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i . VOL. XXIX. XO. 15,323. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1910. PRICK FIVE CENTS. ITAFT USES 'STATUS M LIMIT PUT UPON SCOPE OF INQUIRY Ballinger-Pinchot In vestigation Begun. COTTON MARKET LONGS IN PANIC SELL MURDER ON TRAIN , AROUSES FRANCE MOUNTAIN AT LAST LONE CAUSES SCALED IN WINTER CHI OD MAN ROCK SLAND DROP 8EXSATIOXAL BREAK SENDS PRICE TO LOWEST LEVEL. DEMAND IS MADE FOR AMERI TACOMAXS ACCOMPLISH INITIAL. CAN STYLE OF CARS. FEAT OX EAGLE PEAK. PROPOSES KNDX United States Offers manchurian Plan. CONGRESS GETS RESOLUTION Facts and Underlying Motives to Have Thorough Airing. 'MUCKRAKERS" TO TESTIFY 7epartment of Interior an Forestry Bureau to Be Subjected to Rigid Inspection Kelson Likely to Preside at Hearings. OREGON1AN NEWS BURHAU, Wash ington. Jan. S. President Taft has seen and approved the Jones-Humphrey reso lution for the Investigation by a Joint committee of the Ballinger-Pinchot con trororsy, -which for a time threatened al most to wreck his administration, and the resolution was introduced in each branch of Congress today. It is a reso lution purposely designed to give the com mittee the fullest scope for its work. Its Joint authors are from theiState of Wash ington. Six Senators and six members of the House will constitute the committee. They are empowered to "make a thorough and complete investigation of the Interior De partment, Its several bureaus, officers and employes, and of the Biu-eau of For estry In the Agricultural Department." The resolution directs inquiry into the subjects of "the reclamation, conserva tion, management and disposal of the pub lic land of the United States, or any land held in trust by the United States for any purpose, including all the natural resources of such lands." The usual power to sit In the recesses of Congress, to summon and compel the attendance of all witnesses and to obtain documents is granted. In other words, if the Inquiry i not as thorough, and If it does not go aa deeply into the subject matter as that of any committee ever appointed by Con gress, It will not be for want of author ity so to do. Committee Has Full Power. Not only is authority given to probe into the merits of the Ballinger-Pinchot con troversy, so far as It relates to the con wvatlon and management of the public lands, but there Is additional authority sufficient to go beneath the surface, to find the motive, to ascertain where the whole thing originated, and to discover whether, as is believed jtenerally here, the whole series of attacks upon Judge Tlalllnger was Inspired in the Forestry Bureau. If It Is found that it was so in spired, the committee has full power to ascertain exactly which persons were par ties to or the Instigators of the attack. Under the extremely liberal power to summon witnesses, there is little chance for the guilty ones to escape. One feature of the investigation will be the opportunity It will give for the ex amination of the so-called "muckrakers" of Eastern magazine journalism, who have boasted In some instances of their intention to force Secretary Balllnger out of the Cabinet. The jurisdiction of the committee la not limited. Thus, the mag aaine writers, whether they live In Wash ington, or in New Tork, or any other point, or whether they are In the field, will be compelled, when subpenaed. to come and explain and to substantiate, if they can many of the things they have neon telling their readers In the past six months. The country will have an op portunity to judge for itself how reliable they are. This one feature of the inves tigation promises to furnish the commit tee with much amusement. "Muckrakers" to Be Called. On the first list of witnesses summoned, therefore. It is likely that .there will ap pear the following names: Tj. R. Glavls, late ppeclal agent. Oifford Plnchot. chief forester. Overton W. Price, associate forester. A. C Shaw, law officer. Forest Service. .Tohn B. Matthews, magazine writer. Norman llaptcoori, editor of Colliers. Mark Sullivan, Colliers. R .W. Wonley, magazine writer. n. A- Balllnger. secretary of the Interior. Fred Oennett, Commissioner General of the Lsnd Office. Frank Tierce. Assistant Secretary of the .Interior. President Taft Intends to have the com mittee name a ' competent attorney to conduct the Investigation in chief and it Is believed likely that each of the principals will be represented