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SCHOOL STRIKERS
JUDGE
FIGHTS
GREAT MEN'S NAMES
UNKNOWN TO THESE
BROWS UNIVERSITY STCDEXTS
ALL FAIL ODER TEST.
OREGON WILL GET
WOMAN BATTERS
PORTLAND- IS TO
-AIR GRIEVANCES
FACE OF MASHER
MUSES COLLAPSE
POLICE
ITS FOLL SHARE
BIG GOLLEGE
BOYS CAN'T PLAY FOOTBALL OX
PIXK TEA LrXCHES.
FAIR TRAVELER CHASTISES AN
XOYER OX TRAIX.
MERCILESS
LAWYER
SPOKANE
HAVE
Reed Institute Plans
Are Adopted.
TRADE SCHOOL IDEA DROPPED
Trustees Adopt Report Made
by Dr. Buttrjck.
SITE DESIRED AT ONCE
Board Will Seek Grounds and Dr. T.
L. Eliot Will Go Kat to Secure
President
Endowment Is
I
Xow $2,000,000.
After (pending more than a year In In
vestigating the scope of the institutions
at present located in the Northwest and
the general plans and methods adopted by
Eastern colleges, the trustees of the Reed
Institute have decided to utilize the fund
of $1000.000 at their disposal in the es
tablishment and maintenance of a col
lege of arts and sciences in Portland.
This college, with the endowment at Its
disposal, it is expected will be on the
same plane as W illiams or Amherst or
similar standard Institutions of higher,
learning. The Reed bequest left the
character of school to be established
practically to the discretion of the board
of trustees.
Plan Adopted In Full.
In deciding apon the general scope of
the Reed Institute the trustees have
adopted in all respects the recommenda
tions of the eneral Board of Education,
the Institution that has been endowed by
John D. Rockefeller with 150.000.000.
The General Board of Education has
taken a marked Interest in the Reed In
stitute. It sent its secretary. Dr. Wal
lace Buttrick. to Portland in September
to make a thorough investigation of ex
isting educational' advantages, in this ter-
rltory before recommendations were made.
'Buttrick Goes Over Field. - - -
Dr. Buttrick spent 11 days -In Oregon.
vVltlng the several Institutions of higher
education, and then went to the State of
Washington, where similar researches
were made. His report to the General
Board of Education was adopted on mo
tion of Pre Charles W. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard, who is a member
of the board, -and Dr. Buttrick was In
structed to convey the recommendations
of the General Board to Portland In per
son. He te now in the city and met with
tha trustees of the Reed Institute"1 Thurs
day afternoon and again yesterday. The
result of these meetings was the adop
tion of the following resolution:
Action Taken by Trustees.
Resolved That - the" board of trustees of
the Reed intltute appropriate the bequest
of jfmanda W. Reed to the establishment
and maintenance at Portland. Multnomah
County. Oregon, ot a college of Arte and
Sciences.
The next step will be the selection jl
a site for the Institution, and Dr.' Butt
rick will assist the trustees "in this
particular. Inspections of suitable loca
tions will begin today. In addition Dr.
T. L. Eliot, chairman of the Reed In
stitute board of trustees, has been se
lected as a committee of one to go
EKst and tnterview rnen who may "be
deemed acceptable in attainments for tha
position of president of the, college.
Fund' Has Grown Rapidly.
While the endowment of the Reed In
stitute is now estimated to be worth
J2.ono.000. the board Is confined, by the
terms of the bequest, to the expenditure
of not more than $1,300,000 of the princi
pal for site and buildings. However, the
fund Is now producing an annual income
of about $70,on0- and there is an ac
, cumulated Income on hand which will
make the amount available for site and
buildings approximately $300,000,
When Dr.- Buttrick was in Portland In
September he delivered an address to
members of the Commercial Club which
was interpreted by some of them to mean
that the General Board of Education
might be Inclined to add to the Reed
Institute fund If the college established
should be of a scope approved by the
General Board.
