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WOMEN ON SHIP
Rescue Expected by
Valencia Victims.
ALL STAY ABOARD AMD PERISH
Captain Cousins Abandons
Them to Terrible-Fate. .
SEA WAS NpF-BplSTEROJJS
I n
Chief Icoolc .,irancock Tells Special
Commission Thai Raft and Boat
"wire Worked Clear of the
Wreck Without Difficulty.
BY E. W. "WRIGHT.
SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 15. (Staff Cor
respondencesThe trend or the Valencia
wreck investigation, now being conducted
by a special commission. Indicates that
considerable explanation will he demanded
of Captain Cousins and his friends of kin
dred nerve on the steamer Queen- Boat
swain McCarty and Chief Cook Hancock
-were the star witnesses at today's session,
McCarty's examination being taken up
where he left oft yesterday. He was In
charge of the first boat to leave the wreck,
and Hancock was Jn charge of the last
raft to get awayl Second Officer Peterson,
who testified yesterday, was In charge of
the first raft
Each of these prominent actors in the
awful sea .tragedy' tells his story In a' dif
ferent vein, but standing out clear and
distinct In the testimony, of each of these
men is the cold, hard fact that rescuing
boats or rifts, 'had ' any' a'ttdm'pt been
made fo send, them out, could have safely
reached the Valencia and saved some of
the people.
Indifference of Rescuers.
Tho alleged sudden change in the weath
er does not explain the brutal indifference
ofrtJhjtt'ixscueMtorlhc .fajotthifpcrlsb
lng "victims, for'irore; 'than v24 hours
elapsed after Boal&waln McCarty left the
wreck and rriade good weather with his '
boat before Hancock got away with his
raft and also made good weather with
that craft.
These men did not-state voluntarily that
conditions were, such .as .to admit of- res
cue, but vigorous questioning by the com
mission has brought the evidence out quite
clearly.
Second Officer Peterson admitted yester
day that a boat properly handled could
have reached "the Valencia. Boatswain
McCarty stated under oath today that he
could, without much difficulty, have re
turned safely to the wreck with the ordi
nary ship's boat with which he escaped,
and Hancock testified today that they
could have pulled the raft on which they
escaped back to the Valencia without tak
ing a very serious risk.
Testimony Is Corroborated.
'These sworn statements, which can
4fardly fail to place the alleged rcscuors
in an extremely bad light, arc flanked by
a mass or corroborative testimony. "What
Captain Cousins and his friends on the
comfortable steamer Queen will have to
explain Is how ordinary boats and rafts
launched from the Valencia under the
worst possible circumstances could make
good weather on a sea which the men on
the Queen contended was too rough for
launching a boat or a raft.
Boatswain McCarty resumed his test!
jiiuiij una intimitis- .mc saia mat as
soon as daylight disclosed the impossibil
ity of landing on the beach. Cdptaln
Johnson asked him to call for volunteers
to man the only remaining boat and try
to get ashore and end for assistance. Ho
had but little iilfficulty in setting live
men to accompany him and cleared tho
wreck and pulled out into deep water
without any trouble.
Sea Smooth IS'car Wreck.
A remarkable feature of his testimony
was the statement that' when only 60
yards past the bow of the Vafencla he
found the sea sm.oojth enough .for him to
turn north and run parallel with the
beach. As the Valencia was lying within
150 or 200 yards of the beach, it Is thus an
parent that the sea was not breaking
over SCO yards from shore.
At the time McCarty left the Valencia
he was under the impression that the
steamer was on Flattery .rocks, and the
volunteers worked with a will In the be
lief that they were going to Neah Bay for
assistance. As has been related previous
ly, they landed at Fachena Bay .and
wandered .around the woods until they
struck the trail leading to Cape Bcale
On reaching that point McCarty sent out
a call for assistance.
Samuel Hancock, chief cook on the
Valencia, has been in many a wreck, and
his familiarity with such scenes may be
partially responsible for his statement
that there was not much excitement. He
remained on board for two hours after
the Queen camo in sight and then de
cided tq leave on a raft, as th condition
of the steamer was becoming serious,
Deceived by the Queen.
