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VOL. XL.IX. XO. 15,325. PORTLAND. OBEGO. K A TTTTtXl A t" .TATVTTArrr loin . ' ' - j riau lavji uots. PINCHOT IS REMOVED BY PRESIDENT Chief Forester Is No Longer "Helpful Subordinate." PLACE GIVEN TO ASSISTANT Gravamen of Glayis Charges Is That Ballinger Was Cor rupt, Says Taft. PLOT OF INSURGENTS SEEN Dolliver Letter Intended to Precipitate Issue. SITUATION GROWS TENSE President Holds That Dignity of Office Has Been Assailed Over ton, Price and Albert C. Shaw Go, Too. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Gifford Pin chot. Chief Forester, ar.d intimate friend of Theodore Roosevelt, -was dis missed tonight from the service of the United States by Resident Taft for insubordination. Associate Forester Overton TV. Price and Assistant Law Officer Alexander C. Shaw, Pinchot's immediate assistants in the Forestry Bureau, followed their, chief out of Government employ. Thoroughly indignant over the ac tion of Mr. Pinchot in inducing- Sen ator Dolliver to read a letter from him in the Senate yesterday, President Taft today would listen to no advice that the forester's violation of Exec utive orders be overlooked pending the inquiry soon to be undertaken by Congress. Official Dignity Assailed. He declared the dignity of the Presidential office was being attacked and he would be unfaithful to his trust if he submitted longer. Mr. Taft undoubtedly realizes fully ,what the dismissal of Forester Pinchot meana in a political way. He has been convinced for some time that the so called "Insurgents" and other critics of his Administration had enlisted the services of Mr. Pinchot and practically were defying him to dismiss Pinchot from office. The latteT's letter of yes terday, few here doubt, was written with the direct purpose of "'putting it squarely up to the President. Political Situation Tense.' The President sought to avoid the threatened war as long as he could, but declared today that patience had ceased to be a virtue. He picked up the gauge of battle thrown down by Mr. Pinchot through the hand of Sena tor rolliver in the Senate, and, with the Administration supporters, is ready for the coming fray. Political observers in Washington declare that the situation created by today's developmentsjls the most tense in many years. Wlyit the outcome will be no one is willing to prophesy. In the House of Representatives today Speaker Cannon lost his first fight to the insurgents, who, combining with the Democrats, caused to be adopted an amendment to the Balllnger-Plnchot Inquiry resolution so as to take from the Speaker the power to appoint the House members of the joint committee of special investigation. "Insurgents' Are Gleeful. The margin of victory was-narrow-three votes but the insurgents and Democrats alike are jubilant tonight. The dismissal of Pinchot has lent fuel to the flame of their celebration and they are venturing nil manner of pre dictions as to what will happen. Three Republicans, jot classed as "in surgents," but who profess their friend ship for Pinchot. voted, with the "Insur gents" and Democrats for the adoption of the amendment which calls for the ap pointment of the .House investigators by election from the floor. The -Cabinet was In special session virtually the entire afternoon, following the regular session of the morning. Sec retary (Ballinger, cognizant of the action that was about to be taken, remained away from the afternoon sitting. It was at the end of this special session tonight that the President gave out the letter he had written to Mr. Pinchot notifying him that fals usefulness as a public servant under the present Administration was at an end. Wilson Chief Accuser. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. Pin chof a immediate superior, it appears, was one of the forester's chief accusers. He fcCeociud.d oa ptft 2.) ALIEN TRAFFIC IS INCREASING A.GAIN IMMIGRATION KIGCTIES SHOW GAIN OF OVER 165 PER CENT. Great Part of Steerage Arivals at New Vork Come Wet, Aiding Railroad Business. CHICAGO, Jan. 7. A comparative state ment just prepared by the Western Pas senger Association, showing the number of alien arid citizen steerage arrivals at the port of New York in the first 11 months of 1909, shows an increase of 448,715 souls, or of 366.02 per cent over figures for the first 11 months of 1908. Totals for the two periods are as fol lows: Aliens. Citizens. Total. 