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1 . VOL. XXIX. XO. 15,059. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JUPITER PLUVIUS VISITING CAPITAL VICEROY'S COUSIN WEDS FAIR WIDOW REPUBLICANS CULL CITY CONVENTION FILIPINOS WATCH STREETCAR STRIKE FORCE DOWN RATE TO COAST CITIES WOMAN RFFUSES TO PAY ANY TAX MAY WHEAT GOES TO SUM ARTHUR CCRZQX DEFIES FAM ILY WISHES. MANILA'S TRAFFIC BUT SLIGHT JLY DELAYED. . PREFERS JAIL TO GOING BACK OX SEX. MARK J Storm God Brings Rain and Sleet. WEATHER MAN WORKING HARD Will Try to Have Clear Skies for Inauguration. CROWDS HAPPY, BUT WET No Iet-np In Preparation for Cere monies, as Promise of Better Weather Gives Hope to All Concerned. WASHINGTON, March 3. (Special.) Professor Edward B. Oarrlott, who is bossing: the wind and rain machine at the National capital, predicts that to morrow will be fair, a little cooler than today. It may be the professor knows what he is talking- about, but he looks worried. All day long: the downpour has been steady and heavy. Although there are 200,000 visitors in the city tonight, the main thorough fares are deserted by all save the um brella brigade, composed mostly of folks seeking- places to lodge for the night. The lobbies and corridors of hotels are packed and Jammed with a wet and bedraggled representation of American citizenship. Thunder Storm Rages. Thunder and lightning- performed in a manner to rival the brilliance of the . electrical display arranged by human hands. The vast majority of the folks, however, are accepting an excessively moist situation as gracefully as though their voting precincts were located In duck ponds. Iater in the day ' the rain turned to -elect, and by nlghtrall the city was sheathed with ice. Trains bound for the city were seriously delayed, and In some cases utterly blocked, by the violence of ; the storm. If the weather continues it will be impossible to hold the contem plated parades. After midnight the rain had turned into snow and the storm showed no signs of abating. Pennsylvania avenue down which the parade will march, was covered with an inch of slush. However threatening and disagreeable the weather, there is no let-up In prepar ations for the event of tomorrow. The big Unirtn Station is receiving train load after trainload of visitors. Sailors from the battleship fleet are arriving. Soldiers from Cuba and the Philippines are shivering in line, and the National Guard men from the surrounding coun try are marching to their quarters. The parade order has been issued and places in line assigned, and the finishing touches been placed to the very last de tail. Taft Shaking ITands. - At the Boardman residence the Presi- l1pnt.ol.rt has ttoon .h.t.1 i . - - ouaAiiig nanus all Jday long, while at the White House the President is saying good-bye to hun Jdreds of friends. Legislators in the I Senate and House wings of the Capitol M are wrangling and struggling with R odds and ends of legislation. I Owners of plate-glass store fronts t along Pennsylvania avenue have an army of men employed in the construc tion of barricades in order that their windows may not be broken when the Immense throng that surges into every vacant space that it may view the 50, 000 men who will march in honor of the man who is to be the head of the Nation. Lights Still Shine. The electric lights in the decorations ere winking defiantly through the storm as though to assure the construction gangs that their work has been well 'done, while the lighted dome of . the Capitol is signaling to the lanterns on the posts guarding the entrance to the White House grounds a message that the lawmakers are there busy grinding, and will have many documents awaiting the signature of the President when he repairs to his room in the big buildir.g tomorrow. PROGRAMME OF IXAl'CCKATION Arrangements for Induction or Taft Into Presidency. WASHINGTON. March 3. Weather conditions will govern the time con- ; aumed by the inaugural ceremonies. If it is fair, cool and pleasant, the ex J erclses on the stand in front of the Capitol will be prolonged in order that the audience attending the proceed ings in the Senate chamber may make Its way through the narrow corridors to the Inaugural stand