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WEDNESDAY. MAY 14, 1913. r i mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmWwmmmmmmmWWmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - - THE MORNING OREGONIAN. . : i r t .... HILL URGES HASTE If! RECLAMATION Government Should Go Out of Business, Railroad Man. Tells Secretary Lane. CANADIAN WORK CHEAPER Appeal Made for Keller for Montana Settlers Newell Says Projects Sf-txr Boundary Are Delayed by Diplomacy. WASHINGTON. May 13 "Hurry up and complete the reclamation project already under way. and be sure you hare competent men In the field, was the advice Jame. J. Hill, the railroad magnate, gave to Secretary Lane today . l...lan TtAftriTlaT. He reiterated hla statement that It cost the Reclamation Service more than twice what it coat over ',rTlc and private enterprises to reclaim the desert lands. w um ..r M statement as to the tlyh cost of reclamation work on . t ,h mnciii bureau. Dlrec- v n r.r iha Reclamation Service. Ti-oi.h f Montana. Qes- tioned nim about having personal Vnowledare of the Reclamation Service -work. null radencna Uatte4 State-. "1 never built an inch of Irrigation ..Jv; .. mv Itfe." said Mr. Hill, "but 1 know that when private enterprises In Canada can sell the land and water for 130 an acre, and the on rec lamation projects tn the 1 nlted jates cost $15 an acre, mere is Bum ence in the cost." I Director Newell replied that the Gov- ernment work was more permanent; that private enterprise was prone to take in too large an acreage for the water1 capacity and further than the Government could work only eight hours a day and private enterprise 10. Settler Complala at Delay. "That Is another reason why the Governemnt should (to out of the business.- said Mr. Hill. He added that h was "burdened" with complaints by settlers on the Milk River and the St. Mary's project about the delay for vears In pushing the work to comple tion To this Mr. Newell responded that much of the delay had been caused by diplomatic negotiations with Great Britain over water rights. Mr. Hill concluded with an appeal for help for the settlers and praise for Montana as a land adaptable to reclamation projects. "You might reduce your freight rates, that woukl be one way to help them," suggested Mr. Lane. Movemrat Modestly Beaaau "If we did so much further, we would have to ask for Government credit, replied Mr. Hill. In the course of hla testimony Mr. Hill said reclamation in the West "started In our office." ..... "Three railroads subscribed 1000 each and hired a fellow from California named Maxwell, a rapid typewriter, to educate the people about reclamation," he said. ."After three or four years two other roads "came In and Before long we had the movement startea. ; POLITICAL JSCHEME SEEN Witness Sajs Farmers Suspect Mo tives of Harvester Trust Suit. st pai-L. Mav 13. That the farm '.' mn,i.r the Government suit for I.. Hioiutlon of the International I -iio-v.ster ComMnr "Just a political - scheme to help get some fellows Into ' ff tr was the statement oi rreaer- t.-ir n Crane, in charge of the agrl ' cultural development work of the Great. Northern Railway. who was . tailed as a witness for the defense at the hearing here. v t r.rivior. of Government counsel, objected to the admission of the statement on the grounds that no foundation had been laid to show that . ih. witness had anv Knowieojo oi : what the farmers think. vi r crinr on cross-examination, de dared that all agricultural machinery i, l,..n Imnroved from time to time. loth before and after the International was organised. POLICE T0BE CENSURED - .urrraie Parade Keport. However, Will Not Ask Removals. WASHINGTON. May 13. Senator T..n.. instructed today to draw nnrt of the investigation of charges " of police negligence and incompetence in handling the suffragette parade here March 3. The report probably will be presented directly to the Senate after being submitted to the sub-committee, Ki. h looked Into the charges. lthough the three Senators who con ducted the inquiry refused today to make forecasts of the recommenda tions, it was generally believed at the r-.