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joua;:.! cl:;:: ' vC .'v '' C. ' I 5 c ; t : 15 ( -j a v : s r L ' f -..1 . - "-7 Jr r 1. I ctv;. r, f " - - .A - A" .) --Tr ci iri- t-s,' - r "- . I The weather Occasional rain to nlsht and Thursday. VOL. IX. NO. 189. (CITY EDITION) PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1310. TWENTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE TWO "CENTS. 87AIJrfivA"D Li ..... . .. : K i (fir ' : 7 M ' ', case OF HEMIC Player Ineligible, In Opinion of ; League President, for Many Reasons Stated; Portland's Defense Overborne. OAKLAND STANDS .568 AND PORTLAND AT .563 GRAIIATtl.DEGlDES FOR OAKLAND IN r-Says 'Portland - Had-Warning, v Which Manager Disregard-. ed; Quotes Laws. (United FMM.leMefl Wir. Ban Francisco, Oct 12 The Oakland Portland baseball gams played .on Sep tember 28, 29 and 80, In which Gua Hetllng participated, wr today de clared forfeited to Oakland, by Jude Graham, president of the Faclflo Coast lea sue. ' 1 '.The ruling of president Graham' means that the two clubs affected to day have the . following percentages: Won. Lost. Pet. Oakland ...i ...109 83 .66 Portland ............ 98 ' 76 .663 . Portland loses a comfortable lead and . falls Into second place, but Is still with in striking distance of the Oaklanders. . . ' Text of 9udg OtahAm's Decision. Judge Graham's decision in full fol- lows: ', - - , V "Manager Wolverton of th Oakland haeball club has pretegted the games . ( played between the Portland and Oak 1 .t land clubs at the city of Portland on -. . September 28, 29 and 80, upon, the ; " ground that one Ous Hetllng. who played with the Portland baseball club , Jn those games, was Ineligible to play " therein, he having signed contract (Continued on Pane Twelve.) ! Riff Tribesmen Stir Up a ftlice ; Black. War Cloud. In , 1 Morocco, 1 ' (Cotted Pnm XnmA Wire.) Madrid, via HendayeL Oot 11 Aethr lERAIISUPOII ALFONSO S HEAD operations by the Spanish forces in Mo rooco , were revived today and, troops sorely' needed for the maintenance of order In Spanish- cities and provinces .are being withdrawn for service In Af ; rlca. , . .. , :, , . ..,'.--.1 Tha cabinet hr genuinely alarmed at the turn f falrs,-deemlng the time , ripe far a rvolt at home. The revolutionary leaders are elated at the difficulties that confront the government and openly predict the suo . j, cess of their party. - ' Reports received here officially are that. General AJdevas,; at the head of a large body of jmen, has left Melllla i for Tazama to enforce immediately the ; . payment of an-indemnlty demanded of the Riff tribesmen by, Spain. The Span lsh -cruiser De l Plata Is supporting the movements of General Aldevas," The tribesmen are mobilizing and the' need " ot reinforcements is urged by-the Span ish commander. - , ITEDr ALSO B LEIJEVE .'; First Degree . Murder Charge , Against 'the Doctor; Miss, r Leneve as Accessory. . ' V (United Prese Txiwd WlrO : ' London, Oct 12. Dr. It H. Crippen was Indicted today by the grand jury on a charge of murder in the first degree, MUs I2thel , Claire" ""Leneve, his typist and his companion in his llgl)t to Can .ada, following ! diseovery-of the "body of Hrs, Belle Elmore Crippen, was In dicted as an accessory after the. fact, on the ground that she had guilty knowledge of the alleged crime. If Crippen Is found guilty on the. In dictment he will be hanged.. If a Jury convicta : Miss Leneve she will get a prlbon term ofrcohslderable lehgth. Everything Is In readiness for the trial tfaCr!pfenandilMlss JnPVg,JJoik: OayrTar as 'tlie case "fr. the orown is concernod. It is thought possible that . the -defendants' attorneys will seek a further delay but it is likely that the can will go to trial without delay. 