tt MORNING OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY T, 1908.
POWELL IS ASKED
TO CLEAR
TO
May Swear That Senator Had
No Connection With the
$1500 Bribe.
VISITED BY J. N. SMITH
Politician Said to Have Paid J. S.
Smith During Legislature Hold- .
up Believed Heady to An
swer Hency's Charge.
SAL KM, Or.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Dr.
J. N. Smith, State Senator from Mar
lon County, made a hasty trip to
Albany today for the purpose of se
curing from James Powell an affidavit
declaring that Senator Fulton had no
connection whatever with the pay
ment of the $1500 to Representative
J. S. Smith during the legislative hold
up in 1897. Senator Smith did not get
the affidavit, but rumor in political
circles indicates that Powell has made
known his willingness to make some
sort of affidavit on the subject and
favorable to Fulton.
Tailed to Get Affidavit.
Just what the nature of the affidavit
will be cannot be learned, as those
who are informed from direct sources
are very reticent. The fact that upon
his return. Senator Smith refused to
say anything whatever about the pur
pose or result of his trip is taken as
conclusive evidence that he did not
get what he went after.
It will be remembered that ex
Representative Smith, of Linn County,
made affidavit that lie visited the
Mitchell headquarters at Powell's re
quest and that after arrangements had
been made for the payment of $1500
to him, the money was handed to him
by Powell. It is understood that
Powell does not entirely agree with
the statement of the transaction as
made by Smith.
While Powell's story is not known
In detail. Senator Fulton's friends un
derstand that Powell will exonerate
Fulton, at least as an accessory before
the fact. Some reports are that Powell
will make affidavit that Fulton neither
had a part in the deal nor knew that
the money had been paid, while others
are that Powell will merely swear that
Fulton had nothing to do with the
payment of the money, and that he
merely acquiesced in the transaction
negotiated by others.
Smith Friend or Fulton.
Senator Smith, of Marion County, la
one of the closest political friends or
Senator Fulton, and one of his most
loyal supporters. For this reason he
was selected to call upon Powell and
secure, if possible, the affidavit in Ful
ton's favor. The fact that Smith was
to go to Albany on this mission was
known only to a few in the inner
circle of politics at Salem. When met
by a newspaper representative im
mediately upon his -return, Senator
Smith manifested his surprise that the
purpose of the trin had become known.
He flatly refused to say a word
about it.
It is understood that Powell finds
himself between two fires. Fulton's
friends on the one hand are trying
their utmost to get the affidavit, while
Fulton's opponents, on the other, are
trying to dissuade him from making
any statement. Because of the strenu
ous efforts . that are being made on
both sides, there is keen interest in
the matter, and information as to the
nature of the affidavit is eagerly
awaited. -v
TRUE FRIENDS OF JAPAN
Takahira Predicts Peaceful Out
come of Restriction Negotiations.
LONDON, Feb. 6. "I know of no truer
friends of Japan than the Americans,
and our excellent relations and knowl
edge of one another will insure an ami
cable outcome at an early date of the
negotiations still in progress."
Such is the message that Baron Ko
gora Takahira sends to America on the
eve of his departure to assume the Am
bassadorship of Japan at Washington.
The Baron will sail for New York Sat
urday on the Etrurla.
"I am not going to "Washington on any
special mission," continued the Ambas
sador in an interview today. "But only
as the resident representative of my
country. I am delighted to return to the
city and country where I have so many
friends. When I was last in Washington
as Minister it was an anxious period,, but
I always recall how my anxiety was
lightened by the friendship of the Amer
ican people. I have always regarded
the Americans as our good friends and
friendship in times of stress and difficul
ty is doubly appreciated. That is why
I say I know Japan has no truer friends
than the Americans, who all along have
believed In the justice and truth of our
alms. Although certain newspapers
have spoken in a pessimistic vein re
garding our relations. I have never at
tached the slightest importance to these
utterances, and with my knowledge of
America's attitude during the Russo
Japanese War. and of her relations to
us in our earlier and more modest times,
I have never thought of the possibility
of war between the United States and
Japan. Such a thing is unthinkable in
this period of world's history. I have not
a particle of doubt regarding America's
sympathy towards us. and I fully believe
that a satisfactory solution of any ques
tions between the two countries will be
reached at an early date without much
difficulty."
