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4 HE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, APKIL 14, lillO. J H fHOTCHKISS SEES ! DESPOTISM AHEAD New York's Insurance Com-i missioner Warns Against Distrust. CANNON TO BE "CALLED" f t "Insurgent' Xorrls, of Nebraska, j Declares Speaker's Talk of "In- sureent Cowards" Will Prove ? Hoomcrang to Uncle Joe. L'TICA. N. T.. April 13. "The present diflniM. of popular representation in leg islative bodies means sooner or later a jiraotlral despotism," declared William H. HotchkiKs, state superintendent of in surance, in a ?Teech at the annual ban uuet of the Oneida County Republican learuo here Tuesday. Through what a period we have been j-ansing." said Mr. Hotchktos. "Until recent years considerations 'on the aide' seem to have- been wmiled at by the cynical; the boasts of some of these in the back room talks led toward several disclosures in the inquiry now elof?ing. What an atmosphere was that of the capital city, where ?raft has been a sub ject for joklnff and the distributors of it honored in eor.ff. "Bach decade df late has seen the Ex ecutive grow Wronger, the Legislature weaker; each decade the people have be come more satisfied to trust an Execu tive, not men ; not merely as the Ex ecutive, but at times to make the law. The current just now Is stronger than ver before. "Impressed by the corrupt practices of the few, the plain people are beginning- to doubt the reliability of the legislative branch. Stories from Mis sissippi -ie in lurid vigor with those from Pittsburg; tales of New Jersey of late cast in shadow the daily tales about New York. "The present distrust of popular representation in City Council, in State Legislature, yea, even in Federal Con gress, means sooner or later a practi cal despotism, a chieftainship, . which, while still elective, has in it all of the dangers against which our fathers fought. "God forbid that the foundations of representative government should thus be weakened. "And so, I take it, our Governor was looking far into the future when he fiBked 4a thorough and unsparing In vestigation into legislative processes ind procedure.' " Merwin Hart, president of the league. In his introductory remarks said the people are as hard to fool as in Lincoln's time and "were not deceived by the ayne-Aldrich tariff bill, and are tired if continued disclosures about politicians Tor revenue only." .... Congressman Norrhs, of Nebraska, re ferred to the Taft promise made to the people at the last Republican convention in Chicago and said he did not believe this pledge had been fulfilled. He also )aid his respects to Speaker Cannon, say-ins- the Speaker had gained a power sec--ind to none, unless it be the President, n. power not self-constituted. "These self-constituted and self-appointed and I hope temporary leaders of r 'ilepubllcanism must be relegated" to the i; rear and made to serve in the ranks," talcl Mr. X orris. w '"Because the insurgents refused to vote to declare his office vacant, the Speaker called them cowards, . It may be, that after the legislative platform, .which we have pledged tor the people. Is carried out, the Speaker will have x.nn opportunity of witnessing an exhi bition of that courage which he said we lacked. If he possesses the cour age he thinks others lack, he might crew up Just a little and get enough f it to hand his resignation to the House, which he certainly can do at any time. "The Speaker has lost control. One of the greatest machines in American politics lies prostrute at the feet of the people today and it will be long, my friends, until the Iron Duke of Illi nois, standing- upon his political St. Helena, will be able to look across the ad waves at disappearing worlds that once were his and whose people form erly bowed down before Ills throne in humility and submission. TROOPS ARE CALLED OUT VTMIKF. IX MARSEILLES AS ASSUMES PnOPOItTlOXS. . of Naval Reservists Takes on Xfw I.ifo When Sympathetic strike Is Called. 'MARSKILLKS, April 13. The ntrike cX th naval reHervipts linn taken on Iiew Ufa and the city is now occupied y troops. The sympathetic strike of the tramway - -employes ?ave considerable, trouole to lay, but they have decided to resume work today. The members of the Store Clerks" Union also inaugurated a Byra yathetio strike, and this will be con tinued, it Is announced, until the reser vists secure satisfaction. The bakers will begin a sympathetio . atrike today and the Prefect of Mar seilles has requisitioned the military -baker9 to replace them. Yesterday the strikers, In an at tempt to prevent the cars from running, came into collision with the police and several were hurt on both sides. The Prefect then received assurances ' front the leaders there would be no furth er disturbances, ajid ho withdrew the troops from the streets. In anticipation, however, of the bakers' strike, which is certain, and the possibil ity that other trade workers will Join In a general movement to aid the reser vists, it was deemed best to call in more troops, and a regiment of cuirassiers, a battalion of Alpine Chasseurs and 6000 gendarmes arrived last night. HENSEN NOT PEARY LOVER Alleged Theft of Pictures Causes Explorer's ex-AUl to Talk. With a self-restraint that would rival that of rr. Frederick. H. Cools iilmself, Tatt Hensen, at the Orpheum J tills week, speaks