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VOL. Ml XO. 16,266. PORTLAND.. OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY H, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. REPORT LAYS 40 DEATHS TO DRINK CAREY ACT WASHINGTON GIRL LUNG POWER BEST W00DR0W WILSON GETS MUCH ADVICE rase picked RAPPED DANGER PDiNT NEAR, FINANCIER ADMITS RDUMANIA RAISES DISMAL FAILURE HOPES OF TURKEY Wallach Kingdom May Have Russian Aid. FOR POSTMASTER Williams Submits His List to Taft; AS LACKAWAXXA EXGIXEER AC CUSED BY COMMISSION. STATE rXlTERSITT PHYSICAL PRESIDEXT-ELECT'S MIND IS OPEX' OX EVERY SUBJECT. DIRECTOR GIVES DATA. Suffering of Settlers Vividly Pictured. IRRIGATION CONGRESS LISTENS Measure Held Inadequate, Too Expensive and Deceptive. DRASTIC LAWS ADVOCATED Land Promoters, Speculators and "Hogs" Scored as Menace to State and Remedies Urged. Session Ends Today. PROGRAMME FOR OREGON IRRI GATION CONGRESS TODAY. 10 A. M. General subject, ''United States Reclamation Work In Ore eon." Speakers. E. G. Hopion, Port land. Supervising Engineer, United States Reclamation Service; Oliver P. Morton, Portland, attorney for United Statea Reclamation Service; R. R. Johnson. Ilermiston, "Legislative Needs of Government Projects"; W. O. Em 1th. Klamath Falls. "Practical Suggestions for Farmers." 2 -P. M. General subject. "Pro posed Legislation." Speakers. A. M. Crawford. Salem, Attorney-General. "Development of colonization"; W. I-Alr Thompson. Lake-view; J. H. Lewis. Salem, Slate Engineer; J. T. Whistler. Portland; George. T. Coch rane. La Grande, superlntenednt wa ter district No. 2. Adoption of resolutions. Election of officers. 6:30 P. M. Banquet at Commer cial Club. Edgar B. Piper, toastmas ter. Speakers. J. E. Morson, La Fine, president Deschutes Irrigation Com pany: R. It, Johnson, Hermlston; M. J. Duryea, manager Eugene Com mercial Club; Joseph H. Voung, Port land, president Hill lines in Oregon; William Han-ley, Burns, president Central Oregon Development League; A. C. Srenccr, Portland, general at torney O.-W. R. A N. Co.; C. C. Chapman, PortlamX, secretary Oregon. Development Leog le. Fcvere criticism was directed against the Carey act at yesterday's session of the Oregon Irrigation Congress at the Imperial Hotel. Speaker after speaker told how their Irrigation projects, undertaken under the provisions of the Carey act. either have failed entirely or have been car ried out successfully only at an expense fur greater thun the original estimates. Particularly pitiful and dramatic was the recital by J. K. B. Gerking, of Laid law, of tho difficulties and sufferings that have been experienced by the set tlers on the Columbia Southern project In Crook County, which was started about 10 years ago under Carey act pro islons. W. A. Laldlaw, the original promoter, was forced to abandon the enterprise, which undoubtedly was un dertaken In good faith, and since then numerous private corporations and In dividuals have attempted to finance It. O. Laurgaard, an engineer who was em ployed last year to Investigate the fu ture possibilities of the Columbia Southern tract, spoke yesterday after noon, and said the land cannot be Irri gated for less than t3S an acre. He urged state aid In carrying the enter prise to completion. Art In Declared Failure. Mr. Gerklng's straightforward talk, however, was the most Interesting that has come before the congress at this or nt any other session. His earnestness and his sincerity as he told of the al most utter hopelessness of the Colum bia Southern settlers appealed to every one. The room was packed. "The Carey act has been a failure In our country, said Mr, Gerking. "It appears to us that it Is operated large ly In the Interests for the promoters and the people looking for a big rakeoff. "The promoters have sent advertise ments over the country showing how the state la back of these projects, when. In fact, tbe etate isn't back of them at all. l'eople are Induced to came to the state under false pretenses. They go on tho land not knowing what conditions they will have ta meet there. State Is Blamed. "I confess that when I myself went ento my homestead I did not know the dtffernnce between the Carey act and the desert land law. But I have found cut since," He charged that the state has shirked Its responsibility If It Is back of the Columbia Southern project. "I am not a lawyer," he continued, "and can't tell