' ... THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1910. GOHNERS STUMS BY TO WAGE 111 New York Democratic Commit .tee, Chairman Rallies His Supporters to Keep Seat. HE REFUSES TO RESIGN --'Opponents' Strenjrtli Overestimated, Says Man Bourbons Would. Oust. Mnrpliy Blamed Due to nor's Ax Hearst Is It? NEW YORK, Feb. 31. "I've (rot Just one thing to say," declared W. J. Conners, chairman of the Democratic State Com mittee last night, 'Til not resign and I hU be a Democrat whatever happens." Mr. Conners had Junt returned from Palm Beach and had canvassed the sit uation -with his supporters. lie had hur ried north to entrench his position before the special meeting of the State commit tee to be held in Albany, Thursday, when his opponents hope to oust him. He will remain until Wednesday, when he will F to Albany. In the Interval he expects a see everyone of the state committee man Individually. "Shell you see Charles F. Murphy?" he was asked. "I don't know whether he will call n mo " answered Mr. Conners. Strength Overestimated. "How many votes have you against rou In the stats committee?" "They've grot, less than they think they heve how many will be shown Thurs day? , "We Democrats," be went on, '"always mix It at the wrong: time. The organiza tion Is in better chape than I have seen It In. 20 years, and I claim I am the man who had some of the honor erf doing It. I spent my money and my time, and I never meddled in Brooklyn or New York. t am in frevor of calling a meeting of the seate committee at this meeting, but I pm not in favor of a party row. If they want to put me out. why didn't they wait until the- regular meeting of the com- OmiMTB was asked tf he wnuld retire if his failure to do so meant the-Jisuup-tion of the party. Murphy Is Blamed. 1. am not disrupting' the party , he answered. It's Murphy that's doing that. I've made good all along the line." There were two phases of the sit uation that Mr. Conners wo cad not dis cuss tonight the reason why his Fmoldering quarrel with Ctmrles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, has recently burst into flame, and the atti tude of W. R. Hearst, whose shadow also lies across the political map. One of Conners' advisers said that Mnrphy moves now because he must either move or die of Inaction;- noth ing else is moving in Tammany Hall. Mayor Gaynor's administration goes on lopping branches off the plum tree, and no fruit falls in the Tammany basket. Murphy hae to be stirring or lose his leadership -at home. If he wins against Conners ho may regain another lease of power to tide him over the shallow years of the Gaynor administration. But, if he loses, he loses not only at Albany, but at home. Persons close to Mr. Hearst In his last campaign believe that, although he has been twice defeated for Mayor Df New York and once for Governor, he stands stronger with the people than ever. These persons point out that it was through -Mr. Hearst's can didacy that Tammany was defeated and a reform ticket elected and that after the election he received public praise in quarters where he had rea son to believe he had heretofore been held lightly. The greater the disrup tion in the two established parties, they say, the stronger will be a third ticket, should Hearst care to put one In the field. by kneeling on a trestle in front of a swiftly-moving car, was Identified yester day as Thomas Brooks, a rancher liv ing south of here. n He Is believed by the police to have been the Thomas Brooks wanted in Neck, Mo., for wife murder and in Rogers. Claremore County, Oklahoma, on a charge of assault with Intent to kill. Brooks' relatives here deny the allegation made by the police. They say that the dead man's wife is in Oro nogo. Mo., and that she will be home in a few days. According to the police. Brooks an swers the description of the man want ed by the Oklahoma and. Missouri authorities. Last Fall they received a letter from the police at Neck asking that a lookout be kept for Thomas Brooks, of Seattle, who had killed his Wife at Neck, October 22, 1909. Later a letter was received from the Sheriff of Claremore County, Ok la., asking" for Brooks' arrest on the assault charge. The police were unable to locate the man and it was not until the identi fication of the suicide today that they connected the cases. Brooks' brother says that as far as he knows the dead man never was in Neck, Mo.; that his wife is alive and well in Oronogo, Mo., and that although he passed through Oklahoma last Fall, he did not stop at Rogers. The rela tives also deny that Brooks is a sui cide. They maintain that the killing was accidental and are preparing to sue the street - railway company for causing his death. Asquith Sees Government Passing Through Crisis Safely Now. DEPOT CAMPAIGN BEGUN EAST SIDE TO INSIST "CPON BriLDISG BY O. It. & N. WOMEN MARCH ON ALBANY Legislature's Promise of Hearing Raises Suffragists' Hopes. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 21. Albany for many years has been the mecca of those Interested in the cause of woman suff rage, it never has been the scene of such persistent actlviiy as in the present legislative session. The judiciary committee of the Senate and Assembly have promised to devote the afternoon of March 9 to a judicial hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment granting women the fran 'chise and every effort is being put forth to make it the greatest field day the cause has ever known. A big yellow banner flaunted in the window of a State street store almost under the shadow of the-capltol points the way to headquarters of the New York State Woman's Suffrage Association la which Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont is active ty interested, and at the Ten Eyck Ho tel, Mrs. Clarence Mackay has established a branch of the Equal Franchise Society, of which she is president. Suffragists have endeavored to interest Governor Hughes In their cause, but the Governor has declined to indicate his position. Subject of Vacating Streets and Amending Fra-nclUse May Go to People on Referendum.' The East Side Business Men's Club will start an active campaign this week to require the O. R. & N. Company' to build a freight depot at some convenient point in the warehouse district. Accord ing to the- East Second-street franchise, a freight depot is required at some point south of Hoyt street, so the officers of the club assert, and refer to the franchise in support of this contention. A com mittee from the club has the subject in hand, and hae authority to start an initiative measure, if necessary, to get the freight depot. Officials of the railway company set forth that In order to permit a suitable depot several streets must be vacated north from East Oak. The depot pro posed will be 400 feet long and extend across two blocks. A committee from the United East Side Push Clubs Is in vestigating conditions incident to the va cation of these streets. Thomas Hislop, who circulated the pe titions for the vacation of the streets. Bays that he did so to build up a commission-house district and declared that he did not in any sense represent the railway company, but did represent tha owners of . the property, three-fourths of whom, he says, have signed petitions for the vacation of the streets. However, other property owners say that the streets are public property and that the whole city is interested in seeing that the interests of the city are protected if the streets are vacated. A majority of the members of the East Side Business Men's Club seems to favor the vacation of these streets, provided the railway company gives concessions in return and is not permrtted to "bot tle" up the East Side warehouse district. (3. T. Atchley, president, Insists that the railway company should be treated as a private individual who wants to se cure valuable property from the city he should give the city a consideration. The amendment of the present franchise on East Third street, so that there will be a common user provision extending ta the proposed railroad bridge, will also be Insisted on. Present indications are that if the streets are vacated without these requirements the whole question will go to the people under a referen dum. VIRGINIA BEATS RECORD BATTLESHIP SHOWS BETTER THAN WHEN LAUNCHED. King's Speech Will Be Confined to Finance and. Relations Between. Houses of Lords and Commons. Montague Undersecretary. LONDON, Feb. 21. Premier Asquith has filled vacancies in the ministry, . which is an indication that he expects the government to pass safely through the crisis. The new Ministers are: William Wedgewood. Benn and Ernest Joseph Bo ares. Junior lords of the treasury; Edwin Samuel Montague, undersecretary for India, and Cecil William Norton, Assistant Postmaster-General. Mr. Nor ton succeeds Sir Henry Norman, who failed of election. Thiji completes the ministry. In the case of the Junior lords, bye-elections are necessary, but as both had good ma jorities last month there Is little danger of their losing their seats. The King's speech, it is believed, be yond the usual