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PORTLAND, 1 OREGON. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY ; 12, r 1914 EIGHTEEN PAGES.'
w w , , IIinil nriT cun
COURT REFUSES TO
HOLD UP FURTHER
SLOVER'S HEARING
"Turn the Lights on" and
"Let Civil Service Board
Do Duty," Declares Judge
McGinn in Ruling on Case.
YAQU1NA ELECTRIC
THOUSANDS PAY
PLANT AND POWER
RIGHTS ACQUIRED
ofuioBay
NEW CHARTER SAID
TO BROADEN POWERS
Injunction Right Should Not
Be Prostituted When a
Remedy at Law Exists.
"Turn on the lights .nd go to lit," de
clared Circuit Ju3e McCInn thi
mrnlnfc whcrr he dissolved the injunc
tion granted to Kuoch A. .Slover, do
Ioed captain of police, restraining the
city civil service service board from
holding a hearlriK for which Slover had
petitioned. "If the charts made are
of a political nature and not founded
on fact th people nhould learn of It,
and they will see that Justice is done.'
Attorney C. M. Jdleman. represent
InR Hlover, aaid that Slover was ready
for the Investigation and would wel
come It, but that tlie otijectlon he
raised was to the fact that the mayor
had discharged him and the charges
had not been heard by the entire coun
ctl of mayor and commissioners. He
aid that the point made by Slover
was that the mayor had not the rlgh
to discharge a police officer.
"We do not object to any Investiga
tion but we want the Investigation
' made by those empowered to make
. one," said Attorney Idleman. "Our
contention la that the mayor Is not
a commissioner and the charter does
not give him the right to discharge
police employes. We believe the mat
ter should be laid before the entire
H'miMiidfHl on I'mte Thirteen. Column One)
IN S. P.
MS
J. N, Teal Conferring With
California , Representatives
Preliminary to Action.
(Wa.hlngton Burran of Tlie Journal.
Washington, Feb. 12. "We certainly
hall do all that can possibly be done
to protect the interests of the shippers
' of the Pacific coast and the people as
a whole." With this emphatic state
ment J. N. Teal, of Portland, today
, summarized the plans that are rapidly
being perfected to Intervene in the suit
'which the government filed at Salt
Lake to enforce dissolution of Central
i Pacific and Southern Pacific.
, Plans for intervention in behalf of
I those who will be hard hit by the pro-
I posed dissolution suit were worked out
In tentative form at a conference of
(Concluded on Pag Two, C'olnnm Two)
Naval Budget Passes
Despite Rioting
Japanese Parliament House is Under
Heavy Guard of Soldiers and Xiegrls
lators Travel With Armed Escorts.
Toklo. Feb. 12. With fierce riots
till In progress here and elsewhere
throughout Japan against the present
crushing taxes, parliament passed to-
day a budget providing for extensive
naval expansion at a cmst of $62,000,
000 to be expended In the course of
the next five years.
Parliament house was under a heavy
military guard while the lawmakers
worked and the latter came and went
with strong armed escorta. Many be
lieved passage of such a b.udgct at'
thin time was 111 advised, but the gov
ernment was determined not to give
up Its program.
This was tho third day that dis
orders have been going on and the
authorities were straining every nerve
In the effort t suppress them.
EVELYN THAW ARRRESTED
- Richmond. Vft.. Fcbr12. Mrs. Evelyn
Neshlt Thaw was arrested here yester
day afternoon as elie completed her
turn at a local theatre. She had been
warned by Mayor Ainslee not to ap
pear. Mrs. Thaw was released on bail,
ihe was arrested by order of the hief
of police hut Magistrate Crltchfleld
ordered the dtamiHEal of the charges
that her dancing "outraged public de
cency.' HUERTA' SHOWS HIS COIN
Mexico City. Feb. 12. To satisfy
Japanese dealers In military sunnlies
that President Huerta can pay for
cannon, riries and ammunition, which
he orders, 1. Mori, a Japanese offi
cial, was Investigating the govern
ment's 1 financial condition todav.
lluerta showed him the treasury de-
. parimeni s books and records.
