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5 VOL,. XLVIII. XO. 14,730. .PORTLAND, OREGOX, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. NATION T Merchants Buying and x Paying Debts. FACTORIES RESUMEOPERATION push to Wholesale Houses to Replenish Stocks. ; FEW MEN UNEMPLOYED Country Fast Recovering From Fi nancial Flurry-- Stocks Are De pleted and Buying Is Heavier Than It Was Last Year. CHICAGO, Feb. 12. (Special.) That the Nation again is on the high road to prosperity was shown today by re ports from all sections of the country. On every hand It is agreed that the de pression following the financial flurry of last Fall is a thing of the past, and that the outlook is for a steadily in creasing volume of business until nor mal conditions have been reached, in some branches of trade prosperity In a full measure has been recorded, and other lines show an improvement that promises some satisfactory records at the close of the year. Following the end of the stlngency In money comes an Improvement in collections and a corresponding facility of barter and sale. It also has been demonstrated completely that the gen eral public escaped the effects of the flurry. The people have cash with wjjlch to supply their needs, and their needs are Just as great as ever. Mills Keen me, Few Unemployed. With more factories resuming oper ations every day, the ryimber of the unemployed 1b .decreasing,, and- it Is be lieved that before long the. idle mill will be the exception. Chicago wholesalers report that the country merchants are coming in with their Spring orders In greater numbers than a year ago. In almost every case they say that their stocks are low and must be replenished immediately to care for the demands of their elastom ers. The teel business, recognised as the barometer of trade " In general, has shown marked improvement within the last few weeks. Such articles as wire and nails, which get to the general public Quicker than the other products, are in great demand, and the railroads are coming into the market for large quantities of supplies. Building Is Reviving. Building material is In better de mand, not only steel, but the other commodities. The opening of the mills calls for Increased sales of coal and transactions in provisions indicate that the public has not lose its appetite. Even the luxuries of life, where busi ness felt the depression the most, are in great demand,' and those who pre dicted a few weeks ago that the foun dations of American prosperity were too firm to feel the effects of a tem porary shortage of money are priding themselves on their acumen. Reports received today from Chicago merchants and other cities were all characterized by the same hopeful tone. The general belief is that all dan ger of a period of hard times has dis appeared. Merchants Buy Freely. ' "The outlook Is for bigger business, both in quality and in quantity, than last year." said Walter D. Moody, busi ness manager of the Chicago Associa tion of Commerce. "I have been around the wholesale district a good deal late ly, and I find it is optimistic over the outlook for the Spring business. I have had direct reports from many of the large houses, and they all read the same. "There are many merchants In town, and they are coming by every train. They are flocking to the wholesale houses, and in practically every case they are buying freely. "One of the biggest jobbers in the city told me that he had his men out on the road selling Fall goods, and that their orders were better than last year. The best part of it all is that the merchants are optimistic. Their stocks are light and they must buy freely to care for their customers." IDIE MEX TO DEMAXD WORK Will March in. Body to Pittsburg City Hall. PITTSBURG, Feb. 12. Unemployed workmen of the Woods Run District of the North Side, formerly Allegheny, at a mass meeting today organized as the 'Employment Seekers of the North Side." and decided to march to the City Hall, the seat of government of Greater Pitts burg tomorrow morning and demand em ployment. A fife and drum corps will head the procession. Banners with suitable In scriptions have been secured, two of them reading as follows: "We Must Have Work so That We May Feed Our Starving Families" and "Idle Workman Are Wel come in Our Army." Implement Firm Fails. CINCINNATI. Feb. 12, P. P. Mast & Co.. agricultural -Implement manufactur- RAVELS PROSPERITY ROAD ers of 6prlngf1eld, were today thrown Into the hands of Howard D. Maize, president of the company and Samuel F. McGrew as receivers. The receivers were directed to continue the business, but wind It up as speedily as possible. The assets are elven as approximately Jl.000.000 and the indebtedness as 4OO,O0O. The financial stringency is given