. rr.,v itvn a i i'Tii?T' A Tf V T 1000. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLIX.-SO. 1.1,038. i-uiuLAJii, va,, , TUFT QUITS COLON LIGHTNING HITS BEEF PACKERS TO PEEL DEEP PROBE "MERRYWIDOVTOFF, SHOW US DANGER OR WE PUSS BILL CANADA PROPOSES REFORM IN SENATE SALARY GRABS ARE TO TAKE UP WEEK "PEANUT LID" IS ON MAN AT WIRELESS 'RUSSLN TOXK" AND "FREN ZIED FINANCE" EN REGLE. CLIFF HOUSE OPERATOR BAD LY BURNED ON ARMS. TWO -THIRDS OF NUMBER TO BE ELECTED BY PEOPLE. . s- ' I FOR NEW ORLEANS Ultimatum of California .Anti-Jap Solons. STORM IS HARD TO QUIET Lower House Awaits Enlight enment From Speaker. GOVERNOR FAVORS CAUTION Fays Japan Has Served Notice Unfa vorable Legislation Will Be Taken as "Breach of Faith" Stan ton Quiet as to Information. 6TANTOX HAS KEI'KIVKI) IN FORMATION FKOM PRESI DENT ROOSEVELT. NEW TORK. Feb. 7. A special dispatch received tonight from San Francisco states that President Roosevelt telegraphed in part the following to Governor Gillett: "After consultation with Mr. Flint I sent Speaker Stanton a message which he can make public If he thinks advisable. Please see him. "I have nothing to advise at the present moment, but cannot speak too highly In praise of the course you have followed. I suppose ray tele gram to the' Speaker Is the best war I can render assistance. Please wire me if there Is anything I can do. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Feb. 7. (Spe cial.) Positive Information that anti Japanese legislation will Involve the United States in trouble with Japan is all that will prevent trfe final passage of Grove L. Johnson's Japanese school bill in the Assembly next Wednesday morn Ins. The lower house has taken Speaker Stanton at his word and awaits enlight enment upon the great secrets of state, publicly or privately. If the conversa tion of members today reflects the senti ment of the Assembly, the slightest of ficial intimation that legislation adverse to the Interests and welfare of the Jap anese In this country may cause interna tional complications will be sufficient to kill every anti-Japanese bill. Speaker Must 3Iake Good. If, however, this official information cannot be produced by Stanton, if he can't "make good." then the Assembly will demonstrate that the Speaker, may cry "wolf" but once. Stanton's dramatic pleading for delay Friday Is the talk of the Legislature. In both ' houses the members are asking, "What In the world did he mean?" Arrayed against Governor Gillett, Stan ton and the conservatives, however, Is a strong an ti -Japanese force which is merely conciliatory. The postponement of final action on the school bill was in the nature of an armistice and back of that action Is a determination to pass every anti-Japanese bill if the Speaker cannot make good his suggestion that Information would be submitted to show the folly of antagonizing Japan. The proponents of the anti-Japanese meas ures are quite frank in saying that Stan ton must produce documentary proof of the Imminence of conflict between this country and Japan and that nothing else will kill the bills. Stanton Likely to Make Good. That Stanton will make good may be Inferred from the remark of Governor Gillett that Japan has served notice upon the United States to the effect that any drastic anti-Japanese legislation will be regarded as a breach of faith. ""You know what breach of faith means In the parlance of diplomats," said the Governor. "Between two nations It Is a very serious thing. It may mean the end of diplomatic relations. It Is un necessary for me to explain the signifi cance of the recall of an Ambassador." The Governor will not divulge the na ture of the matter which has been for warded to him by President Roosevelt. It Is, however, understood that this, to gether with additional facts relative to the diplomatic relations of the United States and Japan, which will bo sent from Washington by telegraph, may be submitted to the Assembly Tuesday. It Is the opinion of Stanton that the display of this information will end the Japan ese embroglio. ANTI-JAP BILL IN NEBRASKA Author Would Segregate Brown Men In Packing-Houses. LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 7. Representa tive Jeremiah Howard, of South Omaha, has prepared a bill which lie will in troduce in the House this week, which provides for the segregation of Japanese employed in th local packing-houses. Representative