Y VOL. L. XO. 15,403. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 9. 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CANNON BLACK OR WHITE, NOT DRAB "FIRST-CLASS HGHTIXG MAX," ROOSEVELT WILL LISTEN TO PINGHOT COLLIE JOURNEYS INCOMPETENCY OR FRAUD IS CHARGED TWO BATTLESHIPS VOTED BY HOUSE FACULTY MAY LIMIT SPORTS AT EUGENE MOVE AGALXST IXTERCOLLEGfi ATHLETICS MADE. EVERY MILE-TRACK FAR; SAVES MASTER IS BEAVER CREEK HOMESTEADER SAYS MRS. RIDSDALE. OWES TO BOG. RECORD BROKEN 33DemocratsVoteWith Republicans. TWO COLLIERS AUTHORIZED Eight-Hour Law to Govern Contractors in Bidding. FOUR SUBMARINES LISTED Mobson's Proiwsal for Three Battle ships Receives SmaJl Support. Jiaval Appropriatloit Bill Now Carries $128,037,602. WASHINGTON. April S. By a de cisive vote of 162 to 110, 14 being present and not voting:, the House to day authorized the construction of two battleships to cost $6,000,000 each. Thirty-three Democrats voted for two battleships and 24 Republicans against. This action was taken just prior to the passage of the naval appropriation bill, carrying: 128,0S7,602. This amount is about $3,000,000 less than the amount recommended by the Navy Department. In addition to the bat tleships, the bill also provides for the construction of two fleet colliers and four submarine boats. The committee on naval affairs had reported In favor of two battleships. Tawney, of Minnesota, chairman of the appropriation committee, offered an amendment providing for only one battleship, while Hobson proposed an intendment providing for three. Hobson Has Small Support. By an almost unanimous vote the House rejected the Hobson proposal. Thomas of Ohio proposed an amend ment for four battleships, but the House voted It down almost unani mously. Tawneys Amendment for one bat tleship was lost by a vote of 104 to 1S8. At least 30 Democrats voted with the Republicans against Tawney's plan. Goldfogle of New York offered an amendment providing that at least one battleship be constructed at a navy yard, the second to e built either by contract or at a navy-yard. After ex tended discussion, Mann of Illinois, who oVcupied the chair, declared the amendment out of order. An effort was made by Norris of Nebraska, an insurgent, to amend the bill to provide for one battleship and six transports, the latter to cost 91.000,000 each. The amendment was ruled out of order. "Apostle of Peace" Speaks. A strong speech against a two-battleship policy was made by Bartholdt of Missouri, the House "Apostle of Peace." Representative J. Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia, attempted to Induce the House to limit the draft of the new battleships to SO feet, but his amend ment was rejected. A point of order was sustained elim inating from the bill authority for the construction of & Jl.000,000 fleet col lier to be built on the Pacific Coast by private contract. Under existing law It will be constructed in a Govern ment navy-yard on the Pacific Coast. The appropriation of $1,000,000 for one repair ship was also stricken out on a point of order. Mr. Fitzgerald, of New York, offered art amendment, which was adopted by a vote of 131 to 15. under which two battleships and two fleet colliers must be built by firms working under the eight-hour law. Reduction Is Defeated. Goldfople Introduced an amendment di recting the construction of one battleship in a navy-yard. The amendment was de feated 93 to 103. Padgett of Tennessee, senior" Demo cratic member of the committee on naval affairs, then moved to recommit the bill, with Instructions that it toe reported to the House to provide for only one battle ship. This motion was defeated on a rollcall. 110 to 162. 14 being present and not voting. Democrats voting for two battleships were: Aiken. South. Carolina;. Alexander, Missouri: Arts berry. Ohio; Bartlett. Neva da: Burleson. Texas: Carlin. Virginia Clark. Florida; Cox. Ohio; Craig, Alaba ma: Cravens. Arkansas: D. A. DriscolU New York; Hammell, New Jersey; Har rison. New York: Hobson, Alabama; Hughes. New Jersey; Humphreys. Missis sippi; Jones. Virginia: Martin. Colorado Maynard. Virginia: Moon, Tennessee: O'Connell. Massachusetts: A. Mitchell. Palmer. Pennsylvania; Pou. North Caro lina: Pujo, Ioulsiana: Raitc.h, Indiana: Robinson. Arkansas: Rothermol. Penn sylvania; Sherley. Kentucky; Sulzer, New York: and Takbot, Maryland. Republicans voting with the. Demo crats for one battleship were: Bartholdt, Crow. Missouri: Davis, Lindbergh, Taw ney, Volstead. Nye. Minnesota; Gardner, Michigan: Goebel, Howland, Ohio; Gran