as the reason for the receivership. SMALIi . BANK GOES TO WAIL San Francisco Institution Will Prob ably Pay Out. . - SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. The State Bank Commissioners took charge today .of the Bank of Greater San Francisco, a small institution on Market street, near Seventh, of which C. H. Pool is president and manager. The Commissioners say that the Institution has ample resources to pay all of its indebtedness, but it was thought best to close up its affairs at this time. The capital stock of the institution is T.OOO. It has deposits to the amount of $22,420. The Commissioners believe they can cullect J13.0UO on the bank's securities at once and It has $7000 cash on hand. The total Indebtedness against the bank, Including deposits, amounts to but $23,870. ORDERED TO SHOW SOIVEXCY Independent Telephone Company Is Attacked by Stockholder. NEWARK. N. J., Feb. 12. The United States Independent Telephone Company Judge Jami Hargts, of Breathitt County, Kentucky. Who Main tained Political Control by Mur der and Was Finally Murdered by His Son. was ordered by Vice-Chancellor Howell today to show cause on February 18 why it should not be adjudged insolvent. Coun sel for James M.. O'Grady, of Chester, N. Y., a creditor and stockholder, applied for the order and declared that the com pany is insolvent. The company was described by Mr. 0.'Gradys counsel as a holding corpora tion, with an authorized rapital stock of J50.000.000. of which $42,576,000 has been issued. STEALS A- CHIHESE: WOBJIJUI CHARLES F. LORD, OF PORT IiAXD, ARRESTED IX SEATTLE. About to Board Train for Portland AVith Woman Whole Affair Is a Mystery. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 12. (Special.) Charles F. Lord, who says he is a Port land lawyer,, was arrested here tonight while trying to run away with a Chinese woman. He spent an hour or bo in Jail and was then turned loose. The entire affair is one of mystery and none of the parties thereto will shed any light on it. The woman is the wife of a well-known Chinese, who goes by. the name of Jimmle Goon Gan. and he called at the police station and took her home. Lord admits that he Intended taking the woman to Portland, but further than that will say nothing. The husband la equally reticent and appeared satisfied to get his wife back. He would prefer no charge against Lord. The police are of the opinion that the affair is a part of a highbinder scheme to steal the woman, but their knowledge extends no further than conjecture. Lord acted In such a manner as to create the belief that he was 'either drunk or crazy. The arrest was made at the King-street passenger station Just before the depart ure of the Portland train. RENEWS' HER DAMAGE SUIT St. Louis Woman With Wounded Af. fections Claims Man's Cash. ST. LOUIS. Mo., Feb. 12.-SpecIal.) Edward P. Frederick, superintendent. temporarily, at Seattle, Wash., of a rope factory in St. Louis, who was sued for $20,000 for alleged breach of promise by Miss Stella Dailey. daughter of ex-Police Judge Thomas Dailey, waived service and entered an appearance. Dawson & Garvin, attorneys for Fred erick, say that Miss Dailey first filed her suit for damages In Seattle, where he was living temporarily. They say marked copies of the Seattle newspapers containing reports of the suit were sent to Frederick's friends. They say he beat the suit there. His attorneys deny all Miss Dailey's allegations. Would Dredge Coos Bay. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Senator Ful ton Introduced a Joint resolution authoriz ing the Secretary of War to expend the balance of the appropriation made for the Improvement of Coos Bay amounting to $25,225 in operating a dredge now build ing for use in the harbors of Oregon and Washington, in dredging Coos Bay channel. t jrC$ C "s. i I U f 'A . "V TUFT DEFENDS - ISLAND POLICY Speaks at Banquet of Lincoln Club. DUTY TO THE PHILIPPINES Rapid Strides Made Since the Americans Took Control. COAL IS SELF-GOVERNMENT Secretary Also Praises Roosevelt's Fight Ag-ainst Corruption and Is Loudly Cheered at Din ner in Grand Rapids. GRAND 'RAPIDS, Mich., b. 12. The Lincoln Club banquet hero tonight " -warn a brilliant affair, with a galaxy of speak ers never equaled In Michigan political banquets. More than 2000 persons occu pied seats at the tables. The hall was elaborately decorated, and as a compli ment to . Ambassador Jusserand, of Prance, French colors were mingled with the American. The speakers were Ambassador Jusser and. Congressman George Edmund Foss, Secretary of -War Taft, Governor Curtis Guild, Jr., of M as sachu setts, and Direc tor John Barrett, of the Bureau of South American Republics. Although all of the speakers were greeted with enthusiasm' It was