schraitz
and to Abe Ruef, the political boss of
San Francisco.
Some of Calhoun's enemies succeeded
in having him indlcteed for giving this
bribe, but the eattempt fell through
and the indictments were quashed af
ter several of the officials of the road
were tried and the juries disagreed in
every case.
Reveaaes to Stay oa Coast.
It is understood the Flelschhacker
syndicate, which controls, the largest
lectrlo power company in the country.
Is the moving spirit in this purchase.
This syndicate- is made up of local and
state bankers who have been associated
with Flelschhacker for several years.
Its greatest significance to San' Fran
cisco is that It puts the city's street
railroads in the hands of local capi
talists and that the revenues will not
go to swell Eastern bank accounts, but
will remain here and go Into direct
circulation.
The Flelschhacked syndicate is - on
good terms with the labor unions, so
that one fertile cause of trouble will
be removed.
Roada Kest-Ualoa for Six Tears.
The elimination of Patrick Calhoun
will remove the man who boasted that
single-handed he broke the most for
midable strike in this country In the
last 20 years, and who has a blacklist
which includes everyone who helpeed
to fight him in this struggle.
For six years the street railroads
have been run on non-union lines, and
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