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VOL. XLIX.-yp. 15,291. . PORTLAND, OREGON", TUED NOVEMBER 30, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PARIS SAYS PEER STORM ISOLATES GIRLAB0UTT0WED CHRISTY'SWIFENOW SEEKS TO MAKE UP SLEW STEINHEIL CHINESE, RELENTS STJPS WEDDING WINE AS SHE WRITES HER REFUSAL. E ARTISTS SPOUSE WON'T LIVE IX WIFE'S MOTHER GULPED HER TEETH, DIED, IS RUMOR. ZAXESVIIXE. .MtPHUMS MEYER KICKS OFF STORM BREWS NORTHWESTCITIES LOUDLYFQRLIDUDR NAVY BARNACLES ss PLAN Sweeping Change Will Come December 1. CUP BUREAU CHIEFS' WINGS Makes Them Subordinate to Four Responsible Aides. ADMIRAL COWLES TO GO Two Bnrrans Will Be Abolished If Congress Consents Fighting Men of Xavy to Have More Vole In Affairs. WASHINGTON Nov. 19 feeding the cry for reform In naval affairs. Secretary Meyer on Wednesday will Inaugurate the most sweeping change in the Navy De partment since the establishment of the bureau system in 1842. Himself an ex director of hanks and manufacturing companies, he hopes to put the depart ment on a business basis beyond the dream of his predecessors. The keynote of his reforms is the subordination of the bureau chief. Summarised, essential changes to be expected by the Meyer plsn are: The selection of four responsible ad visers on subjects within the four groups into which duties of the department fall, to be known as the aide for material, the aide for personnel, the aide for oper ations of the fleet and the aide for in spections. Two Groups of Bureaus. ' "Tie grouping of the bureaus Into two dS .'ie'.ons of material and personnel, ac cording to the nature cf their duties. '."he establishment cf a division of op rttlwj of the fleet. "Te establishment of a comprehensive lrpction eystem. Ths establishment of a modern, effi cient, eost-keeping system In the Navy department and at navy-yards. Td separation of navy-yard work into lo divisions of hulls and machinery. Vhe abolition of the bureaus of con strcctlon and equipment. Henceforth officers who fight the ships are to have more Influence In the Navy Department. Chosen men from among them are to be the official eyes and ears of tJie Secretary, laden with full respon sibility for their reports, but will not be his hands. The Secretary will retain his administrative and executive power for his own exercise and that of the Assist ant Secretary of the Navy. All reforms go Into effect December 1. except the abolition of the bureau of equipment.' which Congress alone can do. Heads of New Divisions. The aide for operations of the fleet wllli be Rear-Admiral Richard Wain wright. commander of the third division of the Atlantic fleet. The aide for per sonnel will be Rear-Admiral TV. P. Pot ter, now chief of the Bureau of Naviga tion. The aide for material will be Rear Admlral William Swift, commandant of the Boston Navy-yard. The aide for In spection will be Captain Aaron Ward, re cently Supervisor of the Now York Har bor, who will become a Rear-Admiral January 9. Captain Reginald F. Nichol son, a member of the Board of Inspection and Survey, will be made chief of the Bureau of Navigation, vice Potter. Brings Order From Confusion. When Mr. Meyer assumed office, he found some confusion In the department and in the navy-yards, due to changes instituted by Secretary Newberry a few weeks before the close of his administra tion. Steps were taken to ascertain how far it was desirable to follow reforms outlined by Mr. Newberry. The Sperry board was created to report how the various conflicting orders and regulations could best be reconciled. Then came the Leutxe board, which was asked to make recommendations concerning the consoli dation of the Bureau of Steam Engineer ing with other bureaus, a step under taken by Mr. Newberry. Finally Mr. Meyer appointed the Swift board to con sider reports of the other boards and to make recommendations for the Improve ' ment of business methods of the depart ment. With these reports as a basis, Mr. Meyer has evolved his plan of re form. The Secretary found that the bureaus of the Department were Independent of one another and that he must decide all differences between them. The aides are to advise him on these points. Will Fix Responsibility. "If the Secretary seeks advice from in dividual officers in whom he has con fidence, but who have no definite rela tion to the organization of the Navy De partment," said Mr. Meyer today in ex plaining his