T Uo Heed to Tramp the ttreets seeking m suitable hoo or partment Explain your wants la a Junraal Clasiriad. Ad. IT COSTS C3XT cr. j crarr a wctjj cjlzzl . JOUSiiAL CLCUuu.:; . rrsTi:r.iAy was The weather Fair tonight and probably Tuesday; southeast wind3. VOL. IX. NO. 217. PORTLAND,' OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19,; 1910. EIGHTEEN PAGES.; PRICE " TWO CENTS, '.Vr. V 4r i 1 i'M nA V i ?v !i . , . 1 NT , I I DM J) P r 1 ii'i' y.M : I List LSiS8 L SBf t CAR OF DYNAMITE AT MLWffi ARRESTS FOLLOW IITO NEW HAWTHORNE AVENUE BRIDGE IS OPEN i TO PUBLIC RElil, WILL 1 ' Jt r"'. fTi f fi A I : , . tbUi rpv-B rn no HI DEPOT EXPLODES Disaster in aCenter of Traffic in New York Citv: Gas Tank . Blows -Up -and Sets Off Giant Powder, v THIRD RAIL$ SPARK " . STARTSfWORK OF ROlN i'.V.:'M;.;i Children in Schools' and Hos pital Suffers; Large Cir-j cle of Destruction. ; .' (United PreM Leased Wire. ' Ne w Tork, Dec 1 9. Twelve persons are dead, 60 . Injured and 8 missing as re sults of the explosion of a carload of dynamite that was set off toy minor explosion, that ; of a tank, of acetyln eaa. In the New Tork Central railroad milk depot this mornintv shortly after I O'clock.,4 The deadt MRS. MARY POKE. .' C M. MORROW. PATRICK JORDAN. ' ' FRANK PAGE. ' - E. B. LIVERMORR EDITH OSSMAN, secretary of the Cosmopolitan Magazine. - . . . JACK RYAN, general managers the Cosmopolitan Masrallne. ' WILXtfAM POKTSCHKE, " ' THOMAS STAGQ , . - - Three unidentified.- Cursory lnveatlgatlon gave rise to a police theory that the gas tank. In th milk depot was fired by a spark; front the third rail of the electric road of the New York, New Haven ft Hartford rail road, which passes near the milk depot On the track stood a car of dynamite and the ': discharge of this explosive wrought; th greatest havoo. - District Attorney Whitman, -upon ', re ceiving the police ;- report, as to "the cause of the disaster, at once ordered an investigation. , , ' Many Xrff BnJUdinfi Wrecked. Within a few minutes after the ex plosion police and firemen were bring ing: maimed and bleeding bodies from the ruins, while Wounded men,-"women and children - within . a radius of. II (Continued .' Page l five. initwl TTm aaed Wlre.1 Washington, Dec. 19. Juan Sanches Ascpna, Mexican- revolutionary leader, nndef arrest here as an embezzler, and about to be extradited to Mexico, where '' It Is asserted he, v 111 be' shot as a. rebel, gave , the .following statement to the : United Press today. (Copyright. 1910. by the United Press , , Associations.) ' , . , , . By J,uan Sanches Ascona. " , ' If the people of the-' United. , States could realise fwhat their ! own govern ment has done to Mexicans in the past decade the present American protection : which Is v keeping Dla on the throne, would be withdrawn, and within a few months, perhaps a few weeks, a new government of the people would Je In stalled. ' t , . T I am a revolutionist, and for that rea son I am jailed. . I am charged with ' swindling, : but , all -.Mexico knows I am innocent. Also all Mexico knows that If the United States consents to my '-axtradltion 1, will be shot by Diss's aol Main Building, Four Stories, Totally Destroyed; Dormi tory and Gym Saved, " . (Cnltnd PteM -Leaapa Wln.t Tsooma, pea 19. The Vashon mili tary academy,, a font story building on t the island of vashon, was totally de- early todayJ Fifteen students occupied rooms in the academy' building, but all - escaped uninjured. The dormitory and the gymnasium, ; which were separata from the main 'structure were isaved. "Th-ie-wlli amount te-Bererat'-thoiji rand dollars.' " ' 1' V' , ' The school Is conducted by Prenldent "W. , G. Parkes and is' controlled by the ' Baptist ChUW V' . s :, Mil APPEALS 10 PEOPLE ; OF UNITED SIOTES Hi PROTEST F'By(it Six Persons,. Including Four , Women Taken in . by Dep ; nty Sheriffs; They Conduct . Assorts of 111 Fame: OTHER INDICTMENTS ' 'ARE EXPECTED SOON Officer Discovers Fight in the Place Where , One Woman ' ; Arrested; 4 Draws Gun. 