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VOL. XLVI.-XO. 14,425. PORTLAND, OREGOX, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SUBS DT MEN WIN DF TEETH Defeated In First Vote on Final Passage. FILIBUSTER TO CATCH VOTES Greatest Battle of Years in Lower House. LEADERS FORCE CHANGES .'After Having Xost by Seven Major- Ity,. Subsidy Advocates Secure Reconsideration and Win by Extraordinary Tactics. WASHINGTON, March 1. It has been ifears sine the House was the scene of 'o general a battle between the two great parties as took place today over the ship subsidy bill. The bill was passed, but 'not until It had been defeated, and this fact In Itself shows how close the align ment was. When the first vote disclosed a majority against the measure, the Democrats ' and their ' Republican allies made the House ring- with their cheers, There were several roll calls before the final favorable-result was secured. The Llttauer . substitute was defeated on the first vote, ayes 154, noes 161. The Democrats could not retain their lead, however, for on a vote to lay on the table a motion to reconsider the opponents of the ship subsidy were defeated, 156 to lot, and a vote to reconsider the first vote was adopted, 164 to 154. Immediately after the first ballot dis cussions began and on the final ' vote to pass the bill as amended the work done by the Republican leaders during the heat of the battle was made manifest. The bill was passed, 155 to 149. Republicans AVho Oppose Bill. The following Republicans voted with the Iemocrats In opposition: t Burton Ohio, Campbell Kansas, Vhaproan JlltnolK Cooper Wisconsin. Da.-rs.xh MlrM sjan. Davidson tUtcouin, . IX-iviv Minnesota, rdney Michigan. Foster Vermont,'- Kulfccr son Missouri, allhams Indiana, Urarr Illi nois. Gronna Indiana, Hamilton - Michigan, Hlnshaw Nebraska, Holllday Indiana, Jen kins Wisconsin, Klnkaid Nebraska, . Kopf Illinois, Landls Indiana, Fred I.andls lnd! ana, Lawrence Massachusetts, Lowden 1111 nolo. McCarthy Nebraska, McOavin Illinois, McKlnney Illinois. Mann Illinois, Marshall , North Dakota. Miller Kansas, Mouser Ohio. Murdoch: Kansas, Nelson Wisconsin, Per kins New York. Stafford Wisconsin. Steen rson Minnesota, Kvans Minnesota, Vol- ; stead Minnesota, Webber Ohio, Weems, iohlo. Wilson Illinois. Woodward West Vir ginia. i- Fifty-two Republicans voted with the .Democrats on the first rollcall. On the Jmotlon of Williams to lay the motion to j areooneider on the table, 50 Republicans (voted with the Democrats. On a vote rto adopt the substitute there were 43 iKepubUoan "Insurgents" end on its final passage there were 41. t !t Only Lines to South America. " v Only four steamship lines are to be ."Ubeldlxed under the measure In the i form agreed upon, and all of these are U eafl for South American ports. The flinea wOl be: From the Atlantic Coast f0 Brazil; a second from the Atlantic (Coast to Argentina; the third between Jtbe Gulf of Mexico end Brazil. The fourth pine will be from the Pacific Coast to Manama. I-eru ana Chile. i The annual subsidy for each of these lines Bs to be 000,000 for a monthly mall service wr 1800,000 for a fortnightly service, ex cept for the Argentine line, which Is to have $400,000 for a monthly service or 9800,000 for. a fortnightly- service. No American cities are named as ports from which any of the lines are to start, and the bill Is so worded that the line on the Pacific to South America can touch at any number of ports 1n the United State. The same Is true of the Atlantic lines. The bill provides that vessels profiting by jthe subsidy must have a speed of not less ithan 16 knots. It had repeatedly been stated on' the floor ot the House that no ships now engaged In the South American trade can make any such speed. Lines to Orient Cut Out. . When the bill was taken up. the amend ment presented by Townsend of Mich lean, striking out the steamship lines from Pacific Coast ports to Hawaii. Ja pan and the Philippines, was pending. McCall of Massachusetts opened the debate and favored the amendment, con tending that the position of the United States In the Western Hemisphere en titles It to better mull service. He said that the visit of Secretary Root to South America had had an educational effect on the people of this country and that it had shown that we can cultivate the peo ple of South America and make them our friends. Townsend spoke In support of his amendment, and it was adopted, 134 to 