of Robert K. Peary hv simply calling him "Peary." And the reason is. after all, that Peary is lleged- to have stolen 120 pictures, taJcen by Hensen, which explains why Hensen shows bait 12 pictures of the uU to the Pole- On the way to the Pole, Hensen, who aided Peary on his Far North trip, took: Just 12 pictures of the journey, ending with the apex of the earth. On the journey . bavk 120 films were used up. Hensen mislaid the first roll,'1 so when they got back Peary said to his colored servitor, "Let me have the pic tures you took and I will pay you for those I want." Well, that was Just after the return and Mat was counting oa keeping in the commander's favor, so he handed over the valuable negatives and that was the last he heard of Peary for quite a while. In fact, Peary never communicated again with Hensen till after the latter had signed his Orpheum contract. Then the fat was in the fire. Peary -offered to pay Hensen not to take the contract, but the chance of appearing everywhere as the discoverer of the Pole was too much. Therefore Hensen succumbed. . "I am sorry for Dr. Cook," said Hen sen. "Of course he never got -further than Cape Thomas Hubbard. 552 miles from the Pole, but that wbb mighty good. Still it is kind of funny the way he 'did' Peary. He said to himself, 'I will get the money and Peary can have the honors. "When Bradley saw the fat was. in the fire he cabled to Cook. Instead of going to Kngland, Cook then struck for New York and the money. While Peary was losing his temper. Cook re mained -a gentleman. It Is the best war. Well, I -alculate Cook made $80,000 out of it. Now Bradley has only pretended to throw him down, for f. ,":X - - m tn m i .- r-"- i l VIEW OF BIG FILI-y LOOKING AORTH FROM HAWTHORNE AVENUE. The Pacific Bridge Company has completed the big fill on East Third street, between Hawthorne avenue and East Oak street, the contract price being T3,000. This is the longest and most important improvement undertaken on the East Side. It extends through the warehouse district and opens another street there, mak ing available much property not before accessible. The O. R. & X. Co. Is building its track on the new em bankment, connecting with the East Second-street line near the foot of East Ash street, reaching East Sec ond by running diagonally through the corner lots. There is a common-user provision In the East Third street franchise, but it does not apply to East Second street. he wants to get his $50,000 back,' al though that dinky little outfit of his did not cost $50,000, yacht and all. Cer tainly Cook got the money,- and, like a gentleman, left Peary-the honors." FALLS TO DEATH GEORGE BIjAXEY DROWXS FKOM STEAMER ELDER. Intoxicated, He Plunges From Gang plank, His Head Striking on. Vender Thirty Feet Below. George W. Blaney. 32 years old, was killed by falling from a gangway of the steamer Geo. W. Elder jut a few moments- before the craft left Martin's dock, at the foot of Seventeenth street, on Its seaward voyage at 8 o'clock Tuesday eve ning. In his flight downward, Blaney fell 30 feet. His head struck a floating fender moored between the dock and the Bteamer. Death was instantaneous. Before it could be rescued from its position on the Tender, the churninff waters sucked the body into the river. The police made every effort to recover Blaney 's body, but it is believed to have been carried away by the rapidly moving current. A few moments before the fatal ac cident. Blaney and H. J. Murphy ascended the gangway, ostensibly for passage to San Krancisco. Both men were intoxicated. The first mate of the vessel observed their condition. He re fused to permit Blaney to go aboard. An argument between the two followed. Their argument had Its tragic sequel when Blaney, who stood close to the rail on the gangplank, sniddenly toppld over the edge. He plunged head forts most to his death. A doien person?, passengers aboard the vessel and members of its crew wit- nessod -the accident. Little is known of Blaney's antecedents. He was formerly employed on several oceangoing vessels, leaving this port. Recently, he and Murphy, the friend who accompanied him to the steamer last night, lived at 735 Hoyt street. A second tragedy was narrowly averted when Patrolman Humphreys descended Che piling beneath the dork and climbed aboard the floating fender a. few mo ments after Blaney'? body disappeared in the water. The bluecoat's weight sank the fender. Hi? shout9 for assistance brought a lifeline from the steamer's rail, end he was hoisted to safety but not until the water crept dangerously over his knees. MOTHER-IN-LAW IS VICTIM Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Hyp notizing: Wife and Her '.Mamma.' W1LKESBARRE, Pa., April 13. Be cause he hypnotized his mother-in-law whenever she annoyed htra and ren dered her speechless. Peter Avondale, of this city, was arrested yesterday at the Instance of his mother-in-law, Mrs. William Roose, of this city, and was given a hearing before Mayor Lewis P. Kniffen. It was a novel case and the Mayor demanded full expla nation. Mrs. Roose explained that Avondele had peculiar power in his eyes and that he poswssed complete hypnotic control over his wife and his children. She said that every time that he desired to do so he managed, by a look of his eye, to make their limbs and their tongues useless, so that they sank