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I - THE " WEATHER Fair today with easterly winds, The Sunday Journr.1 , C03CF&ISE9 .:, 72 Panes PORTLAND, .'OREGON, . SUNDAY : MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1912 PRICE "FIVE CENTS VOL. IX. NO. 32. -i President Delivers iSpeechat -! Lotus Club Dinner Advpcat- V.: ing Restriction of; Presin- , iiai service, uiner wiidiiyca. REFERS SARCASTICALLY JO RQOSEVELTilN, HIS; TALK mm But Gives Toast tolWilson as vAble "Patriotic and Dis - tinguished Gentleman." (Uall.a $tk Leafl Wir.t New .York, Nov. lCDctarlng him self in favor of a single six-year term for the president and the amendment of the constitution bo as to , give cabinet officers seat i& the senate. President ' Taft made his first Important 'speech slno his1 defeht for reelection before i; the Lotus elan tonight. In a speech f$laV he himself called a swan song, . leutly rallln at Wilflam . J. Bryan's sucgestiop that i-presldent, be "given t debating power jn-rthout" votea In con- gress, Taft closed with a toast to; 1 - "Th bealthiaad Eiiccess : otUJle Jible, .'. ratrlotic and distinguished gentleman ho is to be the next president of, the , Vnited Stated President Taft reviewed at length the ' problems-which the chief executive must face, and urged that the appointments : of "local patrpnage" posts be taken from him to enable him to give more time to putting into effect the pledges of the, party that elected him. Alluding humorously to the criticisms ; to which he has been subjeeteVI, the pres ident declared that' he foresaw the end . of "Indiscriminate muckraking" and tin. founded tfrltlcisms if public officials. which, i, saldV liad dne arave injus , tic to many honorable men." , j Oky Soon Pastas. ' ,ilScussing the duties of the president, h declared that to a -man of judicial f tempemment'the epfttmeral glory of the ' office, soon passed and that the denjie for recognition for the good be has ac- com'nlfahrd .as 'but sllffhU'y assunged ; the promise' iiot history ;would right ' s'h,in,' ' 1 ' in'A'i:,.. , t Taft sfd that 'while r.thep presidents bad Mean, subjected, to a fierce r of (Cotjflnuwl on Psga Seven) OVER JUDGE TAMIL BYAPLURALITY0F128 GtORGE n:davisvins M Progressive f Defeats, Repub i lican by Small Margin; Lane "v . Plurality 2018 in County, I"' George' N. Davis, i-rogressivt can-: didate. wins 'the position " C circuit Judge by 128 plurality over Judge Tas- well, Ms 'Kcpubllcan oppmient, and by . 6IS"6ver Ogelsby Young, Democrat. These are tha figures of the offi- clat ' count- aa announced County : t'lerk 'Fields yestenWy. . The final fig ures give Davis 10,793, Taswell 10,665 A,nml Young 10,-'4. Harry Jne obtained a plurality in ; t'uia, -ounty of 5018 - over Ben' Selling u for iSilted States senator, and had 1S - better than Jonathan Bourne. Walter H. . Cvansfor district attorney, won y 16,816 over John A: Jeffrey,, nis Democratic opponent. A. AV. Laftcrtj, RepubliianProgreas A u.1 a nlnralltv of 2o0 over M. G. j- Munly, Democrat, for cnngreaaAXha : vote of Mmily and Thomas McCusker, ' Independent, when combined, exceeds tithe Lafferty vote by KIBO. The. total vote cast In the county, It has been determined, was 41.421. The- official count of the vote for president wss not finished yesterday; 'and the vote on members of the leg ; j Islature and county ticket Is likewise yet to be made. The vote on the,meas - ures was counted first, so that returns .lt.T, cOuld bo. made at onco to the secrc- tary of, Mat .nd all doubt removed 5' Itas to the. measures that have become the law of tho state, t Following Is the official count so far as completed: -,'u. S:" -u-. - - Vntted States lenator. . Jonathan Bourn Jr., Pop. Oov.l.lOlMI r j Alfred 13. Clark. Progressive..,,.. 3,417 " i Harry Lane, ' Democrat .11,763 ,.' j B. Lee Paget' Prohibition.. ....... 