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Newspaper Page TextlO ' . ' J' I fl '!" 'rHE' PRECOX SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORtLaNdI! S I 1 1 ' ' "':VV : - " ' 11 ' 1 fc ' "- 1 " 1 1 - 1 -' " " 1 .-!. . ...... . J : . . .... i " . ' i - 1 . - i - I MING NOW GOING ON MAY DETERMINE ' DESTINY OF MEXICO Reports From Various Quar " ters Indicate Real Clash in Progress Between Factions CARRANZA'S LAST STAND Xf Villa Wins He and Zapata May B Kept In IdM by President WQtoa'f KepresentatlYe. By J6h E1win Xevin, I nUed Press Staff Correspondent, j ' Washington, March 20. The real clash to decide Mexico's destiny seem commencing. Advices tonight, fronji' various factions all Indicate that genk, ,eral fighting: is 'in progress In mor .than a dozen points. j Villa is moving; against Carranza at Vera Cruzfanjl Tampleo. All signs indicate that Carranza is about to make his last eland. ' . Officials pointed out tonight that . the presence at Havana of Duval West, President Wilson's personal represent tative. Is niobt significant. ,-lie'wilj. . reach Veia Cruz by the middle of next w$ek and Is expected to go direct to ' .Mexico City. Should Villa Yin,. as officials here expect. West will be iii position to act with the Brazilian min- liter In keeping: Villa and Zapata in line. ; . The administration 1$ anxious that "West should at least appear to be working with the Brazilian diplomat. Would Furnish Money. - The plan is to demonstrate that the United States Is honestly assum 1 lngr an unselfish attitude toward Mex ico, and wants Latin America's moral assistance in bringing order out of chaos there. . When the time comes for a settle ment the administration expects to be able to assure the new permanent govt ernm'ent of Mexico recognition by aljl of the nations on this hemisphere and to furnish them money that will be ' needed- to place a real Mexican, govern ment on its feet. - If Villa wins the United States will . frankly demand that the land question be settled in the people's interest and that honest, representative administra tions are made possible through real universal suffrage. Delegation Makes Appeal. West will assure the winning tad 1 Uons there Is no doubt that the ad ministration feels certain Villa will dominate that the administration has resisted the most violent pressure to Intervene forcibly in Mexico, that be hind all the Mexican fighting has been .a deep seated wrong which for Mexi co's salvation had to be worked out with violence and he will ask that the -United States be glvei better assur ance than it has yet received that the rights of foreigners and the Mexican people themselves are to be respected. A delegation of wealthy Henequin plantation owners appealed to the stat department today for protection for their property in Yucatan. They de clared themselves willing to pay any s tax levied by whoever was in control, but wanted to be permitted to conduct -V their own business in their own way. , The state department told them f rank i ly-lt could not interfere; that their ap peals should be made direct to Car ; ranza. Talked! Too) Much f Religion, Alleged ' i ' ' , j " !. Alleging that her (husband, Warren W. Crowder, talked religion at the din ner table to such an extent that he had a row fitlk his boarding house keeper which resulted in a 11500 damage ver dict for) Mt-s. young, the proprietor of the boajrding house, and then blamed her for Ithe judgment,1 against him, Mrs. Mary HJ. Crowder yesterday filed suit for divorce, : alleging cruelty. Other divorce suits filed were: Fred ReHly against Betsey Keilly, desertion; Otelia M. Holden against Edward Htflden. cru elty; and Anna Kndres agalngst Oscar Endres, cruelty. , - ! 'PAINLESS' PARKER IS TO SUE H. HUME FOR $8000 LIBEL, MONDAY i Second' Suit to Be Based on Articles Published in Spec tator Yesterday, j . was ure tlBtry The couitt suited case; was befoi-e Judge last! week the with t-.