SIEGE CONDITIONS
PREVAIL IN PARIS
Postal Strike Ties Up
French Capital.
SCARCITY OF FOOD DEVELOPS
3usiness Utterly Blocked and
Government Helpless.
MILLION LETTERS HELD UP
Military Telegraphers Unable to
Handle Postal Instruments and
Merchants Offer Clcrk9 aa
Volunteer Mall-Carriers.
PARIS, March 18. Mt-Careme. the
middle of Lent, usually celebrated -with
grotesque processions throughout
France, and -with particular gaycty In
Paris, found the capital today In a
state of virtual siege.
Because of the postal strike no mall
deliveries were made, banks held up
payments on checks because of their
Inability to receive advices from their
correspondents, stamps were not on
sale, telegrams were refused accept
ance, and the prices of provisions were
soaring, while eggs, milk, butter and
oilier country produce were painfully
scarce.
Over a million letters are stacked in
the postoftlce awaiting sorting and dis
putih, as the postal employes in the
other branches besides the telegraph
service have gone on a sympathetic
strike. The last American malls have
not yet been removed from their sacks,
nmt practically no letters have left the
country.
Three thousand telegrams are piled
on the dispatching hooks, awaiting
transmission, as the military tele
graphers pressed into service, are un
familiar with the postal instruments;
and cannot use them. The Govern
ment has threatened to call upon the
army to furnish men to deliver the
mall' but as yet has not taken this
step. Business is at a standstill, and
conditions are grave in all lines that
depend upon the postal activity for
their daily continuance.
Strikers to Be Dismissed.
The Cabinet passed a decree tonight
authorising the dismissal of the strikers
from the state service and reaffirming
its determinatlcn not to yield. The semi
official note giving the result of the meet
ing announced that many merchants had
offered to lend to the government their
employes. This indicated the complete
ness of the tieup, and the extremity to
which the government had been forcedT
The note does not mention the sen
sational report that the government
intends to call the reservists to the
keys, thus gathering In virtually all
the male postal employes and forcing
them to work as soldiers under pen
alty of mutiny. Tha report is dis
credited. On the contrary, it is believed that
Premier Clemenceau seeks only to save
the principle for which he has con
tended, and that If the Chamber to
morrow indorses the government's at
titude the Tremier will be ready for
the resignation of M. Slmyah. under
secretary of posts and telegraphs, and
thus open the way to end the strike.
The funds necessary for the smooth
running of the provincial trade are
hung up In the postoffice, and the
supply of eggs. milk, butter, meat and
country produce threatens speedily to
cease. Already merchants have been
obliged to send agents to the prov
inces with ready cash to obtain sup
plies and prices at the stores are soar
ing. A large body of strikers gathered at
central telegraph station today and
threatened a breach of the peace, but
when they found a company of infantry
in rooms adjoining the main office, they
left without creating any disturbance.
The real element of danger lies in the
threat of the General Confederation of
labor. which is purely a revolutionary
organisation and the railroad unions to
tin-lure sympathetic strikes.
strikers tialn Recruit.
The strikers gained many adherents to
i!h the men employed on the pneumatic
tuhea Joining the movement and the as
sociation of 3n.ooo postal apprentices in
dorsing by their votes the strike principle.
The lead.-rs are claiming victory, in
spit of the sol.l front assumed by
Premier Clemenceau." who declares the
government cannot yield and Intends to
have recourse first to soldiers and then to
replace the strikers with new appointees.
The belief is becoming stranger, how
ever, that the government will be com
pelled to make some advances looking
to a compromise.
In order to prove their patriotism, the
strikers have detailed two expert opera
tors to UansmH the cipher dispatches
w hich the government is exchanging with
the powers In connection with the Balkan
crisis.
Wireless Service Proposed.
LONDON. March 18. The postoffice
authorities are trying to arrange a wire
less telegraph service between London
and Paris, with the object of relieving the
congestion due to the strike of the French
telegraph and postal employes. The de
lay In the transmission of messages is
causing heavy losses to business interests.