na. North Dakota; Hamer. Idaho; Henry, Connectlcutt: Lawrence. Ten-ill, Massa chusetts; Lenroot, Morse, Nelson, Staf ford, Wisconsin; McCall. Massachusetts; Murphy. Missouri; Norris, Nebraska; Prince, Illinois, and Wilson. Illinois. Action on "r l,J"tion Is Deferred. Some Favor v, -f.y'tions Be- tween Classes UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugt. ... Or.. April 8. (Special.) Though a coach of National reputation has been engaged and contracts have been signed for a full schedule of games, the University of Oregon may not have a football team next year. More than that, the faculty may with draw entirely from participation in all forms of intercollegiate athletics and limit athletic competition among the stu dents to Interclass or fraternity games on the college grounds. Such a resolu tion is under consideration by the faculty. Action has been deferred. If this resolution should pass it would mean not only the banishment of foot ball as an intercollegiate sport, but of baseball, track, tennis and basketball as well. While some faculty members are known to be against intercollegiate sports on the ground that they take too much time from studies and that their tendency is towards specialization, others are warm supporters of intercollegiate ath letic competition. It is believed that the resolution will not pass without strong opposition, at least. Athletic organizations here never have assumed the proportions they have at some institutions, the scholarship require ments for baseball, football and track men being even more strict than for de baters. STORM SWEEPS VALLEY Worst Hail Fall in Touchet Record ed -La Grande Touched. DAYTON. Wash., April S. (Special.) The worst hai! storm ever recorded here swept over Touchet Valley late today. Hailstones nearly half as? forgo as hens' eggs fell, partially burying1 themselves. Some did not melt for half an hour. The thermometer registered 35, although lightning, violent thunder and rain ac companted the storm. The atmosphere was peculiarly op pressive all afternoon. .No serious dam age to fruit trees or grain Is reported. LA GRANDE, Or., April 8. (Special.) One of the heaviest April rain storms ever known here raged tonight for ten minutes. Electric lines were burned out and telephone service was crippled by lightning. A sharp hail added to the fierceness of the short storm. NEW CAR IS TO BE USED Pendleton Ru si ness Men to Take Excursion Through County. PENDLETON. Or., April 8- (Special.) The new motor car for the Pendle ton-Umatilla run is here and tomor row will carry a business men's excur sion to the towns in the west end of the county. Echo, Stanfield. Hermis ton and Umatilla will be visited and 75 or more of the local business men will make the trip. Stops will be made at each place of sufficient length to enable the visitors to meet all the local business men. Plans are also being- made, for a tour of the Pendleton commercial zone in the other direction, with Walla Walla as the northern destination. COATLESS DINNER COSTLY Vancouver Man Hangs Vp Garment "Wlth $5r5. Money Disappears. VANCOUVER, Wash., April S. (Spe cial. Because he ate his dinner in his shirtsleeves today. B. H. Borsrheim, ac cording to the story he told the police, is over 5X) poorer tonight. Borshelm says he took off his coat and left tt hanging In the kitchen when he went in to dinner. In the pocket was $506, with which he was going to pay a debt this afternoon. After the meal Borshelm put on his coat, he says, and no money was in the pockets. The police questioned a young man named Jonee, a stepson of Borsheim s, but released him. MINES ORDER OPEN SHOP Guards Leave to Protect Workmen in Northern Colorado. DENVER, April 9. Steps to reopen the coal mines In the Northern Colo rado fields were taken today when armed men were sent to protect the properties' at Louisville and Lafayette and at the same time the operators spread 5000 circulars appealing to thei former employes to return. Armed men were sent to guard "The mines. The operators say the mine will be conducted on the "open" shop1 principle. 