Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 22, 1906, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1906. T RIG TO MAKE SPEECH Ml ISSUE Democrats Shout for State Rights. BUT OPPONENTS ARE DIVIDED Many Republicans Declare for No Centralization. PUTS ROOT OUT OF RUNNING Secretary Ko Longer a Presidential Possibility New York Speech Believed to Be Inspired by Roosevelt. ' OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec 21. The name of Elihu Root has been removed from the Hat of Re publican Presidential possibilities. That was the result of hi recent speech at the dinner of the Pennsylvania Society in , New York, at which time he expounded -the doctrine of centralizing the powers of administration in the National Gov- ernment. Root's position is decidedly advanced, .to say the least. His speech was a bomb dropped in the midst of politicians and public officials, and has, been one of the foremost topics of discussion ever since. While few Republicans are discussing it openly, they are as vigorous In their criticism in private conversation as the Democrats are ' when talking for publl . cation. ' . The entire country has all along recog nized Root's ability, yet Republican poli ticians have been well aware that he would not be a popular candidate on a National ticket. He lacks magnetism. Now that he haa taken a stand against the doctrine of states' rights, so sacred in the minds of many, he is an impossi bility. Republicans Openly Oppose. Very few Republicans in Congress have publicly criticized Roofs speech, but Representative Tawney of Minnesota, chairman of the appropriation commit tee, has come out in a flat-footed declara tion to the effect that the tendency to ward the centralization of Federal power should be checked rather than encour aged, and his view is quite generally en dorsed by men of his party, not to men tion the Democrats. The view of Tawney Is concurred in by Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire, who declares we have sufficient centralization at the present time. He is of the opinion that it would be a misfortune to do anything that would In any way curtail the powers that the states now exercise under the constitu tion. Root has never been an active candi date for the Presidency; he has never launched a boom and has never made any speech that could be construed as a bid for the nomination. There Is no reason to believe that he will change his course. Nevertheless his speech before the Penn sylvania Society has raised an issue that may figure in the next National cam paign, especially- if the Democrats can make It appear that the Republican party stands for the Root idea. Many promi nent Democrats in Washington have been quick to seize upon this speech for the political capital there Is In it and have indicated their Intention of making it a party issue, confident that, if they can succeed. Democratic victory will be com paratively eany of accomplishment. Inspired by Roosevelt. Such Democrats allude to the fact that Root's speech was read from text, and assert that a speeech of such importance would not have been delivered by the first member of the Cabinet unless It had been approved by the President. This may be true, for It cannot be denied that on many occasions the President has shown sympathy with the very idea ex pressed by his Secretary of State and is on record as favoring the centralization of power in the general Government. He has gone farther In that direction than any of his predecessors, and his moves have not always been approved by mem bers of his own party. While the Democrats would gain a marked advantage if they could commit the Republican party to the Idea of cen tralizing power in the Federal Govern ment, It is quite apparent from the atti tude of prominent Republican Senators and Congressmen that the- Republican party la not. as a party, supporting the Root Idea, and before the time comes for making this question a party issue It may be found that there is quite as much Republican criticism of the Secre tnry of State as comes from the Demo cratic ranks. The Democracy is sorely In need of a live issue, and that Is one reason why It has been so quick to seize upon the apparent opportunity offered by the Root speech. But present indications lead to the conclusion that not enough Repub licans will support this policy, to enable the Democrats to make It the Issue of the next great political tight. Meanwhile Root may safely be counted out of the coming Presidential fight. AFRAID TO DO RIGHT THING Congressmen Defeat Just Increase In Own Salaries. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 21. The day that Con gress was to vote on the bill abolish ing the army canteen. "Uncle Joe" Cannon, then chairman of' the House committee on appropriations, met Attorney-General Moody, then a Con gressman from Massachusetts, and Moody asked Cannon how he Intended to vote. "Oh." drawled "Uncle Joe." "I'm go ing to vote like all the rest of the d cowards." He did, and the can teen was abolished. It was. that same form of cowardice that defeated the proposition to In crease the salaries of Senators and Representatives from $5000 to 17500 per annum. Not a dozen men who voted against the increase believed it to be Inexpedient or unjustifiable. Practically every member of the House '. recognized the merit of the legislation, and up to the time the vote was taken most of them declared their intention j of voting for it. But when the test came; when they had to go on record, j more than: 100 of the stalwarts weak- ened and the increase was voted down. They were afraid to go before the peo ple and acknowledge that they had voted to Increase their own salaries. The salary grab of 33 years ago was condemned by the people, and Justly. On March 3, 1873, the day before the close of the Forty-second Congress, a law was passed increasing the salaries of Senators and Representatives from $5000 to .$7500, but the act was made retroactive, and it was stipulated that each member of that Congress should receive back pay to the amount of $5000, or' $250Q for each of the two years' service just about to close. That bill was a salary grab, pure and sim ple; It was indefensible, and a large majority of the Representatives who voted for it were left at home when the people next went to the polls. The next Congress repealed the obnoxious law. The proposition advanced this session was not a grab; it was not retroactive, and to avoid any adverse criticism the trainers of the amendment stipulated that the increase should not become operative until the beginning of the Sixty-first Con gress. Some members believed the in crease should be effective on March 4 next, at the beginning of the Sixtieth Congress, but a majority of the members of ttfe present Congress have been elect, ed to the Sixtieth Congress and it was feared that there might be criticism of men who would vote an increase from which they themselves would be sure beneficiaries. There was slight founda tion for this fear, but out of abundance of caution it was decided to make the in crease operative March t, 1909, at the be ginning of a Congress whose members will not be elected for two years. During the Interesting debate on this topic in the House no good objection was raised to the proposed increase. On the other hand, manifold reasons were pre sented why the Increase should We grant ed. And It would have been granted but for the fact that a hundred or more members got "cold feet." Having been voted down in the House, there is little prospect that the Senate will attempt to restore the Item, though a great many of the timid members still hope that the Senate will insert the Increase in the bill and give theHouse an opportunity to ac cept it as a part of the conference report. This might be accomplished without forc ing members to go on record. The fact is, few Senators need the in crease as badly as members of the House. Most members of the Senate have com fortable Incomes and will not miss the extra 32300. It Is not likely that they will be enthusiastic over the proposit ion. The House had a fair opportunity to adopt the bill; as it has thrown away the opportunity, the Senate can consist ently hold off until the timid ones at the other end of the Capitol recover their nerve. It was noted that when the vote was taken. Congressmen from the far West were almost a unit in its support, and yet those men would have received less benefit under its provisions than the men from the South and East, for the amend, ment cut off the allowance of 20 cents mileage and merely allowed actual trav eling expenses. Congressmen from the Pacific Coast, by the proposed increase, would have benefited only to the extent of $1500 a year; Eastern men would have secured a net increase closely approxi mating 32500. EXECUTION IS BUNGLED Rope Breaks at Missouri Hanging, Causing Horrible Scene. HOUSTON, Mo., Dec. 21. The execu tion here today of Joda Hamilton, ' the 20-year-old farmer boy, for the mur der of five members or the family of Barney Parsons, a farmer, was a hor rible affair. Two attempts were neces sary before the hanging proved suc cessful. The first rope broke. At the first attempt Hamilton