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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL j 7, 1914. SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO VOL. XIII. NO.. 25. OH TXAIH3 AVS HEWS STAKDs riVI CSKT9 SENATORS ASK PRESIDENT FOR CAHAL LETTERS Adopt Resolution Requesting Him to Show Senate Cop ies of Ail Records and Correspondence. COMMITTEE HEARINGS LIMITED TO 15 DAYS Senator Jones Asks Chance for Portland and Seattle to Be Heard. (PnluM Preaa ai Wire.) Washington. April 7. The senate adopted this afternoon Senator Brande- gee's resolution asking for all letters, correspondence and records In the state department's hand bearing; on the negotiations In connection with the Jlay-Pauncefote treaty under which la both asserted and denied that was intended American shipping would be required to pay the same tolls as that of other nations to pass the Pan ama canal. The resolution was introduced fol lowing a statement by Senator Mc Cumber to the etreot that a perusal of these papers would convince any ens tor that no one who had anything to do with writing the treaty Intended that tolls exemption should be per mltted. .Hearings before the senate Inter oceanic canals committee of arguments and evidence, beginning Thursday and limited to 15 days, for and against re peal of American shipping's exemptlo from tolls at Panama, 'were agreed upon today. Senator BVandegee dis sented, opposing any hearings at all on the ground that the tolls proposition already hud been discussed until the subject is exhausted. Discussion of the question of hear ings on the canal tolls proposition was lively and at times somewhat acrimonious. Senators Thornton, Thomas and Simmons Joined Bran tlegee in objecting to any hearings at pll. Senators O'dorman. Brlstow and I'erklns wanted to make them as ex haustive as possible. Senator Owen was not present but a tK'am w" received from him aayfg"lie was ap posed , to delaying matters by discus sion, f "The- time spent on hearings will be . t.tterly - and absolutely waited." in sisted BiannYgee. if th committee must have a witness, he suggested that that the one best nble to give all the facts was President Wilson. Senator Shields suggested Bryan and Brlstow mentioned ex-Secretary of State Knor. Thornton charged that the shipping interests were trying to delay (he re peal proposition and asserted that the tendency would be to spin the hearings out Indefinitely. Senator Jones, .who appeared before the committee, urged that Seattle, Portland and other cities of the Pacific northwest bp granted a hearing on the repeal question. .Prior to the adoption of the resolu tlon. the senate by a vote of 35 to 12 referred to the foreign relations com mittee an amended resolution intro duced by Senator Poindexter, asking President Wilson "if not Incompatible with public Interest." to tell the sen ate exactly what the International sit nation Is that requires the passage of the tolls repeal act. Senator polndexter changed the res olution, withdrawing that portion of it binding the senate to not consider the Sims repeal resolution until the pres ldent complied with the request. Poln dexter said perhaps the same reasons President Wilson confided to Senator Thornton and which resulted in the latter switching to the repeal resolu tlon might" make every member of the aenate favor the resolution, if the facts In the Situation were known to them. i ji si j t . r v x-i, u sj c-" 7 si . y s t--r , u i i el s. f7s strisr Ss is , - - r w w - r i y Va .. . y -a . 1 mi y . a L-f n t it i i t i a x t - - mm - r s s r x. l - t- s i i if-r v s j n n ti li . cr j n (t s . u i - LENTS TREATED OFFICIALLY AS A PART OF CITY Doubts as to Legality of An nexation Can. Only Be Set tled by Court, Says City Attorney. QUESTION HAS NEVER BEEN ADJUDICATED Authorities May Continue to Perform Duties in District Despite Tabor Ruling. Margin' Cut Down In Home Rule Vote But Ubsral Politicians Are KeUTl That taa Majority of 356 to 972 Is aa Biff as It Xa on Bacond Beading. London, April 7. Liberal politicians w-ere sighing with relief today over last night's majority of S56 to 272 on the second reading of the Irish home rule bill. Though they professed confidence all along, their ranks were so badly dis organize by the Incident of the army crflcers' resignation when the war of fice began making military prepara tions In Ulster, that the party leaders were doubtful what the next vote would be. It did, in fact, show a nar rower margin in the Llberal-Iabor-Irlsh alliance's favor lover the Conser vatives than earlier in the session, but the Liberals were too well satisfied that It was as wide as It was to do any rom plaining. The bill was expected to pass Its third reading early in May. after which it will go to the house of lords. Big Jewel Theft on Pacific Liner I II I a ll'llll II III btlfU WULVtu Chicago Aldermanic Election Bringing Out Enormous Vote 500,000 Ballots Is Predicted