-i.i that Superintendent of Police - Sylvester ana certain ""-'V-and men would be censured, but that ; no attempt to have them removed from office was contemplated. NIAGARA GIVES UP DEAD H.Mly Recovered Within Few Hours ' or Suicide of Unknown. XI GARA FALLS. May IS. The body "of an unidentified man was taken to night from the Niagara River below the American falls. The only articles of clothing remaining were shoes and stockings and a black tie. than an hour before the body was recovered. Constable Martin,' of the state reservation, saw a man Jump from .,, fence above Prospect Park. vi. r awent over the fails. It Is be lieved his body was the one taken from '"if "thiV is true. It Is the first time a bodv has been recovered in less than two" or three days, the falls ordinarily bolding victims for that length, of time. BODY HIDDEN IN BARREL Jlur-baud of Slain Woman Held Daughter's Testimony. MINOT. N. D.. May 13. As a result of the evidence before a Coroner's Jury of his l-year-old daughter. John Staff, of Mtnot. was held today for the mur- It Is charged tat he shot Mrs. Staff Punday and concealed ner ooay i A'nn" Sjtrrel- ..r naiirhter testified that her .hit and mother had quarreled Sun- ,i.v and t.iat her father frequently Lad threatened to kill her mother. TWO VIEWS OF RAILROAD BUILDER, WHO CRITICISES GOVERN MENT iUH; JUA.nl PORTLAND, KIUHT A.H" nti I Pecuniary Claims With Britain Are Taken Up. CASE A DAY IS PLANNED Making of Clear Slate Declared One Good "Way of Preparing for Oelo oration of Centenary of English-Speaking Peace. WASHINGTON. May IS. With Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British Ambassa dor, and John Bassett Moore, counsellor of the State Department, to represent their respective governments, the in ternational tribunal for the arbitration of outstanding pecuniary claims be tween the United Statea neia its open ing session hero today. Henri A. Fromageot, of France, pres ident of the tribunal, made a brief ad dress. In which he spoke of the desira bility of arbitration In settling differ ence between nations and expressed the hope that all the jelioerations oi the new tribunal would lead to happy conclusions. Earlier In tne cay tne members of the court paid tneir re spects to President Wilson and Secre tary Bryan. " v iifforts will be made to settle one case a day. so that the large number of cases which are on the schedule are dis posed of. As there are more man avv cases on what Is known as the "first schedule." cases which both' govern ments have agreed shall be suDmittea to this judicial arbitration, it will take a year of working daya to wipe the slate clean of this first list. By the time that is done a "second schedule" prob ablv will be ready. "We believe." said Mr. Anderson, "that the best way to prepare for the celebration of the hundred years of peace la to wipe out all claims between the two governments. H. E. HlflGTOWD STEEL STOCKHOLDERS AVER TRVST WAS ABUSED. Comnlalnts Say Voting Trustee Fraudulently Concealed Condi tion of Company. NEW YORK. May 13. Henry E. Hnntinaton. officer and director or & big corporations, many of them on the Pacific Coast, was aued today by former stockholders of the defunct National Steel Sc. Wire Company, wno cnarge that he abused their trust ana neg' lected their Interests in converting stock of this company Into securities of the National Consolidated Wire Cable Company. The plaintiffs. led by William James Anderson, oi r.ew torn. demanded that Huntington make good their losses. Huntineton. the complaint says. managing director of the National Steel & Wire Company, a Maine cor. noration with 110.000.000 capital, in duced the stockholders to make him their voting trustee and then, with Everett B. Webster, of Boston, tne president of the company, now dead, fraudulently concealed rrom tnem tne financial condition of the corporation until It went into the hands of a re oelver in 1907. Subsequently Hunting' ton and Webster organised the IN a tlonal Consolidated Wire & Cable Com pany, which took over the securities of the old corporation. The plaintiffs ajsk that the conver slon of their stock Into securities of the National Consolidated Wire Cable Company be set aside. Ogden Mills and Henry Monroe, who were voting trustees with Huntington, ar roade technical defendants. y WAGE REFERENDUM IS DUE Spokane Labor Unions Hare More Than Enough Signature, f SPOKANH Wash., May IS. (Spe cial.'