100. Following up his advantage. Townsend moved to strike out the line from Puget Sound to the Orient and the motion also prevailed, ISO to 105. Then the line to Australia went out. 159 to 111. An amendment by Fordney of Michigan, reducing the subsidy for the line to Buenos Ayres from J100.000 to J266.000 was lost, 114 to 140. Humphrey of Washington moved that the line from the Gulf of Mexico to the Isthmus of Panama be stricken out. He raid he wanted to see if "it was a ques tion of geography." An amendment by Sulzer requiring BT SKIM ships to stop at Mexican Pacific ports, which developed the fact that several members of the House do not know the names of Mexican ports, was next of fered. . By this time interest in the bill was In tense. The galleries were crowded and the leaders on both sides of the chamber were rallying their forces for the final battle. It was near 3 o'clock and there was still pending Fordney's amendment substituting a tonnage tax. The advo cates of the Llttauer bill did not desire to vote on that proposition, and they began to filibuster by forcing a vote on the Sulzer amendment, which was over whelming defeated. Tellers were nominated by I4ttauer to kill time, notwithstanding the chorus of 'noes" that went up from the Demo crats. When the count was finally taken there was found to be only one vote for the provision. The vote was slow In the extreme and the Democrats became highly indignant. Sulzer rose to have the vote by tellers abandoned, but Currier, of New Hampshire,- in the chair, held that the vote Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, for Whose .Property Her Son Applies for m Re ceiver, could not be completed and the farce was continued until 3 o'clock. First Vote Against Bill. The bill was then reported from the committee' of the whole to the House, and, much to the chagrin of the support ers of the Llttauer bill. Speaker Cannon held that there must still be a vote on the Fordney substitute. The result was unfavorable to that measure, and a ballot on the Llttauer bill was immediately an nounced. The ayes and noes were ordered and the vote as announced showed the bill defeated,, aye-i lot. noes 1R1. Llttauer moved to reconsioV-r, - .WJUta-ma! the minority leader, moved'lq lay "the motion on the table. Then the Republican leaders determined to undo the action and pass the bill. If possible. The motion to lay on the table was defeated, 156 to 159. The Republicans had won a victory In the very jaws of defeat. , IJttauer finally Wins. Again the. ayes, and noes were called. this time on the motion of IJttauer to Teconslder tho first vote, and the House decided to reconsider by a ' vote of 164 to 154i Llttauer then moved that the substitute for the Senate bill be agreed to, and the substitute was adopted, ayes 162, noes 150. uh Liiira reaaing or me bill was au thorized, ayes 161, noes 151. and then on its final passage there were 155 ayes, 144 noes. Williams realized It would be useless to continue the contest, and the motion to reconsider and the motion to lay on the ta-oie were perfunctorily agreed to. TWO SCORE ARE INJURED Mangled Bodies of ' Greek Laborers Are Taken to Los Angeles.' . LOS ANGF.T.FS ni Mrl, -i c two Greek laborers, who were Injured yesterday morning in a smaahup of a construction traih at Leith.. Nebr.. on the Salt Lake road, were brought to-this city on a special, train, .this morning. The bodies of the men who were " killed main tat tha cona nf hA ' Twenty-seven of the injured, brought In on the' train today; were terribly hurt, every one of them sustaining a fracture of an arm or leg. One is suffering from a fractured skull and two of them 'had their legs- amputated this morning. . Two of the injured probably will die. I -OS ANGELES, Cal., March 1. A spe cial to the Times from Las Vegas, Nev., 6ays: . ... In the wreck of a construction train on the Salt Lake Railroad near Leith, Nev., this morning, one man was - instantly killed, two were so severely injured that they died later, and about' 40 were se riously injured. The dead are Greek la borers and their' names could not be learned. The accident occurred near the big washout. CLARK WANTS CITY WATER Trinidad Apt to Have Xo Supply for - Expensive Reservoir. PUEBLO, Col., March 1 A special to the Chieftain from Trinidad says: This city is in danger of having no water in its new J300.0CO waterworks sys. tern. Representatives of United 8tates Senator Clark, of Montana, are