r - . ' . ' " . THE WE-UHER TEMPERATURES TODAY Botton. B a. m. Ifiw Tor . chaxleatca . Waahingt'n ' . ClUcago f a. n Xan. City . . .58 Port!aiid 5 a. m. .24 Sattia " . , . 46 Boise , , .32 Ean Fran. " .. 4a Roseburf . , .46 Epokn . .4? .4 I .4 ) .to .4 .4) .44 '.6t Rata toaight a 11 d probably J tomorrow, with n o rtbwes t-1 crly winds. St. Foi .C6 ki rati laid " . . Portland humidity, S a. ta VOL. XII. NO. 8. PORTLAND, OREGON, .TUESDAY -EVENING; MARCH 18, 1913 -TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. STANDS m CiSTi. King Assassinated I nn Hie w.i i i i u yuui ivvyujf King George of Greece, Killed in Salonika, While at Head of the Army. (United Press Leavd Wire.) ; London, March 18. -King aaorgt ' of Greece wa saiaasln&ted today at Salon ika, where ha wit at tha head of a di vision of tha Oraak army. Hewe of hla death reached Farfa, Berlin, Boma and nothar : eapitala glmultaaeoualjr , King George had htan at Salonika ilnci Sa camber, whan tha city aurrandarad to tha Balkan foroaa. , . Quean - Olga sad been In, tha flald much of tht time with Una; Oaorga. An attempt td assassinate the king- In 1898 failed. . " - Tht hair to-ihe throne of Oraaca la Crown Frinct Oonatantlna, who now la at i Jfaalna, commanding' tht Oraak troops there, yl , f i Just 60 years ago today George waa elected , king by tha Greek national 'as sembly. He ,Wa a eon of King Chris tian IX of Denmark and. a brother of Queen Alexandra, of Engrand, Tha Greek legation her admitted It had heard rurnors of tlie assasalnatlon Of King George, but declared no con- r ftrmatlon had been received. Reuttera News agency, however, carried an un qualified dispatch to the effect that the king watt assassinated at Salonika, . Tha first report of the assassination received here came in , a telegraphio dispatch trout "lmn:-?:i'' .v-;' Became King St 18. 'a iv. "' ; Prluce William George' was only 18 years . of ' age and - midshipman in the Danish navy when he was offered .'tht throne of Hellas " The former ruler. King otto I, who was a Bavarian prince, was dethroned by a revolution in 862, und the provisional government by the ministry was not strong enough to pre vent political complications which threatened to .undermine the peace of Europe. , 'The great powers of. -Europe; recognised the ; necessity of providing a new ruler for Greece and the position was offered first to tht Duke of Edin burgh and yien to the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, but both , declined. It was M. d Chaudory, a French diplomat, who conceived the Idea of offering the MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF. Inauest' is :i Again 'Postponed, Awalting'.AnalysIs of Storri- ach's Contents. (Special t Tbe Jrvirnl.) - Forest Grove, Or,,March 18.The coroner's- Inquest Into', the death of Mrs. William Hatfield, wlio died very sud denly at her home umier peculiar' cir cumstances' Friday evening. - has again been postponed until - tomorrow , morn ing. . The stomach of the dead woman has teen sent to Portland for a chemical analysis, and. It is understood the rea- 'nn for the postponement is to await the cbemlst's report as , to the presence or hot. of polslon. ;The people of Forest Grove iart very much Interested in tht investigation and many rumors are going- the rounds. IT It Is also said here that Mrs. Hatfield was contemplating divorce proceedings and that she had in mind changing the beneficiaries under insurance policies on her life. .The amount of these pol icies, it is understood, was several thou stnd dollars.' ' '.' -.. , -V Dr. W. N. Barrett, coroner xt Wash ington county,-this mdrntng isald the 1 rumors that Mrs.