Hancock asked the stewardess to try
and coax some of the women passengers
to go on the raft, but as the Queen was
in plain sight they all thought they
would bo safer on the Valencia, and rc
fused to leave. The chief engineer was
of the same opinion, and 10 men were
all that could be induced to leave the
wreck.
Hancock testified that the sea was no
-worse when this last raft -was launched
N 0
v
than when McCarty got away' with his
boat 24 hours earlier. Not much trouble
was experienced In getting clear of the
Valencia! and good headway was made
in working out toward the Queen. There
was a long rolling swell, bat It was not ;
so bad as to prevent the men from walk
ing around on the raft at times..
After rowing for 'about two hours, in
which they worked four miles off-shore,
they saw tho Queen abandon the scene,
and they then headed the raft Inshore
again, beaching her on Vancouver Island
at midnight. Two of the men on board
becameinsanc and jumped overboard and
a third died of exposure.
XiHck or Discipline on Steamer.
The burden of the questioning today
scented to bo for the purposo of ascer
taining whether or not it would have been
possible for lives to have .been saved by,,
otheri boats had an attempt been made.
Incidental to this, more evidence of lack
of discipline kept coming to light. Charles
Brown, seaman, the only one who has yet
admitted that he knew to which boat he
was assigned, spoiled the credit thus
earned -by .stating, that tit abandoned .bl8
own boat without orders and went to an
other.
There is a persistent rumor that there
was no lookout In the bow when the ves
sel struck, or if there was one. he was
asleep. Nearly every -witness has testi
fied that the noire of the surf could be
heard quite plainly as soon as they came
on deck As the vessel was proceeding
slowly. It Is argued that the lookout, had
he been awake, should have heard the
breakers before the vessel struck.
Like Wreck or St. Paul.
Hancock was chlof cook on the steam
ship St. Paul when she was wrecked last
Fall. After leaving the stand he stated
that there was a striking similarity in
the .scenes .aboard the two vessels Imme
diately after they got on the rocks. Both
disasters happened at night. In a fog,
and in both cases the water came In so
rapidly that the lights were extinguished.
In the case of the St. Paul, the excel
lent discipline on board prevented the
lowering of a single boat until daylight,
and no lives were lost. The Valencia, of
course, was in a more dangerous locality
than the St. Paul, but had discipline been
maintained and no boats lowered until
daylight, and with passengers and crew
under control, the disaster would never
have -demanded a. hearing by a special
Government commission.
TULE LIFE RAFT IS TESTED
Twenty-Two Men Sustained ly Craft
That' Saved Lives.''
' SEATTLE, 'Feb. 15. The Tederal Com
missioners conducting the rehearing of the
Valencia investigation are attempting to
find out the manner in which the Valen
cia was handled when she struck the
rocks. One of the facts brought out is
that the Valencia was in the habit of
overrunning her course while cn, route
gihf ejctri r. awl . thaler jlo
Miiy-rtfY sbftut C nor cnt.- .:
'Second Officer Peterson. C Brown and
Tirtmswjtin McCarlhv have been .calico.
Peterson -was on-the stand' three hours to--
day. His testimony was mostly connnca
to the navigation of tho ship. Boatswain
McCarthy -testified that several oi me
vessel's Iire-prcservers. had been con
demned wnen 6he left San Francujco.
Captain Burweu, tnira memBcr w wit
commission, emphasized the fact that no
attempt was made to protect me poais
from passengers.
This afternoon the members oi tne com
mission made a practical test of the tule
llferaf t on which Chief Cook Samuel Han
cock and nine others left the wreck of
the Valencia. Twenty-two sailors bi tne
Pacific Coast Steamship Company manned
the raft and it bore up their weight. The
carrying capacity of the rait is is per
sons. The afternoon session of the special In
vestigation was taken up with the exam
ination of Chicr Cook Hancock. Frank
RJchley, fireman's mess boy: George Bela
gous, Greok coal-passer, and Mark Stclnz
ler. fireman. No new evidence was devel
oped.
