tite 3roT?xiG ortEGosixtf, Saturday,' FEBitttAitY into.
ASQUITH'S ALLIES
THREATEN CRISIS
'Another Election Will Shake
Britain Within Three
Months, Is Prospect.
LORDS' VETO MAIN ISSUE
Labor Leader Demands It Be Acted
on- Before Budget IrJsli Also
Ask Impossible Terms As-
quitli to Speak Out Monday.
LONDON. Feb. 18. Testerdayi was po
litically one of the most exciting days
since the general elections, and, ; if indi
cations are to be trusted, another gen
eral election Is not unlikely -within three
months.
Premier Asqulth's confirmed habit of
keeping his Qwn counsel makes It addi
tionally difficult to gauge the situation,
but all evidence points in the direction
of an acute crisis. The Cabinet council,
which la now sitting daily, had a two
hours' session yesterday morning and the
Prime Minister had an audience with the
King in the afternoon, after which the
Cabinet council resumed its sittings, be
ing occupied for more than an hour.
George M. Barries, new chairman of
the Labor party in Parliament, sent a
manifesto to the 'Premier protesting
against the budget question preceding the
veto question in the House and declaring
that," in the event of tbis protest being
disregarded, the Laborites would vote
against the government. '
Negotiations between the government
and the Nationalists are" in an unsatis
factory state, it being stated that John
Redmond has failed .to carry his de
mands. While an alliance between Nationalists
and Laborites in a campaign to force
the Premier to take up the matter of
the veto before the budget undoubtedly
presents a serious situation, the Premier
himself does not appear to be alarmed.
He sought relaxation last, night by at
tending the theater.
Mr. Asquith's speech In Parliament
next Monday probably will give the first
real - explanation of the government's
policy. It will then be time, if the Na
tionalists and the Laborites are dissa
tisfied, for them to take action.
It ' is believed that neither the Na
tionalists nor the LaborUes desire to
force another general election, for which
party funds are not ready, and all diffi
culties may vanish when the veto bill,
which the Cabinet is drafting sees light.
"I learn," writes Mr. Barnes, "that
Premier Asquith is to hold office without
assurances from the King with Tegard to
the veto, and that the veto Is to be
dealt with after 'the budget.
"That, of course, will not be acceptable
to the Labor party. It means the power
conferred in the general election was not
sufficiently decisive with regard to the
Lords' veto and It Involves therefore an
other election."
This manifesto, which has been sent to
Premier Asquith, is generally accepted as
an ultimatum.
HOUSE CONTAINS SKEPTICS
Peary's Proofs May Be Demanded
Before Honor Is Paid.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Members of
the House may demand that Robert E.
Peary exhibit his proofs to the world be
fore voting him a gold medal and the
thanks of Congress. It was learned to
day that the naval committee was not
entirely unanimous on the proposition of
bestowing honors upon the discoverer of
the Pole. ,
One of the leaders of the House, who
declined to allow the use of his name,
said today thaw he was opposed to ac
cepting proofs of Mr. Peary that he dis
covered the Pole merely because the' Na
tional Geographical Society had accepted
them.
m He charged a preconceived prejudice in
favor of Peary on the part of the society
and eaid that before Congress took this
step the verdict of this society should
be confirmed by other scientific bodies of
the world. Several members have ex
pressed opposition to the proposed Peary
honors and one or two have threatened
to discuss vigorously the matter on the
floor if it is brought there.
PAPER MILL TO BE BUILT
Vancouver Expects to Be Site of
. $500,000 Industry.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) A J500.000 paper mill that will
give employment to 300 men is to be
built in Vancouver. The location for. the
new plant has already been secured.
Bond paper and other higher grade paper,
not now made on the Pacific Coast, is to
be manufactured.
; Already those who are back of the
project are assured of a ready sale for
all the goods they can turn out. With
regard to the plant, L. M. Hidden said
this morning:
"This Is the biggest industry this city
has ever had an opportunity to secure
and It will be the entering wedge for
many others that will quickly follow. We
have the raw material right here at home
for the manufacture of paper and much
of this material is now going to waste."
