THE OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL PORTLAND,' SATURDAY -EVENING, MARCH 7, 1914. GUM SHOE METHODS INSCHOf IL ELECTIONS GET ROUND SCORING Radical Changes in present System Urged at Largely 'Attended Meeting.' Representative of IS organization et last nlht In the Central library to dlacuaa radical ihnn. In mrlatintr school laws, which they propose to submit la the form of initiative bills at the next general election. general poller of work wu adopt ed la the form of a slogan, "Down with gum-ahoe methods In ; securing school legislation." "We Intend that 60,000 people shall be giren reason to dlsctiss and under stand the legislation proposed . before It is voted on." explained A. c. NewllL chairman of the Oregon Civic league department that brought the meeting aoout. xieporis or inree committees were heard: Methods of taxation, J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of nub ile Instruction, chairman; methods of election, Professor Rebec. Univessitv of Oregon, chairman; special laws for metropolitan districts of 20,000 or more population. Walter H. Evans,, district auorney lor -wuunoman county, chair nrian. Jtecommen&atlona Axe Made, Dr. Rebec's committee reported in zs vor or these things becomlnar laws: That all school elections be removed xrom pontics and political influence That all registered voters be given the right to vote at school elections. Taxpayers only are new given this privilege. That the annual school meetine be done away with except In districts of the third class. Portland's annual school meeting is called "our annual rarce." At that time the expense bud get for the year is adopted and the L- m m wnogi levy iua. y NATIONAL AND STATE DR. SMITH PLEDGES TO BANKS PORTLAND EXCELLENT HIMSELF CARRY SHAPEi OUT WEST: POLICIES Condition Disclosed in Re sponse to Call From Comp troller of Currency, Greater Power :ior Governor fn Enforcing Law Urged by Candidate! FRENCH CROWD TO SEE "AFFINITY MAN" milium rniLutd 1 SHORTSTOP National and state banks operating in Portland are in .excellent shape, according to reports made by them in response to the call of the comp troller of the treasury for tne con dition of national banks at the close of business Iarch 4. Under the law state banks in Oregon must report their condition to the state bank ex aminer v whenever a national call is made, i Compared with the condition of fi nancial Institutions when the comp troller's call wag Issued April 4. 1913, local banks show - a general increase In resources, loans and discounts, bonds,; warrants and other securities. Although deposits show an Increase also; they are somewhat under what they usually run in April, when out side banks deposit tax moneys to se cure the 2 per cent interest which la paid : on them. Gains Are Shown. As compared with conditions as found on the second call of last year, five of the 10 leading- banks show in crease! In resources, four show de creases and one makes no report; five show 1 increased deposits, and five slight I decreases and eight of the 10 report increases in their loans, dis counts and holdings of bond warrants and other securities. ; Two report de creases. Reports from 16 of the 22 banks of Portland, available today show that de posits, at the close of business March 4 totaled $69,953,036.82. The loans, dis counts, bonds, warrants, etc., amounted to 157,487,921.34 while the total re sources aggregated (85,748,540.03. The total deposits for all the banks on April 4, 1913. was $73,408,749.31; Members of the Jackson club, both men and , women, to the number , of 100, listened last night to Dr; C. J. Smith on "My Methods of Law En forcement If Elected," at the most enthusiastic meeting of - the club held this year. Dr. smith iiisrhly commend ed Governor West and stated that, if elected, be would endeavor to carry out west's principles. Ir. Smith fur- tner argued lor greater power for the governor in enforcing the law without being hampered by court re strictions. !i..:;.t , XTeea to j: Perfect Iawi. " Commenting- ion the movement to abolish one or both houses of the leg islature Dr. fmith said: "I say to you If they are not abolished we would be better off if they never met. I feel that the people themselves are able to legislate as well as the type of-men generally sent to the legislature are able to legislate for them. We need more perfecting -of the laws we now have, and not new laws. The people themselves are able to do this as well as the legislature. Speaking of the law enacted by the mat tne third Monday in June b I lnnn. nrt rilnrnnnti r ami nmmrHI designated as school election day, at amounted to $47,440,389.98 while the wnicn noi oniy scnool