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...... .- "' - I - i si r- ' 1 w .''-.- i r r , .y r s vvaa. "oy . ii rU i f i ?y 'Jj u !(H.vj rJ 1 : LI H y I brj k . TEf-'rcRATUMwo it vi;.v i ii : Poton, 5 . B1...40 Port'-usd, 8 a, M. . M ffw York " ,.44Polu " . 1 Charleston ' . .83 Hoi " . 1 "Wash'ton " ..WHnrnn. " . 61 cnicago. 7 a. m..44 fcon.burg " . . Xan. City " . .54 frnolmim " ..43 St. Paul " . .4a 6irhlild . .4 1 Portland humidity, 6 a. m ...8 Showers to light or tomor row; cooler to night,' HOUth' Reetcrly winds. PRICE TWO CENTS. VOL. XII. NO. 37. PORTLAND, OREGON MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1913. EIGHTEEN PAGES. ON TtAIF W tamo rm cmrt 1 i. 1 , , ..... To Abrogate Two British Sen Chamberlain Fathers Attack Made on "Angioma niacs' I0IRBM1 flames : Understanding Be tween Canadian and Amer: ican; Railroads .for Opposi tion to Free Canal Tolls. (Wilmington Buroiiu of The Journal.) Washington, April 21, After giving much thought" to the subject, and dis cussing It with various senators. Includ ing O'Gorman of New York, who Is in yniputhy with ltt, Senator Chamberlain today Introduced a Joint resolution to abrogateUhe Hay-Pauncefote and Clay-ton-Bulwtr treaties, i, ' President Wilson . was asked about Senator Chamberluln's Intention at hla weekly conference with the newspaper correspondents this morning, but he said he had not r'ven the matter any con sideration. The British embassy was greatly exercised over the resolution and secured an early copy of it . .Senator Chamberlain said: CrltloUes "Anglomanlacs." ' "If Anglomaniacs in this country are continually to plead the cause of Great Britain as against tho American aide of the question. I believe It is time that ihey should be given something to think and talk about. At the same time I am pretty certain the American people also .will have-something to thlnkuand talk about "It Is rery easy Yor us of the Pacific coast to sso the influences at the bottom 'of this whole British protest," continued Chamberlain." "There never would have been anything heard of sych a protest had it not been for certain trtunk line , roads, which have enlisted our trans continental railroads Jii their Oehalf. Xach Mni a Mil. 'Wa have had too many Anglomaniacs in this country coming fo'.the support of the BrlUali view. If we yield on one phase of: the case We shall be called vpon to yield on others. England says so, frankly. If We accede to British de mands regarding our right to exempt our coastwise ships, then Great Britain will protest that provision which pro hibits the use of the canal to railroad owned steamships. This is of equal im portance to the country as it is through this prohibition that we will control our own international commerce. -., .;" "With ,thdt proviso taken from the Canal act, steamships of the Canadian railroads will salt through the canal from Atlantic ports to VictofTand absolutely dictate what the rates of railroads will be. The community of Interest between American and Canadian railroads Will indicate exactly what sort of dictation that would be. "It Is high time for an Illuminating discussion of this whole question.- The pro-British side has been too long be fore the people unchallenged.",, J T Charles F, Baker of Crocker National Bank to Go to San Quentin for Long Term. ' (United I'rfim lasted Wire. ' Kan Francisco, April 21, Charles K. Baker, former assistant cashier of tho Crocker National bank here," was sen tenced today to 10 years' Imprisonment In San Quentin fo embezzlement Bakor had pleaded guilty. . ' .' Baker received the sentence without a oulver. In passing -judgment Unfted ' States District Judge Van Fleefsald:" : - "It Is not-for-the purpose of punlsii merit In Itself that judgment is visited upon you, but It is for the fulfillment of the provisions of the law and for the deterrent efrect it will have pn others. It would be a mockery of justitce to Im pose the maximum penalty for the of fense -200 years' in pflson-rbut .on the other hand; the penalty must be some what commensurate' with the crime. I do not believe .you are 8. criminal by In stinct, and have taken this Into con sideration In fixing your punishment" THIRTY TINS OF OPIUM FOUND IN JACKSON RAIDS :lEnIl! I'ivm Irf-HWd Wlrp.t- - Medford, Or., April. 