This was only an Intimation, however,
and Dr. Buttrick yesterday was entirely
noncommittal on the subject.
Donation, Not Yet Considered.
"The matter of financial aid to the
Reed Institute has never been suggested
by the board of trustees, nor has it ever
been discussed by the General Board of
Education. It is a matter entirely for
future consideration. The Reed Institute
trustees have asked only for counsel and
advice.
'Mr. Winch of the, board visited the
East about "one year ago for the pur
pose of npaking a study of the technicaf
and trade schools and institutions of
education. He sought advice from many
men high in educational matters and was
advised to consult the General Board of
Education. . Subsequently the General
Board received a request from the trus
tees of the Reed Institute that an investi
gation beTnade of the higher educational
needs t Portland and vicinity and that
"recommendations be made concerning the
disposal of the fnnd. I was instructed
by the Board to come here and give the
Reed In:itute trustees what assistance
I could.
The Reed Institute has a magnificent
. tk
.Concluded on Pace 10.)
Kone or Class Knows Names of AH
President, - Two Know Only
Taft's Last "Name.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Nov. 6. None of
the 24 members of Professor Wilfred H.
Munro's history class 'at Brown Uni
versity, composed ofseniors and Juniors,
was able to give correctly the full names
of the Presidents of the United States,
a Justice of the Supreme Court- of the
United States, the Governor of Rhode
Island, a Justice of the Supreme Court' of
Rhode Island and the Mayor of Provi
dence, when the questions were given as
a test today.
Professor Munro desired to make An
expression based on the recent attempt
to secure a constitutional amendment in
Maryland requiring from voters ability
to answer correctly similar questions,
'eighteen of the 24 members of the
class gave correctly the President's full
name, and two knew only his last name.
No one succeeded in giving the full name
of a Justice of the United States Su
preme Court. Seventeen had a name part
ly correct. Seven could not give even
the last name of a justice.
PROTECT BOOKS WITH GUN
Lawyer's Advice to Packer Ques
tioned About Taxes.
KANSAS- CITY, Nov. 6. "Use a shot
gun to protect your books. Mr. Rich."
Thus spoke W. G. Buchanan, attorney
for Swift Co., at today's hearing before
the Commissioners of Wyandotte County,
who were trying to force the large packing-house
to produce their books for tax
ation purposes. On the stand yesterday,
Mr. Rich.' an employe of the Swift Com
pany, refused to answer any questions
regarding the company's records.
F. C. Fennel, general manager for Ar-
.mour & Co., occupied the stand at the
hearing today. He knew almost as little
about the Armour plant as Mr. Rich
knew about the Swift plant yesterday.
HAWAII JWANTS TO BE -WET
Legislature Protests Against At
tempt to Enact Prohibition.
HONOLULU, Nov. 6. Both houses of
the Territorial Legislature adopted today
unanimously iln the Senate, with only two
opponents in the House, a joint resolution
voicing ai? earnest protest' against the
attempt of F. J. . Wooley a local at
torney, and others to secure a Federal
enactment extending prohibition to the
Hawaiian Islands.
Woolley and hia associates. It Is re
ported, have been carrying on a cam
paign to this end at Washington and in
other mainland cities for some time.
The resolution characterizes the pro
posed Woolley act as a violation of the
principles of self-government.
SUVERIC HIT BY TYPHOON
Vessel Reaches Vancouver With
Valuable Silk Cargo.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. E. (Spe
cial.) High, out of water, but wltfc a
very valuable lot of silk, tea, skins and
hemp, the steamer Suveric arrived this
afternoon from Manila, via China and
Japan. After the steamer left Hong
kong she was overtaken by a typhoon,
which put her steam steering gear out
of business. She was going into -Keelung.
but was unable to do so with hand-steering
gear, so she made Shanghai direct,
where she underwent repairs.
