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Newspaper Page Text- THE ' lr, TLe Vital. Statistics - department ' in the classified columns , contain complete lists of births, mar- riages, -deaths, funeral notices and the cards of leading funeral directors, florists and monument builders.. ' Prbbably fair tonight- and Saturday; with " east winds; humidity 91. vo:uv XII. NO. 221. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1913. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. . PRICE TWO CENTS. .JTiIVB; HIGH POLICE OFFICIALS TESTIFY AGAINST THEIR FORMER CHIEF CHOAIE IN MEXICAN TALK TO REALTY BOARD MAYOR INDICATES DISMISSALS WILL TOLLOW HEARING MD BFWUSM SOWERS TAXATION SYSTEMEXPLA1NED STRIKERS SHOOT MI j ADVISES Former Ambassador to Great Britain Tells New ' Y6rk r Chamber of Commerce to Back President Up "HE WISELY KEEPS HIS OWN COUNSEL," HE SAYS "Entitled to Our Support, Re gardless of Party, Through Thick and Thin." (United PrawUitMd Wire.) New York, Nov. 21. Critics of Prest dent Wilson's Vwaitlng policy" In regard tp Mexico got small satisfaction out of toaay published reports of Joseph H, Choate's speech on the subject before the New York Chamber of Commerce last evening. "What la the most stirring thing ngl tatlng the hearts of tho American people? Mexico," he said. "What are we going to do In Mexico and what is , Mexico going to do to the United States? I- should like to discuss America's Mex ican policy If I knew what It was. But only one man knows It, and he wisely keeps his own counsel. t Is most trying, a most dangerous situation. But one thing I know, and for that one thing I appeal to the heart and head of every man present here that, in this trying situation there is ' but one duty for all of us, and that Is to stand by the president of the United States. "He Id entitled to that from us, re gardless of party or creed. We must stand by the president through thick and thin..' Choate was enthusiastically cheered by his 600 hearers. President Wilson wrote Mr. Choate, thanking him for the speech. Carranza Sorry, Now. Nogales. Ariz., Nov. 21. That General Carranza, leader of the Mexican rebels hoped that the UnitedStates would re open negotiations recently concluded here Is the belief today on the American side -of the border. Late yesterday the constitutionalist minister of war, Bonllla, who was left behind when Carranza started for Her mosll!o, called at the American consu late and asked for WllJIam Bayard Male, representative or me wanington administration, informed that Hal$ had left Nogales, s Bonllla departed. Jt is asserted on good authority that Carfanza, with his staff, was waiting At Magdelan, south of Nogales, ror the result of this visit before proceeding to Hermoslllo. ... T fll 10 BE PROCURED Business Suspended and Firms Are Bankrupt; Congress Considers Election. ' - ' (United PreM Leaaed Wire.l Mexico City, Nov. 21.-A fuel famine threatened the Mexican capital today. Of coal there was less than 1000 tons In the city, and It was impossible tp get rtiof,e7"Df otr "there'"war birt-iMyOvO -bar ' ' relsl It was all there was to be had, for the rebels control the Tuxpan re gion, whence it is obtained. Threo 1-oncnrn controlled tho entire sujirly on hand and they were boosttni the pries stcufllly. v Bjj!hs was practically suspeiMleri. There .was no work. Hundre-ls of busi ness mn nere bankrupt. Thousand of Persons re starving. The streets swarmed with beggars. Numberless families which had never before, known anything but comfort and even luxury . suffered from cold and hunger. Congress wan scheduled to take up this afternoon tbe matter""0f the recent election. That the lawmakers would declare it invalid as to the ballot on president and vice president and per haps as to its own body was the gen eral impression. It. was hard to see " how this would Improve the situation, however, Inasmuch as the entire ..city .was convinced .that President Huerta r will eling to office until his acts as dictator . have been approved by some recognlzedly legal legislative organiza tion. , Jrt reference' to, international rela tions, neithei President Huerta nor American -Charge d'Affaires O'Shaugh- tConchided on Pafce Throe, Column Three) BRYAN WILL IGNORE THE ANTI-SWEEK PROTESTS tWaablngton Korean of The Jonrnal.) ' Washington, Nov. - 21. Secretary of Btate Bryan Intimated to a caller, this morning he would . take no notica o protests" against . the appointment of Alex. Sweek of Portland to be minister ta Blam. - . ' . , '' SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE, SAUCE FOR THE GANDER Oxford,' England, Nov. 91. "While a fire, supposedly- et,,'by suffragettes, was doing $100,000, damage In a lumber yard here today, a mob sacked the local ; auf f ragetta JW.r?t"&r MEXICO IS HREATENED WITH FUEL FAMIN Suffragl. fined