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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1912. TWENTY PAGES.
PRICE TWO ' CENTS
London Women Threaten to Fire Palace
It ! H H s H H K
Extra Guards Stationed About Pile
"GOD ALONE KNOWSMHAT IO ! N 9TOI
OF SUFFRAGETTES
Militant "Votes for Women"
Forces of London Threaten
to Destroy Historic Pile Oc-
. cupied by Monarctis.
v t.
i cAncoc oay ni nnn wn i
ULTIMATELY R i SHED
Attempts to Wreck Shops Not
Successful Today, as Keep-
ers Were Prepared.-
V (tFnlted Press Leased Wlrt.l
London, March 6. Open threats by
militant suf fragettes to bum Bucking
ham Palace, the home of King George
and his queen, today caused the munici
pal authorities to throw a double line
of guards around the structure. ' The
situation Is extremely serious, the po
lice predicting that the suffragettes un
dubtedly will attempt to carry Into ex
ecution their threat to destroy the royal
palace. v.- - : .
The women ' renewed their window
smashing campaign early, today,- Jut
were successful In Only a few cases, as
the merchants have boarded up all win
dows In their stores, and, all the banks
and publlo ,'" buildings are heavily
guarded. , ' : . K .'
Wo-nen Defy Polica. ' -
.The women openly defied the police.
Attempts to disperse a mob of suffra
gettes resulted In the women trying to
drag mounted officers from their horses.
The suffragettes claim to court arrest,
hoping In this way -to flit the Jails to
overflowing.";'
"We will be militant," the leaders de
clared, "until we gain our. rights. ; If
-our present methods are ; not i strong
enough, we have more drastic ones in
reserve.- ,-: r . . v ' ' s - "
Thei nnrfTragettesopnlT-Bdmtt---that
they are hoping foK bloodshed and say
the present campaign will not stop until
such a stale., exists.. -; Mrs. - Frederick
Lawrence, educated and refined, .In ad
dresRlng an andlencevof wealthy sOffrtC
gettets, said today: . . ,
"We will terrorise itit country but
what wo get our rights. We will get
them even If we have to burn the royal
palace." '. . ' . ;- : ' 1 . . .,
' Her remarks were enthusiastically re-,
celved. ;'-'..,.'..;.;;. ;''... l'.
' Sentences of Tw Months Imposed.
The women arrested last" night were
arraigned today : In Bow' street "-court
Victoria Simmons and Lillian Sail, twei
militant leaders, were sentenced to two
months at hard labor. Scores if others
were similarly punished. The magistrate
announced that hereafter all sentences
would include hard labor. The women
defied the court, asserting thst their"
sentences would only mean other Jlem
onstratlons by the suffragettes, From
her cell in Old Bailey prison, Mrs. Fank
liurst urged the suffragettes to bloodshed.-
' ; -' ' - - .
"It Is bound to come,": she said, f'and
the sooner the better."- , i f
' I-ondon newspapers today are ' bitter
Mn their denunciation of the tactics em
ployed by the suffragettes. The j'fimeB
demands that the leaders be prosecuted
on charges of conspiracy to breTak the
law. This Is a felony offense and pun
ishable by from one to seven years in
prison. , The women say they hope such
action will come. " :
JAGEL FAVORS FREEING .
YANKEES THROUGH CANAL
" Washlipton, March $. Secretary of
Commerce and Labo Nagel is on rec
ord today as opposing the Imposition of
tolls on American ships passing through
the Panama canal. He says that cus
tom, as well as principle, is In favor of
nontaxatlon of American ships In the
canal and that he is an advocate of re
bates to American vessels of any tolls
which may be charged them.
KEPT SECRET TO STOP
NAMES OF NEW STATE TEXTBOOK COMMISSION
Whether Textbook Trust Exists Is Question Often Raised Although an
: Appearance of Competition Is Maintained; Governor West Is Giving
His Appointees Plenty of Time to Investigate the Textbook Situation;
Houses Publishing Books Used in Oregon Flourish in Eastern Cities.
- (Salem Bnrciu of The Journal.)
, . Salem, Or., March B. Governor West
announced today, that he Intended to
appoint Immediately the five members
of the state : text book commission,
whose duty will be to select books to
be used In the public schools for six
years beginning with the fall . term of
1913. ;-
The members of the new commission
will go into office the first of next
year, but Governor West will make the
appointments now so the members may
have opportunity and time to study the
school text book question thoroughly
before they are called upon to make
selections. ' . .
