THE MORNING. OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, APRIIi 21, 1910.
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DELAYS VERDICT
Charges Against Pittsburg
Councilmen Are Well
Substantiated.
TESTIMONY IS AMUSING
Witness Klein Says There Were Few
Councilmen Who Would Not
Take Money Many Coming
Around to Ask For It.
PITTSBURG, April 20. The Jury Is
out tonight considering: the case of
the second councilman placed on trial
for bribery. When court adjourned, no
verdict was returned, and if one is
reached during: the night, it will be
sealed and submitted to the court early
In the morning. The case Is that of
Councilman A. V. Simon, who pleaded
(rullty when brought into court today,
despite pleas of illness.
John F. Klein was the chief witness
against Simon, and his testimony was
corroborated by ex-Councilman Chariest
Stewart and by Dr. W. II. "Weber, who
has admitted he Rave Klein 6OO0 to
distribute among- councilmen.
Klein afforded tl e court much
amusement today by his testimony, es
pecially when he said there were few
councilmen that would not take money,
and that generally they came around
nd asked. "Am I in?" Some, afraid
they were not "in." according: to Klein,
threatened to tell George W. Guthrie,
who was Mayor at that time. .Klein
aid Pittsburg- councilmen were only
too -willing: to vote for any ordinance
that had a dollar mark on It.
Simon is alleg-ed to have received
J325 In the bank ordinance case and
Co have been one of the $81.10 men in
the street vacation ordinance. ,
WHO TELEPHONED POLICE?
fae-Ieaae of Prisoner at Command of
Voice, Causes Aberdeen Scandal.
ABERDEEN, Wash, April 20. (Special.)
A. mysterious voice called up police
(headquarters iFriday night and ordered
the release of Felix Skoidowski, charged
with grand larceny by Peter MoGuire.
saloonkeeper, for the theft of a diamond
li Night Sergeant Ed Trlbbetts com
plied. From ttds bast grown a scandal. Involv
ing the PoOoe Department, municipal
kneads and Justice of the Peace Bush,
jbeXbra -whom the case was st for pre
liminary hearing.
Tribbetts in a sworn statement today
Hectares that the voice which ordered
(freedom for 8koldo-wakl was that of the
VTusUce EBueh, and not that of Oouncilman
tfcii Dolan or Maguire. as charged by City
lAttomey A. M. Wade.
Justice Bush declares it a "frame-up."
nnd that on the night in question he went
o bed at 8 o'clock and never saw any
one in relation to the case. Maguire says
that In the presence of himself and Jack
Houston, the Judge, said he would re
lease Skoidowski upon payment of costs.
PORTLANDER MAKES TALK
K. T. Allen, Forester, Speaks Before
. Lumbermen at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, April 20. The pro
pamrae for the second day of the con
entlon of the National Lumber Manu,
fiicf ;irers' Association included discus
sion of the utilization -of waste, of
traffic conditions and of forest conser
vation. Among the speeches today
were:
"Utilization of Waste in Forest and
Mill," by John B. White, of Kansas
City, chairman of the executive com
mittee of the National Conservation As
sociation. "Tiie Box Industry in its Relation to
Lumber Consumption.'" by C A. Staf
ford, of Chicago, manager of the Na
tional Association of Box Manufac
turers. "Forest Fire Prevention," by E. T.
Allen, of Portland, Or, Forester of the
; Western Conservation Association.
Freight Classification," by Charles
E. Browser, Secretary of the Classifl-
cation Committee of the lumber and
! -wooden box interests of the United
-States.
INSURANCE LINE DRAWN
(Commissioners Would Increase Re
quirements of Fraternal.
CHICAGO. April 20. At a meeting
(here yesterday of Insurance commis
sioners from a dozen states 'and offi
Mrdlala of Insurance companies from all
Vfparta of the country, a proposed nnl-
(form tate law to r-eulate fraternal
(insurance societies was adopted. It is
proposed to present the bill for adop
tion by every state legislature. Among
ats features are:
I All fraternal insurance societies after
JJuraary 1. 1912, shall collect asoees
fments based on standard tables of mor
tality. I Each society shall make an annual
valuation of its Business and publish it
Irfor the benefit of policyholders.
' When a society has accrued liabili
ties In excess of its assets it shall be
(placed in the hands of a receiver, and
(deferred payments axe to be included
"n its liabilities.
BRITISH STEAMSHIP LOST
Tate of Crew or Sataxa, Off Austra
lia, Is "Sot Known.