reference to foreign af fairs, will be confined to finance and the relations between the two houses. The supremacy of the House of Commons in financial matters will be asserted firmly but the government's plan for limiting the Lords' veto will not be disclosed un til precedence over all - other business. Mr. Asquith has remained firm on this point and the Liberals are convinced that the Ministers win be able, in the de bate on the address, to" make out a case satisfactory to both Labor and to Irish members. Parliament will be formally opened at 2 o'clock this afternoon by the King. The formalities will last an hour and. as Premier Asquith Is expected to speak early in the debate on the address in reply to the speech from the throne, the members will not. have long to wait for the government's announcement of Its Intentions. TAFT ATTENDS CHURCH For First Time Since Elected, Ex ecutive Visits Friends. v WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. For the first time since he was elected President Taft yesterday attended a meeting of the Friends Church on I street, north west. Some time ago he promised to Join members of the Friends Society at weekly worship in their modest church end when it was learned that Henry W. Wilbur, of Swarthmore, Pa., would speak yesterday, the President waa urged to attend. EAST AND WEST TO DEBATE Cornell Team Leaves to Meet Uni versity of California. - ITHACA, N. Y., Feb. 2L The Cor nell University debating team will leave for the Pacific coast the latter part of March to meet the University of California team April 6- . This will be the longest trip ever taken by a similar society of Cornell, BODY THAT OF SLAYER? Seattle Police Say Car Suicide Was Wife Murderer. SKATTLtiJ, Feb. 21. The man who committed suicide last Thursday night Cuba. Scene of 19. 54-Knot Point, Reached In Trials by Atlantic Fleet Commander. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. A better shin than she was in her infant days the battleship ' Virginia maintained an average speed of 19.54 knots an hour in a tour-hour trial that Rear-Admiral Schroeder, in command of the Atlantic fleet, put ner through on Guantanamo, Cuba, according to a caoiegram re ceived yesterday at the Navy Depart ment. This speed is better than that made in the contractors trials, when the ship was put into service, and were conducted with a displacement of 1000 tons more than was the case when the contractors took the ship out. Last week Admiral Schroeder report ed that the fleet had been at sea, part of the time holding navigation and battle exercises. Landing forces from the Minnesota, the New Hampshire, the Mississippi and the Idaho camped all week on Deer Point, holding rifle and pistol tar get practice and engaging in company, battalion and regimental drills. In ad dition boat crews laid mines, teams scaled walla and 147 men qualified as swimmers. PREACHERS "E. Z." MARKS Man, "Who Joined 2 0 Churches In Week, Makes Confession. SAN JOSH,. Cal., Feb. 2L When ar rested today and accused of having joined ' 20 churches and borrowing monev from 20 pastors witnin a week Albert Nier, . of San Francisco, con fided to the Chief of Police, that "preachers are the easiest game in the world.' Nier was captured after an investi gation Instituted by the Pastors' Union of this county, and held on a charge of obtaining money under false pre tenses. When taken, at the German Lutheran Church, he admitted that he had been earning a living by joining churches and borrowing money from pastors. The man has become a professional at) the game and boasts of having affiliated himself with 20 churches within the week. On -the plea that he was a newcomer in town and that his family was in poor circumstances, Nier succeeded in obtaining small cash advances everywhere. He is said to have been arrested on a similar charge in San Francisco two years ago, and it was a local preacher, who recently came from San Francisco, who recognized him and exposed his swindle. PREMIER NAMES AIDS If! MINISTRY PARLIAMENT OPENS TODAY WOMAN CRIES FOR SILK HOME-MADE PRODUCT IS IN GREATER DEMAND TODAY. American Manufactured Good9 Will Reach Total of $132,00 0,000; All Used In United States. Highness, the American woman, is wear- ' ing more and more silk every year and more than ever is she wearing American made silk in preference to manufactures of foreign lands. It Is estimated by Government officials that the value of silk used in this coun try last year was $165,000,000. . Of this $132,000,000 represents the value of home manufactured