0 J 1 VOL. XL VI SO- 14,589. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Efi BIOTS EXCLUSION Help to Solve Problem in United States. JAPAN TO LIMIT EMIGRATION Must Make Concessions to Please British Ally. TREAT AMERICA THE SAME Restriction of Coolie Emigration to Both United States and Canada Only Settlement Negotiations With Great Britain Begun. WASHINGTON-. Sept.. 10. That a stringent exclusion treaty between America and Japan is measurably near er realization than the most optimistic administration official could have be lieved 48 hours ago, is the judgment of the members of the diplomatic corps. This long-sought object is expected to be attained, perhaps, as an Indirect re sult of the mobbing of the Japanese at Vancouver, B. C, last Saturday night. Officials here 'deplore what they view as an unfortuante and unwarranted In fraction of the treaty rights of the Japanese, but they do not fall -to per ceive at once the important bearing that this incident will probably have upon the negotiations between the State Department ana the Japanese Ambassador, looking to the drafting of a treaty that shall limit the incom ing of Japanese coolies Instead of al lowing the subject to be dealt with In the present loose fashion by what amount to semi-official undertakings on the part of the Japanese govern ment to- withhold passports to coolies coming directly to the United States. Restriction Is Sole Solution. The belief that a treaty Is now with in sight is based on the conviction of officials that the Japanese government will now be brought face to facie with the fact that, as it cannot discriminate between Great Britain and America in the matter of demands for fair treat ment for Its subjects, and must by this time be convinced that the problem presented is really a radlcal one. the only solution will lie In the formal rec ognition by Japan of the right to re strict coolie immigration not only in America, but In British Columbia. Aus tralia and the other British colonies. To take any other view, it is pointed out here, would mean a breach of the alliance with Great Britain, or which the Japanese have been so proil, and which they regard as so necessary to the development of their ambitious schemes for the exploitation of the East. For. though the. British govern ment may, and' doubtless will, apolo gize for the Vancouver affair and even pay an indemnity.' a repetition of the incident is believed to be almost cer tain, unless the British government yields to the demands of the British Columbians In the matter of restric tion of Japanese Immigration. Negotiations Already Begun. As a matter of fact, negotiations are already afoot between the British and the Japanese governments to regulate the influx of coolie labor Into the Brit ish colonies. The Vancouver incident, it Is believed here, will hasten the ne gotiations to a conclusion and, if Ja pan enters Into treaty relations of that kind with Great Britain, It cannot re fused to do so with America, so that there is. after all, a prospect that Sec retary Root and Ambassador Aoki will soon again be In conference on this subject. SETTLED IX J CIVIL COURTS Japanese Consul Thinks Riots Will Cause Xo International Row. SEATTLE. Sept. 10. (Special.) In the opinion of Japanese Consul S. Hisamldisu, ' the anti-Japanese riots at Vancouver are not apt to assume international signifi cance. The Consul returned to Seattle last evening from Vancouver and t.Hlay described his personal share In the rioting as follows: "Commissioner 'K. lahli. Acting Consul Matsubara. of San Francisco, and myself were, met at Blaine by Consul Morikawa. of Vancouver, on Saturday evening. At the time the Consul left Vancouver, 9 P. M.. there was no sign of rioting. The four of us reached Vancouver at 11:30 P. M. and the rioting was then at its height. The mob made in all five rounds of the Japanese and Chinese quarters, and as the four of us drove uj In our carriage the crowd was making Its fourth round. "We drove directly through the crowd, which made way for us and offered no violence whatever. I observed the ac tions of the crowd closely, and perceived that their activities were confined to the smashing of windows. Xo persons were attacked, and but one Japanese, so" far as I could learn, was hurt at all.' He was struck on the lip by a flying rock, by ac cident. "Furthermore, the stoning was being