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ATTITUDE TOWARD SHIPS CRITICISED that Mr. Yates' reference could mean only one thing that Mr. Nelson was a rich man and as such should receive more punishment than a man of less wealth under the circumstances. This, ho said, was an obvious attempt to Induce the court to permit prejudice to govern him. Every question asked the witnesses tending to show the position of the Star in printing the news in question was objected to by Mr. Yates and the objections were sustained by the court. in pronouncing Mr. Nelson guilty Judge Guthrie said that the editor. In publishing a statement that the court, upon the advice of a "paid attorney," had granted to divorce attorneys their fees "and left a woman who sought alimony to starve," had printed a "sneer at the judge and a sneer at the bench in general, thereby tending to bring Judicial procedure into disrepute. "And for this," the Judge said, "I have a grim determination that the de fendant he punished. This court is in SUPPORTER OF TEAL Mention of Norris, of Mon tana, Arouses Wrath of Conservation Wing. Pacific Mail Official Says Gov ernment Forces Competi tion That Is Unfair. TALLMAN . DEAL IS SEEN COMMISSION IS ADVISED sympathy with proper attempts to NEVADA SENATOR IS View Is, However, That Attempt to Herniate Rates Would Ruin Easiness Agreement as to Coffee J Denied. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. A Govern ment commission similar to the Inter state Commerce Commission to super vise rate and traftlc agreements among shipping companies was suggested to the shipping trust Investigating com mittee of the House by K. I". Schwerln, vice-president of the Tactile Mall ttteamshlp Company, as the only feas ible means of Governmental regulation of shipping. Mr. Schwerln said that Government regulation of rateB would ruin the shipping business. "We must be able to make or change a rate on a second's notice," he said, "In order to meet changing trade con ditions and to compete for attractive freight." Japanese Competition Vafalr. Mr. Schwerln said his line, controlled by the so-called Harriman railroad sys tem, would be forced out of the trade by the restrictions against railroad owned ships In the Panama Canal act, and would be embarrassed further if Congress passed the Wilson bill, which In effect would bar Chinese crews from United States steamers. Mr. Schwerln suggested that a Gov ernment commission, if created, should have the power to supervise rate agreements, rebate contracts and traf fic division agreements and correct them If they were unfair. lie was spirited In his criticism of the attitude of the Government toward United States shipping, saying that on the Taclflc Coast United States ships were forced to compete with Japanese lines, subsidized. by the Japanese government and operating with every possible aid by the government In their business. Rate Agrffmrnl Dented. Mr. Schwerln denied agreement as to coffee rates from Central America, The State Department is informed," said Chairman Alexander, "that a con ference exists between your line and the Kosmos line." "Then the State Department's Infor mation Is wrong," said Schwerln. "We have no agreement with the Kosmos line, either as to a physical division of traffic or as to rates. Some years ago the Kosmos line began a rate war. The coffee rate went down to $2 a ton. Two years ago I decided to carry no more coffee at a loss, and we fixed the price at IS. This rate the Kosmos line met." The United States Government Is a party to European steamship confer ences which fix rates between Central American and European ports and New York City, Schwerln told the com mittee. j The Government, representing the Panama Railroad and the Panama steamship line, h said, sent a repre sentative to the annual conference meetings In London when coffee rates were fixed. Deal With Government Declined. He added that the Government had endeavored to force a rate agreement between his line and the Hawaii American line, but that his line had declined to enter the agreement on the "ground that It was in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law." "Then the Government," said Schwerln, "to force the Hawaiian line to maintain Its rates, threatened, if It cut them down, to put on a competing line with the Government behind It. At present the Hawaiian line is oper ating under tariffs fixed by the Gov ernment through the Panama Steam ship Company. Schwerln said that when the Panama Canal was opened his line, as a railroad-owned line, would be forced out of the trade. From talks with the railroad men, ha believed they were in different as to the provision barring railroad-owned ships from the canal. The railroads don't care a snap about It." he said. Water rates