1,643 i B. P. Rampv Socialist. . . . . .' 2,807 'i Hen BelllngReptiblkan . o . u 9,Ui mimn over.-. Bourne. ,.;". .; Ill . .... CkBgxessmea. f - v , ; T. M. 'Baldwin, Prav . . . . . . m "1,411' : ? fea CampbeH, Soc. .... .V, .-j . . .. 8,066 -' j. A. W. , Lafferty, Rep.-Prog. . . .,.16,783 - Thomas McCuske Ind Li 80 2' M. G. Munly Dcm.:, lT.Bil ..'? LCfrty over Munly , .-. . . 6,330 v!l '-"Beoratary of ata. , " ftlmer Kennedy, Prog....'. . . ..1.807 i-; Ben W., Olco'tt, Kep. .20,890 v P. $. Reddaway, Socv. .,. MU ?John B. Ryan, uem... . : '-i O, V." VVh Ite, Pro i ... . r t Olcott over Ryan ..,.,,.(.. ; ' ' Jaetic. of Saprsma Court, .rs'Ov j. Bright, Progressive. ;,...., ' " Robert Eakln. Republican..;.., , t R. jtJIater. Democrat.;., ....... .W, O. Weaver, Socialist...,... Eakln over Slater . .... , ...... i , T,IS6 1,138 12.621 . 2.916 .20,393 .. 9.767 . 4,959 .10.626 thAtj ul rood cpiajnlgaloner. W. Bsrsee, Soc. ..,4.670 J. A, Dunbar, Pro. - 8,766 A. II. '''Lea. Dem. ............ .10,649 ' John D, (Mlckie. :Rep.-Prqg. , .....19,(i03 : Mickie over Lea. ...,r. r. 8,854 1 Halfroad Ccmmltitoner: C. R -A Ituhison, Republican ..... .1 4.1 97 ; Lew Anderson, , Democrat. .. . . ,". . 6,676 t-.T.: 4ntes Prohibition. . . ..... 1.891 R ' P. Mahaffyw lndepw)dent,,v.i .10,972 Robert Service, Profrp-iKiva, t '. . i,2U ; AltchlHon over Wahaftrv ,., 4.1 GOVERNORWEST ORDERS imn PROSECUTED HuLW if Tells Strict Attorney lo Close h Hoseburg bcewery,. the "Dhartefi HiJem Or.. Nov, !. Governor." West todav sent a letter to ' District t Attor nay Brown of Douglas county, instruct. Ing him to begin criminal prosecution or Mayor Ilcem of., Roseburgfor failure to perform the dutlea of his office The clfarga-; will likely - bff-based .on the mayor's f alleged wilful neglect Iq enforcing the local option law,', T.e governor, also Instructed Brown to bring, as coon as time would permit, civU-suUs -against the Hoseburg Brew ery ftilce company," of which c May or Miceyi ls a t leading stockholder, 1 to have it enjoined under; the public" -mil aance .act and to ha ve i t s -charter ' r voked on the ground thai Its officers have' been conducting It In violation of thelaw.. Five directors Of the brew ery ompany:recently: pi eade'd guilty to violating tha local option, law and paid fines.-.' -j v .,: j ??yral a?y ne governor stated civtl suits against the brewery company probably would not be brought if Mayor wdqid resign nis office and per mit another to fill hia the governor said he Intended to have clvl -ul, brought regardless of the action taken by Mayor Mlcelll. It was ZXi-EJ??- K0"?.burf tht Mayor Ml, WILSON BUYS A SHIRT, -STARTS FOR BERMUDA Hears DeUUs ofjthe rale-Princeton - uameMt-jJoanl Steametr- by Wireless. rtavr iorK. Miv lni .u n. lantlc : bowling toward the southeast at - vpy pace Movemor WOodrow Wilson Democratic president-elect, was kept In' l""V' "i wireiess una arternoon with theTrogrc-s of the Princeton.Tal oot. ball game, ' The governor, accompanied by his cntlro family, sailed t 3 this afternoon on the steamer Bermudtan, en rou.u io jjamiiton, Bermuda, where he will, spend tpo next four weeks in se curing what is Jlkely to bo Ills last long -.bi ir many niontns. Before sailing the governor wen snopping. lie- wanted a new shirt and proceeded to one of the department stores, where It took him only a few minutes t buy. the article.- Ha handed ineffin a 15 'biii and then waited for his change.- At the end of five minutes he. ased if the change oouhj not bo hurried lip. But ' lie had to tak hia time, as millions of shoppers have done before, and when he 'finally left the tore he heaved, a sigh of relief and laid:' ' r vt "It's funny that It takes twire as long to get what Oni buys- as it does to buy- it. - . 1 .. - . JOHNSON WILLING m . MAKE -MODIFIED PLEA Chicago, Nov. l.