VOL. XL VI.- XO. 14,649
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FORBIDS PLEDGE
FOR THIRD TERM
Roosevelt Wants No
Federal Brigade.
SENDS NOTICE TO THE SOUTH
Takes Wind Out of Anti-Administration
Sails.
MAKES POLITICIANS GUESS
Southern Officials Not to Go to the
Convention Supporting Third
Term Silent About Renewing
the Renunciation Pledge.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19. (Special.)
President Roosevelt has instructed First
Assistant Postmaster-General Frank H.
Hitchcock not to permit any Federal of
ficeholders In the Southern States to go
to the Republican National Convention
next Summer under instructions for, or
otherwise favoring the nomination of the
President for a third term.
This fact, which came to light today.
Is by far the most interesting piece of
Republican political news that has de
veloped In the last several months. It
will be likely to take away the breath
of the antl-admlnistratlon element, which
has been exploiting the alleged efforts of
the President's representatives to corral
the Southern Republican organization for
a renomlnatlon. and, when Its breath is
recovered, It will be put to harder guess
ing than ever as to the political game
the executive is playing.
Keeps Politicians Guessing.
While keeping pretty much all factions
among the politicians on the anxious seat
most of the time and letting it be un
derstood that the policy of the adminis
tration Is not to cross bridges until they
actually are reached, the President now
and then shoots In a chip that adds to
the gaiety of the game. The Instruc
tions to Mr. Hitchcock form one of the
now-and-then incidents.
All the time, however, the executive
keeps to an enigmatical silence under
the entreaties that he consent to place
himself in the hands of the people on
the one hand and under the demands
that he forcibly reiterate his declaration
of election night, 1WM. on the other.
The President has issued no ukase
as the one having the power of ap
pointment and removal over Federal
officeholders, forbidding the minor
officials of the Government to partici
pate in the conventions of their party.
All that he has done, according to the
best of information, is to Insist that
those who owe their positions to him
shall not allow such personal al
legiance to be turned Into a movement
bearing the stamp of a desire or de
mand to continue his occupancy of the
White Hquse.
May Attend Conventions.
It Is understood that the President
does not regard participation in party
conventions as offensive partisanship.
Apparently he believes that the office
holder has as much right to attend a
National Convention as any one else,
and so will not assume to dictate who
shall and who shall not stand for elec
tion as delegates. When all this be
comes folly apparent It may he realized
that the puissance of the off Iceholdlng
contingent In the South, where the
Republican organization is controlled
so largely by it, will not be diminished
by the injunction regarding third
term instructions or favor.
In prohibiting third-term activity on
the part of the officeholders some of the
politicians will be sure to note that the
President has not said anything as to
what private citizens may do. Result:
More guessing and more allegations of
deep-laid schemes in certain quarters.
One actual effect, however, to change
the breath-exhausting metaphor, may
be to take the wind out of the sails of
the reactionaries who have bullded so
strongly on involving the President in
a , plot to organize his forces for a
renomlnatlon.
JOHNSON NOT IX THE RUXXIXG
Says His Sphere of Duty Is In Cleve
land 3-t'cnt Uare Fight.
CLEVELAND, I).. Nov. 18.-(Special.)
Tom L. Johnson has put himself out of
the running for the Democratic Presi
dential nomination. Organizations and
Democrats in various parts of the coun
try had begun to boom Mayor Johnson,
whose fourth, election to the Mayoralty,
tills time In the face of the opposition of
Theodore E. Burton, urged into the con
test by President Roosevelt, made him
more of a National figure than ever.
Mayor Johtisonalso made public his de
clination of invitation to speak at the
Bryan banquet In Washington and at the
Kansas City Commercial Club banquet.
Kansas City has been urging him to
accept, and James J. Hill declared in
Minneapolis that should Mayor Johnson
consent to attend, Kansas City would not
be graced by the presence of James J.
Hill on tliat occasion.
The announcement of Johnson's posi
tion was put forth by Burr R. Gongwer,
private secretary to the. Mayor, just after
the latter had bosrrieri a train for New
York City. Politics is believed to have
nothing to do with the flying trip to the
East.
"Mayor Johnson authorizes me to say
that under no circumstances will he be a
candidate for the Presidency," said Mr.
