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15,383. 1910. FIVE CENTS. VOL.. TAFT WILLING TO AMEND RATE BILL Spokesman in Senate Gives Consent. RATE PROVISIONS DISPUTED Cummins Insists on Withdraw al of Repealing Clauses. ALDRICH MAKES DEFENSE Accusation That Rhode Island Sena tor "Hides Behind President" Causes Heated Debate, but Agreement ' Is Referred. WASHINGTON', March. 16. In the sharpest debate yet provoked In the Sen ate on the Administration railroad bill, bitter criticisms of the supporters of the bin for trying to put the measure through without amendment elicited from Senator Aid rich an admission that the bill could be amended. This statement was made In the second flay of Senator Cummins" speech attacking the bin, but not until after the friends of the measure had been accused of trying to hide behind the President and behind the "fact that the bill had been drafted at his direction. President Is Criticised. For more than two hours the Presi dent figured In .the discussion and for a time his title, if not his name, was bandied about with a freedom that amounted to recklessness. In this por tion of the debate Senators Aldrlch. Bailey, Cummins, Root, Elkins and Ba con figured conspicuously. Senator Cummins contended that the provision in the bill referring to trafflo agreements would render them legal with out their -submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission. He asserted there had been conspicious silence in the com mittee on this subject. Thereupon Mr. Crawford turned to Senator Aldrlch, who is a member of the committee on inter state commerce, and questioned him on his interpretation of the meaning of the provision. Purpose of Law Assailed. "The whole truth," Interrupted Mr. Bailey, before Mr. Aldrlch could reply, "Is that the intention of the provision for the repeal of the antitrust law Is to reverse the Supreme Court of the United States. The effect and purpose are to take the railroads from under the Supreme Court." Mr. Aldrlch denied the intimation of the Texas Senator and from this col loquy arose a general discussion whether it had been the original intention to Include the railroads in the Sherman anti-trust bill. - In the course of this discussion Mr. Aldrlch said that do Sen were embraced within its terms, etor who had voted for the Sherman law had the slightest idea that the railroads "But all the same you are now trying to take them out of It," reiterated Mr. Bailey. Agreement law Repealed? "I beg pardon," responded Mr. Aldrlch. "but that Is not true. The Senator from Texas is mistaken "as to the purpose of the proposed law, as is the Senator from Iowa." Mr. Cummins would not admit that he could be mistaken, for he declared that the purpose of the law was written broadly on its face. There could be no doubt that it repealed the law on traffic agreements, he said. Senator Elkins undertodk to refute this contention by reading the provision re garding the agreements, and in so doing broadly asserted that everyone must know the railroads violate the law every day. This assertion was challenged by several senators, but the West Virginian ,held to his position and asked: "Now, why embarrass the railroads?" "True, true," responded Mr. Cummins. Mr. Elkins contended that even though agreements were authorized by the pend ing bill, the commission still would have control of rates, and even more compre hensive control than under the present law. Kates Are All-Powerful. . "It Is not the agreement that is power ful." he said, "but the rates themselves, and so long as the commission controls the rates, it is in command of the situa tion. Mr. Aldrlch referred to a supposed alli ance between the "Insurgent" Repub licans and the Democrats, and then after a brief protest from Mr. Cummins over this method of presenting the subject, the Rhode Island Senator declared it to be his opinion that no schedule of the roads. whether under agreement of not, could go into effect without the approval of the commission. ' "If that Is not made a clear bill I am perfectly willing to have it made so,' said Senator Aldrlch. Responding to this statement, Mr. Cum. mins declared that the only way to rem. edy the defect was to withdraw the re pealing provision. To this suggestion and others. Mr. Aldrlch responded that he had found himself in such disagreement with Mr. Cummins that it had been impossible in committee to go into discussion with him over the provisions of the bill. Cummins Is Surprised. The Iowan replied that he