done by not more than 20 boys and young men. The rest of the crowd, which num bered several thousands, was made up of onlookers who followed the boys from one street to another, but took no part In the demonstration. "There was no call for any action on my part and I cannot say with certainty just what Consul Morikawa decided upon, though I am of the opinion that he wired VANCQUV MEAN the facts both to Toklo and to the Consul General at Ottawa. Because of the irre sponsibility of the rioters. I hardly think that the matter will assume any political significance, though the damage done waa far greater and the crowds much larger than in San Francisco. The owners of damaged property may put in claims therefor; but that is a matter that will be settled Jby the civil courts." MAY BE OUTBREAK TOXIGHT Arrival of Japanese on Monteaglc Likely to Provoke Riot. VANCOUVER, B. C. Spt- 1J: (Spe cial.) If the steamship Montengle, due in Vancouver tomorrow with a shipload of Japanese laborers, at tempts to land her men. there is seri ous danger of an outbreak of rioting. The. temper of the Vancouver public will not - permit the Japanese to be landed and the provincial authorities may temporize with the situation by refusing to admit the Orientals. Though Vancouver is quiet now, the situation has not Improved, for the Japanese have purchased every avail able firearm in both Vancouver and New Westminster. The Vancouver au thorities, becoming alarmed over the sale of weapons to the Japanese, for- Rev. Stephen 8. Wise. Pastor of New Free Synagogue in New York City. bade -further. sales, buf. the- Orientals Immediately went to New Westminster and got guns. The New Westminster authorities said they bad no authority to prevent the sale of arms. JAPAN TRUSTS JOHN BULL ISHII TREATS RIOT WITH DIP LOMATIC TACT. Says Relations With Great Britain Too Close to Be Severed by Incident at Vancouver. SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. M. A special to the Post-lntelligencer from Vancou ver. B. C. says: That Japan does not Intend to make an International affair of the Japanese riots which have occurred "In Vancouver became known tonight, when, in an in terview. K. Ishli. chief of the Bureau of Foreign Commerce, stated: "I have received cable- dispatches from the Japanese government at Tokio to the effect that Japan will not make an in ternational incident of the riots of the past few days. The relations between Japan and Great Britain are too close and too friendly to be destroyed by this incident. Of course the. resident Japan ese of Vancouver will demand payment for damages, but as far as the govern ment of Japan Is concerned there, will be no official representation." . . ishli leaves tomorrow for Ottawa and is of the belief that further rioting in Vancouver will not occur. The situation is being handled diplomatically. The Chinese and Japanese strike, which went into effect this ' morning, was called off this afternoon and the Chinese and Japanese will go back to work tomorrow morning. In contrast with this, the white labor unions are debating tonight w.iether to call a general, strike, tomorrow morn ing in all places where both white labor and Orientals are employed. Vancouver and all other cities of Brit ish Columbia are facing what may be come the g-reatest strike In the history of Western Canada. DEMONSTRATION IX SEATTLE Exclusion League Will Repeat Van- ! couver Incident on Larger Scale. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 10. (Spe cial.) The Japanese and Corean Ex clusion League is planning to repeat the demonstration made at Vancouver last Saturday, in Seattle. A big. dele gation of Canadians will be brought here to take part in a monster demon stration, declared to be even greater in 3tze than the one that wrecked the Oriental quarters in A'ancouver. Local officials of the Exclusion League say they will not permit any violence, but that tneir local demonstration will bo even more remarkable than the one in Canada. . s ORIENTALS READY TO FIGHT Called Into City and Armed to Guard Their Houses. VANCOUVER. B. C. Sept. 10. The Chinese and Japanese quarters of Van couver are practically in a state of siege. Hundreds of revolvers and guns were sold to Orientals until the police prohib ited the sale of firearms to any one. Every Chinese - merchant goes about with an armed bodyguard and beside the