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0wmm$ Jjj VOL. L. NO. 15,385. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ACTION DEFERRED IN HOUSE BUTTLE Postponement Not In dication of Result. : INSURGENTS ARE CONFIDENT Cannon, Himself, Chief Obsta . c!e to Compromise. LINE IS TIGHTLY DRAWN Republican Opponents of Speaker Assert They Can Count 33, Who, With. Democrat., Have Safe Majority of House. ' WASHINGTON". March 18. At 4:48 ' o'clock tonight the House of Representa tives adjourned until noon tomorrow, efter one of the greatest parliamentary struggles In its history. The result is nothing more nor less than a drawn battle. When the final rollcall came, 164 Re publicans voted to postpone further action on the Norris amendment until tomorrow and 150 Democrats and insurgent Repub licans voted to continue. With the Regulars voted 14 of the in surgent following of Norris of Nebraska; who left him and sided with the majority for a postponement. The result, they say, conveyed . no significance and did not mean that they had deserted the in surgent case. All Welcome Delay. The lull of the long battle apparently was welcomed by both sides1. When the Speaker put the motion to adjourn a gen eral chorus of ayes came from the Repub lican side. The Democrats , made no protest. No 6uch scenes have been witnessed in Congress In recent years. The perform ance embraced every element, from the eerio-tragic effort to wrest from the Speaker the chief source of his power, 10 the songs. Jokes and jests that the members bandied during the long hours of vigil. . . "We have, lost nothing," said Represen tative Norris. "This postponement means nothing more than that we have deferred consideration of my resolution until to morrow. The issue is not affected at all and the insurgents stand solidly and un broken now as they stood 24 hours ago." Norris made this declaration immediate ly after the House had voted to adjourn. He himself had voted to remain in ses sion. He added: "The insurgents who voted for this postponement did so because they be lieved it might provide an easier way of accomplishing what we want and I do not disapprove their action in the least. It will give us opportunity to confer with the leaders of the regulars and see how far they are willing to go in conceding us victory. "Tou may be sure of one thing. We will not compromise principle, and will be voting at the finish for just what we voted for at the start." Representative -Madison, of Kansas, one of the insurgent leaders, declared: "Tou can say for me I would rather be licked to a finish than stand for any sort of milk and water compromise. I Intend to fight this thing through and I think all the insurgents will stand solidly." Regulars Would WaitJ The regulars, following adjournment, talked over the situation informally and individually. Their mood is a waiting one. If the Republican insurgents win the fight, they say that upon the "al lies" will devolve the responsibility of legislation. The particular obstruction in the path of agreement between the regulars and the insurgents is the proposed elimina tion of the Speaker from the committee on rules. The regulars say that the Speaker, having committed no wrong, . should not be discredited. Friends of the Speaker contend that if the House overrules him tomorrow he would "welcome" relief from the com mittee. The Speaker himself is silent and no statement has been forthcoming from him. Representative Champ Clark, leader of the minority, and his chief lieuten ant. Representative Underwood, of Ala bama, were satisfied with the situation at adjournment, although with their solid party they had voted against it Concerning the conference of the Re publican regulars and the insurgents held today, and that will continue to morrow morning. Mr. Clark said: "They may agree upon something we Democrats can also stand for, but I don't believe tt. If they get together on something we don't believe in we will fight it, and you can depend on that." Democrats Are Specific. Representative Underwood was specifies as to what attitude the Democrats might be expected to take when the House convenes tomorrow. "If the regulars and Insurgents come together upon any basis .that does not provide for the election of a new com mittee on rules by the House and the elimination of the . Speaker from that committee the Democrats -will oppose it to a man," he said. The insurgents confidently assert that when the final vote is taken on the Norris resolution their total vote will be 83, which, combined with the full (Concluded, oa fags 2. J PEEVISH COUPLES FIND COUNSELOR SEATTLE WOMAN PRACTICES IX NEW PROFESSION. JLlfe of Study of Causes of Estrange ments Qualifies Her as Expert in Administering Balm. SEATTLE, Wash., March 18. Spe cial.) Mrs. G. L. Lake, Melrose avenue, is practicing here as counsellor in do mestic affairs. Having had years of experience in dealing with the perplexing situations of everyday life, Mrs. Lake believes she is needed in Seattle. When physician, attorney and clergyman fail to cement broken hearts and patch up foolish es trangements incident to Marathon munching of what Chuck Connors terms "de rag." then, Mrs. Lake says, she has the regulation heart cementers whipped to a stiff froth. Mrs. Lake says she has spent a life time studying the peevishness of man and womankind and that she is well qualified to apply the balm where it will do the most good. Mrs. Lake Is well beyond 6p years old, and when she says she knows the game she presumably tells the truth. Mrs. Lake cements hearts and irons out the wrinkles of domestic squabbles on the theory that It is much' easier for a person in trouble to talk confidentially to a stranger than to do a quick sprint to friend and neighbors. The latter course, avers Mrs. Lake, is publicity per sonified and much to be deplored. She is not a medium, but simply gives ad vice. DOG IS KICKED, MAN FINED Dayton Pioneer Aids Pet Canine to Overcome Adversary. DAYTON, Wash., March 18. (Spe cial.) Mike Eoeilner, pioneer, aged 75, is not a fair referee of dog fights, ac cording to James Buchanan, aged 80, another well-known pioneer, who yes terday had Boeilner arrested for kick ing the plaintiffs dog in the ribs. Boeilner is a wealthy bachelor and dog fancier. His friends say his dog Bruno is his dearest possession. Ac cordingly, when Bruno engaged in a "chewing match" with Buchanan's dog and was being hurled against the ropes by his heavier antagonist, Boeilner, who had watched the fight from the first round, rushed in and lambasted his pet's aggressor in the short ribs with his heavy boot. "I kicked hard enough, all right," explained the old pioneer in court, "but, really. Judge, I missed; hut rather than stand a trial I'll plead guilty to the charge." Judge Holman Imposed a fine of $1 and costs, amount ing to $4.60. Both dogs will recovar. FLAMING SOCKS STARTLE Boy and Girl Pupil When Told to Go Home Cause Trouble. ABERDEEN, Wash., March 18. (Spe cial.) Thirty High School pupils ap peared this morning, mostly in kuicker bockers and wearing flaring socks in odd pairs. They .were denied admission to school. In the afternoon 50 girls appeared sim ilarly bedecked. They were told to go home, but " refused, and the disturbance that followed was only quelled by the ar rival of a policeman. The boys paraded the streets with a banner declaring the authorities could not see a Joke. The incident had been planned for several weeks as "loud socks day." '' - COUGAR CAUGHT IN TRAP White Salmon Farmer Kills Big Beast Which Slew Colt. WHITE SALMON, Wash., March 18. (Special.) B. W. Breedlove, a rancher a few miles from White Salmon, this week killed a cougar that measured seven feet four inches from tip to tip. The animal had killed a colt belonging to Mr. Breedlove, and after eating a part of it, had covered the rest for fu ture meals. Mr. Breedlove found the re mains of the colt and near by he set a large bear trap. When the cougar re turned to his cache a night or two later he was caught in the trap. Cougars are not infrequent within a few miles of town, but this is the largest one that has been captured for some time. HEADHUNTERS GET JAPS Formosans Raid Garrison and Carry Away Gory Trophies. VICTORIA, March 18. News was brought by the Empress of India from Formosa of a disastrous raid by Formo san headhunters on a Japanese garrison at Giran. . Ten Japanese were killed and their heads carried away as trophies, and four natives were killed. The Formosans sur prised the station. . A Japanese punitive expedition was sent in pursuit LAND PROFITS ARE PROMPT Medford Man Buys 3 0 Acres for $50,000, Sells 20 for $63,000. MEDFORD, Or., March 18. (Special.) This morning C. B. Scott bought 30 acres for $50,000 and before night sold 20 acres of the tract for $63,000. The land is located on a hillside one mile from, the city limits of Medford. J. D. Heard and N. Foster, the present owners, will plat it Into city lots, calling It Medford Heights Addition, -- 'UNCLE JOE' WON'T RESIGN UNDER FIRE Speaker Expects Vote to Depose Him. RULING WILL FORGE ISSUE Election of Successor Pre sents Knotty Problem. ; TASK IS NOT EASY ONE Elimination of "Cannonlsm" as Slogan, Regulars Believe, Will Put Insurgents in Embarrass ing Position in Elections. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, MarcTi 18. Speaker Cannon was importuned by Republican Congressmen today to resign from the Speakership, or at least announce his purpose not to be a candidate for re-lection, and thus end the turmoil that has torn the Re publican party asunder. To all such suggestions the Speaker turned a deaf ear. He declared that he would not voluntarily retire when under fire. Just before 2 o'clock, however, accord ing to two Republicans who talked with him. Speaker Cannon had fully deter mined to submit his ruling on the Dalzell point of order against the Norris reso lution and allow the House to record its will, fully recognizing the probability that such action on his part at that time would result in the defeat of the Repub lican organization and his own elimina tion from, the committee on rules. Move to Depose Expected. Moreover, Speaker Cannon seemed to expect that such a victory won by the combined Democrats and insurgents would be followed by passage of another resolution declaring the Speakership va cant and calling for the election of his successor. To th? wo Republicans'; CV1it- Indi cated intense weariness of the fight that has centered around him and gave the im pression that he would be willing to get out of the House should it go on record as favoring his retirement. He was seem ingly of the opinion, also held by num erous regular Republicans, that his elimi nation in this manner would put an end to Cannonlsm as an issue, would material ly enhance the chances of electing a Re publican House next November and would put Insurgents "in bad" before country, thrusting upon their shoulders full re sponsibility for the disruption of the Re publican organization, while robbing them of their main issue. Succesison Presents Problem. Should Cannon be- eliminated In this way the House would be conronted with the problem of choosing another Speaker and that would toe no easy task. Regular Republicans would not support an Insurg ent candidate. Democrats would not solidly support an Insurgent, Insurgents could not afford to vote for Democrats, no one but a regular Republican could be elected, and his election would require the Insurgents to fall in line. , It is believed generally that Tawney, (Concluded on page 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Westher. TESTE RD AY'S Maximum temperature. 64 degrees; minimum, 52 degrees. TODAY'S Showers; winds mostly southerly. Forcism- Rooserelt and family board steamer for trip down Nile. European stops an nounced. - Page 3. . National. jpronldent Taft. In Rochester wpech. pleads for party disipllne to fulfill party pledges. Page 3. Cummins says railroad bill would! allow mads, to absorb Panama water lines. Rase 6. " Argument on corporation tax before Su preme. Court la animated. Pan 5- Canncr. declines suggestion that he resign; believes vote to depose him possible Page 1. House postpones flght on Speaker -Cannon; adjournment agreed upon at 4:4S P. M Fage 1. . politic. R. I. McCormtck announces candidacy for Senate in circular to voters. Page 7. Ioasietlc Chicago local option leaders are accused of gigantic frauds. Page 1 Andrew Carnegie may spend usrplus million or two- in non-political National daily paper. - Page 1. Sports. Portland beats San Jose, 6 to 3. Page 8. Commercial and Marine. Sheep sell at high price in local market. Page 19. Stock values lifted all around. Page 19. Wheat weak and lower at Chicago. Page 19. Volume of trade larger than year ago. Page 19. Three schooners will be at sea April 1, .all loaded with lumber. Page 18. Faciflo Northwest. For four months wife of Idaho's Chief Jus tice has lain In state of living death, baffling all diagnosticians. Page 6. Superintendent O'Neill, of Great Northern, assumes responsibility for having moved trains into path of Wellington ava lanche. Page 7. Albany authorities, with posse, on hunt for daylight robbers. Page 6. Fifteen representatives of elsrht different nations students at O. A. C. organize club. Pace 7. Name of census enumerators for First. Ore gon District are announced. Page 6. Portland and Vicinity. Trial of "W. H. oMore begins with bitter at tacks made by both sides. Page 1. Dlvodce granted to wife of Holbrook Post master, who alleges that he tried to kill children. Pave 18. Portland's great opportunity lies In China, says representative of Laymen's Mis sionary movement. Page 