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VOL. XI. NO. 168.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, " SEPTEMBER 19, . 1912-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES;
PRICE TWO CENTS SAlWrtPXEl
STANDS riVg CISIS. -
PANAMA CANAL
WILL BEREADY
0CT0BER15.1913
Official Announcement of Pro
posed First Use of Great
Waterway Shows Rapid
Work and Reduced Cost.
COMMERCIAL USE WILL
BE PERMITTED IN 1914
Cost jof Construction Likely to
Be Under Estimates Small
Bond Issue to Be Needed.
(United PrtM Leutd Wire.)
' Washington, Sept. 19. Revised eatl
i mates mads public; hers today by ths
Panama canal commission set October
II, UU. as ths dfite on which the first
vessel will pass through ths new water
way between Ihe Atlantic and the Pa
cific. The first vessel to go through
will be a naval vessel, but which war
ship will have the honor has not been
decided. The commission's estimate an
nounces that ths formal opening of ths
(canal will be on January 1, 1915.
Colonel Goethals, who In supervising
the construction of the canal, reports
that Its cost wilt be below the original
! estimate of MOO, 000, 000 and that when
ths final stroke Is done the cost may
not exceed $376,000,000.
Unrestricted use of ths canal for
commercial vessels, the government an
nouncement says, will begin In Decem
ber, 1914.
The government announced, that the
concrete work on the, locks at Pedrc
Miguel Is 95 per cent completed, the
I Mlra Flores locks 92 per cent complete.!,
. and that the Gatun spillway will be
completed In a month.
! The reason the canal will not fie In
' use for commercial purposes until De
cember, 1914, is because numerous tests
of the locks and gates are to be.madn
' to Insure perfect working before large
'vessels are permitted to pass through.
It Is further announced that all the
navies of the world are to be Invited to
. participate In the formal opening of the
1 canal, and that representatives of all
1 governments are to be Invited to attend
1 and participate In the elaborate ceremo
' nles of the occasion. The president Is
1 expected to attend In person, and practi
cally the entire American navy will be
; mobilized at the gates between the two
( oceans.
The total amount expended on the
canal to date Is given In the official
i announcement as $283,674,000. The ca
nal bill passed by congress authorized
the Issuance of $376,000,000 In bonds.
Owing to the excellent condition of the
government funds, only $138,000,000 of
.these bonds were Issued. The rest of
the expense was taken out of the gen
eral treasury fund. It Is predlctej that
no further Issue of bonds will be neces-
'. sary.
According to figures announced by
I the commission, 218,000,000 cubic yards
; of earth had been excavated up to Sep
I tember 16. There are 24,000,000 yard
'yet to be removed. The monthly exca-
yatlon averages 2,600,000 yards, and at
' the present rate of digging the big
ditch will be completed by September
15, 1913. The big dams which are to
lock the spillways are now from 75 to
95 per cent completed.
The revised figures show that the
, canal will have a summit eleVatlon of
86 feet above the level tf the sea, which
1 will be reached by three locks located
1 at Gatun, on the Atlantic side; one lock
' at Pedro Miguel and two locks at Mira
Flores; on the Pacific side. Each lock
wilt have- a -usable- len gtfr of 1 000 feet
and a width of 110 feet, which will be
the minimum width of the canal.
The canal will be 60 miles long from
the deep water of the Caribbean sea to
the deep water of the Pacific ocean,
and the width of the channel will vary
from 1000 feet South of the Gatun locks
to 100 feet near the Pedro Miguel lock.
The minimum depth will be 41 feet
In places In the canal several boats
will be able to pass abreast.
IN
1 Criticism of Taft and Roose
velt Continues to Be Fea
ture of Commoner's Work,
(United Pren Ised Wlr!.)
MIsoul, Mont., Sept. 19. William J.
I Bryan, accompanied by Sam Stewart.
Democratic candidate for governor, Is
campaigning through Montana in the
i interests of Woodrow Wilson's presi
dential candidacy today.
Bryan and Stewart will reach Butte
I at 6 o'clock this afternoon. They will
board a special train for Helena, where
I the Nebraskan is scheduled to speaU to
: night.
In his speeches today Bryan repeated
. the points mode In his trip through Col
orado and Utah, praising. Governor Wil
son and criticising President Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt,
Tomorrow afternoon Bryan will rpeak
at Bozeman and In Uutte tomorrow
night. Saturday he will enter Idaho,
delivering his principal speeches at da.
ho Falls in the morning and at ,'ocatello
In the evening.
