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nth Don't Throw It Away ; . 4 ", "- - ,. "i, , V ' i 'J J , j ' ' .!, ,' t Tow ol4 store, dresser, tUyole,'ot m. lag- machine oe be sold or eaonaared " tfcrotiin. k'lnrul vul Wwy Wmt imie.: : : V . i i 1 1- i ' i"'t V ,' The weather Shower tonight and '' probable. W4 Awdar. i . ' C O AST ; TEMPERATURES IA.1L Today. 1 olse ..... ...... ao - tin tMMi.MMiiifi vm ) , MersafUld .. a .' aa nulN at rortuaa . aa I VOL.X. N0.88. , PORTLAND, ! OREGON, TUE3DAY EVENING. JUNE - 27, 1911 TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ew V WCmiO IT'IDS FITS flflTI POINDEMASKS HEAD OF MORMONS WHEAT BELT GETS GENEROUS RAIN; IN ALASKA GRAB T , ; '' ' SACRIFICED ' L TAFT FOR RECORDS TESTIFIES CHURCH HELD THURSDAY OWNS TRUST STOCK UEPSNR IEST Following an Examination of . Journal Correspondent's Ev idence in Controller Bay ' Gobble, He Makes Demand f Mssssss-aTS-s-sssjsssaaa-assBsaS-a-a ASKS THAT PRESIDENT i PRODUCE ALL RECORDS Washington Member Submits : Resolution Calling for All Information on Matter. i (Called Praaa Leaaed Wlre.t Washington, Job 37. rolndarter's resolution was- mimi without a Als sea ting role. (Waahlni-tog Bunas at Tba Journal Washington, J una 27. Senator Poln- dtxter. today Introduced a resolution based on the statement telegraphed to Tha Journal Saturday night, calling on President Taft for additional In forma tlon relating: to Controller Day, Alaska and tha efforts of the Controller Bay Railroad ft Navigation company to get control of the waterfront. His action was taken after an examination of the evidence The Journal correspondent had obtained, and la regarded as reopening the Alaska controversy which many thought was settled by the cancellation of the Cunningham coal claims yvster day. Abundant evidence Is at hand showing that the Controller road as promoted by R. 8. Ryan, Is seeking rights on that hay for the Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate and that when the syndicate learned that the Cunningham claims probably would be cancelled It turned to another method of getting final dominance In Alaska through the con trol of transportation, to which end Controller Bay waa necessary; that Roosevelt's plan of holding; that bay a a naval coal station for the Pacific was overturned by Tatt's secret executive (Continued on Page Two.) ES BOASTED HE ELECTED SENAJOR,- II mm WEARS Duluth Lumberman Testifies He Heard Secretary Say He Put "Old Stephenson" in Upper House. Washington, June 27. Testifying be fore the Lorlmer Investigating commit tee of the senate, W. A. Cook, a lumber man of Duluth, swore today that Ed ward Hlncs, the Chicago lumberman who la alleged to have collected the $100,000 "slush fund" which li said to have elected Lorlmer. had declared to him (Cook) that he was- responsible for the election of United States Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin. "About May 1. 1809," Cook contin ued, in his testimony, "I was talking In the office of the Oramf Pacific ho stel In Chicago with Henry Turrlsh. a lumberman, when HI nee came in. Tur rlsh acked Mines how he was getting along In Washington.. Mines replied; Wa are having a hell of a time. For Inatance, there is old Stephenson. After I had elected him lie rocs to Washing ton and works for free lumber.' "Referring to the Lorlmer situation, Ulnes raid: 'I will tell you confiden tially that Lorlmer will be the next. senator from Illinois. We had Boutell fixed as he said he would support the 12 lumber rate, but he Is there work ing for free lumber. I took up the mat ter with Aldrich, who said I should see Public Will Join in Paying Last . Respects to Memory of the Brave Fireman Who Died, a Martyr to Duty. OBSEQUIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN ELKS' HALL Geo. H. Himes Suggests That Monument Be Erected as Memorial. The flags of Portland float at half mast today. The people mourn because Fire Chief Dave Campbell is dead. The city's loss through the chief's heroic end In (he Union, Oil company's fire yesterday haa become better real tied with a scanning of his record. The development of the fir depart ment into a mighty engine of protection for the city's property is seen to be the result of the chief's persistent policy of Incresse in efficiency and discipline. Expressions of regret for his psss- Ing have, therefore, been great in num ber, not only because of the sentiment engendered through more than 20 years of faithful service, but because of the problem it will be to fill his place. The firemen and the Elka have joined