21-Thlrty tins of opium were seized In a raid by coun tyfffcMJs last night on Chinese board ing houses throughout the county. The raids were conducted simultaneously, Tho opium found was. in a rooming house at Ashland, conducted by 3lm Ling, who has long been suspected as a distributor of the drug, -He, with two pompanlons.-ls In custod. ., V Gas Kills Labor leader. v (United PVft ti! Wire.) I.os Angeles. April Sl.--UeoTge Gun rry, member of the executive board of the International Moulders' union and a nHKKl.Jiailnal, lah(iraeadftr,.la dem today of asphyxiation, the result f es- aping - (as fro,m a', dofective , water heater, . ; Uunrey a body was. found in the bath room of his home by his wife. Me ap parently hud been Mead some time, lie was 4H years old. DEFAUL CASHIER I SERVE ASLESSON 0 OTHERS K , : H It ...' H 0 y 1 X Jim. ' i ' ' ' V I '(''"' J ., I - iv i f: ::: jmk. George E. Cliamlerlain, United States senator from Oregon. S ATTACK GETTES IN V E Two Meetings Broken Up, Wo- men' Flee for Lives; Chan cellor's Haystack Burned,-'- s(Uuitcd rrcu Letted Wli.) London, April 21. -After having been besieged In a house near; Brighton by an angry mob which smashed all the windows of the place in an attempt to reach them, several militant ; suffrag ettes, who tried to hold a rally on the Esplanade, are nursing minor bruises and lacerated feelings here today. The women were roughly handled before they sought refuge in the house. The mob was dispersed by the police. The women's social and political un ion attempted to hold another rally In Hyde Park, in defiance of police orders The women were bombarded with pieces of turf, superannuated 'eggs "and rocks. They were dragged to places of safety by the police. ' " Thinking that it belonged' to the Right Honorable Edward Hobhouse, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Militant suffragettes burned a huge 'haystack near Corsham, Wiltshire, -todajv T,ie stack belonged to th chancellor's fath er.'. Many "votes for women", banners were left at the scene of tho fire. ( - ' Calls Mrs. Pankhurst Insane. " " " ctTnlled Pre LcnaM Wtre. ' ' Louisville. Ky., prll 21 That Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst, the leader of Lon don's -militant. Kuffrageltes. is unques tionably Insane," Is the opinion of Mrs. Philips gnowdon, the leader of the "antUmllitants." in Irfindon, who Is here. WITHlfMl RABIES IN CITY NOW, EPIDEMIC IS FEARED Ordinance Is Being Prepared to Muzzle All Dogs Before Warm. Weather., The discovery of fjve cases of rabies in Portland within th past few weeks has alarmed the city health board to such an extent Vhat . Dr. George B. Story, a member of the board, and one of Portland's best known dog fanciers. Is praparlng an ordinance requiring the muzzling of all dogs until- the disease shall have been completely stamped out. "We ar keeping a 'close watch for new ?ases nf the terflbla dog' malady," said Dr. Btory last night, "but our ap prehensions will riot be relieved until the council 'takes some kind . of action to prevent th disease sproading.v es pecially as the summer season Is now approaching. ;,v , ' "I "am vorklng ' on an ordinance to compel the muzzling of every dog in the city for an Indefinite period, as I be ileve this Is the only measure that will prove effective. There Is a lot of rabies io- the worttoaaat. , . I ha vajaata-lii f omiad that there is so much of the disease in Tacoma that the dog show scheduled In that city recently had to'be postponed, ."We passed a muzzling ordinance last summer, biit the ordinance only applied for two months and It wna never en forced while it was applicable." . 