The Best Real Lstatc COAST TEMPERATURES buys on the market are being offered , . to the Oregon public daily ;, ' :;" ' through The Journal'g . , , REAL ESTATE ADS." JIEAB TIlEM. v ; . -The weather Showera tonight ' and Wednesday;, southerly wlnda.j . yt .'.,' A. U. Today. Mttle 48 arpokaas 44 JtarshfielA a lu rraaclaoo ....,,.,,;,,,, ti Vortlaad 4 VOt. X. NO. 49. PORTLAND; . OREGON, TUES DAY EVENING," MAY. 2, 1011;' TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS Z?AIUr,?xEtr A NEW BROOM THAT WILL SWEEP CLEAN C OLD JOHN DIETZ OF THOUSANDS QUIT Ell DAM IS "I lil"-KHE! BraVUHRD PLACED ON TRIAL 0FPE1SYLVANIA CLAMP DOWN LID, III OF QilEE INSWIS1II; IS GIVEN ANSWER CAM WORK ON: LINES Enforce' Law. Relating to lm- Mayoralty ; Seeker - Explains f . moral Houses ' and ) Gam- X Many Questions In Straight " i bling in City of Portland,' Is ' , From' the Shoulder. Manner '.' Mayor's Edict ' fX l In Addressing Audience. :;t'. "' S .'5t I r. f ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE - POSITION. ON ALL LOCAL '? GRANTED : FULL-; POWER ISSUES CLEARLY STATED Keepers of Evil Resorts Trem- If People Vote for Another I ble '-Before' the New m Bridge, He'll : Rush Con : XX J.!.' Regime.-;' S.: XX iY struction. s 4 4 4 4 ' .. WW CImb PertUnd. . , Mayor Simon's instructions to acting Chief John T. Moors: ' -While only acting chief, you - 4) 4 have full authority. I want you 4) 4 to enforce all city ordinance! and 4 4 . state laws, and especially thoae 4 relating to the social evil and . 4) gambling,, without fear r favor ' 4 to none. I will be strictly behind you all of the tlmo to the bent of your ability with the mesffs you have at hand." ' Acting Chief Moore "The words of tho mayor Indicate 4 what la expected of m. i am"" 4) going to carry, out his instruc tions to the best of my ability If there are any resorts or gamb ling houses running they will be closed." 4 4 , Where to Hear Lombard. Gay Lombard will address the voters ' of Alblna, tonight at Malrs hall, Williams avenue and Russell street. The meeting will be held at I o'clock. , 4) -4) Gay Lombard -talked to one of the largest audiences of tho campaign last night at Jones' hall. In south Portland, starting the last week of his campaign for the nomination for mayor. In his plat iv outspoken way he once more drove home the argument for the commission form of govern i nt, and made effective appeal for the election of a clean coun cil: Offering to answer questions at the I clase-of the meeting, tho queries came thick and fast from all parts of the hall To each question the candidate cave Announcing his determination to give I nromot .reply, although the most knotty Portland a city "Closed"' as tight as tho problems were put to him. His ready force at his command will permit, John I response and his straightforward way T. Moore, head of the detective bureau, I won " approval or tho house, as was assumed, th position of, acting chief 1 "hon ,r the frequent eppluse. nt noiir ii. u m..rHA. x iou nave asKotrmo aoout tne most .hmgo,ths duties hntli;GhU.f of Polico J Lf1 L!1"?.' 21 ?R"d .-i r. . , . ' Vi " ... ' closing his remarks.: rand I have an- ' u'VJ rW W a & 1 4ftW rW li I ft, b M ..Hill bAM A I . . i- . V-. . r .v " swered them to, tho best of my, ability, '"'"M'. -A-.'.W! !. ' '..-H' :. i . . - I nuullnn,. hllv1n It la l rtmtit nt TM acting chief has seen military 1 7jr " Vl. X M . eervKe and ia regarded a the most ZZZI' I".' T -.1 strict disciplinarian., i the department. . .7 v . i At U times hs hus temnered his dis- "-"' oipllne with Justice. He Is decidedjy ao' ana n mt C,M wln' telt on - popular with the Krest maiurity of the! Others Put on oiul uicrabeis of the lcpiirtmmt. f Now I ' suggest that you ask the ' 1 l.e rules and rmulatloiis of the de- other candidates some questions. Let psrtment and the city ordinances and some of the other candidates who have state laws are my gudbs, said Moore been gum shoeing around in this cam' this morning, "i hey are enough to ln-tDaln