Secretary Taft who received the greatest outburst of applause. It continued for several minutes before he could begin his address. Interrupted frequently by applause, he spoke in part as follows: . The Philippine Islands came to us with out our design. The destruction of the Spanish fleet put the Philippine Island at our mercy. We had no troops. However, and as a reasonable war measure we Invoked the assistance of AsuinaldG tuid his fellow-ln-aur rectos aeaint the power of Spain, to as sist us In establishing calm In the Islands until our Army could traverse the .7hK miles between our ports and the Philippine Islands. With the assistance of AguinaLdo's army we took the City of Manila and then the peace came. The question was what course lay open to us. Could Not Turn Back.' Should we turn our Island allies back to the government of Spain and the oppression against which they had revolted? Would Abraham Lincoln have advised that course? I do not think so? Should we turn the Islands over to Aguinaldo and his military subordinates? They had themselves in the nine months Intervening- tried to establish a civil government and the tyrants and the Insufficiencies in that government In trying to maintain order would have made It a crime against the whole people of the Islands for us thus to seek to escape the burden which Providence seemed to have thrust upon us. Clearly there is nothing In the Ieclaration of Independence as Inter preted by Abraham Lincoln, that would have compelled this course. It Is true that the Eeclaratlon recites that all Just gov ernment must rely on the consent of the governed, but that Is to be Interpreted as meaning a consent of the governed who have Intelligence sufficient to enable them to discriminate as to what is government In their own Interest. I affirm that the policy adopted by Will iam McKinley and embraced by the Repub lican party, under which it Is proposed a gradual extending of self-government to the people of the Philippine Islands as they shall become better and better politically educated by practice and by the school sys tem Is following the true spirit and proper interpretation of the principles of the Dec laration of Independence. Policy In the Islands. In the nearly ten years that we have been in the islands we have produced tranquillity and freedom from the Ladronism, from the disturbance which lon Interfered with the agriculture of the islands. We have done this at the cost of blood and treasure. Would Abraham Lincoln have disapproved this policy? We have found a people separated from each other by 16 islands of barbarous char acter and we are now engaged with a school system in teaching their children at the rate of 5000, a common medium of com munication, the business language of the Orient and the language of free Institutions our own English. Would Abraham Lin coln have disapproved that policy? We have brought about in the islands more system of sanitation, which has great ly reduced the death rate, and we are grad ually teaching these tropical people to live In such a way that they may become stronger and better and far abler to resist disease. Would Abraham Lincoln have dis sented from this policy? Hare Equalised Taxation. We have Introduced a system of taxation from which the burdens of government are borne by wealthy and the humble in the proportion of , their ability', to pay,, and abolished the old Spanish' system from which the taxes were chiefly exacted from the poor and humble people. , We have in troduced and carried on - a system of Im provement of harbors, roads, railroads and Inter-island communication by steam navi gation. We have united the Islands by im proving the means of lnter-communication and stimulating the spread of common medium in language as they never have been united before. Would Lincoln have' ob jected to this policy? " t We have organised an autonomy In i the municipality, autonomy In the provincial government; we have Introduced to , the central Government.' as one branch of. the .Legislature, a National Assembly . selected by the eligible voters of the Christian prov- ... In .