3 BEARS SLAIN IN 3 DAYS White Salmon Men Hunt Success fully in Coos Bay Country. WHITE SALMON. Wash.. April . (Special.) George Thomas, of White Salmon, and E. Fish, of Husum, have returned with their pack of dogs from a bear hunt in the Coos Bay countrj, In three days they bagged three bears, a bob cat and four coons. One of the bear skins was bought by a Portland man for $20. Mr. Thomas says they could have got at least 20 bears, as the animals are very plentiful in that dis trict. WEALTHY PIONEER DYING T. It. lUbbard, Well Known in Wa do Hills District, on Ieatli-Bod. SALEM, Or.. April 8. (Special.) T. R. Hibbard, a wealthy and widely known pioneer-of the Waldo Hills country, is reported on his death bed at Silverton. He came across the plains from Illi nois in 1S4SL Los Angeles Auto Races Furnish Sensations. NO ACCIDENTS MAR EVENTS After Car Is Run Into Paddock It Turns Turtle. TEN-MILE MOST EXCITING Oldfield, After Bad Start, Creeps tp to Front and W ins In lO0-Mile4 Two Cars Are Lapped for 9 5 Miles of Distance. PLAY A DEL RBY, Cal., April S. The establishing of many new speed records marked the opening of the Los Angeles Motordrome this afternoon. Every world's record for a one-mile track, from one to 100 miles, was beaten and five National speedway marks were lowered in the trials and the free-for-all contests. The establishing of new mile track rec ords was to be expected, as this is the first board track ever raced on by motor cars. In addition to the National records established, new marks were also set in the stockcar events. Xo Accidents Mar Racing. The racing was free from accidents. At the end of the 100-mile race a Dorris car, driven by Frank Siefert, turned tur tle, but this, did not happen until after the car had been run into the paddock. Sie- fert's arms had become numb from the strain and he lost control. He was not injured. The first mile on the track was a rec ord. Caleb Bragg, amateur, sent the Fiat 90 around in 37:5& George Robinson was next to be sent away, and his big Simplex thundered after the 10-mile record. When lie began clipping miles off in 39 seconds, it was apparent that the record would go. He finished the 10 mites in 6:31:37. Strang's mark at Atlanta for this distance was 7:01:94. Oldfield' Lowers Mile. Another world's mile track record and a National speedway mark went glimmer ing when Barney Oldfield turned loose his 200-horse power Benz for a mile, mak ing the "piepan" in 36.22 seconds. This car hag never been opened to the limit and it Is expected this mark will be set still lower. Ralph- DePaLma in his 190-horsepower Flat, cut the five-mile mark to 3:15:63. He was followed by Ben Kercher, who cut the two-mile record to lrlS;29 in a Darracq. The racing was unusually spirited and every event was a hard-fought contest, Ten-Mile Most Sensational. The most sensational drive of the day was made by Oldfield in a Knox, In the ten-mile race for cars with 451-600 cubic inches piston displacement. Getting away to a very bad start, due to his position, on the extreme inside, Oki field was an eighth of a mile behind the flying Stoddard-Day ton, with Livingston up. In the first half mile. Hanshue, In the Ap person was running second. Oldfield began his race for the leaders and by the end of the fourth mile was in com (Continued on Paw 2.) "TAKE IT FROM ME, FRIENDS, HISTORY In Reply Speaker Says He Expects Always to Keep Faith of Re publican Party. MILWAUKEE, "Wis.. April 8. "I have always believed in the principles and poli cies of the Republican party, and expect. so long as I live, to keep the Republican faith. In my opinion it is better to fight and fail if fatl we must than to win at the sacrifice of those policies and prin ciples, and have victory, like Deal! Sea fruit, turn to ashes on the lips." Thte is the substance of a letter written by Speaker Cannon to Mrs. Kate Ridsdale, of Milwaukee, after reading a report of a current topics talk on Speaker Cannon and the recent fight in the House which she gave recently. Giving an analysis of Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Ridsdale described him in this way: 'Just on nerve composed of one part magnetism, two parts irascible domi nance a little tense, five-foot-five rapid firing gun, with a cigar instead of a ram rod, always trained on the enemy, spitting bullets by the thousand, each. one finding itis billet and leaving a gash." And again: 'Be something is Speaker Cannon's slogan. He is no Tomlinson, of Berkeley Square, whose lack of individ uality bared him from right to a place either in Heaven or hell. Uncle Joe's supporters say 'He's all white. His foes declare him unrelieved black. He. may be either, or both. But even the most color blind could not mistake him for drab. He is an individual, a good friend, an un relenting foe, and whether right or wrong, a 'first-class fighting man 74 years old and still in the ring." INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 63 degrees; mini-mum, 