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Jtwiii J rfpttim : : ' nmTT xrrk ftprnnv tttttctiav vmrF.IUTlTCR 2?T 19091 PRICE FIVE CENTS. I VOL. XLIX. Hi). 15,Zoa. x kjj-, TAFT MAY PROMOTE TACT Hill I I CT MR "HONEY," "GIRLIE," MURINES. TO St rivers boom as BUCK, HYPNOTIZED, KILLED BY ENGINE J wnnn armv puiff ini 1 iiill lli iiu MAY PROHIBIT SUIT m uuu muni wuiui SOUTH SATURDAY SUGAR FRAUDS GO IDAHO BANKERS BESULT OF MAJOB-GENERAXi LIKELY SUC CESSOR TO GEXERAIj BELL. STORE EMPLOYE, WHO USED PET NAMES, LOSES. DR DISASTROUSLY DISPUTES ADVANCE OF TRAIN. GRAND NABS IS Western Oregon Has Severe Storm. SCOW LOOSE, MAN IN PERIL Fireboat Rescues Russian Who Drifts Towards Death. LANDSLIDES COVER TRACKS C'orvallis & Eastern Train Is Ma rooned Because Bridges Are Dam aged on North Santiam lower Willamette Full of Debris. Excessive rains over the whole of Western Oregon during Sunday night and the greater part of Monday have flooded the Willamette River and alt its tributaries. Western Washington felt the storm to a slight degree, and during the day it progressed to the eastern parts of the two states. Damage from landslides' over tracks and washed-out bridges have delayed trains In Western- Oregon, while tele phone and telegraph communication up the Columbia has been obstructed. Locks May Be Closed. High water in the Willamette threatens to close the locks at Oregon City, while logs and debris in the lower river en danger navigation. At Oregon City the water Is licking at the tracks of the Southern Pacific. At Scio the town Is In darkness be cause a $30)0 power dam has been swept away. Log booms In the Portland Har bor broke yeeterday. but steamboats were oon put to work and the greater por tion of the runaway logs captured. West of Bonneville, In the Columbia River gorge, rains started a slide which wrecked an O. R. & N. fast freight yesterday morning, causing the death of Thomas F. Rogers, engineer, and in juring J. A. Nesblt, fireman, and W. T. Furlong, brakeman. Two bridges on the North Santlam were damaged yesterday, and a Cor vallm & Eastern train is marooned at Mill City. Passengers, were transferred to a special train sent out from Albany. At Clifton, on the Astoria & Columbia Railroad, a landslide yesterday morning covered the track for a distance of 60 feet. All trains are delayed, while passengers are transferred over the ob struction, which railroad officials say will be cleared today. Fireboat Rescues Man in Peril. About I o'clock this morning the fire boat George H. Williams rescued An drew Oclerlmuk. a Russian, whose scow had broken loose at Sellwood and was drifting down the river at a tenmile speed. Two Russians were living in the scow, which was anchored at the Sell wood mill. Only Oclerlmuk was aboard when the strain of the flood parted the line and the boat started to drift down the stream. Michael Lornako, who keeps a grocery store In Sellwood. saw the scow leave the bank, and ran all the 'way to the Morrison bridge to give the alarm. The lone occupant uttered scream after scream, and the fireboat was dispatched on the belief that women and children were aboard. When Oclerlmuk saw the fireboat, he jumped overboard, thinking his scow was about to fall to pieces. Continuing down stream the scow collided with a raft of logs at the old Madison bridge and tore It loose from the Jam that had formed there. Logs and scow continued down the river, and it Is thought the boat soon sank. On board was $300 which the Russian had saved from his wages. In his haste to get away from his place of peril he forgot the money, and left It aboard. Willamette Near Flood. At Portland the Willamette River is rapidly approaching a flood stage. At S o'clock last evening the official' gauge rtiowed 133 feet above zero and the water was rising at the rate of three Inches an hour. The current is about cizlit miles an hour and drift of all kinds makes navigation difficult. The rise yes terdav at Portland between g A. M. and 5 P. M. was 2.1 feet and with each ad ditional inch the strength of the cur rent Increases. Rains- have been general throughout the Willamette Valley and t" on ni? streams feeding into the Willamette a-e bsnk full. The rivers will continue to rise for several days and conditions will be bad for at least a week. At Portland the. precipitation for the 14 hours, ending at 5 o'clock last evening, was l.SS Inches. The excess of rainfall is now 3.01 inches, dating from September 1, the beginning of. the wet