NEWCASTLE. N. S. W.. April 20.
The British India Navigation Company's
steamer Satara has foundered off the
Seal Rocks. The fate of the crew is not
known. The Satara was bound for Sing
spore and, it is understood, she carried
no passengers.
PEACE PLANS ARE FAVORED
World Court of Arbitration Is Be
lieved Practicable.
WASHINGTON. April 20 Ultimate
disarmament of nations Is practicable,
according' to Secretary Knox. He be
lieves that a court of arbitrable peace
will reduce armament and will ulti-
; mately render large armaments unnec-
essary.
His plan for an arbitral court, out
lined in an identical note sent last
Fall to various nations. Is said to be
meeting with general favor, and Mr.
Knox believes such a court will be
constituted at The Hague In the near
future.
The court, it Is expected, would de
velop international law, just a-s. the
common law of England and the United
States has been developed by judicial
decision.
The Secretary gave as an illustration
of the successful operation of an in
ternational court the conditions in Cal
ifornia following the discovery of gold.
In the absence of courts, every man
carried a pistol and himself redressed
his real or fancied wrongs. Ultimately
the establishment of courts rendered
the carrying of arms unnecessary and
they were discarded.
The Secretary foresees a like result
to the nations from the establishment
of a great international tribunal.
MAN DRINKS, THEN IS LOST
Temperance Worker, Wedded but
Day, Suddenly Disappears.
LOS ANGELES, Cel., April 20. With
in less than 24 hours after his marriage
to a Los Angeles girl. Thomas Hughes,
a temperance worker who had been en
gaged in anti-saloon and morality cru
sades in Cincinnati, Chicago, and more
recently in San Francisco and Oakland,
disappeared and his bride appealed to
the police yesterday to fmd him. He
vanished after taking one glass of beer,
his wife said.
Hughes married Miss Cora Beck, im-
JUDGE KNOWN FOR PART IN STANDARD OIL DECISION MAY
SUCCEED BREWER.
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mediately after testifying- Saturday at
the trial of a hotel proprietor, whose ar
rest he had procured the day before. Re
turning home that evening from the ho
tel, where he had registered to secure
evidence, Hughes brought with him a
bottle of beer, according to the story Mrs.
Hughes told the police. He took one
drink, she said, and fell to the floor in
spasms.
Mrs. Hughes hurried out for a physi
cian but found on Her return that her
husband had disappeared and she has not
seen him since
COLONEL BIXBY PROMOTED
Becomes Chief or Engineers; Goe
thals Not In Line,
WASHINGTON, April 20. Colonel Will
iam S. iBixby, senior Colonel of the
Corps of Engineers stationed in St. Louis,
president of the Mississippi River Com
mission, will be appointed chief of engi
neers to succeed Brigadier-General Will
iam L. Marshall, who retires In June.
Colonel Bixby will retire as Brigadier
General Just about the time of the com
pletion of the Panama Canal, and it is
surmised this will afford an opportunity
for the promotion of Lieutenant-Colonel
George W, Goethals, engineer in charge
of the canal construction, to the head of
the engineer corps.
BURGLARS LOOT GROCERY
Escape With Money at Albany While
Proprietor Enters .
ROSEBURG, Or., April 20. fSpecial.)
A daring- burglary occurred here
shortly after 10 o'clock this evening,
when masked robbers entered Kidd &
Sons" grocery, forced open the safe and
made away with J150 in cash. The bur
glars effected entrance to a rear win
dow and were seen leaving- the store
by Robert Kidd, one of the pro
pletors. who chanced to enter as they
had completed the job.
Every available police officer in the
city has been detailed on the case and
their capture is expected at any mo
ment. EARLY HEARING IS ASKED
Trialfor Right of Way for Pipe Lin
Sought by Sledford.
J1EDFOHD . Or., . April 20. (Sneclal.)
The City Attorney of Medfor'd went to
Grants Pass today to ask Judge Calkins
for an early hearing of the case of the
City of Medford versus M. F. Hanley, as
a new trial for a right-of-way for a
pipe line through Hanley's land has been
ordered by the Supreme Court.
The pipe line has been laid all the wav
from Fish e.ke to Medford with the ex
ception of this tract of land and Engineer
Roberts says that by June 1 something
will have to be done to save the pipes
from injury unless water Is turned into
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LEATHER MAN FOUND; DEAD
Bullet Wound, Asserted Accidental,
Kills Chicago Manufacturer.
