- 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, , , , , .
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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'
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