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VOL. X. NO. 120.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 24, 1911. -SIXTEEN PAGES
PRICE TWO CENTS WTSSl'
WATER SHORTAGE
ENSUES AS HOT
Finds Her Romeo in Chauffeur
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Prefers Banishment to Prison
WILL BE ISSUE IN
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Conditions Sunday Said to Be
Worst in History of Port
land M ercury Stood 89 at
. 'Noon Today.
RELIEF WILL COME
, WEDNESDAY, FORECAST
Fresh Breezes Make Present
Torrid Wave Less Severe
Than Preceding One.
Hourly Temperatures. e)
C 6 I 10 80 a)
68 11 86
1 . ;...70 I 12 89 4
"3 I 1
! 9 ,.8o 1 a ..
All heat records for this year war
broken today when, M a o'clock, the
mercury ragiatarad 8. Tlila la the hot
taat July day Portland baa experienoad
In four years. '
The previous hot weathar record
war made oa the 13th and tha 16th of
thla month, whan tha tbarmoruetar rag
iatarad 97 degreea.
Waste of water all over the city yes
terday waa the greatest ever known to
the city water department," said Super
intendent Frank T. Dodge of that de
partment this morning. "The pressure
?:auges In the water office began to
all at 5 o'clock and they continued to
fall at an alarming rate all morning."
Due to this unprecedented use of wa
ter, many districts of the city reported
a shortage. From all the low lying
outskirts came telephone calls that tho
residents could not get enough for ordi
nary purposes.
The cause of this was the recurrence
of the hot wave yesterday. The reser
votra Saturday night had, owing to the
two or three days of cool- weather, al
most regained their normal elevation,
but this morning they diminished by 17
per cent and if the heat contlnuas an
other severe water famine will threat
en. The water office has redoubled Its
vigilance In looking after' the enforce
ment or the anti-lawn sprinkling order
In the evenings. An increased force of
Inspectors has been put on temporarily
and the police have been given strict
orders to report all violations that
come under their notice. Whenever a
violation is reported the water will be
forthwith shut off.
Continued warm weather, with vari
able winds, is the prediction of District
Forecaster E. A. Baals, who says that
ha does not look for a break until
about Wednesday.
At noon today the thermometer stood
at 89 degrees, 2 degrees lower than It
was yesterday at the same time. There
was a warm northeastern wind yester
day, however, which made Portland
asm like tha Sahara desert when It Is
visited by a. sirocco, and which seemed
to burn anyone exposed to It. Cooler
northwesterly breezes blew the greater
part of this morning.
Hot Wave Different.
District Forecaster BetHs said this
morning that the present hot wave ia
different from the one whloh was
broken July 18. after a run of seven
day, aa the air was stagnant at that
time, while that condition does not exist
now. Yesterday's hourly temperatures
were: 6 a. m., 61; 6 a. m., 62; 7 a. m..
64; 8 a, m., 67; 9 a. m., 71; 10 a. m 77;
11 a. m., 84; 12 noon, 91; 1 p. m., 93:
2 p. m., 95; 3 p. m., 95; 4 p. m.. 96; 6.
p. m., 95; 6 p. m.. 93.
Thousands of Portlanders ducked to
cover yesterday afternoon while Old Sol
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
Conservatives Drown Out the
Premier's - Explanation of
His Stand on Veto Bill
House in Uproar.
(United rr. Led Wire.)
London, July S4. For the flrat time
in the history of JSnfiland, a premier
was today howled down when he offi
cially attempted to explain the govern
ment's course on the .lords' veto bill on
the floor of tha house' of commons. .
For half an hour Premier Asqulth
fried to explain' the stand of his minis
try on the veto bill, but all his utter
ances ware drowned out by shouts and
hisses of "traitor," which were kept up
by the conservatives.
, The tpeaker of the hduaa waa unable
to preserve order and Aaqulth, tired
ratatement and sat down. 1 '. .