- " .1 ! Is,.. i. j. King Man n4 , of Port cgl , in His Sailor Cnlform. inces. and we have now a government that Is largely a government of Philippine people under the Anal guidance, however, of an American executive and one branch of the Legislature. Would Abraham Lincoln have dissented from this policy of step by step leading these people to an understanding of the responsibilities of self-government and familiarity with Its difficulties? Only Two Rights Withheld. ; We have introduced into the islands all the constitutional guarantees under the Federal Constitution except the right to bear arms and the right to -serve on Juries, for both of., which as yet tha oivillswAtion of the people 1 enilrely. unfit., but we have given them, and they are now enjoying the right to life, liberty and property and the pursuit of happineae and freedom from de privation from any. of those rights except by due procesa of law. We have given them a Judicial system. In the impartiality and efficiency of which they have every confi dence. Would Lincoln have dissented from this? During the Administration of Theodore Roosevelt our influence as a world power has exceeded anything before In history. We have done more toward bringing about the peace of the world than any power In this century. Under thee circumstances,. Is there room for doubt that Abraham Lincoln would have approved the policy of Mc Kinley and Roosevelt In maintaining our possession as a world power, In increasing the size of onr Kavy so that when we do Intervene in international affairs we exercise and Influence commensurate with our great ness as a Nation. fight Against Corruption. Finally, can there be any doubt where Lincoln would have stood In the issues which peculiarly distinguished the Adminis tration of Theodore Roosevelt ? I refer to the struggle which he andhts Administration have made for elimination from our business and political fabric of corrupting Influences of the unlawful business combinations and the. demoralizing influence of disobedience to law by our great railroad and transporta tion companies. We may know with cer tainty that cannot brook contradiction, that in the struggle to' make all business lawful to take away from great, corporations the Illegal privileges and Immunities that offi cial Investigations have shown in many in stances to prevail. Lincoln would have made the same good fight which has endeared Roosevelt to the same plain people of the country who upheld th'e hands of the mar- (Conclude on Page 4.) AND -THE CAT-CAME BACK FRIENDS DIFFER ON S New Jersey Democrats . Amuse , House. HAMILL LAUDS PEERLESS ONE Leake Denies He- Represents True Democracy. CALLS DOCTRINES HERESY Republicans Enjoy Hearing Oppo' ncnts Air Their Troubles Rich ardson Raise Cry. for Free Raw Materials In Tariff. ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The pent-Tip feelings ot meraners on the tesues of the flay ana other topics were given a cnance to be elred In the House of Representa tives today. The opportunity came when the executive, legislative and Judicial ap propriation bill was taken up and gen eral debate for an indefinite period was begun. As was the- case last week, the tariff question and the President's mes sage were the principal themes of dis cussion. ' In the course of the concluding debate on the Indian appropriation bill, the pro ceedings were enlivened by Hamhill and Ieake, of New Jersey, both Democrats, discussing the virtues and faults of Will lam J. Bryan. Hamill insisted that his colleague had ' not In his speech of last Monday truly represented the sentiment of Hudson Coufity, which they both rep resented, the State of. New Jersey or the country. Replying, Mr. Leake reassert ed his charges, that Mr. Bryan did not represent the principles for which Democ racy stood. Bryan Finds a Champion. "My colleague, Mr. Lieake, last Mon day made some remarks derogatory to the conduct of William. J Bryan," began IJaiuill, but before he could ' continue, Sherman of New York said, amid general laughter: . . "I must make the" point of order that this section of the bill does not appro priate for William J. Bryan." There were demands that Hamill be allowed to proceed. On condition that Leake should be permitted five minutes to reply, the permission was accorded. Resuming his remarks, Hamill declared that Mr. Bryan had been criticized be cause of his knowledge of the decalogue. In his opinion It was amazing that Mr. Bryan should be openly opposed on the floor of the House because he showed an acquaintance with the ten command ments. It was refreshing, he said, to And a man who not only boasted that be possesesd an acquaintance with the ten commandments, "but who, through the entire course of his public career, has consistently put the precepts of the com mandments into practice." Fit to Fill Presidency. Shouts of Democratic approval greeted Hamill's announcement that, while he agreed with the statement that Bryan's knowledge of the commandments would fit him to occupy a pulpit with promi nence. "I can also assure the House, re flecting at the same time their' own con viction, that the same acquaintance will 11 VflTUES ' l li ! enable him to occupy with eclat the post of President of the United States." All eyes then turned towards Leake, who, amid Republican applause, said that he-had been misunderstood and that the "Congressional Record would bear him out