At the Inspectors Investigation a por
tion of one of the life lines fired from the
Valencia's Lylc gun was submitted as evi
dence. The line was found to be perfect
ly sound. No night session of the special
Investigation was held, owing to the non
arrival of an extra stenographer.
ATTACK OIL TRUST NEXT
G O VERNMEXT WILL INDICT OF
FICEUS OF STANDARD.
Another Monopoly and Rebating
Pros-ccutlon AVI II Follow Case
Against Beef Trust.
PITTSBURG, Fob. 15. The Post tomor
row will say:
Indlctmciits or Standard OH and rail
road officials by the Federal authorities
after the manner in which the beef trust
leaders have been dealt with, and action
to this end immediately following the
termination of the packers' cases now in
progress in Chicago, arc the possible re
sults of the investigation of railroad rates
by the Government, the final .and pne of
the most Important steps of which was
finished in Pittsburg yesterday.
With the completion of the probing by.
the Department of Commerce officers,' au
thoritative confirmation was obtained last
nlc-ht of the intimation that the purpose
of the Investigation has been to find out
the relations of the railroads and the oil
trust In the matter of rebates.
Another Standard Man Hiding,
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. The Standard
Oil Company Inquiry instituted by the
State of Missouri went on for a few min
utes tonight. Max Palmedo. a subpena
scrver from Missouri, said he had been
to the townhouse and also to the country
estate of Walter Jennings at Cold Spring
Harbor, and was unable to serve him.
The hearing then was adjourned until to
morrow evening.
May Grant Old-Age Pensions.
LONDON, Feb. 15, While declining to
make rash promises. Premier Campbell
Banncrman and Chancellor of the Ex
chequer Asquith this morning declare
themselves In entire sympathy with a
deputation which called on them- to advo
cate the establishment of "a national sys
tem of old-age pensions. jXhctdeputation
urges that the scheme should be compre
hensive and Include all citizens raent or
women, the money being found sy aeans
-of Imperial-Usatioa.
STftlL OFF VOTE
ON BUTE MEASURE
Senate Factions'. Not ; Ready
for- Preliminary JTest
"of1 Strength.
ATTITUDE OF -DEMOCRATS
President ConsMltcd by Conserva
tives on ,Court Review Provision.
Cullom May Return to Give
Deciding: Vote.
AVASHI NGTON, Feb. 15. Agreement to
vote on a' railroad rate bill tomorrow In
the Senate committee on interstate com
merce Is an Issue that neither faction on
the question of Judicial review of orders
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
seems Inclined to force. Neither knows
the strength of the other, and unques
tionably the Democratic members of the
committee are the balance of power.
Neither of the Republican factions has'
issued a formal statement setting forth
their differences, but the Democrats, In
an authorized statement from .Bailey,
have made It clear that "an adequate
bill" must be reported or the minority
will have a measure of Its own. In this
statement, however. It Is admitted that
the Democrats -.arc divided on the ques
tion of judicial review.
Much Depends on Callom.
The members of the committee Insist
ing upon an amendment to the House
bill Elkins, Aldrlch, Foraker, Kean and
Crane do not believe the amendments
providing for any change In the court
features of the bill can be voted-upon to
morrow. Dolliver and Clapp, the cham
pions of the House bill In Its present
form, are not disposed to Insist upon a
vote They desire to have Cullom paired
against amendment, but the conserva
tive faction will not permit this. If the
vote is postponed, as seems -likely, Cul
lom may return to Washington before a
vote Is taken.
Different reports arc circulated con
cerning his position, the' conservatives
admittinnthe claim that he Is against an
Aienmriih1ii5tf0uld suspend an order
of the Commission pending a review by
the courts, but Insisting that he Is not
opposed to a -more moderate amendment.
The positions will be outlined clearly
tomorrow, even though' a vote is not ob
tained.
Attitude of President.
