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Newspaper Page TextTHE 3I0HXIXG OREGOXIAX, 3IOXPAV, DECEMBER 21, 19Q9. BEHN GIVES UP FIGHT FOR PLUM COURTROOM SCENE DURING PROGRESS OF TRIAL OF J. A. FINCH ON MURDER CHARGE. - .: . I X Abandons Ambition to Be Speaker When Plans for Caucus Fail. JSSSSSt CAMPBELL TO THE FRONT - .- IS- -v , t 1 t" i t i mm.. k i .! i - i y 4 4 1 J&-u V,1 -';y Clackamas Man Now Most Formid able Opponent of MeArthur for Head of Lower House In Coming Session. Abandonment of the plan to sign up 40 Republicans for a House caucus and the elimination of Bean from the Speakership fight -were two Important developments yesterday In the contest for the organization of the lower house. This undoubtedly will result In the relntroductlon of Campbell, of Clackamas, as McArthur's most formid able rival for Speaker. At the same time It necessarily Involves a realign ment of the House members, at least so far as Bean and his following are concerned. Whether or not they will flock to the support of MeArthur or permit themselves to be delivered to the Clackamas County man remains to be seen. ' Though abandoning the plan for a caucus of 40 Representatives. Repub licans who would organize the House In a caucus are still confident of effect ing -an organization along that line. Friends of MeArthur are Insistent that a caucus is the only proper way for organizing the House and will renew their efforts to secure at least 31 sig natures to such a call. They represent that as many as 34 Republicans in the House have indicated a willingness to participate In a caucus at the proper time. Only about SI. however, of that number have signed the coll. McAr thur's supporters expect to take their time about securing the requisite sig natures for a caucus, which may not be completed until a few days before the Legislature meets. Bean Falls to Get Caucus. What Is believed to amount to Bean's forcible retirement from the Speaker ship tight Is the result of his failure to make good in his efforts to bring about a.ciucus of 40 members. When Bean fixed 40 as the minimum number of any caucus that should be considered bind ing he also agreed with the standpat Statement-Oners of this county that in return for their prospective support he would show them a pledged support of at least 12 members outside of Multno mah County. This showing was to have been made by Bean Saturday, but he did not make good and the State ment members of this county are now making . other arrangements. Had Bean been able to show the support he said he could muster, the Statement men who were supporting him on that condition Intended to come into the proposed caucus the minute It was ap parent that by such a combination they could defeat MeArthur and nominate Bean for Speaker. Failure of Bean to organize the sup-l port he had considered possible proved a . keen disappointment to the State ment men. who wanted to see him suc ceed. But the fall-down of the 40 caucus plan means more to the State ment people than the defeat of Bean's aspirations. It has served to make them speculate If it will be possible for them by any combination that re mains available to organize the House on the same basis that was proposed under the Bean programme. It Is known that they have reopened nego tiations with Campbell, not that they want Campbell, but because they now consider him the strongest opponent of MeArthur. Some of the Statement men earlier in the contest repudiated" Campbell and would have nothing to do with his candidacy. Others did not hesitate to say that they regarded him as a keen politician, and for that rea son were distrustful of him. But with yesterday's turn of events these very men are disposed to forget the unkind things they had said and effect some kind of a deal with the gentleman from Clackamas. It remains to he seen if the standpat Statement men. numbering about 14 In the state, can obtain the same conces sions from' Campbell that were offered freely by Bean. The latter agreed In return for the support of the standpat ters to give them the chairmanships of one-third of the House commit tees and the same representation In the membership of each committee. Campbell Wants Xo Caucus. That the standpat Statement men. or at least a majority of them, may go to Campbell Is regarded as likely from the fact that neither they nor Campbell are desirous of naving a caucus. It is charged against Campbell that he wants to thrqw the organization fight onto the floor of the House in order to get the support of the eight Demo cratic members. At any rate. Campbell las refused to sign the call either of the Statement men or that of the Re publican members for a caucus. His two colleagues, Jones and Dlmick. of