Among the cargo was a quantity of
sealskins, the first fruits of the Japan
ese catch, and a box of Russian sable,
valued at $10,000. '
MME. NOR PICA LOSES SUIT
Opera Singer ' Falls in Effort- to
Break Aunt's Will.
CA M HP. 1 1" ",K. Mass., Nov. 5. A deci
sion adverse to Madame Lilian Nordica,
the opera singer, and several of her sis
ters and cousins, who attempted to break
the will of their aunt, Mrs. Vannle F.
Allen, of Melrose, was handed down by
Judge Rugg in'the State Supreme Court
today. '
Madame Nordic and the other claim
ants to Mrs. Allen's estate alleged that
the testator .had promised to divide her
property, valued at $100,000. between them,
but that m her will she left it for char
itable purposes.
jm
COURT KICKS, AHEARN OUT
Ilorouh President Must Leave
Office Without Delay.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5. Jo.hn F. Ahearn,
president of the Borough of Manhattan,
will have to vacate Immediately the of
fice from which he was removed by Gov
ernor Hughes, and to which he was after
ward .re-elected by the Board of Alder
men. The Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court today denied Ahearn's request for
time In which to conduct further legal
procedure.
;
KILLED BY FOOTBALL KICK
, .V
Illinois Player Receives Blow in
Back During Game.
DECATUR. 111., Nov. S. Walter Lloyd
timber, aged H. died at Taylorville, 111.,
today, as a result of afT injury received
lna football game.
Cf uber was kicked In, the back and tu
berculosis resulted.
Ballinger to-Adopt New
Irrigation Plan.
HAS $2,500,000 DUE STATE
Unless Malheur People Line
Up, Take Another Project.
PLENTY 0F.G00D SCHEMES
Central Oregon, Klamath, Harney,
Umatilla, John Day All Possible,
."-but Many Obstacles Must ,
First Be Overcome.
BT HARRY J. BROWN.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU; Wash
ington, Nov. 5. As soon as Director F.
H. Newell and Chief Engineer A. P. Da
vis, of the Reclamation Service, return
to Washington with the Senate irriga
tion committee. Secretary Ballinger will
discuss wifh. them ways and means of
giving to Oregon the full benefits to
which it is entitled under the National
reclamation act. That one pr more new
projects shall be undertaken Is virtu
ally promised h$r the Secretary, the
number depeifding upon the cost and
upon the possibilities that are open.
Oregon is, or soon will be. $2,500,000
behind its rightful apportionment from
the reclamation fund. The largest con
tributor save one to the fund, much less
money has thus far been expended on
work In Oregon than in states and ter
ritories that have contributed but spar
ingly. This condition is deplored by
Mr. Ballinger, and it is his purpose to
make restitution as quickly as funds
available will permit, provided suitable
projects can be found and developed.
At this time It is impossible to say
where the Government will uild. Quite
a few possible projects have been exam
ined and reported on by the engineers
of the Reclamation Service, their find
ings having appeared in the annual re
ports of the JJlrector. From among the
number it is anticipated that some suit
able scheme can be selected and placed
under contract within a reasonable
time.
Malheur Blocked Action.
Oregon, would not today te behind In
Government Irrigation work had Secre
tary Hitchcock been able, when he first
made the attempt, to come to satisfac
tory terms with the landowners under
the Malheur project. But' the Initial
negotiations failed primarily because
many of the landowners would not.
agree to- pay the pro rata cost per acre
of building that project. Later on,
when the settlers had experienced a
change pt mind, the money in the recla
mation fund had been apportioned else
where and the project could not be
taken up.
