YOUNG TURKEY IS
NIAGARA FALLS DRY;
TALES TOLD MAY
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FOR TUFT
YOUTH FALLS 2000
STATE IN
TESTAIRCURRENTS
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FEET TO HIS DEATH
STARTLE SOCIETY
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FAILS IX ATTEMPT TO SCALE
TWO MEN CROSS ON ROCKS
FROM SHORE TO SHORE.
FROM LOS -ANGELES.
MOOT WILSON'S SIDE.
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Secretary of War Yet
to Be Selected.
TV0 MEMBERS HOLD OVER
Wilson Keeps Agriculture;
Meyer Takes Navy.
OHIO IS NOT REPRESENTED
Presidentelect Acts Wholly T'pon
Ills Own Initiative in Making Se
lections and Has Publicly
Announced but Two.
TAXTS CABIXF.T SELECTIONS.
Secretary of Btate Philander C.
Knox. Pennsylvania.
6eeretary of the Treasury George
M. Reynolds, Illinois, or some other
Illinois man.
Secretary of War No selection.
Attorney-General Ceorge W. Wlck
ersham. New Tort
Postmaster - General. Frank H.
Hitchcock. Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Navy George too.
I. Meyer. Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Interior Richard
A- BsJIinrer. Washington.
Seoretary of Agriculture James
Wilson, Iowa,
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Charles NageU Missouri.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 14. As Boon as President
elect Taft finds a suitable man for Sec
retary of War, his Cabinet will be com
plete: that Is. tentatively complete. It
will be subject to change any time be
fore the - 4th of March. If conditions
arise which, in the opinion of Mr. Taft,
justify modification.
But it can be said on the authority of
one of 3Ir. Taffs closest advisers, that
eight of the nine Cabinet officers have
been conditionally chosen, and seven out
of the eight have signified their willing
ness to enter the Cabinet if the formal
tender is made them.
It should also be said that, aside from
the State and Postofflce portfolios, none
of the Cabinet offices have as yet been
finally and formally disposed of, and
the Incoming President can, without
the slightest breach of good faith,
make any changes In his present pro
gramme which to him seem proper.
Two Holdover Members.
Tt is expected that Mr. Taft soon will
decide upon the Secretary of War. The
man selected will probably be a South
ern Republican, preferably from one of
the border states Kentucky, Tennes
see, or perhaps Virginia.
Mr. Tart, it will be observed, will
retain in his Cabinet two members of
the present Roosevelt Cabinet. Vari
ous reasons operated to brine; about-
the retention of George von L. Meyer
and James Wilson, and this in face of
the fact that Meyer's retention will give
Massachusetts two Cabinet places. This
is the more remarkable in view of the
fact that Ohio, Taffs own state, will
probably not be represented.
In making up his Cabinet, Mr. Taft has
acted entirely on his own responsibility,
and without- the advice of the present
Administration. He has consulted freely
with Senator Knox and Chairman Hitch
cock, It is true, but the selections are his
own. Tet in making selections he has
exercised the utmost care to get the right
kind of men. This is illustrated in the
selection of Judge It. A. B.illlnser, of
Seattle, for Secretary of the Interior.
How Ballinger Was Chosen.
As a result of his long identification
with the Roosevelt Administration, Mr.
Taft was aware that the most important
work of the Interior Department has to
do with the public lands of the West. He
knew from experience that much of the
trouble in this department in late years
has been due to the fact that the wrong
kind of men have been in charge. He
was satisfied, first of all. that the
Secretary of the Interior ought to be a"
broad-gauged lawyer, one especially
versed In public land law. Because of
the notorious tangle in the affairs of the
department, he knew its new head should
be a man 'of exceptional administrative
ability. But. furthermore, he felt that
In view of the immense Interests of the
West which go before that department,
a Western man, familiar with Western
people. Western conditions and Western
customs, ought to be placed in charge.
And. knowing these things, he chose
Judge Balllnger.
But the Interior portfolio was not ten
dered to Ballinger as soon as Sir. Taft
had made up his mind. Instead, he went
to considerable pains to get in touch
with representative Western Senators, to
see how they regarded Ballinger, and to
find out if any of them could suggest
a better man. After much Inquiry, he
learned that his Judgment was affirmed
by the representative men of the West,
for it is a notable fact that every West
ern Senator of whom Inquiry was made
most heartily approve the selection
of Ballinger, and none had a better man
to propose.
