1 VOU XLVI..-NO. .5.0,5. ' POItTLAXP, QIIEGOX, SATURDAY, JAXTTARY S3. 1909. TRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 i ... -p-. Itattip nDCT ctctd rirnnnn ninil Tinr YOUNG JAY GOULD .WILLING TO WORK OFFKKS TO BE PROBATION OF FICER OF NEW YORK. JAPANESE BOGY WORRIES HOUSE SMASHES DOORS, WINDOWS AND FURNITURE IN COURTHOUSE. IMS SIGNING CSS SEST , ' KEpSifi T IIP II I INfllR MFN ... Ti DLYMPIft ALL ALONG COAST W W W . I I I ,rrlTt MTCTTTTK' I influences Voting of Battleships. THOUGH LEADERS SCOFF AT IT Cockran's Gloomy Foreboding of Coming Conflict. NEITHER RACE WILL YIELD JVace Advocates Vainly Protest and Tawney Foretells Deficit Two More Battleships !nd live Destroyers. WASHINGTON", Jan. II Exactly as re ported by the committee, the Naval pro . gramma or ' the ' fiscal year 1910 -was today adopted by the House and the -aval appropriation hill wm passed. The opponents of the Nnvy-lncreaae feature of the bill found them.elves in a hope less minority. The only' alteration made was the striking out of provisions re storing marines to naval vessels. The aggregate amount appropriated la 133,- ooo.oro. Peace Advocates Busy. The increase in the Navy estimate pave rise to extended debate. In -which mem bers were afforded an opportunity to air their views on the Japanese question. The peace advocates were in evidence In opposition to the Increase, while the ad herents of the bill were alive at all times to every move made to cut down the plumber of ships authorized. Speaking In support of an amendment toy Finley, striking out the battleship provision. Bartholdt (Mo.) declared that. If there ever was a time when such an appropriation Vas unwise and unneces sary, it was now. "It Is unnecessary," tin said, "because to are at peace with all the world." Tawney Pooli-Poolis Jar Bogy. Tawney, rhalrman of the House com tnlttee on appropriations, vigorously at tacked the programme for naval in crease, attributing the present Japanese ngltation to the desire to have the naval programme adapted. He declared there aei no danger of trouble between Japan and the United States and that without a naval base In the. mld-Paclflc' Japan ,car do little damage to this country. He : contended that Japan could cot imposi a farthing more of tax without creating .a revolution in that country. Tawney predicted a deficit of I125.000.cr0 in the present fiscal year and- of I143,KI0, 0") for the next. Replying to Tawney, Hepburn (Iowa) found reason for the Increase In the Navy In the warlike character of the American people. Bvery generation of Americans, he said, has had its war and probably the next generation would iiave its battles. Jmrton agreed with Tawney In at tributing the Japanese war scare to the ' desire to bring pressure to bear on Con gress for the naval increase. Cuckraa Predicts Conflict. The most radical views of the Japanese situation heard in the House for some time were uttered by Cockran of New ,York. Never, he said, had the two races . dwelt together peacefully In actual con tact except under one condition and that, he asserted, wa "where one lias con sented to admit superiority In the other." Discussing conditions in the West. Cockran said: "You have on the Taclfle Coa.t today two races, one of which won't acknowl edge inferiority and the other which won't acknowledge equality. That the alien race is growing in numbers, some believe." Everybody, he said, could conceive that Its growth meant danger to American peace. He speculated on what might happen should the anti-Japanese feeling, which, he said, was Inonquerable. take the form that it tixk against the Italians fn New Orleans. "Do you think." he inquired, "the Jap anese in Tokio would allow that to pass without reprisals on Americans In Japan? If you do," he added, "you nerer have visited that country." Others who opposed the amendment were Richardson. Alabama: Harrison, New York; Bates. Pennsylvania; Hughes. Jfew Jersey, and Fots. Illinois, while Finley. Illinois, its author, urged its adoption. The Finley amendment was defeated by 80 to 140. as also was an amendment by Burton (Ohio) to limit the naval in crease to one battleship. The .House than sustained by 10S to l'ji the committee provision calling for two battleships and refused by an over whelming vole to strike out the pro vision for Ave torpedoboat destroyers. LINCOLN .MKMOKIAL HOADW.W CoiigTCj. Flans Highway to Gettys burg, and Al.o Names Holiday. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. February 11 was today declared to be a special holi day, and a survey and plans for a high way from Washington to Gettysburg, to be known as "The Lincoln Way." as a memorial to Abraham Lincoln, were pro vided for by a joint resolution passed by the Senate after an extended debate. Tne resolution did not commit Congress -to the construction of the highway when -rveyiJ, Responds to Magistrate's Call - for Volunteer to Catch Delin quent Husbands. NEW YORK. Jan. 22. (Special.) Jay Gould, the son of George J. Gould, the financier, said today lie was ready to respond to Magistrate "Battery Dan" Finn s demand for a . volunteer with money to act as a probation officer. Th magistrate wants a probation officer rich enough to pay his own salary and buy his own uniform. "I will accept the magistrate's offer of the appointment as probation officer as quickly as tho offer is made to me," said young Gould when seen at the Hotel Plaza. "I take It that Magistrate Finn Is serious. I am entirely serious. If he wants my services, he can have them." Magistrate Finn was greatly pleased to hear of Mr. Gould's offer and wrote a letter saying that he would be pleased to have Mr. Gould as probation, of fleer. The duties of the probation officer consist of handling cases of abandonment and seeing to it that husbands pay- their wives allowances granted the latter by a magistrate. WANTED AT MARSHFIELD Portland Piano Agent Arrested on Arrival at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22. (Special.) William F. Gordon, who Is wanted for embezzlement at Marshfieid, Or., was ar rested today by Detectives Conlon and Mackey as he was about to meet his wife, due on a steamer from Portland. Word had been received from the Port land police to arrest Gordon. He will be held here pending advices from the North. Gordon is a Sherman, Clay & Co. agent. Complaint calling for the arrest of William E. Gordon was received yester day by the Portland police. Gordon rep resented Sherman. Clay & Co. at Marsh field and Is wanted. by the Portland firm on a charge of embezzlement. When the warrant reached Marshfieid, Gordon had left town, going to San Francisco on the steamer M. F. Plant WILL DOUBLE WHEAT CROP Kansas Professor Breeds Grain to Add $50,000,000 to Wealth. MANHATTAN, Kan., Jan. 22. (Spe cial.) Professor II. F. Roberts, of the Kansas State Agricultural College, baa been experimenting In the breeding of wheat sinoe 1906. His experiments have now reached the stage that warning has gone out to Kansas farmers to Increase the size of their granaries and to buy more threshing machines. The result of Professor Roberts' re searches is the probable propagation of wheat that will Increase the average yield from 14 to 28 bushels an acre. The wheat crop of Kansas for' the last five years has averaged approximately S0.00O, 000 bushels. By next Fall." declares Professor Roberts, "I will have secured an Ideal wheat. Then watch Kansas. Her wheat yield will double, and the farmers of the state will have their annual Incomes Increased to the extent of nearly $30,- 000.000 W. J. BRYAN'S DAUGHTER SUES FOR DIVORCE ' : - : . i txj--" .. . . V . - ''.V., t. ..:V , v., ,.cJ v.- I V ;, S ' " jf v ':.-.. . s , ,,:- t t '"b" ' -"-J "3 1 ,t . w. . t . . - . , . ;e I V - r ' " X V? i' , f ; -) - - i . s . , MRS. RUTH BRYAX LEAVITT. LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 22. Ruth Bryan Leavltt, daughter, of Wil liam Jennings Bryan, today filed suit for divorce from William H. Leavltt. The petition was immediately withdrawn. T. S. Allen, brother-in-law of Mr. Bryan, is the attorney for the plaintiff. Leavltt is now in Paris. The reason given In the petition is alleged non-support. To mini mize publicity the attorney exercised a common privilege of taking hack into his possession the documents in the case. The suit is not withdrawn. Chicago Now Center of Senatorial Fight. EIGHTY-SEVEN PLEDGE VOTES Mayor- Busse . Says "Right Is With Hopkins." ENEMIES-PREDICT DEFEAT Opposition to Senator Positive . It -Can Defeat Candidate and Expects Strength to- ' increase. CHICAGO, .Jan. 