through the canal, he added, wtll be but nominally lower than the transcontinental railway rates, no matter what efforts were made to reg ulate them. Schwerln said that "If you want to rip the railroads up the back," the canal should have been left free to all vessels, foreign and American, EDITOR SENT TO PRISON (Continued from First Fage.) to the judge of another court. Testi mony begun by Thomas Murphy, the reporter who wrote the article, was ruled out. The note of P. A. Sutcr meister, a reporter lor the Kansas City Journal, who made notes of the pro ceeding's in question, alleged by the de fendant to have happened in another division of the Circuit Court, also were ruled out. Judge Guthrla read his decision from a typewritten sheet, which, upon a charge to that effect by Mr. Walsh, he admitted was prepared In advance. It was "as easily prepared then as at any time,'- the judge said, "since the facts were in the breast of the court." "Any man. whether the publisher of a newspaper or not, has the right to criticise a court." Mr. Walsh said, open ing the argument for the defendant "It is the duty of a newspaper to print news of this sort. The question of di vorce is a live one in this country and the people have the right to be in formed so that they may reach con clusions. They elect representatives to make the laws. IUKkt to Criticise Drft-nded. "I have a right to go out into the courthouse yard and say what I think of decisions, or even to criticise the ability of the court or his fitness for office. Mr. Nelson has done no more than this. In fact, he has rot done so much. But he has printed a report merely of what occurred In these courts of record." I:ecoinmenllng a jail sentence for the defendant. Attorney Yates, appointed friend of the court, declared a fine would be folly. "For this defendant," he said, "a One would be a farce. It would be like saying to bim: "Contribute a post age stamp to the public treasury and go on your way. printing what you p'eae to write, all the mendacious ar ticles It may please you to print In the future.' 1 recommend that this defendant be sent to the common jail of Jackson County, that he may there bave an opportunity to reflect upon the course that he has voluntarily . mapped out for himself. Mr. Walsh objected upon the ground t a. fit 13. . ! r William K. NelHon, Kansas City I Publisher, Sentenced to Jail for 4 Criticising Court's Policy in J Divorce Cum. t bring about divorce court reform, but the effect of the defendant's action Is to ridicule and criticise this court. There was no humor In the article. Ac cusations are made in all seriousness by a method both unwise and Immoral. There Is nothing to justify the defend ant's wholesale defamation of charac ter." MARQUARD WOULD WED XOTED GIANT TWIRIiER MAT BE MARRIED IX SPOKANE. Blossom Seeley, Pitcher's Team mate on Stage, Says She Will De cide Definitely Tomorrow. SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 1. (Special.) Rube Marquard, the topnotch pitcher of the New York Giants, and Blossom Seeley, the musical comedy star, with him at the Orpheum next week, will be wed in Spokane next Tuesday. That is, may be. The situation is this: Rube wants to be married right here, in the first American town they have struck. So does Blossom, but "I don't Just know yet," confessed the delectable Blossom herself, confronted with the question today. Just a little while before Mr. Mar quard had calmly admitted the charge, and gave his expert opinion to the ef fect that the marriage will come on here. "Oh, yes, I know what Rube wants," she continued. "You bet she does," said the gallant pitcher, who Is now turning off the vaudeville laughs. "It would be tonight if she'd let me." He drew a dazzling smile from the girl, who Is not really obdurate, "I'm going to think it over awfully hard today and tomorrow," Miss Seeley said. "The only reason that I have, maybe, for putting It off Is the fact that I have several friends In California where we are now going. I almost think I'll have to wait until then. I'll tell you what I'll do. I am going to decide Monday. I'll tell you then." Frank M. Ryan's Bond Approved. nurpin TTah 1 Th 470.000 bond of Frank M. Ryan, president of the In ternational iron Humeis w&o approved today by Judge Baker sitting 1- T- ...,1 Cigta, rtrnii1t Court of Appeals. Ryan's sentence In the dyna mite conspiracy case was seven ywio Imprisonment. TELEPHONE MANAGER, WHO DIED IX MOUNTAINS, Bl'RIED. ) : ' ; & if Andrew Aiken. CATHLAMET. Wash.. Jan. 3L (Special.) The funeral of An drew Aiken was conducted at the Congregational Church at this place Wednesday under the au spices of Juillls Tribe No. 60, Kedmen, of which he was a mem ber. Mr. Atken was horn at Luck now. Canada, October 6, 1878. Re moving to Vancouver, Wash., he