18 ENGLAND SMASH ID HURL TreatiesiESPEE MERGER IF - rvhihl TO U. S. SUPREME IVIUUUI i nnnnT nunr nnnnr thiinghisgirlis dying, fellqw victim OF Richard Tutt's Suicide Is ' Un . necessary; She; Has: Only a Sprained Ankle,-.' '. : tt'nitPd--iff lMM"1rt. Mount t'ernon, Wash., April 21. Rich ard Tutt l.i probably fatally wounded from a self inflic ted bullet 'wound and Miss Nellie Eubank is recovering from Might Injuries received In an automobile accident when she and, Tutt were re turning from a dance.. 1 . Tutt, who escaped Injury when the automobile, driven by John ltock, chauf feur, jumped' over a curb and crashed Into a crocery , store,' feared that Miss Eubank would not recover, and, going to his room after taking her to a phy sician's office, shot himself with a rifle, Aside from a sprained ankle Mifs Eu bank was not injured. E (Cnlttd Pre Lrnt4 Wlr. . Washington, April 21. Congressional investigation into the public slapping of Congressman Sims of Tennessee by C. C. Glover, president of the Riggs Nation al bank of this city was demanded to day by Congressmann Garrett of Ten nessee on the floor of the house.' 81ms, .who Is aged, was struck across the face on the street by Glover, after the latter had accused the congressman of charging on ther floor of the house that Glover iproflted In a deal by which the government secured additional park land). ' : - SUTS FAMILY JUST E ' 't (DnltPd Pri Letted Wtre.l . Mobye, Ala.. April 21. Forcing his wife and two daughters, the Duchess of Chaulnes and Mts Marguerite Shonts to flee for their lives, the $100,000 win ter home here of Theodore F. Shonts, president of the New York Interborough Metropolitan Rapid Transit company, was destroyed by fire. Mrs. Shonts and her daughters are under a physician's care today. NAMED COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS AT PORTLAND Thomas C. Burke. CUSTOMS COLLECTOR : FOR LOCAL DISTRICT iamC. Cogan'to Be Col lector at Astoria; J, F,' A, Strong Governor of Alaska, AUTO WRECK IRES BANK R SLAPS SIMS NQUIRY IS DEMANDED WITH LIVES W SON NAMES BURKE i Unltd I'rets Lenw4 Wlm. Washington, April 1 21.' Preldent Wil son t014y sent to the senate the nomi nation of Thomas C. Burke to be col lector -of customs for the district of Portland. Or. . ' ' The prrsldent also sent the senate the following nominations: J. F. A. Strong", to .be governor of Alaska. ..... . . , customs for the district of Astoria.f' Or. Charles E. Davidson, to be surveyor general of Alaska. . . r" ! . Captain George Wllletts. Captain Wal ter Worlhington and Captain Wllliin Little,, all to be rear admiral lu the uavy j .1.1,1 1 '..A' .''' " j ' c rni. wuk mc lunt Extension of Time in Which to ; File Reorganization Plan Is Passed to Higher Tribunal ' by Court of Appeals.. ' LOVETT HAS PJ.AN READY - IF EXTENSION IS DENIED Should Supreme Court Deny Application It Must .Be Submitted at Once. ' (Cnltrd rrrts inH W'trn.J . St Taul, Minn., April .Sl.Flrst deny lug and then putting up to the' Ciii tcU States supreme court the application of the Southern Pacific and Union pacific railroads for an extension of time In which to file their reorganlzat'iui plan, the t'nited Slates court of appeals in itiated a program 'covering the second plan to effect the unmerglng of the Harriman railroad system. The rail roads mentioned were given until July 21 to file thVplan. , Judge Hook recalled the fact that hli court recently suggpsted that the su preme court grant the desired exten sion. It is expected that the hlghr court will act on Judge Hook's suggest tion, soon, thus making it unuccessat for the court of appeals to deny the application.