Last Summer, when the landowners
urged the department to return and build
the Malheur project, Mr. Ballinger made
a personal lnvestigatlpn of conditions as
they exist today; held conferences with
representative citizens and looked into the
feasibility f the project. He was favor
ably impressed with what he learned, and,
had funds been adequate, very probably
would have authorized the commencement
of, construction, provided the landowners
would meet the conditions held out by the
Government. But about this time the in
adequacy of the fund developed projects
under way in other localities called for
all the money available for the current
fiscal year, and the Malheur, had 'to be
temporarily set aside. ,
Very recently the Secretary was asked
the flat question whether tha Government
Intended at this time to bulldVthe Malheur
project, or whether; the settlers, in order
to secure early reclamation, should con
clude negotiations with private capital
that has long been anxious to build this
project,, "the ' Secretary replied that he
had not the' funds with which to build at
this time, and announced , that for the
time being the, Government project stood
abandoned. The presumption is that the
landowners, anxious for water, are pre
paring to subscribe to a private enter
prise and not wait for the Government.
Many Other Oregon Projects. .
If the Malheur project is built by pri
vate capital, there will be no further . oc
casion for the Government to reckon on
it hereafter The Malheur eliminated,
some other ' locality must be taken up,
but what locality is a problem requiring
a vast amount of study before any intel
ligent decision can be reached. The
Umatilla country is clamoring for, an en
largement of Us project, which can only
be accomplished by pumping water out
of the Columbia River. Central Oregon
and South Central Oregon are asking the
Government to build and are proposing
a number of projects, large and small.
The building of a railroad into Central
Oregon through the canyon , of the
Deschutes may place "a very different
aspect upon . the situation and enhance
he possibilities of a Government, project
tributary to that road. It has hereto
fore been deemed inadvisable to build
any Government project remote from an
adequate means of transportation, exist
ing or in sigh. v
There are two difficulties to be met on
many of the proposed projects in Central
and Southern Oregon: on most of them
the bulk, if not all. the land has passed
into private ownership; in every Instance,
Concluded on Page 4.)
Conductor Holds Passenger's Arms
as Southern Girl Administers .
Treatment for Freshness.
THOMASVILLE. Ga., Nov. 5 "Now,
madam, slap him in the face just m hard
as you can. 'Kick him, too, if yoa like."
This invitation, extended by Conductor
Lewis on a Coast Line train today, was
acted upon vigorously h-- Mrs. A. M.
McBride. of New Or' ans, and she
slapped her annoyer's .ace until It was
crimson. , '
"I guess that'll do, Mr. Conductor.
Thank you," she said, going back to her
seat, while the other passengers ap
plauded. The stirring. little drama was enacted
because a. man' persisted" in pressing .lis
attentions upon-Mrs. McBride. She tried
ignoring him, but he d,id not care' for
that.
Then she warned him. without result.
As a last resort she appealed to the con
ductor. '
"Sure, he'll have to leave you alone,""
sald.that official. ."Just wait a minute."
Then Conductor Lewis collared the
man, pinned his arms behind him and
held him firmly, while he suggested that
the aggrieved woman administer corporal
punishment.
The annoyer left the train at the next
station, Camllle. He had Intended to ride
further, but decided he did not like that
traln anyway.'
THEY START OVER AGAIN
Couple Married 25 Years, Divorced
15, Become Reconciled.
"LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Nov. 5. (Spe
cial.) Forty years ago. Christian Fries.
21, and Mary Ellen Mason 18, were
united in the bonds of matrimony way
bak In New Tork. For a quarter of a
century. Christian and Mary Ellen lived
and loved. Their home life was ideal.
Petty domestic troubles arose, and In
less thansix weeks. Christian and Mary
Ellen , were divorced.
For IB years they lived apart Yester
day by accident they met 'on the street
in Los Angeles. . . '
"What do you say to starting it all
over asjaln?" said he, as he-pressed' her
hand. m -
"I'm willing. Christian," said shf, as
she gave his big hand a love squeeze.
They were married today.
ANGER CAUSES HIS, DEATH
Jury Exonerates Man Who Surren
ders After FisU Fight.
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SPOKANE, Nov. 5. The Coroner's jury
investigating the death of J. C. Shaw, in
Lon Hunt's cigar store, last night, after
being struck down during a quarrel, de
cided that death was due to hemorrhage
of the brain, brought, on by a fit of an
ger.. - -.
