k t . ... 1 C kl tii-i 1 I ; . ai. .- S t; . Bolss , "1 f e.m'.i . : ; Spoken , 2i San 1 ruccisco Portland s Kmbari , i :-. KarsMield z"i Fair tonight: and probably Friday; east erly winds.' '- 7 'A uT i i '- : PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY-EVENING, FEBRUARY 29, 1912. TWENTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE TWO CEHT3 llgUl I1 1 1 VOL. X. NO. 30S. Citizens Today Contribute Gerlerously to Assist Greater Portland Movement early Million Coal Miners Strike in England . W. J. Bryan Welcomed to City N ouiiisEiie By. Midnight Million Workers Expected to Be on Strike; 200,000 in Other Industries Made Idle. - 2,000,000 PERSONS MUST SUBSIST ON "BENEFITS" Price of-Fuel Goes Kiting in Face of Nation' Greatest , Labor- Crisis. : ' (Special Tht JonrsM.I London, Eng., Feb. 39. Bight hun dred and forty-eight thousand coal min ers had gone on strike at 5 o'clock thta afternoon. Before midnight It Is ex pected 'that a million will have walked out. , The strike follows the failure of gov ernment officials, prominent among them Premier Asquith, mine owners and the miners to coma to an agree ment as to a 'minimum wage clause." These negotiations had been pending for a week. Operators Befuse to Treat, Every effort was made by the gov ernment to stave-off a general strike. The cabinet met today to plan.. some last move to Induce the mine operators to. grant the men a minimum wage scale for each district. The' operators it-fused to treat with the men. . When the working agreement expired at 4 o'clock this morning, union leaders Issued orders 'for a general coal . strike throughout the United Kingdom. They said they saw no hope of settlement by arbitration. - More than 200,000 workers In allied Industries have been thrown out of work. Practically 3,000,000 persona are directly affected by the sUrlke. Today'ss strike plunges England Into the throes of the greatest labor crisis In the history of the nation. Recog nizing the seriousness of the situation, the war office has issued orders' for the mobilization of additional, bodies of troops in the' districts where disorder is most feared. Several regiments are al ready quartered in the mining districts in Wales. righting for Wage Guarantee. The miners are fighting for a "min imum wage" guarantee, to :. supplement the agreement with the operators pro viding payment on a piecework basis. Counting the members of the work ers. families,' Ihe total number com pelled to subsist on "strike benefits" from the unions is placed at well .over the 2,000,000 mark. . Many factories and other business concerns gave notice today of a sus pension of work In the near future, ow ing to the shortage of coal. The cost of coal wenf kiting iriimedi ' ately it became -known that all possi bility of averting . the strike had passed. If the strike lasts long enough it will mean the- throttling of pracli- cally every, big industry and public utility In the island. The amount of coal stored canhot. last much over a ..month at the usual rate of consumption. (Continued on Page Five.) E SOLO FOR $110,000 Property ' Purchased of Miss Mary 'Ruth Hawkins as an Investment, It -Is- Reported, ' Attorney Jfunes ' N'pwton "Davis, - act ing for a client, closed a deal yestrr ay for the purchase of the old home Mfad of the late Dr. Hertry McKlnnell, located at the southwest . corner of Fourth and Muin streets for which he T'id f 110,000. The property belonged to Miss' Mary Ruth Hawkins, who as the niece of Dr. McKlnnell, inherited It 20 years ago. The parcel has a frontage f 13 feet on Main street and 100 on Fourth, and Is .improved with an old frame residence which was built more than SO years ago by Dr. McKlnnell and was occupied by lilm until his death. Attorney Davis said today that his client purchased the property as an In vestment, The holding occupies half tlio Fourth street frontage of the block between the court hpuse and the city hall and is regarded by realty brokers us available for an immediate .Improve ment of a substantial character. Mailcarrier, Mistaken for (Social to Tb Journal. 