CHICAGO. April 20. Carl W. Eisen
drath, vice-president of the Monarch
Leather Company, was found dead in .his
room here today. Death was caused by
a bullet from a hunting rifle.
Members of the family declare the
shooting was accidental.
PLOT TO CONTROL
COURT IS CHARGED
Dakotan Avers Taft Would
Guide Railway Law Through
Appointments.
MERGER CLAUSE SCORED
Amendment Requiring That Traffic
Agreements Shall Be "Subject
to Approval" of Commission (
Keceii-es Senate's Assent.
WASHINGTON, April 20. In his
maiden speech in the Senate, delivered
today on the railroad bill. Senator Pur-
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cell of North Dakota sharply criticised
the President and the Attorney-General.
He practically charged a purpose of so
transforming the Supreme Court as to
Insure such construction of the pro
posed law as to supplant ' and nullify
antagonistic state laws and state con
stitutions. He was dealing with the merger pro
vision of the bill and having stated
that the North Dakota state constitu
tion prohibited the consolidation of
railroad lines he contended that un
der decisions of the Supreme Count it
had been held that questions of this
character were subject - to state con
trol. Court to Be Reconstructed?
"It must be apparent to everybody," ho
added, "that when the President and the
Attorney-General drafted this law they
were familiar with existing laws covered
by section 12. It is fair to assume they
put it in this bill because they wanted to
see it become law. Section 12, if enacted,
would conflict with the decisions men
tioned. "It can become operative only in one
way. Of the members of the Supreme
Court which decided the Louisville &
Nashville Railorad case, only three now
are on the bench, and two are advanced
in years and entitled to retirement. The
court is now in a lamentable condition.
Ttt-o vacancies qow practically exist. Two
more will soon exist in the natural course
of events. This will make at least four
appointments the President will have to
make.
"Having the power to appoint the
members of this court, who finally de
termine the law upon all questions, he
has the opportunity to appoint those
whose sentiments on section 12 accord
with his'
Iumber Tariff Criticised.
Mr. Puroell declared that already the
country had repudiated the wisdom of
the President in giving bis Indorse
ment to the new tariff law. He spoke
regarding the failure to place lumber
on the free list, and went at length
into conditions in his own state, where
he said lumber business was largely
under control of a ring.
The Senate engaged in a prolonged
wrangle over the status of amend
ments offered by Senator Crawford at.d
Cummins to the provisions legalizing
traffic agreements between railroad
companies. This condition was at last
relieved by. the acceptance -by Senator
Elklns of the Crawford amendment.
The Crawford provision requires that
snch agreements shall be subject to
the approval ' of . the Interstate Com
mence Commission, but does not speci
fically require this approval shall be
vouchsafed before the agreements go
into effect.
WITHDRAWAL BILL IS PASSED
Vote on Conservation Measure in
' House Almost Unanimous.
WASHINGTON, April 20. The Pick
ett conservation bill, authorizing the
President to make withdrawals of pub
lic lands for purposes of conservation,
was passed by the House today. No
record vote was taken, the final pas
sage of the bill being unanimous.
As passed, the bill is practically in
the form it was introduced by Mr.
Pickett, of Iowa, it being stated that
in that form it had had the approval
of the President. Under its terms the
President is authorized to withdraw
from location public lands for public
uses and for examination and classi
fication -to determine their character
and value. These withdrawals, the
bill provides, are to remain in force
until revoked by the President or by
Congress.
An agreement again to report the
Nel&on bill to authorize the President
to make withdrawals of areas of pub-
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lic lands was reached by the Senate
committee on public lands.' It is pro
vided that the withdrawals shdfald be
from settlement, location, sale or en
try, and reserved for water-power
sites. Irrigation, classification or for
other public purposes. While the bill
amended so as to declare that the
public lands might be withdrawn
"temporarily," the provision that the
reservations should remain In force
until revoked by the President or an
act of Congress was retained.
M AX WELL- TO BE ASKED AGAIN
Ship Subsidy Witness Will Have
Another Chance to Answer.
WASHINGTON. April 20. It was de
cided today to give John Ar. Maxwell,
of Indianapolis, the recalcitrant wit
ness before the House ship subsidy in
vestigating committee, another chance
to avoid being reported to the House
for contempt in refusing to answer
the committee's questions.
The select committee informally de
cided today to try to secure the in
formation from him in some other way,
the idea being tha the report to the
House was too serious a proceduce to
adopt without exhausting every means
of getting the witness to tell what
he knew.
