THE 3IORXIXG -OEEGOXIAX. s FKIDAT, APRIL 15, 1910.-
NO LIVES LOST
Olt DOOMED CRAFT
Steamer Santa Clara Awash
at Table Bluff,-Passengers'
Safe at Eureka.'
TOO ' PAS'S NIGHT ON TUG
Elder, From Portland. Stands by
Wreck, Rough Sea Bars Heaving
of Line Vesel Likely Total '
Ix? Cat Is on Board.
SAXTA CLARA. ETAOIX nib mbb
EUREKA, Cal.. April 1. With her
decks awash and slowly settling In the
sand, the steamer 6anta CVixa, of the
North Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
which sprung a leak while passing over
Humboldt bar yesterday afternoon, is
lumbering at anchor In the heavy swells
oft Table Bluff, ten miles below here, to
night. In the same position in which she
wis left by Captain Noren last night.
The vessel Is deserted save for the ship's
cat, which would not leave the deck when
the passengers and crew went over the
Bide into tho small boats.
All of the passengers who arrived here
!hw morning on the tug Ranger will de
part for San Francisco tomorrow after
noon on the steamer F W. Kilburn. The
passengers and chew, numbering 100,
spent last night on the deck of the Ran
ger, there being no accommodations
e hoard the tug.
Suffering from cold and hunger wasen-
dured by them until this morning, when
they were landed on the wharf, here. They
were received by a volunteer relief crew,
which distributed food and shelter.
Captain and Crew Lauded. '
Captain Noren and his crew, and Cap
tain Edward Parsons, who was a pas
senger on the Santa Clara. ,are warmly
praised by the passenger's, for cool
ness and courage In the face, of the
danger that was imminent. When It
was determined that ship was leaking
and the report had come from below the
'capacity of the pumps was not ade
quate to cope with the rapid rise of
.the water in the hold, t'aptain Par
sons offered his services' to Captain
Noren and wjis assigned to the work
of providing for the safety of the pas
sengers. Assistanee had bee hasked from shore
by wireless and before nightfall the tug
Ranger was standing off Just north of
Table Bluff, ready to render aid. When
It was seen that it would be impossible
to run the ship back to Humboldt Bay,
the passengers were ordered trans
ferred. I'arsohs lireots 1 Vom Boat.
Captain Parsons gave his personal at
tention to this work, standing for hours
In a small boat In the heavy sea,
drenched to the skin and directing the
efforts of the crew. Captain Noren and
captain Parsons were the last to leve
the Santa Clara.
The tug Hercules has been sent from
San I-'rancisco for the purpose of mak
t 1ng an attempt to take the Santa Clara
In tow. Orders were sent by wireless
' to the steamer George w. Elder, bound
from Portland, to San Francisco, "to
stand by the waterlogged ship until
the arrival of the Hercules to offer all
possible aid In the effort to save the
vessel.
The Elder reached the wreck at 5
o'clock this afternoon . and after lying
until 6:30 o'clock proceeded on her
way. It is said to be Impossible to
git a line to the steamer and the rough
weather prevented a crew of men in
a small boat from carrying a hawser
aboard. i
Captain Noren declared tonight that
the Santa Clara did not strike in'pass
ing over the bar. but attributes the
wrenching of the plates and the con
sequent inflow 'of water to the force
of an unusually heavy wave that
struck the veasut as She was working
her way out to sea along the channel.
BALLINGER PLAN ADOPTED
Secretary Helps Montana Out of Dif
ficulty About Cnrcy Lands.
llffl.KXA. Mont, April 14. ( Special.)
Secretary Balllnger has written to Gov
ernor Norris outlining a plan whereby
the Dearborn Canal lands may be saved
by the state, although Attorney-General
Wtckersham recently, has threatened suit
in ' behalf of the Government to cancel
the entry made under the Carey act. The
land involved consists of about 10.000
acres.
Secretary BaUlnucr's plan involves the
reconveyance of the land to the Govern
ment, with the unflerstanding that it
shall be serf aside as of an original entry.
The state will accept this suggestion.
i'atents have been issued, although it
Is contended by the Government that the
Carey act,.has not been complied with.
Exception was taken to some of the
statements to special agents upon whose
reports the Attorney-General proposed
to net and a letwr was written to Mr.
