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VOL.XLVyO. 13,865. . ' ' PORTLAND, OREf ON, WEDNESDAY, MAYt 17, 1905. r P'1CE EIVB QEOTg; - i - 11 HE mm basin last Obstacle to Great Projects Removed by Purchase of Canal. NO DEL'AY IN CONSTRUCTION Cost Will Be $4,400,900, of Which $1,000,000 Is "Allotted lor Be ginning "Work Money Ec '. mains lor Malheur; OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash Jngton, May 16. The Government is going to build the Klamath irrigation project. which -will ultimately reclaim 236400 acres of land In Klamath Basin, In. Ore gon and, California. The project will cost 54,400,000. Secretary Hitchcock today for- rr.ally approved the project drawn up by the reclamation engineers, who have been at work for the past year. He also set apart from the reclamation fund $1,000,000 to be used in commencing reconstruction, There is not enough money In the- recla mation fund at this time to pay for the entire Klamath project, but the money today made available will defray all ex penditures that need be made immediate ly. There is no question that there will be ample funds as they are needed. The adoption of the Klamath project was assured when Secretary Hitchcock accepted the offer of the Klamath Canal Company to sell its canals and works to the Government for $150,000. In accordance wlioX Its recent offer. There had been con siderable doubt whether the Secretary would pay this price, since it is known that these canals cannot be utilized -by the Government, but the Secretary con cluded it would bcchcapcr to buy out this company at its latest figure than to enter upon a .ong suit In the courts; which would consume much time as well as money. --j. Purchase of Private Canals. The Klamath Canal Company under Its saia.acrccs to turn over all its works -to :tfie&Goverhmcn without reservation, or condition for .the price named, retaining only certain lands which it has acquired. If the- company desires water for these icnds, it must pay for the water right the .same as other landowners in the Klamath Basin? and 'must furthermore agree to divide its holdings into S0-a'cre tracts and sell them to private Individuals. The com pany is willing to do this. in addition to buying out the Klamath Canal Company, the Government will buy uptwo small canals and considerable prop erty of the Jesse D. Carr Land & Live stock Company, which is necessary to completion of the Klamath project. The purchase of the Ankeny canal for100.000 and the Adams canal for JoO.OOO has al-, read;' been arranged for. The property to be bought from the Jesse Carr Company will cost $185,000 additional, making a total of ?4S5,dO0 that the Government must ex pend in acquiring private property and rights before it can begin work. . There was an .option on the offer of the Carr property, which expired while the Secre tary was considering the case, but it is believed the option will be extended and that tho sale will be made at the price above named. W;J11 Biihi in Sections. Chief Engineer Newcll. of the Reclama tlon Service, has been instructed to take steps looking to early construction of this project. But before construction work is begun, be will complete all purchases that have been authorized, so there will be no further question' as .to the absolute right of the Government to go ahead -with its work. It Is the expectation of the rccla niatlon officials that- the project will be built, In several unit that is to say,, one storage system will be completed and water turned onto land lying under Us canals before work is begun on the next storage reservoir. The lay of the land and tne source of water is uch that this plan can be followed. After making the preliminary, purchases, there will be $500. 000 left for actual construction, probably enough' .to finish one unit, and this in Ore gon. The exact manner of beginning con structlon, however, is yet to be determined by the engineers, in charge. Approximately 45 per cent of the land to be rcclaimedls still vacant. The owners of the "remaining 5u per cent have alreadx' . signed agreements and agreed to pay for their water right at the price fixed by the Government -which wlll'fcc $1S.60 per acre. Statement of Project. Tne following statement glvcnv out by the -Reclamation Service loday "briefly 'describes the plan of the adopted project and gives an Idea of what private rights' are to be acquired by purchase: It Is propose to More the waters of Lost Kivcr and Miller Crrek In two reservoirs known S3 Clear iakc ana Hore. Fly reser voirs. This storage will perform Ue double function of restraining the flood and excess waters -for Irrlsatlon and cutting off the treater portlas of