by Nightfall. CANDIDATE FOR STATE LEGISLATURE ACCUSED OF MULCTING CLIENT has. Amos Declares in Court That E. 0. Ulrich Assessed Him "to Square Officials." ONE BURNS TO DEATH OTHERS INJURED CONDON HOTEL BLAZE Guests at the Oregon Escape - With Just Their Clothes- Waitress Is Victim. Reports Ordered Upon 3 Land Bills Torest Exchange, Enlarged Homestead and Xteaya of Absence Acta Taken ITp Throngn Efforts of Sianott. (TVanblfigton Unrein of The Journal.) Washington, April 7. Representa ' tlve Slnnott succeeded this morning in ''Setting the public lands committee to order three bills reported. The first Is a senate bill to exchange lands in the Ochoco national forest for privately owned lands. The second is to amend the enlarged homestead act by permit ting patentees of lands ' to take up an additional quarter section of dry lands adjoining their claims. The third ' permits settlers to take a five months leave of absence in two periods. Attorney Edward D. Ulrich, a candi date for the legislature, appeared In municipal court this morning for pre liminary examination of a case where in a client, Charles Amos, rlverman, charged that Ulrich had obtained fr6m him $260 In cash and a note for $500, on the representation that money was needed to "aquare" the police and smother publicity when Amos was un der arrest recently. The note, so Ul rich says, was taken on the under standing that It was to be returned to Amos if the case was not carried to a higher court. Amos was arrested Friday evening on a charge or aisoraeriy conauci toward a boy. Monday when the case came to trial me omcers generally agreed that Amos was Intoxicated at the time of the alleged offense, and de cided he should pay a fine of $100 and he nlaced on parole for 00 days. As he started to leave the police station, Amos told how much it cost him to get out of trouble, and when the au thorities heard of It Amos was brought before Judge Stevenson. Amos Testifies in Court. In court today Amos said that Ulrich told him that it would be necessary to "split" the fee between the arresting officers, Sergeant Harms, and Patrol men Wise and Long and others whs had newspaper influence. Amos said he understood that It cost him $500. Ulrich on the other hand said Amos had given him $250 as a retainer, and that Amos was to come to his office today- and secure a refund of the note. He had no explanations in regard to the alleged representations that money was needed to keep Amos out of public print. Ulrich Is a partner of Attorney (Special to Tae Journal. 1 Condon, Or., April 7. One life was lost and several persons were injured In a fire which com the Oregon hotel here ing. The fire, from causes unknown, started in the laundry room of (the hotel about 1 o'clock and spread rapid ly, the whole structure being ablaze within 20 minutes. The lodgers were hastily awakened but had no time to save anything but their clothes. . Two streams of water were soon playing on the blaze, but there was no chance of saving the hotel, and It was only by heroic work that the firemen saved the other build ings In the block. When It was thought that everyone was out of the building, at a third story window appeared the two hotel waitresses. One of them at once dropped to the ground and escaped with a wrenched back and severe bruises'. The other, the head waitress, Ger trude Hjortas, was evidently overcome by the heat and smoke, for she fe'.l across the window sill and hung there Attempts made to rescue her were futile. Hop Wo, the Chinese cook, sustained a .broken leg and A. Bush was severely injured Internally. Ihe Oregon was a three story frame structure. The house and contents were insured for $7000, and that is the estimated loss. It is understood a brick hotel will be erected in its stead Chamberlain Files Nominating Petition United. States Senator Qualifier as Srmocratlo Candidate for Beelection Trom This State. Senator George E. Chamberlain's nominating petitions requesting the secretary of state- to place his name on the ballot at the May primary for the Democratic nomination for United States senator were filed at the state capitol today. The petitions were voluntarily 'cir culated In 25 of the S3 counties- in the state and contain something more than 000 names, or more than four times the number required by law. Between 750 and 800 names were ob tained In .Multnomah county. PORTLANDS BUSINESS rZSltiSTZZ Two Democrats; Two Republicans WITH NANA10 BEGAN HALF A CENTURY AGO First Coal to Make Gas Here : - brought- From There; Big Industries of Island City. (Ccacluded on Pace Two. Column Two) To Suppress Tobacco. Washington. April 7. Chief Proba tion Officer Mcintosh of Portland has appealed to Senator Chamberlain in behalf of the campaign to prevent the use of tobacco by minors. He-suggests a law prohibiting gifts with cigarettes and distribution of free samples of tobacco. Pensions Granted. Washington, April. 