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iiOiLlliiil K."uiito - FEB 29 HOLIDAY Greater Portland Day to Be Observed in City and But tons Will Be Sold. SAYS eho goveh:::,:e't should ce ousted " Mayor Rushlight yesterday proclaimed i-VhrutLTv 29 as a holiday. It is Greater Portland Pay, when a military orgnnl- tk.w of volunteer workers will strive to Increse the membership of the Great er Portland Hans association to id.uuu. The mayor's proclamation reads: "To the 'people -of Portland: Thurs day. February 29. 1912, hag ben set aside by the Greater Portland Plans . association as a day iu which the peopfe tf this city may demonstrate their belief In the future greatness of Portland. On this day citisens In every walk of life v ill be asked to become members of this organisation, which has for Its ob Jct the planning of a greater, better and more beautiful city. "To plan for the future is not only commendable, but unselfish. - I am In - hearty aeord wUlv thetriotlc instinct that prompts Individuals to do some thing for posterity. City planning Is one of the "big problems before American cities today, and civic pride is meas ured by one's Interest in the future building of his home city. It is com mendable from an economical, sanitary and aesthetic stand point, and I hope . ivery citisen wtl Isslst In this com paign for a bigger, better, busier and more beautiful city. "As Indicating my, faith, and Interest in Portland, and by virtue of the author ity in me vested, I hereby proclaim Thursday, February 29. Greater Port land" day, and urge that ', ail citizens - who have pride In Portland lay aside their ordinary duties long enough r to assist in this worthy movement "A. G. RUSHLIGHT, Mayor." The big red buttons that represent each . a membership In the . association have ' arrived. Those who have already become member will receive their buttons early in the week, so that they may be wear ing them. General V. Vincent Jones, commander in chief of the Greater Tort land forces, ' announced yesterday that very part of the city would be visited by captains for the day. The big draw ings showing various portions of the plan are being exhibited in downtown store windows, Headquarters have been established on the ground floor of the Henry building, Fourth and Oak. streets. SPECIAL TRAINS TAKE 1500 EXTRA AMERICAN TROOPS TO BOUNDARY (Continued from Page One.) enough transportation Is being taken to . make It possible for the troops to enter Mexico without delay If necessary, s The officers of the command consider the situation along the border grave and it Is ah open secret that every4 of ficer and man expects active service of the most serious character before he S returns to Fort Sam Houston again. Brl padler General Duncan will remain here . until the 5000 Bien lett are ordered for ward but he will keep command of the troops sent forward tonight General luncan Is keeping in close touch with the war department , by telegraph and; with the various posts and commands in the department of Texas, along the border. LAWRENCE SITUATION TO BEPUTUPTOTAFT; HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE (Continued from Page One.) ' r vS A Aft. Enillio Vasquez Gomez, who has Issued a manifesto announcing his ac ceptance of the provisional presidency of Mex that the Madero government should be overturned, because it has not - carried out Its obligations to the people. : . . . That is exactly , what has happened in Lwrence. : The Btriken oenavea in such way that the chief of police did not see any reason to molest them or to Interfere with them. He was, therefore, removed as inefficient ; and another man was 'put in his place 'for the. purpose of getting some action and of creating trouble. With the militia, he of course succeeded beautifully. 'Women llankandled and Beaten . "But the pretext la slmpiy an out rage. The strikers, especially the wom en, were manhandled and beaten be cause they tried to send their children away to another city. To compel the children to stay with their: parents, where they would have to starve. Is a tactio that has not been used In his tory since the days' of Genhls Khan. "It is foolish for any . American to declare that this act of the police chief Is anything else but : unconstitutional. outrageous and barbarous. It wuld not be surprising to seathese , strikers,- in the face of such provocation, use any kind of a weapon against both the mil itia and police. ; They deserve the ad miration of the country tor thelc