f 1 for Chalking. ?!ashlng;tonrN0vVt81v"Mls-s"riFLucy Burns was fined and paid tl today for chalking1 stiff ragette sentiments on the sidewalks In front of the White House and elsewhere, , , , , . ';v'v;:v:,, '"'' '-r-'V- . ' i 1 ' MADERO BROTHERS AT ' 'm N0 AD1R1ENT 1 5L t "SBB I llllLlllUi II l. llUIUUMUH J S ( Marines May Be Landed to Protect Foreign Properties About Tuxpan, . (United Preai Leased Wire. Washington, Nov. 27. Following a conference with President Wilson, Sec retary of State Bryun today wired Con sul Canada at Vera Cruz to give pro tection to Evarlsto and Daniel Mudero a:id their friends, who sought refuge in thb United States consulate there. It was not known whether they would ba put r.board a, warship for transfer to a merchantman at sea, or allowed to remain inaeriniteiy in tne consulate, dui It was believed the former course would bo adopted if the refugees wished It. Responding to Lord Cowdray's appeal for American protection of the British Pearson syndicate's Mexican interests, Admiral Fletcher, commanding the United States naval forces off the Mex ican eastern coast, might land marines, it was admitted. Landed for "Police Duty." But this would not necessarily be an act of war, It was added. Precedents were pointed to. In .which Just such a proceeding was not so construed. If marines were landed," perhaps it would be for "police duty," it was stated.. , The Pearson syndicates Mexican properties consist chiefly of oil wells in the vicinity of Tuxpan. Secretary of State Bryan instructed Admiral Fletch er to protect them, together with other foreign interests, just as if they were American. It was expected that Fletcher would represent forcibly to General Agullar, commanding the rebel forces in the Tux pan region, that foreign property must be respected, and If Agullar defied him, that he would act at once. " Agullar Hates Pearsons. Agullar has been friendly to Ameri cana but hostile to the English, and especially to the Pearson representa tives, who,, he considers, nave upncia President Huerta. Secretary Bryan has received many complaints lately of rebel outrages against foreign property. The rebels were understood today to be preparing an elaborate defense, attributing the of fenses to irresponsible bandits. Mexico City was reported quiet today. Secretary of State Bryan ridiculed a (Concluded on 1'age Three, Column Four) NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION ABANDONED BY WILSON Washington, Novl 21. By- the an- Ttmmeerneit--hai -tte-wUL. be- .no.,, ilam Year's reception at the white House, President 'Wilson ' broke a , precedent Which has stood for 100 years. Inatead, the president said he would leave Wash ington for a "brief holiday vacation." "The decision to noia no XNew xears reception this winter was due solely to the fact that tho president will not be in Washington," explained Secre tary Tumulty. "Ho hasn't had a va cation since he was inaugurated, and as tho coming session of congress will be long, the only chanco ho will have to rest will be during me usual non- day recess." BELL BOOSTS PRICES, SAYS PHONE WITNESS Chicago, Nov. 21. Pfesldenc Hubbell of the Federal Telegraph & Telephone company at Buffalo, N. Y., resuml the stand today ?n the hearing nefore a SDeciai examiner of the government's suit against the American Telegraph A Telephone company. ' Hubbell swore that competition had been the only check preventing the Bell company from absolutely monopolizing the business ana boosting prices. He also, declared that the Bell concern takes the profits made In large cltleh where It practically has a monopoly, and uses them to meet the losses In small communities where competition Is. keen, BASIS FOR CANAL TOLLS SAME AS AT THE SUEZ Washington, Nov, - 21. A- proclama tion signed by President Wilson was Issued today, defining the cargo capa city of,'-various types of vessels and prescribing methods of measurement a a basis for levying Panama canal tolls: In the main they are like the Sues canal rules. The $1.25 per ton Vtte pre viously provided, was , not affected by the latest proclamation, ..:,?;;;v,,...' , , , . " 1 1 .t ' Westinghonso to Cut Its' Force.' S Pittsburg. Pa,,fc Nov. . 1 1.-A nnounce- mnt was made today that the West- inghouse Electric company-had laid off several hundred of its men In one plant alone. - It was likewise; stated, S that owing to the rapidly decreasing busi ness' 40 per cent or its employes would bo laid off Saturday. ,. RAILROADS CHARGED WTH DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SCHOONERS Protest Filed at Discontinu ance of Absorption of Load ing and Unloading Charges. Telegraphic- protest has been filed with the interstate commerce commis sion by the Portland Chamber of Com merce, the E. J. Dodge Steamship- com pany arid the ArVow line on the 'al leged discrimination against independ ent steam schooner lines by the O.