1 Kugone, Or,, Feb. 29. Joshua Cain, mail carrie. between Lowell ancl Hazel Doll on the Upper Willamette river, is at the general hospital In Eugene with i gun shot wound in his back, Inflicted at 5:80 o'clock this morning' by Edward Smith, keeper of the store at Lowell. A numher of suspicious looking char Bclers, believed to be foreign railroad "strr,"-h)lirt-btWT-hsnptng"TOnn-trw premises the day before, and when Cain enltred the stor to get .his mail to nart for Hasrl Dell, Smith heard him. As Cain If Ct the building, ismltli opened Oi window of his room above the store mm HOMESIT AT FOURTH MAIN SIS Noted Nebraska William Jennings Bryan,, M1UIMJI BRYAN HONORED GUEST COMMONER FAVORS Nominee Must Be a Progressive, Asserts Distinguished Kebraskan; l)c elares Roosevelt Candidacy Is an Indictment of Taft Administration; (Tiances for Democrac Succe- Good; Free Tolls at Panama Canal Favored; Ship Subsidy Not a Proper Solution of the rroblcm. ...... . . .... Bryan Program. ' 1 2 :85 Arrives In Portland. - 4 1 p. m. K3uest of Progressive e Business Men's club at luncheon at Hotel Multnomah. " 3 to 5 p. m. Public reception at the Perkins hotel. - ' 4 . 6 p. im Guest at private din- ner at Watson's restaurant. . 4 8 P. m. -Speaks at Gipsy Smith 4 4 auditorium, Eighteenth and Tay- lor streets., Free to public. $ 11 p. m. Guest at the Press ' club. 11 p. m. Guest at luncheon at 4 4 Watson's restaurant.' Leaves Friday morning Tor Tacoma. --- - , If the Oregon Democracy at the April primaries indorses either "Woodrow Wll. son or'Champ Clark for the presidential nomination, its action will meet with the cordial approval of William J. Bryan, Between these two the Ne braska leader will make no distinction: Such was the declaration of Mr. Bryan today as he was being whirled toward Portland' from Hood Elver, where he1 was met by a member of the staff of The Journal! While speaking favorably of these two 'leaders, Mr. Bryan was equally outspoken in disap proval of Governor Harmon and Oacar W. Vnderwood. "I regard both Governor Wilson and Mr. Clark as available candidates," he said. "I do not care to discuss rel ative availability, either as between them or bctweeji them and others. ' "The nomination of Harmon or of Underwood I would regard es unfor tunate. ' I do not care to express an opinion except as to some men who rep resent the reactionary element of the party." , ' ; Mr. Brvan arrived In Portland over the O.-W. R..& N. at 13:55 this after- ; , H ' Buralar, Is Shot in Back where he steeps and : without calling to Cain fired at.hlm with his shotgun. Cain tank to the- ground with a groan and called to Smith not. to shoot again. It was then Smith saw his mistake. Cain was" brought to Eugene on a work train, and operated on at the hospital. Surgeons think he - will recover unless infection sets 'In., The charge of shot entered-his back at the left shoulder and ranged down, shattering several ri.-,-y'mttrT-,-tTt;s-'-teeTtrttet---to'ii pprar before the grand Jury now In session. Cnln is aged over 60 years and has a family.- Smith was formerly employed in the First National bank of Eugene, moiing to Lowell a short time ago. CommoneHere who is Portland's guest. E noon. At the ' union" depot a large crowd had gathered to catch a glimpse of the ' famous , Nebraskan. The recep tion committee of representative Dem ocrats" from all parts of the state waa 1 f irst to greet the visitor with a cheer, and as he stepped riom the train uov ernor West stepped . forward to receive him. ' From the depot he was driven to the Multnomah hotel to begin his round of entertainment. . , While expressing no opinion as to who will be the Republican candidate for president, Mr. Bryan commented freely on the recent announcement of the candidacy - ol Roosevelt, and de clared the effect will be to increase the chances of Democratic success. - "His announcement creates a situa tion out of which the Democrats may expect much profit," he said, "no matter (Continued on Page Six.) TAKE HI Rebels Boast Capital City of Province Can Be Easily Taken by Insurrecto Forces, EI Paso, Texas, Feb. 19. His army swelled to a force of 2500 men, General Campa today Is making active prepara tions for a march against Chihuahua, the capital of the Btate of that name. The rebels boast that they can take the city easily.. Insurrecto leaders today predicted that they would be joined in a few hours by General Orozco, whom they claim has deserted Madero.' Ills term of service ex'plrrs today and it Is reported that he has had frequent ' breaks with'' tho Madero administration. When the rebels leave for Chihuahua, they wilt-leave a garrison at Juaresj of only 200 men, and It is believed that