Late tonight It was stated that, so far.
no agreement has been reached on any
amendment, despite the fact that numer
ous conferences have been held during
the day among the President, members of
the Cabinet and Senators to prepare a
compromise draft.
Aldrich and Allison and Secretary Taft
conferred with the President today con
cerning the alleged necessity of an
amendment providing for judicial re
view. The Secretary of War has Joined
forces with the conservative Senators In
declaring that such an amendment is re
quired to make the 'bill constitutional.
Attorney-General Moody does not agree
to this. It is said that the President an
nounced today that he would like to sec
the amendment to be proposed and submit
it to the Attorney-General before he In
dorses any proposition to amend the
House bill.
AVhab Democrats AVHI Do.
Bailey, who is the minority floor leader
In the absence of -Gorman, today ex
plained the attitude of Democratic Sen
ators. He said that. If a bill Is presented
by the Republicans which. In the opinion
of the Democrats, is Inadequate to meet
the demands of the situation, the Demo
crats both In the Senate and in the com
mittee will not support it- In the event
of a division of - the Republicans, the
Democrats will support the bill presented
bythc faction offering. that which comes
nearest meeting the demands of the mi
nority. The Texas Senator says that If
no adequate bill comes from any Repub
lican source, then the Democrats will
present a bill of their own.
Include Express and Sleepers.
From the same authority It Is learned
that in any bill presented all the Demo
crats will unite in supporting a provision
that express companies shall be placed
under the Interstate Commerce Com ml s-
GOVERJOCENT COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE VALENCIA DISASTER
Herbert Kner SmHh. Deputy Cen
m I doner f Crp9ratles.
sJon. Most of the Democrats will Insist
that Pullman cars also -shall be Included.
Coal Operators DcoHnc6 BUI.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 35. A delegation
of ?romlacnt coal operators from the
West and Southwest waited on Senator
Elkins, chairman of- the committee, on
Interstate commerce today, and" entered a
protest against any rate legislation giv
ing to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission' no'wer over . rates' except lthi
provision for the review of the acts of
the commission In 'the courts. The coal,
men .also made the statement that, "judgi
log the future' by the past record of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, thu
Hepburn bill as passed by tho 'House
means demoralization, retrogression and
confiscation."
O REG OX IS "OT'.TIIE WORST
Hitcltcock Says Louisiana Lends in
Land Fraud Cases.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Light was
thrown on the land-fraud investigation by
Secretary Hitchcock at an executive hear
ing before a subcommittee of the Houso
appropriation committee today. In con
nection with his estimates of $30,00) for a
continuance of the prosecutions. Mr.
Hitchcock explained that GOO indictments
and -Kr) convictions already have been ob
tained by the interior Department. In 13
states.
To the great surprise of the subcom
mittee. Mr. Hitchcock said that Loulstena
leads In the number of land frauds Uncov
ered , by his , depu-Uitcitt, and has more
utan urf m. wuwiitnofl or any outric-
statcs wMefc arc sagf scd to be the cJ.ef
offender. California also MKmen lone
list of faufc.. t ' mf
WHOLE Mi
AAVFUL DEVASTATION BY SOUTH
A3LERICAX EARTHQUAKES.
Hundreds. Perish, Survivors Flee to
Mountains, Tidal Waves Over
whelm Ports of Ecuador.
GUATAQUIT, Ecuador. Feb. 13. The
first shock of the earthquake which
caused so much damage and loss of
life In the province or Esmcraldas was
felt at 13 o'clock on January 31, the
disturbance continuing at short inter
vals until February 6. The Inhabitants,
panic-stricken, abandoned their homes
and families and arc still living In the
open air, fearing a repetition of the
shocks m ...
'in the neighborhood of Pof t I.lmonos,
fouf small Islands disappeared. These
islands were inhabited by fishermen,
who escaped In small boats. In which
tliey were at sea for three days until
thg ,watcr became sufficiently calm to
"tmaW.ttejB ten reach. th"o- mainland.
vTh'erclty of Esmeraldas was nearly
(undated by a tldaT "wave, whlcUcn
yfcrcd. the .port, flooding the principal
streets. All the Inhabitants "nm for- the
mountains In the neighborhood.
