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LOVE OF GIRL FOR PAYMASTER WHO ATTACKED DR. COWLES AT NAVY DANCE. GIRL HE IS SAID TO HAVE INDUCED TO BREAK" RTTfJ- A (VRMTIVT A rn m"DT. Ttrnncr en -it tut btitttoti to sr BILL OVERTURNS LIEVED CAUSE OF COURT-MARTIAL. AULD CAUSED FIGHT LIABILITY L Dr. Cowles Has New Version of Foundation of Navy Courimartial. Proposal for Fixed Compensa tion for Injuries Involves a New Principle. ' ' . . I . " ENGAGEMENT WAS BROKEN Miss Madeline Swift Summarily Put End to Her Betrothal to Harry 1. Storer Stolen PhotograpH De nied Much Importance. BOSTON. Mass.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Ir. Edward S. Cowles, whose encoun ter with Paymaster George Perclval Aul.l at aNavy-yard ball December 11 leil to the courtmartial of the latter last week, today gave his verson of tiie statement Miss Margaret Ames was not permitted to make on the witness Ft and. Miss Ames was the hostess of the hall at which the fracas occurred. She testified that in her opinion the taking of a photograph of Miss Dorothy Hes ler by Cowles and the former's com plaint to Auld that Cowles would not return the picture was not the real cause of the quarrel between the men. She was about to give the real reason when she was excused from further tes timony. Dr. Cowles today said he believes that the sensational breaking of her en gagement to Harry Duer Storer. of Atlanta, by Miss Madeline Gray Swift, a daughter of Admiral Swift, had inti mate connection with the affair. Storer was on liis way to Boston last De cember to wed Miss Swift when he was notified by telegraph that the en gagement was oft. Cowles continued: .Vu Id Caused Break or Betrothal. 'I am led to believe that at the visit of. Auld to Miss Swift the afternoon preceding the dance, she promised him she would break her engagement with Mr. Storer. I assume this from what 1 have heard, and it seems to be very reasonable." Harry Duer Storer lives at No. 134 West Seventy-fifrh street when he is in this city, but he divides his time between here and Atlanta, where he has interests. Karly in December about the time of the assault upon Dr. Cowles at the Ames ball in Boston, although that incident was not then known it was announced by Admiral Swift that Miss Madeleine's engagement to Mr. Storer had been broken oft because of the young girl's health. "No such thing," asserted Mr. Storer. "We re going to be married. It's only been postponed." And he kept on as serting that the marriage was to take place, until a very short time ago. His mother and his brother David corrob rated his declarations. Engagement Is Off. "I don't know anything about this Cowles incident," said Mr. David Storer, ill the ahapncA nf hfc hpntl.Ai. j t don't think Marrj knows much about' it. since he wasn t present. But you may say that his engagement to Miss Swift is oft. positively and perma nently." "Wasn't the Cowles incident and the action of Paymaster Auld responsible lor trie oreaKing on Y "I don't know." said Mr. Storer. After the fight at the dance, Dr. i. owies reported the incident to Ad miral swift, father of Miss Madeline Swift, but the report was pigeon-holed, says tne ejected doctor, intimating that Paymaster Auld stood high in favor wnn tne authorities. Then Dr. Cowles demanded a courtmartial. Miss Hosier Thinks She Is Cause. Miss Dorothy Hesler, whose picture Dr. Cowles took, fully believed she was the Innocent cause of the trouble. Mrs. Cowles today made a statement, in which she explained that her hus band's relations with Miss Hesler. which were discussed during the courtmartial, in no particular gave cause for offense to any of her friends. SHIP AFIRE IS MESSAGE Merchant Vessel Sends Wireless on Sighting Abandoned Craft. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. A vessel on fire and abandoned at sea was reported today by wireless telegraph to the Naval Hydrosraphic Office. The wire less message came from a merchant vessel, whose call signal was "VZ." but the name of which is not listed. The message, In effect, was that the merchantman had passed a green schooner with black hoard and white stern, with yellow stripes, on fire at sea. in latitude 33.25 north, longtitude 73.40 west. Her name. In black letters, appeared to be George B. Phillips. Del aware. Her boats were gone and no body was aboard. A high sea was run ning at the time. The telegram was signed "Davis." It appears probable that the burned schooner was the George 1". Phillips, of Seaford, Del., which sailed from Halttmore January 23 for "Wilmington. N. C. Captain Gasklns. She carried a crevr of four. The vessel was built at Bethel. Del., in 1901, was 270 gross tons. 130.2 feet long and 2S.3 feet beam. So far as reported the