John Campbell appeared voluntarily at
the police station today and admitted
that he gave the blow". He was locked
up on a charge of manslaughter, but the
verdict of "the Coroner's jury will relieve
Mlm of direct responsibility for the fa
tality. I
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
' The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 52
degrees; minimum. 45 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers; light southwest wind
Foreign, .
Copenhagen University refuse, to allow any
'.person t see Cook's records. Page 2-.
Mme. Stelnhell collapses under severe cross
examination. Page 1.
. National. '
Ballinger will make up shortage of $2,300.-
000 In Oregon irrigation fund. Page la
Harrlman map of disputed Deschutes right
' of .way approved. Page 3.
Taft leads auto parade at Charleston.
Domestic.
Negroes taken away from danger of Gassa
way mob under strong guard. Page 5.
Christian Science leaders denounce adher
ents ot Mrs. Stetson. Page 3.
Four men injured by explosion on battleship
North Dakota while on test run. Page 2.
Brown University students show ignorance
f American history. Page 1.
Reports ot Roosevelt's death prove falsa.
Page 2.
Disastrous forest fires In Virginia mountains.
Page 5. '
Mrs. Sage and Carnegie each to give million
to fight disease. Page.l.
Cleveland pupils give reasons for High
School strike. Page 1.
John S. Kennedy leaves J25.0OO.O0O ot his
$60,000,000 to churches and charity.
Page 4.
Woman mining promoter convicted of fraud
at Denver. Page t
Sports.
Hill Military Academy mets Lincoln High
ot Seattle at football today. Page 7.
Washington High School defeats Lincoln,
8 to 0. Page 7. j
MeOredie declines to tell who he will sup
port for president of league. Page 7.
Oregon will send ton of brawn against
Multnomah today. Page 7.s
Washington State College defeats Idaho 13
to t. Page 4.
IHwific Northwest.
Four Idaho men are indicted on land fraud
charges. Page 6.
Oregon Trunk buys rrght of way at Bend.
Page 6.
Man who identifies corpse as that of his
- brother proves to be lmposter. Page 5.
Spokane lawyer who attempts street speech
puts up unequal, fight with police.
Page',1.
Commercial and Marine.
Better Inquiry In hop market. Page 15.
Wheat weakered by estimates of larger
shipments. - Page 15
Stock market narrow and weak. Page 15.
All previous records surpassed in Iron and
steel trade. Page 15.
Twenty-foot channel cut between Vancouver
and mouth ot Willamette. Page 14.
Portland andVicinlty.
Beed Institute will be college of arts and
sciences. Page 1.
w "T Shanahan. corresponding secretary
Of Oregon Humane Society, dead. Page 10.
Oregon Electric-vlans Innovation in shape of
free lunch on trains. page 10.
Captain Gadsby denounces George H. Hill
in $200,000 damage trial. Page 10..
Three Circuit Judges are kept busy by di
vorce trials. Page 14. ' .
Board of Education plans to beautify' school
sites. Page
Contest Unequal; He
Goes to Jail.
CURIOUS CROWD FOLLOWS
Councilman Crane Has His
Dignity Ruffled. .
TOLD TO MOVE ON; HE DOES
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Industrial Workers Have Wholesome
Respect for Water From Fire
Hose a'nd Demonstrations
at Spokane Weaken.
"SPOKANE, Nov. 5. Samuel T. Crane,
an attorney, was arrested this afternoon
for denouncinc- in a street harangue the
action of the police and firemen toward
the Industrial Workers of the World.
From his office window on Riverside
avenue he had made a brief speech and
then descended to the sidewalk, where
Chief of Police Sullivan and Deputy
Sheriff Logan were waiting for him.-The
lawyer fought his captors and was se
verely shaken in the tussle, being Anally
carried along 'between, the officers to tlie
station, with a curious, laughing throng
Jn his wake.
At the station he was booked on the
charge of inciting a riot and was .confined
in the City Jail. Officers say that pre
vious to his speech Crane had been active
in the crowd, remonstrating with the fire
men when they started to connect a line
of hose with a hydrant.
