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    - ; The Sunday Journal
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VOU X. " NO. 16
PORTLAND, ' OREGON, , SUNDAY JMORNING, JlJYi 27, 1 1913.
PRICE ( FIVE ' CENTS
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DUELS TO BE .
SillUM
If TIMM
If 2 l I j
, Claim of Lower Biveras Fit
Naval Base . to, Be '.Pressed
; on's , Secretary, of., United
States Navy, ,'. "f - v
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WILL 'BE GUESt OF. ; ,
; ;;:V'H0N0RINPpRJLAN0
Oregon Roses to, Be Presented
. Traveler; Commercial Club
. to Dme the Officials
, Joiephus t)nlels, crUry ., of , th
navy, wilt b given evldcnco tomorrow
to kho that naval baashould ba s-
-. tabllabod t the mouth of. th Columbia
( flvtr. " ' t ' -
Tha "marlnef of Frealdent "WUaon'a
cabinet" will be taken by special train,
- after hla, arrival In Portland' at 7:40
v o'olotk tomorrow morning, to a point
below Aatoria, where he can . aee for
,T' . blmaelf the immenae atrateglcr lmport-
ance of the narrow gateway that opena
, v Upon the larceat water-grade producing
: , diatrlct of. the weat. -'.s ,, -.v ;; .
In hla handa will be placed a complete
comparative compilation of port of the
V f ; : Columbia etatlatlca and vlewa; Not .a
minute 4t the aecretary'a tay , in -the
atata.wlU be allowed to' "remain : un
uaed. -jS',
Daniel's tour of the Pacific coast Is
, , conaldered the m6at eignlficant evc
undertaken-by secretary of the navy.
sMe la seeing the coast as it la before
the opening of 'the Panama canal. He la
learning what will be Its definite needs
when the canal has been opened and the
t- coaat'f commercial Importance 'has ln
creased loo per cent.. , H aald-In 8an
Diego that, after the opening of - the
canal, no longer will the Atlantic be
t called the "home of the navy, but that
the east And went coaata will be impartially-treated-.,
in this respect and. war
vessels . will move through the canal
from one, coast to the other freely.;, -;
. Wia Beton Tla .fhsOamal.; ;.,
v ll) Xos'l Angel ea the secretary, of the
navy ; declared that he- would make his
u.xt viait to the Pacific coaat . com
ing by ocean via the canai rather than
by land. , He showed his sympathy with
and approval for progressive movements
in the const states. when In. San S'ran
tieed he applauded the granting of auf-
- Yl, frw y, womeiaflUJauda4. that hH
f tfren- e lgl vea 'protewtion a wU as In,
- lustrles tiiM,' agriculture. He has an
nounced that he expects "to , stand on
' the bridge of the Oregon when the fanv
ous battleship leads the fleet in the
first grand , processional , through, the
canaL and that the other vessels in line
will probably be the Wyoming, Florida,
Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota,
Utah, Vermont, Louisiana, - Michigan,
New Hampshire, 8oulh Carolina, Vir-
jpmjjf-' Nebraska, New jersey, ; Rhode
(Continued' on Page Five.)
MAYOR ALBEE MADE
BUTT OFAHACK BY
FREE SPEECH LEAGUE
Agitation of; Possible Recall
Movement Started at Mass
Meeting in "Auditorium.
Winding up with three cheers for the
flag a meeting of. 2000 people, called
by the Free. Preas league to dlacuss the
i recent strike, troubles and mob disturb
ances on .the streets, last night passed
resolutions condemning Mayor Albee,
Chief of; Police Clark, Sheriff Word
and their deputies for their actions dur.
ing the Oregon Packing company's
strike and started the agitation, for
what was declared would, be the recall
of the mayor as soon as the six months'
limit had been -reached. The meeting
was called to proclaim the doctrine of
free speech and was held in the Gypsy
Smith tabernacle at Nineteenth , and
Taylor streets. '.;-,' :'.
F. E. Coulter fired the bomb at the
mayor, declaring him the tool of the
interests that are trying to - exploit
1 'or Hand at the expense of . the man
who tolls. . He declared the 'recent
' strike at the Oregon Packing company
plant, which precipitated the troubli
on the streets, was' but, the spark that
Set . off the powder In this campaign
to crush labor. He declared that five
years ago a meeting was held in the
Commercial club ;at ; which the cam
palgn, Was outlined,, ; He traced the al-
leged plot ' In five .stages through the
i (Continued on. Page Four.)