directors, but total, resources aggregated $89,092, the state and county school superin- 805.lt. tendents, also would be elected; that Big Reserve Carried. r.t Kn,.:. I u7 - Prerereh- The banks are at the present time tiai ballot, that the hours of voting be carrying a much larger reserve than rrom 2 to 8 p. m.. except in districts th., ma ay4t, in,n ioia i. d v wher the hour evidenced by the fact that last year the ' . lo 0 v. m.i mat amount in the vaults and due from M.w Ywwng piaces De at the scnool- other banks totaled $25,747,752.95 for V , w"" . expense or tne an the banks, while the amount, at ""'un '!"""ea Dy encouraging present 1s $28.262,5S.61. a difference vuu.ii; .piruea ciusens io act as judges of m0re than half a million dollars. ...u c.rras oi ciecuon witnout com- The deposits in local banks report ' ,": lng today are: w ri4t Months' Term Urged. First National State Superintendent Churchill's com- I United States National . mittee recommended that the term of Lumberm ens National. school in each district be eight months. JJbUra Ntlonsi The maximum tax for school purposes Bank of California . . . permitted in some districts is not I,add & Tilton enough to allow more than a four or Security five months term. In some other Canadian tricts a verr small taw la nffiir,f Portland Trust Hibernla Savings George W. Bates ..... Scandinavian Citizens . Hartman & Thompson. Ashlev & Rummelin . . . Money is reported as much easier and business conditions improved. BE CANDIDATE FOR U. S. SENAT0RSHIP Continued From Page One) produce more than enough funds for a iuii term. It was recommended that a state wide tax of, say. four mills be as sessed, and that the district tax be re duced to five mills, that the state tax he apportioned among the districts in Drooortton to the numW nt tuKhtn employed and not. as at present, Jn j BOURNE WILL NOT ay vrvi vavi r b,ii-o IIUIIIUCI Ul JJ U fJi la in" strutted. -Also that a state-wide tax Of a fraction of a mill be assessed to pay the tuition of non-resident pupils. With such a fund. If a student came from one district to attend school in another, the clerk of the latter dis trict would send the bill for the tui tion to the state.. This is on the as sumption that the parents of the child -who attends) school- in another dis trict are none the less required to pay the school tax in" the district in which they -live. To Xeoommend. Books. Mr. Evans' committee reported that the school had been so engrossed in a text book, squabble that it had been almost impossible as yet to secure co operation in the discussing of special laws for metropolitan districts, but that a full report would be made un doubtedly at the next meeting of the committee. It'was recommended by this com mittee that a large committee of . tfarhers be appointed to recommend books for use in the school libraries. It Joined with Dr. Rebec's committee in Urging that' all registered voters be given the right to vote at school elec tions.;. Tentative consideration was given the tenure of office or civil ser vice bill as affecting teachers,- It was urged that a law should be passed re- . fusing admission to primary pupils after. November 1, because of the hand icapping effect on other primary pupils of such a practice; also that the com pulsory school law be changed. It now requires attendance of children at school between the ages of 9 and 15. It is desired that children be required $11,463,338.18 9,795,450.21 5.145.891.85 3,718,361.15 2,750,871.91 3,927,970.69 13.484,201.97 7.940.183.77 4,058,602.02 1,054,615.42 2,772,311.23 760,936.24 1.853.614.82 662,341.21 396.346.16 168,000,000 V -,ytrv '-,T w w.v -qyey 1 1 ,"M'nl,,ni1'11 '0 s, s v I VX4- i : J v I JOINS FEDERALS; TY0 OTHERS ARE SECURED YOUTHFUL LEADER OF ! PLAINTIFF IN DAMAGE NEW YORK I. V- V. IS Mike Dooian,! Steve Evans, , Vincent Campbell of Na tional League' Signed. Harold Earl. Romorantin. France. March 7. Sen sational evidence was promised by the prosecution today at the trial of Ferd- lnnnA Plnntv TTTnrl a th American last legislature giving the governor painter, and his present affinity. Mile, power to appoint special officers for charlotte Herman, on charge of kid 90 days to replace officials who were Earie-g'son by his former wife ot nforcliit? criminal laws. Dr. 1 Smith from tne school wher. hI, le? lno or.. i l"n ,IS ,- mother had placed him. had been practically nullified by the It.WAllM hl hrnvnt out it wa- eaii clause making it necessary on the part of the governor to lay evidence before the circuit court before making such appointments. Dr. Smith believes that the govern-, or should have the power to act unre in connection with a letter Earle