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TL12 WEATHER . Sh owe rg this afternoon and tdniKht. Tuesday prob ably fair.' coast tk:fzratu:;i B A. Bl. Tofiay, v Bol f 0 69 Spokane ........................... 64 oan rrancisoo .................... , es Portland 8 Roseburir .. .x. u ... fid alarsafleld i . . , . 83 C-ittr-v -m ' VOL. XI. NO. 117. ' 1 ,2 PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY ' 22, 1912.-SIXTEEN PAGES. . PRICE i TWO CENTS ; ,?a"s wmiWcw l" I". '. , ' - . ... .', . 1 . 1 1 . 11 '''"..''' .. 1 "' 1 1 1 '." """" ' ' . . '" ' ' ' in "i " ' ' I' ' i ' i ' i" ' ' ' i i " in i i ii "i' 'nr.' ' ' i Judge Hanford Gives Up and ;Telegmphs:Bis:;Resignation to President Tart Advantage- in - Battle -to : Secure: Entrance to Heart of East Side Hill Wins .5. UNDER HARD FIRE ACCUSED SEATTLE MAN SURRENDERS 'Can't Stand Strain; Wants to -Quit While He -Still Has SomeHealth Left," He Tells President Taft. INVESTIGATORS AWAIT ORDERS; STOP OR GO ON Defense Collapses When Com mittee Shows Intention to Go to Bottom. Judge Cornelius H. Hanford has been a resident of Washing ton territory and state since early childhood. In 1875 he wis admitted to the bar and he prac ticed law and was active In pub lic affairs previous to his ap pointment' to the United States district bench In 1890. Judge Hanford was born In Van Buren county, Iowa, April 21, 1849. He was educated In the common schools and In 1904 was given the LL. D. degree by Whitman college. In 1875 he and Miss Clara, M. Baldwin of Olympla, Wash., were married, he then being engaged in the practice of law at Seattle. Judge Hanford's . public life began In 1877, when he was elected asa member of the ter ritorial council. In 1882 he was chosen city attorney of Seattle and In 1884 assistant United, States district attorney for Washington territory. He was promoted to the supreme court beneh-and was serving; ss chief Ju Uce,u.Fb en jsHats boot! ... ara taken on in 1889. Jn 180 Presl--.dent Harrison -appointed him, e' district judge for the district of Washington. In 1905 the district e was divided and Judge Edward Whitten was appointed to the e new district, eastern Washlng- ton. Judge Whitten died soon after appointment. l'nltcd Prns tirad Jtlr. --ttr-WahirJly -ai Judge Han ford has talarraphad his resignation to President Taft. Se glres as bis reason that he cannot stand the physical strain and that he desires to retire while ha etui has ton health left The commit tee will wait for word from congress as to whether or not to proceed with the Impeachment probe. It Is admitted In the federal court room that the startling evidence brought out Saturday apalnst Hanford Involving htm in a financial deal with thi Norths ern..Pac)Oc .rail wav finally ..determined him to quit the bench. There was no longer a semblance of doubt but that Hanford would nave to stand Impcafhnrent before the sennte. Members of tho congressional commit tee in wSnfMeiu-e have .said that they considered the evidence against Han ford most damas-ittg.' At 10:45 an adjournment was taken, until 2 o'clock this afternoon, when a house resolution containing instructions (6 IRe committee in Seattle will have probably been passed at Washington, D. C, as to whether the impeiachment pro ceedings shall be continued. The Hanford defense collapsed appar ently when the Investigating committee showed a determined effort to get at the bottom of Judge Hanford's alleged business dealings with litigants. The Hanford decision reducing the Northern Pacific, railway's taxes while he was ne gotiating for the purchase of thousands Of acres of land from the railway, was a staggering blow' to the defense when Representative McCoy read It Into, the records. I On top of this camp the committee's (Continued on page five.) E; OF Tour of -Europe by Premier Prince Katsura- Said Jo Be fart of Diplomatic Plan, (United Pre Loan! Wire I Berlin, July 22. That the tour of Europe recently started by former Pre mier Prince Katsura. of Japan, is to ne gotiate ah alliance between the mikado and the kaiser. Is the assertion made in diplomatic circles here today. It is said the Japanese want to dis solve partnership with the English and are prepared to guarantee protection to German interests in the Orient in the vnt-f-ft AfMrio-Oerman wen Th Kaiser is reported as looking askance at the plan, however, principally because lie thinks it would' embarrass him in thi'event of friction betwen' Japan and th United States. ' Prince Katsura, who Is in f Peters burs; ,tody, has said repeatedly that the tour ! purely for pleasure. JAPAN AND GERMANY MAY FORM ALLIANC SCHEME Mi apan WW 1..