VOL. LI NO. 15,945. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY CENTS. PLAN TO INDORSE LA FOLLETTE FAILS "Progressives" in Ohio Balk at Move. EFFORTS OF FRIENDS FUTILE Republican League Will Wot Name Any Candidate. ROOSEVELT TALK IS HEARD Fear of 5pllt Drads Many of Wlxin. In Senator's Supporters to AdTlso Aralnst Attempt to Fight for Recognition. COLUMBUS. O, Jan. 1. -Progressive" Republicans of Ohio met today, formed a permanent organisation, adopted a declaration of -progreaslve" principles, but voted. S3 to 33. not to (Wi their indorsement to United States Senator It- M. La Folletto as a candidate for the Presidential nomina tion. After refusing; the indorsement of the league, too delegates Toted. II to II. In favor of a resolution, as a per sonal expression of the delegates, naming Senator La Folletto as "the llTlnr embodiment of the principles f the "progressive movement and the logical candidate to carry them to a siK-oessf ul fruition." The successful vote, which cams after three hours' debate, was on the adoption of an amendment to the res olutions committee, which had been unanimously in favor of not naming; a candidate. ladorse est la OpiKMed. Glfford Plnchot. who declared he poke only for himself and in no way for Colonel Roosevelt, and James R. Garfield. ax-Secretary of the Interior, were the leaders In the debate against riving any candidate an Indorsement. Benator Works, of California, and later Senator Clapp. of Minnesota, were urging- that the Ohio "progres sives concentrate their efforts in working for the election of Senator La Follette. The resolution which was adopted and which had been submitted to the resolutions committee by plnchot. Walter Honser. secretary of the Na tional "Progressive" League and man ager of the I -a Follette campaign, and John V. Fackler, temporary chairman of the Ohio organisation, reads as fol lows: fteaolsrtloaa Are Adopted. "We are opposed to the reaomlna tlnn of President Taft. We hereby de clare It to be the determined purpose of the Ohio Progressive Republican league to work in harmony and uni son to nominate a progressive Repub lican for President, recognising as fellow progressives all who hold the principles (or which we stand, whether they be for the Presidential nomina tion of Robert M. La Folletto er Theo dore Roosevelt or any other progres sive Republican. "Ws assert the essential unity of the progressive movement throughout the entire slate and Nation. "We favor the election of delegates who will favor the nomination of a t-andldate who will fully represent the progressive principles." Mr. rinchot urged that no Indorse ment bo given at present on the around of harmony, lie feared a split over a candidate. Karkler la (Tsalrmaa. Ka-kler. who presided at today's caucus as temporary chairman, waa elected chairman of the permanent organisation. A declaration of principles adopted unanimously waa substantially the one prepared by a committee appointed at a meeting of the "progressives" of the Western Reserve. On the question of National pontics, it followed the line of platform adopted by the "progress ive'" conference In Chicago. It declared for a substantial and equl tab.e rerUion of the tariff "schedule by scr.edule." preserving the protect ive tariff principle, the measure of which shall bo the difference In wagea and raw material at home and abroad." Sesj-rartlaaa Board FsiswA. To this end, a con-rartlaan tariff bisrJ with full power to compel testi mony and to report to Congress as ad vocated. A revision of the Sherman law was suggested In the second para graph: -For the cure of corporate and trust evils, we favor legislation that shall effectively regulate and control la the public Interests the great Instrumen talities of modern business: such legis lation clearly to defies and provide against recognised wrongs, such as the exploitation of humanity for profit, stock watering, organising companies without substantial assets, agreements to control production, market prices and the like: all designed to protect the honest and punish by Imprisonment the dishonest business man." Direct Eleetleai laeVeraad. Other planks of tha platform declare for popular election of United States Senators, the