Gongwer.
"He wants it to be known that he con
siders Cleveland the sphere of his duty
at this time. He has given himself to
bringing about 3-cent traction fares in
this city, and will consider nothing else
than that issue." ,
"If the traction troubles are ended in a
victory for 3-cent fare before May. there
may he a difference," commented Thomas
Coughlin, City Auditor and a Democratic
leader, when told of the announcement
that his chief would refuse to dabble in
National politics.
HEARST GETS NO RECOUNT
New York Appeal Court Finds Law
Unconstitutional.
ALBANY, N. T., Nov. 19. The Court
of Appeals today decided that the act
passed at the last session of the Leg
islature providing for a recount of the
votes cast at the Mayoralty election in
H. Ti. Loveland. President of Trans
Mlsslsslppl Commercial Congress.
New York In November, 1905, Is uncon
stitutional. The contest was instituted
on behalf of William R. Hearst to un
seat Mayor George B. McClellan on the
ground of fraud in the counting of
the votes. The decision was unanimous.
COUNT DE LA VATJLX' AERO
PLANE COMBS CRASH.
Champion Aeronaut Pinned Under
Wreckage, While Gasoline Takea
Fire Saved by Promptness.
PARIS. Nov. IS.Count Henri de la
Vaulx. the well-known French aeronaut,
had a narrow escape from death while
experimenting with an aeroplane near
this city today. The machine collapsed
while speeding through the air at a rate
of 30 miles an hour, and crashed to the
ground with great force.
The Count was pinned under the mass
of wreckage. The gasoline caught fire
and this greatly increased the danger
of the aeronaut. Friends hurried to the
scene, however, and succeeded in releas
ing him in the nick of time. His Injuries
were slight.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 55
degrees; minimum, 42.
TODAY'S Rain followed by clearing and
cooler weather; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Druce's secretary teatiflee he was Duke of
Portland. Page 5
Rusalan female assassin loses nerve and
commits suicide. Page 5.
Count de la Vaulx' aeroplane break down
in the air. Page 1.
Kaiser Wilhelm resting and working in
England. Page 5.
Canal bonds and certificates likely to be
oversubscribed. Page 3.
Politics.
Roosevelt forbids Southern Federal officials
to work for third term. Page 1.
Prohibition bill passes Alabama Senate
through efforts of women and children.
Page 1
New York Court of Appeals refuses Hearst
a recount. Page 1.
Domestic
J. J. Hill appeals for cessation of anti-railroad
agitation. Page 1.
Evidence Walsh drew $2,000,000 from banks
for his railroads. Page 4.
Opening of Trans-Mississippi Congress. Page
Mrs. Bradley tells story of relations with
Brown. Page 1.
Raymond Hitchcock refuses to testify
Steamer Mauretanla in storm on Atlanalc
Page 2.
Pacific Coast.
Salmon King Hume has heated Interview
with Governor Chamberlain. Page a.
Adams spends entire day on witness stand
Page 6
Hoquiam agog over Mrs. Todd's position In
murder of her husband. Page 6.
Extra session opens in California; -Railroad
Commissioner Wilson resigns. Page 3.
Swell Women's Club at San Francisco bars
passionate novel. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Wholesale price of turkeys will be lower
than last year. Page 15.
Eastern wheat markets weak and lower
Page 15.
Important stocks under pressure. Page 15.
Shipping is again active at Portland four
charters yesterday. Page T.
Portland and Vicinity.
State Bar Association meets in annua ses
sion; retiring president attacks initiative
and referendum. Page 10.
Last spike driven on Oregon Electric Rail
way between Portland and Salem
Page 14.
Coos County makes fine display of anni
Page 11. pp
Portland woman given hearing on charge
of fleecing Alaska miner. Page 14.
Portland Deputy Marshal now en route for
yji sil 10 recapture iana truer MrKlnlev
Page 9.
Rumor has It that Police Chief Gritzmacher
will resign. Page 11.
Washington Tax Commissioner tells Oregon
lawyers franchises should be assessed
Page 10.
Two city tickets nominated at Milwauki
Page 10.