'The grand' Jury net "thrown out into the "moral wave" is being hauled in by deputies of the sheriff's office to day,; Up to I o'clock six arrests naa been made under indictments returned last Saturday against the keepers of houses alleged to be conducted as resorts of ill fame.-.-. --...'..':----'-.-' . Those thus far arrested are Frank Mia to. aaloonman of 246 . FUnders street, Annie King of 86 North Second street. Sadie Parker Of sltf North Second, ua. lse Olcese of 85 North Second street and George and Pearl Simpson, who' Con duct the Eagle rooming house at Third and Burnside. r .--.-,-. i v- ":'.; Deputy Sheriffs Leonard, Hunter, Bul ger and Beatty were the arresting offi cers. As fast as the accused were ar rested; they-were: taken to ths county Jall.V; Sadie Parker was th first to lur nlsh toond.; which had been fixed at 500 In each case by Presiding Judge Cleland. The others expeci to-; secure meir re lease before night. . f v-' It is understood there are five other indictments dealing with the north end upon which bench, warrants have not yet been served. Two of these. It Is reported, include more than one name as defendants, ' upon which ' reckoning seven more arrests of lodging house keepers will be made." v ; i f Deputy Sheriff Frank Beatty ran Into a fight among, 80 or mora Austrlans in arresting the Olcese; woman. One Austrian- was being -kioked- (downstairs by several ethers and a small riot was threatened ' when Beatty drew his re volver and scattered them... He will re turn later to Investigate the affair and arrests fofassault may.foUow.. , , V diersl . I will hot be the first This gov ernment is being yised as a tool. ? The treaty between the United States and Mexico is used to give Diaz the whip hand over men daring -to oppose , his tyranny, " American - officials have been made to see things in the wrong llgbt. My only hope, in my own case, Is that an awakening will soon come. : ! . The entire dissatisfaction la Mexico is due to' distrust - Of flclals oppress, rob, even murder, when they think mur der necessary In the attainment of their despicable ends..: '. , --". ; - Those In "control of the finances of Mexico also control Dlax. Heads of the Mexican trusts .occupy places In his cabipet r - . - , t .. . ' , ( i . ' , It Is not so "much against Dlai as; against the trusts that the people are rebelling. I myself believe that Dlas al lows himself to be deceived by his coun sellors. I believe this because Dlas is wealthy.; , He has 'stolen of course, but " (Continued ott' Page Five.) Church . Factotum at Seattle Adds Heroism to Industry ' - - and Talent. .'.' . Seattle,. Dec. 19. -While sitting in the choir loft during the morning service at St Mark's Episcopal church yesterday. Robert Thompson, who Is sexton of tho building in addition to being soloist of the cnoirji detected the smell of smoke. Quietly supping front his place he hur ried to the basement and found a brisk blase in progress, i; Flames were eat ing their way up; through the floor. Thompson fought the .fire desperately or .o. minutes and- f lnally-KtinguthJ ft. - Then he returned to his place above and sang his solo, "Praise Ye the Lord." It was not until after the conclusion of the services t that the congregation knew of the danger that had threatened. SEXTOM-SOLOIST ; , TURNS ON HOSE - - ' ...J'SljjsWMSMSBiMM ' ' 0 v - " -: . . ; . 4"" Jrf i - - - , v- - t 'flf L f , ' - ' ' - f ' ' ' ' ' ' : J; , ' t , ; - . ' , J , - A. 1 -Vt1 V -t , A '. ''-" -K- . - ' - : t 'r h l V 1 , "' -' ' " ' $ - ; ' I - " ' t ' - $ " i 1 i 1 4 ' - , . . - s- I ' " j St - ' ' - - f ' 'I ' '( I ... un ;t- - y , - ,v , . , . f f 1 " V I f i , s a ! ... T s :.v. : j : y- .-ai'ft .c..tti-- '.' . ..)...,... ..- . ; I y : .-, -v. s. . L: - ;i -i :'; ' ; :"! !':'",, sgsWjsjsjw ' V' J- tr"- o k , 7;,:. " -: . 