th supply ot Tule Lake. which wlil be Aratned and cuIUvated. Tule 1 . .....rlnaloli'. CI AT fl m . - LaXo covens approximately- 4,470 acres land, all ot which beJonsw to the publl domain ' and 60.000 acre ot which will be uncovered and cultivated. The Cnlted States granted the- privilege of lowering this 4ake and" disposing of the lands uader the reclama tion act and baa abo conveyed a similar right to drain and dirpeee -f the lands ot Little or Lowr Klamath Lake in ixwer -h-wunatfc Basin. It was found dealrable to acquire the prop erty f the Klamath Falls Irrigation Com' cur tAnkenv ditch), divertiag water from Upper "Klamath Lake. This ditch irrigates 400 acres, but commands 16,000 ,cre,aad occupies & strategic position to the emtM ot Uprer KhHB&th Lake. It caa be 'eatergOB and uuUsed aa a. portion of the Fe4ral Project. The Jece IX 'Carr Lasd & Ltve Stock Com pan y owfM;a9proxiiately 159 acres of awawp and me4ow land at Clear Lake' and. all rluL ia ' that take yWaiima proximately 10,060 acres, about 7tO0 awe of Irritable land around Tule Lake and about SO0O acres tl hill land. The Little Klasnaui "Water Ditch Company's .property built by Mr. Adams has been taking water from Lover Klamath, Lake for 19 years. It wa toupa Impossible to drain the lands In the Lower Klamath Lake region without cutting on ujc supply-ior this canal. The purchase of thee canals and the reservoir sites of the Carr com pany aa well as the property of the.Xlasaatn Canal Company was authorized by the Secre tary of the Interior today. Malheur Scheme Xot Affected. The adoption of the Klamath project in no way affects the status of the Mal heur project or any other In Oregon. The $1,003,000 allotted to Klamath are not deducted from the $2,330,000 allot ment -Cor Malheur. The latter project will stand on its merits, and just now is dependent upon the willingness of the wagon-road people to come into the Water-users" Association. Not un less the Malheur project should bo found impracticable would Its allot ment be diverted to some other pro ject, ana this is not contemplated.. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR BRADY President Wauls Full Investigation of Charges Agafnst Mm.- OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. May 16. The Secretary of the Interior today laid before the Presi dent papers which he expected would bring the removal of Governor .Brady. or .AiasKa, oecausc ol ms mieiesi " the R'ej'nolds Development Company. The President, however, was not satis fied that the facts justified Brady's re moval and before he takes action wants a complete Investigation to de termine Brady's true status. Mr. Hitchcock is anxious that Brady should go, in fact he opposed , his reappoint ment last Winter, but the President ig nored his protest. SHOULD OBEY ALL. FOLK SAYS LEADS. TO LAW-BREAKING ANARCHY. Reform Governor Says Custom Is for Each Man to Obey Only Laws ' He Approves. ST. LOUIS, May 16. Governor Folk, of Missouri, addressing the General Baptist Convention tonight, said: "Missouri lias an Idea that means the enforcement of law. Laws that are not .enforced add just as much to the sup port of good government as sores do to the strength of the human body. Law- breaking has become alarmingly com mon. It is. one of the greatest dangers i.hat confront free government. .Many men ouey th laws they like, but think they have political liberty to .llsoUty.i the laws that are obnoxious to them. Tho trust magnate looks wltn au- norrence on tuc DiCKpocKei wno vio lates the larceny statute, but considers entirclv rUht to breaK tne laws acainst combinations and monopolies. The boodler detests the law-orcaKmg of the trusts, but considers the law gainst bribery as an infringement on his personal liberty. Tne dramsnop- kecper regards the law against murder as good, but the law against operating his dramsnop on sunuay is. in jus opin ion. Puritanical and. tyrannical. If each citizen were allowed to de- irrmhie for himself which laws are good and which laws aro bad, to ig nore tne laws he considered oao, tne result would be anarchy we would have no laws at all. The only safe rule Is thai, if the law is on tho- statute books. It must be observed. "There has been too mucn oi maK- Insr laws to please tne moral clement and then not enforcing them to please the Immoral element. HE ATTACKS CANAL BOARD Grosvcnor Says Policy Is Contrary to Protective Theory WASHINGTON, May 16. Tiie high-pro- tcctivc-tarift Republicans in the city are denouncing the action of the Isthmian Canal Commission Irf adopting a policy of buying supplies for the canal In the mar kets of the world. All but Representative Grosvcnor ot Ohio decline to be quoted. The