"Wickers-ham calling attention to the fact
that the panic of 1907 had made it diffi
cult for the contractors. Ames Realty
company, of St. Ixiuis. to raise necessary
funds, and further, that floods in 1908
had swept away the large reservoir
clams already constructed.
TWO ARBITRATORS ACCEPT
"ow York Central Wage Dispute
May Be Settled Soon.
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NKW YORK. April 14. Acceptances
f-.ave been received from both the men
requested to serve as arbitrators of the
New York Centra! wage dispute and the
arbitration proceedings are expected to
begin in this city early next week. The
,io arbitrators are P. H. Morrlssey.
president of the Railway Employes In
vestors' Association, and fl K. Clark, of
:he Interstate Commerce Commission.
Today both the representatives of the
Central's conductors and trainmen, who
are siskins advances 1n wages of from 8
to 64. per cent, and the railroad officials
Hre working on tho arguments which will
be brought to boar upon the arbitrators.
The railroad has signified its willing
ness to grant advances, but not to the
extent the men demand. In case 'the
two arbitrators are unable to agree on
the rate of advance to be granted, they
will name a third arbitrator to decide.
Thaw's Bankruptcy Action On.
F1SHKILU N. T.. AprtI 14. At the
Matteawan State Hospital, this afternoon.
Seferee Van Amee, of Newburgh. began
.aklng Harry' K. Thaws testimony in
lnkruptcy proceedings. The motion for
Thaw's discharge in bankruptcy was
made at Pittsburg.
COURT OPERA-HOUSE AT VIENNA, AND MONARCH WHO
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FEES GAUSE RIFT
Mrs. L 0. Swope Has to. Bear
Prosecution's Burden.
HELP REFUSED BY FAMILY
Amount to Be ChaVged by Lawyer
Objected to, and for Week Dls-
' pute Has Been On 47 Men
Obtained for Jury.
KANSAS CITY, April 14. A dispute
between Mrs. L. O. Swope and the spe
cial counsel -She employed to assist the
State in the prosecution of her son-in-law.
Dr. Hyde, has been breuving
for a week over the size of the attor
ney's fees, it developed today.
Other members of the . Swope family
having refused to aid In defraying the
expenses attached to the employment'
of the lawyers, the burden of payment
fell upon Mrs- Swope. She objected to
the amount of the fee, and suggested
a smaller one. At one time it appeared
as if the counsel would withdraw from
the case, but a fee was agreed upon.
A temporary jury of47 men was ob
tained in the Hyde murder trial
shortly after 5 o'clock tonight. Attor
neys will exercise their peremptory
challenges tomorrow and at 6:30
o'clock the names of the final jury
men will be announced in open court.
After the last jurors had been placed
In the Marshals custody. Prosecutor
Virgil Conkllng expressed a desire to
Question one of them further. The
court ruled that this could not be done.
Judge Latshaw asked the attorneys
when they would be able to complete
their peremptory challenges.
"I'll strike off the last three men
accepted now," said Mr; Conkling.
The men had been passed after the
oourt had warned - the attorneys
against using a form of Interrogation
which he deemed suggestive of ex
cuses for not doing service.
Unless present plans go amiss, the
opening statement of the prosecution
will be made to the jury Saturday
morning. No witnesses will be heard
until Monday. -
TEAMSTER LOST IN RIVER
Haltered Body Recovered Seven
Miles From Scene of Accident.
OGDEN, Utah, April 14. Tositiff sitarht
of the road in the dark, Robert Gra
ham. 3 years old, a driver for the P.
J. Mortn Construction Company, drove
his team, attached to a, heavilv loaded
wagon into the Weber River near the
mouth of the canyon Tuesday night and
was drowned.
His battered and broken body was dis
covered at 9 o'clock yesterday morning
on a sandbar in the middle of the river
near the Thirty-third street crossing of
the Salt Lake & Ogden Railway, seven
miles below the scene of the accident. It
.was recovered by R, Zonavnut, a sailor,
after a. dozen srrong swimmers had buf
feted the river in numerous attempts to
reach the sandbar.
