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'PORTLAND, OREGON. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 7, 1911. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. VOL LI "0. 15.897. K V LET TRADE PASS 01 TRUSTS DAWES Banker UrgesTribunal of Business Men. PRESENT CRUSADE SCORED Scattering of Corporation Families Held IH-Advised. PUBLICITY IS SUGGESTED 0och Policy Wonld Educate People and Aid la Revealing Problem That Sherman law Doesn't Solve Saya Financier. ST CHAR LIS 9. DAWKS. 1 tdsat mt Central TrM dagur, of PvM1h4 7 rrnrmt wfth th Cbt-Trtban- The troubl with th fforts th Oov irnmtDt la making to cope with the trust problem arise from the fact that th underlying assumption of tha Shar man anti-trust law, trader which Its actions are Drought, la that tha policy of unrestricted competition still sub serves tha beat Interests of the public. Tha steps tha Government has taken have not had tha affect of Increasing; competition, but In most caaea of estab llshlng precedents which will Interfere with proper methods of business now almost universally followed. It Is assumed by many that tha present poller of tli department of Justice of attack under the Bharraan anti-trust law upon present methods of doing business Is a ireneral ona Whatever mar be the Inference to be drawn from the remarks of tha Attor-ney-Oeneral as to hie future procedure, the fact remains that ha has barely passed the ede of the field of hi possible activity. Tha alarming fea ture of tha situation Is that with noth ing practically demonstrated In tha way of relief to the pubMe throush tha past actions In a comparatively small number of possible cases, the Indirect destruction of values and tha depress ing effect upon business which has resulted point to a treat future Injury to business when tha department of Justice fairly enters Ita crusade. Peril la State Arths Ale. And If there be potency for vll In the policy of the genera! Government proceeding against corporations doing an Interstate business, we may proper ly b apprehensive when the Attorneys-General of tha different 'states and the prosecuting -attorneys of the different counties of the states, follow ing the example of the Government and acting under the existing local and un enforced anti-trust lair a. attaik local Industries operating undrr trade agree ments. I-et no one underestimate the num ber of trade agreements In existence In the United States. The Vnlted States r.nulr reports state that In 10S there mere ZSi cartels or agreements In r-a-tralnt of trade In existence In Ger many, where they are encouraged In l-rlialf of the general public and have no political opposition. I bcllrve It no eiusfferatlon to state t'isl In the I'nlteJ Slates we hxve firs cartels tr evrv one In Germany. When tf-e agreements among local retailers, ill.-tri. t wholesalers, local and district manufa. turt rs. publishers, labor unions, ri-r. !ra-tor. employers snd employes arr vorrlilere.'. rxlrtlng as tl.ey do tSrouKhout almost the entire cc-untry. w rnwr.M In thrlr nature and some nnrrasonublp. an Idea may b aa'ne.l o? how far the buslnci Inter rstj of this country hae a'rrady ooptd the new order of co-operation s scnlnn the old one of unrestricted competition. Trtm Mrthnrf Maat lluruwl o jetile.t a thing In the business of Hie country Is this new order that the tu-!nea man la only beginning to "'l l' that the s:em has received a , eren-ptory chsllense. He Is coming j t. unlersl.nl Ihst this attack of tht l-epartment of Jusrlce Is not simply aa atra.-a upon the rich or upon great cor forstlona. It Is an attack upon In dustry and tpe stem under which II now operates. The two most discussed methods of il:nt with the trust question are the method proposed by the radicals and the Tfl method. The radical recom mendation seem to he to amend the Pnerman anti-trust law so that the flexitMlity Imparted to It by the recent decision of the I'nlted Sl-ites Kupreme t'ourt ts destroyed and all agreements In restraint of trade, reasonable or unreasonable, are made Illegal. That turn a plan Is even suggested Indicates the confidence felt by radical poUttclane In the success uf a political crusaje against corporation which n.ust draw It strength from the pas sions snd preju es rather than from the reason of our people. It hardly seems worth while to dis cuss at length this propos.