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Z. EMERSON IN TROUBLE
V
London, Feb. 12. Mlssi Zelle Emer
son, the American suffragette. aDDlied
today to the American embassy here
for protection. She said she had been
threatened with deportation by the
British government.
MENTION
DISSOLUTION
SHIPPING MEN'S PLAN
Newport Deal Means Devel
opment of Several Thou
sand Horsepower by Big
Hydro-Electric Plant There
FROPERTY PURCHASED
BY P., E. & E. BUILDER
A. Welch Buys Rights and
May Interest Others in
the Project.
Simultaneously with the announce
ment that A. Welch, promoter and
builder of the first unit of the Port
land, Eugene Kastern railroad, has
purchafsed the Yaquina Electric com
pany s plant at Newport, comes the
information that he has secured water
power rights on the Siletz river, In
Lancoln county.
The deal for the Yaquina plant has
Just been closed and It is understood
that Welch Intends to begin the con
struction of the first unit of a $150,
000 hydro-electric plant to supply New.
port and surrounding country with
electricity and power.
Although the plans for the plant. It
is saifl, look to the development of
several thousand horsepower more, the
first unit will be built to develop 2500
horsepower.
At tne present time Welch has a I
number of engineers working on the
Siletz and In other portions of Lincoln
county, and this, coupled with tha fact
that the work points to a comprehen
sive water power system' on the Sileta,
has given rise to persistent , rumors
that Welch intends to build an electric
railroad tapping tho rich ,timber coun-I
try back of Toledo and ; Newport, In
addition to engaging in the electric
lighting and power business.
In the so-called Sileta district are!
great stands of virgin timber, fir and
cedar, and It is said little trouble
would be experienced in building an
electric road of easy grade from the
timbered districts into Toledo, which
is the sawmill center of the Yaquina!
Bay region. . .
Although "Welch declined to talk ofl
Ills plans, . other than to confirm ttso I
report that he had purchased thai
Newport plant and had secured water
power rights on the Siletz,. t la said
that he has already Interested 'a. num
ber of men in the scheme and that the
near future will see the country here
tofore backward on account of, meager
transportation facilities, provided with
aw electric railroad," connecting with
the outside world both by. the ocean
route and " the Corvallis & Eastern
railroad.
Tammany Forever,
Shout Saved Ones
Murphy, Moss and McCooey See Tens
meat- Fire, Bouse Occurant, Get
Them Out, Buy Coffee, Etc.
New York, Feb. 12. "Boss" Murphy
of Tammany, Judge J. E. Moss of the
court of. special sessions and John Mc
Cooey, one of Murphy's lieutenants,
played firemen eatrly today and did
it so effectively that they saved many
lives.
Silk hatted, fur coated, full fed and
cheerful, the trio were riding uptown
on a Third avenue surface car, when
Moss. noticed smoke coming" from the
upper stor window of a big' tenement
house.
All three piled from the car, shout
ing the alarm. McCooey turned In a
fire call. Moss puffed up the stair
ways and along the corridors of the
tenement, hammering on Ihadoors and
arousing the sleeping lodgers Murphy
herded them together as they rushed
out and steered them to the street. The
building had 150 occupants, and
through the, three Tammany men's
Efforts they ail got out safely. When
they were sure of this,: Murphy led
them to the nearest restaurant and
bought coffee and sandwiches.
Albanians Eager to
Murder New King
Accession of Prince of Wied to Throne
Created hy the Powers Excites An
ger and reriion of Factions.
Cattnro. Austria. Feb. 12. Announce
ment that the Prince of; Wied hn .
crpted the Albanian throne ia hlno
received by the prospective monarch's
future subjects with demonstrations of
mingled derision and anger, accord
ing to reliable information which
reached here today.