All the towns In the Provinces of
Esmemldas and Manabi were greatly
damaged, especially: Rio ATerde, Cam
aroncs. La Tola, Llmpncs, Borbon and
Plngaugi, the most of the Inhabitants
of -which arc homeless.
At the Colombian towns of Mos
aucra. San Juan and Domlngortlz more
than 300 persons perished. Antloqula
and other Colombian departments suf
fered heavy'damagc. At Tuquerras five
Demons perished under the ruins of
falling houses. Manlzalos suffered
heavily.
FIFTY KILLED IX VILLAGES
Steamer Brings Particulars of Ruin
Due to Tidal AA'avc.
PANAMA, Feb. 13. Confirmation of
reports of loss of life by a tidal wave
following a submarlric earthquake on
January 31 has been brought here by
the captain of the steamer Quito, which
has arrived here from Guayaquil.
. On January 31 several cqast villages
In the Department of Cauca were de
stroyed and more than 53 persons were
killed or drowned. The cable repair
ship has not yet succeeded In restor
Ing communication with BUena Arcn
turn.
FIRE RAGES IN. MINE SHAFT
9
Miners at, Ouray Have Narrow Es
cape; .Mules AH Perish.
OURAY, Colo., Feb. 15. Fire is raging
In shaft No. 1 ot the .Revenue tunnel
near here. It began shortly before
chansc of shifts at 3 o'clock this morn
Incr. and smoke quickly filled the portion
of the tunnel In which shaft No. "1 is
located. A number of minora hud nar
row escapes from asphyxiation. Nearly
all of the mules at work In that portion
of the mine were suffocated.
The fire hai been held in the shaft
where It started, and It Is not thought
that It will spread. It has not been nee
cssary to stop work In other sections of
the tunnel. No statement ot tne uaraag
can be glvven at this time.
Lawrence O. Xsmy. Assistant Sec
retary et Commerce aad Labor.
V Pi
CHINESE ATTACK
FOREIGN MISSION
Viceroys Now Take Lead
in
Enrhityto;the White
" "Barbarians."'
ENCOURAGED 7 BY- PEKIN
Japan Believed to AATcIcome Trouble
as Opportunity to Exact Con
cessions Shanghai May En-
large Police Force.
LONDON. Fb. IS. The correspondent
at Shanghai of the Standard telegraphs
as follows:
News has reached here of another at
tack on a foreign mission at Nganklng.
Province of Nganhwoi, on the left bank
of the Yangtze Klang River. No loss or
life Is reported
Yesterday an attempt .-was made here
by a trusted Chinese servant to murder
the secretary of the French Municipal
Council while he was asleep. The attempt
was frustrated and the assailant was ar
rested. Many of the great provincial viceroys'
arc displaying a marked anti-foreign atti
tude, which they would hardly dare so
openly to assume unless they thought
that Pekin approved their conduct. In
the foreign settlements of treaty ports
efforts are belnc made quietly to recover
privileges granted to foreigners.
In some quarters Japan Is believed to
view the possibility of armed Intervention
being necessary with equanimity, since It
would provide her with occasion to obtain
from China what she failed to exact from
Russia.
In Shanghai two additional companies
of volunteers are being raised. It Is re
ported that the Municipal Council-favors
strengthening the Sikh police force by SCO
men. Unfortunately, It Is at this juncture .
that it has been decided to reduce the
British China squadron.
3IARCHES AGAIXST BANDITS
Yuan Ski Kal Makes Good Use of
Xcvv Array.
LONDON. Feb. 15,. The" Tribune; Pekin
correspondent telegraphs- that Yuan Ski
Kal. commander of tho Chinese forces,
has moved an expedition of over 300) men.
with 21 guns, from Paotunc; to Chichau
against Chinese bandits.
