VOL. XLIX.-XO. 15,0G2. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ROOSEVELT READS AND LIS QUIETLY Marked Change in Life of Ex-President. SISTER OF BALDWIN PROVES HER CLAIM ILL RATES HIGH, GIST OF DECISION MISSGOULDGREETS RETURNED JACKIES PIT HAS NO FEAR OF WHEAT REPORT TAFT REFUSES TO NOMINATE YOUNG BULLET BRIDE'S KIDNAPER MRS. MARY BALDWIN MORIX EXPECTS LEGACY. WARMLY WELCOMES SAII-OUS OF ATLANTIC FLEET. PRESIDENT IGNORES SENATOR BOURNE'S REQUEST. PUNISHES V V TAFT'S SUNDAY DAY OF REST Will Receive No Callers on Business That Day. OFFICIAL FAMILY DEPARTS Sxwb, After Packing Up, Will As sume Charge of Xew York Cus tomsFairbanks Will Prac tice Law in Indianapolis. MARKED CHANGE IV T.IYF.8 OF MEMBERS OF ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION. Yesterday ex-President and Mn. Roosevelt -walked three miles through slush and snow to attend church at Oyster Bay. He spends his forenoons reading and takes ex ercise after lunch. President Taft. on his first Son day, adhered to his plan of making this a day of rest, and received no callers on business. 'With his brother, Charles P. Taft. he at tended church in the morning-. Changes In the White House do mestic arrangements lnclilde the purchase of two automobiles for the use of the President's family, to which the speed laws of the District of Columbia do not apply, and the Installing of a woman housekeeper to replace the White House steward. Ex-Secretary Loeb. after remaining teMnd to pack up the belongings of Mr. Roosevelt, leaves Washington today to assume charge of the Cus tom House of Ttfe-w York. Kx-Vlce-Preeident Fairbanks has gone to Ills home in Indianapolis, where he will resume the practice of law. Ex-Secretary Root, according to ex-Senator Piatt, will become the Republican leader of New York state. Mr. Piatt also announces that Roosevelt is through with political life, and that after his return from Africa he will be out of the field of politics. OYSTER BAY, N. Y-, March 7. Fur ther evidence that ex-President Theo dore Roosevelt is leading the simple life was supplied today when, ho and his wife came trudging? through the slush and snow to church. They had left Sagamore Hill, three miles from the village, at 10 o'clock. It wis with his tisual rapid stride that Colonel Roose velt swung along and Mrs. Roosevelt had difficulty In keeping pace with him. Both were in their pew in Christ Episcopal Church ten minutes before the hour scheduled for services. Everyone was surprised to see Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt come to church on foot. Their children. Miss Ethel and Kermit, were not so brave. . All oc cupied the- usual family pew. Although Mr. Roosevelt is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, he partook of the communion with Mrs. Roosevelt and their children. In a special prayer the rector offered thanks for the safe return to his home of the ex-President, and for the wis dom with which he had conducted his administration. The Roosevelt family left the church before the services were quite over, and on the way exchanged greetings with those present. During the entire afternoon Mr. Roosevelt remained in his library read ing. He is thoroughly enjoying a much-needed rest. No visitors " have been received at Sagamore Hill. Mr. Roosevelt is pass ing his mornings indoors and after noons out of doors. He insists on hav ing a certain amount of exercise In order to keep in trim for his African expedition. TAFT KiffePS STINTAY REST Aahercs to Plan of Doing Xo Busi ness on That Tay. WASHINGTON, March 7. Simplicity characterized the first Sunday In the White House of the Taft family. Presi dent Taft. accompanied by his brother, Charles P. Taft.. walked to the Uni tarian Church for morning services. There was no attempt at demonstra tion, but the eagerness of the crowd to get a close view of the new Presi dent was not veiled.' After luncheon the President rode horseback for 12 miles with General Edwards, his military aide; Captain Archibald Butt, and ex-President Roosevelt's orderly. McDermott. The route was over the newly-constructed Potomac speedway. President Taft saw no callers