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VOL. XLVI.-NO. 14,412.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY .15, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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LODGE BLUNDERS
BY BULLDOZING
Endangers Exclusion
of Coolie' Labor.
PROVOKES DEMOCRATIC FIGHT
Filibuster Against Immigration
Bill Clause.
TILLMAN'S ANGRY THREAT
W IU Talk Till March 4 if Xot Given
Time to Consider Amendment.
Leaders Try to Calm Ir
ritated Democrats.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 11. (Speclal.)A
solution of the Japanese problem Is
threatened with complete failure because
of Senator Lodge's Irritating and bull
dozing tactics. Republicans are alarmed
at the situation tonight and apprehensive
that the exclusion amendment added to
the Immigration bill will be opposed by a
strong Democratic filibuster that cannot
prove other than successful at this late
period of the session. Democratic Sena
tors are also considering the advisability
of calling a conference on the amendment
and making It a party measure.
liOdge Provokes Filibuster.
An unorganized filibuster against the
Japanese exclusion amendment was be
gun today by Senators Bacon, Tillman
and Culberson. It was arranged on the
floor and intended only to furnish
speeches until tomorrow. It was forced
by Mr. Lodge, who insisted that Mr.
Dillingham, In charge of the conference
report, should not permit lis considera
tion to-be deferred until tomorrow. Mr.
Bacon and Mr. Tillman urged that they
were unable to read and examine the re
port today and might have objection to
It. They merely contended for the right
to Investigate It. Mr. Dillingham coupled
with his request for consideration today
an arrangement to vote on the report be
fore adjournment tomorrow. Messrs.
Bacon and Tillman said an agreement to
that effect might be reached In the morn
ing, but It could not be made today.
At the demand of Mr. Lodge Immediate
discussion of the report was pressed by
Mr. Dillingham.
-May Talk Till March 4.
Mr. Tillman gave warning that some
of the Democrats might find It neces
sary to discuss the report until March
4. If they are not allowed time In
whlc.i to examine It. No attention was
paid to his request.
Mr. Bacon said many Southern States
are vitally affected by the proposed
changes in the contract labor laws. He
said It is a matter of life and death
with his own state. He characterized
It as an attempt to utterly destroy any
possibility of obtaining immigrants, as
unavr the existing law.
Smooths Ruffled Feathers.
The Republican leaders soon realized
the blunder Mr. Lodge had made when
Mr. Bacon had spoken for an hour and
a half. After coj.tiilatory speeches by
Senators Spooner and Nelson, further
consideration of the report was de
ferred until tomorrow and a series of
conferences began.
Mr. Lodge talked to several of his
associates and with some of the Demo
crats, seeking to smooth down the ruf
fled feathers. The Democrats discussed
the matter among themselves, seeking,
to decide Just how far the filibuster
would be carried, and whether a con
ference should be held on the ques
tion. No conclusion was reached.
OBJECT TO BEING RUN OVER
Tillman Telia Democratic Reason for
Filibustering.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. The sudden
development of a full-fledged filibuster
resulted today in the Senate, when an
attempt was made to force the adoption
of the agreement on the immigration
bill. This report carries a provision
to bring about a settlement of the Japanese-California
school problem, and
speedy action was desired by Adminis
tration Senators.
Expressing sympathy with this ob
ject, yet regarding the report with
suspicion on other points. Bacon and
Tillman requested to have action de
layed until tomorrow, that they might
study the report. When this was re
fused, the filibuster began. Bacon held
tho floor two and a half hours. Till
man said he was prepared to make a
ten-day fight on the floor against the
report, because he objected to being
run over by an automobile.
Bacon objected on the ground that
the report changed existing law in re
spects which, he believed in hurried
examination, would prevent southern
states from obtaining even the meager
labor supply from abroad which was
available under the present immigra
tion laws.
A truce was declared until tomorrow
at the suggestion of Spooner, when the
report will again come up for consid
eration. Administration Senators interested in
the adoption of the report were alarmed
by apparent Democratic hostility. All
of the Democratic leaders, when ques
tioned as to their attitude, disclaimed
the adoption of a party policy in re
gard to the report, and the Senators
making the objections insisted that
they were both actuated wholly by re
sentment of what they thought was an
attempt to force immediate action.