Flnohot-Roosevelt con servation policy, a National income tax graduated upward and the abolition of needless public positions. la Its state policies, the. platform iceiviiuxd e rae .i $500 PUT IN MINE BRINGS $100,000 ALBANY MAX REAPS RICHXT OX CALIFORXIA VEXTCRE. J. Otto I .re, DrnfrglKt, Helps Brother lo Develop Property Which Syndicate JuM Buys. ALBANY. Or, Jan. 1. (Special.) Through the sale of a gold mine In California. J. Otto Lee, a member of the firm of Burkhart & Lee, drug gists of this city, has received $100. CCO on an original investment of ,50 made one and one-half years ago and expenditures since making the total Investment about 15000. This mine Is located In the Coso mining district In Inyo County". California, and was sold to a raining syndicate for 1300.000. It waa owned by tha Albany man and his brother. L. W. Loo, who discovered It. each owning a one-half Interest. About one and ono-half years ago Mr. Lee received a letter from his brother, whom he had not heard from for six years. Informing him that the latter had located a claim In California which offered a good prospect. He of fered Ma Albany brother a one-half Interest In the claim for 1500. Lee bad lost a few hundred dollars In two different mining ventures, and hesitated about trying hl chances, but finally sent his brother $500. This amount proved Insufficient for tha neo easary development, but the work it accomplished disclosed a better pros pect, and Leo later sent mora money. II roads a trip to California a few months ago to look at the mine and found It ao good that he decided to furnish all neceasary money to develop the claim to show fully what It con tained. Recently a mining syndicate began investigating the mine and Leo re ceived word yesterday that tha mtns bad been sold for $300.000. WAGE DEMANDS ARE MADE Twenty Tbourand Cotton Mill Em ployes May Bo Involved. LOWELL, Ma s.. Jan. L A demand for an advance In wages of 10 per cent, made by the loomflxera of ths eity, created a situation today that may Involve the 30.000 cotton oper atives here. While the demand Is made only by the loomflxera. 300 In number. It Is equivalent to asking for an Increase for 19.000 operatives, since an Increase cannot bo given to mem without Its applying to all the help. Ths mill agents say the present con dition of the cotton industry doesn't warrant an Increase. ATLANTA. C.a Jan. L As ths re sult of the establishment today of a 0-hour-a-week law recently enacted by the Leglalature. about 150 weavers, loomnxera and other employea went on strike at cotton mills here. The men previously had been working 6 hours a week and objected to a cut in wagea corresponding to ths cut In hours. It is declared the mills will not bo forced to close down by the strike. FILIBUSTERS' VESSEL SOLD Steamer Hornet Auctioned OTf for Violating; Neutrality Law. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 1. The steam er Hornet, of filibustering fame, for merly ths palatial yactot Alicia and later a United Statea gunboat, waa sold st publlo auction today. In accordance with the orders of the United States Circuit Court, which adjudged the Hor net guilty of violating the neutrality laws in connection with the Honduran revolution a year ago. The vsel was sold for $3300 to C A, Barber, of Frank lin. La. The Hornet waa aelxed last February at Truxllle. Honduras, by the cruiser Taroma. and when Its owners failed to answer the complaint charging viola tion of the neutrality lams. In that the Hornet had been used as a gunboat by the Honduran revolutionists under General Manuel Bonllla. tha court ordered the vessel confiscated and sold. FAST MAILJUMPS TRACK The Dalles Yard Was Torn Vp But Xo One Was Injured. THE DALLES. Or, Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) Coming Into this city at a high rate of speed because It waa seven hours behind time, the O.