who had business to transact during the day, thus beginning his administration with his heretofore enforced maxim that Sunday should be a day of rest. AUTOS, XOT HORSES, FOR TAFT "President's Carriage" Back Num ber and Speed Limit Abrogated. WASHINGTON, March 7. No longer will the terms "The President's car riage" and "The President's driver." bo (Concluded on Page 4.) Illinois Woman Tells How "Lucky" Left Home in Rage at His Stepmotler. FP.EEPORT, 111., March 7. (Special.) Mrs. Mary Baldwin Morin, one of Free port's prominent literary women", today astounded the community by announcing that she is the sister of E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin; that she was to receive a leg acy from him and that she would for mally present her claims. Mrs. Morin accompanied her astound ing statement with proofs of her rela tionship. When she "was three years of age Lucky left home in a fit of rage at his . stepmother, who was making life miserable for her husband's children, 15 in number." At that time "Lucky" vowed he would never see her again and that he would go far away and make his for tune. His sister has never seen him since, but has in the past been in com munication with him. She asserts that only two others of the original 16 chil dren still survive John L Baldwin, of Lincoln, Neb., formerly Mayor of that city, and Henry, of Shultzburg, Wis., an old soldier. The Baldwins lived at New Digglns, Wis., Just north of here, at the time he left the family home. RICH MAN REWARDS TOWN Sends Check to Assessors "Who Se cure Low Assessment. METHTJEN, Mass., March 7. (Spe cial.) Edwin Searles, a rich resident of Methuen, whose personal property is assessed at 66,500, instead of $10,000, 000, as suggested by state officials, has sent JC6.000 to help the town, as an ex pression of gratitude for the manner in which he has been treated by its assessors. Town Clerk Sidney Howe said Searles recently presented him with a check for $15,000, to be used for re funding notes of the town. Later Howe received a letter from Searles, then in New York, which contained a check for $51,000, to be used for the same purpse. Searles married Mrs. Mark Hopkins, of San Francisco, after planning the decoration of the Hopkins mansion on Nob HI1L HAWAII IS ANTI-JAPANESE Senate Putting Through Bill Pro hibiting Alien Fisheries. . HONOLULU, March 7. The Territorial Senate, by a vote of 10 to 5, has passed to its second reading the anti-Japanese bill, which prohibits aliens from, fishing in Hawaiian waters. Concurrent resolution asking the sus pension of coastwise navigation laws be tween the Pacific Coast and Hawaii has been defeated. OFFICER SHOOTS SERGEANT Fires In Altercation Over Remarks to Which He Objected. ST. LOUI3, March 7. Police Sergeant Patrick E. Kennedy was perhaps fatally wounded tonight by Patrolman James J. Magulre, who shot him three times. He was near his home when Magulre took him to task, for remarks which he charged against him. Kennedy beat Ma gulre with his club and the latter fired. LONG JUMP MAY BE FATAL Xaval Officer Leaps From Second Story Hospital Window. WASHINGTON, March 7. Lieutenant Commander James E. Reld, U. S. N., Jumped vtoday from a second-story win dow of the Naval Hospital and was per haps fatally injured. Lieutenant Reid sent his nurse from the room to procure a glass of water. MEMBERS OF INTERSTATE' COMMERCE COMMISSION, ' r, vv, - - V :,. 1 ' ' r v.. i- t::-: 'A':Sa.'SSl.i--'i.:.:S.- .. .. '' ' i ' ' f- - ' - ; f - j '- " f ' , j r1 , & ' i V f i z s y ; V J " , 'IrfCJ ' , - y EDGAR K. Spokane and Coast De serve Reductions. CASE IS REVIEWED FULLY Text of Decision by Commis sion Is Exhaustive. HILL RAILWAYS HARD HIT Spokane's Victory Oyer Coast Cities Likely to Be but Temporary, as Way Is Paved for Further Ap plication for Reductions. I POINTS POINTS DECIDED IN SPOKANE BATE CASE. Existence of water competition In Influencing transcontinental rates to Pacific Coast Is recognized. In determining- earrings to which railroads are entitled, the whole situation and all conditions must be considered by the Commission. Surplus accumulated by the rail roads show that