in time to see Mr. Taft take the oath of office. In the event of rain, Mr. Taft will imme diately take the oath and begin his ad dress. From 9 to 9:30 A. M. the Cabinet officers, the Joint inaugural committee of the Senate and .House and others will as semble at the White House and at 10 o'clock the start--for the capitol will be made by the. President. President-elect, iiwnTnl1tf.il "Vi K ' ti i t anil j-tthar- n As there, wilj be veterans In the parade. Concluded on Pass &- Romance Starting at Beach Is Aided by Illness and Marriage Soon Follows. SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. Spclal.) The love of Arthur N. Curzon, of Hamil ton, Ont., a cousin of Lord Curzon, former Viceroy of India, for Mrs. Evelyn Pitt man, a beautiful young widow, has tri umphed over the opposition of his family. The couple were married at San Jose, and accompanied by Sydney Curzon, an elder brother, sent to San Francisco to prevent the wedding, they have gone to Los Angeles on a honeymoon trip. Arthur M. Curzon arrived In San Fran cisco about two months ago. His lavish expenditures' for wine and automobiles drew attention to him at the cafes and beach resorts. He cashed drafts for $1000 every other day. Curzon met Mrs. Pittman on one of his excursions to the beach. When he was ill she nursed him, and during his convales cence, the courtship progressed rapidly. Friends of the family wired to his rela tives of his infatuation for the charming widow and of his Intention to marry her. Sydney Curzon was dispatched to San Francisco post haste. Hearing of his coming, the couple determined to get mar ried. In an automobile they left the city on the day Sydney Curzon arrived. Sydney accepted the marriage philosophically, and is now with the couple In Los An geles. UNCLE SAM IS "SLOW PAY' Sends Gralnbuyer Draft for $1000 After 4 5 Years. PONTIAC, 111., March 3. (Special.) After waiting 45 years, John Baker, an aged resident of the vicinity, who was a grainbuyer for the Northern armies dur ing the Civil War, has received a draft from the United States Government for $1000 for a shipment which had been pur chased by Mr. Baker during the Civil War for the Government. Mr. Baker was commissioned by Gov ernor Yates to go through Central Illinois and purchase grain. He bought and paid for one consignment on one occasion, but, through some blunder, the grain was never shipped, but rotted at the station. Mr. Baker had given up hopes of ever securing pay for this consignment, so it came as a great surprise. FILIPINOS FOUND CHURCH Xatlve Methodists Leave Parent Body; Presbyterians May Follow. MANILA, March 4. Nicholas Seamora, a leading Filipino preacher, has with drawn from the Methodist Episcopal Church and, with 1000 followers, organized the Evangelical Methodist Church of the Philippines. It is planned to elect Rev. Mr. Seamora bishop of the new organi zation. Two native ministers and a dozen local preachers fn the Methodist Episco pal Church have joined the movement. It is possible -that a similar moveme'nt will be started in the Presbyterian Church. There appear to be no doctrinal differences between Mr. Seamora and his followers and the Methodist Episcopal faith, and apparently they were actuated only by the dasire for a completely inde pendent organization. SPECIAL SESSION IS SURE Governor Said to nave Received "pledges From Majority. SALEM. Or., March 3. (Special.) Though Governor Benson has not called a special session of the Legislature and has not declared that he will, no doubt is said to exist that the Legislature will be in session within the present month, -and probably in the next two weeks. The Governor has replied to Inquires that he w-UJiot call a special session un til he has assurance that only the passage of the appropriation bill will be under taken. He has received the promise that nothing else will be taken up from nearly a majority. A call for a special session may. therefore, be expected at any time. USES PRESIDENT'S LETTER Filipino Solicits Funds on Strength of Note From Roosevelt. BOSTON. March 3. A letter from President Roosevelt by Rafael Binayaga. a Killpina, used to secure money from Boston men on false pretenses, it is alleg ed, and today the