PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1908.
TROUBLE IS DUE
TO FOOL WOMEN
STATEMENT
CZAR LECTURES
SERVIAN PRINCE
SEES
E TRICK
FARMAN IN FAST
STRAIGHT FLIGHT
325 TUFT VOTES
TO
OF
STANDARD OIL
KEBl'KES GEORGE FOR BELLI
COSE UTTERANCES.
CORBIX SAYS ARMY COMMAND
ERS CAST CONTROL THEM.
FARMAN MAKES RECORD WITH
MACHINE IN FRANCE.
VOL. XLVIII. XO. 14.933.
TUFT PUNCTURES
OCTOPUS STORY
HITCHGOGK
PALPABL
ATTACK
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Indorses Taft to Drive
Votes From HimN
ROCKEFELLER GIVES OPINION
Roosevelt Says Scheme Can
Deceive No One.
BRYAN AND MACK FROTHY
JrocIalm Indorwmont Proves Taft
Pledged to Trusts, but Presi
dent Recall! Standard's Ha
tred of Administration.
R OCK EFKLX. ER KKLPS BRYAN.
NKW YORK. Oct. ."A Thnmin L.
Htprn. the Independence party
presidential nominee, at a largely
attended rally In Brooklyn tonight
mentioned In particular th Stan
dard Oil Company's attitude In the
campaign, aavlng:
I noticed In a newspaper today
that John T. Rockefeller Is cred
ited with say ins that ha la going
tr vote for Taft. While the Stan
dard OM Company's head votes for
Taft the Standard Oil money goes to
support Bryan, and Rockefeller, sly
old fox. helps Bryan by declaring
that be Is for Taft."
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. fSpecial.)
IJttle attention was paid by people gen
erally In Washirjrton, to the announce
ment that John D. Rockefeller had
spoken in favor of W. If. Taft. More
attention was paid to W. J. Bryan's
rharirra In Ohio this afternoon that
"Rockefeller la for Taft because Taft la
for Rockefeller."
"It appeared after Bryan's speech."
said a Icadlna- politician at th White
lln:.M tiUr, "that some ppopie were
likely to believe Rockefeller' and their
associate really were in favor of the
Republican candidate."
Even- Republican in WtmMnjtton has
been of the secure, feetinic that the Stand
ard Oil Company was opposed to Mr.
Taft. The general Impression has been
that the. "Standard crowd" has covertly
been for Mr. Bryan, and would be irreat
ly pleased at the Nebra.-kan's election
over Mr. Taft.
Rryan Twcrh. Taft AVonld Act.
It Is well known that, should Mr.
Bryan bo elected, there still would he a
Republican Hnure and Senate, and a
Democratic President could act but few
law of any radical sort through a
Mouse, so opposed to lilm. unless he
aouht to carry nut the Identical policies
of the administration he now so harshly
assails. If Mr. Taft Is elected, according-
to bis friends and hla own statements
In private and on the stump, he will take
up the prosecutions now pending ajralnst
the Standard Oil Company and push
them to speedy conclusions.
Falpablc Trick to receive.
'resident Roosevelt regards the
Rockefeller statement as a trick and
caused the following: statement to he
mad public at the White House today:
"At the White House the announce
ment of Mr. Rockefeller, throuch the
press agent of the Standard Oil Com.
peny. was regarded with some amuse- ,
ment. in view of what the administra
tion has done to the Standard Oil
Company and of the bitter hatred borne
bv the Standard Oil Company to the
administration.
"It is a perfectly palpable and ob
vious trick on the part of the Standard
! people to try to damaice Taft a
etrlck so palpable that it can deceive
tThla statement la Intended to head off
what the President bcllevea ia a gum
shoe attempt on the part of the Stand
ard Oil Interests to effect a compromise
with the administration and lessen the
-""VrTrt" which are being put forth to
bring- that concern to book for Its al
leged infraction of the traffic laws. The
President was plainly annoyed over the
interview with Mr. Rockefeller, in
which the latter purported to give his
B reasons xor supporting mu.