-r Jack. Johnson went to officials or the unite States depart ment of justice late today and offered to plearl giTTlfyto a modified charge of iwinitn(f iiic mniin wiiiiq Biav9 Ct, I offc It was said the big black did not ap preciate the seriousness of the charge against him and that he' was rendornd uneasy when, told that, if convicted, he might be acnt to" the federal peni tentiary for from five to ten years. ;' Xhe guard' put on Johnson by his bondsman. Matthew Baldwin, has been doubled, Baldwin, It is said, is taking into Consideration the fact that John son's offense is not, extraditable and thRt, should he go to Canada one day's Journey or to Mexico. h would be be yond the reach of the government and his bond would be forfeited. awey ; atlCastTMoment Re: h f uksllldahol Senatorship s HimselO Afters Announce- ment Had Been Made. ; i ' tV'' ACT' SEEMED 1 REPULSj V E , WHEN WELL-PONDERED New Min Was ' Democratic State" Chairnian;;; Holds ; .V-Positiofi vjB 'Weeks'.1- -4; Boise, Idaho, Nov. Judg K, . Perky of Boise was appointed United States senator from Idaho by aoverit James II. Hawley tonlghC the appoint ment being made tof fill a vacancy caused by the death of Senator Weldon B. Heyburn. .' ", ,; Judge Perky Is' a prominent Demo crat a ndwos formerly state chairman of that party. Ha was defeated for national committeeman this year after a bitter fight between the Hawley and Nugent factions, Perky served us dis trict Judge for four years. " , Until late today ' lt was understood tbjtt-flovernogrllawley w'onM -resign the governorship and that lieutenant Gov ernor, 8weetser would appoint the retir ing .governor to fill the vacancy: Lieu tenant Governor fcweetser came to Boise t" consult' with Governor Hawley and. last night K ' was ' annouhoet'. that the reslgnationand subsequent appoint ment, would take place today. . Just what occurred to change the prcjram is a matter of speculation in political circles. It Is known that prominent party Workers objected to the plan, and when the opposition developed Governor Hawley declined to follow the' course previously outlined. In announcing the appointment Gov cYnor Hawley said that he had selected Judge Perky because Of hlB familiarity with land matters In which the state is vitally interested at present The teim of SenatorN Perky ; will be bu ? a fe w weeks, ' aa . the legislature.- Which con venes in' January will elect aRepuhli- ca to the offtce unless 'a deadlock should Oouur.' There are four announced candidates among the Republicans: uovernor. vamvs u, oraojr, ex-uoveriior. iFrank K, , Gooding, : uailce ?ZJ tvnes - w. Allshte of the atata ; supreme jwt and Charlea Vf. Beate of Wallace. . : , . In. an ' unauthorised statement Gov ernor Hawley said ha 'Abandoned the plan to have himself appointed because the longer n consiaerea tne. act? the more repulsive It became to him, and he thought his intent would he .miscon strued. The governor overturned the "unwrit ten prccedent"-a Unttpd States senator iBbould 89 to thcuorih for he appolnfcKM,aL.f(M, .tm H4'iremple-tttTn- cd a south Idaho man MINERS- FIRE - . ON MILITIA IN. TOWN (B,r th International Now Service.) Charleston. W. Va., Nov. 16. Strik ing miners opened fire on a special pas senger train in Cabin Creek late tonight. Several hundred Shots were fired Into the coaches, but ltr Is npt known whether any deaths or Injuries occurred. The train had -taken strikebreakers to the mines and was returning with Ad jutant General Charles' D. Elliott, a squad of soldiers and a dosen Chesa peake '& Ohio railway special, officers aboard. MMES RENEW WAR ON TURKS :': MMJOUSMGHTING CONTINUES MTM u im l?J n Aril I iv 1 1 I I COMPLETEFALL - JZm Surrender of Turkey's Posses sions in Europe Only Terms Acceptable to Conquering Forces; Austria Mutters. (Bnited Prwii Lee WlrA - Paris, Nov. 16. At the sama time that they discussed