whether the state Is duty bound to back It or not. I certainly believe, though, that the state- Is mor ally obliged to give Its aid to those people who have gone onto this project, when they were given reason to believe, snd justly so, that the state would aid them. "My Idea Is that the state should ret back of the minor propositions. It Isn't quite clear to me what the benefit would be of backing these more extensive schemes that we hear talked about It by so Jolng we would have to neglect some of the less extensive ones. I am opposed to the larger schemes if they hurt the smaller ones. Promoter. Are Rapped. -We who are on the smaller projects want help first. Our children will be (Concluded oa Page 10. Investigators Say Brotherhood Should Regard Ofrense as One Against Own Order. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 10. The engi neer had been drinking the night be fore and had , slept less than three hours, hence the wreck on the Dela ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad at Corning, N. Y., last Independence day. In which 40 persons lost their lives and 75 others were injured. The State Public Service Commission so declared today after a careful investigation. William H. Schroeder, the engineer thus accused, was indicted for man slaughter in Steuben County, but not brought to trial. The Indictment was dismissed on motion of the District At torney. "The nrimarv cause of the wreck," reads the commission's report, "was the failure of Engineer Schroeder to on serve signals. The train into which he ran was protected by a full stop signal 250 feet east of the rear train, by a flagman 2500 feet east and by a caution signal nearly 4500 feet east. All three signals were disregarded. "The investigation developed tnai the engineer had disregarded the duty of taking proper rest before attempt ing to run the train. He acknowledged drinking the night before the accident. "The action of the engineer should be considered as much an offense against the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers, of which he is a member, as against the railway and the public." CUPID FELLS 7 STUDENTS North Central High, Spokane, Scene of Secret Marriages. SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 10. (Spe cial.) The North Central High School now claims the championship of the Pacific Northwest for the number of elopements and secret marriages dis closed among its students in one semester. The school has lost by marriage from the student body dur ing the last five months one-sixth as many students as It gained by regis tration in the period. With the announcement today by George Woodcock, a senior, that he was secretly married to Miss Agnes Holtgren in the Christmas holidays, the number of elopements and secret mar riages reached a total of seven. The list of marriages in the school this semester is as follows: Grace Pel inn, merrled 18 months be fore secret was discovered.- Gladys Fuller, eloped and married. Ruth Brain, kept marriage a secret three weeks. Etta Cleary. kept secret of her mar riage from her school friends for sev eral days, Ed Alverson, football player, mar ried secretly. Harold Owens, married and kept the secret for a week. George Woodcock, kept secret of his marriage for a week. v- PHONES EARN 34 PER CENw Spokane Company Is Investigated by State Commission. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 10. (Spe cial.) Whether the ' Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company in connection with the operation of its Spokane plant will be allowed to include as for operat ing expense something like 34 per cent paid annually on the Investment of the American Telegraph & Telephone Com pany In equipment used by the local plant, will be one of questions to be ruled upon In connection with local telephone rates at the hearing before the state public service commission scheduled for February 28. Henry L. Gray, engineer of the public service board, has found In his exami nation of the local plant that 4Vs Pr cent on Its gross earnings is annually paid over to the big holding company, the American Telegraph & Telephone Company for alleged rental of the re ceivers and transmitters used in Spo kar.e by the Spokane Company. These Instruments are leased by the local company, being offered by the holding company. The state engineer, taklns into con sideration 10 per cent depreciation an nually on the American Company local investment and another 10 per cent for repairs, figures that the parent com pany Is making S4.ll per cent a year on its Spokane Investment. - BANK CLEARINGS INCREASE Portland and. los Angeles Lead Coast Cities in Gain of Week. Portland and Los Angeles led the Pa cific Coast In increased bank clear ings during the week ending January 9. Portland's gain was 24.9 per, cent and Los Angeles gain was 25. 