"The appointments will- not be made
public now,", said the governor, "as I
want to give the members of the com
mission chance to Investigate quietly
and wltho.ut being besieged with agents
of book publishers. No member will
know who the other members of the
commission .are. If anyone has books
. to submit or suggestions to offer, they
-,. ran be sent to this office and I will see
tMl they reach the members of the
Mmrtls!J.,
- New Course of Study Probable.
t ' L'nder the Oregon law aeehol-let
book commission" Is appointed every six
"years. The present commission went
into office the first of 190T, and In
June1 of that year officially adopted the
books now. ini.use.: Jit !. probable that
4m . new ocmmUstoa- wilt-adopt . a naw
' , course of study, or at least make many
changes In the present course, and will
be ready to make a report early in the
summer of 1913, so the books may be
Buckingham Palace, abode of King George and Queen Jiary, which suf
' fragettes say they will born.
..... A '.; 1 "
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F
SHUDDERS AT TALE
Mrs. Taft Spectator When
. Lawrence Hearing Is Re
opened; Witnesses Tell of
Mistreatment of Women.
; (Cnfted Press Lened Wlre.l
Washington, Marcn I. Mrs. Taft,
wife of the president, was an Interested
spectator when the testimony of Law
rence8lr!ker8 cpncerning brutallties of
police and militiamen ; was . resumed
today before the house .rules committee,
ICrs. Taft frequently shuddered as tales
of brutalities to little children and
womenfwere,"'u'ntoldedr!,":"'rf"'"i"
- The t first witness today - was Jane
Bock, a member of a committee, sent to
Lawrence from Philadelphia . to take
charge of the children. She told of
witnessing the clubbing of scores of
helpless children' by the police and mi.
lltlamen. i-v Tenia Commltta, another
member of tbs Philadelphia committee
said that she saw police seize children
at the depot and- -throw them into patrol
wagons. Then they forbade anyone to"
see them. She asserted that the police
showed no warrant, declaring that she
personally had secured the written con
sent of the parents. At this Juncture
Mrs. Taft, wife of the president, ac
companied ' by several - handsomely
gowned women, entered the room and
wtre escorted, to seats on the platform
with the committee.
V Two Women Unable to Attend,
r. Congressman Berger said that two
women who were beaten by the Law
rence police were unable to come to
Washington. One of them was in the
hospital, he said, and the doctors would
not allow the other to be removed.; ;
Other victims, ho said, would come
to testify. ' '
Samuel Knebel of Philadelphia de
scribed the scenes a. the Lawrence rail
load station.. He said: , . "
"When I entered the station with the
children the police Immediately started
their bloody work. They tore children
from their parents amid screaming and
unearthly1 shrieking. 7 1 saw one pollce
man, draw his club and strike a peasant
woman across the stomach. When I
came out I stooped over and picked up
four or five children who had. been
knocked down..-. A policeman then
grabbed me and knocked me down. He
dragged me along on my knees to get
me away from the crowd, but I went
back because I couldn't stand to see
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
LOBBYING BY PUBLISHERS
on hand by the beginning of the fall
term of next year. ;
- Is There a School Book Trust?
Often the assertion Is made that a
school book trust exists and that va
rious contracts for books Sare appor
tioned among the trust members by
themselves, while on the surface there
is the appearance of competition be
tween the various publishers In their
bidding. - v . : ,
Whether Governor West had such an
Idea in rtiind when he decided to ap
point the members of the text book
commission nearly a year before time
for them to assume office Is 'not inti
mated by him, but at least he is giving
the members ample time to look be
neath the' burface'lf they so desire. ' '
At the time of the last selection of
t (Continued on Page Five.)
1 ST LADY
TOLD BY STRIKERS
: ; Tenth Anniversary Number
THE JOURNAL will observe its tenth anniversary by the
publication of a Special Illustrated Number. . --
Much- tim and , effort- have been spent in the. preparation of
the many features included within its 'pages.
A comprehensive ideaof the progress and prosperity of Port
land arid Oregon during the past year will be conveyed.
TbericUhiiiiune
Publication Date
- . ;
r,frfi" s
S3
HI GILL CONCEDES
CLOSE VOTE; BETS
H DDI TO EVEN
4
Cry
of Liberal Administration
Making Money Has Brought
Thousands ' to Him, How
ever; Single Tax Doubtful,
. Unltcil Presa tested Wire.)