Ohioan, a member of the House ways and means committee at the time of the framing of the McKinley and Dinslcy tariff laws, today. In discussing the new t policy, said: "Wc have built up the policy of pro- toctlvr, tariff in this countr on the basis of higher prices. These prices were high er, because we. paid our labor better wages. People have become more cogni zant every year of the bencnts ot that bollev. and understand the reason for higher prices. The. country would rather pay a little more for something that was made at home, furnished work for home folk, and gave them better pay than their more unfortunate neighbors abroad en joyed." Improve Ianaina Iload and Docks. NEW YORKi May 16. Plans for the enlargement of the terminal and dock fa cilities of Colon and Panama and the .double-tracking and Tc-equlpplng of the road, entailing an expenditure of approx imately $2,000,000. were approved by the board of directors of the Panama Rail road Company at a meeting held today. 0 . GOMEZ AT DEATH'S DOOR Family Gathers Hound Cuban Pa triot and Doctors "Will Operate. SANTIAGO, Cua. May 16. The family of, General Maximo Gomez, who is critlcally 111, has arrived here, accompanied by doc tors from Havana. After a consultation it was. agreed that an operation was nec essary to arrest' the threatened gangrene. HAVAKA, May 16. An official telegram received In Havana, tonight and slgnedvby the Governor of the Provtnoe. of Santiago, states that at 7:30 o'clock this evening the condition of General uoscz was very grave, and that he was very low Dr. Pereda, who left Havana to attend the general, wired to the Uberal convention toalght that - the condlUos of Goatc - Jj:tmizism; 1 I WlLUftM ON W STUMP I l II, Ml ! rt r f. ne win waice a aeries 01 oam- paign Speeches in Portland. CHALLENGES" DETRACTORS 3Iakcs Stron Reply to-Those W1h Criticise and Defies Any one to Prove Dishonesty in Administration. 1 J I MAYOR "WILLIAMS' CHALIA.Mil. TO CRITICS. Mayor "Williams will make a series 'of speeches in the rourse of the city campaign and wjll say: . v That he.is fairly and regularly nominated and Is entitled to the sup port of the Republican party. That the reports,of dishonesty -and Incompetency in his auminisirauon are without truth and oftentimes are Inspired by malice. That he challenges his critics to name one dishonest or inwwjKwui. man of his appointees. That, the TannerCreek sewer Is a good sewer, better, in tact, tnan u the contractors had adhered faithfiUly to their contract, "because the bonds men have been compelled to make up for the lapses of the contractors this without "costing jroperty-owners a dollar beyond the contract price. That the city gained S15.000 or $20,000 by awarding the Front-street bridge contract to the Pacific Con struction Company of San Francisco, because otherwise the street railway company would have abandoned its franchise on the bridge, thereby es- escaplng payment of one-fourth cost of the structure: thererore tnat inis gain should be weighed against the alleged $5000 rake-ott ot tne I'acinc Construction Company of Everett, es pecially since the next available bids . were $2000 to $13,000 higher than the $38,000 bid of the builders. That the .cost to the city or tne Morrlson-brldge extras was not ex orbitant and the city has in that via duct a very fine structure at a moder ate price. That the Executive Board could not be expected to know of contractors, pouts; such deals ate alway secret. Beside, the pools have not brought large profits to the participants. That the policy of fining gamblers -was inaugurated by the Council and the Executive Board and acquiesced in by him as a temporary expedient at a time when the city was in dire financial straits, without money to carry on Its government. That the city is orderly and well kept and decent; property and life are safe in every part; the fire depart ment Is the bett on the Coast, in many ways: streets and sewers are In better repair than ever before; and rortland In every way is a cleaner, handsomer and fitter place to live In than ever In Its history. - 3Iayor "Williams has been asked to go on the stump by Chairman Elmer B. Col- wcll. of the Republican managing com mittee and by officers ot the Young Men's Regular Republican Ciub, and has con sented to make several spcecnes in planation ot the policies of bis adminis tration in the last three years, and In re- plv to aspersions from his critics chiefly In reply to those who fought his nomina tion in the primaries and who have sdnce "become suDDortcrs of "Lane, the Demo cratic nominee. The first appearance of the Mayor in the campaign will be In Gomez Hall, in Albina. near Williams-Avenue School, on