BANDITS HOLD ' UP .
v NORTH COAST; LIMITED
They Forget Their ; Dynamite and
. Abandon Job lo Disgust Alter ! J
' Firing ' at Conductor. !
1
i (BdI1 tn 'The Jounisl.t ' ,;
Butte, Mont. July 2. -The ' North
Coast Limited east bound, on the North
ern Paclfitv was held up by, three ban
dits at 11 o'clock tonight a mile east of
HomestakeyMont., a lonely point on the
main divide of the . Rocky . mduntalna,
about 1? miles east of : Btita,i.;S!t'.iy-
The robbers forced "the engine crew
to uncouple the express car. and haul
it down the track a, distance of ,200
yard,:V
The' forgetfuiness of. the , bandits In
leaving , their f dynamite back at , the
train caused an abandonment xf the
Job. They fired several shots at Con
ductor Charles Knox but missed . him.
The. bandits bad horses tied near the
scene end are believed to be making
their 'way;, toward Buttecvvi'v: f
DECORATIVE POST IS -v
LOSMO WIAJ j RHOADES
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.'' VlK
President No Longer Has a
Need for Aide and He Re
t . -turhs-to tfieLiheS
"...
(Bj the' Itrnatlonal Kews Uulito.i ,
' Waanfhgton. D. C, July , l.---Wash.
Ington . belledom is In mourning today
oyf the news that the Beau Brummel of
the White House aide staff, the genial
and handsome Major Thomas L. Rhoadea,
had been ordered to Winchester, ; Vs., for
dutjrwlth the, provisional cavalry bri,
gade there,'..- v-au- ns.iu.j
For some time the air has been thick
with rumors that Major Rhoadea would
depart, In IJnet with. President Wilson's
expressed -opinion that , military aldss
were an unnecessary .grandeur for a dem
ocratic president, but the ladles hoped
against hope. , - ,--' ; .
This Js the beginning 'of the end, for
the rest of the White House aides will
probably be returned to their , regular
posts, and whenever necessity for an
aide arises ha will be detailed from near
by army posts or naval stations; . j,
BERNARD SHAW AFRAID
:T0 VISITiUNITED STATES
English Writer Shrinks ' From the
Publicity That Would Attend a
Visit to America. T 1
S (B ttae Interaatlonsl Mews Berries.) :
London, July 26.-H3eorge Bernard
Shaw has grown too modest to visit
America. He said so today in reply
to an Inquiry by John Wi' Cox of New
York, Who. with Mrs.? Cox was enter
tained by, Mr. and Mrs. Shaw afAdel
phi -Terraca . . .
"There is no greater admirer of the
United States-1 than I am," said Mr.
8haw,;.Jand, to tell - the truth, , I have
been debating .in my ' mind . for some
time how I could sneak into your coun
try without attracting- the conaeauent
attention which la so odious to me. I
am. afraid you would lionise me and I
am ' getting . too old for that sort of
tning.. ... .
"Only -recently a New fork woman
Sent me an offer of S350O if In evont
of . my . coming to JfJew Tork, l would
spend the first - evening at her house.
There's my difficulty. If I should ro
to America, I want to go as an humble
obserYerJ".,,.T-r--4:-'-v---?-ir;?:'----
BIG DEMONSTRATION -
FOR ELLA FLAGG YOUNG
Claim' That Polltlclang Dictated Hov
Chicago, Jutyi M.A "maas' meeting
no demonstration in nenair of the re
tention of Mrs, Ella Flagg. Young as
Buiicruiiennrnc i me unicago public
schools, will be held next Thursday
night. Plans were completed tonight by
representative from nearly . every wo
man's organization in . tha lv ,
Resolutions, of protest numbering
more man a score were sent to Mrs.
Young's office today and she announced
that she would decide next week wheth
er "he will-' re-consider her action in
resigning. , , .
Mrs. Young's . friends charged tonight
that politicians not only sought , to die
tat Mrs. Young's choice of text books,
tout attempted to force her to change
the system of teaching spelling in the
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LAMAR WILL AVOID
NEW YORK IN FUTURE
"Wolf of Wall Street" Prefers
! Washington jto
Jail.
