VOL. XLVIII. NO. 14,760.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, .MARClt 19, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
JACKSON
S
OF SUING GRAFT
Charge Against Attor
. ney-General.
FORCED RECEIVER TO DIVIDE
New York Grand Jury Extorts
Confession.
LEGISLATURE TO INQUIRE
Jemocrtlc Official Accused of Tak
ing Rake-off Prom Appointees
and Obstructing Reopening
of the Closed Banks.
NEW YORK. March 18. (Special.) Attorney-General
William Schuyler Jackson
was accused today, under oath, of having
demanded that Frank "White, as receiver
of the Hamilton Bank, should share
equally with him the aggregate of the
fees and commissions earned 1y Mr.
"White while acting In that capacity.
The assertion was sworn to by Mr.
White' when he was forced to, appear as
an unwilling witness before the grand
jury. Owing to the fact that White owed
his appointment directly to Jackson, whose
first deputy he had been until he re
signed .hat office to accept the receiver
ship, and to the additional fact that other
receiverships were bestowed through
Jackson's influence upon persons who
were close political or office associates,
this Is regarded as one of the most ser
ious accusations yet lodged against the
A ttornev-General's administration.
Vhen 'ie received the grand Jury's sum
. mom, White was at a loss to know what
was wanted from him. but on being placed
under oath, he had no alternative but to
disclose the whole siory. It Is understood
.that White's fees and emoluments
amounted to about J10.000 and. according
to nls testimony, after the. matter had
been adjusted, Jackson called on him
Ir. his office and Insisted that While
should divide that sum with Kim.
1EGTSI.ATCn E MAY INQUIRE
Resolution Offered for Committee
on Alleged Corruption.
ALBANY. N. Y., March 18. In the
legislature today Senator Martin Saxe,
of New York, introduced a concurrent
resolution providing for an executive in
vestigation of the conduct of the office
of the Attorney-General of the state dur
ing the administration of the incumbent.
William. Schuyler Jackson, of Buffalo,
and especially with reference to receiver
ships of banks and trust companies. Mr.
J a kson was elected on the Democratic
'Independence league, ticket In Novem
ber. 190. and has been In office since
January 1. 1!7.
The general Impression about the Capi
tol tonight Is that the resolution will be
adopted and the Investigation will be In
stituted. The essential paragraph of the resolu
tion recites that during the recent panic
a large number of financial institutions
In New York were 'compelled to suspend,
and that it has since been widely charge?
that the office . of the Attorney-General
has been used by Jackson and his subor
dinates nnd assistants to prevent re
sumption or solvent banks and trust
companies: that he lias procured the ap
pointment of political adherents as re
ceivers of such Institutions and that by
"corrupt practices in the Attorney-General's
office, the present financial dis
turbance and distress have been pro:
longed."
Mr. Saxe said today that he intro
duced the resolution at the instance of
certain bankers In New York City, whose
names he might gi.-e later, but that It
represented his own views.
JACKSON' WELCOMES IXQtlRY
Says He Assisted Hank to Reopen.
Receivers Before Grand Jury.
NEW YORK. March 18. Attorney-General
Jackson said tonight that he would
welcome an Investigation of his official
conduct in an Impartial manner without
personal feeling or any consideration of
politics. He said:
Not one bank closed which did not do so
of V own aocord. Wher I thought th.
bankers were able to open. I have, assisted
th.m. Every act of mine has been directly
or primarily in the tnt.rvst of th. depositor
nil directed toward preventing the looting
of the Institution. That can b easily
demonstrated by legislative, inquiry.
Krank White, formerly first deputy Attorney-General
under Jackson and ap
pointed by the latter as temporary re
ceiver of the Hamilton Bank October 2S
last, and oJseph Ford, formerly private
secretary to Jackson and later receiver
for the Mechanics 4 Traders Bank, were
before the grand Jury today. Both were
questioned by the District Attorney. As
to what questions were put to them Mr.
Jerome. Mr. White and Mr. Ford were
equally reticent.
Mothers o Meet In Brussels.