come before you and tell you. for dlcate my duty and I propose 10 follow I Instance, what they think of the present Cabin Dweller Who Resisted Service of Papers for Years Must Answer to Charge of Murder in Wisconsin Court. DEFENDANT CONDUCTS HIS OWN DEFENSE 'Surety Company Surrenders Bond and Accused Taken Into Custody by Deputy. W CONCEDES BANKERS PROPOSE A FAIR TRIAL FOR RADICAL CIIAFJGES Ki'MnMnDJi bone - H- - in nnifinun unuu.i them as uest 1 can." , - Ohanre Causes Stir. , . ' There was somewhat of a stir at pc : lice headquarte'rs this morning when Moore took charge. Knowing Moore's inclination to demand a strict atten tion to duty there was - a figurative tightening of girths. Patrolmen in. the north end district reported that there was considerable agitation there, the proprietors of the resorts feeling that they could not "put anything" over ' Moore. ; . . . , . Chief Moore - said this morning that he wjll retain, supervision of tho; de tective bureau, unless the police com mission docides otherwise. . - -. '''At, present l feel 'that I can , dis charge the duties of both positions com petently he" said. "It wilt probably only be necessary for me to -keep one i (Continued on Page Two.) PEACE CONGRESS AIBAL10RE.I. OPENS TOMORROW Prominent Citizens of United States and: Number of Dis y tinguished . foreigners Wil i Take part In Program. Baltimore,' MA Mar J. Scores of del agates are today traveling from every section or tho country to the Third Na tlonal Peace congress which will bs opened in this city tomorrow' aft er- :f tioon with anddress.by President Taft Several . dlsUngulshed foreigners who will have part in tho program have already arrived here and are being en- . tertamed at tho homes of Baltimore s leading citliens. , t No event in the history of this -city nas ever orougnt together ao many rep resentatives of , uch different . belief, mrtti and breeding. Farmers and cot lege presidents, financiers and working- men, statesmen and philanthropists, suffragists and anti-sttffraglsts will sit elbow to elbow, In addition to the' president of the United Slates tho eminent speakers . at the congress will include Andrew .Car negie, Cardinal Gibbons, President Charles F. Thwlng of Western Aeserve university and Dr. Albert Bhaw, editor of the Heview of Reviews.1' ''Q.jt "a.-. ?. The congress will deal with tho two leading lines of peace work.: , The. awak ening of tho public conscience by means of addresses directed against the tolly and the injustice of war, together with the t economio waste of . universal armaments; and. second, -the practical means of making war difficult by es tablishing institutions which - will take council. Let them come out and meet you face- to .face, as I have done. No man who wants to Be mayor or council man should avoid telling you where he stands Joseph II. Jones, desk clerk In 'the sheriffs office, wss the chairman of tho evening snd introduced , tho speaker in a few well chosen remarks. Mr, Lom bard's speech covered - much the same grounds as his former public addresses. "We have been told the commission form of government s not. an issue in this campaign," he said, "but I contend that anything that will give. Portland better city government Is an issue. Any thing. that helps to eliminate graft, to flit - responsibility, to d away with the paving trust established by the present charter, and to bring about more direct and economical methods is an Issue. .!.V.'",li';,ritallSSUO.'' --i,- P: 'N "The commission plan is a very vital Issue, and I repeat the pledge mads elsewhere, that If elected mayor 1 will appoint ' a charter commission and see to the framing of new charter to be submitted, to vote of tho people not later than June, 1912. "I am -pleased to have the newspaper support that is being riven In this ram palgn, I do not take this to be a per sonal compliment, but a recognition of tho principles for whioh I am standing, We are fighting for a clean council and a better governed city, and such a