SMUGGLES ARMS INTO CHINA
Japanese Steamer Seized Carrying
Aid to Revolutionists.
HONGKONG. Feb. 6. Chinese Imperial
C'ustims officials this afternoon seized a
Japanese steamer near Macao, which
was landing arms on Chinese territory.
It is alleged that the arms were intended
for revolutionists under Dr. Sun Yet Sen,
the leader of the revolutionary party in
China.
PAYS RANSOM TO RAISULI
Britain Gets Back Maclean at Ex
pense of $200,000.
TANGIER. Feb. . Raid Sir Harry
Maclean, commander of the Sultan's
bodyguard and, next to the Sultan, the
most Influential man In Morocco, has
arrived here under an escort from the
bandit Raisuli, who has had him under
bondage for the past seven months. He
was brought here in accordance with the
agreement which the British Government
finally succeeded in making with Ralsuli
for his release. In return for which it will
pay JtJO.OOO to Raisuli and guarantee him
protection and immunity from arrest.
HAVE HOT FIGHT "WITH MOOIM
French Cani Attacked Second Time,
Causing Loss of Life.
PARIS. Feb. C A dispatch received
here from General d'Amade. the French
commander-in-chief in Morocco, says the
column operating on the coast had an en
gagement yesterday with the Arabs at
a point southwest of Kashber Rachid.
The French apparently had routed their
enemy when the Moors returned with re
inforcements and attacked the French
camp a second time. The fight was a hot
one, but the Moors were eventually
forced to retire in the direction of Settat.
Five Frenchmen were wounded.
Have Enough Troops in Morocco.
PARIS, Feb. 6. Foreign Minister
Pichon announced today that the Gov
ernment had no intention of sending any
additional army corps to Morocco.
1TI-L
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APPEAL-
TO CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE.
Would Protect "Dry" Sections by
Act Prohibiting Introduction of
Intoxicants From Outside
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Representa
tives of the Prohibition party, the Anti
Saloon League of America, the Wom
an's Christian Temperance Union and
various Christian organizations ap
peared today before the House commit
tee on the judiciary to urge a favorable
report on one. or more of the bills in
troduced to protect "dry" local option
districts from receipt of "Intrastate as
well as Interstate shipments of liquor.
Rev. S. E. Nicholson, legislative su
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, spoke for this organization;
Professor Charles Scanlon, of Pitts
burg, for the Presbyterian Church; Fin
ley Hendrlckson, of Cumberland, Md.,
for the Prohibition party, and Mr. Ray,
of Pennsylvania, for the United Pres
byterian Church. Present for the Wom
an's Christian Temperance Union were
the National . president. Mrs. L. M. N.
Stevens; the National secretary, Miss
Gordon, and the National executive su
perintendent. Miss Ellis.
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri
made an argument against the pro
posed measures In behalf of the Na
tional German-American Alliance.
Representative Clayton of Alabama,
a member of the committee, whose at
titude supports Federal protection of
Prohibition districts, questioned some
of the Prohibition speakers as to the
legal right of the states to Invoke Fed
eral excise protection in the face of
voluntary surrender to the Government
of the very rights now sought to be re
obtained. It was agreed that briefs
should be submitted on this point.
Representative Bartholdt asked that the
decision of tne committee to close its
hearing February 12, be rescinded, in or
der to allow representatives of the Cali
fornia Wine Growers' Association to
come to Washington and present their
side of the case and also to give further
hearing to the German-American Alli
ance. This request was denied.
In asserting the complete failure of pro
hibition laws In Maine, Kansas and Iowa,
Mr. Bartholdt remarked:
"These things we know, but we don't
know how prohibition laws are going to
operate in the states of Georgia and Ala
bama." "Pardon me," interrupted Chairman
Jenkins, "but I heard an answer to that
query, made by a Southerner only this
morning. He said: 'The inauguration of
prohibition laws in Alabama and Georgia
will work like a charm. This will mean
that a white gentleman can sret a drink
whenever he wants it, but a nigger can't
get a drop." "
Representatives Clayton, of Alabama,
and Brantley, of Georgia, laughingly pro
tested that this was not so.-
"Surely, Mr. Chairman, your friend did
not speak that way of Alabama?" ques
tioned Mr. Clayton.