as soon as Campa's main force leaver the town, Madero will attempt to re take It. - Madero today officially closed ' the Jnareir"onTtiOTt'r-ColonpTsaTBK(tr of the Vasqulstas, as promptly officially renpened It. ' -The American -ustom house Is ac cpptlng goods exported through , the Juaieas custom house. IN PORTLAND TODAY R WILSON CLARK CAMPA PA REINFORCED ARMY 10 CHIHUAHUA WSTORYB 'ID,!:.1.: HOW PLANNEO BY .PHE CQMPAWY Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. to Spend $500,000 on Structure if Permit to Erect It Can Efe Secured. MATERIALS WILL BE ENTIRELY FIREPROOF Site Is on 50x100 Foot Lot at Seventh and Oak ; ' Streets. ; The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company is ready to commence the con struction of a 14 story thoroughly tire proof building to ' cost approximately 1500.000. nrovlded a permit can be se cured from the city council. The bulla Ing ordinance now forbids the erection of a building of more than 12 stories. The building proposed will occupy 50x100 feet of the telephone company ouarter block at Seventh and Oak streelst On the remaining 60 by 100 feet another building of similar else ana cost win be erected within a few years tq meet th business and service needs of tb company. Plans and sneciflcations for the new home of the Pacific Telephone & Telu- graph company have been drawn ana approved by the San Francisco central offices. It waa announcea yesieraay Nothing remains but, to secure the per mit and let the contract. . - The bulldlni will be 20S feet high. It will be thoroughly fireproof ed. Stairs and elevator shafts and all fittings and trimmings will be metal. There wilt be nothing combustible about the struc turc. It will be of standard modern construction throughout, and the first eieht stories will have extra heavy steel to bear the weight of apparatus and superstructure. The approximate cost of $500,000 for the erection of a, new building la only about half the amount which the Pa cific Telephone & Telegraph company proposes to spend in Portland. The see ond building Will be of equal cost. The company looks forwrd to a great expansion in the population and bust ness 'of Portland. It is certain that buildings of less size would be alto getlver inadequate to its needs. In addition to the .bare cost of the buildings mentioned, the company's of ficials are. prepared to spend -several hundred thousand dollars in the secur ing and installation of new equipment. In view of the Importance to - Port land of such a building and the desir ability of telephone service kept con stantly ahead of the city's growth, they regard the limitation of the height of the building as restriction of the fu tuie growth and necessities of their business, and hope that it may be re moved. T AIR THAT WALKOUT Mayor of Lawrence Urges the - Trust Magnates .to Grant Demands of the Unionists, (United Prew tinned Wire.V Lawrence, Mass.,Feb. 29. Earlysetv tlement of t'. atrike of textile workers Is expected to follow a semi-official an nouncement that President Wood of the American Woolen mills had wired from Boston notifying his assistants here that the strike must be settled at once. It is expected the mlllowners will submit to the strikers some sort of a compro mise agreement before the end of the week, , . , , , , Lawrence, Mass., Feb, 29 The. tex tile mill strikers are elated today over recent developments, declaring that the strike is as good as won. Mayor Scan Ion of Lawrence yesterday visited Pres ident Wood of the "woolen trust" in Boston, and it is reported that he-urged the granting Of Increased wages and bettor working conditions demanded by the strikers, How the collapse of the mill owners' fight against the strikers is coming is (Continued on Page Four.) 36 DIE IN REVOLT IN ' MEXICAN PENITENTIARY (United Prea Lmtrd Wlre.1 Laredo, Texas, Feb. 29. Thtrty-six persons, mostly convicts, met death in a revolt at the penitentiary at Monterev. Mexico, according to passengers arriv ing hero today. Six prisoners were killed during tho outbreak, &nd.!9 others, regarded as ringleaders in the plot to escape, were executed. It 'was also re ported that the warden of the prison was slain. .The attempted Jallbreak oc curred yesterday. Madero Calls Garibaldi. Rome, Feb. 29. Colonel Bepptno Garl-T58tdtreteTBTr-ftattin--woltiT,--Tn(iay sailed from here for Mexico, where he will take .command of the federal