Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1913)
1 v.5. J! Ail U' - '11 8 REVIEW nwMlW ?! 0c" ;r4 ': '11 . j5szri-. '-ill . ill i . 1 ; i I- f- ' : v ' 1 - - . . I (ferW ; k J .111 it M v INX V , i r ( ' J 11 I rHII the Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for the. Information of the Busy Reader Foreign, Eastern, Political and Congressional News Notes to Be Preserved for Reference. K " Congressional News CNDITIONAI, awards for the con struction of ix new torpedo boats have been made by Secretary of the Nary Daniel. Justification for the cost must be shown. Itufus 8. Vnayer, United States Cir cuit Judge at Shanghai, is charged be fore the house committee on expendi tures with having left his post of -duty While several criminal cases were pend ing. campaign to raise the Progressive party strength in the house has been started- Nineteen Progressives Of the house and Senator Miles Fotndexter were named on the committee, with Representative Rlnebaugh, as chairman. In a stormy session in the house the administration currency bill advocates Withstood all attempts at forcing an amendment to the measure. The forces In favor of the bill were well. organ ised and the machinery worked smooth- 1,-Senate confreres ' receded from the amendment to free list the cheaper grades of woolen blankets and accepted the house paragraph making them duti able 26 per cent ad valorem. Slight reductions were made in the senate rates on paper. The senate has made the measure authorizing the president to construct railroads In Alaska, its unfinished busi ness after December 8. This action fol lowed a number of unsuccessful at tempt to have a day set for talcing up thebilL, ' ' Representative Clark of Florida, chairman of the committee on public grounds and privileges, advocates a lit tle White House for the vice president Oil paintings, works of art and mov ing picture films are obstacles hard fpr the tariff committee to overcome. There Is but a slight difference between the two houses over the rates for hats and bonneta. Picked teams from the house and senate will battle for the golf cham pionship of th capital, on the Colum bia links September 29. President Wil son may witness the match. House leader Oscar Underwood may act as referee. F.recutive and Political T3B war department has been asked hv financial Interests of Wail 1 "street" to Increase the number of soldier ?on Governor's island. It Is feared that violence may result from mobs and foreign uprisings. The island is near the financial center. The Turkey trot is barred at the Philadelphia navy yard. Blue Jackets who violate the rule against the new form of dance will be subjected to dis cipline. Senator Jones of Washington de mands that the senate take action with ' out delay on the proposed constitutional s amendment to give the vote to women. The amendment was reported favorably to the senate in June, i Representative Met of-Brooklyn ar rived at the depot in New York to find a hears waiting for his body. A rumor had been circulated that the representa tive' had died of heart disease on the train. :'' The currency bill has passed the house by a vote of 286 to 84. The measure goes to the senate with Presi dent Wilson's endorsement. AU amend ment offered by the minority are re jected. Senate committee may consume week In discussing the bill. - Theodore Roosevelt, through his sec retary, states that ha has no knowledge of the Intention of President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan to ask him to go to England, RusJ.n4,,6ermany as special ' envoy to try to Induce -thoa countries to make representation at the Panama-Pacific exposition. . Attorney Oeneral McReynolds Is un certain, whether or not to attack the American Telephone and Telegraph om pajjl under the Sherman anti-trust law. ) v.... ..x o.tiotAi iiaa Tr4n1Ttor I 'Federal deDartmnt nf lahnr nnuii J Thou, in Mnloniniu with Vila nttnrnova nt PnlAhrnnlr. N. H. Standing T. Tt MnTnnea Ottnwit. I oS THE OF THE A civil suit may be brought If the facts regarding the alleged attempt to control business are warranted. The senate, and hosse are said to have reached an agreement on the pro posed duty on wheat and flour. It Is said the house members finally accepted the Benate amendment without change. The United States is planning to In vite all the navies of the world to be represented In the great naval parade at Hampton Roads to celebrate the opening of the Panama canal. It is expected that the procession will be the largest of its kind ever held In his tory. 