was understood to have written to his ex-wife. Who goes now by her maidefc name of Fishbacker. The court room was packed, and course, he was an asset for trading stricted by court procedure in cases I uu i:u uumiuu i occ purposes, dui imi iei mm vu. i , i.t.,i.. 1 orinclDals in the case as thev entered. I ' - (United Press Leased Wire.) New York. March 7. Three more big league baseball players were signed; upj ioaay Dy ine eaerai. league, i ne de serters from organized baseball were Mike Dooian, shortstop for the Phila delphia Nationals last season; Steve Evans, of the St. Ixmis Cardinals, and Vlncenfe Campbell, of the Boston Braves, all National league players. - Efforts of the outlaw organisation to sign up Tris Speaker and Sam Craw ford, two American league stars, failed Ban B. Johnson, president of the American league, admitted this after noon that the Federals "would have had a chance to live" had they secured Speaker and Crawford. "But the outlaws have shot their "oolt now and I don't see where they are golne: to get off." he added. "Or- eanized baseball has no occasion- to worry." Dooian admitted! this afternoon that he haJ slsrned with the Baltimore Fed erals, but he would not say how much he was to receive. "I will say this much, however," said Dooian, "and that is that I got more for signing with the Federals than I ever received for a year's work with the Phillies." President Baker of the Phillies re fused to be disturbed, over losing Doo ian. "You don't see me weeping, do you? he asked. "Dooian was Just about through as a player. He would not have nlaved with the Phllies this sea- Btn even if he had not Jumped. Of HUERTA APPONTED Other Speeches Made. Others .who spoke included E. L. Van Dresar, who had as his subject "Character in Politics;" United States District Attorney C. L. Reames, Wal ter M. Pierce of Hot Lake, who stated that tho election of W. S. XTRen would be suicidal to the best Interests of the state; Q. W. Allena and Ernst Kroner. ! A letter was read from Will M. Pe terson of Pendleton, stating that he has decided not to become a candidate for the office of attorney general. The next regular meeting of the club will be held the evening of March 20 The club is also planning a reception to be sriven in the green room of the Commercial club, to which all Demo-j m and. His plan was understood to be cratic women voters will be invited. Alto let the United States and England fpecial program is being arranged for agree on his successor. Then, if Huerta he event and it will be made one of crushed the rebels, the new president the representative Democratic turnouts would ask recognition of his goverrt- of the year. VILLA'S BODYGUARD nn at nriiTAti in nr. GENERAL OF THE ARMY wnnt- ARPJim WITH RFRF (United Press Leased Wire.! I II AJ L.U llllll lfcaai Mexico City, March 7. President Huerta's resignation was reported im minent today. It was said he would rcf TU kw Pnei4.itinal start Immediately afterward for Tor- OIUIY I UIU UJ ion tu uui imi rcon to assume the federal field com-1 0 flffiror ' Who Wa5 7i IOL Ul I VUI II IIV I ff v Juarez at the Time. MPOSTOR-LAWYER IS Douglas, Arts., March 7. William Benton was shot to death in General ment. The Aintatnr' Vi o B rar-ftt nlana for takine the field in nereon eealnat Villa's office by one of his bodyguard the rebels. He has appointed himself witnout tne iornuuiiy oi an arresi or HELD ON RIOTCHARG E DR. CM FILES SUIT LOSES POINT IN PRELIMINARY BATTLE annenbaum Bound Over in Motion to Strike Out Vital $7500 i Bail; : Prisoners Block Court Procedure. I Points' in Journal's Answer Denied, v - r (United Preaa Leased Wn.y? . New York. March 7. Frank T annen baum. 1-year-old leader of the throng or unemployed who Invaded, St. Al phonsus church Wednesday evening. was held to the grand Jury today in $7800 ball, charged with rioting. Two of his followers were sentenced to & month a imprisonment each : and the trials of more of thera were still in progress In Jefferson Market police court. The defendants were doing, all they could to prolong the proceedings In order to hamper the courts as much as possible. . , One of , tho prisoners, . James Riley, refused to accept the services of Jus tus B&enieid, the I. W. w.'s lawyer. sayingJie was not a member . of the organization and would defend himself. "If you're not an I. W. W. why did you Join in this church raid?" asked Magistrate Campbell. Saw Cn&aee to Hat. ' "Because I was hungry and thought I saw a chance to eat," answered Ri ley. . The. prosecutor recommended that the court be merciful with him and the magistrate let him off with 10 days' imprisonment. Sheffield insisted that every prison er be allowed to testify