5 per cent. Seattle's clearings Increased 14.9 per cent. The total clearings in Port land were $12,880,000 as compared with 12,65,000 for Seattle. Tacoma was the only Pacific Coast city to show a decrease. Nearly all large cities registered in creases for the month, Boston with a 3 per cent loss, being a notable excep tion. New York gained 16 per cent, Chicago 21 per cent and Philadelphia 25.2 per cent. MAUD MAL0NE IS FINED Suffragette Requests Fixing of Pen alty, So Slie Can Appeal. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Maud Malooe. a militant suffragette, who was arrest ed and convicted for disturbing, a meet ing at which Woodrow Wilson was speaking, appeared In the Court of Special Sessions in Brooklyn today and asked that she be lined in order that she might appeal her ease. Her re quest was granted. No penalty bad been Imposed upon conviction, sentence being suspended. Control in Bad Haocfs Real Menace. MONEY MUCH CONCENTRATED Baker Says He Thinks It Has Gone About Far Enough. COMMITTEE IS STARTLED Witness Before House Committee Believes, However, That Control , Could Xot Be Retained t by Evil Interests, WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. That the present concentration of money and credit "has gone far enough," that "in bad hands" it. would have a bad effect upon the Nation, that the safety of the situation lies In the personnel of ihe men in control and that present conditions are "not entirely comforta ble for the country" were a few of the statements today by George F. Baker, master of. finance, as the climax of two days' examination before the House money trust committee. Mr. Baker declared that "bad hands" could not retain control. These statements, coming at the end of a day of routine examination, during which Mr. Baker reviewed In detail the operations of himself, his bank, the First National Bank of New York and J. P. Morgan & Co.. In the issuance of bonds, startled the committee and Mr, Baker's counsel. Baker Knows No "Money Trnst.' Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the committee, was wading through a mass of heavy statistics relating to bond is sues handled by Mr. Baker's asso ciates. Suddenly he paused, leaned forward -In his chair and shot "a ques tion at the 73-year-old financier. "Mr. Baker. I suppose you do not think there Is a money trust?" de manded' the lawyer. ' Comntittee,. spectators and counsel sat forward in their chairs. The wit ness leadned back in his chair, smiled quietly and replied: "I do not think there is." "What do you understand-by a money trust?" Mr. Untermyer continued. "I give it up; I don't know," said Mr. Baker with a chuckle. Money Heroines Concentrated. "Suppose we define a money trust as an established identity or community of interests between a few leaders of finance which lias been created and Is held together through stock holdings. Interlocking directorates and other for'ms of domination over banks, trust . - (Concluded on Page 2.) t MAKCHING ON. f . Breathing Capacity of Average Seat tle Institution Maid Is 168.23 Cubic Centimeters, SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 10. (Special.) Girls in the University of Washing ton are healthier and better propor tioned than those of any other college In the country, according to data sub mitted by Miss Jessie Merrick, women's physical director. ' "Figures, statistics and averages count for nothing," says Miss Merrick. "If a clay model were made according to the average measurements of all unl versity girls, it would be the funniest looking contortion off the stage, "Men are most Interested in the height and weight of girls. Women are concerned with girls' measurements. Neither have any bearing on the phys ical condition of the indivlduaL That which counts is the lung capacity and the size of the muscles." The breathing space of the average University of Washington girl Is 188.23 cubic centimeters. This is two-hun-dreths of a centimeter greater than the