Having thus satisfied himself. Mr.
Taft sent word to Judge Ballinger that
he would like to have him In his Cabinet,
John Freitas Killed in Foolhardy
Dare Companion Falls 300
Feet, but Escapes.
LOS AXGELES, Cal., Feb. It (Spe
cial.) In a foolhardy endeavor to de-
scend the rim" trail on the north skie
of Mount Wilson this afternoon, John
Freitas, aged 17. rolled 3000 feet down the
Icy declivity to death, while his chum
Joseph Schultz. fell 300 feet and escaped
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with a few bruises. The "rim" trail is
dangerous in Summer and was made im
passable by the recent storms, but the
young men determined to endeavor to
make it.
While Schultz was fixing his camera to
take a photograph. Freitas started, slipped
and fell down the ice-covered slope into
the west fork of the San Gabriel River.
His body was recovered, six 'men haul
ing it on ropee up the mountain in order
to bring the remains down the south side
eo they could be sent here.
When Schults missed his friend he went
to the edge of the trail to look for him
and also slipped over, dashing down 300
feet. He brought up against a tree and
climbed back to safety.
QUAKES TWO YEARS MORE
Severe Shocks Still Experienced In
Italy, but to Be Expected.
REGGIO. Feb. 14. Earthquake shocks,
ore or le33 strong, were experienced
here throughout the day. Last night
Professor Alfanl, director of the Flor
ence Observatory, while about to step
into a train for Naples, was thrown
violently to the ground by what seemed
to be an unusually severe shock.
Feasants rushed to assist him to his
feet and anxiously inquired concerning
the dangers of further earthquakes. He
replied:
Be calm, my children: that was a
quake of the fifth degree. You must
not be frightened by these shocks, for
we will have them for two more years."
EIGHT MEN SELECTED FOR
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Uearral; Oeonse toi I.. Meyer, Secretary of vyj Georgre W. Mickennam, Attorney-General j George M. Reynolds, Secretary of Treasury) Charles
KrI, Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
inois Awaits Decision
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POLITICIANS ON ANXIOUS SEAT
Chicago Fears Primaries Will
Come to Naught.
EARLY ANSWER IS NEEDED
Great Oonfnslon W ill Result if Work
Has to Be Done All Over
Aguin in City and
State Primaries.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14. (Special.) Poli
ticians are In a state of acute anxiety re
garding the outcome of the election fraud
cases, set for hearing before the Supreme
Court of Illinois at Springfield tomorrow.
The court will pass upon the constitu
tionality of the primary law. If the rul
ing is adverse and the measure is thrown
into the waste-basket with its predeces
sor, there will be a confusion which bids
fair to drive the politicians to distrac
tion.
The alarm felt in Chicago is warranted
by the fact that the Aldermanlc primary
comes a week from Tuesday. If the pri
mary law is knocked out between now
and that time all the preparations of the
last few weeks will go for naught and
there will have to be an exceedingly
rapid readjustment of conditions to suit
the provisions of the law under which
elections were formerly hed.
Emergency Prepared For.
An element which adds to the uncer
tainty is the fact that next Thursday is
the last day under the old law for the
filing of Aldermanlc petitions. For that
reason, if the new law must be wiped
off the statute books, the politicians hope
a decision will be given before Thursday.
As a safeguard, the Republican and Dem
ocratic County Committees have made
tentative preparations so that they may
proceed under the old law if necessary.
However, the sudden change could not
be made without a vast amount of con
fusion. If an adverse ruling should be made
later than Thursday and before the pri
mary next week. It would mean that no
party nominations for Aldermanlc posi
tions would be made this year, but the
names of all candidates would be put on
the ballot for the April election by pe
tition. Barrow to Argue for Plaintiff.
The arguments concern two cases grow
ing out of the Investigation of election
frauds at the August primaries. , One is a
suit brought by Russell Peacock to re
strain County Treasurer Thompson from
paying Judges and clerks who served at
the primaries last- Fall, while the other
is the case of Joseph Phillips, who was
indicted . by the special grand Jury for
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PORTFOLIOS IN TAFT'S CABINET. TWO ONLY HAVE BEEN
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One Lands Near Santa Ana After
Flight of 40 Miles and Other
Lands at Whittier.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 14. Interesting
experiments with air currents of Southern
California were conducted here today
with the two big Ferris racing balloons,
the United States and) the America, which
ascended at Chutes Park at 3 o'clock, one
of them carrying a party of four people,
Including United States Assistant
Weather Forecaster W. B. Fuller and
Captain Mueller, and the other three
people. Including Paul Cowles, of San
Francisco, and Roy Knabenshue, the well-
known aeronaut.
