i t, . : . I, 3 . I wi uns a f 1 A I V! i 1 - ' - Bolton, 5 a. m. .'.C'l I ,t JiN ML f'.ltowora to night or to morrow, with westerly winds. - , CluvrWut'n " 1'uiM ' . ' Ciilciitfii, 7 a.m. .) rin " ,.' Hn. C'.ty " bi Koaabiuf " , .M at. Paul " . . ,tn i'okn ..ft Wh'tott " .. 64 Marln14 " . f i .Portland humidity, a a. in l K r. PRICE' TWO CENTS. StMM'VivVcKS PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1913r-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. VOL. XII. NO. C8 EE WHAT COMES OF SMASHING WINDOWS! STATESMAN, OF A . i , I,, , ID,: SAYS THEODORE .The Colonel Takes Witness Stand jp His; Libel ' Suit Against Michigan Publisher and Gives De 1 bailed Account of His Preferences in Things 1 Liquid and Spirituous He Likes But Few.. -' vr: HE ABHORS WHISKEY, COCKTAILS, WINS,BEER Occasionally He Jakes a Mint Julep Against His But He Does With His - Mwquetu. Mlph., May 7. Theodore Hoonevett, former prident of th Unlt d States, took the Btand today in Judfc' Ttlchard Flannlgan'a court an bia -own flrat: wltntia In hla ault for 110.000 punitive damages agalnxt George A. Newett. a newspaper editor, who ac cused the former presiaent of "lying and cursing In ft most dinguatlng way, further deolarlng that gets drunk, too, and that not infrequently." ' Facing alt the society of this little mining city, who, In their "gladdest rags,'! flocked to see hhn grilled. Colo nel Itoosevelt took the stand at :80 o'clock, and whtle Newett, the defend ant, looked on. was Immediately exam ined by 4ames H. Pound, his sttorney, as to his contention that he never used liquor, except moderately, and then on widely scattered occasions. Prominent among the notables In the courtroom, who Included many of Roosevelt's Intimate friends, were Frank Tyree and Jimmy Sloan, the'se- - cret service men. They guarded Coi onelRoosevelt closely even on the wlt- V ness stand. They also will give testl- niony on Roosevelt's deportment during v their long sssoclatlon with lilm. Jurors, Kept Secluded. ' The Jurors In the case, all of whom were selected late last night, are being guarded In thrf most careful manner, not even being allowed to receive let ters from their families. The aerage age of the Jurors Is 38 years. - Under Pound's direction, Colonel Roosevelt recited the history of hi life, gave details of his public service during his presidential , terms and touched lightly on his experiences dur- - ing his African hunt. He then Identi fied th copy of Newett's paper,, the 'iron Ore, which contained the accusa tions against him. H said; ' f'l saw the paper first in "Merer hos . pltal after I was shot I have never drunk a cocktail or a highball in my "life. With the exceptions noted I never , Urank whiskey or brandy except under HOLDS UP TO COLLECT OLD DEBT - c " - After Being Chased Through San Francisco and Caught, " Makes Novel Explanation, (United Pts T.Mwfl Wlre. i San Francisco, May 27. Lack of con fidence in the police was the reason as. signed by Millard Duxbury, an eastern gambler, for his sensational holdup last njgnt of Matthew Bparkman, a traveling salesman, from whom he got $815 In cash, a j&00 diamond ring and a $600 diamond stickpin. Duxbury was cap tured at the Palace hotel, after an excit ing chase through the crowded down, town district to Market and Montgomery streets. ' Duxbury held up Sparkman while a half dozen persons looked on. The ' group - of bystanders stood In silence, saw Duxbury pocket Sparkraan's valu ables and walk calmly away. Sparkman followed and so did the crowd. Dux bury ran for severaL,blocka, keeping the crowd at bay with a big revolver, "The money and Jewels I took from Sparkman belonged to me," Duxbury told a police magistrate today. "I took the law Into' my own hands, because I felt that the police would not aid me." Duxbury refused - to explain how ' Sparkman got hls'jewels, and waa held for trial in default of ball.- DISCS CUT OFF LEGS OF n ' (SpocUl to The Jpurnal.)-"" ' ; ' Wasco, Or., May 27. While driving a double disc harrow In a field near Klondyke yesterday, Earl Brownlee, a young farm hand, fell and In some man ner, went under the discs, which cut off ' his right leg, also cut his left leg half off near the knee. He received other .serious cuts on the body. He died from the shock and loss of blood at o o clock last evening; (TTnttrd Vrrm Ltm4 Wli-e.1 Washington, May 27. On suggestion of ex-Senator F. W.; Mulkey, Senator ;iMMbtrlalii nas-anneawnen tn urj" department- wKnreierence to- Oe Iznitlnf a -northwestern atone for thl new postof Ice building In Portland. MAN TAKES MONEY AND DIAMONDS Fl AND ILL WANTS LOCAL STONE FOR NEW POSTOFFICE I Like a White Wine Dinner. . " - tha advlra nf a ' nil vulrlan. 