' X.Wiri' THE . WEATHER jOcca i o n a I rain tonight and, tomorrow; southwest erly winds. ' . i TEMPERATURES TODAY Boston, 8 ft. in. 30 Portland, B ft. m. ,38 Kew Toik . , .33: Eeattie w . .oa Charleston ,.33j Boise ' ..m Waah'gten ..3a! Ban rran. " ..id Chicago, T ft. n. .20; Roieburg .,38 Xaa. City .36; Spokane H .,33 St. Fftttl ' - ..Waaarsbfteld " ..40 yortland humidity, 6 ft. m.... S3 ( VOL. XI. NO. 253. . . PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING,; DECEMBER 28, 1912-TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES. PRICE TWO CE1JTS 0 TRAINS A wd mm siAsss.rnx cuts. 38 of 40 Labor Leaders Are v Found Guilty at Indianapolis Dynamite Trial JRoyal W elcome Given President-Elect W oodrow Wilson in Old Virginia Home 7737777 Wives of . Men Pronounced Guilty of Transporting Dynamite and Conspir- ; acy Cry, Moan and Faint as Findings of the Jury Are Announced in Court. Uw:e of. defendants may . ! : ' ..... ' ..: ; : - ' ' ' i' (United Preit Leased Wire.) - : Indlanapv!, Dec. 28. TWrty-elght defendants, Including Olaf Tvelt inoe and B. A. Clancy of San Francisco, In the so-called dynamito con spiracy trial, were found teullty by' a Jury In the.Unlted States court here today on every count In the Indictments charging them with illegally transporting dynaaite. Onl? two of the defendants Daniel Buckley of Davenport, Iowa, and Hermaa ". Self fert of Milwaukee were acquitted. The 3 8, were found guilty y. 52 counts of conspiracy In addition to the charge-cf unlawfully transporting dynamite. The Jury was out 40 hours and 25 minutes. -s .-The verdict was a general one. When '...It was announced, , the defendants sat with their faces grim and set. There was a happy light in the faces of Buck- - ley and Self fert Defendant Machmeis ter broke down and cried like a baby. . Judge .Anderson dismissed the Jury after thanking the members profusely for their "good and faithful work." Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday morning. It is believed that Judge Anderson -will merely fine some of the defend ants, imposing minor sentences on others. -The consensus of opinion here Is that Hockln. Tveitmoe, Clancy, Ryan and Munsey will get both fines and cumulative sentences. Men like Mur phy, vooney, McCain, Painter and Ray, It . was predicted, probably Would be treated lenlwrtfy on account of the com paratively . little evidence . adduced agalns them. The-convlctton of the ! las named quintet Was a surprise, and! lt txpeetedithat not more than 85 f tb defendants would be declared .'Strtltyr' ' -' : - :L I'nltdd States Marshal Schmidt was ordered by the coiirt to take charge of :the defendants, and all spectators were rlftfed from the room.' ; ; )...;r - On Woman Paints. Defendant Krank K. Tainter, of Oma i ia, Bat chatting With hla wife when the " Jnry paro in. Mrs. Painter fainted when the verdict was announced, and was ' carried from the courtroom. During th reading of the Jury's flnd Ing Mrs. Higgins, wife of one of the defegfiantsv wept hysterically and col lapsed rw hen her husband's name was mentioned. Mrs. Berry, however, was .wo! and calm. When her husband was called to the bar she embraced him and amlled. .. , "Cheer up, "John," she aaid, "you can't expect heavy pumshment" ' Judge-Anderson was calm and col : lected throughout the brief proceedings. When he dismissed the Jury he appeared tmmlndful of the moans and cries of the 'wives and other relatives of the defend '(Uits. - : - ' What BhaU X Tnr Dot" Mrs. Hockln sat calm and dry-eyed be feide her husband until hin name was jread. , Then nh collapsed, v 'Oh, it can't be!" she sobbed.' "What hall I ever do?" -. Hockln sat hunched over In a chair, apparently paying no attention to either his Wife Of the jury. His little son James was carried from the court room when the fury entered. The child kicked 4nd struggled with the deputies. Let me alone!" he shriekea. " want to stay with my papa." When the Jury entered, the defend ants were assembled in av double line, r-Hjrrounded by 60-deputies. It required Only a mometit to read the verdict, -Defense Attorney Harding attempted . to address the court, but was. Informed that there was nothing to be said at this . time. ?