! "'' Speaker Lowther finally obtained par
tial quiet in the commons by reminding
tha conservatives .' that the liberals
would be sura to howl down Balfour's
reply la revenge for the tumult against
Asqulth.
v When he could be heard. Premier As
qulth said that if the veto bill did not
pass tha lords . the liberals would be
compelled to' Invoke the king's aid In
creating; a .sufficient, number, of.Uberal
peers to make a majority, '
" When Balfour arose tha - liberals
howled wildly. Balfour said be regret
ted he had been unable to hear' the pre
mier's speech and' declared the debate
(Continued on Paga Four,),; i
mm HOWLED
AT IN COMMONS;
HISSED ASTRAITOR
Irv u :
mi tWk
J&L -i A,,,. , aLtiWy
Mrs. Edward Norris Gallagher, formerly Miss Juliet Howard Tyson, beau
tiful and accomplished daughter of the late Benjamin Howard Ty
son, wealthy arid prominent Haltlmorean. Miss Tyson tiring of the
attentions shown her by yonths in high society, fell In love at first
sight when she met her Romeo, who is a chauffeur and demonstrat
or in New York City, and she became his wife six days later.
BOUTELL WROTE HE ASSESSOR DALTON
SAW TAFT AND GOT GETS 8 YEAR TERM
"GOODS" FOR BOSS FDR TAKING BRIBE
Hines Produces Letter From
Congressman Telling of His
Intercession With Executive
for Lorimer; Taft Approved.
Washington, July 24. Edward Hines
the Chicago millionaire lumberman who
claims credit for the election of Sena
tor Lorimer and who Is accused of hav
In? compassed the feat by collecting 1
$100,000 "slush fund," was again before
the senate investigating committee to
day.
Going over the fight to elect a sue'
eesBor to Senator Hopkins, Hines said
that two or three weeks before the elec
tion he saw Congressman Boutell, who
agreed to Induce Lorimer to run. Bou
tell also volunteered to see President
Taft on the'subject and did so.
Hines produoed an unsigned letter in
Boutelt's writing which had been en
closed with a signed letter from Boutell
to Hines. The unsigned letter read: ,
"I wxmld like to have Lorimer know
who waa the only man to go to the
president In his behalf and bring away
'the goods.' "
To this Hines added:
"Boutell told me he had Informed the
president that Lorimer was about the
only man who could break the deadlock
in the Illinois legislature and who could
be elected. He also said the president
said that Lorimer was acceptable to him
In order that a Republican senator
might ba elected from Illinois."
Senator Kern asked Hines ' If he
thought it had been Planned to elect
Lorhncr by means of Democratic votes.
"I think." said Hines, "that it waa
the expectation when I 'talked- with
Boutell that Lorimer would be elected
by a union of the Republican factions."
It was announced at the close of the
morning session that James Keeley,
managing editor, of the Chicago Tri
bune, which led the fight on Lorimer,
would tako the stand this afternoon.
Called before the committee this af
ternoon, James Keeley, managing editor
of the Chicago Tribune, detailed the
paper's activities in the Lorimer case.
He testified that when' there was a
probability that Lorimer would be at
tacked, Hines called at the Tribune of
fice, ostensibly to confer with him on
the lumber tariff. They disagreed on
the matter, Keeley said, and Hines sug
gested that the editor should be mora
considerate because they had given $600
to the newspaper.
When Keeley found that the $600 re
ferred to a page advertisement, he said,
he told Hines that advertising had noth
ing to do with the editorial department
of .the paper, . , .;
MISS ILG S RELATIVES ,
ABANDON ALL HOPE
San Francisco, July 24 Relatives of
Mary Gertrude Ilg, who disappeared
from her home here a week ago, have
abandoned hope of finding her alive. A
week's search haa brought out no clues
as to her whereabouts. The. police
believe the girl ended her' own. life and
the search today will ba continued by
detectives who expect only to find the
young woman's' dead hody.;. ,W',;i ;i,;, ;
"We are ready to follow up any clue,"
said Robert-llg, brother of tha mleslng
girl. "We have no theories and we have
no hopeA-V' :':':'; I-aV'' ,V;V, v;i;,
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Former Official of Alameda
County Sentenced to Serve
Time in Penitentiary; Peti
tion for New Trial Is Lost.