reforms, "he gets advice that may be good but that Is not respon sible. Such recourse to Individuals, moreover, gives no assurance of con tinuity of policy nor of responsibility." According to the Meyer plan, the board of construction becomes useless and. therefore, will be abolished. This board was created principally to supervise ship designs and to decide questions in dis pute between the bureaus when their duties overlapped or when one wished to obtain more space or weight for its pur poses in a ship design. Under the new plan the operating Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy Will ing to Do Anything Except Reside in Ohio. NEW YORK. Nov. 29. "If Howard wants to make vfK all ha has to do Is to take me in his arms and I will forgive everything and forget all our trouDies. said Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy, wife of the artist, as she discussed the Chris ty family ' differences today. She expressed this willingness when infnnnnt thiLt Mr. Christy had said in Zaneaville, Ohio, where ho Is contesting the habeas corpus proceedings brought by his wife to recover ineir ii-y daughter, Natalie, that she must take the first steps toward a reconciliation. Mrs. Christy added that she was will ing to do almost anything to effect a reconciliation, except go to Zanesvllle to live. '1 did not want any court proceed ings," Mrs. Christy continued,' "and the only reason I brought them was to get Natalie. I want our little girl, but I want Howard mora. We can all be happy .together again here in the East. "If Howard will only see things in this light we' can have a happy Christmas to gether." STOP ACCIDENTS, IS PLEA I os Angeles Prelate Declares Amer icana Take Too Many Risks. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29. "To much liberty Is being taken with the lives given us," said Rev. P. J. O'Reilly, rec tor of St. Patrick's Pariah, today, at the funeral of five members of the Jacobs family, who met death Thanksgiving eve in a collision between a trolley car and the automobile in which they were rld- Inff- . "We are becoming careless and reck less." he continued. "When I say tnis. I refer particularly to the railways of Los Angeles,, that have guaranteed to protect the lives of the people. It is time for the people 10 sumo up and defend themselves. We must demand protection to Insure safety for our lives." Father O'Reilly said this was the 'ninth funeral service he had performed for members of his congregation who .had been victims of streetcar accidents. SUSPICION SAVES FAMILY Poisoned Turkey Sent to San Fran cisco Man at Thanksgiving. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29. An at tempt to poison the family of Adolph Ottinger. a retired railroad ticket broker, by means of a poisoned turkey sent to his home on Thanksgiving day, became known today when the police stated that they were searching for the would-be poisoner. The ' turkey was left in the kitchen of the Ottinger home during the temporary absence of the Chinese cook. Thinking it was the gift of some friend, Mr. Ottinger ordered the cook to place it In the pantry until one already being prepared for the table was eaten. The following day It was noticed that the turkey had assumed a peculiar color. Becoming suspicious, Ottinger carried it to a chemist, who found enough arscnio in the dressing to kill an army of men. FIVE PICKED UP FROM GIG Members of Marietta's Deck Crew Rescued by Des Moines. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. Five of the members of the deck crew of the gun boat Marietta, who were adrift in a gig oft Port Limon, Costa Rica, were picked up by a rescue party of the Des Moines today, according to a dispatch received at the Navy Department. The men had made their way to the shore at Coleta Point, about 20 miles from Port Limon. The gig was not recov ered. The five men adrift In the whale boat of the Marietta have not yet been heard from. The men in the boats were not missed Friday, bu as provisions are kept in the boats, it is believed the'y have suf fered little from hunger or thirst. CHILD SLEUTH REWARDED Boy Chalks Down Number of Auto mobile Which Injures Man. NEW YORK. Nov. 29. Seven-year-old Arthur Lewis' quick wit in noting the number of an automobile driven by a reckless driver earned him a gold medal today. The medal was presented by the High ways Protective Association, which ap preciated the lad's