1 r . '"' i ! .i. i i -'"ir i 1 th ' is i.i i srnii l i n ' "- 1 s Lift spaa of OPEN TO PUD LIU Formal Acceptance j)y Mayor Preceded by Tilt Between Span Superintendent ; and Engineer. Cars Tomorrow. -.: -.. ...a . s - f t - . On behalf of the city Mayor Simon this morning accepted the newly .com pleted Hawthorne ! avenue bridge. " . At II o'clock the mayor and officials of the contracting company visited the , bridge and were taken up on the lift to a point 160 feet above the; level ;pf the driver. The lft; machinery was operated toy Engineer Hicks, one of the county em ployes who win have' charge of. the bridge from now on. The lift rose stead ily and smoothly with hardly a vibration and sank again Just as smoothly. : There was no jar. . . , , f ,j Mayor Simon 'expressed ; himself as toeing ; greatly pleased with the suc cessful operation of the machinery. After the lift bad descended the mayor stepped over to greet Harry Stutsman, who has been appointed by the eoont! court to superintend the bridge tending fbrce.'i k i-. , ' j . ' "I now turn this bridge over to you, Mr., Stutsman," said; the mayor. v, :you are now In f ull charge. ? The bridge Is open for traff ic." -J, :'?i": . .:!' K , ,';;f Cars start SomommTi'iXilil , Engineer Stutsman declared that he was satisfied to take charge, and that he would do, his best , to give satisfaction to the public I'XI vVv ''.. v The Portland Bailway,. Light ft Power company Will begin to nse the span , to? morrow morning, " when ; the O,'. W. P. cars and others that used to cross , the old bridge will be rooted, across It Two (Continued on .Page Three.) : : .YEAR'S EKD , J EDmOH OF TOE JOimiUL : v: tf 1 Ht Detailed Account of . ; Oregon's Agricultural 'Resources' Convincing ' " , , Tribute to Prosperity ' v ; . . . :t FlimCTIOTi -DATE SATUTlDATr- D2mER 31 ; l -; v ""H-';-, xtj-vz " - N f NEW HAVTHORHE - BRIDGE T H R 0 V N new trans-river highway in place, showing draw span np and ready for ship !NeiChief Justice f r ' ' Edward Douglass WWte. - (0sHd PreM Leaaea Wtm ' Washington, Dec '-19. Edward Doug lass White, associate justice of the su preme- court of tne United States,: took the oath today as chief-JusUce to suc ceed the late Chief Justice Fuller.', Mr. White was born in Louisiana w about Fort Gibson. He graduated at George town..., He served in the Louisiana leg islature as state senator, and then was appointed to the supreme court of Louis iana' and served a dumber of years; on that court, returning, to the !ar.k where he . became Its lador4. He was "subee Quently elected . to ;the ; senate of: the United SUtes, and while serving? his finst termt was. appointed toy President Cleveland as a Justice 'Of f the - supreme court'of the United SUtes. He U a Democrat and has been on that court for 16 years, and Is sow the oldest Jus tice f in commission whose age Is less than 70. Mr. Justice White la c man In full health, and, yigott," 1 ; ', " Justice White- was formally sworn m at 11:30 in the robing room. When the Justices of the court appeared on 1 the bench. Justice Harlan announced the ap pointment of White as chief Justice.- - White took the oath of office? with upraised hand, Harlan holding an open Bible before him, White and ' Harlan then changed seats and Harlan grasped the chief Justice's hand In congratula tion, '- -i ; .... t .,-..? ' (Calted rna teaied Wlra. " " Providence. R. I.. Dec. 19, Nelson W. Aldrlch today 'unequivocally declined. to run Tor "I'ruVd States wunator .'for an other term. Aldrlch announced' "be would not allow his name to be con sidered, even if the legislature became hopelessly deadlocked oo other; candl daK. . . . A Ml DECISION FIIIS LITTLE HOPE FOR TALL SKYSCRAPER Opposition to Structure at Los Angeles Increases; Merritt Has Eye on Portland. - (Special IHnpatoti t Tb Joaraal) I . Los . Angeles, CaU Dec. 19. Opposi tion to the proposed Hulen C. Merritt skyscraper for this city is Increasing. It is possible, also, that If the council next Tuesday