season. The forecast for today la rain with brisk southerly winds. Five log rafta broke from their moor ings at the Portland Lumber Company's mills yesterday forenoon and drifted down into tlie old Madison-street bridge. The rafts swept down with the current and lodged broadside against the false work of the bridge. Three rafts were broken up and many logs were carried to points below by the strong current. Steamers were pressed into service immediately and before nightfall the greater portion of the runaway rafts- had been corraled and made fast. At the Inman-Poulsen mills the Norwe gian steamship Christian Michelsen is (Concluded on Pag 3.) Headlight Blinds Animal and Only Few Pieces of Venison on Pilot Tell Tale. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 22. One of those thrilling experiences "that happen to lo comotive engineers sometimes was met with last Friday night by Ed Church on his run from Astoria to Portland. After passing Knappa and when rear ing Blind Slough on a long stretch of straight track, he saw a large buck deer standing in the center of the rails, head in air, antlers proudly erect and eyes evidently blinded by the strong head light. Church knew that the buck was hyp notized by the light and gave the whistle all kinds of blasts, but the animal stood firm and when the pilot of the engine struck It there was not a perceptible Jar. At the next stop a few pieces of venison were found on the head of the engine. Church did his duty as he knew it, but having no hunting license, he is in doubt whether he is liable to a One for' killing the deer. WORLD'S RECORD FOR TUG Vancouver Boat Has Chance for Un usual Shipment Prize. VANCOUVER. B. C. Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) When the Tug Escort No. 2 leaves port tomorrow -with the barge Georgian, owned by McKenzIe Brothers, in tow, she will be taking to Prince Rupert the first of the standard-guage rolling stock to be used by tre Grand Trunk Pacific and will make inci dentally for herself a world's record in towing the longest line of cars through open ocean stretches, Includ ing the treacherous Queen Charlotte Sound. The Georgian will be loaded with a 75-ton locomotive, tender, 24 flat-cars and one caboose, which were delivered here brand new from the shops in East ern Canada. The can will be loaded on the barge by a double-deck arrangement of rails. During the Winter about 400 more pieces of rolling stock, including eight locomotives, will be conveyed North. The Escort is one of the staunchest craft of its kind on the Coast. FIGHT ON CANNON OPENS Idaho and Washington . Line Up Against "Uncle Joe." SPOKANE. Wash., Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) Cannonlsm is to be a pertinent issue in the campaign next year, and it appears that ex-Representative Bur ton L. French has seized the popular issue and made it his own. Miles Polndexter is set as a stand ard for Congressional propriety, and It is evident Mr. French has grasped the Issue of the day. That Idaho and Washington will line up solidly against Cannon and Aldrlch is beginning .to be apparent. Two weeks ago an unofficial conference was held In Spokane between Senator Wil liam E. Borah, ex-Congressman Burton L. French and Congressman Miles Poln dexter, and, it is said, it Is agreed that Cannon and Aldrlch should be opposed. Congressman Hamer, who now repre sents Idaho in Congress, may ' stand pat for "Uncle Joe." . Colonel Hamer has won the praise of his constituents, but It is said he has lost supporters be cause he has defended Speaker Cannon.' WOOD BACKS UP DR. OSLER Major-General of Army Scores Pres ent Ranking System. WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.7-OsIerIzation of Army officers to a radical degree was recommended to the War Department to day by General Leonard Wood, in com mand of the Department of the East. He wants an elimination law enacted so that office above the grade of captain will at tain given grades on an average of at least ten years younger than at present. "Our present system," said General Wood, "results generally in the best years of a man's life being spent in a subordi nate position." He recommended the re eetablishment of the Army canteen. RICHES LEFT TO WOMEN Vancouver Doctor Gives $150,000 to Destitute of City. VANCOUVER, B. C Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) For the purpose of providing for destitute women who are entirely out side the pale of churches and religious