The team of horses; valued at $300, was
drowned. -
CRISIS WARNING SOUNDED
High Cortof Living Foreshadows
Trouble, Says Railroad Head.
NEW Y(Srk. April 14. A -warning
of Impending danger, not only to man
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ufacturing: interests, but to the whole
country, is sounded by W. C. Brown,
president of the New York Central
Railroad, who believes that the high
cost of living foreshadows a national
crisis.
In a statement made public today,
Mr. Brown quotes statistics showing
that consumption is increasing at a
much greater rate than production,
and i likens the sUyatton' to two1 rail
road trains traveling on a single
track, one train representing produc
tion moving at 36 miles an hour and
the other representing consumption,
making 60 miles an hour.
It is plain," he points out, "that
the second train must soon overtake
the first, so picture the result."
He refers to the recent meat boy
cott as illustrating a similar economic
problem.
Referring., in a general waj to the
differences between the New York
Central and' its employes, which it has
been agreed to arbitrate, Mr. Brown
said that the company is just closing
negotiations which will result in In
creasing its payroll nearly 99,000,000
annually.
t FERRY PLAN
TRAINS TO CROSS FROM ENG
LAND INTO FRANCE.
Ex-President of Grand Trunk Says
American Experience Proves
Scheme Is Feasible.
LON.DOX, April 14. (Special.) Sir
Charles Rivers "Wilson, ex-president of
the Grand Trunk Railroad, announced to
day that in less than two years a train
ferry wo u lei be running between Dover
and Calais and that a similar service
would te established between Folkestone
and .Boulogne, as well as other ports on
the main lines of travel between Kngland
and the continent. Sir William White
and Sir John Wolfe-Barry, prominent en
gineers, are hard at work on the plan. x
"Englishmen exclaim impossible'," said
Sir Charles today. "On the contrary,- it
is entirely possible. At least 72 train
ferries are in operation in Canada and
the United States, not to mention the
service between the Scandinavian Penln-
eula and Germany, to enable travelers
to cross stretches of water while peace
fully slumbering in their sleeping-car
berths. .
"To be sure the English Channel is
rough so.netimesv but so is Lake Michi
gan, where I have traveled on a train
ferry in perfect comfort a long distance."
PINCH0T ENTHUSIAST ERRS
Press Bureau Is Persistent, With or
AVltbout Facts.
' OREGONIAN KETCS BUREAU, Was'i
InBton. April 10. The enthusiasm of the
Pinchot press bureau krfows no bounds.
Take notice of this. A newspaper
printed in St. Paul, of March 20, printed
a glowing account of an eloquent ad
dress delivered in that city the nig-ht
before by Mr. Pinchot before the Min
nesota Conservation Congress. In the
introduction 'this sentence occurred:
"Mr. Pinchofs address was listened
to with close attention by the large
audience and several times the speaker
was interrupted by loud applause."
Which Is all very, interesting in view
of the fact that Mr. Pinchot. alias Gay
lord Smith, sailed from New York for
Europe on March 19, the day the St.
Paul address is supposed to have been
delivered. Those Pinchot press agents
never sleep, -but what is equally Im
portant, they need no facts on which
to base their advertisements.
Alphonso Dissolves Parliament .
MADRID. April 14. King Alfonso to
day signed a decree dissolving Parlia
ment. The new Parliament will t elected
in May and will assemble Juns 15.
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U. S. DECAY SCORED
Attorney Lafferty Says Land
' Grant.Suit Is Hindered.
PROMPT ACTION IS WANTED
Portland Lawyer in Washington
' X rgcs Department of Justice to
File Brief Long Due Tardi-iie-S'Is
Very Discouraging.
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OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April 10. Asserting' that the
Government is taking an unreasonable
length of time in which to file its brief
In the Oregon & Calfornla Railroad
land grant suit, pending in .the Fed
eral Court at Portland, Attorney A. W.
Lafferty, now in Washington, is striv
ing to stir up the Department of Jus
tice to immediate action.
According to Mr. Lafferty, the Gov
ernment so far Ijas hindered rather
than helped the movement to compel
tho railroad company to seH its 2,000,
000 acres of remaining lands to settlers.