Russell street, next Monday evening: the next In Sellwopd before Jie Scllwood Re publican Club the following, Wednesday evenlnc. He-. will make halt a dozen speeches on the East Side, and will prob ably end his campaign at a big rally on the West Side, perhaps in the Marquam Theater. The -Republican committee does not think he need fpeak often on the West Side. The tremendous vote given to him tn the West Side primaries they take as evidence that this side of tho river will return him a safe majority In the election. His Speech Before Primary. The Mayor made but one speech In the primary campaign, but members of the Republican committee aver that its con vincing force made It enough. The Iane workers admit the oratorical powers of Williams. This accomplishment has made Williams a well-known figure In the United States- many years, and when he spoke again just-before 'the primaries he seemed to show that he had lost none of It Mayor -Williams Is a very active man and carries his S3 years lightly. Tester- day he was- in his office until late In the afternoon. He presided over a late s slon of the Executive Board, which was drowsy with details, but men of half His Honor's age were not more lively than he. At tho conclusion of the meeting Mayor Williams was asked ot his plans for the campaign. He replied that the Repub lican committee was making the : plans and arranging for him to make a number of speeches. The Mayor's Contention. 'What do I think I shall-ay first?" he replied to a question on that point, a.nd hesitated not to reply: 'First of all I shall-polnt out that I am fairly and regularly nominated and that I think I deserve the support of the Re publican party. Republicans are ,a big majority of the electors of Portland. They can elect the officers of . the city gsvern- Jj-et H-tbey .wilL,-I bave J Hcan nearly alt my lifer in fact. I joined j the party when it was new. My record I think wlUVesjtcak my experience la gov ernmental affairs In all departments, and my standing as a man and a citLtea. And as for ray age," the Mayorpmlled on reaching this pelnt in his discourse, "I never was better able to conduct the ad ministration of this city than today." and seemed to look back over his career as a Judge, and Senator in Congress, and At- - 1 , Ttnttrwt Stfatov flnfl wi.iv; - uaiaa. w.c -m diplomat. 'I do. not think there "will be mucn de fection among Republicans from their regular tickct."ah.e went "cm. and -added that in the primary ngnt ne enoeavorea to refrain from any action that mlghti cauefedlssention in the party. The Muni- clpal Association might be able to trans- JSTSSE35 camp, dui ajor " ... Al "Democrats could split the Republican par nuuiu G uu . ty in the city clectloe as they had done when, aided by Republicans, they elected a Democratic Governor ana men a uewj cratic Sheriff and a District Attorney. Those Graft Stories. Mayor Williams next proceeded to the rmft stories that have grown ".out of the Tanner-Creek sewer. Front-street bridge and Morrison-street bridge. "All those matters -can be easily ex plained to the satisfaction of. unpreju- -oi.i Vi It la not true I -diced persons." said he. "It Is not true thatXhero have been big grafts In public contracts, as I will demonstrate in my speeches before the election. It Is not true that property-owners have been pa ing excessive prices.- There have been nools amonr contractors, and the fact of thai.- itnf ha become known after! .Aiin nf contracts, throueh the . i ojspuics oi S15CUB11UCU -! i u imnnLMa. tvr th "Exeetr- pools. It was Impossible for tne i.xecu- tlve Board to know the secret doings" of contractors -among themselves, and the Executive Board had to take it for grant ed that the bids coming in from so many sources were competitive. Besides, the roniK not "highly profitable as the subsequent quarrels otfthe podlmcri made evident. The contract for the Tanner Creek sewer was awarded to a man who underbid a pool and who. Incurred the wrath of contractors In the pool, and I they have been his foes 'since. Challenge to Calumny. Calumny has gone so far as to charge that members of the administration have been abettors of pools and graft. I chal lenge the members of the Municipal As sociation and any other persons to name one grafter or Incompetent among my ap- polntees. The Executive Board Is made up of men as responsible and as wen i known for Integrity as any in the city. The City Engineer whom I appointed is an able man and Is universally recognlzed,l as such. The negligence of his predeces- sor W. C Elliott, was no fault of mine, for that officer I did not appoint; he was Hwted bv the Deonle. I will not say He was careM that he was incompetent