- Hatfield's neck was ; dislocated and' that her body was bruised, are false. There was. not a mark on her body, he said. The report on the contents of the stomach will be 4 ready for sure tomorrow mornlns, he said, and tht inquest win then be held. Dr. Robert jC. Ynney.v Portland phy sician, , nBnlstl at the autopsy , over Mrs. Hatfield, nut this morning Tie re fused to comment on the rase, . . . . SF. (United Prem I.eaiett 'lre,l Cincinnati Ohio, March 18. "Boss" George Cox . and 10 other Cincinnati citlxens are today facing -two Indict ments charging them with, misapplying funds' of the Cincinnati Trust company, of which Cox was president The Insti tution . closed its . doors in November,, 3911. . A' grand Jury which Investigated , the company's affairs returned the In dictment yesterday. ' , . - - The men indicted whh Cox were " former officers and " directors of the bank. This if -tht second Investigation conducted Into the banka affairs,; Th first resulted In the indictment of Na- thanlel Kelth,the secretary, and F. R. Williams, - the treasurer. If Cox and his associates are convicted, each will be subject -to a fine of $10,000 and 30 ' years' imprisonment.' .', w Fortune Hunters llush to TeMIn, (UullwJ I'rw l.oed Wire.) v - ' : ' Mksgwaj'. Alaska, March : 18. Two passenger coaches full of fortune hunt1 .ru hn.A llV. WnnWlVm ?tn mt ti MS HATFIELD SIS FOREST GROVE PEOPLE BOSS COX IS INDICTED BAN AILURE L the Tenlln utrike from here todav ovel t 1 1 eY I ' ii'eTa hfl'TTTftOrT'-TS nwiU";- J'ivery iohi arriving at mm point is crowded with gold hunters and adVen turcrs. "'''! 1 .- -, ' - . iihibo.m throne to Prince William" George, and the plan was promptly approved by Eng. land and the other powers. , L Four years later he married the Grand Duchess Olga, oldest daughter of the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, thus connecting: himself by a strong link with on of the most powerful reigning fam ilies of "Europe The Greeks agreed to settle 1225,000 a year upon their new king. England, France and Russia each agreed to add $20,000 a year for the term of his natural life, and about $50, 000 was charged for his benefit on the Ionian Islands, which were later ceded to him by Great Britain. Although his civil list : was always rather meager, King George I, under which name he be came ruler of the Hellenes, by means of his rernarkableobuslness ability accum ulated an enormous fortune during the 50 years of his reign. , He made large sums by' successful speculation on the bourse, . and Invested his winnings In landed estates in Greece, real estate in various countries of Europe and in the United v States, became the owner of mines, farms, plantations and factories, owner of stoekjn railroads and various financial-and commercial establish ments and of a large fleet of merchant vessels trading between Mediterrapean ports. ; lu Wot Bean Ponnlar. . . v Queen . Olsa bore 'him six children? of whom all but the. youngest, ,, Prince Christopher, born lit 1888, are married. The heir apparent to the throne is Prince Constantine,' Duke of Sparta, who was born In 1868 and In 1889 was mar ried to Princess Sophia, sister of Em peror William I L' Although King George always showed great devotion to his people and proved himself a. faithful and liberal Icing,, neither he 'nor his fam ily enjoyed great- popularity, Many times the continuance 0f the dynasty was ,' seriously threatened, but King George- maintained his dignity and weathered all storms, even the critical period of the disastrous war against Turkey.. Since Greece declared"! war against Turkey In October, 1912, Kin George and his family have grown qulto popular. Next to Emperor Francis Jo seph of Austria, King George la tha Old est ismong the European rulers. H.FAILEDTO- ilECTVIeiS.l. BE Major Sylvester of Washington Will Be Exonerated by Sen- ate Committee Report. (United Pre ttaird Wlre.l "' " " Washington, March 18. "Official clemency" is expected to be extended to Major Sylvester, Washington's, chief of police, following charges brought before the united states senate that ne not only failed to prevent, , but, In some cases encouraged trio- riots marring the suffrage parade here March 3. . The senate "Sylvester investigattnsr committee," consisting - of Senators Pomerene,' Jones and Dillingham. Is busy today mixing the Sylvester whitewash, and. will spread it on through a report exonerating the major In the near fu- ture. . - . - - -; f : -. It Is stated that the chief argument In Sylvester's favor was that the ladles should have remained at home on the day in nutation. , ; 5 . James R. Veitch. 