The prince was the powers' choice
for king, not the Albanians', though
there was a nrptenso nf an .iii.
and now that Turkey has been driven
out; some ss per cent or tne people say
they will have no outside domination
forced on them. The dozen or more
factions which are struggling for con
trol, although bitter rivals
another, are firmly united on one
thing the Prince of Wied Bhall not
ravern them.
ft was considered here that the
prince win c tamng nis lire In his
nanus n no veuiurn miu me country
ANOTHER RITUAL MURDER
London. Feb. 12. What looks like
another "ritual murder" case was re
ported by the Central News today in a
dispatch from St. Petersburg, telling
of the arrest near Kieff of a Jewish
tailor named Pashkoff on a charge of
killing a boy of the name of Taranthe
vitch, a Christian. Local Jews at once
interested themselves, telegraphing for
full information to correspondents 'of
their own race near' the scene of the
alleged crime. . . r i . " ',
D rove Lincoln to
t at I 5 5
Oregon Man's
By AV. A. Coryea.
The Dalles, Or.. Feb. 12. W. .N. Wiley,
of this city, was possibly better ac
quainted with Lincoln than any other
man living in Oregon today. Mr. Wiley
is now in his seventy-fifth year and
relates with pleasure and a twinkle in
his eye what he knows .about Lincoln
and Douglass. I had the pleasure of a
short interview with him recently
when I called at his home. 1205 B
street. I told him I had been informed
that he was acquainted with Abraham
Lincoln, whose birthday the nation
would soon celebrate. He replied:
"Yes, I was well acquainted with Abe.
In the year 1 1859 I drove over from
Mineral Point. Wis., to Warren, met
Lincoln and Douglass and hauled them
from place to place during their cam-
Many Killed When
Town Is-Bombarded
Government Troops Shell Esmeralda,
Ecuador, Wbioh Xas Foreign Popu
lation; Much Damage Done.
Santiago, Chile, Feb. 12. That there
m-aa ho aw loss Of life at EsmprflMaa
Ecuador; as a result of the city's bom
bardment, by, government troops, was
reported here today. Tha story that
It had been recaptured from the rebels
had not been; confirmed and doubt was
felt concerning fts accuracy, since It
came from government sources. The
town has a considerable foreign popu
lation, including a good sized Chilean
colony, and much anxiety was felt
concerning Its . safety-, . . ;
G reat Debates
? "t
Reminiscences
palgn of that state, beginning at Ar
lington and-Closing at Galena. You
see they divided the time speaking.
Both were very able men and the very
warmest of friends. Great crowds gath
ered to hear them, seme coming 25 or
30 miles. Lincoln would sometimes
close a -speech by. saying: 'I under-'
stand my opponent is engaged to a
very fine, lady ana they are to get
married on condition that he become
president. That is uncertain. so the
day of the wedding i3 uncertain.
"They would discuss their issues as
we rode along the way and sometimes
asked me to act as judge. I was a
young Judge to pass on the issues of
such great men. being at. the time in
my twentieth year. -
"Lincoln was a tall, slim, bony, skin
ny figure, with sunken eyes, awkward
and at first sight people felt sorry for
him. He was, however, a match for
all. Douglass , bore an impressive ap
pearance, short by the side of Lincoln,
but "rather fleshy for his size."
SEPTUAGENARIANS ' WED
Co vina, Cal., Feb; 12. Divorced three
years ago- from Stephen Black .and wld
owed a year ago when her second hus
band, J. J. Montgomery, , died, Mrs.
Mnntirnmerv: 70 vears old. is eti route
to Elk River, Or., to -wed .Charles
Ragott, 74' years old, whom she has
not een for 48 years. . ,
PRESIDENT IS ILL AGAIN
Washington, Feb. 12. President
Wilson was ..suffering from a. slight
cold today and "was ordered to remain
indoors. . :
HIGH LIGHTS ON LIFE
: OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Born 105 years ago, February
12," 1809, in Hardin county, Ken
tucky. Self-edncated, admitted to bar,
member of Illinois legislature,
espoused anti-slavery cause, "won
national renown by bis debates on
this subject with Stephen A. Dong
las, defeating the latter in the
presidential election of I860.
