VOL. XLVL- NO. 14,666. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. NTERESTS, BEGIN TO SEE THE LIGHT Take Taft to Escape Roosevelt. ALDRIGH GIVES THEM WARNING Tells Them Boom for Hughes Is Great Blunder. STIRS PRESIDENT TO FIGHT Boss of Senate Tells Magnates, It They Defeat Taft, Roosevelt Will Ran Again His Argument for Secretary. BY WALTER WELL-MAN. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (Special.) Rapid growth of the movement to make Secretary Taft the nominee of the Re publican party for President is expected during the next few months. Help is coming from unlooked-for quarters from the opponents of the President, who want a "careful and conservative man" In the White House. Among those who have seen the light and who realize that, if they prevent the choice of Secretary Taft, they will only force Mr. Roosevelt to stand for another term is none other than the leader of the Senate, the all-powerful Aldrlch, of Rhode Island, the ablest and most astute representative of "the In terests" in Congress. Takes Tart as Lesser Evil. Mr. Aldrich would not choose Secretary Taft for President if he had the power to name whomever he liked. He would pre fer Senator Foraker, who "is an avowed and courageous champion of "the in terests," or Speaker Cannon, who is se cretly friendly to them; of Vice-President Fairbanks, who" would do no one any harm. But Mr. Aldrlch has realized what oth ers in Washington are Just beginning to understand, that, if it is not Taft, It will be Roosevelt.- And Mr. Aldrich and those great people in New York with whom he wields tremendous Influence, would prefer the devil hlmsolf to the , present occupant of the White House. Blunders of "the Interest. Hence Mr. Aldrich has not declared himself for Taft, but he has spoken words of reason and sense , to some of those who sit in the seats of the mighty In Gotham. He has advised them that they are making two egregious blunders: First In opposing Taft, who, though a Roosevelt man, is far more conservative and amenable than his chief, "steadier and safer," because, if they beat Taft they will have Rooseevlt on .their hands again for their pains. Second In urging Hughes as an anti admlntstratlon candidate (not that the Governor himself s anti-administration, but mo3t of his backers are), accompanied by attacks upon the administration and the President himself, because this is the surest way' to fill Theodore Roosevelt's heart full of longings to fight his enemies and triumph over them by winning an other election. His Counsel Bears Fruit. Already the counsel of Mr. Aldrlch is bearing fruit in New York.. That part of the press there which is notoriously under the Influence of "the Interests" is showing far less disposition to belittle the Taft movement and at the same time there is to be noticed a great cooling of the ardor for Governor Hughes. In Mr. Aldrich'8 opinion Secretary Taft would make a President much less radical than Mr. Roosevelt, and while he would, of course, carry on the "Roosevelt policies," he would try to do so In a manner less cal culated to bring harm to the legitimate business interests or the country. "You may take your choice between Taft and Roosevelt," Mr. Aldrich is re ported to have said to his powerful friends In New York, and those gentle men Bat down and did some very hard thinking. Know TaTt, Don't Know Hughes. I have also heard, but am not able to vouch for the truth of the story, as I have not yet talked with Senator Aldrich, that he has said: "It, will be better for every one to take for President a man like Taft, who knows the Government and the country, and whom we know, than a man like Gover nor Hughes, who is not only unknown but apparently unknowable." TO BE ST. PAUL OR LOUISVILLE Chicago Does Xot Want Democratic Convention. NEW YORK, Dec. 9. Norman B. Mack, member of the Democratic National Com mittee for New York, said today, while here en ropte to Washington to attend the meeting of the committee on Thursday, that the National Convention would be held either in St. Paul or Louisville. He said that Denver was not central enough and that Chicago had made no bid for it. He declared that William J. Bryan should be nominated for President and said that he had heard many prominent Democrats express a preference for ex-Governor William E. Douglas, of Massachusetts, for the second place on the ticket. Hughes Reserves "o Rooms. CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Manager Kennedy says no request has been made to him for the reservation of rooms in the Audi torium during the Republican Convention for Governor, Hughes, of New York. The New York delegation has reserved headquarters at the Auditorium, and the story of a reservation by Governor Hughes, according to Mr. Kennedy, prob ably grew out of this fact. Foraker for Direct Primary. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Senator Fora ker today addressed a letter hp Chairman Brown, of the Republican State Commit tee of Ohio, asking that its call for the Republican State Convention require dele gates to be directly chosen at duly au thorized primary elections. ENJOIN MUTUAL RESERVE Policyholders Block Adoption of Amendments, to By-Laws. NEW YORK. Dec. 9. Judge Hough, in the United States Court, today granted an order restraining the Mutual Reserev Life Insurance Company from adopting J. Dalzell Brown, Vice-President and General Manager of California Safe Deposit & Truftt Company, in Jail for Wrecking That Bunk. proposed' amendments to its by-laws at a meeting of HDllcyholders and enjoining officers of the company from voting prox ies sent them by policyholders. . The restraining order was obtained upon the application of W. Hepburn Rus sell, counsel for a committee of policy holders recently organized at New Or leans. Mr. Russell has charged that the proposed by-laws, if adopted, will create a lien against policyholders and abate ment of the amounts payable under thoir policies and work a fraud upon ' them. Arguments on making the injunction per manent will be heard Friday. Ito Will Retire From Corea. VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 9. Advices were received by the steamer Empress, of Japan that Prince Ito will resign his post as Resident-General of Corea at the new year, when all the Elder Statesmen will, probably retire. A well informed Japanese correspondent writes that the principle of no increased' taxation and no new loan bonds will' be "maintained for the next fiscal year, but increased taxation for the following year will be Inevitable. Marquises Matsukata and Inoye are urging an earlier increase to cope with the fiscal situation, but the present ministry, in view of the general election, is reluctant to fall In with the proposal. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 47 degrees: minimum, 42 degree. TODAY'S Occasional light rain;' southerly wind. Foreign. Stoessel court-martial nearlng- finish: strong evidence against him. Page 8. Swedish army does homage to King Gustav. Page 3. National Nearly whole fleet assembled, at Hampton Roads. Page 1. Tillman raises question about Cortelyou's financial relief. Page 5 Government asks designs tor airships for Army. Page 4. Eagleson says charges are due to conspiracy. Page 4. Politics. Busch, the brewer, declares for restriction of liquor traffic. Page 2. Aldrlch tells corporation men they mast support Taft or Roosevelt will run again. Page 1. Domestic. Three Nevada miners burled alive and fed through pipe. Page 3. Goldfield mlneowners announce reduction of wages, reduction in cost of living and open shop. Page 1. Mrs. Taft has narrow escape from shipwreck while Joining the Secretary. Page 2. How Helnze and his friends looted the Ham ilton Bank. Page 4. Only 73 bodies recovered from Monongah mines. Page 3. One killed, two injured in Black Hand out rage at Pittsburg. Page 5. Kellogg, prosecutor of Standard Oil. faints from overwork while making .speech. Page 3 J. H. Stoddart, the actor, dead. Page 1. raciftfc Coast. Walker, California, bank president, ar rested: stockholders work for re-organisation. Page 1. Ashland business men testify to losses due to poor train service. Page 7. Marshfield stage swept into ocean by tidal wage. Page 6. Two robbers killed by posse at Winlock, after marshal is wounded. Page 6- Sports. Many withdrawals and several injured in bicycle race. Page 7. Portland and Seattle High Schools want football match with St. Louis. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Hopgrowers of Oregon to organize. Page 17. Wheat weak and lower on favorable Argen tine crop news. Page 17. Good support given the stock market. Page 17. British ship Claverdon pays oft crew In Portland. Page 10. poslnnd and Vicinity. Both Republicans and Democrats will hold state conventions. Page 10. Robbers driven from streetcar by passenger's bullets. Page 18. Treasurer Steel trying to raise new bond. Page 12. Rift in banking holidays appears- to have occurred last Friday and Saturday. Page 10 Block signal system for Mount Scott line. Page 10. Employment agents enter objections to pas sage of proposed ordinance regulating their business methods. Page la. W. C. Bristol to act for state and American Surety Company in bank investigation. Tage 12. , Receiver Hill to file report on condition of Title Guarantee &. Trust Company to day. Page 12. ................. t t ADMIRAL VANS TAKES COMMAND All but Two Vessels Are Assembled. FLEET TO SAIL NEXT MONDAY Starts on Greatest Naval Movement In History. - WEEK OF SOCIAL EVENTS Kami lies of Departing Naval Men, Together With Thousands of Sightseers, Are Gathered to Watch Departure. MAKI-rP OF THE FLEET. 4 First Squadron. f First Division uuns. juen. Connecticut 74 .881 Louisiana 74 8SI Kansas 74 881 Vermont 74 81 Second Division Geortrla 8 812 Virginia . . 66 812 New Jersey 66 812 Rhode Island 66 812 Second Squadron. Third Division Minnesota - 74 8S1 Ohio 44 800 Maine 44 807 S Missouri 40 780 Fourth Division - Alabama .......45 713 4 Illinois 48 600 I Kearsarge 66 60 T Kentucky 60 6S6 Destrovers Hopkins' 7 7T Hall 7 , 77 Stewart 7 77 Whipple 7 77 i Lawrence 7 77 I Truxton .. 7 77 Supply ships , i Celtic 75 J uuigoa to Repair Ship Panther ;.. 