the present rates are higher than the railroads are entitled to charge. Class rates from St. Paul to Spo kane are reduced 10 2-3 per cent, the rate between St. Paul and Chi cago remaining .higher by certain named arbitrarles. Commodity rate on 20 articles named from Chicago to Seattle es tablished as reasonable rate from St. Paul to Spokane. One of the most important rate de cisions rendered in years is that Just an nounced by the Interstate Commerce Commission in the Spokane rate case. The decision is regarded as a far reaching one and is believed to mark an epoch in rate regulation In the tinlted States. It is predicted that the recent decision of the commission will overturn the present rate system . west of the Missouri River and cause a general readjustment c rail road tariffs between that waterway and the Pacific Coast. t Coming as it does after two years of consideration by the Interstate Commerce Commission, me decision, naturally, is regarded as very' important by the rail roads and the text of the document has been eagerly awaited by railroad men and shippers alike. That the rates of the railroads are too high seems to be the keynote of the decision. The ' Commission orders a reduction of 16 2-3 per cent, in class rates from the Middle West to Spokane, and it is seen that the effect of the de cision will be to lower rates to Coast terminals as well. However, the the ory of lower rates to Pacific tidewater because of ocean competition from the East is sustained. The Commission held that the rates are too high as shown in the earnings of the railroads themselves. Consider ing the original cost and capitalization of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, it was declared that the earnings of the two companies in re cent years have been excessive. The large surplus piled up by the railroads could fairly be taken into considera tion, the Commission held, but it would not make rates for the purpose of dis tributing this surplus to the public. Commodity rates to Spokane rrom Chi cago are fixed at the present terminal rate to Seattle from St. Paul, on 23 of the 34 commodities named in the com plaint filed by Spokane. Upon the re maining five commodities. somewhat higher rates are fixed. Rates on all these articles from Chicago to Spokane are made 18 2-3 per cent above those from St. Paul. The full text of the Spokane rate decision will he found on paces 6, 7 and 15 of this Ihsue of The Oregriiiiux. CLARK. Serves Tea and Tells Them Mrs. Russell Sage Would Have Come but? for Accident. NHYV YORK, March 7. Miss Helen Could entertained today 300 bluejackets from the battleships of the North At lantic squadron now at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard, after their around-the-world cruise. A reception and tea was held at the naval branch of the Y. M. C. A. . "I wish to welcome all the boys home," she said. "I have watched your trip around the world with Interest. I want "to tell you about another dear friend of jours, Mrs. Russell Sage, whowould also be here to welcome you back, had she not broken her arm a few weeks ago. I vieit her frequently and every time I see her she brings out the postal cards she has received from the men of the fleet and shows me the pictures of the places Visited and what you have written to her. She sends her best wishes to you." The Jackles cheered Miss Gould lustily, and each man in turn shook hands with her. Three cheers were given also for Mrs. Sage. DROPS 2500 FEET INTO SEA Thrilling Descent of Aeronaut Wit nessed by 50 0 0 People. LONG BEACH, Cal., March 7. Five thousand personB saw Jean Savage, an amateur aeronaut, ascend today from the beach. In a wind which threatened to careen his balloon and then watched htm as he drifted out over the ocean. He did not cut loose for his parachute lump, until he was 2300 feet high. The balloon relieved of his weight, turned over and shot down into the sea, where it was picked up by a launch. Savage, in his efforts to land safely, swung his paracltute at dangerous angles. He finally landed in the breakers, releas ing his hold cn the parachute, which was caught In the tide and carried