The hearing tomorrow is likely to
be devoted to the testimony of Editor
Dotson. of the Crookston. Minn., Times,
subpenaed at the request of- Repre
sentative Steenerson. Maxwell prob
ably will be recalled to the stand Fri
day or Saturday.
PENALTY MADE FOR BANKERS
House Committee Favors Bill Gov
erning Insolvency.
WASHINGTON, April 20. The House
committee on banking and currency to
day favorably reported a bill by Repre
sentative Russell, of Texas, making it a
felony for any officer of a -National bank
to receive any deposit of money or other
valuable property after such officer has
knowledge of the Insolvency of teh bank.
The punishment provided is imprison
ment for from two to ten years.
The committee also favorably reported
to bin by Representative Parsons; au
thorising the Attorney-General to bring
quo warranto proceedings for the ousting
of -any officer of a National bank who
violates the currency laws.
VAN DEVANTER NEAR TOP
JUDGE CONSIDERED FOR PLACE
ON SUPREME BENCH.
Washington Paper Regards Former
Wyoming Man as Probability
for Justice Brewer's Place.
WASHINGTON. D. C April 20. The
Washington Times (independent) prints
the following in regard to the possi
bility of Judge Van Devanter being ap
pointed to the vacancy on the Supreme
Court bench, caused by the death of
Justice Brewer:
"Judge Willis Van Devanter, of the
Eighth Judicial Circuit, is looming up
as a possibility for the Supreme Court
bench, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Justice Brewer. Although the
President is in no hurry to make his
selection for this important post, he
has already begun to look over the
field of probabilities and eliglbles. and
Van Devanter is said to stand near the
top of the list, with Lloyd W. Bowers.
Solicitor-General for the Department
of Justice.
"Judge Van Devanter was a member
of the court which made the famous
decision dissolving the Standard Oil
Company, on which an appeal is now
pending before the Supreme Court. He
is originally from Wyoming, and is
known to the Judiciary of the whole
country as a man of profound legal
learning and strong character. He was
seriously considered for the Supreme
bench by the President Just before
Judge Lurton was appointed, and he
has the indorsement of a strong fol
lowing in the West.
"It is probable that Mr. Taft will not
make his final selection before June 1,
and he may let it go over until next
Fall,- but so far his study of the situ
ation has left him with a high opinion
of Judge Van Devanter, according to
those who profess to be familiar with
the President's views."
PHONE MERGER IS BEATEN
Attempts at Bribery in Ohio Defeat
Corporation Scheme.
COLUMBUa, O., April 20. -By a vote
of 14 to W the Senate tonight defeated
the EJeon telephone merger bill. The
passage of this measure by the House
resulted in bribery charges and an in
vestigation by a legislative committee.
The House committee that instigated
the bribery charges today connects no
member of the House with any irregular
or unlawful act in connection with the
El son bill. The testimony shows, how
ever., the committee says, that an un
successful attempt was made to influ
ence Representative H. W. Pears in his
vote on the bill and the grand Jury may
find evidence to warrant an investiga
tion. Evidence is disclosed, the committee re
ports, by the testimony of Representa
tive Cyrus D. Withers that, if he with
drew1 bis opposition to the Eleon bill, he
would receive political Influence and sup
port in his candidacy for Secretary of
State or for any other office. . This
evidence, however, is contradicted by
evidence as positive and direct, says the
committee.
CUBA TAKES PRECAUTIONS
Troops Sent to Santa Clara to Pre
vent Uprising of Negroes.
HAVAKA, April 20. During the
night a special train carrying a bat
talllon of Infantry and a battery of ma
chine guns under command of General
Rivas left Camp Columbia, bound for
Santa Clara,
There was a rumor current last night
that an uprising had occurred in Santa
Clara Province, but this the govern
ment denied.
Secretary of the Interior Lopez Levla
today issued a statement positively de
nying the existence of the least disor
der in Santa Clara or any other part
of the Island. i
The Secretary said reports had
reached the government that there was
a condition of suppressed excitement
among the Negroes of Santa Clara and
the eastern provinces, in consequence
of the Incendiary utterances of the
negro agitator. General Evarlsto Es
tenos. Because of this report, the
Secretary said the government had de
cided to send troops for the sake of the
moral effect.
Taggart After Beveridge's Job.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 20. Thomas
Taggart, former chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, formally an
nounced today that he would be a can
didate before the ' General Assembly
next year to succeed Albert J. Bever
ldge In the United States Senate.
