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OL. XLIX. XO. 15,099. 1'OI!TI,AXl, OlilXiOX. I I i:slAV. APRIL en ln.vn ABDUL REPORTED TO HAVE GIVEN DP Abdication in Face of Advancing Enemy. CAPITAL IS FULL OF RUMORS Sultan Reported to Have Fled or Hidden. ARMY ENVELOPING CITY Seneral of Salonicans Demands Ab dul's Head Garrison and Cabi net rieady .to Bow Before Invading Force. T1MT5 LIMIT ON SCLTA FARIS, April jo. dispatch from Constantinople says the Young Turks have given the Sultan until 10 p. M. t.. abdicate. Accortlln, to the dis patch. M. Zlnovleff. the Russian Am bassador. Is conducting negotiations and the Russian cruiser Admiral "irtig. from Athens. Is lying In the n,"',n". ready to take oft Sultan. the "-NSTANTLVOPtE. April 19.Wtth the Constitutional army steadily envelop ing his capital and demanding his head wh a garrison unwilling to defend him! and with a Cabinet ready to surrender to the demands of the patriot army. Sultan Abdul Jlllmid u reported to have abdi cated and fled on a warship or sought refuge In a foreign embassy. The report that the Sultan had abdi cated caused the greatest excitement in he lobbies f Parliament. A rumor of the flight or the Sultan on a warship fol owed closely on that of his abdication, but neither could be confirmed. Vusseff Izzedin to Succeed. Large crowds gathered at the British embassy, where otter reports had It hat the Sultan had taken refuge, and there were scores of Inquiries at the Russian embassy concerning the truth of the ru mor th.t the Sultan was under the pro- Z ff RU"SU n one ot lts ward ships. At both of these embassies all knowledge of the Sultan's movements was denied and the Turkish Foreign Of fice gave a strong denial to the rumors. The abdication of Abdul Hamid. how ever. appears to be not Improbable, and It appears that within a dav or two the Constitutionalists may accept as his suc cessor Prince YusselT Izzedin. the eldest son of the late Sultan, who is second in line. as. they are strongly displeased with Abdul Hamids attitude. The palace to day was under strong guard and even high officials were not permitted to enter. Army in Sight of City. The Constitutional forces sent out small parties to reonnoiter this afternoon and at 7 o'clock in the evening they were within sight of the gates of Constanti nople. They encountered no resistance, nor does any resistance seem likely, un less it is at the palace. The headquarters of the Constitutionalist army Is at Dede gatich. and General Husni Pasha's forces which now number between 20,000 and 30.000. occupy a range of hills about 20 miles from the capital. Every hour re inforcements are adding to their numbers. At a secret sitting of the Chamber to day the Deputies refused to act on a vote of confidence In the Cabinet. It was ap parent that the Chamber was hostile to ward the Cabinet because many of the Ministers were identified with the old regime. Tewflk Ready to Ueslgn. The Grand Vizier. Tewflk Pasha, read a declaration, explaining that he had as sumed office from patriotic motives at the moment of a crisis, in order to save the country and constitution, which everybody believed to be endangered. He said he counted upon the support of the Deputies and was ready to withdraw If their confidence were withheld. He con cluded by announcing the signing of the Turco-Bulgarlan protocol. It Is not likely that the entire army will reach the capital for some little time, as Husnl Pasha and his military associates deem it advisable to withhold their advance until they are strong enough to win success by overwhelming numbers. They hope that the so-called reactionary opposition will yield without righting. No Preparation to Resist. The War Ministry, under Edhem Pasha has been inactive, except that appoint ments and promotions have been made to ill. the vacancies caused by the killing of officers, which. It Is estimated number 200. There have been virtually no prep arations, so far as can be observed to resist the advance of the Salonlca troops. The city appears very quiet and Euro pean and American women are driving about the streets as usual. Admiral and Mrs. C. M. Chester and Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Chester, of Xew Tork, arrived here yesterday from Palestine. Garrison Cowed by AdTance. Even though the rumors