MRS. TAFT SETTLES
$13,000 TAX BILL
PRESIDENT'S SISTER-IN-LAW
PAYS ACCOUNT.
Failure or Appraisers to Value In
heritance Adds $4000 to
Original Amount.
CHICAGO, March 18.-(Special.)-Mrs.
Anna Taft, sister-in-law of President
Taft, has paid County Treasurer John R.
Thompson J13.456.39 due as sn Inheritance
tax from the e&tate of her father, David
Slnton, of Cincinnati. The tax became
due more than eight years ago, but
through delay in the appraisal of the
estate was not paia.
Mrs. Taft is the wife of Charles P.
Taft, the President's brother. She was
the only daughter of Mr. Sinton, who
died August 31, 1900. Included in her
father's estate was real property valued
at J923.030. The Inheritance tax on this
amounted to J.S901.7O. Last year the ap
praisers determined the value of the
property, but in the eight years that
elapsed from the time of Mr. Sinton's
death. Interest of $4554.69 had been added
to the original tax.
MARY GARDEN TO. MARRY
Sweet Singer Won by Russian
Prince She Enchants.
PHILADELPHIA, March 18 (Spe
cial.) It was announced at- the Phil
adelphia Opera House this evening
that Mary Garden, one of the brightest
songbirds In Hammersteln's concep
tion, is going to marry Prince Maz
codato, of Russia, ' who has been fol
lowing her from city to city for some
time.
She said that she would sail for
Russia on April 13. and that the mar
riage ceremony would be performed
upon her arrival in that country. She
acknowledged that the beautiful
strings of large pearls which she wears
at various times were a gift of the
Prince. ,
Prince Mavcordato is a well-known
figure on the Continent. He has been a
persistent wooer of the singer for two
or three years.
MRS. DAN J. M00RE DIES
AYife of Hotelnian Passes After Long
Illness.
Mrs. Dan J. Moore, wife of the well
known hotelman, died at 2:30 this morn
ing at the Good .Samaritan Hospital.
Mrs. Moore had been seriously ill for
many weeks and had gradually been los
ing strength after an " operation per
formed in the hope of saving her life.
Her death, while expected, comes with
a sense of sorrow to a wide circle of
friends.
CANNON KISSES HEROINE
Mrs. McCann Gets a Medal, Too, for
Her Bravery In 1D04.
WASHINGTON, March 18. For her he
roism in saving the lives of nine children
during the burning of the General Slo
cum near New York in 19M. Mrs. Mary
McCann was today presented by Speaker
Cannon, on behalf of Congress, with a
silver life-saving medal. The "Iron Duke
of American politics" took her blushing
face between his hands and kissed her.
NOTED CAR AS PATHFINDER
American Auto That Won New York
to Paris Race to Cross Nation.
NEW YORK. March IS. The pathfind
ing car for the New York-Seattle endur
ance contest, which will be one of the
chief motoring features of the Summer,
will leave New York tomorrow. This car
is the one that won the New' York-Paris
race and will be driven in its 4000-mile
trip by George Miller, who acted as me
chanician in the previous contest.
TAFT'S AIDE BADLY HURT
Naval Lieutenant Crushed by Horse
During Ride In Park.
WASHINGTON.
Semmes Read, XJ.
President Taft, w
Jured late today
eral other naval
Park. His horse
him, crushing his
him internally.
, March 18. Lieutenant
. S. N., naval aide to
as probably fatally in
while riding with sev
offlcers In Rock Creek
stumbled and fell upon
left thigh and injuring
CATSUP POURED INTO BAY
Waters of Xarragansctt 3ay Sea
soned by Impure Product.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., March IS. The
waters of Narragansett Bay were well
seasoned with tomato catsup today when
650 cases, containing 15.600 bottles, were
dumped into the sea because they did
not meet the requirements of the Federal
pure food law.
BIG UNION DEPOT BURNS
Louisville Suffers $100,000 Loss.
Decides on New Building.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., March IS. The
Louisville Union depot, valued at 1400.000,
was destroyed by fire tonight. Half an
hour after the building collapsed, the
Commercial Club had decided that the
city must have an elaborate new station
at once.