- . v Mutsuhlto Tenwo. IS EXPECTED BY CABINET Apprehension Is Felt Concern ing .Korea, When Throne Changes, (fritted PreM Leased TVlrt.l Toklo, July 22. The emperor of Japan was slightly stronger late tonight, and those ak his bedside , were hopeful of his recovery. Physicians, however, de clare that his trouble has been allowed to 'go "too" far," arid J lfiaf"his "case TIs hopeless. -' Taklo. July 22. Following 7 brief rally during which he partook of liquid nourishment, the Japanese emperor is sinking today and his physicians believe that the end Is near. After a fair night's sleep the patient awakened at 6 o'clock this rtornlng, spoke intelligently to the watchers at his bedside and swallowed some liquid, food. Following an .ex amination, the doctors Issued a state--mnt- that-- the roikdo'.ondlUoa -was Improved. Later the patient suffered a relapse and lost corrsciousnesH for long Inter vals. The empress slept briefly during tho night. Crown Prlrute Yoshthlto a,ked permission today to be present In the" sick room, and Itia physicians .probably will accede to his request. Members of the cabinet are awaiting the end and everything Is ready to transfer imperial authority to Prince Yoshlhlto when the mikado expires. Although no disorders are anticipated In Jnpan upon the accession to the throne nt - Prince Yoshlhlto, much ap prehensrort is felt concerning Korea, and the government troops there are pre pared for outbreaks. Trlnce Katsura arrived at St. Peters burg Sunday, but the date of his return to Tokio Is unsettled. STATE DEPARTMENT E Y (fnlted Prem Leafed Wire ) ''Washington, D. C, July 22. The state department announced, today that it has under way an Investigation .into alleged mistreatment of the American mission aries in Korea at the hands of the Jap anese authorities there. Senator Bacon, member of the, senate foreign relations committee formally : protested to th Japanese embassy here. CAVALRY. RENDEZVOUS AT NOfiALES,' ARIZONA ., . . T7ntted l'rr l.eiwd Wire.) ; TIgachuca, ' Arls., July '22. Anticipat ing trouble on the Mexican border in the vicinity of Xogales, Aria., three troops of the Fourth I'nlted States cavalry are on their way to that point, under orders from the war' department at Washing ton. Ammunition and supplies are be ing rushed to Nogales. TWO TO ONE OFFERED THAT WILSON WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT 4 New York, July 22. The odds 4 4 In Wall street today are' 2 to 1 4 4 von Woodrow Wilson being the 4 4 next president of the United 4 4 States, according to the New 4 4 York Times (Democratic), which 4 4 .says: . 4 4 "Anyone who Hoes not believe 4 4 that Woodrow Wilson will be the 4 4 next president of the United 4 4 States aid is wllilnjf to take a , 4 4 rhance on his conviction, may 4 4 find an opportunity to bet by 4 4 interviewing, an,, aatlve member 4 4 of the stock exchange. His name 4 4 - tnftN'-HO- b mentioned feewumw- -4 4 or tne possioie conriict with the 4 anti-betting laws, but the broker 4 has $5000 of . his own monev 4 ,which he has ben vainly trying 4 to place at odds of 2 ' to 'l on 4 Wilson." ... . 4 eror JAPANESE EMPtROR SLOWLY SINKING WILL FOR INUIR ?1h Supreme Court of State Rules That Taft-Roosevelt Row Should Never Have Been Brought Into Courts. ' SUITS TO BAR COLONEL ' IS FINALLY DISMISSED Names of Both Sets of Elec tors Are Left on the .Ballot. (United Vrr LetMd Wire.) Topeka, Kan., July 22. The Kansas supreme court today decided that the names of Roosevelt electors must re main on the primary ballots and that the voters can then express their choice between Taft and Roosevelt u the Republican nominee in Kansas. It ruled that the Taft-Roosevelt row was po litical anck should never have been brought lntb the courts. All suits were dismissed. ' The decision was given On a suit by the Taft men to have the nimcr of Roosevelt ' electors removed from the regular Republican ballots. Nebraska. Progressive Refuses to 'Withdraw From Sena torial Contest. (United Pren turned U'ir Washington, July 22. Calling of new primary elections to decide the right of Roosevelt ek-ctors and pro-Roosevelt candidates to remain on state "regular" Republican tickets' was a solution of Ltha paUUcai-mlxup- today --suggested by Congressman George W. Norrls, the Ne braska progressive, recently nominated for United States senator. 