"I am quite positive he was not refer
ring to Georgia," added Mr. Brantley.
"He said Alabama and he said Geor
gia," replied Mr. Jenkins, and even some
of the prohibition representatives joined
in the laugh that followed.
MRS. TALBOT VINDICATED
Sudden Ending of Divorce Suit in
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. The Tal
'bot divorce case was submitted to
Judge Seawell for decision today.
Apart from refuting the testimony to
the effect that she was addicted to
liquor and drugs, Mrs. Talbot did not
contest the suit. The .first question
she was asked when put on the stand
today was whether she was addicted
to drugs and liquors. Before she could
answer. Attorney Dunne, for Talbot,
arose and declared that his client, in
the face of the overwhelming testi
mony brought to bear by Mrs. Talbot,
was willing to eliminate all testimony
to the effect that she used drugs and
liquor.
"That vindicates the honor of Mrs.
Talbot as a mother and as a woman,"
said Attorney Shortridge, "and she has
nothing more to say."
This sudden ending was not un
expected, as it was remarked that some
kind of an agreement had been reached
In private. It is understood that Judge
Seawell in handing down his decision
will give the custody of the daughter
to the mother, and of the two boys to
the father. Mrs. Talbot, it is thought,
will be allowed $800 a month and the
life interest of the house and estab
lishment at 26S0 Jackson street.
GLASS MAY BE RELEASED
Health Breaking Down Under Con
finement In Jail. '
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. Attorney for
Louis Glass who was convicted of bribery
with the San Francisco Telephone Com
pany's franchise will appear before Judge
Dunne tomorrow morning and make an
effort to have Glass released from custody
on bail pending an appeal in his case.
Glass is reported to be very til and has
been removed to a private hospital. His
attorney will assert that further incar
ceration will endanger his life.
Britt and Nelson to Fight.
IXIS ANGELES. Feb. 6. Battling Nel
son and Jimmy Britt. of San Francisco,
have signed articles for a 10-round fight
in this city before the Pacific Athletic
Club, on the night of Tuesday. February
US. The weight is to be 13fr pounds at 6
o'clock. Britt concedes Nelson 5 per cent
bonus of the fighters' share of the money.
CARD OF THANKS.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Helms wish' to
extend their thanks to their friends for
their kindness and assistance during
the recent illness and death of their
4ii.ugh.ter, Lucy ii Helms,
IY FIGHT ABOUT
NEWBATTLESHIPS
Republicans Want to Cut Num
ber From Four to Two
This Year.
IN INTEREST OR ECONOMY
Pruning Naval Appropriation Be
cause of Prospective Deficit.
Roosevelt Talks With Demo
cratic Champions Big Navy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Though the
House committee on naval affairs has
taken no vote on the subject, there is ex
cellent authority for predicting that it
will recommend the appropriation of
money for the building of two instead of
four battleships urged by President
Roosevelt and Secretary MetcaJf. The
certainty of a heavy deficit and the pros
pect of decrease in revenue during the
next fiscal year have been held up as a
warning by Chairman Tawney of the
appropriations committee and a general
tendency on the part of the Republicans
in the House to hold down expenses is evi
dent. The naval committee feels that it is
wiser to trim and prune in the commit
tee than to recommend measures of ex
penditure which probably would be voted
down on the floor.
Democrats Want More Ships.
It is likely, however, that the commit
tee will recommend, an appropriation to
cover the reception into the Navy of, at
least 3000 of the additional 6000 men asked
for by the Secretary of the Navy to man
the new battleships New Hampshire,
Idaho and Mississippi and the new ar
mored cruisers North Carolina and Mon
tana, soon to go into commission. The
Navy is now 600 men short of its quota.
It seems assured, however, that the im
pending proposal to cut down the battle
ship appropriation from four to two will
be met by a firm resistance on the part of
the Democrats. Among those are Repre
sentatives Talbot, of Maryland, who
launched the "big Navy" policy in the
Forty-seventh Congress, and Hobson, of
Alabama, who was elected to his first
seat in Congress chiefly on a larger Navy
platform.
Conference With Roosevelt.