fight deserves to win." "What would yo do with candidates for the council whose' names are not Prosecution and Defense in Dynamiting Cases Seem Favorably Impressed : With i Prevailing Sentiment Disposal of Excess Earnings and Appointing and Re moval of Officials. PEACE ENVOY OF PRES. DIAZ FAILS TO REACH EL PASO, (United Frees Uw4 Wire.) Hayward, Wis., May I. The trial of John Diets, "defender of Cameron Dam," for tho killing of Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp, during a raid on the Diets cabin last October, began here this af ternoon before Judge A. H. Raid of Wausaw. When tho case was called tho Illi nois Surety company, which bad rein sured a 140,000 bond on which Diets was released, surrendered tho bond -and Diets was taken Into custody by Sheriff Clark. Diets Intends to conduct his own de fense. The stats proposes ta call as witnesses against him every deputy who participated In tho raid on the Diets cabin. Diets, tn' refusing counsel, declared he fcad lost faith ,ln .lawyers because one Milwaukee attorney had offered his daughter, Myra Diets, $500 to perjure herself and testify against her father. He then asked Judge Reed to dispense with a Jury and decide tho case him self. Tho Judge refused. The troubles of tho Diets family. which culminated In, ldng siege of Union Officials Dectare Sys tematic Fight Has X Been" Started Against Organized Labor. . ' BITTER STRUGGLE IS, V PREDICTED ON ROAD Strikebreakers Being Housed at the Pitcairn Shops of the Company. " ,1 (Continued on Pago Four.) ' (United Press Leased Wire.) Loa Angeles, May 2.--Nelther prose- (Unlted Press' Leased Wire.) Nashville, Xenn., May 5 Important provisions calling for radios! changes are-outlined In tho report of the cur rency commission of tho Amsrlcan Bank ers' association which, was submitted today to the executive council of tho association for approval. One moas- Insurgent Activity Delays Ar rival at Border of Judge Francisco Carbajal; Madero Shows No Uneasiness. LEGISLATORS ALL SAY NOT GUILTY Admit Taking Money, but Say They Were Trying to Catch' Lobbyists. (United Frees Leased Wlre.t Pittsburg. Ps-, Msy I. With from 7000 to 10,000 of Its most skilled work. era already out and additional walkouts expected from time to time, tho Penn sylvania railroad today faces) a bitter atruggls. i - : ;, : , Ever since Febrosry It was learned today, Orgbnlsera Flrnn 'and Ireland of the American Federation of' Labor, have been organising shopmen. Union officials allege that the Pennsylvania company began a systematic fight on organized labor months, ago by drop ping union men from-lts payroll. They exhibit an order alleged to "have been issued by the company to a shop fore man specifying that when the force was to bo reduced preference . should bo given to non-union men. 's General Manager Long today denied this. ' Reports today Indicate that the night shifts are following the lead of the day men, walking : out from the various 1 shops. "t -. ' - - . 8 trl Icebreakers are being; Imported to ' tho Pitcairn shops and carpenters are Installing bunke for their ase.f A sim ilar situation prevails at AJtoonm which (Continued on Page Foqr.) ft' Warships of Leading Nations Prepared to Quell Anti- Foreign Frenzy. ' CUsltM Press Lmm4 Wlr.l EH Paso, Texas, May 8. Judge Fran- Columbus, Ohio, May : I. Following the arrest of the Burns detectives here for attempts to bribe members of the state legislature, tho impression Is gen eral today that the eagerness of the (Continued on, Page Four.) ROOMERS N PANIC FIRE II lUkl lall II I I ? Police .. Investigating Blaze In Store Underneath 1 Lodg ' ing House. i. Police detectives are itnvostlgatlnar a oangerous lire tnat- was discovered shortly after midnight last night at 108 Hawthorne avenue Jn - as aecoad hand store conducted by F.