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mm VOL. LIII XO. 16,308. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 UM FAILS, FAIL ALSO Depend on feek's Session. LAWYERS AGREED IN VIEW Sine Die Adjournment by Ma Jority Is Imperative. CONSTITUTION IS FACTOR Toremor's Effort to Prevent Quo rum, if Successful, Will Xullify AU but Emergency Acts, Say Experienced Legal Men. ij?x5isT.ATrvK srrrATiojf cp to BATE. The best constitutional lawyers In Portland agree that, unless there ! a quorum pretent In each house and a formal final adjournment 1, taken, none of the Hill passed by the Le lilature. with the exception of those carrying emergency clauses, will be ootne effective. Very few have the emergency clauses. Among the highly important bills that will never become operative. In such event, are the workmen's com pensation, widows pensions, ten hour day. "blue sky." agricultural ex .enslon. the minimum wage meas ures and several moral bills, passed at the direct request of Governor West. Governor West and his lieutenants are hard at work In an attempt to prevent tbe assembling of a quorum. Should the entire work of the session be nullified, the responsibility. It Is declared, would rest upon Governor West and those who are aiding him In his efforts to balk the Legislature. According- to the best constitutional wyers In Portland and Salem with it regard to political affiliation, not la of the, bills passed by the present glslatlve Assembly will ever become iws should there be no quorum at 8a m next week. Assistant Attorney--neral Van Winkle coincided lnf oral ly with this opinion yesterday. In playing his game to checkmate le Legislature to keep It from pass- f( on his vetoes. Governor West has Idently overlooked the provisions of e constitution and. if he had his way the end, such bills as those provld g compensation for workmen, wld vs' pensions, the 10-hour day. the luo sky, the agricultural extension id minimum wage, to say nothing of I e measures governing moral reform, I ould not become effective. I Section 12 of article of the constl- litlon provides that "two-thirds of .ch bouse shall constitute a quorum to )o business, but a smaller number may neet from day to day and compel the ttendance of the other members." . Quorum Vonmd Neeesslty. The best constitutional lawyers in 'ortland agree that there can be no tnal adjournment without a quorum ml If no final adjournment is had, one of the acts of the session, save lose carrying the emergency clause. a .ill uciTumu riicvuvn, aa aetuvu -o ui f rticle 4 provides that no act shall Fikn .ff.ct until BO. (Tnvi frfim the end t the session. Section I of article 4 ovldes that referendum petitions may filed within 90 days after final djournment. As there can be no final IJournment without a quorum, none the bills. It is declared on compe nt authority, will become effective id no referendum petitions could be !eu. Ian J. Malarkey, President of the nate. and C X. McArthur, Speaker the House. belleve there will be a lorum when $he Legislature recon--nes Tuesday at 11 A. M.. but both ve no hesitation In saying that, .ould there not be a quorum In either ouse, the situation would be culamlt- JS. Governor West, aided by Representa ves Ream en and llagood. Democrats; epresentative Katon. Republican ln- J i irgent; Representative Gill, avowed ft lull Mooser, and Senator ilcColloeh, i'emocrat. is leaving nothing undone to prevent a quorum from being pres ent next Tuesday. If the Governor and these other men aiH their friends should succeed, they would, according tu' the best obtainable statements, at luast jeopardize the entire number of measures passed by the Legislature, if Indeed they would not entirely pre vent them from becoming laws. Arrests May Result. There seems little doubt as to a Quorum of the Senate being present, it being practically assured that there -.-111 be more than 20 members of that' lody at Salem. But there has been ime doubt expressed as to a number of the members of the House, although t Is stated by members here that there will be more than 40 on deck when e roll Is called next Tuesday morn ig. If they are not there Immediate eps will be taken to send the ser-.ant-at-arms out. arrest them and -Ing them In to participate In the pro jedlngs. This will also give assurance that 11 of the veto messages of the Gov .nor will be . passed on at tbe ad urned session, as the members. If ompelled to return, likely will clean ip that phase of the business before ,-ulng to their homes, even if they may AComtied ea fas to TAFT ADVISES USE OF PARKS FOR GOLF GAME SAID TO PROMOTE SELF RESTRAINT AXD MAXXERS, President Says Opportunity for Play Should Be Afforded Poor Man as Well as Rich. WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. President Taft went on record today strongly in favor of golf, his favorite recreation, when he embodied his views in a let ter to the local Chamber of Commerce approving the establishment of a pub lic golf links in the parks of Wash ington. 