THE MORNING OREGONTAX, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1909.
JAPANESE TAKEN
FOR AUTO RIDES
Growth and Progress of San
Francisco Shown to Admiral
Ijichi and His Officers.
SAILORS UP TAMALPAIS
Excursion for Midjiipmen Arranged
by Men of United' States Cruisers,
AVhilc Superiors Attend Lunch
eon and Receptions.
SAN FRANCISCO,. May 4. Rear -Admiral
H. IJiclil and 30 of his command
ing officers rode today in a dozen auto
mobiles with members of the civic and
entertainment committees and dtstln
KUished representatives of the United
States Army and Navy, on a three
hours' sightseeing tour through the
streets and boulevards of San Fran
cisco, reaching the Presidio at noon,
where a salute of 13 guns was fired
from the army fortress in honor of the
visiting admiral and a luncheon given
to the guests and their escort by Adjutant-General
M. A. Simpson.
Owners Ifiid Their Autos.
Meanwhile the 185 midshipmen of the
Japanese training cruisers Aso and
Soya, escorted by 15 of Uncle Sam's
midshipmen from the cruisers West Vir
ginia, California, Pennsylvania and Ten
nessee, took an early morning ferry to
Sausallto, whence they journeyed by
special trains through Mill Valley to the
top of Mount Tamalpais, where lunch
was served before the return trip down
the mountain and back to the Golden
Gate City. Both officers and embryo
officers enjoyed their outing hugely.
The cars for the automobile trip were all
loaned by private owners or dealers. In
the first automobile were Admirals Swin
burne and Ijichi, Colonel Simpson and
James McNah, pi-esident of the Chamber
of Commerce. In the following motors
came Admiral Swinburne's chief of staff,
Captain John H. Oliver, ten additional
officers of the United States squadron
and the Japanese captains and lieuten
ants, flanked by J. H. Baxter, Edward A.
Christenson, Captain William Matson,
John Costello and Messrs. Worden and St.
John of the citizens' reception commit
tee. Midshipman Harry A. Badt, of the
flagship West Virginia, had charge of
the cadets' excursion to Mount Tamal
pais. Dinner to Jap Officers.
Admiral Ijichi and the commissioned
officers of the visiting squadron were the
guests of the officers of the Pacific fleet
at dinner tonight. The meal was served
abroad the cruiser West Virginia, Admiral
Swinburne's flagship, and the ship was
appropriately decorated with lights and
flags.
JAPANESE DENIED CITIZENSHIP
Court Holds Chief Steward in Navy
Not Entitled to Papers.
XORFOIJf, Va., May 4. Federal Judge
Kdmond Waddill, Jr.. of the United
States Court for the Eastern district of
Virginia, in the application for naturali
zation of Namyo Bessho, a Japanese
"chief steward" in the United States
Navy, denied the petition, holding that
under the Federal statute, no Japanese
or alien except of white blood or of Af
rican descent or nativity can become an
American citizen, even though he has
seen service in the United States Navy
or Marine Corps.
Bessho claimed the right of naturaliza
tion under the act of Congress of July
26, 1894. giving an alien of the age of 21
years and upward, who has served hon
orably in the Navy or Marine Corps the
right of citizenship.
SHAH WILL NOW BE GOOD
Persia Said to Accept Projects for
Reform.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 4. Dis
patches from Teheran say that the Shah
of Persia has accepted the project for
reforms advanced by Great Britain and
Russia. The two powers have made ar
rangements to grant a loan to Persia
as soon as the date of the elections
shall have been decelded upon.
The Russian Foreign Office is not dis
posed to attach much weight to the news
that the Shah of Persia has proclaimed
reforms, having learned through bitter
experience to mistrust such pronuncla
montos until they are put into operation.
The pressure on the Shah will not be
relaxed and the troops at Tabriz will not
be retired before the new government is
Installed and has proved Its ability to
cope with the chronic disorders in Persia.
The Russian expedition at Tabriz is al
ready finding It necessary to extend its
operations. The Kurdish tribesmen,
balked in their attempts to plunder Ta
briz, have turned their attention to the
outlying villages and towns, and appeals
have been made from various quarters to
General Snarsky. the Russian comman
der, for protection.