shot through the trap with a jerk, and the spec tators were horrified to see the rope part. Hamilton dropped to the ground and lay there writhing In pain. Partially conscious, he was picked up and quickly carried a second time to the scaffold. The rope was hurriedly placed about the boy's neck and the trap again sprung. This time it was successful. The trap was first sprung at 11:05. It required some time to re pair the rope, and it was 11:10 before the trap was sprung the second time. The attending physician expressed the belief that Hamilton was fatally in jured by the first fall and died before he dropped the second time. The body was turned over to Hamilton's father. Parsons rented a farm near that owned by Hamilton. He sold his crops to Hamilton and Ltarted' witn his fam ily overland for Iowa. Hamilton had become dissatisfied with his bargain and lay In wait in the roadway for Par sons. He asked -'arsons to repay the money, and upon Parsons' refusal Ham ilton shot him twice with a shotgun. Then he clubbed Mrs. Parsons and the three children to death. TAKEN FROM DEATH HOUSE Patrick Begins Life Sentence, but Will Strive for Freedom. SING SING, N. Y., Dec. II. Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the murder of William March Rice, was officially notified today by Warden Johnson of the commutation of his death sentence to imprisonment for life by Governor Higgins, and was taken from the death house, where he has been confined for four years and eight months, and placed in a cell in the main prison. He will be. put to work in the sash and door factory tomorrow. Patrick gave to the warden a letter addressed to Mrs. Patrick, which he de sired to have made public. . In it he says: "My health is good, except that I am worn out and tired, but my mind is clear, and I have been and will be guided only by my own Judgment." The letter said he would appeal to the incoming governor to set him free. SIG SICHEL & CO., 92 THIRD And Our New Sbop, Third and Washington Streets. Garcia cigars, the green and gold label, stands for quality. Acceptable Christmas gifts OLDS. WOR TMAN FIFTH, SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS STORE OPEN TONIGHT BUT SHOP IN THE MORNING IF POSSIBLE Two Prodigious Xmas Specials From the Suit Room Saturday Bath Robes for $6.29 Silk Petticoats $3.29 Specials of absorbing interest to those who want the best to be had for the money. A pair of surprising values on articles that make unusually appropriate gifts for Christinas. WOMEN'S BATH ROBES, of figured wool blanket cloth; come in several colors, fin ished with silk; sailor collar, prettily trimmed, and the best values at $7.50 that we've ever been able to offer. OQ Special for Saturday. pJ.Z7 WOMEN'S SILK PETTICOATS, made of shining, shimmering silks, in fancy plaid designs or solid colors, in any shade you want. Made in very best manner, with accordion-plaited ruffle and silk or mer cerized dust ruffle. Regular prices, $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50; choice, Sat- tf O OQ urday J.7 THE SALE OF EVENING COATS AND GOWNS CONTINUES TODAY. DON'T FORGET IT. Christmas Tree Ornaments Half Price Till Sold We have a good assortment of Christmas Tree Trimmings, of all sorts Bright tinsel ornaments, and the gilt and silver balls, as well as the newer things in adornments for the tree that Santa Claus is to preside over. And beginning today, we offer all that we have in stock j without reserve, at half marked price.; 2 An Important Linen Special for Saturday BATTENBERG AND DRAWNWORK SCARFS, SQUARES AND TEA CLOTHS SELLING AT HALF PRICE. A DELAYED SHIP MENT THE REASON FOR THE MARVELOUS REDUCTIONS THAT WE MAKE. This morning we place on sale hundreds of pieces of beautiful Battenberg and fancy Drawnwork Linen Scarfs, Squares and Tea Cloths, that should have been in the store and ready for sale over a month ago. And as we take a liberal discount for the delay in receiving these goods, we offer them to you at only 50 per cent of the regular prices. Regularly they'd sell for $1.50 to $10 each, but now you have '7-' your choice of the entire lot at $5.00 down to Kerchiefs, Suspenders and Ties For Men MEN'S HANDK'CHIEFS, plain white, hemstitched linen, come with or -inch hem; the best 20c value you ever had in your hands; a mighty good 1 f)g special for Saturday, ea..'' MEN'S NECKWEAR, iri four-in-hands and English squares, a su perb range of patterns, light and dark colorings; splendid values at 75c each; Sat- QQf urday, choice. Os7C MEN'S FANCY SUSPENDERS art' ideal Xmas gift ; come one pair in a box ; new, handsome patterns, and the price