-C. Meier, .over which there is a rooming house In which The fire was discovered bv rassers- py wno mrnea in tne alarm. , Vhen the firs y. chief Investigated hrf otind two empty oil cans, two embtv fruit lar which ametled of kerosene -and a rug mat naa oeen saturated with ,olr In the store room.;: MelerwhO ha been in the habit of sleeping In his store. Is known not to nave been there last night, say the police, v,.-", -n . As a result of the blase many of the roomers1 were thrown into a panic and considerable difficulty was experienced in quieung tnem. The damage done by the fire was small. .IPatrolman- J. J. Keegan made, tho report to Chief Cox regarding tho OIL :,- . . . . - I iifA TtmvlAam I hat f n.t Mi A nt tVi I ..... v - I i i. . ... ..,, . -1 . ... cuuon nor defense tn the trial of the I - 1 sco cartajai, the peace envoy or Pre-1 ''" "er umm ,uw McNamara brothers for the alleged dy- ernment receiving all excess earnings id6nt Dlas has been delayed In sxrlv- J trayed them. Tho defense in the bood- namiUng of the Los Angeles Times "nl " 7"nfcpa, nocK' In ntre C.ecu"' A IMurnl acuvity g XLXZ, ..t th.V.n.r.i ..n holders and 10 per cent taken for sur- near, Laredo and Gomes Palaclo. Hal Hood by the men who took tho money, building will claim that the general sen- divided, two- may not roach El Paso for several days. JOno and all of them will admit taking tlment in Los Angeles is not favorable CttiTt STonl third DP" this delay In opening tho tho Burn, men's cash but will contend tor a, isir ir oi mo accua. doiui . ...,.,, peace negotiations, Madero seems to sides practically concede that the pub- -TZT't 1g have no uneasiness, and, though rebel Ho hero is withholding Judgment and The report also advocates giving 15 Ktvlt. u lncreasing dally In Sonora, visiting labor leaders express surprise districts to the association with cor- Coahulla and Chihuahua states, the that there is not much comment on the porate powers and would .lodge the rJDel cnjef apparently believea he can case heard on the streets. They say f ??0l""n 4,14 removing of- controi the bands of lnsurroctos In case ko T,la fnndltlnM fnra.ll.Hnv t.h I I1C1S4S Willi m UirOClOl. 1 VOUia lUHI k. il..lr. tn mtnn thdr nMi U,m probability that tho defense will not ask permit the association to discount notes 0 here, however, fear that If a for a change of venue. - , t Dla-Madero agreement la not soon Dlatrtct Attorney John D. Fredericks I cu,rMnF"l, , , , roaohed tho situation wIU bo beyond the declared today that this Is not a 'labor I . 'r. TjTJ? 'J. trasp of tho provisional president and cass, not a Times case, but a great r. " .1 ."TTl." " ir.Tir: will bo tho final re criminal trial. In which tho prosecution! """l" rr"""' V"' P- suit of tho rebellion. will seek to show the guilt or innocence lhl ....L. I Absam Gonsales, the provisional gov- of the accused men." try tho case Bolelj On "ZICnZ.trl th advanuges to bo derived from u w uci vl mo x auiow, wuuw.ra u"u w- I SOCULtiOXX, - " , " " - z T. I ins commission asica that au I pejr lengo. - At the same time,. Fredericks c,t government bonds bovretlred aooi tal and labor and expressed, the belief UUMrC 1 1 1 III 11 OUUUn I most emphatically that he would have 1 UITU OTAMnADn nil no difficulty in securing a fair Jury. I VIIQ OlHIsUMnU UIL Andrew J. Gallagher, secretary of the I . , ' . m .i -. t. iuuii.ru k . asuMSsasss , ws irm. ean j-Tancisco laoor council, protesiea g-- Francisco Mav 2 With well. n ernor of Chihuahua, says tho insurgents to peace, will insist upon an agreement for tho partition of the largo estates of the country, com plete autonomy for all tho states, a fair election and representation In congress. WICKERSHAM TRIESfTO RIDICULE PROGRESSIVES (United Frees LfMed Wire. . Princeton, N. J., May 2. Following a denunciation of the Initiative and ref- agalnst the action of a local minister I eTery jnown oil bearing section of tho I arendum and ridloule of tho progressive In preaching a sermon "murder will I .a.m .ta . .ni.n..in I movement at tho Dally Prlncetonlan out," In which a number of dynamite I $600,000,000, tho Royal Petroleum com-1 "n1ue here. Attorney General Wlck outrages wore referred to and expressed I nuv. a Dutch cornoratlon it w ersham today is placed flatly among the hope that the acoused men will beli.arn.ii tn.o u .hnn tn v tho stand-pat element by his auditors. aoie xo prove uieir innoconoo. uat I local field in competition with Standard I W"UI" v"""uu' nuvl"u" lagner oeciarea .