7. Pensions have been granted Martha J. Brown of Marshfield; Zenith M. Fuller. Mon mouth; Sarah J. Graham, Marshfield Of $12 per month. To Open I'd Reserves. - Washington. April 7. The forest service promises Senator I-ane it will submit plans to open up the forest re serves, build roads and make an esti mate of agricultural lands within their borders. Postoffice Reorganization. Washington, April 7. The postmas ! ter general last evening formally pro ! mulgated ' the plan for reorganisation of the Portland postoffice, which went Into affect Match 16. - Gasoline Ignites; Woman Injured ICrs. B. E. Bondurant Burned , About Hands When Accident Occurs While Cleaning; Oloves. t While cleaning gloves with gasoline yesterday. Mrs. R. E. Bondurant was painfully burned aboat the hands when the gasoline accidentally ignited. It was necessary to postpone the ad journed, meeting of the case commit tee on widow's pensions of the Juve nlle court. She Is a member of the committee. The meeting has been set for Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the Juvenile court offices and Mrs. Bondurant reported that she expected to be able to attend. Michigan Capital Won by Dry Forces Prohibitionists Take Seven Counties in Tssteroays Election, and "Wets" Se cure Three Formerly "Dry." Lansing. Mich., April 7. Prohibi tionists were Jubilant today over yes terday's election in 12 counties, in which seven voted dry. The most notable victory was that in Ingham county, 'Which -contains Lansing, tha capital of the state. The "wets" won three counties now dry Clare, Oscoda and Wexford, Rosaburgr Men File for Representative, aa So Stewart of Fossil and Lafferty of corvallla. Salem, Or., April 7. Two Demo crats and two Republicans filed dec larations of candidacy today. W. S. Hamilton and W. II. Fisher of Roseburg, both Democrats, filed for representative in Douglas county. James E. Stewart of Fossil, Republi can, filed for representative In the Twenty-eighth dlstrlet, comprising Gil liam, Sherman and Wheeler counties. W. P. Lafferty of Corvallls, Repub lican, filed for representative in Ben ton county. By Fred Lockley. On Board S. S. J. B. Stetson. April 1. The Stetson can take about 700 tons of freight in her hold. As she did not have a capacity cargo when she left Portland she put In at Nanaimo t take on 250 tons of coal for Ketchikan We put in the six hours of her stay there looking over the town and learn ing something of Its history and re sources. Nanaimo Is associated in the minds of early residents of Portland with the early history of Portland's street light ing system. When H. C. Leonard, still a resident of Portland, decided to in stall a system of city lighting he found the only city on the Pacific coast using gas was San Francisco. Though Port land was yet a village he foresaw that it had in it the making of a city, so he decided to Install a system of light ing by gas. He bought a boat and se- That Lents should be treated offi cially as a part of the city despite the decision of the supreme court in rul ing that Mount Zlon and the Sylvan districts were never legally annexed, Is the opinion of City Attorney La Roche. He says, however, there exists considerable doubt over the question which can only be settled definitely by a court decision. Montavilla, parts of Mount Tabor ana other districts annexed to Portland since 1903 are legally a part of the city, and the decision of the supreme court has no bearing on them, states Mr. La Roche. In the Mount Zlon and Sylvan cases the supreme court held that these dis tricts were never legally annexed as only the people of the districts voted on the annexation when all of the voters of Portland should have voted on the question. It was feared that this decision would result in contest on all districts annexed to the city since 1903. These include part of the Sellwood territory, parts of the east xlrin past of Forty-second street, and a nortion of the Peninsula district, besides Lents, which came into the city officially last July. Xiarfs Sums Spent. Lenta should be treated as a part of 'Portland." Bald Mr. La Roche thl morning, "until such a time as tne courts should take action. There is some doubt as to whether Lents is really a part of the ctty, and this can never be definitely settled, until a court decision is secured. . There is no aueatlon. however concerning the otn ef districts annexed prior to the time it iiMunt a nart of the city. Large sums of money have been spent iy the resi dents of these other districts lor lm nrnwmtntn. Dolice and fire protection and there Is only little chance, should the question ever come berore tne courts, that an adverse decision would certainly be rendered." The opinion was given In answer to an lnauiry or uommmioner riciu as to whether the city could collect Mrs. Margaret Sunt Had Satchel Con taining 910,000 In Oems Taken From Ker Pillow on the Manoa. pan tranclsco. April 7. Detectives nere.were awaiting the