-W. R. &,N. and the S. P. & S. railways in the absorption of loading and un loading charges at Portland docks. The contention made by the cham ber is that the change in tariffs an nounced by the roads, effective De cember 1, providing for the discon tinuance of this absorption at Inde pendent docks, gives the, regular steamer lines iui , advantage In spite of the increasing business brought to this port by the schooners. The commission has wired the tar- (Oonoluded on P?e Klevon, Column One) SWINDLER FINDS NEW WAY TO SECURE MONEY at expense or Others ' ' A stranger put several men to 4 work for the city yesterday aft- crnoon on the east side. His scheme whs to hire laborers and 0 teams. Tiie drivers" were or- dered to a largo pile of lumber and told to take it to the cast 4 Hd water office. " Upon arrival with the lumber they found that 4 the employer wan an imposter. In some cases, the report to the ' police shows, the stranger had collected a fee for giving tho men employment. LOOKS LIKE A WATER ' num. Congress, Will Meet Into Reg ular Session; Currency De bate to Begin Monday, ( foiled I'rens Lotted Wire.) Washington, Nov. 21. The Demo cratic senate steering committee de cided today against adjournment of the extra congressional session and in fa vot of running it into the regular ses sion, beginning December 1. It wai decided at the same time not to hold a Democratic currency caucus immediate ly. The general currency debate will begin in the senate Monday., The currency bill will be sidetracked from December 3 to December 6, dur ing which interval the Hetch Hetchy bill will be considered. The Alaska railroad will bo temporarily shelved. U. S. CAVALRY SENT TO QUIET WARLIKE NAVAJ0S Denver, Colo., Nov. 21. Three troops of the Ninth United States cavalry ar rived here today on their way to Beau tiful Mountain, N. M., where a big party of Navajo Indians ia on the war path. The troops were scheduled to leave for the reservation at 4:20 p. m. Officers said they did not expect serious trouble. t In the meantime Agent Shelton of Shiprock end United States Marshal Hudspeth, with a posbb, are 'trying 'to pacify the' Indians, but lack the strength to break up their encampment. PRICE OF BUTTER WILL RISE WITH THE MORN With foreign butter coming in., the price of butter is going higher and the consumer will be forced, ta pay mora for the product tomorrow morning. The advance will amount to 3c a pound, but the rise that consumers will have to pay will bo 6c per square. Tho advance Is due to the fact that the supply of first class butter Is diminishing, not withstanding the foreign importations. The Portland butter market Is still the 16we6t on the Pacific coast. Hetty Green's Recipe. New York. Nov. 21. Having: reached 78, Hetty Orcen yesterday gave the foV lowlng recipe for longevity: "Fear God; do Justice; have a clear conscience." , Sensational Accusations and 1 Admissions Brought Out in Police Investigation in the Council Chambers. CAPTAIN E. A. SL0VER PLACED IN LIMELIGHT Harry Riley Relates How Police Found Recreation in Gambling. May Suspend Certain Policemen, a 4 That a number of members of the police department will be 4 s'lrpendod within a. few days Is Indicated by the attltudo of Mayor Albee this morning. Whilo the number may not he as largo as expected, it will probably In- cludoall'of the ringleaders both 4 in the gambling ctiargcs and others brought to light in the 4 4 investigation. "I am only waiting for the transcript of the evidence," said 41 4 the mayor, "and when I have read it, will take some action. 4 While I have read what the newspapers have had to say, I want to know the evidence be- 4 fore taking action." 4 Tho mayor refused to state 4 4 how many would be suspended 4 or how many were entitled to 4 suspension. A Charged with participating In an al leged "frame up" to "get" others, sleep ing on duty, neglect of duty, being on very intimate terms with a woman of the underworld, persecuting another woman because she refused to swear falsely, having certain members of the department solicit subscribers for the Portland News and pay $3 to the paper prior to the last election, and many oth ers of a more or less serious nature, Captain K. A. Slover. former acting chief of police occupied the lime light in the public investigation of the department yesterday by the civil ser vice board. The gambling charges against other members of the department were deemed merely incidental as compared to what was brought out against Slover. Frank confessions Were made by most of those who had been Involved in the gambling. charges while an attempt was made to show that all Involves had decided on a policy of "standing pat" but that the scheme had sadly fallen through. Witnesses la Tangle. The