I Old John D. I Fawning:.
1 In Mr. Roosevelt s opinion. Judging
If from remarks he has heretofore drop-
J ped concerning Insidious attempts of
the Standard oil interests to can on
the Government prosecutions, the be
lated and ostentatious announcement
of Mr. Rockefeller means not only an
effort to damage the Interests of Mr.
Taft. but another fawning, underhand
movement to place the Administration
In a position where It would be em
barrassed In Its efforts to trounce the
Standard Oil Company In the courts
and continue the suits against it for
Its rebating operations, which are now
being- fought.
The President discussed the Rocke
feller Interview with several of his
callers. He .-was plainly disgusted by
it. Secretary Root, on whose advice
the President relies in emergencies.
4. as not In Washington, but Luke E.
JlVrlght. Secretary of War. and Henry
' If. Hoyt. Solicitor-General of the Oe-
tCoacluded on rjfl 4-
Orp.es Such as Hainses Had Were
Cnknown Sugjrets Mrs. Mains
Letters Were Manufactured.
CINCINNATI. O., Oct. 30. Special.)
"One f'Xl woman can nake more trouble
at an Arniy post than all the officers
and men," said General H. C. Corbln.
ex-Adjuiant-Genera! of the United States
Army, this evening- In discussing- the
Ilalns murder case. "Snjch things as are
General II. C. Corbln. Who D(-
Hurra Women of Mm. Mains'
Type Cauae Much Trouble In
Army
described as occurring in Kort Hamilton
never were known in my time in the
Army, and I left it only a year and one-
half ago. It seems Incredible that such
things could happen, particularly at Kort
Hamilton, right under the eyes of the
Inspector-General.
"We can control the officers and men.
but we cannot control the women. There
were several such cases In my time, and
we had to get rid of the officers to get
rid of tlie women. This Hains case is
distressing. I understand the marriage
was unhappy all the way through.
"But those letters: they don't seem
natural for a wife to write to her hus'
band. They look more like letters manu
factured for the purpose of creatine;
sympathy or perhaps furnishing- a pos
sible incentive for (.-sanity. '
WHITMORE IS ACQUITTED
Man Accused of 'Wife-Murder Htifrs
Lawyer Joyfully.
JERSEY CITT. X. J.. Oct. 30. After
being- out two hours, the Jury In the
case of Theodore Whltmore. on trial for
the murder of hla wife, whose battered
body was found on December 2. 1907.
In a swamp near Harrison. N. J., re
turned tonlKht a verdict of not g-ullty.
Whltmore'a defenso was an alibi,
which lie was able to establish by a
number of witnesses who testified to
having- seen him In New York at the
time of the commission of the crime In
New Jersey.
Whltmore was much affected by the
verdict. As the foreman of the Jury
made known the decision he threw his
arms around his attorney and klused
him.
PRISON FOR CHURCHMAN
Aged Lawyer henteneed Tor Misap
propriating U'omrn's Money.
NEW YORK. Oct. "William FUrtner,
a lawyer with nn office in Wall Street,
was sentenced today to one year Im
prisonment In the penitentiary for grand
larceny. Flictner in years old. and
has been prominent as a churchman.
Hundreds of letters asking for clemency
were submitted In his behalf. Despite
these the court said:
'As a wArnlnir to others, I will sentence
him to one year. Lawyers who take
their clients money have no right to ex
pect mercy."
Fltctner was convicted of having divert
ed to risky speculation IS000 entrusted to
him by two women for safe investment.
SWORDFISH TOWS BOAT
MonMer Killed After Prolonged
Fight. Imperilling Lives.