self- control." . ' VASQUISTA ARMY MASSES TO CRUSH HELPLESS JUAREZ (Continued from Page One.) vpon receiving a statement of the facts he would introduce a resolution pro viding for a congressional Investigation. Investigation Only Way. , There is only' one way we can reach this matter from a national standpoint.' tlson declared. "That is an Investiga tion by a house committee, either one of the standing committees, or a special ; committee. ' Jn either case a resolution authorizing the investigation will be nBcea.ary. if the shocking accounts of the matter In today's newspapers are true, there should be no.question as to uui nuiuiKu:a 10 proceea, l am await ing definite information on' that sub ject now from the officials of. the Law rence unions and from Governor Foss Of Massachusetts. Just as soon asl shall -receive lfrT-shairdetefmtne"on a course of action." ' Representative Berger was indignant over the entire matter tonight. - - "It is the old story," Berger said "Xo matter .ow, peacefully the work men, conduct a strike, the militia will find some pretext under which to use force and turn the strikeIntoa :.riOtZ- of water were sent down to them from Juares. This force la expected to at tempt to occupy , Juares early Sunday. Apprehension Ore Outcome. , There is apprehension over the prob-. able outcome in Juares tomorrow. Re inforcements of American troops for border duty cannot reach El Paso from San Anionjo before Sunday night Those already here comprise four troops of the Fourth United States cavalry and a bat talion of the Eighteenth United States infantry. In addition, there is a com pany of state rangers and Company lK or : tne- xcxas National Guard. . From San Antonio will come Sunday night the iweniy-socond United States infantry and a battalion of field artillery. , All engines on the Mexican National and-Mexlco-Northwefltern- roads in Jua res were held in readiness tonight to rush the rolling stock of the two Toads to the American side should ganger of Incendiarism develop in the Mexican city tomorrow. Below Juaren all Is In an uproar; Chihuahua Is Isolated and the defection of Orozco rr.akes It an easy prey for the rebels, Precedent Thousands have come to us to have their eyes examined to have their glasses made to have them adjusted. It's a good precedent for you to follow if you value your eyesight. Thompsons! .Sccorid-FloocCorbettSldg,-- "TIFTH AND MORRISON STS. The Mormon COtony towns of Colonla. " IMaz,-folonlft- Juarez. Colonla Dublan and the manufacturing towns of Pear son and Madera are In the center of the disturbed district and a portion of Ma dera is already in ashes. ., SAVAGE ATTACK ON - LITTLE CHILDREN IS UNPRECEDENTED (Continued from Pnge One.) drawrt. menacingly swooped .down - on the party. ; 1 "You cannot leave town. - Ot out of jicic mm e iiunic, .me oiucers com manded." A member of the strike com mlttee assured the. police that evorv Phlld Wore a tag upon which was writ ten the authorization, of the parents. mat makes no difference," said the police. "The whole batch" of you have got to go back." , , . - - . tome. or tne mothers started with thtir children for the train. The po lice shovej them back. And. then came the soldiers. Stalwart American mnn. in unnorm. carrying rifles With glis tening , bayonets drawn, clubs . with lead butts, in their belts, descended in majestic military splendor upon the pa thetic panic stricken huddle of women and children, reinforcing the 50 police men already present, - y The soldier! drew up between, the children and the ; train. The -police baited, the women. " If they were taunt ing them into violence they could not have done better. They were insulting In their language. "Get out of here you , you -." they shouted,, brandishing their clubs. Home of the children began to cry. One little girl, frightened, half out oi her wits, screamed:. - v ' , , , "Mamma!. Mamma! Don't let them hurt-me." . ... . . ' Beslstlng Women Bsaten. Some of the women ran Into the streets, dragging their little or.es. ' Oth ers, Undaunted, stood their ground. I Thse the police finally seised. -When the women, resisted they were beaten and their clothing torn.' A truck in th street was -nnmnianiipprM and ftip To tli8talfon platform. Into tills improvised patrol wagon eight strug gling injured women, ten trembling died and thus carted off to the police station like dangerous criminals. Despite these outrages, the, strike leaders have- continually counselled peace, obedience to law and even sub mission