should decide to amend the building law so as to permit Mer ritt to erect the 280-foot high struc ture that Mayor Alexander will veto the proposition. . He has intimated that such will be his course in the event the council Is swayed by the Influence of Merritt and his friends. "A law Is a law," In .effect says the mayor. ?Thti administration Is - not In , the special privilege business.' : Other men, equally as prominent as Merritt have sought similar favors of .the administration only to be dented. i : Significant , was the vote : of the Northeast Improvement association, one of the many . influential ; organizations that are engaged In the upbuilding of Los Angeles, when the Merritt question was presented for consideration. Rarely has a question relating to the city been I'more thoroughly dissected; and debated. The many : good points In the Merritt proposition were recognized and praised and the enterprise .of its author warmly commended, - but the ISO foot law for straight height and ISO. foot amendment for , mansard roof . attachment stood, in the way of ' an agreement and th asso ciation went on record as being opposed to any. changes in . the building . laws for the sole benefit of Merritt t : K ; Another significant straw Is tAe atti tude', of prominent architects who ; are organized.? as the ; southern ' California chapter of the American Institute ; of Architects. At a regularly called meet Ing the members unanimously adopted a tprotest 'against any action of -; the council that has for its object the In, creasing of the height of buildings. The protest, which will be sent to the city council, recites: "Such an amendment is. calculated only to satisfy, the greed of , private-' Individuals at the expense of the welfare of , the :; community. ; , Merritt and bis supporters are work rng hard to overcome the great opposi tion thai has developed and will go Into the - council . chamber - next , Tuesday armed with, petitions bearing thousands of signatures. 'Owners of properties in the downtown district are the majority signers,' all, ft is charged by the oppo sition, actuated by the hope of a per sonal gain in the way of an Increase In realty values. ' ..!. The' people- generally are. agalnert It and club women are particularly active In their opposition. -The Friday Morn ing o)ub has adopted resolutions against the plan and will Join other organisa tions: In sending. delegations before the council to ! voice protest whenthejub; J act Is "up for consideration."; , , , Merritt's principal argument When soliciting support for, his project is that hlmilllons will be spont In Port land If Los Angeles fails to change its building laws to suit him. , to pass under. AUTHOR IERET0 DESCRIBE OREGON LAND TO VQRLD Emerson Hough Sent by Mag- : : azine to Get Impressions of a Boom1 of ' Great, Northwest; Apples Claim Attention. ; ; , The Oregon. apple Is In for a polish ing. Emerson Hough, the novelist and magazine .writer whose- books are al ways among the "best sellers" is here 10 do the job. He is also here to iook Into the Irrigation and land," booms of the; west and to tell about them for the Saturday Evening Post: ;' In discussing the land-selling situa tion today Mr. Hough said to believes western states of the Rocky mountain district are; Injuring, themselves and wronging a great many people -byi the various schemes being practiced, to se sure ' settlers. The Pacific northwest, however he believes to be a safe place for . the settler and one that ,wUl fill up quickly -without the need of adveN tlsing or boom, literature. ".., ' - "I am out on a tour of the wesf to secure information for a series . I am (Continued on Page Three.) That Franklin P. Mays wm not be allowed ' a pardon if Francis J. Heney can prevent such action by the attorney general and the president of the United States was Indicated this morning when Attorney Harrison Allen, . representing Mr. Mays, -made a request of the spe cial assistant' attorney general to allow Mays to pay the fine of $10,000 Imposed at the trial of the Blue Mountain, con spiracy case, and escape the term of four - months - Imprisonment " in the county Jail.. -i-'Jv 1 i :l Mr.' Honey was heard to declare that 'payment.', ofs a-flne did not "discharge, the, debt which a violation .of the law Imposed. '. . , 'i. 