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THE DAILY JOURNAL IS v::o czms a copy Sunday. Journal 5 cents: cr 15 cents a week, for Daily and Sunday Jour nal, by carrier, delivered. The weather Showers tonight. , Tuesday probably fair. C A' a ' t I . A joun.JAL cir.cui;.i:c:; l'ESTEKDAY WA3 .1 7 -VOL. IX. NO. 91. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 19 10. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. SiJIiivP aS3 1 u i l J 1 V. LI Dun yLU I la l lu y y V 7 COUNCIL VOTES Qtl DECLARES PUBUC VACATING STREETS DOCKS INDICATE A NEXT WEDNESDAY CITY'S PROGRESS i . . . , ' : y-,V . - . - mjm J . t Majority of Councilmen Decline to Express Views on ; An- nand's ' Proposition to Give East Side Block to 0..R.&N. FIVE OPPOSE DEAL; LOMBARD ATTACKS IT City Attorney Reiterates Dec . Ration That He Will Not: Issue Complaint, a , . . .'.'-Mass Matting1 to Protest. ; ' 4 , A mass meeting of protest against ; concluding: any deal with the O. R. & N. company , .. that Includes the vacation of fast Bide blocks, has been called for tomorrow eyenlng tn Carpen-, , ter't hall, eornef Grand avenue and East Morrison tstreets. It V will be a meeting of all east 4. aide clubs, including the Bast ' Side Business Men's club, . the United East Side Improvement associations,, the . Northeast , Side, ,. Improvement association, the North Albina Push club. Resolu- " :. , tlons opposing the vacation -will " Tie adopted and the status of the ; Kituntion defined. : All east side dttoens, and all other . public ,4 splk'lted citizens Am -urged f to 4 attend. Committee' will be api pointed to- wait- Aipon Qoani;iJ4 Wednesday morning; J ' y- ... ''-v - : -IW ; "Up Jin the ajr"' accur8.tely defines the ittltude of council toward, the vacStlon of ast side block to the O. R. & N. CO ' Evidently determined expressions jf public sentiment will materially Influ ence decisions of the, body at its meet ing Wednesday morning. At that time the resolution of Councilman Annand . recommending that the proposal of the O. H. & N. Co. be unconditionally ac cepted 'will be submitted. This resolu tion will now bear approval by a ma . Jorlty of the committee appointed to . pass upon the proposal. More expressions of uncertainty were heard than definite statements during the conversations with such members of , the counril ss cotjld be found this morn in. ' . ' r :r .r:T:: -ru - It's a good wfclle until Wednesday," said Councilman . Dunning. "I don't know what I will do. - Put ma down as doubtful." Councilman EUla echoed Councilman Dunning's expression. . Councilman Watklns Bald: "I shall vote with Councilman Menefe e." ' Tavors O. K. fc XT. Co. f Councilman Menefee had already de clared himself in favor of concluding the deal wlth the O. R. & N. Co.' In the , way outlined by Annand. .--,., 1 Councilman Gay : Lombard, with his accustomed posltiv.cness,' said: "1 shall i most certainly vote no. ,1 do not believe we ahould acquire the right of way for the east approach of . Broadway bridge by coupling up the vacation of the east side streets with the deal," i CoUnclfman Driacoll . was engaged in driving a team because of the teamsters' strike, but was reported to he opposed to concluding the deal in the form pro posed. Councilman Devlin , said: "I shall vote yes." ' ' - , ; Councilman Kubli said: "I shall vote no, I have always voted no, and shall continue,1 I Bee no reason for rushing this matter." - Councilman Baker - was reported as being opposed to the-vacatlon. .Councilman Rushlight has gone on record as being opposed to the vaca tion. ' : Councilman Menefee saldr."I consider the deal, very reasonable and well bal anced." i Councilmen Wallace and Relding have ((Tnntlnued on Page Two.) Chattanooga Loses . Port Pro - peller and Drifts Out to Sea; Found by Cleveland. : Honolulu, June 20. -The crulserChat tanooga Is being towed to this port to day by the cruiser' Cleveland, which found . the . Chattanooga drifting 400 miles at sea, unable to proceed under her own steam. The port propeller had been lost. The vessels are expected to rrtvehrs" Wednesday i' " " '. "" The Chattanooga Is a first class twin screw protected cruiser of 10 guns and 3100 tons. , She la the first vessel of the second division of the Asiatic fleet, commanded by Rear Admiral Harber. The Cleveland Is a sister ship, and both wore en route-to. the Pacific coast for - overhauling. 