STANDS Bl" EXCLUSION" LAA
Fulton Declares Boycott Cannot Ac
complish Its Kcpcal.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Feb. 15. In response to a request
for his views on the Chinese boycott. Sen
ator Fulton today made the following: an--swer:
'
The real purpose of the. Chinese cn paged
in he ooyeott of American soods Is to se
cure the repeal of the exclusion law. No
doubt the manner in which the law has
been executed has In some Instances Riven
Just cause of complaint and tended to in
tensify and accelerate the "growing resent
ment engendered by the law. hut the real
animus Is opposition to the law as a whole
and the purpose Is to enforce Its repeal. To
that we cannot accede. It is of great in
terest and concern to us that cordial and
friendly relations with China shall be main
tained and .our trade and commerce with
her Increased, but. if such conditions can
only be purchased by sacrificing the rights
and Imperiling the welfare of American la
bor, the price Is greater than we can afford
to pay.
We must not repeat or substantially
modify the present exclusion law. So to do
would work great hardship on and be un
pardonable Injustice to oar own wage-earn
ers. We of the Pacific Coast have learned
In the school of experience how serious
menaee te the peace, prosperity and morals
of -the- community Is a large Influx ot Chi
ncse coolies and we will never consent to
legislation making such conditions again
possible.
PHEDICTS GREAT ATKOC1TIES
Evc-AVitness of Shanghai Riots
Describes Event.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 13. "The hatred
of foreigners among; the Chinese Is such
that only a leader Is needed to Incite the
natives to atrocities worse than those ot
thb Boxer uprising. I expect an uprising
within the next few months. The for-
olenor who visits- Canton does so at tho
risk of his life, and In the smaller Interior
towns conditions arc much worse. Trade
Captain W. T. BurweH. Comma ad ant
Poget Sound Navj-Yaril.
by Americans is Impossible, and the boy
cott Is enforced more rigidly than ever.
Such are statements of C M. Young.
an eye-witness of the recent not m
Shanghai, who arrived here yesterday
from the Orient on tho steamer Doric
Young says that SCO Chinese were killed
in the riot in Shanghai and that only
the presence ot the foreign gunboats pre
vented the wholesale slaughter of Ameri
cans and Englishmen.
"The riot In Shanghai." he said, "had
its Inception because of the action of
the British Consular Court, December 15.
For several days all foreigners were com
pelled to carry rifles for protection.
"A Chinese woman, accused of traf
ficking In slave girls, was haled before
the Consular Court, and sent to jail. The
Chinese protested, and a riot started.
"The rioters ran from street to street,
searching for foreigners. Revolvers and
rifles were used by the Americans, and
the Chinese answered with volleys of
stones." Many were hurt, but I heard ot
no fatalities among the Americans or
English. One Englishwoman was attacked
and dragged'by the hair. She was rescued
by countrymen.
"One group of foreigners, driven to bay.
was compelled to kill six assailants.
"The Chinese Government officials, ot
course, were powerless to put an end td
the uprising, and it was only the war
ships that brought the affair to a speedy
termination.
"Trade conditions In China at present
are frightful. Not one Chinese merchant
would look at my goods. It Is absolutely
useless to endeavor to sell American
manufactured goods to the Chinese."
In Canton the boycott Is most rigid.
Messages from Chinese merchants In San
Francisco, urging on the boycott, are past
ed on the walls. Beyond the antl-forelgn
agitation In Canton there Is an antl-dy-nasttc
movement, and Hunan brave3 were
drilling for an uprising against the pres
ent' dynasty.
GUNBOATS SENT TO CANTON
British Go to Suppress Hevolt at
Sunning City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13. Officers ot
the Doric bring news of the dispatch ot
two British gunboats to Canton just be
fore their departure from the Orient.