The situation is especially alarming at
X'ruemiah. the center of the foreign mis
sionary activities, but this is a week's
march from Tabriz and the Foreign Office
is unwilling at present to send a force
there.
Shah Orders Elections.
LONDON. May 4. It is reported here
today that the Shah of Persia lias given
orders for the holding of general elec
tions. TOWN TO PROVIDE WATER
feummerville City Council Votes tc
Install .New System.
I-A GRANDE. Or.. May 4. (Special.1
A special from Summerville says the
Council has voted to Install a gravity
water system. The numerous recent
fires in Summerville have hastened the
plans for a gravity system. A committee
was appointed to take up the prelim
inaries of the work at once.
A vote of thanks was extended to the
l-a Grande Are department for assistance
In the disastrous lire which occurred in
Summerville about 10 days ago. Twenty
live dollars was voted to the La Grande
company as evidence of the good will of
the people of Summerville.
BLOW AT FRENCH UNIONS
(Continued From First Page.)
the postal service, and automobile dealers
were asked the number of machines they
could furnish the government.
Then suddenly right and left the sus
pension of the chief agitators began, s
men being suspended in three days. The
agitators retaliated by threatening a new
strike, with the support of the General
Federation of Labor.
The state employes have been Invited
to Join in this agitation, but nevertheless
the first sign of the government's
firmness made a real Impression and the
loyal employes, hitherto silent, are now
making their voices heard in protest.
The secretary of the general association
has Issued an appeal to 70.000 state em
ployes, pointing out the privileges which
they enjoy, the security of employment,
the guaranteed promotion and pensions,
and the absurdity of demanding the right
to strike accorded to workmen as a
weapon with which to fight a lockout.
At a meeting of 700 postal employes to
night a resolution was adopted, in reply
to the government threats, that a gen
eral strike be declared by the federal
committee of the postal employes at a
favorable moment, and that it be con
tinued until victory is won.
The federal committee of the General
Federation of Labor has appointed M.
Jouhauvsey. of the State Matchmakers'
Union, as treasurer of the federation dur
ing the detention of M. Mariek, who was
arrested a few days ago in connection
with the strike agitation.
The central committee of the League
of Rights of Man tonight adopted a reso
lution condemning the government's ac
tion against the speakers representing the
postal employes.
A meeting held at the Labor Exchange
was attended by 300 state and municipal
tramway employes and others engaged
in. public works. Representatives of va
rious trades unions also were present
and a resolution was passed binding the
various organizations to oppose by every
means the government's threatened re
pression of the postal employes.
RUSSIA REVISES ARMY
SPURRED TO ACTION BY AUS
TRIA'S MILITARY DISPLAY.
Change Involves Shift In Lines of
Defense Along Eastern
Frontier.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 4. The un
expected display of military activity by
Austria-Hungary during the Balkan
crisis and the realization of her own
weakness since the Russo-Japanese war
has led to a far-reaching readjustment
of Russia's military policy, which is
now engrossing the attention of the
general staff.
The position of the Russian troops in
Poland, which projects nearly 300 mijes
west of Russia proper and is surround
ed on three sides by Austrian and Ger
man territory, has been found too pre
carious under the new conditions, and
it has practically been decided to aban
don the extended lines of defense and
adopt a new line further to the east,
with more powerful fortresses at Kovno
and Brest Litovski.
In case of war, the most westerly
parts of Poland would be abandoned
without serious defense and mobiliza
tion would be carried on behind the new
chain of fortresses. The change in
volves the abandonment of many ad
vanced fortified positions, which will be
dismantled, several of them being de
stroyed. The news of the evacuation, which Is
filtering among the troops, started a
fantastic rumor that Russia was about
to sell Poland to Germany, and sev
eral newspapers have taken it up.
The change, scarcely will be agree
able to France, since the presence of a
powerful army within striking distance
of Berlin was counted upon to relieve
the pressure in the direction of France
in time of war.
OMAHA TO REMAIN WET
Mayor Da hi in an Again Elected.
Lincoln Banishes Saloons.
OMAHA. Neb., May 4. This city went
Democratic in the municipal election
today. Mayor James C. Dahlman leading
with at least 4000 plurality. Maytor
Dahlman made a "personal liberty"
campaign.