1 BiG CRUISER IS : BADLY DAMAGED A; H. Devers, Who Has Studied Subject, Surprised Portland : Does Not Own Wharves Good Investment. "Every progressive European city and country owns its own docks. They make of them a splendid financial suc cess,'.' said A. H. Devers, this morning. ' Mr. Devers had Just returned from an extensive European tour, during which he .made public docks a subject 'of spe cial study, . One of bis first comments, however,-was upon local; conditions. . "I find," he said, "a great degree Of misapprehension in regard to ' public docks "onTthe-parnsrr For tTand Tjoople. They think if docks are public, they are free. This is not so. rubiic hocks pro- duce ah Income for the people. They have proved in every instance a paying Investment. Their use Is leased to all comers. Public .ownership throttles mo nopolisation,' invites .competition and gives every one a square deal, j ; ; "In Europe, and particularly jonaon, In five years the necessity for public docks has been so keenly realized that between 150,000.000 and 160,000,000 have been Bpent for acquiring and improving public docks systems. , A: Hew York Owns Docks. "New York owns practically- all her waterfront, and---the acquisition has been made within 10 years. , Since that time they have spent millions ana mil lions to. accomplish- their , object of pub lic ownerstrtpr 4- "Baltimore, immediately after the fire, though falling to make her' other Improvements, spent $10,000,000 in pub lic docks. There are many other in stances . where cities at - home , and abroad have acquired their own docks, have mad!ha . investment ,pay, have passed the matter of public ownership beyond the experimental stage. In many eases- government of- the docks .has been in the hands of commissioners whose positions were honorary. And not only are the "docks In public ownership but each .' city ' provides i the . most modern possible. plants,' in order that they, may get the largest amount of business for their respective ports.'- v . ' ; "During my travels I met Americans who poke of cities in this country which, because; they had not . been pro vided with publlo docks, had lost heavily in traffic, In ajilpplng, in free access, and In income. 4 ' . ' ,Js Sallroada Block- Boad. ' "They . told "mei too, that in every in stance, .where, the, people hadnotse cured public docks,, it was because the railroads had-managed to ' secure the property ahead of them,VThey added, too. that wherever the railroads had control there Wa no competition. "In view of these conditions in Europe and America I was ' exceedingly,, sur prised to learn upon my return that our mayor was so much opposed to the acquiring of public docks, and I sin cerely hope that his opinion concerning public docks may. still be changed, as public docks are beyond doubt a splen did paying proposition and their ac quirement for Portland at this time ii the only safe method. of .procedure. ; : "I sincerely hope that concerted action will be taken by those Interested in the welfare of Portland to agitate the sub ject until some law has been passed that wlll beyond question allow us to build a public docks system that will give all steamshjp lines access to this, port. fra;:.'