Blackburn, chairman of the Democratic
steering committee, said he felt sure
there was no disposition to filibuster
against the report beyond carrying it
over until tomorrow.
Bacon and Tillman made similar
statements. They agreed that the re
striction of immigration provided in
what Is familiarly known as "'Japanese I
coolie labor" is of great Importance.
They would not say what their attitude
would be. It was made plain, Tiowever.
that they would consider the report
over night and then, if the question
proved one on which it was advisable
to hold a conference, the party will be
called together tomorrow.
When the conference report was called
up, Dillingham, in charge of the report,
was importuned by Bacon to allow the
matter to go over until tomorrow. Dilling
ham expressed a willingness to do this
provided unanimous consent could be had
that a votp be taken on it before ad
journment tomorrow.
Tillman objected to fixing a time for
the vote, saying that he did not want to
be put in a corner. After he had the re-
Senator F. C. Knox, of Pennsylvania,
Mho Defends Senator gmoot'i Right
to His Scat.
port, by tomorrow morning he thought
that. a time to vote might be fixed. Dil
lingham changed his request to vote Sat
urday before adjournment, but this ar
rangement was blocked by Tillman. Im
mediate consideration of the report was
then pressed by Dillingham.
Tillman made a point of order against
what is known as the passport regula
tion. The provision is considered to be
in the Interest of adjusting the California
Japanese problem and Tillman declared
that the bill presented in the amendment
was extraneous to any other matter with
in the Jurisdiction of the conference com
mittee. Ixidge opposed Tillman's point of order.
That a point of order Would lie to the
amendment was contended by Culberson,
but he believed the matter should be sub
mitted to the Senate for Its vote.
The Vice-President, however, ruled that
the point of order was not well taken and
overruled the point of order. The Vice-
President later modified . the ruling by
making it simply that the point was one
on which he could, not properly rule, but
that the Senate must decided the matter
by its vote upon the conference report.
It became known through information
from official circles that Japan regards
the amendment with favor. .In fact, it is
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FIRST DEGISIDN IS
NST HEHfVlANN
Original Letters Ad
mitted in Evidence.
DEFENSE GIVEN MORE TIME
Vigorous Opposition of Worth
ington Unavailing.
HAS GOOD BASIS OF APPEAL
District Attorney Secures Many Let
ters Written by Hermann and .
More Are Coming In Private
Secretary Again Testifies.
OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 14. Representative Hermann
today lost an Important point in his de
fense, when Justice Stafford, who Is pre
siding over Criminal Court No. 1. In
which Hermann is being tried, decided
that the bill of particulars could be
amended to cover a number of letters
written by Hermann to various persons
in Oregon and West which are said by
the District Attorney to have come into
the possession of the prosecution since
the filing of the original bill of par
ticulars. Mr. Worthington of the defense stren
uously opposed the admission of the
amended bill, alleging that it could not
be legally done at this time. As the
issues in the case had been Joined, the
Jury sworn and the trial begun on the
charges as set forth in the indictment
and as explained In the bill of particulars
submitted by the prosecution, defense had
prepared Its case and was ready for trial.
To open the bill of particulars for in
clusion of other matters that might en
large the case was to jeopardize the
Interests of his client (Hermann) and
was not permissible. The Government,
he contended, was required to stand on
the indictment as framed and on the
bill of particulars as heretofore "given.
The Indictment had stated, and so had
the bill of particulars, that the letter
press coypbooks had been destroyed and
that their contents were unknown.
May Form Basis of Appeal.
Justice Stafford overruled Mr. Worth
ington's objections and allowed an ex
ception made by the defendant. He held
that the District Attorney could file the
additional bill, because upon the state
ment of the District Attorney it was
made, clear to .the court that the in
formation contained in It was not in his
possession at the time the original bill
of particulars was drawn.
Lawyers interested 'in the case, who are
following the trial, said that Mr. Worth
ington would avail himself of the excep
tion for an appeal, if such should be found
necessary, for the ruling by the Justice
was a new one in the District Courts and
had no precedent here.