'It sls clainted that because 1 havu refused to admit and have denounced thfi alleged renoml nation of President Taft, I -should withdraw from the ticket as one of the Republican candidates." Norrls said In & letter to Chairman John L. Kennedy of Omaha, of the Nebraska Republican state committee. "It Is my belief that Mr. Taft's al leged nomination was not obtained eUher lawfully or-honestly.- Believing this, I have denounced this alleged nom ination as unlawful, null and void, and I h$ve refused to recognize Mr. Taft as the Republican nominee.'' Morris declared he refused to accede to demands for his withdrawal as. the Republican senatorial nominee -made at the behest of "a few self-constituted ad self-appointed leaders, when most of the self-appointed censors of Repub licanism are federal office holders."- The Nebraskan then declared he held Ms nomination from the rank and file of Republicans and suggested holding a new state wide primary for all Republi can nominees of Nebraska to ascertain If the voters wish to 'recall" those nom inated for refusing to support Taft. Shanghai, July 2!T Because the radi cal element think President Yuan 8hl Kai too conservative, the division of China into two republics is regardqd to day as imminent. The radicals who control the southern provinces, sy they intend to elect Dr. Sun Yat Sen presi dent of the new republic. The follow ers of President Yuan control the north ern provinces. TAFT'S NOMINATION IS CONGRESSMAN NOfflS REPUBLIC MAY RISE IN SOUTH CHINA GOVERNOR WILSON , WILL NOT RESIGN (I'nltfd I'reas Leed w-s t Sea Grit. N. J., July 22. Governor Woodrow Wilson awoKe-today "'greatly refreshed after 12 hours' sleep and went Into conference with Senator Reed of Missouri. It was learned that Wilson will not resign the governorship of New Jersey. Governor Wilson went Into seclusion this afternoon end will receive no vis itors ' until after he has finished his speech of acceptance, it la expected that it will require two days for Gov ernor Wilson to prepare his speech. LONDON DOCKERS HOLD Fl RM 'IN-GREAT-STRIKE (Cnltrd trest l.enaed TV Ire London, ,July 22. The tenth week of the strike ef dockers .ended tqday with no settlement in sight. ; About 80,000 men are out and'their wires and chil dren, numbering about 260,000, are liv ing on charity. , ... ?..".''.:.. ' SOME' QF PRINCIPALS IN NEW UK It U K - It POLICE ARE INVOLVED IN GAMBLER'S MURDER 1 Lieutenant Charles Becker of the New York police department. 2 Herman Rosenthal, murdered gam bler. S Mrs, Herman Rosenthal, who. rays her husband was slain to prevent his giving damaging - - . testimony against the police. 4 Jack Rose, gambler. 5- WiUlam Shapiro and Louis Llbby, owners of ' the automobile that carrjei the slayers of Herman Rosenthal, from photograph taken at hearing last PROGRESSIVES IN IJi MM FIVE MEN CHARGED ' BLUE AND RED ARMIES -S WITH BRUTAL MURDER MOVE: CONFLICT DUE Attorney General Holds That Taft Republicans May Not Use Name ".at" September Primaries; Contest Probable (United Pren Leased Wirt.) Pan Francisco,-July 22. Should Presi dent Taft be defeated in the contest for control In-the September California pri maries. It would eliminate his electors, as Republicans, from the gerferal elec tion ballot In November, according to an oplninr Issued today by State At torney General V. S. Webb. In. which he uphold; the progressive Republicans and maintains that regular Republicans who desire to support Taft may secure places on the general election ballots, but msy not use the name "Republican." Webb holds that the Taft Republicans must either contest with the administra tion organization for control of the Re publican party of the state, "r Have no rhance to vote for their candidate In November. The principal points In the opinion follow: First Broad, and liberal Interpreta tions of direct primary law necessary in order to make it constitutional. Second State administration ' ticket may take the name "Republican" al though Its nominees are pledged t? sup port Roosevelt. Third Regular Republicans who de sire to support President Taft may se cure places on general election hnllot. birt may not use the name "Republican." Fourth No voters participating In the primary election in September may sign nominating petitions for any can didate at Noverhber election. Fifth Candidates for ' presidential electors may be voted on In groups, pro vided they are designated on the bal lot under some party heading. 