0 is 1 ' XM I IO 1ST DECLARES FOR RIGHTS OF ALL THE PEOPLE Speaker Holds Largo Audience at La Grande While He Gives His ' Views on Liberal Elec tion Laws. ; BOWERMAN SPEAKS V , , ON' SAME PLATFORM Union County ' Fair Visitors Hear Speeches by Both . ; ' , Candidates. ' ' By Ralph Watson. La Grande, Or., OcC 12. "When a man Ja elected to public office he is made the ,trnstee ot the people for the safety and the Integrity of the people's laws. ; Into hla hand is given the safekeeping and guardian Bhip of the laws of the district or the state of which he is a public serv ant and official. He stands aa rep resentative ot the whole people, for, and behind, the laws of the people. He la the official representative of, and public ; sponsor for the law. i nererore , wneo a man becomes a candidate . for pu&lio office, believe and hold that the people Jjefore whom he goes for his election have the right to know where he stands. and to have hla pledge, that. lie will observe -and -protect- their lam am a candidate for governor of Ore gon,' and am -asking the people of uregon ; to eject, toe to that office. pledge myself to support, the laws of the people. , I pledge my allegiance to the direqt primary; law, to State ment No. 1, to the initiative and ref erendum and to the cause of the pop ular government. ' ; : . . ' V "I am opposed to the assembly movement, believing it to be a move ment hostile to the direct primary law, and to the cause of popular gov- (Continued on Page Seventeen.) WHEEi HE FRAMES Fill RECOMMEND OERTA !SURGEHTMEASURES;lTiSS (United Press Vtuti Wire.) ' . Beverly, . Jiass., Oct, 11. President Taft la mapping , out for cbngress ' a strenuous short session and his recom mendations will Include seyeral meas ures for which the Insurgent Repub licans are .fighting, according to au thentic Information obtained today by the United Press. .The president, Mn his message, will demand the enactment of many new statutes . embodying the recommenda tions contained In the Republican plat forms adopted in many states. -- "" Foremost will Tcome he president's expression of a desire to secure a more economical administration and the rec ommendation that congress '. cooperate with the governmental departments In bringing this about. Taft will recommend the passage f a law permitting the - development : of water power on public lands by private capital, with the government retaining the power'to employ restraining meas ures where necessary. He wllli urge the amendment of the Sherman anti-trust law so as to permit raHroads to enter into limited agree-' menta regarding rates, subject to . the approval Of the interstate commerce commission. ' . - ' A fedorat eTiarter for corporations will be urged. ; - The president wljl continue his an nounced policy of favoring the fstabllsh mentof a strong merchant marine, and in this connection will advert to the progress made in the construction of the Panama totibI. - The patronage bunghole of the '"pork barrel" will be partially plugged with a woommendatlon to senators and con gressmen that they surrender a part of their appointment privileges - In- order that-more government employes may be Mississippi War Veterans. burg u gaily dacorated m-honor of the issippi, ' whow ,MnlJUSb gan here today, and will continue over tomorrow, a - . . , ' 1 , , :BIIE H IF DISEASED COWS , IS Carcasses of 58 Cattle Killed on Linnton Road Show Cows Suffering From Tuberculosis Many Very Bad. , . ,; THEIR MILK DRNK"- ' BY SCORE OF BABIES Physicians Shocked by Results of. Examination Following , Slaughter. An entire herd of tubercular cows was slaughtered today at Frank U Smith's place on the Llnntqn road, i There were 68 oowa."i Fifty-three, had been found diseased by test - The rest were under suspicion. Killed under-government In spection, more than half the carcasses were la such repulsive condition . that they were thrown away as unfit for any use whatever. ' ' The herd belonged to Huber, a dairy man living beyond Lents. A short time ago he was selling the, milk from these cows to be used In Portland,; : .Many of the animals when seen, this morning be fore slaughtering had become so weak and emaciated that "they were barely able to stand. Tubercular abscesses were found In every portion ot the ear- cesses. :fr t-i' :'"'---' ' A yearling beifer . was a -representa tive type. Of the rest. . An absoess la her head, was opened and from It ran great " Quantities , of tubercular pus, ghastly yellow stuff that dripped down on th floor, f There were so many other abscesses In the head of this animal that -the head seemed' rotten. Other portions Of her. body " were afflicted In like manner. , Abscesses Torn. - .Tubercular absecesses - had Jformed- In the. liver1' and kidneys." 