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"-, 'j i ' x ' PORTLAXD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAISCII 8, 1912. PRICE FIVE CEXT9. VOI- LII-NO. !;. SOUTH POLE IS REACHED BY AMUNDSEN Gables Tell of Norweg ian's Success in Dash to Antarctic DECEMBER 14-11,1911, DATES Explorer Sends Word of Dis covery From Tasmania, on His Way Home. ACHIEVEMENT IS HAILED Lieutenant Shackleton Com ments on Other's Feat. SPOT LONG SOUGHT FOR ramlitiii iu" Vi-tr 0rr Irr urul -ilc til Soiiflicni F.Mrriiiily of (ImIh- Mark- Xr I Vat ff Prrcnt CVntnrj. iSp.'. Ml r,ih i. TNr rrtlnt rC'-riian an-l Nr York. Tim- rilKlSTIANX N'orwiiy, March 7. i Spcc-tal.) I have received the follow ing manage: H.tarf. Tasmania. Thursday, March 7. nt:.-!"!.' attain-"!, Hth 17th IX -cnihr. IfMl: all well. "RO.M A.UN"tSKN." Siirn-.l) I.KMX AltrNPSEV. ItT SIK V. It N" KT PH.V'KI.K TON. i .-(.-.il . "nfriMit'-tt th. N-v Y..-K T m. i.f;lt-n thronU le ar.it Portland Lr-c"t i t lJt.N"lNN. March 7. Analyzing the somewhat brie f cubic to liand. an nouncing 'a itH i n AniurnNen m a t tain nicr.t if tho South Pole. on-, from pn vIoui etperlene, wouj-l aume that the Journey was done with extreme rapidity an.l under very favorable ton'Iltton a reicarl the weather. "a plain Am tin I en hns a! t.iine-1 the trt'crnphica i South I'le. the Ion g iougbt - f r p"t. and that f i ti L h r . rc-onl-hrc aklng a far the rinls of t!e earth are eon --err. !. A tiling th.tt H-. lal kikIo of A!nun'!en"ji Wrtn'- iinalcr was 74 le prrf il minute.-, that I, only ti 7 I gto c ;.ic mil S front the Sul h I'ole. Th: p!a e wa n.itud Hty of Whales by me in r.y v v it and was for merly fcnoan a ll.ih,.n Htlu. "Marti la Iklnbrr lrobobte. If A ruin -n th.t 1 '. iniler n day and rr. he, t .e Smith lN'l" on I eember 11. he Wimi ;1 ha e Marl r. joitLi ntwm t 1 I; beet nr. .-f No em her, but It la more lik'v :. .tt It nt travel at tht rat--. eiieei;,Uy for the f ir?t lo it -o-lrf mi!i.v - we ma a?uni t::.n he j-ra-te.) (or tie I'ole about ti;e b-Klnntnir of iv t.-i., r TV. ere t no indication m the t.-Mo hef her A :n UH'l- n f" ; : ..w.-.j i r e route of my expedition in r a ' t miMin ta I nt r ha t guar. I the a; preach to the Pole. It in. iv be po-.ihS t..tt ! e foind a new route i. n 1 an e a m r oi u t to t: e plate. m wht. h lies Hhtuit .ul to t : ..,, ft ahote ea level. ile m.iv have haI pco.I iea:''r-. hrn ailoma Probably Taken. The w.-r.i of the rahlrcram. '? attained. I'e. ember 1 1 to 17" e lu r.tly rnc irtH that on reachlnff t!.e jei Kfi ph 1. a! polr. that no uncertainty micvt e:: a i 'n'.n ccact ronltU-n, he n aired t? ree iia taking noon ob.er .it!or;i .-o a urutely t determine his p..:t:on T. e at an taw of t.ik!::c t hree da f r r: i r in . rvathni nt th.e Pa e arc f-.i iv u:ti i iz t ita t an explorer took a n-'cti .l - v.if.Dii .f the altitude of the un ir..l fi.ur.d tfiat he was at the pole, a .!eere of uncrrtaintv would : i 1 1 ex - t -t b.-M'i.-e of h : slow mtvertut;t of t I ie f in, i.tch fomplo'es the circle -;:h h i r - It a r. pe rcept .Me rl-te or fjli- 'f M. rvation is tken for je.-r.t v at t h. same pt. and rhe ti-fTere-, ..j ,h eli-.4t:or. f the un m 1 n ut'i or eolith put hs eor vPn.N this d!ervatton of th before. H !.w-h this for the ihi-I !a. I f may saf. ly aunie that : li position a.-curate. k i ri)i;r in i mm iomi ht lr. siu itiiout loin F:plorrr Iltilinl. U M'tV .M.ir.-.i 7 - - lute intM.se interest la r...--i aroi ..j m the re su'.ts attair-. iv the South Polar ex ;e Jlttons u ::.ier eo.tmand of aptain A m ttn, -irn. t - e .NirwrjUn e idorer an.l t " iptain ltb rt V S.