JUST IN "A MODERN CHRONICLE," BY WINSTON CHURCHILL
An Extraordinary Sale of Ostrich Plumes
Ostrich Plumes are again worn more than ever this
will be in immense demand within the next few weeks.
for their perfect lustre, rich quality, smart colorings.
you will find bothlthe long graceful Willow Plume for
French Plume which is again in popular favor.
LOT ONE This lot contains
both French and Willow nPmes.
In several of the best
color. Values to $20
LOT TWO Extremely long and
full width French Plumes! Worth
.up to $15.00 eacllJjQ00
LOT THREE Extra wide, full
large French Curled Plumes. ' All
dyed from the best white
stock. Worth up to
$10.00. Sale . .
HAVENS IS CONTENTED
UOCHESTER CONGRESSMAN' NOT
TO SEEK RE-ELECTION.
Delivery of New York's Thirty-Second
District From Republican
Boss All That Is Sought.
ROCHESTER, N. T., April 20. James S.
Havens announced today that he was con
tent with delivering the Thirty-Second
Congressional District from the hands of
a '"Republican boss," and that he would
not accept renominatlon for the office of
Congressman, to which he was elected
yesterday by nearly 6000 plurality.
"I feel," said Mr. Havens, "that I have
done enough for the party In overturning
the political machine that has ruled Mon
roe County for the last 20 years. It is
now somebody else's turn."
For personal and professional reasons,
he said, it would be impossible for him
to serve in Congress after the expiration
of his present tetrm.
Regarding a boom for Governor
launched today by one of the newspapers
that supported him, Mr. Havens- was si
lent. "This is not wholly a partisan victory,"
said Havens. 'It is a victory over the
things for which Cannon has stood and
for the Ideals which Governor Hughes
typifies."
The Hughes Republicans today declare
MERCHANDISE
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$8 Trimmed Hats, Special $3.95
Dressy and Tailored Styles
You never saw a better assortment of stylishly
trimmed hats than these we are showing today at
$3.95, for both young and middle aged women.
Many styles and colors.
The newest of attractive blocked shapes in straw
and hair braids trimmed to especial advantage with
- flowers and ribbons. Well shaped turban styles in
the soft Ramie braids, trimmed with quills. Fine chip
and Jap braids in picturesque shapes. You will find
them all in an amazing variety of styles large, small
and medium. In black, old rose, white, burnt and
blues.
Special for Thursday
LOT FOUR Full broad, extra
long and wide. All in good
colors. Reg. $6.95. (j
LOT FIVE Brown, champagne,
ciel, old rose, also a few other
colors. These are long flue
French stock. Regular fc O QC
$5.75. Sale . . . 3.y-
$10.00
LOT SIX Dainty shades of
French Plumes in light, blue, pink
and white. Six dozen in the lot.
$.800
that although Haven's election nhows
that the people of this district were dis
satisfied with the tariff policy of the
Republican National Administration and
with the political control of George V.
Aldridge, Havens' defeated opponent, it
entrenched Governor Hughes and his pol
ciy more strongly than ever.
According to Mr. Havens, the high cost
of living was mainly responsible for yes
terday's revolution.
LOGGER KILLED ' BY LIMB
l'artner Standing Three Feet Away
Escapes Injury.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 20.
(Special.) Standing 20 feet behind a
large fir tree while a tree which he
had just cut was falling to the ground.
Louis Olsen, 50 years old. was struck
on the head by a falling limb and in
stantly killed near Yacolt yesterday.
T. T. Ostensen, Olsen's partner, was
standing within three feet of him when
the limb fell, but he was uninjured.
The logger was a widower and had
one daughter living in the Ease.
Corvallis Progress Pleases.
CORVALL1S, Or., April 20. (Special.)
Officials of the Southern Pacific and
Corvallis & Eastern railroads visiting
this -lty are pleased with the advance
ment of Corvallis. They have Indicated
their . willingness to do their part of the
paving of Washington and Ninth streets
and agreed to lower the track to the
proper grade. The new station was in
spected and plans were made for beauti-
OF MERIT ONLY
season. Colored Plumes
Our Plumes are noted
In this immense variety
the picture hat and the
.$1.39
fying the grounds. The old frame depot
will be removed to the rear of where
the new one now stands.'
Land Is Sold Near Eagle Point.
MEDFORD. Or.. April 20. (Specials
Sixty acres of land four and one-half
miles from Eagle Point were sold to W.
H. Dodsworth, general manager of the
Great Northern at St. Paul.
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