'formerly district freight and passepger agent of the C. M. & SU P. Railway company At Portland. Is a benedict. Word to the effect that he was married on February-19 to a sten ographer who worked in. his office In Seattle, . has reached Portland. The nahie of the bride Is not known here, for no format announcement has been received by Ait friends In this r-ltr.- For two years .Mr. Veitch was con nected with the Poftland office of the railway eompany. He left here in Sep tember, 1911, to accept tht position of assistant general freight agent in Se attle. He left Seattle last October for Chicago to become assistant to the traf fic' manager of the same com Dan v. Mr. , Veitch was a popular -clubman while a resident of Portland, and has scores of friends Who knew him as one of the Jolllest of. the bachelor crowd. Mr. Veitch was succeeded in the Port land office by E. K. Garrison. U, P. LOSES SI ,266,500 F( (Culled Pitm Lie Wi.';- New York, March 18.-Followlng,the refusal of the- California railroad com mission "and the United States district court in St. Louis to recognize tha Har rlman unmerglng plan, the Union Pa cific, underwriting syndicate Is In poa aesslon today -of $1,268,500 -forfeit from tht railroads beoauso of the failure of the plan. :' v' ' '" .J : - The forfeit represented 1 pr eent of WfTsr-rsrog-t liM.4XW of -tht-Mwtth em "Pacific stork which the underwrit ers would have been obliged to take had the plan been successful. - - CHIEF GIVEN WHTR AS jameh VEITCH QUIETLY MARRIED IBM SYNDICATE REAR ADMIRAL EATON DIED FROM POISON j ' ' ' , I ' " j i't '' ' ' 1 r v-" I J v s ' - It --, t '' "i 1 mg'Tti''' ' Following the reported discovery of arsenic in his' utamach, it Is positively stated that Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton either committed suicide or was murdered at his home in Norwell, Have. Mrs. Eaton and her daughter by a for mer marriage were the only ones at the funeral. ; , n. ' LETTER TO Tl L Scheme Proposed by Taft Is "Given "Approval ' "of New President in Letter, iVaHti Press Um4 tflr.) Washington, March 18. That' the budget plan of making appropriations for running Uncle Sara's affairs will be adopted by the Wilson administration Is Indicated today in a letter given out for publication at the White House. It was wrltted January "20, last, by Presi dent Wilson to Senator-Benjamin Till man of South Carolina. The letter said: "I have always insisted on the abso lute necessity of a carefully considered and a wisely planned budget. One of the objects I have most In mind when 1 get ' to - Washington will - be confer ences with : legislative colleagues there with a view of bringing some budget system Into exlstertte." - -; : - raris Likes Xcw Ambassador. '(Cnltwl Press Leased Wire. I Pails, . March 18. Highly favorable sentiments are - being ' published hie over the ..selection of " William F. Me Combs, campaign manager for President Wilson, as ambassador to France.' The Midi declares today: - . . "France iS' to be congratulated. Me- Combs belongs ;to '-the- race containing Woodrow Wilson and William James. He Is a raarii of wonderous activity. We are happy that he has reconsidered' his decision regarding ,the Paris embassy, in him. Ame'rlca will "be ably 'repre sented.' : ,-. . ., ! S - Tills idi'ture of King George was. LIN INDORSES PROPOSA HI II Sll II 1 v vr U'' . ' A 7 ry4 -'r.U ' v,-v' i; r-?., :tv zx'v& - - - -MR - i Ca "f T ' ) -? V tt.tw. 9' ' , : . 