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SIS CAPITAL
Mexico City in Uproar Over
Rumor That. Former Right
Hand Man of Madero Has
; Gone Over to Insurrectos.
Mexico City. Feb. 24. The announce
ment that General Pascual Orosco, form
erly President Madero's' right hand man,
had Joined General Gernomlno Trevini
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great f ear on the part" of all the for
eigners in the capital that their lives
are In danger. Ail the legations her
are being- v aluged with telegrams from
varlsus parts of the republic, appealing
for aid and protection. t it
All these messages are being turned
over to President Madero, who persists
In declartng that the country Is peaceful
and that the present disorders are only
- Insignificant.-
Telegram Discussed. s
" The Madero cabinet this afternoon dis
cussed at length the telegram received
by President Madero from Emllio Vas
oues Gomes calling upoa the president
to resign. Madero later announced that
he had sent the following reply: ;
"Replying to your telegram l must
say that If I. occupy, this post. It is te
cause a majority of the votca were
cast for ma by the free voters, xou
were my opponent at the last election,
receiving auch an Insignificant num
ber of- votes that you should have
loarned that the Mexican people do not
desire you and disapproved or your con
duct While minister Of the Interior,
you abused my confidence and misuse!
: the national funds to pay your hire
lings. The situation has not yet reached
the gravity you desire. Tou do not
merit the cooperation of the Mexican
people. ' . ' ' .
..i .m vm ,Ma nnat In which
Mexicans elevated me and I have no
fear of the situation you have created.
My duty Is to save the repubilo rrom
all menacing perils and I shall do it.
Ths revolution will not be able to
' triumph unless backed by public opin
ionespecially when its leader remains
hidden like a coward under the protec
tion of a foreign flag."
, ." aebels Have Bailie.
Four thousand rebels who wer de
feated with 250 loss Sunday, have ral
lied and again surround San Pedro.
They have secured five machine guns
and threaten to rase the town. - Pancho
Villa, the brigand, with Q0 troops, sur
rounds Parral and 8009 more rebels
under Felipe Argumendo surround Tor
reon. All of thess bands are resting
on their arms and awaiting a signal
from Gomea at San Antonio to open
! upon a general attack.
I Ninety rebels and 14 federals were
'killed In a battle at Trienta, 100 miles
from Mexico City. The Zapatistas have
- taken fouramall town- within a radius
of 20 miles f the heart of the capital
commanding all the main approaches
to the city. Thelr camp fires are plain
ly visible from Mexico City tonight
Ail the foreigners In the cities near
here are In a state of panic and are
flocking here to buy arms and aramunl-
- tlon. Two hundred and seventy-two
of them arrived tonight and it was an
nounced that all the arms and ammuni
tion stores - will remain open all day
tomorrow to accommodate them.
The foreigners believe that Francisco
Madero is sitting on the crater Of a
volcano which may begin an eruption
. at any moment There is a general
opinion among the foreign diplomats
that the city is doomed and that it is
impossible to tell what may follow
' Madero's downfall. Madero is regarded
by many foreigners here as muclwof a
fanatle and they say It is impossible
to conceive of his voluntarily abdicat
ing. They1 expect him to fight to the
lat ditch and tnfev are Dectinar thai
. it will be necessary for him to make
. such a fight very soon. , --
One hundred thoroughly organised
workers for the Willamette university
endowment fund will be turned loose on
Portland this week, with a list of 1400
people on -whom they will b expected
to call in behalf of the endowment cam-
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This force Is organized and of fle
ered as carefully as though it was a
rat battle they were preparing for.
-Thfire are 10 companies, each composed
of from eight to 14 men, and over each
company there Is A captain, with three
. or f our Ueutanants.
V'hen the working , committee is
through visiting that list of 1400." said
Dr. Hancher last night, "the 2100.000
Xteedsd from Portland will be in sight."
! Another plan was also suggested yes
terday at the luncheon and business
. meeting of the executive Committee, by
a well known business roan who be
longs to the committee, and was prompt
ly approved and adopted. It is the
formation - of a - "Portland-Willamette
Fifty club" to be composed of all who
give 11000 or more to the endowment
fund. - - - - -.
, "We already-have about 16 - eligible
to the club," said Dr. Homan, "and with
the name of the club as a slogan we
will be able to round up the remainder
of that 60 soon. And success of the
'Fifty Club' will mean instant success
of the endowment campaign."