about to ask for injunctions to prevent the city divertlng the waters of Animas River. Senator Clark recently purchased 12,000 acres of coal land in the western part of East Las Animas County, which he is now developing. The city had. it is believed, previously acquired the water' rights thereon for reservoir purposes, but it has developed that no record of the transaction of such rights appears. Senator Clark wanted to run a pipe to his coal mine . from the river, but was refused permission by the city. Terrorists Will Murder Officers. LONDON. March 1. A special to the Times from St. Petersburg says the police have learned the' Terrorists have planned a wholesale assassination of officers by means of disguises. lite c.r 1 t 4 - if I ' - ...... .V. . t ALL BUT ONE ARE SAVED FROM SHIP Gallant Rescue by Life- Saving Crews. , CORONA A HOPELESS WRECK Passengers Landed Safely on Shore Before, Nightfall. CAPTAIN LAST TO LEAVE II. Errickson, a Swede, Only One of the 100 on Board Who Met Death. Passengers All Being Well Cared for at Eureka. EUREKA, Cal., March 1. The steamer Corona, Captain Boyd, considered the best boat in the Pacific Coast Steamship Com pany's service between- this city and San Francisco, lies straddling the north jetty, on the Humboldt bar, a hopeless wreck. Tho Corona, with nearly 100 passengers aboard, struck at 10:10 o'clock this morn ing,, as Captain Boyd was attempting, in the teeth of a stinging wind and a ter rific bar flood, to drive her into port. The .usual scenes - attendant ' upon a shipwreck followed. The passengers rushed into' the social hall. Some of the women were hysterical and some of the men were palsied with fear, but reas suring words from the crew and some of the calmer passengers, brought calm. Thereafter the passengers assembled upon the hurricane deck, where they remained until the rescue work was undertaken this afternoon. Soon after the ship struck, a boat, in charge -of- Quartermaster Gunn was low ered away. It contained three of the crew and three steerage passengers. This boat capsized- at once in the boiling surf and H. Erricksen, a Swede, was drowned.' Gunn 'and the others succeeded in reach ing shore, the life-saving crew under Captain Hennig, having gone to their as sistance. , -','; " ',;. .'i A second boat, in charge of Second Officer B. V. Joenn, was put off. Badly battered and leaking like a sieve, this boat reached the shore. Meanwhile, T. F. Sothern, night saloon watchman, formerly a marine In the United States Navy, stripped to the waist and attempted to carry a line ashore. The small line he had tied about his waist parted, however, before he had gone far. Sothern was picked up by the life-savers. Several at tempts were made to shoot a line aboard with the Lyle. gun, but each time the line fell far short. - . Finally It was decided by Captain Hennig and the life-savers to go out In the billows, and they made as gallant a I ........ BIFF, - . ; . . '! 1 r '''') ' ' . 1 - - .-..-'.- - ' .- - , : ' -' ' . - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ! voyage as ever men., undertook, finally reaching the side of the Corona and pick ing up the line. - - - - - Within a short -time after the' Corona struck, news' of - the accident was -communicated to Eureka and several thou sand people during the day: went to the beach opposite the wreck to watch the work of fescue. - Several unsuccessful at- tempts were made to work early in the day, but It was not. until 4:50 o'clock in the afternoon that-. Captain Hennig-and his men worked effectively. At that time the ship's boats also commenced working and at 5 :06 Captain Boyd, the last to leave the ship, stepped on the shore. The passengers were . brought . to this city. Nearly all had been drenched, and some were suffering greatly from the cold. exposure and nervous shock.! All are be ing cared for tonight. " t CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weth. f . ' YESTERDAY'S Maximum .temperature, ;47 derreea; minimum! 40. . ; i TODAY'S Rain ; southwest winds. White 'Temple audience decide .that men -- g-oestp more than women. Pave 10. British Premier favors action on disarma ment at The Hague, page 2. . ' National. ' - ' . 1 .'.-' Ship subsidy bill' passes House .after' nar row escape from defeat. Page 1. Standard Oil beaten on alcohol bill tn Sen- .ate. Page 3.