81xth Prohibitionists, Socialists or any other- party may secure places on the ballot . in the November election through nomination petitions without holding party primaries. FREDERICK-FULLER FOR ALASKA JUDGE Washington, July 22. -President Taft today nominated Frederick Puller to be United States judge of Alaska and James Croasley to be United States at r'.L mnLvl' Info " tVr" ""ej OF GOTHAM GAMBLER PROBABLY WEDNESDAY Mystery of Killing of Rosen thal Likely to Be Cleared Up Very Soon, New York, July 22. Five persons are under arrt'st today charged with partici pation in the Rosenthal murder: William Five persons arc, under arrest todav charged with particlpstion in tho Ros enthal murder. These am Willi. Shapiro, owner of lh automobile used by the murderers; Louis I.ihbv. lt driver; Jack Rose, tho go-between for the. police and I 'ic Ramblers; Rridgle Webber,, in whose rooms it Is alleged the murder plans were laid, and Sam Paul', at whose outing a week ;cko. It is al loged, the crime was decided upon, .lack Sullivan is held hs a material witness. It was statt-U that arrests in orher cities are momentarily expected. Postofficc officials today are, trying to locate the writers of letters threaten ing District Attorney Whitman and oth ers. The grand jury postponed the I!n('. enlhal Investigation until tomorrow Ke-cauxt- of a hitch over the witnesses to be examined. The grand Jury wants to examine Police Lieutenants Becker, O'Reilly and Costigan, who were In charge of the squads detailed to check gambling.- District Attorney Whitman refuses to. permit Becker to testify un less ho. formally , waives immunity rights. Mrs. Rosenthal probably will testify tomorrow, and is expected to produce her husband's memorandum book detail, ing police operations. It probably will name the men able to corroborate her husband's statements. Attorney Marshall, representing Web ber andf Paul, Intends to demand the rp-tea-pf hU clients.- . . . - "Thetr arrest," said Marshall, "was the restift'of the hysterical attitude of Police Commissioner Waldo. There is no eviden.ee against either." Ps-llce Lieutenant Becker refused to say whether he is willing to waive im munity if called to testify before the srund Jury. . YORK TRAGEDY it K It , :. It H ' Oregon, Troops Get Taste of Patrol Duty; Soldiers Are Given 3 Days' Rations, (Rperlnl to The Joiirnul ) Centrnlin, Wash., July Real ac tion started In- the blK ten days' mimic warare today when both armies moved from their respective camps at Centralia and Montesano and advanced toward the scene of conflict. The remainder of the blue army, consisting of the 21st lT. S. Infantry and the second regiment N. G. W., left Camp Toung at the local fair grounds at 8 o'clock this morning,1 marching to Grand Mound, five miles west of the city. The m fan try will re main encamped there all day today. The remainder of the blue army, con sisting f two troops of first United States cavalry, troop Pi of Taeoma, two batteries of artillery and a detachment of signal corps, which left Camp Young yesterday morning, marching as far as Grand Mound, were ordered to advance to Gate City. 13 miles west of Centralia today. rtrst Skirmish Probably Tomorrow. This body of troops is acting as a skirmish line for the blue army and the first engagement of the war will prob ably occur sometime "tomorrow between this body and the similar body sent out by the red army. The red army,under command of Col onel Kennon and consisting of the ,:,th United States Infantry, two regl ments of National Guard from Oregon and Idaho,, three troops of ravalry, two batteries and detachment from signal corps, broke camp at Montesano at 6 o'clock this morning and marched to Ford's ranch near Satsop, five miles cast of Montesano. The main body of the red army will remain encamped theie today, but Colonel Kennon., wtJJ senil "an advance "guar tf "of "cavalry, and hatterien out from Satsop late today to locate the advance line of the blue army. - H will probably be, Wednesday before the main bodies of the two armies come together. . . i ,i . : .. General Maus. umpire In chief isf the (Continued on page livs. L EAST SIDE LIKELY Despite Protests of S. P. and O.