The gunboats Moorhen and Sandpiper,
lying at Samshul, steamed up to Canton
under secret orders. When the Doric left
Shanghai. It was reported there had been
an uprising in Sunning district, near Can
ton, and the magistrate and many people-
killed. Rebels had gathered In force and
were marching on Sunning City. Inhabi
tants ot the district were fleeing to Macao
AVood May Command in China.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15. The United
States Army transport Sherman sailed to
day for Honolulu, Guam and the Philip
pines with 100 cabin passengers, a few
troop3 and 4000 tons of military supplies
Among the passengers were Major-Gener
als 'Brooke and Weston, the latter going
to Manila under sealed orders. In Army
circles It Is surmised that General Brooke
may succeed General Leonard Wood In
case the latter should be ordered to China
Colonel William S. Patten, who for some
time has been Quartermaster ot the De
partment of California, also sailed, on the
Sherman to assume a similar position In
the Department of the Philippines.
Bnlfour May Have Fight for Seat.
LONDON, Feb. 13. An urgent' meeting
of the City Liberal Association has been
summoned for tomorrow to consider the
situation consequent on ex-Premier Bal
four's latest attitude regarding tariff re
form. It Is said that he may yet have to
fight for his seat.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 3
deg.; minimum. 40. Precipitation, none.
TODAY'S Occasional rain. Southerly winds,
roreljm.
Attack on mission in China; Shanghai in
creases police; British send gunboats.
Page 1.
Austria will crush Hungarian liberty and rc
bclllon will follow. Page 3.
Humors of mediation in Morocco dispute.
Page 5.
Campaign of assassination in Russia. Page 5.
Count de Castellane scorns alimony from
wife. Page 4.
Awfcl results of earthquake in South Amtr
lea. Page 1.
National.
House refuses to abolish useless custom
houses. Page 4.
Statehood debate begins in Senate. Page 4
Senators will try to stop creation of forest
reserves. Page L.
Senate committee delays decisive vote on
rate bill. Pago 1.
Contracts let for Boise-Payette Irrigation
work. Page 4. ,
Government- refuses concessions to Germany
to get tariff reduction. Page 5.
Standard Oil Company soon to be prosecuted
under trust law. Page l.
roUtlcs.'
Negro bishop makes savage speech against
American flag and the whites. Pago Z.
Domestic.
Anthracite miners and operators hold first
conference. Page 3.
Prominent Peoria man commits suicide.
Tagc 5.
Longworth gets marriage license and gives
last stag party. Page 2.
Former Chicago Judge accused of starting
bank for swindling purposes. Page
Pacific Coast.
Valencia investigation tends to show cow
ardice on part of captains of "rescuing
fleet. Page 1.
Harrlraan's extravagant buying dazzles the
eyes of the Seattleltcs. Page d.
-Rlptlnger now has no opposition as Ttepub
Hcan candidate for Mayor of Seattle.
Page 7.
Body of young Ifazard. who lost life on
Valencia, is Identified. Page 6.
Sheepmen Win victory in Idaho court-
Page C.
Commercial and Marine.
Famine in fruit sugar in local market.
Page 15.
Oregon potatoes sell better at San Francisco.
Page lo.
Stock prices crumble at the close. Page 13.
Free selling causes i-cent break In wheat
at Chicago. Page 15.
Port of Portland committee returns from
bridge-lnraecllne tour In thb East.
Page 14.
British ship Drumcraig quoted at 80 per
cent reinsurance. Page 14.
British ship Bardowie arrives at San Fran
Cisco a year out from England. Page. 14
Leyland liner Devonian goes ashore on Scltu
ate Beach, but Is floated without serious
damage. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Gas graft at Kansas City compared -With
that In Portland: Page 10.
Tillamook railway situation. Page 10.
Tattoo" Kelly convicted of murder, in the
second degree for Killing Thomas Flem
mlngs In Centennial bar hold-up. Page 10.
Record of a day in the Municipal Court-
Page 14.
Seventh-Day Advcntut conference begins.
Pqge 7.
Fire limit wanted for East Side warehouse
district- Page 14.
Itabbl Wlsa suggests that Oregon send foo
ship to succor starving Japanese. Page 11
League delegates tell why travelers should
see America first before taking a European
tour. Page li.
Many are In the scramble for the office of
SherlC Pago is.