never had made a single suggestion for an amend- ment in committee and that Mr. Aldrlch had heard none from him.' Consequently, TO DIVIDE FLEET WOULD BE FATAL ASSISTANT NAVY SECRETARY OPPOSES PACIFIC'S REQUEST. Battleships Are J'Fightlng Arm" and Must Be Kept Together, Says Beekman Winthrop. WASHINGTON, March 18. (Special.) "To dlvjde our battleship fleet and send a part of It to the Pacific Coast would be an arrangement of our forces most agreeable to the enemy," de clared Assistant Secretary Beekman Winthrop, of the Navy Department, to day. "The battleship fleet is the fighting: arm. To keep it intact and a unit to strike the telling; blow is Justified by every experience and lesson of warfare. The aim of the enemy would be to at tack when our fleet was divided or to divide it before undertaking to over whelm it. "To assign nine or ten of our battle ships to the Pacific Coast, as is de manded, would therefore be directly serving the interest of a possible en emy. "With the opening of the Panama Canal there will be a remedy, to some extent, of what the Pacific Coast is complaining' of. The fleet will then be available there with fair facility. But a division of the fleet cannot be permit ted under any circumstances." PEARY KILLS POLAR GAME Norwegian Explorer's Backers Have Lost All Enthusiasm. CHRISTIAN! A, Norway, March 16. (Special.) Captain Roald Amundsen is having difficulty in completing prepara tions for his proposed North Polar ex pedition, owing to unexpected financial obstacles. Several foreign firms that had promised supplies have withdrawn their offers be cause the discovery of the Pole by Com mander Peary has taken away the most sensational feature of Arctic exploration. At the same time it seems ljkely that Storthing will refuse to make the ap propriation of 30,000 kroner ($7500) for the venture, which was included in the Cab inet's general estimate. The loss caused by firms cancelling their offers is thus far about 60,000 kroner ($12,600). Captain Amundsen hopes, however, to overcome these difficulties and to start the expe dition on time. 6 OFFICES; 47 CANDIDATES Eight Men Aspire to Be Mayor in City of Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash., March 16. (Special.) Forty -eeven candidates are in the race for the six city offices under the new commission plan of government. This was the last day for filing petitions for the election April S. There are eight candidates for the Mayoralty, 33 for the four Commtw? toner ships, and six for City Controller. All of the 47 have filed .the required "ac ceptances." Two real estate men, a doctor, a pho tographer, a streetcar conductor, a but ter merchant, a retired capitalist and the local manager for a telegraph com pany are the Mayoralty aspirants. SKELETON GRINS IN TREE -Grewsome Sight Confronts Timber Cruisers on Lower Sluslaw. EUGENE, Or, March 16. (Special.) -To be confronted by a srrinnlna- koi. eton standing upright in the hollow of a tree was the experience of a nartv of timber cruisers who are working on the Lower Siuslaw for the Lacey Lum ber Company. The discovery was. made Monday when a cruiser removed a slab of wood which covered the aperture in the tree and revealed the grewsome sight. It is thought to be the skeleton of a white man or possibly that of an In dian. . TARIFF REFORM, JOINT CRY Chambers of Commerce of TJnlteA Kingdom Want Change. LONDON. March IS. The Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom, in session here, marked its jubilee annual meeting by adopting today a resolution in favor of tariff reform "in the Interests of British trade, in creased employment and colonial pref erence." The association proposes to urge the government to take the necessary steps to carry out the purpose of the resolu tion. VICTIM LINGERS 5 MONTHS Football Player Injured October 10, Dies at Dallas, Tex. DALLAS, Texas, March 16. John A. Airhart. aged 19, a former student at Simmons College, of Abilene, Texas, who was injured in a football game October 10. died today. Toumk Airhart had been unconsicious for the greater part of this period. JOHN W. DANIEL SINKING Virginia Senator Is Expected to Die Before Morning. DAYTONA. CTa., March 16. United States Senator John W. Daniel, of Vir ginia, is sinking rapidly and the end is expected before morning. The Senator has been in a etate of coma. JO T.m, a "TEDDY" EXHORTS SOUDANESE YOUTH Ex-President Is Guest at Ajnerican Mission. LAUDS AMERICAN WOMAN Students Cheer Colonel to Echo as He Leaves. H0N0RS-ST. PATRICK TODAY