1 Jo not like the taste of either. I do riot smdke or drink beer, for I dislike both. Ami I do not drink whiskey or brandy ex cept by a physician's advice, unless perhaps, after great exposure when I fuel chilled through. - ' ' Brinks Only White 'Wines. "I do not drink red wines?"- the col onel continued. "The only wines I ever drink are white wines, madeira, cham pagne or occasionally a glass of sherry. At horn I often drlAk a wine glass or two of madeira and I often drink a tall glass of white wine and Poland water. At public dinners I sometimes drink a -glaes of champagne, perhaps two. On an average this means that I drink champagne about once a month. "The" only exceptions to what I have stated about drinking whiskey or brandy are as follows: "Mint Juleps I rarely drink. I should say that on average I have drunk half a dozen mint Juleps In a year. Since I left the White House to the best of my memory, I have drunk mint Juleps only twice once at the Country club in St. Louis, where I drank part of a glass, and once at a big lunch Little Rock, .(Continued on Page Four) TE IS EXPLODED IN STOVE Tots Throw Explosives - Into Stove While at' Play; Boy Frightfully Injured, Two small children of the Marsh fam lly, living one mile south of Milwaukie, were seriously Injured at 10:30 o'clock this mornlng, when two dynamite caps exploded In the stove. The youngest child, Roy. has his right arm blown en tirely . away, a badly burned and torn hole in his side and other Injuries. He Is not expected to live. The oldest child, Lawrence, is not so badly Injured, as he was slightly to one side of the explosion. He is 9 years old. while Roy Is 7. Both lads wore' playing in tly nase- ment, where tney round tne oynamue caps. They went upstairs and threw the caps into the kitchen stove. The ex plosion blew out the front part of the heavy range. The mother was In an adjoining room. The Ambulance Service company con veyed the Injured children to the St. Vincent hospital, v ROOSEVEL fflD CHILDREN WHEN DYNAMI SELF-IITTEN HEUSNER FRANCHISE . IS DECLARED WORST ID OF "GRAB" Promoter Can Sell Any Time He Wishes and to Whom He Wishes; Service, Fares and Construction Are Nat Reg ulated and City Receives. Ridiculously Low Pay for the Privileges, Under Terms of Proposed Grant. Principal objections to the combined urban and lnterurban franchise which George Huesner is "asking voters to grant him under the Initiative at Mon day's election, are these: , His self-written franchise contains provisions allowing him to sell" or merge his proposed line at any time, something the council objected to when he appeared before It seeking a franchise a year ago. There Is no guarantee that a perma nent competing system wU be built. The franchise gives him an absolute right PRICES OF BEEF SLUMP IN As a result of the pouring Into the local market of great herds' of Callfor. nlat Montana, -Utah. Idaho and local cattle, caused by the importation of fresh beef from Australia by California interests, there has been a very severe slump of livestock values at ' North Portland yards. : . During the last 84 hours the price of cattle here has-broken fully 76 cents per hundred pounds. This Is the great est decline for ,,a llk period that has occurred this season, and one of the gteattsl 1 e kweww here. 1 " Then are indication ot a continuation iJef-this condition. t'p to thla .time-the Portland live MPORTATION liei dPIIQN HILL HAS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS VOTE IS POSSIBLE Supreme Court Cites Novem .;, ber.as 0nly,Date;. No Char; ter Decision Rendered To day; Nine Other Appeals. (SfecUl to TTi Jotirnl.) Salem, Or., May 27. An opinion hav ing dual effect was handed down today by the state supreme court In the suit brought bv H. J. Bellarts, of Portland, to enjoin J. Cleeton and other county officials from submitting the prohibi tion question, affecting certain pre cincts in Portland, to the voters at the election to be held June 2. The court affirms the action of the lower court in sustaining the demurrer of the defend ants and dinmlsBinK the suit, hut also holds that the prohibition question can not be. legally submitted at the forth coming election. So both sides win. No opinion was handed tdown in the commission charter case, wherein At torney Ralph Dunlway is sueklng to have the new charter declared void. Written by Judge Burnett, the