C3 an-d easy-going and depended too I much on his subordinate Jas Mb rrveiim.it Ion. and he resigned. I then appointed Mr. Wanzer. who-Ttas made an honest and efficient Engineer.? The Mayor said that Mr. Wanzer had gone through the entire length of Tan ner Creek sewer since it was repaired and had found It In good shape, well built and fit to last many years. Better Sewer the Itesult. That sewer had been bdilt better than if the contractor had faithfully performed his contract," the vMayor went on "and will cost the assessed . property-owners no more than the original contract price and extras. In all amounting to so,uw. That Contractor Rincr was remiss in his- duty and'that City Engineer Elliott over- innvi faults of construction. I do not denv. But the contractor's bondsmen Tw.ii tn maVn pood the faults. The, cost of this work the bondsmen will n.v. - f " " 7 deduct from RIner's profits,, and even after this has ibeen done Rtncr will re ceive some profits. Mr.- Wanzer has seen to it that the sewer is built right. On the sides of the sewer the ground has been filled In and tamped down so that the arch can now safely bear, the superincumbent weight of earth for an Indefinite time. Experts have told me the' sewer Is now in good shape, and I believe they are right. The Tanner Creek sewer scandal Is now 'a myth." His Hcply to Jbanc. Dr. Harry Irnc. Mayor Williams' rival. js reported to have said that. If he were elected Mayor, no faulty sewers would be built,' because he would inspect them himself. This was mentioned to Mayor Williams, and he responded Jocularly: it takes an expert to tell whether a sewec ig' built rightly. It not an expert a man might Inspect ever so -many sewers and not know. I could not ten whether or not the Tanner. Creek sewer was built rightly if I should go through its entire length. But Mr. Wanzer? the City En gineer knows, he la an engineer and an expert in sewer construction." The Interview drifted next to Front- street bridge, newly completed. The con tract for the viaduct was awarded to the Pacific Construction Company, of San Francisco, for fcB.OOO. after a bid from the Pacific Construction Company for $33,000 had been rejected. It has been set up since that the two, companies were In a pool and that the Everett company withdrew for a consideration, to make way for the San Francisco company. Ac companying the Everett company s bid was a cbcck. ior wmra wao re turned when the bid was rejected. It has been alleged since that members ot the administration used their Influence to ward having the Everett company's bid rejected, its -check returned and the San Francisco company s bid accepted, and it has been Insisted that the Executive Board should bave compelled the Ev- erett company to take the contract, else have forfeited Its 55300 check. Knew of Xo Pool. But Mayor Williams declares that If there was any such pool, the Executive Board had no knowledge of .It:-besldes. when the- Everett company ansoanced that it would not take the-coh tract at Its bid price, what was more natural than for the board to accept the next lowest bW?The"next lowewfwas that of Ran. Franciscocompany for The other bids were forVbctwcen y&,A and J71,09." , mil's m Robbins Admits Exclusive Con tracts Before Senate Committee. HARD' -PRESSED; B.Y INQUIRY L " . Presldent of Armour Car Iilncs 'Calls HIs a Private Company and Rc- fuses to Tell Earnings Mo nopoly on Fruit Traffic. WASHINGTON, May 16.-Bcfbre the Senate committee on interstate 'commerce, . . , . .iiiini, mnrrtail rates. whlch Is Investigating rauroau PrMnt Reorsre R. Robbins, of the krmn,:r far line Company., today ad- -J 4V.X V, onmnnnv had 20 Or 30 Hlliicu exclusive contracts with railroads for fiit. lrnnsoortatlon business and ac- vnnn:itred a monopoly of that traffic , f .i, vMt and South. Where- ' -Ui.k contracts Applied, he . . . . ,..! tn accent radmrttea, snippers ui : .. hv the. Armours. He I tne raies i"u " -- claimed that his company was a private one. theVefcre not subject to tne inr otntA wimmerce laws ThPA Pxrfuslve contracts with railroad. Mr. Robbins said, were generally prlvaU ,,. thoueh they were exhibited when -reauested. He assertca mat we Armours do not get any advantages over other shippers in these cars. Replying r-hairman Elktns. the witness said that his company did not want to be sub ject to the interstate commerce laws. 