alertness In spying out the number and writing It down on the sidewalk with a piece of chalk. The child's action caused the arrest of the chauffeur of the car. who had knocked down and seriously Injured a SWITCHMEN MAY STRIKE Railroads of Northwest Most Make Answer Today. ST. PAUL. Nor. 29. Unless the rail roads of the Northwest make a satisfac tory proposition, the switchmen will go on strike tomorrow night, affecting rail road yards along all Northern routes be tween here and the North Pacific Coast Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the In terstate Commerce Commission, and Charles P. Neill, United Statea Labor Commissioner, were In session with rail road officials today until midnight. It is believed the officials have decided on an offer to be presented tomorrow morning. " New Danger Besets Ir rigation Work. CARTER WANTS TO WIN GLORY Campaign to Raise Funds Starts In Spokane. BALLINGER, BORAH UNITE Result of Last Summer's Conference of Secretary and Senator Means Good for West if Spite' Be Eliminated. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 29. A new danger besets the Irrigation bond issue proposition. Petty jealousy has - entered upon the scene, and while it may be wiped out un der the persuasive Influence of President Taft, who is deeply concerned in this question. It still offers opportunities for all kinds of damage if allowed to go to seed. The bond issue scheme was conceived in the minds of Senator Borah and Sec retary Ballinger, apparently simultane ously. Both had become Impressed with the necessity for raising additional funds with which to hasten the completion of projects now under way; both recognised that good management required that these projects be finished with expedi tion, and both saw that the reclamation fund alone would not permit of the carry ing out of such a programme. Campaign Starts in Spokane. Secretary Balllnger and Senator Borah met at Spokane during the Summer and talked over the situation. The result of their conference was made known, and the campaign for a bond issue was then and there begun. As between these two men there Is not the slightest jealousy; each accords to the other more than his share of the credit, and perhaps fairness would demand that each be given equal credit for the Idea. In time President Taft, after studying the Irrigation situation, indorsed the Balllnger-Borah bond Issue plan, and fre quently advocated It In his Western speeches. He will recommend it to Con gress In his forthcoming or some special message, and will bring the full influence of the administration to bear to secure Its adoption. Meantime Senator Carter, of Montana, chairman of the Irrigation committee, has been struggling with some rather difficult mental problems, end has finally evolved a substitute fpr the Balllnger-Borah bonding scheme. He proposes, instead of bonds, that Congress shall authorize the issuance of Interest-bearing warrants or certificates. In other words, he favors a general plan for raising additional money with which to rush work on Government projects, but instead of a bonding plan, which Is Identified with others, he would have a warrant or certificate plan which (Concluded on Page 3.) m - Tsvfr - c i ! -v sr - s -swr-v -srv w ' - x. n s vciia j vt - Gossip of Capital, Xot PrUsted, Lays Murder to Russian Xobleman Who Later Ended Life. NEW YORK. Nov. 29. Gossip in Paris, according to a story brought to New York today, mentions a Russian nobleman, who subsequentlv commit ted suicide, as the slayer of Jacques Steinheil, whose wife recently was ac quitted of the crime and is now sup posed to be in England. According to the story, this noble man was trapped in the Steinheil man sion ' by the husband, and in a fight which followed, Steinheil was killed. Mme. Steinheil's mother. In the mean time, the .novel suggestion continues, ran into the room and died either from fright or from strangulation after swallowing her false teeth. These unconfirmed reports concern ing this case which so stirred Paris came here today with the arrival of the steamship Kroonland. Alfred Part ridge Klotz, an American artist, who has been commissioned to paint a por trait of Cardinal Gibbons, said, as did other passengers, that this version of the crime was being freely discussed, although not printed in the French capital. SALOONKEEPER IS CHARGED Illinois Man Caught Giving Liquor to Children. . PEORIA, 111., Nov. 