army, at the earnest request of President Madero, and begin, an active campaign to suppress the rebels; ; EXT LE MILL S RIKERS ALREADY G000 AS IN Workers Pull Dollars From Citizens 4 K ' Tall-Hatted Army Takes City by Storm Picture Shows Captains Pinning Membership Button on State Senator Ben Selling, Morrison Street, Between Fourth and Fifth; Nobody Missed by 400 Captains aud lieutenants Who Co.er City Like the Dew; Buttons, Buttons, Everywhere. r 4V - 111 JOHNSON'S SWITCH TO COL ROOSEVELT IS BAD California. Governor's Move to Have Only Temporary Ef feet Against La .Follette, ,. (United Praia Leased Wire.) Washington, Feb. 29. Bitter denlat of the report that Governor Hiiam John son of California deliberately deserted Robert La Follette in the letter's fight for the Republican presidential nomina tion because of the promise that he (Johnson) would be named Colonel Roosevelt's running mate, was made here today by Congressman Kent of Cal ifornia, v Congressman Kent pointed out that Governor Johnson remained loyal to Senator La Follette until If was generally agreed by progressives throughout . the country that the Wis consin senator was not the most avail able candidate. Kent asserted that the promise of the vice presidential nom ination had nothing to do with Gov ernor Johnson.'a support ' of .ColQ.nel. Roosevelt. '"Progressive Republicans are still backing La Follette in his presidential race," said Walter L. Housor, La Fol lette's political manager, this morning, "and there have been xery few defec tions from the ranks. I do not think there will be many more, j i "The reported switch" by'" Governor Hiram Johnson of California from La Follette to Roosevelt I know no more of than what I have read In the papers. In the first part of the campaign Gov ernor Johnson . was 'a strong - supporter and worker for La Follette. The Wis consin senator has never aw itched from the policies which he has always advo cated, and has never intimated that he was not, in tho race to stay, 1 "La Follette has given Johnson no cause to change and if he has mado overtures to Roosevelt It Is a political move. I do not know anything of the statement that he has made a bargain with Roosevelt by which he (Johnson) (Continued on Page Four.) T BARGAIN SAYS HOUSER SNEAD MURDER CASE URY ANNO AGREE . (Knifed Press heiva-Wlr.) Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 29. L'nable to agree' after 112 hours' deliberation, the Jury In tbe case of J. B. Sncad, mil lionaire banker of Amarlilo, on trial for the murder of-A. G. Boyce Sr., was. dismissed today by Judge Swayne. The TrodT'y'hoTlwi-ity'drqrKettr IT WfTS reported that seven Ntood for .acquittal and five for conviction. ftneK'l Plmt Hoyce following an argu ment over the elopement Of Airs. Swtad with Hoyce' s son. , ;,,.,;,;,;;;,. 1 ,,:-! V :v,,Vt !..;- . - J4 K X ; rf- i! ; if "X ROOSEVELT TO STRIKE WARPATH TO GET SCALP OF ONE WILLIAM TAFT Former President to Go on the ' Trail of His Successor With in the. Next Ten - Days,- - (T'nltefl press LeaiwiI-'Wtre.) " ''"" ':" New York, Feb. 29. Theodore Roose velt will take the warpath In 10 days' tune when, after a rest at Oyster Bay, he will start out on a personally con ducted hunt for the delega tes to the Republican national convention, and in cidentally for the scalp of William How ard Taft. This announcement was ' made here today after Colonel Rootievelt had tak en luncheon with fcienator Dixon of Montana, who, it was arranged, will an nounce this evening that he will take charge of the Roosevelt boom. Roosevelt toc..y assumed active personal charge of his own camoaign to secure the Republican presidential nomination by the national convention in Chicago June : Arrivlng-at his office In the -Outlook, the colonel summoned Oliver Carpenter, who will manage the New York Roosa velt committee, anddemanded to know Why the names of the supporters of the Roosevelt committee were not pub lished. . ..... Later Colonel Roosevelt conferred with Medlll McCormick of Chicago, Uni- (Continued on Page Six.) STAGE BEAUTY JILTS SCION OF ENGLISH NOBILITY AT ALTAR ' (United Vrrm Leswu Wire.! Windsor, Eng., Feb. 29. Left "waiting at the church," Krlc 4 Loder, a scion of British ribblliiy, today was put in ridiculous posl- 4 non wrien uarineua Kay, a fa- mous stage beauty, Jilted him 4 at the last moment, much to the 4 amusement, of London society, ' 4 which was out in force to attend 4 the widely heralded ceremony. 