After the rPocatello address, Bryan
Will start for Los Angeles.
Many Hurt in Hungarian Riots.
(United l'rmg Ijfei1 Wire.)
Buda Pest, Sept. 19. Eighty persons
are in jail here today, following the
Hungarian parliamentary riots, In which
S00 persons were Injured. Of the In
jured 24 are seriously hurt.
MOM
SPEAKS
WILSON
AND NEDED REFORMS
Galaxy of Pretty Infants in Journal Contest
, ft K ; H- i tt X t . r.
List of First Fifty Prize Winners Announced
1 Hope Grant McMIUln, 21 months, 803 Kast Washington street. 2 Iialph C. Stone, 1220 Minnesota nvc
-,.f nao. 3 Johns Stuart Youmang, 2 H years, 427 East Thirty-seventh street. 4 Jack K. Hunter, 4 yeurs,
' 510 Rodney avenue. ft V. Leon Ray, 2 years, 1005 Mississippi aVenue, O Marlon Alice, S years, 30
East fieventh-slxth street, North. 7 Mildred V. Gilbert, a ), years, 1120 East Mill street. 8 Vera
Chandler, five months, 04 East Seventy-sixth street, North. O Evelyn' Lnndt, O months, 1270 Dcl
mont street.
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Journal's Prize Offer Brings Instant Response From Eager
Mothers and Fathers; Handsome Collection of Photo
graphs Submitted First Day; Keen . Interest.
Help! The bachelor members of The
Journal's staff have fled and the mar
ried men are masters of the situation.
Although this Is only the first day of
The Journal's baby contest, which is
being held for the purpose of discover
ing the prettiest baby in the city, the
editorial department was today fairly
swamped by photographs of the most
beautiful babies in the world. They
came through the mail by scores fa
thers with pride oozing from every pore
brought more, and mothers and grand
mothers, all certain they possessed the
prize-winning picture, added their offer
ings to the steadily growing pile of
photos.
Hours before The Journal's chimes
tolled off the noon hour today the first
60 baby pictures for .which The Journal
offered two seats each at the Helllg
for Monday night had been received. In
truth, the deluge was on in earnest the
first thing in the morning.
The receipt Of 60 photographs, how
ever, marked only the beginning.' The
Journal started the contest to discover
the prettiest baby in Portland. It Is a
big job. So the fathers and mothers
are called on to, help out. Send in your
baby's photograph. Maybe it is the
very one - that will capture the first,
second or third place in the beauty con
test and win for you either a box at
the Helllg, four seats, or two seats,
while "Baby Mine," Margaret Mayo's
scream of a farce. Is being played at the
theatre next week.
The play Is centered around a baby,
or rather three babies, and is said to
be the "funniest play ever written."
Don't forget the rules of the contest.
Baby must be four year or under, and
Its picture must be mailed or deliv
ered to the city editor of The Journal
before Monday night nt fi o'clock, when
the contest clones. On th back of tho
photograph the name and ape of the
baby and the proper address of its par
ents must be written. l-or the pret
tiest, baby, a box at the Helllg Is of
fered; second place captures foUr lower
floor seats, and two lower floor seats
will be awarded the third prettiest in
fant. That the Judges will have a hard
time Is already evident. Fortland Is
simply filled with big clear eyed pink
skinned babies, as a few samples, se
lected indiscriminately from the big
pile t of photos and published today, Tes
tify. Tomorrow more pictures will be
published ana each day thereafter In
cluding Tuesday, when the photos of the
prize winners will be printed.
Below are the names of the first 50
babies, including age and address,
whose photographs were received by
The Journal. Each baby is entitled to
two seats at the Helllg, good only for
Monday night As photos of Portland's
"Rosebuds" are prima facie evidence
that they personally cannot call and re
ceive the tickets, the name and ad
dress of each one's parents is printed
(Continued on Page Two.)
LAFFERTY NOMINATED
FOR CONGRESS
PROGRESSIVE TICKET
Bull Moose Men Make 'Selec
tion in Quick Time; Com
mittee for Campaign,
Congressman A. W. Lafferty was
given the Bull Moose nomination for
congress In one, two, three order at tho
convention of the third party this morn
ing at headquarters In the Oregon hotel.