- . , :'::::! After the courtroom had been, cleared of spectators, the S8 defendants were called forward singly and hurried to the : Marlon "county Jail, each in "custody, of a deputy marshal. The jurors lost no time In leaving the .courtroom 'after returning their verdict Siffert and Buckley wanted to .thank . the Jurors, but fliey left before they had the opportunity. ' Sobs and Shrieks. : The wives and relatives of the prison- ere stood about the corridors. ' Some : wept silently, while others shrieked hys. terleally. " .;7 .', ' , . - Five mlnutca after "the verdict waa read Defendants J. T. Butler, of Indian apolis: Edward Smytiie, of Springfield, 111., and Peter J. Smith, of Cleveland, were convulsed with laughter over a (Continued on page Ten.) TO ' (Ontted Prri LpimhI Wliw.t . London. Dec. 28. Because he was a Vgood fellow, the Prince of Wales was compelled -t to resign today from thd Dulllngdon club,, one of the most awag Ker orpranlzations at Oxford. - The prince w n M Arnrw ged m-wn a tt rT ai If d g ''rag" or mild froHc, which is forbidden by the university authorities. ; . fi. ,Jt the height of the gaiety 'the proc tor appeared and took down the names of the participants. When the Ulnfr heard of the affair he commanded the prince to resign from the club. . : .. . PRINCE OF WALES MADE RESIGN FROM CLUB get light sentences 4 Jurors la Dynamite Case. Samuel Morrison, retired far . men James H. Smithy retired 4 merchant; Seneca Chambers, far- e mer; Marion E. Dobbins, farmer; Frank, Dare, farmer; J. L. e Thomas, real estate dealer; Allen e Spaulding, farmer) Marvin P. , Davis, farmer and bank Presl ey dent; Thornton . D. Brookshlre, farmer;. Frank Suttoh, farmer; 4 Jesse D. Barger, grocer; William Jackson, farmer. All 12 men came from small e towns In the vicinity of Indlan- spoils. Kept together under close watch since the trial opened 4 October 1, the Jurors, of whom a number sins . in, rural , church choirs, broke ' the monotony - of ' - their -virtual imprisonment.' --by e ; singing hymns land patriotic airs. LABOR, SAYS KERN; HE WILL APPEAL CASES Attorney for Convicted Union ists Calls on Labor to Stand by Defendants. (Cnlled Press Wirt.) Indianapolis, Seo. 88. District Attor ney Charlw W. Killer, wh proseonted the union nra ooavloted hers .today of unlawfully fans porting; dynamite, may transfer the evidsno en which ' oonvlo. tlon was secured to rarious state author ities and later to city authorities here, for local prosecutions. The statute of limitations, It was said, had blocked ac tion tn many states. It was reported her this afternoon that Attorney Oensral Wlokersham may himself undertake the . distribution of the tTldtnee. ( ' McKa algal aan be sentenoed by Judge Anderson. If he is not sentenced in Zudiaaanolis ha win ha auf flciently pun ishad in Xios Anreles, in Mayor Ander son oplonlon, where he will ha taken. KcM antral was "borrowed'' by th g-or-enunent aad pleaded ruilty here, , Washington, ' Dec. 28.i-niarges that the prosecution of the dynamite con spiracy trial tn Indianapolis was '.di rected mora against organized . labor than against the defendants were voiced here today by United States Senator John W. Kern of Indiana, of counsel for thd convicted union men. . "Because the prosecution was aimed at labor,' said Senator Kern here to day, "all organized labor should stand firmly behind these men while the case Is being appealed. . I believe this will be done.-, .- . ' .,..-.- . .., -1- "Preparations are already completed to appeal tho cas to the United States circuit court of appeals In Chicago. The period before the appeal can be .decided may be as much, as a year. T expect some of the sentences to be light, and Others suspended. New bonds will be furnished in all cases In which serious penalty- Is Imposed, and from which appeals are taken." FRENCH SUBMARINES ; ; MAKE GREAT RECORD (Cnlted-Prew Loaied Wlr.) ' . London, Dec. 28.A remarkable rec ord has been established by French, sub marines. which despite storms traveled 800 miles, submerged all the tune.. with, out a single stop. It is .considered by theivnaval authorities in view of this fear that . submarines would have " the best; of torpedo , boats, even v though heavy seas wpr running. ':'& 'wrsr' k ' " 'IH.llHl"IM'llll .. Thrilling Tales of Storm.; . - (tnllMl rrMs tHiMd Wire.) Ijondon, Dee. 28. The Peninsular and Oriental liner Narrung, three days over due, arrived todny at Iilvprpool. " Jhc paHHengers told thrilling talos of storms raging ou the English couat.