to unreasonable demands of the police and militia rather than resist ance which might lead to violence. Today strikers peaceably picketing were arrested to the number of 10 for "inciting o riot" , -Buffeted between the savage perse cution of the officials and In hundreds of cases suffering with hunger, this polyglot mass of humanity, represent ing, no less than 33 races or nationali ties, many of .them of hot Latin, blood, maintains patience to a degree that has won the admiration of labor the country over . and has made desperate strike breakers who. rely upon violence to dis credit - these people. They are ' still brave, still unyielding end tonight even confident of ultimate victory. In pollciLcourlthlsafternoon ..four fathers and one mother - were found guilty of assaulting officers, obstruct ing the sidewalks and disorderly con duct, because they had resisted the ef forts . of the police to literally tear children from their arms. The cases ,of seven .women and one man were pobi poned until Monday. The 10 children who were arrested were tonight sent to the city home for orphans. Their ages ranged from S to 15 years. Two women, Mrs. Martha Gabswlts and Mrs. Agnes Wheckiner, arrested for 'Intimidating operatives" who were going to work, are at the city, hospital being treated for bruises and the mauling they got at the hands of city police when a score of bluecoats broke up a crctwd of women and nren- tickets, arresting many. The two women will become mother within a month. v 'Simon Knebol, a special social worker of Philadelphia, who was one of those delegated to escort the children to that city, was fined $10 for obstructing the sidewalk at the station. . He was 'ar rested by . Police Sergeant Monahan and whose sworn testimony and reason-for arresting htm- was:-; . . ' . "The man looked like he was stub born,- and wasn't; moving fast .: enough to suit ma. V - - ,- - - .j - - Knebel had a ticket to Philadelphia, which he showed, to Monahan, but the policeman refused to let him go into tb e stat ion to -take- h l s- -train. -- r Special Justice Rowell, who -acted in all the cases, Justified . his action In sending 10 children to the city poor rarm by citing section one, chapter 181 of the acts of 1909. which reads that the authorities shall step in and take charge of any child under 18 "and the parents shall ,be charged with neglect by reason of orphanage, neglect, crime, cruelty, Inpanlty . or. drunkenness or other vice of the parents." Questions put by Justice Rowell brought out the fact that nfet one of the parents arrested had ever been In court before today. The one mother who was flnedt5forassayltlngan...offlcerwa Jennie kewis, who was stopped by Pa trolman McCann when she tried to board the train at North station wltn her four-year-old daughter In her arms. Policeman McCann testified that when he pushed the woman from the train and tried to take the child from her. the woman "hit and scratched'' htra ana -mea to bite' him. Protest Forwarded to Congress. Being Informed that a congressional investigation will be made, Charles Troutmafln, William Haywodd and Wil llara Tates of the strike committee late today-wired a strenuous protest against the city and state authorities to Chair man Wilson, of the house labor com mittee and to Representative Berger of Wisconsin. With the protest was sent an urgent request that the congression ai investigation be made at, once. The strike leaders also took prellmary steps for legal - action to demand damnges against the city of Lawrence for inter ference with the personal rights and liberties of those arrested In violation oi consuiuiionai guarantees, a con sultation will be held tomorrow with their legal advisers to advise what ac tion will bo taken agalnt the city for personal injuries Inflicted by the po lice. .- , , 1 This is Lawrence. These are the methods of trie civic and commonwelath officials, guanlians of cor--;::;:i;vr.sl rights, but acting for the itii'.:-wner, a charge w hit-h even thev. do l ot dis pute privately. This unw arrant-J and I ontrn jreous assault upon women and children Is an Indication of the length to which these men will go to brtak a strike and prevent the unfontxlns: of employes who pay they have reafhed the end of their tether, life being impossible at the old wapes. -- . If a thorough-going congressional In vestigation is made of the events of the past seven weeks In Lawrence It will show violation of almost every con stitutional right of the people who com pose