(Br the Internationa) N'stts Sarvlce.)
Waahington, D. C, July 26. David M.
Lamar, the "Wolf of Wall street," will
remain here Indefinitely in order to
avoid arrest on the indictment in New
York for Impersonating congressmen
Over .he telephone. It is known here
that he has been advised by counsel that
he has not violated any federal statue.
'. Lamar's excuse for staying here la
view of this indictment is that he is
engaged here In an effort to force the
government officials to Investigate the
juggling "of ; $82,000,000 of Union Pa
clfio stock by officera and directors of
that company. Lamar mentioned thla
matter on the stand before the senate
lobby Investigating committee but did
not go Into all the detaila. ' Lamar has
conferred several tlmea with government
officials since he came here.
. ..... (in I, ) in ,
SUMMER WIDOWERS
FREQUENT THEATRES
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President; Wilson 'Among the White
! t Flannel .Brigade In the
;A. ":Prquefc .'
(By tbs tnternationil News Service.)
! Washington, D. Cs July 38. Presi
dent Wilson and the other members Of
the "Summer Widowers' club" at the
WMt. IlniidB .till U . V. .a.M
have become confirmed worshippers of
Thespis, and -make the rounds of Wash
ington attractions nearly every week.
At these impromptu theatre parties the
proper garb, appears to be their Mark
Twain suits of spotless white flannel
President Wilson and . his friends
seem Impartial In their devotion to the
muse. 4; The stock companies vary in
their productions from musical comedy
to somber tragedies,1 but all are equally
enjoyejby; the distinguished guests.
20 PERSONS KILLED IN : - ;
TRAIN WRECK IN SWEDEN
Corloada ' of Immigrants and v Tour
;:i4 lst Are . 'n Crash . Near : the
:,'rWu'-iXit Town, ot :Vejen, f'i
'r.:;yf:.'Ji r ' " ' A -.' '-,
.' (United. t?es. Leased Wlre.l irUi$y
Copenhagen,' July 27. -(Sunday)- !0
persona- were killed, Including AL Sa
broe, a DaAleh member of parliament,
and many men, ; women and children,
were seriously injured early today when
an express train bound for Esgjorg was
derailed and turned .over near '; Vejen.
The train was crowded with immigrants'
and t9wlui,v-li..Hjti:yri::f-; , k-
II. S; INSPECTOR IS
II
Immigration' Officer. Dixorv Is
fShottp Juarez" by Federal
E Soldiers; While: Being Led to
; Execution Grounds.
DECOYED OVER BORDER '
BY WHITE SLAVE INQUIRY
Arrested, -He Attempts; to Es
caper Is Shot in Back; Re
moval Is Refused. ,
(Br the International News Servlea.) .
El Paso, Texas, July 26, Among the
latest outrages perpetrated on Americas
cltlsens In Mexico was the shooting of
United '.States Immigration (. Inspector
Charles 8. Dixon of San Diego, Calif.,
by Mexican regular soldiers today. Dix
on 'may die as the reso.lt of-the shoot
leV-s:v-":' w"'V;
- Inspector Dixon was in Juarez, across
hta Rio Grands from 1 Paso,- Investi
gating a white slave case, when a band
of federals arrested him, forcing him
to march, in front of them In the direc
tion of the foothills beyond the city,
where many summary executions have
taken place. According te-the Mexicans,
Dixon started to run and after getting
a block away; was fired upon by the
troopers and hit In the back. He was
brought back te El Paso badly wounded.
Dixon in his own statement to Amer
ican officials- said the Mexicans were
drunk and , that he was satisfied the
soldiers Intended to kill hfrtt. '
It Is not yet known what action the
United States may take in the matter.
Jtemoral Xs Refused.
The ' Mexican federal authorities re
fuse to allow the United States Immi
grant officials to remove Dixon to El
Paso; Ha is in a dying condition, one
of the shots entering his hip and com
ing through the stomach. - Attending
physicians .say they do not believe ho
can survive the night. When seen by a
reporter at Juarea this evening, Dixon,
who; Is .conscious, but 'weak from,' the
loss of blood, said he believes a, negro
woman he,-was after on a white slave
charge paid the' federals to shoot htm.