Irishman rSfnds Bunch- of Shamrock to Roosevelt, Who Wears Em blemFarewell Banquet Today to Expedition Members. KHAETTIK March 16. After paying a second visit to Omdurman today and at tending the Khartum Gymkana, Colonel Roosevelt, eicacompanied by Slatln Pacha, went to the American mission and ad dressed the students, numbering more than 200, aod several hundred old Syrian Protestant onlleglans. The former wore tarbooshes and red silk caps with tassels, while many of the latter were pictur esquely attired. The ex-Preldent"e arrival was greeted with cheersv Dr. Glrlfht, bead of the institution, in troduced CbBonel Roosevelt, who was loudly apptamded. . Savagjewy Has to Give Way. "It gives roe very much pleasure to be here today. I doubt whether, in any re gion of the earth, it would be possible to see a more striking instance of genu lne progress made in the substitution of civilization fas' eavegry than has been re corded here in-the last 12 years. "I feel that, you owe a peculiar duty to the government under which you live a peculiar duty in the direction of doing your best to make the present condi tions last. St is incumbent upon every decent citiio of the Soudan to uphold conditions as -they now exist and see that there is no Telapse. 'Your best efforts must be given In this as a. matter of pride and not merely as an obligation." He exhorted his hearers to become the 'best type of citisen, not content to be merely good servants of the govern ment. They could do most for their creed by so fcehavlng as to impress their neighbors that the Christian faith was second to none. Colonel Roosevelt epoke of the work of the American missions, especially the medical work, which he considered the most vajuable in the practical ad vancement of civilization. He spoke highly of the American missionary and more highly of the missionary's wife who accompanied him. Wife Should Get Credit. "Always," said the ex-President, "the Amerlcam is a pretty good fellow, but his wife is a better fellow still." At the conclusion of the meeting the students cheered Colonel Roosevelt again and samg college songs Then the party returned to the palace. Later in the afternoon Colonel Roose velt appeared before his friends with a slip of shamrock in his hand. An Irish man had send him a bunch of shamrock and tomorrow he will adorn himself with Irelandle national emblem. Ireland Always Remembered. "I always wear the shamrock on St Patrick's day," said the Colonel, who (Concluded on Pagw 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TEST ERDAT S Maximum temperature, 70 decrees; minimum, CO degrees. TODAY'S Shower and cooler; southerly winds. Foreign. Ex-President Roosevelt exhorts Soudanese youth at American mission to good citi zenship.. Page 1. National. Attorney-General sues Anaconda Copper Mining Company to compel cessation of noxious fumes.. Page 8. Senator Aldrlch, spokesman for Administra tion, signifies -willingness to amend rail road bill. Page 1. Assistant Secretary winthrop. of Navy, op poses sending battleships to Pacifle Coast. Page L Alaskan row in House committee reaches wordy war between Delegate Wicker sham and ex-Governor Hoggatt. Page 6, Politics. Secretary Balllnger declares for "wise con servation" : says absurdity of present laws Invites fraud. Page 3. Domestic Hearing of application of permanent injunc tion against Aviator Paulhan begin. Page 3. Union Pacific extend Influence over Illinois Central. Page 2. Pinal arguments are made in Standard OH case before Supreme Court. Page ft. Maybray trial reveals fake races duped five out of Z4e,ooo. Page a. Sport. Portland team reaches San Jose ready for four-game series. . Page 8. Barney Old-field drives auto mile in 2T and 33-100 seconds, fastest time ever made by human being. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Gambler, witness in Helena criminal libel case, says Administration demanded fees from resorts. Page 7. Prominent Spokane . citixens in glaring newspaper ad plead with residents to grant Milwaukee and North Coast fran chises without terminal rate. Page 1. Plot to dynamite North River dam feared: six prowlers are fired upon; old dLspute between rival companies grows tense. Page 7. O. R. ft N. offering to pay only half of taxes assessed, several Washington coun ties prepare to sue railroad. Page T. Tacoma attorney's Jealous wife whips "hubbys" stenographer and nees to Se attle. Page l. Washington Board of Control finds practical demonstration of high cost of living in lds for supplying state Institutions. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Sharp decline in local flour prices. Page 21. Hogs and cattle advance at Portland stock yards. Page 21. Weaker market for wheat at Chicago. Page 21. Outside selling keeps stock prices weak. Page 21. . Bouys are changed on Grays Harbor; Com mander Ellicott returns Page 20. Portland and Vicinity. James Hennessy Murphy discusses St. Pat rick from viewpoint of non-Catholic his torians. Page 9. Denver reformer .declares Portland City Jail is only lodging place open to desti tute men. Page 12. Haze bars view of HaUeys comet; local astronomers' opinions differ. Page Portland railroad men organize to fight political attacks on railroads. Page 20. Both aides' make charges regarding Jury selection In Moore trial. Page 12. "Noodles" Pagan will sell shamrocks for benefit of Orphans' Home today. Page 15. O. M. Brunswick, answering second divorce suit, accuses young stepmother of Mrs. Brunswick of alienating his wife's affec tions. Page 1. Melinda Heights bought by syndicate for $274.50O: will be developed on large scale. Page 14. GIRL WOULD BURN SIN OFF Lass, 17, Builds Bonfire in Park and Walks Into It. NEW YORK. March 16. Esther Kap lan, aged 17 years, built a bonfire of newspapers and refuse on the lawn of Tompkins Square Park, on the lower Bast Side, today and deliberately walked into the burning pile. She was dragged out before fatal burns had resulted. "I'm purging myself of sin," was her explanation. BIG MINING MAN MISSING Boston Promoter Left East for Seat tle February 26. CHICAGO, March 16 Charles Clark, a mining promoter of Boston, is miss ing and the police of this city were today asked to begin a search for him. According to a letter received from Miss Augusta M. Clark, secretary treasurer of a smelting company of Boston and sister of the missing man. Clark left Boston February 26 for Seattle. !' . FIZZLE R. GIRL STEPMOTHER OF WIFE BLAMED A. M. Brunswick Fights Second Divorce Suit. FORTUNE SOUGHT IS ALLEGED Widow of Captain D.-E. Bu chanan, Alienator, He Avers. $400,000 ESTATE. LEFT Husband Accuses Step-Parent-in- I.aw of Conspiring Against Him to Get Wife's Share Woman Suing' Was Chambermaid. Alienation of his wife's affections through the undue influence of her young stepmother, that the stepmother might re tain control of much of the large fortune left by his wife's parents, is alleged in the answer Sled yesterday by A. M. Brunswick to the suit for divorce filed by Mrs. Josephine Brunswick. This is Mrs. Brunswick's second suit for divorce, the first being quashed by reconciliation. Through the long legal document filed by Brunswick runs a story full of human interest, involving his marriage to a chambermaid he had befriended, and tell ing graphically how he commenced a legal battle in her behalf for the fortune due her, with the result that she finally abandoned him through the Influence of persons, he alleges, who were conspiring to get her fortune. Brunswick asks the Circuit Court to order the dismissal of the suit filed by his wife against him. The money left by his wife's parents, Brunswick declares, and of which a large part should come to her, amounts to be tween $300,000 and $400,000, left by the late Captain D. E. Buchanan, a well-known steamboat man. When Brunswick first met the woman who later became his wife, he asserts, he possessed about $10,000. - He met . her at Tulare, CaL, where she was employed as a chambermaid, being forced to do menial work, owing to the failure of the man who was then her husband, a bartender, to support her. To get money with which to live, asserts Brunswick, Mrs. Cotton, now Mrs. Brunswick, had pawned her jewels, valued at $230, and having gained the sympathies of Brunswick, she asked him to aid her to redeem the Jewelry. He Redeems Jewels. At first. Brunswick declares, he refused to do this, saying he did not have the necessary money on hand, but after he had returned to Los Angeles, Mrs. Cotton wrote to him, making another appeal. Finally, after coming to him personally, she Induced him to give her $140 with which to redeem the Jewelry. Later, says Brunswick's answer, she wrote to him from Tulare, addressing him at his home in Los Angeles, saying she was suffering for the necessaries of life and asking him to advance" money on her Jewelry. Moved by her plea. Brunswick Induced her father, D. E. Buchanan, to Join him in aiding Mrs, Cotton, who came to Los Angeles, where she was provided with a room and good clothing. Later Brunswick