Councilman's Dignity Ruffled.
In t'.lt, crowd that followed Crane and
his captors down the street was Council
man John Gray, who did not move fast
enough to satisfy an officer. The lat
ter shoved him ahead with no gentle
touch, whereat Captain Gray angrily ex
claimed: "I'm a Councilman, officer, I'd
have you understand.'; t
"I don't care who you are, move along,"
retorted the officer, and Councilman Gray
moved.
After the laying of the'hose tlfis after
noon there was no attempt to make
speeches, the -members of the I. W. W.
having been imbued yesterday with a
wholesome respect for cold water.
, Bread and Water Is Diet.
Curing the, earlier part of the day 11
arrests were made. In Police Court to
day Justice Ma'nn disposed of 59 cases,
sentencing tha majority of them to 30
day terms in jail, with rockplle labors
The bread and water diet for those who
have been sentenced and refuse to work
Is begirming to have an effect, and .there
are 'signs of weakening among the pris
oners. '
Strict orders have been Issued by Po
lice Commissioner Tuerke that every
convicted I. W. W.. prisoner shall Be
given a bath, "and if they refuse to
bathe themselves, then, in order to add
to the improvement of the city, they
shall be forcibly bathed by officers and
trusties." ' .
Fifty-nine cases were disposed of in the
Police Court, Justice Mann dismissing 28,
continuing the hearings of 11 and sen
tencing 20 Industrial Workers to terms of
30 days each for disorderly conduct.
Three Women Are Released.
Three women arrested' in the first day's
batch of rioters were tried this afternppn
and released Until next Tuesday on their
own recognizance, promising they would
take no part in the free-speech move
ment while on parole.
Mrs. Ann A"rquet and Miss Isabel Huxt
able, appeared in court wearing white
waists with flashing red neck ribbons,
while Mrs. Edith Fernette, who has been
in Jail since Tuesday, seemed as neatly
groomed and pink-cheeked as though she
had lived at home.
When the first lot of ten prisoners was
led Into the courtroom, the reek of
chloride of lime showed the prison (offi
cials have been forestalling any plea of
insanitary quarters by keeping the
crowded cells disinfected "The characters
of most of the defendants today prompted
Justice Mann to say near the end of the
session that "he did not believe many of
the "martyrs" knew what they were
doing, but in going on the streets they
were only following the directions of the
leaders. '
Portland Man Prefers Jail.
The judge showed a'disposition to dis
charge all concerning whose guilt there
was the- slightest doubt or who had
families dependent on them, sick persons
also being allowed to go free. - Two
boys who appeared to have taken part in
the attempted riots without any evil mo
tive were released. Several who' denied
that they tried to make speeches were
let eol
William Hurst, who confessed to having
been imported from Portland "by 'the In
dustrial Workers to. fight the Spokane
authorities, refused to go free vhen given
the opportunity and was given 30 days.
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SEATTLE AIDS BRETHREN
Money Forwarded to Assist In Cam
paign at Spokane".
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 6. (Special.)
Seattle's four locals of the Industrial
Workers of the World today clubbed to
gether to raise a fund for the relief of
(Concluded on Pace 4.)
Girls Can't Practice Domestic Scl
- ence . With Two Sessions.
May Be 'Referendum.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 5. All-day
sessions, broken only by pink tea lunch
eons at high prices, are the grievance of
the 500 pupils of the West High School,
whose strike was recessed at the close of
the school wortf this afternoon until
Monday. A meeting of the School Board
has been called' for Monday' to? consider
the complaints of the students hich re
sulted in their walking out last Tuesday.
The main grievance of the bys is
against the forenoon and afternoon ses
sions. They want to work during the af
ternoons. The girls are objecting to the
prices for the luncheon menu and the
boys of the football squad as.?ert they
cannot cover their colors with glory on
cream puffs and caramel ice eream.