-ott. of :t-e Priti-.! pial t. pe, t ,ve! v, ' :ici are rfirnnc frotn the Aritar- tic r, -ci.in. h"pat. 1 r Tfn-h e-i h re on the t s-i . j e . -1 are con 1 1 :ct i ni i .ipfin Ani'Mi.Urn as arrived nt Mo bar?. Trs-i.ani-i. on the :ra;nf-r Pram anl accord u:c lw the lit ?t word from I BABIES SAFEGUARD AGAINST BURGLARS t.y.M th i y.v says all. crooks ItlX FISOM WAII.S. INi'l irr- I iicf f frt i c. Ilr Su Hr-l Way t KiM-ovrr Mttlrii hhmI suit! t IW- h ,Ivrrtl-in?. SP K ANK. Mnrch 7. Anti-rare sui cide is ihj bst protection auainst burglars, suya James Burke, now un dT arrest at 'Missoula. Mont., who confessed to the robbery of $11,000 In Jewels from the Thatcher residence at Pueblo. Colo., and the theft of gems worth $3000 from B. L. Cordon, of Spokane. "liable are better than watchdogs or th police. ' said Burke to Mr. Gor don, who returned from Montana to lay with a portion of the recovered Jewels. "When the baby beirlns to rry, the burglar had better beat it The police never fSft anylwwly except by accident. The day after I robb the Gordon House, 1 walked down the street In Spokane with Chester Kd wards. detective, and another police man and dtscuisMl the robbery with them." Gordon recovered about $r.n orth of Jewelry from Burke, who also told him where more of his loot was hidden In Spokane and this also has been re covered. Burke told Mr. Gordon that ho parsed under the name f Krrd C. Un:; and Mopped at the best hotels hHe operating in Spokane. Ho de clared that an advertisement In the newspaper J more effective In recov ering stolen noods than all the detec tives In the country. "We only pet from 20 to 30 per cent of the value of the j-oods, anyhow," he said, "and we would Just as soon deal with the owners at those figures as with a fence." " EAGLES CARRY OFF LAMBS Mohnuk Vallojr .M;in Scores ;inc l.nus of stiiic. KTi; K. or., Mnrch 7. (Sp-vial. "The riifttcs arc rnrrylnic off my lamb and KI.Ih until the Ini-roase this yrar will bo nnxt to iii.thlnK." drclar.-d Torn Seavry. who i In the city from th.- Mohawk Vall.-y. "No lfs than 12 uf my y(ut:K anllnalM have b.en taken, an.l there in n. 'thins I can Uo. for the law profcls tiie eaijlcw. "I don't dare ahuot one. even If it I cjirrvln oft my property. Why last Summer. Myron OalKe, a younfc farmer living over in the Camp Creek nelKh horhoo.l, hoi one of these bird rind th K.imo warden arrested him. The killing of the bird cost him Sinre tiie state passed the law pro tecting tlie eaclcs. thv have multi piled in this part of the country, and ure setting bold. FLAGPOLE GOES BY RAFT I.nnsct Stick Fvrr lrciareil Take I uiquc Trip lo Knir. ASTi'IMA. .r.. Marcli 7. lSie-lnl. The larwe. hith llacnole presented to t;-.e Centennial committee by the "Whit ney company, to l.e erected in the city Pa'k. wl-li-h was later presented to the committee having r!'.ir:" of the 1I' exposition at San l-'rancisco. was towed by the lanm-li Tilot today to Stella, where It will be placed In one of the Hammond I. umber Conipanv's piltns rafts to be taken to S.in Krjinelsco. The stlek is to be erei te.l on the exnosltlon Kriilll.: lit ti e Hay City and will be the lotiKcst .li!clc-si:rk tlioole in the w or'd. SUFFRAGE ISJJP IN OHIO ( on-tltulioiial l omcnlloii ote xo nliiiit yuel!n lo Voter. t'ol.I'MHL'S. i ..Mare'i 7. The fourth ront!tu:ionul convention cf Ohio. In session her today, adopted a propo.-al to amend th present etate eonstlttl tio l so as to permit women participa tion in all elections. Today" action by the deli-nates ill be submittal to the men voters, to gether with other prK.-osed amenl meiita for ratification. f the 10 dele Mates tof.iti. 76 cast ballots for the t-iual suffrage amendment. There are 11 delegates In the convention. DR. ABRAMS GETS DECREE nv York "Affliiity Vur'r ' Suit Ver dict l- (or Ilii-bnml. NKW YOHK. March 7. (Special) A proposed "affinity party"" and other In-.: n.prietiea of his comely vf won a .ri!;.t tlii.i afternoon f-r Dr. Alexan der Abrams In his suit for divorce from Mrs. Amelia Kendler-Al ran s. herielf a ph sh-ian. lir. Ahrarr.s cluirced his wife with j a. tire improperly with Henry M. i Wolff, a wealthy fan Krancl.soo mer chant. A former maol in her hom- at l.tsl M i.lison avenue told of bl(f din ners and other affairs In the house whenever Wolff would come here frorr his Western home. PREFERENCE BILL PASSED .Mit l iuaii Mnii-c Would Make .Meas ure trfctMUr- Iniiwodintoly. LAN SI NG. M;o h M a rc h 7. T he House of K Ieentatives loday pad a '"residential prefor nttal primary bill to t.ike ffTrri ii.imeiilatelv. " lie bill provbWs for a primary on t h f:rt Mon;ay in April, binding l he t Nitlonal convention delegates to sup port the Preside n tia I non ir.oes at-c ur Pic the majority at the i rlmary. ROOSEVELT WINS PARTIAL PRIMARY Action in Kansas City Is Protested. LOCAL "MACHINE" IN CONTROL Taft Forces to Hold Separate Convention Later. QUARTER OF VOTE POLLED I,trilriii ial Ballot l(Mlancl to Have Itrrn iidiM-ttd lllonlly nl ("oiiU-liiis clruation In lmirt.