or the Sultan's abdication are unconfirmed, they seemed to produce a feeling of distinct relief In Constantinople, and the advance of the Salonlca, army makes the settlement of the-question of administration a matter (Concluded en Page 8.) SOTHERN DIVORCE BLOCKED BY JUDGE NEVADA JURIST DECLARES PAR TIES NOX-RESIDENT. Virginia Harned Xevcr in State and Actor-Husband Merely Fussed Tlirougli When Served. RENO, Xev.. April 1.1 Judge Pike, of the Washoe District Court, announced today his refusal to entertain Jurisdic tion of the proceedings begun last July by Virginia Harned Sothern, the actress, for divorce from E. H. Sothern. Judge Pike's decision is In effect that Virginia Harned Sothern cannot obtain a divorce here unless either she or her hus band come to the state and take up a bona fide residence. The particular point settled is that on complaint filed by a non-resident plain tiff, which process served on a non-resident defendant who happens to be in the state temporarily, jurisdiction is not es tablished for divorce proceedings. Mrs. Sothern relied on a provision of the divorce law which allows a decree based on service on the defendant in the county where he -may be found." Judge Pike holds that this means "where he may be found as a bona fide resident of the state." STRUGGLE FOR BEST LINE threat Northern and St. Paul Both Seek to Occupy Canyon. KALISPELL, Mont., April 19. The struggle between the Chicago. Milwau kie & Puget Sound and the Great Northern to secure the best available route through the canyon on the north fork above Coram to the Crow's Nest coal field is becoming intense. No ex pense is spared on either line, and every available man Is hired by one or the other of the outfits. New cfews are constantly arriving, and it is now esti mated that nearly 200 men are at work in the vicinity. During the week Great Northern crews at work on the line south from Somers were called off and sent into the north fork territory. Saturday the two remaining crews received tele graphic orders to strike camp and pro ceed with all haste into the contested country, reporting to the engineer in charge there. SHIP AND CREW RESCUED Drifting Freighter Towed From Dan ger by Cutter Manning. PORT TOWK8END, Wash.. April 19. With engines broken down and drifting helplessly onto the shore of Whidby Island, the gasoline freighter Stockholm was rescued tonight' by 'the revenue cut ter Manning. A report of the vessel's distress was brought here by a passing tug, which was unable to render assistance, owing to a nigh westerly gale. Prompt action on the part of Captain Jacobs had the Manning steaming to the rescue. The freighter was picked up off Mar rowstdne Point when in imminent danger of being blown ashore under conditions that would have presented but slight hope for the escape of any of the crew of four men. DEATH RATE EIGHT DAILY Railroad Statistics for Last Quarter of 190S Show Decrease. WASHINGTON, April 19. One hundred and eighty-four persons were killed and 2924 injured In train accidents during the three months ending December 31 last, according to the Interstate Commerce Commission report today. Other kinds of accidents bring the total number of cas ualties up to 17.644, Including 798 killed and 16.846 injured. This shows a decrease of 2814 as com pared with a year ago. There were 1973 collisions and 1311 de railments, causing 11,940.133 damages. MUST QUIT CORPORATIONS Tart Conditions May Prevent Hughes From Accepting Judgeship. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. April 19. The President has telegraphed E. G. Hushes, of Seattle, to whom the Washington Federal Judge ship has been offered, advising tlfat. if he accepts, he must -o-i ' .porations with which he may be con- ..ecteu. ana sen nis stock in them, in cluding the Post-Intelligencer. With these conditions imposed, it is expected that Mr. Hughes will decline the place. WIFE'S DEATH KILLS HIM Dalles Pioneer Succumbs to Paraly sis, Due to Shock. THE DALLES, Or., April 19. (Spe cial.) Jeremiah Doherty. aged 80, a resi dent of this city since 1855, died at the sanatorium this morning, after a linger ing illness. Mr. Doherty's wife dropped dead at her home here last Wednesday while talking with a friend, shock of her sudden passing away caused me invalid nusband to suffer a stroke of