-flgar Ki ("Fain less') Parker an nouneeii la$t night that he will insti tute suit Monday for $8000 for libel against Hugh - Hume, editor of the Spectator, k local weekly paper. Parkier sued HUnij for libel for ar tides attaining iis reputation as a dentist!, printed last fail during the political campaign ! in which Parker the sponsor of an initiative meas relating to (th practice of den tried in the circuit Gatens, and re in a verdict for Parkeij, with an allowance of $1 dam ages. Parker s second suit will 'be based on an: article appearing in .the Spec tator yesterday reiterating state ments made in the former articles, one of which IS reprinted. The- first suit was for' $30,000, 1 for alleged damages hot only to 'Packer s reputation and feelings, btit to his business as well. Damages . :or bifisiness injury were later .mitt ?d, and the demand reduced to $8000 f o - damages to reputation and feelings. j Apparently, from todays article, the I isjpectaitor considers a dollar the standard price fok- the privilege of act ing ! as a ! character assassin," said Parkeir last night, '"and it is believed the I privilege is (cheap enough at the pricie jfor it to continue the practice indefinitely 'The verdict completely vindicated Dr. Parkeif," said! Thomas Mannix, Parkers attornyj The jury exon erated him of the Spectator's charges and! fixed the damages at a dollar, ap parently because! ft considered that Dr. j Ffarker) -wantjed vindication rather than Remuneration.' Dr. Parker proved, by thie findings iof the Jury, that; the articles wtre false and libelous. In the face on this fact, the Spectator re peats! the itatcments and asserts they areitrue. toe ofj the articles on- which the f brmec suit iwas based is reprint ed, lit! would seeij for the purpose of showing the Spectator's contempt of Jury's findings, made in accord Judge Gatens" instructions. Artlcjlea of Incorporation. Articles of incorporation of the Cal- Ifoifnfa Ahlmate;d Advertisfng com- paniy4 capitalized) at $5000, were filed yesterday With County Clerk Coffey by J. M4 Colcjn, F, tEL Grigsby and I. B. Cornell. Articles of Lane & Johnson, Inc.. tailors, capitalized at $5000, were filed jby C. H. Lane, C. E. Johnson and F. II, Whitfield. ! Acquires Reputa "ShoW '6" Official and tnjoys it. I .. ... .. 1 WHO'S WHO IN THE CITY HALU-- C. Ai BIGELOW g-HM'SB ion' as1 a r r- x1 r -. :.-:-:t.:::--v..-.i.-:-:....fc i - I , . .. '. -.1 I j '. i ; i -: ' LTi- ' v V . t:irl:' I i .'' C A. Bigelo w", Commfssloner of Finn nee. ! By Claude M. Keeping I a watchful eye on Port land's finances is a stodkily built man weighing 195 pounds, who hopes to see the time whn. he can ifetire from ac tive business and go back to the simple life among tjie cows anfi chickens. He is one or itnje most eompamonajUie ot the city officials and oiw of the most willing worker. . The number of his or rice is! 207 city hall.j and cJn (the door is the sign C. A. Bizelow, Icammissioner) of j finance. This is one'cjfflce wherd you may walK right in, niaike yourself at home and see the ofiiclal you came to see. Commissioner Bigelow had 20 years experience vjraiting on ithe public be fore he was elected to thei present city ' commission, and h believes n is the duty of public when him,! no matter who the one thing keeping a Watchful for he is ppposed There is and that is the treasure city spending more moifey thani solutely necessary in mind he tax levy for! Everything tional appropriation or position got to mm. Commissioner mahf from shown. If a city official to! see the the public wishes !to see Bigeloiw is you can convince yond a dpupt that a new position or an additionial appropriation is! neces- ttt, but pot be- sary he Will vote for fore. I ZnTeatigatea TttmU If there! is an issue before the coun cil ot which he knows nothing he keeps quiet: until he investigates. In see King information he does not go to the man who has heard about it, but he goes to the person lie knows When thp council, fjirst considered creating the position of ipublic defender e rurnisn We show a new . ktock of Furniture and Housefutnishings larger than that of any other two stores in the city. Every watit can be