-mat sucn t instances i oil. After successfully fighting the wouia soon arouse puoiio prejuuico un-1 Kocjceieiier' interests in Europe and ) i-ljarnuntAna nrA. ' Tiitrir.t A ttrr 1 Tn9 (a th, TVtitr. nnnm nmv nvriHrk refujutd to crltim th. I th. !, .tnitht I stimulated by those seeking public mini...!- hut .nriir.. tawi that Kaiiav-H I .hia n,irn.i win tt-L I favor through their pointing out of v . . -i'" .1" I . ji ..i- dlscussion' of the case based on bear-1 Tork and San Francisco. say evidence should not be undertaken. that it was done only to trap the sup posed bribing lobbyists. Just as Repre sentative Nye, with the aid of Speaker Vinlng, finally did trap them. This defense Is made by Senators Andrews, Cetono, Huff mann and Ser geant at Arms Dlegle today. All of them, admit getting tho money but de clare that It was for purposes of bring ing the lobbyists to Justice and with no other end in view. President Taft Cannot Attend.' ;: 'Waahlnrton Bnmaa of Th. Journal.) Washington. .May t. President Taft cahhot accept Astoria's invitation to attend the August celebration as he will not make a western trip this year. (Totted Frees Leased 'Wlre.t t Hongkong. May 3. British bluejack ets: and marines' with rapid fire .guns landed today tn Canton-from four, war ships to quell the Chines rioters there if any attempts are made against for eign residents or" property,, , ; Ths guns, are posted along the canal bank which bounds the foreign conces sions, ready. to open fire at the first sign of trouble. Besides the four Brit ish warships, two American arid one German gup boat and ' two French war ships are ready, to open on the Chinese rebels In case of need. ' ' No foreigners have yet suffered through the. revolt, so far ae Is known. although the' gravest fears sre felt for the safety of tho missionaries and trad ers scattered through the Interior., The Church Missionary society, the Mission ary alliance, the Weslcyan Missionary society and the American Southern Bap tist'' mission have about 25 representa tives In the disturbed area' and no news has yet come as to whether any of them have fallen victims to the antl-forslgn fronsy. of the Chinese. RIVAL SOUTH POLE EXPLORERS We are a law ridden people." said Wickers ham, "and this, tendency Is prn loXmelCrir ro CHURCH CONVOCATION MAY SHORTEN THREE bring . up extraneous questions that may Influence Jury material. Fredericks says no wiu proceed slow ly In tho preliminary steps of the case. The district . attorney realises that he has the biggest fight of his: life on hand and that he. politically must stand or fall by its outcome. It is a safe pro- easy, remedies for, obvious evils. The idea that a busy, prosperous, commer cial people . can - make and administer laws better than their chosen repre sentatives has been, proven a fallacy," t w RULES OF CONDUCT FROST PREDICTED ON THE ATLANTIC COAST , (United Pre Leased Wire.) .London, May I. An abridge ment of the ton commandments will be undertaken during the diction that tho preliminary hearing of Church of England convocation which commenced today, Tho Very Bev. William Mordaunt Furneaux. " dean of Winchester, baa been entrusted with' the task of editing tho- ten ancient rules of conduct and will submit tho result of hla labors to the convocation for tho con sideration , of Its members.. The second.' fourth, and" tenth com- the acoused men will not be held for some time, probably not before the mid dle of next woek. -;V 'i. ';Ki:v.V- In tho meantime the agents of De tective Burne hero are perfecting the details or , wo eviaence. Each side. according to a Burns man, has agents watching ths other's moves1 and this was ; shown v by tho ' knowledge Burns operatives had that Attorney Leo Rap- natwirt ' and . Attarnav . Jfth .C'nimmi.. would partlctpato In -.the consultaUon. ! ' m&ndment! e ohos that, It As soon as the Barns men learned of w . c-"" ""-i suonenea this they planned to hold a conference eyand modified. "Si..