paralysis within a few hours. COTTON FIRE IS BURNING Over Million Dollars' Loss Expected In Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK. Ark Ar.rii e. St. Louis Compress No. 2. with 1200 bales of cotton, caught fire a f tor nvrir,.v. ""ft"l mm Its total destruction Is expected. ine loss will reach $1,000,000. The fire was not under control at 2 nvik t.i morning. " POPTT . A YT - VOTE ON LIQUOR Prohibitionists Hope to ' Gain McDonough. BATTLE IN FOURTEEN PLACES One Fight Centers in Result of Jerseyville Election. ZI0N ALSO HAS PROBLEMS Dowle's Home Town Will Decide Whether It May Have Drug stores and Smoking In Its Many Factories. CHICAGO, April 19. (Special.) Foes of the saloon hope tomorrow to add one more Illinois county to the 37 now en tirely dry. Many down-state towns and villages hold their elections, and 14 have the license question up. Many of the others have a saloon issue In one form or another. McDonough is the county where the prohibitionists expect to make a complete conquest. The only saloons in the county are located in Bushnell, which is voting on the question tomorrow. Last year more than 1000 towns and cities in Illi nois voted out the saloons. This Spring the warfare is lees strenuous, because the towns are unable to . bring - up the issue for two years after they have be come local option territory. ' Next ye ar the saloon Interests will seek to regain their lost ground, and there promises to be a desperate struggle. Slxteeen Wet Towns. Of the 102 Illinois counties, 16 have only one town In which there are sa loons. McDonough la in this list. The 14 towns voting on the question of driv ing out the saloons today are Carlyle, Lebanon, ' Naple, Bushnell, Havana, Ke wanee, Libertyvllle, OKo, Nokomis, Ml-nonk-Antioch, Secor, Fulton and Litch field. Two weeks ago, when the township elections were held, several voted dry, but no entire counties were added to the dry list. Jerseyville voted dry a year ago. but legal objections were discovered which enabled . the saloons to remain undis turbed. Last week the saloon interests began a suit to invalidate this year s election. Tomorrow the City of Jersey ville elects its Mayor, and law enforce ment is the principal issue. An inde pendent ticket is running on a local op tion platform. while the Democratic ticket is backed by the saloons. Zlon City Has Problems. At Kion City several of the funda mental laws may be overturned by to morrow's election. The propositions to be voted upon are: Shall the town open its doors to all (Concluded on Page 2.) ILLINOIS TOWNS nit?ni-VT niTT.'.r,.. . viii,uw.i, iijiiSjJAV. -A.IKIL. 20, 1909 JUDGE SUBDUES INSOLENT SPORT BEATTY CALLS HIS BLUFF WHEN HE TALKS FIGHT. Rebuked for Violating ltules on Car, Tough Collapses When He Learns Fact. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 19. (Spe cial.) Chief Justice Beatty, of the Su preme Court of California, was the cen tral figure and gracefully carried his point in an exciting episode on a crowded Pacific Electric car this afternoon. He as going to Pasadena to see his old friend Carter H. Harrison, ex-Mayor of Chicago, nd riding In the forward part of the car. His judicial eye fell upon the elgn forbidding passengers to talk to motormen under penalty of law.' Just under this sign, haranguing the motorman. he saw a sporty looking in dividual with a "face like a prizefighter. Judge Beatty stood this as long as he could, then arose. and tapped the offender on the shoulder. "Excuse me, sir, but are you aware that you are breaking one of the laws of this country?" he said. "Aw, go fell." was the sour response. The judge persisted, stated he was a magistrate, and called attention- to the sign. The other was feeling ugly. "D " J'0"." he yelled, "If it wasn't for your white hair, Id beat your eld face in." The Chief Justice calmly removed his hat. looked unflinchingly Into the ruffian's eyes, and said: "Don't let that deter you. Forget the Sray hairs.. My hairs need not stop you " The old justice's fighting dander was up The conductor came bustling up and Judge Beatty handed him his card, and ordered the lawbreaker's arrest or ejec tion. With this the latter learned the judge's Identity and he' collapsed like a burst balloon. He made abject apologies and begged so hard that his honor re lented and let