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j L V Showers t o nlght or Sat urday, with s o u t h er 1 y winds. '.'it i Vl J''JiJl-ir. - JVv ;. J f V i ! , i il i BOton, 5 a. tn.. .84: Tm " " 5 . MtW ork " . .T t r;n.;n Charleston . .! .nae ' Waahingt'n " . .e ) Ma Tram ' Chicago., 7 ft. m.6 J I oebuigf ' Kan. CHy ' fpoirnn St. Paul " . .3a, KriiUHcM ' Portland humidity ,e a. in , t , . . ! . .4 . .SJ r VOL.'XII. NO. 41. PORTLAND, OREGON, , FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL ; 25, 1913 TWENTY-SIX PAGES. PRICE TWO CENT! " Tr"' ' WILL IIOT INVITE TROUBLES NEVER COME SINGLY EXPOSES LETTER MAYOR REiJEVS II! ATTACKS TO MEET BRYAH LOVERS' QUARRO. COWISiil Ml V 6 KILLS SVEETilEART ATGOVTJ HJS FEALTY FOR COM SSI LAN California Legislature Turns Down Resolution to ' Ask Western Executives to Anti- v. Alien Law Conference. RADICAL CHANGES IN Y TREATIES ARE DESIRED Meeting With Bryan Held' to Forecast Important Changes ' , . . With Orientals. (United Prt Leaied Wire. . State, Capitol, Sacramento, Cat.,' April 15, By vote of 41 to 12. the assembly of the California ' legislature today :.: turned; down a resolution to Invite the governors of' Oregon,' Washington, Ne vada and Arizona to come to Sacramento to confer with the lawmakers and Sec retary of State William J. Bryan on the question of antPalien land legislation -row pending here. - Following the Over, diet In. -the assembly, Senator Campbell stated that the resolution would not be , Introduced in the upper house. The defeated resolution set forth that this Is a matter of vital Importance to '. the coast states and that their executive fhould be a&ed to join in the deliberations..-. "... "( -, ' : . In Introducing It, Assemblyman Stuck, etibruck predicted, as did other mem- her, that the conference with Bryan might result in going to the root of present treaty rights with the Asiatic i; nations and possible radical changes at these rights by a new pact, during the Wilson administration. For this reason, 1 it was urged, the governors of the Pa t-ific coast state at least ought to take part in the deliberations here next week. "Assemblyman Finnegan declared "that : -land-' ownership by aliens was but one phase of the immigration and exclusion problem that would be taken up, and, with the other Democrats of the lower house, gupported Stuckenbruck's resolu- ; tlon. ; ; - . '.. - Those who spoke in opposition charao tvrised the resolution aa "foolish." Thcr Blrdsall anti-alien land bill was reached, on the senate file today, but no action was taken. "I am ready to take up the bill," said Senator. Blrdsall as several - senators arose to object. "But. in view. ofTte renUdevlopme,nts, I think- it would be " advisable to pass the bill oa fUer' y . I ATI BY E Representative ' . Palmer . De fends Wilson, Says People Can't Be Taxed to Aid Unfit, (United Frena Ijeuti Ilre. Washington, April 2fi. During his speech on the Underwood tariff bill in the house today. Representative Moore of Pennsylvania put over a "tariff cat echism.". He had the clerk of the house read questions tracing the history, of tariff legislation,' Moore furnishing the answers. "Why Was the Payne bill passed r asked the clerk. - . "'Because the Democrats continually misrepresented the, tariff question," Moore answered. . . "Did It revise the tariff downward?" ; ! "It did and equalized many duties." ;lf the people enjoyed wonderful progress under the Payne law, why did .they complain?" ' "They listened to ambitious politic ians, conscienceless agitators, journals with axes to grind, magazine essayists who found it more profitable to write 1 fiction than to work, theoretical college professors, non-producers and a few sin. cere reformers who were misinformed and imlsled." i "What is the Underwood bill?" ' "A bill introduced by Representative Oscar Underwood, the exponent In the house of President WoodroflT Wilson's theories."; i.".: - Jl: : r ' ' '. j.., President, Wilson's attitude on the "tariff bill was defended by Representa tive Palmer of Pennsylvania. He aald: ' "I view with equanimity the ao called invasion of the rights of the legislative 4 branch of the government by the chief executive in framing this bill. This co 'operatlon gives promise of prompt con ' slderation of a well settled" program and ' foreshadows the hearty support of the ' ill by the great leaders of our party. . "Business men have been notified that ' the ' partnership, existing between the government and protected industry must i lie modified. Business- may., now take notice that the people refuse to be taxed ? longer to accomplish the survival of tit unfit. "No change In any tariff tn w of mo ment could be made without affecting . industry." . TO ALL VOTERS " Do" you know what the pro posed commission charter con tains? " It is your duty to be so in formed. In order to bring the matter to your 'attention, The Journal will prixitxa-Saturdayjihe $tqz posed- charter amendments. Study them that you may know for what jyou are voting May 3. . . . HARD QRDS HURLED IF REFORM CONGR MA MOORE Miss Elma Snyder of Portland Shot by Nathaniel Burton, , ; Says News Dispatches Re ceived From Honolulu. : . WOMAN VICTIM HAD , .TOLD OF WEDDING PLAN Couple Met for First Time on Boat En Route to Hono lulu Short Time Ago. .