No other name was presented, for the
Progressive leaders had decided that
Lafferty must be named because of the
labor support he carries.
Lafferty now wears the Republican
and Progressive nominations. He was
named by the Republican!, at the pri
maries,' and they cannot now rid them
selves of him, for the law does not per
mit his resignation and the Republican
committee could not substitute another
candidate if he could. As Lafferty has
come out for Roosevelt, the Republican
county committee has already taken a
whack' at. him, and it Is expected, to
counsel-Tail "real" Republicans to turn
either to Thomas McCusker, lndepend-
tCcntlnued on Page Nineteen.)
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Discharged Alien Sectionmen
Suspected of Putting Bolt
Betwe-en Switch Points,
(Sprcl.l to Tli Joiirnnl.)
Ellensburg, Wash., Sept. 19. Angered
because they had been discharged, sec
tion hands from south European coun
tries are alleged to have placed a bolt
between the switch points on the North
ern Pacific main line track near Pomona
In the Yakima river canyon last nlht.
No. 41, the Burlington train from St.
Louis, struck the open switch point at
4 o'clock this morning and the engine
and two baggage cart? went Into the
ditch. Fireman Raske was pinned under
the locomotive and is thought to be
fatally scalded.
Two boys riding on the blind baggage
are also badly Injured. Engineer Con
nelly of Ellensburg Is slightly Injured.
Other members of the train crew and
passengers are reported slightly in
jured. A wrecker left here shortly before 6
o'clock and It Is expected to have traffic
open by noon.
F
Alleged Exorbitant Bill of
$1926 for Printing Delin
quent Lists Investigated,
The grand Jury this morning started
an Investigation into conditions sur
rounding the publication of the delin
quent tax list, and the bill of the Daily
News for $1926,40 for publishing the
same list for which the charges of the
Oregonlan, The Journal and the Even
ing Telegram, all newspapers of much
greater circulation, were $1940.25, $1,
364.20, and $1303.10, respectively. Be
fore the inquiry had advanced very far,
bound over cases from the lower court
took the Jury's attention, but the case
will again be brought up as soon as
urgent matters are disposed of.
Investigation In the official record
book of the county board of commis
sioners shows that the action officially
letting the publication of the delinquent
tax list to the four newspapers reads:
Order Is Reviewed.
"It Is hereby ordered that the Ore
gonlan, Evening Telegram, Dally Jour
nal and Daily News.be the four news
papers selected to publish the delin
quent tax list for 1911. The rate of
publication to be the same as 1910.''
This order was entered on July 31,
1912.
The delinquent tax list was published
last year In the Oregonlan, The Jour
nal and Evening Telegram. The Ore
gon Ian' s bill- then was $2452.12, that of
The Journal $1990.07, and that of the
Telegram $1904. This year the bill
presented by each newspaper Is con
siderably lower than last year, owing
to the smaller size of the delinquent
tax list. The bill entered by the Daily
News, with a circulation of approxi
mately 12,000, however, is only $13.85
less than the bill of the Oregonlan for
the same work, ami Is $562.20 more
than the charge of The Journal.
The action of the grand Jury In tak
ing up the case was due partly to the
demand by County Auditor Martin of
an Investigation before he would ap
prove the bill presented by the News.
Judpe Gives View.
The law In regard to the publication
of delinquent tax lists specifically di
rects the county court to publish such
lists In "the two newspapers mrvrfg the
largest elroulatlon," in counties "hav
ing 10.000 population." Iijraime this
law does not say counties of "10,000 pop
ulation or over," however, County Judge
Cleeton maintains that the county court
has the authority to publish the tax
(Continued on Tnge alx.)
OF
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"(I'nlted Prf!i. Leased Wire.)
Salt Lake City. Utah. Sept. 19. Gov
ernor Spry today refused to call out
troops at Bingham until he attempts In
person to persuade the strikers to sur
render their arms and to no longer
threaten company property. It Is re
ported President Moyer of the West
ern Federation of Miners, who Is per
sonally handling the strike, will confer
with the governor this afternoon.
Governor Spry and other state of
ficials, with National Guard officers and
tho mine authorities, went to Bingham
at 11:30 o'clock this morning to per
sonally Inspect the strike situation.