LONG BEACH, Cal.. Oct. 30. Eight
miles off Newport a ll-foot swordfish j
with a sword four feet long was caught
today on an 8-0 hook by Hugh McMillan
and G. G. Shoemaker. The monster towed
the fishermen's launch two miles and
charged the boat repeatedly. Jt was
killed after a half-hour's fight by blows
on the head with a heavy hammer. When
the big fish was first caught it charged
to the surface, endangering the lives of
the men In a nearby launch.
RACE AROUND CAPE HORN
Colliers Start on 13.000-Mile Voy
age to San Francisco.
NORFOLK. Va.. O'L 30. Several
large sailing vessels put to sea today,
among them the coal-laden schooners
Dlrlgo. from Baltimore, and Acme, from
Newport New. The passing out of the
Dirlgo and Acme Inaugurates a 13. 000
mlle race between theje vessels for San
Francisco. They started In a favorable
wind of i'4 miles an hour.
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SCORES BRYAN'S USE OF IT
Trusts Don't Advertise Their
Support of Anyone.
OIL FIGHT TO CONTINUE
Ohloan Ridicules Bryan for Circu
lating Report Rockefeller 19
Aiding Taft Gompers AVeak
Kneed Tricks Exposed.
NO IMMIMTY FOB STANDARD.
If the Standard Oil company were
anxious to bring about my election.
I should take it that the last thing
that would be done would c to
advertise its support for me. There
fore, this publication which Mr.
Bryan la now making so much of. It
seems to me. has but little s-gnifl-rance
In attempting to show that
the Standard Oil or any other trust,
because it hopes for Immunity, is
supporting me. That is not the way
things are done.
X am In a position to state with
great emphasis that neither the
Standard Oil Company nor anyone
connected with Its management has
contributed a single cent.
The administration is prosecuting
the Standard Oil Company and it
Intends to continue the prosecution
until that pert which may be evil
Is stamped out.
BUFFALO, X. T.f Oct. 30. Sledgeham
mer blows at the Gompers-Eryan labor
legislation plans were delivered here to
night by William H. Taft before two Im
mense audiences. Mr. Taft gave the
names of many labor leaders hish in the
councils of the American Federation of
Labor who. he said, were- leaving; Mr.
Gompers.
"The attempt cf Mr. Gompers," he de
clared with great emphasis. to deliver
the labor vote of the country is as auda
cious an ant of political effrontery ae has
ever occurred in the history of politic.
It is most reassuring to note that the men
associated with Mr. Gompers in the exec
utive councils of the Federation of Labor
are falling away from htm in this effort
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Keached Height of 150 Feet. Flying
in Direct Conrse Without
Single Mishap.
MOURMELOX, France. Oct 30. Henry
Farm an today for the first time gave a
practical demonstration of the possibili
ties of the aeroplane by flying direct from
this place to Rhelms, a distance of 20
miles, without mishap.
He ascended at 4 o'clock this afternoon
and after encircling the field once, turned
his machine In the' dlrection'of' Rhelms,
Soaring over the tops of trees, the aero
plane rapidly disappeared from view. An
hour later a telegram was received from
Farman announcing his safe arrival at
Rhelms.
The time of the flight was 20 minutes,
and the height reached was between 120
and 150 feet. The course was literally as
the crow flies, over trees, fields and
streams.
RHEIMS. Oct. 30. Learning that aero
club commissioners had arrived ' at
Mourmelon to witness his attempt tomor
row at a record for height. Mr. Farman
abandoned his Idea of flying back in his
aeroplane to Mourmelon and returned
here tonight with his machine.
NURSES OFFER THEIR SKIN
Hoquiam Doctor to Try Grafting on
9-Year-OId Child.
HOQUIAM. Wash.. Oct. 30. (Special.)
Fourteen fair nurses of the Hoquiam
General Hospital have each contributed
one square inch of cuticle to be grafted
upon the breast of little 9-year-old
Hilda Scanlon. who was severely
scalded last August.