- - - r President may create many forest reserves. before new law takes effect. Page 2.; New Vntted Sates Attorney to prosecute land-fraud cases. Page 7. Reform of land laws goes over to next ses sion. Page 4. " . ' Beverldge and McCumber most unpopular Senaors. Page 4. i . Politics, Bryan and H. M. Whitney have colloquy on Government ownership. Page 2. Domestic Mrs. Eddy's son ies for receiver for her property. Page 1- Haskln on American game of politics. Page 1. Wbole day In Thaw trial taken up with testimony on Insanity. Page 3. Emotional Insanity defense In St rot hers case. Page 4. - . . . . ' Sports. '.- Spokane and Multnomah break even in box ing 'and wrestling tournament. Page T. Pacific Coast. All but one man saved from wreck of steam ship Carona. Page 1. Friends of Monmouth Normal pledge aid to the school. Page 3. , Olympia Senate heeds protest of church people and blue laws will remain on statutes. Page 5. , Independent steam railroad to enter Uma tilla wheat belt. Page 6. Steve' Adcms murder case expected to go to Jury Monday. Page 5. Prosecutor springs surprise in Sears-Dunbar case. Page 0. Commercial and . Marine. Caufe of depression in potato market. Pane 17. ' ' ; ' Wheat again off at Chicago. Page 17. Stocks grain oh laA,- rally. Page 17. Statement, of tonnage in port ard en route fo-' Paninc Couet pares. Psgj 10. Portland amd .Vicinity.,,. v President McKenna resigns from Initiative One Hundred. Body-may disband. Page 13. - . . Day for divorces In State Circuit Court. Page 10. Strike at Eastern A Western Mill forces the whole plant to shut down. Page 10. Insurance companies begin to gouge public again as soon as Legislature adjourns. Page 11. Mistake In will forces big corporation into legal fight for Its rights. Page 10. Mrs. C. H. Shlpman saves her baby from death by tire. Page 12. ' E. O. Omley, of Salem, commits suicide at local hotel. Page 0. -Hill's purchase of A. & C. Is first step in Invasion of Harrlman territory in Ore- gon. Page 12. - ASKS RECEIVER FOR MOTHER EDDY Too Feeble for Busi ness, Says Glover. GUARDED BY HER SATELLITES Difficult for Son to Get; Inter- : view With; Heiv HE CALLS FOR ACCOUNTING Says Her Secretary and Officials of -. Christian Science "Church Have Got Possession and May Have . Appropriated Property. NCORD, N. H., March 1 Opeclal.) Alleging that Mrs. Mary Eaker Glover Eddy hag become too feeble in mind and body to attend to the affairs connected with the management of so vast a prop erty as that now In her hands, her son, Georf e W. Glover, of Deadwood, S. D., on behalf of himself, his daughter. Miss Mary Baker Glover, and George W. Ba ker, of Bangor, nephew and "near friend" of Mrs. Bddy, today filed a bill in equity in the Superior Court of Merrlmae County, demanding a financial accounting of Mrs. Bddy's affairs and those of the First Church of Christ. Scientist, of Boston, "the mother church." The bill Is directed against the trustees of the Christian - Science Church In Bos ton and Calvin A. Frye, Mrs. Eddy's sec retary: Lewis C. Strang, her assistant secretary, and Herman S. Herlng. first reader of the church In Concord. Besides demanding an accounting of all transac tions in- connection with Mrs. Eddy's af fairs, the bill asks for restitution in case any wrongdoing 'appears; for an Injunc tion during the litigation against Interfer ence with her property and business, and for a receiver. . ' Iteble Condition Concealed. In a statement Issued tonight by ex United States Senator William E. Chan dler, as special counsel for the plaintiffs, it is declared that Mr. Glover is actuated "by no- spirit of' disrespect to- his mother, but believes that the proceeding is In her real interest, and that neither Is the ac tion directed against, the religion of the Chrlstlon Scientists. ,. ; The statement further declares that Mr. Glover has long thought that his mother was growing too feeble in body and mind to attend to the im portant business matters, but that he was unable to confirm this suspicion, because those immediately about her seemed unwilling to allow even her nearest relatives to nave an interview long enough-to reveal her actual con dition. , Early In January, however, it is stated Mr. Glover, during a visit to Concord, was enabled to talk with his mother for thr.ee-quarters of an hour and, as a result, after due consldera- j tion he dectded upon his present ac tion "as an imperative duty too long neglected." Church Officers Run Property. The action is returnable at the April term of the Merrlmae County Superior Court. It is directed against