WASHINGTON. March IS. The invita
tion of the Belgian government, extended
through Baron Monoheur, the Belgian
Minister, to the National Mothers" Con
gress to participate in the International
Congress on the Education of the Fam
ily, to be held In Brussels in W10. was
accepted by the board of managers of
the Mothers1 Society today. Among
tiiM.tmm avnuointed to represent Uie
United States were the fololwing: Mrs.
Frank B. Hill. Tacoma. Wash.; Mrs.
Jefferson D. Gibbs. California; Mrs. F
V. Ashley, Denver. Mrs. H. A. True,
Denver, was made chairman of the edu
cation committee.
R. N. HARPER STEPS OUT
Convicted Drug Manufacturer Rc-
: sigTis as Bank's Head.
WASHINGTON, March 18. Robert N.
Harper, who was recently convicted on
a charge of violating the pure food
and drug laws, today resigned as
president of the American National
Bank of this city. President Roosevelt
had urged the District Attorney to se
cure a jail sen-ten ce upon Mr. Harper,
who formerly was a druggist and
manufactured a. headache remedy, the
formula of which brought about the
prosecution.
In his letter of re&jgnaUan, which
was accepted by the board of directors
of the bank. Mr. Harper says: 6
Owinr to the notoriety .riven th nroieru
tlon against me as well as the subsequent
unprecedented action of the Chief Executive
or me- i nuea state, believe it wiu be for
ha: iy
9- V,: i
r, -
Senator W. B. AUlson, who Con
trolled lows, Repablloaa Conven
tion After Fight with Cummins
Faction.
the best Interests of the bank to accept my
resignation as president.
IC.Henry Lynn, cashier of the bank,
succeeds Mr. Harper.
BEAT THE
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BRITAIN BCILDIVG FAR SUPER
IOR BATTIiESHIPS. . .
Twwdmputh Predicts in Three Years
She WIH Have Fleet to
Kqual All Otliers.
LrONDON. March 18. Speaking: In the
House of Lords this evening, Lord
Tweedmouth, First Lord of the Admir
alty, defended the policy of the govern-
ment in refraining temporarily from
laying down a large number of battle
ships, and said that the construction of
battleships just now partook largely of
the nature of an experiment. Great
Britain's three vessels- of the Temeraire
type, ho declared, were infinitely
superior to the Dreadnaught type, and
the three vessels of the "St. Vincent
type would be an improvement on the
Temeraire type.
In the Spring of 1911 Great Britain
would have three squadrons of four
ships each of the St. Vincent type. No
power in the world would be able to
assemble such a fleet of first-class bat
tleships. Lord Tweedmouth . declared,
and ho could almost say that a com
bination if all the powers of the world
would not be able to put an equal
squadron on the sea.
BRUSH SENT TO VANCOUVER
Ordered to Command Department.
Woodbury Going, to Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO. March lSU-Brlga-
dier-General Daniel H. Brush, Twenty-
fourth Infantry, today received a tele
gram from President Roosevelt assign
ing him as Department Commander of
the Department of the Columbia, with
headquarters at Vancouver Barracks.
General Brush succeeds Colonel T. C.
Woodbury, who has been in command
since the departure of Major-General
Greely.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash..
March 18. (Special.) No orders had
been received here tonight relative to
exchange in commanders of the depart
ment. It is said, though, that when re
lieved. Colonel Woodbury, who has been
in command since the departure of
Major-General Greely. will return to his
own regiment, the Third Infantry, at
Seattle.
COMPETITORS MAKE GAINS
Restriction of Standard Oil Has
Helped Independents.
i'La. . XU, March 18. In the
hearing today In the Governments
ouster suit against the Standard Oil
Company, Lewis Emerv, Jr., of Brad
ford. Pa., said:
"A lot of new refineries have been
built since we obtained some liberties
about ten In the past four or Ave
years, most of them in Kansas and
i'K.iahoma, all independent.- Generally
speaking, the independent refineries
have added, up to now. about 25 per
cent capacity over their capacity of
1S9.V
."What was the date of your eman
cipation?" Mr. Rosenthal, for-the de
fense, asked.