Standing firmly for the perpetua
tion of the Union he led the North
through the momentous years of
the War of the Rebellion. Sep
tember 22, 1862, he issued a proc
lamation emancipating .the slaves.
He delivered his oratorical mas
terpiece," the Gettysburg address,
November '19, 1863. Was inaugur
ated for the second time March 4,
1865. .
He was assassinated by - John
Wilkes TJobtln " an actor, while at
tending Ford's theatre. Washing.
ton, April: 14, .1863, and died the
following "day.- v f
WIFE IS' GIVEN ONE HALF
Seattle. Wash.. Feb. 12. -Mrs. Julius
Redelshelmer, widow of the Seattle
merchant who died last week, and Miss
Laura Lehman, of Cincinnati, his niece.
are named as chief " beneficiaries '.n
the will of Redelshelmer, filed yester
day. Excepting a number of small be
quests, the $750,000 estate will be di
vided between the two women. In a
striking clause In his will. Redelshel
mer declared be would consider his en
tire .estate a "burden -of wealth," for
his wife: that "one-half will afford her
aU 'money-needed -and desired byrher,'
Ford's Theatre to Be Torn Down
t t
"Lincoln Toy Shop" to Go Also
. Washington, Feb. 12. The one hun
dred fifth anniversary of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln, celebrated today,
finds a deeper significance than usual
In the national capital, because this Is
the last Lincoln's birthday which will
see standing two of the most historic
of the landmarks connected with .the
li'fe and death of the great emanci
pator Ford's theatre and the "Lin
coln. Toy shop."
There' Is little at present In the
appearance of Ford's theatre to sug
gest Its historic recollections. Tall,
uncouth and ghastly in its glaring coat
of yellowish paint. It rises on the east
side of Tentlf street like tne gnost or
its former, self.
Following the assassination of Pres
ident , Lincoln the theatre was pur
chased by the government for $100,000
to be used for an army museum. ; The
Interior was entirely torn. out and con
verted Into three floors. When . the
war . department became, so crowded
that, a number of the clerks were
forced - to work In the halls, . Ford's
was taken., over., by the record and
pension division and has been used
for this, purpose ever since.
By a recent decree of the building
inspector it is to be torn down and a
rrfbdern office building erected In Its
stead.
Scarcely less replete with historical
recollections of -the great wartime
president Is a little building on New
York avenue, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets the little toy shop
where Abraham Lincoln was wont to
seek relaxation from the cares of the
war.' ' . -1.
-At times when the burdens of the
war seemed unbearable. President Lin
mln Would tak his littla son. Titrl. and
I stroll-down : to-1 the ; little: two story
brick toy shop, four blocks south of
the White House, and there, sur
rounded by all the toys dear to the
minds of children the president of the
United States and his little son would
r.ri.hi th. kutl nt war ajld T)lan
the future campaigns, all with the aid
of the lead soldiers wim wnicn t""
shelves were lined. -
Tiutin Vi tntr .hnn mlni DMLC
frllr n m If ra. -n T't Ul R Tl t Lin-
coln visited it. But. as In the case of
Ford's theatre, the juggernaut of busl-
ness nas decreed tne aeain o in wj
shop. A large office building Is to be
erected on this and the adjoining sites.
Canal Could Admit ,
Small Warship Now
Ooetaals Announces Xe Could lass
' Teasel Tnrouga If One Bnould Be
wded la Ecuador Sevoluttom.
Panama, Feb. 12. Colonel Goethals
said today that he could pass a small
warship through the canal at once If It
should become necessary to send aid
to foreigners at Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
where fighting was reported between
government troops and rebels.
PRINCE WILL VISIT U. S.