quality to the fmest tion the mos ihomd. liberal of our mammoth floors, filled wit Your Home Bristol. caller! may be. he believes in eye on to the is ab- M'ith. this idea labored hard to keep the 1915 down to a minimum. that looked! like an addi- created j a new the harpooa when It -came Missouri He's gotj to be I like the him be- in the municipal court, Commissionier Bigelow was dubious. He wuestlond the advisability of hiring an attorney to defend those arrested. He had the council delay action so he! could in vestigate. In seeking information he talked to Municipal Judge Stevensonl Chief jef Police Clark, District Attorney Evais, City Attorney La Roche and his depu ties handling police court ivork, law yers, circuit judges and lajymen, 1 and then voted against the ordipiance f che ating the position. In opposing the measure he said he was noti convinced of .the necessity of a publip defender at a salary of $150 per mon;th. as pro posed, althoughr he would conslderj a scheme to have a defender jwho would also defend in civil matters those fi nancially embarrassed. I 1 Before the council took final action j on the motion picture censorship Or dinance . Commissioner Blglow spent several hours interviewing ifiotlon pic ture theatre proprietors. ' -Opposed Censorship plan. While he believed that improper pic tures should be barred he wlas opposed to spending $100 a month -'If or a paid censor. His plan was to Obviate the paid censor, lay down ruls for the picture men to follow, tiien revoke their license if they were fpund guijlty of violations, We now hvs a paid censor. I i Commissioner 'Bigelow believes that all ordinances should b enforced strictly, even if he has ti assist! in this work himself. This may, per haps, sound rather strange, jbut he has probably personally arresteS more yto lators than all the other commission ers combined. There is r(ot another commissioner who has takeh more per sonal interest in prosecutions of law violators than the commissioner of fi nance, j . Not long ago the license department had trouble with huckster who per- From Jenning's hat supplied here from the nibst inexpensive money can buy.. We invite your inspect h furniture for Open an account. Our jcredit po Pillow Specia Regular $4.00 Pillows of standard size, made of pure, clean(J0 r7A feathers, special!, pair. . vf Second Floor, Main Store Jnleraryi J Bedding artment Specials Our Keddtncr Department is growing rapidly. The values we offer in tihis department are recognized! by our ! customers as setting! a standard not equaled elsewhere. Note these specials for this week: Reg. $1.50 Reg. $2.00 Reg. $3.75 kets, full p! weight 4jj! Second Floor. Main Store Comforters $1.10 Comforters $1.45 Wool-Finish Blan ce, 72x80, fl0 QK Staple Garland Ranges This Isplendid Garland Ranee is built of Wellsville blue steel, with asbestos lining, sanitary bsse, aluminized i oven of heavy gaug'e! steel, w-ith aerated feature, whith supplies ventila tion and f feshly heated air throiighouti I Top of heavv cast iron, bracetl to prevent saErsine. High closetl of Wellsville poL ished steel, with ! revolving sheei steelj ;top.- The highest stancard of -any range on the market ' 18-in ovn ..... L . $50.00 16-inch ovft $45.00 Bjasement Salesroom mam atore siited in ervadjng provisions o '. the li cense code. jEvery; timei he was on the streets he kept an eye open for hucksters jwith wrong license lags. He wis in his own machine - one day on tWe way! tj see some street ijroprove mnts when he passed a hi ckster's wigon haying an improper sign. At first the man was : inclined to laugh atj Commiasioner Bigeljow, but soon he discovered! his mistake; and was on his wiy to ihti ciy hallj ti pay hi i proper lis ense iee( and get a proper tag. I' jWatches Besrgars. tttecentlyi men came to the commis sioner's hpmei seeklpg moneyi They sajid they Iwanted it t purchase food. Injstead iof mdney he gave them food. Their looks, however, were suspicions and he decided to watch them. Before hd stopped them they had kolicitedi from nearly a dozen ! houses knd had cdllected considerablel moneyl They! wfere takeh toj the police Btatian, j .I The sticpess! of the jpublic market la , due to a greajt extentf to i the iwork jot CAmmisiioner! Bigelow. Shortly afterl'i the mai-kt .was estjablished it wain tujrned vpr t his department and hei? his hadl Exclusive charge, of St sincef,'1 Those oh ithe market who are not bona fide pnjdjticerB fear him, for he has1 snt mor$ of this class to Jail than all the policemen in j town. I Go down ti the market some busy Morning. Make it a poln$ to (pet ther about 8 o'clock. Tbu will Tnotce a short haam wearing I glasses walking fom bbcrth to booth gazing) at the wiares arid the dealers, j A (question hfer and a question there then it's mb to the producer with the unfamiliar fce to ieiplaijn about; his farm and the vjgetablep produced. j j : . ' I Always Makes; XnTestlflraiioa. Even Ithouglh an explanation! is given i is nt always sufficient. If Com. n lssioner Bigelow becomes suspicious! h will; spend Saturday afternoon in : tlie country looking up the farms. ' If ' Great Stocks , ducer and the publio market bid one another t arewtslL Usually the prei Cbmmissioner of Finance Is f tQ the "fw x ! Considerable trouble "was encoun-1 tered at first with theSe imposters and it was not until several had been heavily fined and the penalty for vlo-( llations of the market -.Ordinance, tn- creased that ; would-h broducera learned their lesson. f t His interest la Vila work is exceeded Only by his Interest in his ! play- I you want: to- see him at play, stroll ! into the bowling alley where jthey hav tne bowling; tournament, specially when there -is' a -tournament. I - i I Just a rair BowUr. i There you will find the cottrmission-l er of finance with his Coat off, hisf sleeves rolled up and a pair of whit gymnasium snoes on nis reet, ironing the balls. . He does -not profess to be a crack bowler and says jhe only tries tO bOWl. . - j '. . ! ; . As he thinks 185 pounds tod much for him to carry he a taken to bowling to reduce his weight. The more he plays the more I bei wants to Jlay. , j . :J,, .! ,! i Commissioner Bigelow never touches alcoholic drinks - nor tobacco in any form and says he gets Just as much enjoyment out of life as those who have those habits. He says he trie4 smoking several years ago, but did not stay with! it long enough to get the habit. ... , j . 1 . .) , He is truly a product of the east side, where he was in business for 20 years and was made his home theri during the entire time. ! XKngs f or Farm Zdf . i . ) Like othrs on the comnlssion he is a self made man. He started ;buyiiiy his own clothes when 9 years Old and has purchased them everi'since. j He i married and has a son 13 1 years oUI. owns his I home and automobile, and is contented with his lot. He some times longs, however, to . bje back oh the farm. Believing that! the time will come when be can go back to the sim! ple life, he has purchased) a !half 'k dozen acres a few miles frohi Pbrtland and is now having it improved. I Commissioner Bigelow! is 40 years old. He was born in Dowagaic, Michj, and was the eldest 6 two brothers. There ,he attended grammar school and after school and during! vacations worked in a grocery store.! When 15 years old his parents moved to Olym pla, Wash., and he came! with them. I While there he tried aljl kinds of worn to earn enougn money to pay his way through high school. He j was a "devil" in the state pMriting shop, worked 'as a flunky in a Irajlroad camp for $33 a month, "bell hopped? in a hotel and carried papers.! fio got twi years in high school before necessity compelled him to 'quit and he went to work In a large clothing and shoe con cern, i ; l , When 19 years old he deft Olympia o f come to Portland. The first job was With W.' IL Markell on the least side. Tliat was in 189 and he stayed with his. employer until lie naa been promoted from Janitor and general roustabout to rjunior member ofl th firm, i ; .. .. --i - ' j - Jn 1911 he served through the ei sipn of the legislature as representa tive and made a notable record, ' He did not take the initial stepa to become a candidate for 'city commissioner. As aj matter of fact he still retains the original petition! circulated ly menjibeik cf the East Side Business Men's clib asking. him to become a caiididatel B fore lie had been presented with the petition the idea of running: never had occurred to him. I He -was elected,? however, and When the mayoif organized the yarioui. de partments he placed C A. Bigelow in charge of the department of fiijian':e and he has been holding down thijs Job since July 1. 