organizations. Dr. Eady Stevenson, of this city, lately deceased, has left prop erty valued at $130,000, besides a small sum set aside quarterly for two rela tives. The physician requests that his trus tees, who include the Mayor of Van couver, use the fund available to care for the city's destitute. WORLD IS GIVEN MESSAGE Tolstoi Would Have People Refuse to Serve as Soldiers. GENEVA- Nov. 22. Count Leo Tolstoi has given another message to the world. At a meeting in Blenne, when 100 Swiss and foreign delegates were assembled, Tolstoi's message was read amid, great enthusiasm. Tolstoi .appeals to good sense of the people to refuse to serve as soldiers, either voluntarily or under pressure, even if that refusal entails punishment. Killing by soldiers; he asserts, is a criminal act . Eight Indictments Are Returned. FOUR OFFICIALS ARE CAUGHT Warrants of Arrest Issued and Bonds Fixed. $137,226 IS DEFALCATION Two Brothers, President and Former President, Former Cashier and Former Bookkeeper Must Now Stand Trial for Violations. MOSCOW, Idaho, Nov. 22. (Special.) After almost four peeks' Investigation by the Federal- grand Jury eight indict ments were reported today against "offi cials of the Lewiston Nationrl Bank for falsification of records, false entries in account books, false reports to the Con troller and the wrongful conversion of the bank's funds to the omount of $137. 22S.19. William Kettenbach, ex-presldent; George H. Kester, ex-cashier; Clarence W. Robnett, ex-bookkeeper, and Frank W. Kettenbach, president, are all in dicted, but in no case are they all made co-defendants In the same Items. Bonds Fixed at $7500. Warrants were lsssued and Judge Det rlch fixed the amount of bond for each item in which the party Is defendant at J7500. Immediately after . the Jury re ported It was discharged by court and adjourned for thls-term. . Sensational disclosures follow each other as to 'Frank W. Kettenbach, who, until recently, was not supposed to have been connected with the defalcations, which It Is now alleged were aided and abetted by him from their Inception. William F. Kettenbach, ex-president, George H. Kester and Clarence W. Rob nett are three of the defendants con victed two yeans ago of defrauding the Government out of white pine timber lands in Central Idaho, said now to be worth $1,000,000, and were granted new trials by the Court of Appeals. But Frank W. Kettenbach was at that time head of the Idaho Trust Company and was not connected In any way with the alleged fraudulent timber deals. Presidency Goes to Kettenbach. After the conviction of his brother In the timber cases the Idaho Trust Com pany was merged with the Lewiston Na tional Bank and Frank W. Kettenbaca was elected president. According to allegations contained in the indictments Just returned practically all the National bank defalcations ex isted at the time of merging the two banks. The first Hems against Robnett and the two Kettenbachs charge false statements In reports to the Controller and three counts for making false en tries lh "dally balance book No. 6." The second item is against Robnett, William F. Kettenbach and George H. Kester, (Concluded en Page 2.) TURK "I'M NO SHERLOCK HOLMES. BUT EVERYTHING . ''m$mf i I I . , , , . t 1 1 . ...it. ..it.. tTi..iitii-rT - Only Objection to Leonard Wood's Promotion Seen in Opposi tion of Congress. WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. (Special.) General Franklin Bell, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, will soon return to Held service and there is much specu lation as to his successor. While there are several Major-Generals who think that the appointment possibly may fall to them, the general belief in the Army Is that the next chief of staff will be Major-General Leonard Wood. Major-General William H. Carter also is considered a likely candidate. Between these two officers there seems at present to be little to choose, as far as apparent chance of preferment is con cerned, but strong belief exists, never theless, that If the ranking officer. Wood, lets It be known even indirectly to Presi dent Taft that he would like to come to Washington to direct Army afTalrs, the President will pay heed and give him an opportunity. There is one objection to General Wood's preferment, as Army officers re gard it, and that is that every time that the General has been named for promo tion there has been strong opposition in Congress to his advancement. This op position was based