young mam pleaded guiN ty in court. He was charged with ask ing for money to aid fellow countrymen who were students in America. As credentials he showed the Roosevelt letter written two years ago. In reply to one Binayaga had sent to the Presi dent, inquiring the condition of the President's son, Archibald, who was ill at the time. ILLINOIS SOLONS FIGHT Bitter Words Lead to Torn Collars, but Not to Blows. SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 3. Dis sension which bad been apparent be tween the two factions of the Demo cratic minority came to a political cli max today in an executive session of the judiciary appropriation, committee of the House of Representatives. Bit ter words between Minority Leader O'Neill Browne and Representative Iants were followed by a physical struggle in which the collars of the two were disarranged but no blow "J were struck. Will, Meet April 9 to Suggest Candidates. ACTION TAKEN BY UNION CLUB Stormy Discussion Followed by Unanimous' Vote. PRECINCT MEETINGS FIRST Each Precinct to Have Three Dele gates and Advisory Coinmittee of Nine Will Select Names That May Be Voted On. Republicans of this city will hold a convention Saturday. April 9, for the pur pose of suggesting to the voters at the primaries to be held May g the most avail able candidates for the various municipal offices. Three delegates to this conven tion are to be selected from each pre cinct, the delegates so selected to be certi fied to the secretary or the City Repubi can Central Committee not later than Saturday, April 2. S. C. Pier, president of the Union Republican Club, which initi ated the movement for a convention, has been authorized to appoint a committee consisting of nine representative Repub licans which shall recommend to the City Central Committee the name of one or more candidates for the various city of fices. This committee will be named some time next week. This was the conclusion reached at a mass meeting of 200 Republicans held In the Selling-Hirsch hall last night. While the vote on the motion to hold the con vention was unanimous, its adoption was preceded by a debate of two hours, which, for animation and warmth, discounted that of many of the old-time political con ventions. For the purpose of devising some definite programme for electing delegates' from the various precincts, a meeting of the members of the City Central Committee has been called to be held in the Selling-Hirach building next Saturday night. Report by Committee of Ten. Provision for a city convention was made through the adoption of a report to that effect which was submitted by a committee of ten members of the L'nion Republican Club, as follows: S. C. Pier, Dr. J. Whitcomb Broughcr, General Charles F. Beebe. J. F. Kertchem, E. B. Col well. Dr. Andrew C. Smith, Dr. J. A. Pettit. A. 'B. Manley, W. D. Fenton and J. T. Gregg. This report and its recom mendations were as follows: We. your committee, beg leave to submit the following report as to the best method of achieving Republican success and con ducting th preliminary work for the com ing election as outlined by our primary law. First That an assemblage of Republicans be held under the auspices of the Repub lican party, represented through and by the Republican City Central Committee. It ia our Judgment that there should be three representatives selected by the Repub- , (Continued on Page 4.) Nonunion Men Found for Cars and Many Union Men Leave Ranks of Strikers. MANILA, March 3. The carmen and otheremployes of the Manila street rail way system went on strike this morning, following an all night meeting at labor headquarters, to enforce a series of de mands. These Include an Increase In pay and a rearrangement of hours and were presented to the street railway company yesterday. A few men returned to work and .de. clared that many of the other men did not approve of the strike, but that the leaders kept the doors of the hall where the meeting was held, locked until after the hour this morning when the men should have reported for work. The lead er's declare that they kept the doors locked in order to prevent spies leaving the meeting. Most of the cars are being operated by the company with nonunion Filipinos