Seattle, Wash., March 6. With warm,
clear weather, the Indications are that
nearly the entire, registered vote of 74,-28LwJUL-b
JjrRUgbl 'joutJodayJXqyng.
in the residence districts is unusually
heavy, while in the old vice district It
Is the lowest In years. Forty-seven al
leged floaters were challenged In one
precinct today and this served' to scare
away many doubtful voters. -There is
as yet no Indication as to the-outcome.
Heavy voting on both sides and an
equal voclferousness on their claims Of
victory by the proponents and the op
ponents of tha plan probably will leave
the Issue in doubt until tha last vote is
tallied. , .::,,-., -
Hot as Is the fight, over the single
tax plan, it Is eclipsed by the struggle
for the mayoralty, . Adherents of both
Gill and his opponent, George Cotterill,
lay the blame on each other for the pre
valence of Illegal .voting- which marks
the polling. Forty seven floaters were
challenged In one precinct during the
day, and this served to stem the tide
of false ballots In some measure. At
a late hour this afternoon the strength
of both Gill and Cotterill seemed about
equally divided, and there was no Indi
cation of the outcome. ,
Seattle, Wash., March 5, A most des
perately fought and a most important
election is being held today. Aside from
the election of a mayor and practically
a full municipal ticket, bond Issues ag
gregating $10,000,000 twenty-seven char
ter amendments, the single tax measure
and a dozen minor Issues are Involved.
The mayoralty contest is between Hi
ram C. Gill, Republican, wide open town
advocate, who was recalled one year
ago, and George F. Cotterill, a progres
sive Democrat, -who for 12 years has
been Identified "with the good govern
ment, forces. In the primary election
two weeks ago Gill had a lead over Cot
terill of 10,000 votes. The anti-Gill
votes, however, were divided among
three candidates, of whom Cotterill was
the highest. Gill concedes that the con
test today will be close. He admits
that Cotterill has practically overcome
the 10,000 handicap and betting, whlcM
was against cotterill the day after the
primary, ha today down to even money.
The strongest argument of the Gill
forces is. the old contention that a lib
eral administration makes business bet
ter. This has drawn thousands to the
recalled candidate's standard and sym
pathy for him ha brought hundreds of
women1 to his support who were sgainst
him a year ago, according to Gill man
agers.
The single tax amendment to the vHr
charter, providing for the taxation for
municipal purposes, of land only; will be
one of the most closely contested is
sues In today's election, according to
both the opponents and the advocates
of it. - An active campaign has been
made on ' both sides and but for the
numerous other Issues to be voted upon,
the slngle taxers believe" they would
win easily today. The terminal project,
the mayoralty fight und the score of
other propositions up for the people's
vote, have so split up the city that It
will be no surprise if the single tax is
defeated along with most of the other
measures'. . - .
Scores of floaters have been seared
away from the polls by the arrest of
E. F. Klemptner, a member of the cam
paign committee of H. C. Glll.'candidate
fipr"' mayor. Klemptner was released
from the city jail on J1500 ball early
this morning after a charge of fraudu
lent registration had been ' placod
against him. He is alleged to have
voted in Portland In June, 1911, so that
he could not have established the year
of residence In this state necessary to
(Continued on Page Two.)
Wednesday, April 3
, DIRECTED.
FISSCIITZIF
BRIBERY CHARGE
Instructed Verdict of Not
- Guilty Is Returned in Trial
of Former Mayor of San
Francisco. .
RUEF REFUSES TO TAKE ;i
;":STAND UNLESS CLEARED
States He Would Not Testify
Until Indictments Against
Him Quashed.
(United Pre. Utwti WlnfY
an rranclsco, Karen 5. A, veralot of
sot g-aUty was returned by toe Jury in
tha trial Of forme Mayor Bursa 33.
Bcnmlta hare this afternoon at tae di
rection of Judge Iiawlor. when tae
case was called this afternoon tha alto,
ation which eansa the continuance of
tha trial from last Wedaeeeday re
mained practically naefcanfed. ,
District Attorney mckert assured the
court that no action ha4 been taken on
the motion to dismiss the Indictments
pending before Judga Dunne, and At
torney Bohlesinger, representing Aba
Buef, stated that his client was still de
termined to stand on his constitutional
right and refuse to testify until tha In
dictments had been dismissed.