TClackamas. also have declined In any 'way to bind themselves to any caucus agreement. , In dealing with Campbell, the attl 'tude of the standpat Statement Ites un doubtedly will be the same aa when they proposed to line up with Bean. (What they want Is to assist in making the Speaker and receive In return de Jetlrable committeeships. If it should tdevelop In the course of their negotia tions that Campbell could be nominated ' over MeArthur in a caucus of the Re ' publican members, the Statement peo iple who have opposed a caucus would not remain out longer, but unless that .strength can be assembled these forces will join with Campbe.l and make the organization fight a free-for-all contest on the floor of the House. But even : In that event McArthur's friends pro cess not to be in the least aalarmed. They will now busy themselves lining tip a caucus of at least 31 members. MeArthur reports that he now has 22 votes pledged to him for Speaker. It will be necessary for him to get only nine more, when he could win out either In a caucus of the entire Re publican membership! in the House, numbering 62. or in an organization fight on the floor of the House. Friends of the Multnomah County man are confident that he will be able to muster the necessary strength at the proper time. One thing is sure, and that is there will be all kinds of political maneu vering during the next three weeks. The situation regarding the Speaker ship Is such as to make any prediction difficult. Ever since the contest for Speaker began MeArthur has borne the brunt of the fight. Apparently In every case he has been the man to be at tacked, but he seems to have survived every engagement and is the only can didate whose forces at one time or an other have not been sadly disorganized. Friends of the Multnomah County man, against whom no less than a half dozen rival candidate have been pitted, de clare that if he eventually wins out it will be due In no small measure to the loyalty of his supporters. 4 4 SHOT TO SAVE SELF Finch Will Plead Self-Defense at Trial. SAYS FISHER STRUCK HIM In Cheery Interview, Prisoner Ex presses Confidence In Outcome of Case and Says He Has Witnesses to Struggle. Two more men remain to be selected for the Jury which will paFS upon the fate of James A. Finch, on trial in the State Circuit Court, before Judge Bronaugh. for the murder of Ralph B. Fisher. With ten men selected who are eminently satisfactory to both the prosecution and the defense and with the prospect of few technicalities arising to delay the trial, rapid progress is looked forward to in this sensational case. The completion of the Jury, the opening ad dresses and perhaps the introduction of a little testimony will probably be as far as the case will progress today. Alt speculation as to the possible line of defense to be made by the accused was stoDDed last night hy the first positive an nouncement on this subject rrom tne defense, which came from Finch himself, and which sets up self-defense as the plea. The defense claims that this plea will be Justified by the introduction of testimony which will throw new ngnt on the killing of Fisher. Both sides of the case are ready to proceed and both are equally sanguine as to the outcome. Finch permitted an interview last nigni. The accused murderer presented a cheer ful demeanor. "You may ay for me that self-defense will be my plea," said he. leaning against the steel bars of the corridor of murderers' row. "Kmotional insanity, or any phase of Insanity, has not been considered by me for an instant as a line of defense and will not enter In any way In the trial of the case. I was attacked and struck a blow on the head with a heavy notary seal of such force that It shattered the frontal bone of the skull and knocked off a piece of the bone. Has Witnesses to Encounter. "I will produce ten or a dozen witnesses to testify the condition of my head im mediately after the' affair and I will also produce from three to five witnesses who either 3aw the struggle through the v.indow or were in the building at the time and heard the sounds of the strug gle which Fisher forced upon me. I re ceived a blow also on the back of my head and one on the side of the head and a contusion on the Inner aide of my right knee in the mlx-up. "I suppose it was a terrible experience for Miss Burkhart to undergo and I have no doubt that she tries to be truth ful but she tells what Is false as I understand n'r story. She no doubt was terribly excited and It Is perhaps due to this that she is not clear on what oc curred but what she has told is absolute ly false. "To sum up the situation I have nothing to fear from the testimony. I don't say this In an effort to build up false hopes but