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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1908. S AUTO LI RACERS REACH EDO Stalled in Deep Snows in 'In diana, but Some Push Through. ARMY MACHINE FIRST IN Foreigners Scattered Along Behind at Various Places and Make Gallant Kfforts to Catch Vp. CHICAGO. Feb. 2.V The first of the racing automobiles reached this city to day at 4:35 P. M. The leading car was the Army machine which is bound for Kort Leavenworth. The American car was second, five minutes behind. It is not expected that any others will be in to day. The Italian car and the French car No. 1 left Michigan City. Ind.. tonight in an attempt to reach New Carlisle, lnd., the drivers intending to keep their machines going all night, according to a telephone message, received here at 11 o'clock. At that hour the German car was still struggling to reach South Bend. Ind., from Kendallvllle. No definite Information as to the whereabbuts of , the second French car was obtainable. .A PORTE, Tnd.. Feb. 25. The Italian car reached Michigan City at 3 o'clock this afternoon and started for Chicago at 8 o'clock tonight. After working all night the American car got to Chesterton at 10:Ki A. M. today, leaving almost im mediately for Chicago. The military car reached Chesterton at 10:45. The French car is stalled between xew Carlisle and Itolllng Prairie. Farmers are refusing to haul the French car because they want the American to win. MICHIGAN C1TT, Ind., Feb. 25. The Italian car, which was stranded In a tnow drift near Rolling Prairie, 16 miles cast of here last night, arrived In this city at 2:45 this afternoon. MICHIGAN CITV. Ind., Feb. 25. The French car No. 1, In the New York-to-Paris automobile race, arrived here at 6:45 this morning. KENDAMA-ILLB. Ind.. Feb. 25. The German car Protos reached here at 10:15 this forenoon and 15 minutes later resumed Its journey to Chicago. CAN'T AGREE ON WAGES .Southern Pacific .Calls on Bureau of Labor. WASHINGTON, Feb! 25. (5 P. M.) The Southern Railway Company hav ing failed In its efforts to reach an agreement with its employes in the matter of a reduction of wages, has railed upon the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Bureau of Labor to mediate under the Krdman act. MARINE EXtilNEKRS RESIGN No Change In Situation at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Today saw no change In the situation between the marine engineers and the steam schooner owners. The Brunswick arrived from Fort Bragg and her two assistant engineera resigned as soon as she had docked. She will he laid off as soon as her cargo isi landed. The Mayfair and tlje Higgins also arrived and will be docked. The Lindur, owned by the Wilson Lumben Company, arrived late Monday night and will be withdrawn from the traffic. A meeting of the marine engineers wasi held tonight, but the lockout was not brought up for discussion. Apparently! the engineers are resolved to stand out as long as the shipowners. A statement) was given out by the shipowners' com mittee today thai no effort was being niade to Induce independent concerns ten come in. "No pressure is being brought to bear on these firms." said Secretary Sullivan of the committee. "If they want to come in with us we shall bo glad to have them ign, but if not we shall not try to force, them to It." The Pacific Lumber Company, with, yards at Third and Berry streets today locked out a large gang of longshoremen and put several nonunion men to work removing cargo that had been discharged from the steam schooner Temple 3. Dorr. BREWERS RETAIN AUTONOMY Organization Has Charter Restored and Continues Independent. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. ' 25. George Girard, secretary of the local organiza tion of United Brewery Workers of America, has received word that the rharier of the National association had been restored without restriction under the terms on which It was granted in 1SS7. This means substantially -that the Ameri can Federation of Labor waives Jurisdic tion over the firemen and engineers em ployed In breweries and recognizes the fame as being held by the United Brewery Workers. APPEAL FOR JOINT ACTION China Asks America and Germany to Protest to Japan. BERLIN, Feb. 25.