'Federal department of labor expects scceptance to Its propositions for set tlement of the copper miners' strike. Secretary of the Navy Daniels will Investigate the bid of Jersey City for New York's navy yard. The yard at the latter place Is rapidly outgrowing its quarters. The house lobby investigating com mittee has practically finished taking testimony in connection with charges of Martin M. Mulhall that present and former members of congress have been guilty of Irregular conduct At the recent meeting of the Inter Parliamentary union at The Hague Sec retary Bryan's plan for the peaceful set tlement of international disputes through sober second thought and good offices of an Impartial commission was received with favor. During August American ship yards turned out 143 vessels. Most of the craft were built in yards on the At lantic and Paclfio coasts. Senator Pomerene has returned from Ohio prepared to resume his fight in the senate to restore to the tariff his amendment taxing California wines. He stated that he is confident of success. Commercial and Industrial FRUIT growers of Grants Pass sec tion are shipping a great quantity of peaches and tomatoes to Marsh field, by parcel post. I. R. McClellan Is starting a big stock ranch near Philomath, Or., The owner came to Oregon recently from Texas, Duying iooo acres of land. The Washington-Oregon corporation has filed a $1,000,000 mortgage at Olym- pla, covering the Centralla-ChehalU ln terurban line and numerous water power plants of the company in south western Washington. Much of the money realised will be used In taking uc outstanding bonds. Canneries of the lower Columbia were blocked by the receipts of fall fish within 24 hourg after the season opened. Enormous loss of fish will result If the big run continues, as canners will be unable to, handle all the fish offered. Track is being raised, ditches and cuts opened and grades lifted. In prep aration of receiving heavier rails on thn Corvallls & Eastern road, near Philo math, Or. Prune growers have begun gathering their crops in the lowlands near Salem. and It Is predicted that the yield this year win be up to the standard Permits to do business in Oregon have been denied the Standard Fender company and the Black Bell Mining A Milling company, of Portland. The cor poration commissioner did not consider l . . . Ml , . me jiibi numea iirrn solvent. Polk county fruit growers are nlan- ning to establish a cannery at Dallas. An export demand for hard wheat both of winter and spring varieties, has developed within the past few days. Corn has lost a little ground as the re- suit of the government's report. 'l ne commercial club of Elma, Wash., Is seeking to have the Northern Pa clfio railroad erect a new depot at that piaoe. Fruit men of Knanna anil vlelnltv in planning to buHd a cannery. Eighty carloads of fruit hav been shipped from that locality already this year. Thresh ers of Garfield county are finishing their work for the season. The oat crop 1 reported as being unusually good. vn me irst trip, of the Willamette OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY WORLD'S 1 The arrest of Harry K. Thaw in NeV Hampshire, showing, the curious crowd which, followed the pris oner and his captors to the hotel where he was locked. up for the night 2 The mighty explosion that admitted the ocean waters Into the Pacific end of the Panama canal. Twenty tons of dynamite were used In blowing up the last barrier between the Pacific and Miraflorea locjts. 3 Section of the west chamber of the lower Mireflores locks, showing water which leaked in unexpect edly after the explosion. 4 Harry Thaw in conference with his attorneys at Colebrook, N. H. Standing T. R. Mclnnes, Ottawa, and T. F. Johnson of Colebrook. Seated Louis J. Vorhaus of New York and Harry K. Thaw. 5 rAdolph Kline, president of the New York City board of aldermen, who automatically succeeded Wil liam J. Gaynor as mayor upon the latter's death. 6 Ex-Senator Morgan G. Bulkley of Connecticut, who accuses the banking house of Morgan & Co. of hav ing attempted to mulct the New Haven railroad of $5,000,000. 7 The prince of Monaco, now on a visit In the United States. Pacific railway from Eugene and Springfield to Noti, the road carried 1150 passengers. Two Portland men, F. and A. Wlnas, have discovered a subterranean reser voir on their place in Barren valley. They expect to irrigate 40 acres of land from the new water supply. Governor Major of Missouri Is scored by the Missouri Federation of Labor for delay In investigating complaints that striking waiters were brutally treated by the police. In the past four years the Brother hood of Carmen has doubled Its mem bership. Wilson Brothers of. Astoria have been awarded the contract to build a cruiser launch for the United States goven ment The boat will have a length of 82 feet and beam of 17 feet, with 176 horse power engines. All gas and electric meters will be tested by the Oregon state railroad com mission before they are used by the public service corporations, if plans of the commission carry. Stillwell Brother expect to finish ex cavating at the lake end of the Lake Washington canal before the coming winter. The bottom of the hole is al ready within eight feet of the desired depth, and the full width has been made In the upper levels. Forty-six line elevators are to be built this year by the Alberta Farmers company. AU will be completed In time to handle thisv season's eropr- Work will begin . within the next month on the new house of the Kappa Epsllon of the- University of Washing ton. More than $2,000,000 la being spent at Port Angeles and vicinity, in