to the floor speechless and remained so until Avondale chose to re lease them. The accused man. a meek-looking fel low, denied that he had hypnotic powers or any control over his mother-in-law. Mayor Kniffen, however, held him under $500 bail to keep the peace. BRYAN EPISTLE AVERRED GENUINE Brother of "Commoner" Puts "0. K." on Letter Which Was Questioned. JEFFERSONIANS TO HEAR IT Banqueters Tonight ia AVasblnfiton Will Listen to Sentiments of es-Presldentlal- Nominee- 11 Agitation Subsides. WASHINGTON". April 12. The W. J. Bryan letter to be read at- the. Jef fer- EAST SIDE IMPROVEMENT OPENS NEW TERRITORY. tiiftfi'ifii n'ra'"i son ' Day banquet here tomorrow night, the aii then licit y of which was ques tioned by the banquet committee yes terday, because it bore a Lincoln, Neb., postmark, was declared today- to be genuine by Charles Bryan, brother of the ex-Presidential candidate. Charles . Bryan telegraphed to the banquet committee that W. J. Bryan had sent the letter to him for publica tion and had intended it to be for warded to be read at the dinner which will be addressed by Mayor Gaynor, Governor Harmon and other prominent Democratic leaders. It developed today that members of the local banquet committee objected also to some of the statements made in the letter, believing that reference made to the money question indicated an effort to reintroduce the free silver issue. Today the letter was submitted to prominent Democratic Congressmen and they showed no signs of agita tion. - The particular portion of the letter criticised is declared to refer to Presi dent Taft's recent utterances that the high cost of living was due to over production of gold. This, Mr. Bryan said in his letter, was an indorsement of his views of a few years ago re garding the quantitive production of metal and the p-urchaslngr power of money. Some members of the committee re garded this as an attempt to revive the silver Issue, but leading Democrats who read the communication told mem bers of the special committee appointed to inquire into the letter that some one had been "stirring a tempest in a tea pot." The letter will not be made public until the banquet. IGNORANCE OF LAW EXCUSE Kural Offender Let Off; Did Xot Know He Should Xot Steal. VANCOUVER. B,C, April i3.Be cause Dan Mclsaacs, a Nova Scotian, had been off a farm only twice In his life and appeared absolutely ignorant of the' code of ethics connected with other people's property, he was let off by the police magistrate yesterday on a charge of stealing. Mclsaacs had taken some goods from a counter of a drygoods store and told the court that he was Ignorant of any wrongdoing, which a police Inspector cor roborated. Upon returning the articles and promising to abstain from such theft again, Mclsaacs was dismissed. WOMAN IS NEAR TO DEATH Mysterious Shooting of Mrs. Martini N'ot Yet Solved. Mrs. Mary Martini, the charwoman who was mysteriously shot in a room at 164 West Park street about 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. Is hovering between life and death at St. Vincent's Hospi tal. The attending physicians stated last night that several days will be re quired to determine the crisis of- her condition. George Weyd. the glazier who is al leged to have been responsible for the shooting, is held in custody pending the outcome of the woman's injury . AUTO CLUB ENTHUSIASTIC 31. C. Dickinson Chosen President. " "1000 in 1910" Slogan. The board of directors, the working organization of the Portland Automobile Club, was organized Tuesday night at the Commercial Club. The election of offi cers resulted as follows: President. M. C Dickinsons vice-president. V. J. Clem ens; secretary, Julius 1. Meier; treasurer. Elllott "Corbett. The other members of the' board are Dr. Andrew C. Smith, H. B. Mackay. Frank B. Riley and Lewis Russell. The club proposes to make this year the greatest in the history of the organi sation. The members of the board of directors are enthusiastic over the vari- , I - 1 I - ..; . 1 V. .Ha I OU9 proposals atnrnuy ;piumui6aLo v J club and those proposed. The holding of road races this Summer, both professional and amateur, on the parallelogram track Bast of the city and at the beach are among the events pro posed for this Summer. The club also proposes to build a clubhouse soon and devote its energies generally to increas ing its membership and the Improvement of roads. The membership slogan Is "1000 in 110." "During the past year the membership was increased 300. it now being near 400. It is believed this can be Increased to 500 within the next 30. days. The treasury of the club is in good condition. t EGG PRICES ARETHE TOPIC Storage System Equalized, Asserts "New York Man. WASHINXSTOX, April 13. Formal testimony was given today before the j Senate "committee investigating the j high- cost of living that cold storage j .is the great equalizer of prices, while j at the" same time an informal declara tion ""was" made that cold storage 's "r""a&8Mi""p "w . - . f the controlling factor in producing high prices. . ; Prosecutor Garvin, of Hudson Coun ty, New Jersey, attacked the cold stor age system and praised the work of the investigating committee. John A. Kunkel, of New York, said that if it were not for the cold stor age method of keeping eggs they would sell as low as 8 and 9 cents a dozen during certain seasons