average at the University of Oregon. The Washington maiden can expand her peek-a-boo eight centimeters more than the average University of Michigan girl. The average Washington girl weighs 120 pounds and is five feet two Inches tall. LIGHT TANGLE CONSIDERED Major Has Engineer Preparing Re port on Municipal Plant. Mayor Rushlight and members of the lighting committee of - the Executive Board are soon to attempt a solution of the lighting problem now confront ing the city. The Mayor and members favor the city taking .over the dis tributing system now owned by the Portland Railway. Light & Power Com pany or building a new plant. "The company now says that It will Install new lamps this year only with the understanding that the city shall either award it another contract for five years or repay the expense of in stallation." said the Mayor, "and I pro pose to see what can be done about it. I recommended in my annual message to the Council that the city prepare to manage its own lighting plant. I will have an engineer's report on such a plant before loiifr." BUILDERS ARE REASONABLE Inspector Plummer Says Trouble With Telephone Company Over. Building Inspector plummer said yesterday that the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company officials are now co-operating with his department In the construction of the company's building at Park and Oak streets. When his deputy first went to the scene early n the week, Mr. Plummer said, there was a disposition on the I part of the builders to ignore him. "My deputy reports that he Is cor dially received and that his instruc tions are cheerfully complied with," said Mr. Plummer. "Furthermore, the company's superintendent of construc tion assured me personally that he had no disposition whatever to Ignore this office and that all plans would be sub mitted for our inspection." AMBASSADORS CANNOT AGREE Porte Threatens to Withdraw From Peace Conference. GREEKS ARE DISTURBED Report That Powers Will Prevent Acquisition of Turkish Islands Results In Peppery State ment by Delegate. LONDON, Jan. 10. The pendulum of peace in the Balkans swings between the fall of Adrlanople and action by the powers of Europe. Both Turkey and the allies have been unresponsive to the advance of friendly offers and pres sure by which tbe powers have at tempted to bring the conflicting parties to terms over Adrlanople. Compro raises by which the "holy city" neither would be separated entirely from Tur key nor ceded entirely to Bulgaria have been refused by both sides. Turkey's hopes of saving Adrianople undoubtedly have been revived by the threatening attitude of Koumanla. It is believed In some quarters that Rou mania's stand is backed by Austria. Naval Demonstration Unconfirmed. The Ambassadorial conference met today, but - It was announced no im portant decision had been reached. The Ambassadors would not confirm reports that a naval demonstration to influence Turkey had been planned as a last re sort Turkey's threat to withdraw her peace delegates next week It the allies refuse to reduce their demands Is not taken seriously - by the Ambassadors. The allies have made a counter-threat that they will give necessary notice of a termination of the present armistice if the Turkish delegates withdraw. The hope that the ulnner given last night by French Ambassador Cabon would give an opening for friendly con versations between the rival delegates, leading to the end of the deadlock. proved fruitless, as the dinner is de scribed as a cold and stiff affair. Greek Are Up in Arms. M. Venizelos and the other Greek representatives are up In arms against any attempt to prevent Greece from ac lulring the Turkish Islands. They say their indignation over this phase of the situation has been augmented by the knowledge that the initiative for keep ing the Islands away from Greece had (Concluded on Page 2.) Journey to Chicago Beguu, to Fill Engagement Entered Into Long Before Election. PP.INCETON. Jan. 10. President elect Wilson is en route tonight for Chicago, where he will address the Commercial Club tomorrow night. The engagement to deliver an address before the Commercial -Club was ac cepted by Governor Wilson long before election. The speech probably will be the last he Will deliver outside of New Jersey before he becomes President Rturnlng he will leave Chicago at 12:40 P. M. Sunday, reaching Trenton Mon day, when he will speak at