-i toid ute aoiaiers wnen tney sr
sted me that I would' ro t the "Com
tandant's fflca said DixoiuV ''But In.
Ztaad f of akihg .m: there-h tti. tarted
to the foothUla 'south !of '-the City; T.t
was attired la tha Immigration' Suiform
of kahki and I thought perhaps they
had taken me for an American spy and
intended executing me.. I thought th
only chance I had was to run-forth
norjer, so i Droxe loose rrora the two
drunken troopers who. held me and
(Continued, oa Page Two.) .
T
B E Fl
TO
APPEAL FEDERAL SUIT
Antiquated Clerk Fee System
With Its Other Beauties Pro
vides Qouble Charges.
One reason why the cost of litigation
In the United Statea courts is so heavy
is the exorbitant fees exacted of liti
gants, under the law, by the clerka of
the district, and appellate courts and
by the marshals, which are Incurred
every time a document Is filed and
served, in the case of the marshal, all
the fees are turned in to the govern
ment; the salaries, of the marshal anl
his deputies not being dependent upon
the business done.. In the case of the
clerk, however, all fees up to the maxl.
mum ot $7000 allowed aa compensation
are retained by him, the remainder be
ing turned over to the government.
With the fees up to, 17000 thus re
tained by the clerk, are other sums
which charged up in perfect accord
ance to law, make the income of thla
official in excesa of $11,000 per year.
The chief of this outside compensation
comes from the transcription and print
ing of tne record in cases where ap
peals are made to the circuit court of
appeals, for which service he la en
titled to 35 cents per printed page.
Sometimes these records-, run as hluh
as 1000 pages, seldom less than 800. Ks.
tlmating that ao appeals are taken pur
year the exact figures in the tem
porary absence from the city of Clerk
A. M. Cannon not being available -and
the supervision charges estimated .at
$10 each, this , item alone amounts to
$8000, which- is in addition to the legal
salary allowance. , - s f
, Has Other Xnoome. '
The clerk of fhe court, as United
States commissioner, also earned for
the year' emllng June 80, $9(2.65. ' In
naturalisation Cases, for which the clerk
also receives extra . Compensation.- he
earned. $280.;.,':"; :v.vy;, i , !;;. (;..;
; By simple ' adaition.. ' therefore, thin
official earned, in the rough, . $ 11,000
for that year's period. This is nearly
as much aa the combined salary of the
two Judges of the federal court here:
one third more than the- salary of 'th
Unlted i Btaie. senators; s more- than
twice as much as the salary of Ooviv
nor; ,Wst. The judges .. receive $8000
per year each; the senators, $7500; the
governor, $5000. ; w r? y,,- f ,--.
Because the costs in .this district are
double what they are in many other
states, the man Who goes to court to
secure justice or the establishment of
hi civil rights, bears ' the 'double bur
den out of which this enormous salary
IS paid. . ' i l'.'.- ',. 4 ;-i",.
y v Another anrdensome ature.
One of the burdensome features
tha costs in appealed cases is the charge
for indexing the record which is allowed
ine; cier m - ins circuii court1, of ap-
BexiKre
SMALL FORTUNE MUS
ORTHCOMING
" ''L vV '.THE JHEIGHTi'OF ' fOIERrXNCE :.Vi
p; : 'W'
S HUSBAND? NEVER!
SAYS NOTED jZOPLOGIST
Dr. Annie Qnenxel of Upsala Uni
versity Has Never Been Kissed
Hot Has She Kissed.
New Tork, July 26. Dr. Annie T.
Quensel, a noted , soologist of the
Swedish university of Upsala, arrived
today on the Austro-Amerlcan steam
ship Kaiser Frans Joseph Iv She and
her husband will represent the 'uni
versity at the International congresa
of Zoologists In Toronto.
Dr. Queniel does not believe in kiss
ing. She will lecture on the subject
on her return from Toronto.
"My husband has never kissed me
and I have never kissed him," she
said.
"Neither of us has kissed any one.
We are both very active members of
the Continental Antl-Kiaalng league.
We believe kissing Is unsanitary and a
menace to good health. .
"We feel that if persons, having been
properly warned of the risk they run,
persist in kissing, sufficient punish
ment Is meted to 'them by the thou
sands of bacilli that will be left on
the Hps." '
STRIKERS BLAMED FOR
$200,000 TACOMA FIRE
Plant of Northwestern Woodenwarw
Company Is Destroyed for Sec
ond Time in Three Years.