him go. The passengers cheered Judge Beatty and hooted the other man. HAVE NO RIGHT TO WATER Supreme Court Decides Against Claims of Riparian Owners. WASHINGTON. Irll 19.In the case of the Boqulllas Land & Cattle Company, of Arizona, vs. J. N. Curtis and others, the Supreme Court of the United States held today that riparian land-owners could not prevent the taking by others of water out of a stream for irrigation pur poses, simply because of such ownership. The Boqulllas Company owns all the land on both sides of tiro San Pedro River for about 15 miles, and it sought by injunc tion to prevent Curtis and his associates from building a dam and taking water across their land for the purpose -of irri gating other . property. Today's opinion, delivered by Justice Holmes, affirmed the decision of the lower court. BOY DRINKS LIQUOR; DYING Eugene Lad of 15 Believed to Have Been Poisoned by Wood Alcohol. HUC-ENE. Or.. AprU 19(9pecial.) Nattie Nye, a boy 15 years old, is in a precarious condition as the result of drink ing a quantity of liquor which is supposed to have contained wood alcohol. He has been in a serious cond.'ti'on since last Thursday, and is unconscious at present. The attending physicians say there Is but little hope for recovery, and that the boy may die at any time. TIME TO COME DOWN? HARHlMArJ MERGER AGAIN ON GRILL Hearing to Be Held in . Portland May 3. COMMERCE COMMISSION ACTS Searchlight to Be Turned on Effects of Combination. MANY WITNESSES CALLED Interstate Body Will Attempt to Show That Union or Lines in 190 1 De stroyed Competition Promi nent Men Are Subpenaed. Harrlman's merger of the Southern Pa cific and Union Pacific lines, carried into effect in 1901. will feel the probe of the Interstate Commerce Commission here May 3. Hearings before a referee of the Federal Court have been fixed for that date in the Federal Courtroom in the Postoffice building. Residents of Port and who are thought to be possessed of information about the workings of the merger are now being summoned to ap pear and testify. Thomas McCusker, formerly of the traffic department of the Southern Pa cific here, will be one of the witnesses. He was served with a subpena yester day. Mr. McCusker testified at the former hearing, being one of the best witnesses for the Commission. Detective and Counsel Here. Special Agent McKenzle of the Depart ment of Justice, who is doing detective work for the Commission, haa been joined here by Attorney Huested. The latter held conferences yesterday with United States District Attorney McCourt and with Marshal Reed. The subpenas ap peared soon thereafter, bearing the signa tures of Chief Justice Puller of the Su preme Court of the United States. The hearing will be held before Judson C. Clements. It is understood that C. A. Commission. It is understood that C A Severance, attorney for the Commission who appeared here on the behalf of the Government at the former hearing, will conduct the inquiry In May. H M Adams, general freight and passenger agent for the North Bank road, and F N. Kollock, district agent for the Penn sylvania, among others, have been seen by Mr. McKenzle and may be called as witnesses. The former hearing before the Inter state Commerce Commission at Portland occupied about a week and ended January 23, 1907. The testimony brought out was Riven before Franklin K. Lane of the Commission and C. A. Severance, at torney for the Commission. Interrogated the witnesses and presented the findings to Commissioner Lane. When the testimony of local shippers and officials of the Harriman lines was completed. Attorney Severance announced (Concluded on Pass 4 PRESIDENT TAFT BECOMES BALL FAN SEES BOSTON DEFEAT WASHINGTON-. 