So earnest is the President's desire that
four battleships be provided at this ses
sion that today be sent for Representa
tives Talbott and Hobson, Pagett of Ten
nessee and Lamar of Florida, all members
of the naval committee. They went to
the White House and were closeted. with
the President for some time discussing the
situation as it obtains in the committee
and may shape itself in the House. There
was no difference of opinion as to the
need of a larger Navy, but tne best means
of meeting the prospective opposition
to a four-ship appropriation at this ses
sion were canvassed.
RETURN CHILEAN HOSPITALITY
American Fleet Officers Entertain
Large Number of Visitors.
PUNTA ARENAS. Feb. 6. The social
gaieties In connection with the presence
of the American fleet continue unabated.
Dinners and dancing with excursions and
receptions follow one another. The Amer
icans are trying to repay the hospitality
of their Chilean hosts and the Chileans
striving constantly to put their visitors
further in their debt. It was originally
planned to have the fleet leave here last
evening, but the departure was delayed
until tomorrow in order to give the Amer
icans more time in which to return the
hospitalities.
The health of Rear-Admiral Evans, who
at Rio Janeiro was suffering from rheu
matism, is improving steadily.
The fleet will leave Friday night at 11
o'clock. The torpedo flotilla will accom
pany the battleships through the Straits
of Magellan as far as Cape Pillar, at the
west end, from which point the smaller
vessels will take an mside passage to the
North. At Valparaiso the fleet will steam
close in-shore and salute the town. The
Chilean cruiser Chacabuco will precede
the fleet out of the strait. The vessels
expect to arrive off Valparaiso Friday.
February 14, about 2 P. M.
One of the boats of the battleship Rhode
Island, in which Midshipman Herndon B.
Kelley and four seamen were rowing, was
capsized off the spit yesterday afternoon.
The five men clung to the bottom of their
upturned boat. Captain Martin, the Mari
time Governor of the Territory, imme
diately went out in a launch and rescued
the sailors.
John Hicks, the American Minister to
Chile, who came to Punta Arenas on the
Chacabuco, entertained the American Ad
mirals and Captains at breakfast yester
day on board the vessel. Commander
Hodgeson, of the British cruiser Sappho,
also was a guest. No toasts were offered
by the officers, but Henry L. Janes, sec
retary of the American Legation at Val
paraiso, made a brief address, closing
with the statement that he expected some
day the sailors of the British. Chilean and
American navies would claim and attain
dominion over the seven seas.
While the officers were being enter
tained in the ward room of the Chaca
buco, 200 Americans and 20 British blue
jackets were given a splendid breakfast
on the lower deck. Great enthusiasm pre
vailed and the sailors drank to the health
of their respective nations and their com
manding Admirals.
Tuesday afternoon there was a' dance
on board the Chacabuco, at which the so
ciety of Punta Arenas was well repre
sented. Four hundred guests danced until
6 o'clock in the evening.
Among those present were Minister
Hicks, Admirals Thomas. Emory and
Sperry, of the American fleet, and other
American officers: members of the lead
ing Punta Arenas families, and several
British and Argentine naval officers. The
decks of the Chacabuco were draped with
the flags of all nations and decorated
with evergreens. The orchestra Was in
stalled In the boats hanging at the davits.
The afternoon was one of animation and
the dance came to an end with the Amer
ican cake walk and the rendering of the
famous Chilean dance, "Cue Ca."
Punta Arenas is having a feast of music.
Every day bands from one or another of
the American warships play on the
Plaza.
Return Chilean Courtesies.
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Admiral Evans
does not expect to leave Punta Arenas
with his battleships until the evening of
February 7, Instead of the morning, as
was expected. His despatch on that sub
ject to the Navy Department today says
he was ready to go ahead on the evening
of the 6th, but in order to return cour
tesies extended by the Chileans, his de
parture had been delayed until Friday
evening.