'ris 't-'V-rH-;. -l r AUen encountered Heney in the hall of the. Federal building as the land fraud pt cu it . rama-.f romtha ,dlr 'tloa oC the chambers of the Judges, and Imme diately broached the subject of a re mission of the. Jail sentence Imposed on his ,client. . The attitude of. the special aofllstant attorney general la believed to Indicate HENEY WOULD BLOC tO ESCAPE PRISOH SESITEI3CE f . m " r- , - III RGB ROAD. . . r ears if He Goes to Legislature Successor Wilt Favor Vaca tion of East Side Streets for 0. R. & Ns" Benefit AUTHORITY FOR NEW BRIDGE IN LIMELIGHT Lombard Will-Bring Before the . Council Alleged Usurpation ,: by Railroad.' 1 will not resign from the city coun cil to go to the legislature," declared Councilman lA. O. Rushlight thlsmorn- Ing. , "I am convinced that. If I resign, an effort will be made to secure a suc cessor who wlllbe favorable to the va cation of portions of 13 east side streets. as desired toy the O. R. & N. Co. The people of the east side have asked me not to resign. Several organizations of east side business men. have asked me not to resign from the council. I have resolved to accede to their wishes." While . Councilman Rushlight has taken this action to prevent vacations that constitute part of the deal involv ing the rights Of way for the Broadway bridge, Councilman, Gay Lombard has determined off a line of action which he expects to result In showing that while the building of the Broadway bridge is delayed by professional obstructionists, the construction of the O. R. ft N. bridge Is being pushed without permission from any proper authority. Councilman Lom bard said this momln: Turns Xrifht oa a BT. "Despite decisions of the circuit and supreme courts that Portland has power (Continued on Page Three.) IN A COAL Wl In Mine of Consolidated Coal -Co., at Chief ton,1 W. Va., , Five Miners. Reported Killed and 20 Injured. . v ctTalted lTtaa Lm4 W. - f- Falrmount W. Va., Dec. 19. Five min ers are reported to have been killed and nearly 20 burned in an explosion In the Consolidated Coal company's mine at Chief ton today. ; Fifty men were In the mine at the time of the explosion. ' It ts believed that a premature shot caused the accident. Will Ilold Christmas Part. (Soeclal Dispatch to Th JornH Hood River, Or., Dec. 19 The Meth odists of Hood River will depart from the usual method of celebrating Christ mas time under the direction, of the Sunday school, and Instead of the usual tree in the - church the KnlRhts of Pythias hall has been secured and a Christmas party will be held at which games ' and other amusements will be afforded the Sunday, school pupils. , ifiiraiT that he will Insist upon both Mars and Wlllard N. Jones serving; the sentences imposed upon them. . ", v . Both' Apply for Pardon. ' Both; men have applications for par dons pending before the department of Justice, Thaddeus Potter, one of - the l:!ti mountain consp'lrators, will not i.-i called before the scourt when the man dates, from the court of appealx nhnii be presented. '..The doouments re now In the hands of .'United. States Dltrl..-t Attorney McCourt with Inntm-ti t t hold them until Heney h.U m.ik.. 1 his mind what to rtn. Potter is rtvin In. the vicinity of WhKe Salmon, V a victim of. tuberculosis. v llli cm ! tlon is so bad that th rovipn" t 1 WevTsrtr-WouIiTlnai'f'crii.t'i ?t ,1 . 1 IT it Insisted on sending lilm 1 il i Fighting shy of ; ; any ", sinoin''r,--. concerning his intentions rf.'r iflir; 1 prosecution-of Blnger irtrtrixiui, - f (ConUoued oat j 'i , - PRBMTURFJIOT; ' CAUSES TRAGEDY I- 1 r-'