'I! V.i " kil-l I iiriv jii'ULuLtitLO Tn. iir-mii nrrrm : !U lit bULLtlilUA FOR WALL STOEt United -States While He, Is at Head, Is Not to Be Used as ; an Adjustment Bureau With Other Nations. V v - SANCTION OF CHINA LOAN SAID TOf BEEN REFUSED Bryan Also Said loTavorThis Attitude Toward Six Power Loan; . (DnltcWre Uaned Wire.) ' Washington, , March 18. The United States government as long as President Wilson remains as' Its active head will not act as a collection agent in South and Central American republios for big business, or 'guarantee any Wall street loans to any foreign power. "Although official announcement tJ this effect may not be forthcoming for several days, It was learned from a . private source here this afternoon that President Wilson Is determined that his administration shall adopt this course from the outset. . , President Wilson and his cabinet this afternoon discussed a .request by J.1P. Morgan A, Co., Kubn, l-oeb & Co. anJ other Ilnanclers participating in tot bis Power loan proposed - to be made to ehlaa.f They wanted the state depart ment to sanction the loan so the secur ity may be unquestioned and the return of the loan- guaranteed by Chinese cus toms collections. President Wilson, however, is deter mined. It 1s learned from an authorita tive source, that this government shall not collect private debts-or guarantee any loans and it Is understood beeretary of State Bryan strongly favors such an attitude. Immediately after Wilson's In. augurstlon, representatives of certain financiers tried to secure Bryan's in dorsement of the loan plan, saying It was favored by,, former Secretary of State Knox. Bryan gave these emis saries no satisfaction. . It Is understood. the cabinet discussed tht advisability 0 recognizing tfl new Chinese republic headed by President Yuan 8hi Kai. STUDENTS, ON STRIKE n L Police Are Called. Out at Cen . tralia, Wash,, but So Far No , Clash Result's.' ' r: f (Speclnl M The JnuraftL) Centalla, , Wash March 18. This morning education was at a standstill in Centralla as far as the high school la concerned. Striking students placed pickets at the building and 25 strikers, whose parents, ordered them to return to school, this morning, were prevented from entering the building. Of the 14 who stayed in school yesterday six de serted .i this ... morning and Joined the ranks of. the strikers. ; : :-'-, Feaijng that the big crowd of stu dents that congregated around the builU ing this morning would attempt to Uan age property a call was sant for tba police, but the strikers remained or derly and no arrests were made,-.. A petition was placed in circulation among the parents of the strikers ask ing that the demands of the -students be granted, and from the number of signatures secured at noon, it is appar ent that, the general public is in sym pathy with the students. - The 'trouble started yesterday when 260 pupils went out on strike-because (Continued on Page Two.) LAC PICKET I AROUND HIGH CHOO KING GEORGE, REPORTED VICTIM taken last December when he and his k' Staff appear t tho left. Champ clark's debutante daughter This snnpKhot of Hs ; (Jenevieve? .Champ Clark, ieaker of the in Washington a foVv days aifb. debutantes of the season. Fi Decide . to - Study, Efficiency Needs, After Conference With Mayor at City Hall. "We represent the public's desire to know' where and bow tt.jtethafik of a broad efficiency program- ' We want to know the concrete thlnfcs in municipal administration that art happening which Shouldn't happen. " "We want to know the concrete thlntfa which are not happening which; should hsppen. ' '-. ' ; "Wo would like to learn in a concreti way the obstructions to efficient service which exist in the present charter or the nresent administration of departments." Thee were some of the things told by. William II. Allen, the municipal ef ficiency expert,, who is organising an analysis of Portland's government, to tht heads of city departments; at a con ference In Mayor Rushlight's office at noon today. - Alms of Bureau Explained. : , !'We do not propose changes in char ter powers" said Allen in further ex planation. "We do want to bo able to show tht people befort May 8, and their vote then on a commission plan charter, what is at stake." Dr. Allen told how a" group of Port iflnit business men have organized a Portland municipal research bureau and have invited the services of a