1913. j He has charge of the treasurer's office, the bureau of purchase, the municipal garage and shops! the bureau of public malrkets ana in oureau or licenses. -1" "". 1 States Alone Can Enforce Game Laws -Mi: "I - - - ! United States Judge Pollock in Kansas Bays j rederal Migratory I Bird Law Is Vnconstifntlonal, Therefore, Topeka, rKan., March- 2.01 The fdd ai migratory: Dira law was held Un constitutional today In a decisibn by U-nlted ; States District -Judge Pcfllofk. The ruling declared . th&ti only the statesj have jurisdiction ovter the- pto- (ecuua i ot i game. Merchants Indorse Consolidation Plan II i- - I Thei Portland Retail Merchants' as sociation took! official action ystsr oay looking-to; its becoming-'a part of he New Portland J ChamBer of Com- merce. .;! I At a meeting of members held at the Commercial club the -following reso- ut Ion was adopted unanimously t. Resolved, That the Portland Retail Merchants' association heartily In dorses the proposed consolidation of all local organizations into oni body, and that we affiliate with the New Cham ber of j Commerce, i in jaccoijdance with Ithe plan outlined by H. "Vt Chase, to "take effect upon the inauguration of ,jthe new ftrganization, and that the lie- tans or tne consolidation, so lar as this body is concerned, be left to and arranged by our executive committee $395 I buys a $550 Davis & layer-piano: . $12. aO cash send? your home with a double ciiedit receipt for $25t . balance $2.50 weekly; rturling opening sale only; no interest, schwan Piano Co.,-Ill 4th st. i (Adv). Sbns it to Surprise Greeting Is Given Physician Tr. S. B. McDanlel, Chief 8urgeoa of ! Worth Bank Boad, Honored oa sis ' Birthday. I Representatives of all departments -Of the North Bank system joined In a genuine surprise greeting for Dr. "K. B. McUaAi el, .chief surgeon of the railway company, at his home on Mellnda ave nue last evening. : It-was the forty-second anniversary of the doctor's birth and in order to commemorate the event the men of the railway headquarters presented him with a handsoaie easy chair. 1 The presentation on behalf of the Visitors was made by D. C. Freeman, Henry II. Keck and J, q. Freck. The guests had assembled at hlg home at an early hour and Dr. -. McDaniel was riot aware of what was in store for him until he was ushered into the din ing room, where an elegant dinner was spread. After the felicitations of the happy occasion, -music and story telling oc cupied the remainder of the evening. Those present were: W. C. Wilkes, R. H. Crozier, M. Slieedy, O. A. Ver million. P. 11. Pohl. G. 11 Johnson, K. Pearson. G. W. Neilson. II. .11. Keck, S. E. Clark. J. O. Freck, D. C. Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. McDanlel. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Reese. Dr. and Mrs. E.' B. McDaniel, Dr. and Mrs.. Roy Mo Daniel. Miss Dorothy McDanlel, Sher man E, Reese, Miss Birdie McDanlel. Other representatives from the rail wny company were Invited but were unable to attend. I- 1 IS Fancy Window Curtains In madras, sunfst and silk-striped fabrics. Positively the greatest lvalue we have ever offered at H PRICE Second Floor, Main Store j . " ;, 1 - $1135 Bfuss Best quality Brussels, dropped patterns ; v dru sewed lined and laid. To close, $15 Brussels A large 'iariety of florat Brusselsl p.ugs.Regfular $15 quality; your choice tnis weeK ior. . . . Special Sale Regular! centers yith fancv Washington at Fifth Street els Carpets at 92c Jwith or without borders ; faclory- 92c Rugs for $11.75 and Oriental patterns in 9x12 $11. est. 75 of Axminster Rugs Axfrmnster RugfS; 27xo4; mottled borders. Very special at. . .'