1808 687,820 32.S11 720.BK1 1808 246.785 26.181 271,916 Tho great recovery experienced "by- the roads in passenger traffic during the year is shown by a comparative statement of revenue accruing to immigrant bureau lines for 11 months, as compared with the same period of 1908 and previous years. The totals since 1905 are: Inc.. P.C 1909 ; . . .$l,lm.R75 00. 4fi 18 K07.24K 60.8t 1907 l.K49.87 31.87 190S 1.175.171 27.7 in5 ; 919,832 Decrease. KITTEN LEADS TO COURT Argument Over Wee Beastie Ends In Charge of Assault From Wife. SEATLLE, Jan. 7. (Special.) Argu ments as to who should feed a poor little homeless kitten, that strayed into the household of Mr. and Mr-a. Scott R. Taylor, 901 Crown street. December 30, proved dlstrous to Mr. Taylor. As a result Mrs. Taylor charged her huB band with assault in the third degree, and says her husband struck her so forcibly that she was knocked a dis tance of nine feet. "We were married 10 years ago," Mrs. Taylor told the Court. "For a few months we were happy. Before the end of the first year Mr. Taylor abused me so that I applied for a di vorce. He pleaded with me to drop the case, which I did. Before another year I felt obliged to again apply for a divorce, but at his solicitation I also dropped this case. Then Mr. Taylor came to Seattle. TTa wrm t. tn w.a im ploring me to come to him, which I did three years ago". In October, 1908, I was granted a divorce. . Last June we were remarried." Taylor dented striking his wife. Judge Cordon reserved decision'. ITALY NAMES AMBASSADOR Sew Diplomat Speaks Five Lan guages and Is Author. BERNE, Jan. 7. The Marquis Cusanl Confalteneri, who for three years has held the post of Italian Minister to Switzerland, has been notified of his ap pointment as Ambassador to the United States in succession to Baron Mayor des Planches. The Marquis, his wife, son and daugh ter are most popular here and have a large circle of friends in the United States. The Marquis speaks five lang lages and also is a painter and author. He belongs to one of the oldest families in Milan, and is a personal friend of King Victor Emmanuel. RICH WOMAN AIDS STRIKE Mrs. Biddle, of Philadelphia, Cham pions Cause of Girls. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. .7. The striking shirtwaist -makers of this city found a champion today when Mrs. George Bid die, widely known socially and a member of the old Pennsylvania family whose name she -bears, announced her intention to interest herself in a move to end the strike by arbitration. ; Mrs. Biddle went farther than this and appeared in a police court and entered ball for a girl striker who had been ar rested for a minor offense. Mrs. Biddle said she would enter bail for any of the striking girls who might be arrested if their case appeared to be Just.- SALEM MAYOR MAY RESIGN Rodgers Declines to Affirm or Deny Current Report. SALEM, Or.. Jan, 7. (Special.) It is understood Jhat Mayor George F. Rod gers. owing to the press of private busi ness, at the next Council meeting will resign his position at the head of the city government. He declines to affirm or deny the re port. QUINIAULT COUGARS SHOT Hoquiam Brothers Bring in Pelts of Six Wild Animals. HOQUIAM, Wash., Ja'n. 7. (Special.) Pelts of two cougars and four wild cats were brought to this city yester day by the Holstein brothers, ranch ers, who killed the animals near Lake Qulnlault. The cougars measured seven feet each. Ship Ashore; Crew Is Safe. HOXOLTJLU, Jan. 7. The captain and crew of the British bark Alexander Black have reached here after aban doning their ship, which went ashore Tuesday as it was entering the harbor of Kahulul. on the Island of Maui. The vessel is now" breaking up and the cargo, valued at 1114,000. will be a total loss. Before the vessel was abandoned a squall came Up and the crew narrowly escaped with their live. DA10B DUPES MS FRIENDS IS CHARGE Millinery Man's Widow Is Accuser. AYERS FRIENDSHIP BETRAYED Mrs. EvaGreen Says Elusive Promoter Bilked Sick Man. NOW SHE SEEKS ARREST Wife of Julius Green, Asphyxiated In San Francisco, Says Real Estate Operator Robbed Her of Cash Needed for Husband's Care. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 7. (Srjecial.) Mrs. Eva . Green, widow of Julius Green, representative of a Portland millinery house in California who was asphyxiated at 1208 Pine street, De cember 19, believes she h the dupe of the dashing Samuel V. jjaviaor, wno made a sensational ap pearance In San Francl-o nr,a exit Tjas sudden after a warrant had .Duu iv, "io arreii in Marcn. 1907. At a time where her llniui -n,-. low and her hnshanrt'n hith carious, Mrs. Green says - Davidor, wnose record she did not know and who she believed was a friend onH efactor, robbed her of the money she needed so badly to assist her. husband to regain his health. ' Green Is Killed by Gas. Julius Green was found Huh in v,i room while he and Mrs. Green were living at 1208 Pine street. The' gas was burning low in a small heater in his sleeping apartment hut e.nnmrh ho escaped to kill him. Had he been a well man. Mrs. Green says, the es caping gas would not have injured him, but in his condition, weakened as he was by sickness, he succumbed to asphyxiation. Davidor is'not onlv n fi.c-iti,. San Francisco, where he is wanted on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, but he is wanted. In prii.j Or., where there is a Federal indict ment Hanging over him charging use of the malls to defraud. Mrs. Green, who is now living at 309 Hyde street, has placed 'her case in the hands of A. D. Burrlll. a Portland nttnrnov si,. is satisfied she has been swindled on at least two deals and that Davidor used his acquaintance with Julius Green and herself to further his In terests in Portland. Davidor In Trouble in Bay City. Davidor made his first San Francisco during March, 1907. He is a tall, well-built man, 40 years old, with black hair, a heavy mustache and in appearance a "typical handsome stage villain." After arrival here he was first mxrlo the basis of a police Investigation. when Miss S. Houston, of 2327 Van Ness avenue swore to a. mnioini cnarging him with battery. she al- jcrcu mat ne naa oeen a caller at her nome; that he made violent love to her and had struck her when an offer of (Concluded on Page 13.) T r MOTHER'S PRESENT IS FORGERY CAUSE BOY ARRESTED BECAUSE HE REMEMBERED PARENT., Christmas Bears Heavily on Youtli, Out of Work; 'Bad Check Passed and Jail Looms Up. SEATTLE, Wash'., Jan. 7. (Special.) That he might procure money with which to purchase a Christmas present to send to his mother- back In New Jersey and in order to mair.tain the glowing accounts written to her of his success in the far Western coun try, John H. Harvey, 21 years old, forged a check for $9.40. it is alleged in a complaint issued by Deputy Prose cuting Attorney Robert W. Prigmore. Harvey is under arrest. Harvey came to Washington some months ago, working at whatever em ployment he could find. In letters written to his mother he told of the wonderful country and how well he was doing. "It is easy to get work at good wages, mother dear," he wrote. "I wish you a merry Christmas. Tou may look for a Christmas box from me." When Christmas eve came Harvey was out of work. His money all gone, he decided that the promise to his mother must be kept at all hazards. Tlien he presented the check alleged to be a forgery. SIX MEN SEEK MAYORALTY Half-Dozen Aspirants, for Office in Seattle Put Up Filing Fees. , SEATTLE, Jan. 7. (Special.) Thus far six men have demonstrated $50 worth of confidence each in their ability to win the Mayoralty handicap in Seattle next month. The aspirants so far in the field are H. C. Gill, A. V. Bouillon, Austin B. Griffiths and Ben R. Humes, Republicans; Charles H. Miller and W. H. Moore( Democrats. Gill . and Griffiths already have cam paign headquarters, the former in the Butler Hotel and the latter in the Pioneer block. Krlckson's friends have made ar rangements to open headquarters as soon as he raises the filing fee. Up to date Humes is without a- platform, or a speech-making record, and the only thing that Moore has declared is that he stands on his record as Mayor. BOMB PUZZLE TO DENVER Infernal Machine Is Found for 3'hird Time Near Tabor Home. .DENVER. Jan. 7. Denver police are