22. (Special.) Chicago is again today the center of the Senatorial whirlpool, that prominent position follow ing naturally the return to this city of United States Senator Hopkins, Mayor Busse, many prominent Federal officials, even more county and city officials, who are also prominent, and a full third of the State Legislature. The latest news from the front was that Mr. Hopkins intends to stick to his col ors, and in order to aid his supporters in sticking he has planned to hire a hall In Springfield next week where his friends can rally every night. "I intend to win, and I can assure my friends also tnat I confidently expect to win," declared Mr. Hopkins today. "There are 87 men in the Legislature who are with me and they will remain with me through thick and thin. They are now being signed up." Mayor Confident, Too. "I believe Senator Hopkins will be re elected, because he is in the right and the other candidates will be defeated be cause light is not with them," declared the Mayor this morning, on his return from Springfield. "I am not bound by any personal promises to Senator Hopkins and have not been at Springfield helping him because of any promises, and have no understanding with him how long I shall support him. I will be with him until the finish and my advice to him will be never to quit. "Any talk about Governor Deneen, Congressman Lorimer and myself plan ning to meet next week and select a com promise candidate, if the deadlock is not broken, is news to me. I would not go into any such conference unless Senator Hopkins asked me to, and would not take my support from him unless he re quested It. "Party Duty Bound." "The reason I have leen at Springfield is because the Republican party is In duty bound to return Mr. Hopkins. He went into the primaries and received a plurality of 47,000 Republican votes over any other candidate. The state conven- (Contlnued on Page 3.) I proar in Helena Drowns Voices of Witnesses and Causes Adjournment. HELENA. Mont., Jan. 22. With 2000 people trying to enter and as many more Inside to hear the evidence at the Cor oner's Inquest over the murdering of John Hancock, tonight, it was found im possible for the stenographers to hear the statements and after the Sheriff had Ineffectually tried to quell the crowd the Coroner dismissed tne inquest and stated that it would be resumed next Wednes day night, behind closed doors, with only those Interested and members of the press present. At 5:30 people began to gather at the Courthouse and, when the doors were opened, at 8 o'clock, there was a rush to get In. The Courthouse was much dam aged, doors, windows and furniture being badly injured. Those who had seats were offered good sun.- for their places and the crowd outside the doors fought to get near enough to hear part of the evi dence. It was brought- out by the three wit nesses called that Hancock was in a sa loon with Walker, against whom Mrs. Hancock has preferred charges of threat ening her life, so that she was afraid to tell the truth about alleged "high-grading" by Hancock and Walker at the Whitlach mine, which they had leased. Henry Latch was telling of the three men drinking together In the saloon, when the crowd, trying to get Inside, became so noisy that the Cot ner ordered the Sheriff to disperse the crowd, but It was so densely packed that it was impossible. He therefore adjourned the hearing. It was nearly an hour before the courtroom was cleared and the crowd did not dis perse for some time. MORAL SQUAD ABOLISHED Detectives Who Have Composed It Go Back Into Uniform. Orders issued yesterday afternoon by Chief of Police Gritzmacher abolishes the "moral squad" which has been much talked about on the police force since the crusade instituted in the North End at the instigation of Mayor Lane. The order goes into effect today and transfers Acting Detectives Johnsoh, Amundson, Tenant, West and Whitesides, who have been doing "moral" work in plain clothes, back to the uniformed ranks. This work was given into their hands after Kay and Kienlen were pro moted to the rank of Police Sergeant and given other duties to look after and the withdrawal now of these officers virtually leaves the city without special officers to follow out the moral work. In view of