in each, case, but the magistrate refused to permit it. "These men will get Justice," he said, "but I won't allow obstructive tactics. This cry of "hunger doesn't excuse a campaign to cause general discontent and confusion." As- a protest against the imprison ment of the unemployed a monster meeting of I. W. W.'s was planned for this afternoon in Union Square. The police last night took a steno graphic record of the speeches made at a gathering in Rutgers Square. The following was a sample: Mayor Zs Sxocratea. "Mayor Mitchel is a bell-hop. l!9 has not enough brains to cover a piu point. Morgan and the rest tell him what to do and he Jumps to do it when the bell rings." The meeting was orderly, however. and no - arrests were made. Lincoln Steffens. Carlo Tresca, Elizabeth Flynn and Alexander Berkman were among the speakers. DOCTOR 10 TOOK POISON IS MISSING "Major" James J. - L. Howard. through his attorney, F, H. Greenman, yesterday sustained -defeat in Judge Gatens' court when an attempt was made - to have vital portions of Tire Journal Publishing -company's answer to Howard's $30,000 libel suit against it stricken out. Greenman in putting his motion, took the stand that The Journal's answer was Irrelevant and portions of it were reauy conclusions of law and not Issuable facts. He also arsued that a story published in The Journal on the morning of January 4, to the effect that Howard was being sought on a felony, warrant chararinr In rr-n v hv bailee, was malice per se and for this reason relieved the plaintiff nf all re sponslbillty of proving malice on th part -of the defendant. It is on account of this news Item that Howard brough suit. After Greenman had set forth 'hi objections to the publishing company's answer. Attorney John Logan, for the defendant, explained that The Journal, by its answer, undertakes to prove more than the plaintiff asked. "We take it upon ourselves to prove i&ai tn pews article in question ws true, .fair, impartial, and without mal - 0CU UUf BJJ, Judge Gatens said: I can see nothing wrong with the answer.:- It appears to be aU right. Motion overruled and you may note exceptions lr you wish." Greenman did so. The portions of The Journal's an swer which Greenman asked to be eith er stlcken out or amended recited that a criminal warrant was Issued for Howard, charging larceny by bailee, on January S, by Deputy District Attorney Robert Deicb. ' This warrant, it alleges., was placed in the hands of a deputy constable for service, and directed that Howard be brought before Judge Jones, but How ard could not be found. It concludes with the statement that the warrant was Issued before the story was pub lished in The Journal. Mowara came -to roniana some months ago and was active in the or ganization and drilling of a cavalry troop made up or young business and professional men. His legal entanglements came about through the fact that be left town still owing- a number of troopers money which he had secured to pur chase horses. The purchases were not made. OFFICIAL MAIN Democratic Candidate for Gubernatorial Nomination. Will Enforce? Laws, iV- Salem, Or-. March 7.Dr. C. J. Smith of Portland filed hlaj declaration of candidacy for the Denwscratlc nomina tion for governor today.' He makes the following . pledge to the. people of the Etate: " ::i : . "I will, during my-;lerm of office. enforce the criminal Uws of the stal to the letter and will jxact the strict est economy in the aUministratlon of the state's affairs." H )s slogan, which . will appear on the t. Allot after his name, in einci ia ; enforcement: lower taxes." u W. H. Cannon of M, dford filed as a candidate for Democratic national committeeman, and R'iE, Williams of Portland filed as a candidate for Re publican national committeeman. Frank N. O Connor qf Junction City, Republican, filed as candidate for representative for Lar.e county. C..A. Lelnenweber bf Astoria, Re publican, filed for senator from Clat sop. . Melvin' Fenwick of iSprlngfleld, Re publican, filed for representative from Lane. AMUSEMENTS HEILIG llh and MOTriaa V.i. 1 A 11M LAST TIME TOMJOHT. 