The letters in question number 74, and
MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE SKETCHED BY HARRY
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District Attorney Baker Informed the
court that others are coming. He stated
that most of those in his possession had
been received during the past . few days
and that they have been given him by
Government witnesses, officials of the In
terior Department, a Government land
surveyor In Oregon. Francis J: Heney and
others. They are supposed to relate to
public matters. - -
All Letters Were Xot Personal.
Mr. Worthington was given until Mon
day next to examine the letters and to
prepare affidavits on the part of the de
fense concerning them and to adjust the
line of defense to meet the unexpected de
velopments. For this reason and because
of the illness of a juror, court took a
recess until Monday, after a brief ex
amination of Herman's private secretary.
Dr. Reger, who identified- one of his
shorthand notebooks. He was not per
mitted to read from the book, however,
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 54
degrees; minimum, 38.
TODAY'S Pair; easterly winds.
lomestlc
Fersonal stories told by Haskin. Pa 1.
Hermann's original letters admitted in evi
dence. Page 1.
Death of Mrs. Bolton causes, postponement
of Thaw trial. Page 4.'
Railroad J presidents attribute wrecks to
seniority rule of unions. Page 2. .
Woman survivor of Larchmont says captain
left her to die; steamer said to have re
fused help. Page VI.
Brash ear a sun spot produces freak weather.
Page 7.
National.
Lodge's bulldozing provokes Democratic
Senator and endangers Japanese agree
ment. Page 1,
President modifies order holding up land
patents. Page 3.
Sergeant of negro troops gives damaging evi
dence against them in Brownsville in
quiry. Page 3
Senator Knox defends Smoot's right to his
seat. Page 4.
Foreign.
Kuropatkln mercilessly exposes causes of
Russian defeat by Japan. Page 1.
British Cabinet announces first step to Irish
home rule. Page 3.
Castro causes wholesale arrests of suspected
enemies. Page 7.
Sports.
George W. McMillan elected president of
Multnomah Club. Page 11..
Henderson and Donahue may join outlaw
league. Page 11.
. Pacific Coast.
Olympla House passes bill to divide state
Into three Congressional districts. Page 6.
Tuberculosis creating havoc among Eastern
Oregon Jack rabbits. Page 13.
Oregon legislature.
State land officers discover dangerous Joker
in land law amendment fathered by
Freeman of Multnomah. Page 7.
Salaries of Multnomah County officers
raised. Page tt.
House kills bill to pay Interest on referen
dum appropriation certificates. Page ft.
Senate Bill to abolish two normal schools
passes House. Page 7.
Move to check l"id "f new lili Jiout -already
swamped. Page . V
Freeman's compulsory pass bill passed by
Senate; Governor defied.- Pags 7. -
Commercial and Marine,
luteal butter prices again uniform. Page 17.
Chicago wheat market slumps and then re
covers. Page 17.
Reaction in Btock prices. Page 17.
Steamer Mountain Gem. sold. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Governor's veto of Juvenile Court bill threat
ens, seriously, to cripple ita- work. Pago 12
Sellwood Board of Trade will aid new gas
company to get franchise and secure
business. Page 10.
Youth who snatches purses from woman is
caught. Page 11.
Initiative One Hundred may split on ques
tion of high liquor license. Page 16.
Corporations may be taxed for inspection of
pavements they tear up. Page 16.
Mrs. 'Wilson forgives husband who was ar
rested when eloping with Mrs. Taylor
Monday. Page 10.
Oregon City man horsewhipped by -hla ata
( ter-in-law. Page 13.
Governor Gooding notifies Idaho Legislature
he will veto test oath bill. Page 13.
Gray's Harbor will get new. county. Page 5.
LIFTS-VEIL FROM
iT'S SHAME
KuropatkinTellsCause
of His Defeat.
GENERALS DISOBEYED ORDERS
Japanese Were Valiant, Rus
. sians Indifferent.
FEW KNEW CAUSE OF WAR
Ghastly Contrast Between Japanese
Valor and Efficiency and Rus
sian Incompetence Made in
His Suppressed Book.