the cry which has recently arisen against certain classes of room ing houses, charges against three of which are now pending in the Munici pal Court, this action on the part of the police executive is somewhat of a surprise. Chief Gritzmacher does not announce his plan for future moral work. In addition to the "moral squad" a number of yatrolmen are hanged from one'relief to another by the same order. PACKERS' LAWYER LEAVES Lundbcrg Sudenly Departs for Port land During Inquiry. CHICAGO, Jan. 22. (Special.) United States District Attorneys who are con ducting the Investigation of the beef In dustry manifested considerable interest today in the discovery that Kdward A. Lundberg. an attorney who was asso ciated with the defense in the beef case investigation of 1M3, had suddenly sev ered his connection with his employers and had left Chicago. For several years Lundberg had been employed by packing concerns. From 1905 until 1W7 he was associated with A. H. Veedere. In the employ of Swift & Co. From that time until last Saturday, he was employed by Schwarzschild & Sulzberger, a large Independent packing concern. At the latter company's offices it was said he had gone to Portland, Or. The disappearance of Lundberg, to gether with the report that at least one prominent packing concern had been burning its records, which reached the District Attorney's office Thursday, has given a new turn to the beef Inquiry. BAD FIRE. IN PRINCETON Students Fight Fire That Threatens Dormitory of College. PRINCETON. N. J.. Jan. 23. Fire broke out shortly after 1:30 o'clock this morning in the Terminal Restaurant. The local fire department was unable to cope with the blaze and sent to Trenton for assistance. The lower Pyne dormi tory of Princeton University is only 100 yards away. The town Is in total darkness, caused by the burning of gas pipe and breaking of electric wires. Students and citizens are assisting the firemen. ' FATAL FLOOD IN AFRICA Mnay Killed in Transvaal and Natal Mining Districts. . . JOHANNESBURG. Jan. 22. One hun dred and seventy-five persons are known to have lost their lives today as a result of the floods that are general through out the Transvaal country and Northern Natal. Great damage has been done to property, mining plants having suffered heavily and houses and railway bridges being swept away. By the bursting of Knights dam the Wltwatersrand mine was flooded and ten Whlt men and 151 natives were drowned. Arrives in Oakland on Way From Springs. INTENDS TO BE INAUGURATED Will Return to Paso Robles to Complete Cure. LEAVE HAY TO RUN OFFICE Inauguration May Take Plac3 in Private Car Will Arrange Plan With Hay Declines to Talk . of Legislation. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. (Spe cial.) Governor-elect Samuel C Cos grove, of Washington, arrived in Oak land tonight from Paso Robles In the private car California. He will leave for Portland Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. He is. accompanied by Mrs. Cosgrove and Gerald Fitzgerald, repre senting the Southern Pacific. The Governor looks, and says he feels, much better than he has for months. He is confined to the car, but moves about without any assistance. This evening the Governor entertained at dinner several friends of Mrs. Cos grove. Mr. Cosgrove will remain in Olympla just long enough to be inaugurated and will return to Paso Robles on the first train. It is very probable the inaugura tion ceremony will be held in the car California, as the doctors do not deem it advisable for him to go out. Will Go If He. Has to Walk. "I am going to Olympla if I have to walk," said Mr. Cosgrove tonight. "I weigh 125 pounds and am feeling better than I have for a long time. I have no fear of the trip, and the physicians' as sure me that it will do me no harm. I will return to Paso Robles to remain until I am fully recovered. I will stay there until Spring anyway, and perhaps longer. Under the circumstances I am content to trust the office of Governor to Lieutenant-Governor Hay." The Governor refused to discuss Wash ington politics. He said that he would have a conference wittt Lieutenant-Governor Hay when he reached Olympla and that perhaps they would agree upon a programme. He said he did not expect to sign or veto any bills passed by the Legislature, but would leave that to the Lieutenant-Governor. Great Precautions Taken. Every precaution Is being taken by the railroad company to Insure the Governor's safety and health. He was not allowed to' start north tonight on account of the uncertain condition of the line to Portland, which has been tied up for several days by the settling (Concluded on Pago QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN SERIOUSLY ILL. . A j ' - V- 4 - - - ' 5 S i - -v -biKX . . Y v ... 