-W. R. W W. Companies' 1 Heads, Street x Committee Favors Breaking Monopoly. TWO WOULD POSTPONE ACTION BY COMMITTEE By Unanimous Vote Recom mended That Council In clude Common User. - - A MAN IDE III The Hill railroad interests, backed by a representative array of big shippers '' of the east side, today won a decided advantage In the long battle of the Hilli to secure entrance to the heart of the great east side business district when the street committee of the city council " in special session voted unanimously to recommend to the parent body that the proposed franchise of the S., P. A v S. Co. include a common user clause J on East First street, the main line c the Harrtman roads on the east side. Action of the committee was taken over the strong protest of high off! clals of both the Southern Pacific and O. W'. R. & N. railroad companies, -voiced by Vice President and General -Manager J. P, O'Brien of the former company and by Superintendent D, W. Campbell of the latter. Before the committee voted on the East First street common user clause Councilmen John H. Burgard and Tom " N. Monks sought to have consideration of that sf ctlori" ffrrfhe'TranehTsenpoet poned one week in order to give the rival "J companies a last opportunity to reach an, agreement as to the switc.hing.Qf, cars.' ' Mace Roads on Equal rooting. Councilman James A. Maguire,, howi ; ever, held out strongly for the immedi ate consideration of.,tljat ecUoa,-He said. that-4ta oromUte . should rsc-. - ommend the adoption . of, the common use clause both sides would be placed' on an equal footltrg and that they would, :. therefore be much more likely to agree. Councilman .Maguires view, was taken aleo , by Councilmen Sclimeeri and Joy and on the final vote Councilmen Bur gard and Monk cast their ballots witfr the majority. Chairman Baker did not vote and George D. Dunning, a member of the street committee, was absent. , j. , IWhen the committee convened this morning- sis nvembrs were-present; it was decided, to take up the proposed east side franeulsa of the Hill lines and act on them section by section., At noon t when the committee took a recess until 1:3(J only the firBt "section had.bea pnssed upon. . - AHhairlr-lti--'twtl'-tjeit'- grtmiittf'wcttfP'" posed that the Hill and Harrtman Inter- " ests had after a number of conferences practically tome to a mutual under standing on the riuestlons at issue, it soon developed that this was not the ' , JMBat...JUeeplJttfMw- Superintendent D. W. CamDbell attt Hht-t he-WarrrnisTT-compaTitfB-lir cTJhTerV"- ence naa orrered to switch the cars of the H!'l companies fromthe west side to the east side at operating cost-plus - a nominal overhead charge. President Yungi of the 8. P. .8, replied that he had refused to accept this offer b cause he said, the opposing interests re-"' served the right to determine what would be a reasonable charge for switch ing. A new amendment to the proposcd franchlse was submitted by President Young, but the committee did not act on It finally. The amendment provides for a franchise for the Hill lines on a por tion of North Front street leading up to the new Steel bridge on the west eide and on East Second street from East Pine to the east approach of the said bridge. As the bridge is covered it- (Continued on Page Two.) IGHT OF NEW STEEL SPAN Two Year Lease of Upper Deck Sought; Waiting Pleasure of City Council, "I will commence negotiations with the O.-W. R. & N. company for' the use of the upper deck of the new Stl bridge," said Mayor Rushlight, this morning, "as soon as the city council confers upon me authorization for such action. The street committee: of the council last Friday adopted a resolu tion asking the council to empower me to enter into negotiations necessary. The mayor thia morning received from the coupty court a letter stating that the .district attorney had advised' the counfy officials they had no authority to negotiate with the railroad company for (he use of the bridge. This letter, the msyor said, was the first inform' tiert-tee-hed 'jreaeiteit .that, Iha-AmuU , court was not the proper body to con duct the negotlstloYis. "t believe. said the mayor, "that i can lease the upper deck for a period tt to exceed two years, this period hin the limit fixed by the city clmitar. A." two years we will not have to u- - i railroad bridge fur some tlnt t RUSH. READY! NEGOTIATE