Calvin A. Frye,.. secretary, and Lewis C. Strang, assistant secretary, of Con cord, and Alfred Farlow, Irving C. Tomllnson and Messrs. Knapp, John son, Chase and Armstrong, all of Bos ton, as trustees of the First Church of Christ . Scientist, and Herman S. Herlng, first reader of the church In Concord. Specifically, the bill . alleges that Mrs, Eddy is, and for a long time has been. Incompetent to do business or to understand transactions conducted in her name in connection with her property. : r ' The next allegation Is that the de- H. M. Whitney, of Boston, Who Sym Harriman and Hill Are Pro moting Cause of Government Own ership of Railroads. fendants have possessed themselves of her personal property and have car ried on her business. Third, it is alleged that having done this, knowing of her Infirmity, they have become trustees for her of all property - which has come into iier possession and are bound to give ac count thereof and of all their trans actions in her name. : Fourth, it is alleged , there Is reason to fear that- the defendants wrong fully converted some- of her property to their own use. ' John W. Kelly, of Portsmouth, and the firm of Martin & Howe, of Concord, will appear as counsel for the .plaintiff, with ex-Senator-Chandler as special counsel. ; Mr. Glover Is the son of Mrs. Eddy by her first husband. He is not now In New Hampshire, and it is understood that he and his daughter have returned to their home in. Deadwood. G. W. Baker is a son of Mrs. . Eddy's brother, the late George Sullivan Baker, and is .her only surviving nephew. Says Will Regret. Bringing Suit. Frank S. Streeter. personal, counsel for Mrs. Eddy, gave out 'the- following state ment tonight: "My attention was first called to this pending suit today. I have not con ferred with Mrs. Eddy. Within two weeks she has consulted me several times on business matters of Importance. Her capacity to manage her- business affairs In which ' she is . interested cannot be questioned. When things she has done In behalf of her son and four grandchild ren shall be known, they and their coun sel cannot but regret taking this action and the publicity they have given it." When an Associated - Press . represen tative went to Pleasant -View.- the- home of Mrs. Eddy, tonight. he was received by Lewis G. Strang, her - assistant sec retary. Mr. -Strang expressed surprise when the proceedings .were outlined to him, but said It would ,be impossible to interview Mrs. Eddy tonight. . GLOVER'S REASON FOR TACTION Mother's Mind ..Too Impaired and Employes Not Responsible. . DEADWOOD,, S. D., Mareh 1. When shown the dispatches regarding' the suit filed in Concord,' N". H., today, George C. Glover, son of Mrs.- Eddy, said : This suit was brought In a spirit of. the greatest kindness and respect to mother. and is not meant to reflect either upon' her or the Christian Science religion.- When I visited mother at- Concord in January. soon found that her mental condition was so far Impaired that she could not attend to financial affairs or give an Intelligent di rection to any business of hers which might be of importance. All her 4msinesa is nec- eHarily conducted by persons surrounding her at Concord and in charge of affairs at Boston. They are under no real, responsi bility to her for what they are doing. I felt it my duty as her son to take action for her protection and that of her property. HEAD OFFICIALS ASTOUNDED Christina Science Leaders Can't Say What Will Be Done. BOSTON. March ' 1. Every Christian Science official In this city, the home of and place of residence of all except three of the defendants in the suit brought In Concord today, express astonishment at the action of Mrs. Eddy's relatives. Alfred Farlow, chairman of the committee on publication, said,, after being" Informed of the nature of the suit, that he could not tell just what would be done. "The assertion by those people bringing the suit, to the effect that Mrs. Eddy is lnnrm mentally, is absurd, be said.. Just to Drag Mrs. Eddy Into Court. BOSTON. March L W. ' B. Johnson, clerk of the church corporation and also a defendant was very emphatic in his statement that Mrs. Eddy was not men tally unbalanced and said that the suit was brought In - order to get ' her Into court for the purpose of dragging out facts that might give color to the con AMERICA'S-CBEAT: 1ME.0E POLITICS Few Examples of How It Is Played. MRS. BRYAN GETS COLD FEET Great Battle of Watermelons . 