7KS4' V A ! . 'C'W p. 1 trr; .Ox ; 'k -.'-'j yy ----y . 4 i. , ; : I A . " f .'-, 4 i t -1 ' i" -i V i m'l-rt, V"-V "t imi.ni.i.ii.nm.mii.n, m,V... ALEXANDRA, WIFE LONDON Jan. 22. (Special.) Queen Alexandra Is seriously ni. She has been confined to her room for a fortnight, and to her bed ior a while The Queen is constantly attended by two physicians, and most of the time her fever has been high. Her suffering Is said to be extreme nece8sary to announce that the Queen could not leave Sand rlngham today to take part in the Victoria memorial at Windsor Castle. . Her Majesty's immediate entourage is deeply concerned. They say this is tho Queen's worst illness in recent years. Quarters . Will ' Be Cramped, but Even Seasickness Can't Affect His Smile. . WASHINGTON,. Jan. 22. (Special.) President-elect Taft will take his first step toward Panama tomorrow. He will go to Charleston on a special train and on Monday he will put to sea, leaving the ' mildness of Georgia, but having before him the heat of Panama. Mr. Taft ' is to follow the sea path to the Far South and he seems physically fit to meet with whatever may come in the way of storm or calm or high tem perature. The understanding is that the two cruisers which will sail from Charles ton for the Isthmus will be cramped for accommodations for passengers. The supercargo list is full and. as the war ships are constructed more for fighting purposes than for passenger traffic, there will be some crowding, some in convenience, and perhaps some growl ing, but there "will be no growling if the example of the chief passenger is followed, for It is said that not even seasickness is potent . against . Mr. Taft's smile. . The cruiser North Carolina, which is to convey President-elect Taft to Panama, arrived at Charleston today from Norfolk. Mr. Taft will reach Charleston tomorrow. GORDON ASKS NO QUARTER Ex-Judge Invites Accusers .to Go Forward and Give Testimony. SPOKANE. 'Wash.. Jan. 22. (Special.) M. Jv Gordon, who arrived today from Tacoma, -made this answer when asked for an interview regarding tho charge of embezzlement of D200 from the Great Northern: "When the rumors of shortages In my account with the Great Northern were first published I gave out a statement that the rumors were untrue, and chal lenged Judicial investigation. Beyond that I have said nothing I am glad that the accusation has at last taken definite form, and I cordially invite my accusers and the numerous character as sassins who have heretofore interested themselves to come forward now and testify to aught qX a criminal character they know against me. I am neither asking nor expecting quarter." Gordon appeared before Superior Judge J. D. HInkle this afternoon, but arraign ment was formally set for January 27. The $20,000 bond was declared good and wUl be in force until Tuesday, When a surety residing In Spokane must qualify. The case was postponed today because of the absence of Prosecuting Attorney Pugh. J ADMIRAL'S WID0W POOR Mrs. Coghlan in Desperate Need of Government Pension. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The widow of Rear-Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan, of Ma nila Bay fame, will have to seek em ployment unless the Government grants her an adequate pension, is tho informa tion that has been brought out in con nection with the bill granting Mrs. Cogh lan a pension of tlOO a- month. OP KING . EDWARD. Marshfieid Is Struck by Tidal Wave. CHILD SWEPT OFF DOMTO SEA- Launch and Eight Persons Up-' set All Escape to Shore. WATERS FLOOD STREETS Dykes Give Way and 15 Acres in South 3Iarshficld Form Ono Vast Iiake Damage Below ; . Astoria Is $4000. Phenomenally high tides, assuming in places proportions of tidal waves, are re ported from points all along the Paclfio Coast from