trying to unravel the mystery sur rounding the finding for the third time of a bomb in- the yard of the old Tabor residence in a fashionable district of Denver. The , bomb was discovered a few evenings ago by a citizen, children being at play nearby at the time. The citizen carried the bomb to a safe place, covered it up and then tele phoned the police. When the latter arrived the bomb had disappeared. Careful investigation has failed to reveal an explanation of the affair. WOMEN PAY $7500 FINES Chicago Dressmakers Plead Guilty to Smuggling. NEW YORK. Jan. 7. Mary K. Weber and Kathryn Schwarz. who conducted a dressmaking establishment in Chi cago under the name of Madame Whit ney, were charged with "sleeper trunk" smuggling in the Circuit Court here today and fined $7600 each on a. plea of guilty. United States District Attorney Wise said that during the last few years these women had brought in more than $160,000 worth of goods and had paid duty on onl y$40,000 worth. NOTHING DOING. DEMAND FOR CASH .JABS; STEPHENSON La Follette's Friends Insistent. . $250,000 WAS NOT GIVEN This Sum Asked to Aid Boom for President COLLEAGUES THEN BREAK Aged Senator Makes Startling Statement While on Stand to Help Shed Lift lit on Row . Growing Out of 1908 Campaign. MILWAUKEE. Wis., Jan. 7. (Special.) The suit of ex-Assemblj-man Herman I Ekernagainst Asssmblyman Albert T. Tweeme. on account of matters growing out of the campaign of 1908, brought out some very startling developments today, when the deposition of Senator Isaac Stephenson was taken. The reason Senator La Follette and Senator Isaac Stephenson came to a part ing of the ways was because the latter refused to pony up" a cool quarter of a million, dollars- for a Presidential cam paign for Senator La Follette. Such was the statement of Senator Stephenson. Attorney Provokes Senator. Senator Stephenson was in the city part of the day, en route to Washington, and arrangements had been made for his examination in connection with the suit. It is possible Senator Stephenson would not have said so much, but the persist ency and insinuations "with which the attorney for the plaintiff stirred him up, finally brought from him the real reason why Senator La Follette and his "pro gressive" supporters switched away from him. . Check for JlOflO Is Given. From Senator Stephenson's testimony, given at times with evident reluctance, it appeared that after he had been asked to "sweeten" the campaign pot by $250,000, the demand was lowered to $25,000 and finally the La Follette men were glad to take two checks for $1000 each. These checks figured in the investigation in Madison last Winter, but as to the other financial transactions, Ssnator Stephenson succeeded in dodging replies. In the examination he testified that Mr. Bkern and Mr. 'Dahl came to Marinette, and asked him to contribute $250,000 to the La. Follette Presidential campaign fund. ' Demand Made Second Time. The Senator refused to Invest so heavily, and after a lengthy discussion, in which lie said his visitors did most of the talk ing, he gave them a check for $1000. When he was in Washington, Mr. Ekern, he said, came to the Shoreham Hotel-, where he was- staying, and opened another line of argument, the burden of which being that Senator Stephenson ought to help along the "progressive" cause, of which Senator La Follette was the leader, by a contribution of $25,000. Mr. Ekern argued- persistently, but Sen ator Stephenson , proved obdurate. All that he would agree to do was that he (Concluded on Page 3.) HOLD-UP MAN SHOT DOWN WHILE BUSY PATROLMAN" CROXFORD FOILS ATTEMPT TO ROB SALOON. Officer, in Resort When Thug En ters Place, Fires Point Blank at Marauder, Ending Life. An unknown masked highwayman was shot to death by Patrolman George H Croxford in the saloon of L, Miller at 740 Union avenue North, at 10:30 o'clock last night as he was in the act of hold ing up V. Hohensteln and John. Dauer, bartenders at the resort. Wearing a white handkerchief around the lower part of his face as a mask, the highwayman walked into the saloon, and paying no attention to the police officer, who was In plain clothes, and had Just entered the resort, the thug advanced to the bar and, whipping out a 3S-caliber