E "TELEPHONE
CONTROL CHANGES
Syndicate Buys Stock
Worth $750,000.
PORTLAND SYSTEM ACQUIRED
Deal Also Affects Sound and
Long-Distance Companies.
BIG OUTLAY IS PLANNED
Capitalists Who Have Bought From
Los Angeles Concern Expect to
Spend $700,000 on t Local
Plant This Year.
Portland and Seattle capitalists have
bought the control of the stock of the
automatic telephone companies in the
Pacific Northwest from the National Se
curities Company, of Los Angeles. The
deal was completed here yesterday and
means the transfer of stock in the inde
pendent companies valued at about 750,
000. The price paid for the stock is not
revealed.
A syndicate composed of Sam Hill,
Hervey Lindley, K. A. Stuart, W. G. Col
lins and M. A. Arnold, of Seattle, and
William M. Ladd, P. L. Willis. W F
Burrell. F. H. Page and I. N. Fleischner!
of Portland, has purchased the entire
stock holdings of the National Securities
Company In the three independent tele
phone companies in Oregon and Wash
ington. This constitutes between 40 and
60 per cent of stock. of the Home Tele
phone Company of Portland, the Home
Telephone Company of Puget Sound and
the Northwestern Long Distance Tele
phone Company of Portland. Over 50
per cent of the stock of the long distance
company has been tiken over.
Conferences Are at End.
William Mead, president of the National
Securities Company, was in Portland
yesterday closing the deal and left for
his home in Los Angeles last night after
the papers had been signed and the stock
transfer effected. Conferences were held
throughout the day at the offices of the
Home Telephone Company at Park and
Burnside streets.
Directors .of the Portland Home Tele
phone Company also held a meeting yes
terday and elected Sam Hill and Hervey
Lindley to the Board. These new di
rectors fill the vacancies made by the re
tirement of W. H. Allen, of Los Angeles,
and Robert Tucker, of Toledo, O.
Arrangements have already been
made for the expenditure of $200,000
on Improvements to the Portland plant,
and engineers are now drawing up the
plans. It is announced that this outlay
will be followed by $500,000 within the
coming year. A large amount is also
to be expended In Tacoma on Immediate
betterments, to the Puget Sound com
pany's plant.
Bonds of the three companies do not
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U. S. "I
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CHINESE BOYCOTT
JAP GOODS AGAIN
IXVASIOX OF OUTLYING" ISL
ANDS IS CAUSE.
Dragon Followers Enraged Over Mi
kado's Attempts to "Invade" Iso
lated Parts of China.
HONGKONG, March 19. The Chinese
residents of this city have entered upon
a revival of the boycott against Jap
anese goods, and are showing intense
feeling against the Japanese because
the latter are gradually occupying Pra
tas Island, a reef in the China Sea
about midway between this port and the
Philippine group, and are working the
deposits of guano, which It is claimed
are richer than those along the coast
of Peru.
It is reported also that the Japanese
are Invading Parcels Islands. 150 miles
east of Annam. in the China Sea. and
two cruisers of the Chinese navy are
being made ready for a visit to that
group.
Feeling over this so-called invasion
of Chinese rights by the Japanese has
run so high that the Viceroy at Canton
has prohibited the press of that city
from commenting on It. In the fear
that Inflammatory articles might incite
an outbreak against the Japanese liv
ing there.
PENNY LUNCH AT SCHOOLS
Poor Boya and Girls to Be Fed at
Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES. March IS. (Special.)
An innovation in the form of penny
lunches to the public school children at
tracted much interest today. It was
started by the Civic Federation, and the
large Ann Street school in the poorer
quarter of the city was the first to bene
fit. Eventually all are to be included,
and served every school day in the year.
Large, airy dining-rooms- are provided,
and there was a great rush today at the
opening, hundreds gathering at the
tables. Each one was given all the soup,
fruit and buns he or she could eat for
one cent. Each lunch costs the associa
tion about four cents. The charitable
public helps in maintenance.