and Americans. A. strong force of police is guarding the cars, but there has been no violence. While small, crowds gathered, demonstrations were not attempted. GOVERNMENT LOSES POINT Falls to Prove Legal Tariff In Stan dard Case Published. CHICAGO, March 3. The Government In the re-trial of the rebate case against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana to day attempted without success to prove that the 18-cent tariff, wliich the of ficials of the oil company profess to know nothing about was published legally ln tariff No. 24. Edward B. Casey, general agent of the Chicago & Alton Railroad, Identified a rate which hung In the Chicago freight office when he was local agent. The Elklns act then was discussed until court adjourned. Private detectives swan through the corridors during the hearing-of the case and even penetrate into Judge Ander son's courtroom. Each has a particular person upon whom he is supposed to keep tab. SAVED CHILDREN FROM FIRE Gold Meda! for Girl Hero of Steamer Slocum Disaster. WASHINGTON, March 3. The hero ism of a little girl In saving the lives of nine children will be recognlxed at the Capitol on March 18, when a gold medal will be presented to Miss Mary McCann, about to graduate from 'the Florencs Crlttenton Training School of Washing ton. The girl saved the children at the time of the destruction of the Steamer General Slocum, June 15, 1904. HILL ACTING CHAIRMAN Maine Man to Succeed Hitchcock on Republican Committee. WASHINGTON. March- 3. Governor John 1L Hill, of Maine, member of the Republican National Committee from that state, was today nominated as acting chairman of the committee by Frank H. Hitchcock. NA PATHETIC MOMENT. Indirect Effect of Spo kane Decision. DUE TO WATER COMPETITION Commission's Opinion Makes Rates Now Too High. NEW SUITS WILL RESULT Spokane Likely to Ask Reductions on Other Commodities Long; Con test in Courts Probable as Outcome. ORBGONIAN NEWS BURKAV, Wash ington. March 3. Under the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission In the Spokane rate case, Portland. Seattle and other Pacific Coast points are ex pected to enter complaint against the present transcontinental rates on the commodities enumerated in Spokane's pe tition. The Commission recognize the right of coast points to enjoy as low or lower rates than Spokane, because of wa ter competition, but on the specific com plaint of Inland cities, has reduced the Spokane rates on about 30 commodities below the present rate to Portland and other points because the rates are held to be excessive. Until complaint Is filed by the coast clt!s, however, the commis sion cannot readjust through rates to the coast. Moreover, It Is anticipated that Spokane. following up yesterday's decision, will en ter a complaint on commodities other than those enumerated In lti original complaint and will ask, and unquestionably receive. the benefits of a general reduction In ad dition to the order of yesterday. In thin respect the Spokane reduction will un doubtedly be followed by a similar reduc tion to the coast. It is Improbable that the railroads will allow such a sweeping reduction in their rates to be made without a fight to the highest court, nor are the Spokane mer chants likely to concede the lawfulness of the water competition rates to coast cities until they have made a like tit It may therefore be expected that before May 1, the date act by the commission for the reduced Spokane rates to take effect, an Injunction will hold up the ap plication of the new rates pending final decision, which may not be rendered for two or three years. SHIPPERS TO DECIDE ACTION Effect of Decision Decidedly Favor able to Portland. No decision has been reached byPort land commercial interests to start a "backfire" on the Spokane rate deci sion and enter complaint against the present transcontinental rates on the (Concluded on rage 4 ) Fair Suffragette In Wlnry City Says "Taxation Without Represen tation in Tyranny." CHICAGO, March 3. (Special.) Viola B. Squires. 