Judge tawlor then saldi'
iaerthecircumstanceftIam. Je-
gaily required to bring this trial to a
close." , , ' ' - '
Tha district attorney then moved
that the jury be directed to return a
verdict of not guilty as no evidence hat
been produced either during this trial
or before the grand jury connecting
Schmlts with the offense charged, that
of giving a bribe to Former Supervisor
Andrew M. Wilson, In connection with
the gas ordinance scandal. " 1
Judge Lawlor addressed tha Jury at
length regarding .the law touching-' oa
the matter, and Informed them that even
should they exercise their prerogative
and return a verdict of guilty, he would
be constrained to set It aside.
The Jury retired, and after deliberate
lng three minutes returned a verdict of
not guilty. In charging the Jury Judge
Lawler said:
"Even If the testimony of Abraham
Ruef had been presented, no delicate
question would have been presented be
causehe Is a direct principal or accom
plice under the . law, and would have
added nothing to the testimony already
offered."
JAPANESE REPORT
LOST HIS REASON
'
Rumors - in . Tokip Say Presi
dent's Mind Has Given Way;
Republic's Troubles, Cause,
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Wei Hal Wei, China, March 6. Re.
publican, troops today are in complete
control o the situation here. In the
fighting outside the British concession
between the republicans and the " vil
lagers 1000 persons were killed,' and
it Is believed, the damage Is more ex
tensive than at Peking or Tien Tsin.
When the looting was completed here,
the mutineers marched south, sacking
and pillaging other cities. So far as
known no missionaries or other for
eigners were killed at Pao Ting Fu,
where the most serious disturbance In
this section occurred.
- Toklo, March - 8.- Although - denied
strenuously by Chinese representatives
here, the ' rumor widely circulated to
day that tne mind of President Yuan
Shi Kal of China has given way as a
result of the demoralized condition of
the empire Is much credited here. Japa
nese generally believe that a sweeping
campaign of murder and rapine wlU be
resumed throughout China within a few
hours. President Yuah's bodyguard ts
reported dissontented and the entire
army demoralized. .
The Manchu soldiers, It Is reported
here, plan a movement to restore the
dynasty. 1 ' , : ': '
Twelve hundred Japanese soldiers to
day were sent from Port Arthur to Pe
king .to guard the Japanese legation
there. The mikado offered ,to send an
army corps. If necessary, to give full
protection v to Japanese subjects and
property, ... .
Bandits are terrorizing the provinces
of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, and for
eign residents have taken jefuge in the
missions.
Foreign warships are patrolling the
rivers of Southern China, but as their
crews do not penetrate Inland, thejr
presence. has only a moderata-Cffect-ln
keeping down "the .reign of terror and
crime under. which the whole region is
staggering. .. ....
China Dissents From Advice.
Shanghai, March B. The Shanghai
Mercury has recorded its dissent from
(Continued on Page Two.)
YUAN
HAS
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in I ' I l. - - h
WjtVp:'' . i'
Dies on Very
K ; It H K H. H ' t ' ( sV H It: '
Case of Woman Star Witness
Tl
Li
WILL STARVE UNLESS
E SETTLED
Already Many. Necessaries Are
Beyond Reach of Poor of
Great City;: Prices Soaring.
(United Press Leased Wlre.1
London,' March 8. Unless a settle
ment of, the differences between the
coal operator and their 1,000,000 em
ployes Is effected within 48 hours, thou
sands of persons of London will face
starvation. This was the admission
forthcoming today from the home, of
fice, and Premier Asaulth again today
appealed to the miners and operators In
an effort, to secure concessions from
both sides.
Prices of 'food are soaring, and al
ready many necessaries are beyond the
reach of the city's poor. The abandon
ment of freight schedules has curtailed
London's supply of milk, and a milk
famine is imminent Fresh meat s
scarce, - and the- supply -of ealt and
smoked meat and canned goods ts rap
Idly diminishing. The stock of flour Is
dwindling, and with the railroads un
able to secure sufficient coal to stock
their engines," a bread famine Is certain
unless conditions are immediately relieved,'.-
; . , .,
The strtke leaders assert the men will
not return to work unless their demand
for a minimum'1 wage1 scale Is granted.
The operators are equally determined,
asserting their willingness to grant tho
scale in special Instances, ' but. refuse
to consider it as a general proposition.
Thousands of other workers have been
thrown out of employment , as a direct
result of the miners' strike, and It Is
freely predicted here that rioting ts
sure to come unless relief is afforded
soon, .