COUNTRY NEEDS
Tfl SOBER DOWN
Hill Calls For Quarter
For Railroads.
ASKS THAT ATTACKS CEASE
Can't Get Money to Improve
Without Credit.
TALKS ABOUT HYPOCRISY
Great Northern's Builder Appeals
for Fair Treatment That Invest
ors May Be Induced to Fur
nish Vast Sums Needed.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 19. James J.
HIII, of St. Paul, executive head of the
Great Northern Railroad, was the
principal speaker at the thirteenth an
nual banquet of the Commercial Club
in this city tonight. Mr. Hill dis
cussed the question, "Commercial De
velopment of the Mississippi Valley."
and gave a comparative history and
review of industrial conditions as they
exist today.
The transportation facilities of the whole
country are. and have been, unequal to Its
present means. They must be made equal
to the burdens they bear or the country can
not prosper. How far the railroad construc
tion hae been unable to keep pace with the
domestic commerce, the country even now
does not realize.
Railroad managements have met the situa
tion by every effort to increase shipment and
Increajse efficiency In the operation. In both
directions what they have accompl ished to
little short of wonderful. Everything that
available capital, ingenuity, cheap service,
high-protected labor and skillful management
can accomplish has been done. The problem
that remains Is both physical and financial,
to bring construction up to the needs of our
immense domestic commerce, and to raise
the necessary money to do this. Jf both or
one of these l impossible. It Is not the fault
of the railway system, and only gross Ig
norance of the truth or the prejudice of dis
turbers can conceal the true facts. Only by
Improved methods of operation In the oast
have the roads avoided a blockade of traffic,
such as would have dretroyed business activ
ity or turned it Into a game of confusion and
chance.
Thi achievement 1 ee with a constant re
duction of rates that has brought the average
per mile for each passenger In the country
in the last ten years , to about. 2 cents and
the freight rate to .74 of a cent per ton per
mile, a saving that amounts to billions of
dollars In the aggregate, will be better ap
preciated after a comparison between the
statistics) of railroads in the United States
and the system of other countries. The per
centage of net earnings available fr dis
tribution on the capitalized cost of the rail
road systems of England is 3y per
cent, in Germany 6. The average of
these is 4 per cent on a much Mgher cap
italization per mile, amounting in Kngla-nd
to over four times as much. The total divi
dends declared by all the railroads of the
United States In 1906 were but 4 per cent
of the total capital stock outstanding. On
ovp-r 3,T per cent of outstanding stock no divi
dend whatever were paid. In other business.
It Is judged by its average conduct. Its aver
age returns.
The railroad system of the country' Is not
The raliroadyem ef th country Is not ' (Conclud.d on Page 6.) ' ence, but once or twice by members
I "MY POLICY" :
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a failure, as has been charged by men who
are without knowledge of the facts, and
whose opinion Is consequently of no value.
On the contrary. It Is, when Judged by re
sults, by official records, perhaps the most
conspicuous success achieved in th develop
ment of the United States: Costing but from
one-half to one-fifth as much as the systems
of other countries and charKinir rates from
one-half to one-third as great. It carries
nearly double the business per mile, and pays
twice the rates of wages. In the number of
engines produced by American genius, prob
ably no other Industry founded and perfected
by American enterprise can show a com
paratively good record, which. In the essen
tials of practical value, so distances all com
parison. Under conditions most difficult, w
have created a transportation system at
lowest first cost which gives the most ef
ficient service to the public at the lowest
charge and pays its employes the highest
known scale of wages.
Limit of Capacity Reached.
The ral'road men of this country have a
right to be proud of their record, and recent
criticism is supported by nothing better than
ignorant ceclamatlon. The people should
realize that there is a physical limit to the
capacity of a railroad. It has been their
habft to regard the railway as a means of
trnsportation over which an Indefinite busi
ness may be done, limited only by the policy
or the wishes of its management. The truth,
of course, is that neither the desire to serve
nor the prospect of gain can get out of the
railway work beyond its ability to perform.
Common falrnesB reauires the .application of
the tame treatment to railroads as to other
property, and comparisons as to rates, as to
efficiency, as to capitalization per mile and
as to earning power place the railway sys
tems of the United States far above that of
any other country In the world, in service.