staff of experts from the New ,yprk..bureau to direct the work, - The txpert was welcomed by tht may or and the department heads. They told him all the information they could fur nlah him and all the Information would h. cvlui41v fnrthi-mnfnr : The research staff will ,have offices In tha tlty4 hall while their work is going forward, this due to arrange (Continued on Page Eleven.) OF ASSASSIN staff were entering Salonika. MUNICIPAL RESEARCH BUREAU PLAN IS NOW ORMALLY LAUNCHED The 1 1 ? WHOTOBV VinTHftWS atRvitr, Clark, dauglUfr- of :RscntAtiTe house, was made outside the. rapttwl Miss Clark it one of the leading s ' , HENRY TELLS HOW HE AN HE E E Shot Just in Time as Wife's , Admirer Was Pulling Gun He Testifies. - . , i' y (ftpttal tn Tba Joaraai.V y' Albany, OrMaMh- 18,-The- ca t Oregon vs. Ralph Henry.j of Newport. charged with murder In tht first degree for the killing of George Dodd at Cor- vallls, last bctober, which has been on trial in the circuit court hereof or the past six days, will be given to the jury this evening, the introduction of testi mony having been completed yesterday afternoon when : tht, defense rested its case at 6:30 o'clock..- Tht argument for the state was begun last evening by Deputy District Attor ney Dan Johnson, who finished tlio ar gument at 10:3ft o'clock this morning. He was followed by Judge W. S.- Mo- Fadden, of Corvallls," who opened the argument for the defense. Ralph Henry, tha defendant, was placed on the stand yesterday afternoon and with tears tilling bis eyes and his huge iramo Quivering with emotion, he related his charges of how George Dodd had broken up his home and brought shame and disgrace tipom him-and the members of his family. , Henry testified that even sfter his wife had taken their youngest son, Rob. ert, and followed George Dodd to Cor vallls, where the latter was employed In the construction . work on,- the new bridge which spans the Willamette river at thatvlace, ht wat willing to forgiva her and went.to Corvallls the day befort the homicide occurred, and effected, a reconciliation with her, intending to take her and the children and leave Oregon (Continued on Page Two.)' Heavy .Losses .Occasioned :by Wrecks on Cobs North Fork and Siuslaw, (Sprrlal Tha Journal. 1 Marahfield. Or., March 18i-The steam er Rainbow, a big passenger and freight boat running between Marshfleld and Allegany on the north fork of r Coos river, struck a snag last night near the head of navigation and sank In shallow water. '.; As there is an upper deck on tht boat the passengers were In no danger. They were removed by a gasoline launch and taken to AUegany. Until the Rainbow is' raised tit. wilt bt impossible to as certain -the extent of the damage. '.; - The boat Is the largest of the river craft and was, built last year especially to handle tht auto 'travel on the All- gany-Draln. auto line. Marshfleld. Or.. March 18. The barge Kehalem, loaded with coal from. Coos Bay, and towed by he tug Rosens, went on tht spit at the mouth of the Siuslaw rivar - last night. - Five, hundred . tons of coal was lost from tht barge -on the bar of tht river. 1 , , , ,Tht tug safely crossed in over the bar whllt the barge was driven on the sand. - Tht Nehalem has been used b- portpr Bros., contractors on the Wlilumctte had Just been repaired at the shipyanls in North Bond. She may he saved..,' m BR 1 LARGE RIVER STEAMER HITS S AG AND SINKS PASSENGERS RESCUED SfffSSk is East Siders Will Fight Plan Altering Name of Thorough fare to Broadway, Accord ing to M. G. Munly. ": . . . .... .