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PORTLAND, OREGON,
WASHINGTON FILLS
FOND OF HIS WIFE;
PLANS FIXED FOR
UNEMPLOYED WILL
OUTLOOK FAVORS
ETHEL ROOSEVELT
STILL HEART FREE
SUES FOR DIVORCE
PROTEST TO MAYOR
NEW YORK WOMEN
UP FOR INAUGURAL
Largest Attendance in
History. Expected.
EDITOR S ARREST
OWNERS OF WHEAT
CAPTAIN WKDLiS ALLEGES DE
SERTION'. CHICAGO MEN" OCT OF WOKK
ARE ORGANIZED.
EMPHATIC DENIALS OF EN
GAGEMENT TO PHILLIPS.
EYANS IS TO BE POLICEMAN
''Fighting Bob" to Wear Star
and Help Keep Peace.
PRESIDENT CALLS SESSION
Issues Proclamation Assembling
Senate on March 4 to Hear Com
munications From Executive.
Attends Church Iast Time.
PROURAMMR OF EXERCISES OJT
INAl'til'RATlOX DAY.
lO A. M. President and President
elect leave White House in open vic
toria drawn by four horses, escorted
to Capitol by veterans.
10:30 A. M. President goes to own
room and' signs bills. President
elect entertained In Vice-President s
room.
1 1 :30 A. M. James S. Sherman
will be inaugurated Vice-President
in Senate chamber, oath being; ad
ministered by Senator Frye of Maine,
president pro tempore of Senate.
Immediately procession will move
to east front of Capitol, where a
stand will accommodate 7000.
iz noon oath of office will
be
administered to new President
by
nier justice of Piinr.m. f
President Taft will deliver Inaugural
address. Mr. Roosevelt will retire
and leave for Oyster Bay. President
Taft and Vice-President Sherman
will ride to White House together.
Luncheon at White House,
lowed by review of military
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and civic parade. This moves at
2:45
cciocK.
6 p- M Conclusion of parade.
7:80 P. M Fireworks In grounds
south of White House.
tt:30 p. M. President and Mrs.
Taft -lead grand march at Inaugural
ball In Pension building.
" WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-(Special.)
- "Washinfrton Is rapidly filling with in
augural visitors and already the streets
show the faces of many strangers. The
fine weather today brought great throngs
out upon the avenue along which the
inaugural parade will pass and which Is
bring given the finishing touches in dec
orations. Preparations made by the new Union
Station for handling the crowds today
received the first real test, and so far
have proved satisfactory. Committees in
charge have made exceptionally com
plete arrangements for receiving and
caring for visitors. Hotels are rapidly
filling. Some are already full. All signs
indicate that Washington will, during
tlif week, entertain the largest crowd
ti uiui nas attended an inauguration. Be
l ginning tomorrow soldiers will com-
mence to arrive, and from then on for
V tne next three days there will be a con-
tslffnt unloading of trains.
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- ".Fighting Bob" to Be Policeman.
ff Admiral Bob Kvans is going to be a
jiceiiian. The President wanted Con
gress to make him a Vice-Admiral and
It may some day, but pending that eleva
tion in rank, he, along with all other
members of the Inaugural committee on.
the public comfort, has been commis
sioned a policeman for special duty on
March 4. Badges of authority such as
all bluecoats wear have been provided.
It is not probable that "Fighting Bob-'
would get out upon the avenue swing
ing a club to restrain the crowd and pre
serve order during the parade, but be
aftd his committee associates will wear
their badges, and should the Admiral de
cide to make an arrest, it will be wise
for the spotted one to go peacefully.'
Koosevelt Attends Church.
The advance guard of the unattached
delegations began arriving at the Union
Station, where 125 special policemen, re
cruited from practically every large city
-In the country, went on duty for the
purpose of preventing the entrance of
pickpockets and other undesirables.