was educated in the public schools of that city. In 1900 he was married to Miss Hilda Matt son, of Vancouver. For the last three years he had been local manager of the Granger Tele phone Company at Cathlamet- On January 23 he attempted to make a trip along the telephone line from Cathlamet to Oak Point for the purpose of making repairs. Searching parties sent out from Cathlamet found his body in the snow beside the trail at a point about five miles from Oak Point early Saturday morning. Appar- ently death had resulted from exhaustion and exposure. Mr. Aiken leaves a wife and three children. A sister, Mrs. M. A.. Clark, of Portland, and a brother, Archie Aiken, of Monument. Or, also survive. i i t - 36 Jt" k I! 1 J Man From Public Iand State Not Expected to Get Interior Post, bnt Recognition tf Oregon Elsewhere Is Expected. OTIEGON1AX NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 1. It is practically con ceded by Senator Chamberlain and by other Western Democrats who have re-, cently been to Trenton that President elect Wilson will not select a Western man for Secretary , of the Interior. Governor Wilson does not say this in so many words; In fact, he declines to commit himself in any way, and as sures his callers that he has not yet chosen his Secretary of the Interior. But at the same time, his line of ques tions and his comments to those who discuss Western candidates have been such as to convince them he will not select his Secretary of the Interior from a public land state. Senator Chamberlain, however, still entertains a faint hope that J. N. Teal may be chosen for this office, but that hope is extremely faint, and It is not to be presumed that the Oregon Sena tor would back his hope by a bet of as much as a good cigar. Governor Wilson has been more frank in his talks with Senator Chamberlain than In his conferences with other Western Senators on this particular subject, and Senator Chamberlain goes so far as to say that If a Western man is chosen, it will, in his judgment, be Mr. Teal. Newlanda Warm Advocate. Of late Mr. Teal has developed a new backer for this Cabinet office in Sena tor Newlands, of Nevada, and today Senator Newlands Is as strong in his advocacy as is Senator Chamberlain. This fact was not Intended for public information, but It leaked out, and It is now admitted that when Senator Chamberlain and Senator Newlands re cently visited Governor Wilson, the Ne vada Senator was as vigorous in in dorsing Mr. Teal as was the junior Senator from Oregon. So far as the public was supposed to know, however. Senator Newlands went to Trenton to urge the appoint ment of Clay Tallman, of his own state. He did indorse Tallman, but the fact of the case is Senator New lands recognized that Tallman has no chance of appointment, and he is mere ly urging him so as to get his name firmly fixed in the mind of the President-elect, with the Intention later on of urging him for appointment either as Assistant Secretary of the Interior or as Commissioner of the General Land Office. NorrU Bitterly Opposed. TT-.. ,t.a Kd.) information obtain able, it is thought that Mr. Teal prob ably stands as goou . cutmc ii k- . , C.Atoi-vahln nf the pDlullucub mo - Interior as any man from the West. The next most UKeiy canmuaio o Governor Norris, of Montana, but the candidacy of Governor Norris has stirred up the conservations is i"i have not been stirred since Gifford Pinchot was deposed, and on that ac count Norris is probably handicapped, for it Is doubtful If Governor Wilson u ,n nnan his Administration with a row with the professional con servationists. . . ,m in WfiAhlneton that Mr. Teal would not accept appointment. either as Assistant aecreiau i " . 1 - fnmmilnner of the Gen eral Land Office, but there are two offices, either 01 wnicn, 11 is muuS..., he might accept. One Is a place on the Interstate Commerce Commission. .i ,u niwlnrahiTI of the oilier L J - r Reclamation Service. There will be a va cancy on the Interstate Commerce Com mission after March i. a place paying $10,000 per annum, which approximates I... i - . rahinut officer and it llie Bthiai if i. w Is assumed that a Democrat wi l be selected to succeed v. n " r.irortor of the Reclamation Service. at a salary of $7500. Oregon I To Be Kecosnisea. . 1, ..t.i th work -Air. leaj i eu w.u -of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, and equally well' posted on recla mation work, and it Is thought here .. .. . onl-Ant either of these txiai no nut, 11 1 - . . offices if he should fail to land In the - . I. 1 aarnai1 na Cabinet. Moreover, u practically certain he could have either . 