29. Cliff Chamber lain, a saloonkeeper, was arrested here today for selling liquor to a habitual drunkard and his two boys, aged 4 and 8, respectively. The complaint was made by Mrs. George Eastman, who says the sales were made last Saturday. After East man was intoxicated, the saloonkeeper. the woman charges, sold liquor to the boys. An elder brother called to try to Induce his father and two boys to return home, but was met with a rebuke. and a fight ensued between the two younger boys, while the father and bar tender looked on with merriment. GOVERNOR STILL MAROONED Bridges, Washed Out, Isolate Ore- gon's Executive at Gardiner. SALEM. Or., Nov. 29. (Sneelal.)-,Notli-ing further has been heard from Gov ernor Benson, who Is held up at Gardi ner, a little town in Winchester Bay in Southern Oregon, by the washing out of several smell bridges, and as the storm continues with increased severity, It Is thought he will be compelled to remain there Indefinitely. It is prooable that If the roads are not made passable within a few days the Governor Will try to reach Marshfleld by stage and come to Portland by steamer. Gardiner Is about 40 miles from Marsh field. DYNAMITE HARMLESS, PLEA Attorney Gives 102 Reasons for New Trial for Mrs. Read. DENVER, Nov. 29. That the tem perature on November 9, 1908, made the dynamite held by Mrs. Allen F. Read In her attempt to extort $100,000 from Mrs. Genevieve Phipps as harmless as a sponge, is one of the arguments made by Attorney Watterman today in his petition for a new trial for Mrs. Read. THE ' ' SOMETHING-FOR-NOTHING ' ' FLAME Five Bridges Gone Near Bellingham! OTHER SPANS ARE SWAYING Broken Dikes Threaten to Sub merge Skagit Delta. WIRE COMMUNICATION OUT But One Train Leaves City in Day. Five Miles of Northern Pacific Track Under Water Grays 4 Harbor Cut Off From World. MANY tlTTES OF NORTHWEST CUT OFF BY RAIL AND WIRE FROM REST OF WORM). T Chehalls Lowlands flooded. Dam i at P Ell sues out. Branch-line traffic stoppod. . I Tacoma Rainfall for month 14.40 Inches, within .08 inch of record of December, 180T. Main lines clear, but branch lines all closed. Puy allup River threatens valley. Elma Northern Paclflo bridge shifts 18 Inches, stopping traffic. Loss of power dam feared. Union Pacific grade washed out for long stretches and bridges gone. Montesano No trains in or out. Over 900 'feet of track gone. Che halls River highest ever known. Families driven out. Bellingham Five bridges washed out, two railroad, three wagon. Rail way traffic completely blocked. No telegraphic communication. Grays .Harbor Entire district cut oft from rail and wire communica tion with rest of world. BELLINGHAM, Wash., Nov. 29. Five steel bridges, two railway and three wagon, across the Nooksack River, have been carried away within the past 24 hours, entailing $100,000 loss. Railway bridges are in danger, as are three highway bridges. The Bellingham Bay & Brttisji Columbia bridge at Ever son is said to be undermined and sway ing in the current. When it goes out, it will carry a wagon bridge, located 250 feet down' the river, with it. Jam Will Take Tv Bridges. A jam Is forming against the Great Northern Railway bridge , at Ferndale, and both railway and county bridges are likely to go out. During the past 48 hours the rainfall has- been 2.87 inches. Railway traffic Is almost completely blocked by slides and washouts. Belling ham has had but one train today, that from the south, at noon. The Northern Pacific and the Bellingham Bay & Brit ish Columbia are completely tied up. More than five miles of the Northern Pacific track is under water and the bridge across the Nooksack is gone. The Skagit branch of the Great North ern Is out of commission. Minkler, Ham- concluded on Page 12.) GETS THEM. Too Many People Bitterly Criticised Woman, So Love Grew Cold, She Says. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 29 (Special.) "I regret that this affair has gone so far before I take the step that I feel is absolutely necessary under ' the circum stances, and which I have no doubt will be painful to you if you love me as you say you do. I have decided that our wed ding, which was to have occurred this evening, must be indefinitely postponed." This was Helen Tobyne's note to Mark Ten Sule, Seattle's richest Chinaman, whom she was to wed tonight. In the parlor of her home at 718 Tenth avenue this evening, pretty, dark-eyed Helen Tobyne sat sipping wine Just poured from a newly opened bottle of a case of 10 sent to her house for the wed ding.' In her bedchamber was a hand some white satin gown, trimmed In pale blue velvet, her trousseau. She had just sent the note on dainty paper, neatly folded, by messenger to Mark Ten Sule. Her face was flushed and the red gown7 which she wore added to her beauty. "This is the wine we should have drunk at my wedding this evening," she said, "but there was so much criticism, such bitter criticism, that it was more than I could bear. Just think, my mother and my sister said that they could have nothing to do with me If the ceremony was performed. My friends would call me up every few minutes and urge that I reconsider my proposed marriage. Sev eral of the ministers of the city refused to marry us," said Miss Tobyne, "and I gave up in despair. He was good and kind, but so many people criticised his attentions to me that my love has grown cold. I really don't love him, and It will not be hard to give him up." VETERAN SORRY HE QUIT Civil War Soldier Goes After Cit izenship .Again. DENVER, Nov. 29. May a man for the second time obtain naturalization papers in this country after having returned to the land of nativity and become a sub ject there? That is the question which now con fronts the Federal authorities in Denver. David J. Ellsworth, born in Canada, came to the United States in 1S62, served with honor throughout the Civil War, was naturalized in Denver iti 1876, and for many years drew a pension. Hearing of the possibilities of wealth In Canada, Ellsworth went to Alberta in 1902 and obtained title to a valuable farm, but before doing so, again became a sub ject of Great Britain. He prospered and now wants to spend his declining years in Colorado and has applied again for papers. COUNT TALKS TO JOHN D. Undismayed by Recent Violent Re pulses, He Carries His Point. CLEVELAND, Nov. 29. Count P. A. De Vries was successful today in his effort to see John D. Rockefeller in reference to draining the Zuyder Zee and opening up Its bed to truck farming. The Count desired to interest Mr. Rockefeller to the extent of financing the proposition. On recent attempts' to reach Forest Hill, the home of Mr. Rockefeller, it Is said the Count was repulsed, and on one occasion It was reported that shots were fired at hie automobile. Today the Count talked with Mr. Rock efeller while following him around the golf links. The Count left for New York tonight, after assuring friends that he "had Interested Mr. Rockefeller." STAGE INVITES ALMA BELL California Slayer of Sweetheart Is Offered $250 a Week. AUBURN. Cal., Nov. 29. (Special.) Al ma Bell was in town today. She con sulted with her attorney about a propo sition from the Archie Levy Amusement Association, of San Francisco, for a ten weeks' engagement at $350 a week. If she accepts her mother will go with her. "I want to accept," said Alma, "be cause it is probably the only chance I have of paying the debts Incurred by the trial." While in town Alma went to a mil linery store and bought a hat. It was a black one, and there was a small white feather In it. She ordered the milliner to replace it with a black feather, as she was in mourning. TEXAS HAS HEAVY SNOW Rock Island Train Reported Snow ' bound in Oklahoma. WOODWARD, Okla., Nov. 29. Com munication with Guyman, Beaver and other towns of the Panhandle of Okla homa have been cut oft and the extent of today's storm cannot be learned. Dis patches from Amarillo state that six inches of snow fell over the panhandle of Texas today and that a blizzard is raging that may cause great loss of livestock. A Rock Island train is reported snow bound In Northwestern Oklahoma. Rain has been falling throughout that section for 12 hous. ETHEL BARRYMORE MOTHER Son Is Born to Popular Actress at August Belmont Home. NEW YORK, Nov. 29 Mrs. Russell Colt, known to the theater-going public as Ethel Barrymore, became the mother of a son today at the home of August Belmont, where the Colts are guests. Alabama Gives Majority of Over 1 6,000. SENTIMENT IS WIDESPREAD But Three Counties Known to Want Prohibition. MAN VOTES "DRY" AND DIES At Polling Place Minister Rebukes Girl for Trying to Pin White Rib bon on Him and Gives Se vere Slap at Suffrage. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 29. All indi cations point to a majority of between 16.000 and 20.000 in Alabama against the prohibition constitutional amendment to day. Chairman J. Lee Long, who has been in charge of the fight against the amend ment, claims that the majority against the amendment will be fully 20,000. Early returns indicated a landslide against the amendment, and succeeding bulletins fully bore out the early indi cations. Few Counties Go "Dry." Jefferson County, in which is Birming ham, the largest city in the state. (gave a majority of more thanv1000 against the amendment. Mobile, Montgomery and Cullman counties showed the largest ma jorities on the victorious side,- and ap parently the amendment carried in only three counties, Talladega, Macon and Sumter, with Lee In doubt. Today's election cannot be regarded as a straight anti-prohibition victory. Its association with the. administration of Governor Comer and his reported abili ty to name a successor to the governor ship in Judge S. N. Kley, author of the prohibition bills, have figured prominent ly in the result. Sentiment Is Widespread. A significant feature of the result Is the fact that sentiment agains the amendment is so widespread. Rural pre cincts, small towns and big cities for (Concluded on Page 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S PAPER The Weal her. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 02.1 degree; minimum, mi. 2 degrees. TODAV'S Clearing: winds shifting to west. Storm Conditions. Many Northwest cities isolated by storm, five bridges gone near Bellingham. Portland sees near record rainfall r No vember. high wind does damage. PB i- Grays Harbor country entirely cut off Irom rest of world. Page 1. Foreign. Lord Morley makes powerful speech In favor of budget and gets Tories think ing. Page J. President Belaya appealed In vain of Mexico for help against United States' move; ' may now abdicate. Page 5. Paris gossip says Steinheil was killed by Russian peer trapped in mansion. Page 1. National. Secretary Meyer adopts sweeping change in organization of Navy Department. Tafhaa conference on amendments in In terstate commerce law. Page 3. Mare Island Navy-Yard gets mysterious or ders, to be opened December 1. Page 5. r-Ql It Ira. Ex-Governor Benjamin Oder, would get Koosevelt out of way in race for U. h. Senatorshlp by booming blm for Gov ernor of New York. Page a. Alabama votes for liquor by overwhelming majority. Page 1. Domestic. Denver Catholic Church trouble reaches law through mortgage held by ousted priests sister. Page 3. ...... Albert T. Patrirk again seeks liberty, de claring he has already suffered death. Page 4. Insane man kills Deputy Sheriff, mother and wounds two more persons. Page 2. Howard Chandler Christy's wife anxious te make up with artist husband. Page 1. Sport. Dugdale and Congressman McCredio talk hasenaii o-i safe Is hinted. rage 4. Boxers promise to give Portland fight fans rare treat tonight. Paiie 7. Wolgast is given decision over Powell In the 20th round in San Francisco contest. Page 7. raciflc Northwest. Alleged slayer of bartender In Seattle a year ago Is caught In Chicago. Page . Portland woman. In Seattle jail, declares in seeking credit at stores she was se curing locale for her "Great American Novel." Page 13. Engineer and tlreman killed In wreck of Grays Harbor train near Olympla. Page 4'. Commercial and Marine. Northwest wheat prices continue to climb, page 17. All wheat options weak at Chlcaeo. Page IT Stock prices decline sharply. Page 17. Owner of Argo will secure new vessel to re place lost steamer. Page JO. Portland and Vicinity. First Oregon Electric extension to be line to corvallls or to Roseburg. Page 11. Expert to Inspect city to Improve arc lamp situation. . Page 11. Judge Bean decides against mythical entry men used by Puter in fraudulent timber land sale. Page 10. Slletz squatters win point by decision sus taining Interior Department's judicial power. Page 10. Circuit Court Issues restraining order against leasing Port of Portland drydock to any private company. Page 16. Sam Custis. aged man. Indicted for murder of A. Wilson, who, he says, held him up. Page 11. Mysterious disappearance of Linn County, Oregon woman a year ago. recalled by husband's action for divorce. Page 6. Clti' beautiful committee completes can vass; will meet today. Page 18. Girl's hysterical cries attract neighbors to Seufert home. Page 5. United Irish League censures United Statef Senator Bourne for ignoring resolution! sent twice to him by the lodge. Page IS.