President Roosevelt attended church
this morning for the last time as Presi
dent. He went to Grace Reformed
Church, where he has been a regular
attendant since he came to Washington.
The President walked to the church
accompanied only by two Secret Service
men. A large crowd had gathered at
the , entrance and greeted him. After
the service the President tarried at the
loor for a few minutes to say good-bye
o several close friends. He was corn-
oiled to leave hurriedly, however, in
order to avoid a demonstration which
was growing among the crowd without.
President It-sues Proclamation.
In accordance with the custom of the
etiring President, Mr. Roosevelt today
ssued a proclamation calling the Senate
n extraordinary session at noon on
March, 4 next. The session is to be held
for the purpose of receiving such com
munications as mav be made hv tha
jr.xecutive, among them probably' the
mminatlons of his Cabinet officials.
The proclamation follows:
"By the President of the United States
if America. A proclamation:
"Whereas, public interests rru:re that
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Officer's Wife Has Not Been Wltli
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Husband During His Year's
Stay at Presidio.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2S. (Special.)
Captain Rush S. Wells, of the Four
teenth Cavalry, son of Brigadier-General
Almon B. Wells, retired, has filed
a suit for divorce against his wife,
LeTla B. Wells. The charge is deser
tion. Great" surprise Is expressed at the
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Joneph Pnlhirr, Editor of the
New York "World, Who In One
of Men Indicted In Panama
Canal Libel June.
proceedings for divorce, as It Is a mat
ter of general comment that Captain
Wells has been and is extremely fond
of his wife. The Captain has been at
his present station for over a year,
during which period Mrs. Wells has
never been with him, and few at the
post are personally acquainted with
her, though her life, character and dis
position are well known to all.
Mrs. W'ells Is said to be a writer of
note. Though Mrs. Wella has never
resided at the Presidio, she was with
Captain Wells at his last station In
Yellowstone Park, but since then she
has spent her time mostly in Southern
California, making her home with her
father. General Burton, U. S. A., re
tired, who is at Redlands.
NEW TRAIN RECORD MADE
lom Boston to Plttshurg, 755
Miles, In 17 1-2 Hours.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 2S. Running over
four different roads en route, a special
train bearing a theatrical company to
day made the distance of Too miles from
Boston to Pittsburg In the record
smashing time of 174 hours.
Fifty-five minutes were clipped off the
best previous time between Buffalo and
Pittsburg, the time being five hours and
ten minutes.
HOMER, DAVENPORT HURT
Auto Crashes Into Tree and Car
toonist Is Cut and Bruised.
NEW YORK. Feb. 28. Homer Daven
port, the cartoonist, was Injured today
when a taxicab In which he wa ridins
crashed into a tree near the east drive
in Central Park.
The taxicab was wrecked and leaven
port was cut by broken glass and hurled
out of the vehicle. He was attended by
physiclans in the park and later taken
to his hotel.
BALDWIN VERY RESTLESS
Passes Bad Day, Says Physician In
Attendance.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28.-A telephone
message received at 11 :ZQ o'clock tonight
from Dr. Trueworthy . stated that E. J.
Baldwin had passed a bad day and was
very restless.
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ecutions to Begin.
LEGAL PAPERS ARE PREPARED
Delavan Smith, of Indianapolis
News, Accused.
WARRANT OUT THIS WEEK
Process Will Be Merely formal and
Attorneys Will Argue on Ques
tion of Removal of Prisoner to
Washington for Trial.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2?. (Special.) Plans
for the arrest of Delarvan Smith, of I-ake
Forest, owner of the Indianapolis News,
were arranged last night by Stuart Mc
Namara, special prospector for the
United States Attorney-General, and Dis
trict Attorney Sims. The Government's
attorneys conferred in the District At
torneys office and these plans were dis
cussed. Mr. Smith probably will be arrested in
Chicago this week and will have a hear
ing before Judge Landis before he can
be removed to Washington for trial on
the charge of libel in publishing a series
of articles on the so-called Panama Ca
nal scandal.
