THE 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. -
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Abandons Ambition to Be
Speaker When Plans for
Caucus Fail.
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CAMPBELL TO THE FRONT
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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
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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
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I little thought that my poor name would
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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.