1:1s. "general of the army.' CONVICTED RSCO admitted his senatorial aspirations and has stated publicly that if he should run, he would run as an independent. This statement, however, was given out before Mr. Bourne made known his decision not to run. Hanley is nominally a Republican, although he bolted the Taft ticket in 1912 and voted for Wilson. But at that, he is not an out-and-out Demo crat, With Bourne out of the way, however, he immediately becomes the cynosure of all eyes, and it is Wondered whether he wm reenter the fold., Hurley has had the secret encour agement of the Oregonian to make the senatorial race as an Independent, as with Bourne In the race it was none too sure that its declared candidate, R. A. Booth, could come out first in the Republican primaries. With Booth defeated by Bourne, for- whom the Oregonian has little love, and with Senator George E. Chamberlain the Democratic nominee, old-fashioned Re publicans opposed to Bourne -would have been left absolutely without a candidate to their name, and it is im probable that they would throw their votes or support to a Progressive nom inee.:! j Encouraged by Oregonian. For this reason the Oregonian 'and anti-Bourne Republicans lent all their encouragement to William Hanley as an Independent candidate. (United Press Leased Wtre.J San Francisco, March 7. Police Judge Crist today sentenced John D. Dritsas, well known in the local Greek colony, to six months In Jail for posing as a lawyer and swindling his countrymen here, but suspended com mitment pending further investigation of Dritsas' record. The California commission of immi gration and housing, which really was the complainant, said that for two years Dritsas has been taking fees from Greek inhabitants for imaginary legal services. ; The commission is pushing a cam paign to clear the local foreign col onies of impostots and confidence men before the influx of immigration ex pected to follow the opening of the Panama canal begins. WHITNEY PLEADS NOT Bryan and Shlvely Confer. Washington. March 7. Secretary of -State Bryan held another conference with Shively concerning the Mexican situation today. He would not say whether the administration had agreed to consider the recognition of a new provisional president in the event of Huerta's retirement. INJUNCTION AGAINST ! NEW TAX LAW ISSUED 1 BUT MAY BE REVOKED (Continued From Page One) to - issue the injunction asked until ! this . point was brought out but on hearing it he said that an injunction was proper. Mr. Sinnott said that under that amendment it appeared to him that It would be impossible to retain the pres- ! ent law until it had been submitted to the people and that he believed the old law to be effective at present, t trial before a court-martial, according to the statement at Agua Prleta today of a constitutionalist officer who was at Juarez when the Benton affair occurred. The officer further stated that transcripts of s.11 testimony of defend ants before Mexican courts-martial must be signed and sealed by the' wit ness. . He asserted that testimony pur porting to have been gien before a court-martial by Benton does not bear his signature and was written by a constitutionalist officer after Benton was killed. According to the story the officer told, Benton was shot while engaged in a heated argument with the rebel leader. The guard who fired the shot believed his act would win him promo- (United Presa Leaned Wlre.l Joliet, 111., March 7. A confessed Impostor as a United States army sur geon. Dt. E. M. Steiner, who tried to kill himself with poison during a ban quet in his honor Thursday ,Jiight, was missing today and the police were dragging the canal for his body. Steiner had told his friends that he had been appointed an assistant army surgeon, had shown them his commis sion, and gave it out that he was about to leave for the west, having been assigned to duty at the Presidio, San Francisco. The banquet was a farewell affair. Toward its close the doctor swallowed bichloride of mercury. For a time it was doubted if his life could be saved, but later physi cians agreed he probably would live. WILLIAM DUNBAR IS TrentinI In the C"me4v Opera "THI yiB-EIXT" Prieei: $2. 1.50. 11, 75c. 6Qc. rOMTIMI ini IQ T Atihhe m a w w m jTIOHTs Zxeept Thursday Might. -Beeinnine Tomorrow, l P. M. C CIVIC ATIrtM or ALL ULJin-m a v- sexsatxovb TBUTH-TELLIXO MOTION PICTUUE8 THE INSIDE OF THE WHITE SLAVU TRAFFIC IS-IEn, Under:tl8 Yr. 'I RECUSE TICXITt KOV AVOID EtTBH AT DOt as 25Cts. bXker HEATE Mala t, A-M80 Oh. L. Bakar M rr. Last time , tonight. t-ne of lb rava's (tea teat production. - THE LITTLESl XEIEL." - Wonderful drama at t war, as played hf Dastia Fsroum. tnllkf all other Houslrs battle ervsje. Touching -'story of rbllj love. Efts., 23c, 33c, ftoe. 7ip: boxes fl. Wed. Mat.. S&C. except boxes. .t. Mat.. 23c. 6or; bvies 75c. Next week, stirring tomorrow Mat. "Alias Jimmy VaUatu." script of testimony in question is now in the hands of Carranza's commission at Juarez. Carranza, it is said, knows the facts In the case and when his commission reports will Inflict sum mary Punishment upon persons to be selected as scapegoats or those re- On the back of the injunction Judge " o c.,. GUILTY jN SLAVE CASE Ifhow lt hSr notatlon