' Thousands of letters have been sent
rut from-the campaign headquarters,
and this publicity campaign is Just beginning-
to; bear fruit'
MANILA PAPER RATE IS
(Whtngton Btiwis of Th Journal.)
aainngion, reD. 24. The interstate
commerce commission finds thaf . h
Ortgon Railroad & Navigation company
was not Justified in charging the J. k.
Gill company per hundred pounds
for transporting manila paper and filing
folders In less than carload lots from
Chicago, Grand .Rapids, and Cincinnati,
to Portland.
One dollar and seventy-five cents Is
prescribed as the rate for the future.
AIko a rate of 12.20 for sa thanpais.
load shipments while adding machine
raper rrom Chicago was found discrim
i ua rpamuon awarued.
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FORGE OF 100 TO VORK
. FOR FNnniVMFNT FlINn
HELD DIWIATORY
Commission Form
Mayor KushliTit Names TAht Citizens to Serve AVith IUm on Committer to Harmonize Various Charters
lYoposcd During Past Six Months.
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Commission government, after' having
subsided frqm its proud position as a
red hot campaign issue in the mayor
alty battle of last year almost into the
depths of political oblivion, has again
become a live topic. Mayor Rushlight
yesterday appointed eight citizens to
serve with him on a committee created
by the city council for the purpose of
narmonizing- the various commission
government charters proposed during
the past six months, tt . .;, -
The committee will consider the re
vised charter, filed by the official Si
mon charter commission, the one pre
pared by the People's charter commis
sion and the short charter, filed bv C.
E. S. Wood and others, and out of the
chaos they - will " attempt to evolve a
new , charter embodying commission
government in its most advanced form
11 3 4aPjblejot heefida-OiL-PorU
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The names of the committee follow:
W. B. Ayer. W. C. Benbow. F. S. Grant.
S. Grutze, T. M. Hurlburt, R. W. Monta
gue. P. L. Willis and W. F. Woodward.
These gentlemen have been Selected
by the mayor after many weeks of de
liberation and he believes they are em
inently qualified to do the work asked
of them. W. B. Ayer, who heads the
list is one of the most prominent clti
senand taxpayers of'ttoe city. He Is
presldemt-of the- Eostern-und Western
Mill company. He is also a member of
uie puDiic library commission.
Personnel of ComxuUtee
W. C. Benbow has for many years
been identified with the city attorneys
ornce, serving in the capacity of deD
uty. He has been of great assistance
10 wiy Attorney Tanic urant in fight
ing the Dunlway-Klernan obstructionists
and he had a large part in preparing
me Drier in tne Broadway bridge case,
This involved the validity of the In tia.
tlve and referendum system and was de
cided in ravor or the city 1 recently by
the United States supreme court City
Until Dr. Harry Lane declares that
he will or will not be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for United
States senator the politicians have a
hazy view as to what will happen when
the voters go to the polls to select the
men to contest for the seat of Jonathan
Bourne. - , , ' . v : -
The Republican line up is plain, and
is -thought to be complete. Besides
Bourne, it includes Ben Gelling, Stephen
A. Lowell -of Pendleton and Joseph W.
Morton of Salem. All of these are more
active than Bourne, who announces he
will do nothing except take .the space
allowed him in the official pamphlet
; Selling has a corps of stenographers
at -work writing letters and hae put
aside his business interests to give sole
attention to his campaign. His head
quarters in the Selling building present
a busy scene, and he reports himself
encouraged by the reports he has .rs
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Lowell is active and Is visiting dif
ferent parts of the state. He isjurglng
the UlaTrTlB oi ' caifernOregon7""Tfrom
which no senator has been chosen for
25 years. Mortort is sending out cards
for distribution and it Is said his peti
DR. LANE ENIGMA IN
SENATORIAL SITUATION
of Government Again to Be Live Topic
At top, left to right W. B. Eon
- bow, Frank S. brant; Mayor X Q.
Rnshllght-enter--:Tow7ieft--'to -;"
right R. W. Montague, 8. Grutie,
P. L. Willis. Bottom row, left to
right T. M. Hurlburt,- W. F.