London, Feb. 12. The Prince of
Wales wlll visit the United States
In 19fS and. probably will take in the
Panama-Pacific exposition, according
to announcement today. A tour Of the
British empire will also be made by
his majesty, aunns that. year. -
Deeds of Martyred President
.Honored by Martial Music
and Oratory, All Classes '
Joining Demonstration, t ;
WAR VETERANS -HOLD '
MEETING AT ARMORY
i?
Lincoln Memorial Society to
Give Banquet St v Mult
nomah Hotel onlght.
"With the 105ta anntrfrsarr of the
birth of- Abraham Lrncoln. the rreat
emancipator, beinc ceJe"taUed all ever
the United State todejr. Portland is
Paying- her homaa-e te p the martyred ,
president with son? and star ttmH-
bln drums, waving flfr and martial
music ji
Tray's celebration g-eneranr ,
under the direction arid auspices (51 '
the Lincoln Memorial society, organ,
lsed last year to perpetuate the Mm
of Uiicoln. Veterans af the war
the rebellion, men who. hae mm m
fought for Lincoln, members of the ,
rapidly thlnntnir ranks of he Grand
Army or the Republic, the women of
Women's Relief Corp . Spanish War '
Veterans. Portland's treat host of
school children and patriotic ritlsens
generally are all Jolnlnjr hands In hon- -crlng
the memory of -plain Abe Lin- -coin.
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The big celebration of the day Is in . .
progress this afternoon at the Armory ,
wnere aq eiaoorate Lincoln Day pro
gram is being- glvetv admission to
which Is free. At the schools of the -city
this morning speakers assigned by-
the Lincoln Memorial society gay .
talks nn Lincoln to the pupils.
zVofram Xs' Vresemted.
Escorted by the drum corps of tho ,
sons of Spanish War. Veterans, xnem- '
bers of- the Q. A. R Bpanlsta War
Veterans and National : Quard marched '
to tne.rmory at J o Clock this arter- .
(Oooclmded on Pge Twy Coliuna Wye)
Gore Examines His ,
v Accuser :in Person
Beaator Compels .KW: Bni t Admit
the - Sttalla jp Mm : aruef Zait
vUlt. Teettfrlas Xkre Today.
(halted PrteI-d W1e.
. Oklahoma ty, Okls.. Feb. If. Do- .
tails of , the assault iShe alleges' she'
suffered ' at the handle of Thomas P.
Gore. Oklahoma's blind senator, were
given from the witness staftd here to
day by Mrs.. Minnie Si Bond. Senator
Gore and his wife listened Intently as
Mrs. Bond testified. I'
Mrs. Bond Is suing Senator Gore for
158.000, alleging defamation of char
acter. . She declared .! Gore assaulted
her on March 24. last. In a room In
the Winston "hotel t Washington,
rented by former Iemocratlc Comw
mltteeman James Jf-.coba She told
of meeting Gore In if" 09 and described
their political acquaintance. . -
The witness said sine saw Senator
Gore first In his office regarding ,a
'federal appointment ?or her husband.
The next Interview, Me said, was sf
the Winston hotel after she had de
clined to visit Sena' or Gore's office
again.
Senator Gore crosY. examined Mre.
Bond personally. . Wte admitted -she
married Alvln Farraf In 1903, giving
birth to a child four;months later. .
The cross examination developed
that Farrar had ancriher wife living,
and that a second ciremony was per
formed after Tarrejf- secured a di
vorce. Mrs. Bond was then excused.
FLAG FLOATS! OVER JAIU
The first flag that' has floated peer
the police station ln a!0 years was; on
folded to the breesen this morning.
When Captain .John Moore came
on duty at 7 o'clock; his first order
to the ' supertntendfTPt of the new
building was to hoft the "new flag
In honor of the Llivioln day celebra
tion. About 20 years ago, the de
partment had a smell flag that was
used on July 4, butithn' flar was lost.
One of the first! things provided
for the new bulldinjr was the flag
raised this morning. ) It is eight feet
wide and twelve feet long, mflKary
slxe, snd of pure wiol.
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