- . PROSECUTION AIMED A LABOR LEADERS Ik,,- hii?-J i . f V y A ' iY" K I Abovfr F. M. Rynn, t)isident of the International Structnral Ironwork ers' association. ' Below Olaf A. TrelUnoe, .secretary-treasurer of the California "Building Trades afisociatlon, and H. 8. HocklnR, secretary-treasurer of the Ironworkers' association. V'EST'S FIGHIl VICE ; BILLS.IWljs Saloons, Evil Houses and;Drug Stores That Do Illegal; Bust ; ness Will Have to Fight, : (Salem lrttrtta ef The- JoarnsL) Salem, Or., Dec. 28. Governor. West today announced the tentative outline of his program for better regulation-of the' liquor traffic and control of vice conditions and sale of drugs, which he will take before the next legislature. This program Includes measures J that touch., nearly -every, phas of the-'' -vice conditions against whlcji. the governor has been waging vigorous warfare. . "There won't be anybody who won't have sonva measure to fight," laughing ly declared the governor, when-he had finished the outline; : Heading: the program will , bet, two measures to make the ?'tin plate" and bonding i ordinances, enacted : by the Portland city council, statewide In their application. These measures .will be redrafted so their provisions Will gov ern every publid building and hotel and lodging house in the state. J . The "tin plate'Maw will require the name of the owner to be placed on all public buildings, so th responsibility of the character of any questionable build ing may be pjaced by the public and of ficials. The bonding . law will provide that all owners or lessee of hotels, lodg ing houe, etc., will have to give bonds to maintain reputable' establishments. -Maybe Ho More County Saloons. Another measure VwlUiv provide or abolishing the sale. of liquor outside of Incorporated cities " and . towns, regard less of whether the district is "wet" or "dry.!! This Is to be effected by Uklng from the county' court the power- to grant licenses -to liquor'. establishments In rural precincts. The govemor Lpolnt ed out that, much trouble to peace of ficers and annoyance to the public -are caused by grog shops being established In remote districts'. ' HmportTrr-trr-tttr-Trb gra trrvITT Be measures bearing -down on the brewer ies and transportation companies "Vthat ship liquor from wet to dry territory In the state. "I've been waiting to see how much help we couid.get from the transporta- (Cimtlnued ou 1'age Ten.) I FOUND GUILTY LATIN AND GREK ARE IN DISPLEASURE WITH OF: Not a Voice Was Raised in .iCoilvention to Defend -Classics, When Hit . Hard "Slow, The Oregon Teachers' association de cided this morning that it Is vastly more Important for the Oregon high school pupil-to' know how to milk a cow or bake a loaf of bread 'than to be able to Juggle skilfully with a Greek or Latin root.. . By the adoption of an innocent ap pearing ..resolution at the closing ses sion, of the annual convention of the association In the Lincoln high school building this morning, the teachers rec ommended the most radical ' departure from old educational ideals that prob ably has ever been taken in this state. The action of the 'teachers In effect recommends the elimination of the classics as high' school subjects and college entrance requirements, and sub stitutes or them practical studies that deal with the needs of every day life. And, ' surprising though it is, not a single voice was raised in behalf of the classics when the resolution dealing them such a blow was broached, y It went through by unanimous vote, ' What this resolution did h was : this: It recommended thei adoption in Oregon high schools of the provisions of a committee report , at the session of the National Education' association In San Francisco In 19H, which outlined a high school course 'In which one fourth of the subjects ahould be along the lines of Industrial