a luncheon to the New Jersey electors, who meet that day. Members of the Legislature have been Invited. The affair will mark the renewed activity of the Governor In state affairs. With the New Jersey Legislature commanding his dally attention, it is expected the President-elect will have comparatively little time for National affairs. Mr. Wilson, however, has re ceived much advice In the conferences with Democratic leaders, but he reiter ated today that he had not made a single decision on any subject and added that he had not even made tentative selection, either on paper or In his mind, as to who will be In the Cabinet. He made it clear that he In tends to pick men for their service ability rather than in reward for po Utlcal activities in his behalf. Tbe Governor will continue his con ferences with members of Congress. His views on the policy to pursue at the extra session will be enunciated in the special message which he will send to Congress. He will write it imme diately after his Inauguration. "SAMMY" SMALL IS WIFE Question as to Woman's Signature Brings Explanation of. Name. ' "Sammy Small," read Deputy County Clerk Wilde, yesterday, in glancing over a non-support complaint which he had handed a woman for signature. The deputy rubbed his eyes and looked twice, but there it was unmistakably. "Sammy Small." "I beg your pardon, madam, but I want your own signature at the bottom of the complaint. It won't be legal otherwise," courteously explained the deputy. .. ... .. . . - ''Stranger." she "said with a smile, "I reckon as how I will have to explain You see, I was born In the South, in the Cumberland Mountains In Ten nessee, and down there they have i habit of picking out a baby's name be fore it is born. "My grandfather's name was Sammy, and before I arrived my parents deter mined to do him the honor of naming me for him. I was spoken of as Sammy before I was born. When I turned out to be a girl It didn't make no differ ence. Sammy was my name, and they didn't even think of changing it. I guess it looks kind of funny to you, but It sure Is my legal name." Muttering an apology, Wilde took the paper and proceeded to Issue a war rant calling on the Sheriff or any of his deputies or any police officer to arrest Charlie Small, the said Charlie Small being guilty of the non-support of Sammy Small, his wife. GIRL RECOVERS DAMAGES Couple Sued for Falsely Accusing Young Woman of Theft. SALEM. Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) A Jury today returned a verdict for 11740 In the case of Lillian Walling vs. Alec La Follette and wife. The suit was to collect 85000 damages for defamation of character and false Imprisonment. Miss Walling, while employed in the I Follette home, was accused of steal ing Jewelry, and was arrested and im prisoned at the instigation of Mrs. La Follette. The Jewelry was found to be only misplaced, and the young wo man was released after passing the night in the city Jail. Mr. La Follette Is a retired rancher and has been prominent - In state politics. He Is cousin of Senator La Follette, of Wis consin. MORTON D. YOUNG IS DEAD Pioneer Road Man, Long a Portland Resident, Victim of Diabetes. Morton D. Young, 80, died Thursday evening from diabetes. Deceased had been a resident of Portland for 40 years, was a Mason and pioneer rail road man. He had seen many changes since the days when the present South ern Pacific was known as the Oregon & California Railroad. Bad health caused hiB retirement some 17 years ago. In addition to his widow, his son, Clarence, and his daughter. Miss Hazel M. Young, survive him. The funeral services will be held this afternoon from Holman's chapel at 2 o'clock. Dr. Benjamin Young, of the First Methodist Church, will conduct the services at the chapel, while the Masons will have charge of the rites at the grave at Rlvervlew Cemetery. GIRL, 13, POISONS BROTHER Baby Cries and Tablets Are Used to Slake It Cease. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan.' 10. To keep her little brother quiet while the mother was away Hazel LaudingbaUBs. aged 13 years' gave Adam Laudinghauss, aged 9 months, two poison tablets at their home in West Olympia today and the baby died before help could be called. Adam Laudlnghauss, Sr.. the father, Is in prison. HOPE OF CONFIRMATION HELD E. C. Kirkpatrick, of Dallas, Chosen for Marshal. BURGARD FOR COLLECTOR Hopkins, as Register at The Dalles, and Peare, for I a Grande Post master, Strongly Against Bourne in Campaign. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 10. National Committee man Williams today recommended to President Taft that the following Fed eral appointments be made in Oregon: Thomas McCusker, Postmaster at Portland; John H. Burgard, Collector of Customs, Portland; E. C. Kirkpat rick, of Dallas, United States Marshal; C. V. Johnson, of Corvallls, Appraiser of Customs at Portland; D. L. Keyt, of Portland, Surveyor-General; Frank L. Parker, Collector of Customs at As toria; L. H. Arneson, Receiver of The Dalles Land Office; Harold T. Hopkins, Register of The Dalles Land Office; Preston A. Worthlngton, Receiver of the Burns Land Office. The following Presidential postmas ters also are recommended: Frank J. Carney, Astoria; John E. Logan, Burns; Ella V. Powers, Canyon City; Ben Weathers, Enterprise; John E. Beasley, Falls City; William M. Brown. Lebanon: F. W. Harnes, Rose burg; Edgar Hostetler, The Dalles; Merritt A. Baker, Weston; Philip A. Llvesly, Woodburn: John H. Peare, La Grande; John F. Miller, Jacksonville. Nominations to Go In Soon. Every man recommended by Williams supported President T?-ft. While n appointments haVe yet: been announced, it is expected that nomina tions In accordance with the foregoing recommendations will be made tomor row or Monday. The prospect for the confirmation of most, if not all, of these men is regard ed as favorable, if the Republican Sen ators can break the Democratic oppo sition and compel a minority of the Senate to assent to the confirmation of those Taft appointees who are not per sonally objectionable to individual Sen ators. Senator Chamberlain Indicated today that he probably would not op pose confirmation in cases where ap pointments have been delayed, and he has previously Intimated that he would not object to confirmation where ap pointments are made when the terms of incumbents expire, provided the meu appointed are not personally objection able to him. Men Considered Personally. In fact, Senator Chamberlain said he would act on each appointment accord ing to the personality of the man named, and if good men were nominat ed and were not personally objection able, he would not ask that their nomi nations be held up. It Is also thought probable that Senator. Bourne will ac quiesce In the confirmation of the men recommended by Williams, though no such assurance has yet been given. In selecting men for the general of fices Mr. Williams was guided by a de sire to name out-and-out Taft men and men whom he believes can be con firmed, it being his judgment that no personal objection will be raised against any man on his list. Inasmuch as these appointments all fall duo in Taft's Administration, he takes the po sition that the appointees should be men who have been loyal to tho Taft Administration. He personally rVule the selection of the men for tho gen eral offices and consulted with Rep resentative Hawley regarding the post masters in tbe First District and with Representative-elect Sinnott regarding the postmasters In Eastern Oregon. Anti-Bourne Men Named. Mr. Sinnott In addition to recom mending Eastern Oregon postmasters also strongly urged the appointment of Harold T. Hopkins as register of The Dalles Land Office, and it was on his recommendation that Williams included Hopkins in his list. Mr. Sinnott backed Peare for the La Grande postoffice. Both Peare and Hopkins were bitter anti-Bourne men In the last campaign. All the postmasters on the foregoing list, with the exception of those at Roscburg, Woodburn, La Grande and Jacksonville, are recommended for re appointment. Mr. Williams submitted no recom mendation for United States Attorney at Portland and probably will make no recommendation regarding that office for some time. There are various appli cants and he has not determined which one to indorse. The nomination of C. V. Johnson as appraiser Is already pending before the Senate, held up by the deadlock, and Arneson. receiver of The Dalles Land Office, is a reappointment. McCusker'. Chances. Good. If the Republicans of the Senate can break the deadlock brought about by the Democrats and force through any considerable number of confirmations, It is probable that McCusker will b confirmed as postmaster at Portland, for his relations with Senator Bourne have always been Irlendly ana nit (Concluded on Page 2.)