erection of big saw and shingle mills and other improvements, says W. 8. Pearce, secre tary of the Port of Angeles Commercial club. It is announced by the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad that the townslte of Port George located, at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechaco rivers In central British Columbia, will be sold at public auction. Natural gas sufficient to supply the needs of 8000 families Is said to have been discovered In the Olympic penin sula. The sum of 111,500 was cleared by the fair held In King county, Wash. The new publlo building at Newberg has been completed and city officials have occupied the new structure. The Commercial club will soon move into the building. The state tax commission plans to use the records of 80,000 real estate transfers to equalise taxes. The Portland Chamber of Commerce favor erecting a general federal of fice building on the present site of the old postofflce structure In Portland, v The exhibit of the Multnomah county fair at Oresham thl year excel; those of former years in point of quality, and quantity. Crook county and the forest service have united in the effort to Improve road In Crook county reserves. , Work has continued U. summer on the road NEWS IN Wit Aj lfc;C5v; Ate from Prlnevllle to Mitchell through the Blue mountains. Municipal and Legislative T3E city commissioners of Pasadena, Cal., have passed an ordinance de claring It illegal for bakers to shortwelght bread. Salem will vote on a tentative com mission form of government plan at the primary election to be held November 8. A committee will be named to make a tentative draft of the charter. To cure the divorce evil County Clerk Switzer of Chicago would present each prospective bride with a cook book. The city council of Ashland has or dered the Ashland Electrlo Light & Power company to remove its poles from the streets and alleys. The city intends to repair its plant and do its own lighting. Eugene is planning to raise its share of the money needed to erect an arm ory for the Oregon National Guard. Leon Douglass and. wife of San Rafael have offered to buy all of the 125, 000 bonds . recently voted at that city for the construction of a public swimming tank, providing the trustees will set aside one day each week when children under '16 years of age may enjoy the baths free of charge. The Home Industry league of Cali fornia has addressed a letter.- to- the buildings and grounds committee of the Panama-Pacific exposition asking that the stone contract for tMe construction of the Civic Center auditorium be award ed to the McGUvary Stone company, on the grounds that the company's bid was lowest. The firm intends to use Colusa stone in the proposed building. Chief of Police White, of San Fran clso has ordered all captains of the .de partment, to see that order Is main tained In the several districts. An agi tation looking" for the wiping out of Barbary coast has been started. Spokane chamber of commerce Joins In the movement to hasten work on the north Jetty at the mouth of the Colum bia river, and procure additional dredges for use in deepening the main channel. Legal and Criminal THE body of Alice Hooper who had been missing for several- day has been, found In the Passaic river near Harrison, svlth the skirts weighted with stones. . Circumstances point to murder. - Millionaires row In New York was raided by burglars during the absence of the owners for. the summer, goods valued at (100,000 being stolen. Jack Johnson's perfected appeal from the sentence of one year In prison and 11000 fine, ha been accepted, and it Is said that the' pugilist will be on hand when the matter comes up in court. . For passing Gorged checks with which to set money to buy food for her chii. dren, Mrs. Minnie Acoff of Des Molnes Was sentenced io in penitentiary.; w Requests c for widows' , pensions ' are MORNING.? SEPTEMBER ; 21; PICTURE refused by Judge Bushey of Marlon county. The court disapproves the new law, and would have all such request maae on the pauper's list Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, received a box of aynamite, provided with cap and fuse. He turned the explosive over to the po lice who, set the "machine" off in the outskirts of the city. J. E. Bunch, a promoter of Seattle, was arrested in San Francisco on sus picion of grand larceny of 81200. A band of cattle rustlers made a de scent on Moraga valley, Oal., and in the fight with a sheriff's posse, a horse belonging to the invaders was killed. The rustlers escaped. Mrs.' Katherlne M. 6 perry has been granted a divorce from Horace B. Sperry, nephew of George Sperry, the millionaire flour manufacturer, on the ground of desertion. Enraged because his wife refused to live with him John P. Hogan killed the woman and then took his own life, in San Francisco. Cattle men and sheep men of the Troutlake section are having trouble over the right to the use of the ranges of that section. Coke Jennings, packer, and Nick Harts and William Thompson, herders. In charge of a band of sheep for Frltx Smith, were arrested while