Had the Department of Justice kept
hands off, a decision in the suits filed
by settlers would have been procured
before this either for or against the
enforcement of the law, said Mr. Laf
ferty today, and the people of Oregon
would know where they stand. The
Portland attorney favors the immediate
reversal of the dilatory pcAicy thus far
pursued by the Government, and- says
that if ,the Government wants to win
the case it should encourage settlers
to go at onoe upon the lands.
John L. Snyder and other citizens re
siding on the railroad lands in Co
lumbia County, Oregon, in the Fall of
1907, filed the first suits ever brought
againBt the railroad company to en
force the terms of the grant. Later,
the Government intervened and filed a
' suit asking- for a forfeiture of all the
unsold railroad lands to the Govern
ment. Attorney Lafferty contends that
had the Government not interfered, the
court would have been enabled to ren
der its decision long ago. The con
solidated suits of the settlers and the
Government were argued on the rail
road company's demurrer in March,
1909, and the Department of Justine
has not yet filed its brief of the argu
ment It then made. Mr. Lafferty de
clares that he will demand that the
Department of Justice either file its
brief at once, and hereafter prosecute
the case with all convenient- speed, or
he will apply to Judge WoTverton to
be allowed to proceed with the cases
of his clients independent of the Gov
ernment. Attorney Lafferty said:
"The whole trouble originated when
the Government adopted the forfeiture
theory, instead of demanding merely
a decree requiring the railroad com
pany to obey the law hereafter, by
selling Its remaining lands to settlers.
The action of the Government to date
has been taken with the avowed purr
pose of discouraging settlers, from go
ing on the land. Unless this policy is
abandoned immediately it will result
disastrously. The principal defense of
the company is that the lands are not
capable of settlement, and If no set
tlers to speak of are on the land when
the case is tried this circumstance will
strongly corroborate the defendant's,
contention.
"The acts of Congress granting these
lands to the railroad company are so
plain that the Biblical wayfaring man
could not misunderstand their plain
provisions. It issimply provided in so
many words that the lands snail all be
sold to actual settlers only, in quan
tities not exceeding 160 acres to any
one. settler, arid, at prices not exceed
ing $2.50 an acre. The debates on the
bills in Congress show, that the .Na
tional Legislature understood what it
was doing and meant what it said
when it stipulated for the disposal of
these lands In thfat way. It simply
made the railroad company sales agent
for the Government. Only such settle
ment is necessary as was required un
der the rtd pre-emption law. which re
quired six months' residence, and any
person who will live upon and culti
vate a tract of this land for that period
will win-out, in my opinion. In a suit
to compel the company to execute to
him a deed at the maximum price fixed
by the act of Congress. Nothing short
of actual settlement can give a citizen
any rights and unscrupulous locaters
charging fees for filing applications
for nonsettlers , are simply petty
grafters."
Cottage Grove Is Knthusiastlc.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., April 14.
(Special.) Sixty delegates from the Cot
tage Grove Commercial Club to the open
river convention departed in a special car
Sherman Slay & Co.
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for Albany today, all enthusiastic for
lmporovement in the transportation fa
cilities of th Willamette Valley. O. M.
Kem and John S. Medley are among the
list of speakers at the convention.
STEEL WAGES' INCREASED
Advance' to Most of 225,000 Work
ers Will Cost $9.p00,000.
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NEW YORK. April 14. Substantial In
creases in wages by the subsidiary com
panies of the United States Steel Cor
poration will soon be announced to be
come effective May 1, it was offlciaiiy
stated here today. The proposed Incraase
will apply to -a large majority of the cor
poration's 225.000 employes, and in round
figures will increase the pay rolls about
3,000,000 annually.
Tongs Sue for Peace.
N"EW YORK, April 14. The warring
tongs In Chinatown are ready to quit
their guerrilla warfare and-have appealed
to Judge Warren W. Foster, of the Gen
eral Sessions Court, to restore peace. He
will call together representatives of the
opposing factions and submit to them a
protocol similar to the peace agreement
which he prevailed upon them to sign
several--years ago. ' .
Two Die AVlien Battleships Collide.
STKTT1NT. Prussia.' April 14. Tor-
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German naval maneuvers last night.
Two engineers of the torpedoboat were
killed, and several others of her crew
wounded. She was towed Into Swine
munde in a sinking condition by two
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