and as high as 75 cents and $1 in other seasons of the same year. Mr. Kunkel told the committee many Interesting things about eggs. He said New York people demanded an egg with a white shell, while Boston used the yellow shell eggs. He said that the latter was better than the white shell egg, in that it would keep longer. John J. "Walton, of New York. In opposing the bill to prohibit the keep ing of foodstuffs In cold storage for a longer period than one year, said that limitation would be all right for eggs, because they had to be thrown away anyhow after they were three months old. That was not true of but ter, said the witness. He mentioned an Instance of butter from the farm of Oliver P. Morton, of New York, that had been kept in cold storage for three years without depreciation In quality. SPOILING THE CHILDREN. I'arents Depend Too Largely Upon School Discipline. Lippincott's. Teachers are almost invariably the object of bitter criticism, much or most of which is wholly unjust, and almost all of which could be avoided if par ents would take the time for personal investigation.- Most men are unable to get away from business during school hours, and mothers won't take tlie trouble. Was there ever a boy or girl, not under discipline, whose eye did not light up with pleasure at the sight of a parent entering the school room? Was there ever a teacher who did not welcome a visitor who came not to blame, -but to learn what was going on? It is ignorance of condi tions which is responsible for much of the fault-finding. The real faults are seldom mentioned. The truth is, we parents are selfish. We are neglecting our children and trying to salve our own consciences -by blaming others. No matter how much money is spent, no matter how good the system of administration adopted, we are not going to get very far un less parents take hold and do more of their proper share of education. In reality the teacher is only the parent's helper. It Is not wholly an Ideal con dition to have children in school at all. The home is where they should get their best education, and where they ought even now to get the most of it. The school of today is a rather crude Invention for accomplishing the great est good to the greatest number, and it is of value only as we supplement its work at home. . That Is where the trouble arises. But while we are selfish, we are an affectionate people. We spoil our chll; dren. We let them do pretty much as they please, in reasonable limits, so long as they do not bother us. The -intelligent parent who spends 10 min utes a day with each child in -loving discussion of matters which interest the latter is not likely to have much trouble. Some parents do this, but it is safe to say that the majority do not. Isn't the teacher hired for that sort of thing? In any event, you are too busy, you must hurry- off to the theater or to some social engagement. But it is not wholly from a lack of time or inclination. In these days parents seem to have a feeling that they are not very good advisers for their own children, and have a sneak ing hope that the schools will make up American men of fashion in the ! Colonial Period wore the cocked hat American men of fashion today wear GORDON HATS their own deficiencies. Until such con ditions are changed there is going to be no improvement. PROFESSOR SUMNER DIES Member or Yale Faculty Tasses at Three-Score and Ten. ENGLKWOOD, N. J.. April 13. Pro fessor W. G. Sumner, of Yale, died yesterday at the residence of his son, Graham Sumner, here. Professor Sumner had been in charge of Yale's political and social science de partment since 1872, and was the author of numerous works on financial and sociological questions of the day. He was born in 140, in Paterson, N. J.. and was educated in German and English universities. SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE OFF Railroads Win, hut Trainmen Get 3 Per Cent Increase. ST. PAUL, April 13. The strike of the switchmen on IS railroads In the Northwest, which began November 30 last, was officially declared off last night, after the voces of the men on the question of continuing the strike had been counted. There were 2043 votes cast, 1653 votirg to end the strikeNnd 390 voting to con tinue It. GIRL OF 10 NOW IS MOTHER Chicago in, Quandary, as Iarent and Child Are Doing Well. CHICAGO, April 13. Officials of the Juvenile Court today began an investi gation of the case of Annie Kpps, ten years old, who gave birth to a girl baby at the county hospital several days ago. It -was reported that the young1 mother and child were doing well. Think Their Mud Is Gold.. Pittsburg; Dispatch. How a dream of wealth that rivaled that of Sinbad the Sailor or the An cient Explorer for the lost Atlantis came to naught, is partly told in the lonely vigils being kept by two New ark, N. J., detectives over a barrel of yellow mud in an out-of-the-way building'. Charles Albert Couch owns the doubtful treasure, which comes from his farm near Lebanon, N. J. A few weeks ago while exploring the marshes on his farm he came across a yellowish material embedded In the mud that looked to him like gold. Not trusting his own wildly leaping judg ment, he called in a close personal friend, Ernest Townee, of Springfield. Mass. Together they agreed that it was "liquid gold." 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