- Our peo ple are too Intelligent to wish to hark back to the old methods of unrestricted competition. These have gone forever Ilk antiquated methods of transporta tion and manufacture. rhaaw t Paras ef Owsetssla. Tha Taft method seems to be the In voking of tha Sherman anti-trust law t dissolve consolidated corporations MORRIS GOES BACK TO PRISON ALONE R A VK WRECKER. EN GUARD ED, RE-ENTERS CELL. Return of Convict to Penitentiary TTnprecedented--Hls Employment Not Yet . Decided Upon. i BALEM. Or, Not. . (Special) After blng given four weeks' freedom from the Stat Penitentiary. W. Cooper Morris returned today. His manner of returning was unprecedented. Alone and unguarded h rod from Portland to thl city, taking a ear to th peni tentiary, and. walking Into th offloe. announced his return. H donnd th prison garb again. . Karris Is under gentsno of six years for peculations In connection with th Oregon Trust Savings Bank failure In Portland. Wfcn he was sent to th metropolis to look over tha books of tha Institution for tha purpose or fur nishing evidence in th Louis J. Wild case, hs waa accompanied by wnraea Prank H. Curtis, of th prison. Governor Wast Issued an order Fat urday to the District Attorney that Morris be returned Immediately, but Attorney Clark, special oounsel In the Wilde case, said over the telephone that Morris had not completed his la bors and as a result th former baakar was given two days of grata. Morris was suffering from complica tions arising from stomach trouble Just before leaving the penitentiary for Portland and had been In th hospital for two weeka His stats of health will be Inquired Into carefully before be ts returned to any employment at th prison. Governor west said again toaay mat ha has given no promts to free Morris If he give valuable testlmoy In the Wilde case. "All Morris ts called upon to do In that respect Is to tsll tha truth and do hla duty." said th Governor. 302 GAMES WON BY YALE Only 1 ft Loot In Football History, of Which Are to Princeton. NEW HAVEN. Conn, Nov. An In teresting recapitulation of football at Tala baa been prepared by on of th college statistical - classes. It shows that In all the football games Tala has played alnca 18S4 aha ha scored a total of 1 polnta to 4CS for her opponents. hre hundred and seventeen games have been played altogether. Of this number Tala has lost 16. six to Prince ton, four to Harvard, three to West Point, ona to Columbia and on to Brown- VINE BERRIES POISON TOT Virgina Creeper at University of Oregon la Cut Down. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Or, Nov. . (Special.) Because Brad ford Datson. th little grandson of Mr. Prescott, th matron of tha men's dormitory, nearly died from poisoning received from eating berries picked from Virginia creeper vines. which hung across the east side of the dorm itory building, this artistic growth has been cut down. Green Ivy vines will be planted In their stead. CITY RECAP TUEED BT TURKS, ITALIAN COMMANDER ACCUSED OP sr - 7. ' m ,C.t.; -lT. .r iv-v J . t i , ' i 500 ITALIANS ARE KILLED BY TURKS Constantinople Has Re port of Victory. ENGAGEMENT IS FIERCE ONE Latin General Charges Otto man Forces With Cruelty. WOMEN AID MEN HE SAYS Caneva Assert Members of His Force Taken Prisoners Were Top. tared by Fanatics Atrocities by His Men Denied. CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. C (Spe cial.) Five hundred Italians were slain and tha remainder of tha Italian fore .was taken prisoners today In a terrific battle with tha Ottoman troops. according to dispatches which have been received here. Th official announceemnt also de clares that tha Ottoman troops have occupied Derna following the engage ment in which tha Italians mat with their overwhelming defeat. It has been believed that Derna. Tobrnk and Bengaal were securely held by th Italian, who could not be dis lodged by th Moslems. But aocord lng to th dlspatonaa of th Moslem officers, so fierce waa tha attack of tha Turks and thslr allies that th Italians wer swept off their feet and th rout mad complete after a short fray. Eighteen guns wer taken by th Moalsma, LONDON. Nov. (. (Special.) The Dally Telegraph's correspondent at Tripoli sends a statement by General Caneva, tha Italian commander, deny ing tha charge that his troops have been guilty of atrocities. Describing ths attack on Beraagllarl In Vera, th General aays: "Italian soldiers taken prisoners wer slaughtered, stripped stark naked and their bodies shockingly and disgusting ly mutilated. An officer was out with t5 wounda Native, both men and wo men, wer engaged in these atrocities and even lads helped. ' Situation Is Saved. "Our troops had to save th situa tion and th population from mad fa natics. They would have been less than men and would have failed In their duty had they not sternly repressed ths rising. "No acts of cruelty on those outside the pale and custom of civilized nations have been wrought In Tripoli by lConWudd on Pace 4.) RUSHING TO - 'Slav H .. ii si, ii, m n 1 "in in i in ii INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. IISTEIlDir! Maximum temperature. 03 degra; minimum. 