education;' Not a . single classical study Is recommended as a high school requirement.' ; .' v Bnptrintendent Alderman Will Act. v "The most advanced educational step ever taken In Oregon,1? wa the comment of Ia R. Ackerman, State superintendent of public1. Instruction, ' after the ; adop tion of this resolution. TEACHERS OREGON More than that, Mr. Alderman declaredjcimpelled to install any arc lights that he win take steps to carry out jthq adopt1ffn"or"th'eMgh scliool'curriculuin embodied in the National Education association's report at the earliest pra?. tlcal moment for ; the - Oregon high schools. High, school courses throurh- out the entire state will b thoroughljt1 revised in Ms ornce 19 comply with the (Continued on n Page Teal1" WALS COURT IS PROPOSED BY VICE INQUIRY REPORT Persons Brought defore Tribu nal Would Be Dealt With on Princple of Reformation and Not Punishment. WOULD SUPPRESS ALL , HOUSES OF ILL-FAME System of Fines Said to En courage Vice J)y Process of Licensing. . A morals court in the city of Portland to deal with offenders' against public morals, a state law for the suppression of houses of 111 fame by summarily en Joining their occupation for any pur pose for one year, and the -tstlng of sunreme police authority in tncity in one man, are the chief recommWdatlons In the third report of the Portland vice commission, made publlo today. . The new report deals wun me legal and police aspects of the social evil. That-present laws of the city , indirectly encourage vice is the startling conciu sion drawn from the police court rec orda. - This Is declared to be due to the system of Imposing fines, which is asserted, to really provide xor a process of licensing the disorderly women and keepers of disorderly houses. The commission striks out - more strongly man ever at me ousineos in terests that profit from vice conditions, declaring that the commercial feature makes control or Improvement impos sible so long as the fining Bystem ls maintained. So it is proposed to sell the furniture In a house that has been stamped by the. law, and to forbid J ts occupancy for one year, .thereby de priving the owner of such property of Income. ; Call fining; System raise. "The one fact whloh sticks out of the whole matter Is the stupid and me chanical way In which the law attempts to deal, with the situation,1: says the report. -Attention has been drawn t- the fallacy of the fining system as of. fering any relief of deterrent Influences, but the hub of the matter lies in this that the law at present regards every man ' and woman arrested as a normal person who has come within its- power. It Is a fact "which has been so clearly established that there Is no need to offer proof of it here, that most dis orderly women and a certain percentage of men who are arrested for this class of crime are either subnormal or ab normal.' ' They should be treated as such by a special court, by a JuJge Whose training and Intelligence would equip him to handle such cases, and re moval from the present mechanical pro cess of expensive and Inhuman repe. tltlon." . Provides for Morals Court. A draft of a bill is presented, which the city council is asked to present to the next legislature, providing for the establishment of a morals court. This calls for the appointment of a judge by V Continued on Page Five.) CITY LIGHTS IN "PUT ONE 11 .1, 18 P. Officers Were Angling .for New Contract Before Northwest ern Becomes Competitor, By ordering the Installation of 254 arc lights yesterday the city executive board established a rpcord for one sin gle session of that body. The board adopted a resolution granting petitions of property owners for street lights in all sections of the city. They will have to be installed by the Portland Railway, Light & power company, which will be paid a rental of 156 a year for each light, in accordance with' the pro visions of its preseri contract with the city. Few of the members of the board knew that any special significance at tached to . the resolution, which was carried unanimously, although considerable-surprise was expressed 'at the size of the order. But It was learned today that the action of. the board was