CHILD ILL, DENIED DOCTOR
Police to Investigate Case of Al
leged Neglect by "Holy Rollers."
" "
The police Thursday night were called
upon to investigate the circumstances
surrounding the illness of a young son
of W. C Carter, residing at 760 Cleve
land avenue. According to reports, the
child has been sick for several weeks.
Despite the continuance of its-illness
and critical stages at various intervals,
the parents have refused steadfastly to
Bummon a physician.
The parents are "Holy Rollers", and
refused to call for medica treatment
for their offspring. A rigid investiga
tion was ordered by Chief of Police
Cox. ,.'-.-
LAD PLEADS FOR FATHER
Childish Tears Move Tender-Hearted
Officer.
The salty tears of 6-year-old "Buster"
' Boklen saved hl father from a cell at
police headquarters Thursday night.
Fred Boklen, 29 years of ae, father of
the boy. was arrested by Patrolman
Behafter on the complaint of several fire
men. Bolcien averred that he formerly
waa member of the fire department in
Taeoma, and visited sevaxtU fire houses
here recently and begged for money. He
said that his two little boys, "Burter"
and Dexter, were without food. Invaria
bly he secured contributions from the big
hearted firemen. Subsequently they
learned that Boklen bought whisky with
the money.
The two bright-eyed youngsters were
taken with .their father to headquarter.
Police Captain BoJley secured a confes
sion, Boftlen cried and the children min
gled their tears with his.
Vainly Boklen pleaded to be released
from the predicament in which he found
himself. When all pleadings seemed fu
tile, little "Buster." the eldest of the. two
lads, climbed on Bailey's lap.-
"Please, mister policeman, don't put us
in Jail!" tearfully sobbed the child, as he
threw his tiny- arms about Captain
Bailey's neck.
"Oh, no little sonny you won't go to
jail your papa is a bad man, isn't he?"
responded the officer, with no little emo
tion. "Oh, mister policeman, let my papa g
home he's a nice p'apa, he is," was the
childish assurance.
Away from the children and in a se
cluded corner of the station-house, the
police captain wa seen a few moments
afterward, delivering a caustic reprimand
to Boklen, who subsequently was turned
over to Patrolman Klingel. who escorted
him and the two children to their home
at 328 Fifth street.
GOVERNMENT GETS BLOW
IMPORTANT RULING MADE IX
BOISE LAXD-FRAUD TRIAL.
Objections to Testimony of Alleged
"Dummy" Entrymen Sustained
by Judge Dietrich.
BOISE. Feb. 18. (Special.) Judge
Dietrich, delivered a blow to' the Gov
ernment in the trial of William F. Ket
tenbach. George H. Kester and William
Dwyer, of Lewiston, on charges of con
spiracy to defraud the Government out
of tlmberlands today. pbjectlons to
the testimony of alleged "dummy" en
trymen were sustained, the court hold
ing that the Government must show
that arrangements for the sale of land
were made before the land was filed
upon and that money was furnished by
the defendants. f
This ruling of the court at so early
a stage in the trial is considered of the
utmost importance by the counsel. It
followed the argument by Peyton Gor
don, for the prosecution, and Attorney
Tannahill. of the defense, on the ob
jections of the latter to the kind of
evidence that should be considered
proper for introduction.
The chain of evidence against the de
fendants was strengthened today when
two of the Government's witnesses,
Ivan R. Cornell, of Portland, formerly
of Lewiston, and Fred W. Shafer. of
Lewiston, at one time janitor in the
Lewiston National Bank, with which
the defendants were connected, testified
they had been offered and were paid
$100 and all expenses to act as
"dummy" entrymen. They filed and
proved up on timber lands near Trey
and Kendrick, and these they subse
quently deeded over to Kettenbach.
ending their connection with the de
fendants. CRITIG1SE SCHOOL BOARD
SOUTH
POBTLAXD BOOSTERS
FILE COMPLAINTS.
Fulton Park Building Inadequate,
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and Has No Water, but Xo
Action Taken, Is Said.
A meeting Cf the South Portland
Boosters Thursday night in St. Lawrence
Hall, at Third and Sherman streets,
assumed the form or an indignation
meeting against the School Board.