-W. R- N. fast mall train No. jumped the track In the east end of the local yards at 11:15 o'clock this morning. Tha engine and one mail car left the rails and tore up the main line track for a distance of 40 feet and than ripped through 15 feet of side track. Neither engine nor car turned over and no one waa hurt. The train re sumed its journey an hour after the accident happened. Traffic waa not delayed, for the other trains were able to get around the damaged piece of mala line by using aide tracks- COUNCILMEN LOSE SEATS Salt Lake City Favors Commission I'orni of Government. SALT LAKE OITT. Utah. Jan. 1. Salt Lake City paased under tha com mission form of government this aft ernoon when Mayor Samuel C. Park and four Commissioners wers Induct ed Into office. Five holdover Councilman, whose terms did not axptro December 31. were legislated out of office by ths change to the commission form of gov ernment. It la possiblo they may In stitute suit against the city for salary from January 1 to ths end of ths i.rmi jor. which. jUuty .wtfe cleciaj. e be CENTRALIA YOUTH Name in Watch Clew to Identity. OTHER CRIMES ARE CHARGED Wilma McKnight's Name Keep sake of Young Slayer. RIBLETT FAMILY IS FOUND Olher Bank Robberies Denied. Girl Who Disappeared for Time From St. Helens Hall Not Known to ITlm, Us Declares. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Jan. 1. (Special.) That "Ernest Rlblett." the name en graved on the watcn carried by ths un identified murderer of Lawrence Barr, bank president. Is that of a boy who formerly lived at Bucoda, Wash.; that tha young criminal may not bs a nov ice at crime, but Is possibly the man who, single-handed, held up three other banks In ths Paclflo Northwest In December, and the introduction Into the man's mysterious past of the name of Miss Wilma McKnight. the young Seattle woman who mysteriously dis appeared from St. Helen's Hall. Port land, a few weeks ago, were features in the Centralis bank robbery case to day. Watch Mother's Present. The prisoner In Jail here today ad mitted that the watch was a present from his mother, but still persists In refusing to say who be Is. Authorities pursuing the Inquiry have Information which indicates the young criminal may be Ernest Rlblett. Information was furnished today from Bucoda that a family named Rlb lett bad lived there formerly, there being four sons, one named Ernest. The description of the boy Ernest, as gtrcu, closely fits trio young criminal. It waa said that the family had moved to a point a few miles east of Centra lis A family by thla name is said to have been located near Centmlla to day. Girl's Name la Case. No little Interest is added to the ease by ths name, "Mlsa Wilma McKnight." written upon a slip of paper In ths youth's pockets. This Is the name of ths young Seattle woman who mys teriously disappeared from St. Helen's Hall. Portland, a few weeka ago. only to be found soma hours later In South Portland and in apparently a dazed condition. Ths youth declared that ho did not know Miss McKnight and. after con siderable equivocation. Insisted that. (Concluded on Page 4.) THE INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. S degrees; minimum. 2t decrees. TODAY'S Fair, with nearly stationary tem perature; winds mostly northerly. Foreign. Tsft's effort for arbitration treaties eulo gized by French President. Pace 3. rrtnecs. Hatzfelitt. twmer Olsra Hunting ton, wilt b wodded to ex-iiritlih naval officer. Faze 3. National. More than S0OO persona attend President's New Year's reception. Pass 2 Ttmber Mil passed by House Is opposed by Western Senators and Representatives. Page 7. Compensation act arced for aid of Injured Poatofflca employes. Pace S. Cost of llvlnr Is sllcht In Panama Canal sons. Page a. Soldiers at Fort Ptevetis bexin Winter gun nery Instruction. Page a. Politics. Attempt to hare Ohio "Progressives" In dorse La Follette fails. Page 1. New Tork Sheriff assumes office and de clares Intent to deputize noted women aa his aides. Pace 1. Kelb and Dill, comedians, will settle differ ences and get together again. Pace 3. San Francisco labor leaders say there Is no movement on to solicit funds to defend Indicted fellows. Page 8. Virginia Drew Trescott. actress well known here, dies at Fluahlnr. N. Y. Page 2. Queneleae. sandmlless Chinese In New York celebrate republic, children singing re vised "America" as anthem. Page 8. San Quentln convicts sing and act In annual show. Page Chicago awakes on first day of New Year steeped In blood of murder and sudden death, and with headache from debauch. Page 