Howard declares the Japanese are permitted to work beside Americans to whom they have become offensive, especially in the departments where young women are employed. TO TELL SECRET WEDNESDAY Speaker Stanton Will Kevcal Fed eral Policy Toward Japan. SACRAMENTO. Cal., Feb. ". Antl XCcnciuded oa Page e-1 Upper House Now .Appointed by loner Means Increased Independence. OTTAWA, .Ont., Feb. 7. (Special.) A resolution has been introduced in the Canadian Parliament which, if passed, will make the Senate, now fallen into disrepute, practically a non-partisan and InHanetinnt hrani-h nf Parliament. This step has been agitated) for more than a decade and is intended to reform the system which obtains regarding the Canadian Senate. Under the present sys tem the political party in power has the solo privilege of nominating Senators, and of course that body is usually over whelmingly Conservative, or Liberal, ac cording to what party is in power. It is now proposed that two-thirds of the Senate shall be elected by the peo ple, and to limit the term of service of all future Senators to eight years. Tenure at present fc for life. Twenty eight Senators are to be classed as Sen-ators-at-lawe and will be appointees of the government for the time being. In addition to this number, should an Incoming government find Itself in the minority in the Senate, it may appoint a number of additional Senators, not ex ceeding nine. In this way It Is hoped to make the two political parties In the Senate more evenly balanced. STAGE WORSE THAN EVER Archbishop Farley Calls Modern Plays "Orgies of Obscenity." NEW TORK. Feb. 7. "The stage is worse today than it was In the days of paganism," saldi Archbishop Farley in his sermon in St. Patrick's Cathedral to day. The A-rchbishop said: "The old preachers wanted us to be lieve that we must live undented to be saved. AH about us we have the men and women who are setting evil ex amples. Men hoary with age go to the publlo places and to the theaters In shameleesness and they bring with them youngsters who cannot escape corrup tion. We see today men and women old men and old women who ought to know better, bring the young to these orgies of obscenity." FALL THROUGHJCE; DROWN Two Men of Revenue Cutter Acush nel Die Before Friends. WOOD3HOLE. Mass., Feb. 7. While standing on a pond near here today, Charles Gottliebson, wireless operator of the revenue cutter Acushnel, broke through the ice, and both he and Seaman Oscar Rongve, also of the Acushnel, who made a brave attempt to rescue him, were drowned. Several of their shipmates endeavored to reach the drowning men from the shore by tying their handkerchiefs together to make a lifeline, but the Ice continued to break under them. HEROES MISS WELCOME Sealby and Bins Do Not Arrive at Liverpool AVhen Expected. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 7. The White Star steamer Baltic, on which Captain Inman Sealby, who commanded the Republic when she went down two weeks ago off Nantucket, and "Jack" Bins, the wireless operator, were pas sengers, missed the tide in the Mersey, and will not arrive here until tomor row morning. Crowds that had been waiting to give the two men an ova tion were greatly disappointed. FLEET PASSES ST. VINCENT Bear - Admiral Sperry's Flagship Signals "All Well." CAPE ST. VINCENT. Portugal, Feb. 7. The American battleship fleet, un der command of Rear Admiral Sperry, homeward bound from Gibraltar, passed this point at 10 o'clock this morning. The flagship signalled "All well." THREE PROMINENT FIGURES IN CALIFORNIA JAPANESE CRISIS, WHICH IS CAUSING CONCERN 0f wfMW'K V - ' - r Aurmlilymii Grove L Johnson, Who Persists In Forrlnar Through Anti Japanese School BUI. Many Bills to Be Put Up to Governor. FEW TO BE PASSED OVER VETO Four Increases for School Superintendents Made. EXECUTIVE WANTS REASON Says He Will Not Kill All "More" Measure. Selling Advocates Higher Pay for Circuit Judges. 5 7 Varieties of Increases. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) What are commonly known as the salary grab bills will occupy a .considerable part of the time of the Leg islature this week, unless the two houses mark out a definite plan of defeating them or passing them and then follow the plan without much discussion. Many of the bills are pending and it is prac tically certain that nearly all of them will meet the Governor's veto when they reach the executive office. The present outlook Is that few of the salary bills will get through the Senate over the Gov ernor's veto, though some of them may. Both houses have already passed four salary bills over the veto, each of these measures being for an Increase in the compensation of County School Super intendents. The discussion shows sev eral reasons for favoring these bills. It Is generally agreed that the School Su perintendents have been underpaid. It is also known that in many counties the Superintendents have been paid small salaries with the understanding that they would teach school as well as fill the office of Superintendent, and thus fill out a reasonable compensation, but fiat owing to increased population and greater interest In education. It is now desired that Superintendents devote all their time to their official, duties. For this reason increased salaries are de sired. Four Passed Over Veto. The four salary bills passed over the Governor's yeto are: H. B. 42. Jones Salary of Polk County Superintendent, raised from $1000 to $1200. H. B. 69, Mahoney Salary of Morrow County Superintendent raised from $800 to J1200. H. B. 69, Yamhill delegation Salary of Yamhill County Superintendent raised from $900 to $1200. H. B. Ill, Jackson Salary of Sherman County Superintendent raised from $500 to $1000. All salary bills have been successful in the House, even to the extent of passing over the Governor's veto, but three of them met defeat in the Senate when they came up with the Governor's veto, and it seems very probable that all of them will go the same road except those re lating to School Superintendents and per haps those relating to Circuit Judges. It takes 20 affirmative votes in the Senate to pass a bill over the veto and there are 11 Senators who have gone upon record as opposed to such measures unless a special reason Is shown why they should pass. Senator Selling, who is one of the leaders in the opposition to the salary bills, was a strong advocate of higher salaries for Circuit Judges. If the Gov ernor should veto Hart's bill for an addi tional $1000 for the Circuit Judge In Baker County, the increase to be paid by the county, it Is quite likely Selling will support the bill over the veto. A (Concluded on Page SJ t ,1 Ft': i Prenldent Roonevelt, Who Is Actively Intervening; to Estop Hostile Legislation. Life Saved Only Because He Was Sending Instead of Receiv ing Messages. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-(SpeciaI.) In a heavy thunder storm which broke over the city at 5 o'clock this morn ing, William J. Smith, manager of the Massie Wireless Company, at the sta tion on the bluffs rxfar the Cliff House, was struck by lightning and only the fact that he was sending a message instead of receiving, saved him from Instant death. As It was. he was badly burned about the arm and chest. The regular wireless operator was try ing to locate the steamer Lurline oft the coast this morning when Manager Smith arrived at'' the station. He told the operator to take a sleep and he would manage the instruments. Lightning immediately struck the high station pole. Before the fuses which protect the operator burned out, -enough electricity passed to the sender to give Smith a bad shock and' burn his right arm from wrist to shoulder and spread ing over his chest in a burn taking the form of a fir tree. DARING ATTORNEY IS DEAD Death Claims John B. Moran, - Prominent In Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 7. District Attorney John B. Moran, who died last night In Phoenix, Ariz., where he was seeking to restore his health, had Rained the popular sobriquet of "The Man Who Dares." In-1906 he ran for Governor on four tickets Democratic, Prohibitionist, In dependence League and Citizens' and lost the election to Governor Guild, Re publican, by a narrow margin. Mr. Moran at one time summoned the entire Massachusetts Legislature before the grand jury to give evidence to the al leged bribery in the "bucket-shop" bill. . NEW SPEEDWAY FOR AUTOS Indiana Company Organizes to Ar range Course Near Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 7. The much-talked-of motor speedway in Indianap olis, to vie with the Vanderbilt and Savannah courses in attracting; the world's promfnent auto racers, ma terialized yesterday when the Indian apolis Motor Speedway Company, capi talized at $2,501,000, filed