-t. KANSAS CITV. Man h 7. The Presi dential preference primary held in the Fifth Missouri Dlstrirt today ' Mas abandoned to the Roosevelt fid lowers by the Taft men, who resented the tactics of tiie cit y machino and re fused to have anything to do with the affair. The result was that Roosevelt received 5."t. votes to .t:0 for President Taiu ?." for Senator I A Follette and 6 for Senator Cummins. This was th vote In the district ns a whole. In Kansas lly, where Mayor Brown was renominated by the Hepu hi leans with 4.M7 votes attalnst his opponent's 172, Mr. KncseveU received 4!2 and Mr. Taft S.7. "Meant Roller Method harmed. It was freely charged that "steam roller" methods were boinK used by the municipal rinsr. and th vote for Mayor Is quoted In support of that contention. The municipal faction took charge from the start. The primary, with the Presidential preference feature, was called by the Congressional committee and was to select delegates to the Congressional convention to be held in Kansas City Tuesday next. Thin convention will elect two delefcates to the National convention. atite Voting Hoot fan I sed. In Kansas City the Presidentl.il pri mary was held in the same votinjr voting booths as was the city primary to name the city Republican ticket. which the Taft supporters asserted to be illegal. Leaders among the Taft advocates here advittd the Taft men to stay away from tho polls today. It is an nounced that he Taft men will hold a se para te convention on Sa turd ay to select their representatives to the Na tional convention. Hungarian Cabinet Hoisti. Bl'DAPKST, Hungary. March 7. The Hungarian Cabinet, headed by Count Karl Khuen Hedervary. resigned today in rnn!cjm'me of the refusal of the A ust ri:in government to recognize t lie Hungarian claim to control the calling out of the jmnt nrmy reserves. -.-.-.- . ... - ............... m t SEATTLE SEES THE POINT. t ! 47 iliiftx,. ""i ! : "Sf Ssmz. " "&. i . - - - - . i .r.i.- iPRISONERS LOCK IN THEMSELVES RKEl'KIIS CAXXOT OPEX DOORS OF JAIL CELLS. effort Made to Tear Down ttnildin; I'm in In-idc I'olicc lUx.dde on St a rva t ion Cti rc. SAN' UIEGO, Cal., March 7. Ninety prisoners arrestd as a result f the crusade for the enforcement of the street-speaking ordinance in Kan Die- so literally locked their keepers out of the City Jail this afternoon and by united efforts attempted to tear out their cells and break down the con crete building. The solid steel doors leading to the two big: cell rooms had been closed and locked by the Jailers to keep the pris oners from making- too much noise. When this was done the prisoners used strips of tin from their cups In plug F'ng up the locks, making: It Impossi ble fr the jailers to open the colls. Thus they are tonight entrenched against the police. The police have decided to starve the prisoners into submission. A crowd of nearly 1000 persons gathered in front of the jail tonight. "TURKEY TROT" STIRS RIOT Youths Begin Wicgly Dance at Town Ball Causlnf FJglit, Arrets,Triul. TACOMA, "Wash., March 7. (Special.) Portland, Seattle and Tacoma may tolerate the "Turkey Trot" dance and allow it to be presented at fashionable gatherings, but not so with the inter- urban line town of Jovita, Pierce Coun ty. "Washington. This developed in Justice Graham's court to lay. Paul and Edward Reinke and Carl Weaver were on trial for creating a disturbance at Jovita last Sat unlay