'Want It All Their Way. - interiected Mr. Elklns vn uanfall ot the advantages - r thA rpsoonsiblllties of -corri- UIIU HUHC V - " mrai carriers." iinc to the- witness the Armours have 200 articles known- as packing-house products which are transported In Arm- our cars "You control the transportation of these products In the private cars asked Senator Keane. , -Not control: but the Armours ship their products in tnese - Mr. Robbins admitted that on roads on which the company had exclusive con- tracts, like the. Terc Marquette line, the roads could not engage In tne snipmei.L In '-thcr cars. ot products covered in inc. contract. Those wno corapwimu thi mutter, he added, were mostly re eelvers and commission men, and not the producers and shippers. - Cost of Icing .Cars Senator Foraker examined' Mr. Robbins a to the cost of icing a car from Michi gan to Boston, and the latter figured that it would cost J30 per car. r "Isn't It a matter of facUl asKeo tne. oon,n "that Ice costs only about Mr. Robbins would not admit that, this was true. The Pcre Marquette line, he suggested, had reduced rates $2.50 to 53 per car and the Armour line had. made' a I like reduction. Senator uouiver s.evi -. I , i r ftViA k mnitr Mr garomg tne dusiucco -t..- Ulnes and Its earnings. i .1. . , . , .1 tu. nnnar,v .Mr. liOUDinS insisicu maw mc luuij.oi.j Is a private one and ought not to.be com pelled to expose Its books or earnings, any more .than any other private com pany Unless we should-consider that you are a public carrier the same as a railroad company, remar.Kea tne senator. Admits Monopoly on Fruit. Mr. Robbins denied that the . Armours were Interested In any ot the fruit crops in rnHfnrnia. or that the -Armours had a i .t : - -1I monoply for tne transportation oi wui- lornia iru.. that his company had a monopoly ol wio fruit transportation in the Pe.re iiar- quelle region and in Georgia and Florida. The Armours, ho admlttcd'had exclusive contracts with ai'rfthe South Atlantic i. Coast railways, in East lennessee ana Ion "certain roads In Missouri, Arkansas 1 and- the Southern Pacific roads. The Santa Fe was a competing line in tho frutt. business In California. Jruit pro ducers and shippers on these exclusive lines had to accept the rates of the Armour Company, but Mr. Robbins said they satisfied 80 per cent of the shippers. Senator Clapp asked a number' ot ques tions as to the position of Mr. Robbins in acknowledging an absolute monopoly and yet "withholding Information as to the company's business and claiming im munity from the Interstate commerce laws. Mr. Robbins maintained that his position was justified. B0WEN-L00MIS CASE IS UP Cabinet Discusses It and President Receives Statements. WASHINGTON, May 16. The princi pal subject considered today at the Cabinet meeting was the Ioomls- Bowen case. No definite action was taken pending an additional statement from Mr. Bowen. Just prior to the Cabinet meeting, Jose Paul, va repre- orJ sentatlve of Venezuela in this country, called at the "White House and had talk with the President regarding. the case. -It-ls said that Mr. Paul, is fami liar with, the transactions involving, the' exchange of a check by Mr. Loomis -with -the Asphalt Company at the time the former "was United States Minister at Caracas. ' v. During the Cabinet meeting- Mr. Bowen called at the White House,! and,. through Secretary Loeb. sent a note to I Secretary Taft. The note simply Indl cated the presence at the Executive offices et Senor Pastro y Mora.. f riend ef Mr. Bowen, who the' Minister de l red. should talk with the President ia4Wtr;:jaf JsWa aftfsardSewfrr. Mora had a conference with the Presi dent and Mr. Taft. lasting some time. Senor Mora did not disclose the details of tho interview, but it is known that. haviRg at one time been connected with the asphalt-company In Caracas, ne was enabled to throw some light on the present situation. -When Mr. Taft left the WhiteHbuse he, said mat no aeter mfnatlon'of the case had been reached, and none would be until all the facts from both sides Aaa - been developed. He Indicated this might take several da vs. Mr. Bowen today filed with Mr. 'tait his statement In reply to Assistant Secretary "Loomls' charges .and also bearintr on the charges against Mr. linmU which ha transmitted to tne officials here. Oregon Postal Changes. nTinnlritPrt for Oresron routes as follows: Canby, route 1. Jacob Jv. -ti mer" carrier. Daniel Spatz substitute: Mullno. route l. Joseph L. Udell carrier, Guy F. Jewett substitute. James tehraan has been appointed postmaster at Lehman. Umatilla Coun ty, Or., -vice Charles Dutton, resigned. "VVASpilNGTOJv May 16. The follow- 1 Ing Presidential Postmasters were ap pointed today for Oregon: Arlington, Arthur "Wheelhouse; Alston, David Lav ender. Dresser and Urisbce Reappointed. oREGOJflAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash Insrton. Mav 16. Because of tne re- moval of the Land Office from Oregon City to Portland on July 1, It became