"Since President Roosevelt has been
working on his own hook." replied the
witness.
Hallway Simps Are Closed.
MARSHAL!. Texas.. March IS. The
Texas & Pacific shops were clotted to
ddy until April 1. Eight hundred men
are out of work.
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OF
LABOR'S DEMAND
Asks More Than Roose
velt Would Give.
BOYCOTT IS STICKING POINT
Gompers Insists on Legalizing
Unions' Weapon.
OTHER DEMANDS ARE MADE
Amendment to Anti-Trust Law Must
Be Moderate or Cannot Pass.
Proposed to Make Traffic
Agreements Legal.
WASHINGTON, March 18. Details of
the conference yesterday between Seth
Low, of New Tork, president of. the
Civic Federation, and Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation of
Labor, which are slowly coming to light,
indicate that labor Is not yet committed
to legislation about to be urged by Presi
dent Roosevelt along the lines recom
mended by the Federation. There is a
difference of opinion that threatens to
overthrow the programme, it was learned
tonight from an authoritative source.
Mr. Low la said to have returned to
New Tork much discouraged. He had
expected to be able to harmonize the
points on which the labor interests, rep
resented by Mr. Gompers, failed to con
form with the programme of the Civio
Federation.
Want Boycott Legalized.
The officials of the American Federa
tion of Labor are said' to be withholding
their support from the programme be
cause the President feels he cannot in
dorse legislation which would legalize
trade boycotts by the labor unions. The
provision of the " proposed bill exempting
labor " organizations from the operations
of the Sherman anti-trust law was the
medium through' which it was intended
to secure full indorsement by the Amer
ican Federation of Labor. -At the con
ference at the White House, which Mr.
Gompers attended; it appears that or
ganized labor was In complete accord
with the programme of the Civic Federa
tion. Later, however, Mr. Gompers con
ferred with some of his associates in the
American Federation and the consensus
of opinion was that the President in his
message fo Congress should recognize the
right of organized labor to withhold its
trade from a concern whose manner of
conducting its business was inimical to or
ganized labor.
Roosevelt Against Boycott.
It is sid the President would not
agree to this, and in, fact that he was
disposed to urg-e that boycotts should
be suppressed by legislation, which
otherwise was fair to- the labor unions.
It was Mr. Low's mission in calling on
Mr. Gompers yesterday to show him
that the President's message. If It were
to have force, must be couched in lan
guage In' Juxtaposition to the decisions
of the Supreme Court on this question.
No agreement was reached and in fact
SNAGS
WAY
THE LATEST OUTRAGE ON THE RIGHTS OF FREE-BORN
AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS '
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Mr. Gompers indicated that he would
prefer that the Sherman anti-trust law
should continue to apply to labor
unions rather than consent, to a pro
gramme which might effectually stifle
for all tl.ne the use of the boycott as a
weapon.
- - Fate of Bill With House.
In the meantime, the President's
ideas in regard to the message he plans
sending-to Congress outlining relief
measures, - according to persons who
have discussed the subject with him,
have undergone a change. If a message
is sent to Congress, it will not be until
after the Civic Federation's bill has
been introduced. - .That measure has
been prepared, although the provisions
in it are not yet public, and' it is the
plan to have It offered in the House
early next week ty Representative
Hepburn, of Iowa. Mr. Roosevelt has
not'found a Senator who approves the'
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p: v !
Governor CurtU Guild, f Massa
chusetts, who Is Critically III.
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measure on whom he is willing to place
the responsibility of championing the
measure in the upper body. There
fore, the bill will not be Introduced
simultaneously In both branches of
Congress. It will depend upon the fate
of the bill in the House whether it
reaches the Senate at all.
The President was the guest this
evening of Representative Longworth
at a dinner, which was attended also
by Speaker Cannon. It is not unlikely
that the subject of the Civic Federa
tion's bill was discussed.
Drastic Bill Can'J Fas.