History of the salton Case. a
March 17, 1911 Secretary
John E. Behan of the Spring
Valley Water company asks
a Dalton to reduce the assessment
of the company holdings in Al-
ameda county..
e March 80 Dalton proposes to 4
a Behan that for a bribe of $25,000 4
a he will reduce the Spring Valleja
a assessment by $2,600,000.
4 May 11 Samuel P. Eastman, 4)
vice president cf the Spring Val-
ley Water company, meets "Dal- .
ton, and while concealed detec-
a tlves listen to the conversation,
4 Dalton agrees to receive the first
a $5000 of vthe $25,000 on May 18. )
May 18 Trap is laid for Dal- a
ton, and he accepts the $5000 in
marked bills from Eastman In
a. Barnum's restaurant, Oakland. )
4 May 1$ Dalton arrested.
e July 14 Dalton convicted. a
July 24 Dalton sentenced to
eight years in prison. His attor- 41
a neys announce no appeal will be
a taken. 4
(T'nltad Preaa Lenaed Wire.)
Oakland, Cal., July 24. Former Coun
ty Assessor Henry P. Dalton, convicted
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
Curtiss Lumber Company Sus
tains $40,000 Loss Near
Mill .City, Or.
(Siwclil to Tha Joornal. )
Albany. Or., July 24. Fire which
started late yesterday afternoon totally
destroyed logging camp' No. 6, of the
Curtiss Lumber company, eight miles
eaat and south of Mill City, this county,
together with most of the effects of the
men, nona of whom was injured. In ad
dition to tha destruction of the camp
buildings, nine donkey engines, consid
erable logging equipment and a portion
of the logging road was burned, includ
ing a number' of flat cara. The loaa
will, it is reported, exceed $40,000.
The origin of the blate was from for
est fires, which have been smouldering
in the foothills. . A fresh breeze with
a change In direction, fanned the flamea
and they were, driven toward the camp,
which speedily succumbed, despite herolo
efforts Of the lumbermen to save tha
property.' All th workman saf aly got
out of Mill City late last evening. "
v it was reported here at noon that tho
flrea are doing considerable further
damage to timber between tha forks of
tha Santlam river, r '
FROM FOREST FIRE
John M. Gearin Talked of as
Available Timber by Demo
crats and They Believe He
Would Stir Up a Ruction.
MANY OTHERS NAMED
. AS POSSIBLE TIMBER
Lowell of Pendleton Wants the
Republican Nomination
Big Fight, Anyhow.
In the Democratic, as well as In the
Republican ranks, there Is prospect for
en interesting contest before the next
United States senator is chosen to suc
ceed Jonathan Bourne. While the for
mal choice will not be- made until the
legislature meets In January, 1913. the
primaries next April will name the
candidates of the two parties and the
November election will tell who the
senator will be.
There are no professed candidates for
the Democratic nomination at this date,
but party leaders over 'the state are
casting about for the most available
timber and the name most frequently
heard Is that of John M. Gearin. Mr.
GearJn served one short term in the
senate by appointment and came close
to landing a longer tenure by popular
vote.
Plenty of Excitement.
Friends of Mr. Gearin urge that he
is particularly available because of his
demonstrated popularity, his recognized
ability and his capacity for drawing
votes from the Republican party. A
fierce struggle will be waeed over
Bourne In the Republican primaries, and
wnether he wins or loses, a big ruction
Is coming that bodes 111 for the nominee.
Gearin Is urged aa the man best fitted
to gather in the stray Republican vote.
at the same time holding the Democratic
strength.
Milton A. Miller of Linn county. Dem
ocratic national committeeman and
member of the state seriate Jor several
terms, is also talked of for the Demo
cratic nomination.
Miller hes long. been laboring In the
Demooratlo vineyard1, and, while he haa
received many honors, he has not gath
ered In Any. of the offices that - pay
much In iiard cash. His friend want
him to take a chance at one of the big
plums, and there is also some sentiment
"among the out-state Democrats in favor
of taking the senatorshtp away from
Portland.