say It Just as If I were looking at It in the Sight of being the attorney for some one else under the same circumstances. The only reason we had for asking for a delay at all In the caso was on account of my wife's health. That worries me more than the outcome of the charge against mo. She is con fined to her Ded and Is In a critical con dition. It had been our desire to put hpr on the witneee-stand but I fear that we will have to abandon this and get a sworn statement from her Instead. Satisfied With Speedy Trial. "The speediness of the trial and the progress made so far are especially satisfying to me. Only one side of the story has been told and I am sure that when my side of It Is revealed, the re Biilr will be as I hope. I have received a great deal of criticism In this case but I believe It is due to tne tact mat. tne truth was not known and we did not con sider it advisable to to- our case In the newspaper before it csme up In court, "f am leaving myself entirely in the hands of my counsel. I have made a few suggestions and may make some during the "progress of the case but I am trust ing wholly on them. I am not nervous as to the verdict, as I expect an acquittal, as I know I was In the right. My counsel may make public some of the details of what occurred in Flsher'a office. See them." rminsel for Finch. Messrs. C. H. Tig gott. V. W. Holcomb. W. C. Campbell and Charles F. Lord, held a consultation last night in Pigsott's law office in the Mulkcy building. GET PERSONAL MENTION. Harry H. Collier, of Tacoma. a poultry judge IK-ensed by the American rounry Association, was In Portland yesterday cn route to Kugene. where he will act as judge of a poultry show this week. The show at Bugene logins 1 uesuay. H acted as Judge last week at Payette, Idaho. The show there, he says, was of a high urJer and the fowls were high-cla. I Three prominent figures in Finch trial, reading from left to right: J. J. FJlwerald. Deputy District Atorney; C. II- PleBfott. counsel for I Inch. I 4 and J. A. Finch, the defendant. 4 . ""-- ,'' AT THE THEATERS FT 1 MIDSIOHT BELT' BINGALOW. AT THE Rev. John Bradbury Sydney Ayres Deacon Lemuel Tidd. .William Dills Sqjilre Olcott . . . . . fRonald Bradbury Ned Olcott Donald Bowles Btephen Lbaree Earl Dwire Napier Keene James Gleason Martin' Tripp Howard Russell Doctor Wing.. ...Herbert Wilson Exeklel Slover A Floyd Lynch Nora Palrford Louise Kent Lizzie Webber. Mina Crollus Gleason The Widow Grey Lucile Webster Nellie Bowen Ida Ralner Hannah Ruth Lechler Annie Grey Hazel Jewel Dot Bradbury Maribel Seymour BY ARTHUR A. GREENE. IT WOULD be a cheerless Christmas Indeed for the clientele of the Baker Stock Company if they couldn't see Billy Dills In his classic characteriza tion of Deacon Tidd and Howard Rus sell was not in evidence as the mis chievous yokel, Martin Tripp, In Hoyt's famous old rural New England comedy, "A Midnight Bell." For four or five holidays offerings the Baker company has presented this favorite, and on yes terday afternoon, when it opened'its latest week's run, a boisterously dem onstrative audience was on hand, eager with anticipation, to applaud the ex cellent efforts of the various members of the cast. The play ia the most "legitimate" of the many things which Charley Hoyt wrote. It has a connected and proba ble Dlot and contains a considerable de gree of human Interest. Principally it is valuable because it reproduces a number of types which are to be found in country villages down East and are pictured without gross caricature. The part of Deacon Tidd. in which Mr. Dills has appeared annually ever since he has bfert identified with Port land theatricals, was written for L. K. Stock well, but those who have seen them both will agree that the popular Baker comedian gives a more convinc ing performance than his illustrious predecessor. Dills has put such a de gree of sincerity and honest effort into the personation that his work deserves to be ranked with the really great comedy creations of the present-day stage. Next in Interest among those who appear is Howard Russell, in his in imitable part of Martin Tripp, l ve al ways maintained that Russell clowns the part a bit. He has played It as often as Dills has the Deacon, out it was noticeable that yesterday he ad hered more ciosely to the uncouth chorehoy of fact than formerly. He deserves a large share of credit for the success of the bill. It began to look as if the crowd would never let him go when he sang his song, and he was compelled to Improvise. a number of verses In response to encores. Ron ald Bradbury, as the old Squire, demon strated that he Is developing Into a capable character actor. Mlna Crollus Gleason was excruciat ingly funny as the elderly