1972 Kenmore ave nue, will defy the city to collect her personal taxes and will go to Jail. If necessary, in the cause of woman suffrage. As a champion of the voteless sex, she wrote a letter to the County Attor ney almost daring him to proceed In his collection, using as her argument the Immortal phrase of the Revolu tionary War, "taxation without repre sentation is tyranny." "I am sick of the notoriety which my action has caused." she said today, "but nevertheless I am going to stand my ground regardless of whatever ac tion the County .Attorney may see fit to take. "It Is not for myself alone that I wrote letter, but for others of my sex. "Unless women are permitted to have an equal way In the fixing of taxes they should not be compelled to pay them. I have started the movement, now let my colleagues Join hands with me In what will eventually result In their deliverance from domineering roan." Miss Squires Is not a member of any suffrage organization, although she admitted that she might Join one In the near future. SAYS ROOSEVELT MAY DIE Former - Guide Prophesies Malaria on Dark Continent. GLENWOOIi SPRINGS. Colo.. March 3. "If President Roosevelt persists In going to South Africa he probably will not re turn alive." This statement was made today by Jake Borah, the guide who piloted President Roosevelt on his Colorado hunting trip, and who was Invited to go to Africa with him. Borah says that President Roosevelt has malaria In hls-pstem and that he would not be 24 hours in Africa before being stricken with the fever. Borah made known today tho fact "that the President was 111 of malaria four days while In Colorado. SENATE HONORS FAIRBANKS -Majority Gives Costly Sliver Service; Minority Fine Lovlng-Cup. WASHINGTON. March S. Behi..d' closed doors the Senate today paid Vice-President Fairbanks one of the most remarkable tributes ever given to a presiding officer. He was pre sented with a magnificent silver ser vice, costing J11S5. as the gift of the entire body of Senators, and with a loving cup as the present of the Dem ocratic members. The presentation was made by Sen ator McCi-- .ber. who spoke of .the Vice President's ability and his devotion to work. Senator Daniel spoke for the minority, dilating upon Mr. Fairbanks' uniform fairness. Mr. Fairbanks exhibited deep feeling In his reply. Then prnctieally the whole Senate surrounded the rostrum, and all shook hands with Mr. Fairbanks. MUSICIANS IN TROUBLE Boston Symphony Player 9 Arretted In Bay City on Serious Charge. BOSTON. March 3. A round trip to the Pacific Coast, In which Daniel Mar quarre. flute soloist of the Boston Sym phony Orchestra, and Mrs. Mathilda Ienom, wife of another symphony player, participated, had Its climax today in the Supreme Court here when both pleaded not guilty to a statutory offense, and railing to furnish J3 ball were sent to jail to await trial. The pair disappeared pimiiltaneously ln November. They were located recently by Mr. Lenom ln San Francisco, where Mrs. Inom had opened a millinery store and Marqmirre was giving music lessons. They were arretted at the request of the Boston authorities. TAFT'S SALARY IS $75,000 No Extra Allowance for TraveliiiK. Oilier Salary Increases Lost. WASHINGTON. March 3.-The salary of the President has nern definitely fixed at STS.ooo per annum, without an ad ditional allowance for traveling expenses. The Senate Inserted an amendment ln the bill giving the President a salary of JWO.OOO a year. The lloiwe reduced the amount to J73.0 and the conference on that measure resulted In the adoption of the House figures. The Senate lost all of Its amendments for Increase of ealarles for the Vice President, the Speaker of the House and the Supreme Court Justices. PENSION BILL MAY FAIL Conferees Fall to Agree -on Consoli dation of Agencies. WASHINGTON. March 3. Conferees on the. pension appropriation bill failed to reach an agreement tonight. They separated at 11 o'clock with the amend ment relating to the proposed consoli dation of tbe pension mgenelea aUU In dispute. It la poslblo the bill will fail Light Receipts Throw Market Into flurry. PATTEN CALLS RISE NORMAL Bull Leader Quoted as Saying $1.30 Not Impossible. RESERVE REPORTS SHRINK Argentine, Indian. Australian and Home Supplies All Reported to Be Vnder Former Esti mates of Quantity. CHICAGO. March . Speclal- In a " constantly Increasing crescendo of excite ment, during which