1 "You know my tendency of golf, my sympathy with anybody who wants to play it and my desire to spread a love for the game wherever I can. Golf Is a splendid recreation which can be enjoyed with profit by the young and old. It is in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self- restraint, as one of its devotees has well said, and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman. "It Is the game of classes, not a mere plaything for faddists, nor. as many suppose, a game for the rich men only. I favor a more free use of pub lie parks by the people than we have had in the past. They should be avail able for tennis, baseball, skating, golf and like games under reasonable re strictions. Golf Is the least Injurious of outdoor games to the landscape features of our public parks. T think all public parks should be opened for golf, unless there is some specific objection in public needs. The use to which they are put should not be confined to driveways, which are a boon to those who own carriages and motors, but should Include health-glv ing games for the enjoyment of those who cannot afford to join a country club." OFFICIAL CLOCK KILLS BILL Machinery Buzzes, Hands Turn Back and Assembly Bides Time OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 2S. (Spe cial.) The official clock in the cham ber of the House of Representatives took the role of legislator this after noon and effectively killed a bill after the House had voted unanimously in favor of its passage. After the read ing clerk had finished calling the roll on the final passage of the first bill of the afternoon session the clock, one of the kind regulated hourly by tele graph, began to- buzz and the minute hand shot back, IE minutes. Speaker Taylor looked up and. notic ing that It was 1:25 P. M rapped his gavel and declared that the House was not In session, Inasmuch as the morn ing adjournment had been taken until 1:30 o'clock. Although the bill had received unanimous vote. It was de clared not passed. The members waited five long min utes, then convened. The roll was called and the bill passed. CITY GETS BRIDGE TOLLS Each Car Crossing Wilamette Will Pay 3 Cents to City. Every time a streetcar crosses a Port land bridge, with the exception of the new O.-W. R. & N. bridge, hereafter. It will mean that 3 cents is to be paid by the Portland Railway, Light & Pow er Company into the city treasury. The people passed an ordinance at the special election November 2, fixing the tolls at 3 cents, but the company maintained that previous contracts ap plied to the Burnside bridge and the Hawthorne bridge. They were paying $750 a month for the use of the Burn side bridge, and under a franchise granted during the Simon administra tion. they argued they could continue to use the Hawthorne bridge for J100 a month. City Attorney Grant obtained a deci sion against the company. The com pany appealed, but by agreement they wlthdraw their appeal, and will hence forth pay 3 cents a car on all the bridges except the railroad bridge. BILLS PASS DURING FEAST Wasliington Senate Host to friends as Lawmaking Proceeds. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Feb. :. tSpe cial.) While partaking of an oyster supper with their families and friends. the State Senate tonight passed tour bills. Including one insurance code. The session was the first to be held at night. , . When it was called to order Senator Espy, of Pacific County, announced that he would serve oysters and cider. and moved to suspend the rules and open the chamber doors to the families and friends of Senators. Practically everybody In the gal lery responded, and while the supper and friendly chats were enjoyed the bills were passed, the members stop ping long enough between bites to answer the rollcall on the final pros pects of these bills. 'BUNCO RINGQUEEN' FREED Tears on Witness Stand Followed Immediately by Acquittal. . SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. tS. Irma De Pietro, the so-called "Queen of the Bunco Ring." who was arrested here on a charge of having received stolen property, was acquitted by a Jury to night after 39 minutes' deliberation. She had admitted baring received 1200 from Rinaldo de Pietro. shortly after Louis Dodero. of Santa Cruz, bad been swindled of 17700. The young woman wept on the wit ness stand today and denied she had known the money bad been dishon estly, obtained. SENATE OVERRIDES LIQUOR BILL VETO Webb Measure Passed Over Taft's Head. FINAL VOTE IS 63 TO 21 Act Would Prohibit Shipments Into "Dry" States. HOUSE TO DECIDE TODAY President Bases Disapproval on Opinion of Attorney-General That Bill Is rnconstltntional In Giv ing States Bight to Interfere. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The Webb liquor bill, prohibiting the shipment of liquor. into "dry" states, was re-passed In the Senate today over President Taft's veto, wltnln two hours from the time the President's message of disap proval had been laid before that body. A short debate In which the advocates of the bill voted down a motion to post pone action until tomorrow and In which they reaffirmed' their belief that the measure Is unconstitutional, ended with the re-passage of the bill by the large majority of 63 to 21. The Webb bill passed both houses of Congress and went to the President ten days ago. His veto message reached the Senate about 3 o'clock today, ac companied by an opinion from Attorney-General Wlckersham. Basing his decision upon the Attorney-General's findings, the President expressed the belief that the measure clearly was un constitutional because ' It gave the states the right to interfere with Inter, state commerce. The Senate took up the bill at once. Effort at Delay Falls. Attorney-General Wickersham's opin ion was not read and Senator Kern asked that a final vote on the over riding of the veto le delayed until to morrow, ; so- Senators might have 'the opportunity to examine the Attorney General's argnm nte. A motion made by Mr. Kern to p istpone the vote nntll 12 o'clock tomorro.r was defeated, 71 to . Senator McCumber declared this af ternoon that the President and the Attorney-General had misconstrued the grounds upon which Congress had passed tbe prohibition law. He said it had not attempted to give the states the right to interfere with commerce, but simply had declared liquor an "out law," and had then prescribed condl- Concludd on Page 3.) DREAM Jsffi POST OFFICE ,r h . ' INDEX OF TODAfS NEWS Tbe Weatner. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 40 degrees; minimum, 29 degrees. TODAYS Fair, followed by rain; winds uiDiur souioeriy. legislatures. Washington Lieutenant-Governor's pies for wives of convicts wins in Sonata. Face 7. Washington House passes bridge bill ap propriating souu.uuo. page 7. Legislature ouorum hmwmIIw i t . Tuesday, otherwise serious work is for ..... r we" "as desk about cleared of inns, rage 7. National. Committee finds 'money trust" does exist and offers remedies. Para 1. President Taft advocates use of publlo parks Senate decides on two battleships despite House action. Pago B. Senate overrides Taft's veto en bill for bidding liquor shipments to "dry" states. ' l oreisn. Colombia rejects America's ' proposals to settle Panama Issue. Page 4. Huerta is worried by stubborn resistance of wvernor or bonora. Page 3. Domestic. Telephone linemen repudiate offer of com promise. Page 5. Wknesa says Alfred Henry Lewis was en gaged In helping set Thaw free. Page 3. Hotel fire at Omaha la fatal to 20 or more persons. Page 2. Wilson declines Invitation to luncheon with president of Pennsylvania Railroad. Page 2. Rearing to dissolve United States Steel cor poration reveals fight between Rocke feller and Carnegie. Page Wilson expects to name ten members In his Cabinet. Page 1. "Barbary Coast" dives closed by order put ting women on salaries. Page 5. Suffragist "army" reaches Washington. Page 4. Sport. Kick Williams sends three Colts to discard. i"age as.- Beavers to Invade San Francisco to train. -age jo. Vere WIndnagle defeats McClure and wins uregon- cross-country run. Page 16. Bill Rodgers- returns from trapping expe dition wearing run Dearo. Page 18. Pacific Northwest. First Yamhill County Jury of women find couple not guilty. Page 6. After five years Government recovers 303.- uuo acres of Indian lands from Northern Pacific Pago 8. J. Tborburn Ross will ask for parole in Aiarion county circuit Court. Page 6. Tacoma church -in of wrestling bouts. i'age . Commercial and Marine. First direct shipment of coffoe from Brazil due at Portland. Page IT. Chicago wheat traders weak expecting large snowing of farm reserves, page 17. Stock market allowed to drift pending ad ministration cnange. page 17. Trade reports from most sections are fa vorable, page 37. Steamer Kansas City coals here for round trip, page 12. ' Portland and Vicinity. Portland Woman's Club hears addresses en education. Page lv. Police see need of change In trafflo ordi nance regulating autos. Page 3. Obstacle to Southern Paclflo segregation In California to nave no effect here. Page 10. Business Increases substantially during Feb ruary, rage iv. Portland girl In role of Portia argues own case in court.- age 11. - . . . Charter election authorised for May S In turbulent session, page 18. Indictment of ex-County Clerk Fields and Editor Sleeth likely. Page 12. New Oregon Hotel's opening to public will be Tuesday, page 0. Page 13. Meteorological . . summary and forecast. Page 13. Bathtub Case Quashed. " DETROIT, Feb. 28. Attorney -Gen eral Wlckersham directed the Federal District Attorney here today to quash the pending Indictments against the members of the so-called bathtub trust. who recently were convicted of criminal conspiracy In restraint of trade. OF THE LITTLE PORK-BARREL DEMOCRAT. WILSON COUNTING ON TEN III CABINET Labor Portfolio Is In eluded in Plans. REQUEST FOR SEATS IS MADE Provision for Ten Wives in Gallery Also Asked For. MARSHALLS REACH CAPITAL Vice-President-elect I.ikes His Re ception, Which Comports With His Ideas as to Jefferson- Ian Simplicity. WASHINGTON, Feb- 28. Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana, reached Washing ton today ready to become Vice-Presi dent of the United States at noon next Tuesday. Coming directly from Tren ton and conferences with President elect Wilson, the Vlce-Presldent-to-be found a welcome at the city gates to his liking, there being no ostentation marking this first ceremony of the in augural programme to Jar his oft-expressed Ideas of Jeffersonlan simplicity. Accompanied by Mrs. Marshall, the future Vice-President was met at the railroad station by a committee of Sen ators, Representatives and citizens. In the Presidential suite at the station a brief Informal reception was held. Henry B. F. McFarland, chairman of tbe reception committee, welcomed the dis tinguished guests on behalf of the city, and In turn Senator Kern and Repre sentative Dixon, of Indiana, received them on behalf of Congress. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall then were escorted by Senator Kern and Mr. McFarland to the hotel where they will make their home. Indiana ns Guests at Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall rested through out the afternoon, receiving a few per sonal friends. The Vice-President-elect was to have been honor guest tonight with the Indiana delegation in Congress at a dinner given by John E. Lamb, a fellow-Indlanan and lifelong Democrat, but this plan was abandoned. The members of the Inaugural com mittee turned their attention today to the finishing touches for the reception of the President-elect. A request from Mr. Wilson necessitated quick action and served as an indication that he Is to announce his Cabinet shortly, and that he plans also to name a Secretary of the Department of Labor, created by (Concluded on Page 2L) MAT MEN WRESTLE IN TACOMA CHURCH MEN" AND WOMEN' OP COXGRE- GATTOIT LIKE BOTJTS. Grapplers of University of Wash ington and Tacoma X. M. C. A. ''. Struggle Strenuously. - TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 28. (Special.) To use an expression common In the professional sport, wrestling has "caught on" as far as the congregation of the Pilgrim Congregational Church is concerned. Three matches were held tonight In the aditorlum of the church and before the last call of "time" every member ofthe congregation, from Rev. Edgar C Wheeler to the young woman who plays the -piano In Sunday school, was a confirmed wrestling fan. It was good wrestling they saw, too. There have been hundreds of profes sional matches In Tacoma which were worse. The University of Washington boys and the Tacoma Toung Men's Christian Association wrestlers put up some game fights and as far as honors were concerned, they were even. In the first match, Carl Bryd. of the Univer sity of Washington, got a fall Just at the call of time after some sensational wrestling. Ernest Johnson, a Tacoma grappler, disposed of Don Lew. the Uni versity of Washington Chinese star and in the final match, J. C SIpprell and Val Comstock west nine minutes to a draw. Blood was sprinkled around freely In tne second match, Johnson receiving bloody nose after one of the wild rushes by the Chinaman, but none of the women folk begged that they be removed and given medical attention. They merely nudged their chairs closer to the mat. and craned their necks In order not to miss a single feature of the combat. WOOD THIEVES ARE BOLD Plausible Explanation Works When Load of Fuel Is .Stolen. Under the eyes of employes of the house, three men raided a woddptle at the residence of Judge M. C. George, on Vista avenue, yesterday and took their time to loading a wagon with the fueL after which they drove off and were lost sight of. J. H. Fields, who Is employed at the residence, questioned the men when they first started loading the wood, but they told him they wore working for Judge George and for lack of Informa tion he accepted their statement. The raid . occurred about t o'clock In the afternoon. The police have been noti fied and have a description of the party and their team. 3 GENERATIONS REGISTER Members of One Family, All Wom en, Sign as Republicans. Three generations of one family, all women, registered together at the Courthouse yesterday. All gave their party affiliation as Republican and all reside at the same, address, 2055 East Couch street, in Precinct 94. They are Mrs. Minerva Woodworth. aged 83; Mrs. Stella Bartlett, aged 52, her daughter, and Miss Neta Bartlett, aged 22, Mrs. Bartlett's daughter. Mrs. Bartlett gave her occupation as house keeper and Miss Bartlett said she is a designer. The grandmother gave ' no occupation. Mrs. Woodworth has re sided In Oregon 14 years and the other two 18 years. AMENDMENT IS PRESSED Bourne Hopes Conferees Will Grant Portland Postofficc. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 28. Senator Bourne is pressing his amendment to the publlo buildings bill appropriating (1,000,000 for a new Poetofflce for Portland on the site hertofore acquired, and hopes to persuade the House conferees to ac cept It. The amendment offered by Senator Bourne was adopted by the Senate last Wednesday. The bill is now in conference and al though there will be strong opposition In the House to any Senate amend ments, Senator Bourne belleVes his ef forts will bear fruit and the Portland PostofTice be made possible. TURKS MAKE PEACE MOVE Cause May Be Entrusted Uncondi tionally to Powers. LONDON, March 1. Great reticence is being; observed concerning a new move by Turkey for securing; peace with the Ba. .an allies. According to the Daily Telegraph, there ii reason to believe Turkey is about to entrust her cause to the powers without stipu lating any conditions. Assuming this to be the case, the Telegraph