arrival today of the Matson liner Manoa. from Hono iuiu, to prevent anyone from landing until a SI 0.000 iewel mhh.r n ih high seas has been Invent lira tori ueiaiis of the case wefe received ny wireless from Captain Weeden .mih. .Margaret II. Hunt, a wealthy ta.ueni oi tne middle west, was the victim. Her custom was to sleen with ner gems and several thousand dol irs in travelers' clip.Ua in Mn "uuer nor pillow. sh mit in their usual place Sunday night, and naonaay morning they were minslng. xnougn the ship has been searched irom steam to stern and Mrs. Hun nas postoa an offer of 1500 reward nut a irace or the missing property nas oeen -found. What the detectives most reared was that th aiarmea. has thrown it into thp ine Manoa was due to dock about p. m. HUNTED WITH WQM EN VOTES RIOTS MARK ATTEMPTS TO INTIMIDATE WOMEN Women Registering From All- Questionable Places Or dered Barred." (t'nited rreaa Leased Wire.) Chicago. April 7. Unofficial reports had it this afternoon that "Bathhouse" John Coughlln had been reelected al derman from the First ward, defeating Miss Marlon Drake, Jt was reported also that Miss Harriet Vlttum was the only successful woman candidate in the aldermanic contests. ' 11- tConelnded on Page Three, Column Two) (.Concluded on Page Five. Column Two) Her Strawberry Pie Saved the Silver Hill Lines Not Going lo lillamook Now uispaicnes That United Railways Be Extended at Present Time Wot Cred ited by Worth Bank Official. "Tillamook as the Hill lines' sea port Is rather a far cry the way things look nor," declared an official of the Spokane. Portland ft Seattle railway today, commenting on dls. patches from St. Paul that the United Railways would be extended through the mountains to the Tillamook bat. The official said no plans are being made by the North Bank svstem for this construction. u-hi.-i, could not be finished in any event in time for 1915 exposition travel. At the same time, he said, plans are being put forward for development of the Astoria harbor as the port for' the two ships now under construction In the Cramp shipyard at Philadelphia. The official would not say the Hill lines would not eventually develop Other harbors than the Columbia river. He said plans of this ohararter are mappea out in tho large In the secret chambers of the directorate at St. Paul. After Tasting It, the Burglar Hadnt the Verve to Take Ker Valuables, Seads Hote Xft in the Kitchen. Los Angeles, Aprtt 7. Mrs.; Tracy Grable will' frame the note a burglar left in her .kitchen. "After tasting your dandy strawberry pie, I haven't the nerve to steal your silver; much obliged," read the note. Gunboat Forces American's Release ANOTHER BOSTON "TEA" PARTY! Viscount Eiyoura Won t Be Premier Notifies Mikado Be Has Failed to Get Cabinet Together; Elder Statesmen Called Into Conference. Toklo. April 7. Viscount Kiyoura, the mikado's appointee to the premier- snip, aamutea to tne latter this eve ning that he had failed to get a cabi net together, so could not accept the post. The mikado hurriedly summoned the elder statesmen into conference. "Poet of Rockies" Dies in Chicago Cy Warman, Author of Much Widely Bnad Terse, Passes Away at St, Xiuke's Hospital. Chicago, April 7. Cy Warman, the "Poet of the Rockies," and author of "Sweet Marie," died today .at St. Luke's hospital here. He had been 111 for three weeks. Police Inspector Killed by Associate i , Paris, April 7. Police Inspector Maurice Delacroix today shot anl killed Raymond Dupin, another in spector, at police headquarters her The two had just left the office of Chief Inspector Le Breton after report ing for duty. Delacroix fired as Dupln was descending the stairs to the street. Delacroix immediately ' gave himself up, and said he killed Dupin for alien ating Mme. Delacroix' affections. I If X X sy - h TX Vi If I 2SS5 mxavnvaa wr jaeia micnii on Bebel Ounboat Until the Hew Or leans Beaches Topolobampo. Douglas, Ariz., April 7. Arrested by mcAnaii cuiiBiiiiiiionausta necause an upnauun ne periormea railed to save the life of an officer. Dr. Chester Lambert, an American, was released only when the gunboat Xew Orleans appeared upon the scene, according to Thomas D. Boyd Jr., who arrived here today from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Lam bert's home. Lambert was called u.pon"to operate on Colonel Miguel Antonls. n rebel officer, who was suffering .from a tumor, Boyd said. Refusing to pro ceed because of the man's weakened condition, he was forced to act at the points of a dozen rebel revolvers. Antonls died the following day a no Lambert was seized and rushed to Topolobampo, where he was taken aboard the rebel" gunboat Tamplco. Hi friends at Los Mochis communicated with the state department, which caused instructions to rescue Lambert to De lssuea to tne ;sew urieans, ac cording to Boyd. Chicago. April 7. Thlrly-slx wards here were choosing aldermen today. - In several respects the election was a