the striking element Prom the start of this Industrial war, the whole effort by the army of private detectives,; the police and militia, - as well as unscrupulous city and state of ficers, has been to precipitate violence, to discredit the strike leaders. It is no torious that dynamite was planted in three places by detectives working for the tAill agents. ' When the explosives werevfound, the police announced that the strikers were planning dynamite outrages. The "plant" has been fully exposed and the man -whom the police finally arrested as the. "planter" is out on bail. Despite all statements to'the contrary, the fact Is that the strikers have been peaceably disposed sjrom the starts and any violence by individuals has been traced to the daring of boy rowdies or , the strikers who were pitched upon by the police or militia. It must be understood that the town is not-Under martial -law.Th 4500 tt troops are merely present to assist the civil authorities. The right of ..free speech and assemblage has been denied. Habeas corpus was suspended- In the case of strike leaders Joseph Ettor and his assistant, arrested as accessories to the murder, of Anna Lopizio, shot down In the street. ; There was testimony by several wit nesses that Ettor was a mile from the scene of the killing. Two witnesses said they saw a police officershootthe woman, one Identifying the policeman, and there was successful rebuttal In court of the testimony of private de tectives that Ettor had urged the strik ers to commit violence. Ettor is still in Jail, held wtihout ball, for the murder of one! of ' his countrywomen, and a striker. ' . The constitution was violated when the police seized Ettor's baggage, tut ting open a suitcase to get a lot of pa pers, but secured nothing they could use against him. Cruel and unusual punishment has been meted out to strik ers who came up in police court, one man cnargea wltn carrying concealed weapons being sent , to the workhouse. although only a closed jack-knife was found on him. - Many arrests have been made without warrant, and in many in stances ball has-been excessive. Prac tically every free Institution has been corrupted. PLAYER PIANO BARGAIN We have one for $395w Slightly used. 88 note, latest model; See this at once. T-" ' - ITV "JiinltPL r ill Stokers, stationary engtnemen and haulage englnemen engaged at the North Staffordshire, England, coal fields have made an application to the colliery own- ers for an eight hour day. , , . A museum of words is Planned hv Pfcrls scientist who hopes to collect phonograph records of all forma of speech. !- Sweden's water courses are stlmatMi to be able to produce 10.000.000 ham. power nine months In every year. '. i f la; 0? CANDIDATE FO.l LEGISLATURE .." -' , A. W Lawrence. A. W. 7 . Lawrence, ' secretary Of the Central Labor Council, filed, his decla ration yesterday as a candidate for the Republican nomination for the legisla ture for the Eighteenth district Mr. Lawrence is member tf the Typo graphical union, and Is well, known to the laboring people of this county and city..,. -HeJias. been a resident) of, Port land for. the past six years and is a property holder. ' '.The entrance of Mr. Lawrence Into the contest for the "legislature raises the number of labor candidates to three. R. O. Rector and M. J. Murnane having already filed. ; OREGON CITIZENS , TO GO AFTER BEST SITE FOR BUILDING (Continued from Page One.) necessary. But it is believed that when Oregon's cltlaena become guests of San Francisco and evidence their Interest by their presence, the power of first choioe for Oregon will be granted. Mr. Moore s telegram was in answer to a wire sent by Mr. Meier which reads: "I have just put in a long distance call to you and want to confirm it be fore leaving the office. Oregon wants the first minute of the first day opened for the selection sites for the state building,-namely March 14, and a delegation representing the state will arrive in due time and make itself known to you ready to start upon the great work of assist ing the alster state in making this ex position the , greatest that the world has ever known.; I -want your confirma tion of the first selection of site and the date named so that we can start In. the work of publicity forthwith." T;.f inU.,it;--n of t: o -:--": u-ti -' m:s';:.':i, V..