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- - - - J ' - ' ' . ' ' ' ' , . r . , 1 V ;.-.' 1 ' TFMPFRATITRFCt 1 " -Th weather-jair tonight and ' vS ) r.co':::::::::::::::; U Thursday; northwesterly wlnds 1 v-v-r-'- v "tss-i V Portland , . ..... Portland, Oregon,. Wednesday evening, august 9, mt -eighteen pages. VOL. X. - NO. 133. PRICE TWO CENTS OK TSAIWS AVD KIWI BiAUDS nrz csiaa. ' Citizen Sailors Off on Long Ocean Practice Cruise Dam Defender, Dying ES 93 TO WE: EQUAL SUFFRAGE ASTOR'S OLD POST NON-VOTERS WANT EMIR CARR NET own : ( - m AWAITS TME CROWD 1 Scores of Petitions in Circula tion Praying for Votes for . Women From Framers of New Government Plan. LEADERS EXPECT TO OBTAIN 20,000 NAMES , Suffragists Hope to Make This ,u Beginning of Statewide Movement. - Scores of petitions are In circulation In Portland today, which, when filled with names of nonvoting citizens, will be presented to both of the commissions working bn a new city charter asking Jf the new charter a provision gran ting municipal suffrage to all clttxens of Portland Irrespective of sex. This movement was launched public ly today and came as a surprise to all who were not Included in the secret, Plans were made so quietly that there were no leaks. Within a short time after the petitions were on the streets, It was reported that over 2000 names had been secured. The leaders expert to secure between 10.000 and. 20,000 names In a very few days. Tha movement Is not confined to wo men alone, as it Is reported that a number of men' of prominence in the city are backing It with their Influence and advice. The petitions bear the fol lowing heading: ' "We, the undersigned, nonvoting citl rens of Portland, respectfully petition your honorable body to include In the preparation of the new city charter a provision granting municipal suffrage to all citizens of Portland, Irrespective of sex." 1 "We sre prepared to make a ' deter s .mined effort to have the new city (" charter grant us equal suffrage," said one of the Readers today. "We are being advised in our campaign by some of the most prominent men of Port land and we believe that the two char ter commissions shpuld give us favor able, consideration." It i considered that If the woman Of Portfand win thr fight -for equal suffrage in municipal government. It will be a big stroke In the movement for statewide equal suffrage. . Of course - the" " Portland women would have no more voice In deciding the question of equal suffrage which will be presented to the voters of Oregon at tha next presidential election than the women In other parts of the state, but it Is pointed out that if enough votes can be secured In the largest city In the state to give the women the right to vote in local affairs, a more substan tial foundation will be established for the state campaign than the women have ever had before. The moral in fluence of such a victory Is also ex pected to spread to all parts of the state. RECALL TO CAUSE - PRESIDENT'S VETO Because of His Opposition to Cinnlk Drmicirtrt Toft It lo I lUfloivn, tun, 11 iw I i i ! 1 1 ai.i. s rv unnersiooD, win wot mp- I iMaKAS.A I A I IMA prove nriccnuic. (United Prm Leawa Wire.) Washington, Aug. 9. Because of his opposition to the recall of Judge's pro vision It was definitely learned today that President Taft would veto the statehood bill, now before , the senate and certain of passage. The president has openly voiced his opposition to the reoall of judges provided for in the Arlsona constitution and it was learned today that he had definitely decided to veto the bill. In his veto message. It Is learned, he will voice his views on the recall. By a vote of 63 to 18 the senate rati fied the house bill granting statehood to New Mexico and Arizona. Kelson's amendment to strike out the Judiciary recall provision from the Arliona con stitution was defeated. Minor changes were made In the bill regarding the manner of voting In New Mexico on constltutiontal amendments. Arizona must submit the recall prop osition to popular vote before admis sion. New Mexico 18 .pledged to vote ?n a measure embodied In the bill mak ng the state ' constitution easier of f amendment MIKADO FAILS TO MAKE (United Press Leased Wlr.t Washington, Aug. , . Keen disap pointment Is felc In administration clr v cles here today . because- tha - mikado's t- reply to President Taft's address of ; r-elcome to Admiral Togo, given out at - tha White House, contains no reference to tha ' president's Invitation to Japan . to enter Into discussion regarding an arbitration treaty between the United Btates and Japan. Tha emperor's mes- sags read:. v.