by counsel. The provision of the resolution for the employment of assistance, "legal or otherwise," has the full approval of the President. It will permit, also, if it is found advisable, the employment of ex perts In the subjects Into which the com mittee will inquire. Nelson Likely to Be Clialrman. Naturally there Is speculation concern ing the personnel of the committee. . This cannot be foretold now with exactness. There Is no doubt that Senate Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, who is chairman of the Senate committee on public lands, will be named by the Vice-Presidimt as one of the Senate members, and it is likely that he will head the list and that ultimately he will be chosen as the chairman of the Joint committee. In dications are that the other Senators on the committee will be: Root. New York; Flint, California; Sutherland. Utah, all republicans, and the following Demo- Concluded on ri a.) Bis Southern Bulls Buy 150,000 Bales'in Effectual Effort to Check Decline. NEW YORK, Jan. 5 There was a sensational break in the cotton market late today, with May delivery selling off to 15.60c, or 67 po'nts lower than last night, 64 points below the best level of the day and f points or $4.30 per bale below the high level of the season. The weakness In the stock market probably contributed to the Wall-street selling, but selling orders -came from all directions and It looked as If there was a regular panic among the longs, following the record-breaking ad vances of late last year. It was rumored that the cotton In terests were unloading and.it was also reported that a strong Wall-street clique had been formed to depress prices In consequence of the failure of trade demand to improve as rap idly as expected with the turn of the day. Today's advices from the South were generally bullish. There were rumors of increased offerings, f which probably ifided In precipitating the tremendous liquidation late In the day. It Is estimated that the big South ern bulls bought fully 150,000 bales in an effectual effort to check the de cline. ARMLESS, BUT BEATS WIFE Spouse Black and Blue From Blows When Police Arrive." SEATTIJ3, Wash., Jan. 5. (Special.) A special from Everett today says: Kverett has an armless wife-beater. Richard Reardon lost his arms in a rail road accident some years ago, but he is still beating his wife with the stubs. Reardon was arrested Sunday morning on complaint of his wife's parents. A call was sent to the police station for an of ficer and the answering officer found a window broken and evidences of a rough house. To the arresting officer Mrs. Reardon said that she had taken her last beating from her husband and that her arms were black and blue from his blows. She added that she did not wish to see him again. Last evening Reardon's father-in-law brought to the police sta tion the prisoner's effect? In a flour sack. HUGHES OPPOSES NEW TAX Governor Would Limit Source of In comes. Subject to Irvy. ALiBAJNY. !N. Y.. Jan. 8. Governor Hughes, in his annual messuage to the legislature today, dwelt at length on the proposed constitutional amendment conferring on the Federal Government the power to lay and collect an income tax "from whatever source derived" without apportionment among the states according to population, and in conclusion recommended that this amendment be not ratified. The Governor said he was in favor of giving the Federal Government power to tax all incomes, eave those derived from state or municipal bonds. HIS SUBSTITUTE IS JAILED Brother Takes Prisoner's Place in Box but Is Betcctccl. SACRAMKNTO. Cal., Jan. 5. During the trial today of Joseph Rossi, charged with being the leader of a gang of box car thieves, the defendant disappeared while the court was taking a recess and his brother, Frank Rossi, took his place before the bar. The brothers bear a striking resemblance, but the substitu tion was discovered. The real defendant was haled Into court and the substitute was sent to Jail for five days for contempt of court. CLEMENS STILL GRIEVES Mark Twain Sails Again for Sojourn in Bermuda. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. In bad health and grief stricken at the recent death of his daughter, Jean, Samuel- L Clem ens, better known as Mark Twain, sailed for Bermuda today. Mr. Clemens said the ailment of which he complained on his arrival from Bermuda two weeks ago had re turned. He attributed the pain in his left breast, however, to indigestion, "and that is not the sort of ailment that causes people to die," he added. He expects to be away for a month. GOVERNORS JOIN HANDS Executives of Texas and Coahulla Exchange Greetings. EL. PASO. Tex.. Jan. 5. Governor Jesus de Valle, of Coahulla, Mex., and Governor Campbell, of Texas, attended by their staffs, met today at Spofford, Tex., near the international border, ex changed greetings and together went to Del Rio, Tex., on a special train. At Del Rio three days' festivities have been arranged in their honor. The meeting is for the purpose of ce menting the friendly relations of the two adjoining border states, and get ting the Governors better acquainted. THREE SCOREARE MISSING Twelve Fishing Boats and Crews Tls appear After Storm. HALIFAX. N. S-, Jan. 5. Twelve boats and 60 men of the Canso fish ing fleet have been missing since yes terday's gale, and the Department of Marine and Fisheries has been asked to despatch steamers in search of them. RUSSIA NOT READY TO AGREE Neutralize Railroad and Avert Danger of Invasion. NEW ROAD IS PROJECTED Knox Supnorts America n-Ttrlrisri Scheme, but Russia. Will Oppose Strenuously Secretary's Aim Is to Head Off Japan. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 6. The Rus sian Foreign Office has received a memorandum from the United States Government proposing as a solution for the Manchurian dispute the neutraliza tion of railroads In Manachuria by their sale to China, financed by an interna tional syndicate. The United States invites Russian par ticipation in such a scheme. Supervision of the railroads would be placed thereby in the hands of the powers responsible for the financial arrangement, who would see that the lines were conducted .on a purely business basis, and not used for political or strategic purposes. Last October, when a meeting was ar ranged at Harbin between M. Kokovsoff, the Russian Minister of Finance, and the late Prince I to, then president of the privy council of Japan ,the sale of the Russian railroad interests in Manchuria was being considered seriously. The suc cess of the present plan is dependent upon Japan's assent. ' Equal Opportunity, Is Aim. i ne advantages of such an arrange ment from the viewpoint of interna tional relations are believed to be many. It would remove a constant source of friction between Russia and Japan; the doctrine of equal opportunity would be safeguarded by the powers, and by clos ing the line to the transportation of troops and munitions, Russia's anxiety with reference to a Japanese attack upon Siberia would be relieved. Russia, however. Is not willing to accept the suggestion of the United States Gov ernment without giving the subject care ful study. An answer to the memoran dum may be expected In a week, perhaps a month, for experts are engaged in an investigation of the whole matter and the Cabinet has taken cognizance of the memorandum. American Road Opposed. The American memorandum further an ttounces that a syndicate composed of Americans and Englishmen has obtained the concesssion for the construction of a railroad from Aigun, in Northern Man churia, to Chin Chow Fu, and that the British and American governments in tend to support It diplomatically. This part of the memorandum has been received less favorably by Russia, for, (Concluded on Pace 3.) Confession of Soldiers Who Slew 0 . Mme. Gouin Show How Kasy Traln Crimes Are. PAJJIS, France, Jan. 5. (Special.) Confessions of two soldiers who are ac cused of killing: Mme. Gouin, the wealthy widow of Jules Edouard Gouin, who was governor of the Bank of France, on a train near Paris, December 18, hav demonstrated so forcibly the insecurity of travel in Europe that there is a strong demand for reforms, which may lead to the Americanization of train service, at least in France: After maintaining innocence for a week. the men broke down and gave the de tails of the crime .whichfihow how easy it Is to commit a murder on a train even during such a short journey as that be tween Fontainebleu and Paris. Mme. Gouin was alone In a first-class compartment when, " watching their op portunity, two sohliers entered from the corridor. "While the train was between stations they beat the woman to death with their sword handles and robbed her, getting in their haste only five francs ($1) and some jewels. Although there were passengers in ad joining comp artm en ts of the car, t h