largely on the belief of the legislators that the General had been given too rapid promotion. RICHEST INDIAN BURIED Daughter of Former Chief Laid to Rest in $1500 Casket. TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 22. -(Special.) With impressive services conducted in the Indian language of the Puyallup tribe, the funeral of the late Mrs. Anna Coates, daughter of a former chief pf the Nls qually Indians, who left an estate valued at noo.000, took place today on the res ervation near Tacoma. Joseph Sweyall, head man of the Puyallups, officiated. The woman was the richest Indian of her tribe. There was a large attendance, Indians coming from the Nisqually and Muckle s hoot reservations. About 60 vehicles were In the procession to the reservation cem etery. The body lay in an elaborate copper bronze casket, which cost J1500. It was placed in a steel burial case in the grave. . 1 HOME GONE; MEETS DEATH Aged Sea Captain Barkley Perishes in Flames at Victoria. VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 22. Captain Edward Barkley, aged 80 years, grand son of the famous mariner, Charles Barkley, was burned to death in ,a fire that destroyed his home at Westholme, B. C, today. Captain Barkley ran out of the house when the fire was discovered, but re entered in an effort to recover some fam ily heirlooms. Including the diary kept by his grandfather during his voyage of exploration along the British Columbia coast. FIVE VOLCANOES ACTIVE Explosions Cease and People at Ten eriffe Are Calmer. TENERIFFE, Nov. 22. The fifth crater has opetied and five volcanoes are now throwing out great quantities of lava. Explosions, however, have ceased and the people are calmer. Will Rush Prosecution of Trust Frauds. "NO IMMUNITY" IS HIS MOTTO Has New Grounds on Which He . Can Recover Money. KEEP CONGRESS OUT OF IT President Does Xot Want to Have Evidence Uncovered by Inquiry in Committee Limitation Will Not Apply. - WASHINGTON, Nov. 22L (Special.) Action on the part of the Government looking to the defeat of the statute of limitations by the early Institution of criminal proceedings against the men re sponsible in the first Instance for the sugar trust frauds was the foremost mat ter under discussion at an Important con ference at the Treasury Department to day. With Secretary MacVeagh, in whose office the meeting was held, were Attorney-General WJckersham, who la personally handling the sugar trust cases; Collector William Loeb, who is in command at New York City, and Henry A. Wise, United States District Attorney at Ne York, by whom the cases are to be tried. Taft OppBses Immunity. Almost as important as the overcom ing of the handicap of the statute of limitations was the consideration by the conference of the question of immunity, to which Mr. MacVeagh is almost unal terably opposed. Those In charge of the Government's prosecutions have used this experience to advantage and are not entirely satisfied that It should be aban doned. It is understood that President Taft is opposed to the granting of im munlty and retention- of men implicated in the frauds. There was also consideration of the steps 16 be taken by the Government to avoid an investigation of the sugar scan dais by Congress. The only aid In this is- to preserve the evidence which has been gathered until the men accused of complicity in them can be tried and eon vlcted. It Is feared that, should Con gress undertake an investigation of the frauds, this evidence would be brought to light to an extent which would, seriously hamper the Government In obtaining con victions. Can Colfect on Another Pica. While collections from the sugar trust under the weighing frauds are at an end. this situation does not affect frauds by the sugar trust upon the Government through misrepresentations of the polari scope test or by other means distin guished from the weighing of sugar. "So far as it has gone," said Mr. Mac Veagh after the conference, "we are sat isfied with the cleaning up of the cus toms service. We have by no means (Concluded on Page 3.) ISN'T RIGHT, HERE." Sufficient Cause-to Fire Him Despite Contract, Holds Appellate Court. CHICAGO. Ill- Nov. 23. (Special.) Calling his employer's wife "Honey. Dear." the woman employes "Honey" and the customers "Girlie" was sufficient cause for the dismissal of Ralph Alex ander. It abrogated his right to sue for unearned wages, even though It was un derstood he was to be employed for a certain period. ' This is the