-(Catted Frui Uiwi Wlre.t , -Honolulu, April 25. Murder ad sui cide has ended the romance of Nathan lei Burton',.-formerly - employed In the United States - quartermaster s depart ment 'here, and Elma Snyder, of Port land. Or. Burton shot and killed the girl and then himself following a quar rel." . . : ; ... i , Murdered on the ev Of her weddtng bythe -marr ahe ar torliave married was the fate-of Miss Elma E. Snyder, formerly o Portland, who met her slay, er on the 6at which carried her to Ho nolulu last February. ; The brief courtship which tearntijated in . the death of Miss Snyder by th hand of Nathaniel Burton, who commit ted suicide, was really her first love romance. Miss Snyder left - Portland with Mr.' and Mrs. Herbert F. Plough. 1601 Minnesota avenue, and intended spending the, summer with them in the islands. '-. Ji; v Soon after their arrival in Honolulu Portland relatives received letters which told them ef the meeting of Miss Sni der and Burton. Both were raised in Michigan, and though they had never met there, .the circumstance, of their nativity aided In cementing the friend ship which they formed, The Ploughs wrote that Burton had been kind to them in, many ways; that he was a government' plumber, and that Mias Snyder waa greatly In love with him. . Later A. H. Case, 1651 Gloucester street. Miss Snyder's cousin, received a letter from. the young "Woman herself, in which she told of plans for her mar riage to Burton April 22. Miss Snyder expressed the belief that she was going to be most happy. The only rift In the courtship of the (Continued' tin Pae Twenty-FlVe) ER Regular Department With a Captain in Each Ward to Be Organized at Once, Chief of Police Slover. Judge William Oatens of the juvenile court and judge Earl C. Brohauglj have agreed to meet early next week to consider plans for the "boy police department" of Port land. ' : --. v; ;" , All plans now are tentative, but ideas advanced are to the effect that boys In each ward shall be organized under a captain; when so organized boy shall then be appointed chief of all boy pa trolmen, Boya in all parts of the city, have 'taken much interest tn the scheme, and promise Chief Slover cooperation in any work they can do. It is planned by the chief to keep the boys working in the line of street obstructions, unsight ly lota, unsanitary conditions and turn ing In any Information upon which the regular police can work. , -.(', .. ; Yesterday afternoon a crowd of boys about 12 years of age called upon Chief Slover and pledged theijK'support in the movement. They reported having broken up a gang of cigarette smokers on King street. Another set of boys reported, breaking up a gang of boister ous boys Tfh Alblna. I ; Judge Oatens said this morning ' he would give any assistance possible, as he considers the movement one of the best methods , of making men out of boys.-. Judge - Bronaugh-- ia . In hearty support of the movement, and although a busy man. promised the chief assist ance In getting the boys organized. T NOT TO BE TRIED FOR Demurrers Filed by Fred War ren, Sheppard and Phifer Sustained by U. S, Court, . Un1Ut Pr Le.wd 'Wlr. Fort Scott, Kan., April 25. The pros ecution of Fred' Warren, J. I. Slieppard and C. I ' Phifer," connected with - the Appeal to, Reasons a Socialist publica tion of Glrard, Kan., cnarged wjth mis use of the matl fit publishing: an al leged expose of conditions at the fed eral penltentlary; at Fort Leavenworth, was practically ended here today when J udBei l,Jla-k,.i,.guBtalnp(3 .a,, demurr&t filed by the' defendants. - The- Indictment against' 'Eugene V; Debs.V Warren and Sheppard,. charging them with attempts to spirit away wtt nep!, are still pending, but probably will be quashed-. The rases have been in the courts fur nearly three eara. BOY POLICEMEN W COOPERATE WITH CITY FORCE TO KEEP 0R0 lALIS PUBLISHERS MISUSE OF MAILS REPAYING PROPER CKARGE AGAINST CITY AT LARGE. DECLARE EXPERTS URGE CITY GANGS FOR MAiNTENANCE Glaring Deficiencies of Present Plan of Administering Affairs ,of Engineering Department' Pointed Out; Economy Disre garded; No Store Records Kept; Filing System Should Be Made Standard; Need of Bridge Expense Records Urged. Engineering Department Heeds. 