40 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; southerly wind. Foreign. Wtta censorship removed. Chines P" k-ot Imperialists for massacre: Pain baa not lalisn. rase a. Turk kill 100 Italians In fierce engagement. Page 1. Natlonal. Richard S. Ttran relinquishes claim to Con troller Bay tract. !! Seaweed on Pacific Coast estimated by De partment of JlrH culture to be wort a 412,000,000 In potass. Page 1. Domestic Panama Canal engineer wins heiress bride after four-hour wooing. Page S. Charlee O. Dawes suggests court of business men to pass upon trusts. Page 1- Booker T. Washington falls to get satisfac tion In court for beating white man gave him. Page 1. Senator Bourn distrusted by Da Pollette supporter, east out of Insurgent faction. Page 1. . Union labor leader point to alleged Sawa In employers' liability aot. Page a Qoseiaor Poss of Massachusetts say he will be elected by 60.000 majority. Pag a Mrs Vermllya. accused of poisoning, ar rested to prevent suicide. Page 8. Issue In Time case over talesman la re newed by D arrow. Pag 0. porta. Cruiser Philadelphia' football alven con fident of beating Multnomah- Pag a "Bill" Rodger to succeed Tommy Sheehan aa field captain of Beavers. Page 8. Cal Ewlng fosters move against "farming" ball players, aimed at McCredle. Page 9. Carl atoms declared to have fine chance to be heavyweight champion. Page 8. Earneas meet to be held In Portland despite difficulties of Portland Fair and Live stock Association. Page a Harrirk. In National car. wins Io Angelee Phoenlx dsah through desert. Page a Commercial and Manna Northweatern wheat holders look far early' reaction In market. Page It. Chicago trader, fearing Federal action, sen wheat low. Page 13. Bread upward movement In standard rail road atocloaT Pag IS. Heavy trading in cattle at Portland stock yards. Pag 18. Agency Is established In Portland for tur bine ateamers Yale and Harvard, plying between baa Francisco and. Lo Angeles, Page 14. raclflo Northwest. Xra C E. Dslberg goes to BUlsbore to try and piece together lost link In eon's memory. Page a W. Cooper Morris return to State Peniten tiary by himself. Pag 1. Dry counties In Northern Idaho to vote on question of saloons. Page 7. Oregon contributes much to reclamation fund, but receive llttl benefit. Pag a Engineering firm clash over bide on state hospital. Page a Portland trade Junketers melee merry as Lewlston guests. Page T. Seattle maid, "betrothed to horrid rich man." wants another suitor. , Page 7. Portland and Vicinity. Portland la second only to San FVen Cisco on Coast as tourist center. Pag 12. Elk are confident of gleaning 18A.0O0 bal ance to complete convention fund. Page IX East Sid charter commission ta ask Coun cil for 40 daya more to oomplete taak. Pegs A South Portland boosters committee win view. Seattle storag oil tanks. Pag la. Deo W. Martin. Denver fugitive, accuses West of prejudice. Pag 12. Father accuses teacher of using hose to beat puplL Page IS. MAINE GOES DRY AFTER ALL Governor Accepts Correction Front 4 Towns, and Prohibition Wins. AUGUSTA. Ms, Nov. 6. Main re tains constitutional prohibition. Governor Plalsted and his Council decided lata tonight to accept the cor rections in the vote of four towns. cast in the special election in Septem ber, thus reversing the result as Indi cated on the face of official returns. DIRECTING MASSACRES, AND TRIPOLI. )Leni i s,jjjen r 4 - .... i '?" .i M.s,rwqaasss ? f Kr fl I I ll V I I , '" ' H BOURNE CAST OUT FOR CAUSE'S GOOD Medjll McCormick Ad ministers Set-down. DISTRUST PROMPTS ACTION Oregon Senator's Past Alien ates La Follette Boomer. BREACH LIKELY TO WIDEN Cble? Backer of Progressive Boom Till his Bourne Is Likely to De sert Present Cause as He Has Deserted Many Others. BT HARRY J. BROWN. OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash. ins-ton. Nov. 6. Medill McCormick, of Chicago, is th man who brought about a breach between the Bourn ifogrea- slve League and tha La Follette iro Ruraan in Washington, i breach that threatens to spread through tha insurgent slement all ovr mo country. And this Is th reason: UVirmlrk la ona of th aVOtlV dl rectors of th La Follette bureau, and on of th heaviest contributors to, the La Follett campaign fund. McCormick k-m--- that fitniitor Bourn, of Or' gon. Is not slnoer in his progressiva declaration. Moreover, n is oi uie pinion that Bourns Is not thoroughly loyal to La Follette, but stands ready to r-amt ta Follette aside the minute h feela that he can do s to his own ail vsnrjira Therefor McCormick has refused to accept any more contributions from Senator Bourne: has refused to permit Senator Bourn any vole in directing the work of the La Follette bureau. and has refused to consult with tha Oregon Senator In any way. Henc th branch; hence two progressiva head nuaj-taxa: heaos two distinct Cam nira. ona in the direct Interest