crow has not boon picked up or landed at any port. DESERT LAND ISSUE MADE Kilit lo Transfer Before Reclama tion to He Heard in High Court. A AfcUIINXSTOX. Feb. 6. Attorneys on both tJiiles of the coniroversv for the final determination by ' the Supreme Court of the I'nlted States for the loner, moo tea question whether rights to des ert land entries may be transferred be fore reclamation has been made. A case involving- that point has been net for argument before the court on February 21. At the same time the c ourt is to hear arguments "as to wheth er it is a crime against the United States to Braze sheep in a forest reser vation without permission from the Government. Farm of 5 60 Acres Sold. MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 6. James Tobin. a railroad contractor of Ha.mil ton. Mont., has purchased the 560-acre farm of ex-County Commissioner H. J. Tweed, near Oenesee. The sale was made by ex-Sheriff James J. Keane, of tho Cornwall real estate firm of thffc city. Mr. Tweed has owned this farm 2& years, but moved to Kennewirk two years ago and was elected one of the Commissioners of Benton Count v. Wash., last election. d ' - h : . - - I "Vi - ' Alv' Miss Dorothy Hesler. Paymaster George P. Auld. " FORD JURY LET OUT Prosecutor Roundly Scores Lack of Verdict. NEW TRIAL MAY BE LIKELY Balloting Stands Klglit for Acquittal and Four for Conviction Testi mony of Warriner Discredited Because of His Deeds, CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 6. After 24 hours deliberation, the jury in the case of Mrs. Jeanette Stewart Ford, charged with blackmailing- Charles I "Warriner, defaulting local treasurer of the Big" Four Railroad, was unable ,to reach an agree ment, and was discharged. Judge Swing said after he dismissed the jury that he had been informed that on the last ballot eight jurors had stood for acquittal and four for conviction. The unexpected end to the sensational case was explained by two jurors as due to the fact that a majority of their col leagues refused to credit the testimony of "Warriner. They asserted that a man who had confessed to embezzling for 26 years would not hesitate to perjure him self against a woman, who, lie believed, had been the cause of his exposure. Prosecutor Hunt said tonight he ex pected to bring the woman to trial again in three weeks. At the same time he Intimated that he might abandon the case. He said the result of the trial was due to a "species of diseased mentality which seemed to affect American jurors and prevent them from convicting a woman on any charge. He declared that the same process of reasoning was evident in the sympathy displayed for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and -Nan Patterson. TAFT PLAN IS FAVORED (Continued From First Page.) public sentiment. unquestionably will overcome their objection. Once through the Senate, this bill probably will en counter, little difficulty in the House. Of the remaining bills, that authorizing the issuance - of bonds or certirlcates to aid in the completion of Government irri gation projects is just now receiving the most attention, and apparently stands very good chance of passage, Speaker Cannon and the House leaders having sig nified their intention to support it if it authorizes certificates instead of bonds. This change -meets with the approval of the President. Sentiment Is Divided. There Ls division of sentiment with re gard to the bill classifying the remaining public domain into agricultural, grazing, timber, coal and other grades, but Indica tions are favorable to the passage f such a bill, along the general lines mapped out by the Secretary of the Interior, and the idea underlying this measure Is one that will appeal strongly to the Eastern Sena tors and Representatives. Some Western ers maintain that such a classification is impractical, but as the measure is in the nature of an experiment, and the plan founds feasible, the bill is likely to pass. The biggest conservation fight of the session will center around the bill to conserve water-power sites. Two gen oral plans are pending, the one suggested by Secretary HrUlinger, giving the Fed eral Government full power to regulate the use and development of water power, whether on navigable or non-navigable streams, through control of land adjoin ing those portions of streams on which power can be developed. The other idea, embodied In the Carter bill, proposes that the general Government code to the vari ous states the land abutting streams val uable for their power wherever such lands are contiguous to or form a part of power sites, the intent being to allow the states exclusively to regulate' the development of power. Deadlock Is Possible. There has been no open