the result of J the activity of Mayor Rushlight, who was notified recently by the lighting company that Its contract provides that the company -may not be required to install any lights In 1913. the year the contract terminates, Company Wants Beaewal. Mayor 1 Rushlight investigated and 'found this to be a fact The city, en tered Into a five year contract With the company 'dating from January jl,'-1909. Cmel of the sections of the contract lapeclfles that the company cannot be durlug..iaU. In notifying the mayor of this sec tion of the contract, the company Inti mated that it would be willing, how ever, to put In street lights at the pres ent rates providing an extension of the contract should be granted. Under the terms of th contract the ORDERS 254 MR ON P J,Continued on PageTwo.) BARK TORRISDALE LOST AT ENTRANCE OF GRAYS HARBOR Big British Craft Bound for Portland to Load Grain Is Believed a Hopeless Wreck; Seas Break Over Her. ' LIFESAVING CREW IS BY, READY TO SEND HER AID Terrific Gale That Swept Pa cific Last Night Blew Her Into Shallow Water. (Speelil. to The Jnorntl.) Astoria, Or Seo. 28-British Vice Consul Cherry, XJoyd's agent here, has received a wire from his sub-agent at Grays Sarbor to the affect that the British hark Xorrlsdal went ashore this morning at the south entrance of Grays harbor.. The seas are breaking over her, and all hop of saving the vessel la Abandoned. The life savins; crew has gone to her assistance, and is standing hy. (Sped it 1 to The Journal.) Aberdeen, Wash., Seo, 28. Pour mast British hark Torrlsdal went ashore near the "Wtitnort jetty early this morning la the terrific storm which swept the Faciflo coast. Her captain and crew of 30 men were saved hy the life saving crew of the Westport sta tion. The Torrlsdale lies mora than an eighth of a mile from the surf, heeled over Oh her side. Waves are breaking over her and fire Is seen laher galley at times. She Is belisved, to Tie a total wreok. Tugs have stood out to sea with the hope of savins; her.. The Torrlsdale waa bound for Portland to take grain for the United Kingdom and was riding la ballast.. About 4 o'clock this morning the Torrlsdale seat up signal rockets and homed a flare en her forward deck. She waa at that time in shallow water and owing to the gale was unable to ooiue under control. Within an hour she had been beaten Into the sands and heeled over. The Westport lifesavihg crew managed to get a line over the Torrlsdale hows about 5 o'clock and rigged a bucket carrier with the aid of the crew. The last man was rotten ashore about 6:30 (Continued on. Page Two.) ST. JOHNS IS FIGHTING FOR ITS LIFE AGAINST Company Refuses to Accept , Rate Set bv CouncilFam ilies Mpve to Portland, "Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink." This little saying bids fair to be a reality if the warfare being waged be tween the city of St. Johns and the St Johns Water company Is prolonged much longer. For years the St Johns Water com pany has been having things its own, way in regard to the selling' and dis tributing of' its water supply. The minimum charge was 11 a mcnth, while for service of one bath, one toilet and one sink the charge was $2 a month, bringing the average cost well up to the $2 mark for each consumer. The growing discontent over what the people considered exorbitant prices finally ended in the passage of an ordi nance on August 27, 1912, reducing the price of water practically 25 per cent The ordinance became effective Sep tember 6. The new rate has been in effect for more than four months and the water company has 7 made no effort to fight kthe ordinance, simply maintaining that any attempt of the council to regulate their rates la Illegal. Meanwhile the water company is sending out bills at the old rate, while a majority of the people refuse to pay .. except under . the new rates, and the company will not accept payment .unless their rates are complied with. - Company Ofers to 8eq. Thus It is that many of the cithsens have been getting free water for the last few months, anfHhougIi nothing has been done officially, th"evter com pany strongly intimates that It ' will soon shut off the water of those whom they claim to be delinquent Three weeks ago a mass meeting was held by the citizens of St Johns in an attempt to determine the sentiment of the people regarding the purchase of some anucauio agreement wuu me water company, :; . v-'..