4 , The bridegroom, the choir and 4 the priest were in readiness at the Catholic church, . where the marriage was to take place, but 4 the bride failed to appear. She refused all explanation. 4 Tonight Cabrtelle Ray Issued a statement that she .was confined to bed by illness and was unable to appear at the church. , (She 4 dtd not explain why she failed to 4 notify Loder. 4 . Tills was the second time' the actress has given the "mitten" ) . . Ant.. .. . ml, L. . . 4 1 . ..I .11... to wooers. -.The' other-- victim was : King Manuel, who, before ills deposition, indicated in1 Purls me-- Ha m t t t -rrn In Gaby Deslys. Thn actress said: No, thank you," uiiil the kliifc' utsided. TO MEET ARMY OF Campaign to Enlist 10,000 Members in Greater Port land Association Is Pleasing Success. MONEY ROLLS IN AT ASTONISHING RATE Buttons Auctioned Off at Ad Club Bring High Prices Workers Furnished. Whlstles screamed and bells 'rane wildly at 10:30 o'clock this morning.. It was the salute of the citv tct flrest. er Portland day. At the moment 40 captains and lieutenants of tho "Great er Portland Army" began their whirl wind' campaign to enlist lO-OOO-memhei.-f for the Greater Portland Plans associa tion. i . .ach worker had around h!.t hat n broad band and on It printed In rel letters "Greater Portland. Have a dollar ready." Each' wore a big badge bearing the same words, and each a button on whk'ii was written. "Look Ahead, Greater Portland Plans association." - ' . . These were, the badges of authority to enlist new- members in the greater city association. . The workers went in groups. While one pinned the member ship button on the ' lapel of a recruit, the other wrote down the name and ad dress. Kach button, prominently worn, relieved the. wearer of likelihood of be ing approached again. Each button Is ' the badge of a year's membership in tlw Greater Portland Plans association, sig nifying that the annual dues of each had been Ipald. All money taken in today Is to bo turned over to the treasurer of the as sociation, George W. Hoyt, and by him deposited in the Merchants NatlonHl bank, of which he is cashier. The fund IS to be used In carrvlnsr forward tim educational camnalsm for ivotAmotir. city -planning, in develonintr unit a . nf the plan, and In meeting the expense oi nonces and literature found neces sary to keep each of the new members -fully informed as to what is going on. iacn captain today carried bundles of (Continued on Page Four.) L TO SLAY HIS FAMILY: F II Suicide Sets Fire tn His Hrm-m Before Ending His Own Life With Bullet Through Head. (United Press teased WIr.) San Francisco, Feb. 29. Driven In sane by overwork, Samuel Fisher, wealthy proprietor of the Elk tamal.i factory, some time early today shot and killed his wife, Henrietta, and his two daughters, Alleen, aged 18, and Ruth. 17. He then ended bis own life. The tragedy was not discovered until nearly noon, when flames were seen issuing from the Fisher residence in First avenue. . Neighbors broke into the house, first coming upon 'the body of MTarFIshenylng In the hallway".- The bodies of the two girls were found in a bedroom, whlla Fisiier was ..found dead In another part of the house, The origin of the fire, which started in the girl' bedroom, is not known, , Their bodies were badly burned. , Chief of Police White, who is p.r fconally tnvehtigatlng the tragedy, be lieves that Fisher first ' went to his daughters' room and shot them as liic-y lay m bed. Attracted by the sound of the shots. Mis. Fisher, it is belleve-l, went to Investigate. She was met In the hallway, the police believe, by uv husband, who. chased her back into ih room. The disordered appearance of Mrs. Fisher's room indicates that sh made a desperate fight for life. A win dow In the room was shattered and a bullet hole in the celling and another in the wail showed that two of the In sane slayer's shots went wild. The thlr t apparently took effect, .a trail of blood showing that Mrs. Fisher struggled 10 the hallway, where, she dropped. What Riches Can Do ? CIVILIZATION'S TWO PliOn LFMS AFTEIt rOVKKTY V HAT? AFTER It I CH KS V HAT ? Frederick Towiisewl Martin, .Vit York society nmn, who hi4 t ! the philosopher's fou h (... liappinew, telN liw i( nny i - . fliHl tl tllt'Mi il'uLU'UtM. 'Next Off IT BUTTON SELLERS Al E VENDOR TRIES KILL HlfilSEL