-Sun-Pao-Ki, the Chinese Minister at Berlin, received in structions some weeks ago from Pekin to discuss with the German Foreign Of fice, the Japanese treatment of trade in Manchuria, and to broach the possibil ity of the United States and Germal entering into a special agreement con cerning the maintenance of equal trade opportunities in the Chinese territories. Sun-Pao-Kl communicated his instruc tions to the Foreign Office and discussed the subject In the most general terms, the Foreign Office receiving his sugges tions in a courteous, inquiring but non committal manner. It presumably has corresponded with the German Embassy at Washington and the Legation at Pekin as to the extent of the Chinese proposal and what was thought of It. In Washington, it is under stood the Chinese Minister has received identical Instructions and has laid them before the State Department. China's Idea of a special agreement between the United States and Germany appears to rest in the belief that these' two alone of the great commercial states would be like ly seriously to oppose Japan's disposition, as China avers, to discriminate in Man churia in favor of her own merchants. China's appeal has raised the ques tion both at the Foreign Office here and at the State Department at Washington as to whether such an agreement as China proposes would not be superfluous and its object is not already fully cov ered by international agreement. It Is considered probable that the recent tele grams from Washington saying that President Roosevelt purposes sending a circular to the powers regarding Chinese trade is a direct consequence of the ques tion brought out by the application of the Chinese government to Germany and the United States. EXPECT YU TO BRING MESSAGE Government Has Nothing to Act Vpon Till He Oomes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Chinese dip lomatic activity Jn the European capi tals and cable news of the calling of con ferences of the great Viceroys and Pro vincial governors in Manchuria. all bearing upon the relations between China and Japan on the one hand and China and- Russia on the other hand, have led the State Department to expect the de livery by Mr. Wu. the newly appointed Chinese Minister, of some special mes sage on tills important subject soon after he arrives In Washington, which should be In the course of a fortnight. As al ready stated In these dispatches, there is nothing tangible before the State De partment which would serve as a basis of representation to Japan on this sub ject beyond the protest of American tex tile manufacturers and exporters againsj the serious blow which has been au ministered to their trade by the Japan ese administration of the railroads In Manchuria. But there has been much unofficial talk between the officials here and some of the members of the diplomatic body and all of this has prepared the State Department for the reception of an apeal from China In the nature of that referred to as hav ing been presented in Berlin recently. GOREAN BOY FINDS FRIEND EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL, SUIT IS STARTED. Principal Say9 Action Was Taken to Protect Little Children Under His Care. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Sung H. Cho, the young Corean schoolboy who has been excluded from the Sausalito grammar school by Principal O. O. Sharp and the Sausalito Board of Edu cation, has found a champion in the person of Attorney Daniel Suter, in whose family he has been for seven months assisting with the housework. Suter today made formal demand on Prof. Sharp . and the Sausalito Board of Education that the youth be rein stated, and on being firmly ond re spectfully refused, he took steps to bring the case into the courts. Suter today took out letters of guard ianship for ' the Corean youth, and, with these as a basis for his contention, he will apply to the Superior Court of Marin County for a writ of mandate to compel the school authorities of Sau salito to show their legal right to deny the boy admission to the school. Suter contends that the Sausalito Board of Education erred in making any rule which shuts the schoolroom to any lad. American or alien, under the age of 21 years. According to Principal Sharp, the new rule is simply made to keep adults from sitting In the same class rooms with children of immature age. CONGRESSMEN FOR EXCLUSION California Members Present Coast Sentiment Before Committee. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Representa tives Hayes and Kahn, of California, to day argued before the House committee on foreign affairs In favor of the bill to regulate the coming Into and residence within the United States, of Chinese. Jap anese. Coreans, Hindus and others of the Mongolian .and Asiatic races. They said the only way to effectively stop the im migration of. these peoples is by an abso lute prohibition enactment. They insisted that the arts of diplomacy never would correct the evil. They agreed with Foreign Minister Hayashi, of Japan, that the trouble lay with the Immigration companies who they said have behind them vast sums of money with which to carry on their work. GOVERNOR HOGGATT WEDS Ruler or Alaska Wins Miss Millard as Bride. UTICA. N. Y., Feb. 25.-Wilford B. Hog gatt. Governor of Alaska, was married to Miss Clarissa Fames Millard at the home of the bride's parents here today. Mllford B. Hoggatt. Governor of Alaska. Who Was Married Yester day to M1m Millard. . The ceremony, was performed by Rev. B. Coley, rector of Calvary Church. Gov ernor and Mrs. Hoggatt will go to Wash ington, where he will be detained some time on business connected with the Ter ritory of Alaska. In May they will pro ceed to Juneau, which will be their future home. Miss Millard met Governor Hoggatt while on a trip to Alaska last vear. He came here just before the holidays and the engagement was at that time an nounced. The bride was born in Chicago and, with her father and mother; has traveled extensively. Three Perish In Fire; BRAINERD. Minn., Feb. 25. Three per sons, a servant girl, the Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Owens, and a brother of Mrs. Owens perished last night In a fire in a store building at International Falls. Whitney's Horse Trainer Dead. A1KIN. S. C. Feb. 25.-John W Rogers, trainer for the racing stable and breeding establishmen of Harry P. Whitney, died liere today of pneumonia. L ' f i FREE-FOR-ALL TALK Various Speeches Hung on the Army Bill Debate. GARRETT EXPLOITS PANIC Furnishes Text for Attack, on Re publican Party Hayes Condemns the Aldrich Bill Kusterman Would Restore the Canteen. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. General debate, on the army appropriation bill in the House of Representatives to day again furnished opportunity for free expression of opinion on the is sues of the day. Garrett of Tennessee and Hau of North Carolina arraigned the Republican party for Its policy with regard to the tariff, while Hayes of California denounced the financial system of the United States as "patch work." and the Aldrich bill as "fall ing far short of the remedial legisla tion needed." The only remarks pertinent to the army bill were made by Parker of New Jersey, who spoke in favor of the proposition for increased pay for the officers and men, and Kusterman of Wisconsin In support of restoration of the canteen. The seven hours allowed for gen eral debate on the bill will expire to morrow, when the measure will be read for amendment. Tennesscean Does Wardance. Garrett charged that during Its en tire career that party had "had just three fundamental arguments with which to appeal to voters." He asserted that the party came into power by an affiliation with the anti-slavery sentiment of the coun try, while In the 3econd stage the Re publicans retained power ""by -appealing to the heroic memories and the Intense but inevitable prejudices en gendered in the war in which slavery was abolished."' For two decades, he declared, "the bloody shirt was the pa-ty banner, and behind its crimson flowing folds they marched to victory after victory." The third stage, he said, was "the argument with which we of this gen eration are so familiar." that Repub lican success means prosperity and Democratic success does not. This last contention has become the battle hymn of the party. He attributed the recent panic to the Republican party, and said: conditions. "This dilemma confronts you. Either you must deny the teachings of 15 years as to responslbllfty of an admin istration for an industrial depression which occurs while it is in power, or you must assume responsibility for the, present conditions." Aldrich Bill a Patchwork. Hayes held up the currency system of the United States as the worst used today by any country. He denounced the Aldrich bill and ridiculed the prop osition for a central bank. The trouble with the currency of the United States, he declared, was its inelasticity. The so-called currency system he characterized as "patchwork." He said that under the present system "we can but wonder that we have been able to accomplish such wonders with so few financial upheavals." Only the ability and ingenuity of the American bankers and business men, he said, has made that possible. Coming to the question of a central bank of issue, Hayes declared that the "proverbial snowball has just as much chance to live in Hades" as a central bank has to be established at this time in the United Sl:es. Andrew Jackson, he said, did a great and glorious thing when he destroyed the United States bank. Evil of Bond-Secured Notes. Hayes characterized as a "fallacious public conception" the Idea that it was the United States bonds behind the Na tional bank note that made it as good as gold the world over. Those notes, he said, will be as good as gold everywhere as long as the Government 'and the banks express a willingness and the ability to redeem them on demand in gold or its equivalent. "And you cannot change this." he said, "no matter how many or what kind of bonds you put behind them." - The bonds, he said, may help protect the Government from loss, but they would have no influence in keeping the notes at par. He considered any bond secured currency as '"not only inelastic, but unscientific, bungling,- unnatural, dangerous and undesirable from every point of view." Congress ought to legislate to change the bond-secured notes into a more de sirable currency, "instead of planning to perpetuate them indefinitely and possibly greatly enlarge their volume." As regards the Aldrich bill. Hayes said it has all the evils and weakness of a bond-secured currency and many others that our pres ent bond-secured currency had not. Only Relieve Wall Street. "In the face of this well-known fact." he Inquired, "shall we, while in the pos session of our senses and with eyes wide open, vote to tie up the currency of the country still closed to Wall street?" The Aldrich bill, he declared, should be entitled "a bill for the relief of Wall street," and the people, particularly the West and South, would be no better off than they would be without the proposed law. The Aldrich bill, he said further, would make the people more dependent than ever upon Wall street, and he never would vote for such a proposition. He said there was vague suspicion in the minds of some that one of the large mo tives behind the proposition to allow banks to issue circulation on state, mu nicipal and railroads bonds "is to find a market for these bonds at a fictitious price, with the 'O. K." of Uncle Sam upon them." The bill, he declared, if It should be come a law. would make certain the use of the United States Treasury to further the schemes of the stock gamblers of Wall street. He predicted that the pro posed Aldrich' plan, instead of preventing panics or mitigating their severity, would have a tendency to bring thm on and "continue them when they had once come upon us." The plan, unless violently amended, was vicious, dangerous and ineffectual. Favors Asset Currency. While favoring in many particulars the issuance of clearing-house certificates in times of emergency, Hayes said that if it only was an emergency currency that at this time was in demand, then Congress could go further and embody the principles underlying the clearing house certificates in a measure that would give to the- country an asset currency with many additional safe guards and securities which he said, "would be very much more satisfactory to the people than clearing-house certifi cates because they would feel that it was safer." One of the greatest objections to the Aldrich bill, said Hayes, was that it provided no reserve 'nothing anywhere, We've studied the taste of the student, the athlete and the young hustler. And here are the styles that they, as a class, have made fash ionable. CLOTH IN GCO GuS KuhnProp' 166-168 Third Street. in the banks or in the treasury, for the redemption of the notes for the issuance of winch it provided, and therefore leaves thorn, should they be issued in any quantity, as an additional burden upon the treasury of the United States at the very time when the treasury should be strengthened." Bankers' Bill the Best. In the main, he said, he favored the emergency currency plan favored by the currency commission of the American Bankers Association. It was in his opinion, much superior to the Aldrich bill, but he thought It should go further and put the currency system of the United States on a thoroughly sound and correct basis, so that the National banks everywhere could Issue currency at any time when they and the controller agreed that there was a ne cessity for it to meet the needs of their customers and the pressing neces sities of the business men, laborers and farmers of the community in which they wer located rather "than to make a cur rency for the relief of the men who are the owners of speculative, municipal and railroad bonds of the country." SECURE NOTES WITH BONDS Owen Favors Aldrich Scheme, but With Radical Changes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Currency leg islation was the chief topic before the Senate today. For nearly three hours Owen, of Oklahoma, spoke on the Aldrich bill, saying that he had. through ex Senator Jones, of Arkanscs, in 1900 pro posed legislation somewhat similar to the bill under consideration, tout with essen tial differences, which he declared would have prevented the recent panic had It been enacted into law. Owen received Mose attention from the Senators and was frequently interrupted with questions, which led to spirited debate. The Indian appropriation bill received consideration during a part of the day. Tbe bill was read through. Teller declared that Indian bills have In the past been put through the Senate loaded down with new legislation that should never' have been adopted. "I have determined, so far as I am concerned." said he, "that what little effort I can make will be to recti. j- the wrongs we have committed towards these Indians.' A general discussion followed, joined In by Clapp. chairman of the Tndian com mittee; Hale, Frye, Lodge, Curtis, Till man and Bacon. Curtis, who boasts Indian blood and who is a member of the committee. sa(d he was particularly proud of the bill before the Senate and he was sure a better measure for the Indians had never been passed by Congress. Declaring that he was in favor of a bond-secured emergency currency under an interest charge high enough to compel automatic construction of such issue. Owen proceeded to criticize many features of the Aldrich currency bill. Owen desired a more complete remedy than that pro posed in the committee bill. He did not be lieve in confining. the benefits of the Issu ance of emergency currency to National banks. The provisions for using railroad bonds as the basis of these emergency notes he condemned strongly, but said he would feel compelled to vote for the meas ure except Its railroad bond feature if his proposed amendments should not be adopted. The only principle of the com mittee bill which he regarded as of value was that relating to emergency notes, se curred by bonds under a penalty higher than the normal rate of interest. Referring to his proposed substitute for the Aldrich bill. Owen said it pro posed United States notes for emergency use Instead of bank notes and provided for their. "Instant issue." It allows all National, state or savings banks and trust companies putting up the necessary securities to use them. It provides that notes may bo. used as security, but strikes out railroad bonds. It does not limit the quantity of emergency currency notes that may - be used. It requires a tax of 6 iper cent oh the emergency curiency during the first four months, and' - per cent thereafter. It also 'prevents active officers of banks from borrowing their funds except under safeguard. The use of deposits for speculative buying of stocks, bonds, etc.. is prohibited. Bank reserves against Federal deposits are re quired and other changes are made in conditions governing reserves. TALKS FOR" ARMY CANTEEN Kustermann of Wisconsin ArgVes for Restoration in the Posts. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2o.-In the debate on the Army appropriation bill in the House today. Parker of New Jersey, a member of the military affairs commit tee, spoke In defense of the proposition to increase tne pay or the enlisted men. The restoration of the canteen was strongly urged by Kustermann of Wis consin. He saw no objection to the sale of light wines and beers to the soldiers in the various posts and veterans' homes. The wrath of the temperance people, he declared, had been brought down on his head because of his attitude on this question. Women especially, he said, had attacked him most severely, '.'but I forgive them." he added, "for I feel that they have not given the matter the thorough study necessary to speak Intel ligently and that they are moved by. sen timentality and not by facts in the mat ter." Critics were, he declared, "poor, mis guided people, blinded by their zeal to have all Intoxicating liquors driven .out of this country." Kustermann was bitter in his denun ciation of those who had brought about the abolishment of the. canteen. With one stroke of the pen, he declared. It was thought to make "goody goodies" out of soldiers. "Instead of beginning at home." said Mr. Kustermann, "instead of changing sj&r & A ' tf the evil habits of their husbands and sons, these people have deprived the sol diers in their paltry pay of 113 a month of even the little enjoyment they had in life." He charged that veterans In the sol diers' homes had been treated like little children when the right to buy light wines and beers was taken from them. He was loudly applauded. lvILLEY BACKS TJP CHARGES Tells Rules Committee of Electric ' Boat Company's Methods. WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Represen tative Ulley appeared tofi'ay before the House committee on rules in executive session an-d made a statement intended as a general sustantiation of his published charges that wrongful methods had been used by the Electric Boat Company to secure legislation in Congress and that members of the House committee on naval affairs had been improperly in fluenced by that company. Ulley declined to make public the substance of his state ment. Speaker Cannon presided. GOES BACK OX SULLIVAN President Will Not Reappoint Crip- pie Creek Postmaster. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. President Roosevelt today withdrew the nomination of Daniel Sullivan to be postmaster at Cripple Creek, Colo., on account of numerous charges against Sullivan re flecting upon his conduct of office and also bis personal character. Sullivan has been postmaster at Cripple Creek for three terms. He gained notoriety and the President's friendship in the Summer of 1900 by defending him against an attack by rowdies while in Colorado. &TILLIXGS OUT FOR GOOD President Announces Final Decision to Friends. WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Charles A. Stillings will not be restored to duty as public printer. President Roosevelt to day made this fact known to friends who talked with him concerning the pros pects. The report of R. S. Rossitcr will be made to the President within a week, it is expected. He has communicated some of his findings to the President and these are said to substantiate the charges which resulted in the suspension of Mr. Stillings. Blames the Politicians. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. The underlying case of the "General Indiscriminate abuses of the railways and their manage ment" was attributed by W. H. Trues dale, president of the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western Railway, today, to the alleged plans of the great political parties to make the sins of the railroads the leading political issue of the coming; campaign. STUDENT T00 BIBULOUS Suspended at Stanford for Showing Effect of Liquor. STANFORD. UNIVERSITY, Cal., Feb. 25. The committee on student affairs has suspended another undergraduate for be ing "noticeably under the influence of liquor." This action was taken at a meeting of the committee held yesterday. Chairman Clarke states that this will probably be the last radical action taken by the committee for some time. ST. PAUL CUTS PORTLAND Interstate Commission Allows With drawal of Lnw Rate. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 25. The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad today filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a re quest for permission to cancel through passenger tariffs from Eastern points to Seattle by way of Portland. The request was made on account of the recent opin ion of Commissioner -Clark that through tariffs, Involving travel over more than one .line, must have the sanction of all the roads involved. The commission has had the ques tion of the establishment of a through rate and joint rate via Portland be fore It since last Summer. Pending a decision the Harriman lines will be obliged to make a rate to Seattle via Portland which will equal the sum of the locals on their lines and the North ern Pacific, which practically cuts them out of Seattle passenger business via Portland. It Is expected other lines will ask permission to cancel through tariffs, and that permission will be given in all cases. Break Safety Appliance Laws. HELENA. Mont., Feb. 25. United States Attorney Rasch today filed suit against the Great Northern and Butte, Anaconda & Pacific railroad companies alleging violations of the safety-appliance laws. The suits were brought at the behest of the Interstate Commerce Commission. TRAVEL UNDER THE RIVER NEW YORKERS NOW CROSS HUD SON BY BIG TUNNEL. Formal Opening of McAdoo's Great Enterprise Roosevelt Starts the First Train. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. "Over to Jersey" gave way to "Under to Jersey" tonight, and while the despised ferryboats wended their laborious way ' overhead, thousands of persons were beirj? transported by the subterranean route from shore to shore In about the time that it takes the surface craft to warp into their slips. The Hudson River "tunnel, connecting New York City and Hoboken. N. J., by a passage made far below the river bottom, was formally opened today, when Presi dent Roosevelt pressed a button and the Governors of New York and New Jersey made speeches, but it received its real christening tonight, when on the stroke of midnight the tunnel was opened to the public and a regular service of eight-car trains running under live-minute headway was Installed. The early trains were op erated without a hitch. While the first-nighters were paying the Hudson Tunnel Company its .irst returns on the $60,000,000 Investment the promoters of the enterprise were dining the execu tives of New York and New Jersey at Sherry's. Mr. Roosevelt wrote a letter to W. G. McAdoo, president of the Tunnel Com pany, praising the tunnel as a notable achievement, of which all Americans are Justly proud. He declared it the greatest subaqueous tunnel in the world, and a greater undertaking than any Alpine tun neh Roosevelt Presses Button. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. 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Manhattan Railroad Company undur th Hudson River, awaits your signal and pleasure. FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES New York Armenians Scared by Blackmailing Threats. NEW YORK, Feb. 25 The terror in spired among Armenian merchants of New York by threats and death sentences Imposed by Armenian blackmailers oper ating 'under the name of the Hunchakist revolutionary party was described in court today during the trial of Invent Martoiir?cssian. The accused man is charged with attempting to blackmail an importer named Miran Karajhensian. Martougessian was formerly an Arme nian priest and Is alleged to be the head of the Hunchakist Society in this city. Assistant District Attorney . Knott said that Kara jhensian and tive other Npw York merchants received letters last Au gust threatening death unless $100,000 was contributed to the "Armenian cause.' 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