1. ' Fiancee's cigarette smoking causes man to in t her; women divided on question, 'age 2. PpoHe. Multnomah Club defeats Sesttle All-Stars 2 to O in football match. Page 1. Joe Rivers knocks out Frankle Conley at Vernon In 11th round, pace HO. Grerg and Steen to coach pitching recruits for Beavera Page 21. Oregon Wolff erases world's motorboat ree- ord In winning annual free-for-all race. Page 20. Victoria defeats California rugby team and Ins Coast championship. Page 21 Padfle Northwest. Albany man Invests $50O In mine and re ceives Iiw.wo. rage x. President of University of Oregon holds con solidation movement Ill-advised- Page . Name In watch may prove Centralla mur derer Is youth, from near there, rage i. Portland and Vicinity. Lumber trade outlook for 1912 is most promising. Page 1ft. Ban Dlege thanks Admiral of Pacific fleet for piloting vessels Into harbor, mereDy proving Its adequate depth. Page 16- J. C Lawrence, candidate for Governor of Washington, announces platrorm of wnicn economy Is keynote. Page IS. The Oregonlsn annual edition to advertise city and atate la every section or union. Page 12. Amelia Bo hie. long missing, found In Seattle. Page 15. Six railway lines building or projected with Eugene as terminus. Page 14. Business of Federal Circuit Court Is tsken over by District court. Face n. 1012. with 14 oooventlons already -scheduled for Portland, is Ukely to excel lull rec ord. Pace 4. Total tax levy for 11)12 Is likely to be 24 mil! a. Page 10. Votes-for-womea evangelist in Portland. Page 18. MAN, 94, TAKES ICY DIP O. J. S tough Swims "With Club at San Diego In Annual Event. SAN DIEGO, Cal- Jan. 12. A feature of the annual plunge of tho San Diego Swimming Club today was the presence and activity of Its oldest member, O, J. Btough, 94 years old. Ho swam with as much ease and vigor as any of the younger men for half an hour. WATER WAGON' IS NOW ON ITS MULTNOMAH WINS BIG HOLIDAY GAME Seattle All Stars Are v Beaten 2 to 0. C3YLE HURLED ACROSS LINE Winged "M" Clubmen Play Far Better Game of Football. CLARKE'S TOE NOT AT BEST Time After Time Big Halfback Ha3 Chance at Field Goal Borlcske Star of Game Dobie's Fake Play Used to Advantage. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. rRefAra Vultnomah-Seattle came.) January 1, 1912, proved a sure enough leap year for Everett May, late captain of the Oregon Aggies, for when tho 185- pound Multnomah tacklo hurled Quar terback Coyle, of tho Seattle All-Stars, over his own goal line after a local failure at placement yesterday after noon he won for tho scarlet and white one of tho fiercest, most hotly con tested games eer witnessed in tho Northwest. It was a veritable "leap into fame. Safety Beyond Dispute. Tho safety, which won tho 2-to-0 Gettysburg for Multnomah on the winged "M" field, came In the first quarter and now that the significance of those two points is realized, there probably will follow the usual chorus of debate. May caught the ex-wash lngton captain on tho two-yard line as Coylo pounced upon tho bouncing oval so there can be no justified complaint. A similar safety won for Princeton over Harvard In the sensational 8- battle on Osborne Field on November 4. On all-around football Multnomah de served a victory. On only one occasion did the Seattle satellites threaten the boundary llne.j Then Coyle tried a drop kick from the 25-yard line, which failed. Multnomah, on the other hand, outrushed tho Northerners, took ad vantage of numerous fumbles by their opponents, and got 'within the too danger zone five different times. Scnlldmlller Not la Came. Tom McDonald's All-Stars went Into the game with a dogged desire to make up for the 9-to-0 sting dealt out by Santa Claus Portland on Christmas day, nor would they admit that their game was hopeless, for, though they were minus the services of Scnlldmlller, all-American end, Multnomah had to struggle along without tho services of two stars. Halfback Wolff and Tackle Shaw, both laid up by Injuries. Less than 2000 persons saw the game (Concluded on Page 20.) WAY SHERIFFWOULD PIN STARS ON WOMEN NEW GOTHAM OFFICIAIi SEES MANY FAIR ELIGIBTjES. Julius Harburgcr, Just Sworn In, Would Deputize Helen Gould, Mme. Xordlca and Others. NEW YORK, Jan. 