Thirty inches of skin will be required
to complete the grafting operation,
and Dr. Wells, who Is in charge of the
case, states that more than sufficient
cuticle has been 'voluntarily offered.
THEIR BUSINESS KILLED
Restrictions on Emigration Drive
Japanese Companies to Wall.
TOKIO. Tuesday. Sept. 29. As a re
sult of the strict enforcement of reg
ulations by the Foreign Office, the
emigration companies of Japan are in
great difficulties. Most of them have
practically suspended business, only a
few continuing to send out batches
of emigrants to Brazil, Peru and other
countries in South America.
STORMOFF NEW ENGLAND
Drives Bl,v Turbine Steamer to Shel
ter With Coasters.
BOSTON. Oct. 30. The New B: gland
coast today was visited by a storm of
wind and rain of greater severity than
hus been experienced since last Winter.
The storm center was In the vicinity Of
Nantucket, and Cape Cod bore the brunt
of the gale.
HALLOWE'EN
North Dakota Is Par
allel to Oregon.
CANNOT PLEDGE LAWMAKERS
Compulsory Obligation Held to
Be Illegal.'
PEOPLE MAY NAME CHOICE
But 'Legislators Must Remain Free
- to Elect Without Being Fledged.
Oregon Amendment Adopted
Last June Is Invalid.
BISMARCK. N. D., Oct 30. (Special.)
That provision of the direct primary law
in this state which requires members of
the Legislature to vote for the popular
choice for United States Senator his been
declared unconstitutional by the State Su
preme Court. The validity of the law in
other respects, including the provision
permitting electors to express their prefer
enoe as to Senator at the general election
preceding the session of the Legislature
at which a Senator is to be elected, Is
sustained. The opinion was written by
Judge Fink and was concurred In by
Judge .Morgan, the third member of the
court. Judge Spalding, rendering a dissent
ing opinion.
An application had been made for s
writ of mandamus In a proceeding brought
to restrain the members of the Legisla
ture from electing a Senator next week
to succeed Senator H. C. Hansbrough,
who was defeated in the primary nomi
nating election last Spring. The applica
tlon waa denied, and the members df the
Legislature are now privileged to vote
for their personal choice for Senator.
The North Dakota, statutes make it
compulsory for Legislative candidates to
subscribe to a pledge agreeing to support
for Senator the candidate of their party
who receives the greatest number of votes
in the primary nominating election. On
this subject the law says:
Provisions of Law.
"The petitions of all candidates for
members of the Legislative Assembly
shall, in addition to the requirements
hereinbefore provided, contain the fol
lowing pledge:
" 'I. the undersigned, a candidate for
the office o member of the Legislative
Assembly of the state of North Dakota,
do obligate myself to the people of the
state of North Dakota and to the people
(Concluded on Page .1.)
Xicholas Re'uses Official Reception
and Tells Prince Russia W1U
"ot Support Scrvia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 30. The audi
ence of PrThce George, the Crown Prince
of Servia. with Emperor Nicholas today
was purely private and unofficial, Rus
sia having insisted upon this as a pre
liminary condition to the Prince's visit.
As emphasizing this. King Peter's letter
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Cro-fvn Prince George, of Servia,
Wbo Was Given a Curtain
Lecture by Czar Teaterday.
to Emperor Nicholas will be presented
by M. Pasics, the Servian premier, at a
later date. M. Pasics did not accompany
Prince George on his visit to the Em
peror today.
It is understood that Emperor Nicholas,
in a long conversation with Prince
George, dilated upon the necessity of
abandoning bellicose tactics, which, he
said, would find no support in Russia.
The general attitude of Russia toward
the Servian Crown Prince Is one of re
buke for his recent utterances at Bel
grade.
It is reported that Emperor Nicholas
has summoned a conference of Russian
statesmen and military officers to Peter
hot to determine what Russia's Balkan
policy shall be. The meeting will be at
tended by members of the Cabinet and
of the Council for National Defense and
several members of the imperial fam
ily, who will decide the fate of the pro
posed international conference.