Indicted on Seven Counts.
Attorney McNamara arrived in Chi
cago from New York late In the after
noon and went at once to District At
torney Sims" office. He spent the even
ing in making plans for the arrest this
week. He left Washington this morn
ing, but will return to Chicago within
a few days to take up the case. The
indictments will be introduced in evi
dence and a warrant of removal to take
Mr. Smith to Washington will be asked.
Delavan Smith Is under indictment on
ceven counts, together with Charles R.
Williams, editor of the Indianapolis
News, and Joseph Pulitzer, Caleb M. Von
Hann and Robert H. Lyman, of the New
York World. They are charged with
libel in publishing editorials accusing
Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law of
President Roosevelt; Charles P. Taft, J.
P. Morgan and others with purchasing
Panama Canal securities at t3.500.000 and
turning them .over to the United States
Government at J4.O0O,O0O. On six of such
editorials and on a cartoon, Delevan
Smith, as owner . of the Indianapolis
News, was Indicted at Washington.
Arrest Will Be Merely Formal..
The process of arresting Mr. Smith in
Chicago will be largely formal. The war
rant will come from Washington to Chi
cago and a new one will be issued here
by a Federal Judge. The indictment
will be practically all the evidence of
fered In Chicago, but arguments prob
ably will be made by attorneys for the
Government and for the defendant.
Attorney McNamara, when asked about
the plans for the arrest of Mr. Smith
at Lake Forest, declined to make any
statement, saying he was not permitted
to discuss the Government's business that
brought him here. District Attorney
Sims, took the same attitude and refused
to be Interviewed on the conference.
AUTO GOES OVER BANK
Only One Out of Eleven Passengers
Is Hurt.
SAN DIHGO, Cal..' Feb. 28. An auto
mobile containing J. W. 8efton. Jr.. his
mother and sister. Miss Castleman. of
Riverside, and five other persons, includ
ing two Infants, went down an embank
ment near La Mesa today.
- Mrs. Wakefield, a sieter of Mr. SeT
ton, suffered a sprained shoulder, but
the others escaped with only trifling In
juries, owing to the fact that they fell
upon a thick carpet of grass.
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J. Eades Howe as Chairman of Mass
Meeting Names ex-Convict on
Grievance Committee.
CHICAGO. Feb. 28 (Special.) Un
der the leadership of J. Eades Howe,
of St. Louis, grandson of the builder
of the Eades bridge, the Chicago Asso
ciation of Unemployed was formed this
afternoon. A committee was named to
protest to the Mayor and the finance
committee of the City Council against
the proposed reduction of the appropri
ation for. street work. The organiza
tion proposes to maintain a local head
quarters, an employment agency and
bureau of transportation.
The first dissension In the meeting
was precipitated when a member of the
Industrial Workers of the World as
cended the platform and began a har
angue against the tactics of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
"Hold on there," said Chairman
Howe, on his feet In an instant. "So
long as I am chairman of this com
mittee, there will be no attacks upon
persons who have been Invited to speak
and are sitting on the platform.
'"But you are a good talker. I want
you on the committee that Is to go to
the City Hall tomorrow." said the
chairman. "What Is your name?"
"I was number 66 in the penitentiary.
I haven't had any name since," was
the answer.
He was later appointed to member
ship In the committee.
SOLONS OVER STATE LINE
Escape From Tennessee Legislature
in Order to Break Up Quorum.
HOPKIXSV1LLS, Ky.. Feb. 2S. The
eight Democratic Senators who broke the
quorum in the Tennessee Legisluture Fri
day and fled to Kentucky to escape ar
rest, say they will remain hera. until the
General Assembly adjourns.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Teaman is
keeping the Senators under surveillance.
They declared today that their sole object
In breaking a quorum was to prevent the
Republicans participating In the election
of Democratic primary election Commis
sioners. They insist that they will re
main, away from Tennessee a year if
necessary.