spinster, while dainty Dot Seymour was more than usually delightful as the harum scarum sister of the minister. Louise Kent played the school mistress cred- ltably, while James Gleason was par ticularly natural and convincing as the young city lawyer. The stage was admirably dressed. It's a splendid attraction and a most timely one. During the week it will run there should be no question about the patronage It will receive. Hi Henry's Minstrels at the Star BY LEONE CASS BAER. WN up-to-date minstrel ehow, the or- M ganization of that Immortal old min strel man. Hi Henry, known to theater goers for half a century. Is fcelng pre sented at the Star this week. The com pany gives a show that possesses merit and has a number of original acta and specialties that one usually finds only in high-class vaudeville. In accordance with all the established laws of minstrelsy, ancient and modern. the performance opens with an ensemble act, introducing the Imperial rajah and his royal court entertainers and serenad ers. These men sing some catchy new songs and crack some old Jokes. All hut one man, Pat Crawford, "the man from Dixie," has a lot of local stuff and some other remarks .that are original and new. "The Rosary," the closing chorus of the first act, as rendered by the Tipton Glee Club, is especially good. The last half of the ehow is a genpral round of fun and interest. Henry Neiser, who Is the acme of acrobatic agility, does some remarkable stunts on a slack wire and feats of contortion that have never been beaten by any performer here. Reid and Foster are two men with restless feet and anaemic voices, who in troduce novel steps in the near terpsi- chorean act of wooden shoe dancing. The Davis Brothers, Charlie and George, have one of the best hits on the bill. They are musically inclined and get a lot of good music out of bells, a flute, saxophone, slide trombone, cornet and a few other things lying around nanny. Napanee i an Indian fantasy with characteristic scenery and costumes mat nre nleasfng. Th Alabama Sextet, who dress like peppermint sticks, are good and their 'when tha vnnn Plavs Pee-a-Boo." is .heightened by the artistic moonlight scene shown, with the clouds passing slowly across the face of the moon. The performance closes with a true to life plantation scene, with darkey beaux and 'belles, an Uncle Tom in the proverb ial linen duster and a mammy, whose basso profundo is awe-inspiring. They all sing and dance, and the act terminate; with a humorous representation of the movtng-picture machine entitled "The Lobsterscope." VETERAN MARINE ENGINEER Sketch or Career of Harry Coates, Who Came Here in 18 7 S. PORTLAND, Dec 20. (To the Editor.) Kmowlng The Oregonlan's kindly feeling to wasd the older citizens of Oregon. I wish to pay a slight tribute to the life and char acter of Harry Coatea. the well-known ma rine engineer, who died in this city Decem ber 12. Mr. Coates was born In Patenon. N. J., and when he died was In his sixtieth year. A a young man. he partially served an ap prenticeship with the Danforth Cooke Locomotive Works and came to Oregon probably about the year 1S73. I first knew him In 1R76, he at that time being fireman on the engine at the Cascade portage. Soon after John Gates, chief engineer of the O. S. N. Co., selected Mr. Coaies for steamboat service, and about 1878 he was nlven charge of the engine-room of the Dixie Thompson. Later be was transferred to the Ocklahoma, and then to five Hassalo on the middle river about 1SS0. wTven she was built. After sarvlce until '8S."Mr. Coates was for a time engineer of plants ashore, being en gineer of The Oregonian building when it was opened, going later to the power-house of the Multnomah Street Railway Company under the suparirdendence of Julius Thlel sen. Returning to river and coaatwis serv ice, Mr. Coates' last position was on the George H. Mendell for United States En gineers Department. Mr. Onates was A man of pronounced me chanical ability, a good reasoner and quirk to decide and act in emergencies, and like Jim Bludso. his religion "was to treat his engines well." Possessed ctf a strong will, he did his duty as he saw It, without fear or favor. Learning his profession in the old school, he was associated with such captains as Wolfe. McNulty, Pease and Babbldge; En gineers Pardun, John Marshall. De Huff. McDermott, and Pursers O'Neil, Kna-ggs and Dillingham. Were these men In service to day, they would probably be styled auto crats by the present generation of steam boat men, but there never was. nor will be, a better school In which to learn the dis cipline which goes with best service than the O. S. N. Co. was. Mr. coates leaves a wtdow and grown son and daughter to mourn his departure. As