substance of an opinion in the Appelate Court today. Ralph Alexander brought suit for and recovered J219.60 in the Municipal Court against Jack Potts, who conducts a wholesale millinery business. Reversing this Judgment, the court says: "That the plaintiff's conduct was un seemly he tacitly admits. It Is plain that his conduct was subversive of dis cipline among the other employes and detrimental and hurtful to the defend ant's business. Such behavior on the part of Alexander was all-suff ioicnt in our opinion to justify his discharge, contract or no contract. A servant must use his best efforts, and be diligent to serve the interests of his master in the business about which he Is employed, and when the servant's conduct is such as to be detrimental to his master's business, re sulting from wilful acts and misconduct on his part, such misconduct becomes Just grounds for . his discharge." TAFT SNUBS SUFFRAGETTE Beautiful Mrs. Snow den Unable to Gain Access to President. WASHINGTON", Nov. 22. Mrs. Philip Snowden, wife of a Liberal member of Parliament and noted as the most beau tiful suffragette, tried to see President Taft today. She failed. Mrs. Snowden left the White House announcing that she would endeavor again tomorrow to run the gauntlet that had shut her off. "I am desirous of meeting Mr. Taft," she said, "because I met your former President, Mr. Roosevelt, and found him to be most charming." The party was met at the door by the vigilant guardians of the President and these were informed tfiat Mrs. Snowden was an English suffragette. "We're extremely sorry," apologized one of the officers to Mrs. Rachel Fos ter and two other women, "but thp President is busy. I fear he cannot be disturbed. 'At some later date he -may be able to give you an audience, which I know he must regret that he Is unable to give today." GREAT LAKES IN ICY GRIP Freighter Blown Ashore Near Chi cago in Fierce Gale. CHICAGO, Nov. 22. Rain and sleet, driven by a wind that has blown all day with a velocity of 48 miles an hour, ac companied a terrific storm that has swept throughout the Great Lakes region. Only a few vessels have braved the gigantic waves of Lake Michigan. The Government Life-Saving Service answered the appeal of the crew of the freighter Boston for help. This vessel, after an all-night battle with the wind and waves from Milwaukee, was thrown rudderless upon a sandbar near Willam ette, north of Chicago. Eight of the crew of 18 men were taken off by the life-savers. The rest remained aboard. The Government forecasts a continu ance of the storm throughout the night, with snow and a lower temperature. DESCHUTES POWER HELD Ballingcr Withdraws 32 6C Acres of Land on Upper River. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 22. Secretary Balllnger to day withdrew from entry 3262 acres of land along the upper Deschutes River for protection of power sites. The withdrawal Is ordered providing Congress enacts legislation for the con trol or disposal of the lands. The land withdrawn Is the waterway In connection with which charge has been made that in granting rights of way to the Hill and Harrlman railroads through the Deschutes canyon, Balllnger had rendered construction of a power plant In the canyon impossible. AMERICANS TO BUILD ROAD Syndicate Will Double-Track Trans- Siberian Railway. BERLIN. Nov. 23. The Lokal Anzelger learns from an authoritative source, that the Russian government intends to close a contract with an American syndicate to develope the Trans-Siberian Railroad, which will be double tracked throughout Its length. The project Involves hundreds of mil lions and. according to. the paper, rep resentatives of the syndicate are now In Europe awaiting the Emperor's return to St. Petersburg from Lividia. WAISTMAKERS WILL STRIKE Listen to Gonipers, Then Decide to Make Demands Today. NEW YORK, Nov. 22. After hearing Samuel Gompers speak at Cooper Union tonight, 2000 members of the Ladies' Walstmakers" Union voted to go on strike tomorrow for shorter hours and higher wages. Three other divisions of the union, rep resenting about 15,000 more employes, met in other parts of the city and also voted to strike. Rush Orders Issued for 400 Navy Men. NICARAGUA IS DESTINATION Secretary Knox Awaits Fur ther Developments. SITUATION IS CRITICAL Departure of Armed Force Comes as Result of Orders Sent to League Island Navy-Yard to Hurry Boat Repaira. WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. Preparations are