range is 50o to $4.50 the pair. Saturday, ony one in the line at 25 per cent dis- J A count f Hurry to foof Toy Department for These PIONEER FLYERS, or MISSION TABLES, folding handcars, with rubber-tired style, with round top, worth wheels; special for Satur- Os 35c each; special O T day, regular $6.00 ones for " 1 Saturday AiC lS?rdm5 $5.50 tZ OREGON MAP " PUZZLES, MISSION DOLL FURNI- $ ' T 1 nifly a1?' "o TURE; dressers, with ad- ( ( - if' Satur' 35c justable mirrors and three . ' S2ZJw drawers, worth 45o OT-. tr--13f MECHANICAL TRAINS -special Saturday..' itjC - T -complete with locomotive, FOOTBALL GAME, a regu- mrT 'jr-V 1 tender a?d lon car; circu lar $1.50 value, OQ (f- i1-! MliLL ft lar track5 worth f??r Saturday.......... OiC W 3Vf5Pfe- ' -25 OOC MECHANICAL TOYS The J jfLr a ife 3 PICTURE PUZZLES, large Climbing Miller and the J'5r4:-- cut-up pictures, worth 75c; Awkward Clown; O W'Wys JJ " v$ beautifully col- AQn 35c values. ........ -5C yf 'gf'H ). ored ; Saturday .... WALL TOSS, large polished flMiFfrf, iFT HIGH-GRADE STEAM EN- wood shield, brass hooks VVU . ' t f a IT-tP" GINES, specially priced and heavy rubber rings )) I j v like this for Saturday's sell- S.Sc J t lli ll'M S',,..fo,. S5.5o FANCY COVERED RE- v , H M MJ $8.50 values for. . $6.25 TURN BALLS, 10c O Vm ' M M $i0.00 values for. . $7.00 ones 5c and 5c ones... . NXA u M $11.00 values for. . $8.00 LITTLE GENTS' BUILD- I ill ; MJ $12.50 values for. . $8.75 ING BLOCKS, will make A YV i,, riZ $13.50 values for. . $9.25 chairs, beds, doll swings, X)yW ff ' $15.00 values for. .$10.50 tables, etc; worth ff- iR'llvf $18.50 values for. .$12.50 25c set; Saturday... C VWjP $30.00 values for. .$21.00 Sterling Silver Sewing Sets At 69c Sixth Street Annex, Main Floor. Sets consist of three pieees-r-scis-sors, thimble and emery ball, fit ted in handsome covered wood case; regular price $1; fZQf Special Saturday U7C SIGNET RINGS, solid gold, me dium size, in handsome 7atterns. These are our regular $2.50 val ues. For Saturday 7 C only ".. V-i ' O PUFF JARS, large size, also Hair Receivers, with fancy E metal top; special OOC FANCY METAL CANDLE STICKS, special values, Cf 75c, 65c and ...lC JEWEL BOXES, in silver, French gray and ormolu. Great varie ty, 50c, 75c and up Q 00 Women 's Rubbers Worth 75c the Pair, Today Selling for 45c . 45c Men's Slippers, Worth to $3.50, Saturday, After 6 o'Clock, $1.98 A remarkable offer, made possible by a very fortunate purchase from one of the local jobbing houses. These goods are right in every way, and each pair may be depended on. You share in our good 1 uck, for we give you the full benefit of the reduced price at which we bought this lot. They are the regular storm rubber, first quality, and this price is lower than they can be bought by the carload. None sold to dealers at this Saturday sale. Consumers, tho, can buy the 75o kind for .' Men's Slippers, Worth $1.69, Saturday Morning, Only $1.39 You have your choice of 20 different styles at this price ; opera, Ever ett and Romeo styles, in tan, brown or black. A superb assort ment, and they are good values at $1.69. All morn- 39 Styles and patterns that are found in only high-grade goods Cava lier, Romeo, Opera and Everett styles. Several colors; worth to $3.50 the pair; on sale after six o'clock in the evening J 98 HICKS GIVEN II CANDLE WORKMEN 'CAN .VLMOST TOUCH ENTOMBED MIXER. Prisoner Is Cheerful and Looks For ward to Certain Release Early This Morning. BAKERS FIEUD, Cal., Dec. SL "Hicks will be rescued," haa become a common place and a decidedly tiring one about Bakersneld, but it Is nevertheless present tonight. A large number of crevices have been brought to view which lead directly to Hicks. Not only is conversation possi ble through these cracks, but it was found that small articles could be lowered by means of a string through the cracks to the captive miner. A lighted candle was dropped to Hicks and he was by the reflection from its glare able to survey the scenes of his earth inclosure.' He reported that the sudden Introduction of light did not at all affect his eyes and that Indeed he would be willing to sacrifice one eye just to get sight of the sun. The crevices disclose the fact that the company engineers have been absolutely correct In their calculations. The candle was dropped on a string 18 Inches long and struck plumb at the side of the ore car, exactly where Assistant Engineer Hall and his assistants planned to arrive. High hopes are held for Hicks' release shortly after daylight tomorrow morning. Only the perpendicular distance Is yet to be gone through and this will