-v : ; 'Tha . splendid welcome -. which you have' accorded Admiral Togo and the '. friendly, sentiments expressed In your addresa have touched ma deeply. .Ae oept thla assurance of my most cordial i appreciation," AM D LL REPLY! INVITATION g4 f Sf III H. C. Stone, officer of the deck. CRUISER BOSTON WEIGHS ANCHOR AT ELEVEN TODAY Two Hundred Members of the NayjIesjrveaeft Mm Vessel to Be Absent Ten Days; Astoria Tonight. Starting on their first practice cruise the members of the Oregon Naval Re serve left this morning aboard the cruiser Boston. The Boston weighed anchor at 11 o'clock and will reach Astoria tonight It will spend the next two days In Astoria harbor, par ticipating in the opening ceremonies of the ABtorla centennial oelebratton. About 200 members of the naval re serve left on the Boston and will par ticipate In the cruise, which will last about 10 days and will include a cruise off the Oregon coast with stops at some of the larger harbors. The men will be placed through all the maneuvers actual members of the navy would un dergo on one of the United States ships snd the big cruiser will be han dled In nearly every detail by the mem bers of the reserve, only a few men from the regular navy being In the crew. MEXICO'S $10,000,000 LOAN EASILY ARRANGED (United Pivw Leased Wire.) New York, Aug. 9. Arrangement for a loan of $10,000,000 to the Mexican government were, completed today by Bpeyer & Co. of New York. The loan Is represented by gold-notes of the monetary commission of Mexico, Issued under the authority of the government and Indorsed by the Banco Naclonnla of Mexico, tha government official bank. Speyer & Co. disposed of all the bonds, which drew Interest at 4 per cent with out' difficulty at private sale. They were taken in blocks of from $50,000 to $1,800,000 by New York and Chicago financiers. The readiness with which the Issue was disposed of Indicates the confidence of bsnkers in the new Mexi can regime. AUTO'S WILD RACE SAVES HER LIFE Long Night Run Over Moun tains With Serum Defeats Grim Reaper. (fnlted Ftm teased WlnO Bakersfleld, Cal Aug. 9. After bat tling -with death for hours while an automobile carrying a 'few ounces of erum necessary to save her Ufa raced across the Tejon mountains, 140 miles from Los Angeles to Bakersfleld,' Mrs. J. F. Campbell, a patient at a local hospital Is reported today-to be on the way to recovery. , "v , Mrs. Campbell went under the aur geon'a knife at, 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The flow of blood would not stop and an Injection of normal blood serum was hit upon as tha only hope, None could be bought in Bakers fleld, -iQ Los Angeles was appealed to by wire. v At 3:30 a. ra. a local druggist waa roused out of bed and tba drug secured. With the promise of a . large bonus, Curley Smith, a local .driver, sped away toward tha mountains.; Smith, waa met at Palmdale, half way on his Journey, by a machine sent; from Bakersfleld, which carried t(;e precious package 'the rest of tha way, arriving at 9:45 o'clock. Ten minutes later tha serum had been administered and Mrs. Campbell's im provement began."' SLEUTH CHARGED WITH ACCEPTING m BRIBE MONEY Sensational Accusation Filed Aga&stJDetective 'Carpen ter; Women of Underworld Witnesses. O. H. Kulper, local manager -of W. J. Burns' detective agency, through his attorney, Beneca Fouts, today filed charges against Detective Carpenter of the police department, accusing him with receiving and soliciting money Krom women of the underworld, and rena Carter and Buella Mayer, the two women who have made the charges against Carpenter, are thla afternoon making the affidavits for presentation to the police commission. In connection with the graft charges in . the police department It was an nounced today that William J. Burns, the head of the detective agency, will arrive In Portland