in arranging for Chief Campbell's fu neral service. The time of It haa' been provisionally set for Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock, and the Elks' hall. Seventh and Stark streets, has been chosen as the place. The funeral will be open to the public. The Chief's, Auto. In the funeral procession will be the automobile, bearing the chief, that di vided time between shrieking, fire bound, through the streets and in gath ering up little folks who would have been late to school but for the friendly lift. At least 100 of the firemen, all who can be spared from duty, will .at tend the funeral In a body. Chief Campbell organized the fire department, and the men In It, by close personal attention to detail, and the firemen with cemmon consent give (Continued on Pave Three.) 1ESP0NS GILITY BANKS 0 VANCCM, FAILURE IS LAID AT OFFICIALS' DOOR Many Circumstances Surrounding Commercial Bank Previ ous to Final Closing, Point to Knowledge of the Shaky Condition by Men in Charge, While Deposits Were Re ceived Up to the Last Hour, It Is Charged. . ' his . mrm .v I . Ii i i aaa aiaa i ill S'l'i W! I Mai II v ' Ww. k vh i ' t . nviawwv.v. ti I lwk. . w 1 la s i .vrt , President Joseph Smith Ad mits ' Organization Holds 49,815 Shares in Sugar Company He Has 5000. ASSERTS LAWYERS SAID COMBINATION WAS LEGAL Says That He and Presiding 'Bishops and Councillors Approved Merger. lCnlt.4 I'm. tf.M-A W I r. t Washington. June 27. Joseph F. Smith, prmldent and chief prophet of the Mormon c hurch. appeared today to give evidence In tha sugar inquiry l.e foro the house lUrdwlrk Investigating . i I'onimishiun. i As a prelude to his testimony Smith ilci-larcd he knew nothing of the sugar business. When he took the stand Prrsldont Smith admitted that he personally owned 5000 snares of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company and held (J.M6 shares for the Mormon church. He said the f.tok paid 7 per cent dlvldenda, which Is used for the church. H testified that tha sugar com pnny's attorneys said the combination with ths Havemeyer interests waa legal mid that later he and the presiding bishops und councillors of the church totaling 16. approved It. He said he did not represent the church In making the consolidation, but that all the church officials acquiesced. Columbia River Wheat Coun ties of Oregon From Wasco to Umatilla, Report From 1-2 to 3-4 of an Inch. SHOWERS TOO LATE IN SOME FIELDS, HOWEVER Willamette Valley, Western Washington Dry Spell Al so Broken. (ftpertii PUp.trh to Th. Jennet.) Moro. dr.. June 27 Rain over al Sherman county yesterday averaged a half Inch and very little ran off !nt the canyons. This gives three-quar-tern Inch with rainfall on the SSd. nearly all fields helped from two to five bush els per acre The number of fields plowed late last year will not be helped except possibly for hay. Grand Ronde I lain Widespread. (gpfdal Dl.Datcb to Tba Jnarnal. La, Grande, Or., June 17. Heery showers fell east and west of the Orand Ronde valley, as well as through thl Immediate region, last night, accom panted by wind and a dust storm. Ha is damaged to a slight extent. The pre cipltatlon was nearly a third of an Inch. Grain la much benefited. MOB STORMS JAIL FRONT BUT NEGLECTS THE REAR (Dnlt.d rreu Leased Wire.) Globe, Arts., June 27. In foiling a mob thnt gathered to lynch Klngsley Olds, accused of the murder of Lulu and Myrtle Goswlck, Sheriff Johns hurried the prtsoner out of a back door of the city jail to safety In the county prison before the mob knew what he was about. !.-..- (Continued on Page Five.) (Journal Staff Correspondence.) Vancouver, Wash., June 27. In what way. if any, are the officers of the Commercial bank, which went to the wall last December, criminally liable under the laws of Washington for the manner in which Its affairs were con ducted? This Is a question being asked by 1800 persons who were depositors in the defunct bank, and by practically the whole community. It becomes of par ticular Interest at this time, with an Investigation by an expert accountant under way. Apparently if tbere la a prosecution it will be under the law forbidding the reception of deposits when a bank Is Insolvent. This Is the section of the law dealing with the subject, enaeted In 1909: taw Covering the Case. "Every owner, officer, stockholder. agent or employe of any person, firm, corporation or association engaged, wholly or In part, In the business of HEALTH NOT nnMMipr uu II inn IIIIOOIUH TO ACCEPT DECIDES INCINERATOR At a special session called by Mayor Simon upon requeat