13. Puget Sound excursionists on way to Cali fornia to be entertained in Portland to day. Page 9. Government will try to unravel inheritance tangles of polygamous Umatillas. Page IX Plan to widen Vista avenue to 60 feet abandoned by Portland Heights residents. Page 12. School Board urges that pupils exercise out of doors. Pace 11. Northwest municipal plant trust, recently acquired, divided between Chicago and New York companies. Page 14. Balfour, Guthrie & Co. to build flour mill, dock and grain elevator at corst of $250,- OOO. Page 9. Multnomah , Republicans indorse plan for assembly. Page 14. GROWERS DIG POTATOES Eastern Multnomah Farmers Have Xovel Spring Experience. GP.ESHAM, Or., Atarch 38. (Special..-) Delayed potato digging Is furnish ing a novel experience in, farming all over Eastern Multnomah County. Sev eral hundred acres of potatoes' are yet in the ground, the severe rains of last fall having prevented their harvest until too late. The farmers are now confronted with their Spring work and a cheap potato market, but the tubers must come out, and all available help is being secured' to get the work done. It is found that about one-third of the crop has been frozen. Last year's crop will show no profit to growers. MAYOR ACCEPTS MORE PAY Council With Difficulty Persuades British Columbia Official. VANCOUVER, B. C, March 18. (Spe cial.) After strenuous debate and re fusal by the Mayor to accept any more salary, the City Council has forced him to accept a contingent fund of $3000 a year in addition to his salary of $2000. The Mayor refused the increase be cause of having- been elected under the old salary by-law. Most of the other city officials have received substantial increases. DRYS ACCUSED OP GIGANTIC FRAUDS Chicago May Not Vote on Local Option. PETITION SIGNERS NQNYOTERS Prohibition Leaders Fairly Staggered by Evidence. ELECTION BOARD TO PROBE Attorneys for Opposition. Declare They Have Sufficient Proof of Crookedness to Send "Dry" Workers to Penitentiary. CHICAGO, March IS. (Special.) Chi cago will not vote on the wet and dry question at the April election if sensa tional allegations made in a complaint filed this afternoon by Mayor, Meyer, Austrian and Piatt for the United So cieties with the Board of Election Com miasioners are substantiated. In the document it Is charged that 35.519 of 74,028 signatures of the huge peti tion filed toy the anti-saloon workers to bring the question to a vote are fraudu lent. Of this number, it is set forth that 32,126 are not registered as1 legal voters, an additional 2193 are plainly fictitious, and 1200 are duplications. The law re quires that there shall be at least 65,511 valid signatures' on the petition, r Penitentiary Doors Yawn. The demand is made In the complaint of the "wets" that the proposition, "6hall this city become anti-saloon territory?" be kept off the ballot. It Is further asked that in view of "flagrant and gross crim inal violations of the laws of this tetate in signing and procuring signatures and In certifying to and verifying the same an investigation shall be. made by the election board and that the results shall bo submitted to the state's attorney." Th r.torrei- in thu Ci.e rtrlxri !y ii.i! imTi;-Jent iv.lrce ttgaljitft some of the leaders in' the "dry" movement to send them to the penitentiary. Evidence Staggers Drys." A hearing was set by the Board of Elec tion Commissioners for 9 o'clock to-morrow morning when it Is expected that the Board will arrange to begin the task of checking ui'er the data presented by the United Societies the first of next week. Although the "drys" have insisted all along that the job would "occupy-weeks. Attorney Mayor aays it can be completed in three weeks. So complete was the evidence presented in the bulky complaint that, the "dry" leaders jvere fairly stag gered. In the exhibits accompanying the legal brief all of the 74,000 names ere classified by wards and precincts. Northwestern People in Gotham. NEW YORK, March 18. (Special.) People from the Pacific Northwest reg istered at New' York hotels today as fol lows: From Seattle O. Boultbee at the Gil sey, F. L. Chase at the Albany, W. D. Benham at the Breslin. E. C. Lewis at the Holland, J. D. Lynn, J. B. Ayers. Mrs. J. M. Ryan at the Park avenue, F. Waterhouse at the Wolcott. From Portland Mrs. G. Glass at the Continental; W. S. Holt. FRUIT OF FREE MEALS, FREE LODGING - HOUSES, FREE READING - ROOMS, ET CETERA. CARNEGIE MAY RUN DAILY NEWSPAPER PASADEXA CIUB WOMEN" SEEK NON-POLITICAL. ORGAN. Suggestion for. Spending Surplus Millions Meets With Favor From Steel Man. PASADENA. Ca.1., March IS. (Spe cial.) A non-political, non-religious National daily paper was suggested to Andrew Carnegie today as a means of spending- some of bis surplus millions, and the Laird of Skibo thought at first glance that it was a good schome and promised to "think it over." i The proposition was suggested to him by the exclusive Washington Heights Woman's Club of Pasadena. Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, one of the leaders of the club. Introduced a resolution today advising: the sugges tion to Andrew Carnegie that he con sider a proposition "to devote some of his great wealth to the establishment of a National newspaper which shall have no political or religious affilia tions." The club was enthusiastic over the suggestion, and, after adopting the resolution, Immediately adjourned and waited on the millionaire philanthropist In a body. Mrs. Harbert expressed the hope that the suggestion would find favor. "It does find favor at the start," re plied Mr. Carnegie. "I like the plan, but, of course. I cannot decide such a question offhand. If It seems as good after Investigation. I will act upon it. I thank you for bringing it to me." COIN TOSSED, CUPID WINS Nurse's Trip North, Decided by Chance, Ends In Homance. ' SEATTLE, Wash., March IS. (Special.) The tossing of a coin to see whether two pretty nurses of San Francisco would spend their vacation In the North or the South, an acquaintanceship of less than three days, and a separation im mediately following the marriage cere mony destined to last from five to nine months, are contributing features to the romantic marriage of Miss Iobel Gordon and George W. Graves, a wireless, oper ator on thev United States cruiser Ten nessee, which took place at the Hotel Stevens at noon today. , It all started when Miss Gordon and Mrs. Mavis Lorton, both trained nurses of the McNutt Hospital of San Fran cisco, couldn't decide where to spend a vacation. It was finally decided that a fin of tb coin sloi;M direct the way whether if. i9 Nort'i oi cifrtU, and i5liss Gordon is certain that Cupid had some thing to do with the silver quarter land ind heads tp, which meant that they go North. DAMES ARE- INSURGENTS "No Taxation Without Representa tion" Cry Is Raised. WASHINGTON, March 18. Insurgency is not confined to Congress; The spirit has invaded the ranks of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, and a lively flght is promised at the National convention, which begins here April 27. According to the constitution of the order, each of the original colonial states and the District of Columbia can send five delegates, and the 22 non-colonial states can send only one each. Only the women from the colonial states can vote on constitutional questions and a mem ber from a Southern state has prepared a resolution to prevent the constitution from being changed. The "insurgents" have hoisted the flag of "no taxation without representation," und will oppose the colonial organization in the convention. WOMAN SUFFRAGE SOLVED? Sweden to Slake Research to Dis cover Effect on Race Suicide. STOCKHOLM, March 18. (Special.) Carl Lindhagen. Mayor of Stockholm, and a member of the second chamber of the Riksdag, who interpolated the gov ernment as to its promised action In the matter of woman suffrage, has received a reply. In substance It is that the authorities will make a statistical research to dis cover if giving women the right to vote will have an influence on the marriage relation, tending in the direction of race suicide, and that the government will be guided accordingly to the conclusion reached. SHINGLES HIT BY TARIFF British Columbia to Stop Exporting With Next Increase. VANCOUVEK, B- C. March 18. (Spe cial.) The shingle manufacturing inter ests of Vancouver and other parts of the province are now facing a shut-out In the American market, provided the United States applies to Canada, on April 1 the maximum tariff. Since the increase In duty from 30 to 50 cents a thousand last year the export trade from the province has been small, but another increase will end all trade entirely. The maxumum tariff will bring the cost of shingles delivered In the United States to more than $2.50. FIFTY ON ICE FLOE PERISH Russian Fishermen, Lost Near Peterhof, Believed Dead. ST. PETERSBURG, March IS. Fifty fishermen who were set adrift upon an ice floe which broke away from the shore near Peterhof, on the south shore of the Gulf of Finland, axe 'believed to havs perished -- - BITTERLY, TRIAL OF W.H.MOOREBEGINS Both Sides