In value and in useful conduct.
The capital now Invested in railways Is well
employed and the men In charge of the rail
ways In this country have struggled for neaT-
ly 15 years with the greatest problem of our
time how to move a load whose weight in
creases from 10 to 15 per cent a year with an
engine whose power Increases at the rate of
about 2-2 per cent a year. The limit of safe,
speedy, reasonable service with existing facili
ties has been reached. The measure of pros
perity Is the ease and certainty with which
commodities may be moved.
Need 91,100,000,000 to Invest.
The whole situation declares that we must
have more new lines, more double tracks.
more and greatiy enlarged terminal facili
ties. How are these to be had and what In
ducement can we offer to the capital which
must be willing to Invest before anybody will
build them? There la no subject, no right
to be asserted or wrong to be rectified, real
or alleged, that can take precedence over an
Issue so vital, one so nearly concerning the
Income, the employment, the comfort, happi
ness and prosperity of every one of our 86,-
000.000 people.
A year ago I said that It would require
$5,500,000,000, ior 11,100,000.000 a year for five
years, to make our railroad facilities equal
to the demands upon them. Although sub
stantially the amount of money suggested by
me as indispensable has been collected and
spent, the railroads have barely held their
own, and the future remains to be provided
for. Not less, but. In the opinion of com
petent judges, more, perhaps 60 per cent more,
must be spent annually for the five years to
come.
There are but two reasons, actual scarcity
of money and reluctance to invest, which
overshadow the outlook. Promising enter
prises can no longer be financed on any basis
consistent with present rates and conditions.
Wild Raid on Railroads.
A more serious factor, perhaps the con
trolling factor of the situation, in this coun
try. Is the shock given to confidence In our
investments ail over the world, and the con
sequent limitations of credit. Credit Is the
atmosphere which Inflates the lungs of busi
nrss and. when it Is greatly lessened, busi
ness must be reduced In proportion or be
quietly smothered. For this reason attacks,
not on the Individual transgression, not on
dishonest finance, but upon existing business
systems, representing the fabric of society
Itself, may destroy, by Impairing credit, what
a generation could not rebuild. Political
campaigns In many states have been made
on the issue of a general assault on the in
tegrity of railroad property and management.
There followed a wild raid in which over
170 acts more or less confiscatory of railroad
property were enacted by the Legislatures of
more than a score of states. The consequence
to the transportation system, to railroad con
struction and through these to the price of
farm products and to the success of every
form of business, have already made them
selves felt and the country suffers under the
blow. If such continues to be the attitude
of the public mind, there will presently be
no power short of a pledge of the credit of
the Government itself able to secure the
funds necessary to provide more tracks.
It behooves every business man to con-
'S STORY
OF
HER WRONGS
Mrs. Bradley Tells
Moving Narrative.
WAS LOVED AND CAST ASIDE
Promises of Marriage Broken
When Time Came.
PASSION WRECKED HEALTH
Slayer of Arthur Brown Draws Tears
From Jurors by Recital of Pas
sion and Deception End
ing in Murder.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. "I am so
tired!" said Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, the
defendant in the trial now in progress
in the Criminal Court in this city, a
few minutes before 3 o'clock today,
after she had spent about four hours
on the witness-stand relating the de
tails of her acquaintance and intimacy
with ex-United StateB Senator Brown,
with whose murder she stands accused.
Judge Stafford immediately gave orders
for the adjournment of the court. As
he had not reached the events directly
connected with the tragedy in which
Brown was killed, but had very closely
approached them, they will be the sub
ject of the first testimony to be given
tomorrow.
Today's story dealt with the first ac
quaintance of Mrs. Bradley with Brown,
and told how that acquaintance grad
ually ripened into friendship and final
ly into leve. It was a long and pathetic
narrative of illicit affection; of prom
ises of marriage which could at first
be made only on the condition of di
vorce on both sides, and then of dis
appointment and grief when both be
came free and could have been legally
untted, if Brown had been willing. Mrs.