within a few days to personally conduct the Investigation in behalf of people In (he city whose Identity has not been made known. Spits work, Say Prlenda. There has been a deep-rooted feeling of animosity between Carpenter and the Burns agency, and friends of Carpenter declare that the charges made today are the result of spite work only, although the other side declares that the charges are well founded and that the animus exhibited by Carpenter Is' the result of having been "tipped" off to the fact that the Burns people knew of alleged crook edness In the police department. At least IS wdmen are said to be In volved, and their statements, which have not yet been reduced to writing, In volves Carpenter and the others. The following Is a copy of the charges that were filed today with Police Com missioner Coffey by Detective Kulper: -Understanding that It is the policy of tha new administration to dismiss from the police force alj members there of who are guilty of grafting, I here with submit for your information a (Continued on Page Four.) L Fl With 75,000 Workers Idle, World's Greatest City Is in Turmoil. ONDON STRIKERS ou in (fnlted Press Lasted Wire.) London, Aug, 9. Cqntinua clashes between police snd the striking dockmen and teamsters, In all of which women snd children fought desperately; wars the feature' of tha , labor war hers in which 76.000 workers are out, today, with the prospect that 25,000 more will Join them tomorrow. Tha industrial situation is aa criti cal a one as thS city has ever faced. All work at the docks and wharves has ceased and more than 200 vessels, many of them loaded with meats and provis ions ara tied up with little hop of un loading tha food, for which London Is already calling. T add to tha gravity of tha case, the fish porters struck this afternoon and cut off tha supply of that edible. ' '. ' . -., On the railroads, tha freight handlers have been called out and tha strike In Liverpool and Manchester cuts off sup plies from that .direction. Thare is no doubt that a most serious food famine confronts tha city. v Never in London's history has mora turbulence been shown , in tba early ataa-cg, f a labor wax. ; .'.:; r . v., Tomorrow Afternoon at 3:30 o'Ctock, President Taft Will Touch Button That Sets As toria's Pageantry in Motion. PACIFIC FLEET FLOTILLA WILL REMAIN 3 WEEKS Boxing and Wrestling to Be Put on In Defiance of -Sheriff Burns. (Bpclal to The Journal.) Astoria, Or., Ag. 9. Every one of th 70.000 electric llahts used to Illum inate Astoria for tha centennial pageant were burning last night for an hour so that s complete service test could be made of them. Every flag, every piece of bunting was In place. Every show and concession which wes under con tract was in place, even to the 28 In dians who are to make up the Indian village. General Manager A. A. Tremp has had everything ready for two days. The only obstacle to the opening ' of the Centennial pageant now Is the official date selected months sgo for the open ing snd the arrival of the distinguished guests. The United States naval vessels came Into the harbor at six o'clock this morn ing and anchored off Eleventh street. Commodore Richardson sent word ashore that he would make his official call upon Mayor Henderson st 3 o'clock. This call will be returned on board the flagship Whipple at 5 o'clock and with these formalities over, thef men on board the flotilla wll be granted full shore leave and an opportunity to take in the sights of the city. Grand Marshal C. J. Trenchard has announced the formation of, the dedica tion parade as follows; Order of Dedication Parade. . Formation of dedication parade: Platoon of police; Ellerys band; float of Mount Hood; marshal and aides; John Barrett. President Taft'a represen tative; Governor West; President Carl Grsy, 8., P. & S., and the mayor; G. X. R., state militia and civil authorities; .