! With .nearly 90 petitions for a refjndum vote" on the city wage r "ZZT D - J- v ; . i Hv im, v i r , V I 4 x $ Sly i t r"' R1BUNAL AT WORK Al i vr rwutvi -' - " " scale ordinance In circulation. It la now declared that nearly 3000 signa tures have been obtained by members of organized labor. It is announced, however, that the petitions will be kept in the field for some time, al though only 2200 names are required. About 22 of the petitions were re ported in at Monday night's meeting of the Spokane Sectional Central Labor Council and it is aald that these alone bear hundreds of names. The referen. dum matter and the proposed recall of Commissioners Fairley and Hindley were discussed at considerable length In this meeting. It Is reported that a campaign will soon be launched by the labor forces to bring about a heavy registration In order to swell the 'vote on the refer endum, the plan having been discussed quite freely during the last few days by some of those Interested in the ref erendum movement. . Meetings are being held almost nightly by a com of is ' from the Central Labor Council with the referendum and re call matters in charge of the organised labor forces of the city. w intend tn keen them In circu lation another week, getting 6000 nam If nasslble." said A. W. Swen- son, one of the leaders In the move mant tnr recall and referendum. -aii netitlona are to be turned In ih. Central Labor Council Monday night for a count of names, and they will be filed Tuesday." "After the petitions are rneo,- saia tt Hna-hes. "the recall petitions win h. nut immediately in circulation. Te,-na sla-nlne our referendum peti tion turn mora anxious to sign the recall than the referendum, but we had to tell them to wait till the referendum was filed. 025 OFFICERS RETIRED SFXVTE SEEKS TO EMPLOY MANY IX MINOR CAPACITY. Secretary Garrison Compiling Rec ords of Army Men In Answer to Dnpont's Resolution. WASHINGTON, May 1. Secretary Garrison sent to the Senate today his answer to Senator Dupont's resolution asking for the department's record of the number and employment both In civil and quasi-military life of all re tired officers-of the Army. No record Is required by regulations of how re tired officers are empioyea in civu ure. hut Mr. Harrison announced tnat ne had written to all officers and would lay the Information before the Senate as soon as avanaoie. Tn renlv to the resolution tne eecre tary said that since January, 1908. 177 retired officers had applied for active service, and 107 naa oeen aeiaueo, thera belnsr no regulation or law to nravent such detail. ' According to tne oepsrunsin,iisi there are 1025 officers on the Army re tired list. Including lour ueuienani- nenarala; 23 Maior-Uenerals ana zz clo-oriler-Oenerals. Tne total pay oi all such officers Is placed at 13.363, (17 Kfl- The resolution was aesignea to mm If t were not possible to employ many retired officers In work of minor char acter now done by those on the active ne Action on it probably will not be taken! for several montns, in view oi Mr. Garrison's reply. MRS. LONGSTREET AIDED EX-CNION SOLDIER OFFERS JOB TO REBEL LEADER'S WIDOW. Colonel Boone Tenders Position Pay ing $3600 When Reappointment as Postmaster Is Denied. WASHINGTON. May 13. Denied re appointment as postmaster at Gains triiia 3a bv the Democratic Admin lstratlon. Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, nynn of the famous Confederate Gen eral. has received an offer of a position rnm a former Union soldier. Mrs. Longstreet said today that Colonel Al hon. M Roone. of Clarksburg, W. Va. h., offered her a place In hla offic t-icnft a vear. "If. I find that I feel fitted to do the work in Colonel Rnnne's office." she said. "I shall ac n.nt hla offer In the same spirit In n-Mnh General Longstreet accepted commission from President Grant when he found himself an outcast In the land whose batHeflags he had followed with supreme devotion." BRYAN SAYS PARTY PLEDGE IS Time for Conscience to Be Ac tive Declared to Be Be fore Election.. END OF "BOSS" IS SEEN Secretary Tells Pennsylvania Legis lature That Presidential Pri mary Will Prevail Before Next Election. HARRISBURG, Pa.. May 13. Secre tary Bryan addressed ' the Pennsyl vania Legislature Oils afternoon on the distinction between demooracy and j aristocracy. He predicted that before another general election, the Presidential pri mary would be