opin ion in the Bellarts vs. Cleeton case (Continued on Page Nine.) to sell but to the present street railway monopoly If he desires A provision guaranteeing 15 minute service to the Peninsula district, which was carried in the original franchise has been eliminated, giving the promoter full privilege of running only one cur per day If he wishes. "Where other systems can operate trains not to exceed 200 feet In lenzth, the Huesner franchise plocesj no limits. Any length of train could be operated (Continued on page Eighteen.) LOCAL MARKET- LI stock market .has been the strongest In the eft tire country, but the record prices in effect here, together with the Im portation pf the foreign beef by the southern cities,, has caused, a general stampede of California and other south western cattle Into the local market. Cattle Interests here are yery much depressed as a result of this avalanche of beef. Consumers will be the .only ones to benefit-as arresult of the Im portations of "foreign beef. ' The lower TT 'of prices lien- wlirtig-VirTghal foe-much- JeyFreerr beef TrlreirlBvaTF ably follow the lead of the livestock market. ' . IK CITY ON JUNE 2 FOREIGN CATT E CAUSE READY TO SPEND RESOURCES James J. Elliott andfEdward 0. Rice, Financial Representa .iives. of '.'Empire Guilder," Here to Inspect Land Hold ings as Guests of Louis W. Hill, Make a Statement Which Indicates Development Will Begin Soon. James J. Hill, through his large bank ing Institutions "in St. Paul, the First National bank and the Northwestern Trust company, stands ready to furnlBh millions of capital needed In the legit imate development of resources and In dustries In Oregon. . This information was brought here h( mnminir bv James J. Elliott, man ager of the bond department of the Northwestern Trust company, and Ed ward O. Rice, In cbage of the credit department of the First National bank. who arrived here rrom m. guests of Louis W. Hill, chairman of the executive board of the (Ireat North ern railway. They will tour the 'state with Mr. Hill, and become acquainted with conditions first hanj as a prelim inary part of placing money for the large concerns they represent. Another member of the rarty Is P. I RISE OF WILLAMETTE CHECKED BY COOLER SPELL IN MOUNTAINS Water Will Not Go Above Front Street at Present, Says the Forecaster Today. That the water in rhe river Will not But uu to Front street for the present at leapt is the opinion of the weather man, who says that this 'arternoon it will begin to got cooler in the moun tains, from which the Columbia and Snake draw their supply. As a result of this, the rise will not be so rapid, beginning next week, and it may pos eibly check the rise altogether. -The reading of the river gauge at Portland- this morning was 16.3 feet. Indicating a rise of .08 foot during the last 24 hours. The ' forecast made by District Forecaster Beals for the next few days Is that the river will rise rap idly reaching a stage of 17.2 feet to morrow. 18.1 feet Thursday, 19.1 feet Friday and probably 20 feet Saturday. Shduld the river reach a stage of 0 feet Saturday 'It will be the highest WaW of the annual rise since June 21, 1909, when it reached 216 feet. The water has not been on Front street slnc the big flood of 1894, When the riVer reached Its highest point of 33 feet on June1 7. The closest- tUat It. has come alnce that time was on June 28, 1899. with 24.2 feet, and on June 18 and 19, 190S, when there was 24 feet The highest point reached by the annual rise last year was 19.7 feet on June 2. ' , Thunderstorms lil the mountains yes terday afternoon and last night will bring In extra water and may affect the rise if the snow should begin to melt again soon, says Mr. Beals, but the most noticeable errect wui oe on ,wi rivers, with the result tnat tne mua makes fishing practically out of the question. - T- t . . . . . . , . IN DEVELOPING OFSTATE OF OREGON Howe, manager of the Imperial .Ele vator company of Minneapolis, manu facturers and dealers In . lumber and grain and one of the largest concerns of Its kind In the Twin Cities. The party arrived at the North Bank depot at 8 o clock thip morning and will prob ably leave for central Oregon this even ing to go by auto across the state from Bend. After this trip they will return to Portland and go into the Willamette valley as far south as Eugene "Mr. Hill owns every, dollar's worth of stock In the Northwestern Trust company," said Mr. Elliott, "and the In stitution Is ready to furnish capital on good security at reasonable rate of In