that he had made no aspersions on the "peerless one." His tone In referring to Mr. Bryan was so sarcastic that be was again applauded by the Republicans. Leake spoke' of the doctrine of Thomas Jefferson and, reverting to Mr. Bryan, provoked Republican applause and gen eral laughter when he said: AVonnd Around With Heresy. " I believe that Mr. Bryan Is sincere, hon est, and I believe that he la truthful. I believe further that he cannot represent the principles of Democracy before the Ameri can people. I believe ttfat he cannot preach the doctrine of home rule in the states. X don't believe he can preach the doctrine ot American individuality, for when he rises as our leader he is wound around by his heresies of free silver, by his doctrines of Government ownership and by his guaranteeing- of the 'bank deposits of the United States and by all those other Socialistic tendencies. Genpral applause and laughter greeted Leake as he took hisseat. and after a momentary silence. It broke out with in creased vigor. John Sharp Williams, leader of the minority, brought the colloquy to a climax and a close by say ing: I have observed that the risibilities of the other side were considerably stirred by the clash of the two individual opinions on this side. The ReDublicans seem to re- Seantor Isidnr Rayner, of Mary Innjil, Mho Opened Attvrlt on Alilrlch Currency Bill. . Jolne In the fact . that there is no rod of iron on the Democratic side to assure abso lute unanimity of opinion. I recognize as In contrast that the Republicans are gen erally united, notwithstanding the fact that now and then, when one of them rises, he is warned by another of them to get out of the way or be run down. Calls for Free Kaw Material. The attitude of the Republican party on the tariff question and the President's recent special message to Congress in which he called attention to the necessity of certain legislation were the themes of a lengthy speech by Richardson, of Ala bama. Tariff reform, he said, was the Issue that would clarify the political at mosphere. "Let us stand for free raw material," he exclaimed, "and -the victory is ours." He charged that on that point the Re publican party was weak and stood dis credited with the people by its broken pledges. He did not hesitate to say that the tariff will be an issue that appeals to the people more than the Panama Canal, the railroads, the currency, the freedom of the Philippines, imperialism or the question of unharmed malefactors so soundly denounced by the President in his last message. The debate of the last week, he said. . had demonstrated the (Concluded on Page 2.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The "Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum 4emperattzre 43 degrees:, minimum. 37 degrees. TODAY'S Partly cloudy, with posrlbly oc casional light rain; winds ah if tin to easterly. National. Bryan again subject of debate In House. Page 1. Rid ley denies National banking; law is not enforced. Page 3. Government to arm entire militia, with modern rifle. Pa are 4. Rayner &ttarfcs A Id rich, currency bill and criticize Roosevelt. Page 4. Borah proposes to forbid Congressmen to serve corporations against Government. Page 8. ' . Politic. Taft speaks at Grand. Rapids on Philippine policy. Page 1. Foraker explain away hi defeat. Page 4. Hughe speak in New York City. Page 3. Knox speajes In favor of river and harbor Improvement. Page 3. Domestic Heavy baying by merchant shows return of prosperity. Page 1. Fleet may send ship to rescue new Robinson Crusoe. Page 2, Chicago's claim as healthy city disputed by Pacific Coast cities. Page 2. Sports. A-utomoblle start on race frajn New York to Paris. Page 4. Roderick MacLeay leads in Unit golf round of National tournament. Page 5. Pacific Coast. . Japanese spie seen trying range with can non at San. Diego. Page 2. Ruef's immunity contract to be investigated by court. Page 4. British hark Amazon seen In distress drift ing in -ah ore. Page 6. 6alem boosters have rousing meeting. Page 6. Coroner's Jury reports on Forest Grove Wreck. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. British shlD Arctic Stream was chartered on speculation and rates fall. Charterer lose. Page 15. Portland and Vicinity. Patrolman Henner shoots and kills his friend, John G. Wetle, who pretends to be highwayman. Page 1. Republican Clubs celebrate Lincoln's birth day. Page 7. Bishop Scad d in discusses Anglo-Roman Church union plan. Page 11. Reorganized German-American Bank open its doors. Page 10. Dr. Clarence True Wilson replies to John H. Hall. Page 14. Y. M. C. A. takes up educational prob lems. Page 14. Councilman Menefce attacks policy of liqr-r license committee. Page 10. Council considers voting $10,000 to give un employed work on the. streets. Page 18. W. T. Shanahan tells of work of Oregon Humane Society. Pare1 lO. ! 