crossing the range between Troutlake and Ice Caves. Thieves broke into a stable at Pen dleton and slashed the beautiful silver mounted saddle belonging to John Spain, hero of the Pendleton Round-up two years ago. The act was committed to secure the sliver. For triklng Mrs. C. C. Verrlll of Roseburg, in the face, O. V. Beck, boiler maker, was fined 860. The blow was struck when the woman resented Beck' attention. The Judgment of the Marlon county court in dismissing the suit of Olive E. Hunt against her husband, Spencer Hunt and F. W. Spencer, brought to cancel the mortgage on her home, ha been v sustained by the state suprern court - Millionaire W. P. Bailey of Pasadena spent the night In Jail at Los Angeles because of his temporary Inability to get ball. He was acoused of speeding, but his friends thought bis arrest a Joka The statement of C. H. McLaughlin of Marshfleld that Attorney General Crawford refused to obtain the former's evidence In the L W, W. deportation In quiry, 1 denied by the attorney general. 1 uovernor west asks th emergency board for money with which to continue his crusade against vice. Former Clroult Judge Frank J. Tay lor was shot and instantly killed at Astoria by Oswald C Hansel, a rancher. The slayer had a grudge against his victim because the latter had four years ago drawn paper for divorce ; on the complaint of Mrs, Hansel. The Woman I had since obtained her divorce through the aid of another lawyer. United States circuit court of anneals oocned it session In Portland u. Um,' 1 1913. ' AND PARAGRAPH day, with four cases on the docket and Judges Ersklne M. Ross of Los An geles, William M. Morrow of San Fran cisco, and William B. Gilbert of Port land, presiding. Church authorities of New York have begun a sweeping investigation into the record of Rev. Hans Schmidt, alleged lmpoater and pseudo - priest, who con fessed to killing Anna Aumuller of that city. Joaquin Rlos shot Frances Gargtn, who had rejected him, then turned the revolver on himself, at a dance in San Francisco, It is expected that both will recover. Theodore Kytka, finger' print expert of San Francisco, discovers a method of completely destroying the finger print system of Identification. His plan enables him to transfer prints' from one object to another, thus making it possi ble to convict Innocent persons. Suit for 810,000 damages brought by Charles Klncald lot Williams against State Senator Dr. J. C. Smith, for neg ligence in treating plaintiffs leg, has been decided In favor of the defendant. Gertrude M. Grantley has filed suit for breach of promise, asking J. N. Nash to pay 860.000, at South Bend, Wash. She claims that after living, with the defendant under agreement to wed, the latter repudiated his contract and married Lillian Fox. Foreign IN fulfillment of a wager made 20 years ago Read Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot and Captain Eric Black ofJ&oJBritlshn race, the latter winning the race, mak ing the distance in 12 seconds. Transport workers are on strike in Dublin and Industries employing 10,000 men are In danger of closing down be cause of the lack of supplies. The men are asking higher wages. A new treaty between Turkey and Bulgaria is said to have been signed, Latest Styles in Fine On Exhibition at Salesroom 46-48 Filth St., Portland " Let Us Figure, with You , on Your New Bar Outfit ' ; The Brunsvvlclc-Balkc-Collcndcr Co. wherein Turkey gets Adrlanople and Kirk-ICIllsseth and loses the greater part of Thrace. Although Bulgaria Is displeased with the treaty It is said the powers are not inclined to listen to the objections. r Sir Edward Carson, anti-home ruler of Great Britain, has gone to Belfast Ireland, for the purpose of Inspecting, he declares, tho- volunteer army being raised to protect the provisional gov eminent which he says will be estab lished If home rule becomes a ' fact. Spain may not participate in the Panama-Pacific exposition because of lack of funds causaj by the drain from the African war. The slide in V Panama canal Is na ture's way of gating revenge for cutting the timber tb' borders on the great ditch, says Professor Klrkaldy, address ing the British association. Member of the British association are Interested in the discussion of the brain capacity of the remote-ancestors. Opinions differ widely. American Ambassador Thomas O'Brien visited King Victor Emmanuel according to news from Pisa, and de livered his letters of recall. He was praised by the ruler. He Is succeeded by Thomas Nelson Page. Holland . suffragists, 1000 strong, marched to the premier's office and protested against the "half measure" of woman suffrage allotted , them, and made a demonstration before parlia ment The time Is not yet ripe for a gen eral strike on the part of Socialists in German yrls'saiar-Iirtherdebate Theld at Jena . the plan to force ' the indus trial and political issue, met with but few .supporters. Four Swiss mountain climbers are missing in the Alps on pis Palu summit or tne upper ungadine. There Is little hope of ever finding the party alive. cCoi.tlnued on Following Page.) :'.3.r.: I