discus ion. as yet. on either plan, and it is not known how sentiment will develop. It Is pos sible that the advocates of the two plans may become deadlocked, and prevent any legislation, or one plan or the other may be adopted. Certain it is that there will be a spirited fight when the subject is opened, with the result much in doubt. The prominence given to coal-land frauds through the Alaska cases, and the frauds recently unearthed in Wyom ing and Colorado, may contribute to the passage of some form of law changing the t manner of disposing of coal, oil. gas and phosphate lands, and there is strong sentiment in favor of the general leasing plan laid down by the Admin istration. These bills have at least a fatr chance of being enacted. There is even stronger chance for the bill proposing a change in the manner of disposing of public timber lands, for white Repre sentative Mondell. of the House public lands committee takes issue with the Ad ministration and favors the continuance of the timber and stone act. most other members disagree with him, if they are Tested in the subject at all, and the 1 tm jsSr-'r MM'-s-msSimm I & ;rC-t&-;- m&Ei. tum- .- : IIsm Madeline Swift. sentiment of the Kast is strongly in fa vor of a change. Railroad Land Surveys Wanted. There is such general sentiment in support of the bill permitting the as signment of entries on Government ir rigation projects after five years- resi dence as to make its passage reason ably certain, and the same is true of the bill providing for the immediate survey of several million acres of lands in rail road grants that have never been pat ented, and which therefore pay no taxes. As the taxes on these lands will run between $250,000 and $300,000 a year if surveyed, the. Senators and Representatives from the states in which the lands lie will bring strong pressure to bear to pass this bill. The last bill on the list, providing for the survey of agricultural and graz ing lands in Alaska. will receive friendly support from those interested in the development of the great terri tory to the north, and its fate de pends altogether upon whether or not these friends, few in number, can mus ter enough strength to get the bills out of committee. There probably will be no objection to the bill if it is brought up for consideration. Sondell Will Object. In all the fight for the conservation measures now pending, the adminis tration will have to face the opposition of a few Western members, and Chair man Mondell of the Iublic Lands Com mittee of the House is one of the most radical objectors to most of the bills mentioned. Some he would amend; others lie objects to in their entirety. It so happens, however, that the Pub lic Lands Committee, after recent ex periences, is not in a mood to follow the lead of Its chairman on questions of this 'import, and the understanding is that a majority of the committee is at present generally favorable to the administration's programme. The greatest danger is in the Sen ate, where a few men, determined , to block the administration's plans, may, by filibustering, work considerable damage if these bills are allowed to drag. - CARE SAVES OLD TREES Spraying and Pruning Makes Eu gene Orchard Productive. EUGENE, Or., Feb. . (Special.) What may be accomplished by sys tematic spraying and judicious prun ing of mediocre orchards receives an excellent illustration from the ex perience of John Thramer, who has a 35-acre ranch in peaches, cherries and some walnuts, on the island between the mill channel and the river. He pur chased this ranch five years ago. The cherry trees looked to him, he says, like an Eastern tamarack patcii that had been burned over. He cut back the cherry trees vigorously and sprayed welL That year the entire crop was 6000 pounds, free of blights and blem ishes. The second year Mr. Thramer's yield from the same part of the orchard was 14.000 pounds. The third year was proportionately greater. He now holds warehouse receipts for 32,000 pounds, representing last year's crop. His net profits from four acres of cherries last year vera $544.40. From one and one half acres of peaches he obtained a clear profit of $425. So. On three-quarters of an acre of his older cherry or chard, on which 60 trees are "crowded, the average yield was 6000 pounds. Mr. Thramer's potato crop will go 225 bushels to the acre. i Pendleton Wins in Second Half. DAYTON. Wash.