so general that there would be no need to hold National con ventions and that Presidential nom inees would be named not by party leaders or bosses, but by the people. Secretary Bryan came here to speak at the Jefferson anniversary dinner of the Central Democratic Club of Harrls- urg and was Invited to address the members of the Legislature. He told the lawmakers be desired to talk of fundamental Ideas that are appropriate at this time. Conaelence Has Time Limit. Jefferson a century ago spoke of two parties," he said. "One was tne wmo- ratic party and the other aristocratic party. The democratic party is uiat party . which tries to bring tne uov ernment near the people and the aris tocratic party is that which desires to restrain and obstruct popular gov ernment. 'It is important to know whether the legislative representatives are holding to the democratic Idea or to the aristocratic Idea. It is a settled principle of this country that a plat form Is binding on every man that runs on that platform. Some men vio late platforms because they say they cannot violate their eonscience. No man hould violate his conscience, but that does not mean that he should violate hiB party platform. JCt means that his conscience should begin to work be fore he Is elected and not afterward. man 'who violates a party platform and betrays his party and the people s a worse criminal than the man who embezzles money. ' "Day of Boss" Is Gone. The day of the boss Is gone. The people will write their own platforms hereafter and send their own repre sentatives to the legislative hall. I venture to say that we nave seen the last of the great National conventions. predict that before another Presi dential election rolls around' the Pres idential primary will Become so gen eral that the Presidential candidates will be elected, not by the bosses or party leaders, but by the people. Parry Not of "Rabble." Senretarv Brvan was the first speak er at the dinner of the Democratic Club. I am here tonight as tne suDsmuie or the President," he said. There were a lot or KepuDiicans who thought we lacked intelligence, who thought we belonged to the rabble. But we have a President who Is more closely identified with the learned in stitutions I tne country iuu ii wm er President we have ever had," de clared the Secretary. Mr. Rrvan said that President wnson huA ahown the country that the Dem ocratic party is not a party of panic. Referring to the factional quarrel in tti 'Rennhllnan Dartv last year, me Secretary of State declared there Is no need for a Progressive party. if the Proa-ressive stana ior prin clple." said Mr. Bryan, "they will stana with thn iiemorratic nariy. n me .t-iv gressives feelthey can help the coun try, thev should help the Democratic SACRED party and not Btand aside and ant3-Z'Ln it The Prosrressivesmade theirT 1 1 fio-ht for nrosrresslve measures. Where were tne wroarressives whch c t . i L. i ti n cratlc Darty. years ago, maae us i-uai an nr wan street uujuiu.wwu. xir Rrvan caileu attention iu m; Governors the Democrats have elected. Co' Reform Record Clean. Look at Governor Cox, of Ohio. n.r'a a reformer who askea do re- fnrwna and 0-Ot 26. Said 6. it waa a Democratic oovernor oi K Jersev who first gave us ihe light hronVlnir In the Hast. . It was a ukiuv- eratin finvernor who first arrayed him if irith the neoDle. It was a Demo cratic Governor who had the temerity tn nnnnaa tha hosses In Aew jersey. Th. -Seeretarv then referred to the Oovernor of New York, who, he said, stood out so that the people couia run their government and their parties. Th tariff bill lust passed by the HouBe was declared the best in a gen eration. "I want to tell you Speaker Clark, Oscar Underwood and Mitchell Talmi hV thB DCSt Dill 1" tlon. It was written on tne jjeupio a side and I believe the people well vin dicated." said he. in elnalntr. Mr. Bryan saia ne was h.nnir tn aea the things for wnicn ne had contended triumph at last and that everywhere reforms are moving on De- cause back ot tnem i the spirit of justice and democracy. he said. DR. ABBOTT TO" PRESIDE Lake Siohonk Conference May Hear of Peace Society Incident. MOHONK LAKE. N. Y.. May 18. A buzx of comment was causeo. mo s u th soo deleeates to tne ism t unhnnk conference on In in ua u"'!." ho... mmnrmv. when it was an nounced that