.s.,' - ) ; - f ARCTIC HUNTERS ARE ON WAY TO NORTHLAND Boston" June 20. The stearnshTp Boethlc.. chartered by Harry Whitney of New Haven and Paul J. Ralney of Cleveland, after being equipped at this port, is bound for the Arctic Hunting will be the purpose of the expedition. Captain Robert Bartlett. , who accom panied peary to the far north, nas com mand Of the Boethlc. A bountiful sup ply of candy and trinkets for fhe na tives was included in ' the ' Boethlc's cargo. Members of the party said they would not, attempt to! find the. records Dr, Cook claims to have lef it Btah E Passenger List for i Not Over ' ' 800 Mile Trip Full Rates ' $25 to $50. V; :" " ' United PrtM'tctMd Wire.) ,, ' . Frlederlchshafen, Germany, June 20. The German comfnercial . airship Deutschland will make Its maiden trip on June 22, and if the . flight .Is suc cessful - It .will'; be an epoqh-making event. . The course will be frfim Fried richohafen to Stuttgart,' Mannheim, Co logne and Dusseldorf. Passengers are already booked for the first trips, and the passenger list Is full. Prices range from $25 to $50. The Deutschland is furnished after the fashion of a sleen- Kng-TOr1." ' TlieTftPlrrTr o-rmah ogah y and he floor Is carpeted. There are large wmaows on eitner side, i The car is equipped with a restaurant.' - ; ' The Deutschland is 4S5 feet in length and 40 feet in width. It will carry three motors, totalling 330 horsepower, wltn a speed B5 miles an hour, The limit for the voyage Is S00 mllesj COMM A Si TO FLY IE 22 DRYDOCK DEWEY iriniT niinrvn i oi s ii r; r: fed s ADAMS AS AGENT 0FS.P.&S. Leaves Service of, Harriman System to Join Hill Forces ; as General Freight and Pas ' senger Agent of North Bank. APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT FRENCH May Also Have Charge of Sim Hlar Deparfmenl of United : , and Oregon Electric. W. E. Coman will succeed H. M. Ad ams as general freight and passenger agent of the Spokane, Portland & Se attle railroad and the Astoria & Co-, lumbia River railroad. Mr. Adams re signed about three weeks ago to go with the Western Pacific as general freight agent July 1. '1 --r - - ; Mr. Coman has been-with the Harri man lines for about 1 years, at present holding the position of first assistant aerieral freight agent of the O. R. & N. and the a P. lines in Oregon. He, wll leave the Harriman lines so as to step into, Mr.. Adams' place on the first of the .'.month."-' i:rru : ' r.:';-'r. V' A i.? ; Mr.- Coman's appointment waa an nounced this .morning' by . president George G. French of the North Bank line,, and formal notice will . be Issued In a few days; The appointment of Mr. Coman's ; successor ' with the Harriman lines, it Is expected, will be announced about the same time.:; General Manager J. P. -OBrlen and Traffic Manager H. R. . Miller are out of the city, end nothing definite will llkely'1e -obtain able until; their return. - ' ' Coman Aocepts poiltion. In speaking of the appointment this morning.' President French said: , W. E. Coman has been offered and has accepted the position of general freight and passenger agest of the 8., P..,&.vS-, and .the ,A.& C. npadau to fill the -vacancy caused by the resignation of H. M. Adams, who leaves us to take i.:-. (Continued tit Pin Two.) Four Times in Three Weeks ' Given Up by Physicians, but r, Rallying Case Hopeless Remarkable Career. - (United Press Letied Wire.) ' Seattle, June 20. Ex-Governor' John H. McGraw Is still fighting his valiant battle for life. Four times In .the past three weeks his physicians have given up hope, and on each occasion the pa tient has rallied. T I "V ,;, ; "Mr. McGraw's condition Is much the same," a nurse told callerat the hous: today.. !Ths : consunt hiccoughing, which '; was taxing his . strength, ' has stopped. The doctors have very small hopes.. for his ultimate, recovery." -- McGraw rose from policeman to ward boss, from - ward boss to sheriff, and then to district . leader, and finally to the governor's chair. Since 1891 he has been a prominent figure In the Republi can machine. . Damages to Be Repaired With in Week Will Investigate Cause of Accident: . (United Ptms lMid Wirt.) .Washington, June 20. It is stated at the navy department that the drydock Dewey,, which sank at Olongapo sev eral weeks ago, will be afloat again before , the end of this week.' Wonder rafegrOT-WrTrfatfe gaged In raising the Dewey. As soon as the drydock