a member and the past president of Marine Engineers' Benevolent Association No. 41, he will be missed In their councils, and In the bonds of unity and friendship, his re mains were borno to their last resting place by his brethren of that order. "No farther seek his merits to disclose Or draw his frailties from their dread abode." I am glad to have known Harry and shall, with many others, cherish his memory fondly. Peace to his ashee SAM F. GILL. Financial and 'Social News. Washington Star. "I see you are still engaged In high finance." "A little." confessed Mr. Comrox. "How are things going?" "Same as usual. I'm doing my best to keep my name out of the newspapers and mother and the girls are doing their best to get theirs In." Bilious? Doctors all agree that an active liver is positively essential to health. Ask your own doctor about Ayer's Pills. Ay ers Pills "How are your bowels?" the doctor always asks. He knows how important is the question of con stipation. He, knows that inactivity of the liver will often produce most disastrous results. We believe Ayer's Pills are the best liver pills you can possibly take. Sold for over 60 years. We hate no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. j C. AYER CO., Manufacturing ChemitlMWLMut SELF AS KAY WILIi XOT CONCEDE HIS OWX DEFEAT. Believes He Will Be Victorious In Race for Head of Senate by Bowernian, Senator Kay, of Marlon, will not con cede that Bowerman, of Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler, has a walkover in his can didacy of President of the Senate. On the contrary, Kay figures that he him self is by no means out of the running, particularly should any one of the many possible contingencies surrounding a party caucus in an Oregon Legislature de velop. For that reason Kay Is playing the game with himself as the favorite, although he has assured Bowerman that if he (Kay) cannot win out he will sup port the Eastern Oregon man, who from the beginning has tieen Kay's second choice. It was Kay that made possible a suf ficient number of signatures to Bower man's programme for a caucus to deter mine the Senate organization, and while Kay is working for the success of a caucus, he also is playing his cards so as to reap the 'benefit of a. possible failure' of the caucus to assemble or of a deadlock in the efforts of the caucus to nominate a President. That Kay's fol lowing is not large Is generally under stood, while be did not add to his strength as the result of an attempt to enlist the support of Selling and the friends of the Multnomah County man. Al though a contingent candidate for the Presidency, Selling is reported to have declared that he not only would not sign any caucus agreement, but would not pledge his support to any candidate for President this early in the contest. Should the Senate caucus fall to meet, or fall to nominate a candidate. Kay be lieves his chances for election as pre siding officer would be first-class. The Marlon County man figures that if the caucus does not name a President he would stand a good chance in a fight on the floor of the Senate. In that event it would, be necessary for Kay to cap ture the votes of nine Republican Sen ators in order to defeat Bowerman's elec tion. That would leave Bowerman only 14 votes, or two less than the necessary majority of the Senate. With the votes of nine Republicans and the seven Dem ocrats In the Senate it would be possible for Kay to muster the requisite 16 votes and be elected. Kay also contends that F. J. Miller, of Lane and Linn, and Barrett, of Wash ington, who have been credited to Bow erman. are In reality supporting him. The Marion County man also Is depend ing on the support of Wood, of Washing ton; Albee, Bailey, Kellaher and Selling, of Multnomah, and Johnson, of Benton. This would form a substantial nucleus on which to wage a fight for the Presi dency In event of a caucus failure. Kay's claim to Barrett is of questionable merit in view of Barretts formal announce ment Saturday that he was supporting Bowerman. Johnson thus far has ab stained from all alliances and so have the Multnomah men. The Bowerman men expect Wood to be with them. To date Bowerman admittedly is the leading can didate for the Presidency, while Kay's candidacy before a Senate caucus under tho existing circumstances is not re garded aa very tangible. The hopes of the Marlon t-'mimy man ran umy no based -with any degree of satisfaction on the possibility that the Senate Repub licans do not cauous and select a Pres ident. Webfoot Oil Blacking Keeps reot ry. Makes shoes last. All dealers. Make Christmas Last All Winter with double the money to spend, and twice as much time to spend it in, 3rou couldn't find so good a gift for the whole family as a ColunibiaGraphophone The "New Lead er" outfit com plete with car rying cover and your choice of 12 Columbia In destruct ible Cylinder Rec ords $37.20. Pay on easy terms after Xmas if you prefer. Other outfits (disc or cylin der) up to $250. 