- Judge Robert S. Lovctt, chairman of the Union Pacific board of 'directors, attended the sesBlon, bringine with him the reorganization plan, for Immediate submlsion to the court. If the extension were denied. If the supreme court re fuses the application, the plan must be submitted at once. BASEBALL "BOOKIES" Wdds"of'20 tolcTXgainst Tos . Angeles. Put Gamblers - "in Bad;" . " : : - : Portlands baseball fpatn has been a tremendous though ficonsoloUR aid to Sheriff Tom W'ordn his gambling cru sade for it has left the alleged baseball bookmakers financially stranded. Such are the reports emanting from cigar stores, where betting is said ' to have been carried on. Despite the fart that the baseball team has been losing, the hopeful gam blers are reported to have placed odds of 23 to 18 against Los Angeles. .It is whispered that in view of the reverses and a probable, turn of luck, many of the big bettors doubled and trebled their wagers on the - Sunday game. This morning there was a gen eral roasting around the cigar stores of the Portland players and an unusual Coolness among the winners and losers on the games. It Is estimated that the losses on the week amounted to several thousand dollars -and some of those "stung" are preparing to circulate petitions asking for the removal of Artie Krueger, Ches ter Chadbourne, Walter Doane, Chick Cunningham. TYed Derrick, Bill Rodg ers, Mike'Mc.Cormiek. Art Kores, Harry HetlmamV Bill Lindsay, Gus Fisher, Claude Berry, BUI James. Harry Krause, Al Carson, Irve Higginbotham, Gene Krapp, Hi .West. Rip Hagerman, Lou Stanley and Walter McCredle from the club for "rotten" playing. One gambler, yesterday. It is said, In an-effort to recoup on his losses for a' week, laid before the game started $1"5 to $25 that there would not be a home run.- His heart descended . into his boots when he saw the ball sail off the tip of Ernie Johnson's bat In the flf th-'inning and soar saucily out of the lot. v..- . '."" -.'' It has been a bad week for the alleged baseball bookmakers, if rumors are true. . . ..... . ,. . Heiress Weds Postman. ' St. Louis, Mo April t. After eloping with-Charles Schroeder a., postman, of Jersey vllle, IH.. Miss Gussie Rundahl, step-daughter of a Los Angeles million aire, was married today to SohrOeder at Carrollton," 111. She had been visiting with her mother In JerseyviUc. PROOFS FOR PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS IN AUDITOR'S HANDS 4 proofs of ballots to be used 4 , at the coming primary election 4 are now in the hands of the city 4 auditor. Sample ballots U1 be 4 ready for distribution to - the public Wednesday, when., any 4 resident who wishes one or more 4 may. obtain them by visiting the . city hall. , 4 The election " pamphlet con tainlng the arguments of priT 4 mary candidates Is being prlnt- O ed and will he rendy for maii- d ' Inr, probably by Wednesday. The name of Gay Lombard. Republican candidate for mayor, heads the ballot. Part of tho slogan printed sfter his name reads: "For commlsion govern ment." v.Mr. Lombard has de clared that he Is opposed to the proposed coronrtsstorr charter, of the publicity . committee for the charter says he will take steps to make clear to all voters that Mr, Lombard is opposed to the proposed charter. THREATEN RECALL OF EVERY MAN ON TEAM BRIDGE READY FOR TRAFFIC PEAN TO ANNOUNCE OPENING Four ptty Portland lassie' who will art as flower girls wi tlie occasion of the ceremonies attending opening of, new Broadway bridge,..'. Top row, left to right Gladys Rutli Versteeji,, lJUIan Myrtle Povey. Hot torn row Frances Kdwina Thompson, Katherine Lucile McGratli, 111 ' ( v ,1 t ' J? w2il Factory ' Whistles and Auto Horns' Will Toot "Joyously When s; Big Bascules" Are. Lowered ' and Northeast Port-. ' " label's Dream of Years Comes True."" ' Five hundred auto horns, honking out In lusty chorus, will tell Ah city to morrow afternoon of the formal accept ance and opening of the Broadway bridge. ,. - . . ' ... . -. '... Whistles of locomotives in the ter minal yard, of craft on the river and manufacturing plants will Join the noisy outburst to let the whole town know-T that the great viaduct, dream of so many yearsat last Is true. -"There ara times, for.nolsf. and this Is one of them,'; said D. K Povey, chair man of the committee on arrangements for tomorrow's program, today) "It will be appropriate for the celebration to be started by the horn-of the autos in the long parade line crossing the bridge when the ceremony Of acceptance and christening Is finished. ' -"Then the whistles can take up their cue and swell the sound and the mo-e noise, the better. The opening of th's bridge marks an epoch in the develop ment nf Portland."