(Copyright,, 1907, by the Associated
Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 14. General
Kuropatkin's history of the result of
the Japanese War, which was confis
cated by the Russian government, has
at last become accessible, despite the
most extreme precautions to prevent
this galling official indictment from
reaching the public. The work Is re
markable for its historic value as the
closing chapter of the war from the
pen of the commander-in-chief, and for
the merciless criticism of the men and
measures which, in Kuropatkin's esti
mate, swept Russia and its army to
defeat.
The work consists of three bulky
volumes, respectively devoted to the
battle of Liao Yang, of the Sha River
and of Mukden. The voluminous gen
eral orders, statistics, reports and oth
er documentary matter, with the "con
clusions," constitute most amazing rev
elations of disorganization and inca
pacity and even of disobedience of
specific and urgent orders by certain
general officers entrusted- with high
commands in the field, notably General
Kaulbars, against whom a formidable
indictment is framed, saddling upon
him the entire responsibility for the
defeat at Mukden.
Sums l"p Reasons of Defeat.
Kuropatkin's reasons for the failure
of the war are based chiefly on a com
parison of the warlike spirit of the
Japanese, their preparedness and valor,
which, he says, had never been seen
in. any. prevto.ua war, and their ability
to maintain the numerical superiority
necessary to assume the offensive, with
the disadvantages of Russia, with com
manding officers disobeying orders and
in a hopeless state of confusion and
cross-purposes, with a low state of
morale and confidence among the
troops, and continued news from home
of internal troubles and of insults and
reproaches against the army.
The General pathetically concludes
that, if Russia had been united and
ready to make the sacrifices necessary
to safeguard her dignity and Integrity,
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MURPHY ON HIS VISIT TO 0LYMPIA
the "valiant Russian army would have
striven till the foe was subdued."
The Mukden volume opens with a
sketch of the early events ot the war,
showing that there were divided coun
sels from the outset over the defenses
of Pert Arthur.
"During the earlier period of the cam
paign," the General wrote the Emperor,
"our task must be not to permit our
troops to be beaten in detail, but grad
ually to strengthen them and to prepare
ourselves for an advance. We must be
gin it with sufficient forces and not until
we have all the necessaries for an unin
terrupted advance during a comparatively
long campaign."
Kurokl's Ijost Opportunity.
Kuropatkln shows how his efforts to
realize this were checkmated by the de
ficiencies of the army and the lack of
transport and artillery horses, dwelling, on
the details given in order to show the
utter inadequacy of the Manchurian army
to cope with the situation. Kuropatkln
admits that, had General Kuroki grasped
a critical position on the Russian east
front, which "fortunately for us he did
not, he could have seized Liao Yang as
early as the beginning of June."
The narrative Is a dismal retrospection
of unpreparedneas, disorganization and
cross purposes.
Regarding the general causes of the re-
.
General Kuropatkln. Who Mercileii
ly Expos Causft) of Russian De
. feat.
treat of the Manchurian army, Kuropat
kln, reporting to the Emperor, summed
them up as follows:
"The preponderance of the Japanese
forces: their incomparably better pre
paredness for action in a mountainous
country and In Winter weather; greater
youu, lighter-equipment and plentiful
mountain artillery and pack trains; ex
treme patriotic spirit; energetic and cap
able officers and finally, the insufficient
warlike spirit of our own troops, in con
sequence of obscurity surrounding the ob
jects and causes of the war."
Whole Corps Bolts In Panic.
General Bilderling's tactics at L.lao
Yang are severly criticized. ITIs troops
are described as rav. Inexperienced and
untrustworthy and met with constant
failure.
General Orloff's force of 11,000 men
simply bolted the field In wild disorder
and a splendid position was lost.
What was lacking throughout the fight
ing at Ijiao Yang, Kuropatkin says, was
"greater effort on the part of the troops
and more capable handling by their lead
ers." The dangers and disadvantages of the
retreat from L4ao Yang to Mukden are
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STORIES ABOUT
PEOPLE OF NOTE
Elizabeth Ney, World
Famed Sculptress.
GRAND-NSEGE OF MARSHAL HEY
Root Brings Weather to Order
at Kansas City.
MAUDE ADAMS AND MAMMY
Hcirn Kellar. Deaf Woman, l-'njoys
P ti n n I n fr Ken tueUy Mountain
eor Who Refused to Be
Converted.