1. nneirinna Via nrpf prred should be Indicate a desire for one or the other. for Governor Wilson nas 10m his Senatorial caiiers mat. no in bound to recognize both Oregon ana North Dakota, as those were original .. . Aloo-atlons from WllSOn siKica! . " ' both stood by him from first to last at the Baltimore convention, whereas other Western states were nui s at all time's. , In the event of Mr. real not lanums .. . 1. 1 . ..-l 1 ii 1 n f fin v other in ice LouLutL c.i o - Federal office that may be tendered hint. Will R King, the Democratic National committeeman, will loom up, and it Is believed from remarks which he made in Washington last Fall that he would accept eitner tne wiiuui- , , .u .-a.,l Ion1 Offinfi or the ersmp 01 me " " ; " Directorship of the Reclamation Ser vice, prereraoiy me nnu, a larger salarv. The Land Commis sioner receives only $3000; or it might be that Mr. King would accept the as sistant Secretaryship of the Interior Department, which also pays a000. Several Posts To Be Filled. The fact, however, that Senator New. lands has joined Senator Chamberlain in urging the appointment of Mr. Teal as Secretary of the Interior may have . . . . . t c- r rthttmhorlnln trt RUD- ODligaiea ' - , oort Mr. Tallman for Commissioner ol Sarsaparilla Is generally acknowledged the Greatest Blood Purifier and Strength-Giver. Accept no sub stitute, but insist on having Hood's. It achieves its great victories, not simply because it contains sarsaparilla, bnt because it com bines the utmost remedial values of twenty different ingredients. Get It today In the usual liquid form or in the tablets known as Saraatabs. Hloocis Six BEN of the- Interior. It fortunately happens that there are enough secondary of fices which would appeal to a Western, man that the Senator would not be ser iously embarrassed. There are various combinations that might be made whereby Senator Chamberlain could support Mr. Teal for one office, Mr. Tallman for another, and Judge King for a third, and please each of them. Just at present, however, while there Is still a remote possibility that Mr. Teal may be chosen for the Cabinet, Senator Chamberlain will not recom mend him for any other office, and will not do so until the Cabinet mat ter is out of the way. Then, if Mr. Teal is not made Secretary, it is probable Senator Chamberlain will defer to his wishes and support him for any Federal office he may desire. When Mr. Teal is placed, assuming that he would accept anything other than a Cabinet office. Senator Cham berlain could adjust matters as be tween Mr. Tallman, of Nevada, . and Judge King, of Oregon. There is every prospect that Oregon will be well represented In the Gov ernment service at Washington. Next to Cabinet offices, bureau chiefs rank, and Inasmuch as there are so many bureau chiefs to be chosen, and espe cially for bureaus which require West ern men, it would not be surprising to find both Mr. Teal and Judge King in Washington after March 4, provided they are willing to accept something other than Cabinet honors. Empress Going to Health Resort. BERLIN, Feb. 1. The German Em presB Is expected to go to Bad Nau heim in March for a lengthy sojourn. Her Majesty's health of recent years has been somewhat precarious. She was t Bad Nauheim for eight weeks last year. SEASON RECITALS BEGIN MONDAY Joint Nordica-Sembrich Concert To morrow Afternoon, First of a Series to Be Given hy Eilers Music House. So many requests have been received by Eilers Music House- from music lovers, music students, etc., to re-establish the splendid recitals that were so popular last year, that the House of Eilers has decided to inaugurate these splendid musicals again, and on a still more, comprehensive scale. The first recital, which will be a joint affair, featuring Nordica and Smbrich, will be given tomorrow (Monday) afternoon in the Eilers Re cital Hall, Seventh and Alder streets. The very latest records made by these eminent artists will be heard, as well as others by Caruso, Homer, Blspbam, Maud Powell, etc There will be no admission charged, and a cordial invitation is extended to all. The programme follows: . Opening overture "Poet and Peas ant Creatore's Band Soprano solo "Mighty Lak' a Ros" (in English) . .Lillian Nordica Soprano solo "Tales From Vienna Forest Waltz" tin English) ilarcella Sembrlch Soprano solo "Tristan and Isolde" (Wagner) (In German)... Lillian Nordica Soprano solo "Come Thro' the Kye" (Scotch air) Marcella Sembrlch Duet tenor and contralto "Trova tor" (Hom to Our Moun tains) Caruso and Homer Duet soprano and baritone "Rigoletto" Sembrlch and Sammarco Baritone solo "Mary of Argyl" (In English) David Blspham Violin solo "Cavatlna" (Raff) Maud PoweU Soprano solo "Travlata" ..................Marcella Sembrlch Days TO ACCOMODATE those ladies, both in Portland and m surrounding towns, who for any reason have not yet been able to attend this success ful and unusual Apparel Distribution, I have concluded