Other departures, such as half an hour
of story-telling at lunch time, are to be
made. This is in line with the agitation
going on the country over because chil
dren of poor parents are sent by the
thousands to school without having had
proper food.
OREGON LAD LEADS ATTACK
W. V. Dolph, or Portland, Heads
Sophomore Rush at Williams.
BOSTON, Mass., March 18. (Special.)
William V. Dolph, of Portland, Or., and
Jay w. Chapman, son of J. Wilbur
Chapman, the Evangelist, played fea
ture parts In tonight's spectacular pa
rade of the Freshman class at Williams
College, at Williamstown.
Toung Chapman led the odd parade
after escaping the Sophomores, by
whom he had been earlier kidnapped.
The Portland man headed the Sopho
mores, who attacked the Freshmen and
divested them of their nightshirts.
Dolph then made a speech in which the
Freshies were roasted.
The parade started from the opera
house In Williamstown. When West
College Hill was reached the Sopho
mores, led by Dolph, charged upon the
paraders,', destroying their transpar
encies. THINK I CAN SEE THIS REPUBLIC'S
TARIFF FIGHT WILL
BE FREE-FOR-ALL
Party Lines to Be Wiped
Out in Conflict.
DEMOCRATS ALREADY SPLIT
Clark Will Lead Attack on
Wool Schedule.
DEFEND LUMBER TARIFF
Democrats and' Republicans Will
Unites on Issue Democrats Will
Divide on Philippine Free
Trade Proviso.
WASHINGTON, March 18. That party
lines wil be eliminated during the con
sideration in the House of the Payne
tariff bill was indicated by the action
of Broussard, of Louisiana, In with
drawing today from the meeting of the
minority committee members,, because
he differed from their views on the
tariff.
With few exceptions each member
will fight for the interests of his home
district. There is little prospect of a
lengthy general debate and the consid
eration of the measure under the five
minute rule for amendment will be pro
ceeded with as soon as possible, prob
ably by the end of this week.
Will Attack Wool Schedule.
Unless a "gag" rule for the prevention
of unlimited amendment under- the five
minute rule Is brought In. the minority
members of the ways and means com
mittee will not report a separate bill.
Their report will be drafted by Champ
Clark, and will severely criticise tne
wool schedule. It is con ended by the
Democrats that it has not been cut
sufficiently to place It on a revenue
basis. Probably' numerous amend
ments will be offered and heated dis
cussions are anticipated.
The inheritance tax, Philippine free
trade, internal revenue and maximum
and minimum features of the bill are
Indorsed by the minority leader and
there has been much favorable com
ment upon the measure by Democratic
Congressmen. Champ Clark today de
clared that he had not had sufficient
time to look into Its provisions to en
able him to comment upon them.
Unlimited Tree Trade Wanted.
It is understood that the minority
leaders favor the removal of the re
strictions upon the quantity of sugar
and tobacco that -can be admitted from
the Philippine Islands free of duty. On
the other hand, several Southern Dem
ocrats are endeavoring to have the free
trade provision amended so as to ex
clude rice, their contention being that
rice could be sent from the Philippines
to the. United States markets and sold
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FINISH!"
BRYAN PROPOUNDS
THREE QUESTIONS
SEEKS SIGNIFICANCE OF COURT
DECISIONS.
Remarks That Trusts Rely Upon
Federal Courts for Relief From
Adverse State Rulings.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 18. (Special.)
Discussing In his Commoner of to
morrow the decision of Federal Judge
Anderson In the Standard Oil suit, and
of Federal Judge McPherson In the
Missouri rate cases, Mr. Bryan asks
three pointed questions, as follows:
"Is it significant that the only re
lief from corporation imposition so far
as concerns legislative action, has been
given through the legislative machin
ery of the states?
"Is it significant that the one judicial
opinion seeking to apply the law to a
powerful corporation that has seemed
so Inclusive, so complete as to bring
the powerful lawbreaker to a nn.itnn
where It is actually wise to beg for
terms, was rendered by the Supreme
Court of a state?