4o degrees. TODAY'S Sbowera; south to weet winds. Foreign. Roosevelt to meet Glfford pinchot Monday to hear ex-Forester's complaints. iage l. National Senate committee airrees On increased appro priations for Northwestern rivers and n arbors. i'age o Mineral expert testifies Alaska is retrogres sing because of failure to develop coal. Page 2. House votes two battleships. Page 1 Domestlc Cannon says so long as he lives he expects to keep Republican raitn. fage i. San Francisco holdup man. on death-bed, confesses to many big "deals" in West- Page 3. New Jersey lad dies of blow received in fight over girl. Page 14. Pittbtire grand lurr finds more indictments. accuses confessed, grafters of hiding farts and says bank contracts should be can celled. Page 3. Sports. Jeffries does 10 ml les road-work, but post pones boxing practice. Page 7. University of Oregon faculty considers reso lution to abolish, inter-colleglate sports. Page 1. Pacific Coast League results: Vernon 2, Portland 1 ; Los Angeles 2, Sacramento ; Oakland 6. San Krancisco 2. Page 7. Every one-mile track record broken in Los Angeles auto races. Page l. pacific North-west. legislative investigating committee reports gross land frauds at Olympia, Page 1. North Bank carshops at Vancouver to be enlarged. Page h. Sailors banked money -with CSohl, alleged Aberdeen murderer. Page 6. Bearer Creek homesteader, ill, owes life to come dog. page i. Portland and Vicinity. Heney's trip to Europe made to see Colonel Roosevelt. Page 3. Expert to have charge of enumeration of j ndians. f age is. E. B. Griffin sues for divorce, saying wife has several ainntties. Jrage i. Southern Pacific would electrify Fourth street as legal controversy solution. Page 10. Portland woman transfers property titles at h Igh figures. Page 1 0. William Hanley gives $2500 bonds on charge of cutting Government wood. Page 12. Council street committer decides on much paving for South Portland. Page 18. Citizens dissatisfied with limit of one hour upon closed draws in afternoon. Page 11. Clash of legal talent is expected in suit 1 against plumbers' trust. Page 14. CONSIDERATION OF POLITICAL QUESTIONS, IN RELATION TO AND EXPERIENCE, IS QUITE ABSURD." Ex-Forester to Have Audience Monday. OTHER SIDES TO BE HEARD Ex-President Maintains Open Mind on All Subjects. FRIENDS URGING RETURN Taf Administration Said to Have Been. Criticised by tetter Sen timental Journey Appeals to . Romantic Italians. GENOA. Italy, April 8. Ready -with open mind to hear both sides of every controversy which, has developed In the United Stages during his absence, ex "President Roosevelt will be visited on Monday at Porto Maurizio by Gilford Pinchot, ex-Chief Forester of the United State It is already quite certain, however, that the visit of Pinchot will not be fol lowed by any of the sensational de velopments that evidently are expected in some quarters. Colonel Roosevelt has announced in advance that he will have nothing to say after the Interview. He continues to maintain silence on political affairs. He has kept a perfectly open mind, while being informed upon what transpired during, his absence and with regard to the present actual poli tical situation at home. Without bias, he is always ready to listen to friend or foe. Both Sides to Be Heard. Accordingly, Colonel Roosevelt willing ly acceded to Mr. Pinchot's request for an interview; and Mr. Pinchot Is ex pected to explain in detail his side of the series of events that led up to hi dismissal from the post of Chief Forester. Mr. Roosevelt expects to see other friends, both in Europe and America, on tuts subject. He expressed regret because Senator Root is unable to come to Europe to meet him. It is said that, by letter or otherwise, since he returned to civilization. Colonel Roosevelt has heard from ardent sup porters and admirers in the United States a good deal of sharp criticism of the Taft Administration and it is believed also he has received appeals urging the necessity of his re-entry into the political arena. Colonel Xot Talking Politic. 