GIVES WIFE TO BROTHER
Betrayed Husband Unlocks Cells and
Frees Guilty Couple.
BAD AXE, Mich.. Oct. 30. (Special.)
"I am opening the door of this cell
so that you may go out into the world
again. You can do what you please.
said Joseph Smith to his wife as he
unlocked the door that kept her m the
County JalL
Smith then walked to another part of
the Jail and his wife followed. He looked
through the bars at his brother, Charles
Smith. "I am going to let you out,
he said, and unlocked the door. Charles
came out. Mrs. Smitholned him and
they walked away together.
Several yeprs ago Charles Smith and
Joseph Smitr, brothers and farmers.
both loved, the same girl. She preferred
Charles, but he fell in love with another
girl and married her. Joseph married
the first girl. The Smith brothers got
along nicely until Mrs. Charles Smith
died. Then the old love between Charles
and his brother's wife sprang up and
finally they eloped. On Joseph's com
plaint they were followed and arrested.
Finally Joseph told the Sheriff of his in
tention to drop all proceedings. The
Sheriff said he did not want to be the
one to let them out, but that If Joseph
was determined, he could let them out
himself. Then he handed him the keys
and the release came.
BELIEVE WHANG HO LOST
Chinese War Junk, Disabled Once,
Now Overdue 124 Days.'
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30. Nothing has
been heard of the Chinese war junk
Whang Ho. which sailed from this port
for New York, since March 8. when the
queer vessel sailed from Papeete, Tahiti,
for Galveston, Tex. The junk is on the
overdue list 124 days out, and reinsurance
is quoted at 8 per cent.
The craft has passed through many
perils since it sailed from Yokohama, for
this port. The trip across the Pacific was
accomplished without serious mishap; but
after sailing from San Francisco for
New York direct, January 5, it was dis
covered that the steering gear was un
able to control the junk properly and -it
was headed for Papeete, where the crew
deserted In a body and returned here.
Another crew was found, however, and
the voyage resumed. It is feared that
the Whang Ho has finally brought up
In the port of missing ships.
DUTCH PAPER URGES WAR
Advises Government to Increase Flo
tilla, Bombard Venezuelan Ports.
THE HAGUE, " Oct. 30. The ' Niewe
Courant advocates the reinforcement ' of
the Dutch flotilla off the Island of Cur
acao by . three cruisers and four battle
ships, which, it says, should commence
operations against Venezuela by silenc
ing the forts at La Guayra and Puerto
CabelJo and then enforce a strict block
ade until President Castro submits to the
Dutch demands.
Final Forecast by Na
tional Chairman.
GIVES OHIOAN MARGIN OF 82
Counts New York, Ohio and
Indiana in Column.
CHANCES EVEN IN SOUTH
Kentucky and Missouri on IndefN
' nite List, but Favorable to Both.
Concedes Oklahoma and
Tennessee to Bryan.
NEW YORK. Oct. 30. In his forecast of
the composition of the electoral college,
which will choose the next President and
Vice-President of the United States, made,
public at Republican headquarters to.ilght.
National Chairman Hitchcock claims 323
Republicans, or 82 more than will be re
quired to elect.
For the Republican ticket, Mr.
Hitchcock is sure of New York, Ohio and
Indiapa. He also Includes In the Re
publican column, Nebraska, Montana.
Maryland and Nevada. In explaining his
list Mr. Hitchcock said that he believed
the chances were even in Kentucky and
Missouri with their 13 and 18 votes re
spectively. If by chance any of the states claimed
should go Democratic, he said, they would
be Maryland. Montana and Nevada, with
a total of 14 votes. This would leave a
Republican margin of 69, and of this ad
vantage he expressed himself as perfectly
confident.