peace, Bulgaria, ServJa, Montenegro and Greece were still fighting furloiiHly with the. Turks tonight, according to dispatches from various points in the Balkans. The thunder of the Bulgarian artlt lery could be heard In the suburbs of Constantinople, It was said. Jf he 3erv isna were Reported hammering at th gates of .Monaatlr wltu one force of Greeks hurrying, to -hlp therif an'Ji otheU" marching on Janlna. -the Monte negrins continued their bombardment of Scutari, and were doing their ut most to take the Adrtatlo port -of Ban Giovanni dl Medua from the "height Which surround It. Adrlanopl Was uni dcrstood to ba still holding out stub bornly. '' - The allies, messages from 8a f la and Bulgaria stated, were agreed on the onlyterms- they will accept from Tur- tcv- nmotinflnir nrnrHrnllv In m Am dcr of all his Kuropean possessions and expected to present them forrnally with a warning that: ii hi eas tltey sre accepted within 24 hours of presenta tion, tht) campaign will be pushed more vigorously than ever, inasmuch as the, alliance docs not Intend to let the Ot toman government gain valuable time by, useless wrangling. The , international situation grew strained again , during the 'day. Austria, again af mimed the belligerent attitude. ' and began rushing troops toward' that part of the Adriatic coast which It, Servla ana Montenegro all want. Other forces were being pushed in the. direction of the Russian fron- (Continued on Page Seven) V 'eastern k, t MINOR r; SEA' -li.MjjVv!ttClt- ' 7 . Copyright br International News Service. Leaders about whom Ilalkan strife centers and places Involved. Top- Jft--Xg-ZtBLra!iaft. conimfljatter-itf UieJnrkl8h.armiggfgaler, SlVhi " hied V, sultan of Turkey; right, Ferdinand, czar of Bwlaiia. Hot. ;' torn Map of Balkan region, showing cities besieged by allies. SUFERINGS OF 1 BULGARIANS ACCUSE SICK AND WOUNDED RUSSIA OF TRYING TO BEYOND CONCEPTION. BREAK UP THE ALLIES Conditions, Prevalent Within the Turkish Lines of De fense Horrible to Relate, ftfnlted Prew T.eniei1 Wire.) Constanea, Reumania. Nov. 16. Be tween the Tchatalja line of defense and the Hosphorus, the Black sea and the sea of Marmora, an area of about 900 square miles, conditions prevail whliii Hades can hardly equal, accord ing to mail advices received from the Turkish capital tonight. . Kor the suffering of,, the sick and wounded In' the suburbs and open coun and within the -Tchatalja fortifications it was mid that the excuse might bo found that the territory was too large to be effectually covered by relief workers. ; In Constantinople, fiowever, it'was laied''tlie. Turkish-authorities seem to have tried to create as1 frlght-1 ful a situation as possible.- The vlctlnis of diseasesare said to have been treated worse , than cattle. There are . not -tnore than 200 doctors and nurses in the city and though they have worked day and night ever since the wounded began to arrive and chol era broke out, they have been hopeless ly swamped.' V- ' ' Hospital Patients Uls. of Thirst. .In the very hospitals, It was asserted. patients have, died Of thirst because the attendants, too busy to care for all, had not the time-, to bring them water. . From blood poisoning,, gangrene and lockjaw hundreds wet , said to have died whom It, wouM'v have, been easy to save had medical attention been avail able.' Of cholera, the mall advices main-. tain, there., naed 'have been no danger If the simplest sanitary . precautions had been taken. -Yet, when offers of assistance were received from England and America during the early days of the struggle, it was charged that ' the Turkish au thorities repulsed them scornfully. Sub- sequently.-some of them were reluctant ly accepted, but too late to be of much avail, . - .' .,-" jfr' : ..- ... ).; . ', . One case cjuoted was that of Dr.