108 Tenders Arethusa 80 Yankton - 80 Colliers Hannibal 78 Leonldas , . -' 78 Marvellus 78 a srutus to I Ajax 78 I Abarenda 78 7 Caesar 78 T Nero' .78 T Totals s ? Ships '" 35 f Guns l.Oll i Men 14,338 ..... ........... ...4 OLD POINT COMFORT, Va., Dec. 9. The double-starred flag; of blue, emblem of the commander-in-chief of the Pacific bound battleship fleet, flung; to the breeze from the main truck of the battleship Connecticut today, and Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans formally assumed his position as leader of the greatest naval movement in the history of the Ameri can people. This was assembly day for the fleet, which Is to set sail next Monday, and of the 16 great fighting; machines ordered to skirt the. southern end of all America and inaugurate a new naval era in the j ' - IN OREGON ' ' j i ! 4 Pacific Ocean, there were but two lag gards. These were tha 16,000-ton Minne sota, flagship of Rear-Admiral C. M. Thomas, commander of the second squad ron of" th fleet, and the Kentucky, whose paltry 11,150 tons relegated her to a position at the end of the armored column. The Kentucky .also is the oldest vessel among- the 16, having been laid down with her sister, the Kearsarge, In 1898, at the beginning of the war with Spain. Nine years ago is , an. ancient period in modern battleship construction", so great have been the strides in Ameri can naval architecture. . Laggards Expected Today. The Minnesota, and the Knentucky are both expected to drop anchor in Hamp ton Roads tomorrow and then the his toric fleet will be complete. The new Maine, which two short years ago was the flagship of the commander-in-chief, but is now thrown back to eleventh place j TTSo-usiTvys Kr-s:k .turn.. i mm, A&SiSl!P Islift Adolphns Bunch,' Brewer, Who De clares for Restriction of Liquor Traffic. in the list, came in today, making 14 bat tleships at anchor off here. The ships are disposed in two long lines leading in a .crescent which begins Just off the Old Point pier and points toward Norfolk. The Connecticut, which lies scarcely more than' a stone's throw from the'pllr, heads the column nearest shore. Next to her is the sister ship, the Louisiana, the champion hard-hitting, fast-firing vessel of her class, and then in turn come the Kansas and the Ver mont, all registering 16,000 tons, and belt ed with steel that is rated well nigh im pregnable. These four vessels compose the first, division of the first squadron of the fleet and are the personal barges of Rear-Admiral Qk ans.. - Vessels in the Divisions. The second division in the first .squad ron is made up of the Georgia, Virginia, New' Jersey and Rhode Island. The flag of Rear-Admiral 'William H. Emery, in command of the division, floats from the Georgia truck. It also bears two stars, but in distinction from that of the commander-in-chief, the flag has a red field, the same being true of all of the three Rear-Admirals who have command of the divisions under Admiral Evans. Both absentees from the fleet today were in the second squadron column. A vacant berth at the head of the' line was left for the 1 Minnesota, which Is bound down the coast from the New York Navy-yard. The Minnesota was the last of the big vessels to dock at New York and was given 48 hours' grace under the orders to report in Hampton Roads not later, than today. Awaiting the Minne- (Conclnded on Page 3.) REDUCE WAGES; EXCLUDE UNION Decision of Goldfield Mineowners. ALSO REDUCE COST OF LIVING Operation of Mines Will Begin on Thursday. TROOPS WILL BE ON GUARD Expectation That American Federa tion Will Be Invited to Supplant Miner's Federation Rumors of Intimidation Abound. GOLDFIELD, Nev.. Dec. 9. Late this afternoon the Goldfield Mlneowners" As sociation issued its ultimatum to the miners in Goldfield, in the shape of a set of resolutions adopted at the meeting which had been in progress all day. These resolutions embody the new scale of wages to be in vogue from this time on, showing a lowering of the scale about 20 per cent. The resolutions are as fol lows: New Scale of Resolved, That the mines of. this district re-open upon a wage scale to be agreed upon at this meeting. Resolved, That the following rate of wages be made a scale to be paid Goldneld mining district by all operators, members of this as sociation: Miners, 4; machine men, 4: chuck ten ders, $3.75; muckers. $3.75; car men $3.75; top car men $3.75; pump men, $4; timber men $4.50; (all-formerly $5): all carpenters, $5; machlnjsts. $5; (from $0); engineers (li censed) $5. (from $il); electricians $5, (from $7): blacksmiths $5.50, (from $8); tool sharp eners $5. (from $0); blacksmith helpers $4, (from $5); surface laborers $3.50, (from $4.50); amalgamators $4.G0, (from $5); van nermen $4, (from $5); laborers $3.60,. (from 5.) No Federation Men AVanted. Resolved, That no member of this ' asso ciation employ In or around his mnle or around his mill any member of Goldfield I cal Union No. 220, of the Western Federation of Miners, or of any union connected with or affiliated with said .Western Federation of Miners, and that all men hereafter employed by any member of this association in or around his mine or mill be required, as & con dition of his employment, to sign a written contract which contains an agreement that the miner is not now, and will not be, during the time he is working, a member of the Goldfield Miners' Union, No. 220, of the Western Federation of Miners, or of a union in Goldfield or elsewhere that is directly or Indirectly affiliated with or has any connec tion of any kind, nature or derscrlptlon with said Western Federation of Miners. Resolved. That tha mines of the Goldfield mining district resume operation at 7 A. M. on Thursday, December 12. 