to extend it for one -week more. This is what it means to you who have not bought: Every English Raincoat Every Fancy Man -Tailored Suit One -Half Regular Price There are still hundreds of new, stylish garments from which you may choose garments that you can wear with pleasure and comfort for months to come. This is your last golden opportunity will you profit by its truth and its sincerity f ELL FERRIS fllMSJT BURNS DOCC5IEXTS IV JONTES PAKDOX CASE) DEJIAXDED. Oklahoma Member Says Tactics of Detective In Picking Jurors Were "Outrageous." OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 1. Representative Fer ris, of Oklahoma, chairman of the House publlo lands committee has taken steps which he hopes will result In giving publicity to the tactics pursued by William J. Burns in select ing Federal juries in Oregon during the land-fraud prosecutions. Mr. Fer ris Introduced a resolution calling on the Attorney-General to submit to Con gress all affidavits, charges, corrobo rative evidence, letters and other offi cial documents upon which was based Fresldent Taft's pardon of Willard N. Jones, together with Attorney-General Wlckersham's letter recommending Jones' pardon. Mr Ferris explained that he had The J. K. Gill Co., Books, Book An innovation! I A wonderful display of Reprint Copyright Books, any one of which may be purchased for only 50 cents ! 5 This will be "50o Book VTeek at Gill's" and every man, woman and child in Portland is cordially invited to view this comprehensive exhibition. Hundreds of different titles will be on display, both in our windows and in the Book Depart ' ment. 5 The showing is remarkable for both the quantity of books and variety of titles. We doubt if as large a display of popular reprint fiction has ever been made in the Northwest the entire center aisle of our Book Department has been given up to it ! of Grace! TNG read the report of Jones' pardon, but thought it possible there were papers and documents in the case that had not yet been made public, and said he wanted to have all the relative facts published in order that Congress and the country may know the methods that were pursued by Burns in bring ing about convictions In Oregon. Re ferring to the manner in which Burns chose the jury that ried Jones, Mr. Ferris said he regarded It as the most Inhuman and outrageous proceeding he ever heard of In connection with courts of this country. Whether or not any Congressional action would be taken after the Pres ident submitted the record in the Jones pardon case, Mr. Ferris said he was not prepared to say. There Is a rumor in Washington to the effect that Representative Kent, of California, on his recent visit to Tren ton urged Governor Wilson after he became President to appoint Francis J Heney to the Federal bench, there being a vacancy In California caused by the death of Judge De Haven. This report has occasioned much ad verse talk among Democrats and there Is a possibility that Mr. Ferris wants to make public the record in the Jones pardon case before President Wilson begins the appointment of judges, for that record probably would block Kent's plan. Inasmuch as Heney was Social Stationery, Office Week At Gill's 5 Even if you do not contemplate pur chasing, you should not miss seeing this interesting exhibition! 5 Imagine such popular authors as Gil bert Parker, Harold McGrath, Eex Beach, Robert W. Chambers, Harold Bell "Wright, Gene Stratton Porter, Winston Churchill, Jack London, George Barr McCutcheon, Ralph Connor, and hundreds of others, spending an evening in your home nar rating their best stories for fifty cents ! f This is just what the "50c Book Week at Gill's" means to YOU! Come look around! 1 Morrison St. at Fourth more or less Involved with Burns In proceedings which ultimately brought about Jones' pardon. GEOGRAPHY TESTS SCORED Kail-nay Pamphlets and Maps More Effective, Says Educator. CHICAGO, Feb.-! "Teaching geog raphy by maps and pamphlets Issued by railroad companies is far more ef fective than by the regular school geog raphy text books." said Asslstnnt Coun ty Superintendent of Schools James W. McCalley in an address today. "The railroad pamphlets are written in a more Interesting style than our text books on geography and they make more of an appeal to the pupils." ' Annual Passes Issued. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) The Hill lines in Oregon, including the Ore gon Trunk and the North Bank, today filed the impressive list of annual passes issued during the past year. The roster comprises approximately 800 names, including practically every em ploye of the roads. The passes under the new law are limited strictly to those In actual employ of the roads, but even with this restriction the list Is a formidable one. Supplies and Furniture