1 in Old Virginia. TRICK OF AN EX-POPULIST Palms Off Omaha Convent-ion on Republicans and It Goes Down. Rival Candidates Discuss Politics of the Devil. BT FREDERIC J. HASKIN. WASHINGTON, Feb. U. (Special Cor respondencesPolitics is the great Amer ican game.. It is played In every grade of life, and the stake may be the Presi dency of the United States or the honor of being a delegate to a county conven tion. The game's the thlnr and, whether the, stakes be high or low, your true American plays it to a finish. The. re sults of the game are history and known to all men. The way . the game Is played makes footnotes to history. Mrs. William Jennings Bryan,- a poli tician of no small ability, was one of the two persons In the United States who went to the Democratic National Convention In Chicago in 1S96 firm In the belief that' her husband would be nomi nated for President. The other person was William Jennings Bryan himself. He never lost faith and was nominated. His wife wavered Just once. After the great "cross of gold and crown ' of thorns" speech had made Mr. Bryan the hero of the convention there was the long day session devoted to nominating speeches. Then the convention adjourned t until the next day without taking a ballot. -Caught Galleries, Lost Delegate-. On' the morning of July 7. when the nomination was made. Mrs. Bryan rode into the-city with William M. Springe-land Urey Woodson. The latter is now secretary of the National Democratic committee and he was the first man to take up the Bryan boom In the conven tion before the great speech. Mr. Wood son said: 'We will nominate him today." Mrs. Bryan sadly replied: 'No, I think not. It could have been done yesterday, but I fear It Is too late. I have seen Mr. Bryan capture the gal leries before and lose the delegates." In Washington County, Va., there are too great parties the Watermelons and the Antl-Watermelons. The race ques tion has nothing to do with It, as might be supposed from the names ot the fac tions, nor Is there any great agricultural question involved.. There was a county convention to nominate the county ticket. Nominations meant election. There were two cliques headed by rival bosses. One of them captured the uncertain delegates and organized the convention.. The other turned from oratory and persuasion to strategy. - He bought a wagonload ot watermelons, backed it up to- the Court bouse door and ' yielled, "Free water melon for everybody." The opposition delegates left the Court house to feast, but those of the other side who were posted stayed in their seats and nominated a -ticket before the ruse was discovered. And thus two great parties were born. Candidate in Chop Sney. Politicians have often found' themselves in the soup, but It remained for an' Ohio man, a late candidate, to get into 'the chop suey. In the campaign between Pattison and Herrick; for Governor this man was one of several candidates who delivered nonpartisan speeches at a basket picnic and farmers' gathering at Four Corners, Ohio. He was speaking to farmers, and the "plump pumpkin" and the "yaller-lalged" chicken were his themes. He contrasted the beautiful. Independent life of the farmer with that of the more unfortunate dweller in the great city. He told of his recent trip to New Tork and how he had embarked on a rubber-neck wagon to see the town. "We went down, down into the heart of the horrible city. We went down, down into Chinatown, where the Ori entals were living in their sin and squalor. We went down, down Into the dives where the opium-smokers were reveling In their terrible debauches. My fellow citizens, we went down, down into the very chop suey Itself.' The first ballot cast In the State of Illinois under the op- eratlon of the Australian ballot sys tem was cast by a Democrat, a Vir ginian who had voted for Andrew Jack son for President and who was 93 years'old when the new law went into effect. It was in July, 1891,. at Old Berlin, In Sangamon County, that a special election was held and the new system . of secret balloting put to a test. The polls opened at 6 o'clock . in the morning, and, although a large crowd was waiting, no vote was cast until shortly after 11, when Colonel Speers, who was a late sleeper, walked In and - cast the first secret ballot in Illinois. The whole town had waited to give precedence to its esteemed old-, est inhabitant. It was a South Dakota genius who (Concluded on Pag s) tention cf the plaintiff.