--.. V"5---: :: .H President Harry Powers of the water company .poka to the citizens and told them that it would bo ah economic Im possibility for the company to lower their rates anu continue wjth tflelr ex- HIGH CHARGES (Continued, on. Page Five. j .., S BIRTHDAY IS CELEBRATED BY opulace at Staunton, President-elect's Birthplace, Turn Out Enmasse to Honor. His Arrival at 56th Milestone. OLD BOYHOOD FRIENDS FIRST TO GREET HIM Next Chief Executive Spends Night in Manse Where He Was Born. (batted Frn Leased Wire.) ' Staunton, Va.. Dec 28.Wtth nearl the entire population of this city walk ing the streets, cheering, blowing horns and Joining in a noisy demonstration. President-elect Woodrow Wilson spent his fifty-sixth , birthday here today; More than 25,000 Virginians took part In the celebration. . v . Wilson, spent the night at the Prcs byferlan manse, where he was born. He , seemed . extremely happy. Frank TV Warei a. ft anclent negri-l)0carrlcd Wilson about when the future president was 3 years old, was among the first to greet him. Wilson Is the guest of Dr. M. Frazer, pastorf the church of which the pres ident-elect's fatherthe Rev. Joseph Wl - son, once had charge. Dr Fraser now occupies tho old manse. He was a schoolmate of President-elect Wilson a Davidson college. N. C Xast night and , this morning they entertained Mrs. W'U-; son reciting school days anecdotes. Visits Old mends. ' Dr. Fraser arranged for Governor Wilson to visit a sanitarium near here. where Mrs. Elizabeth Kaiser, an agea Woman who Is paralyzed, now lives. During Wilson's Infancy she was an In timate friend of the lamuy ana ire- quently cared lor him -and trotte mm on her knee. .U -v. ,,-:; After this visit It is planned to have Mrs. P. I Hoover And Miss Amanda Fults. who boasted of having held Wll- ' son in their arms when a baby, call on him at the manse.. . An address of welcome and Wilson's response were delivered from the por tico. of the Mary Baldwin seminary. l;i the chapel of which the president-elect was baptised. ' ltrs. Wilson Shares Honors, - Mrs. Wilson shared In the honors showered upon her husband, accompany. Ing him everywhere, he went. Th Daughters of the Confederacy held a reception In her honor-this afternoon at Stuart Hall, a school for girls. The town's presents to Governor Wil son Included miniatures of his parents, dono in Ivory. . At noon Governor Wilson and Govern or Mann of Virginia reviewed a mili tary and civic parade. Dojens of bands played "Dixie" and thousands of throats joined In shouting the rebel yell. A house reception followed the parade. A banquet la scheduled for tonight WILL BE CONSTRUCTED Tentative Plans for 'Handsomo Cruising Yacht Drawn for Portland Capitalist, - Tentative plans have been drawn for whr.t Is expected to be the finest gaso line propelled yacht on the Pacific coast for a prominent Portland capitalist, which will be capable of making cruises either across the Pacific or to New York If the. owner so desires. The ap proximate value of the yacht will bi $50,000. " Working drawings- and estimates ar now being made for the yacht by I K. Gary, a naval architect of .Seattle, from the design made by Captain R. K. Voeth of Portland and it Is expected that a contract for the building of the craft will be let soon. i Tho yacht will have a length over all of 90 feet with a beam of IS feet 8 Inches, and S feet draft, while she will have 9 feet e Inches freeboard In her (Continued on Page Ten.) The Year in Review A general resume of 1912, and What if has brought Portland and Oregon in the way of substantial development, will ' be included in THE SUNDAY JOURNAL for tomorrow, . ; 4 ,, This wilt be Supplemented by a general review of the world's newj for the twelve months, which dis closes some remarkable facts. These features, attractively illus trated, will supplant the usual spe cial number, which will not be pub lished this year. TbMORROW 25,000 VIHIK AT COST OF 150,000 ?y:-Hjy.y?.k; 'A y :