terest We are In the Bond market and will furnish money for municipal or state projects, but In making smaller loans, prefer to place them against farm properties as we believe strongly In the development of the agricultural re sources. I don't know yet what con. nectlons we will establish here but this will be worked out But we will have money running Into the millions ready to Invest "We feel that the future of the Northr west Is not only assured, but unlimited and we would as soon place a million dollars as a thousand. We believe there Is a demand for money for farm devel opment and will be glad to furnish It (Continued on Page Four) NEW SPAN WILL BE BENEFIT TO OHFTII OF COTS POPULATION Those in Favor. of Voting Bond Issue for. the South Portland Bridge Point Out Large Number Affected; the Detention Home and Firemen's Pension Measures, to Be Submit ted to People on Ballot, Are Explained. The Journal today continues its statements of the special measures Which will be presented to the voters' consideration Monday. Voters will pass upon a bond Issue for the construction of a high bridge over the Willamette river fi serve' the southern portion e the city. The bond Issue Ifl for 1850.000. The exact loca tion of the viaduct Is left to the city administration, the only stipulation be ing that It shall be placed south of the Hawthorne bridge. Advocates of the ; "bridge say that strong and forcible arguments . can be adduced for the favorable Indorsement of the project. They point out the di rect benefit that would accrue to one fifth of the population of the city, by a direct communication enabling people to- reach their places of business with despatch. v , It Is conceded that more than 60 per cent of the employes of the manufac turer concerns of the southwest ' see- I . I.j . IV.BI 1(1H UUB1IIKBB H.IMC ' aiur. -. " - . 4, a ployes In large numbers alsa live on the east side. It is also true that hun . : . SWEDISH PEOPLE TO KEEP "SHARKS OFF Committee Named to Aid . Countrymen Who Will Come When Canal Opens in Avoid ing Disrionest Land Agents For the purpose Of aiding the Oregon state immigration commission ana State Immigration Agent C. C. Chap man .In carrying on a campaign to bring Swedish, settlers to Oregon, a large and representalve committee of Portland Swedish-Americans was appointed-this morning at a meeting held In the Green room of the Portland Commercial club. The influence of this committee will be extended to all parts of the state In order that It will be fully conversant with all matters pertaining to land values and possibilities for development of the soil, and ,t hereby to be In position to protect settlors and Immigrants against the practices of land sharks who give out glowing promises of prosperity without foundation of fact. The committee will 'also act as a board to appraise land values so that when inquiries are made prospective land buyers may obtain information that will be reliable and authentic, . The meeting this morning was In re sponse to Invitations sent out by State Immigration Agent Chapman to the Swedish religious, social and fraternal organisations In Portland to discuss plans how best to Induce settlers, of the agricultural class and how to have them locate here under the most ad vantageous conditions. , It was stated that while thousands of .'(Continued on Page Eleven.) dreds of people living on the west side do business on the east side. ' Another argument advanced In favor of the proposed bridge is that it would facilitate the transportation of farm products from the Powell Valley rood region 'on the east side and the Slavln and Taylor's Ferry road sections on the west side. .:-, J The construction of the new bridge, It Is claimed, would yery materially re lieve the congestion on present bridges and prevent existing delays In traffic. Th location Indicated would permit of access by means of a mid-river approach to Ross . Island, should that ever be acquired by the city and rtver traffic would never be Interfered with, is the amendment provides for" draw span w;lth a clearance of 68.7 feet above the- river at high Water. It Is pointed out also that the pro posed span would facilitate rapid tran sit and be of material advantage to the fire department in the exercise of Its The project last November Was In dorsed by many civic. Improvement and (Continued on Page Three.) IMMIGRANTS 'PURITY ADVOCATE . mm mm Mothers anB Daughters Now Safe oh Streets Below the 4 Deadline, Declares W.kG. MacLaren. a Crusader MAYOR RUSHLIGHT'S ADMINISTRATION