-. Final details of the program to take- place on the bridge at 3 o ciock snsn-, beginning with the acceptance of the structure by the executive board, and ending with its christening and the strewing of flowers by eight little whit clad girls, were worked out this morn ing at a conference between a commit tee headed by "M. G. Munley,. chairman of the day, and Mayor Rushlight at tho mayor' office. . formal Ceremony of Acceptance; i Besides Mr. Munly those on the com mittee Included D. U Povey, J. H., Nolta. D W. Ward. F. J. Slnnott and J. I Day, who will be aides to Grand Marshal North. ' ; ' " ,7 As finally agreed to. after consider able discussion,, the program will begin with a brief speech by Mr. Munly, whJ is regarded as "Father of the Bridge,' Introducing" Ralph -Mod J? ski.- the engi neer who designed it. Mr. Modjeskl will then turn over a formal letter of ac ceptance to D. Solis Cohen, chairman El N THE SOUTH TO TAKE President Tells 'Georgia, Rep- resentative Why . Whites' Only Will Be' Appointed, NON 1 DEMOCRATS OFFICE SAYS WILSON . ' ' UfiU(l Trr Lenwd Wire.) . . Washington, April 21,-TJiat he will appoint Democrats In thesouth to Re place the Republicans there, but, will consider individual merit only In mak ing such appointments, was indicated today by President Wilson to many pat ronage hunters here, Hf insisted ho would rush such appointments, however. " VCJ)3T,,"","" Wartlett ftt flleorgla" Tts ited the president today and asked it only whites will be appointed to the federal posts n the south.- ' - "Certainly," replied the president. "There are no negro Democrats in the ' " ' of the bridge committee of the execi live board. . -. Mayor Rushlight will take a hand ai this1 point by calling the executive board to order. The bridge committee will re port favorably on the acceptance of thj viaduct to the whole board, after whici tho mayor will uslt 'CiiyAttorney Grant if the terms of the contract have been lived up to. . " Mr. ur.tnt today is going over me cor.- tContlnued pa Page Three.) AND PUBLIC IS NOT KEPT IHF I il People Should Be Permitted to Take Part in Consideration of Tentative Budget Estimates, and Regular Dates for . Open Meetings Should Be Set, Declares Report on Mu nicipal; Research; Insufficient Copies of Estimates. It costs Approximately J3.000.000 a year to meet the expense of government In Portland, yet when It comes to mak ing up the annual budget, the financial program of the year to came, the coun cil labors in the dark. , , The people are left clear outside with no knowledge of what plans are being made for the upending of their money--...No authority for estimates. Is, sought or found. This is the situation revealed In to- IN AN EIGHT HORSE TEAM Not 'Until Night Is Screaming Heard; Horses and , Block and Tackle; Rescue All, 2. (SpecUl to The Journ).) Walla Walla, Wash., April :t. While harrowing , in an alfalfa field near Athena, Or Saturday, Roy Kirk and hi eight horse team mired In a quicksand. " Help ws' surnmoneil. by a man, who was attracted by. the tries of the team ster, but this was not until 8:30 p. m., ffFItT TTT ilvl and artver-were aeta post" out of sight.' : ; . , By hard work the team and Kirk were extricated shortly after midnight, IS mm, an eight horse team and a 'bloc and tackle being required to save them fxuui uocatluu. ATHENA DRIVER IRES QUICKSANDS COrIMISSIOIl PLAN TO HASTEN WORK IIHVEHS Vexing and Exasperating De- lays in Starting Public Jobs Wjll Be Eliminated if New Rule t Is Carried. STREET AND SEWER PROJECTS BENEFITED Prompt and Efficient Conduct of City. Affairs Insured by 1 Proposed New Charter. The 100 dnys now needed to get sc- . tlon