(Continued on Page Two.) LAFFERTY ASSERTS Oregon Congressman Who Wrote Letter to Washington High School Girl Says His Methods Unconventional. (Special to The Journal.) Washington, Aug. 9. Congressman Lafferty, who wrote to Miss Florence Kubel, after seeing her picture in a newspaper, believes that what he calls a "spirit of chivalry" has been misun derstood. He merely sought an Intro duction In sn unconventional way, ac cording to his explanation, and now finds himself In the spotlight of pub licity from one end of the country to tne otner. Kubel Is withholding letters in which Lafferty pleads not to make public that he wrote to hia daughter. It is reported that Lafferty's infatuation led htm to make trips to the Eastern high school at dismissal time until he got to know Miss Kubel by sight. Concerning the report from Portland that letters similar to the one sent by Lafferty to Miss Xubel had been re ceived from him by schoolgirls In Port land. Lafferty said today: "I don't think .1 have written any schoolgirls ther. Still I might have sent some house gallery tickets to them. If I did they were all to women I know. I have never attempted to make ac quaintances there In the manner I did In the case of Miss Kubel." It is said that Lafferty is really In fatuated with Miss Kubel, and Is ready to prove his sincerity by marrying her. Kubel said today: "AH I care to say is that Lafferty Is a poor liar. When I became aware that my daughter had received a letter from this man, I went to his office and showed him the let ter. I Intended to trounce him, but he pleaded so hard I could not hit him. Besides, he denied then that he had written the letter, blaming It on tha boys In hia office. I never believed that, but sines then ha has admitted It was a lie." It Is reported thst several of Miss Kubel's schoolmates to whom she showed Lafferty's letter have written to him. Lafferty denies this, but la authority for' tha statement several wo men have called him on the telephone and assured him "they would stick by him." whatever that may mean. "Many representatives have been In to assure ma they would stand by ma in this matter," said Lafferty. KING GEORGE BROUGHT TO FORE IN LORDS' FIGHT (United Press Leased Wire, t ' London, Aug. 9 King George and Lord Knollys, hia private secretary were today placed In the center of the fight over the lords veto bill by circu lation of changes that Knollys bad act ed aa the king's lobbyist to secure votes among the lords by which the bill would be passed. . . ' ' . ' ' Knollys was alleged to have acted for the king on account of .the sovereign's dislike y to create new. peers for fear they would make tha aristocracy ridic ulous: Knollys denier any Interference. HIS 'CHIVALRY' WAS NOT UNDERSTOOD i 4. t 1 7 T a John F. Dletz mortally 111 In Wiscon sin penitentiary. (Dnltfd f'r Iaud Wire. I Waupun, Wis., Aug. 9. Death today Is near to John F. Dleta, the "defender of Cameron dam," who Is in the peniten tiary here, convicted of the murder of Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp, who was killed In Diets' battle with deputies who sought to oust htm from his squatter holding at the behest of a big. lumber concrrn. Dletz contracted blood poison ing from a wound received In the bat tle. His family has been called to his bedside. E T APPROVING BILLS Chicago Tribune's Poll Shows Strong Sentiment for Tar iff Measures: Commission Regarded as Useless. 'Special to Tbt Journal.) Chicago, Aug. 9. Replies from 861 western editors to the Tribune's In quiry for their opinions as to whether the president should sign or veto the tariff bills, show that the majority Of the editors want the president to sign the wool, the cotton snd the farmers' free list bills. The majority of the Republican editors want Mr. Taft to veto the bills and prevent further "tariff tinkering" until the tariff commission reports. The majority In favor of the signing of the bills is made up of two fifths Republicans, two fifths Democrats and one fifth Independents. The statement, politically, Is as fol lows: Asked. Answrr'd. Veto. Sign. Heps. ... 8S 397 259 138 Perns 340 165 6 160 Inds 211 99 27 72 ToUls ..1487 1 291 870 The result In the Paclflo coast states Is as follows: Asked. Answer"! Veto. Wash 4 8 23 14 Oregon ... 