James A. Patten was the coolest" man In the active trading. May wheat clambered up to a new high level today, reaching within half a cent of SI. 30. In the turmoil, the bull leader kphflosophlcally defended his position that present values are Justified by the funda mental conditions of the trade supply and demand and he had little trouble In shoving the price peg upward at tha psychological moment. At the close May wtieat was above yesterday and July had gained 'me. The backset in the closing minutes was due to a rumor, afterwards vigorously denied, that Patten had advised his friends to take their protits on July. R ti mors Boom Prices. It was a combination of bullish influ ences that set the pits wild and shoved May up to 11. First came advices from abroad that the Liverpool and Con tinental markets were higher on account of unexpected bullish news from South America, India and Australia. For Instance, a correspondent who com piles estimates on Argentine reports for a leading American machinery concern, revised his former figures downward, es timating the exportable surplus of Arg-n- tine at 8.1.O0O.0K0 instead of lHO.OOO.OoO bush els, which was his former estimate. The official (lsures given out in December were i:!4.00.O) bu.ihels. Winter Crop Short. Vnfavorable reports on the Winter wheat crop came In with some persist ency from Kansas. Texas. Illinois. Mich igan and Missouri. Kansas renewed the Ht ories that Hessian fly was making in roads on the fields In a bad way. In the sensitive state of the market all these reports, whether Justified or not by the cold facts, had their effect. The greatest excitement of the day. and tha highest prices.' followed sensational fig ures from Nebraska. These were com piled by a private elevator firm and cov ered only a part of the state. They (Contlnud on I'age 4 ) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The IV rather. YESTKRDAT'S Maximum temperature. 62. 1 1 v s r ees ; minimum, 4 a. 4 d e k rees. TODAY'S Clearing, with westerly winds. I'oreljrn. Japan shows rapid return of subjects from l'nl led State. IMffe 4. Terrible disaster a man g flower boats svt Canton. luC 4. National. lioupe committee recommend" new law to govern Secret Service. Pace 2. Bourne abandons hope of Toung'i confirma tion. 1'aH Rooeit prat e- Sperry's work In command of tleet. face -. Filibustering "kill! provision In i.enal code for tooi at election. iae li. Spokane rate decision may cause Coast rlti! to demand reductions, i'age 1. Tafts toe to White Home j euesia of Uoone cits. 1'age 5 GarileM d' fers action on Deschutrp Railroad till power question la Invest iKated, race 'J. Taft writes eulogy of Koc.sevelt. Pas 3. Domentlc. Rumors of wheat scare! t y boosts price to ftl.lU'a. l'ate 1 Manila streetcar men strike. Patre, 1. Lord Shoito Uo'icltis latest victim r turns from hldins place li Mxic. I'ege Cousin of l.o rd Curzon marries Ca Hforni. w idow axatn!t family's wishes I'hkc I. Chicago woman refuses t pity taxes unless allowed 10 vote. I'age 1. "I.urk" Baldwin's will Med. containing pre cautions an a mat contest. Pae ;t. Sport a, Comlskey epect-d to name new leader of While S41X. Pace 7. Grand Jury investigates O'Connell-Helnrich wrestling bout. Page 7. Jeffries 5! yen ovation on arrival In New York. Page 7. Commercial and Mai tne. Gradual advance in Oreson hp prices. Puce 15. Wheat, oats and corn sell at nea hinh rec ord marks at Chlcaso. pare 1 Zt. EfTvtt of Ppkane rate decision on stock market. Pace 15. Stax Sand dock fa! Into river. Tsro 15. Tactile Northwest. Conference of state officers of Washing ton developed t rm of ar.cry pr-itesT at resolui ion for Investigation. Pau t. Morlts Thomsen. of Sentt ie. gets rotho.d In Portland milling; ImMnes.--. Pape ; Jobs of newly-appointed Tax Commtssinn ers ntnxe on decision of McG inn auiU Pase . Portland and trinity. Republicans to hold city convention April l. Paae 1. .Mrs. Morton B. Jacobs sues to have altered secret divorce of husband set avsnie. Paso 14 Attorney Towrsend opens f;r Government in land-it rant suit. Pus 11. Ptreeteur company makes new proposition to aity for 01-entng of Madison brlda. Paf IO. Auditor Harhur may refuse to sign, war rant for city lighting. Pago t.