Both of the big bags ascending at al
most the same time struck a strong cur
rent of air which carried them rapidly
to the southeast, where they disappeared
from view about 5 o'clock.
The last word received from them was
as they were passing over the vicinity
of Santa Ana. Here they appeared to
strike a land breeze which was carry
ing them eastward. . It was not the in
tention to make a lengthy flight, but
merely to experiment with the air cur
rents and observe atmospheric conditions.
The day was ideal for the trials.
The balloon United States, carrying
three passengers, landed three miles north
of Santa Ana, about 40 miles from Los
Angeles, at 6:40 this evening.
The American landed safely at Whit
tier at about 9 o'clock tonight.
DOWN WITH ALL TRUSTS
Iowa Starts War on All Combines,
Even Doctors'.
DE3 MOINES, la., Feb. 14. The most
sweeping anti-trust law ever drafted in
Iowa will be introduced In the House
Tuesday. Its purpose is to stamp out
the grocers' trust, the coal dealers' and
the ice trusts, and even the doctors' trust.
The latter are charged with fixing ex
cessive prices. The bill has the support
of Attorney-General Byers.
Imprisonment in the penintentlary for
not less than one year, nor for more than
ten years, is provided for persons con
victed of violating the law.
COLLIER MEETS ACCIDENT
Brutus Delayed in Arrival at Wil-
lemstad.
WILLEMSTAD, , Island of Curaeoa,
Feb. 14. The United States collier Bru
tus, which was due here this morning
from Colon with coal for the war ves
sels, had not arrived at a late hour this
afternoon.
It is understood that the Brutus has
met wth accident, the nature of which
has not been made public
FATHER CARROLL IS BISHOP
Consecrated to See of Vigan at Ma
nila Cathedral.
MANILA. Feb. 14. Father James Car
roll, formerly of Philadelphia, was today
consecrated Bishop of Vigan, with ' Im
pressive ceremonies at the Manila Cathe
dral, in the presence of scores of clergy
and an immense congregation. Papal
delegate Agius officiated and was assisted
by Archbishop Harty and Bishops Hen-
drick and Dougherty.
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Succeeds in Dictating
New Cabinet.
ASSURES SULTAN OF SAFETY
Outcome of Move Awaited
With Much Interest.
PEOPLE ARE INDIFFERENT
Cause of Grand Vizier's Downfall Is
Said to Be Slowness and Intrigu
ing He Is Glad Responsibility
Is Removed From Him.
r-n VST A VTTXOPLH. Feb. 14. The new
constitutional regime has passed through
a severe crisis, which has resulted in ine
downfall of the aged Grand Vizier, Kia
mii Po.ha nn1 the complete triumph
of the Young Turk party, or "Committee
of Union and Progress," wmcn nas vn
tiioliv ImnoBprl nnon the Sultan a minis
try of its own nominees, headed by Hilmi
Pusha.
The committee has publicly repudiated
anv intention to overthrow the Sultan or
to install a military dictatorship, but the
crisis and its outcome are regarded as nor
horilna- well for the stability of tne
throne or. the success of the parllamen
tary government.
Result Is In Doubt.
It remains to be seen how the mod
erate elements of the empire Will regard
this assumption of absolute power by an
irresponsible committee, especially in the
face of delicate problems still to De
solved In the Balkans.
The Committee of Union and Progress
hajj constantly, onposed Ktamil Fasha.
It suspected him of being too considerate
nf nalacA Influences and complained of
his- slowness in conducting negotiations
with Austria-Hungary and .Bulgaria.
Defense of Grand Vizier.
Klamil Pasha asserts that If he acted
unconstitutionally in dismissing the Min
isters of War and Marine, the Chambers
also acted unconstitutionally by ignor
ing article 38 of the constitution, which
grants a Minister the right to adjourn
his reply to an interpellation.
The ex-Grand Vizier intends to pun-
lish a manifesto to the nation on
Wednesday explaining his course.