out to sea and sunk before a launch could reach it. CHICAGO TO FLY SATURDAY Big Balloon Will Start on Flight From Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, March 7. The first attempt to operate the big balloon. Chicago, owned by C. A. Coey. of Chi cago, will be mad, from Los Angeles Saturday next. Trie balloon will ar rive in this city early In the week. Captain Bumbaugh. the pilot, has al ready made arrangements for a field and for the illuminating gas to inflate the monster bag, which holds 21,000 cubic feet. In the attempt on Saturday to dis cover a favorable wind for the eastern flight Mrs. Coey will participate. POLICE SCATTER STUDENTS University of Warsaw May Be l'rced to Close. WARSAW. March 7. The police broke up a meeting of students In the university hall today, at which was being discussed the question of a change in the system of examinations. They arrested 178, who may be deported to their native towns In the interior of Russia. It Is possible that the university will be closed. The student body of Warsaw Is made up entirely of Russians, as the Poles boycott the Russian university. ROB AS POLICE STANDS BY Thugs Beg Pardon of Officer as They Rush by to K.vape. DENVER, March 7. While policemen and a number of customers stood in the front of Woodward Brothers drug store tonight, two highwaymen walked be hind the prescription counter, held up A. C. Royder, a clerk, and W. S. Woodward, son of one of the proprietors, bound and gagged them and relieved them of $171. Then the robbers walked out, brushed past the policemen, said "Excuse me," and disappeared. WHOSE DECISION IN SPOKANE FRANCIS M. COCKRELL. -, - - ..VW"H , 1 tL. 'V:r. ; i.. - " 1 w- j r - " v " $ v ---'Jf J, 'ZfiL - I Jj1 Situation Not Expected to Break Today. TO UNLOAD MAY WHEAT IN JULY Big Holders Hope to Maintain Interest to This End. PATTEN TALKS OF CORNER May IV) roe Eastern Millionaires to Lose Heavily, but Says He Ilai Done Nothing Sensational. Only Followed Market. CHICAGO. March 7. tSpecial.) Govern ment estimates of farm reserves to be Issued near the close of business Monday are not likely to affect the immediate sit uation in wheat. The figures will not be forgotten, how ever, until something Important and defi nite develops concerning the new crop. The May deal Is still on, the open interest is enormous and the figures will be some thing .of an indication of the legitimacy of the position held by the contending forces. No abandonment Of the present large holdings of May Is to be expected, however, unless the actual moVement of wheat from the interior shows a disposi tion to increase liberally, and there is no offsetting strengthening features from some other direction. Move to Minimize Looses. The evident effort of the May owners Is to enthuse sufficient strength Into the July delivery to permit the unloading of the May property lor July, thus minimiz ing the extreme possible Toss to about the cost of carrying the wheat taken In on May contracts to the first delivery day in July. In such event the May position would be strong in case the outstanding short Interest is very much larger than the quantity of wheat that is hkely to be delivered" In May. ' ' Unless there Is such a large short in terest, however, the actual profits of the big deal are not likely to foot up as handsomely In the end as they now do on paper, and the task of converting paper profits into cash is also evidently not child's play. Eastern Shorts Waiting. One of the big advantages of the lead ing owners of May wheat is the fact that with possibly one exception, none of the big elevator concerns opposes the deal as in many former bull campaigns or Is disposed to throw any obstacles in Its way. If there are some really large Eastern shorts it will soon be In order for them to employ somebody al lied with the actual handling of cash wheat to extricate them from their present position. Thus far they have been confident that interior marketings will overwhelm the big owners and that this force alone will prove sufficient to bring prices back to a lower level. While it is not yet certain that this line of reasoning may