There Is also some talk of Dr. Harry
Lane as a senatorial candidate, but he is
understood to have no aspirations in
that direction, . and it is doubtful even
that he will seek the nomination for
congress.
Jonathan Bourno Is to be the big Issue
on the Republican side, and many of
those most bitterly opposed to him con
cede that he seems now to have the beat
(Continued cn Page Twelve.)
0.-0. LAW SCHOOL
T
Plan of Housing Law Library
in New Courthouse Severe
ly Scored Judges Are Also
Grilled by Speaker. .
Judge McGinn of the circuit court
went before the three, members of the
county court this morning and made a
vigorous protest against allowing the
University of Oregon Law school using
the courtrooms for lecture purposes,
and the housing of the law library In
the new courthouse. His attack on the
law school, which Is a private Institu
tion, waa made in his character! stio
style, and lawyers In general came in
for a vehement scoring for "wanting
special privileges."
Presiding Judge Garvtenbnln of tha
circuit court Is dean of the law school.
and the protest was practically against
him and others lnterestod In Its man
agement. Judge McGinn declared that
the taxpayers are furnishing rooms and
facilities for the use of the law school,
and receive nothing In return.
"The law plainly states that a Judg
of the circuit court shall receive $4000
a year salary, and no more, either di
rectly or Indirectly, and that is what it
means. It does not mean that he shall
glva part of his time to being Judge,
and the rest of his time to some other
institution or practicing law.
"What of Taxpayer!?"
"Thla law school Is not an eleemosy
nary institution, either," said Judge Mc
Ginn. "And, I will make good on that
statement .1 .can show you that last
year there were 16$ students in the
school, and the tuition they paid, plus
tha final examination fee, amounts to
$11,328. Furthermore, the prospectus
advertises the facts that tha students
are allowed free use of the law library
and It Is glaringly heralded -that tha
professors are Judges, ex-Judges, and
such distinguished teachers.
.'"The courthouse has been turned in
to a law school, with circuit Judges
at the head of it. One of the leading
advertisements and inducements In the
prospectus is that the law school is
situated in the courthouse, which is in
tha heart of the city, and- the library
is free. What do the- taxpayers get
out of ItT I can go before the people
on this Issue, and there will not be a
grease spot left of these Judge. Even
(ha gentlemen , in charga of this law
School advise the students where to
(Continued on, Pager Twelve.)
ATTACK
Br JUDGE Ml
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Lieutenant Carl Ton Mets Meyer, "Gentleman Burglar," Who Stole to Get
Food.
EXILED RAFFLES
STARTSUFEANEW
L
Norwegian Army Officer Who
"Stole to Eat" in New York
Prefers Banishment to 5
Year Prison Term.
raots Is Career, of Ton aXets
Meyer.
Born In Chrlstlanla, ,the son of
a wealthy banker.
Educated for and entered tha
Norwegian army.
Forced to leave the army be
cause of hla father's financial
troubles.
Came to this country to atudy
banking In October, 1908.
Spent all his money and could
not find work.
Committed his first burglary
In March of this year, after he
had not eaten for two days.
Pawned the spoils for $1$.
Committed 13 more burglaries
before he was arrested.
Confessed and the complaints
against him were withdrawn.
Was given hla choice between
banishment and five years in
Sing Sing. He accepted the f6r
mer. Will enter the Congo service of
the Belgian army.
(United Pre. taed Wtre.l
New York, July 24. The - most re
markable burglar the police of Greater
New York ever arrested Lieutenant
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
F
Country Is Hysterical Over Re
ports Growing Out of the
Troubles in Morocco. .
London. July 24. JL1I England is hya
terlcal today over tha Moroccan situa
tion, and there were wild rumors that
Germany and France, had actually de
clared war. Another rumor says that a
German fleet has been seen orf the east
ern British coast, while still another
report Is that the kaiser IS expected to
sever diplomats relations with England.