lg "afloat an effort wtll.be made to ascertain what caused it to Sink. Reasons advanced are numerous, including the statement of American, army officers at Manila that the' Japanese employes at the sta- , Mot; ereresponsible . JortUo . wrecluJ A 1. mwi keeps up a game fight for his life i . AfLUA onUK LT ROOSEVELTIAN JOY TO TEDDY BOUNDS IN WEDDING BELLS YOUNG ROOSEVELT AND BRIDE r? .rv- Thcodoitltnobsevelt r 3r.'t J And : lib t? brid, A-"io was Miss Eleanor!Out-v. ""ler Alexailor.7 Teddy Jr. b only . Z'J years Of age, but has a quiet maimer ' tbiit typifies the student more than the ttoldier. IJls hands bear signs. -of hard work,, in' the il CUvrmtirntt, tamp 1artninr 'whpra r nibln "the' younir OP go to California, where the son ot the-e?prcSidenttti1ir aJSsuriie charge ' ? of the western office of carpet manafactnring concern; T;'Tt tk fV- , ;;.-v ; SAFE AND ESCAPE , - ' i , - - miTiiniiT IL f 5 H .V-- Yeggmen Raid Office of Albina v Fuel Company; ; Explosion. Arouses - Neighborhood but Not Policemen. " ! Burglars broke into the off tee of the Albina Fuel company,. 46 'Albina 'ave nue, early this morning, blew the door off1 the -safe with dynamite,- blew the back out of the office building,- blew a big hole-. ln-the-floor, broke y.p one of the -desks,, awakened-, the neighborhood and got away: without the policeman on the beat knowing or the disturbance. They got nothing ' for .their noise . or trouble. ' . : , ... All of the money had been removed from the safe Saturday night, and there was nothing . in ' it ? except . the books. (Continued on Page Two.) Andalusia on Fire at Port Said Threatens Other Vessels; " Dynamited. - ! ' (United Preas UujWlreOv : Port Said, June 20. Shipping In the harbor here was saved from destruction by fire by quick action of the authori ties1 in dynamiting the biasing German ship Andalusia.. The-vessel caught fire and went adrift 'The wind carried the burningTAraft toward . other vessels. When , it was seen . that there was no hope of changing her.- course, ; she , was blown up, . ' . . ' "., ' - - :-?' Xl-icSa"(JlfIedTln Jjondon. i London June 20.MIs Olga Schmitt, daughter, of Mr, arid Mrs. , Frank P. Schmitt of . Chicago,-Was. married here today to Frederick f Earl Warrem' of rarls. The bride has resided for several years. In , Paris, where V. she has , been studying for grand opera under; jean pe lUezki I MUl BURNING SHIP IS BLOW A Jf. . 3 Housed Public Buildings Bil , Contains Nov Provision Mor ' Postoffice or SiteBourne Seeks to Save the Day; ; (WthInton Bureta of The JoarnaLt 'Washington, June 20. The failure of the house to get Into the public build ings bill . any provision t for the : new Portland - postoffice building and site caused Senator Bourne, to . get busy to day 'trying ,to procure an amendment to therblll when ;if comes from :the house.- "'''Jj-iri':'' P-t.u'v. 'i- 'BourneA had previously procured the passage through the ' senate ? otl a f bill appropriating ( $1,000,000 for a building and $500.000. for a site,' the building to be devoted -t to postal uses" only, but Ellis failed -to get -the iten) 'Into Tthe bill as reported by the house committee. Such failure will make it doubly dif ficult to get the PortlandMtem Into the bill now snd the effort may fall. 'Even If anything gets in - it - may be for a site .only, the building awaiting future action. , In Auto They Have two Narrow ; Escapes From .Death Near ' Frankfort,-Ky. Louisville, lev., June 20. Four gov ernors, who are here today to select the time and place for the conference of governors In -November, had two narrow escapes from being struck by lightning while automoblling from - VersaHles to Frawkfrt"'OiH!j the' llghtnliiB" utTgClC the rails of an interurban line by,, the roadside and sent ' a Shower of sparks over the machine. ' Again the lightning struck in the road '20 feet. ahead of . the automobile. The governors in the jeer were -Wlllson of Kentucky, Hadley of Missouri, Ansel of -South Carolina- and Sloan of Arizona. Mrs.