As to the double ses-sions the girls also
have some complaiht. They maintain
that the art of domestic science, such as
cooking, sweeping, washing dishes at
home, is sadly neglected when they are
compelled to remain in the classrooms all
day.
School- Director Orr finally announced
that he was in favor of abolishing the
lunchroom concession and" have the Board
of Education supply wholesome lunches
at cost.
It Is said that a mass meeting of the
parents of the strikers will be held next
Wednesday, when the question of double
or single sessions will be left to them in
a referendum vote.
SCHMITZ MEN SEE JOBS
Ex-Mayor's Old Henchmen Flocking
Back to Land of Birth.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. -5. (Special.)
Although Mayor-elect P. H. McCarthy
has declared that he has not made any
plans regarding numerous appointments
which he will hare at his disposal when
he takes office, the henchmen of ex
Mayor Schmltx, are already flocking back
to the crib. It Is declared by those in
touch with the political plans of Mc
Carthy that many of them will be given
a chance at the public funds once more.
The ex-Registrar of Voters, two ex
members of the Police Commission, a
member of the Board of Public Works
under, Schmitz, and the' ex -secretary of
that body and the ex-secretary of the
Board of Education are among those who
are said to be slated for return to power,
although they may not secure their . old
berths. . .
In addition to these old-timers of the
Schmitz administration, a number of sa
loonkeep'ers who have been financial an
gels for the labor party, are said to be
in line for good things.
JOHN D.'S ;LEAD FOLLOWED
Mrs. Sage and" Carnegie Orfer Mil
lion to Fight Disease.
.' OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 5. Following the donation
of $1,000,000 by John p. Rockefeller to be
used in fighting the hookworm disease in
the South, the officials of the Treasury
and Public Health and Marine Hospital
service have received Information that
two other $1,000,000 donations will be forth
coming very soon. One is from Mrs.
Russell Sage, to be used in extending
work for the eradication of tuberculosis;
the other from Andrew Carnegie for
fighting pellagra, the mysterious disease
that has baffled scientists.
The understanding is that these sums
will be placed at the disposal of the
same general authorities associated with
the Public "Healthand Marine Hospital
service. The latter would not give a
positive confirmation of the reports, but
in other quarters it was learned that
there Is the best of reason for the ex
pectation that these sums will be erlven
and that the, announcement will come
very soon. '
BRIDGE . WILLjGO AHEAD
Bourne Withdraws Objection and
Government "Will Approve Plans.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,' Wash
ington, Nov. 5. Late this evening a tele
gram was received from Senator Bourne
announcing that he has no further objec
tion to approval of the-plans for the O.
R. & N. bridge across the Willamette
River at Portland. Tomorrow the plans
will be placed before the Secretary of
War for his action, and, it is understood,
their approval will be recommended.
j. p. o?Brien; general manager of the
O. R. & N., yesterday received a tele
gram from -Senator Bourne stating that
be .would not object to the approval of
the plans of the new steel bridge. The
notice of the department's approval is
expected within a day or two. The O.
R. & N. is anxious to begin work at once.
GAVE JURY DISTRESS SIGN
Litigant Imprisoned for Using Se
. cret Society Signal In Court. ,
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5. Because he
gave the "distress signal" of a secret
society In court here today, Adolph
Muskovitz, plaintiff i a litigation Involv
ing a small amount of money, was sent
to prison for contempt of court.
He was detected- giving signs to the
jurors and was asked for an explana
tion by Presiding Judge KInsey. He ln
fdrmed the -Judge that the sign was that
used by a secret order of which he was
a member, when assistance was needed.
The case was a simple one a'nd after
the jury had returned a verdict in Mus
kovitz' favor, he was taken Into cus
tody by .order of the Judge.
Madame Steinheil Led
. Away Fainting. -
DECLARES HER STORY foLSE
Savage Retort. Breaks Down
- Iron Nerve of Woman. .