of La Follette, the other not mentioning La Follette. but boosting th principles of popular government. Bourne' Record Too Shifty. Medill McCormick is a shrewd Indi vidual. When ha ooenlv allied himself with Senator La Follette, and took hold of th La Follette bureau h set aoour. determining who could be trusted and who could not: ha determined to sep arate tha sheep from the goats; t seg regate tha true friends from the pro fessed friends. And the first outcast waa Senator Bourne. WhyT Because McCormick had studied Sen ator Bourne's record and found it un satisfactory; because he found that Senator Bourne, when he entered th Senate, sought to ally himself with Senator Aldrlch; found that he (Concluded on Page 5.) AMERICAN WARSHIP WHICH IS :.-..' gB1sWi- - - i f . . s''-- ' ' - " "i : , . Ml PACIFIC SEAWEED IS WORTH MILLIONS OCEAN GROWTH IS KICH IX ' POTASH DEPOSITS. Department of Agriculture Expects Discovery to Supply Demands of Fertilizer Market. OREGON1AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Nov. 6. Seaweed found along the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Northernmost Alaska Is a source from which th Department f Agriculture believes potash worth 112,000,000 annu ally can be produced to meet demands of the American fertilized market. This was one of th "discoveries" of which Secretary Wilson spoke some days ago when hs announced his mysterious find. This Is not a discovery of th De partment of Agriculture, however, fer scientists have long known of exten sive potash 4n different varieties of Pacific seaweed, some of it when burned or subjected to dry distillation yielding 0 to 70 per cent its weight in soluble potash salts, worth $20 to $25 a ton. Tha supply of this seaweed Is enor mous and in many places it has been carted from the beach and applied di rectly to land, showing Its worth as fertilizer. The problem that confronts Secretary Wilson now is how to regulate this latest discovered natural resource so "th Interests" won't get control. There Is no legal authority for withdrawing from entry waters of tha Pacific Ocean. Valuable seaweed grows In water from SO to 75 feet deep and some weeds at tain a height of 60 feet. WALK TO NEW YORK BEGUN Two Tonng Men Make Start From North Yakima, v LTLE, Wash, Nov. 8. (Special.) Nelson D. Snyder and Olln Offleld, two young men who have recently fin ished their respective schools, began a long "hike" when they departed last Monday noon from North Yakima for New York City and return within a year. Their mission Is one of public ity and physical endurance. The walk from Fort Slmcoe, SO miles through th wilderness . to Hopper's Mill In one day, left a lasting Impres sion. On that day they saw the In dians slay a monstrous black bear that measured ten feet from tip to tip. Yes terday th greatest distance was coV' red In reaching Lyle. In the morning tha young men left Blockhouse and passed Goldendale, six miles to the west, struck the railway in Swale Canyon, about ths mouth of Oak Gulch, and reached Maddock's Llthla Springs tor dinner, after walking 17 miles and In tha afternoon they walked 16 miles Into Lyle. Ths travelers left yesterday morning for Hood River and they ex pect to reach Portland Wednesday and meet with Harvey W. Beckwith, presi dent of the Commercial Club, to whom letters are carried from the president of the Yakima Commercial Club and th Mayor of North Yakima. TEACHER PROVES HEROINE Hammond Young Woman Continues School Work With Lee Broken. FORT STEVENS, Or Nov. 6. (Spe cial.) Miss Zoe Essley, teacher of the advanced grades in the Hammond pub lic school, recently sustained a broken leg by an accidental fall. Refusing to play the part of an invalid, she had a plaster cast placed upon her frac tured leg, and. assisted by the other teacUars, Miss Church and Miss Little, was each morning hauled to the school house, several blocks away, in a small hand cart, 'the only available means of conveyance. After being assisted Into her room, she would hobble about on a pair of crutches and perform ljer reg ular school dutlesiwlth an uncomplain ing patience that has attracted much admiration. Her pupils, inspired by her fortitude. are responding to her efforts in a man ner that betokens their sincere appre ciation of the courage displayed by their teacher. FOREST RAZED BY WIND Korthern Klamath Swept by Most Severe Gale in History. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Nov. 6. (Special.) 