'But if this be so. Colonel Roosevelt has not given the slightest Intimation of what impression they have made. He always insists he has nothing to say concern ing politics and will have nothing to say on the subject until he gets back to America. Tomorrow the Roosevelts will continue their journey by train to Porto Maurizio, where they iwill visit Miss Carew, Mrs. Roosevelt's sister, who has a beautiful villa there. The inhabitants of Porto Maurizio have planned elaborate festivi ties in honor of the ex-President, but chief interest in this three days stay at the Carew villa will be the visit there on Monday of Mr. Pinchot. The sentimental pilgrimage of Colonel CConcluded on Pare .2.) With Message for Help Tied About Xect, Canine Travels Ovcr Mountains for Physician. ELK CITY, Or April S. ( Special. Rover, a collie dog. with a handkerchief, containing a message for help, tied around his neck, traveled four miles through tha mountains of Big Elk River last night and saved the life of his mas ter. Jim Parks, owner of the dog. who is on a homestead at Beaver Creek, eight miles from here, became ill several days ago but did not leave his Isolated claim or summon aid, thinking he would re cover soon. His strength failed until he was too weak to travel and he began to fear death. Alone in midnight and suffering more and more from a high fever. Parks called his dog into the cabin, tied the call for help to the animal's neck and toM him to go." Although the collie had not been away from the homestead for six months, he showed up this morning at the home of the sick man's brother and upon being admitted into the house leaped upon a bed and barked. Dr. F. M. Carter, who was summoned, found tha patient in a serious condition, but he will recover. COTTON BEARS TURN TAIL Confidence of Week. Ago Disappears . and Price Advances. NEW YORK. April 8. May cotton sold at 14.89 In the doping minute of the cotton exchange session today, or J4.o0 a bale above the low level of the week. The day was noteworthy, not so much for the volume of trading as for the timidity of the speculative shorts, who were finding- it difficult to cover and clearly feared a squeeze. Their attitude was in sharp contrast to that of a few days ago, when it was confidently asserted that the bull cam paign had collapsed, with heavy losses to James A. Patten, of Chicago, and his Southern associates. After the close it was widely ru mored that the bull leaders were ready to accept all deliveries on near month contracts. The arrival ot 10,900 bales from Liverpool, the first of shipments which it is expected will reach 50,000 bales, failed to reassure the shorts and the situation continued to overshadow all the remainder f the market. Failure of Southern yarn-spinners to agree on any organized curtailment, bullish accounts of Manchester trade and strong week-end statistics were the chief factors In today's advance. MISS HEWETT IN ATHLETICS Portland Girl Will Take Part in AVelleslcy Tournament, BOSTONS Mass., April 8. (Special.) Miss Mary Hewett, of Portland, Or., it was announced by the Athletic Asso ciation today, has been chosen to com pete for the Lincoln challenge cup at the all-round tournament at Wellesley Cortege. Miss Hewett will be on the junior team of 10. There will be 13 events this year In competition and they will be Judged according to the "form" with which they are performed. Traveling between ropes, running, face and oblique vaults, balance hanging and somersaults will be Included in the events. Since entering the college. Miss Hewett has gained much praise for her athletic ability and will figure conspicuously at the tournament. SUGAR TRUST IN CONTEMPT Fined for Not Producing Books, It Will Test-Law. NEW YORK, April 8. Judge La combe, of the United States Circuit Court, today adjudged the American Sugar Refining Company in contempt of court, and fined the corporation $500. The contempt consisted in the failure to- respond to the subpena call ing for the production of two books of accounts before the Federal grand jury yesterday. The company based its refusal to respond on the ground that there were legal and constitutional questions in volved and that it proposed to appeal from the order of the court directing the submission of the booKS. DRYD0CK ITEM RESTORED Piles In Senate Renews Work Spoiled by Humphrey in House. ORECONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, April 8. Senator Piles of fered an amendment to the naval appro priation bill yesterday, restoring the item eliminated by motion of Represen tative Humphrey authorizing an enlarge ment of a new drydock at the Puget Sound Navy-Yard and Increasing the limit cost to S2.300.0OO. When the House, on point of order; eliminated the authorization for the en largement of a dock, Humphrey moved that all appropriations for the dock be stricken out. It is now necessary for. Senator Piles to have the item res'tored or the work on the dock will cease. NO RESIGNATIONS COMING Knox and MacVeagh Will Stay in Cabinet, Says