willingness of some of the pa trolmen to testify came as a surprise to others who had decided to keep 'mum" and as a result those who had decided to refuse to talk became somewhat tangled in their testimony. This was true, par ticularly, of some involved In the gam bling charges. To Judge from the evidence, Slover has hardly a friend in tho police depart ment, for each and every person who testified against him did so without the least reluctance. There was no one on hand to say a good word for him while he, himself, remained away during the entire Investigation, which ended late last night. He had been asked to be present, but had evidently declined. As some of the charges brought out (l'on;ludi'd on Page Tbrec, Column One) FAMINE! Walter W. Pollock of Cleve land, Ohio, Addresses Large Gathering of Heavy Prop erty Owners and Officials. EQUALITY AND JUSTICE IS PURPOSE OF PLAN Method Declared Only Means Ever Devised for Ascer taing Land Valu.es. Walter "W. Pollock, land assessment expert from Cleveland, Ohio, who ad dressed the Realty Board on the Som ers system of land appraisal today, was greeted by the largest crowd that has ever assembled at a luncheon of local realty men. It Is estimated that nearly 300 members of the board and invited guests were present. Mr. Pollock Illustrated his lecture by the use of numerous maps of por tions of eastern cities where the Vom ers system has been adopted. He also conducted a class In Portland business property valuations and by means of questions as to values developed the fact that the southwest corner of Sixth and Washington is the most valuable piece of land in the city. Mr. Pollock waa given close atten tion for an hour and a half by the targe crowd. He said in part as follows: "The owners of real estate land and I Concluded 00 Pave 1 weiilf-tbree. Coltunn Two) IS . 80 YEARS OLD TODAY Colonel James Jackson Hon ored in Many Ways by His Friends. Eighty years young today, Colonel James Jackson, United States Army, re tired and for the past lfrYears Inspector general of the OregotT'Natlonal Guard, was at bis desk at the guard headquar ters In the Gerlinger building as hale as one half his years. But it was not the same old desk. Instead it was a veritable bank of flowers, ribbons and streamers placed there as a graceful tribute by his as sociates In the national guard service. Colonel Jackson, veteran of the Civil Bitd-TrrdianWHrsrarTrt "berrr of tnany- ba,t ties, Is today celebrating his eightieth birthday and, with but few months' in terruption, his fifty-second consecutive year of military service. In honor of the occasion was the floral tribute at the headquarters this morning, while this noon he was host to a few old friends at a luncheon giv en at the Arlington club. Tonight a reception will be given in his honor at the Armory at which all officers, active and retired, in the city, will be present to pay their respects to the gallant war rior. As a token of esteem a silver lov ing cup will be presented by the com missioned officers of the guard. Despite his advancing age Colonel Jackson performs the duties of his of fice as Inspector-general and is invari ably at his desk every morning. He disdains the services of a stenographer, doing all his typewriting himself on a ffm all.jaaclilne.. .In. c.venjt, ofa sear . wWu Mexico it would be his duty" to super vise the raising of regiments in this state. The Colonel rose from the ranks In the Civil war and was a participant In many of the famous struggles of that war, as gn infantryman. In 1870 he was transferred to tho cavalry and for a number of years fought Indians, rat tlesnakes and blizzards on the plains. Later coming to the northwest he fought In the Modoc, Nez Perce and Piute wars. For gallantry in saving the life of one of his men at tho battle of Camas Meadows ho was awarded a congres sional medal of honpr in 189. This is the highest honor a soldier Of the 1'n.lted States can obtain. Colonel Jackson was retired from tho active service in 1897, and has served as inspector-general of the guard since his retirement. GLASS' CREDENTIALS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED Washington, Nov. 21. That the sen ate1 elections committee will consider to morrow Governor O'Neal's appointment of Frank Glass as senator from Ala bama to succeed the late Senator John son was the announcement here this afternoon of Senator Kern, leader of the senate majority. Glass' credentials have not yet been presented to the senate. PREFERRED WITNESSING FOOTBALL GAME TO SITTING UPON A JURY Earl H. Parker, a member of the November Jury panel, could not promise to give F. M. Ham- burger, charged with "fake" ad- . vertislng. a fair trial last Katur- day and was excused by Circuit Judge Davis. Later-Judge Davis etplod him at the football game between the