British Columbia to San Diego. At Marshfieid, Thursday, following a severe gale, the highest tide known there, swept away the dykes In tha southern jjortlon of the city, letting in water which flooded scores of dwelling houses and did damage which will reach into thousands of dollars. Carlos Wittick, 5 years old, playing on the wharf at North Bend, was awept into the sea and tho body washed ashore at Marshfieid. A gasoline launch with eight passengers was swamped, but reports ara that all lives were saved. All mall and baggage were lost. Record Height at Astoria. West of Astoria, the tide reached a mark three feet above any previous Gov ernment .tide record. Dykes and .tho rail road 'bed at Warrenton were swept away, and the damage is estimated at W000. Many acres of dairy land along the Lewis and Clark and Young Rivers were inun dated, and cows stood flank deep in tha water all night. At San Francisco tho tide was the high ess in years, and the pilotboat was forced to put back into the bay after an attempt to cross the bar. At Antioch, Cal.. the story comes that at 2 o'clock the tide was the highest in the history of that (Continued on page 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'.?- Maximum tempratura, 44 degrees; minimum, 34.4 degrees. TODAY'S Rain, possibly part inor; south erly winds. Legislatures. Houso will permit no Junket trips this term. Page 0. Talk of removing Capitol and state build ings from Balem started again. Page 6. Local option and direct primary bills trouble Idaho Legislature. Page 7. Public morals committee at Olympla badly . split on local option ieue. Page 7. Harbor appropriation at Olympla opposed by inland members. Page 7. Bill Introduced at Salom providing for state control ot all Oregon wator-i.oweis. Page 7. Idaho Legislature hears resurrected anti trust bill. Page 7. National. Senntor Flint does not believe antl-Japanese bills will pass, but says Immigrants still pour In. 1'age 4. San Francisco Chronicle denounces alarm about anti-Japanese bills as foolish. . Page 4. President sends message to Congress on con servation. Page 6. Knot, Root and Russell testify on canal libel. Page 2. House passes bill for increaso ot navy. Page 1. Taft goes to Charleston today to sail for Panama. Page 1. Politics. Illinois Senatorial tight transferred to Chi cago. Page 1. Domestic. Mlneworkera vote money for Mitchell's ap peal in boycott cae. Page 2. Beef packers' lawyer suddenly disappears from Chicago. Page 1. California House refuses to reconsider anti betting bill. Page 4. Jay Gould volunteers as probation officer of New York. Pago 1. Sentence of Bllllk. Chicago murderer com muted. Page 3. Terrible wreck on Pennsylvania Railroad! number dead unknown. Page 4. Crowd mobs Helena Courthouse and forces adjournment of Hanoock Inquest. Page 1. Sports. Frank wins over Haley, Chicago wrestler, in two straight falls. Pace 11. Portland Y. M. C. A. beats MrMlnnville bas ketball team. 42 to M. Pag 11. Coast League gives franchises to Sacra mento and Vernon and begins preparing? schedule. Page 11. Dorandj wins Marathon race with Corey. Page 11. Paclfio Northwest. Governor Cosgrove arrives in Oakland on way to Olympla for Inauguration. Page 1. Huber. Washington County murderer, com mits suicide. Page 5. Judge Gordon at Spokane maintains in nocence. Page 1. Record tldee along Pacific Coast; portion of Marshfieid Inundated: launch, cap sized; child drowned. Page 1. Poor Wallace woman secures valuable Ger man estate; son becomes Count. Page 4. Commercial and Marine, Advance in potato prices may be checked. Page 10. Wheat market at Chicago well supported. Page 15. Industrial stocks alone show strength. Page IS. Trade expands slowly but steadily. Page 15. French bark Rochambeau clears with wheat. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Tract of 20 acres on Peninsula offered city for park at 13100 an acre. Page 10. Four wives granted divorces by Judge Bronaugh. Page 14. Charter board favors clvlo art commis sion. Pago 9. Council warns employment agents to obey law. Page 10. Dr. Brougher will launch moral campaign among Portland churches. Page 14. River has reached lis maximum stage and water Is receding. Page 6. Liberal ticket seems to have lead for con-, trol of Commercial Club policy. Page 14