Despite these alarmist reports, the
government-announced to-day that it en
tertained no apprehension of war.
EDNA GOODRICH WILL
HURRY BACK HOME
.4.... ;'.
Parla, July $4. Edna Goodrich, the
actrtaa, haa abandoned her plan of
spending tha summer in Paris, and la
preparing to sail for America Immedi
ately. The ohange In Ijer plans is be
lieved to have been caused by the suit
started in California by her former hus
band,' Nat Goodwin, to regain posses
sion of property deeded to her before
their rnarrlags, '
ASKOO
DIER
WILD WAR ROMORS
R GHTEN ENGLAND
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FLEE 2ND BLAZE
After Having Lost Their Dwell
ings in bast Night's Con
flagration, Constantinople
People Run From New Peril.
(United Press Leaied Wire.)
Constantinople, July 24. Two grave
outbreaks of fire this evening in the
Stamboul district lead to the fear that
last night's holocaust will be repeated.
The wind is fanning tha flamea, which
are apreadlng rapidly through the na
tive quarter of the town.
Thousands of those made homeless
by last nlght'a fire are fleeing before
the sweep of the new conflagration,
which will greatly Intensify the distress
and may cause the loss of many Uvea.
Constantinople, July 24. Thousands
of people are homeless and 6000 build
ings are destroyed here today as a
result of a conflagration In the Stam
boul quarter, which, It la believed, was
started by incendiaries in league with
the Old Turk party.
The fire started simultaneously in
six places.
Chefket Pash, minister of war, lies
today In a hospital, suffering from In
juries received from a falling beam
when making a herolo effort to save
the war building. The antiquated fire
department was ludicrously Inadequate
and the wooden structures were licked
up like straw by the flamea The Gal
ata district, an European quarter, was
threatened.
S
(Tnlted Prm. L(l wire.)
Rome. July 24 Crops In the vicinity
of Ferrara today are practically a total
loss ss the result of a strike among
the farm hands. The same thing re
sulted last year, the strike at that time
being for higher pay. ;
To guard against lossess this aea
son, the land ownera Invested In me
chanical reapers on a large scale. A
strike against the use of the machines
has been so effectual that not enough
men could be found to run them. Har
vesting has een an impossibility,, de
spite tne ract that large bodies of
troops prevented the smashing of the
reapora, which tha strikers at first at
tempted. i
ARTIST LOSES HER LIFE
TRYING TO RESCUE CATS
(United Prasa Leased Wire.)
Los Angeles, Cal., July J4 Returning
to a burning, structure : to rescue an
Angora cat and three kittens today
cost tha life of Miss Louise B. Fred
erlcl. $0, an artist of New Tork city,. In
a fire which destroyed three homes in
Garvanza, a suburb, .
Miss Fredericl was caught .beneath a
falling roof arl incinerated. Tha flames
broke out in the home of Mrs, Jude
Maultln, where Miss Fredericl was vis
iting. Mrs. Maultln , waa awakened by
a pet Maltese cat scratching at the bed
clothing. She. gave the alarm and 11
other occupants, Including Miss Fred
ericl, escaped in their night clothing.
Despite protests of friends, Miss Fred
ericl rushed back to save the cat and
tha kittens. - '
M
WAND
MADE
HOMELESS BY FIRE
SHE OF FARM HANDS
IN
FERRARA
CROPS
Stanley Committee Sees 1900
Agreement "For Our Mutu
al Interests and to Enable
Us to Pay Liberal Wages."
INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE
PACT IS STILL ENFORCED
Contract Is Signed by Largest
Manufacturers of Plate
in the Country.
(United Prera Leased Wire.)
Wajlhinirrnn Tnlv 1.1 T am nlna
tired of the department of Justice and
wijj go aneaa and investigate myaeir."