& co::n:icr,-:.;l t:.9 state lievi 'n pnir-ut lca?ue to t:.e commer cial organizations went by tclesrraph yesterd.iy, the wire belr? plsnej re spectively by Julius L. Meier, C. C. Chapman, and G. F. Johnson, the mes sage reading: "Oregon selects site Fanama Pacfflo Exposition March 14. Can you partici pate by sending delegation to San Kran clacoT Special trains leave Portland the 12th. you have unusual opportunity to get on map,, and we urge your parti cipation. ' State wide representation Im perative. Please wire." Clubs te Plan for Trip. President A. G. Clark of the. Ad club announced yesterday that March ( would be exposition day before the Ad club at Its weekly luncheon In the Multnomah hotel. Governor West has accepted an invitation to serve as chair man of the day, and at that time the size of the club's delegation on the "Oregon First" excursion will be defi nitely detejintned. The matter will be brought similarly before the Rotary and Progressive Business Men's clubs. President Dan Kellaher said for the East Side Business Men's club that it will give its strength In aid of the plan of the Oregon 'representation at the 1915 exposition. President E. B. Pper of the Commercial club spoke as en couragingly. - Mr. Meier suggests that he had Inside Information that when the Portland ex cursion came to San Francisco the peo ple of the Bay City would make sure that everything contributing to enter tainment and a good time should be served in. double portions. He added that the value of advertising Oregon may secure during the coming four yean by being fittingly represented in the exposition will be incalculable. CKEOOiPF' Leading Counsel of Banker On Triul for Murder of TVife'a Affinity's Father riays, Upon Sympathies; Fat Now in Hands of Jury. ' v; - (8alm Bares ot The Journal.) Salem, Or., Feb. 14. Three realty deals were closed here today, the most Important being the purchase by the Roth Grocery company of a lot on Lib erty street near Court The lot Is 42 by 165 feet and sold for $16,000. It waa secured as & future site for a three story brick building, Which will; be erected within the next two years. The Capital Commission 'company tough t a lot SI feet square in the cor ner, of Court and Front streets from Alex Clark and will improve the same with, a brick building immediately. The consideration is not given. Alfred Sundborg of Hood River, pur chased the Early place from 8. B. CJark for $10,000. The traottwo miles easi- of the city, comprises JO acres and will be subdivided. ' .. All three deals were made by Hop kins St Copley.- . . - - Body of ..Duke of Fife Arrives. . London,. Feb. 24.---Tha. body of the Duke of Fife, who died at Assouan, Egypt, arrived In England today aboard the - cruiser Powerful.- - Burial will be at Windsor on Wednesday next. Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 24. "Now wg - lay us down to sleep. We pray the Lord our souls to keep; But let us die before we wake; Rather than Al Bpyce our young lives takes." . With this paraphrasing of the child ish prayer, W. P. McLean, jr., leading counsel for the defense, closed his ar? gument In behalf of John Beal Snead, on trial for . the murder -of Captain Boyce, late this afternoon. McLean's speech it could not be called an argu mentwas an appeal to the sympathies of the Jury, and , a picture of Snead'a wrecked home, his ruined wife and his two young girls who would be robbed of their, father tin -case of his convic tion. From the start McLean played on the sympathies of the Jury, and the crowd by his reference to the children, seated by their father's side- Tears were in the eyes of the Jurymen, and there waa not a dry eye in the court room when he concluded, - McLean was followed by Senator W. A. Hanger, who made the closing argu ment for the prosecution, and after the Judge's charge, the fate of the wealthy Aniarlllo banker and cattle man was rlvpn Intn th. K.na. 4...... '. The Judge's charge covered twenty typewrlten pages and dealt with the' law on first and second degree murder. manslaughter, self defense and killing as the result of remarks, made about a female relative. There were , some twenty or more instructions in the Judge's charge necessitated by 'the numerous problems raised during the trial. " The Jury at once retired for the night and announced it would not begin consideration of the case until morning. On account of the large number of nmhlfiTII. Y-O I.I. Im V. a nn.nlnl ........... covered In the court's charge, an early whether, the Jury will report before Monday or possibly Tuesday. The gen ere.1 opinion 'la that a hung Jury will be the result.' ; ..... 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