JAPANESE PORTER IS iii a- ii i i a m in is i i iim rii v nnraaEon w r i granting Injunctions in governmental SERIOUSLTOURNED by- law with the performance of duty may generally be relied upon to do his I i itawata, a Japanese porter at the full duty, and should not be hampered Winchester hotel. Third and Burnside tion. The body was then destroyed, he i 11 was tnen tnal "sterner coniessea ne said, to hide the crime. had received no such appointment as It is reported here that the tran-i K pretenaea, tnat ne naa nimsen naa San Francisco, March 7. "Not guilty" was the plea -entered before United States Judge Dooling here to day by J. Parker Whitney, million aire clubman and rancher, accused ' of violating the Mann white slave act as a result of charges preferred by Mrs. Genevieve Haniian-Harris. . A motion by defense attorneys for dismissal on the ground that the indictment was uncertain regarding the method of transportation used was overruled by the court. The case was put over for two - weeks, when a trial date will be set. Mrs. Hannan-Harris was not in court knowing today but United States District At attend school two years more, or I tnat ln vent of Booth's defeat by torney Preston promised to have her to between the ages of 9 and 17 arw Committee- Warn ad. . , A new committee was appointed to consider the organisation of counties in such a way as will permit county Bourne in the primaries, they would have an acceptable candidate upon whom to fall back at the general elec tion, j Novf Bourne is out of it, .Booth has superintendents to exercise the same Zl 'V .m Tt. i7t V supervision over the schools of the whetn?,l hl8.field is. le" en..to 5,,m- county as the city superintendent does in the. city. This committee consists of State Superintendent J. A. ChurohiU, Professor Auger, Dr. Rebec, Mrs. James J. Sayer. Other members of this committee will ; be appointed by the chairman. Chairman Newtll announced that a synopsis of subjects discussed, also the bills when drafted would be sent tq all cooperating organizations, includ ing those represented last night. The outstanding reason for the Ore gonian's encouragement of Hanley re moved,! the question is raised whether such encouragement will be. continued or whether.there Js. any need for Han ley's race as an independent. Why,' it is asked, should not Hanley enter the primaries as a republican, opposed to R. A. Booth? Hanley, it is pointed! out, has been a lifelong Re publican; his breakaway two years ago could easily b overlooked and It is namely. Oregon CTvio league, .Portland I mucn w doubted If all the Bourne men in the state would care to support Booth. (Harney's entry into the Re publican) primary field would give association, the Farmers' .Society of J split the Republican vote, while Han- UrrlCtRS TAKE MAN Recreation league. University, of ; Ore gon, Portland Parents-Teacher associa- Hon.; State Federation of Women's on hand v.-hen the trial started. RELEASED: FROM PRISON; NEAR HUNTING GROUNDS Klamath Agency, Or., March -7. 3ent back to -the land of his fathers to spend his few -remaining days on earth, Prim Weeks, a Klamath Indian, sentenced to serve ten years for kit ing Illie Harding, another. Indian three years -ago, has reached the Klamath, reservation. Before be was Imprisoned r-Weeks was - a victim of tuberculosis, and the - confinement 'n lieavenworth prison made him much worse. , Knowing that his lease on life, is nearly expired, the prison phy sicians recommended - that he be al lowed to return to Klamath. .- , by the action of .the courts. Unless, therefore, it can be shown that there is about tb be rights Invaded by an offi cer, when tnere la no warrant or au thority of law, it has been my practice to never interfere, but in this case it has generally- been assumed that the taw entitled ctjnapter relating t the levy and collection of taxes, passed by the last legislature,- repealed gen erally ail former laws relating to the levy and collection of taxes, and as such law of 1913 was not submitted to the people of Oregon as provided by the constitutional amendment adopt ed by the people of Oregon on June Equity, the Oregon grange, the Hieh I ley himself would have little to lose, School Teachers' association, the W. i. I d ; his strong: personal following T. U the state labor commission. M'AOOO DENIES THAT . 