revolver, ordered the bartenders to throw up their hands. Almost before the frightened men could' comply with the command. Patrolman Croxford pulled his revolver and as the thug turned his head slightly", toward the officer, the latter fired point blank, the bullet entering the thug's mouth and evidently peentrating the .brain, for he died within a few mlntues. Croxford . then ordered the bartenders to telephone the police station, and pick ing up the thug's gun he rushed from the saloon to intercept the fellow's pal, if he had one, for the officer figured that another man was left outside as lookout. No trace of a second-' man was to be found. Patrolman . Croxford, who killed the highwayman, is known as one of the most reliable officers on the force; of which body he has been a member for the past seven years. The dead highway man had not a scrap of paper or any mark on his person which would serve as a means of identification. The man is of medium size and about 2S years of age. Deputy Coroner Dunning took charge of the remains. REPORT. IS LINE' IS UNSOLD Harriman Officials Deny . Purchase of Salt Lake Road. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Officials of hte Union Pacific Railroad said todaythey knew nothing of the report from t.he West that the Harriman system had ac quired the Salt Lake Railroad. "I don't know what road Is referred to as the Salt Lake road," said Alex Mil ler, secretary of the Union Pacific "The company, though. Is not now negotiating for any railroad In the Salt Lake terri tory." SALT LAKE DISCREDITS SALE Report Denied That Harriman Lines Will Absorb Road. LOS ANGELES. Jan. 7. Salt Lake Railroad officials do not credit a report from New York that the Harriman lines would absorb enough 'of the Salt Lake Railroad stock to give them control of the road. One-half of the stock Is now owned by the Oregon Short Line, a Har riman road which forced this compro mise from the Clark interests when the line was being built, but the other half is held by the Clarks and they officer and control the Salt Lake. "There is not the slightest foundation for the report," said Second Vice-President J. Ross Clark today. "If any such move were on foot I should know about if MINERS' UNION IS OUSTED Canadian Copper Company Declares for "Open Shop." GREENWOOD, B. C, Jan. 7. Mem bers of the American Federation of Miners haire. notified the British Colum bia Copper Company that unless it rules in favor of the "closed shop," a strike will be called next Tuesday. The company officials say that they in tend -to operate on the "open shop" plan, regardless of the action of -the union. If a general strike is called, 600 men will be affected. PAPER - MAKERS INDICTED 140 Manufacturers in Alleged Big Board Combine. NEW YORK. Jan. 7. An indictment against the Paper Board Association, alleging it to be an Illegal combination in restraint of trade, was returned to day by 'the Federal Grand Jury. The association comprises 140 paper manu facturers who were indicted as. indi viduals and firms. Ninety defendants, represented by counsel. pleaded not guilty. Bench warrants were ordered issued for the remaining defendants. BREAD AND WATER IS DIET - General Wood Imposes Sew Penalty for Army Desertion. WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.--Solltary con finement with a bread and water diet, it was announced today, has become the popular form of sentence imposed by United States Army courts-martial on soldiers found guilty of desertion or ab sence without leave. ' Recently several such cases have arisen in the Department of the East and this kind of sentence was imposed by order of Major-Gen eral Leonard Wood. . GOULD FAMILY HAS SUIT George J. Starts Proceedings to De termine Right to Property. NEW YORK, Jan-. 7. George J. Gould today commenced a friendly suit against his brothers and sisters for the partition of the estate left equally among them by their mother, Helen D. Gould, widow of Jay Gould, who died in 1889. The estate consists of four pieces of Nw York real estate. KNOX. GIVES JOLT TO DREAM OF DIAZ Mexico Would Dabble in Nicaragua. PROTECTORATE IS PROPOSEC Central Republic for Pan America Is Scheme. CREEL SENT TO CAPITAL Uncle Sam's Secretary of State Does, Xot Take Kindly to Proposi tion, and Mission Ends Rather Abruptly. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Special.) Ac cording to a story that has just leaked out here, Mexico wanted to intervene tn Nicaragua,, but when the Washington Gjovmment was sounded on the ques tion, Senor Creel got such a cold chill that he almost immediately announced he had concluded his business here and was ready to return home. The facts are these: Immediately after Zelaya had held a conference wih Presi dent Dias. ostensibly to thank ' him for' the use of a Mexican gunboat in making his escape from Corinto, Foreign Minis ter Marlscal .was instructed to wire Am bassador Creel to sound the Washington Government and find out what Its attitude would be if Mexico intervened in the Cen tral American imbroglio, and, with the help it could get from the revolutionist and adherents of a union there, estab lish a central republic under a protec torate similar to that the United States maintained in Cuba. Secretary Knox's manner of rising to the bait is said to have surprised Creel. The result of the interview is shown in the manner of Creel's announcement of the conclusion of his mission. PEACE KN'VOY IS DROWSED General Diaz, in Canoe, Is Caught by iGgantic Wave. BLUEFIELDS, Jan. 7. General Pedro Andreas Fornas-Dlaz. who started out yesterday for Managua, to treat for peace with President Madriz. met with a tragic ' end last night on Greytown bar. The canoe in which he was attempting to make a landing was caught by a gi gantic wave and broke amidships, and Diaz disappeared in the sea. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 44 decrees; minimum, 30 degrees. TODAY'S Occassional rain; southerly wind. Foreign. Japanese newspapers express fear of further war with Russia, pae 2. Report of French Minister of Justine show alarming increase in crime. Page 5. National. (President Taft removes Forester Pinchot from office. Page 1. House Democrats and Insurgents defeat Cannon on Ballinger Inquiry resolution. 1 Page 1. Knox dispels dream of Diaz for protectorate; over Nicaragua. Page 1. politics. Senator Stephenson says he broke with La -Follette when asked to give $250,000 to Presidential boom. Page 1. Domestic Bay City man to attempt aeroplane flight1 before Los Angeles contest opens, page 3.' Wool men cheer when told pinchot is ousted.. Page 2. 1 Widow of Julius Green says S. V. Davidor, v robbed her of money needed for hus-; band's care. Page 1. Railroads recover from flood and storm; blockade, and plan change in lines.; Page 12. . Sport. Long-Edwards exhibition at Oregon Athletic Club smoker' gives good promise. Page 7.' President Lucas, of Northwestern League, ! say McCredie has no right to sell mem bers of old team. Page 7- . National Commission gives players to Call-" fornia League. Page 7. I Paetflo Northwest. f , Fake land drawing at Boise catches unwaryi McMinnvllle people. Page 0. j Christinas gift to mother ends in forgery! charge placed against Seattle youth, i Page 1. i 1 Mrs. Maud Johnson. alleged "queen of! fakers." breaks down when she loses, requisition fight. Page (j. William Dean acquitted of murder of Ed-j ward Bertrand at Little Falls: page 6. Commercial and Marine. ' Wool production of Vnlted States and stocks: on hand. Page 17. j Promise of larger movement weakens wheat j market. Pag-e 17. Storks not affected by President's message ! Page 17. - Outlook in all lines of trade encouraging. j Page 17. i Portland Harbormaster recommends night! patrol. In Ills annual report. Page 16. 1 Portland and Vicinity. Railroad survey along John Day River rouse- much speculation. Page 16. j Talesmen for Blnger Hermann trial um-j moned from nine counties nearest toi Portland. Page 9. . ! Mayor will invoke initiative if Council re-i . fuses to regulate billboards In accordance,' with his views. Page 12. , Because husband loses in Investment, wife! sues for divorce, refusing to be poori man's spouse. Page 10. ; Bartender, involved in saloon killing, hdi to grand Jury on manslaughter charge.' Page 10. ' Portland Commercial Club In six months' sends out 43O.00O letters to al lparts of world. Page 9. Board of Education named February 2 as date for special election on bond issusy Page 9-