85 18 9 Cal 64 28 17 Sign. 9 11 The fact Is also brought out that the strongest Republican demand for the passage of the bills comes from Min nesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Wisconsin, the states most affected by Canadian reciprocity. Many of the replies are not second to the Democrats In the exepresslons of distrust and contempt for the tariff commission, and Infer that waiting for its findings Is useless because congress will disregard them when made. The Republican editors who line up behind the president and his tariff com mission, on the other hand, denounce the three bills as sheerly political, de signed to embarrass the president snd furnish campaign material for certain insurgents. E LIVE ON 15C A DAY New Tork, Aug. 9. That he and his wife live on 15 cents a day each was the testimony offered , In court pro ceedings here today by Edward L. Har per, former president of the Fidelity bank of Cincinnati, wrecked 25 years sgo by Harper's attempt to corner the wheat market. A Judgment against Harper for $7, 000,000 was recently sold for $160. f raited TaeM Wlra.i New Tork, Aug. 9. Mrs. Oscar A. Turner, wife of tha multl-mllllonalre head of the Ely Copper .company, will surrender her husband to the "other woman." After 20- years of married life un marred by a single quarrel, during which time she - helped her husband fight from poverty to wealth, Mrs. Tur ner learned, after i an automobile acci dent in San Francisco last October, that ber husband had a "soul mate.' .Today she announoed that lawyers representing herself and her husband are negotiating for a financial , settle ment Then she will go to the west establish a residence and secure a di vorce. The couple have two grown sons. ! . "Mr. Turner wss a considerate hus band." aald tha wlfs today, discussing her plana for aeparatlon. "There never was any misunderstanding between us until he confessed to me' that be bad WESTERN AV R DEN EMIER AND MILLIONAIRE TURNER'S WIFE TO GIVE - HUSBAND UP TO "OTHER WOMAN" British Steamer Rams French Mail Boat in Fog in Straits of Gibraltar, Crippled Vessel Going Down Like Plummet Boiler Explosion Splits German Boat (United Press teaned Wlra.l Gibraltar, Aug. 9. Sinking ilka a plummet after she was rammed by the British steamer Bllverton during a dense fog In the Straits of Gibraltar today, the French mall steamer Emir carried down with her 93 of her pas sengers snd crew. Immediately after the crash the Bll verton lbwered all tier boats, but. ham pered by the fog, they were only able to rescue 23 of those on the Emir, SPECIAL ELECTION D NAN Al TO BE ILLEGAL AS MEASURE NOW STANDS Council Must, Within 60 Day Before Special Election Or der Various Amendments Submitted Placed on Ballot, Says City Attorney Grant Provision for Expense of Election Must Also Be Made. After all the agttstlon for a special election, and after the city council this morning had unanimously passed an or dinance fixing January 9, 1912 as the date for the election at which commis sion government charter amendments may be submitted to voters, the surpris ing Information was given out by City Attorney Frank 8,'Orant that the ordi nance is not worth the paper it is writ ten on unless the council, shall within 60 days before the special election order tha various amendments to be submit ted placed on the ballot Under the Initiative laws all measures to be voted on at any election must be submitted either by petition of voters or by resolution of the city council. While the council has fixed the date of the special election. It can still. If It so desires, nullify thin action by refus WHITE STAR TO ENTER (United Preie Leased Wlra.i San Francisco, Aug. 9. Negotiations for docking facilities here for the White Star line of steamers have been opened. and Phillip A. 8. Franklin, vice presi dent of the company, will arrive in San Francisco today to conduct the arrangements In person. The White Star line Is domlnsted by the Morgan Interests. The desire to secure s share of the business which the opening of the Panama canal Is sure to bring la responsible for the White Star's move. Additional facili ties st Seattle, Tacoma and Portland are, also part of the 'plan to gain a foothold on the Pacific coast., two other companies, the Hamburg-Ameri can and Cunard line, have been aeeklng facilities here. CONFEDERATE GENERAL GIVEN UP BY DOCTORS (United Preas Leased Wire.) Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 9. Physicians attending Commander-in-Chief Gordon of the United Confederate Vetersngr an nounced here today that he could not survive more than a few hours. MISDIRECTED LETTER CAUSES DIVORCE SUIT Kansas City, Aug. 9.