PRAISED City Cleaner Morally Jhan It Has Been in Eight Years, It Is Asserted. : In one of the most dramatlo speeches. that ever enlightened the Issues of a municipal campaign, W, G., MacLaren, ' vice president of " the International Antl-Whlte Slave league,' punty worker of wide prominence, superintendent of the protective work-of tne Portland Commons and a leading member of the local vice commission, last nlgnt at Ford's hall. In Sunnyslde, emphatically declared that Portland Is cleaner today morally than it has Deen oerore , in eight years, and that mothers and daughters are safe on tho streets acrosi the dead line, because Mayor Allen G. Rushlight has kept his word, given to the people two years ago, that he would do" an m his power to promote hotter moral conditions. . ' ; . ' :,v Mr. MacLaren's address last night wag made In response to an appeal recently from the mayor .for the members of the vice commission to tell the public what kind of a city Portland Is In so far M vice is concerned. ' , Xer to Tell Trnth. "I came here tonight," said Mr. Mac- T.nrn "in tolr tha truth about moral conditions and to render honor to whom honor Is due. I was advised by some one not to come, being told that tny remarks would be taken to mean . that . I had 'butted Into politics.' I want to say here and now that my motives In appearing here tonight are not for any personal gain. My life has been con . eecrated to the service of the under dog and I have a life position In my chosen work. I seek no political or other favors. But regardless of any criticism that may be made, and If it were the last act of my career, I would . ...ii.... . A. mM..A. DiioKitlhf vtin yei pay iriuuie 11 muui v. .. - m. h mrA aiirh ft knock out blow that It will never be the same UB I L WttB III Vinw J vt " - " has not entirely cleaned tip the district or eradicated vice permanently. To ac complish this he would, have to be super human. ' ' "But. due to Mayor Rushlight s ef- tnrta Pnt-tinnt in today a garden of roses rranj-t" Fl"" u xvaj -8ht . years agd, six years ago. four years m nr pvort two vears aro. "Consolenoa Maa'a Meaanrt." "I have heard a good deal said of the mayoralty situation. People declare that we'should elect a bl man, an ef ficient man and bo on. Now, to be bU nd efficient man doesn't need a book education; The measure of- any man Is his conscience and one of tho refreshing phenomenon of modern pol itics. Is a man who keeps his worJ, Such a man Is Mayor Rushlight. "Shortly after the mayor's election, I, as superintendent of the rescue work of the Portland Commons, Interviewed Mr. Rushlight as to his attitude toward the soclalevlL I aaked. Mm what hi! views were on the subject, ;He tola me that the problem -of how to handle vice was world old and one to whlcli he would have to give careful study In Ita local adaptions. : ! asked him if he would lend his assistance to our work. He replied that h would render every assistance in his power and that he would appoint a vice commission to make a searching Investigation Into the moral conditions of the city.. v "Kept rrery Promise." "No other mayor of Portland slnca I have been in the city ever accorded me such treatment Before the present ad ministration'! was given fine promisee of helD bv other mayors, but these (Continued, on Page Fourteen.) Pmsnftr.t of 1913 Croo . Be- f w w - copies Correspondingly Bet ter; No Moisture in Morrow, - (SpHA to TDt Jimrnil.) ' Madras, Or., May S". Rain ha fallen during the past, 12 hours over northern ; Crook county, half an . Inch or more. It is still falling gently. Fine crops of potatoes and grain art assured. , i L i 'i . More, Or., May ! 7. Eighty-two Tiun. dredths inches of rain has fallen In Sherman county. Blnc.e o'clock last evening. Prospects are good for more later today. Wasco,' Or., May 27. Three quarters of an inch of rain fell this morning. The precipitation was general throughout Sherman and Gilliam counties. AH gral i is ijrowlng fine since the warm, weather and this last rain assures a good crop. Prospects were never betteiv Icoldendale, Wash,. May J7.Follow ing an extremely hot day the. Klickitat valley was visited by a severe slcctrliat storm last night. No damage ruh'd. A heavy: rain fell for seven hours. IU ports from Blckleton la mornin r, that the rainfall extended over eHi"jti Klickitat and prosper t for full eios In, that efction a rj owtll e f , -j , Tleppner. Or.'. May 2T..V. mln I k fallen during the past k, bat It U cloudy and cool todaj-. HEAVY RAIN BLESSES .1 - ' v '..; .11