Tacoma, Wash., July J. Entailing a
loss of between $176,000 and $200,000.
protected by $160,000 insurance, fire ot
an incendiary origin completly destroyed
the plant or trie Mortnwestern Wooden
ware company here tonight. Thla is the
second time within three years the plant
has been completely destroyed by fire.
The heat was so Intense: that Albera
Brothers Milling company's 'plant a
block away waa scorched and firemen
were foroed to turn their streams to
save that building.
J. W. Brokaw, president of the, com
pany, stated his suspicions that the fir
was set by striking workmen, About
SO turners employed by .the .-company
struck a week ago. Since then several
of the leaders of the strike have been
seen about the plant In the evening.
TERM "CHICKEN" LOSES
POPULARITY IN CAPITAL
Masher Is Fined $15 for Insulting
Young Woman on Streets
7'7. of Washington.
(Wshln(toa Bureaa of The Journal.)
txra.hlnrtnn. r C . Jnlv !! llt,
ly to necome ie popular in : waaning
ton. to call young girls "chiokens." a
nne ox tin w asiiiaai oarnuei
i . iMntm In nnllce court to,
she was leaving a, Chinese restaurant
on Ninth street at 1 o'clock this morn
ing. - The testimony ,pwaa that , iKints
made the comment that th young
woman waa "some chicken.'' ; i ii
? "It is . an insult , to. call aay . girl : a
iilivan at anV hour or nlacaj" A,.!
Judge Pugh.',, .ri i Si t , ,
The escort er ins girt maae an unsuo-
ful at.temlit to. take I.nnl, tr,
for the remark, and a policeman went
to his-. resoue, V;1; 'i, ?(..v:
; Bulgaria : Asks , for ; Truce.,
l United Press tawt Wtrs.t '
Athens. July as.By wire tonight from
Sofia, the Bulgarian government asked
for a three. days': truce, ,'-J. f.-jAii;
OF TOLERANCE
cnmiTTUAT nnniuinirn nmnrTTinu nr -
ormii iitmi rnuijirjcu ULruniMiiun ur
Summary Expulsion of Socialist Publisher Evidence ; of In
tense Feeling' Prevalent in Coos County Relative .
to Activities of the Labor Agitators, y
By Fred Lockley.
Marshfield. Or.. July 28. It is an
unusual story I have to tell.
It relates to a baslo and fundamental
queatlon which society must meet and
settle. .
- It has to do with the right of free
speech, liberty of conscience and liberty
of action. It involves society's right
to protect Itself.
The story has to do with the deporta
tion of Dr. Bally Kay Leach from Coos
county. .
The story Is worth the telling and It
Is worth your reading and you who read
It must serve as the jury and bring In
your verdict according to the facts.
It is our pride .and boast In thla coun
try that the sober Judgment of all. the
people prevails in the long run. But
before you can render a Juat verdict you
must have the facts, the plain unadorned
truth and In thla article I will en
deavor to give the evidence in the case
as fully, as fairly and aa accurately aa
I am able to do so.
On Friday. July 11. Dr. Bailey Kay
Leach of Bandon. Coos county, Oregon,
editor of a weekly publication called
"Justice." waa ordered to leave his home
In Bandon and not to return. Cltlsens
of Bandon, . Coqullle, North Bend and
Marshfield combined in hla deportation.
At a meeting held In Bandon on the
evening of July 10. to consider other
matters the question of tho L W. W. was
taken up.
Article Invites Wrath.
The secretary of the meeting read an
article in Dr. Leach'a paper -citlclslng
the cltlsens of Marshfield for the de
portation of.W. J. Edgeworth. the sec
retary of the I. W. W., and his fellow
worker, in which Dr. Leach character
ised the cltlsens of Marshfield aa law
breakers and In which he said that
mob rule . was un-American and was
virtual anarchy. The article was In part
as follows:
Marshfield Mob taw. -'
"Last Wednesday a mob of 600 graft
ers, saloon bums and pimps, calling
themselves men, but who to the last
man-Jackass of them, were only a bunch
MARSHALL ROASTS MONEY
MADNESS IN EPIGRAM
Vice President Scores the Oet-RIch
Quick "'Ambition of Anwrl.