"Is It significant that on this occa
sion, as on other occasions, the decis
ions upon which these great corpora
tions depend for escape from punish
ment are rendered by Federal Courts?"
Mr. Byran praises District Attorney
Kealing. of Indiana, for resigning rath
er than prosecute the Panama libel
suits, and advises President Taft to
order the dismissal of the suits.
COOPER JURY STILL OUT
Popular Opinion Growing That
There Will Be Disagreement.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., March 18. With
no word from the 12 men who are trying
to decide the fate of Colonel Cooper.
Robin Cooper and John D. Sharpe,
charged with the murder of E. W. Car
mack, the feeling grew today that there
would be a disagreement.
After dinner tonight the Jurors hurried
back to the room to resume their delib
erations. Judge Hart remained at the
Courthouse until . noon. . He then left,
after telling the Sheriff that if the jury
reached a decision he would not receive It
before 9 A. M. tomorrow.
PRIMARY LAW COMPROMISE
Colorado Senate Modifies Scheme to
Provide for Convention liatifj ing.
DENVER. March IS. The State Sen
ate passed today on second reading,
by a vote of 19 to 16, the primary elec
tion law, with the convention plan of
making nominations incorporated there
in. This action closes a fight extending
over eight weeks. As the bill now
stands, the names to be placed on the
primary election ballots must be certi
fied to by party conventions. It is
further provided that additional nom
inations may be made by petition. .
ROBBERS TERRORIZE TOWN
Dynamite Two Banks and Defeat
Citizens in Fight.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., March 19.-A
dispatch from .Bald Knob., Ark., to the
Gazette says:
Two bank buildings were dynamited
and the town of Bald Knob terrorized
early today by a small band of men. Citi
zens who ventured from their houses were
met by a fusillade of bullets and in the
running fight which followed one citizen
was wounded, the robbers escaping.
Posses are in pursuit.
KERENS NEW AMBASSADOR
St. Louis Man Will Represent United
States at Vienna.
CHICAGO. March 18. The following
is a special cable to the Daily. News
from Vienna:
The new American Ambassador to
Austria will be Richard Kerens, of St.
Louis. The State Department has asked
the Austrian government if he is per
sona grata, and an affirmative reply has
been sent-
JOHNSON SIGNS FOR FIGHT
Negro Champion to Meet Ketchell
for $3000 Side Bet.
NEW TORK. March 18. A match be
tween Jack Johnson, heavyweight cham
pion of the world, and Stanley Ketchel
for a sids bet of $5000 is said to have
been arranged by, friends of both fighters.
The fight will be a ten-round bout, and
if fought in New York Is to take place
in twelve weeks.
ISALCO IS IN ERUPTION
"Lighthouse of Pacific" Violently
Active Once More.
SAN SALVADOR. Salvador. March 18.
Isalco. a volcano in Salvador, known
as the "Lighthouse of the Pacific." is
In .violent eruption. Isalco is ten miles
north of Sonsonate.
CUBAN REBELS GIVE UP
Whole Band Led by Cortes Has Sur
rendered. HAVANA. March 18. Sergeant Cortes,
the leader of the InEurrectiqnists. and his
whole band surrendered tonight to the
civil authorities of Remedio9. in Santa
Clara province.
EMERY CONSENTS;
GIRL MAY MARRY
Americo-Japanese Pair
Need Not Elope.
HAD BEEN PLANNING FLIGHT
Aoki Persuades Girl, but Her
Mother Objects.
THOUGH APPROVING MATCH
Brown and White Lovers Discuss
Plans, but 1'ather Removes Ob
stacle May Ask Court to Say
Jap Is Not Mongolian.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 18. (Sjiecial)
Gunjiro Aoki had already obtained the
consent of Helen Gladys Emery to elope
with him and get married at Sacramento,
and the couple were only restrained by
the objections of the girl's mother when
her father. Archdeacon John Emery of
the Episcopal Church of Corte.
returned home and withdrew his objec
tions to the match. Tomorrow Miss
Emery will announce to Gunjiro the wel
come news, and church bells and orange
blossoms will probably close the inci
dent that Is, as far as the public Is con
cerned. Aoki still has to overcome the legal ob
stacle to his marriage with an American
girl. The law of California reads that
no license will be Issued for the muT-r-ia
of a white person to a Mongolian. Aoki
is saior to be preparing to . fight this on
the technicality that a Japanese Is not a
Mongolian. -
Were Plotting Elopement.