'Reports from the northern part of the county say that a severe wind storm, unparalleled within the memory of the oldest pioneer, a few days ago did great damage to the tele phone wires and razed thousands of pine trees, some of them of consider able size. In some cases, D. E. Barrell, county road builder, says pine trees with roots 15 snd 20 feet long were blown down. In one place trees blown over covered the county road just like a mat. The county highway was strewn with trees for a distance of 25 miles. This has now been cleared save a stretch of about eight miles, between Wocus Bay and Solomon's flats. $20,000 GONE FROM MAILS Valuable Pouch Disappears Between Raleigh and w Tork. GREENSBORO, N. C. Nov. 6. That T7nlte1 States mall pouch Touted from Raleigh to New York and contain ing $20,000 disappeared two weeks ago In a manner similar to the recently reported $20,000 theft of a pouch at Lynchburg, Va-, became known here today. Revond admitting? the loss of the package, offloiala refuse to discuss th NEGRO EDUCATOR S ASSAILANT FREED Booker Washington Is Defeated at Trial. COURT'S VERDICT ACQUITTAL "Beating Up" Darky Brings No Punishment to Man. WHITE WOMAN IS WITNESS 7 Matron Asserts Famous Colored Savant Greeted Her With "Hello, Sweetheart" Defendant Held as Wife - Deserter. NEW YORK. Nov. 6. Booker T. Washington, the noted negro educator, failed to obtain satisfacton at law to day for the beating which ho received at the hands of Henry A. Ulrich, a white man, Sunday evening, March 10. Ulrich was acquitted in the Court ot Special Sessions this afternoon, of the charge of assault which Dr. Washing ton bad preferred against him. After th light, which started in the vestibule of an apartment-house where. Ulrich lived, at 11 H East Sixty-third street. Dr. Washington was laid up at tha hospital for several days with his right ear torn, his scalp cut and his face badly bruised. Ulrich testified he found Washington peeking into ths keyhole of his apart ment and also the one opposite, and that Washington struck tha first blow. Mrs. Laura Alvarez, with whom Ulrloli boarded, swore that when she passed Dr. Washington he said to her, "Hollo, sweetheart." Negro in Search of Friend. Washington's story on the stand to day was the same explanation he of fered at- the time of altercation. He swore that he was not peeking into any keyholes, that he was only search ing the tenants' directory in an effort to find a family with whom he under stood a friend waa staying and denied positively that he had spoken to Mrs. Alvarez or any other woman. The acquittal of Ulrich was not unanimous, Justice O'Keefa dissenting from the opinions of Justices Moss and Seller. " ' After Ulrich left the court he was arrested again charged with being a fugitive from New Jersey, where an indictment has been found charging him with deserting his wife. Educator Makes No Comment. Dr. Washington, when asked if he had any comment to make on the out come of the case, replied: "No, not a word." Both Ulrich and Washington told their stories on the stand today. "The defendant ran into the hallway and assaulted me," said Dr. Washing ton. "He grabbed me by the throat and choked me and hit me with his fists. I tried to defend myself, but he was getting the better of me, and I opened the door and stepped into the street. There were, two men on the street and Ulrich asked one of them for a stick he carried. He hit me a dozen times. I should say, with the stick. When I reached Central Park West, I was so weak that I fell. Two men were beat ing me." Negro I Croas-Examined. "You went to that house two oi three timesr asked Mr. Moore OS cross-examination. . "I went first at about a quarter to S - the witness said. "I was looking for a friend," he continued. "Wnito or colored?" . ' The Assistant District Attorney Ob iected, but was overruled. "Tney were white," replied Dr. Wash ington. , "I first saw Mr. Washington peek ing through the keyhole of my door," Ulrich said. "He saw me and left After 10 minutes ho came back, walked by a neighboring apartment window, and stooped to look beneath the shade. I opened the vestibule door and burst in upon him and shouted: 'What are you doing herer He struck me in the face and then we lougnt. lngton said: 'I know I have done wrong let me go.' 1,'ee of Stick Denied. Did you have any stick or other weapon with which you hit Washing ton 7" "No, sir; I used no stick." Mrs. Laura Alvarez on the stand said: ."When I went out on the night of March 19 to take out my dog, I found Dr. Washington crouching down In front of a neighbor's apartmeht, peek ing through the keyhole. I came upon him so suddenly that ho had no time to straighten up and I almost fell over him. Ho got up. flustered, and- hur ried out" Later, sh said, she saw Dr. Wash ington near Broadway. "He followed me down to the house," went on Mrs. Alvares. "I wasfright ened. I ran past him." "What did Washington say to you?" "Ho said 'Hello, sweetheart.'" "Wiat did you 'do then?" "I ran into the house and told Mr. . Ulrich. He then went Into the hall and I saw Dr. Washington strlk at VABOTE, t4sl afassf .14 rGTiioe.o