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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1913r-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
VOL. XII. NO. C8
EE WHAT COMES OF SMASHING WINDOWS!
STATESMAN, OF A
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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
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