Miss E.-nery plotted an elopement with
Aoki this afternoon in a corner of the
Perry building, while her mother sat near
her, showing no repugnance at the
strange Infatuation of her child, but in- '
etead offering advice to further their plan
to marry. As they talked, the girl's eyes
nevef ceased to stare at the peaked brown
face of the Japanese lover.
Aoki declared during the conversation
that he wished to take the girl to Sacra
mento with him immediately. She ac
quiesced, but the suggestion frightened
the mother, who insisted that it must not
be done.
Aoki shrugged his shoulders, but ap
peared bored. Finally he accepted the
situation and the couple planned to meet
again at Tiburon at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, when Aoki may receive the wel-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
49.11 degrees; minimum, 39.6 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
i'oretgn.
Chinese boycott against Japan revived
Page 1.
Strike in France absolutely stops mail, tele
graph and telephone service. Page 1.
Servia may yield to Joint note from powers.
Page 5.
National.
Knox plainly tells Central America of
United States policy, but Zelaya still
arms. Page 6.
Fight on tariff bill will be free-for-all, both
parties splitting. Page 1.
Cannon supports demand for free lumber
Page 4.
Zelaya defies XTnlted States after receiving
Knox warning. Page 4.
Horse passes census bill aa proposed by
Roosevelt, ater flght about rules
Page 4.
Politics.
Taft speaks at Cleveland memorial exer
cises. Page 6.
Injunction against recall election at Los
Angeles to be asked today; Haiper raises
cry of conspiracy. Page 7.
-Bryan criticises decisions on Standard Oil
and 2-cent fare. Page 1.
Xtoraestic. f
Kruttschnitt denies any official changes on
Harriman roads coming. Page 7.
Aoki proposes elopement to Gladys Emery
but mother objects and father's consent
to marriage makes it unnecessary.
Page 1.
Mrs. C. P. Taft pays overdue inheritance
tax. Page 1.
Roosevelt predicts he won't die of fever
in Africa. Page 7.
Son of rich Pennsylvanian. kidnaped and
held for $10,000 ransom. Page 4.
Court takes away last of Captain O. M.
Carter's income. Page 5.
Sport. v
McCredie discharges two pitchers and one
outfielder. Page 12.
Kelson calls Packy McFarland quitter.
Page 12.
Multnomah wrestlers win from Pullman
five matches out of six. Page 12.
Multnomah wrestlers win meet from Wash
ington State J.'ollege. Page 12.
Pacific Northwest.
Destruction of Coeur d'Alene powder
works, in which three lives were lobt,
believed to be result of plot. Page 8.
Registration of 12.000 Spokane voters in-
validated by new primary law. rage &.
Commercial and Marine.
Few hops are left but market weakens.
Page 19.
Chicago wheat market closes higher.
Page 19.
Effect of tariff bill on stock speculation.
Page 19. . .
Grain shipments to California for eight
months double those of same period last
season, page IS.
Portland and Vicinity. ' .
Portland and Seattle capitalists buy control
in Home Telephone Companies of North
west. Page 1.
Taxpayers' committee plans to enjoin Mult
nomah from paying more than share of
state taxes. Page. 9.
Warrants charging speeding are Issued for
16 autoists. Page 18.
Crossett Timber Company plans erection of
large mill here soon. Page 13.
etewardof Geo. w. Elder given divorce.
Page 14 r
Harriman lines to start two demonstration
trains next week. Page 13.
Large tract at IJnnton, recentlv platted,
will become townsite. Page IS.
Colonel W. H- Effinger dies, page ft