4 Maintenance department under assistant engineer. 1 Complete accounting system. More provision for economy. 4 1 More direct control of repairs. More frequent reports of In- spectors. Better bridge painting plan. . Equitable plan for repavlng Washington, Morrison and other streets. 1 X' : ' ''.' The report of the municipal research experts to .the Portland citizens com mittee today - continues yesterday's showing as to the saving in cost and in creased value of results which may.be obtained by more adequate organization and, better methods In the engineering department. A number of recommenda tions are made In the report toiiay, cov ering maintenance of pavements, records of stores, reports Of inspectors, the re paving of Washington and Morrison streets. - The report reads aa follows: "Owing tofhe. very rapid growth of the city of Fortlamd, its engineering problem has thus far been almost en tirely one of construction. The defects, of organization for handling such work and of the methods employed were set forth In yesterday's report. In the fu ture the problem will be one of mainte nance particularly of pavements. Thj maintenance division of the engineering department should, therefore, be placed under the direct supervision of a com petent assistant engineer and trie rela tive importance of the office of the dis trict construction engineers very great ly decreased. , , ; , ; "In he maintenance division of th) engineering department, a start has been DAN KELLAHER WILL . ADDRESS NOON MEETING QN-COMMSSjON-RULE 4 A mass meeting for all who 4 ' want to know -about the commis- 4 sion plan charter will be held to.-, 4 4 , morrow at noon -from ! 12 until 1 o'clock In the Baker theatre. 4 : Dan Kellaher , will be the ' chief '4 4 - speaker tomorrow, ' Those ; who 4 4- can come only for a few minutes 4 4 will tlnd the doors of the. thea- 4 Il Ira .ODeiuAurln SJSb 5! AJ J? Bt. 4- and will be welcome at any time . 4 4 during the meeting.- Seats to- 4 4 ward the rear of the room will 4 4 he kept for late comers, if poa- 4 4 sltrle. ' 4 4 4 made to install 'cost accounts of work dine. This Is commendable at the pres ent time-for the attempt .made rathe than results obtained. A number of minor changes In the operation of the cost procedure will eliminate gome of the present work and obtain - more Usable results. -- "Labor and material costs as reported by the foremen are nqt posted to the LJob cost -cards until the Job has been .completed. ,lt, should be done currently. "Complaints are recorded on an Indi vidual complaint-slip whloh Is used as a Jib order and notification to the fore- (Continued on Page 'Five.) United Press leaned Wire.) Washington, April 25. The senate has confirmed the . following nomina tions: ' " Frank S. Myers, 10 be postmaster at Portland. - - ? v - Nolan Skiff, La Grande, Or., receiver of public moneys. L. A, Booth, The aDUes, Or., receiver of public moneys. ., Sam Mothershead, Burns, Or, receiver of public moncys.i .. . . ; ; :JLu ACCUSE HOLY ROLLERS OF CRUEL PRACTICES (Unltfd I'icm Letted Wlr.. Los Angeles, April 25. Alleging that cruelty to children is practiced by the "Holy Rollers," who are holding a con ventlon here, Special Humane Officer D. F. Mcljaughlln lias nstied todays that the practices of the sect be investigated by the grand': Jury. - . v Tho alleged crueltHes, he declared, consisted partly of compelling small children, to, stand with uplifted arrriu "waiting for the power." Often, he said, the little ons collapsed from ex haustion, which was a -sign that the spirit had descended and was the sig nal for riotous thanksgiving. 1 Many children, McLaughlin .said, at tended ' the meetings without their purents. He .further Mated that a "Ju venile tent" la maintained at the con vention encampment.. ' . . , , . -1 . ; ... ' Dcnvei,, (Jets Uer Sprinjrrinow, , United t'rciw Iaoeil AVIr.) , Denver, Colo., April U.Two inches of snow fell in lienver' today, A rla in temperature . however,. - caused It to niel.t rapidly, : .. .. .. ,. . .... .. MYERS CONFRMED AS LOCAL POSTMASTER PUBLIC DOCKS AND GREATHARBORARE i ASTORIA'S PLANS Port Commission Calls for a Bond Issue of $800,000' to prepare for Commerce the Canal Is to Bring. (Special to The Journal.) ! . Astora, Or., April 25. At a special meeting of the Port of Astoria commis sion this morning, a resolution