GENERAL ATTflGK
ON FOREST POLICY
Heyburn Rallies Others
to His Support.
OPPOSITION TO NEW RESERVES
Movement to Take Away
Power From President.
HE HAS SUSPENDED ACTION
Senate Will Decide Whether Con
gress Should Exercise Power of
Creating' Reserves Both
East and West Divided.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 15. Before the close of the
present session of Congress an effort will
be made by a number of "Western Senators
to secure the enactment of legislation
curtailing" the power of the President and
the Forest Service In the matter of the
creation and administration of forest re
serves. A number of Western men in the
Senate are in partial sympathy with Sena
tor Heyburn. of Idaho, but none la as radi
cal as he, and not one of the number
would so to the extreme which Is urged.
by him. Nevertheless, there Is a very
marked disapproval of the manner m
which reserves are being created and con
trolled, and it is quite possible that some
form of legislation may be enacted which
will. In a measure, restrain the Adminis
tration In the enforcement of Its present
forest policy.
No Senator except Mr. Heyburn would
abolish the Forest Service or abandon all
the existing reserves, but quite a number
have come to the conclusion that the re
serve area la adequate to meet the de
mands of the present as well as the
future, and these Senators would put a
stop to the extension of the reserve area.
except by act of Congress. This Is one
of the things for which Mr. Heyburn con
tends.
Argument Against Reserves.
The main argument advanced against
the creation of new forest reserves Is the
claim that they retard development; that
they restrain legitimate settlement: that
they materially reduce the taxable area of
the "Western States, In some Instances vir
tually disabling certain counties, and In
this way. It is claimed, do more harm
than good. The opponents of the forest
policy do not questions the benefits that
come from reserves of moderate area,
both as a guard against the destruction
of the forests and a protection of the
water supply, but they believe that such
a policy, when carried out as fully as the
President and Forest Service have
planned, would work Injury, and It is
against this extension that they protest.
These Senators would enact the Hey
burn bill, or some similar measure, tak
ing from the President the power to
create forest reserves and giving- that
power solely to Congress. The enactment
of such a law would not put a stop to
the creation of reserves, but it would
have a restraining effect and would mean
that reserves would be created with less
frequency and In smaller areas.
President Will Suspend Action.
The President is not In sympathy with
this1 movement, for it is a direct slap at
his own policy and his own Administra
tion. He would prefer to go ahead with
the creation of reserves whenever and
wherever it is shown that such reserves
would be of benefit to the community gen
erally, cither as a protection to sources
of water supply or as a protection to tho
timber itself. Nevertheless, inasmuch as
Congress has already questioned the Pres
ident's right to create forest reserves at
will, and has questioned his right to
make such regulations as are now in
force in every reserve In the West, it has
been decided to hold back new proclama
tions and wait to sec what Congress In
tends to do. If Congress shall deny the
President the right'to create reserves, the
Administration will be bound by that en
actment, but if, after due consideration.
Congress rejects all bills of this charac
ter, the Administration will be jus titled
in concluding that Its course has the ap
proval of Congress, and the old order of
things will be resumed.
How Senators Will Line Up.
Before any forestry law Is passed upon
by Congress, Eastern Senators will be
drawn Into the dlscuMion and the subject
will be. fully aired. p to this time only
thc one side has been heard In the Senate,
the side of the opposition. There are
Western Senators who approve the exist
ing policy just as strongly as Mr. Hey
burn denounces It; these Senators will be
heard at the proper time. And some East
ern Senators will have something to offer,
as well. Mr. Beverldge, of Indiana, while
he has no forest reserves In his state, has
demonstrated his sympathy with tha
President's policy, and will come to the
aid of the Administration at the proper
time. Mr. Lodge, a close friend ot the
President, will probably come out in de
fense of the existing- policy and practice.
So will other Eastern Senators who have
heretofore shown not the least Interest in
forestry matters.
The opposition also counts on the sup
port of Eastern Senators, and Mr.
Spooner ot Wisconsin Is regarded as
(Concluded on Page Four.)
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