articles of incorporation. The track is only four and a" half miles from the center of the city, and is reached by train and trolley. It is to be finished by June 1. DEATH IN WHIRLING WHEEL Engineer at Goldfield Meets Hor rible Fate In Machinery. GOLDFIELD, Nev., Feb. 7. Held in the clutch of a six-foot flywheel at the pumping plant of the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad, at Klondike Wells, J. T. Lewis, the engineer, was whirled to his death yesterday, being beaten against the cement floor with each revolution of the wheel. Nearly every bone In his body was broken. It was some time before the man's plight was discovered and the ponder ous wheel stopped. BRYAN DENIES HE IS HURT Delivers His Lecture Sunday After noon at Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE, Fla,, Feb. 7.Wllliam J. Bryan emphatically denied today the report that he was injured in an automo bile accident near Tarpon Springs. Mr. Bryan was met here by his cousin, W. S. Jennings, and taken to his home. Mr. Bryan delivered his lecture, "The Prince of Peace," this afternoon. F I Rebate Inquiry Is to Be Extended. PRESIDENT WILL BE DIRECTOR Instructions Are That Work Must Be Thorough. FOURCONCERNS AIMED AT Indictments Are" Expected Against Morris & Co. Subject of Viola tion of AntPTrust Law Not to Be Taken Up This Time. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. (Special.) Investi gation of four additional packing con cerns beside Morris & Co. will be con ducted in Chicago as a result of the con ference held in Washington last week between District Attorney Edwin W. Sims and Attorney-General Bonaparte. Mr. Sims and his first assistant, James H. Wilkerson, returned to Chicago today prepared to renew the beef inquiry. These investigations will not be upon an extended scale at first and will be for the purpose of determining whether the packing concerns have accepted or so licited rebates from the railroads. Wit nesses will probably be called this week from the offices of the National Packing Company, Armour & Co., Swift &- Co. and Sehwarzschild & Sulzberger, though no large number of witnesses will be called at one time. Probe to Be Thorough. President Roosevelt's instructions that the inquiry be thorough will be followed to the letter in these late investigations, as well as in the Morris & Co. Investiga tion, which is practically concluded. The President and the Department of Justice in no uncertain tenns urged the prosecu tion of the inquiry, according to an offi cial who was in close touch with the conference last week. District Attorney Sims refused today to discuss the new turn the beef inquiry has taken, saying he could not make public the incidents of the conference with the Washington authorities. Neither he nor Mr. WITkerson would make known their plans, though they did not deny that additional witnesses will be called. The report made to the Department of Justice upon the progress of the Morris inquiry is said to have been highly commended by the Attorney-General, and doubtless led to the Instructions to "look a little further Into the matter of rebates." Indictment of Morris Expected. It is not understood that the Govern ment already has a case worked up against any of the other concerns as It did against Morris & Co. For that inves tigation special agents of the Interstate Commerce Commission had been work ing for months and collected the evidence which was presented to the grand jury Scraps of evidence have leaked out in the examination of railroad men before the grand Jury which indicate that all of the packing concerns have used the same methods in making shipments and in the presentation of claims for damages. On this theory the new investigation villi doubtless proceed. . The extension of the Inquiry is also an indication that there is little doubt that indictments will be returned against Mor ris & Co. The success of the one inquiry is said to be the reason for its exten sion. Another question which is said to have been definitely settled in the Wasb ington conference is that the inquiry will be confined to the matter of rebates or accepting rebates, and will not be for the purpose of discovering the existence or operation of a trust in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. THE GOVERNMENT GRAVE ... -V Governor James N. Gillett, Who Has Vainly Endeavored to Restrain Legislation. Headgear Smaller, Say Skyplece Arbiters, but Price Is In In verse Ratio to Square Yards. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. (Special.) Comes now the "peanut lid." To the garret with the much-abused and dearly-beloved "Merry Widow" hat, which reigned de spite all the artillery fire of jokesmlths, the rage of husbands and lovers and the force of the elements. Women liked the sombreroesque effects, the larger the bet ter, and that Is all there Is to be said about it. But the National Milliners, who have Just closed . a week's convention, pro nounced death sentence upon the "Merry Widow" and all other feminine lids of her breed. Enters now the "frenzied finance," the Russian tonk, the Maude Muller, the peanut and the "flower-pot brigade. All of them are much emaller than the "Merry Widow," but, by that peculiar brand of reasoning known only to milliners, the price is higher.' Conse quently, the women will have to have them. Some of the new effects displayed at the convention yesterday are startling. The Russian tonk looks like an inverted champagne bucket, and is severely plain. The nearest approach to the banished Merry Widow lid is the "frenzied finance," and the jnfortunate men who have to pay for this style will appreciate the name. DUEL FOUGHT OVER WIDOW Both Principals Die, Each With Five Bullets In Body. DESLOGE, Mo., Feb. 7. George Ketcherside' and John Hughes fought a duel In the main street of Leadwood, near here, last night, and each received fatal wounds. Hughes died 20 minutes later. Ketcherside was dead when his friends reached his side. The shooting took place In front of the home of Mrs. Adams, a widow with whom Ketcherside had boarded. He saw Hughes talking to Mrs. Adams, and because of jealousy, he is said to have abused Hughes, who went to his home and returned with a revolver. Both men began firing at the same time, and at so close a range that one fell across the other. Each body re ceived five bullets. CALLS FOR MEN FREQUENT Work Awaits Unemployed Who Can't Pay Railroad Fare. WASHINGTON, Feb.- 7. An official of the bureau of Information of the De partment of Commerce and Labor said today that within the last ten weeks fully 15,000 laborers could have been sent out to different parts of the country it they had had the means to travel. Thou sands 'of applications are being received for work from the unemployed. One suggestion which has been put for ward Its that some fund be set aside by Congress for the use of the division in transporting laborers, with the under standing that the money should be re paid. COLD WEATHER PREDICTED Mercury Heglsters From Zero to Ten Below In Montana. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Following a storm, which will move eastward from the extreme West tomorrow, a cold wave, which now covers the Northwest, will prevail over the entire Northern section of the ,country by the middle of the week. Much lower temperatures will be ex perienced over the Southern districts, ac cording to the prediction of the Weather Bureau tonight. RED CROSS GIVES $150,000 Fund Will Be Used to Provide Homes for Italian Orphans. ROME, Feb. 7. It is announced offi cially that the American Red Cross, through Ambassador Griscom, has put $150,000 at the disposal of the commit tee organized by Queen Helena, which has undertaken the establishment of an orphanage to be devoted to the care of children of homeless and without care of parents after the earthquake dis aster. TO HEAR HARRIMAN CASE Merger Suit Against Union Pacific Called in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Feb. 7. The case of the Government affainst the Union Pa cific, E. V. Harriman and others, called a year ago in the United btates court, to break up what is claimed to be a merger of the Harriman lines, will be heard here next Tuesday, having been transferred to Cincinnati recently. Thirtv-flve witnesses will be examined. including prominent railroad men and shippers. DENMAN THOMPSON IS ILL Veteran Actor of "Old Homestead" Sick With Pneumonia. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. News was re ceived in theatrical circles today that Denman Thompson. 