night. There were sev eral exciting features to the disturb ance and live young men other than the defendants were involved in tho outbreak of the small riot that fol lowed the introduction of the "Turkey Trot Into the chaste confines of Jo- vita's ballroom. A dance was in progress at Jovita Hall. The Reinke youths. Weaver and several companions joined In the fes tivities and decided to show little Jo vita something new In the way of terpsichorean stunts. With what so ciety editors might call great eclat they put on the "Turkey Trot." There were objections. Then the riot started and witnesses were still telling about the tight when court closed tonight. The court will continue taking testi mony tomorrow morning-. FINGER PRINTS BETRAY Tell-Talc Marks on Stolon Ornament Ijciifl to Arrest. CHICAGO. May 7. Finger print evi dence was introduced today in Munici pal JudKe Beiilfr's court In the hear ing of John C. Hartxell, charged with the theft of n valuable ornament, said lo be the oldest piece of hammered gold In the world, from the Haskell Museum of the University of Chicago. It was stolen February 21. Finger prints were found on the glass case from which it was taken. A photo graph of the finger prints was taken and Hartzell later was arrested at Ur bna. 111. SENATE RATIFIES AMENDED TREATIES Monroe Doctrine Not to Be Arbitrated, ALIEN QUESTION IS RESERVED Drastic Changes Make Re submission Necessary. TEST VOTE IS 42 TO 40 Final Ratification AecoiiipIi--UeU by 7 6 to 3 Traditional Treaty Making Power of Scnatfs Preserved Intaet. WASHINGTON". March 7. Stripped of the clause which, it was contended, would Invade the constitutional treaty making power of the Senate, and with many other limitations added, the general arbitration treaties between the United States and Kngland and France, proposed by President Taft and Secretary Knox, as forerunners Jf uni versal peace, were ratiiied by the Sen ate today by a vote of 76 to 3. The Senators who voted against the ratifications were Ixirimer, Martine and Heed. The latter two are Democrats. President Taft tonight, before leaving for his speaking trip to Toledo and Chicago, did not comment upon the Sen ate's action. It is known he had hoped to see the treaties ratified unamended. He had declared publicly, however, that certain amendments would not be objec tionable. Kroubmlsslon In Xecessary. Virtually the treaties now are "up in the air." and In their modified form they must be referred to Kngland and France. By the terms of an amendment pro posed by Senator Bacon, of Georgia, the Senate consented to the ratification of the treaties with the distinct provision ha the- fio not authorize the submis ...Ion "lo arbitration of any question that affects the admission of aliens Into the United States, or the admission of aliens to the educational institutions of the several states, or the territorial integ rity of the several states or of the United States, or concerning the ques tlon of the alleged Indebtedness or moneyed obligation of any state of the United States, or any question which depends upon or involves the mainte nance of the traditional attitude of tiie United States concerning American questions, commonly described as the Monroe Doctrine, or other purely gov ernmental policy." TrrattaH Imperiled. Say Lodge. As amended, the treaties provide that all differences with the exception of the subjects named in the Bacon amendment. 