About 125 members of the association
attended and many, complaints made
by residents of the Fulton Park and
Fulton school districts.
It was said that at the Fulton Park
school the quarters are too small;
that there is no water for the children
to drink and no lavatories, but that
the Board has not acted to relieve the
situation. The Fulton School, on the
Macadam road, ' was declared inade
quate, a shed being built at the back
of the building on vegetable gardens
to accommodate the children. M. J.
Clohessy, Frank I. Weber and G. H.
Thomas were detailed to confer with
the School Board.
A mass meeting of the residents of
South Portland was sailed for the
evening of March 3 to discuss parks
and boulevards. It was brought out
that the appraisers now at work for
the city on the rights of way for boule
vards are meeting with trouble over
the excessive prices asked by some of
the owners. -Several South Portland
real estate men said they would offer
their services to the city to offset , the
difficulty.
A committee on the lighting of First
street, where it is proposed to install
stand lamps between Marquam Gulch
a"nd Madison street, reported that the
work had proceeded satisfactorily and
thit all except la property owners
had signed the agreement Ton the in
stallation of the lights.
NIGHT RIDERS INDICTED
FIRST BLOW AGAINST TOBACCO
GROWERS STRUCK.
Member of Legislature Among
Twelve Men Accused of Restraint-
of Trade.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Feb. 18. The first
blow struck by the United States against
alleged "Night Riders" was delivered
yesterday when a Federal grand jury at
Covington, Ky., returned Indictments
against 12 men of Day Ridge, Ky., for al
leged conspiracy in restraint of trade.
. One man Indicted is John S. Steers, a
member of the State Legislature.
The indictment charges that the de
fendants conspired to prevent W. T. Os
borne from shipping four hogsheads of
tobacco from Dry Ridge to Cincinnati.
Information regarding numerous similar
cases throughout the entire Burley dis
trict of Kentucky has been colleoted by
service agents and placed in the - hands
of the Attorney-General. If the Govern
ment is successful in the pending case
further prosecutions will be started.
"Jake" Schaefer la Dying.
DENVER, Feb. 18. "Jake" Schaefer,
the "wlsard of billiards," is dying at his
home here.
Schaefer has been in ill health for
years. He Is bo low at present that even
the members of his own family are not
allowed to see him and death apparently
le only a. question of a few days.
Schaefer is EB years) eld and baa held
avery billiard championship of the world
UAVIS TALKS HOTLY
Senator Consigns Rockefeller
to Eternal Torment
OWEN, ASSAILED, REPLIES
Oklahoma n Calls Arkansas Mem
ber's" Opinion Worthless On
Vote- Davis Is ' Only Member
Against Bill for Pipe Line.
WASHINGTON Feb. IS Senator Jeff
Davis, of Arkansas, startled the Senate
yesterday with a declaration that he
would like to see ; John D. ' -Rockefeller
consigned to perdition and burned in
flames from the burning products of the
Standard OH Company.
He spoke in opposition to a bill author
izing an- oil and gas pipe line across pub
lic lands of Arkansas. Accusing Senator
Owen, of Oklahoma, sponsor of the bill,
with a business connection ' with the
Standard Oil Company, he engaged in a
spirited colloquy with that Senator.
The bill had been passed at a previous
session of the Senate and was recalled
by Owen to accommodate Davis.
Davis asserted the bill was in the
interest of the Prairie Creek Company,
which he said was a branch of the
Standard Oil Company. . Believing this
to be the truth, he said, he could not
sit idly by and allow to be passed a
bill which was in direct conflict with
the anti-trust law of his state. This
law, he said, had proved to be effective,
while the Sherman law had done abso
lutely nothing to check the graspand
greed of the Standard Oil Company.
He went on to say that by the law
this company could not come into Ar
kansas. Fate for Rockefeller Chosen.
"We don't want the Standard Oil
Company in Arkansas." he exclaimed.
"The only place that I would be will
ing to see a pipe line laid for the
Standard Oil Company would be
straight from here to hell, .and I
should want to, see the oil flowing
directly there. Furthermore I would
be glad to see that old trust magnate,
John D. Rockefeller, there to receive
the oil and would be glad to see the
flames that its .appearance create
wrapped snugly around him."