Woodward, W. B. Ayer. ( - '
Attorney Grant has also been In the
legal department of the municipality for
a long term of years; - He is thoroughly
familiar with all, branches or tne ouy
government and was a member of the
Simon revision committee. His colleague,
Mr. Benbow, was a member of the Peo
ple's charter revision committee.
B. Grutze has been cnier oepuiy ciiy
auditor for nearly two decades and is
probably- better fitted for the tan 01
revising the conflicting elements of the
various charter propositions than any
other man in the city. He was also a
member of the Blmon commission.
t: M. HUrlburt is the city engineer
at present and he occupied the position
of chief deputy in. the city engineers
office for many years jprevious to His
appointment by Mayor Rushlight last
July te the position he now holds. He
was a member-of the People's commission.-
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R, W. Montague is an attorney of
recogniaed ability and a heavy taxpayer
of the city." He served on the People's
phaj-ter commission and .was also a
member of the charter commission ap
poinledjfl.urlng the Lane ailmtaislration,
The charter submitted by that commis
sion was defeated at the polls in 1909.
P. L. Willis is at present a member
of the municipal civil service commis
sion, a position he has occupied for
several terms. He is a well known
attorney and a large property owner.
He assisted in the drafting of the char
ter which now governs the city. ' '
To Meet Ksxt Wert. "
W. F. Woodward, is one of the most
successful buflinessjnenf the clty1Hej
is a member of the firm or woooara a
Clarke and an ardent advocate of pure
commission government. "Her took an
trvr-part 4n framing the-revise-har-ter
filed by the Simon commission.
"I have spent many weeks in selecting
this commission," said Mayor Rush
light yesterday afternoon, "and. I hope
that we will be able to solve the ques
tion of charter revision tdflhe satis
faction Of . the . public. Our work will
consist largely in reconciling the many
conflicting charters that have already
been offered, and of combining the best
in each in a revised draft that will
give the city an economical, business-
tion will be In circulation here in a few
days. . V-
Tho Democratic candidates so far are
Walter M. Pierce of Hot Lake, M. A.
Miller of Lebanon , and Oliver Perry
Coshow of Roseburg. Friends of Dr.
Lane are confident he will shortly file
his declaration, and he has stated that
If he becomes a candidate ha will make
a canvass of the state. He had nothing
to say yesterday as to his intentions, but
said he would decide within a few days.'
St. Louis. Mo., Feb. 24. Unconvinc
ing teHtimony was offered here today
by Andrew J. White, who claims to be
George A. Kimmell, the missing Niles.
Michigan, bank cashier, at the hearing
of the case, whereby relatives of Kim
mell are endeavoring to collect a life
insurance policy. The insurance com
pany is fightingjpayment on the ground
that White is tflmmell, while the lat
ter's mother and 'slater repudiate
White's claims, asserting that the real
George Kimmell, was killed years ago in
a forest in : Oregon.. ''(: , - a.-:
Wlilla . inrlay tevlswsd tiuwieraurt
statements he had made in a deposition
while an inmate of Matteawan asylum
for the insane and contradicted many
points he established at' that time.
WHITE IS ON WITNESS
STAND: NOT CONVINCING
like and progressive government I be
lieve we will be able' to submit a charter
that will be progressive without being
too radical, and that will conserve best
the Interests of a majority without
being ultra conservative." - v
Mayor Rushlight is. chairman of the
new commission. He will call a meet
ing of the body some time next week,
at which time the commission win or
ganize and committees will be ap
pointed to arrange the details of the
work. ,
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For the Floors
Imported and Domestic Craftsman Rugs, the
famous Hartford Saxony Rugs i in plain and
self-tone effects, plain Carpets of every grade
and all useful Craftsman colors. Special floor
coverings 6f any size can be made for Crafts
man interiors.
Fifth and
Stark
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TO EFFECT SlilE
"Ownership Bboks" jnAudit
ors Office Regarded as
- -Valuable Innovation.
The Installation of a system of own
ership books in the city auditor's office
is expected to save tajpayers of the
city between $10,008 and ISO.000 a year.