- r''-"L i- 1" . -- ' ''" - CLAIM CONFUSION IN ; NAME WILL RESULT Strenuous Objection to Making t "East Broadway" on . East Side Raised. . " Action of . the city council 1 last Wednesday In changing the name of Seventh.. street to Broadway, without at the same time, either changing Rroad- way on the east -side to. "East Broa.J- , way, or devising a new r numbtrtnc system for the important thoroughfare linked by tht beautiful new Broadway bridge has .resulted in a confusing tangle that, has enmeshed tht federal postoffice authorities in its skeins. The city engineer, as soon as Mayor ( Rushlight had signed the ... etuergency ordinance renaming Seventh street, got' busy and as a consequence the "Sov- . enth" street signs have been replaced by brand new . blue and -white plates ' . containing tht name ."Broadway." Hert la where tht confusion comes in. The new Broadway Is Numbered both ways from Ankeny street, From : An keny street to the bridge it Is proposed to add the suffix "North" to the'nnm bers. - Thus far ; all . Is simple. Bat from Ankeny street west to the bills the name of the street "would have no distin guishing prefix or suffix, according to present plans. ,. ' - r;-v Will Opsost Changt. : ,Thia might not lead to any trouble If tha people op the east side of the rlvei were witling to have tht old Broadway renamed "East Broadwsy, as is provldri h the ordinance, now before tht streei committee or the city council. - , It happenSi however, tliat east stders are opposed to any change in the hanw of the original "Broadwsy." Judge M G. Munly, president of the North Ea Side Improvement association, visited the city hall today and while there h. mad plain that the'resldents of the ou; Broadway will oppose the 'plan t change the name to East Broadway. ' .. Will right 71aa. '-: "Wt don't want our Broadway namfd by any other name," said Mr. Munly to day, "and We propose to rignt any at tempt to change the nam. The confu sion in the numbering system can ht , obviated by the adoption or a plan ot renumbering -tha entire street, beginning at its. extremity under tht west side hills and extending across tht Broad way bridge to the eastern limits of th thoroughfare, Broadway la the pivotal street of the city and there Is no neces sity for splitting tht street up Into three sections for the sake of retaining the present numbering system."- j T ON PROMISE TO HELP. :." V' !'.... V i ... .- . ........ ..... . "I : NeededL.the Money for My Seven Children," - Explains 'Rev. W.J. Call, San Quentin .... . . (Carted Press Leased Wire.) San , Quentin, Cal., March 18.- Con fession 'that he collected 81600 graft mone from prisoners in the state peni tentiary here, upon representation thai ht would uss his influence to secure their pardon or parols, is on file today by Rev. William J.. Call, cbaptaln of tht - prison. - Following the confession , Call was haled before the state prison , commission and discharged from .his offlct. ' ; - -.-.'.- Call's confession and discharge fol-. lowed a charge by a convict that he had given him 885. with instructions to pay. a San rrancisco attorney . ana reiiirn the change. Tho : convict declared he never Jieard of the coin again., Con fronted by many ; like charges, t,all finally broke down. .. : ; , V , : In his confession the chaplain de clared he could not support his family of seven children on his. salary, of 10J a month, und was therefore forced to ob tain more money through graft in ta prison;"?'-;- "; AT (Special to The Jourmt ) Pendleton. Or., March 1. Mrs. Thr-, esa M. Starkweather, a pioneer .Pendle ton -woman, died at midnight last nUUt in St. Anthony's hospital. She had re cently suffered from a severe attack of pneumonia, but recovered. However, the attack left her nervous .system broken and. she gradually became, weakr until death ensued, i, . ; , ; ' Mrs. ' Starkweather had resided la Pendleton for over two score years. She la survived by four daughter and a on Mrs. .W. X Furnixh cf Porthm.1. Mrs F. W. Vincent of . Pendleton, Mrs. Kltzabetn-Held of -Seattle, Mrs. Jtirrv Reeia of Pendleton and Robert Stark weather of North I'owdcr, Mrs. Starkweather twsait sinking v tenia yf and Mrs. FuVnixh, a'-cnni-nni.-l by hV 4suKht!r Katharine, nd l'i,.r!,i. Ro1-rt Klarkw.atiift'. "l.o i. tn I '01 land o biihincss. sri-lvrd on l.iM 1 ' - x train, hut got ln'ie svernl li" 1 -. .ii'3jt""";,,'""'i""!) "v .-Tut liiiKi.il wi.T t-c j, . , rorr afurnon. n 0 CHAPLAIN 00K11 GRAFT FROM CONVICTS MRS STARKWEATHER DIES PENDLETON t