- Wlllson and Mrs- Hadley were- also ln the automobile. ' REPRESENTATIVES ii.f .ir-lm.-sM -s.-.u.. 4vVfc" ' ' -;- - .. -;;.:-'' -:- : - '- N UP LIGHTNING AFTER rniih nnurnunnn fUUIt bUVCKnUKi) SON'S WEDDING IS A HAPPY CLOSE TO OUTING IN AFRICA Theodore Jr. Married to Miss Alexander in Presence of Friends of "First-Citizen's" 't Family. '. ' (Special Dispatch to The JoarnaL) ' New York, June 20. Few , wedd I n gs In recent years attracted so much gen eral Interest throughout the city a the wedding this afternoon at. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, corner -of Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth street, by which Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander, only daughter of Mrs. Henry Addison Alexander of 42 West s Forty-seventh street, Manhattan, became the bride of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., .the. eldest son of ex-President and Mrs. Roosevelt It was not a grand society event In the ordinary sense and there was no lav ish display as could be seen at the Continued on Page Two. BY VOTERS l.'.N. Fleischner, One; of ' Three Candidates,' Backed by Business-Men; Polls Open 2 P. M.rClose6P.M.. 7i Taxpayers of the Portland school dis trict are busy this afternoon electing a school director. There are three candi dates, I. N. Fleischner, William Daly and Mrs. L. T. Hidden. Fleischner is backed by the business men of the city, who have been working hard for his reelection. : Daly Is the can didate of the union labor forces of the city, hich have also been laboring strenuously for the success of their candidate. Mrs. Hidden is an independ ent candidate. The fight has narrowed down to a contest between Fleischner and Daly. --.. : , - Open at 1 F. K. '-'-.-.-- The polls opened this afternoon at 3 o'clock and will remain open until 6 this evening,---!' -.'..;!:.cf'-. .-: j y. t-'''.? Voters at school elections, contrary to the law governing other elections, ran vote at any polling place: in the dis trict, irrespective of residence. In this way it is possible for any voter to cast his ballot at the nearest polling place convenient to him even though he should reside lnthe far part of the district. The qualifications for voters at the school election are that the voter must be 21 years of age, or over, , and the owner of either real or personal prop erty as shown by the tax roll, or the owner of shares of stock or interest In a tax paying corporation or partnership of the district. -Either men or women, having these, qualifications can vote. - The polling places. are 23 In number and are located as follows:' ; Ward 1, Precinct 1640 Thurman street ...,..;... Ward lPreclncti2 Couch.,, school building.:-.----,- ..-,-) Ward S, Precinct I 47 First street Ward 3, Precinct 4 Atkinson school, Eleventh and Couch streets. Ward .4, Precinct 5171 , Eleventh street . . -. r-. - - ' Ward 4, Precinct 6 Northwest, School Furniture company, 244 Third street , .a Fifth Ward. Ward 6, Precinct 7-3U4 Third street. Ward 6, Precinct 8 Cottell's Drug Store, 695 First street - Ward 6 Precinct 9-TerwilHger school, MflAdam road and Thompson avenue. . Ward . Precinct 10 B. F. Jones & Co., 8D0 Front Street Ward 7, Precinct 11 S71 East Elev enth street. , : :: , -Ward 7. Precinct 12 R. M. Gatewood & Co., 1684 East Thirteenth street. Ward 7, Precinct 13- H. F. Burlelght, East Sixty-fifth and Foster road. Post Office building, Arleta. . ! Ward 8. Precinct 14406 East Alder street , - - - Ward 8. Precinct 15 Foster Drug company, 1008 Belmont street. Werd 8, Precinct 16-Nelson & Grebe!, 2002 East Stark street. -Ward. 9, Precinct 17 East Side Elec tric Company, 518 Williams avenue. . Ward 10, Precinct . 18 Fire hall. Al blna avenue, between Willamette boule vard and Killings worth avenue. 1 Lents, Precinct 19 Duke's .hall, Main street. Lents, Or. ' . , ' T . Ward E. Precinct ; 20 A Ins worj scnooi. Ward 9. Precinct 21 Irvlngton Phar macy, Fifteenth and. Broadway. - Ward 10-i-Preclnct . 22 Woodlawn school. .'