1. (Special.) Surrounded by his official family, many political friends and a large quantity of flowers, Julius Harburger was sworn in as Sheriff of New York today. Ho has promised to Introduce all the new ost Innovations in the Sheriff line and for a beginner has hinted that he fav ors swearing in as Deputy Sheriff any woman whom he believes possesses the required qualifications. Ths Sheriff believes women can do Just as much good and will be Just as efficient along certain lines in protect ing life and limb and property of citi zens of the country as men. Among thOBO whom the Sheriff says are eligible to become special Deputy Sheriffs are Mrs. Isaac L. Rice. Miss Inez Mllholland. Miss Helen Gould, Mrs. James Lees Laldlaw. Mme. Nord ics. Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont. Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. Clarence E. Mackey, In fact the Sheriff said any woman of standing in the city might be ap pointed a deputy, provided she gave the $10,000 bond required by law. SOUTH YUBA FROZEN OVER Ice Across Kiver and Skating Never Before Known. - NEVADA CITT, Cal., Jan. 1. (Spa clal.) The South Yuba River at Wash lngton. near this city, was frozen over yesterday morning, a condition that has never before existed within the memory of the oldest inhabitant of this section. There have been lower temperatures before, but this Is the first time the river ever froze up. It is due to the fact that the stream is lower at present than ever before known at this season of the year. Usually It is a raging torrent at this time, but yesterday the Ice was thick enough to sustain the weight of a per son, and skating was. enjoyed by a large number. There was a heavy snowfall over the greater portion of the county yester day and today. CONFLICTS BRAZIL'S PERIL Predominance of Military Officials Raises Ire of Civilians. BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 1. (Special.) The political situation In Brazil Is quite alarming. There is an open con flict between the military, supported by the government, and civilians. The civilians complain that nominees for the governorship of almost all the states must be military generals or colonels. Ruy Barbosa concluded his speech in the Senate against the predominance of the military spirit in the public administration. Meanwhile there are frequent clashes between the opposing parties. At Ceara several persons were wounded. Many prominent generals, at a meet ing yesterday, voted to support the government. ANTI-HARMON MEN MEET Democratic Opponents In Ohio Will Gather at Columbus. COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 1. While anti- Harmon Democrats of Ohio are sched uled to hold a meeting In this city to morrow to express their disapproval of tho Presidential candidacy of Governor Harmon, none of the out-of-town lead- era whose name had been mentioned in connection with the movement had arrived in Columbus up to Late to-n'ght- John J. Dentz, ex-Representative in Congress, declared that Inasmuch as the meeting would not bo held until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, no advance guard from out of the state was ex pected tonight. STOKES MAY ESCAPE KNIFE Physicians Find Patient Better and Operation 3Iay Not Be Needed. NEW YORK. Jan. 1. (Special.) Doctors attending W. E. D. Stokes, who is ill at the Ansonla, expressed the hope tonight that it might not be nec essary to operate on their patient, after all. On Sunday they thought it more than likely that a new operation would have to be performed, but their patient to day was resting so comfortably they were not so positive there would be an operation. If there la an operation it will be necessary to remove the left kidney, from which an abscess was removed in the first operation. ERSIAN TROOPS ROUTED Ex-Shah's Brother Tries to Collect Alleged Debt by Force. kkrmak'SHAE Persia, Jan. 1. Salarl Ed Dowleh, the brother of the RhlL has defeated the government forces under Sham Ed Dowleh, who has taken refuge In the British con sulate here. A special dispatch from Teheran Sunday said that Salarl Ed Dowleh had telegraphed the government that unless the ?80,000 belonging to him and confiscated by Treasurer-General Shuster was returned he would de molish tho imperial Bank building at Kermanshah. 