BODY FLOATS IN BAY
Special to Th Jonrn.l.t
Newport, Or., Sept. 19. A suitcase
containing underclothing, a kodak,
films, negatives and letters addressed
to Frank E. Westcott was found float
ing in the bay early this morning by
Andrew CollVer, proprietor of the New
port House. About midnight people in
Newport heard cries of distress from
the water and the- finding of the grip
adds to the mystery.
1 From papers found, the man's home
was in New Jeisey and he had been
traveling in Alaska, Washington and
Oregon. . Accident or foul play are the
theories commonly accepted.
BURLING
ON CARS GO
T THI N CANYON
1
HURT
IL
NEWS
CHARGE
R TY, INI
PROBED BY GRAND JURY
GOVERNOR
UTAH
STUDIES COAL STRIK
MAN SCRIES ARE HEARO
Justice Dunbar Dies
III f -1 - TVf
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Ralph Oregon Dunbar, member of
the supremo court of Washington
since 1889.
1
Tl
OREGON PIONEER OF I,
EXPIRES; APTJPLEXY
Washington Votersr.Will Have
to Nominate Successor by
Use of Stickers.
(Special to Tbn Journal.)
Olympia, Wash., Sept. 19. Chief Jus
tics Ralph Oregon Dunbar, -member of
the state supreme court since 18S9 and
Just renominated without opposition,
died of apoplexy at his home in this
city early this morning after an illness
of several months. Despite his falling
health he continued to perform many of
the Important and arduous duties of his
position up to the very last.
Judge Dunbar was born In Illinois In
1845 and the next year was brought by
his parents In an ox-wagon across the
plains to the Willamette valley. He was
educated at Willamette university and
in 1867 was moved to Olympia, took up
the atudy of law and was admitted In
1869. From 1869 to 1871 he was clerk
of the federal court but resigned, went
to Yakima and practiced law until 1875.
He then moved to The Dalles, Or., and
continued practice " two years, return
ing to Washington and locating at Gol
dendale. In 1878 he was elected to the territor
ial council and later was chosen pro
bate Judge. In 1885 he was elected to
(Continued, on Page Seventeen.)
WILSON FUND, STILL
$2100; VOTERS HELP
Money Is Divided Equally Be
tween State and National
Campaign Committee,
Contributions' to the Wilson Fund.
Previously acknowledged $2,052.R5
C. E. Hedge, Beaverton 1.00
Geo. T Moeck. Rainier 5.00
Jas. D. Hart. Portland 24,00
G. A. H.. Portland 100
Total $2,088.S6
Every day brings fresh accessions to
the Woodrow Wilson campaign fund.
Today's receipts bring the total closo
to the $2100 mark.
As an Indication of how the Wilson
voters In Oregon view the situation,
the following extract Is .taken from tho
letter of a contributor to the fund:
"I am a firm believer In Wilson's
story about the old-fashioned pump
which needs priming hefore it will raise
the water, and the first water to come
Is what you put In. It Is the same with
campaign funds. The big corporations
do the priming and get the first re
sults when their candidate Is success
ful. "If Wilson's campaign funds come
from the people generally, they will
doubtless get the benefit."
As announced several days ago, the
funds now coming In are -being divided
equally between the state and national
committees. The chairman of the state
committee Is In hearty sympathy with
The Journal's efforts to raise funds
for the campaign, and reports an In
creasing and encouraging outlook that
the vote of Oregon will go to the Demo
cratic nominee.
The Journal is not the only paper in
Oregon engaged in raising funds for the
Wilson campaign. Several other papers
throughout the state are In the same
work and all report substantial returns
as a result of their appeals fo the peo
ple. '
On this - page of The '.Journal Is a
coupon for subscriptions to the Wood
row Wilson campaign fund. Cut It out
and send It to The, Journal .'with your
contribution.
I
BAR
GAINING
NOW
NEAR
Woodrow Wilson Campaign Fund
TO THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL:
Herewith I inclose i for the Woodrow Wilson cam
paign fund. - ;
(NAME)
(ADDRESS)..... .T.-.
Mall this eonpon, with yens eontribntlon enolosed, to Th JotirnsL WU
ion Campaign rand, Portland. Or. Checks should be mads payabl to THS
Journal.
DEMONSTRATION
FORWELS0NSP0ILS
MANAGERS' PLANS
I....- f
Great Crowds at Chicago De
mand Privilege of Shaking i
Hands With Democratic!