being made for 400 marines to sail from Philadelphia on Saturday, either for the canal zone or for Nicaragua. This will be the armed force to land in Nicaragua, if developments in the situa tion there within the next few days re auire such a course. All depends upon action to be taken by the State Depart ment, which is marking time pending tho receipts of additional details of the killing of the two Americans, Groce and Cannon. Rush Orders Issued. The departure of tlie marines comes as a result of rush 'orders sent to tho League Island Navy-Yard after the Stato Department received the preliminary re port of execution of the two men by President Zelaya's orders. It had been intended to send the ma rines to Panama to relievo 3S0 marines on duty there. The date of departuro from Philadelphia had been set for De cember 3, by which time the troopship Prairie would have been ready to sail. By working night and day the League Island force will be able to finish repairs on the ship by November 27. If necessary .the 380 marines now on the canal could be utilized In Nicaragua, in addition to the 400 to be taken south on the Prairie. With the troopship Buffalo on the Pa- (Concluded on Fat 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 03.1 degrees; minimum, OS. 6 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; brisk southwest wind. Foreign. Lack of American beef in Germany may cause campaign for readmlsslon of meat and minimum tariff.. Page 5- Liberals believe Krcat fight on Lords has begun. Page 4. National. Secretary of State Knox may brine N'lca raguan trouble to climax today; Govcrn ment sends marines. Page 1. Taft will not allow sugar trust thieves to escape under statute of limitation, but will prosecute to finish. Page 1. Borah tells Taft he will ask Congres. to investigate Balllnger-Plnchot feud. Page 4. . . Domestic. Major-General Leonard Wood may succeed General Franklin Bell as chief of ataff of Army. Page 1. "Honey Pear" unci "Girlie." used by em ploye suffice to bar suit for back pay. intulat Court. Page 1. Damage suits may follow St. Crni disas ter U. S. orlcrs num Mmerholsted from Cherry depths as living Is pronouncea ai-a i . Standard Oil to work for repeal of Sher man law. Page , Friends of Alor still keep up search lor millionaire's cruiser. Page - Fire break out anew In St. Paul mine; rescue work ceases. page o. Mrs. Stetson, Christian science reacer m New York church, recently excomnquiw cttted. resigns position she held In Women bow heads In shame as Alma Sell. slayer oi Ldiuumm ..... . Sport. Highland School defeats Montavllla at -foot ball u to ;i. ' i - i- University of Oregon football squad rounding- Into shape at ijaivw lta,iiiii6-i. M. A. A. C realizes It neeas aw us visor n. defeat O. A. C. on gridiron Page 7. Purine Northwest. Allegations that '"'llte possible Tjlgamy hy Urtla ntuiiiiiv.. Deer disastrously disputes advance of rail road train. r8 " Glavts not called In CunninKham claim case; may do muppvu. Eight Indictments returned apainst rfnrlais of Liewlston jvauoiitii xi.n.. " manu. rK"j Four towns of Cowlitz County vote on a- loon quesuun. 1 Excessive rains produrfl floods in Western Oregon; iHinnim - -- Ryan murder trial goes t jury at Pendleton: iit.t ...,ill.t eYnected. Page 4. Commercial and Marino. Exporters heavy buyers of hops. Page IT. lew York stock maraci levtrun tu(. 17. Sharp demand advances wheat prlcel at Chicago. Page 17. French bark Vlndenncs clears" with dollar wncal tor unii-cu - Portland and Vicinity. Chinese letterwriter warns Maor of local tong war. Page 11. Grants Pass delegation promised new depot by General Manager O'Brien. Page 10. Engineer killed, brakeman and fireman In jured In landslide wreck of Portland Chicago fast freight at Bonneville. Page 6 ' Mayor Simon declares tax levy should be held to five-mill Tjasls. Page 11. Senator Coffey announces himself as can didate for Secretary of State. Page In. Charles A. Straus, ex-cashier of local Post office, to bo sentenced tomorrow. Page 7. Prisoner released by Judge Gatens, In dicted for alleged "bunco game." page s. Goddard 15. Kellv buys corner site at Tenth and Oak streets for $-J.50O. Page Is. Opponents of dock lease-argue that monop oly would injure trade. Page 1". Portland to pay :;0 cents for turkeys If It can get them at all. Page 0. Milk dealers to help in fight for pure milk for Portland. Page r. Eastern Multnomah dairymen assail milk tests made by Dr. Matsou, State Bac tereologlst. Page S.