of Health Commis sioners Alan Welch Smith and R. J. Chlpman, the city health board this morning unanimously voted not to ac ceit the new incinerator at Guild's lake .tm Its present condition. This action of the board practically amounts to a re jection of the plant and fulfills the pre diction made by The Journal last week. The session of the board lasted barely 10 ' minutes. Mayor Simon called the body to order. Commissioners Smith, Chlpman and Storey being present and City Health Officer C. H. Wheeler. President A. B. Manley and with Chief Engineer Fred B. Smith of the Public Works Engineering company also In at tendance. !Thls meeting was called by me at the Urgent behest of members of the boarj," said Mayor Simon, "to take some action on 4he new crematory. I would like to hear from the members of the board." Speaks from Moral Viewpoint. "I was one of those gentlemen to ask for a special session," responded Dr. Smith. I don't know what the result would be from a legal point of view, but from a moral viewpoint I thought It was up to us to take some action, either accepting or rejecting the crema tory." Speaking for myself, I will say that I have at all times during the pres ent' administration, been thoroughly im partial' in dealing with the contractors who constructed the incinerator.-' I have observed closely tba. working , of U plant during the 180-day test and have given careful consideration to the re ports of City Crematory. Superintendent Napier and City Health Officer Wheeler. I am therefore- not ready to accept the incinerator in its present condition, for I do not think it has met the require ments of the contract and specifica tions." "I move that we do not accept the plant," said Dr. Chlpman upon the conclusion of Dr. Smith's remarks. "I am not In' favor of rejecting It abso lutely, but I do not think it should be (Continued on Page Two.) banking or receiving money or negoti able paper or securities on deposit or in trust, who shall accept or receive, with or without Interest, any deposit, or 'who shall consent thereto or connive-thereat, whpn he knows, or has good reason to believe that such per son, firm, corporation or association Is unsafe or Insolvent, shall be punished by Imprisonment In the state peni tentiary for not more than 10 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000." Here are three elements to be proved First, the 'indictment must bp laid against an "owner, officer stockholder, agent or employe," which apparently Is sufficiently comprehensive to take In all having any connection with the bank. Second, there must be acceptance of a deposit, or consent or connivance in its acceptance, when the bank is In solvent. Third, guilt arises when the person accused "knows or has Rood reason to believe" that the institution is. "unsafe or insolvent." Person Must Have Knowledge. Merely being an officer of the bank does not establish criminality. There must be a showing that the person In dicted either knew or had reason to be lieve that it was on the verge of fall ure. To whom could the knowledge of the condition of the Commercial hank I DEAD. SCORES ILL RUSHLIGHT, IN WAR ON GRAFT, MAY AFTER A FEAST O N INFECTED CHEESE Whole City of Santa Barbara Prostrated With Ptomaine Cases, Doctors Say, in Nearly Every Other Home. REORGANIZE POLICE DEPARTMENT I tnatillti Kecrlres Second Soaking. ' (Special Plipitrh to Tba Journal.' Umatilla, Or, June 27. A third of an inch of rain has fallen at Umatilla In the last 24 hours, following an ex ceptionally heavy rain last Friday. These two showers In a town where tha snnual precipitation Is very slight ln (Continued on Page Five.) W A 1 1 NEXT BOARD DO WITH METERPROBLEM? i ... Mayor-Elect Said to Be Keeping Close Watch on Certain Men Who May Be Given Chance to Resign; Chief Not to Be Named Until After July 1 ; Executive Board May Be Named Friday Best Men to Be Chosen. Householders Who Pay Flat Rate Complain That They Are Being Discriminated Against; Making Contracts. Incoming water board rlth Portland's water (Continued on Page Two.) TJW CWS VANE I SEAMEN'S STRIKE MAY BRING OTHERS Government of Great Britain Becomes Alarmed Over the Labor Situation. 