'EVery gland in the body was affected. The tissues of uit Biomaca ana iniesunes oore tuoer- cular lesions. ' , Uf. S C. ,Wh!te, state health officer, and Dr, EJ. A. Pierce, member of the state board of health and noted as -a specialist to tuberculosis, witnepsed the slaughter. '' They declared.-'that anyvit of the cows killed waa a living plague spot, able to Infect everything with which Bhe ' came ' in contact. Tubercle bacilli coursed through' their blood, en tered 'into the milk and menaced the lives of any wh4 used It. "Isn't It terrible to think that not long ago the milk from these cows was being drunk by little babies?" queried Dr: "White. The owner of the cows.'- Huber, said he had been selling ' the milk to the Swiss dairy and it was in turn retailed throughout the city.. The herd had been producing several hundred quarts dally. The destruction of his cows also des troys his means of livelihood. He had gotten $11 apiece for cows that had cost several times that amount. . He had (Continued on Page Seventeen.) HIS MESSAGE plaoed tinder civil service, j '.-" - , Other probable suggestions tre for a new form of government In Alaska, the strengthening, of tbe anti-trust laws, currency reform and changes In the law governing the Issuance of injunctions without notice, SLAUE TERED i PRINCIPAL FIGURES IN BASEBALL protested baseball gamvs by Oakland, Gus Hetllng, the Portland inflelder, over whom the protest was , ' lKade' And JudSe W- w- McCrrdle, the Portland magnate, who -bitterly criticises the action of the chief tne le&SHe on the grounds that .he has no right to forfeit the gam,es to Oakland and deprive PorW 1 " . land of the leadership, and the 'excellent chance it had for the pennant. i . v. v ; ; ' :.-:,V: . . MAN BEING TRIED FOR HIS LIFE -Mm ((f v"" CITY AUTHORIZES UIAT10F X WFiffiEir Committee on Health and Po lice to Work-With Board of Health Physicians -Looking Into Trust; ; : C ' Upon the suggestion this morning of Mayor Simon, the city council author ized the committee on .health and police, together with three physicians from the board of health, to make an extensive investigation into the recent raise In the prioe of-mllk. : This joint body is given the power to summon and compel the attendance of persons from whom they , wish, to ask questions concerning the subject.. . . , "It Is the wish of Mayor Simon that this joint committee go Into all the de tails of the. milk question. Including the reasonableness of the present ordinance, which has been attacked time and again by the local creamery men. , The, mayor Said there have been many complaints made that the quality of some of the milk has not been the best, and . he wishes these ' to be Investigated. . The plan . of the mayor is to have a special committee appointed to take up this work, as it is expected to be quite extensive. ' Councilman Baker advocated (Continued on Page Two.) IF YOU-HAVE NOT REGISTERED, DO SO NOW OR LOSE VOTE . Voters who did not register for the primary election last month' must register before the reglstra- tlon books at the county court- housa closaJiexf-. week -In order- to do engioje to cast a ballot in the general election next month. October-17 is the last date on which the books will be kept open. All who have not recorded their names by 5 oclock in the af ternooa of that day will have to go to the trouble of swearing In tfteir votes if they vote at alL TO ILCAPMS. this Bluff Put Up by Comman - dante Valladares, Who De- . fies Princeton's Commander Also Defies, Honduras. tUnltcd Preit Leased Wtfe.t Saa Salvador, Oct, 12. The American gunboat Princeton today : prepared to land marines at Amapala. Honduras, to liberate,! Americans held ; prisoners by the Amapala commandante, who ran amuck three days ago. The; Princeton arrived at Amapala yesterday and de- (Contlnued on Page Seventeen.) BUSINESS