was passed providing for a bond issue- of $800,000 for the purpose of constructing municipal docks and other harbor fa cilities. Attorney A. W. Xorblad was instructed to prepare a report on the legality of the port and as to what steps are necessary to take toward bond ing the , county. The report wilt be presented at the regular meeting of the commission on May t, when it Is ex pected the date for the election to decide the issue will be. fixed. The resolution adopted at tho meeting ia aa follows; "Whereas, the great empire of the northwest; which extends from the west ern slope of the Rocky mountains to the Pacific ocean and northward far into the adjacent territory- of British- Co lumbia, has been and is now retarded in Its development by- unscientific and discriminatory transportation rates; "Whereas, as Astoria is the only nat ural water level down grade haul gate way on tne Pacific and terminal of this vast- territory;:,;-. ,.. .. "Whereas, The completion of the great Panama canal presents the opportunity for" 'competitive water transportation which will' unshackle the bons thai bind the business of this giant country; 'Therefore, Be It Resolved by the port commission of Astoria that a bond issue of 1800,000 be at once arranged for, or as much thereof as may be re quired to, acquire municipal dock sites and construct modern docks for the ac commodation of the immense traffic that must and will seek this great har bor in the near future." BALDWIN: ESTATE NOW CLOSED; FEES &RE HUGE ', . (United Leaned Wire ! Los Angeles, April- 25. Distributing a residue of more than $10,000,000, the final accounting in the'E. J. Baldwin state atands approved today by the pro bate court here. . ' ; ', ' . The principal heirs under the will are the late turfman's, two daughters, Mr. Clara Baldwin Stocker and Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughrey. ' . , - Executor, ItwAX'nrup. andi his attor ney, Bradner Lee, were allowed $150,000 each, and were complimented , by th court upon their stewardship.. 1 .The total value'of the estate since Baldwin's death has increased from ap proximately $12,000,000 to $25,000,000. ," iett looat King Gej8 to Irison, ' I United rn Leaned Wire - New York.-April 2D. Orice president of TrsnjaTiri'rtspnratiJssrrwiicTTom thin city, formerly the largest manu facturer of silk' petticoats and kimonos In the world, Sale' J. Jackson Is today under prison sentence of from three and n half to seven year for grand lar ceiur .'. '-r; .-V .. ' V;;:'t,'V:: ...::r - Arguments Sent Out by Tax payers', Assn. Refuted; Se crecy Maintained, by Antis in . Drafting Letter. . ALLEGED MISSTATEMENT ; OF, FACTS CORRECTED Coup Tending : to . Set Voters Against Proposed New Rule ' Nipped in Bud. The "Taxpayers' association," an a'ntl commlnslon charter society, will get into the malia -tomdrrow letters to all the registered ,vptcrs of .Portland. , Though utmost "secrecy was uskl-n preparing the letter a, copy of.it fell into the hands of .the, charter publicity committee yesterday.4 ' '; ',;- An advance warning of the falsity and misleading character of the letter was Issued for the benefit of Portland people by the chkrter publicity committee this morning. ' . Besides showing that the .."Taxpayers' association" presumed that a large rtum ber of voters are Ignorant both of the present and proposed charters,, the com mittee asks from what source the as sociation draws, the large amount of money It would need to make such elab orate and costly attacks. Without endeavoring to quote the long letter of the "Tapayers' association" In full the charter . publicity committee takes It up and exposes one false and misleading assertion after another, say ing: . . ' ' ." ' . Attacks Commission Charter. "A letter attacking the - commission charter Is being sent out, presumably, to all registered voters, by certain gen tleinen, calling themselves the 'Portland Tax k Payers' association.' They say, 'see If an attempt is. not being made to sacrifice the. Interest of the people of thej.clty for the benefit of the truat and special -privilege corporations and the professional politicians supported by them. . . -p- j -i... .:. "These same gentlemen protest 'that the corporate interest, and trusts want this chaVter to pass', and that-it gives the commission power to 'confiscate all the tracts and other ceratn permanent Improvements" of corporations under franchises, granted under it. - "As a matter of fact, the proposed charter gives the people the power to do (Continued on Page Twenty-Five E ; 'United Freas, Leaaeil wire. I : Detroit, Mich., April 26. Tyrua Cobb, the