Bradley gave the particulars of many
pledges made to her; told how Brown
had introduced her as his wife and of
how he had given his name to one of
their children, and also of how he had
aided her In no less than three criminal
operations. She related many pleasant
Incidents of their life together. She
wore a smile when she spoke of her
pride in his intellectual attainments,
and told of their reading together the
principal poets. She said that he told
her over and over again that she was
the only woman he had ever loved, and
averred that by his manner to her and
his superior attainments he had gained
a complete mastery over her.
Jurors Moved to Tears.
The courtroom was crowded during
the entire day. and many of the specta
tors were women. Tears were frequent
ly shed, not only by the general audi
ence, but once or twice by members
WOMAN
of the Jury. Mrs. Bradley was quite
emotional, and her voice was scarcely
audible at times. Her attorneys, how
ever, expressed confidence after the
witness left the stand that she would
be able to proceed to the end without a
breakdown. Mrs. Bradley said her
health had failed during her associa
tion with Brown, and she told of one
occasion when she was tempted to com
mit suicide.
In calling Mrs. Bradley to the stand,
her counsel, Judge Powers, made an un
fortunate slip of the tongue and named
'her successful rival for Brown's affec
tions, Mrs. Annie M. Adams, mother of
Maude Adams, the actress. He quickly
corrected himself, and the woman nerved
herself for the task.
How She First Met Brown.
Mrs. Bradley said she was 35 years old;
that she was born In Kansas City and
educated in Denver; that she had had
smallpox and pneumonia and had been
Katherine Clemmons Gould, Whose
Character Is Assailed by Her
Husband.
badly hurt 'by a blow on the head while a
child. She went to Salt Lake City
1890, and had lived there ever since. She
had occupied a clerical position In the
Salt Lake CMy waterworks for three years
and eight months. A week after she left
that position, she married Clarence
Bradley, by whom she had a boy and a
girl. She had Joined the Sale l.ik City
Women's Club, of which she became sec
retary-treasurer soon after her wedding,
and became a member of the Women's
Press Club ana Poets' Round Table. She
gave much attention to civic reform
Through these and political organizations
she became acquainted with Brown. An
objection to her telling her connection
with politics was overruled and she said
she took an active part In Utah politics.
women voting In that state.
Her relations with Bradley were un
happy and she was divorced from him In
1905. She was introduced to Brown by
her uncle and came to know him well
while serving on a Republican committee.
Loved Him Beyond Expression.
Mrs. Bradley was asked to give a de
scription of her relationship with Brown,
whereupon she fell into tears and for
some time she was unable to proceed.
When she did open her lips no one heard
her except the stenographer, who stood
at the desk before her. He Interpreted
her answer to the court.
"The acquaintance grew into a very
intimate relationship," she said.
'Did the acquaintanceship ripen into af
fection?" she was next apked. "It did.
after August, 1S9R. I discovered he loved
me and afterward I loved him."
"Did he at first manifest affection
toward you?"
"Yes, many, many times."
"Did he make manifestations of love
toward you?"
"Many times, yes."
"Tell the Jury how strongly you loved
him."
"It was quite beyond expression."
"Was a child born to you and him?"
"Yes. In February, 1R99." -"Tell
the Jury how you came to enter
into these relations."
This Inquiry brought out a long narra
tive which was so mingled with sobs and
tears and told in such a low-toned voice
that the stenographer was compelled to
repeat the story, which he did, as fol
lows: Finally Yielded to Him.
"The Senator told me he was very un
happy, very wretched. I told him that
our relationship could only result in grief
and sorrow and he replied that he would
stand by me all my life. Finally he came
to me and said: 'Darling, we are going on
together all through life. You can't
avoid me, and I want you to have a son.'
"Finally, after several months, I con
sented." "Consented to what?" asked Judga Pow
ers. "To his proposition." She said the son
had been christened in Brown's presence
and It had been given the Senator's name.
He had wanted to get a divorce and
marry her, she said, but she would not
consent to break up his home and had
tried to break the relationship, but he
would not have it so and would frequent
ly come to her, saying she was the only
bright spot in his life.
"Did you believe In hie protestations of
affection ?"
"I didn't believe it possible for any one
to ask a woman to have a child and not
be fond of her."