Dr. Lyman Abbott would be- presiding officer at mo " It was reported that Dr. Abbott was removed from feiiowsnip in m .mo. can Peace Society at the recent meet ing of the society in St. Iouis. Th, general inquiry was whether Dr. Ab botfs address would deal with the re lnii?Ant. A special memorial service to Dr. i . nf hm nn. Albert to- omiiej, - ; ror.ne will be held tomorrow, after noon. ' CLUB SECRETARY SH0R A. W. Pines, of Chehalis, Disappears Leaving Note Behind. rHKHAUS. Wash.. May 13. (Spe -laD a. W. Plues, who for the past Even the man who doesn't need to economize is buying $2,5. ready suits. It's economy in time and trouble. Lots of men need time more than money; nobody needs trouble. The best dressed men in this country are wearing ready suits, no waiting, no try-ons, no chance. They know when the Suit fits; they see it cm. Come on over and get economy of time and mon ey and trouble. Save all three. Try on one of our 9uits. Take advantage of some expert service in any store' that handles our clothes. Lsok for the label. Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes Makers SAM'L ROSENBLATT & 00. Exclusive Agency Northwest Cor. 3d and Morrison 14 months has been secretary of the Citizens' Club or dnenaiis, naa mr peared. A warrant is out for his ar rest on an embezzlement charge. iiTr pin., left hern Saturday uiuiu- !. or, a rcreat Northern train bound for Seattle. .Friday afternoon Presi dent Judd, of the Citizens' Club, visited h ntttna and beeran an investigation r.t th. ?a0r,tB and disbursements. It had been Plues' business, among other things, to collect the monthly dues of the members and these were supposed to be deposited promptly in tne c- urlty State BanK. wnose casmer, v. Short, is treasurer or tne ciuu. OThr Troffient Judd found a dls. ..ikto in Pines' Anrll collections and the sum that had been deposited with Treasurer Short, Plues was mucn aia enncerted and proceeded in a mazy attAmnt n .Tnlftln. The matter was lert unsettled s as the presidents inveimBiiuu concerned. Plues that night went to his room at a private residence anu nanke,i all his belongings possible into his suit cases, wrote some nail. u"cu etters, which were to be privately ae- iii-ored next flav and cult tne town. In one these setters Flues admitted having juggled flHs Citizens Club col lections, but stated that he didn't mean to do so, and had hoped tp get squarea r, and never tie iouna out. 11 '" ni hn determined how he spent the money, as he indulged in lew expensive habits so far as known. Plues came to Chehalis some tour or fives years ago witn mo " contracting firm of Winston Brothers t MacDougall, having Deen previously mnloved with them in Montana, tour teen months ago he was chosen secre tary of the Citizens' Club to succeed E. R. Merrell. when the latter became secretary of the Southwest vvasnms tnn Settlers' Aerency. During his resi dence in Chehalis he had won the esteem and respect of people gener ally. Plues was of English birth and his relatives in the mother country are said to be respected people. He was about 29 years of age, educated and made a good appearance on all occa sions, although he was not extrava gant in his dress and was a regular attendant at church. RANDEUR MADE GQSTLY RAILROADS TO DEMAND ThO ' dkawixg-room: fares. Traveling In State by Single Passen. ger Declared Cnprofitable and Change Is Made. SAX FRANCISCO, May 13. (Special.) It any individual want3 to travel in solemn state in a lonely drawing-room of a Pullman car, after July 1, he will have to pay two Taiiroad fares. If he wants to travel In a compartment alone he will have to pay one and a half fares. . The rules apply at present to tne ov erland Limited, the train de luxe oi the Southern Paciric, and tne uaiixornia Limited, the Santa Fe's last word in passenger business. It is going to be the rule on every train west of the Mississippi, as soon as the Gould roads are In line, along with one or two oth ers. There will be no cnange as to the rlirht of a single passenger to a section in the Pullman witnout pay in- the railroad anything extra. The roads in tne agreement are; mo Southern Pacific, the Santa 'e. tne Union Pacific, the Burlington, the Northwestern, the St. Paul and the Rock Island. The railroad people oo not see the Justice of hauling one man in a drawing-room