surely not occupy the attention of more than the night shift. The man is so near thitt the- workmen can almost touch him. Solid food was handed him this morning. He says he is all right and laughs and jokes constantly with the workmen. He seems in high spirits, although not hysterical. TREASURE CHEST STOLEN Thieves Rob Wells-Fargo at Reno of Large Amount. RENO, Nev.. Deo. 21. Wells Fargo & Company's express box, said to have contained $30,000, was stolen from the company's office here after the arrival of last night's train from Tonopab. Edward Crofton. the messenger, con tinued on his way to San Francisco. Efforts of the local police and Sheriff have been unavailing to cap ture the thieves. Charles Ferrell. the detective appointed on the case, stated this evening that the robbers were doubtless criminals who have been hanging about the station with the purpose of stealing part ' of the Mo hawk ore shipments, which have been stopped on several occasions during the last few days. J. J. Burke, Wells-Fargo agent here, admitted today that the amount of the robbery would reach the first estimate, $30,000. He will know exactly how much was stolen when advices reach Reno from Tonopah tomorrow. . SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21. John Seymour, chief of the Wells-Fargo Ex press Company, stated tonight that the express box stolen at Reno contained between $150 and $1200, and was prob ably stolen from the platform by sneak thieves. ' BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby la Cutting Teeth Be sure and use that old and wftU-trUd rem edy, Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothinur Syrup, for children teethim- It aoothes th child, oftens the gums, allays all pain, cure wind colic and diarrhoea. PLOI TO WRECK TRUSTl STOCKHOLDER SITES BOXBOARD COMPANY DIRECTORS. Says They Pile Up Surplus of Subsid iary Company, Intending to , , Defraud Stockholders. CHICAGO. Dec. 21. Sidney Mitchell, owner of 2000 shares of the United Boxboard & Paper Company, today applied for an injunction restraining the company from paying dividends and demanding an accounting. He al leges that the directors entered into a conspiracy to wreck the corpora tion, which is capitalized at $14,000, 000. The Boxboard Company, it is declared by Mitchell in his bill, was organized in 1902 tor the purpose of absorbing all con cerns engaged In the manufacture of wood pulp and strawboard. Up to date, Mitchell asserts, 25 concerns have been merged Into the organization. Mitchell declares that he has brought suit in behalf of all other stockholders of the United Boxboard & Paper Company. The boxboard company, Mitchell said, is the owner of nineteen-twentieths of the entire capital stock of the ' American Strawboard Company, which had, when It absorbed the boxboard company, a sur plus of $363,000. Mitchell says that during the last three years the total net earnings of the strawboard company have been $.600. snd in 1!04. he declares, the com pany had on hand KHXl.OOO. which could have been distributed to the stockholders by dividends. Mitchell In his bill declares that the di rectors permitted the earnings to ac cumulate and managed them for their personal gain and advantage and refused to deliver them as dividends to the stock holders. Conspiracy Is alleged on the part of the directors of the boxboard And the strawboard companies to increase the value of the stock of the American Strawboard Company, and eventually to become owners of a large amount of the stock owned by the boxboard company, to defraud the rights of the shareholders of the United Boxboard Company. The allegation Is made in the bill that In the latter part of January, 1905, the di rectors of the boxboard company gave to the Trust Company of America, of New York, a collateral trust deed to secure the issue of bonds amounting to $1,750,000. Mitchell says a clause was inserted In this deed by virtue of which, if the interest could not be paid, the deed was to be foreclosed and the stock of the United Boxboard Company sold in its entirety. instituted by the United States against the alleged licorice paste combine. Life Sentence for Jet. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 21. Curtis Jett was todiiy found guilty of the assassina tion of James Cockrell at Jnckson. Ky., four years ago and sentenced to life imprisonment. More Evidence Against Trust. NEW YORK, Dec. 2L H. E. Hale, for mer secretary of the MacAndrrws & Forbes Company, and Henry H. Hau, former selling agent of the MacAndrews & Forbes Company and J. S. 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