peculiar one. An unprccedmledly strenuous effort was being made to ' oust the "gray wolves" from the coun cil chamber. They were fighting back r flercely. The Socialists were un usually active In a number of wards. Women were turning out with un expected enthusiasm to cast their bal lots. The women's campaign organi zation. Indeed, did Its work with a thoroughness which astonished old politicians. Ten thousand suffrage workers made a house to house can vass, urging all women to go to the polls. Hundreds of automobiles were on the stneets, carrying them to the voting places. The first trouble of the day occurred in the First ward, where Misses Mar garet Dobyne and A. Davidson charged Into a group of roughs who were try ing to frighten women away from tha IMgruh precinct polling place. Word that a riot was in progress was telephoned to Election Comrals Moner Czarneckl, who scorched to the scene In his automobile, found a yell ing, scuffling crowd blocking tha street, summoned the police snd suc ceeded In restoring order after aaveral men had baea clubbed and a few noses bloodied. ' Then Czarneckl autoed to the south em part of the ward, the "red light" district, where he gave orders at all polling places against the acceptance of ballots from women registered from disorderly houses or questionable Tiotels. At noon it was estimated that H0, 000 men and 100.000 women had voted ' and It was predicted that the total vote would reach 600,000 by the time the polls closed. Dorothy Pethlck, an Kngllsh woman. and aide to Mrs. Kmmellne Pankhurst. was ordered from a First ward polling place this afternoon. She said she en tered the place to watch Chicago wom en use the ballot for the first time. The anti-saloon element in Chicago was not very hopeful, but elsewhere throughout the state it was working hard to add to the number of dry coun ties. Superintendent Scott Mc Bride. Of the State Anti-Saloon league, declared himself confident that the women would be overwhelmingly for prohibi tion. Antl-prohibltlonints said they thought otherwise. Tae anti-saloon league's aim was to bring the number of the state's dry counties up to 63. At Pana, where the liquor fight was especially hot. the town clerk &rly to day reported to the police that he had been robbed by 25 armed men of 3000 ballots, which he presumed were to be used illegally at the polls. The Milwaukee Election. Milwaukee. April 7. Socialists wern niklng a strong effort here today tp elect Kmil Seldel as mayor. His rival candidate was Gerhard A. Rading, non partisan, wiio sought to succeed himself. Lumbermen to Have Hearing: Upon Tolls Dog Given Income Of $25 Per Month Ban Francisco Physician's Will Be qnaaths Ufa Income Out of $1,000 Xstate to Xls Dog Tanny. San Francisco, April 7. Dr. Fran cisco Delmont left an estate worth $16,000. A clause In the will reads: "To my dog Fanny I bequeath $25 a month for the remainder of her natural life." Senator O'Oorman Telegraphs That Opportunity Will Be Given to Tolce Protest Against Bapeal. The West Coast Lumber Manufac turers' association received a telegram this afternodn from Senator CGorman. chairman of the Interoceanic trade committee, stating that It can be heard In the matter of the repeal of the Pan ama canal bill. The telegram requests that a date be given when- the associa tion desires to present , its arguments. The West Coast Lumber Manufac turers' association about a week ago passed strong resolutions protest ing against the repeal of the bill snd charging- American coastwise ves sels tolls through the canal. Present st that meeting were also representa tives of many other industries of the Pacific northwest. The meeting was held at the Benson hotel. Buys 720 Houses. London. April 7. For a price not named, Lord Howard De Waldeh deed ed to S. P. Derbyshire 720 zhousea spread over 620 acres in the heart of London. Crescent City Improvements. Washington, April 7. The board of engineers for rivers and harbors lis tened today to arguments in behalf of harbor Improvements for Crescent City. Senators Chamberlain and Lane and Representatives Hawley snd Kent spoke, aa did Mayor Reddy of Medford, O. 8. Blanchard of Grants Pass. The decision of. the board will, not be made known for some time. Skyscrapers and Life In building a modern sky scrap er the steel frame is put up first, then the bricks the marble and the decorations. As we look at the completed building we are apt to admire the strong appearance of the exterior, the beauty of the marble and decorations, and to forget that the whole burden Is supported by an unseen steel frame. Work snd seryice are the steel frame that supports life. Without them the most magnificent orna ments would be only a heap of rubbish. If your ambition Is to be an or nament in life, read Beauty Cul ture if your ambition is to serve, io be of real value In the world, watch for your opportunity. 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