76 years old, the veteran actor of "The Old Homestead," is lying very ill of pneumonia at bis home in West Swansy, near Keane, Ohio. Finds Canal Work in Good Shape. MEN ALL POLLING TOGETHER Intimates He Will Have More to Report Later. CHEERED AS BOAT LEAVES President-Elect . Looks Picture of Health Has Visited Every Section of Canal During y His Trip to Panama. , COLON, Feb. 7. President-elect W. II. Taft and party left here this evening, on board the cruiser North Carolina, for New Orleans, accompanied by the cruiser Mon tana. Previous to embarking, Mr. Taft gave out the following: "I am not prepared now to make a state ment as to the results of the trip to tho Isthmus, except to say that we have found the work progressing most satisfactorily, the organization better thnn ever, the esprit de corps excellent and the determi nation of all. even the humblest laborer, directed to the building of the canal. I am sure this has impressed Itself upon every one of the board of visiting engi neers, as it has upon me. "With reference to the type of canal and the continuance of the present plans, the engineers promise that they will be able to hand me their report by the time we land at New Orleans." Mr. Taft and party reached Colon from Panama this afternoon. Governor Mclen dez and a large gathering of the Panama Railway and the Isthmian canal em ployes were present to bid farewell to him. Lieutenant-Colonel Goethalt, chief engineer of the canal, accompanied Mr. Taft on the North Carolina. He will pro ceed to Washington to discuss the mat ter of canal appropriations. As the tug which transferred the visit ors to the cruisers moved away, the crowds cheered lustily. Mr. Taft, look ing the picture of health, bowed and called out, laughingly. "Keep your eyes on that subterranean lake at Gatun." During his visit, which liusted ten days, Mr. Taft visited every section of tho canal. His Influence was exerted also to bring about a better feeling between vari ous factions that have been opposing one another since the last election. TO GREET TAFT IN TOP HATS New Orleans Perturbed by Drastic Order of Reception Party. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7. Every man (Concluded on Page 2.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY Maximum temperature. 4S.3 decrees; minimum. 3". 2 dettrees TODAY Occasional rain; vosslbly part snow; southerly winds. Foreign. Revenue proMem worries Finland: must ra"se additional 10U.OUO.OOU this year. Ottawa6 proposes reform in Senate. Page 1. Nutlonal. nvrnment proposes to probe four more G beef Packing companies on rebate charges. Page 1. Taft leaves Colon for New Orleans; says work on canal Is pr. greasing satisfac torily. Page 1. Senator Newlands believes Japanese ques tion should be handled along broad Na tional lines. PaRe 3. If international complications wuld result. California will not pass anti-Jap legis lation. I'age 1- , . secretary Garlield admits he Is not hanill cajfpeu by limitation ot secret service. Formal" ratification of Taft's election will be held Wednesday. Pago J. American manufacturers fear proposed res vision of French tariff. Page i. Domestic. Wireless operator hit by lightning at San Francisco. Page 1. Nation prepares to do honor to Lincoln. TiirtBWllilam J- Gaynor may become antl- J fammanv candidate for Mayor of New York. Page !. Beautiful girl brutally assaulted In San Kafael; lynching may follow. Page 5. Slo of hats goes down; price goes up. Son-inlaw of Rockefeller attacked on board snip. raH Snorts. Magnates of ?l"XJj'f't alter t-oriiuu c- - State League still trying to break Into San Francisco. Page . Fighting fans fear Legislature will kill game in .tiiii". Con Albright may meet Joe La. BaJle. page w. Great basketball tournament planned to bs held at San Francisco. Page . Pacific Northwest. Oregon Legislature will put in entire week considering salary grab bills. Page 8. Work done by Oregon Legislature. Page 8. Industrial. Klamath Falls offers exceptional advantages to capiiaiisis a"" Elks' Temple at Albany to bo dedicated February IS. Page Vi. Horticultural Inspector comes In for de nunciatlon at Linn County Grange meet ing. Page 12. Portland and VMnity. Councilman Wills says he will continue in vestigation of North End. Page 14. Business of Legislature is badly congested. Page 8.. Portland pastors form lobby to support Sun day bill. Page 8 Dr A. A. Morrlsnn takes up the Emmanuel - .. . 1 1 .i io Rev S C. Lapham -preaches final sermon as pastor or &ecuiiu xv v i,.. City Poundmaster Reed dies. Page 7. Rev "Billy" Sunday will have numerous assistants In tomorrow's meetings. Page 11. J i n-7 o