married her and they went to Chicago. It was after they came from Chicago, and were living in Oakland, California, that Brunswick agreed, on behalf of his wife, he avers, to begin legal action to force her father to give her a por- ( Concluded on Page 8.) JlRATF WIFIT WUIPQ ii in It- MM L I I I 1 1 1 J GIRL TYPEWRITIST ATTOKXEY GEORGE" S MEXAGE IX LIMELIGHT AGAIX. Tacoma Matrimonial Entanglements Culminate in Assault and War rant Is Out for Woman. TACOMA. "Wash., March 16. (Spe cial.) Attorney Charles. E. George matrimonial complications took a new turn today when Mrs. Ida L. Austrian Oeorge came over from Seattle and whipped Miss Or a I, Christie. George's stenographer, giving her a severe halr pulllng and some fistic punches. Jeal ousy was the cause. A warrant waa sworn orut by Mlas Christie's father for Mrs. George's ar rest, but she had returned to 8eattle. The police say she will be notified to appear In court. Miss Christie is In the employ of the Union Land Company, but also does work for George, in whose office she was regularly employed until nis mat rimonial tangle necessitated frds leav ing town for a few months. Miss Christie says Mrs. Austrian George and her sister. Miss Bennett, of Seattle, walked into the real estate of fice in the Bernice building shortly be fore, noon, and, without words, stepped over to Miss Christie's desk and sitruck the young stenographer on the fore- head with her fist She then rained several blows on the stenographer's head and chest,- and only desisted when her sister pulled her into the corridor. Two men connected . with the land company were in the office, but the fuss occurred so quickly that they had no time to Interfere, they say. GUARD TO BE PART OF ARMY Military Forces of United States Will Be One Organization. SACRAMENTO. Cal., March 16. (Special.) Information from Washing ton has reached the Adjutant-General's office here that undoubtedly within a year the California National Guard, to gether with the troops of all other states, will be under the supervision and direction of an organization to be included in the regular Army. The new organization, a creation of the General Staff of the United States Army, will be termed the "National Army" and will cement the mobile mili tant forces of the Nation so that they will act directly under one head and will be In the same divisions and bri gades. According to the advices received. Colonel Bradbury, Adjutant-General, said today there will no longer be any distinction between the National Guard and the regular Army, save a civilian one. Hereafter they will work under one brigade, one division and one de partment head. MOTHER DESERTS HER BOY Eight-Year-Old Will Make 2000 Mile Trip to Iowa. VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 16. CSpecial.) Ieserted by his mother, whose whereabouts are unknown, little John Schlandorf, 8 years old, was taken In charge by a member of the Episco pal Church, of this city. The little fellow's maternal grand mother was written to, and she at once telegraphed that she would take the child and care for him. She lives in Iowa, and telegraphed the necessary ticket for his travel, so tomorrow mora ine:, at 9 o'clock, Johnny will begin his The ticket agent, S. J. Miller, will give the conductor in charge of the train a letter to be turned over to the conductor on the next run, explaining the circumstances, and requesting him to take the child under his especial care. The child's mother has married again. STEEL TRUST WAGES RISE U. S. Corporation Also Employs More Men Than in 10 08. NEW TORK, March 16. Large in creases over 1908 in the number of men employed and in salaries and wages paid by the United States Steel Corporation are shown in the annual report of the corporation issued in printed form today. . The average number of employes in the service of all companies in the corporation is shown by the report to have been 195.500 In 1909, as' against 165,211 in 1908. . Salaries and wages paid during 1909 aggregated $151,663, 394, as compared with $120,510,829 in the year previous. CUDAHY TRAVELING FAST With "Valet," Kansas City Packer Is Located in Xorth Carolina. ASHEVILLE, N. C, March 16 John P. Cudahy, the Kansas City millionaire who recently attacked Jere F. Li 11 is, of that city, la a guest at the Battery Park Hotel here, with his brother, Joseph Cudahy, and a valet. It Is believed the latter is Cudahy's chauffeur, who figures prominently la the scrape. TILLMAN ABLE TO WALK South Carolina. Senator Leaves Washington