The National chairman does not Include
Tennessee and Oklahoma in his list and
concedes that the chances In these states
are against the Republican ticket. His
forecast, Mr. HHchcock said, was based
upon information received by htm up to
tonight from party leaders throughout the
United States. -
The states claimed for Taft and Sher
man, with their electoral vote, follows:
California
Colorado
Connecticut
...10! New Hampshire.. 4
... 5lNew Jersey 12
... 1, New York y. . 3
Delaware
5 North Dakota.... 4
Idaho 3! Ohio 23
Illinois 27' Oregon 4
Indiana 15 Pennsylvania .... 34
Iowa 13 Rhode Island 4
Kansas 10 South Dakota.... 4
Maine
6 Utah 3
8' Vermont 4
Maryland ....
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota ....
Montana
Nebraska ....
Nevada
. . ltf. Washington .t .
. ,14West Virginia T
. .11: Wisconsin 13
. . 3IWyoming a
..81
. . 31 Total 325
INDEX OF TCDAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY Maximum temperature, 59
degrees; minimum. 55.6 decrees.
TODAY Occasional rain; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Crar lectures Prince George of Servia for
making warlike speeches. Page 1,
Politics.
Cannon answers attacks of Methodists
Page 4.
Roosevelt pronounces Rockefeller's declara
tion for Bryan an "obvious trick."
Page L
North Dakota decision against direct elec
tion of Senators applies. to Oregon law.
Page L
Bryan In Ohio, assails Taft for receivings
support of trusts. Page 4.
Hitchcock predicts Taft .will have 325 elec
toral votes. Page 1.
Knox answers Gompers attack and denies
his charges. Page 5.
Taft shows absurdity of charge that h la
pledged to trusts and answers Gompera.- .
Page i.
Domestic.
More of Frost's frenzied flnancs comes to
light. Page 3. . , j
Body of young German found half de
voured by coyotes in California. Fags 3.
Morse testifies In defense and la put to
confusion by letters to RIdgely. Page 2.
Deserted husband releases wife from jail '
and gives her to his brother. Page X.
Corbin says fool women cause trouble at
Army posts. Page 1.
Structural Steel Trust officials pay fines
and disgorge Illegal profits at Boston,
Page 3.
Governor Patterson says he knows men who
shot and hanged Rankin. Page ft.
Death of Mrs. William Astor. Page 5-Abruxzi-Elklns
wedding awaits Queen Dow
ager's consent and yi.uutMMKJ dowry.
Page S.
Sports. .
Columbia University defeats Portland
Academy. 25 to 0. Page t.
Hawthorne and Wllllama-Avenue game is
tie, 5 to 6. Page 7-
Coast League scores: Los Angeles 3, Port
land 1 ; San Francisco tt, Oakland Z.
Page.?.
pacific Coast.
Walla Walla farmers to help build rail
road .to connect with open river steamers
at Wallula. PagA 9.
Spokane syndicate pays $500,000 for Coo
May coal property ana ocean steamer.
Page 6.
Henry E. McGinn speaks for Taft at La
Grande. Page 0.
Commercial and Marine.
Shake-up In local banana trade. Page 15.
Effect of Union Pacific earnings statement
on stocks. Page 15.
Argentine reports cause strength In wheat
markets. Page 15.
Many mills resume operations in Eastern
cities. Page 15.
Schooner Taurus makes fast run up from
San Francisco. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Wife of Morton Jacobs sues husband's fam
ily for S200.000. Page 14.
Divorces gran ted to eight wives and on
husband by judge Morrow, fage i.
Both parties close campaign with meeting
tonight. Page 11.
Great preparations made to wipe out debt
on Baby Home by Tag uay. . raga iu.
Lilian Tingle writes of superstitions and
charms attending Hallowe'en, page 10.
Portland- Servians v plan to enlist if their
country goes to war. Page 9.
Large delegation of Albany business men
visits Portland, page 10.
Trolley car upsets, breaks fire plug and
floods street and basemenU Page 5.