prove incorrect, the sit uation a month hence may be different. By that time the situation will have nar rowed to the point where the short sel lers will have to face the alternatives of taking thler lorses in the pit or by private settlement outside of it, or they must elect to go to the Interior owner of wheat and pay their losses there in the shape of enhanced prices. Receipts Show Increase. Iast week's reaction of 4 cents from the nigh point of the crop year. Jl.lSVj, was a favoring factor for the present big owners of wheat If It has either checked the movement of wheat form producers' hands or stimulated any demand from (Continued on Page 2. RATE CASE PROMISES FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES t - - 1MB-- FRAXKLIX K. I.AXE. Reasons for Executive's Action Not Yet Disclosed Two Dakota Nominations Made. ORKGONI AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, March 7. Senator Bourne yes terday morning appealed to President Taft to nominate again John C. Young as postmaster at Portland, explaining that if nomination was made Immedi ately he could be confirmed before the Senate adjourned over to March 15. President Taft refused to make the appointment. Whether his refusal In dicates that lie will deny Young this office or whether It merely indicates that he Intends to go personally Into Young's record before committing him self, was not disclosed. It may be significant, however, that Taft yesterday did nominate two land officers In South Dakota. REFORMER TAKES POISON Clubwoman, Who Would Educate Wives, f;ives Vp Struggle. RO.STON. Mass., March 7. (Special.) Mrs. Bertha Wildes Elton, reformer, clubwoman and advocate of special edu cation for wives, committed suicide by taking carbolic acid at her home in Dorchester today. Mrs. Elton, who was 42 years of age. was a successful worker and lecturer for domestic reforms. One of her most cele brated teachings related to the proper feeding of husbands. She s.i.i niv. should give their husbands dishes to eat which were approved by science as wholesome whether the men liked them or nuL Two weeks ago Mrs. Elton aroeared be fore a legislative committee to advocate ner tui lor a commission to Investigate conditions of home life in Massachusetts with the power to correct existing evils. POPE PIUS HAS INFLUENZA Notwithstanding Illness, He Takes Inlerest in Electorul Contest. ROME. Marrh 7. The Pope's Indisposi tion has been caused by an attack of In fluenza, and causes apprehension. Notwithstanding his ill health, however, he took the keenest Interest in the elec toral struggle today. Insisting upon seeing the dispatcher giving th- returns. SARAH 0. JEWETT BETTER Author's Physician Says, However, Recovery Is Doubtful. BOSTON, March 7. Some improvement was shown today in the condition of Sarah Orne Jewett. the author who is critically III at her home here. Dr. James M. Jackson, her physician, said, bowerer. that her condition was still precarious and her recovery doubtful. NIGHT RIDER BREAKS JAIL Hirst-hel Hogg, Member of Murder ous Band, Makes Escape. UNION CITY. Tenn.. March 7. Hlrsehel Hogg, a confessed member of the hand of "night riders" who murdered Captain Quentln Ranken at Walnut Log in Octo ber, escaped from jail at Dresden early today and has not been recaptured. The soldiers at Port Regan were notified and began a search for the fugitive. TEMBLOR HITS ECUADOR Two Shocks Throw Populace Into State of Great Panic. Gl'AYAQriU Ecuador. March 7. Two stronir shocks of earthquake lasting half a minute were felt at midnight at Guaya quil and along the coast. No damage resulted, but the populace was thrown into a state of great panic Girl's Brother Takes Law Into Hand. HUSBAND FLEES HEARTBROKEN Believing Wife Had Deserted Him, He Leaves Home. TWO MEN HATED RIVALS Trajsedy Enacted in Italian Quarter In Chicago After Bride and Be trayer Had Iteturned lom New York Girl Aged 16. CHICAOO. Mirch 7. (Special. Frar.k Serlno was shot and killed today be cause a week aso he held a revolver to the head of Mrs. Josie Kresso, IS years old. a bride of ten days, and forced lior to elope with him to New York Cliy. Serino's slayer