City Auditor A. I Barbur has Just
recently delegated an experienced dep
uty to take charge of the books, and
this man spends the greater part of his
time correcting ownerships and , ad
dresses. Formerly ownerships were obtained
from the county assessor's office, but
this plan proved extremely unsatisfac
tory. The assessor only changes the
ownerships on the lists of the office
once a year, and it frequently happens
that a single piece of property, will
change hands several times In twelve
months. , . . ; .
s a result, many valuable lots have
been sold at auction by the city au
ditor to satisfy Hens entered against
them on the city docket
When a hard surface or other munici
pal improvement i ordered by the city
eouncll and finally accepted the property
affected by the improvement is assessed
for the cost, ixoticea of assessment are
sent to all the property owners in the
particular district But it la frequetatly
the case that a property owner sells his
property after the oounty assessor com
pletes his tax rolls. The tlty auditor,
having obtained the ownership from the
county assessor, sends the notice for
the improvement assessment to the orig
inal owner. The nsw owner. If he
should not happen to be lucky, never
gets the notice. He does not . pay the
assessment, therefore, and it, in the
course of time, becomes delinquent and
is sold at auction. A year rolls by and
the new -owner's -name appears -on the
county tax rolls. . He finally receives a
notice from the city auditor that his
property has been sold and that he has
two years in which to redeem the prop
erty. If he decides to pay the assess
ment at once he la compelled to pay a
penalty for delinquency.
The. new system adopted by the city
auditor's office has been a decided im
provement Every, day the realty trans,
f era are noted and the change of own
erships Jotted down in a ledger. Prop
erty owners who change their addresses
can save the auditor's office much
trouble and themselves some money bj
notifying the city auditor without delar
as soon as they do so. r -
CANAL LEGISLATION
EIGHS BU1L
' (Wtwblngton Koreas of The Journal.)
Washington. Feb. 2 -Representative
Adamson of Georgia today introduced
a rQlutlon conferring on-the commit
tee on Interstate and foreign commerce
authority to send for witnesses and
documents to investigate the alleged
combination of railroad Interests which
plans to control the Panama canal, the
ocean traffic combination and plans of
foreign governments to prevent . this
country from getting the full measure
Of benefit front) the canaL ""'",
. "We are going to pass a bill at this
Session," said Representative. Adamson
tonight, "providing for the operation of
the canal. There is a good deal more
to this subject than merely fixing tolls.
You people on the Pacific coast are not
going about it right, in my opinion, to
got the best use out oi (he canal. We'll
take care of railroad combination and
domination.- We think weknow pretty
much about the things referred to in
my resolution, but we want authority
to prove It I think you'll find that the
question of legislating for the canal is
a bigger one than the building of the
canaL"
Journal Want Ads bring results.
DING
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We Also Carry:
J. G. Mack
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E'iTERS RACE F0H
Henry Jr Scbulderman
Henry J. Schulderman has announced
himself as a candidate for the Republi
can nomination, for railroad commis
sioner for the . second district U Mr.
Schulderman is a. well known resident
of Portland , and has been ' engaged in
business here . for the past 20 years.
He is a practicing lawyer and is a grad
uate of the law department of the Uni
versity of Oregon. -
For 10 years, Mr. Schulderman. was
manager , of the Merchant Express com
pany,- operating between Portland and
Vancouver, Wash. - For the past several
years he has been superintendent of mall
messenger service in this city. By
reason of his long experience In handling
the business of the Merchants Express
and Transfer company Mr. Schulderman
thinks he is peculiarly fitted' for dis
charging, in an impartial manner the
duties of railroad commissioner.
Mr. Schulderman is 29 years old. Is
married and has two children and come
from a well known and highly respected
pioneer i family, He promises that If
elected, he will see that ho unfair dis
crimination In rates shall be made by
the railroads in this . state and favors
the regulation of all public utility serv
ice corporations In accordance with the
law., He requests that the following
slogan be printed after his name on the
nominating ballot: , "Strict enforcement
of the law. Fair and reasonable rates.
No discrimination.'
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'XsTtnge1es." Cat, Feb. 14. - More
than 60 deputies, aided by scores of
ranchers, are combing the Santa Mon
ica hills tonight for Trablslo Gontales,
Mexican 1'bad man," who gagged and
bound his wife and carried her and his
sick baby into the mountains.
Persons who witnessed the kidnaping
early today . were prevented from at
tempting a rescue by a long dirk and a
revolver, whioh Gonsales brandished.