Universities ot Ore- gnn and Washington. Yesterday he was drawn on another case It Judge Davis' court. . ' "Are you sure there ia no foot- VETERAN WARRIOR ball gam this afternoon?" Judge ' - Davis Inquired. Parker assured the court he knew of none and easily qualified s J Juror, 1 - . Head of Baldwin-Feltz Agency Killed as He Steps From a Store in Trinidad; Slayer Within 10 Feet of Him. TROOPS CLEAR STREETS AFTER ASSASSINATION Slain Man Hated by Miners Who Claim He Killed Their . Union Organizer. (t'nlttd Prei Leased XVIre.) Trinidad. Cobx. Nov. 21. Following the assassination of Chief George Belch er of the Baldwin-Felt Detective forces " in' the southern Colorado fields, TrlnU dad was under martial law for six hours early today. Belcher was shot and Instantly killed last night' as he stepped from a drug- ... Btore in the center of the business dis trict and paused to light a cigar. The shot was fired by one of a group of' men ten feet from the drugstore en- ' trance. Police were on the seen before this ' group had time to scatter, and Louis Zancanelll, an Austrian miner, was ar-, rested. The police asserted that Zan canelll tossed away a revolver as Belch er fell. Zancanelll denied It. The authorities asserted that the as-'r sasslnation resulted from a conspiracy among the striking miners. Adjutant General John Chase, commanding the militia In the strike bound district hastily summoned, swept the street with both cavalry and infantry; drove the citizens indoors and enforced military law until convinced that the danger of further trouble was temporarily over. Major Boughton, Judge advocate of the state military establishment, ex amined Zancanelll, but was unable to obtainjny admissions from him. It was said the miner probably would be .tried by a military court, for the cs- ' tablishment of which General Chase had ' Issued orders only five minutes before, Belcher was killed. ; - In the early days of the "strike the slain man and Walter Belks, another v detective, killed Organiser Gerald Lip- " piatt, of the miners' union. Their ver sion, was that-Uppiatt-drew a pistol on -them, but the miners asserted that they , killed him wantonly. Both were in dicted and the miners hated, them. Belcher was a West Virginian, "I expect to-cwinect many persons with this killing," said Major Boughton, following his' examination f or Kan- -canelli. "I suspect a plot to kill Other . besides Belcher." i , ,w Boughton will be both prosecutor and defender at Zancanelli's trial, the date " of which has not HJeen-a.rmocitcedr Robert uilch, a local official of th ' United Mine Workers, was arrested at union Jieadguartersat S a. m. on sus- , , picion of, complicity in the shooting, but -was released later. ..!. Four men were arrested fqtfawlng the assassination, in a saloon vn.re they were singing a union labor Gtag. Wilson Is in Denver. ' ' : ' ' Denver,. Colo., Nov- 21. -Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson arrived here i today. He would not discuss the strike in the Colorado coal fields, though he ' said he might do so after investigating the situation. He was scheduled for 4 talk with Governor. Ammons this after noon, and it was thought the governor has arranged for him to confer with ;: mine owners and strikers, in the hope that he may effect a settlement between them. -r rr -,- li r LIMITED'S LOCOMOTIVE PLUNGES INTO-SUPERI0R ; Winnipeg, Mann., Nov. 81. The . Im perial Limited, of - the- Canadian Paclfie railway, was ditched at Caldwell, On tario, early today and Fireman P. O'Con nor drowned. The engine plunged into Lake Superior, and O Connor was caught beneath the wreckage. , ; : DR. M0NTESS0RI COMES TO STUDY OUR SCHOOLS tlnm. 'Nftv 21 Dr Maria MnnUuni'l founder of the Montessorl teat-hlng method, left today for the United Statea 10 iiiiesviguu' eunrauuii nere. Executor Searches for Missing Heiress Most of us spend our lives , looking for money and sue- ceed only In ' straining our eyes. This situation. Is re- : , versed , in the case of one ,., woman In Portland : money Is seeking her. . -In order to set-' v tie up an estate In Michigan the executor is trying to ffiid the missing heiress; the fortu nate woman's name is Mrs. Schofenfeldt. Before her mar. rlage her name- was . Mlsa 4. Carry Du Bols and her homo In or near Hastings.- Mich. six' years ago aha married.. -came west and was last heard v of in Portland, , J sltls" a long' way from MlchU, : gan lo Portland, - but tha (, executor of : this estate is . s bridging the distance with a ' Journal want ad. In this way , his . notice will be brought to th attention of thousands of peu- ,t : pie throughoui-Oregon, Thes little three or four line sds not only contain profit for yott but they also contain stories of real life as varied s fic tion arid more Interesting, be cause )"0ir know they ate lru' A: