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TIIE MORMNK OR EG ONI AN, THURSDAY, 3I.YY 27. TH IS OUT OF CENSUS BUREAU Forced to Resign When Nagel Threatens to Quit if He Remains. SECRETARY TO BE BOSS Director of Census Objects to Being Subordinate, Though Law Sup ports Xagel His Tabulat ing Machine feed. WASHINGTON. May SS. S. N. D. North, director of the census, has re signed rather than submit to the superior authority of Charles N'aU Secretary of Commerce, and jAlor, who ae Presi dent Taft the alternative of calling; for Mr. North's resignation or accepting Mr. Navel's. E. Dana IXirand. of California Ieputy Commissioner of Corporations, has been nominated to succeed Mr. North and is expected to work in harmony with Mr. Nagel. Nagel Insists on Being Boss. It had been supposed up to within the last few days that the controversy be tween Secretary Nagel and Ir. North had been amicably adjusted. The fric tion between the two continued, however, and at last Secretary Nacel put the mat ter squarely up to President Taft. sayinsi that either he or Mr. North would have to leave the service, as existing- con ditions between them were intolerable. Irector North held to the belief that the Census Bureau was an Independent Institution and that he was responsible only to the President. A Congressional enactment put the Census Bureau under the Department of Commerce and Labor, however, and Secretary Nagel felt that in spite of the great powers conferred by Congress upon the director, that of ficial should be subordinate to the Cabi net officer in charge of the department. It was because of this friction that Di rector North was Anally forced to step out. The following statement In connec tion with the case was given out at the White House: "Director North tendered his resig nation as Director of the Census. It was accepted and the name of E. Dana Durand. now Deputy Commissioner of Corporations, has been sent to the Sen ate to succeed him. -Mr. North's resig nation was bused on the ground that on account of conditions existing and likely to continue, his administration of the Census Office would not probably be successful." Xorth Sustained on On Point. In connection with the retirement of Mr. North It was announced that he has been sustained as to the necessity for the Government's- removing Itself from control of the tabulating machine trust. Mr. Nagel has directed that bids be advertised for at once for the con struction of the machines designed by Mr. North. It la believed that by con structing Its own machines the Govern ment will save considerable money com pared with the rentals paid for the tabu lating machines now in use. Mr. North later made this' statement: North Give His Reasons. ' "I have become convinced by the events of the last few weeks that it will be im possible for me to secure that close co operation between the Bureau of Census and the Department of Commerce and 1-abor which is essential for the suc cessful administration of the bureau dur ing such a critical period as a decennial fnsus of the United State.. I believe therefore, that public Interest and my own private interests will be best served th "'.y relBnl"f 'm the office of the Director of the Census, which I have ac cordingly tendered to the Presidents rL !r con-,de"tIon a business art rangement about which announcement ma e made later on." CHANGES IX COXSrUIl RANKS Kobert J. Wynne Resigns From III? Post at London. , erMRor,GTTw- -C-. i JA W ynnc- at London, ha. re TJi.f,nd John u Griffiths, at htm nominated to succeed About SO appointment to and trans fers in the Consular service were an nounced today by Secretary Knox. They Include Frederick Simpich. Washington, Consul at Bagdad. Turkey. Fulton Plan Tp Again. OREGONIAN NEWS BIREAI.-. Wash ington. May 26. Senator Bourne has ltZXCt bl" "PP'opriaUng -SrtO.ooo for a site and postofTlce building at Portland, a similar bill was Introduced by Senator F"ulton last session, upon which the Treasury Department re ? .l,hat a " site could be bought for 2Sn.rt and an adequate build!; erected for 9uu.x. Bourne has presented in the Senate a petition from the citizen of La Grand favoring a retention of the present dutWa on all grades of sugar. Taft Nominates Potter. TAfIXGTX- May President Taft today sent to the Senate the nomi nation of Rear-Admiral William P. Pot ter to be chief of the Bureau of Navi gation of the Navy Department. The se lection of Admiral Potter for this duty was announced some time ago. When the world cruise of the battleship fleet started. Admiral Potter, then a Captain was in command of the battleship Ver mont. LORIMER CHOSEN SENATOR (Continued From First Pare The Democrats saw very plainly that the election of. one of their party was out of the question, and that the only solution lay in the election of a Republican who would be most acceptable to them per sonally. LORIMER IS NATCRAL LEADER Developed Political Ability While Plain Working Man. CHICAGO. May 2 (Special.) Will iam Lor,imer. once apprentice ,to sign painter, former laborer In a Chicago packing-house and later n driver of a liorsecar in Chicago's streets, was the son of a poor Immigrant from Man chester. England. He was -born in 181. and came to this country with bis par ents at the age of 6. He became a contractor; was called NOR the "Blonde Boss." tn the newspapers and was counted on to deliver the packing-house district to. the Repub lican ticket. In 195 he was elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress, where he has remained, with the exception of one term, ever since. It was while he was still a working man that Mr. Lotimer revealed the pos session of Influence over those who labored by his side. This Influence caused him to be sought out by poli ticians, and Mr. Lorlmer allied him self with the Republicans. His first preferment at the hands of his party came with his election as a delegate to the Republican National convention at' Minneapolis and. after the retire ment of Congressman Piper. Mr. Lori mer was chosen to succeed him. Mr. Lorlmer Is an Ideal citizen, an honest man and. according to a friend who explained how Mr. Lorlmer re tained his loyal support, "his life is clean, his habits clean and his lan guage clean." Mr. Lorlmer Is a "stand patter but will be In harmony with President Taft. . His one ambition of recent years Is the construction of a deep waterway from the Lakes to) the Gulf. He has eight children. alUlving at home. STORES CLOSE MONDAY LEADING MERCHANTS TARE IN ITIATIVE IN MOVEMENT. As Memorial Day Falls on Kandaj-, Follow ins Day Will B Ob-rV-rved In BuJne- Circle. !Vvml of th lad.nr mrrcantU- wtth. IUhmfnt of Portland are taking: the l-ad In a movmifnt to cloae all pi - of bul Tfm Monday. .May 31. In commemoration of Memorial day. Thia year. Memorial day falls on Pun day and the question of oherv!nif It In mercantile circle on ome other day haa been under dlcutr1on for aome time. Sev eral of the older ho one a have made It a custom In years Rone by to clntte on the day following aur-h holidays mm Memorial day. Fourth of July. Thankaelvina: and Chrlatmaa. when the regular day of ob servance la on Sunday. Amonx the storea that have announced an Intention to remain cloned all day Monday are the Meter A Frank Company. Olds. Wort man A King. Lipman, Wolfe a Company and Roberts Brothers. The folio win a abatements were made yesterday by heads of the aforementioned firms: Julius U Meier, of tha M-!r A Frank tnr Following our uvuml custom we will close our ptore on th Monday following lnpr-orstton Lfy. . Whenever thai National holiday has come on Hundr we have rloeed our Mtore on Monday out ( - x-ct to the dav and shall continue to do Will F. Upmin. of l.lpman. Wolfe Com pany It haj been our custom ever since we have bn in business to commemorate Memorial I my. If the day talis on Monday w have alw-ays cloacd all day Monday and will do so thia ye-ar. W. p. Olds, of Olds. Wortman Kln We will close, on the day following fec -ration lay that we and our employes may suitably observe the day. Tbla Is our usual custom. Thomas Roberts, of Roberts Brothers) We have always been willing to close the store on Monday following Memorial Iajr and If the other merchants will close will be only too glad to do so. too BARGE 91 TO BE RAISED Contract Let and Wrecking Boat on Way to Aatoria. ASTORIA. Or, May IK. (Special This afternoon a contract waa awarded by Manager Rolfe, "of the marine depart ment of the Standard Oil Company, to the Puaret Sound Salvage Company of Seattle to raise the sunken oil barge No. 91. that haa been lying on the flats In the lower harbor for several day si James K. Pharo, manager of the salvaft com pany, la here to supervise the work, and the wrecking; steamer Santa (,'rui will arrive from Puget Sound within a day or two. The contract price Is not made public, but It will aggregate fully SIO.PO and possibly more. The first work will be to pump the remaining oil out of the bar, but how much there Is. Is r.$t known. i'apt&ln Metcalfe. IJoyds sur veyor at San Francisco, is here In the Interest of the owners and will remain until the work Is well under may. WINS CASE BY OWN EFFORT A x used Swindler Meals Lawyers at Om n Ga me. LOS ANGELES. May 35 John Laplque. found guilty of obtaining money undr false pretenses and sentenced to Impris onment for ten years, because It waa alleged hs sold real estate which did not belong to him, has Just finished fighting his own esse through the Court of Ap peals and succeeded In defeating the state's attorneys and securing a new trial. Impious knew nothing about law. but he declined the assistance of counsel .and drew his own brief, cited his authorities and made his own 'arguments before the Appellate Court. During the appeal of his case he frequently appeared In court. handcufTed. and quibbled over technicali ties and fine points of the law In true lawyer-like fashion. The court in a unanimous decision holds that the allegations of the complaint were not proven. WESTON WADES IN MUD Its in Makes Roads Impassable, De laying Arrival In Denrer.. AURORA. Colo.. May 3. Edward Pay son Weston arrived here tonight after an all-ntsht struggle over almost Impassable roads. He will .leave for DenTr. eight miles distant, in the morning. He walked 3rt miles today. BTERS. Colo.. May 36. Edward Pavson Weston, the pedestrian, left here at o'clock t"hls morning. Weston was thor oughly exhausted by yesterday's walk through the mud and rain, but intended to resume his walk late last night, with the intention of reaching Denver this morn ing. The condition of the roads, which have become veritable quagmires under the recent heavy rains, made this im possible. SOUTHERN MAN MANGLED Relieved to Have Fallen From Train and Been Struck by Another. TLA GRANDE. Or.. May 3S. (Special. The man grewsomely ground to pieces st Telocaset this morning. It was learned, was named Alonxo. and Is from either Florida or Alabama. He was discovered lying on the tracks by the engineer of a freight train following a westbound pas senger, but not In time to prevent run ning over him. The. Coroner and his assistants report fhere Is no definite clue as to the man's full name or address. It Is believed he fell from the passenger train, and after lying there stunned or mortally hurt, was done for by Lbe freight train. EVIDENCE POINTS TO BEN ELLIOTT Youthful Thief Suspected Murder of Child at Los Angeles. Gf BLOODSTAINS TELL TALE Admits Having Burled Articles In Sand and Is Confused When e Shown Bloody hlrt and Newspapers. tXS AVGET.Ea. May :. Evldenca waa found today tending to connect IS-year-old Ben FHIntt with the murder of -year-old Annu; Pollers on Monday of las week. Confronted with newspapers stained with blood, found among articles which he had burled In the sand en the bah at Rwlnndo: a- bloody shirt found hidden In some bushes near the scene of the crime, and a pocket hook containing card bearing his name, discovered at a camp not far from the place where the girl met her death, young EH lot t still stoutly maintained his Innocence. Admits Other Crimes. He admitted a series of petty robberies end burglaries at Olendale. a town near the sene of the murder, and tr.st he had stolen a tent and camping outfit. He said that he had stolen a revolver from a store on Monday night and nmil near the place whr-re the murder waa committed that n!r-.t. departing' on Tu day morning for -he Coast. lie admitted having burled the srtlrle. n the sand at Redondo. but -rid he did not remember thst the newspapers covered with hlood stslns were among the things he burled there. "Evidence. Confuses Him. VVhen the blood-covered shirt and the newspapers were plsced In front of him today, he seemed suddenly to In.e his composure, but recovered lr nulcklv. B. F. Elliott, a merchant of Loa Mure. N. I)., father of the youth. Is In this city and waa one of those who made a seart-h for him for several days, until the boy was finally arrested by '"instable Rtanrh flld In a small boat. whl-h he had stolen from some fishermen at Redondo. When captured, young fell lot t waa evi dently trying to make a landing through the surf In order to secure the effects left In his cache on the beach and take them away In the boat. This he waa un able to do on account of an attack of sea sickness. WHEAT OUTLOOK BRIGHT fCintlnu1 mini r"1 rmi Pas 1 begin early It would probably cut quite badly the yield of Spring sown wheat- WASCO CROP LOOKS WKLl I La in Is Needed, However, to Insure Foil Yield. TUB DALLES. Or . May 3. i Special.) E. O. McCoy, manager of the Wasco Warehouse sV Mtlllng Company, who la one of the best-porxed grain men In thia country, says of the condition of the wheat crop: "The condition of the present wheat crop la normal and proper weather con ditions mean a -normal crop. There Is more Fall wheat sown than heretofore, and the farmers are Improving their methoJs of farming. There has been no reseedlrg;: as the w best came through the Winter In good shape. No reliable estimate can be given at this time. If this section Is visited by a good rain by the first week In June at the latest, there should b l.C-.XO bushels. M. A. Moody, who Is also well Informed on crop conditions, ssld: The wheat acreage la about the same as last year; If there Is any difference. It is a little larger. Conditions were favor able, but rain within ten days would In sure a crop larger than last season. The long dry. cold spell has retarded the growth of Winter and Spring wheat, but has not retarded the weeds. Warm weather and rain within ten days will in sure an excellent crop. meaning far above the average. There la no material difference In the proportion of Kail and Winter wheat this yesr and lssu There has been no wheat reseeded." Mr. Moody estimates the crop In Wasco County at LOX'.O-) bushels. He haa Just returned from a trip through the ad joining counties and says the condi tions there re the same as In Wasco. FVLIj CHOP JS NOT EXPECTED Bnt Gilliam Farmers Look for Fair Yield. CONDON. Or.. May 2. - Special.) The growing wheat throughout Gilliam County Is badly In need of rain at the present time. While most of the Pall-sown grain Is looking well, and so far haa not suf fered from the dry weather, yet some large fields are In bad condition, and a fu'Ucrop can hardly be expected, even with good rains In the near future, fpring-suwn grain, and that sown in the tall where the soil waa not thoroughly cultivated. Is beginning to show the ef fects of a lack of moisture. Wild mus tard and other weeds are worse then In f rmer )ikr. and In some places have entirely knicthered the wheat and ex hausted the moisture In the soil. How. ever, with tains within a reasonable time, there will I e a fair crop of wheat, and poib!y a good crop. The acreuge Is larger than last year or any lormer year, and most of the a heat Is Fall-town. The proportion of Spring wheat Is less than last year. There was very little, if any. reseeding. aa the wheat withstood the Winter well. Owing to the uncertainty of rain and the present dry weather, it Is tmposnlMe to obtain estl. mates of what the wneat crop will be from these who are In a position lo Judge. VERY" DRY SEASON IX i CROOK Lack of Water Will Decrease Wheal Output 20 Per Cent. PRINEVILLK. Or, May ., Spec La I. Crook County Is suffering the dryeat weather In Its history. T:e total pre. clpltatlon for the year so far la only S.71 Inches, and of this small amount Inchea felj In January and Febru ary. There was nothing In March and April and only $-100 of an Inch so far tn May. A small shower fe.l on the I th. which did little or no good, and farmers, particularly grangers in the Agency Plalna country, are somewhat uneasy about the crop prospects. rilockmen do not depend upon pre cipitation for hay crops, each one hav ing his own ditch. Hut the wheat growers are forced to depend upon na ture for water. An unusually large acreage of wheat was sown this Spring, owing to the promised railroad trans jxrtation within the next two years, and the lack of water, while not vital to crops so long aa hot north winds do not come in June. Is keenly felt and will decrease the whest output at least JO per cent. A good general ra!k at this time or a little later would Irk sure a crop of nearly l.cioti ono bushels of wheat from the Agency Plains slone. CROP AROI ND MOSCOW IS FINE Conditions Were Never Better at This Time of Year. MOSCOW. Idaho. May . JtpeeUI Crop conditions In fhls vif-lnity were neer better at this season. Kall-snwn grain la superb, and since the rains of the last two weeks, the Spring grain ts coming up In splendid condition. Fruit are ail rtclit. with the posalble excepfmn of early cherries In some ktral. Ities. Warmer weather Is desired for gsr dening. No more rain "U be needed here for a month, unlees the weather should turn warmer than usual for this season of the year. The acreage Is the largest ever sown In this Immediate vicinity, due largely to the high price of grain, and also to the fact of more intensive farming, aa vrell as the dividing up of many of the large tracts of farmtt.g land. As land values In crease, the acreage In cultivation seems fo increase. NORMAL IX WHITMAN COCXTY Full Crop of 10.000.000 Bushels Is Promised. cr.I.FAX. Wash, Ma, I (Special.) Wheal condltlona tn Whitman Coun ty are normal. The growth and vitali ty give promise of a full crop. The acreage of Spring and Winter wheat Is reported to show an increase of 2ii per cent over the acreage of 10. There are some fields that show spots of Winter freezing, but the Win ter frexlng did not causa any reseed ing. The lnj crop, as estimated accord ing to present conditions, will reach about 10.ooo.ooo bushels In Whitman County. IS ATTENDS JAPAN'S CRAFT TRIAL. WILL VISIT MIKADO. Judge Expresses Sorrow llr Is Wit ness of DUgrace of Par liament. TOIO-IO. May Rx-Vlce-Pmldent Charles Wsrren Fairbanks, of the I'nlted f'afea. who Is touring the Orient, attend ed court todsy st the trial of several members of the Diet op charges arising out of the sugar scandal. In opening court the presiding Judge expressed re gret that the distinguished American lawyer and atatesman should witness fhe disgrace of Japan a Parliament, but de clared that the proceee of purification In which the government was engaged even tuaily would result in the betterment of Japan'a commercial standing. Mr. Kalrbanka will be received In audi ence by the Kniperor on May II. He will be presented by Thomas J. O Hrlen. the American Ambassador, and will be en tertained at luncheon by the Emperor. Among the guests will be the Imperial Prince and many high offlr-tale of the empire, (in the same day Marquis Kat sura. the ITemlcr of Japan, will give a dinner In honor of Mr. Falrhanka.' Kills Woman and HI raw If. TOPF.KA. Kan.. May JC -Daniel I ganston. a farmhand, shot and killed Mrs. Jsmea Abel st ner home near tirantvllle. six miles east of Top. ks. today and then killed himself. I S Hurt aa Cars Crash. BALTIMORl-1 Msy 3 Between It and 3S passengers were hurt this sftemooa when a till more atreclcar craahed Into a Pennsylvania avenue car at Fayette and Oreen etreete. ,-,,.r- .,- . . . ...r .T Iftff 1, V1I.I 'TJ 1 . II Ii-iii imii..i;.L. I II i . .IWT, 1 1 r o 14 X X "s I w SETBACK! BENSON Refused New Trial on Land Fraud Charge. APPEAL TO HIGHEST COURT Comes Within Shadow of Prison on Chree of Suborning Perjury, on Which Prrrln Was Cl en New Trial. AN FRAN"lStco. May SC John A. Berwm. whoea prosecution f r land frauds hfs occupied the Federal courts of California and Oregon for several years Past, was again placed In ths"-edow of a cJovemment prison todsy.. when the I'nltel States Circuit 'ourt of Arpeal refused him a new hearing of the caee in which he aaa Jointly convicted with Ir. K. Tt. Pcrrin of conspiring to eecure bun. omatton of perjury in connection with California timber lands. Ileneon and perrtn were sentenced to serve a year In the Alameda County JalL the Federal fifiaon. and to pay a fine of llw each. I 'err In waa granted a new trial on a writ of error, and. when Hen son's attorney heard of the action of the appellate court today, he snnounced his determination to preeent a motion for a stay of s mandate to allow time for appeal to the I'nitvd state duprema Court. JAP STRIKER MEETS DEATH Riot In Hawaii Has Fatal Ending. Disorder (irowa In Islands. HONOLtlA'. Msy 31 In a fight among the strikers on the Kwa plantation today, a Japaneaa laborer was killed. Thie ta the nrmt bloodshed t hat has occurred since toe strike of the sugar plantation workers was brgun. At Walrnanalo the Japanese have quit w-ork to formulate demands for Increased wagea. 