8 TO 4. Chief Executive Has liood Time Es tablishing Precedent and Munching on Peanuts. WASHINGTON. April 19-Presldent Taft went out to the baseball game to day, saw Washington beaten. S to 4. or the Boston Americans, was initiated into the mysteries of the "spit ball." shared a 5-cent bag of peanuts with Vice-President Sherman, wished hard for Washing ton to win and said sadly that he hoped he was not a "hoodoo." No one in Washington could recall the day when a President of the United States attended a ball game in this city. President Taft arrived at the beginning of the second inning. The Vice-President, a dyed-in-the-wool "tan." had gone directly to the grounds from the Senate chamber. Mr. Sherman kept a detailed score of the game, supplying the President with such statistical information as he asked for, and caused someone In the party to remark that If he ever lost the job of Vice-President he might get a place on Ban Johnson's scoring staff. The President was disappointed that Washington failed to win, but he said he enjoyed the game and hoped to got out to the park frequently. Mr. Taft was as interested as all the rest. He knows baseball thorouKhly and is up on all fhe finer points of the game. The day was ideal for the National game. It further had the effect of put ting temptation in the President's way when Vice-President Sherman said: "With weather like this, Mr. Presi dent, we ought to play golf twice a week Instead of once." "There is something in what you say, Jim," replied the President. MAIMED, HE BEGS TO DIE Boy Run Over by Engine Loses Both Arms and Legs. SEATTLE. Wash., April 19. (Special.) "Kill me; don't let me live with my arms and legs off," cried Vemie Walsh, aged 14 years. "as he was picked up In the yards of the Great Northern Railway at the foot of Wall street tonight. He had been run over by a switch en gine and both legs and both arms crushed. The wheels had passed over both legs below the knees and both arms below the elbows. The legs and one of the arms were praet'ealy severed from the body, but It is believed that one of the arms can be saved. Just how the accident occurred no one seems to know Whether young Walsh was playing on the track or attempting to board the engine, neither the crew nor those In the vicinity are able to state. BIGGY DEFIED SPRECKLES Letter Written Last Year Throws Odd Light on Bay City Graft. SAN FRANCISCO. April 19. An even ing newspaper publishes what purports to be an official letter from tti i,i. of Police Blggy to A. D. Cutler, president of the Board of Police Commissioners, in which he said that on November 16 last he was called upon at his ofrice by Ru dolph Spreckels, who charged him openly with being surrounded by "crooks." and with being "an associate of brothel and dive-keepers." and demanded his resig nation as Chief of Police. Biggy, in his letter, said that he denied the charges and defied Spreckels to prove them. He then asked for anopportunity to meet the charges before the commissioners. ' SHORT ROUTE TO EUROPE Grand Trunk Pacific Plans Line to Hudson Bay Port. WINNIPEG. Man.. April 19. Eu.son J. Chamberlain. seneral manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, announced tonight that in a few days the road would begin constructing branch lines north and south from Melville, Sask. The company will lose no time in build ing a through line from the American boundary to Hudson Bay. thus providing the farmers of the Middle States with a short wheat route to Kurope. He also announced the construction of several other branches from the main line into the north country, notably one from Watrous. Sask. MORE JAP SCANDALS SOON Affairs of Mikado's Statesmen Will Be Probed to Bottom. TOKIO, April 20. The official scandal disclosed by the arrest of nine members of the ower house of the Diet, in con nection with the alleged misconduct of the affairs of the Japanese Sugar Com pany, is steadily growing and more ar rests amonj the legislators are expected. The Department of Justice has an nounced that it is determined to press tho investigation, not only of the Japan Sugar Company, but of every similar con cern in tho Empire, and to allow no guilty person to escape justice. DAUGHTER SHOOTS FATHER Woman Declares Old Man's Cruelty Killed Her Brother. NEW YORK. April 19. John Wallace, 65 years old, was shot and killed tonight by his daughter Agnes. The motive is not known definitely, although the woman exclaimed hysterically when she was captured: "His cruelty killed my brother." " v i . X JTj XO. ENORMOUS OFFER TO AVERT SCANDAL Smuggled GownsWere for Social Queens. LOEB HOT AFTER SMUGGLERS Declines $260,000 Offered to Drop Inquiry. WORRY KILLED BAINBRIDGE Tlrough Course Approved by Govern ment Paris Dressmakers Seek. to Shield Hieh Customers, Gowns Will Be Sold. BW "iORK. April 1!.