-Ford, n lm.rlrnn ,.td tfi l)A ift mrmv riltir. geon, who hurried f rom . Paris td tender his services. He and a fellow country. man proposed to take over an, entire military hpspjtai andhandle ltat theVr own exue8e canted but when he appeared at the hoa pltaWht pet.nornlng hJ was refused admission, whereupon ' he. flttecl. up a makeshift "hospital of hlsown-Mn ap abandpnd shack where t, latest ac counts he wss treating 200 patients. Say Recognition of Greek Oc cupation of Salonika Is tempt to Sow Dissension, CUPatlOn 0T balOnika S At-t 1 , (Cnl teil Press (Lessel tvlrO . Buda Pest. Nov. 16.- Russian recog nition of tho Greek occupation of Sa lonika was interpreted ..tonight as be ing u(slap atbuth Bulgaria j and Aus tria. It ruffled Bulgarian susceptlbll-j Ities for the reason that Czar Verfli - naid.haa clainiedSalonika for himself or insisted that, at; any rate, -the port be Intei natlonHllze. A Austria had sugi gested It as' a port for Servla as an al ternative to , one of . those, on the Adri-T atlc which the Austrlans want for them selves, but naturally Servla cannot have It and will continu chynorous for the, Adriatic outlet, If Salonika is f, v . . , v. . . .. The theory here was that the Stjflcera who have conducted the inv3tl. ;tersburg government was mora in.f . uvnitin -, ' reiersnurg government was more in tereeted in 'sowing the seeds" Of dissen Uon among the Balkan states than In affronting Austria. Russia, which dominates the Balkan nations, it waa argued, wants them to get as much ... ..,.. a-, puBOJwie, hilt ' tir.fnrs tint t hair. .1 , but prefers not to. have them develop inio u strong conreuerauon lest It check Russia's own advance. ' Austria Orders Three llreadnaughfa. Budapest. Nov. 16.-r-The minister of marine Informed Sth Hungarian and Austrian delegations today that he had" been authorized by both governments to 'order three dreadnaughts at a' total cost of J40.000.000, to be .ready in llj; GIRL OF TENIS A BRIDE;. GROOM GIVES HER t)0LL Child in Short Ureases Is Married to Man 29 In Louisiana; Par- " v" f: ents (ifve Consent. - (Uolted Prfcw teised IV'tre.) M'hlbt)deau,' La., Nov.- It. Aanes Cal lahan, agd. 10. today left her cJasnrooi, nq inira rreuer vi marry -I'aili Ulets, Jfr wThe .child Was in 'ehorl dresses when the .girl's parents appeared and i gave 'theli consent. 1 r " ' 1 f he bridegroom gave Agnes a doll "is fwedding gift, and most of her othr , jresenta w- i 1 ! ui MUIV HIILHI ICIDtELEVEl I. W. H. Allen at Death's Door; Supposed7" to Have Taken i Poisbn50 Men and Boys May Be Involved. ' ; CONFESSIONS tN HANDS .f . OF THrsAUTHORITIES Contributing to Delinquency of V Charge Under ' Investigation, W. H. Allen, a gray-haired business man, dying, " presumably t rpm the . ef fects of an unidentified poison, admin istered. by his' own hand, and 11 "other residents of the city imprisoned in the -county jail on warrants Issued by. the officers of the juvenile court, la the -net result of the ugliest Scandal aver brought to light In Portland.' The war rants charge unspeakable crimes, grow ing out of .the operations of. a vies eliquo, whose enormities' have shocked even the most hardened criminal Inves tigators. !".; The probation officers have evidenc ; In their possession '.which fcr expected to implicate' at least , half a hundred others, beside, those already arrested. A number of the 11 being held in th county Jail have confessed their gutli on accusations of the most revolting nay ' ture. All have beeh placed under boiuUi ' or 880OO, or cash ball of 12500, and none had furnished bail up to a late hour. Unconscious When Pound. .'