Taft. WASHINGTON", April 8. Flat denials were made today of another crop of Cab. inet resignation rumors, this time dealing with Secretary Knox and Secretary Mao Veagh. President Taft said he knew nothing of contemplated resignations by these or other Cabinet officials and shortly after wards. Secretaries Knox and MacVeagh both, made den i a Is. Mr. Mac Vea gh de clared he did not have the least Inten tion of resigning now nor in the near fu ture. Washington Deprived of Many Millions. INVESTIGATORS FILE REPORT State Timber Sold for Frac tion of Value. CRUISERS GET CHIEF BLAME Legislative Committee Vrges Deeper Probe Dental Board and ex State Fair Officers Censured. OH Inspection Law Useless. Findings of State of Washington Legislative Investigating; Committee. Exonerate state oil inspector of charges, but declare that present oil Inspection law Is useless. vharge state land cruisers with In competency or dishonesty resulting in loss to state of millions of dollars. Declare Land Department has shown poor Judgment In selection of state lands. Report no evidence that land com missioner has collected Interest on state deposits. Accuse ex-State Fair Commission of extravagance In horse-race ex penditures and former secretaries of incompetency. Deprecate jealousy between State College and State University. Hold State Dental Board guilty of arbitrary and unwarranted actions, but not of fraud or collusion. Principal Ibecommendattosw. Revision of state land laws, crea tion of two appointive members of land board, and provision for cruise of all state timber lands. Continuation of Investigation of Land Department. Passage of law providing for pay ment to state of interest on land corniELissioners bank deposits. Elimination of one or more Normal schools. Numerous improvements at State Training school. Repeal or amendment of oil inspec tion law. OLYMPIA. Wash., April S. (Special.) The report of the Legislative in vestigating committee appointed by the Legislature of 1909 and continued in authority by the special session later in the year, was made public by Gov ernor M. E. Hay today. The report, is dated April 1, on which day the life of the committee expired, in ac cordance with the concurrent resolu tion under which It acted. Heretofore the committee reported on the alleged graft in the Insurance department and its report resulted in the calling of an extra session of the Legislature last year and the filing of impeachment charges against J. H. Schively, Insurance Commissioner, in the trial of which Schively was ac quitted. The final report, while covering a variety of matters, ' deals most ex tensively with the state land depart ment and the findings charge the loss of millions of dollars to the state through the incompetency or dis honesty of land office cruisers and through poor Judgment in the selection of state indemnity and Government land grants. ' lYauds Cover Many Years. . The frauds practiced on the state through 'the collusion or Incompetency of cruisers, it is asserted, have ex isted for a number of years and spe cific instances are recited covering the period from 1901 to the present time and embracing part or all of the ad ministration of the two commissioners. In these findings no specific charges of fraud are made against any Indi vidual, but the brunt of the case is thrown on the cruisers on whose esti mates the Board of State Land Com missioners must rely in appraising lands. In the instances where alleged unlawful sales of timber lands have been made the names of the cruisers are given. It appears from the report that the stand of timber on many quarter-sections of land has been greatly under estimated by the cruisers and that al though the land and timber were of fered at public auction the sales brought to the state only a small frac tion of the value of the property. Laws Were Violated. That many of these Bales were made in direct violation of the law, through the Incorrect reports of the cruisers. Is also shown by extensive tabulated statements. The land laws of Wash ington provide that in all instances where the timber on land exceeds 1,000,000 feet to the quarter-section the timber shall be sold separate from the land under a specified time for removal and the land retained by the state. Much land has been sold, ac cording to the committee, where the stand of timber was reported hy cruisers as under 1 ,000 ,000 feet to the quarter when In truth the timber greatly exceeded that amount. One section in Cowlitz County Is cited where (Concluded on Page 't