HAS REPLY ALWAYS READY
Admits Saying Jewels She Had Hid
den Were Stolen Berderel
Scorns Idea of Marrying Wom
an of Many Lovers.'
PARIS, Nov. 5 After having with
stood for nearly three days a mcrcfless
examination at the hands of the pre
siding judge of the Court of Assizes,
where she Is being tried on a charge
of murdering her husband and her
stepmother, the iron nerves of Mme.
.Marguerite Steinheil gave way late to
day and she was led out of the court
room in a state of utter collapse.
Several times before the climax
came restoratives were administered
when it seemed as though Mme. Stein
heil was about to faint, and each time
she recovered, quickly and replied to
the interiogations of Judge M. de
Valles. ,
Does Not Shrinjt From Ordeal.
When today's session began, M. de (
Valles was fearful lest the strain was
rproving too much for Mme. Stelnhell,
but his solicitude evoked from Mme. '
'Steinheil the unhesitating statement
thatshe was not at all fatigued.
M. de Valles thereupon led her
through a -labyrinth of questions sur
rounding the case with his wonted re
lentlessness, and Mme. Steinheil, with. 1
her ever-feady wit, answered them
quickly to the point, or, when they
seemed unduly compromising, pleaded
for justice and not vlndictiveness.
- Once" she made la. plea direct to the
jury that they' believe her innocent,
declaring that in the hour of her ad
versity erstwhile friends who had par
taken of her hospitality had utterly
forsaken her.
Only to Protect Daughter.
Again, -v. hen pressed closely by Judgs
de Valles as to why sho had declared
certain jewels had been stolen at the
time of the murder, when In reality
she had concealed them, Mme. Stein
heil, her eyes burning brightly and
moistureless behind the pallor that"the
walls of Saint Nazare prison have Im
printed upon her cheeks, cried out that
it was to save her daughter from the
knowledge that her mother had a
lover.
As to her, accusations against Bur
lingham, an American newspaperman,
and others whom she had charged with
oomplicity in the crime, Mme. Steinheil
said in her frenzy, she had taken re
course to anything that seemed to give .
pVomise of clearing herself of the
charge.
It was Just after a savage attack
had been made upon her veracity by
the Judge that the climax came. Mme.
Stelnheil's attorney protested, but the
Judge retorted hotly that the accused
woman had lied throughout that her
story was a tissue of lies.
Actor Is Crack-Brained Youth.
In opening the proceedings. Judge De
Valles dealt with the appearance yes
terday of Rene Collard, an actor, who
caused a momentary sensation by as
setting he was the real assassin. Judge
De Valles disposed of this incident as
pure invention.
"It is nothing more than ,a joke,"
said the court. "The inquiry has es
tablished that this was a crack-brained
youth whose parents have stated that
he followed the case passionately and
had previously attempted to intervene
with anonymous letters- addressed to
the examining'magistrate."
JuWge De Valles then turned his at
tention to Mme. Stelnhell. He - con-
fronted her with various conflicting
statements she had made regarding the
occurrences on the night of the crime.
He also questioned her closely on the
involved financial condition of the
Steinheil household at the time of the
murder.
Mme. Stelnheil's composure gradually
gave way before the succession of
sharp interrogatories. Her feelings at
last found expression in an agonized
flood of words in which she appealed
to the judge to believe in her Inno
cence, complaining bitterly that In the
hour of her misfortune she had been
deser.ted by her high-placed friends,
asserting also that society women Who
had frequented her home had now de
serted her. Notwithstanding" this pas
sionate appeal; Judge De Valles pur
sued his interrogatories relentlessly.
No Idea of Marrying Borderel.
The prisoner Indignantly denied that
her sensational attempt to. revive the
case last Fair by an accusation against
young Wolf, the son of the cook in . the
Stelnhell household was due to the in
sistence of her sweetheart, Maurice Bor
derel, the merchant whom It was sup-
posed she dsired to marry, and In an
effort to clear herself.
"Borderel had passed out of my life."
-(Concluded on Pave S.
urn
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