Mayor Brown (Dem.), of Lincoln,
probably will be succeeded by a Re
publican, and it is apparent also that
Lincoln has banished saloons by the
vote cast.
LINCOLN GOES DRY BY S00
Republican Mayor Elected First
Time in Four Years.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 5. A "dry'"
capital city for .the next year was the
verdict rendered in the municipal elec
tion today.
The proposition to abolish the saloons
carried by a majority of about 500. A
year ago license carried by 300. After
next Tuesday there will be no saloons
in Lincoln.
The Republicans elected Don L. Love,
Mayor. For four years the city has had
a Democratic Mayor. 1
WETS "WIN RENO ELECTION
Gambling to Be Rebuilt as Result of
Liberal Victory.
RENO. Nev., May 4. Nearly 2300 votes
were cast today in the city election. T.
M. Britt won the 'Mayoralty by 100 ma
jority. The issue was prohibition against
a more liberal government and the liberals
won.
James May announced tonight that as
a result of the election he would begin
tomorrow the reconstruction of the old
Palace gambling house at a cost of $150,000.
Clubs Must Remain Dry.
DENVER, Col., May 4. The Supreme
Court of Colorado held Monday that
clubs in prohibition towns have no right
to dispense liquor even to their own
members-
Suspected Watch Thief Caught.
Suspected of having stolen a watch
from Miss Julia Mead, who lives at the
Oak lodging-house, on Oak street, be
tween Sixth and Seventh, F. E. Boothe,
aged 19. was arrested by Detectives Price
and Coleman last night at Third and
Burnside streets and is held at the City
Jail on a vagrancy charge. Boothe is
said to have no visible means of support
and detectives believe they have a clear
case against him. He will be held at
the jail until Miss Mead appears to sign
a complaint against him, when he will
"be tried on a charge of larceny.
Changes in O. R. & X. Sleeping-Car
Service.
The standard sleeping-car service, Port
land to Walla Walla and Portland to Spo
kane via Colfax, now leaves Portland on
train 6, at 6 o'clock P. M. Returning, ar
rives in Portland on train 6, at 7:20 A M
There is no change in the through sfeepi
Ing-car service between Portland and Spo
kane, via Oakesdale. ' This car leaves
Portland on train 4, at 7 o'clock P. M.
and returning, arrives Portland on "train
3, at 9 o'clock A. M.
Free rent for the Summer to lot buy
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Has Plan to Eliminate Agricul
tural Lands From For
est Service.
EXAMINE ALL BOUNDARIES
Efforts Will Be Made to Learn
Wishes of Citizens Regarding
Areas That Should Be Cut .
Out of Forest Control.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 4. Forester Pinchot has
Sent tO the VHstrlof FAraatA. !
for examining National forest land, with
a view to eliminating land more suitable
for agriculture than forestry and -which
wmilrt best ppru. tv,a nnhii. ; . .
being excluded from forest management.
tiia. piaus caii ior a systematic
and comnlptfl Irnlnir mr.. a oil '
serve boundaries during the present Meld
season; that in considering changes of
uuuuuai y iiie cuaracier oi land and its
future usefulness for forest or agricul
ture uses. th nrntortin ft
watersheds of streams from which towns
ana imgn.mil projects draw their supply,
areas which need reforestation, etc.,
should be carefully considered. Every
effort will be made to learn the wishes
of citizens and whether there are any
considerable areas of agricultural land in
the interior of forests which would serve
the public best by being excluded. Full
and complete reports are expected by
AUgUSX x.
LYONS CONFIRMED AS JUDGE
Senate Ignores Charges Against Him
by Novrell and Cobb.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. May 4. The Senate today con
firmed the nomination of Thomas R.
LVOns as TTnltH S)tato. Ti,Ia. r 1-
Juneau district. Alaska. Mr. Lyons was
rormeriy a law partner of Representa
tive Ellis at Pendleton. Because of his
residence at Juneau he will be detailed
to another district for about a year,
while cages in whifh ' . . 4
as attorney are being heard before some
juage. wnen these cases
are concluded Judge Lyons will return
to Juneau.