ey heard no noise because of the rumble of the train. , Coincident with the arrest of the- mur derers of Mme. Gouin, is the trial at Nice of a man for shooting a wealthy passenger on a train, with robbery as a motive. The revelations have alarmed foreign tourists, who often carry large sums of money. PREACHER'S TRIAL BEGINS Elopes With .Girl, but Forgiving Wife ' Helps Him Secure Bail. OTTAWA. Kan., Jan. 5. The trial of Rev. Wallace M. Stuckey, the Williams burg editor-preacher, on a charge of abducting 16-year-old Lorena Souther land, began here today. Stuckey, -while pastor of a church at Williamsburg, disappeared with the girl last Summer and later was found living with her at Waukegan, I1J. Stuckey was arrested and the girl was re ceived back by her parents. Stuckey abandoned his wife and chil dren to go away with Miss Southerland but his wife arranged for his bond and defense. AMERICAN HELD TO BLAME Engineer on Russian Submarine Must Serve Week in Prison. ST. FKTiSRSBCRG. Jan. 5. Joseph K. Meads, an American, and two local en gineers were condemned by the Superior Court to one week's- arrest for negligence in connection with the explosion cm the submarine Dragon in the Neva River last August. This reverses the decision of the Admiralty investigating committee. Meads, whose home is in Baltimore, was the engineer of the Dragon. He and 16 others were injured in the explosion. FIVE BURNED WITH HOME Three fenerations Die When Ken tucky Home Is Destroyed. BURNSIDE, Ky Jan. o. Mrs, Martha Oorder, her daughter, Mrs. James Kidd, and three small children were burned to death in a fire today which destroyed the KJdds' house at Plavens, Ky. HEAD OF THE MONEY TRUST. 000' M STICK Not All Insurgents In cur Displeasure. LASH IS FOR EXTREMISTS Defeat of Alliance With Demo crats Is Purpose Sought. HITCHCOCK NOT TALKING President Holds That Patronage Im plies Reciprocal Support Sen ate Thus Far Net- In volved In Controversy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. While no for mal statement was forthcoming at the wmte House today, there was no at tempt In Administration circles to deny tnat President Taft is withholding cer tain customary Congressional patronage from those insurgent Senator and Rep resentatives who, adherents of the Presi dent say, show no disposition to support Administration measures. President Taft Is reported as taking the attitude that if an obligation rests upon him to give certain patronage to a representative of his party, there is e reciprocal obligation upon the repre sentative to support the President. Whip Misused, Say Some. Several of the so-called ' "Insurgents' came out in interviews today, saying that they heartily agreed with the President's legislative programme and asserting that instead of using the "whip" on them, the President should use it on those leaders who in the past had opposed the Roose velt policy which Mr. Taft is seeking to enact into law. On the part of the President it was said today that withholding of patronage does, not apply to all the "insurgents" and has absolutely nothing to do with their figat against Speaker Cannon or the House rules. - Obligation Is "Iteciprocal. Victor Rosewater, Republican Nationa committeeman from Nebraska, one of the insurgent states, saw President Taft this afternoon and, in an authorized in tervtew, said: "The President said to me that he wanted me to help correct reports that are being circulated to the effect that he is using the patronage club to whip so called 'insurgents' into line. "The President says that there 'is a well-founded custom that a.s become a rule that, in making certain appoint ments, such as Postmasters, the Presi dent should act on recommendation of members of Congress in whose districts the appointments He, if represented by a member of the same political party. This obligation resting on the Presi dent, however, is reciprocal, he feels. Status Quo Is Preserved. "The Republican Congressman, he de clares, is under a similar obligation to support legislation recommended by the (Concluded on Pave 3.) Professor Leads Four Young Men to Dizzy Heights Xear Mt. Rainier on New Year's Day. TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 5. (Special.) (For the first time in the history of mountain climbing by white men, Basle Peak, near Mount Rainier, has been scaled in Winter. The ascent was made n New Tear's day by a Tacoma pro fessor and four young men. The