At a meeting of the general council
of the miners' organization today that
body declined an offer from the rail
way employes' union to call a sympa
thetic strike on ; all railroads. The
strike leaders asserted that they wished
to win the strike on Its merits and
without outside aid, ' '
REGGIE VANDERBILT MAY
RENEW HIS COURTSHIP
'; - (rnltcd Preee LenseJ -Wlre.l :
Sa a XAoga, Cal., Wereh Local gos
sips are speculating on the signifi
cance of the fact that the , Vanderbilt
party, now at Pasadena, Is soon to be at
Coronado, and that Miss Eleanor Sears,
the: Boston -heiress,- isv already- there.
Somalps.l8tJiiaX .ihereceattromance.
started between MUb Sears and Regi
nald Vanderbilt Is to be renewed at Cor-
c.ado. Miss Sears has nothing to say
on .jhe subject, however
in n
ONDON
Morning Phillips' Trial Opens
GRIEF
HURRIES
DEATH
Hi
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F
Mrs, Elizabeth Hamilton-Mortgaged
House for Tubercular
Son Lost 'All in Bank,
Sirs. arah Klizabeth Hamilton, star
witness in the Phillips case, who
died, this morning at Vancouver.
. . (SpecUil to Ttaa Journal. .
Vancouver, Wash., March E. Just as
the eCond trial of II. C. Phillips, presi
dent of thg .defunct Commercial bank of
Vancouver, was - about to 1 begin at
Kalama. Wash., Mary Elizabeth Hamil
ton, star witness against him, died at
her home, 401 West Ninth street, this
morning. Grief over the loss of $1531
she lad In the wrecked bank and over
the death of her son Charles, to save
whose live she had raised this money on
a mortgage, are believed to have has
tened her death.;"": "'v y,.... .h
u Mrs. Hamilton was one of the few re
riialntirif 49efS 6t Iha "west, tot that Was
tbe year 63 winters past when she
settled in Clarke county,. The story
of her experience with the Commercial
bank has wrung many a heart. In brief,
it follows: 7:;
.-.In., mhwr, , 11110.,. tha .condlUon-jof
Charles H. Hamilton became such that
his mother realized ha must leave her
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
0F11NI0 LOS
MONEY
OR SICK SON
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J ' .
2 -'iJ 5 . s
H H l. ' K K . K
Is Most Pitiful
T
BE
E:
Investigation ; Asked' by Judge
Cleeton Following Charges
to Be Thorough,
The committee consisting of A. T.
Miller, A. A. Cunningham and C W.
Hodson, appointed by Qovernor "West to
make an Investigation of the county
court, met this morning; and started Its
work. J. M. Wllley, an expert account-,
ant recommended by the governor, was'
selected to examine the books, records
and customs of the commissioners and
report to the committee.
. The . session a was - held . with County
Judge Cleeton and Commissioner Hart In
the commissioners' rooms at the court
house, Commissioner Llghtner being de
tained from the session. Another ses
sion Is to bo held this afternoon with
tha three members of the court, when all
necessary arrangements will be consid
ered. This investigation ts belnff made
upon request of Judgo Cleeton made tu
the East Side Business Men's club rela
tive to criticism of methods employed
by the court In transacting county busi
ness. . ;
At the session this morning of the
committee and court, it was - asreed
that the expert should be paid tlS a
day for his services. His duties are to
go Into all records, transactions and
. (Continued on Page Eleven.)
i-
OPERATORS TURN DOWN :
DEMANDS OF MINERS
New Tork, March 6. Demands. of th
anthracite coal miners for an ..lncrtast
In wages and a new agreement wr '
unanimously rejected this afternoon by
the operators. A oommtttee was appoint
ed to inform' the miners' scale commit,
tee from the anthracite fields, whn tbe
Joint conference of the miners and ti:
operators is resumed here March 14,
As a result of the rejection of th
miners' demands by the operators, the (
long , threatened strike of the. eatrn
anthracite coal' miners , seems Imnil
nenU If,ltcomes, the strike wSU ii
volve thousands of men SnJ will
lyie the industry.- The men torn tin it
to time have-reiterated' their ti.-trm!
na'tlon to strike unless thlr clf-r-i.x. i.
are granted by the operators. What
ever course the miners dnflJa ut'n ' 1
tinfbe" k o strimttln f tr- J- n
ference, to be .held fnr-'ii h. t
time a final effor? 1T1 b i . i .
avert the war.
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QUIZ
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