1 NEW YEAR'S DAY IS STEEPED IN BLOOD Chicago Greets 1912 With Crime Wave. CITY'S SPREE IS MAUDLIN Murder, Robbery, Accidents, Fire Stir Windy City. , DANCES IN CAFES SHOCK Wine-Soaked Women Brawl With Each Other and Men in Grills. . One Girl Tries to Disrobe. Town Ha9 "Katzenjainuier." CHICAGO, Jan. 1. (Special.) With throbbing temples and a nasty taste In its mouth. Chicago began to take stock of the annual year revelry, which was considerably tamed, as far as the streets were concerned this year, by the intense cold. Up to this evening there had been reported two murders, many robberies, a Are which drove 30 persons clad only in night attire to the icy streets, wreckage and debris in the hctels and cafes, numerous scandals and many missing persons. Violent Deaths Slaay. The deaths: John Corbett, chauffeur, of Buffalo, shot and killed by a man known as "Archie," because Corbett was ktcklng a homeless dog. Daniel Quane, aged 67, standing on his rear porch at midnight to greet New Year, instantly killed by uniden tified rioter celebrating with a re volver. Edward Shep, aged 80. shoe mer chant, found dead and mangled. Albert Johnson, aged 50. found dead in bed. Frederick Peterson, aged 27. home less and friendless on New Year's, hanged self in boxcar. - Adam Johnson, found dead, prob ably asphyxiated; Mrs. Kinsch, died on crowded streetcar; Philip Werner, aged 50, killed by train at Tlnley Park; Nathan Fishman, aged 45, fell dead at New Year's reception In his home; Robert Popp, aged 51, taken from a streetcar, dying. Many Are Injured. The injured: John Stone, negro, footpad, shot by policeman, who caught him holding up an unidentified man; John Petros, aged 14, shot through hand by stray bullet; Peter Kundsciz, shot by stray bullet; Frank Teeker, cut and stabbed in fight. will die; Charles Wetzel, aged 65, picked up in street, feet and hands frozen; Miss Helen Duconwicz, aged 18. skull fractured by falling from crowded car; unidentified man. aged 45, found in street, head caved in, still uncon scious. There were many cases of robbery on the streets and residences ' and stores were looted, the yeggmen tak ing advantage of the din and confusion and working with unusual freedom. Women Flee From Fire. Thirty men, women and children, at tired only In thin night garments. were carried and driven from the burn ing Drlscoll apartment building at five o'clock this morning. Quick work by the Fire Department averted the sac rifice of many lives. Drunken rioting, fist fights in which stylllshly attired women participated, the "grizzly bear" and other nauseat ing dances marked the night in the cafes and hotels. The chief difference in the customary orgies this year was the presence of uniformed policemen in many of the cafes where tho wildest scenes were executed. Disrobing Act Seen. At Freiberg's one woman in her ex uberance attempted to remove all her clothing for the delectation of tho patrons. The police and attend ants stopped her before she had quite accomplished her purpose. At two of the principal hotels the attendants had strenuous work stop ping fights between Jealous drunken women. In one Instance a woman knocked out her rival In a "battle royal." Later she armed herself with a big kitchen knife and attacked a millinery salesman who narrowly es caped her fury. In one hotel widely known among traveling men two men engaged In a hard battle and presently their wives took up the cudgels and the affair be came generaL A fine assortment of hair, real and false, torn lingerie. smashed glasses and other evidences of the battle remained after the fight ers were ejected. Fountain Boarded Up. Taking a lesson from previous New Year's performances, the fountain In the Pompeiian room at the Congress Hotel was boarded over this year, thus preventing women from wading there in and also curbing the ambitions of gilded youths who thought it an ele vating stunt to dive for gold fish. without removing their evening clothes. At the auditorium a bibulous cele brant set fire to the Christmas tree by way of novelty. At the Hot Brau a gigantic man wiui fiery red hair and a girl also with red Concluded oa fn