was the brother of Mrs. Kresso. Michael Pcoalann, 30 years old. He had traced the couple to New York and had forced Serlno to accompany him back to Chicago with the girl he had w rongd. Assailant Is Captured. Patrick Kresso. who married his bride February n. has gone to New York and his friends believe he will return to his old home in Italy. He was hcarhroken when his bride eloped with Serlno. The two had been rivals for her hand and Kresso. knowing nothing of Serlno's use of a revolver to force the elopement, supposed his bride had voluntarily de serted him. Serlno was killed three hours after the three had left the train to go to Pessalono's home. Pessalono fired three shots, one of which entered Se rlno's brain, killing him Instantly. Tos salono fled, but was captured. At the police station he said: "I killed him because he ruined my sis ter's life. He forced her to run oft with him and nmuo her Kmc her husband. Hut if he had been willing to provide for her, I would have tried to forjrlve him. When he said he would not live with her or provide for her. I knew it would make her a thoroughly bad woman. So I shot hint. He deserved to die." Had Made Previous Threats. Friends of Fesnal.ino say that before the marriage that made Serino a dis appointed suitor, he threatened to pos sess the prospective bride despite her acceptance of Kresso. One week after the marriage he was observed by neigh bore 'loitering about the home to which Kresso had taken his bride. Last Tues day, knowing Mrs. Kresso to be alone, he entered. When her husband returned the neighbors could tell him only that his wife had gone away with his former rival. Kresso accepted the general ver dict and left Chicago broken-hearted. Avalanche Kills 27. VIENNA. March 7. An avalanche destroyed licckman shelter at Sankt Johann. In the Pongau district of Salz burg, killing : persons. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Th. rather. , VlTi:r.p.A TS Maximum fm pr 1 ure, -71 rOB ; minimum, I.l.r rtogrren TTOUA Y';S Show em; ouT h ruicrly wind a. National. Taft rofusen Bnurno'i request to nominal Younc race 1. Army haduarim I-partmnt of Colum bia may pt to j?oat i 1h c 4. Ul in pristine tariff rev.nt'-n thronrn onnr will tzivf chant for flood of hills on alt subjects. I'n.e 2. President Taft Ml ki to pnn to make Sun day day of rest. Pmro 1. Domestic Ex-President Roofwvelt re1 much ami leads quiet lit at Sagamore Hill. Pane 1. Oak In ml man buried in slimy mud for 13 hour comes out none worse for fx perlence. I'atre 3- Body of man found near Alexandria. Va , furnlshea mystery bafrtintr poll re. paice 3. Government wheat report not expected to affect market today. Page 1. John M it che 1 1 advises ac:nr to Join Fed eration of 1 .u bor. Pace 2- Texas ;i'pro burned at stake. Pace 4. ADD N V Sports. Judce MVOrdie will xrotet to National io:n?iilslon acdlnn tiaii-fer tt thlnn to Sacramento. Pace 11. AH is in readiness for op ntnp of port land Automobile Show tonic hi. Pace lO. lnd or meet, planned bv Mult noma h "Iub. jinwnlvw to .e biei-et event of kind ever held in Norths est, Pase 10. Portland lose first name of training - pon to San LUls ohlspo merchants. Pae lO. Bot h White Sox teams split even on day's Karnes. 1350 ly. Three big flints scheduled for New Yorlc this meek. Pa are 11. Pacific Nonhwfwl. Linn County to have first murder trial in 13 years. Pajre 5. Size of tuds-et chief issue before Olympia, Legislature. 1'a.r 5. Spokane jroll-e ruli mob of Industrial Worker. Page 5. Industrial. Government and settlers arree on water rate for Klamath project and work will bo resumed. Pace 14. Many brick business blocks to he erected tnia Summer at Ashland. Pace 14. Town of Ontario has made raid atrldes Itt quarter century. Page. 14. Portland and trinity. Decision In Spokane rate case is far reaching in its effects. Pace 1. Hor1tal patient weds nurse whom be courted winle temporarily blind, pace Z. Mass meeting of tixpave's called for to morrow ntteht at Ic11k Theater. Pace 14. 'Kast Side cliize m present their arguments for capital removal. Pape li. Dr. I.uthcr Dyott says devotion to creeds Impoverishes the soul. Pace 14.