1 . j f . -A i . - i f Vv v I IlLJ POLICEMAN KILLS PRACTICAL JOKER John G. Wetle Shot by Patrolman Hepner. PRETENDS HE IS HIGHWAYMAN Points Pipe at Officer, and De mands His Money. ANSWER IS A PISTOL SHOT Men CIose Friends and Netgbriors, living at Fulton Park, Where Shooting Occurred Hepner Only Recently Joined Fore. For the sake of perpetratine; a. pra.crl cal Joke, John G. Wetle, a married man ! with a wife and seven children, forfeited his life last night. Wetle whs shot and killed about 7:45 o'clock while attempting to hold up Policeman K. D. Hepner in play at a lonely spot in Fulton Park, near where both men live. Wetle knew Hepner well, m fact they had been bosom friends all their lives, and all the evidence in the affair, al though there were no witnesses to It save the two principals, goes to show that Wetle, who was an ex-policeman, wanted to try the mettle of Hepner, who Is a young man of about 24, with only a little experience on the force, and after wards give him the laugh about the af fair. Hepner left his house between 7:30 and 7:45 o'clock and started for the police station, where he was to report for duty shortly before 11 o'clock. He was dressed In his "plain" clothes and car ried his revolver In his pocket. His home Is about a quarter of a mile from the city limits and his path to the Taylor Ferry road, where he could take a Ful ton car, led for about a third of a mile down the hill Uirough a dark walk, skirted on either side, with - brush afld' ugly-looking places. Meets Man In Park Spot.. Hepner had just arrived at a spot where two nights before John Duffy, one of his neighbors on the hill, had been held up and robbed, when he saw a man coming toward him from behind a. clump of brush. It was Wetle, but the night was 'so dark that Hepner did not recog nize him. Wetle's collar was turned up and his slouch hat pulled down over his eyes and at the time and the place sug gested the appearance of one not bent on honest business. Wetle bore toward Hepner In his ' direction and Hepner walked off to one side, rather to avoid him. Wetle was then about B0 feet away. As Hepner turned, Wetle also turned and made straight for Hepner, and when within about 12 feet, drew his hand from his pocket and, holding what Hepner thought to be a revolver, com manded: "Hand over your money." Fatal Shot Fired. Hepner drew h'.s" revolver and fired. The shot went through the man's heart. He tottered on his feet for a bare sec ond and, with the cry, "Oh, my God, Fritz," sank in bis tracks, dead. The moment Wetle spoke Hepner recog nized his voice and knew that he had shot his friend. With his electric flash light Hepner discovered that It was only a tobacco pipe that Wetle held that had looked like a revolver. Hepner summoned Wetle's brother to the scene and the police were notified at once, Hepner reporting the shooting at the first telephone he could find, while the dead man's brother and others watched by the body. Chief of Police Grltzmacher, upon being notified. Im mediately sent Detective Price to Inves tigate the affair and to see if there were any. circumstances connected with It In which the policeman might be held to " blame. The Investigations of both the. detective and the Coroner, who also ar rived at the scene shortly after the oc currence, failed to bring out any addl-, tlonal facts, and all concerned, even In cluding the dead man's relatives, com bined In the opinion that the unfortunate policeman had only acted as he, should have under the circumstances. Hepner was not arrested. Men the Best of Friends. Wetle was 43 years old and was em ployed in" the Engineer's department In tfie construction of sewers. He served as a policeman under the administration of Mayor Pennoyer. about 12 years ago. He had known Hepner since that young man was born and the men had never been anything but the best of friends. Hepner was appointed to the police force a little less than a month ago and bears a good reputation, both among the police and his neighbors. His. grief at the killing of his friend was pitiful, and, shaken with sobs and moans, he was led away to his home, where his nervous ness and grief compelled him to remain for the balance of the night. He was excused from duty last night by Chiel. Gritzmacher and told to report to tha Coroner this morning at 9 o'clock. Many Cars Are Idle. PHILADBI.PHIA, Feb. 12. The Penn sylvania Railroad has on its lino cast and west 77.000 idle cars, representing 35 per cent of the company's frefght car equipment Of this number 61.000 are standing on the sidings and yards over the system and 15,000 are in the various hops undergoing or awaiting repairs.