She had a second child by him, and
he performed a criminal operation on
her in 1901, which made her very 111
for two weeks. She was not well for
a long time and her doctor told her
she qould not expect to be well. She
felt it was very wrong to perform the
operation, but It was "so hard to tell
one's feelings." She cried when
Brown was defeated for the Senate,
but he cheered her by saying they
would stay together. He wrote her as
many as five letters a day and she
loved him as deeply as it was possible
to love.
When the second son by Brown was
born he was in California, and on his
(Concluded on Paso i.
ALABAMA IS WOf
FOR PROHIBITION
Women and Children
as Lobbyists.
THEY SWAMP LIQUOR FORCES
Only Two Senators
Against Measure.
Vote
NO WHISKEY AFTER 1908
Swarm or Fair and Youthful Lob
byists Crowds Liquor Men Out
of. Galleries and Cheers
Over Victory.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Not. 19. Un
precedented scenes were enacted in the
Senate Chamber of the historical Capt
tol of Alabama today when the statu
tory Prohibition bill was passed by a
vote of 32 to 2. Women and children
thronged the corridors and galleries
and even invaded the sanctity of the
floor itself, pushing the Senators from
their seats and giving vent to their
enthusiasm by shouts and cheers that
echoed and re-echoed through the
building. Senators who opposed the
bill were hissed down when they arose
to speak agaln'st the measure.
When two carloads of Mobile men came
to lobby against the bill they found that
delegates who favored that measure had
filled the. Senate galleries until not a seat
was left. It was the plan to crowd them
out and It succeeded. Little children
stood In the lobbies and pinned ribbons
on everyone who came in.
Children were kept out of school today
to work against liquor.
The statutory Prohibition blll'whlch
was passed today, was in the nature of
a compromise between the antls and
Prohibitionists. The antls, seeing th
handwriting on the wall, agreed to give
up the fight, provided the time waa
extended until January 1, 1909, when
the sale of whisky will be forbidden
In the State of Alabama. This amend
ment will be sent to the House anrf
will be concurred In without a fight.
WILL WED FRENCH DUKE
SHONTS' DAUGHTER Evr.tr.in;
TO MARRY IX JANUARY.
One of Old Nobility With Vast Es
tates and Debts Is Due
de Chauincs.
CHICAGO. Nov. 20. A dispatch to th
Tribune from Washington says:
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore P. Shouts an
nounce the engagement of their daugh
ter, Theodora, to Due de Chaulnes et d
Plcqulny. of France, the wedding to tak
place at their New York home In Jan
uary. The Due Is now In New York,
where he has been since the arrival of
Mrs. Shonts and her daughters from
Europe several months ago, but will sail
for France on Thursday.
The persistent courtship of the Duo
covers a space of over IS months and has
been most fervent. He met Miss Shonts
in Paris and fell in love with her shortly
after her presentation at the court of
King Edward.
The Due comes from the oldest of
French nobility and Is possessed of vast
estates, though they are said to be em
barrassed with debts.
Miss Shonts Is a splendid linguist,
pretty and 20 years old. Her maternal
grandfather was the late Governor
Drake, of Iowa.
NOTED ACTRESS BANKRUPT
Creditors Say Mrs. Leslie Carter
Payne Owes $11,000.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19. An involun
tary petition in bankruptcy was filed
in the United States District Court
today by the creditors against Mrs.
Leslie Carter Payne, the actress. The
claims of the creditors amount to over
fl 1,000, of which Laura G. Cook claims
1228 on notes and $6891 for clothing.
The other claims are small.
It Is alleged that Mrs. Carter Payne
committed an act of bankruptcy in
paying out $1700 to preferred creditors
knowing herself to be Insolvent. Het
total assets are estimated at $3000.
Judge Hough appointed Ezra P. Pren
tice receiver.
GREEK PADRONES FINED
Made False Affidavits to Import
Boy Slaves to America.
CHICAGO. Nov. 19. Three Greeks,
found guilty of having Imported boys
from their native country to be farmed
out to proprietors of shoe-shining estab
lishments and fruit stores, were fined
by Federal Judge Bethca today. The
fines were accompanied by a threat of
penitentiary sentences should the offenses
be repeated. The fines, which ranged
from $25 to $500. were based on the mak
ing of false affidavits in securing en
trance of the boys to the United States.
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