1907, with men who agree to the foregoing conditions, and that all old employes of the members of this association be given the preference at all mines, providing such employea present their applications either' at the office of this asso ciation or at the mines formerly employing them before 7 A. M. of Thursday, Decem ber 12, 1007. and that the office of this asso ciation and said mines be opened for the pur pose of receiving said applications from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. of each day until said time. Reduce Cost of Living. Resolved. That it is the sense of this asso ciation that the cost of living In the Gold neld mining district be reduced at least 20 per cent from what it now Is and. unless this be done within a reasonable time, this association will construct and operate a gen eral merchandise store or stores and boarding-house that will guarantee to the men em ployed In and around the mines and mills a reduction to this or greater amount. InKGKHIfhltmhG.oyH-r The Goldfield MlneOperators' Asso ciation also announced that, if there ia not a sufficient number of men willing to'go to work upon the terms of the resolutions before December 12 it will employ men from such sources as it may be able to secure them Miners Say Nothing The executive committee of the Gold field Miners' Union has been in session ! Xf. j t iv ; It fy:v , 1 tr i . I tMrs. W. H. Taft, Who Had Narrow J Kscnpe From Shipwreck While t Going to Join Her Husband on I Steamer President Grant. t nearly all day, but no statement has been Issued in answir- to the one sent out by the mineowners, the contents of which had been anticipated by the miners. It is the belief of members of the union, expressed today on the issu ance, of. the owners" statetmerit, that no attempt will be made by the own ers to do more than clear the mines of the water that has accumulated in them during the present week. Wheth er an attempt will be made to prevent this much being done cannot be deter mined tonight, but the men say posi tively that no violence will be resorted to and no disturbance made on Thurs-' day morning when the mines are to be reopened. Whether the union will undertake to renew negotiations with the Mineown ers' Association in an attempt to bring about a compromise before Thursday has not yet been decided by the exec utive committee of the .union. May Call In Gompers' Federation. The difference on the surface be tween the two organizations until to day has been over the acceptance of scrip in lieu of coin or currency for half of the wages due. The union still positively refuses to permit members to accept this scrip. Now the matter of .a 20 per cent reduction in the wage scale affecting every employe above and below ground, has to ' be consid ered, and on top of this comes the statement of the mineowners that it will not deal further with the local union or any person connected with the Western Federation of Mlnei. Con servative men here not connected with either the owners' or miners' organ ization are, however, of the opinion that a settlement may yet be effected and, if not, that an attempt may be made to organize a new union here, to be affiliated with the American Feder ation of Labor, with which the mine owners have already Intimated they will be willing to enter into an agree ment. ' The new scale . of wages announced today, is based on the wages paid at Tonopah, where the cost of living is conceded to be 20 per cent lower than in Goldfield. To cover this point the Mineowners' Association has agreed either to Induce the merchants here to lower their prices or else .to open gen eral stores and boarding-houses where prices will be lower. The officers of the local Miners' Union say they place little confidence in the statement of the Mineowners' Associatidn, and that such statements, which they characterize as "bluffs," have been issued before and the promises contained In them not kept. . Reports of Intimidation. . Reports of attempts at Intimidation, threats of Violence, and even attempts to commit violence are being constantly heard tonight, but at union headquar ters these are characterized as fakes, and in instances where personal en counters have occurred the evidence obtainable is that the disturbances are caused by irresponsible parties, and that the union officials are endeavoring to prevent disorder and violence. Presi dent Charles MacKinnon, of the Gold field Miners' Union, said tonight that the executive committee was not hold ing a regular meeting today, and that It would not do so, nor would the union takev any official action regarding the reduction of wages until tomorrow night, at the regular monthly meeting. Mr. MacKinnon declared that the union put no reliance on statements Issued by the Mlneowners' Association, because