He repeated his challenge to the
Democrats to vote for the bill and de
claring that Mr. Owen would be the
only one to cast his vote in its favor,
said his support was due to the . fact
that in some -way the Oklahoma Sen
ator was believed to be interested in
the Standard Oil Company.
This - imputation brought the Indian
Senator from Oklahoma to his feet, but
be was smiling when he said:
"The Impudent speech which the Sen
ator from Arkansas has Just delivered
has no foundation in fact."
"Well. Mr. President,' the Senator acts
like he was interested," responded Mr.
Davis, smiling, "and, by jinks, he is
interested."
Senator Owen stated that the opinion
of Senator Davis was worthless. Senator
Davis said that he would rather be dis
owned by his mother 4han appear .as an
advocate of Standard , Oil.
' Senate Laughs Irreverently.
Here there was a long pause, during
which the Senate irreverently laughed.
Then Davis eaid he was most fnearn
est. Some of the Senators again
laughed. - -
Senator Owen said that Mr. Davis"
speech did not deserve an answer, but
explained that all that stood in the way
of the pipe line was about fourteen forty
acre tracts of land which could not be
condemned in the usual way. He said
the Standard Oil Company had been ad
mitted to Arkansas by the legal authori
ties of the State.
Davis asked a roll call on the vote, but
the request was denied. On a viva-voce
vote the bill then was passed, Davis be
ing the only Senator to vote "no."
CHILDREN TO GO HOME
TRUCE MADE IX FIGHT FOR
BARNARD GIRIiS.
One Aunt Made Temporary Guard
ian Mrs. Booth Tarkington
Is Also Aunt.
LOS ANGELES, CaL, Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) A truce was arranged today by
the lawyers for conflicting interests
in the case of the three Barnard chil
dren, of Pasadena, daughters of John A.
and the late Mrs. Barnard, In the at
tempt of the dead mother's relatives to
secure their guardianship.
Through the agreement reached the
little girls were returned to their deso
late home In Pasadena, In which their
mother died a few days ago, there to
remain in the care of Miss Helen Barnard,-
their father's sister, who was ap
pointed by the court temporary guard
ian. Miss Hilda Fletcher, a sister of
Mrs. Barnard and a rival aunt, under
the agreement also will remain at home
until the arrival of the invalid father
from Boston.
It is declared the $700,000 estate left
by the mother, to which the husband
and children are heirs, bad nothing to
do with . the kidnaping of the little
girls, who were recovered the follow
ing day. One of the interested aunts
is Mrs. Booth Tarkington.
The body of Mrs. Julia Fletcher Bar
nard will be taken to Indianapolis for
burial. J. Albert Barnard,, tbe husband,
will start tomorrow from Brookline,
Mass., to take charge of his campaign
to - retain possession of his children.
CLUB HAS ULTIMATUM
EAST SIDERS DEMAND COXCES
SIONS FROM RAILROAD.
Vacation of Streets Opposed Vnleas
Harriman Lines Give Crossing
Privilege.
The East Side Business Men's Club
went on record Thursday night as being
opposed to the vacation of certain streets,
the -closing of which is asked by the Ore
gon & Washington Railroad, the O. R. &
N., and other Harriman companies, unless
the railroad -would agree to the. following
conditions:
First The railroad company must build
and maintain such vladucta to the river
front as tbe City of Portland may here
after desire.
Second That it also- fill op all its prop
erty. Third ThatLib fcuild a freight depot.
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Fourth That it build a viaduct to con
nect Larrabe street with the new rail
road bridge to be built at Oregon street.
Fifth That it give the city an overhead
right of way over it rest Side terminals
for the west approach to the Broadway
bridge.
Sixth That the said railway system
agree to a common user clause amend
ment to its present franchise( on. East
S?cond street, connecting with the East
Third-Street franchise and the new steel
bridge franchise, both of which have com
mon user provisions, in such a manner
that will permit other railroads entering
the East Side Business districts on equal
terms with the Harriman lines.