GERMAN GETS GRAND CROSS
Highest Honor of Franco Shows
Peaceful Feeling.
BERLIN, Feb. 29. Jules Campif, French
ambassador to Germany, conferred yes
terday upon Herr von Sclioen, the Ger
man Foreign Minister, the Grand Cross
of the Legion of Honor, as an indica
tion of France's satisfaction over the
Franco-German agreement on Morocco.
This evert Is Interpreted as meaning
that the relations between France and
Germany are on a better footing than for
many years.
DENNETT TO BE RETAINED
Will Likely Hold as Commissioner
General of Land Office.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 2S. Fred Dennett, of North
Dakota, will In all probability be retained
under the Taft Administration as Commissioner-General
of the Land Office. He
Is a warm personal friend of the new Sec
retary of the Interior, having been his
choice for assistant when Balllnger was
Commissioner of the Land Office. He Is
also strongly Indorsed by Chairman Hitch
cock. POPE IS STILL AT WORK
Physician Declares Indisposition
Will End In Ten Days.
ROME, Feb. 28. The Indisposition of
the Pope continues, but it did not pre
vent him working for several hours in
his library today.
The attending physician maintains that
the suspension of audiences was brought
about chiefly because of hoarseness and
that the Pope will have Tecovered en
tirely in a few days.
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Grain to Markets.
RECEIPTS SHOW BIG INCREASE
Patten 'Corner Has Man of
Experience at Helm.
MAY UNLOAD 'THIS WEEK
Government's Statement of Wheat
Still in Farmers' Hands Due
March 8 Figures Expected
to Show Scarcity of Grain.
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CHICAGO. Feb. 28. (Special.) Impor
tant developments of the last few days
have been a little in favor of the owners
of wheat. Strength abroad has helped
the July status here, thus opening an
avenue of retreat, if desired, or an op
portunity to Insure against serious losses
in case the war on May shorts is to be
carried to extremes. The Importance
of this feature cannot be overlooked in
consideration of the present status.
Developments against the owners of
May wheat have been the inevitable
ones greatly stimulated receipts as the
result of the high prices. Last week's
arrivals at primary markets, despite the
execrable condition of the roads in much
of the wheat country, were S5 per cent
larger for the five business days than
they were for the full week last year.
Trade General at Helm.
Not until April of the Gates year did
the receipts for a single week run higher
than for tha preceding year, so great was
the general scarcity of the time. Then,
as now, American markets were away
above an expor basis, active futures at
Liverpool at the close of February, 1905.
Still another great point of differ
ence, and one vastly appreciated by
present owners of wheat. Is that where
as the Gates deal was run by blunder
ing managers for a man absorbed at
the time in even larger transactions, the
present deal Is run by a trade general
whose ability In. the corn and oats mar
kets, at least, has been shown to be
of the highest order, who has Invested
largely and deliberately in wheat, con
fident of its merits.
Patten May I'nload Soon.
There are many In the trade who be
lieve that Patten will force the Issue,
If possible, and unload his May holdings
this week. They believe that the acu
men that has accumulated his present
fortune will foresee the risks Involved
by the stimulation of long marketings
of wheat by producers and the effect
that this might have on public senti
ment If this stimulation were followed
by the figures on farm reeerves that
the Government must logically nive in
Its statement of March 1. to bo issued
Monday, March 8.
If the percentage of the last crop
should prove the lowest on record. 20.1
per cenj. as In the Gates year. 1905, it
would show about 133,000.000 bushels on
hand an aggregate large enough to ex
plode the "domestic situation" theory,
especially as that theory is backed up
and strengthened by permanent Increase
In reserves by producers, millers and
Investors of the Patten stamp. Farm
"reserves a year ago were officially esti
mated at 14S. 000.000 bushels, and the
Patten experts placed them at 13S.000.000
bushels.