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Turning seeming defeat into victory in thesecond half, the Pendleton High School basketball team won from the Iayton five here last night by the score of 25 to 16. At the end of the first half the score was 11 to 10 in favor of Dayton. Three hundred 'saw the game. The line-up: s rayton Davi. Thompson, forwards; Me Iill. center; Hummer. Harris, guards. Penrttelon Rader. Kembail. forwards; Selcatherman, center; Jordan Boylen, guards. I " ' . - ip " t - 4 L - U.S. ASKED TO HELP Fear Grows That Farallon Crew Has Succumbed. STORM RAGING ON COAST Aid for Shipwrecked Mariners Asked I'rom Government Water Full of Ice Floes and Driving Snow Worst of Year. SEATTLE, Feb. 6. Little hope is en tertained among shipping men familiar with the North that the five men who went with Second Mate Gus Swanson to seek aid for the shipwrecked passengers and crew of the ill-fated -steamer Farral lon. will ever be heard from again. When the men left the camp, a fear ful storm was raging. The water was fuir of ice floes, and the driving snow made it difficult for the men to keep their bearings. On January 23 they had been out 17 days. That they could stand the cold storms for so many days is improbable. Besides Second Mate Swanson there were in the boat two seamen, Charles Peter son and Otto Nelson, and three passen gers. Captain Wedding and Albert Bailey of the launch Sea Wolf, and Charles Borne, a landsman. Frank E. Burns, manager of the Alaska Steamship Company, owner of the wrecked vessel, believes that there is a chance that the missing boat crew may have taken shelter in some inlet and are camped on the shore waiting for aid. He telegraphed the Government offi cials at Washington, D. C, tonight ask ing that the revenue cutter Rush, which Is stationed at Juneau, Alaska, be sent on a search for the missing men. If the Government does not send the cut ter on the quest, the Alaska Steamship Company will send the steamer Yucatan on a special cruise of the waters in the vicinity of Kodlak Island to search for the lost mariners. EUGENE CRIES FOR MILK Movement on Foot to Make Country Dairy Stamping Ground. EUGENE, Or., Feb. 6. A movement is on foot here, assisted by the promotion department of the Commercial Club, to supply a pressing need of Eugene for more and better milk and butter supplies. It is regarded as certain that a model dairy ing concern will be organized and estab lished here "within a short time. Land admirably adapted for dairying, clo&. to the city, can be secured at a very rea sonable price. The local creamery is turning out close to $5000 worth of butter every 30 days and Manager Muth says he could handle almost as much more if milk is supplied. The quality of the butter fat supplied from the ranches of this neighborhood surprises a .Tennessee stockman, who has become interested in Eugene through Publicity Manager Freeman. The South ern man wanted to know if the average percentage of butter fat is 20 per cent, and what guarantee could be had as to tiie average price of the product. Al though the ranchers in this portion of the country do not loudly boast about their herds, yet the quality of butter fat is 11 per cent, higher than, the Tennessee herds. Prices paid to farmers- through out the past 13 months have averaged 39 cents. The percentage of butter fat from cows is seldom below 31 per cent. LEBANON MEN PLAN FAIR Third Annual Strawberry Exhibit to Extend Over Three Days. LEBANON, Or., Feb. 6. Special. tr The Lebanon Business Men's League, at its meeting last week, launched the preliminary work of the third annual Lebanon strawberry fair, to be held in this city in June. It was decided to give a three days" fair this year. Three years ago this fair was started with a one day's celebration. Last year it was prolonged for two days and was such a success that it was the unan imous sentiment this year to make it a three days celebration. The exact days will be determined later and will be governed by the time of the ripening of the strawberry crop in this vicinity. A committee con sisting of M. A. Miller, N. M. Newport and H. Y. Kirkpatrick were appointed to do the preliminary work and to ad vertise and exploit the event as much as possible. ? "When the Rjukan Falls works, of Nor way, are fully completed, they and the Notodden works combined will represent 240.000 horsepower, with a. production of saltpeter representing an e.T-nnrt v.iue 0j ;', 164,000. COMMON LAW PUT ASIDE tiovernment Would Be Responsible to Mail Clerks Doctrine of Con tributory or Comparative Neg ligence Is Abolished. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. One of the most radical pieces of proposed legis lation before the present Congress, and one which heretofore has not occupied much attention, is rfow receiving seri ous consideration by the judiciary com mittee of the House and a bearing has1 been ordered for February 17. to which several prominent railroad men of the country have been invited. It is the bill introduced by Repre sentative Sabath, of Illinois, which will require all persons carrying on occu- ' ouujcvi in me regu lative power of Congress, including uiud, express companies and sieep-ing-car companies, to pay compensa tion on a fixed basis to injured em ployes. The legislation. If enacted, would overturn the present employers' liability law, and in fact, revolutionize the existing system of indemnity for personal injuries. Roosevelt Favored Plan. The bill defines the amount of com pensation to be paid by employers to employes, in cases of injury or death, basing it upon the amount of the pre vious earning power of the victim, and provides that it shall toe paid in the form of an annuity. The bill is based upon the laws of England and Germany. Such legislation was favored in one of the messages of ex-President Roosevelt and President Taft also is said to have commented favorably upon it. Existing Principles fpset. Representative Moon, of Pennsyl vania, chairman of the sub-committee, analyzes the bill in a letter which he has sent to officials of leading railways. Mr. Moon says in part: "You will observe this bill, both by Its title and its scope, aims at the en tire overthrow of the existing prin ciples of law respecting the liability of common carriers engaged in inter state commerce and In the carrying of the mails, to their employes for acts of negligence resulted In injury or death. "It eliminates entirely all common law or statutory defenses based upon the principles of contributory or com parative negligence, the existing doc trine of negligence of co-employes and of risk of employment, and subjects the common carrier to a fixed and defi nite liability for injury or death to em ployes without regard to the negli gence of the defendant. Compensation Made Definite.' "It substitutes statutory compensa tion for common law liability and makes this compensation a distinct element of operating expenses. One hearing already has been had by the sub-committee. The hearing was confined entirely to the principle in volved, not to details of the bill. The hearing developed the fact that the change proposed by the bill was so radical and if enacted into law would impose an obligation upon common car riers of the country engaged in inter state commerce so different from that already existing, that the committee would not be justified in passing upon it without according an opportunity to them to be heard first. The bill Is applicable to railroad and steamship companies engaged in inter state or foreign commerce and to any company engaged in any capacity in handling the mails of the United States. Even the United States would be bound under its terms to pay compensation to Its employes in the postal service in jured or killed in the performance of their duties. RAMONA COMES NEXT Temporary Change Made in Run Be tween Portland and Coos Bay. Preparatory to leaving for San Fran cisco, the steamer Breakwater arrived from Coof" Bay yesterday and will leave for San Francisco by way of Coos Bay Tuesday night. Before going on the San Francisco dry dock for extensive repairs, the Break water will make three trips between Coos Bay and the Bay City. The steamer Ramona will leave Seattle today for Portland and will take the Breakwater's place on the run between here and Coos Bay. leaving here Wednesday evening on the Breakwater's schedule time, with the first cargo load of passengers for Coos Bay. The Ramona belongs to the Pacific Coast Steamship Company and was used last year on the route between Seattle and Alaska. Although a little smaller than the Breakwater, she carries the same number of passengers. The repairs to the. Breakwater will re quire about two months and will cost about $40,000. When the general over hauling is completed the Breakwater is expected to be as good- as new. When it was first learned that the Breakwater would be taken off the run All Rosa City Park cars run through Lanrelhurst. Takt car at Third ant" Yamhili Bts. Sales men on the ground. Office, 522 "'orbett Buildin.1. if --i-TAKE . F. i Elegant $40 Evening Capes $1 5.00 Brought by Express to Us Saturday 48 beautiful Peau de Cygne, silk Moire and satin Marcel Evening Capes trimmed with broad black Panne velvet collar, hand embroidered With chenile and gold. The arm slits are trimmed with heavy black silk cord and tassels.. These . capes are lined throughout with Peau de Cygne and also have a padded inter-lining. Exquisite colors such as watermelon, sea shell, pistache, marine, reseda, Copenhagen, rose, pink and other delicate evening tints. These capes will be serviceable during the entire Spring and Sum mer months or theater, garden parties and hotel Wear. On view in our corner windows. Today These Suits Will Go They are the pick d choice oj our Fall suits beautifully tailored, finest fabrics. All our $35'.00 Suits Reduced to . . . $18.50 All our $39.50 Suits Reduced to . . . $20.00 All our $40.00' Suits Reduced to . . . $22.50 All our $50.00 Suits Reduced to . . . $29.50 there was a report that the vessel would leave the Coos Bay run parmanently. but it was later learned that the Ramona would only take the latter's place until the repairs are completed, when the Breakwater will return to be operated on the same schedule as before. OIL STEAMER BUMPS SCHOONER Expansion and Catania in Coil'ision, Smaller Craft Damaged. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) Shortly before daylight this morning the oil tank steamer Catania started down the harbor and collided with the schoon er Expansion, lumber laden for San Francisco, which was anchored off the city front. The schooner's jibboom was broken, some of her headgear carried away and her foretopmast sprung. She will be delayed three' or four days to make repairs. The Catania was not damaged and proceeded to' sea. Wireless Brings Report. Reports received by the United Wire less Telegraph here today were as fol lows: "S. S. Rose City, at Sea, Feb. 6. 4 A. M. Latitude 40, longitude 124, ba rometer 30.06. temperature 30; gentle east breeze; weather cloudy." DYSPEPSIA, GAS, - ALL STOMACH A Little Diapepsin Makes Your Out-of-Order Stomach Feel Fine in Five Minutes. The question as to how long you are going to continue a sufferer from Indi gestion, Dyspepsia or out-of-order stomach is merely a matter of how soon you begin taking some Diapepsin. If your Stomach is lacking in diges tive power, why not help the stomach to do its work, not with drastic drugs, but a re-enforcement of digestive agents, such as are naturally at work in the stomach. People with weak Stomachs should I take a little Diapepsin occasionally, and : there will be no more Indigestion, no YOUR BROKE QUICKLY REP Columbian Optical Co, Service means modern methods in everything, but it specially proclaims a quick repair department that is quick in every sense of the word. With immense stock of materials, with a splen did factory equipment, with workmen of exceptional ability, we are able to complete repairs in a remark ably short space of time. The installation of this department makes a re serve pair of glasses unnecessary. You may avoid headache, yon may avoid the discomfort of useless delay by bringing your broken glasses to us for re pairs. Excepting Kryptoks, we replace any broken lens in less than two hours, and many while you wait. 4 Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Salt Lake, Dallas, Texas, Portland. The following dispatch was received yesterday from the Rose City, which will arrive here today from San Fran cisco: Feb. 5, 9 A. M., steamship Klamath, off Cape Mendocino Weather clear, wind calm, sea smooth. Feb. 5. 6 P. M.. steamer Klamath, off Point Arenas Weather clear, wind calm, sea smooth. Feb 5. 9 P. M., steamer Santa Clara, off Point Reyes, expect to arrive Eu reka Sunday night. Grants Pass Debaters Win. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Feb. 6. (Special.) The Grants Pass debating high school team returned Friday with a trophy of victory over their opponents at Klamath Falls. TheTe is every prospect that the team will win the state cup. which is in its possession from last year's oratorical contest. The team is composed of Errol Gllkey, Roubaix Ritchey and Ihren Ahern. Columbia fniverslty has been quick to recognise the general wave of Interest in agriculture and is providing courses in sri entifle and economic farming. It has ar ranged for a course of 13 lectures on eco nomic agriculture, to be given this Winter by prominent men who can speak with au thority on various phases of agriculture. According to a German publication, a firm in Munich has succeeded in artificially ren riering ashestos waterproof. HEARTBURN AID" DISTRESS VANISHES feeling like a lump of lead in the stom ach, no heartburn. Sour risings, Gas on Stomach or Belching of undigested food. Headaches, Dizziness or Sick Stomach, and besides, what you eat will not ferment and poison your breath with nauseous odors. All these symp toms resulting from a sour, out-of-order stomach and dyspepsia are gen erally relieved five minutes after tak ing a little Diapepsin. , Go to your druggist and get a 60 cent case of Pape's Diapepsin now, and you will always go to the table with a hearty appetite, and what you eat will taste good, because your stomach and Intestines will be clean and fresh, and you will know there are not going to be any more bad nights and miserable days for you. They freshen you and make you feel like life is worth living. N GLASSES 133 Sixth St. PORTLAND AIRED