The imperial "haat" appointing Hilmi
Fasha Grand Vizier and Zia Eddin Ef-
fendi, a learned theologian, as Sheik
Ul-Islam, was read tonight at the Porte,
New Cabinet Completed.
Perfect tranquility prevails, the pub-
He appearing to be rather indifferent to
the changes.
Late tonight the new Grand Vizier
completed his Cabinet, All Riza Pasha,
whose dismissal led to KImall Pasha's
downfall, being reappointed Minister
of War. He also holds the Marine
portfolio and is Grand Master of Ar-
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ANNOUNCED OFFICIALLY.
Jt vr
Phenomenon Has Been Observed but
Twice Since White Man Set
tled America.
NIAGARA FALLS. X. T., Feb. 14. Only
a tiny rivulet, not deep or swift enough
to carry a pulp log over the brink, is
flowing over the American side of
Xiagara Falls. A strong northeast wind
which has blown since Friday, has held
back the water and allowed the ice to
gain a foothold. Two employes of the
Mrs. John A. Lognn, Who Em
pounes Her Daughter'ii Cause
in Matrimonial Trouble with
Colonel Tucker.
American reservation walked from Pros
pect Point nearly to Bath Island this
morning.
A great wall of Ice runs from the head
of Goat Island to the American main
land, through which- only tiny streams
are able to trickle. This wall has even
encroached on the Canadian channel,
extending out some 200 feet beyond the
Third Sister Island and greatly diminish
ing the flow over the Horseshoe. Only
the very apex of the Canadian falls Is
left, and that is robbed of half of its
flow. The gorge below is choked and the
rapids have lost their fury, while the
whirlpool is barely in motion.
This is only . the third time that this
combination of wind, and ice has thus
affected the falls since the white man
came here. The other occasions were on
March 29, 18-18, and March 22, 1903.
TOO ILL TO READ PAPERS
Harriman Is Going: to Texas to Re
gain Lost Health.
BIRMIXGHAM, Ala., Feb. 14. E. H.
Harriman and party left Birmingham
today, shortly after noon, on a special
train, -for San Antonio, Tex., where it
is understood Mr. Harriman will remain
until April, in an effort to regain his
health.
Mr. Harriman received about 50 promi
nent men of Birmingham, who called to
pay their respects. Men who had known
him before remarked upon his pale and
weakened appearance. One man, think
ing the railroad nagnate would like to
see some of the late Xew York news
papers, took a bunch of them to the
car, but Mr. Harriman thanked him and
wwed them aside with the remark: "I
don't want to hear of Wall street. I
am resting."
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WHEAT MEN IN COMBINE
Nebraska Farmers Form Association
to Contract Prices for Winter,
HASTINGS, Neb., Feb.' 14. (Special.)
Organization of the Winter Wheat
growers' Asociation of Nebraska, Kansas
and Oklahoma was completed Saturday
at the close of a three days' mass meet
ing of farmers of the three states. The
purpose is to control the price of Win
ter wheat.
About 200 farmers signed a pledge
agreeing . not to sell their next year'a
crop for less than the price to be fixed
at a delegate convention, except after 30
days' notice to the directors and failure to
get the agreed price. A fund of $500 was
raised to push the work of organization.
NEWELL MAY LOSE HEAD
Scheme Brewing to Remove Him
From Reclamation Service.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 14. Many Western Senat
ors and Representatives are preparing
to bring pressure to bear on the incom
ing administration to remove F. H.
Newell from his position as head of the
Reclamation Service.
Those opposing Newell charge him
with Incompetency, lack of administra
tive ability and extravagance in ex
penses on Government projects.
LIGHTNING STRIKES JAIL
Lights Are Extinguished and Pris
oner Makes Escape.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Feb. 14. A flash
of lightning put out the lights in the Jail
here last night, and Oscar Rowe escaped
through the prison door into the base
ment, making his way to freedom
through a coal chute.
Rowe was awaiting trial in the Crim
inal court on a charge of burglary
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Mrs. Tucker to Testify
Before Army Board.
ASSERTS HUSBAND DISSIPATED
Says This Is Real Cause of His
Disabilities.
PLATT WOMAN IS VILIFIED
Colonel Tucker's Relations With
Her Commented On by Family,
Who Say She Broke Vp Home.