'nnHudt on Pace JOHN D. IS SIXTY MILLIONS RICHER OIL SUBSIDIARIES GREATLY ENHANCED IN VALUE. HcM'kofolIer Quarter Interest, as Wall Mrcet Figures It, Has Not Stopped Growing. , NKW YORK. March 7. (Special.) The Uuited States Court unintentionally handed John D. Rockefeller a bonanza when it ordered the dissolution of the Standard Oil Trust for violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Since the $100,000,000 corporation was divided into Its 34 subsidiaries, there has been an appreciation in the market value of the shares of the various sub sidiaries of approximately 1250,000,000. It lias always been Wall street's un derstanding that the oil man owned about one quarter of the capital of the old Standard Oil and on this basis his share of the paper enhancement of Standard Oil issues Is $60,000,000. Standard Oil stock today sold at its highest price on record. It is "tip ped"' to go to J 1000 a share. WHITING,. Ind.. March 7. The stock holders of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana met here today and voted to increase the capital stock of the Indi ana corporation from il, 000,000 to $30,000,000 SIMPLE LIFE EXPLAINED I-rujrality, Honesty and Weak Stom ach Kept Down Man's Expenses. PENDLETON, Or., March 7. (Special.) Frugality, honesty and a weak stom ach this combination forms tho ex planation of why Assessor C. P. Strain's expense account of the State Assesor's meeting shows only 15 cents each for meals and 50 cents for beds. Mr. Strain himself does not say as much, but his friends say it for him. They point out that the Assesor has always been a poor man, living simply and has neVer cultivated tastes but for 'simplest fare, alno they cite, his record during his 10 years in office as a foe to graft In any guise. Since he went In the Assessor's office railroads and corporations have 'had to pay taxes commensurate with actual wealth, and he has been active In securing1 justice for poor men and rich alike and his career, they say, indicates a Puritan sense of honesty, which would not per mit him to submit expenses a cent more than incurred. These friends also bring- to mind the fact that last Sum mer Mr. Strain was afflicted for a long time with acute stomach trouble and Is yet unable to eat heavily. LINER MINNESOTA IN PERIL Fire in Coal Bunkers Put Out After Two Hours Fight. SEATTLE. Wash., March 7. Smoul dering fire was discovered today in the coal bunkers of the Great Northern liner Minnesota, lying at her wharf here. The crew of the steamship di rected several streams of water into the hold, from which great volumes of smoke poured, and after two hours' hard work reported the fire out. The bunkers were full of coal loaded at Nagasaki and it is not known how long the fire had been smouldering be fore It was discovered. Officials of the steamship company say that no dam age was done to the vessel or her car go. Part of the coal from the heated bunker was discharged and the Min nesota will sail for the Orient on time March 16.. AR0SEMENA TAKES REINS Possibility oT Ke-electioii Forfeited by Panama President. PANAMA, March 7. Pablo Arose- mena resumed today the office of Pres ident of the Panama Republic In re sponse to appeals of friends, who con sidered that he would not be chosen at the approaching Presidential elec tion. The resumption of office by President Arose.mena before the expiration of the six months leave of absence granted him by tho Supreme Court, on February 1 , excludes h'm from participation as a candidate in the Presidential cam paign. The constitution f Panama pro vides that the holder of the office is not eligible for the succeeding term, butby taking leave of absence from the executive office for six months. Arose mena would nave made himself eligi ble. $24.70 DUE YOUNG GATES Son to Get Witness Fees I-ate Father Had Coming From Government. WASHINGTON. March 7. Charles G. Gates, son of the late John W. Gates, has written Chairman Stanley, of the steel trust investigation committee, asking him for the vouchers for the witness fees and mileage allowed his father for testifying. The amount due Mr. Gates was $21.70. His son says he would like to have the vouchers for "memorial pur poses." DEATH PENALTY RETAINED Massachusetts House Ilcjcets Bill That Might Have Saved Three. BOSTON. March 7. The anti-capital punishment measure, which might have saved the lives of three men under sen tence of death, including Rev. Clar ence V. T. Richeson, was defeated in the House of Representatives today. HUNmONS OF WAR SEIZED AT BORDER Test Ruling Is Asked From Washington. NEUTRALITY LAWS INVOLVED Two