sensational batsman who has been holding out fpr a salary of $15,000 a year, signed today a' one year contract with the Detroit- American league club, The salary clause was not announced. Major V. J. Ilimllcy of Spokane. COBB SIGNS 1 TROIT AGAIN SPOKANE UKES COMMISSION PLAN; MAYOR COMES TO TELL ABOUT IT A. G, Rushlight Reiterates His Former Statement That He Is Unqualifiedly in Favor of Proposed New City Charter. SAYS SELFISH INTEREST ACTUATES MR. LOMBARD Charges Him With Gefiing a "Rake-Off" From Paving Jobs; Logan Speaks. . ' "I want to say here and now. aa T have said on many other ocraslons. that l am privately and ; publicly in favor of commission government and unqualifiedly in favor ' of the pro posed commission charter. I am re iterating my position at this time be cause of repeated queries made ' by political opponents as tu ' where" I stand. These "questions have been asked when I - was not present tu answer and wlth-the' hope of mls- leaamg tne puhlie into the belief that I, who appointed the charter com mission,' am not in sympathy with tht product of their careful and conscien tious labors to give to' this city a charter of simplicity and efficiency and economy and to replace the pres ent outworn, and ', enormously expen sive -system' of government." -'"' 8o spoke Mayor Allen o: Rushlight last night at a crowded meeting held in Carter's hall, corner of East Slxtv seventh street and Foster road. South east, and that the small home owners of , the city, of which the gathering was mainly composed, are unmistaka bly for the "proposed charter was evN denced ' by the spontaneous and gen erous applause that greeted the speak er's remarks. ... r to ...Keoord. " 7 'Tr Mayor Rushlight prefaced his speech last night by alluding to the achieve ments of the present administration. He told how the price of pavlhg ha, been reduced on .an average - of 12 per cent; how the cost-of sewers htm decreased from 30 to 40 per cent; -how $75,000 waa saved, in the construction of bulldlngs., the purchase of equip ment and the purchase of supplies in the fire department in ,a .jingle year; how : the water department is beine; reorganised and put on a business basis, many thousands of dollars be- . (Continued on Page Four) (Cnltea Pre, Leaaed Wire.) Mexico City, April , 2B. Because of congressional delay In arranging for the election. General Felix Dlax and For eign Minister De la Barra have def initely withdrawn their candidacy for the presidency and vice presidency of Mexico. . People Grew Tired of Incom petency and Waste1 and Found Way Out. Mayor W. J. Hindley of Spokane rec ommends commission plan government to Portland. He has been here sIjhv yesterday morning telling the people about the success of the Spokane plan. He spoke at noon today before a mass meeting in the Baker theatre and will speak under the auspices of the Port land Woman's club In Women of Wood, crafhall at 4 o'clock this afternoon. This evening he will speak in the audi torium of Washington High school. Hi, main address yesterday was before the Progressive Business Men's club at th Multnomah, hotel. .. These are some of the things Mayor Hindley believes about the plan of government by commission; Commission government will turn th failure of city government into suc cess. Good business stands as sponsor for commission government becaxse it mk) party politics, prevents InefiluIeHcy an. graft, and gives assurance that taxpay ers Will, get a dollar's wortli of service for every dollar paid as taxes. Full time service shows up the leaks and prevents the waste that now han dicaps the city government. The preferential ballot ends election of officiate by minority vote and makes It certain that the men put into office will be the choice of the people., . Ktaajustjnent Overdue. - In a statement epecially prepared for The Journal this morning he said; "Good business, and when I say 'god business, I do not necessarily mean li! business," for not all 'bitf business' 'good business' any more than all 'sm.ilt buslneaaiia Jgqod business';' but n goyd business, whether big or email, l demanding some readjustment of the management of the modern city,' "People have grown weary of the nil management, the wast and extrava gance, and tn some canes the .trrii slbllity and incffhrlency, if not th -i ' and boodle, -which has been .inrl'leut t many of our municipal affairs. '.'The public has come tf"fl ' tHtrHf wristtrie'Htr,. j, , Bryce. author of 'The Aw-n n . -monwealth," said a few t-' ! v 'the One . consplcunis f - " 1 ' ' American pecipM I wit i " (Coutiiiufl on I DIAZ AND D E LA BAR A Will I CANDIDACY