There is a stretch of clear wide water
from Punta Arenas to Cape Forward, in
Magellan Strait. . This can be covered
safely In the dark. Then there are long
tortuous passages, and, while traversing
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High-Chairs in golden finish for 70c
$4.35 Collapsible Desk Brackets indispensable in
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$5.00 Mahogany Candlesticks for $1.65
$5.00 Dining Chairs in quarter-sawed golden oak
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$6.00 Oxidized Steel-Tube Chairs, with golden oak
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$10.00 Oil Paintings for. $2.90
$8.00 Magazine Rack, in fumed oak, for. . . .$2.90
Arm Rockers in golden oak for $2.95
$8.00 Camphor-wood Chests for $3.25
$7.50 Hall Seats, in golden oak, for. $3.75 .
$9.00 Mahogany Candlesticks for $3.85
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these, the Admiral will have about 20
hours of daylight, which it is expected
will bring him well onward toward Cape
Pillar, at the Pacific end of the strait.
The torpedo boat destroyer flotilla will
go with the battleships until Cape Pillar
is reached, when they will separate.
SEVERE TEST OF SUBMARINES
Three Start on Long Voyage to the
Southern Seas.
NBW YORK, Feb. . The submarine
flotilla sailed late today for Annapolis,
the first leg of Its extended practice
cruise, but had hardly passed out at
Sandy Hook when the boats turned back
and headed up the bay for the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. It was after dusk when the
boats came about.
The fleet is made up of the submarines
Viper, Tarantula and Cuttlefish, convoyed
by the converted yacht Hist. For several
days the fleet has been awaiting favor
able weather for what, It is believed, will
be the longest . trip ever made by sub
marines in the open sea. The fleet
anchored off Tompkinsville. S. I., for the
night and will proceed tomorrow, if the
weather is favorable. The turning back
this afternoon was due to the -heavy seas.
Their ultimate destination is not
made public, but they are expected to
call at Delaware Breakewater and
Hampton Roads, after which they will
proceed to some point farther south,
where in warm waters they will engage
in a practice drill.
Lieutenant Courtney is In command of
the flotilla and the Hist will accompany
the boats carrying supplies. At the
suitable point the submarines will be put
through a severe test, following out the
maneuvers likely to be required in time
of war.
Mexico Grants Coaling Station.
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 6. The concession
by Mexico to the United States granting
the privilege for the establishment of a
coaling station at Magdalcna Bay is now
in force and it is expected that the two
barges provided under the concession will
be anchored in the bay before the arrival
there of the fleet. - -
Further negotiations are pending for a
large target range and. permission to land
marines for small arms practice. Pre
vious requests of like nature were not
favorably received by Mexico.
Tomorrow and Monday will positively
be the last days for discount on West Side
gas bills. Portland Gas Co.
RUEF SPINS SPIDER-WEB
RAISES NEW POINT TO INVALI
DATE INDICTMENTS.
Begins Technical Battle to Prevent
Trial on Bribery Charge May
Kill All Indictments.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. Abraham
Ruef, through his attorneys, today made
the first move in what promises to be a
long technical battle to prevent his
trial on the charge of bribery. When
brought before Superior Judge Law
lor for the purpose of having a day set
for his trial on the Indictment charg
ing him with having bribed ex-Supervisor
Jennings Phillips in the passage
of an overhead-trolley franchise, Ruef
set up the claim that he had never been
lawfully arraigned. He said that, when
he was arraigned with the other de
fendants in the trolley cases, last May,
the copy of the indictment handed to
him at that time omitted to state that
he had bribed the Supervisors "with in
tent to corrupt them." as contained in
the original indictment, and that hence
he had not been served with a true
copy, as required by law. Upon re
quest of the Prosecuting Attorney,
Judge Lawlor continued the matter un
til tomorrow afternoon. Should the
court sustain the contention of Ruef, It
would not only nullify all arraignments
and pleas of Ruef, but would similarly
affect all the other defendants.
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Play Basketball Today.
The basketball teams of Columbia Uni
versity and Portland Academy will play a
game at the Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Club gymnasium this afternoon at 2
o'clock. This game should prove one of
the hardest fought of the Interschoiastlc
basketball league season. Columola now
holds the lead and it is the ambition of
the Portland Academy players to depose
her. Both teams have practiced faith
fully during the past few days and are in
fine shape for a gruelling contest. The
teams will line-up as follows:
Columbia. Position. Port. Academy
Walker F McDanlelf
Pomeroy-Dooley ...F Henrys
McDonald Moore
Gleuson G William
Dooley. O G Myers
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.we use, and the
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