1 Sold by your Dealer, or Columbia Phonograph Company 371 Washington Street. HAND IN TURKEY'S REFORM An Appreciation, by His Namesake, of TJev. Cyrus Hamlin, Missionary. ALBANY. Or'.. Dec. 19. (To the Editor.) I read with much interest the editorial in yesterday's OreKonian entitled "Tur key's Stranee Reform." Straupe as it may seem, like many another reform. It Is not the product of a day and no one had more to do with laying the founda tions for this progressive spirit than did Rev. Cyrus Hamlin, after -whom I was named. Graduating from Bangor Theological Seminary early In 1838. in the same class with -my father. Rev. Blkanah Walker, who with my mother came as missionary to Oregon that same year. Rev. Hamlin In 1839 went as a missionary to Turkey. He established a school first at Bebek and then founded Robert College, near Constantinople. During the Crimean War he made a contract with and furnished the British Army with bread, with a profit to the mission and the satisfaction of the army authorities. Returning to America, he for a time was president of Bangor Theological Seminary. Retiring, he made his home at Lexington, Mass. He wrote two ibooks that make very interesting reading: "Among the Turks" and "My Life and Times." I have a letter that came to me after my mother's death in 1S97, a letter that Rev. Mr. Hamlin wrote my father, dated Bebek. February 1. 1842. in which is the following regarding my only sister. Abigail IB. now Mr. Jame A. Karr, of North Yakima. Waeh., and myself: My Dear Friend and Brother: Too long has your Ion? snd kind letter been unan swered, and thoURh pressed beyond measure with distracting cares and arduous duties. I setie by force, but very gladly, the time requisite to return all your fraternal regard with true sincerity of heart. It is. perhaps, rather late to congratulate you on the birth "f a snn. since a daughter I r-rv THE ORIENTAL LIMITED Via Great Northern Railway .. ... dor ST. FtlU MINNEAPOLIS. ( HICAtiO. ST. I.OVIS AND All POIVTS e" t tD SOUTH. Other connecting trains leave 8:30 A M. and 2-00 P St. Dally, from Union Depot, via Seattle Com oarlmcnt Observation Car". Din.ng Car. Standard and Tourist Sleep- 'Jib :tiiu Ia; uofciito. Another Good Train, Connecting Train ueaves umui. ipui See the Columbia River by Daylight. INLAND EMPIRE EXPRESS For PASCO, WALLA WALI.A, SPOKANE and intermediate points from Eleventh and Hoyt street dally at A. M. car ries full modern equipment. Parlor and dining-car service unexcelled. TICKETS, SLEEPING AND PARLOR-CAR RESERVATIONS. H. DICKSON. C. P. T. A , 122 Third Street, Portland. Or. has since been added, but I will offer my heartfelt congratulations for the two to gether. But what shall I say of the manT I little thought that my poor name would ever be heard beyond the Rocky Mountains, eirept In occasional conversation. To find It has become a household word la very pleasant and gratifying. May the Lord ?ort of Abraham. laaaa and Jacob bless the lad. and cause him to grow In stature and In favor with Ood and man. May he have more than all the virtues and none of the fallings of bis namesake and become a chosen vessel to bear the name of Christ before the dark and ignorant in habitants of the Pacific Slope. "With such a benediction and my early training It would be strange if I didn't possess the missionary eplrit, rather than that of money-making. Mr. Hamlin died several years since at his Lexington home. "He rests from his labors- and his work do follow him." CYRI'9 HAMLIN WALKER. COLD WAVE AT MEDFORD Waterplpes Burst and Applegata River Patlally Frozen Over. MEDFORD. Or.. Dec. 20. (SneelaM Southern Oregon Is experiencing the! coldest weather for several years. The. temperature has dropped to 12 above zero twice since Thursday. Some In-j convenience has. been experienced In the homes from burs ted water pipes. i The Applegate River is froaen well toward the center, notwithstanding the fact that Its fall causes it to be con sidered a swift stream. The days are clear and beautiful. Manila. A court-martial Monday began to try Major Charles J T. Clarke, of the 3ilth Infantry, at Marlveles. for drawtn, checks upon the Wood National Bank at San Antonio, when he knew that he had no funds in the bank, contracting unneces sary debts and dilatorlness In answering of ficial communications. T H E NORTH BANK LIMITED Portland's New Train Leaves Daily 5:35 P.M., Eleventh and Hoyt-St. Depot, Connecting at Spokane with THE FAST MAIL Dally 11:15 P. M.