8 FATALLY HUR IN RIOT (Cot ted Press Leaaed Win.) Waverly, W. Va, June 27. Four Americans and -four Italians are dying today as the result of a desperate race riot near Weaver, a small town near here. H.' T. Bhufere, an American, waa cut and slashed In a quarrel with An Ital ian,, which started a race war which haa continued t Intermittently for sev eral days, - - - -A sheriff- posse-from Elklns, W. Ta, la at Uie scan of the trouble. . t (United Preaa Leaaed Wire.) London, June 27. Tha government today Is greatly alarmed over the de velopments In the seamen's strike. After the, Transatlantic lines had set tled with the strikers, the Shipping Federation, which controls 90 per cent of the coasting trade, decided to fight to a finish. , Tonight representatives of 100.000 transport workers will meet. They probably will decide to go out, thua bringing the total of the strikers In volved to 260,000. Other unions also are threatening to make demands. The Miners' Federation, especially, has already- ordered referendum on a propo sition to strike for better working con dition. Amsterdam. June 27. Eight shipping line here are tied up by a strike to day. Chinese strikebreakers are to be Imported and grave rlota art threatened (t'ulted Prea. f.rmrrt Wtro. Santa Rarbara, Cal.. June 27. With two persons already dead and no less than 100 others ill from ptomaine poi soning1, wholesale arrests and prosecu tions under the pure food law were threatened today by local authorities. The deaths and Illness, say physicians, are-clue to head cheese sold in large quantities here. Within two hours after he had par taken of this choose, physicians say, Christopher Desrlllo, 72, was seized with ptomaine poisoning and died shortly afterward in great aeony, Carl Carney ate some1 of the cheese Mon day morning and died of ptomaine poi soning thnt nlKht, say physicians. There Is a. case of ptomaine poison ing, according to the doctors, in almost every other home In Santa Barbara. The authorities today conducted rigid Investigation. ENEMY OF GERMANY KEEPS HIS PORTFOLIO I United Prow L.d Vt'r. Paris. June 27. The retention of Germany's foe, Delcasse. as minister of marine, in the new cabinet of Premier Calllaux, was announced today. This Is taken as promising a continuation of the Anglo-French entente. . Other cabinet announcements are: ' Justine Desrelves, for 15 years pre fect of the department of the Seine, to be minister of foreign affairs; Gene Etlenne, to be minister of war, and either M. Cruppl or Jean Neny to be minister of Justice. The Sunday Journal Some Worth - While That Will Appear Sunday. Features Next The first definite announcement made by Mayor-elect Rushlight as to his ap pointments came today, when he said he would give out the names of the men who will constitute his executive board either Friday or Saturday afternoon. He has practically selected this board, but la" waiting to hear from two ap pointees and if he receives favorable re plies from thorn by Friday he will name the entire personnel on that day. If not, he will announce the board Saturday. In making bis appointments Mr. Rushlight has endeavored to pet men who will bo brnad-mtnded, liberal, and at the snme time conservative. The mayor-elect's aim has been to achieve a harmonious organization. Ho hus not allowed party or other affiliations to enter into tho soleotlon of any of his aides and advisers during the coming administration. Independent In Course. An evldon.e that the now mayor will be absolutely Independent Ilea In the fact that not even his closest personal or political friends aro able to make predictions as to whom will be appoint ed on any board, or as to what de partment heads will be named. While Mr. Rushlight has declined to make any positive announcements, a Journal lepresentatlve. In an Interview with the mayor-elect, gathered that lie SHOE SCANDAL PINCHES MAKERS will not appoint a chief of police until some time after he has taken office. Chief Cox. however, will. It is believed, resign and the resignation will be ec cepted. Captain E. A. Slover of the po lice department will he appointed act ing chief until a permanent chief can be named. From the faet that a number of sal ary Increases applied for by detectives In the pollre tervice were, held up by tho ways and moans committee of the council yesterday. It is surn-.lsed that the new administration will completely reorganize that department. There have boon rumors of- graft afloat in police circles for some time and It is known that the mayor-elect hus been keeping a close watch on certain men in the department. Some May Hesign. It is not at all unlikely that some of those will be given an opportunity to resign. It is also probable that the resigna tion of City Engineer Morris will be re- (Continued on Page Two.) What will the and council do meter problem? The fact that water rents for un metered homes are two to four times aa much as where meters have been at (ached has made the question one of tre mendous importance to thousands of Portland people. The city water department's practice; of Installing meters only where tt chooses has resulted In Its supplying 12,438 or 28.2 per cent of Portland's water users with meters; the remainder pay what are called flat rates. ,Tha ' man with a meter pays usually the monthly minimum of 75 cents, while his next door neighbor pays the summer flat rate of $2 to 12.50. Officials of the water department frankly admit that the city under Mayor Simon Is Investing $1,704,5(2 to treble the water supply, not because the city needs the water for legitimate use, but because the wate water where meters . have not been attached has made It necessary. 43,000,000 Gallons Sally. In other words, that an investment by the city In sufficient meters to furnish every water user at a comparatively small cost, would, while it greatly de (Continued on Page Five.) FARMERS PETITION GOVERNOR TO RESTORE CONVICTS TO SUBLIMITY TRAINING THE MEN OF TOMORROW . What the Y. M. C. A. Is Doing for Youth Boys' School of Portland. NEW SS. OLYMPIC LATEST OCEAN GIANT , World's Greatest Liner That Result of Costly Competition. Is WHICH IS BETTER . THE RICH POOR OR THE STARVED RICH? ; Striking Drawing by Horner Dav enport made basis of word lesson. Representative, Preparing to Open Contract Inquiry, Says Bribery Was Attempted. (foiled Press Leased Wlr.) Washington, June 27. Charges that an attempt was made to bribe Miss Lillian A. Dorworth, secretary to Rep resentative Robert E. Dlefenderfer of Ashburne, Pa to give up documents re lating to the shoe contract scandal, will today be laid before the house commlv tee on expenditures In the war depart ment. Representative Dlefenderfer says that he has some sensational evidence that will bring to light a national scandal in connection with his charges of favorit ism i In, awarding government shoe con tracts. It is to get this evidence that Misa Dorworth says an effort was made to bribe her by an .unknown man, thought to have been sent by a shoe manufacturer. Jilts Dorworth will tell her story to the congressional committee which meets UUa welc . (Salem Piirenu of TTie Jnnrnal.) Salem, Or.. Juno 27. Eighty farmers In the vicinity of Munlimtty, near Falem, today petitioned Governor West to return the convicts to road work in their district. Because of complaints from one man the governor temporarily withdrew the men rather than place guards over them. The whole commun ity at once rallied to the support of the governor's road plans. Sentiment of the country people in the outskirts of the city is shown by the following let ter and petition: "Sublimity, Or.. June 23. To his ex cellency, the governor of Oregon -Dear Sir: I am sorry that we lost our con victs, as we were Just ready to do some good work on the highway. The man Fisher, who interviewed you on the sub ject, misrepresents the matter alto gether. There is not a man in our road district but wants the convicts, w... the exception of Fisher. He represent ed to you that the people were afraid of them. That is the biggest falsehead a man ever told. I am sending you a petition that will explain the matter to you. It Is signed ny gu or nis nearest neighbors. We want the convicts back It we can get (hem, as we have a new rock rusher here and cannot use i( unless we get them.- .. - ' : (Signed) "J. T. HILI Supervisor. "Petition to the Honorable, the Gov ernor of the State Of Oregon Greeting. We, th underrlgned. residents and taxpayers living In the Immediate vicin ity of Sublimity, Marion county. Ore gon, beg hereby to petition your hon or, as citizens and taxpayers living herein, that you as governor, will fur nish convict labor to this district on the same terms and conditions as they were furnished heretofore. "And we further represent that K Is the desire of this entire district, save and except (not to exceed two persons) that said convicts be returned to tha quarry, one and cne half miles north from Sublimity, Marion county. Ore gon." JAPAN ADDS I OARMY NEA E IS OPPOSED Tokio, June 27. Japan already huge army, acco.-ding to plans Just announced by the government is to be Increased at 1 once by two more. divisions winch are to- be permanently stationed lrt Korea, An appropriation i to cover the cost of the Increase la to be asked of th next diet.. - ' '- '.'- ; ' ln the newspaper Jujl today. Count Okume declares that there la grest op position by the'publla to the army in crease. This, he says. Is umret'eary . ut insists that an Increase of th c.y la urgent