party was headed by Professor J. B. Flett, of the high school, who was accompanied by George Oaesar. Cugal Judson, Don and Fred Winston. Starting for the summit at g A. M., Saturday, the party reached the crest at 2 P. M., after a hazardous climb, espe cially from an altitude of 4500 feet to 6000 feet at the summit. In crossing Lake Christine the party had to wade through soft snow nearly to their necks. Tha snow to the peak averaged from four to six feet and was very soft, making climbing extremely dif ficult. Although the ascent was made the day Tacoma was visited by one of its worst storms, there was no wind at the sum mit of Eagle Peak. There were evidences of much wild game seen, fresh tracks of cougar, wild cats and deer being found. . SOLDIER FOUND STARVING Aged James Funis, War Veteran, He fuses to Become County Charge. Penniless, without a morsel to eat and already in a near-starving condition, James Ennis, a pioneer and old soldier, was found on the1 west side of the Wil lamette. River Tuesday with only a shel ter of slabs against a log. He was independent and declined to be come a county charge. Rev. D. A. Thompson, assisted by some of the members of the Presbyterian Church, is looking after- the old man, who declared that he would never go to the poor farm, but would go to the Sol diers' Home at Roseburg. Application has been made for his admission there. Ennis was at one time a member of the Portland police force and fought in the Rogue River and Nez Perces Indian wars. FACE TWISTED, BOY SUES Teacher Rebukes Him Tor Expres sion He Cannot Control. TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 5 (Special.) Raymond M. Atjierton, a boy, has en tered suitin the Superior Court for 120,000 damages against the city of Tacoma, alleging that - as a result of an, electric shock the muscles of his face were contracted, causing him to be rebuked by his schoo'teacher for facial expressions for whioh he was not responsible, and that he is unable to attend school for this reason. He also alleges that his nervous sys tem was badly shattered and that he lost a Anger of his right hand. lie alleges he received the shock while at tempting to turn on a light October 18 1908. FRANCHISES MAY BE LOST Probe Committee Makes Recommen dations in Bay City. SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 5. Mayor Tay lor today received the report of the com mittee appointed by him in October, 19us, to Investigate and report on the causes of municipal corruption in San Francisco as disclosed by the investigation of the Oliver grand Jury and the prosecution of "certain persons for bribery and other offenses against the state." The report makes a number of recom mendations. Among the most important of these are the annulment of franchises that have been obtained by fraud; the enactment of a statute- compelling public service corporations, to testify against themselves and the classing as a felony of the sale of columns of a newspaper unless plainly marked as columns sold. MATCHES KILL TWO BABES Little Ones Eat Ofr Heads of. Phos phorus Tapers. OAKLAND, Jan. 5. The poisonous sulphur of parlor matches claimed its second tiny victim within a week here today when two-year-old Viola Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Brown, died after eating the heads off a bunch of phosphorus tapers. On Saturday last Francis Bishop, two years old, met a like fate. TRAIN KILLS DEAF CHILD Ten-Year-Old Girl Meets Horrible Death at Marshfield. MARSHFTELD, Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) Annie Stogard, 10-year-old daughter of Andrew Stogard, was run over and killed in the local railroad yards this after noon. The child was 'playing near the track unnoticed by the trainmen, and, being deaf and dumb, she could not hear the train. COOS MINERS ON STRIKE Oregon Coal Company Refuses Ad vance In Wages. t MARSHFIELD. Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) The miners at the Llbby coal mine, owned by the Oregon Coal & Navigation Company, went on strike today. The trouble arose over a demand for in creased wages, which the owners refused to grant. Rumors of Reid's Plans Unsettle Market. RAILROAD MAN TO RETIRE? Denials of Reported Actior. Come Too Late. STOCK BREAKS 71-2 POINTS Weakness In Preferred and' "Com mon Issues Has Unsettling -Effect on Wall Street's Lisl. Steel Falls. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. (Special.) Pol lowing the announcement that the Rock Inland had passed the quarterly dividend period without declaring a payment on the preferred shares, the Rock Island stocks today broke precipitately, the com mon declining 72 points and the pre ferred 34 points. The weakness in these issues had an unsettling effect on the whole list. Steel common lost 1 and declines of two to three points in 14 other leading stocks were noted. Preferred and common were sold heav ily during the first hour on stories that Daniel G. Reid. one of the most promi nent of the Rock Island group, had sud denly decided to close out his stock mar ket interests and sail for an extended trip abroad. Stock Drops Before Rumor Denied. Before these rumors could be denied. Rock Island preferred broke 3M points and .the common nearly 5, compared with last night's closing. At Mr. Reid's office it was said posl-. tively that the stories of a European trip were absolutely without foundation. Wall street believed that dividends would be resumed on the preferred stocK at the rate of 5 per cent per annum. A number of people who are usually well informed still believe that dividend will be declared in the near future despite tho recent erratic movement in the common shares. Reid to Retire From Steel Trust? A high official of the United States (.Concluded on Pace 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 32 degrees; minimum, 21 degrees. TODAY'S Fair, followed by rain Friday; warmer; southeasterly winds. Foreign. Railroad murder near Paris starts demand for American cars. Page 1. Xatlonal. Resolutions for Joint inquiry into Depart ment of Interior and Forestry Bureau introduced in Congress by Jones and Humphrey of Washington. Page 1. President preserves "status quo" as to ap pointments as measure to prevent insur gent alliance with Democrats in Con gress. Page 1. Knox proposes to Russia sale of Manchurian Railroad to China. Page 1. Slletz contest will he held up pending in vestigation by Congress. Page 5. Cold wraps entire Union. Truckee, Cal.. plans ice carnival. Page 3. Sensational break in .cotton market sends price to lowest level. Page 1. Aviator Curtiss declares he'll fly at Lo Angeles despite Wrights. Denies Injunc tion. Page 4- Rumon of railroad director's movement cause Rock Island stock to fall several points In Wall street market. Page X. Mann Panama Canal bill passes House by 37 votes; Page 2. pomeetlc. Heiress and waiter-lover still lost sought through forgivness and love channel. Page 1. Sports. Multnomah Club dues increase $35O0 In De cember. Page 7. Trainer Hayward says Rugby is more dan gerous than American game. Page 7. Chairman Herrmann warns ball club own ers that "Syndicate ball" will be sup pressed. Page 7. Northwestern League magnates invoke base ball law to prevent McCredies from dis posing of Portland players. Page 7. Pacific Northwest. Banks and others, holding $10,000 in state warrants Issued on Ortis Hamilton's peculations, may lose entire amount. Page 6. Washington An ti-Saloon League declare It has closed ;00 saloons In state. ,and will continue campaign. Page 6. Four robbers, faces blackened, rob Chinese) of $7uo and demolish-, furniture of shanty. Page 0. Eagle Peak, for first time, is scaled in Winter by Tacoma men. Page 1. Vancouver Jury finds mining broker, Walter .Brocklng. guilty of beating wife. Page tf. Portland and Vicinity. Federal and state officials to aid Portland inspector In crusade against impure f milk. Page U. Old system of laying water mains will not be a success, predict Dr. Rattetv. page IS- Portland bookblndery proprietors ready for expected "open shop." Page il. Double-track ing of O. R. & N. line from Dalles to Deschutes ordered. Page 16. Highwayman who was shot Ave times by man he sought to rob gets 25-year sen tence. Page 12. Blnger Hermann land-fraud case opens to day Jn Portland court. Page 5, Two stockmen killed, five hurt In rear-end. collision of freight trains near Cascade Locks. Page 5. Portland's tax levy 18 mills for 1010, or 2 mills lower than last year. Page 12. Oregon Life Insurance Company makes re markable record. Page 9. Rain predicted for tomorrow; end of severe chill in sight. Page 12. Commercial and Marine. Cause of firmness In wool market. Page 17. Wheat weakened at Chicago by selling. Page 17. Heavy liquidation renewed in stock; mar ket. Page 17. Ice forming in rivers may block naviga tion Into Portland: cold snap hurt. Page 12..- 1 K 1