Following hla personal expose of tha
fact that mn.t nf th. Hi .tMi .a..
cerns of the country are In a hard and
imji comoine to limit production and
keep up prices, Chairman Stanley, of
the house lnvestisattnar Mmmlttu
which is probing the steel trust, to
day uttered the quoted sharp criticism
A. . . .
ui jiiwiutjr usnerai v lcKerenam ana
tha deoartment of lu.tln in .nawa
to the query of a member of the oom-
mmee as to why he did not get aid
from Wlckersham's forces, Congress
man Stanlev Virtually ria.olar.t1 Ih.t
Wlckersham .shielded "the interests"
and then made the remark quoted.
Biavniey-a outDurst came as tha r
sult of tha testimony of a printer who
told of having prepared an agreement
between the steel klnga which bound
them in a hard and fast "trust
Washington. July $4. Evidence that '
11 of the largest steel manufacturers
is) the country had entered Into a pool
lng agreement In 1900. thus forming a
steel plate association, was presented
before the Stanley committee of the
house, which Is investigating tha steel
trust today. The agreement waa dated
November , 1900, and tha committee
believes its provisions ara still being
enforced.
The. companies signing tha agreement
were:
The Carnegie Steel company, tha
Jonea ft Laughlin company, limited, tha
Illinela Steel company, tha.Cruclbla
Steal Company of America,' the Otls
Steal company, the Tidewater Steel com
pany, tha Lukena Iron A Steel company.
Worth Bros., tha Central Iron ft Steel
company, the American Steel ft Wlra
company and the Glasgow Iron com
pany.
The agreement states that, the com
bination waa formed for "our mutual
Interests and to enable us to pay liberal
wages to our workmen." It sets forth
the exsct ehare of each of the com
panies in the steel plate business, tha
Carnegie company being accorded 4.!J
per cent of the total output of tha com
bine. According to the agreement, if any"
company sold more than its share of
ateel plates the offender would be com-.
pelled to pay 35-100 of 1 cent for every
pound of Ita excess sales into the cof
fers of the association. Tojnsura ob
servance of the agreement, each of tha
companies paid in $1000 for each par
cent of Its allotment of tha total pro
ductlon. , ;, ,
Printer Zs oa Stand,
F. B. Kauffman Coateaviue, Pa.,
printer, who printed the agreement be
tween the stael companies, testified: ,
"After President Houston of the Lu
kens Iron & Steel Co.. had the agree-'
merrt printed his secretary came to ntf
shop and destroyed all the proofs and
copies we could find. Ha said the pres
ident of the Illinois Steel company said
that Houston had -made a mistake in
having the agreement printed, and that
(Continued on Page Twelva)
"I Say Your Statements and
Charges Are v Falsehoods,"
Says Attorney General to
Delegate From Alaska. ,
(United Preii LeaMd Wire.)
Washington. July 24. Complete de- ,
nlal of the charges of Delegate James
Wlckersham of Alaska that hla depart
ment had refused to Investigate the al
leged "grab"" of Controller bay by Mor
gan and Guggenheim Interests, was
made today before the house Judiciary
committee by Attorney General Wlck
ersham. , , . .
The attorney general read a letter'
from the Alaska delegate which charged
that the department of Justice had .
"shielded perjurers from : Justice and,
permitted grossly incompetent officials
to continue in office under the proteo ,
tlon of the department, while competent -and
fearless officials were shortlived
and always died officially as soon . as
they ran up against the 'Interests.' ' ,
Wlckersham flatly denied that . tha
bids for coal in Alaska requested by the
war department were not competitive.
A heated clash between Attorney Gad. '
eral George W, Wlckersham and Dels
gate James Wlckersham of Alaska to
day forced a temporary adjournment of
tha . Judiciary committee. While tha
attorney genera) waa- testifying Ilia s
Alaska delegate said:.', k . W . t
"I csn confirm my charges -1
'Well, then, make good," stiappe tha
cabinet efflcer. '-.?:- . 1 . .
v"I Will.", was tha Alaskan's reply.
VI say your statements an'l rhrrs v
are faiaehoods,' biased the attorney
general, and the commit tea adjourned ' -to
stili tha rising tumult.
TWO WraSHAMS
CLASH; (liMIM
ADJOURNS IN HASTE
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