on the construction of a sewer will , be shortened to 34 days under the com mission plan charter. Where 74 days are needed under the present charter to., get started on a street Improvement but 31 would be required under the com mission plan charter. The commission charter is intended to end unnecessary delays, which now ex asperate the petitioner for Improvement,' by giving authority to act to the off i- cials responsible for the work, by re quiring full time service by a smaller number of officials, and by providing for weekly meetings of the commission ' where the council now meets but twice a month. ' . - ; It now takes n average of seven days . to set the petition for a sewer no mat- ter how big or how little it may be before the council.. The council meets and refers the petition to the sewer com mittee...-; : .; .., t . .:. Bent Back to Committee. . The sewer committee refers the peti tion to the city engineer. , The city en gineer in a week or so will report on the feasibility of constructing the sewer in accord with tha petition. It oes back .to the sewer committee h again and favorable action means that the city engineer will be Instructed to prepaie plans and estimates. Records show that this step requires two to four weeks, depending on how busy the city, engineer's office is. .' Then follows ten days of advertising the intention, to secure- the right to , construct 'the sewer. A remonstrance may be filed within 20 days after the . advertisement first appears, so this adds ten days more of waiting, The two periods together, la practice, ejual four weeks of waiting, as the records show. If there is no remonstrance the sewer proposition goes to the executive board, air ordinance hattttnreeitvPasaed by the council. It is referred by the executive board to , the sewer committee. This takes li days. .. -,....,:,; .:"-'.;.' V ;.-,..' Kore Tina Takts V. A favorable report having been re-' celved the auditor is directed to adver tise for. bids. Fourteen days more. The bids must be opened by the committee and acted on by the board before th contract can be let. 1 Fourteen days more. Total, not less than 100 days. Under the commission charter (Sec ton 345a) there Would be seven days to get the' petitlon before the commission, get it referred to the enfineer for re port on feasibility and get it before the commission's next meeting. A resolu tion to publish notice of intent would be Continued on Page Thirteen.) day's report of the New Tork Bureau 'of Municipal Research to the Portland committee. It is the eighth report on Portland. The report reviews the sltua- tion. then recommends that: " Estimated costs be based on work units; Portland departments be com pared with' departments In other citleT, . comparisons be made wtth other yearn; methods of work be compared; employed, gangs," divisions and so foifth, be com pared. : . .. -', .4:'V';;',S - The report recommends,, too, that ln. stead of assessing a certain r arbitrary amount for each municipal purpose-- ' such as, a half mill for parks, 1.80 mlllH for police and so on, that all tax money be paid Into a general fund to be paid out in accordance with heed which has been determined to exist As the most comprehensive review, . posstbl?, of the city's financial system yet obtained, the report Is expected to have spwlal Inter--est to those whose tax payments meet the cost of government. , It reads as follows:- :-' --"'' -' ' ';::':' How City's Budget Is Made. "Wrong budget making is a chief s n of inefficient government. Althougn the making of the city's budget Is tiu most v Important, annual rgovrnnienttl event of the year to citizens of Portland and Is public business, the council pr. vldes no means for informing the publm thereof either as toivg ;:'" "First What IS Intended to be don (Continued on Pag Thirteen.! TOGO GIVEN KID LJAPAflESLFLEET Tokio, .April ;i,f5.fi":A im; HStiilu spprijiited H'.'ri. i.ii i f i'i a nn il government v .-, ID E BUDGET SYSTEM FAVORED