Numerous conferences j&rs bevt sheld
at the CapitoV between Senate anti' House
F-epublican leaders t which the pros
pects for passage of a rel'el bill have
been considered. The Speaker and Rep
resentatives' 'Dalzell and Sherm&n . met
Senate, leaders today at'Senator Alrfrich's
committee-room. Although none of those
present had seen the bill, it was agreed
that only such legislation can pass this
session as meets with general approval
among Republicans. If. as has been
stated, the bill is drastic, the chances
for Its enactment are small. The views
of the leaders seem to indicate that a
measure might be passed to exempt UVbor
unions from the operations of the anti
trust law, if . organized labor supports
sincerely other provisions of the bill; and
that the anti-trust law might be modified
so as to legalize traffic agreements be
tween the railways, providing that such
agreements can be divorced completely
from pooling devices. The expressions
heard at the Capitol are opposed to a
bill at this time which would deal with
over-capitalization of corporations or at
tempt to regulate stock gambling.
Iiabor Demands More.
Iabor leaders, however, are" preparing
to demand, in ' connection with. a. general
(Concluded on Page 4.)
HAR R I MAN GETS
OUT FROM UNDER
Reported Sale of Ore-
gon Land Grant.
BUYER "INNOCENT PURCHASER"
Latest Scheme to Defeat Suit
for Forfeiture.
LUMBERMEN LOSE HEART
Fear That Showing Made by Gov
ernment Means Adoption of Res
. olution, but Will Continue
fight, in the House.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 1$- It is believed in Gov
ernment circles that a secret contract
has been made by the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad Company, under which
it has already agreed to sell the remain
ing 2,000.000 acres of its grant to one
single purchaser, and that a large sum
of money "has been paid to the railroad
company on account by this purchaser.
The attention of a representative of the
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, who has
been contending for an Innocent-purchaser
amendment to the Fulton resolu
tion, was today called to this report, and
he remarked: "Then whoever has pur
chased this land ought to be protected
like the rest of us," merely showing that
the lumber companies would be willing
that the Government should make any
sacrifice in order to give them a sound
title where they now hold a shaky one,
This incident will be related to the pub
lic lands committee tomorrow.
The lumbermen left for home today
pretty well disheartened. Tbey were con
fldent when they came here that they
would have an easy fight, but develop
ments before the committee were some-
what surpristjig to them and privately
taey .admit they are defeated. Never
theless it is expected that an attempt
will be made when the resolution goes
Into the House to secure the adoption of
the innocent purchasers' amendment if
the committee reports the resolution as It
passed: the Senate.
ROAD TO COLUMBIA'S MOUTH
Right of Way Given for Extension
From Vancouver.
' OREiWNIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 18. Both branches "o
Congress have passed a bill granting
a right of way across the Three Tree
Point military reservation on the north
bank of the Columbia River, 22 miles
ahove Its mouth, to the Grays Harbor
& Columbia River Railroad. This line
ie a proposed extension of the Northern
Pacific from Vancouver td the mouth of
the Columbia River.
The company will forfeit the right of
way unless the road is built within two
years, and must pay an annual rental
for the right of way, and pay for all
timber cut. The bill will be signed by
the President within a few days.
Reported Deal on Seattle Fair.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Waah-
ington, March" 18. Formal report .on
the Seattle Exposition bill was made
to the House of Representatives today,
but no arrangement has yet been made
for bringing up the bill for considera
tion. In all probability, it will be Im
possible to put through the Humphrey
bill, and' resort wlH have to be made
to the Senate amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill later.
It was reported here today that ex-
Governor McGraw. of Washington, had
entered Into a deal with Speaker Can
non and Vice-President Fairbanks to
prevent the instruction of Washington
delegates for Taft. in return for which
Cannon and Fairbanks were to support
the Seattle Exposition bill. Members
of the delegation say they know of n
such deal, are not and will not be par
ties to It. and furthermore, do not be
lleve any such deal has been made.
. Improve Northwest Mail Service.
' OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 15. Representative
Humphrey today informed the Post
office Department that the railwav mail
service between Portland and Seattle
was generally unsatisfactory and urged
that additional clerks be appointed and
Ex-Governor A. B. Cummins, De
feated for Control of Iowa Repub
lican Convention by Senator
Allison.
that new 60-foot mall cars be put on
that run to facilitate the handling of
the Increased volume of mail. The de
partment promised to look into the
matter.
Representative Hawley was informed
that hereafter mail from Roseburg to
orin uend will be sent dirict from
Roseburg, instead of being held up and
transferred at Marsh-held.
IDAHO SENATORS DISAGREE
Conflict Begins on Provisions of Dry
Homestead Bill.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Ington, March 18. The Senate and House
committees today reported the 320-acre
dry farming homestead bill substantially
as agreed upon by the Western Senators
and Representatives two weeks ago. .The
House committee amended the bill so as
to require all entrymen both to cult!
vate and maintain residence on the land.
The Senate committee on motion of
Senator Heyburn eliminated Idaho from
the states to be benefited. Senator Borah
will fight to have Idaho restored so that
it may" share the benefits of the bill.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
: : Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 47
degrees; minimum, 38 dgres. -
TODAY'S Fair- and warmer; - northerly
winds. -
- Foreign.
General -Smirnoff fatally . wounded in duel
with General Fock over surrender of
Port Arthur. P&gre 5.
Hart McKee makes serious charges against
wire in aivorce. suit, jr'ag-e o.
Britiah navy soon to be equal to world's
com mnea navies, page
Berlin Sfcialis-ta pay honor to revolutionists
or 1S4S. Page 4.
. National.
Hitch In agreement" between Roosevelt and
labor leaders on amendment to anti-trust
law. Page 1.
Montana miners charge fraud in railroad
land-grant classification. - Page
Old warship Monogahela burns at Quanta-
namo. Page 4. -Southern
Pacific reported to have sold land
grant to evade forfeiture. Page 1.
politic.
Taft's chances Improved by ' Roosevelt's
support. Page 3-
Domestic
Great Black w ell Island bridge dedicated.
Page 3.
Labor conference considers demands for
legislation. Page 4.
Governor Guild, of Massachusetts, critically
rage x.
Charges of grafting against Attorney-Gen
era jacKson or New YorK. Page
Cleveland celebrates 71-st birthday. Page 1.
Pacific CoMt.
Great capital Invested In telephone Indus
try. Pagft
All students of Stanford threaten strike.
Page
Passengers and crew of Pomona reach San
Francisco. Page .
Taft indorsed by Washington Stat Central
Committee after hot fight. Page 1.
Harry Orchard receive death penalty.
page o.
Ground broken for Oregon building at 1909
.exposition, t page tt.
Sport.
Outlaw league tries to steal McCredie's men.
Page
Portland and Vicinity.
Ken tuck j KHick names candidates for all
offices; works to preserve Democratic
party. Page 12.
Solicitors for petitions . hamper registration.
Page 7.
United States District Attorney Bristol
formally steps down. Page 12.
Chamber of Commerce opposes franchise to
packing plant. Page 10.
Fresh slide causes new delav on O. R. & N.
Page 16.
Various misdedfi of Title Bank officials not
punishable under law. Page ll.
City Attorney rules that theaters can be
compelled to pay firemen. Page 12.
Fire In rubber goods store does 380,000 dam
age. Page 10.
Portland newspaper man will conduct
77.000,000 will contest. Page 7.
County Grange recommends passage of
water-code bill. Page 10.
" Commercial vDd Marine.
Grocery trade not dispOFd to buy future
canned goods. Page 17.
profit-taking sales causes reaction in wheat
market. Page 17.
Irregular movement of stock prices. Page 17 -t
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-' ""Tir-r-"-'-iTiiniTli mr hrmvsiYnmtm
TAFT INDORSED
BY COMMITTEE!
Washington Republi
cans Have WarmTime.
ATTACK UPON LA FOLLETTE
Called "Dirty Bird Who Has
Fouled His Own Nest."
CONVENTION AT 'SPOKANE
General Call for Slate Convention
Adopted AH but One or 3 7 Pres
ent Vote for Taft Indorsement
After ft Two-Hour Fight.