The Senate utterly disregarded the
charges brought against Judge Lyons by
Mr. Nowell and Mr. Cobb, of Alaska.
PR0HIS START CAMPAIGN
Insist Sale of Liquor on Boats on
Sunday Shall Stop.
TACOMA, Wash., May 4. (Special.)
Believing that the Sunday-closing law
might as well be annulled, unless the
boats plying the waters of Puget Sound
between Tacoma and Seattle are forced
to ston the mIa nf lnnv.4i ,1
on Sunday, the Anti-Saloon League has
active campaign against the
licensing of boats for Sunday liquor
trade, and has made preparations to
Aijsiii iu it iinisn.
Alreadv netitionn lno-Ai.. j .
, ' " oieuuu uy
Church lneinhet-n nn f a,,,.-!- .v.-
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bibing of spirituous liquors have been
circulated, and, together with strenu
ous letters have been forwarded to the
iivreuuuus Attorney and Sheriff of
both Pierce and King Counties. Boyd
P. Doty, state superintendent of the'
leas-UP h .1 a a nnkllrmayq V. I .. ,. A, .
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call upon every voter in Washington,
ura.i,, iu stop tne evil, and will
possibly carry the fight into Congress
Each Sunday the blind pigs and boats
fill the streets of both cities with in
toxicated men and boys, and it is no
UnUSlial 8ight to SPP manir n? I -
ebriates carried back to the boats after
landing. Boatmen and the companies
for which they work will fight hard
for maintenance of the system, which
turns hundreds of dollars into the
coffers of the corporation each week.
Snow Dampens Carnival.
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The carnival met with reverses today.
wnen a. suuuea wina sprang up about
noon, bringing threatening clouds and
cold weather. The temperature fell as
low as 55 degrees. At a late hour to
night a light snow was falling.
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PRICES OF LOTS REASONABLE TERMS LIBERAL
WRIGHTS ARE OUTDONE
BRITISH ARMY OFEICER IX
VENTS BETTER DEVICE.
Secretly Makes Aeroplane Which
Soars Well, but He Suddenly
Quits Service.
LONDON. May 5. The Times prints
this morning a statement denying, the
government's alleged apathy toward
aviation. It says that Captain J. TV.
Dunne, of the Royal Engineers, after
several years experience, made a aer
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oplane that was superior to the
Wrights' ma-nine and in secret ex
periments in Scotland two years ago,
succeeded in making a flight of 12
miles In a circular course, in which he
proved beyond a doubt, that In effi
ciency and ease of control thd Wrights'
had been out-done.
That was the reason, says the Times,
that the War Offlce has made no at
tempt to engage the services of the
Wrights cr secure their machine. A
new machine has been built recently
under Dunne's, supervision at Farn
borough, and everything was prepared
for flights on a large scale when, a
few days ago, Dunne suddenly severed
riis connection with the balloon factory.
The Times adds:
"It is not known what reasons forced
Dunne to adopt this serious step, which
may be fraught with gravest conse
quences to this country"
Dunne's invention is a bi-plane. In
Chicago
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THAT'S ALL "O. K
Grand View o! the Snowy
construction it differs from the aero
planes already known.
Crazed on Near-Beer Jag.
'PENDLETON, Or.. May 4. (Special.)
Crazed from the effects of a three-day
near-beer Jag, Arthur Laing, a well-known
resident of Pendleton attempted to end
his life this afternoon by taking strych
jvill always drink
it not from hab
it, but from choice.
It makes the ideal
beverage for
every meal.
Do?z't ask merely
for cocoa -ask for
GhirardellPs.
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50,000 Acres Will be Opened by Draw
ing, Under the Supervision of the
Idaho State Land Board.
Shoshone, Idaho, June 8, '09
Registration Will Open June 1
Closes June 7, 1909
IT WILL PAY YOU TO COME TO SHOSHONE,
IDAHO, AND INVESTIGATE.
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hand, but not until he had taken enough
to render him unconscious. The prompt
arrival of a physician probably saved
his life, though he is still In a precarious
condition.
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Fact
No. lO
The food value of
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is even richer in this
muscle building con
stituent than bread.
For this reason co
coa is recommended
to anyone whose
system needs build
ing up.