entrance to every Chinese store stands a Mongolian with a Winchester rifle. All the Chinese cooks, millmen, labor ers and all the Japanese working in the city and in the country within a radius of 15 miles from Vancouver, have been summoned to the Oriental quarter and are filling all the houses. Besides the flrearcris, knives, stones, bottles and bricks are in stock, ready to repel the at tack of a mob at any future occasion. Concluded on Fife.2. SID AND SHE FALL FROM SKY Volcanic Eruption at Dutch Harbor. PANIC AMONG THE VILLAGERS Earth Felt to Quiver, Then Heavy Detonations Heard. DAY IS TURNED TO NIGHT Disturbance Believed to Be Due to Activity of Mount ' Makushin. Decks of Revenue Cutter Rush Are Burled In the Debris. . SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 10. (Spe cial.) Volcanic eruptions accompanied by terrific electric, storms and slight seismic disturbances, on September 1 threw the whites and natives of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Into a state of terror for several hours, while tons of gra.y-black sand and ashes well upon the land,as far as the eye could reach. A difference of opinion prevails amongtha islanders as to which vol cano was in eruption. Some of the in habitants of Dutch Harbor are of the opinion that' the eruption was" from Mount Makushin. .situated - some 20 miles to tl"f southwest. Others believe It was from one of the volcanoes on Umnak Island," still further to the southwest. - . Flee From Homes In Terror. The first word of . the . . eruption reached Seattle from Dutch Harbor to day on the steamship- Victoria, When the hall of ashes descended upon Dutch Harbor the inhabitants fled from their homes In terror. Many of the natives ran through the village streets scream ing that the world was about to come to an end. The lirst Intimation of th eruption" came shortly after 4 o'clock when a slight quivering of the earth was followed by heavy detonations. Shortly afterward heavy black clouds were seen fa'r to the southward, and it was thought at first' that merely an electric storm was approaching. Grad ually the black pall crept up over the surrounding mountales. and then peo ple were first mystified, then terror ized to discover tiny particles of sand falling about the houses and upon the streets. By 5 o'clock the village was in dark ness. Some of the more optimistic ' screwed up enough courage to light the house-lamps, only to join the con gregation which had collected about the streets, where they remained until driven under cover by the downfall of ashes. Sand Covers Cutter's Deck. Caught right under ' the brow of Mount Makushin, the United States r - I PICTORIAL STORY OF THE hp. ; YJ yr . ; i w 'WFmm. '5,S -v:' I I revenue cutter Rush, Captain D. A. Alnsworth, which was returning from the Prlblloff Islands, Was burled above decks with' the sand and ashes. The vessel was anchored off Cape Makushin at 4:30, where the men were allowed to fish for cod for fresh food. The vessel ran under the lee of Cape . Ma kushin and dropped her kedge anchor. Within a few momenta a great cloud, lnKy mack, belched forth from the mountains, spreading over the sea for miles. Although but a brief time be fore broad daylight reigned over the sea, it was necessary to turn on the electrie'lights aboard the vessel in or der to see properly. Officers of the Rush surmised that a volcanic eruption had taken place, but could give no definite information as to the exact location, owing to the fact that it was lmposlble to penetrate the gloom. A suffocating odor of sulphur fumes indicated that the vessel was not far f,rom the source of the volcano, and It wa this fact which led many aboard her to believe that the disturb ance came from Mount Makushin. Th,ls theory was borne out by officers of the cutter Perry, which arrived in Dutch Harbor one day after the Rush. By of ficers aboard that vessel It was stated that smoke could be seen issuing from Makushin when the Perry was ap proaching the entrance to Dutch Har bor. Mount Akutan Also Active. At Unalaska it is believed that the volcano is Mount Makushin. All over that village Is evidence of the disturb ance. The docks and wharves, houses and all vegetation are completely coh ered with gray ash. N. Grey, manager of the Alaska Commercial Company. states that he at once thought it was Mount Makushin In eruption, but stated that it