SEATTLE, March IS. (Special.)
William H. Taft was given an emphatic
Indorsement for the Presidency by the ;
Republican State Centra) Committee at'
its meeting here today. Out of 57 com
mitteemen, only one voted against the
Indorsement, and he stated that he did :
so because, though personally a Taft!
man,, he did not believe in indorsement'
by the committee.
The resolution of indorsement was
offered by O, T. Cornwell, one of the
managers of the campaign of United
States Senator Ankeny for re-election,
and concurred in by the committeemen
from all sections of the state, who rose,
one after the other, and declared them
selves and their constituents strongly
for Taft and his policies.
Strong Fight Made.
Anti-Taft influence made a strong ef
fort to prevent the Republican State
Central Committee from adopting a reso
lution favoring the War Secretary's can-
.didacy for the Presidential nomination.
Aidmg those who are opposed to Trft
were (hose, who, while fvoring him, felt
that it would have been better for the
state not to antagonize those who also
have designs on the Presidency. It was
pointed out that the good will of several
of these latter is needed if Washington
hopes to gain an appropriation for the
A laska-iYukon-Pacific Exposition, . and :
other favors for which her Congressional
delegation is striving.
Attaek on Foilette.
W. H. Flett made an impassioned pie if
that La Follette be given the indorse
ment, and when he found that he cbuld
not hope for this, asked that the com
mittee arrange for a primary to deter
mine the man to get the indorsement.
Ex-United States Senator John Li. Wil
son made an attack on Ia Follette. call
ing him "a dirty bird who fouled his own
nest." After two hours of heated argu
ment the Taft resolution was adopted.
The committee ato decided upon Spo
kane as the place for holding the state
convention and the three conventions for
the three Congressional districts. The
election of delegates to the Xationai
convention will take place on May 14.
ALLISOX IS TICTOIt JX IOWA
Both Fact fans Join in Indorsing
Taft and Tariff Revision.
DES MOINES, la., March IS. The
Republican state convention today
elected four delegates-at-large to the
National convention, instructed them to
vote for W. H. Taft, indorsed William
B. Allison by a vote of 672 17-24 to
607 7-24, and approved the plank of1
the Ohio platform calling for a revision
of the tariff at a special session of
Congress.
The Allison people dominated the
convention from its opening to its close,,
and had things their own way through,
out. The Cummins people, although
defeated, took special delight in hav
ing, as they declared, forced the "stand
patters" to indorse a plank calling for
revision of the tariff, and they made a
point of frequently reminding the Alli
son people of the fact. The latter,
however. Insisted that there were as
many revisionists in their ranks as
there were of the Cummins men. The
platform reads:
Ohio Plank on Revision.
We declare . unequivocally for protection
as the cardinal principle of the Republican,
party, and we aTlrm our unalterable pur
pose to maintain it.
Events have confirmed the wisdom of
the makers of the National platform of
1004. wherein the party pledged "readjust
ment of rates of duty only when conditions
so changed' that the public interests de
mand their alteration." In accordance with
this declaration of four years ago. the Re
publican party of Iowa indorses the declar
ation of the Ohio Republican platform of
this year In behalf of the revision of the
tariff by a special session of the next
Congress, insuring the maintenance of the
principle of protection by Imposing such
duties as will equal the difference between
the cost of production at home and abroad.
together with a reasonable profit, to the
end that without excessive duties American
manufacturers. farmers. producers and
wage-earners may have adequate protec
tion. We favor the nomination of William H.
Taft by the Republican National Conven
tion to assemble on June 10. vv e hae
confidence In his ability, his Independent
manhood, his comtrfhnMon of large and;
vital questions, his uncompromising Integ
rity and his unfaltering courage. We be-
lleve him to be the choice of the Republi
cans of this state, who have never failed to'
indorse t he official record of President
Roosevelt.
Therefore, we unequivocally instruct our
delegates-at-large to vote for William H.
Taft- and we earnestly request them and
our district delegates to use their united
i f aSvti no pepniauoo)