says, doubts are expressed whether the allies will not Insist upon Turkey's making direct overtures to them and whether they will consent to any terms while Adrlanople and Scutari still are holding out. CROSS-TOWN LINES BACKED Greater Bast Side Club Indorses Committee's Action. The Greater East Side Club last night decided to support the cross-town car line committee in submitting com plaints to the State Railroad Commis sion and the City Council asking that these cross-lines be built, special ref erence being had to East Thirty-ninth street. ' ' J. H. Xolta was asked to resurrect the docks bill when be returns to Salem next Tueeday. The present temporary officers of the olub were made permanent. MONEY TRUST DDES EXIST, IS FINDING Committee Says Guest Was Rewarded. ACTION CENTERS IN MORGAN "Banking Ethics" Declared to Assist Operations. REMEDIES ARE OFFERED Denial of Ueo of Mails to Xon-Complying Financiers la Suggested. CO Per Cent Margins, No Wash Sales,' Proposed. METHODS SUGGESTED FOB REG ULATION OF "MONEY TRUST." Require Clearing-Houses to becom ctate corporations and stre right of membership to all solvent banks. Prohibit Cle&rlng-Hoases from fix ing: rates on out-of-town collections. Prohibit transmission by mall, tele phone or telegraph of orders to buy or sell, or quotations on any stock exchange not Incorporated under state laws. Require corporations listing; stocks to make complete disclosure of their affairs. Require margin, of at least SO per cent on stoclt purchases. Prohibit wash sales Prohibit private pledging of cus tomers securities. Give access to books showing actual names of customers to Postmaster-General. WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. That a money trust does exist and that its powers should be curbed by strirgenf Federal regulations as to the conduct of National banks, clearing-houses and stock: exchanges, were tbe findings of the House money trust committee set forth In the majority report of its in vestlgations filed in the House late to- '' Say. The report, signed by Chairman Pujc and six other Democratic members, was accompanied by two bills, one tc regulate stock exchanges through for bidding the mails to exchanges which do not comply with Federal regulations, and the other to regulate clearing house associations through forbidding National banks to Join such associa tions unless Federal regulations are observed. Control In Bulk Unnecessary. On the question of the existence of a money trust, the report is speclflo and detailed. "It would, of course, be absurd," said the report, 'to suggest that control of the bulk of the widely distributed wealth of a great Nation can be cor ralled by any set of men. If that is what is meant by gentlemen who deny the existence of a money trust, your committee agrees with them. It is not. however, necessary that a group of men shall control directly the small savings in the banks nor the scattered re sources of the country in order to mon opolize the great financial transactions, or to be able to dictate credits to be extended or withheld from business en terprises." Few Leaders Hold Togetber. The great bank or banker "with ac cess to the mainsprings of the concen- -trated resources of the other people's money," the report declares, can handle the vast Issues of securities now de manded by the commercial and indus trial development of the country, but the bank reserve system, it is further contended, concentrates a large part of the funds of the smaller banks in New ' York, where 'a group of men have strengthened their interest in the vari ous banking institutions. "If, therefore, by a "money trust' Is meant an established and well-defined identity and community of interest be tween a few leaders of finance which has been created and held together b stock holdings, interlocking director ates and other forms of domination over banks, trust companies, railroads, public service and industrial corpora tions and which has resulted in a vast and growing concentration of the con trol of money and credit in the bands of a comparatively few men, your com mittee has no hesitation in asserting that the condition thus described exists in this country today," the report adds. . Membership is Outlined, Accepting this as the long-sought "money trust" the committee outlined the membership as follows: "The parties to this combination or understanding or community of inter est by whatever name it may be called, may be conveniently classified, for the purpose of differentiation, into four separate groups. . ' "The firsC which we wuL call the inner group, consists of J, P. Morgan & Co, the recognized leaders, and George F. Baker and James Stlllman in their individual capacities and in their Joint administration and control oC tbe First National Bank, tbe National City Bank, the National Bank of Commerce, the Chase National Bank, the Guaranty Trust Company and the Bankers" Trust Company, with total known resources. ,. In these corporations alone. In excess of (1,300.000,000 and of a number of smaller but important financial Insti tutions. This takes no account of the personal fortunes of these gentlemen. Olosely allied with this inner group. (Concluded en 2) nn io9.o