the confidence of the Miners' Union had been repeatedly betrayed by the association. Miners Play Waiting Game. "We are playing a waiting game," he said. "The owners have precipitated a fight: have induced Governor Sparks to ask for troops; have determined to drive the Western Federation out of the camp and have decided to reduce wages. All the trouble that may result from these unwarranted actions the mineowners will be responsible for.'' The troops are tonight patrolling the (Concluded on Pags 5.) RANKER T GET BAIL Brown Stays in Jail; Bartnetf Is Free. STATE APPLIES FOR RECEIVER A10 Run on California Safe DeV'" ' posit Vaults Starts. STOCKHOLDERS TAKE HAND Will Seek Concessions From Depos itors, Change Directors and Try to Reopen Walker Arrest ed at Santa Barbara. SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 9. Attorney General U. S. Webb, late this afternoon commenced proceedings in the Superior Court for the appointment of a receiver for the suspended California Safe Deposit & Trust Company, whose president, vice president and general manager are under arrest for embezzlement. The stockhold ers, as well as the officials and directors, were made defendants. Superior Judge Coffey Issued a temporary restraining or der preventing the officials and directors from disposing of the bank's assets In any manner, pending the hearing for the appointment of a receiver. This action by the Attorney-General, the reduction by Judge Frank H. Dunn of the bail fixed n the warrant for J. Dalzell Brown, general manager of the suspended institution, from J200.000 to $75,000, and of W. J. Bartnett, vice-president, from $00,000 to $75,000; a run on the safe deposit vaults of the closed bank, caused by a rumor that the boxes had been looted; a meeting this afternoon of some of the stockholders, at which com mittees were appointed to demand the resignation' of the directors, examine the assets and confer with the depositors, and a meeting of the depositors tonight, were the developments of the day in connection with the failure of the California Safe Deposit & Trust Company. Can't Get Ball; Protest Innocence. After futile attempts all afternoon to secure bondsmen, Brown was returned to the city prison tonight. Bartnett was more successful and was released this evening. President David F. Walker is under arrest at Santa Barbara and will leeve there tomorrow morning for this city in custody of Detective-Sergeant Duncan Matheson; of the local police de partment. Neither Brown nor Bartnett would dis cuss their arrest and the bank situation, beyond declaring their innocence of any wrong-doing. Brown insisted that the in stitution was not insolvent and complained that the reports published of its condition were unfair. "I still contend," he said, "that the as sets, although at this time hard to realize upon, are far more than the liabilities. . If the stockholders and depositors will come together and each make concessions, the depositors will be paid dollar for dollar. As to the disappearance of the Colton se curities, I am innocent. Beyond that I can say nothing." Bartnett would make no statement re garding his connection with the bank, its alleged mismanagement or what became of the Colton bonds and stocks, which were by him placed in the institution. Neither would he affirm or deny that he had consulted a spirit medium In regard to investments. Run on Safe Deposit Vault. Apparently growing out of the disap- t pearance of the Colton securities, a rumor, gained circulation today .that the alleged looting of the bank extended even to the private boxes in the vaults which are among the largest in the city.- In consequence of this rumor, there was quite a run on the boxes this afternoon. Anxious lecsees of the boxes gathered around the doors of the vault and, as rapidly as they could be handled, went in to remove their valuables or assure themselves that they were still safe. Still Hope to Reorganize. A meeting of about 75 stockholders was held at the Merchants Exchange In the afternoon; 8790 out of 23,250 shares were represented. John Lloyd, formerly presi dent of the German Savings Bank, waa chosen chairman. Some or those present became dissatisfied with his conduct of the meeting toward the close, and he was removed and succeeded by O. M. Gold aracena. After being In session for two hours it appeared to be the sentiment of the '. stockholders that the bank could rehabil itate if the depositors would make con cessions and wait one or two years, with . Interest to be paid on their deposits. It was also announced that the appoint ment of a receiver would be fought in the courts. A demand was made for the raj moval of the directors and a committee was appointed to call upon the directors, demand their resignation and arrange for a meeting of the stocRholders for the election of a i.ew board. Another com mittee was named to examine the assets of the bank. A third committee was ap pointed to confer with the Depositors' Association. Depositors Dug up Facts. Through the activity of the deposi tors' committee of the defunct Califor nia Safe Deposit & Trust Company the developments of yesterday were made (Concluded en Pags 4.)