He is said to have threatened to kill
his wife, and the officers fear that they
will never find the woman alive. v
The baby is but six months old.' It
was very ill, and the mother was caring
for it when attacked by her husband.
Five daughters, . the eldest 14 years
of age, were left homeless when the
mother was taken away. They are be
ing cared for by a charitable organisa
tion. . ; ' :" 7... '
1 In point of numbers of students, Co
lumbia University at New-York, leads
the world this year with a registration
a few less than 8000. - '
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SDRAGWOODS
MANWHOSTOLEHISWE
Craftsman Furniture is simple, restful an3
most attractive in design. Moreover, it is
fully as good as it looks. Made from selected
and carefully-seasoned American white oak,
by the finest processes, and upholstered in
genuine Spanish morocco leather, it will stand
the strain of a lifetime of hard service.
We carry Craftsman ' Furniture for the
living-room, dining-room, library, and hall.
We sell it at exceedingly reasonable prices.
Our windows this week contain a large dis-'
play of it, with the prices' plainly marked.
We hope you will see this furniture and com
pare the prices with what youhaveseen
elsewhere. ' - " ,"
For the Walls and
Windows
Beautiful papers in all grades and colors. IVlonk's
Cloth, Druid's Cloth, Sundour fabrics, Cretonnes,
Chintzes, Reps, Scrims and Fancy Nets in exclusive
patterns and colorings. Prices on pretty and dis
tinctive Craftsman fabrics range from 50c per yard'
upward. -
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Grewsome Find on Umatilla
; River Is Made by Man . at
Thorn Hollow; Water Is Fif
teen Feet Deep.
(BppcUl to The Jouroal.) (
Pendleton, Or., Feb. 24. News of a
possible' tragedy was contained in a
letter reoelved this morning by Superin
tendent Henry Laats of the Pendleton
water department in which it was stated
that on February 19, a drowned horse
attached to '-a buggy had been discov
ered in the Umatilla river at Tho! a
Hollow about 20 miles above this city.
Because of the fact that no such lots
was reported it is feared the driver
is at the bottom of the, river also, Th
letter was from O. W. Jones and stated
that the horse was found tangled in the
harness in water IB feet deep but owin
to the depth and the turbulence of the
stream' recovery had not been possible.
The authorities have been notified and
will make an investigation.
Attorney. Joseph T. Ellis, former. coun
cilman from the Tenth ward, who was
recalled by the voters of that ward last
fall, yesterday - filed - his declaration of
intention to be a Republican candidate
in the primaries fo county commis
sioner. His slogan will be: "Transact
county affairs for the exclusive benefit
of the county.' In ; his declaration the
candidate declares the following plat
form: "I will use my utmost efforts
to keep the taxes and expenses of the
county down to the lowest possible
level, consistent with good service and
government! work to the end that the
county's dollar wilt be worth 100 cents;
use every effort to secure rapid transit
across the bridges and ferries; suppress
vicious roadhouses; see that every ddlr
lar of taxes raised for road purposes
will be used to the best advantage, and
oppose every form of graft," ;
-B.y.the tiling of the former council
man, there are five candidates in the
field for this office, which is now held
by W. I Lightner, who seeks a renomi-
nation. The other three are Dan Me
Allen, Thomas A. Sweeney and T. J.
Kreuder. " Since ' there are five candi
dates, the names on the ballot will be'
rotated, thereby allowing some of the
names falling low in alphabetical order
on the ballot to be placed at the top of
the same. !- 'r ; ." 1- r- :
3Llehthe"T)asIeen In of flee seven
years, and is setting forth his past rec
ord as a reason for , renomlnatlon ani
election. Kreuder claims a large foil'
lowing from the Grange, and has been
indorsed by the WOrkingmen's Political
club. McAllen attained cbnslderable
credit 4n fathering the Lewis & Clark
exposition whereby many ' friendships
were made which he now count in Mi
favors Sweeney ' ia making an .active
campaign throughout the ceunty, and e
peclally. among the factory and shop
classes.- . ; . .
A Louisiana man has Invented a
magasine sandpapering machine .which
carries a number of sheets of paper, tht
outer of which may be removed with a
knife when it la worn. .
To enable an aviator to see what is
below hira without altering his own po
sition or that of his machine, a nev
French military aeroplane is provided
with a mica window. .
Fifth and
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