.-v. ;,7.',7J;can..-..People,
' " lOolted Press twd Wire.
' Chicago, July 36. The get-rlch-quick
ambitions of Americans was the target
for criticism by Vice President. Mais,
halt, who. In an address before? the
Loyal Order of Moose tonight -declared;
"The trouble with moat Americans Is
that they squeese the dollar so tightly
that they should' be arrested for Inde
cent relations with the Goddess of Lib
erty." ,v?'.y f j-..! ," tl) : ' , ?
The highest, cltiaenshlp, according to
the vice president! is developed in the
man who tries to live up to the Christ
standard.- ''-., ."is '(-...iV.V'. ,' ...
of gusslegushers : for tmtth-powerl,
seised two members of the I. W. W. and
deported them beyond the city limits.
The two men so treated were I. W. W.
Local Secretary W. J. Edgeworth and
Local Organiser Wesley Everest.
"If the Marshfield mob that deported
Edgeworth and Everest from: that city
last Wednesday was composed of law
abiding cltlsens Instesd of a horde of
$ra!tb-power$ outlaws, did ; they pro
ceed In a decent and TAWIMTI. man.
ner? Did they obtain poaseaslon of
the bodies of their victims by habeaa
corpus or other LEGAL means?' If
tney acted without legal process, then
their act. was in violation of the law:
thua they were law breakers. A wilful
law breaker ie a criminal. Therefore,
ins nan mm seisea ana neportea nage,
worth and Everest from Marshfield wai
not, aa the Times would' have us be
Ueve, a noay or decent, law-abiding citl
sens, but a pack of criminals and snarl
ing outlaws: and that Includes the hy
pocritical editors of the Times.
Secretary Fish' stated that In his be
lief Dr. Leach wss an undesirable clti
sen and should be invlt d to leave the
city. ' 4
- Jack Sullivan, manager of the" Hub
Clothing company, suggested that a
committee be appointed to bring 'Dr.
Leach to the meeting and tell him to
leave the city. Volunteers were asked
for and about SO or 40 responded. This
committee went to Dr. Leach's home
and Jack Sullivan told Dr. Leach he
was wanted at once.
Dr. Leach asked for 15 minutes' time
but the committee insisted that he come
at once. R. E. Bedilllon waa the spokes
man. He told Dr. Leach that In the
opinion of the meeting Dr. Leach had
Insulted the flag and the people of the
community and be would have to leave
by 1 o'clock the following day. '
Dr. . Leach waa allowed to answer the
charges. He said: "I have not Insulted
the American flag. I stand for every
thing tho American flag represents. I
am not an I. W. W. I could not be
If I wanted to, as I am a Socialist now
and at all times. I am In sympathy with
the t W. W.'ln some things, as I be
lieve it means to stand for the right,
but . of some of Its principles I do not
approve. I have published my -paper
ror a definite purpose and. to right con
' (Continued on Page. Eight.)
OPPOSES GOVERNMENT v
RAILROAD IN ALASKA
,.' V.. ,;'.i ' ,'i . ,.:'.,; -. ;
Attorney for the Alaskan Northern
. ; Voices Protest Before the
Committeemen. . "
." .':,:"y.'''?:''"'C ii. '. t -, .'f'ff
(WSKhlnttoa Vuresu ef The oorH ;
" Washington, D, C, July J. Strenu
ous opposition' to government construc
tion and operation ot en "Alaskan rail
road", was made today before the House
territories committee by W. J. Boland,'
attorney for the Alaska Northern rail
road. ; He said ' that, two groups of
American and British capitalists stand
ready to build a railroad from Resur
rection Bay to Tanena. That the presi
dent ' be ) given i authority ,n to . decide
whether the proposed railroad shall be
built by public or private capital, was
requested by .the railroad attorney.
Ambassador Wilson, in Re-'
, markable Report to.PresK
dent, Declares Neither Inter-;
vention Nor Mediation Good.;
BANKS AND INDUSTRIES ' .
IN MEXICO FACING RUIN
Bryan and the . Ambassador,
Hold Harmonious V: Confer
ence; Impossible to'jAppoint
Successor to Wilson Now.
(United Press based Wire.)