WEEK OF WHOLE W0RLLVS
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Itolh Secretary I.oeh and Younj
Man's Mother Say No Truth
In Report.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. An em
phatic denial of the report that Miss
Kthel Roosevelt Is engaged to marry
the Third Assistant Secretary of State.
William Phillips, was given out at the
White House tonight. Secretary l.ot-b
said:
"The report of Miss Roosevelt's en-
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J James A. I'atlra. 'hlf-ns;o Wheat
Market Manipulator. Who f
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gagement Is pure invention. There is
absolutely no truth in It."
A firm denial of the engagement was
also given out by Mrs. John C. Phillipx.
the young diplomat's mother, who an
nounced tonight there was absolutely
nothing In the report of a betrothal be
tween her son and the daughter of the
President. Owing to the intimacy be
tween Miss Roosevelt and Miss Martha
Phillips, William Phillips" sister, she
said, the young people had been thrown
mere or less together In a social way.
FULTON KEEPS YOUNG OUT
Congress Too liusy to Conrirm
Postmaster Nomination.
ORKGONIAN NEWS Rl'RKAU, AVash
Ington. Feb. 2S. Senator Fulton will have
little or no difficulty in preventing con
firmation of John C. Young as Postmaster
of Portland, there being but three busi
ness days remaining of the session.' The
time of the Senate will be almost en
tirely consumed in the passage of ap
propriation bills and in conference re
ports, and executive sessions will be cut
short. All nominations on which a fight
Is being made will necessarily fall.
Fulton is adhering to his determination
to prevent Young's confirmation, and if
any attempt la made to force It through
lie will light. Conditions are such as to
give him absolute control of the situa
tion. SNOW FALLS OVER PARIS
Blizzard llugcs Throughout All
France, Causing Suffering.
PARIS. Feb. 28. Snow has been fall
ing In Paris almost continuously for 48
hours and a blizzard of unprecedented
proportions prevails throughout France.
Many deaths are reported.
Several Inches of snow has fallen In
the interior of the ATpes MttriMmca and
the conditions at Cannes and Antibes
are exceedingly wintry.
JURY IS UNABLE TO AGREE
Men to Decide Pittsburg Graft Case
Locked Vp.
nTTSBFRG. Feb. 28. Th Jury in
the graft case. In which Councllmen J. t
Wasson. William Brand and John F.
Klein are charged with conspiracy and
the taking of bribes, reported tonight
that it had . been unable to agree, and
was locked up till tomorrow.
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ARE AFTER SCALPS
Suffragettes Planning
to Invade Albany.
RANKS WILL BE 5000 STRONG
March 23 Day Set for Descent
on Assembly.
PLEADING ON BILLBOARDS
.Mrs. Clarence Mackay Putting t'p
for Campaign of Education In
Gotham Threaten to Put
. English SlMcr In Shade.
BY LLOYD F. l.ONERGAN.
NKW VOKK, F-b. i-s. (Special. Th
suffragettes, cheered by the fact that
a number of wealthy women have re
cvntly joined their ranks, are prepar
ing for a demonstration that will strike
terror Into the h.-art or "mere man.''
They have bombarded the Legislature
with petitions and letters until finally
tht leaders have betn felt called upon
to make one slight concession.
Jesse Phillips, chairman " Nf the As
sembly judiciary committee, announces
that he has arranged for the Judiciary
committee of both houses to meet in the
Senate chamber March 23 to "hear what
the won. en have to say."'
It Is the plan of the legislators to
listen and do nothing. The women, how
ever, expect to make the fur fiy at
Albany.
The arrangements for the final descent
on the State Capitol contemplate the
presence of 4i00 or 6000 women repre
senting more than a score of suffragette
organizations. Half a dozen advance
agents of the crusade are now at Albany
busily engaged In making the direct pre
dictions as to what will happen if tha
word "male" is permitted to remain in
the suffrage clause of the State Consti
tution. Advertise, on RilllMMirds.