11 CITIES ARE CHOSEN wouia unaouDieaiy voto ror ,n.im, n-j matter upon what ticket !ie ran. Kx Senator Bourne's decision is re garded as final and it i not Relieved he will, be made a candidate by th pro cess of filling ln his name on the bal lots, contrary to his expressed deter- Washlnrton. Maroh 7.MAn ah. l"i,"on. P. n- Aner luts fabrication" was the way Becre- L, "Vl l8o.8aia ef nts run" tary of the Treasury -. MeAdoo today f. ff Independently at the general elec- eharactertsed storfes to the effect that tlon In ta?Z Ws decision not to be- th eleven cities ln which regional com candwate comes as a great sur- nanss were, to De established had been agreed upon. "The committee ha not reached any decision," said McAdoo. "In order that the country may be prepared for similar statements I wish to say that any statement purporting to give the .views and opinions of the committee before the formal announcement may be considered as wholly and absolutely speculative." -- , t- .. McJfurray Return From Aberdeen Wlllam MeMurray, general passen ger agent of the O.-W. R. & N cpm- pany, . returned this - morning from a trip to Aberdeen, Wash. , prise and i leaves William Hanley of isuros wixn tne center , or the stage. All eyes are on him. ! Used Malls to Defraud. Ssn Frantjlsco. March 7ConvIcted of using the mails to defraud. Louis Schrasfino of Phoenix. Arix., was sen tenced to one year's, imprisonment in San Quentin here today- by United States Judge Dooling. - - ' j . Auto Owner Found Guilty. V" San 'Francisco,, March 7. Louts Kantor. whose automobile killed John M. McDermott, , reeently. was found guilty of manslaughter. WHILE HE SLEEPS Hoquiam. Wash.. March 7. Game Warden Esses and Sergeant of Police Fred Brotherson, Hoquiam, last night arrested Xonard Wagner on a charge of illegally killing an elk. Wagner had taken refuge in a bunkhouse above Humptulips City, and he . was taken while asleep, the .officers having been warned . that he - would resist arrest with a gun play, v The officers jarrived here with thel prisoner at 4 o'clock this morning. He Called It Slashing. 7 Loa Angeles. March T. Because K. T. Young and (Seorge Irvfng offered to carry the suitcases of Misses Grace Arnold - and Eileen Carmen, Police Judge Chambers fined them $25 each Ha, called it mashing. President Goes to Philadelphia Washington, ( March - 7. president Wilson left for Philadelphia at 10 a. m. today for the regular annual examt nation he has made of his eyes. He will return tonight. streets, was badly burned this morning in an explosion. : At 6 o'clock Kawata went to the big wood stove in the hotel lobby to revive the fire. He poured a Quantity of kero sene on the live coals and instantly there was . an explosion which envel oped the porW and set bis clothing on fire. Disregarding his personal danger the Japanese beat out the fire on tho floor before trying to save him self. Bystanders threw a blanket around the porter and smothered the flames ln which he was wrapped. When the blanket was removed It 23, 1910. under the initiative, it seems I w found that Kawata'a hands and that a case is here presented, under the hardships of the times, which calls for the Interposition of a court of equity through the high prerogative wrtt of injunction. "The constitutional amendment to which I refer reads as follows: No his commission printed and forged the signatures to it. that he was nearly penniless and that he wanted to die. Three times yesterday he made fresh attempts to kill himself with carbolic acid, and each time he was prevented from accomplishing it. Seizing the opportunity when he was for a few moments alone, however, early today, he disappeared, and it was believed he had drowned himself. He left a pa thetic letter to his mother in Kieff. Japanese residents of San Francisco are building a magnincenc jttuaamst i temple in that city FRE TO COME HOME William Dunbar, 20 years ago i prominent wholesale groceryman a Front and Washington streets, later in dieted and convicted as a member of the notorious Nat Blum opium smug gling ring of 1893, and a fugitive in China since' that time. Is a free man and may return to this country with out fear of prosecution. Six indictments were returned against Dunbar and on two he was convicted. Before being tried on the others he fled. Yesterday United States District Attorney, Clarence L. Reames, before Judge Bean ln the fed eral court, had the other four indict ments dismissed. 