silk, used. In the United States, the balance, $33,000,000, being manufactured silk imports. - Remarkable has been the growth of the American silk industry. Raw silk imported in 1870 amounted to 738,381 pounds. Figures for 1909 were about 25,000,000 pounds. Measured by value. the growth has been from $4,000,001) in 1870 to $75,000,000 in 1909. In the same period the average price per pound of raw silk decreased from $5.25 to $3.33 or 37 per cent. The rapid growth of Importations of raw silk Is in marked contrast with the almost stationary importations of silk manufactures. From 1870 to 1909, the value of raw silk importations increased $70,000,000 more than 18-fold, while man ufactured silk Importations Increased only $5,600,000 or 21 per cent. PAL0USE MANTLE DEEPEST More Snow Falls Than In Ten Years but Wheat Is Safe. PALOUSE, Waeh., Feb. 21. (Special.) Never before in 10 years has the fa- louse country seen so much snow as has fallen in the last week, the fall tonight adding enough to make the mantle 18 inches deep. In the mountains In Idaho near Palouse the fall in the last 10 days has been 10 feet. Resultant floods are feared for the Palouse River rises In these hills and pio neers pay so much snow has never be fore fallen at the headwaters. Traffic on the Washington, Idaho. & Montana Railway, running to Potlatch, hae been broken up by snowdrifts. A bitter wind accompanies the snow tonight. Winter wheat Is in no danger, as the blanket of enow protects the plants and much moisture is being stored. PTLES CBKEB IX 6 to 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any caae of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles la to-14, days or iaoaey refunded, eoo. BURGLAR'S LOOT IS HEAVY Store Robbed of C2 Pairs of Shoes, All Its Cutlery. CLIFFS, Wash-, Feb. 2L (Special.) Burglars entered the store of Milan Robison at Columbus last night and rob bed the place of 22 pairs of shoes, all the razors and pocket cutlery in the store, men's clothing, and various small arti cles. The postoffice, in the same build ing, was not disturbed. This morning a hobo was seen passing through Cliffs with a large pack on his back, coming from Columbus, the sta tion five miles west of Cliffs. The post office is called Columbus, but the rail way station is known as Mary hill. This is tha second time Roblson's store has been robbed within two years. The first burglar was caught and sent to the penitentiary within a few days after the robbery. TEXAS BOY SLAYS FATHER Youth Defends Sister From Threat ened Death by Parent. CHILDRESS, Tex, Feb. 21. Frank L. Craig was shot and killed here today by his 15-year-old son, Albert. The elder Craig, becoming enraged at his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Hamlin, aged 18. threatened to cut her throat. Young Craig then shot his father. Y OU'RE enough interested in your clothes, or ought to be, to want to know what the correct styles are to be this Spring.. Hart Schaffner & v Marx new Spring Style Book is announced to be ready about March i; a Wash ington number, . showing .scenes at the National Capital; our illustration above is taken from the beautiful poster announcement of the book. It's something every well-dressed man ought to have; and we hope every one of you will appreciate what a useful book it is; an authority and guide in men's correct styles. Sana This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes 911 IFD 13 1 a a jtxosenDiacc Go o Corner Third and Morrison Streets LOST HEIRESS IS FOUND ROMANCE CULMINATES IN FOR TUKE TO WOMAN. Morgan & Robb, 260 Stark St., will in sure your plate glass for you. Man Dies Willing $235,000 to Old Sweetheart, and Search for Rer Is Just Ended. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Feb. 21. A re markable romance was unearthed here yesterday by the location in Nashville, Tenn, of Mrs. Claudie Vester, heiress to 1235,000, an estate left by E. D. En nls, who formerly lived in Birmingham, and was a suitor of Mrs. Vester, then Miss Claudie Clark. Ennis shot a man here in 1892 and fled from the city. He went t Jamaica, where he amassed a fortune. Three years ago he was fatally injured in a fight with a Spaniard. Before hie death he willed his entire estate to "Mies Clark" and the Jamaica authorities since, have been trying to find her. She married eight years ago and moved from Birm ingham to Nashville. Daniel Jones,' Alcade of the Island ' of Jamaica, is in Birmingham, and It was due to his efforts that, she -was- found yesterday. 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