. . JL ! -Second Floor, Main Store A Full Line of "WEAREVER" ALUMINUM UTENSILS Basement Salesroom, Main ptore The Home Second and Morrison ! STORE . W UfllEfflCE ' i ! I - i i All of OHHS Good Furniture Morrison at Second Street $12.50 Iron Beds $4.95 The the fity. Splendid new Bfds, with 2-inch continuous pasts, with 5 inch fillers;- either Verriis Martin or ivory finish. Beginning tomor- ! f AC row, special. J . . . j , tPTTaJD $6.50 S nrincrs! S3. 95 i i i i ' Strong, well-made Springs of all-metal . fabric; a 'ten-year guarantee I hot sag. Special i . . . Go-Carts 11$3.95 Reduced Oriole Go- Our new stock of Cart greatly under nortnal prices: $ 8.50 Oriole Go-Carts $6.35 SI 2.50 Oriole Co-Carts $9.35 Sample Gp-Carts, and tions to close lout. Push-Carts Sulkies at drastic rejuc- Rug Specials $27.00 Axminster Rugs, 9412, special i. , . . . . . Lj. . .$17 0 $4.50 Axminster Rugs, 36x63, special $3.00 Axminsi $1.85 special ...!..... I.. ....J2.S5 mster Rugs, 27x54, Second land Morrison Store And, $5 Cash Cdreys Go to Help Unemployed Abroad Kottfled That OoTsrnmlnt Ru Be turned Chatean Takea . Prom Them at Outbreak of War. New Totk. March 20 Mrs. Wil liam Ellis Corey, formerly Mabelle Oilman, and- her husband sailed to day on the Adriatic for their chateau, 13 miles out- of rarls. Shortly after the outbreak of the war their estate was turned over Tr the French - government as a cattle 'grazing greund ' and concentration camp. Mrs. Corey recently received word that the government had de cided to return it for her use this summer. ' . "We shall remain ther three- rsT four months. said Mrs. Corey. "W want to make a study of the con dition of the poor-with the desire of creating: employment for the womrn and the old men who have not been called to the front." ' . ...i WTL- D: C... HH : i lie riauu iuic mi That Charges No lriierest" When You Buy a Piano Here Paying Xt sends the Wew Piano to Cf Hf all luoniniy yonr borne, with a double credit - tor 910. balance. . . . as It does not mean that you need pay $7.66 the first month elsewhere. '.You simply pay i j $6 Monthly No Interest, On a $325; piano this mjesns a $40.18 saving besides, our price for that same grade and quality during opening sale is Therefore, Instead, of paying $B65.18 you pay here bu't $288, at a Total Bavinr of 9127.18. since yon can afford to pay $6 monthlj Yoli Can Af f ore to Buy Now 1 -i ; a . Compare Our $395 Player Piano With $550 Player Pianos Offered 'r Elsewhere and: jfou will discover that 4vr $395 Player Pialno is repeating: " action t styie. fuller tone, with easier Besides, here you M i not only the same grade, but better modern, up-to-date Player Piano. NO INTEREST instead of naylne elsewhere $550 1 with 8-4 interest, addirns $?0.98. which makes it really $6-6.98 you are paiisr. at the terms of $60 44 cash ahd $12 monthly, while WE BELL. YOU THIS SAME GRADE NEW; PLAYER PIANO FOIt j -' witnout interest $12.50 Cash SSiS&'SSK $10 Monthly Actually Saving You $225.93 Scnwan Piano Go. . m Xfrs. Coast ZMstribntors. Wholesale and Setall, ' 111 Fourth St. pcdpl jC7'Qn Including 26 Selections I .VV and lQQOi Needles TERMS $5 CASHi-$l WEEKLY With Cabinet $79.85 Grafonola lias been sold for three, years to lan any other instrument regard- name, price, or make. , ravonie in name in fact-i-and now-here illustrated in its ter worthy of its"-''Favorite" name anI of than ever before, yet the price remains HE "Fav more less of and favorite new form, bet its reputation the same. OUR RECORD EXCHANGE AN INNOVATION Have you used on QUf now care for 3 them in part ! We, j accept payment .on ai DEPT. riot a number ot records which you nave Victrola orGrafonola, ones you do not -Would it not be a good idea to trade payment on new and late ones? old style machine, too, as a first One. your New j 111 FOURTH STRfeET Talking Machine Headquarters "The Store With kn Exchange Record Department."