Leader."' ","
CONFERENCE DELAYED .'
BY TRIP TO DETROIT-
Governor Wilson Continues At
tack on Methods of Roose-" I
velt and Taft. -
(Unltod Prens Leiwd Wirt.)
Chicago, Bept. 19. Plans of Governor
Woodrow Wilson, Democratic candidal
for president, to confer with Ms cam
paign leaders here today were shattered i
by the enthusiasm of a monster crowd;
determined to shake the hand of ths
Democratic standard bearer. Although I
he was disappointed at his Inability tot
discuss the political outlook with hls
campaign managers. Governor WllSOfj
was immensely pleased with the spo'n-,
tanelty of the demonstration and wis ,
kept busy shafting the hands of his ad-j
mtrers until a few minutes beforo his:
train left for Detroit.
Governor Wilson was met at th St-,
tlon here by thousands of enthusiastloj
Democrats. He was escorted to Demo-i
cratlc national headquarters by party j
leaders who rode In 60 automobiles. Thol
candidate was accorded an ovation aU
along the route to headquarters. Ther
he was forced by the crowd to hold an
Informal reception, which kept him
busy until time to leave for the train.
Governor Wilson expressed pleasure
at the reception accorded him in St Paul
and Minneapolla yesterday. The crowds,
he said, were very large, and his at
tack on the Progressive platform and
Colonel Roosevelt was enthusiastically
received.
When Wilson's private car passed
through Milwaukee this morning tho
governor was asleep. Several hundred
persons who were waiting at the sta
tion to greet him were disappointed.
Governor Wilson looks forward to his
trip to Detroit, where tonight he has
an appointment with Ty Cobb, the sen
sational outfielder of the Detroit Tl- '
gers. 'Ty and I are old rrlertds, laid
Wilson. "We are both Georgians, and
I shall be mighty glad to see him."
(United Preie Letted. Wire.)
St. PauL Minn., Sept 1. Before, a ,
big crowd at the Auditorium last night
Woodrow Wilson closed his speech mak
ing tour in Minnesota. . people w
deeply Interested in the political discus
sion of the Democratic nominee.
"I would be a radical if necessary,"
said the governor, but I am a pro
gressive, because it is not necessary
to be a radical. It Is not necessary to
put the body politic to uncomfortable i
strains, because we can by cooperative
effort accomplish the things necessary
for our economic salvation." t
"I have simply wanted to show you
the Inside of my mind," said the nom- ,
lnee, in conclusion, "so there need b
no misunderstanding between us, so -you
wouldn't think I was one of tnos
wild fellows running amuck becaus
I knew something was the matter and
didn't know exactly what This la no
Donnybrook fair. I have got my shil-
lelah but I am not hitting every head
1 see. I have selected the heads and , .
If they'll only engage in a- little mor '
hard thinking ' underneath the endan- '
gored cranlums they needn't be hit at '
allbecause the whole thing Is as much
In their Interest as in the interest of ths
rest of us.
"I am "not out after any man's top-
knot, I am not aware of entertaining '.
the least feeling that we ought to get
even with someone. I am only pos
sessed with the passion to create a con-' '
dltlon that will be even for everybody."
Governor Wilson said he was not
going to be kept awake at night by th
free trade bogle.
"There isn't any danger of fre
trade." he declared "because- we hy
one of the most expensive and extrav .
gant of central governments."
3 DEMOCRATS REFUSE
TENDERED NOMINATIONS
(Snletti Biiretn of The Journal.)
Salem, ..Or., Sept. 19. Three refusals
to accept Democratic nominations wer
received by the secretary of state toJay.
W. H. Chatten of Portland refused th
nomination for representative for th
Sixteenth district as It "came from th
wrong side of the party."
Ernest C. Smith of Hood River re
fused the nomination for district attor
ney for the Seventh district.
A. J. Derby of Hood River refused
the nomination for representative for
the 29th district.
PORTLAND PASTOR GETS ;
$300 FOR 300 SERMONS
ITJnltM Prewi Lnted Wirt.
Los Angeles, Cat., Sept. 19. Lose 300
sermons, pay $300, was the ruling of
Superior Judge Walter Bordwell In
damage suit against . the Southern Pa
cific by Rev. A. Febelkern of Portland,
Or., for the loss of a trunk containing
the sermons.
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