Comes From Hot Springs.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14. (Special.) Mrs. Wil
liam F. Tucker will tomorrow attempt to
convince the Retiring Board of the United
States Army that her husband. Colonel
William F. Tucker, slated fbr retirement,
brought on his disabilities through dissi
pation. The Board meets In the Federal build
ing to take up several retirement cases.
Mrs. Tucker is ready to testify if called
and her mother, Mrs. John A. Logan, and
her son. Captain Logan Tucker, arrived
here today.
Each is anxious to tell of the alleged
relations between Colonel Tucker and Mrs.
Myrtle Piatt, which they assert disrupted
the Tucker home, and which they say is
the real cause of Colonel Tucker's dis
ability. They also threaten to tell tales that will
Jar Army society.
Colonel Tucker Silent.
Colonel Tucker arrived in the city to
day from Hot Springs, where he has been
in the Army and Navy Hospital for some
months. He went directly to the Union
League Club, where he refused to sea
any one or to discuss his case. Mrs.
Tucker to at the Auditorium Annex, where
she has been in seclusion for several days.
While in the city last Fall both Mrs.
Tucker and her mother talked freely of
th trouble which had separated Colonel
Tucker and his wife. They placed all the
blame upon Mrs. Piatt, whom Colonel
Tucker met while in the Philippines, and
who hstk been his constant companion
since his return. At that time they tried
tr have Colonel Tucker arrested, as ha
was on a train passing through Illinois
t,m -M-nnnt ninmena to Hot Springs, ac-
companid by Mrs. Piatt. His serious Ill
ness only prevented his being Drougnc i
Chicago as a prisoner.
General Grant Presides.
General Fred Grant, commander of tha
Department of the Lakes, will act as tha
head of the Board. Besides Colonel Tuck
er, other officers who will appear befora
the Board are: Colonel Owen J. Sweet,
Twenty-eighth Infantry; Colonel Georgo
W. Adair, Medical Corps; Lieutenant
Colonel Silas A. Wolf, Twenty-eighth In
fantry, and Major Walter H. Chatfield.
of the same regiment. These officers ara
formally charged with being unable ta
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; southwesterly
wlndS- legislature.
Orepon Ty-Rlsl-itur will have to hurry to
KH Important work done before end oE
session. Page 6.
Nottingham say. ''ST'Sri
cannot tu. 1 " " w
National.
Fleet nearinc Hampton Road after . j
mile cruise around the world. Page 7. ,
Eight selections made for Taft's Cablnuu .
PaRe Political.
Affairs political hadly tnurtrtlefl In Illinois i
becauTe of direct primary law. Page 1. I
Friends of HuKh-s oppose his views on dl-I
rect, primary law. rage 2. . I
Toretim.
Rumors of betrothal of Kins; Manuel. o6 j
Portugal, and Princess Beatrice, niece
of King Edward. Page S.
Young Turk party succeeds In dictating
new Cabinet ot Turkey. Page 1.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford retired by
by British Admiralty betore age limit 11
reached. Page 4.
Iometlo.
Colonel Tucker's family will try co7'1Tr!c
retiring board of Army his disabilities
are due to dissipation. Page 1.
Daniel Frohman and his wife. Margaret
llllngton, separate, with divorce In view.
Page 3.
Movement started for uniformity of state
laws. Page 3.
California Assemblyman points out dangeB
of yellow race supremacy Page 4.
Niagara Falls go dry; Ice blocks riven,
Page 1.
Severe snow and sleet storm In Midd.s
West; zero weather In Texas. Page 4.
Paclflc Northwest.
Freight conductor catches car robbers and)
turns caboose into, calaboose. Pace 8.
Captain and crew of Arctic whallnqj
schooner Olga heard from and have fear- .
ful hardships. Page 6.
Industrial.
Huge Irrigation project Is started in Jo-,
sephine County. Page 15.
Marshfleld's new Hotel Chandler to be,
opened today. Page 15.
Dry farming proves entirely successful li :
Umatilla County. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Members of liquor license committee express
opposition to Mayor's plan to close halS
of saloons. Page 11.
W. N. Gatens. newly appointed Circuit
Judge, would lengthen Judicial working
day. Page 16.
Councilman Baker believes people shoulil
vote on adoption of proposed charter.
USD 'J.
British ship Olenalvon reaches port with
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Dr. W. H. Heppe will exchange pulpits
permanently with Wichita pastor.
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Exercises will be held today at Salem tiji
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