FOR CITY, SAYS DTED "Portland's water front makes no bid for bigger business; without muni cipal ownership of the docks and con-; trol of the waterfront there cannot be bigger business nor a Greater Portland." This conclusion was reached yester day by Charles Evan Fowler, engineer CONTROVERSY I'll WITNESS III BOB! TRIAL SPURIIS BRIBE Irene Tremble," on Joy Ride , With. Defendant, Says Mtn . Offered Her $200 and Ticket : to Leave City. l- WITffesES FOR STATE TESTIFY AGAINST WEBB Trunk Into Which Accused Man Crammed Body, According to Charge, Exhibited; . An alleged effort by the use of money to deprive the state of .one of Its most Important witnesses in the case against Jesse P. Webb, slayer of William A. Johnson at the New Grand Central hotel,- gave a- sensational, turtr today-to the . case, which is on trial In Judge Morro's department; of the circuit court . i . Irene Tremble, a woman who Is to tell of damaging statements made to her by Webb on the night of June 20, when she accompanied Wehb ' and his co-defendant, Mrs. Carrie Kersh, on . a ioy ride, reported the effort to induce her to leave town, to the police several days, ago, -: She told Police Captain Moore she had been offered $200 In cash and a railroad ticket to any place she oesired to go if she would leave Port land before the trial of Webb began. The woman did not know the man woo made this offer, and he did riot leave any clue to fix his Identity. She has since kept a lookout for the man, and assisted by detectives for the state, has scanned the faces of all who came to - the courthouse to attend the trial since Monday. The man has not ap peared at the courthouse, and It is not believed that his identity can now be es tablished. ' ':'yyV.i: s' Will Attack toman's storyv It was Ho Irene Tremble that "Webb said, acoordlng to her story, "I made a rich haul for my lady Jov today." This was on the- night of June - 30 .at the Seven Mile house, ' after Webb bad crammed th body of his lifeless victim Into a trunk, accompanied, Jt to he de pot, and was the host in a Jo-yrride to the road . houses with Mrs. -Kersh and Irene Tremble. . The latter was picked up at , the Lakeview by Webb and Mrs. Kersh. k0 ::.-;'.: -..:- .-... The defense will attack th story of Irene Tremble, declaring she Is un worthy of belief. In his opening state ment to the Jury yesterday, Seneca Fouta, attorney for Webb, said he ex pected to show that this woman was so Intoxicated when she joined Webb that It was necessary .to assist her from one taxicab to another, and that she. was in such condition she) would not know whether Web was talking about her or about Mrs, Kersh when he cooed of his "lady love." . -f . Good progress was made with the tes timony of the state this morning. Dep- (Continued on Page Seven.) CIVIU Ef 1 G ! N EE R of national repute, and member both of the American and ' Canadian Civil Engineering societies. Mr. Fowler has been making a study of harbor condi tions' both of Atlantic and Pacific ports, lie has been comparing the Seattle har bor with the Portland harbor. , , "In Seattle the people will vote next month on the expenditure for hacbor improvement of $1,750,000. But the good to be done by 'this money Is only a small portion of .the Improvement under way and contemplated. An ex penditure of between 113.000,000 and $14,000,000 Iwill ultimately be made for the improvement of the Seattle harbor. In my view the sum which the people of Portland will vote upon next month, $3,800,000, is little enough for the Re quisition of public docks. Every cent of It can be .used to good advantage, fn fact, Portland will never have made a better investment than In spending this $2,500iOOO for public docks and public control of the water front." . Mr. Fowler expressed no wonder that the O.