-- '' V. H. Allen, who for '26 years fiaa been employed In a local retail ' store. was found in his room at the V..M, C. A., yesterday afternoon, lu an "uncon , scldus conUitloii. Dr. Calvin 8. While - and Dr. Q, N. Pease, .who were called In. had the- dying nun removed to Bt.' Vincent's hospital. A Both . physiefun are of the opinion that Allen took poi- . son, though an examination - of tiio mouth nndr' stomach, did not reveal the nature of the poison, and noi trais ot a bottle or other package in which the""-, deadly drug or acid ' might have been contained, was discovered- in Allen's room.-1 '- "'. ( ' ' i' " i ! - The strongest ground loe 'the uallf that Allen sought to kill hlmaeI-4ow- ever, la turntshed' tnvthe content of a note written; by him before he became unconscious. ' The 'liota follows: '1 arn innocent,' but the disgrace is more than I can bear, 1 There arf lir eurr.Jtances that looK uwfavorable.i but there are any number of young men who can tel), vPf W; helpfulness to them. -Any, way I see U, my ,41f ' ruined. I have tried to do my besU Telephone to Main 5464" (telephone number of his son's residence). - .' .Allan's-nam was, brought, to the at. tuition of the Juvenile court officers 1n their investigations, and he was. given a 'sweating'! at tne courtnouse j-nuay afternoon. He denied all the accusa tions made against him. ' , X,av Flaee ot Employment, t i Yesterday morning he went to work as usual at the store where he was em ployed. Ha left the store early in ihe morning and at, 10 o'clock . one. of the housemaids at the Y. M. C. A. saw him reclining on his bed. She supposed he was asleep. About . li3U the same maid observed that he was still lying on th bed and was breathing laboriously. At 3 o'clock, when he had not.changed bis position, the maid . notified Secretary Stone, of the Y. M, C. A. Medical aid -was called, and 'after hard work, on th part of: the physicians they . succeeded remove; toSt Vincent's hospiUl before , I ... , n ( A V, ... na, .1.1,. O CIUCK Itliu Hi a ia,c liwui innt was, still .unconscious. . Pr Calvin 8. White believes that death1 will most certainly ensue. , The men under arrest at' present are Jack Kigo; gypsy violinist kt & local cafe: B. Thornton and C. V. Browner, proprietors of the ABC restaurant at 442 Washington street; N, B. Healy, clerk in a florist's establishment H; h. Rower credit man for one of tho-big wholesaiu hardware firms; Earl Van Hulen, an employe of the chamber' of commerce; William Homan, a drug clerk; - .an Brown, clerk on one of the dncksf tJonel Deane, an. architect; -Koblft Johnsun, clerk In one f tho large clJthlng Stores, and E- Taylor, moving tcture -houa employe. Kowe was released last night ,. nnder $5000 bonds approved by Circuit-!' Judge Kavanaugh, 'Who ; acted firr .Ju- . -venlle Judge Qatens, who Is oufc of the city. . - Tha facts in the possession ot-tne-art aatlon are most revolting. The victims of the vice .clique were aathered from among-the ranks of ele- , i vator-hoys, hotel clerks, salesmen and .k - in hr.alka of l!fe: . Adowntoauf I apartment' house,, tha residence of a co- : terie 01 uve men. irupiicnieu, wi uwu I . . . i -.11- . . as a den ul corrujmuii bu ,is m.( keep it from being , even i faintly de srrllicd. . ; -i. ' ii'.it ConfesBts to Police Qifiters. 'The first intimation oft.the. terrible condition that has .pwllrt in-Portland .for.-a period the iengin..o( .wnjen is noi as yet ; dermiteiy ' anown, ra, wnni on f the participant in the apart ment house exhlbltlona was arrested on aeharge of contributing to the ddiiw qilency of a -minor. H told the officers where ha had gotten his start on tn. downward ' path. Investigation of ' stories told by this pafsoa, mere bur, led. to the arrest of thr men now bli. held lit th county Ja4I ' -" Though there seema to. have bei) i Continued on tsg The Mote Tabulated On an tnslde iaf" in to'l' Journal appears va ' tabularion . th- tof Hart-yovalws - - measures by counties throuKli,-. the statfC!" Ry. refercn'e to ( labia tb, vote oHh v;lilo i t :te on any meabiirf i I i ir io UNDER A1ES Continued on Paso Seven) ,