Ready With Harsh Attack. MISSING COIN LAID TO MORRIS Ex-Cashier Charged With In spiring Mysterious Entry. FULTON. ACCUSES DEVLIN In Extolling ex-Prcsldent of Institu tion, His Attorney Assails Stew ardship of Receiver Only Three Witnesses Are Called. Features of the fourth day of the trial of Walter H. Moore, president of the defunct Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, before Judge Bronaugh in the Circuit Court were: Testimony showing that at least one of the bank's officers, W. Cooper Mor ris, the ex-cashier, knew something of the mysterious disappearance of $50,000 in cash from the bank's assets on De cember 15, 1906. Fitzgerald Makes Attack. A sweeping attack made by Deputy District Attorney Fitzgerald upon the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, its offi cers and their methods of conducting business, Mr. Fitzgerald contending that the bank had not been solvent from the day It was organized. A spirited defense of Walter H. Moore, forcefully presented to the jury by C. W. Fulton, attorney for the de fense. A severe attack by Mr. Fulton upon Thomas C. Devlin, upon whose shoul ders as receiver Mr. Fulton endeavored to place much of the blame for the depletion of the assets held by the bank, when it closed its doors. Courtroom Crowded Flrt Time. The courtroom has been virtually empty, save for the Jurymen summoned, until yesterday, when every available seat in the room was taken. Mrs. Moore, wife of the accused financier, was there, as well as several other women. Mrs. Moore occupied a seat within the rail ing, where she might hear distinctly all that was said. Taking of testimony started after the noon recess, three witnesses In all being examined. L. O. Ralston, ex-president of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, who sold out his Interest In the institution to Moore and who was to have been the prosecution's first witness, failed to ap pear, sending word from his home that he was suffering so badly from rheuma tism that he could not venture out. Those examined were Lloyd R. Smith, paying teller of the defunct bank; H. A. Graves, its head clerk and assistant cashier, and K. C Smith, deputy clerk of the Circuit Court. Teller WJio Made Entry Examined. Lloyd U. Smith is the eon of A. T. Smith, who was a director of the bank before Moore bought out Ralstdh and be fore the name was changed to the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank. He was the teller who made a balance of the cash In the 'bank's vaults dally and upon whose daily blotter the entry of the missing $50,000 was made one afternon after he had left the bank. He was used by .the prosecution to iden tify the books of the bank, which were introduced as evidence over the objection of the banker's attorneys, and to Indentify the handwriting in which was made the entry of the cash item of $50,000 which, has caused so many different tales to be circulated, regarding its reason for being there. H. A. Graves came from Los Angeles to be questioned about this item, sum moned by Deputy District Attorney Fitz gerald. After Lloyd R. Smith had identi fied the Item as the writing of Graves, the latter was placed upon the stand and admitted that he had put It there under instruction from Cashier Morris. Objection to Indictment Overruled. Before the testimony of the witnesses began, Mr. Fulton entered a formal ob jection to the Indictment, which he said had been drawn in error. He based his objection upon the technicality that the document does not specify that the Ore gon Trust & Savings Bank was Insolvent at the time that one Minnie Mitchell made her deposit, but that it .sets forth that the banking corporation known as the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank was insolvent. This objection was over ruled, as were those to the introduction of the bank's books. Among these introduced were the gen eral ledger, showing the funds of the bank, its assets and liabilities, tbe pay ing teller's blotter; the dally balance cards, which were a copy of the daily balances taken from all the other books of the bank and kept separately for con venience In reference, and a pamphlet or piece of advertising literature which the bank used to circulate among its business connections and prospective cus tomers. This latter was strenuously ob jected to by Mr. Fulton, but was allowed to be offered by Judge Bronaugh. Pamphlet Tells of Resources. This pamphlet spoke In glowing terms of the financial resources of the institu tion and related how eaoti account wu 1- Continued on Page 12-X