for Home. WASHINGTON; March 16. Senator Tillman, with his wife and two daugh ters, left Washington for his home in Trenton, S. C, today. The Senator, who a few weeks ago was at death's door and rallied by his wonderful vitality, Is well enough, to walk. SPOKANE TO ADMIT ROAOS Big Men of City Decry Franchise Refusal. GLARING 'ADS' WARN PUBLIC Appeal Begs Citizens Not to Sign Anti-Grant Petition. VAST PAYROLL CONCERNED Merchants, Bankers, Urge Residents to Let Milwaukee and Xorth Coast in Without . Terminal Rates Twenty-one Plead. SPOKANE, Wash.. March 16. (Special.) The following appeal, run as an adver tisement four columns' wide and full length of the papers. . appears in two Spokane evening papers and will appear in tomorrow's Spokesman-Review: "SPOKANE'S PROSPERITY JEOPAR DIZED." "We respectfully aek you, as citizens in terested in the welfare of this city, to sign no petition upholding the Council In the stand they have taken regarding the North Coast and Milwaukee railroads, until you have given the following facts your careful and thoughtful considera tion. "Mr. Strahorn, president of the North Coast Railroad, states that they have on .Uheir payroll in the Spokane country to day 1600 men. Including the office force, tfte daily wage roll is $6000. He says he will pledge himself that if they receive th franchise for which they ask he will have 2000 men at work inside the city limits and 6000 men in the Spokane coun try within 30 days making a total payroll of over $20,000 per day. Payroll in Danger? "Do you want to lose this payroll? This is semrate from any moneys which will be expended by the Chicago, Milwaukee & PugBt Sound Railroad, which will prob ably amount to another $30,000 per day making", a total of $40,000 per day to be exp.ndod by these two railroads as soon as they secure the franchise from the City Council. Mr. Str.ahorn also states that they will build their shops within the city limits and employ not less than 500 men In these shops. This will make a permanent pay roll of $o0,,900 per month and add to the city's population 2600 people. '.'Citizens of Spokane What we need here are permanent payrolls such as these railroads propose to give us. Can we afford to itet this opportunity slip by? And we ask .vour assistance to get this project et&rtea at once. Refudalt Advised Against. "Business meitt of large experience and proved loyalty to Spokane's best Inter ests assure us tUiat it is absolutely Im possible to get terminal rates by the method of holding up these franchises. Able and unprejudiced attorneys tell us that it is impossible. We believe that it is impossible by these methods to se cure terminal rateti this is a matter for the Interstate Commerce Commission to settle and that to refuse the railroads this franchise at thlit time will be short sighted policy and work lasting harm to the city and to every merchant and labor ing man in this city. Prominent Men Sign. "Citizens, we appeal to you. Can we afford at this time to Ipse this vast ex penditure of money and permanent pay roll, giving steady employment to the best class of labor? "We ask your assistance to get this project started at once. A. W. Doland J. B. Bassett C B. Nash R. L FUUter C. M. Fassett W. D. Lloyd George S. Brooke 1- C. Less Sam Glasgow H. L. Moody Thomas H. Brewer J. B. MoUoldrick A. F. McClalne Fred B. 3rlnneU C. F. Cloug-h F. J. Walker F. R- Culbertsoa J. c. Cunningham T. Ryrie R. . Peteason W. P. Bdris Fassett is president of the Chamber of Commerce, Edrls is postmastex, Brooke. Brewer, McClalne, Bassett, Rutter and Cunningham are bankers, Patterson and Culbertson head the largest department stores in Spokane. Every signer is wealthy and prominent in civic and so cial life. ALBANY JURY DISAGREES State Will Retry Suit Against Cor vallis & Eastern Railroad. ALBANY, Or.. March 16. The Jury in the case of the State of Oregon vs. the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad Company, a suit to recover $10,000 damages for al leged failure of the railroad company to comply with an order of the State Rail-' road Commission, tailed to agree after nine hours' deliberation and was dis charged at 11 o'clock last night. Th case will be retried next term. The Jury stood 10 to 2 for the state. BROTHERS FIGHT; ONE DIES, Missouri Men Quarrel Over Feedings of Cattle. CHARLESTOWN. Mo., March 16. Isaac Emory was shot and killed by;, his brother, Ira Emory, near East Prai-' rie, today, following a quarrel ovfl the feeding of cattle. ,Gnn rinded, oa fag