- R, Si N. . company has succeeded In getting, control of a large propor tlon of Portland's water front. Ha said that since the O. a & K company has succeedol In extending lu traffic to beattle it had , spent- several millions of dollars for water front, ; property, following in Seattle - the same policy of waterfront , acquisition that H has bean noted for in Portland. "But the great thing. which must be Impressed upon the minds of theipeo pie." eald Mr. Fowler, "la the necessity for , gotllng -ready; tor big business in order to get It No port .can increase its- Bhlppiflg-without a complete system f water, terminals. In Portland there must be a great deal, of work. The harbor is not representative of the town. The need , for Improvement ia vital. Wlthoift improvements I do not see how Portland can benefit from the opera tion of -the.. PaiuimavmnaV- -m-t-t Mr,; Fowler han recently made a-our of the nation's largest docks. He says n feSO'Ei-l'i'U JfCXY .tixllaatauifia. ports benefit tremendously by the In stitution of public docks. Where thOri are no public docks the watorfron is usually bought up entirely by the rail roads, and the freight rates as a con sequence are exorbitant .'..'' ! j. WffiSffiiS TO STRIKE RAiSiS : OHFREIIROADS Clashes With Troops of Fre quent Occurrence; Army Un der ; Orders a : for Service Against Strikers. ; . PROSPECT OF GENERAL STRIKE MOST ALARMING Little Success in Filling Place? of Strikers; General Walk , out Imminent. (United Frai tested Wire.) Paris, Oct. 1 2. Three hundred thousand, French railway employes m all the affiliated branches of the J transrrtatiottservicrToted this, eve- nmg to strike tomorrow night. At that time every train in France and every packet steamer and river boat under the Jurisdiction of the "syndi cate,"" as the French unions are called, will be tied up. , Paris. Oct U. Employes of the" East ern, railroad, numbering 40,000, and of (Continued on Page Two.) New York Democratic' Candi . date-for Governor Ace Nomination and Pours Hot Shot at Former President. - (Cnlte Prc Lead VClr.) ' Thomson, N. Y., Oct. 12. Calling Theodore Roosevelt the "apostle of dis cord anddlssenslon," and charging that he was able to disturb business to the verge of panic, John A. Dix, Democratic nominee for governor of New York, 'vir tually' opened his campaign here today with a speech formally accepting his nomination. ' . , - The new leader of the New York Re publican forces was scored in blistering terms by Dfx. - -"Any American' occupying a position of authority and having the public ear who assails the courts should be re garded as a public enemy and -should be branded by reasonable men," said Dlx. "Already we have ample proof of hla ability to disturb business and "create a condition of panic. , If he Is permitted to .weaken and destroy the power of the supreme court and substitute the presi dent's for the people's will, all the sac rifices of the founders of the republla and all the bloodshed for its preserva tion will have been in vain and we shall see intimes of peace a dangerous dls tuberv'bringlhg destruction ; to a free people,' against which all the: forces of the world in arms can be hurled vainly.". Here's Your ls$ue ,i From the Condon Times. - (The Times la the organ o"f " Mr. Eowerman, and is backed financially by him.) . "The result of the primary election Just past goes to show that the wave of anti-assembly-IsnVhas' not struck Oregon very hard. Looking over the candi dates elected we find them very evenly divided, due probably to trie fact. that the assembly nom inees were all strong men and could not very well be Ignored by the people. The Condon Times is, very well satisfied with the result of the primaries. . "The result of the primary election, Just over, signifies that neither party, assembly or sntl assembly, can claim the victory. Neither assembly nor anti-assembly have anything to boast of over the election and have in consequence a very decided re spect for, the fighting power of each other. It was' a drawn bat tle last Saturday which will prpbably end the. war," - - , - This declaration by the ns semblyite candidate's own news- ' p ape r shows antl-osecmbly forces that their struggle la not yet-won, and ; leaves a-perfwt understanding of what Is, tho '-issue;?.? That issue la mmwMvv 7TBm,.aua lutm w no.o.l,vr I..-.- ., The-way to bent It la to vr.f i against assembly hi ni fovt'-ml.i-r 8. , DIX CALLS TEDDY -' DISTIBERAIID