. . - - Ward 1, Treclnct 23915 Thurman street, Underhlll .Bros. Ward 9, precinct 24 Rose City Park Pharmncy, East ' Fifty-seventh street iand'-Sffndyt-Roaa.' : ' T" SCHOOL DIRECTOR IS BEING ELECTED TODAY TEX RICHARD GOES TO RENO TO BUILD A FIGHT PAUI Action Shows No Attempt Will BeMade to Hold Punchfest at' San; Francisco fakes Builder Along. ... BLOT IS NOT AFRAID OF MILITIA, HE SAYS If .Attorneys . Say His Fight Is Lawful Bout Will Be Held, -"Troops or No Troops." ' (United Pre Ieed Wire.) San Francisco, June 20. Tex Rlck- ard today shook the dust of this city from his shoes and boarded the 10:30 : train for Keno. Nevada. , He took with . him a prominent builder, and . thereby eloquently emphasised, his statement that the fight would be held in Nevada. Meanwhile, Louis Blot, the Would-be promoter of the Kaufman-Langford setto,k said he had definitely abandoned his plan of holding a ftght this after noon to test the powers of the governor. He said his future '-course of -action would depend on the advice of counsel. Blot Won't Bun. ... . ' ftt was rumored V- odaV ' that Blot's attorneys would consult with : Mayor McCarthy and District- Attorney Fick ert regarding the Langford-Kauf man fight,, which now Is scheduled to be held here next Saturday. .Among the sug gestions that have been made was one that the governor should be enjoined from ordering out the, militia in San Francisco at a time when the city is at peace. The attorneys are said to be looking into the legal possibilities of preventing, the governor from' interfer ing.'" : V:": 7 . Blot said that if his attorneys should advise him he was within the law In Staging a fight similar to the one ar ranged for Langford and Kaufman, he would put on two lightweights for a test fight, "troops or no troops." , The ' Langford-Kauf man fight Is off entirely. .... . : JEFFRIES BETWEEN 2 . FIRES TO GO OR NOT TO GO IS QUESTION (United Preea Leed Wire.) -: .. Rowardennan. Training Camp, -June 20. This camp certainly ' Is up In the air today. ; With no definite word from Rtckard as to the battleground and the possibility of suit being brought against Jeffries by the Rowardennan manage ment because of an alleged .breach of contract in refusing lo remain here until July 2, no one seems to know where he is at r Jeffries was up early this morning and It was plain to ba seen that he ' was in any thing but a pleasant frame of mind. , After break fast he loafed around his cottage, chat ting with his trainers. What he will do this afternoon is problematical, al though he has promised to do some box ing. . . ' - Manager Jack Lacey of Rowardennan Is believed to have made all arrange ments for bringing suit against Jeffries . and it is said uie papers will be served either this afternoon or ; tomorrow morning. r v-'.' Jeff ries' ; exhibition at Santa Crus yesterday afternoon ' was ; an unsatis factory affair, the big man being In a bad frame of mind as the result of the talk of a damage suit.- He boxed two easy rounds with Corbett and three with Choynskl, besides doing a little ropa skipping and other: gymnasium stunts. Corbett was given a great reception and was forced to make a speech. The work of packing up continued to day and by nightfall all will be in readl- .. ness for-the getaway. Jeffries has not ; (Continued on Page Two.) LEVIS PROMISES Says in Two Weeks 30,000 ; Southwestern Miners Will Be at Work Again. , 1 i United frets Led Wire Indianapolis, Ind.. June 20. Presi dent Lewis of the United Mine Worker of America announced today that ,tn great strike in - the southwest tom districts would be adjusted within tw Weeks. Thirty thousand men are MIo In the southwest. ? STEAMER WITH CREW r ' SlfJKSJfL-COLUSlO.'i - '(Vn'teil Pipm tjimtoH Wlr.V Liverpool, June 20.Tti crew of V steamtjr La Rochello Of Hay nr. it. ,N". J , numbering 10 men, wer droit fn-i t ,. day, following s riMtlslnn t -t.i n ' i La RochWle and thu mt-.ion-r The La ROcl'll ran 2.ntii u.4 V- and Hank withl-i ijn. i , ; tho colli jam, v END OF STRIKE