Washington, July ,2 6.TliO eco
nomic situation In Mexico must be
remedied If there Is ; to ho ' perma
nent peace, ; Neither (armed Inter
vention by the . United .States nor
Its sister movement; - mediation be
tween the rival, factions, , will cure
the present conditions, which . in
some Instances, amount to actual
anarchy. Until soma method is de- ,
vised which wlll place the finances 1
of tha southern republic on a sound
basis, bandit warfare, revolution and'
starvation '.will continue - to v stalk ,
hand . In hand through the .helpless
nation. -t f. iH - C: "J ,t '1
This, In', effect, : is the substance
of on of the ..most remarkable re
ports ever presented by an American
ambaBsador. which was -dictated to
day by Henry .. Lane j Wilson, : the
American '1 ambassador -to' .Mexico,
and whlcb is tonight la the hands'
of the- president. v ' t
1 The ambassador. spent from 10 o'cWk
this morning until thla afternoon pre
paring this report 1 From ' then until
nearly . o'clock ha discussed the entire
situation With. Secretary of State Bryant
He' told Bryan plainly that durmar 'tha -last
to days, French, investors, who con
trol the stock of the two principal banking-
systems of Mexico-and shares of .
most of the leading Industries, have lost ,
Commissioner Daly-. Favors a
Plan Now. Being Worked, Out;
by New York: Bureau... , y,
Taxpayers and water users will haver
the satisfaction of seeing the overhead
expense of the city water department
eut nearly $2,000 a year when the ad-
rntnistrative code required by the com-''
mission charter Is put 'into operation. '
Under the code the overhead expense1
of the water bureau will not be over
$48,000. It was $6.$80.77 In 111 and
$83,210.1$ for the first six months t of t
11S, according to figures furnished yes-
terday by Wlnfred B. Holton, expert of
the New Tork Bureau of Municipal lie--,
search, which Is formulating the code 1
for the administration, w v ? .-"'' -
The water bureau la In charge of Will s
H. Daly, commissioner of public utlll-,
ties.. He heartily approves and is ma,
terlally aiding the work of completing
the code In Us application to the water "
department. -v.-' f.i: !-? ; i :"'.-.'
The figures furnished startling! y
show how overhead ' expense : has ' ,- In- '
creased In a year In the water bureau. "
In 1811 It was $.1 per cent of the to-:
tal revenues; for; six months of 11$ it!
was 17 per cent of the total revenues. ,
Part of the percentage, it is true. is
chargeable against,' the clerk hire ea- ,'
pense of installing the new system of
the water bureau. This latter expense, i
on tbe .sam basis as in 191$, is 13.9
per cent, or a difference of t.t per centf
In a years. ';. . '!'. y.''y'X!l''-lr
' '. What Zxpense Is XBeluded, . ; , t ''
' Overhead expense Includes the cost of '
Inspection, office expense,,, books end j:
stationery. The amounts for six months '
of 101$ were:' Inspection. $li,244.Jt of.
flee expense, $45,167; books and station- J
ery, $1,9S.85.,,.. . ?j;'it " i$f,f y i?.
'The percentage- of s overhead ex-'f
pense should become smaller rather than i
larger aa the number of installations in-.- -crease,'
commented Mr, Holton. "We be-
lieva that this 13 Per cent overhead
charge will not be over per cent, and ".
will be probably , less tha per cent,
under tha new code. . Mr. Holton ex- :
plained how the change .which, will ;
save ' Portland a ; large 1 amount of
money; and let cltlsens know more '
clesrlr how their business is being han
dled. is to be brought about. - These
things are to be done -' ' r '
l.--centralisation ot au accounting in
the City -hall offlea,;";..'-;:;' ",-v -
. Collections or wster rentals in
treasurer's office in department of ft-'
nance,. r -r,,r- '-.:
a. Estabiisning control ty auditor
over all water revenue and expenne.
4. i Establishing quart-'rly intd r f
montniy paymeni ot, mm oy cons'im-
ere,;;;;:v'' " "'' " " '' . '
"vv-v vt-': laore xiricjen riaas. -
"The centralisation of aci-onti ia w
means," said Mr. Ilnlton, -."first, a r-
duct low of the numbtr of tuoj-.r an-
erat pd an increase in -f.rjvais
tContinucd en -. Two)
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NEARLY $62,000 YEAR
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