-,,. , i with the McNamaraa after the attor .- "Thou shalt not covet- will be nays' for the defense had left the Jait th new form of tho tenth oom- Kappaport arrived at last nlehtie mnamenv oonvocauon from Indianapolis, j. After meetlnar vale adopts the Rev.-Mr. Furneaux's few labor leaders her he spent the 1 0v views. ; " rest of the tlma until midnight In con- e suiiauon i witn uarnman, r ; : i ' e: ITTnlttd Pma Ltimm Wbm. - . Washington, May 2. Frost is " pre dicted tonight In the great lakes re gion, the Ohio valley, and the middle Atlantlo . and New, England states. The forecast was sent out following a cold wave with an average drop of 40. de grees In. that territory. It Is feared that crops and fruit may be heavily damaged. 'r.-V'V...; . .f-i;-"-: ..; i- DECISIONS IN TRUST CASES UNANNOUNCED (United Pms Luaed Washington,' May. 2. With only two mora, decision days remaining- In the present . term. May 15 to May 19, It seemed unlikely taday that the United States supremo court would .announce e I decisions in the Standard Oil or Amer- ellcan Tobacco suits until tho court con- e 4 e e Vvenos next October." 'i'v.w ii' 1EET IN FAR ANTARCTIC SEAS '. - '. ' . . -s " ;i ?'!'"";:'"- "v:? -A-?:' ;A? e South Volar Expeditions. e Following are tho expeditions e) 4 seeking for the pole, making it e a four-cornered race, until the 4 receipt today of cables telling or e the Japanese failure: ; The; English, under 'Captain e e Scott, 'in tho Terra Nova. Scott " e was with Lieutenant Sir, Ernest e Shackleton In Ms farthest south. eH Is using Manchurlan ponies. e The Norwegian, under Captain e e Raold Amundsen, In the Fram, ; e e Amundsen made the Northwest e -passage In tho bark GJoa. He. e ia regarded as an ' Indefatigable explorer , e The Australian, under, Captain Douglas Mawson. who la now on 4 his way south, whereabout vn- ' e known. Maweon may try to fly e to the south pole in an aeroplane, Tho Japanese, .Under Lieu ten- o ant Sblrase. Today's cables from Tokio report tho Japanese : fail ; o ure. They reacnea 7 degrees e south and were zorced to turn e Voack.br oold1 weathers .' . ' ' (Cnited Pnts LMsed Wire.) J- ' Saii "Francisco, f May . 2. Delayed In transmission from Christ Church, New Zealand, where It was filed April I, Hen- jy Lund, Norwegian consul -general there, , received oaar a telegram from I Captain - Baold Amundsen, which telle of his meeting in far Antarctlo seas with tho English, expedition under Captain Scott, which was preparing for tho polar idash from the. bank -Terra' Nova. ; The mooting : of the , two explorers ships took place In 'Whale bay.. ln the -Ross sea. Captain Scott mads a, visit ' aboard Amundsen'a ship, the Fram, eight -of whose crew were' ashore establish Uig winter quarters. r The next fiday Amundsen and: tho Englishmen lunched . ' aboard the Terra Nova. Both expedl- r tlons at th time of the meeting wre in excellent shape and alt ready to msk their dash for th south polo.- . - "Personally I am . inclined to" think Amundsen will reach the pole ahead of the other three expeditions in tho race." said Consul Lund today. - "He told the English officers in Whale bay that he would take the polar route over Bead more glacier, 4 Amundsen had 11 dog and plenty of skis end, sleds to work them In., two shifts. . , rLpon the return of the Terra Nov to Murdo sound the message telling of Amundsen's and Scott's meeting wss f'r. wardedlo Christ Church Amu.ndaen In tended to send the Fram to - I!'.-.' ' Ayres within, a few days of the it Scott's party . left, so we should 1 more of the Norwegian pmrty v'.Th Fram will" return to ' In January to take on Amun'7ri" which by thot time will Yav, r . from their daeh to 'tha r' ' : Frsm will come in fan J (ConlliiurJ o.i j 7- ; ..." 7