'Dunbar's friends succeeded last fall In having President Wilson pardon him for the offenses of which he was con victed. Partly because he considered Dunbar's punishment had already been sufficient, and partly because he was unable to get the evidence for the trial of the remaining cases, Reames had the remaining charges dismissed. "bj- at Wbbk MARCH 2 MIS WILLA Tl ll.NKlt and IS Comedy Htara In "ln Langbland." Frank Smftb. Loral??, Leon Ruee, Clliult It Mullen, I'antas-vcope.i-rsn.'ages Orcbt-atra. I 'ovular prli-ea. Boxes darj first row liali-onf reserved. Phones K-Xi'-SS Male 443ti Curtain 3:30, 7:15 and fc:10. $ LYRIC rOTTKTH ASTO STAJMf; ITU. K satins; a- Tlooi- rrcprUton. Added feature, L. KUWjN IRELAND Kld. Irish), world's cbno ylon .featherweight' wrestler. Return of Kit 8. Alleu and Com pany o a UJlrtbrol tatrtlral play, "In iimf Parts." Taea. nlbr, at alette contest; Ttanr. nfent. OO-pleca dluuer set lor ov; rt. uiglit. chorus arlrlx contest. a r! any seat, loe. Hfbt. lie. 25t-. Mat. "on srtrTPAL onz" Makes her slitb appearaoea Wednesday, and will remain four -da. IH not fall tn aee her. "THE CRICKET OH1 THE HEARTH," Tw-tsrt Amoelaan f trams. 10c ADMISSION 10c arms were practically- cooked : and other portions of his body seriously burned. He bore his pain without com plaint and continually smiled while Po lice Officer Huntington was caring for him. As they took him to the Good' Sa bill regulating taxation' or exemption tnaritan hospital he said, "I will be mrougnoui tne state snail Decome a law until approved by; the people of tne state at a regular election.' My reason is also j that John M. Lewis, the county treasurer, does not think Sie himself should in his admin tratlve capacity take the responsibility of 1 passing upon this question." . i . Mr, Sinnott yesterday tendered to Sheriff Word, collector of taxes under the former law, 1278.10 the amount of tax on two lots at Fourteenth and all light In as few clays." OREGON FOREST FIRE , ASSOCIATION ELECTS The Oregon Forest Fire -association this afternoon elected trustees as fol lows: Charles G.' Briggs, Ltinn Coun ty Fire Patrol association; J. W. Alex ander . TTInmnth-TilrA miintiaa lAhn Raleigh Btreets owned by himself, with I Pearson, Columbia; W. O. Collins, west- I Iler ?!nt r,.bV dedc?u t??, pro" ern La": George U McPherson,; Co Vlded by the old 'law. : Sheriff Wordhumbia: Oeorrs K MeTwt.' . -r.m.. "i1'8 1 .aCept the j tender Ion the George Palmer. Wallowa-Union; F.'c! faa' .-TreMnrsfl:. lVewi.1 Is the Knapp. Clackamas-Marion; A. rl AdX tax collector: ( . --., !- r -m u.v., 8. Brumby, Tillamook; Wells Gilbert The Portland Taxpayers' association, of which Mr. Sinnott Is president. Us behind the move to have the new- law declared invalid. Attorney Loren K. Adams, Mr. Sinnott's partner, repre sents him in this action. The com plaint alleges . that $8,480,855.87 in taxes are to be collected and the money will be removed from circula tion, although there is' no immediate need of the money, that people 'will compelled ta borrow Tneney at high rates of interest, to make their pay- Tillarnook; W. C. Calder, Baker: 3. it Haak, Clatsop; W. B. Mersereau. Jac- son. - Officers were ellected as follows -' President, C. G, BHggs. reelected; vice : president, J. W. Alexander; secretary and manager, C. S. Chapman; treat nrer, John Pearson. , Mme. Nordica I Better. Thursday Island, Tasmania. Marr-h 7. Mme. Lillian Nordica. . whn- ments and that the law as it j stands J been ill here of pneumonia. Was much works hardships on taxpayers. BIG CROWD GREETS THE PRESIDENT AT STATION better today. I sail March 28. Philadelphia. March i 7. Two thou sand persons greeted President Wilson when he arrived here at 1:05 o'clock this afternoon. He went from the sta tion to the Oculist who examines his - I eyes once every year. , ; t i i- . : 1 M . she hit lrrnrK tn Spanish i Grille m MAXIIH AJTB AMTSTCIW nAAVTwn IV1 . t.aij - ... fl. VM'Aw-- ? Take Sunday Dinner in the Rathskeller with your ; family and friends Special Concert By the Celebrated Hotel Oregon Symphony Orchestra ' Signor Pietro Marino Violinist; Conductor? Hotel Oregon Big News! Announcement!! 'ChaDge of Program imigr:t BB VV SB sWSaav w W W sFsWaaVam Sunday and Thursday Famous Players Pro duction, starting every Sunday Four Days Only Special selected blend ed bill, commencing every Thursday Three Day Only Best Wines, Liquors and Beers Served 4lm and 413 Vorrisoa, aaav 11th BU ' Wright Dick lnoa ' Hotel Co., - j Cbaa. Wrtsht, Pres. ' I M. C. IMrktfMoa. . t. Maaaging IMrector For this Sunday, March 8, ; Four Daysi Daniel Frohman Presents ' . J , The Famous Romantic Play . The Pride of Jennico A Dramatic Conflict of Hearts and Swords In Four Parts Supplemented by a Curtain Raiser One of the Greatest Successes of the Amer ican Stage. Enacted by" the Famous Players Stocii: Com pany. An All Star Cask- ii lOc ANY SEAT - ANY jTIME lOc M . .. ;f;;' JJgPalBfsBfsaPatfffBH A-1: asSMiC ELDU8 turn siv'-n ar w a si aa ss GUiTElL MM i THE HOUSE OF WELCOME v PARK AND ALDER 5TS. PORTLAND. ORJ i ; In the theatre-and shopping district, one 'block from any ctrline. Rates, $1.00 p' day.' and up; with bath, $1.50 per day and op. S TAKE OUR BROWN AUrO-'BUS ' C. W. Cornelius, Prep. H. E: Fletcher. Mgr. ! - i T