'nfteen hundred sirike.breaaera have been put at work on the plantations. SO of whom were hlre! today. At Kwa tons or sugar remains to be milled, and H tons ts In the same condition at W alius. LEAPS FROM CLIFF TO SEA Bay City Seamstress Commits Sol ride at Cliff House. AN rRANClftOO. Msy 3L-The dead body of Mrs. Iela lllns. a eeamslreea who resided In Oakland, wae found today In fhe ocean at the fool of the CpfT House. It was Identified by her sister. Mrs. Rose Little, with whom she lived. The tao came over to the city last night to vttt a friend and Mrs. Hint remsirwd for the night- trmetkne before dsyl sht she went to the Cliff House and Jumped Into the sea. No cause Is assigned for her suicide. THEY STEAL COUNTY FUNDS Cashier at Buffalo Arrested and An other Man Implicated. W'FTAIA Msy St. J a red C. Weed, cashier of the County Treasurer's office since 16, was arreeted today, charged with stealing fc ri of county funds Treasurer Fix charges that another em ploye, who la nH at preeent In the ejty. is Implicated. He says both men have made restitution. BODY OF WOMAN FOUND Oakland Police Pusaled Over Mur der and Robbery Case. OAKLAND. Cel.. May at Oakland s pollcw authorities are deep In the myatery surrounding the finding of an unknown The Hungriest Boy is the growing boy at ten. You can't fmild him out of books .or sermons. His growing he eats and the air he breathes. The best food for the growing boy or girl is Shredded Wheat Biscuit because it contains all the material for making bone, brain and muscle. The crispness of the as shreds promotes mastication, which means The food to study on, to play on for grown-ups. Your Grocer sells it. Shredded Wheat is made of th choicest selected wheat, cleaned, steam-cooked and baked. Try it for breakfast to-morrow with milk or cream. The Biscuit is also delicious for any meal in combination with fresh or preserved fruits. THE ONLY "BREAKFAST CEREAL" MADE IN BISCUIT FORM Shop Where You MERCHANDISE Jjc3 II III I n H I V , , mm Black Taffeta Skirts 'Selling Regularly at $6.00 Today, Friday, $3.78 500 New Black Silk Taffeta Skirts made in full regular width of very fine quality Taffeta silk, with deep ruffles, 2 rows of tucking: at this price these skirts are offered at less than the silk by the yard" is sold off the piece." w-tkaman's Koflr n th t umnr iM-ar Adam- wharf ImI nichf. Tier an ft-a t.at irunVr foiior-4 a mhbrn. Ts o mm i c!r(hin la of t ! twwt mairiat. laxilru-vrl atv4 wip-n-iv. in4 er uridrr rlnt h-Tr-a An of ana. ftiT m aa -sonall as-vd sthel artoul 4 pound. , h4 hla!, hair and v-a and at it lronr ofrv II aa anM thai ml had Bcvrr b--rn mar-r-!-d T ha on t y xm u - I . iksr M--nt!-tr la (Kat a a-mall twit fern-al haa oa tt tha prt ura of aa aal. HE INVENTED CONFESSION Pretended Accomplice la unness Murders Kxplodea Own Story. , CHRISTIAN! A. May 9s James 8 melt of Maine, a foreman of the Russian bark Ixchee. who waa arrested at Fredertca ela4 en t He arrival there recntle of the body demands more building material than' the adult. Nature is making for him a structure of brain, bone and muscular tissue. She must build it out of the food Meet Your Friends OF MERIT ONLY D Arab e Capes Three weeks ago we told of these Capes for the first time, of their great popularity in the East and Europe of their probable popularity in Portland Tbc fourth shipment ts in today Wc doubt if ever before any outer garment has ever been received icith such favor in Portland as these D'Arabe Capes Today we offer many more in the daintiest pastel color ings, beautifully tailored Price $11.95 Ixchee because of an a:iejred confession ta (apia n K!::!tun that he partn-lpal-J with Mn. lielle Cannes n the murders on the Cunness farm near Ialone. n.t . last rear, was snven an examination to! dav hefore a Ju4t. m a court here. Pma'.l aseena that be Invented the siory which he "confessed1- to th. rmt,. tain with the purpoe of t-ln dlecharc4 from duty on the ban. Small awl r ,t t pcee-iite4. but w I.I be aenl ta the I nit-d g-.stc. '"rarer Striae Settled. KAIOtsPKlJ. Mont.. Mar St-The Rom. era UniVr compear win resume with a full forre tomorrow, the striking- tnil! men ha vine accepted at a meeting lodav the terme of the manaa-rtnent. provldinc for 1& cents Increase. r. annaal emls amewats t. MMiAtn alien trfim F ur-r-r- ema:l pnit.. r 'aw:i.T'ir.:,au,..'!j-4. on Earth sound teeth. children and whita "aa3ff?T3r""