was impossible to tell definitely from Unalaska. From officers of the Rush It was also learned that Mount Akutan, situated on the north side of Unlmak Pass, was also in eruption. Flames and smoke could be seen Issuing from that peak as the vessel came into the harbor. On Tuusday morning, ' September Z, smoke was also seen by those aboard the Perry when nearlng Unalaska. As the Rush ranged within sight of Akutan huge clouds of steam and smoke rose in the air. No great discharge of ashes was discernible at that time. From the cutter Rush it was learned that a fierce gale preceded the erup tion, which was followed by what ap peared to be lightning and thunder. Of ficers of the craft state, however, that the supposed lightning and - thunder may have been the eruption of the mountain, insofar as they could tell. Damage Is Not Serious. As brief as it was fierce, the gale which had whipped the sea into foam suddenly died down. This period was succeeded by another gale of wind which dietf-down suddenly like the for mer one until but. a gentle breeze blew from landward. Residents of Dutch Tiarbor and Un alaska state that' the present eruption was by far the worst ever experienced since white people first Invaded tho land, or so far as has been recorded. Old Russians say that for years Ma kushin has been smoking, but that no serious disturbance has occurred. Had the fall of ashes not ceased, it was planned to abandon the two villages. Other than extreme fright on the part of the inhabitants, no serious damage was sustained by cither town. The eruption occurred in the vicinity of the volcanic island Perry, which sprang up from the sea a short time after the San Francisco earthquake. Ford's Trial Begins Thursday. SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. 10. The trial of -Tirey Ford, chief counsel for the United Railroads, will begin on Thursday morn ing at 10 o'clock. STORIES THAT WEREN'T THAT IS TRUE. TU A T TC TDTTT7 T ' SHIPS TO VISIT PQRTL INavyDepartmentFinds Ample Water. LEFT TO ADMIRAL'S DECISION Will Get Strong Hint From Roosevelt to Come. PROTESTS HAVE EFFECT Xaval Officials Learn That Colum bia Is Deep Enough to Float the Big Battleships Their Figures Are Xot Vp-to-Date. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. D. C, Sept 10. The battleship fleet, or part of It, will visit Portland during its stay on the Pacific Coast, If Admiral Evans, commanding the fleet, believes it is. safe "and advisable to. send the ships up the Columbia. If some officials of the Navy Department could have their way, none of the battleships would fco to Portland. hut since Presi dent Roosevelt has taken an interest In the demands of Portland, the Navy De partment has changed its attitude and will now withdraw all objection to the trip, leaving the matter entirely in the hands of Admiral Evans, that is. provid ed the President does not go so far as specifically to order the ships' to Port land. Senator Bourne wrote to the President a few days ago asking him to see that Portland was properly recognized while the battleship fleet Is on the Pacific Coast. He pointed out that there is ade quate depth of channel, both on the bar and in the river, dwelt upon the advan tages of sending the ships into a fresh water harbor and expressed the opinion that the fleet could go to Portland with out incurring the slightest risk. - The President promptly communicated with the Navy Department and it was to diiy decided by the Department that a visit to Portland could be made If Ad miral Evans deemed Is advisable after reaching the Coast., The Department takes the position that it should not issue arbitrary orders governing the movement of this fleet, save as to (he main ob jective points. It is said by naval au thorities that the depth of water on the bar and In the Columbia river varies with the seasons and It Is Impossible for them to tell at this time what depth will be found at the time the fleet reaches the Pacific Coast. Therefore they suggest the advisability of allowing Admiral Ev ans td use his discretion, and. If he be lieves tho battleships can be safely sent to Portland, to send such of them as he deems wise, allowing them to stay for such length of time as he may decide. is proper. v , When it was first decided to send the fleet to the pacific, the Navy Depart TRUE. AND ONE STORY EVANS ment did not intend to send any of the battleships to Portland. Some officers held the opinion that there was not suf ficient depth of water on the bar or in the channel; others who believed there was an ' adequate channel held that it would be dangerous to send such heavy vessels to Portland, arguing that battle ships are not as readily piloted as lighter ,craft. They furthermore thought it would .be risky to send those expensive ships across the bar. But when their at titude became known, protests piled up in the Department from all members of the Congressional delegation and from Port land commercial bodies and figures show ing the channel depth absolutely refuted the charge that there was not sufficient water to guarantee the safety of the fleet. These figures did not agree with some figures in the Department, because the Navy returns were not up to date. Now that it has been demonstrated that there is adequate channel depth and since the President has shown his inter est in Portland, the Department has no further objection to sending battleships up the Columbia, provided Admiral Evans is willing to assume the responsibility. The only possible objection to sending the ships to Portland would be lack of water, and it has been demonstrated that it n i - , it fla us Rprerkeln, RO Year Olil, Hugar King. Who Teotlfled About Opera tions of Sugar Trust. L there Is no ground for such objection. If the Navy Department had been satis- fled on this point, it would have so stated to the President and would have offi cially, recommended against sending the battleships to Portland. Its action, of course, leaves the whole question open until the fleet reaches -the Pacific, but before he sails Admiral Evans will have a conference with the President, and it is to be presumed be will receive an In timation that he should send at least part of his fleet to Portland, unless there should be a change of conditions which would make the trip Inadvisable. In all probability the President will in dorse the new attitude of the Navy De partment and leave the matter in the hands of Admiral Evans, but, If he adopts this course, it is equally probable that he will let the commanding officer understand that Portland shall not be overlooked. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, . 70 degrees: minimum temperature, 56 de grees. TODAY'S Fair and cooler: westerly winds. Anti-Japanese Agitation. Vancouver riots likely, to hasten Immigra tion treatv between' United States and Japan. Pags I. Canada will apologize to Japan and Is nego tiating to restrict Immigration. Page, 1. Chlnepe and Japanese strike and block Van couver industry: they arm, and Consul demands military protection. Page 1. . National. Battleships to visit Portland if Evans so de cides. Fage 1. Polities. Interests revive rich men's conspiracy to down Roosevelt. Page 3. Republican situation Ftmmers down to one of three against the field. . frige 3. Iowa Inclines to support Hughes. Page 3." Domestic. Mrs. Popper-Vanderbllt describes spiritual ist kiss. Page 1. Wife of naval officer - murdered by burglar. Page 3. Railroads lose important point in Minne sota rate cane. Page 5. Argument of Northern Pacific against . opening Portland gateway. Page 4. Claus Spreckels testifies In suit against Sugar Trust. Page - Rev. S. S. Wise opens free synagogue in New York. Page 3. Striking operators clamor for strike pay. Page 2. 1 Mrs. Besant says .she has Mme. Blavat sky's soul. Page 2. Pacific Coast. Volcanic ' eruption In Aleutian Islands. Page 1. v Taft toys with golf clubs and loafs In Seat tle. Page 6. Rogue Klver Fair and State Irrigation Con vention In session at Grant's Pass. Pago 6. Willamette Valley mill men to organize for fight against Increase in freight rate. Page 4. J v Sports. Beavers are shut out by Oakland. 2-0. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Walla Walla onion croo exhausted. Page 17 Wheat weak and lower at Chicago. Page 17 Stock market affected by break In copper prices. Page 17. Portland nnd Vlcl-lty. Francis J. Heney returns to Portland; says all land-fraud cases v.ill be vigorously prosecuted. Page 13. Oregon Trust t Savings Bank to reopen its doors November 1- Page 10. Striking telegraphers still confident of vic tory. Page 10. Interstate ' Commerce Commissioner Lane coming to hear complaints against de natured alcohol rate. Page 11. Gresham Grange and County Fair will open September 10. Page .11. Court orders Investigation of alleged per jury In Conrad case. Page 12. Scandal In fire deoartment under Investi gation. Page 11. Senator. Bourne and Fulton nearing cla.h on National Convention delegates. Page 13. x l Mi Hi f 1 1 NEW STYLE KISS OE SPIRITUALIST Mrs. Vanderbilt Defines It to the Jury. ONLY ON CHEEK, NEVER ON UPS Always Given to Those Who Have Seen Light. DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS La fly Bishop, of Spiritualist Cult Blubhingly Tells of Engag-cmcnt to Millionaire AYhat Woman Saw Through Keyhole. KISSES CLASSIFIED. The pinch kiss Childhood's v Inno cent, but germ-bearing caress. The amateur kiss Boisterous, clumsy and futile, sometimes falling on the nose or the hair Rudyard Kipling:s definition. The affinity kiss Foulful. linger ing, moist and often surreptitious. Has been likened to watering a horss See the life of Ferdinand Plnney Earle. The Xethersole kiss "Requires from two to four minutes to pass a given pointy sometimes continued In another chapter: Invariably silent. The spiritualistic kiss (As inter preted In Brooklyn Planted upon the cheek at parting: purely ethereal In character: an awful hit with Bright Eyes From the favorite pre scription of Mrs. Pepper-Vanderbilt. NEW YORK. Sept. 10.-fSpeclal).-The spiritualistic kiss is applied on the human cheek at parting. It is not akin to any other kiss such hs the pinch kiss, the Ncthcrsole kiss, which is lingering, the. amateur kiss, which is clumsy and noisy, or even the affinity kiss, which is soul ful. ... This definition is given by a no less emi nent authority than Mrs. Mary Ann Bcan nell Pepper-Vanderbilt, the high-priestess of all properly conducted Long lsfand spooks. She told about the spiritualistic kiss soon after she took the stand today at the Kings County Court House, where a sheriff's jury and a lunacy commis sion are Inquiring Into the state of mind of her elderly husband, Edward Ward Vanderbilt, upon the application of his daughter. Miss Minerva Vandeshllt, who would like to stop her father from trans ferring such large amounts of property to his bride. - - Mr. Griffing started In by asking her to retail the history of her engagement to Mr. Vanderbilt. Mr. Vanderbilt sat up In his chair and smiled reassuringly at his wife as she began. He Was So Persistent. "It started about a year and a half ago, saia Sirs. Pepper-vanderbilt, l I said" to him: " 'My -dear friend! 1 have had one ex perience in the matrimonial line and that is enough.' " "But he was persistent, so persistent. he reopened the subject. 1 began to soften. I told him that, if I married again, it would interfere with my work among the spirits and perhaps cause me to break off my contract to deliver lec tures. He then said to me: ' 'Dearie, when we are married, you can go on with your work and do any thing you like.' " Accused of Promiscuous Kissing. Mr. Griffing next led up to the story of the mysterious woman in blue. Miss Caroline Boynton Darnell, who testified that Mrs. Pepper was given to passing out kisses Vsort of promiscuous." 'It is not true that I went to the bed room of my friend, Mr. Allen, In Provi dence one night and told him that the spirit of Dr. Wtnslow had been .ma terialized," said the lady bishop. "Did you ever have any improper love affair with Mr. Allen?" pursued Mr. Griffing. "Never." "Miss Darnell swore that once, when you and she were in Mr. Allen's office in Providence, you asked her to go out in the hall and that she peeped through the keyhole and saw you and Mr. Allen kissing and caressing each other. Is that true?" - Purely Spiritualistic Kiss. "Part of that may have been true." said Mrs. Pepper-Vanderblit. "I prob-' ably kissed Mr. Allen. I have kissed Mr. Allen hundreds of times. But it was the kiss of spiritualism which I gave him. It is delivered upon the cheek at parting and it has no rela tion to any other kiss or any earthly significance. It is spiritualistic in character, purely." "How about the time when Miss Dar nell says you kissed old Mr. Markwell, one of the elders of your church, at your home?" "That was also a kiss of the same character," explained Mrs. Pepper-Van-derbilt. "I have kissed Mr. Markwell many times probably, but never upon the lips. Among spiritualists such kisses are common. I always do it when parting with friends who hav seen the light as I see It."