-The smuc?linS syndicate that first offered Collector of the Port Loeb Iioo.ono to drop the Gov ernment's investigation of the smuggling of "sleeper" trunks containing .0M0 worth of Paris gowns increased Its offer today to J23O.0OO. according to Mr. Loeb. Loeb Can't Be Bought Orr. "The amount now offered the Govern ment to drop the investigation anc probable prosecution is tmooo." said Mr. Loeb. "The amount represents what would be the penalties of fully J2r.00C above the appraised value of the goods. All offers have been refused. We want the smugglers." It Is believed that worry over this case so affected the mind of William G. Balnbridge. confidential aent of the ITnited States Treasury Department in Paris, that he committed suicide. The Treasury Department had fully approved Mr. Bainbridge's course in the case, but he left a note declaring he wae the vic tim of a plot. Gowns Tor Wealthy Women. Mr. Loeb's investigation shows that f.ie smuggled gowns had been made In Paris by famous designers for many women of social prominence and wealth in New Tork, Boston. Philadelphia and Washing ton and that the reason for offering such a large sum to suppress the investi gation was to shield the women from un pleasant publicity. Tho collector does not believe that these women know that their gowns were to be smuggled into the country, he would call no more witness here on' the subject of the merger for lie said the facts he intended to show had been (Concluded on Page 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTKRDAT'S Maximum temperature. 67 degrees; minimum. 40 degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; westerly winds, l-'orrljrii. Sultan Abdul Hamld reported to have ab dicated and fled, while Constitutional army surrounds capital and demands his nead. Pae 1. Capt. Ledbetter ssys Turks are minority, tut are. t,ei veopie in Tura.-y. l-aSe a. Massacres in Asia Minor stup after 400 are Killed. Page 3. Local Turk says young Turk party Is pro tectur of Armenians. 1'age a. Roosevelt changes programme for African trip. I'nje 4. National. Aldrlrh and Uaniel open tariff debate In Senate. Pagt 5. Trial ot Captaiu r. c. llalns begins, rage 2. Tulitics. Illinois election today will decide ru of saloons In wet counties, fane t. oiuestlc. Four cattlemen lyncOed in Oklahoma for murder. 1'afta J. Bainhridg.) snid to have been driven to sui cide by olficlal criticism. Cnga 1. Chaice Unit Nicliolas whs tcrroilz-soi Into testiryliiK Bsiiinsu Cainoun denied uy H.-ne. I'ae ti. ' Nevada court ictuses divorce to Virsinla Hained. Paisc 1. Judno Beatty subdues tough by acccDtinr cnaliniH-o to rifiin. l'ase 1. Salmon packers ak Government to rescind order aifln5t iise labels. 1-aee 4. Daughters o Involution open convention. Vau 2. Waters-Pierce Company to ba sold out by Texas to jay nne. raga 0. bports. Baseball commission says attempt made to bribe umpires and will blacKllsl aulltv man. Paj;e 11. Jeffries going to Carlsbad to reduce welzhu Page 11. Two Jockeys In California accused of Dull- Inu horses, pagu 11. Northwestern League scores: Seattle 5. Port- litnd 4; Spokane 8, Aberdeen ; Tacoma 'Z, ancouver o. Pae IX. Multnomah Club wins every bout from. ciall Uke wrestlers, page 11. l'acillc Northwest. Klamath Palls plans welcome to first train Into city. Pase 7. Mrs. Nelson can't find valuable paper hus band lost while searcning for wife Page 1. Seattle man learns after years time he u married to wrong iiosie. Pajje T. - Commercial and Marine. Sharp advance In barley in local market. Page 17. Large wheat shipments from Russia weaken all grain markets. Page 17. Upward tendency of stock prices. Page 17. British ships Lejland Brothers and Brab- loch reported chartered for lumber to the West Coast. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Interstate commerce Commission to Investi gate Harriman merger in hearing la Portland. Page 1. Jeff" Myers barred from Mayoralty race Lane may be forced to run. Page 10. " Report of expert on County Clerk'a office expected to create stir. Page Hi. Commercial Club has toO.ODO of needed flOO.UOO in sight. Page 18. Mayor piqued because he wasn't asked ti help pay wills- detective bills. Page IS. State Board of Sheep Commissioners de clares annual dipping unnecessary Page 4. Bachelors of Banks too bashful to marry at home, say girls of town. Page 1&. raclflc Coast flour shipped East for Brat time in years. Page 12.