In the days before the battle the suf
fragettes are engaged in a campaign
of education. They have expended a
goodly sum. and all over the city, right
next to '"ads" of the loading theatrical
attractions, appears this announcement
In large letters:
'"Women Have the Right t Vote in
Wyoming. Colorado. Idaho and t'tah.
Why Shouldn't They Be Allowed to Vote
In New York?"
"Mrs. Clarence Mackay is paying for
them." explained a suffragette today.
"She has lots of money and la a cheerful
giver for the cause."
The suffragette bill was Introduced the
first day of the session by Assembly
man Frederick n'. Toombs. (R.) of the
Seventeenth district. Manhattan. It has
since remained on the flics of the Ju
diciary committee. Mr. Toombs has not
had anything to say on the subject, but
Mrs. Toombs, an ardent suffragette, has
been quoted as follows:
"'I told my husband to introduce our
bill and that there must not be any fool
ishness about It. Thin Is a serious sub
ject and I Insist that It be treated in a
serious way."
From which it would be safe to infer
that the Hon. F. R. Too m he Is an "easy
boss" in his own household.
Some of the suffragette letters which
have been received at Albany are so
iConiinuea on I'aite 4.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th Wnthrr.
Too AY'S Rmti: outh-rrIy wind.
Y EsTKKDAY'S Maximum t-TnT?rature, 49
dfKrrri ; minimum, degree.
National.
WashlPirion HIUpk up with visitor to t Hau
te u ration. I'aga 1-
Connrena III pa few but appropriation
bill In last ilaya or a-ion. Pa 2.
Representatix Hawlfjr work In r for rrtlaa4
a headquarter of new mall division.
Fas;e 2.
With rnd "f pension. members of Con-
jjere?s will retire. i'ace r.
Speaker Cannon replies to maarasina attack.
l'a;e 3.
Ore iron not to he rertlstricted to provlda for
extra i-Vderal Judg". I'are '2.
llomeatlc.
EnKngfiiirnt of Ktliel Roosevelt to William
Piilillpa In denied. Paice 1-
Other ofti.-lala of Booth Parkins; Company
to he drawn Into invest i pa! ion I'c tl.
Pre i" rat ions nini i'or srrrnt of Ed .tor
Smith f Indianapolis News In canal
11 he l en s-. I'm b e 1 .
What situation favors farmers who bavs
wheat to sell. I'sfte 1.
New York suffracet te plan descent on Al
bany ASffmbly Mi'.h i. 'a. 1.
Sport .
McOredf leaves for san I,uis Obispo to open
training;. rase J.
Kd O'4'onne'! denies all charges of faka
wrestling boms. Paae .
Joe llt'Inrlca. of fpokane, challenges O'Con-
neil io wrestle. Pane 4.
INarlHc Northweat.
Students and fultv members aav Br!stoI
exhibited sljrns of mental breakdown
prior to hazing Incident. la:c A.
Busy ten days ahead for Olympia aolona.
I'ae 3.
Actinic Governor Benson fears to call sp--lji
a-esion of Legislature, lest g-enerai
les;tlation is attempted. Pas; 0.
Portland and Vicinity.
Ten day to he required to repair Bumilds
bridge. Pane li.
Regents will probe har'nt; at university
which drove student ins we. Fae A.
. A. Kowr Is ajpolntei state Insurance
Commlrsioner. pa k 14.
Republicans plan for old-time convention to
nominate candid a tea for c it v offioea
Pane 14.
Rev. W. O. Kllot. Jr. says it is possible
people on this planet mav communicate
with belnas on Mars. Pace s.
Local Presbyterian cons;reRatlons hear of
missionary work In .orea. Pasre S.
Chamberlain leaves to become Senator Ben
son is t;overror. Pa Re 8.
Officers believe live men wer involve la
robbery of East Side bank Pace 4.