Other Shipments Reach Rebels in Juarez. S0FT-N0SE BULLETS SENT Tcxuns IHssatisficd by Position Heretofore Taken by Federal Authorities and Issue May Be Settled Finally. EL, PASO, Tex., March 7. Shipments of arms and ammunition to the Vas quista rebels at Juarez alleged to be in violation of the neutrality laws were obstructed today by Colonel K. Z. Stee ver, commanding the United States troops on duty along; tho Mexican bor der. A consignment of 0 carbines and 10,000 rounds of ammunition destined to James Smith, whom Colonel Steever, on advices received from operatives of the Department of State and Justice, characterises as "a fictitious person," are belnjrield at the United States im migration station. pendinff instruc tions from the War Department. Prevloun Shipment Passed. The shipment detained by Colonel Steever is one of three which have been made in two daj-3, all of which have occasioned the greatest concern in Texas. On Tuesday a shipment of 200 rifles and 66,000 rounds of soft nosed bullets was made. This was manifested and passed by the cus toms officers, acting-, it is said, under instructiens from Washington. Before the shipment was ' allowed to pass. Colonel Steever was informed of the fact by Major Peter Murray, com manding the troops at the Santa Fe Bridge. It is undertsood that Colonel Steever admitted lack of authority and, as the shipment had been passed by the cus toms officials, it was allowed to pro ceed. Arms Received by Rebels. The arms and ammunition were dis tributed Tuesday morning, among the men of the Vasquista army at Juarez. A shipment of ten old model Spring field rifles and 20,000 rounds of ammu nition was made yesterday. This like wise was detained by the authorities, but finally was released on the advice of Colonel Steever. The question of the transmission of arms and ammunition has been pend ing more than a year, it having arisen during the Madcro revolution. It is. understood that at that time the cus toms officials here were advised to al low all commodity shipments, whether munitions, clothing or food, to pass. This course was pursued and it oc casioned considerable dissatisfaction imong the people of Texas, especially the residents of Kl Paso. Now that Juarez is opened by the Vasquistas, in command of General Antonio llojas, the question again has arisen and there is much comment con cerning the regulations governing transmission of arms and ammunition. 1K I.A ISAliRA Is CONFIDENT Public Opinion Counted On lo Bring Kcvolution to Knd. PARIS, March 7. The belief that Mexico would emerge triumphant from its present internal troubles and words of friendliness for the United States of America were expressed by Francisco de la Barra, formerly provisional- presi dent of Mexico, at a reception given in his honor this afternoon by the Ameri can committee On behalf of the committee, Paul DeLeroy-Beauiicu, of the French Insti tute, voiced the welcome, to De la Barra. He pointed out that Mexico was the center of Latin culture in Central America. Referring to her "powerful rich neighbor, the United States of America," he said it was natural that the United States should have an im portant influence on the development of Mexico, but he supposed it would bo in the interest of the equilibrium of Mexico and that the Latin character and originality of that country would be maintained. Senor de la Barra, after paying a tribute to French genius, expressed the opinion that the present revolution in Mexico would cease, thanks to public opinion, which would see that peace was a necessity for the national life. He continued: "The people of Mexico are capable of supporting and enjoying a healthy strong democracy. The' geographical position of Mexico renders her position delicate.. With a powerful and rich re public as a neighbor, she has gravo problems to study and to solve. But I specially want to refer her to the high sentiment of Justice dominating the attitude towards us of the people and the Government of the United States." t