necessary to reaDnolnt Register A. S. Dresser and Receiver George W. Bl- bee. Their commissions ascofficers of the Portland Land Office were made - . out tojaj. HOCH PUT ON THE GRILL State's Attorney Severely Denounces "Blueoeard," Who Winces. CHICAGO, May 16. The Jefense in the trial of Johann Hoch, charged witn wife murder, rested Its case today. To rebut the testimony of Dr. Kolisner, the expert of the defense, in regard to the svmntoms of arsenical poisoning, Dr. Mover. Professors de la Fontaine, Hectoon and W. S. Haines were called. All denied tnat the symptoms given by Dr. Kolisher as necessary to a deatn by arsenical poisoning need be present In the corpse of a person who had died by poison administered a short time be fore death. In analyzing the evidence for the Jury, State's Attorney Healy pictured Hoch ns a cold-blooded murderer, iie dwelt on the sufferings of Mrs; walcic er-Hoch In her last moments and pic turea Hoch quietly watching and wait lnr for the end. Pdinting an accusing flnger at the prisoner, the State's At torney denounced nocn as a scneimng murderer, a fiend and a criminal ot the lowest tyne. Hoch shifted uneasily at the scathing .ords q the proaecuting attorney and contInually shook his head, as though i to Uefy tn accusation. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather, YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 63 deg-.; minimum 53. an inch. Precipitation, 0.23 ot TODAY'S Showers. "Winds mostly westerly. 'The War In tho Far East. Russia expects naval battle any day. Page Janan renews protest to France. Page . Russian version of battle of Mukden. Page i "r Rassla. Assassin mortally wounds Governor of Ufa. p.rces cnurRc liberties of Jews, Poles and Lithuanians. Page Jews and police light at Warsaw. Page "Workmen denounce agHators for getting them Into trouble. I'age -. Ptorelga. . Kaiser's mission received by Sultan ot Mo- Russian troops threaten Balkan states ana thev talk of unitins for derensc. .rage National. Government orders construction of Klamath irrigation project, vage i. "Head of Armour car lines before' Senate committee. Page 1. President Investigating Bowen-Loomls affair. Pago 1. ' . Protectionists denounce policy ot Canal Commission. Page J. k ' - Domestic. I ...1 v...A,tn Tite athli.Hl-9 i vtuahera uui u. v.w .o ... . -prps,-dent Parry-S addre to Manufacture' A-aciaflon. Pajrc 4. t.H. r.hlca0 strike on point of breakdown. Tagc 1. Controversy about Rockcteiiers gut oreaics out again. Pago o. . w Governor Folk "speaks on law-Drcaiung. st Paul road mav reach coast over -am roads. Page 3. 1-.- Sport. Atlantic' yacht race delayed by fog. Page 7. California-Washington flcld meet Is declared oTL Pago 7. Pacific Coast. Turn nostal -accnts lost An the wilds ot Alaska. . with no . prospect ot succor. Page tf.. Joint session ot good roads men and Devel opment .. Leaguers closes j at Pendleton. Pace . . Hermann a strong candidatr-to succeed him selt In Congress, rago u. r Harry Melburn, Spokane society "man, ar rested for grand larceny, rage o. Dancers for tM Trail shock a San Fran clsco policeman. Page 6.. -" , Commercial aad Marine. nonfllctlnc reports of Oregon fruit condi tions. Page 15. Big shipment of. worthless California berries received. Faga. lu. Advances la butter -and provisions. Page 13, Baldwin Sheep & Land Company refuses 22 - cents for Its wool., rage 13. War scare advances' Chicago wheat -prices, rage 13. ji , Heavy operations In money on Wall street. -agc ii. Barkentine Chehalis, given up for Jost. reaches Gray's Harbor. Page 5. New officers signed ..for Steamer Toledo, Pace 5. Portland aHd "Vicinity. vcn-ft asks damases or court because - he was not 'allowed prtvuege ot private, box at theater. Page 10. . . s M era phis ,siect"ed by. railway conductors for next coave.BUon- JUge u- Boys .ask that block be allowed them for ball games, .fage iw v Increased pay is voted firemen. Page 10. Mayor of Oregon City threaten to open that town to gambling 11 poolroom is anowea at Mllwaukle. Page 14. ' Foreign Booths will be caaapleted when the Fair opeos. Page if. Haazarlas surrenders Ttlmself to police. coa'feaslBir crime committed, in native laadl Page 16. ' Mayor WlMaiBs plans a. vigorous campaign. Page 1. -t - &Hatok.F4ta y it-h ws' Was rt tired .at;aiMys; r&-rage -"v , CHICAGO STRIKE DON m Mayor Threatens to Send forf'j Troops if It is Extended to Other Unions. G0MPERS FINDS WAY OUT 3Iore Wagons Sent Out With Tjlttle Disorder Gompers Confers "With Strike iLeaders Decisive Move Against School Strikes. CHICAGO. May 16. Although no facts have transpired to fully warrant the pre diction. It Is asserted both by members of the Employers' Association and by