Resolutions to this effect were adopted
at the end of a somewhat stormy session,
in which many members discussed the
question. Thomas Hislop spoke briefly for
the vacation of the streets, urging that
it meant a great commission district, trie,
filling of the streets and the erection of
a freight depot. Dr. George B. "VanWaters
opposed the vacation of any of the streets,
setting forth that the property asked for
was worth at least $45 ,000, and would
soon be worth millions. William DeVeny
argued .for the vacation of he streets.
G. T. Atchley, president f the club,
made a vigorous address against vacation
except for a consideration. O. E. Heintas,
of the Pacific Iron Company, said that
the streets must be vacated or the freight
depot could not be built.
TWO-MAN SHOW IS CAUGHT
One Made Bluff, Other Seized Box
Receipts, Is Charge.
MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 18. (Special.)
Albert Bergman and E. L. Couch man, ac
cused of defrauding the people of Potlatch
recently, were arrested yesterday by
Sheriff Robblns.'
Sheriff Robbins declares that the young
men advertised a show at the opera-house
of Potlatch and induced - Deputy Sheriff
J. J. Campbell to sell tickets for them.
Then, says the Sheriff, while one of them
made a pretense of giving the first act
his companion went to the ticket office,
seized most of the money, and both dis
appeared, not presenting any show of any
kind.
There are t6S6.000.000 of National bank
notes extant, backed l&r Government bonds.
There are $342,000,000 of United States notes
backed br a sold reserve and 44,000,000 of
treasurT notes.
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to property: Cffice onjrounds.
Are the skirts to be plaited or plain, trimmed or untrimmed?
Are the Spring changes radical, or will " last year's" do ? Are one
, piece dresses still in the mode ? What is the new sleeve, and what
about its length ? What are the fabrics and what are the trimmJhgs ?
And where, oh where 1 will the waist line be ? These are the questions.
"The March Woman's Home Companion has the answers.
Page after page of advance fashions, 102 fashion . pictures, dozens of colored
fashion plates, 50 Spring fabrics and 40 Spring trimmings, Spring hats, Spring
embroidery, Spring dressmaking, Spring neckwear, Spring accessories; fashions
for the woman with money and the woman with - no money all in the big
Advance Fashion Number
The sametiumjber contains a wealth of other entertaining and practical reading matter. For instancej
Paintings in Color by Jessie "Willcox Smith
An East Side Story by Mvra Kelly
A Serial Story by Juliet wilbor Tompkins
A Funnv Story bv Mary Heaton Vorso
Thy Violets A Love Song
Housekeeping at a Mile a Minute
A Literary Pilgrimage by Marion Hariand
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Established 1873
POSTAL BANKS ASSURED
OBSTACLES REMOVED FROM
WAY BY ROOT AND SMOOT.
Each Withdraws . Amendment and
Passage of Bill by Senate
Becomes Certain.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Assurances
of the passage through the Senate of
the postal savings bank bill practically
were given President Taft last night at
a conference in the White Housa.
The House was represented at the
conference by Representative Weeks,
of Massachusetts, chairman of the com
mittee on postofflces. Others who took
part were Senator Penrose, . chairman
of the committee on postofflces and
post roads, and Senators Aldrich, Root,
Crane and Carter, the last named be
ing in' charge of the savings bank
measure.
It is understood on good authority
that the amendments ottered and
pressed by Senators Root and Smoot
will be withdrawn. That offered by
the New Tork Senator provides for the
investment of postal bank funds in
Government bonds, while Mr. Smoot's
amendment is diametrically opposed
to this plan, prohibiting- the withdrawal
of such funds from local banks in
which they may have been deposited.
The agreement of both Senators to
recall their amendments in the in
terest of harmony clears the way for
quick consideration of the bill.
Last night's amicable solution of the
snarl Into which the bill was forced is
interpreted by the majority in Con
gress as Indicating that practically all
the so-called Administration measures
will be advanced by similar methods.
The postal bill will be taken up to
day. That the business of the American factory
Is still Increasing- lS evidenced by the fact
that In September. 1909. our ImpoMs of
"crude materials for use In manufacturing"
were $12,000,000 greater than In September,
1908, while the- imports of "manufactures
Pit use In further manufacturing" were also
$ a. OOP. OOP greater. ;
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