- Because a let ter Intended for Ceclle O'Brien was misdirected to her husband's business address, O'Brien became so sngry that he turned, the hose In his wife's room. Now a divorce suit has been filed. found a soul rr&te. The girl is the daughter of a prominent New York pol itician. He is openly received at her home. , ' "I prayed for months for a recon ciliation. Then I saw it was useless. I didn't learn of the entanglement until last October when I returned from Eu rope. I was injured in an automobile accident In San Francisco, Then my husband told me all. There is nothing left to do but get a divorce.' . Turner is well known in western min ing circles. He wss married when a young man, and with bla wife prospect ed, through ; the west. Together , they tramped many milea through the moun tains, and together discovered some of the- mines which were the foundation of Turner's wealth. -i,.'..- t --..'. Mca. Turner waa robbed of a 125,000 diamond necklace laat year while re turning from Europe on the liner Deutschland, ... ' . PACIFIC COAST TRADE which sank within five minutes aftsr the vessels collided. The bow of the Bllverton was stove in by the Impact and only the hardest pumping enabled her to reach this bar bor with news of the disaster. Rotterdam, Aug. 9. A boiler explo sion off this port today sank tha Ger man passenger steamer Guterburg. Tha bursting boilers split the vessel in two and it sank almost Instantly. Six ara reported lost. Ten were Injured in tha explosion. ; ing to order the amendments prepared by charter revisers placed on the ballot. The special election ordinance is use less also, It is pointed out, unless anoth er ordinance is passed providing an ap propriation to defray the expenses of the proposed, election. It Is moreover pointed out that !; the council can, if it so desires, defeat the purpose of any series ' of amendments prepared by charter revisers by submit ting soma of tha proposed amendments ad omlttngothers. The fact that proposed amendments must be filed with the city auditor 60 days before election seems to have been overlooked by the east side charter com mission, as that body did not commence work until more than a month after the appointment of the Simon commission began Its labor of revision. CARLTON HOTEL, IN ,IS H -... (Doited Press Leased Wire.) London, Aug. 9. The Carlton hotel, mecca of Americans visiting London, Is burning. With the entire' upper portion of the structure In flames, the guests were driven helter-skelter into the streets. It Is not yet known wheth er there were any casualties. Many guests had narrow escapes. Most ofthem were dressing for dinner or the theatre, and so rapidly did tne flames spread that a number wars com pelled to flee to the street In negligee attire. None were able to save any of their effects. Within an hour after the flames first broke out the entire block, which con tained many fashionable residences along Pall Mall and Charles streets, was threatened with destruction. Spec tators were impressed- as firemen's aides snd did much towsrd helping In the work of rescuing servants and oth ers who had been hemmed In by . the flames. , 1 At 8:30 p. m. the fire wss still be yond control. A majority of the guests were AraerU cans, but few names were obtainable, aa the reglater was not' removed from tha building. Accommodationa were se cured at neighboring hotels and many, who were without clothing, retired at once. Others, clad in dressing gowns, stood in the street and watched tha fire. vi. REPORTS SAY TURKOMANS CAPTURED DAMGHAN (Cnltad Press teased wire. I St. Petersburg, Aug. 9. Advices from Astrabad say that the Turkoman sup porters of Mohammed All have taken Damghan, which la a seven days' marohj from Teheran. Features of Local Interest in Next Sunday's Magazine , i ' N i PROTECTING , TIMBEH ; CROP IN NORTHWEST . What ts toeing dons' by al- ' lied Interest!; . to prevent , repetitioa of last rear's de- ' (" ' itructiye forest f lrea. , ' IN PICTVRESQJJE WALLOWA COUKTT , - Being the experience of . t' three good roads mlsslon arleg from Portland la Or gou'a - most nortb"?' r' 1 county. The Sunday I LONDON BURNING