BV FREDERIC J. HA.'KIN".
W.ASIir.VGTON". Feb. 9. (Special Corre
spondencesWho Is Kllzabeth Ney? This
question might be asked many people in
Eastern art centers who would not know
her personality or the character of her
work. Surprise at this lpnorance Is in
tensified from the fact that she Is ac
knowledged in Europe to be the foremont
woman sculptress. This talented woman
lives In a quaint little house in Austin,
Texas, and has been a resident of the
South for 25 years. She was born in
Westphalia, the bpautful country for the
sovereignty of which Jerome Bonaparte
bartered the heart and hand of lively
Mistress Betsy Patterson, of Baltimore,
at the command of his Imperial brother.
Her father was the favorite nephew of
Napoleon's gallant warrior. Marshal Ney.
Her mother was a musician and a Polish
exile.
From her earliest youth she desired to
study sculpture, but her family opposed
it on account of her sex, and It was
only after great difficulty that she was
finally allowed to study In Munich. Here
the quality of her work soon attracted
the attention of Rauch. who obtained per
mission for her to Btudy with him In the
government buildings. She worked wirn
him until he died, and through him came
into the notice of Emperor William, who
gave her the commission to model the
now famous head of Bismarck, selecting
her over all European sculptors of either
sex. Eventually the foremost men of
Germany were attracted to her studio,
and A'on Humboldt. Von Llebig, Jacob
Grimm, Schopenhauer. Joachim and Gari
baldi were among those chiseled by her
skill.
Fell In I.ove With America.
At the death of Rauch she became rest
less in Europe and. with a company of
friends on philanthropy bent, moved to
America and attempted to establish an
Utopian colony in the southern part of
Georgia with the intention of uplifting the
negroes. The scheme fell through and
most of the colony returned to Europe,
but Hllzabeth Ney had fallen in love
with the freedom of America and moved
farther south to Austin, Texas. She
married Dr. Robert Montgomery, of the
Consular Service, but retained her maiden
name because of Its distinction and her
previous efforts to make it famous. She
made the statue of Austin which now
graces the public square of tie city named
for him and, her fame having spread
through Texas, she was commissioned to
make the statue of Samuel Houston. This
work is beloved by all citizens of Texas,
and many similar works throughout the
tone Star State now stand as tributes
to her rare ability.
She lives very quietly with her two
children in the low stone building in
Hyde Park, where her studio is located.
She has seldom left the South, even to
visit her native land, which in a measure
accounts for the fact that Northern
artists know so little about her. She is
described by her friends as a woman
of remarkable mentality, her brain glow
ing continually with charitable but im
practicable schemes. European critics
unite in declaring that no living woman;
either there or in America, has equaled
the quality of ber work. She is now 70
years of age.
Hoot's Reputation Saved.
Hon. Elihu Root, Secretary of State,
has often been described as a man of
cold temperament. He went West a few
weeks since to attend the Trans-MJssls-sippl
Congress, which convened at Kan
sas City, and the night of his arrival
brought the heaviest snowstorm of the
season. The local papers made good use
of the Incident, saying that this cold
statesman had brought his own weather.
Mr. Root read the morning paper with
a smile, and when he addressed the con
gress, said:
"Just to prove that the soul within me
is warm Instead of cold. I shall arrange
with the weather man for a thaw." and,
miracle of miracles, the morning brought
warmth and sunshine. This lucky com
bination of ready wit and climatic con
ditions saved the day for the Secretary,
and he left the West with tenfold popu
larity. Miss Maude Adams, the well-beloved
actress, is the happy possessor of a col
ored mammy from the South, whose or
iginal Ideas and quaint expressions are
a source of unending enjoyment to her.
Mammy gravely feels her responsibility
to her talented mistress, and often In
quires into her most personal affairs.
Miss Adams was one day discussing the
approaching maj-rtage of a friend.
Mammy eyed her apprehensively, and
said:
"When is you gwine to git married,
Miss Maudie?"
"1 don"t know, mammy," said the star;
I don't expect I ever will get married."
"Mammy choked back her disappoint
ment and remarked philosophically:
"Well, they do say that old maids is
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