the conservative element in the Tanks of tne teamsters that the present strike will toe called off, probably within 4S hours and certalnly by the end of the week. It is not likely that any definite action looking to an adjustment of the trouble will dq taken before the meeting of the National officers ot the union which. It is expected, will be held here tomorrow. Chief among the qauses which led to the prediction of a settlement are tne firm stand taken both by Mayor Dunne. when In conferenco with. President Shea and officials ot the local Teamsters Union he assured them tha"t any further spread of the strike would- certainly make It necessary for him to call for troops, anil the arrival ot President Samuel Gom- era oC the American Federation o La- bor, "who reached the city tnis evening. Although not possessed of executive pow er In the settlement ot the strike, Mr, Gompers declared that he had every hope that its end was not far distant. Early tonight. Immediately after leav ing his train, Mr. Gompers went Into con ference with President Shea and local officials of the Teamsters' Union. Graceful Way to Crawl Down. After leaving the meeting ot the labor leaders. President Gompers met a number of the teamowners who have stood by the unions for the greater part of the strike, and they Informed him that the time had come when they could no longer refuse to deliver an$ take goods from the boy- cotted houses without losing all of their business and facing financial rum. It 13 said that Mr. Gompers will sug gest to "the teamsters that they allow the teamowners to do business with the boy cotted houses. It Is expected that the teamsters will accept this proposition, arid'' Mn tni3 manner the strike will be called on. RiQling Has Almost Ceased. The Employers' Association and the ex press companies Increased their scope of delivery still further today. More than- 2000 wagons were in use, .and business for the. most part' was transacted without hindrance of any kind. There were a few cases of small rioting, but the mobs were dispersed by a few policemen, -who used their clubs in vigorous fashion. Three hundred and fifty men were , brought into the city today to take the plapes of strikers, and as many more are expected tomorrow. "Violations of Injunction. At the hearing before Master In Chancery Sherman," where -evidence Js being taken relative to the Federal Injunctions issued against the strikers, Frank Blckmel3ter, superintendent ot a privato detective agency, cited two dozen instances where assaults had been committed on nonunion men and the Federal Injunction violated. He gave names and localities and aasert- 'ed that the majority of the rioters were wearing the buttons ot the Teamsters' Union. Claud V. Boiler, manager ot the tailor ing division of Montgomery Ward & Co. told at length of the troubles leading up tO the StTlKe OL tne garineuLV.urn.cia, which was the prelude to the sympathetic walkout of the teamsters. The strike was called, he said, because Montgomery Ward Sz Co. insisted upon sending part of their work to "open shop3." John H. Donahue, a guard-on a united States Express Company wagon, which was used after- the commencement of the teamsters' strike for the transfer ot Gov ernment money, evaded many questions nut to him by the attorneys for the plain tiffs, on the ground that- he did not wish to incriminate himself. It was. sought to show by Donahue that he had been pro vided by the union with a pass allowjng . the passage through the streetsof the money. But he refused to make such" an v admission. He did not deny that he had such a pass, neither would he admit it. Ijeaders of School Strikes Arrested. At a meeting' of the Board of Education tonight warrants were sworn out for eight boys who have been leaders in the , recent strikes at the iBchools in sympathy wlth the strike of the teamsters. It was announced by the Superintendent of Com pulsory Education that he had informa tion to the effect that the strike at the schools had been instigated by hoodlums, who had" told the pupils that it was their . duty to refuse to attend school because the-schools were tiuytng coat froni wrongs firms. The threat of arrests of the par ents whose children 'did not attend school had the effect of settling the strikes to day, and a normal attendance of pupils Is expected tomorrow. . 3IUKDEK CAUSED BY STRIKE, "Colored Man Resents Hooting pi Boys by Shooting. CHICAGO. May IS. Enoch Cark, ki years old, was shot and killed tonight by a cole-red man, a former employe e the ' Peabody Coal Company, which -hasua- ta'ined an active part in tne teamsters strike. Twe colored men were; walkmg ajony. . 4Mte4 ea Taka Page.), 5--$ "K7