designed for three and, receiving nothing for the vacant space. Neither do they understand where there is any profit in pulling a compartment car over tne tracas witn miilmum of only one person in a compartment getting only tne regular fare from some single occupant. LUMBER COMPANY IS FINED Listing Hoofing Paper as tmnber Costs Concern $500. T.ns ANGELES. May 13. A tine of ssoo was Imposed . today by Federal T,iH?n Wellborn on the L. W. Bllnn T.nmher Company, of Los Angeles, in dieted for having reduced the compen sation of a common carrier in snip ment of lumber. - The lumber company pleaded guilty f ha vine- defrauded tne soutnern pa cific Company by listing as lumber only a shipment which contained roeflng paper, and which was sent from Los Aci to Maricopa. Aril. ine rate on lumber shipments is 40 cents a hun dred nounds. while tnat on roonng paper Is $1.55. THE JOY OF THE PLAYER PIANO Lies not in the ownership of the indifferently good instrument, but in the satisfaction derived from the perfect rendition of good music through an instru ment which is perfect in t its mechanism and control. Our stock of player pianos is selected for its. musical qualities the only idea being to furnish our customers with the most perfect instru ment at its price that American manufacturers produce. Player Pianos $485 upward; easy payments. Your old piano taken in exchange. VICTOR TALKING MACHINES AND RECORDS Morrison Street at Broadway GHURGH RID OF HORN Baptist Association Revokes Preacher's Ordination. SMALL CHURCHES WARNED Unfortnnate Experiences With Rene gade Ministers Inspire Resolu tion Against Teachers of Strange Cults. MORGAN HILL, Cal., May 13 (Spe cial.) At its annual meeting here to day, the San Jose Baptist Association, composed of 19 churches, between Red wood and Salinas, revoked the ordina tion of Rev. Frank Horn, the exposure of whose matrimonial difficulties while he was pastor of the Richmond tt-al.) church created a sensation which stirred Baptist circles all over the state. The bare facts were given out to the nress following the sessions of the dele gates. Horn's Oregon record was not brought up. During the session the association also took occasion to indorse the minority faction of the church at Los Oatos. which resigned from the cnurcn body of which Kev. Kobert Whitaker Is pastor when Whitaker's ideas on bap tism and his Socialistic creeds were no longer acceptable to them, whitaker was a candidate for Congress from the Eighth district at the last election on the Socialist ticket, and is widely known hla lmnrthodox Deueis- Tha scandal in connection with the elopement of Rev. F. A. o. Jensen, tor merlv oastor of the church at Morgan Hill, with the wife of a rancher was discussed and Jensen's resignation was accepted. In view of the experiences of several California congregations with renegade ministers, resolutions were adopted warning small churches against Medicine Hi Sarsaparilla Made from Roots, Barks, Herbs, etc $3.00 . TiBr jyja SH km m mm A YEAR Loss is out of the question when your valuables are in a safe deposit box. Come in and get one today at the Security Safe Deposit Company Fifth and Morrison Streets. opening their buildings to itinerant preachers teacning strange cui.. Ax Cuts Neck Artery. i-ttvtwat.TA. Wash.. May 13. (Spe cial.) Slipping and falling while walk ing downhill at tne iiammonu i.uiu" n earnn at Oak Point. Joe Farring was struck by an ax which he was carrying on nis snouiuer. i wo cut the DacK ot nis dk ring the arteries and causing a wouni Six Inches long, rrom wnicn ne aiuiu-i bled, to death Derore meoicai mu reached him. Tt Is estimated that the Mississippi an nUHllv carries to the sea 136,000.000 tons ot dissolved salts and 340.000000 of mud. POSLAM SOAP SAFEST FOR BABY'S BATH POSLAM SOAP is the one soap that you may feel absolutely safe in using In the nursery, because it is non-irritating, antiseptic and absolutely pure. It soothes the tender skin, protects from Infection and disease, is whole some and delightful. Poslam Soap is superior for the skin because it contains Poslam. the great healing remedy which so quickly cures eczema and all skin troubiies. It exerts hygienic effects unknown to other soaps. Poslam Soap acts as tonic and beau tifier for any skin. 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