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VOL. L.-NO. 15,419. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL. 28, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. C3 NEW LOCKS URGED FOR WILLAMETTE Open-River Convention Favors Them. ASSOCIATION IS FORMED Government Engineers Asked to Select Canal Site. HEWITT NAMED PRESIDENT Only Dissension. Comes When Pro posal Is Made to Place Con vention on Record as to loca tion of Improvements. OREGON1 CITT. Or.. April 27. (Spe cial.) Construction by the Federal Gov ernment of new locks In the "Willamette River at this place, permitting un trammelaS navigation from the mouth of the Columbia to Eugene, Or., was strongly, urged today by the "Willamette Open River and Freight Rate convention in session here. The boost for the new locks took defin ite shape in the adoption of the report of the committee appointed at the Al bany meeting to make a preliminary Inspection of the old canal and looks and submit its recommendations. The only dissension was over the location of the proposed npw locks and this was dispelled when the convention decided to abide by the decision of the Govern ment engineers as to which side of the river should be utilized for the improve ments. Campaign to Continue. The convention decided to continue vigorously a campaign, through Oregon's representatives ,in both Houses of Con gress, for appropriations by the Govern ment for "Willamette River Improvements. Whlle the attendance was not as large as the leaders hoped for, the convention was not lacking in enthusiasm, or hope that its efforts would help navigation, long held In leash by the prohibitions of privately owned locks and bring lower ' freight rates. For the furtherance of the open river campaign, a permanent organization to be known as the Willamette Open River and Freight Rate Association was per fected and officers elected aa follows: President. H, H. Hewitt, of Albany; vice-president, E. Hofer, of Salem; sec retary, W. A. Shewman. of Oregon City; treasurer, C. N. Rankin, of Eugene. Another Sleeting Planned. Another meeting will be held within a short time, the time and place to be named later by the executive committee. It is understood that Eugene, which is to be the head of navigation if the open river movement succeeds, ia favored as the next meeting place. L The most important feature of the business session, held this afternoon, was the reading and adoption of the Inspec tion committee's report. It was pre sented by the chairman, E. C. Giltner. secretary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. II was careful to state, however, that his activities on the com mittee were as an individual and not as an officer of the chamber. Committee Makes Report. The text of the report was, in part, as follows: "This committee has especial confi dence in the Ignited States engineers, they enjoying: the reputation not only in this country, but abroad, of being an exceptionally competent body. We, therefore, would not presume to rec ' ommend in regard to the locks at Ore gon City, anything regarding the engi neering features. A cursory examina tion, however, shoji that the present locks are inadequate, as your com mittee had the opportunity of seeing the steamer Elmore pass through. "If the present locks are condemned and bought by the Government, they would undoubtedly have to be widened, and the river deepened at the entrance. And during the time of the repairs, ab solutely necessary to make these locks modern and of sufficient capacity to ac commodate even the present trade, there would be at least a year, and per haps two years, that the river would be entirely closed. Xevv Locks Urged. "Your committee begs to suggest that the Government earnestly consider the feasibility of constructing new locks on the East Side. We also rec ommend that the construction be under the contract system, as Inquiry with competent contractors has shown that the locks can be completed within one year and easily within the appropria tion, under contract. "We also recommend that an act be prepared for the consideration ol the next session of the Legislature where by the state will assume lockage charges pending the construction of said new locks, or during repair of old ones if they are bought." Mayor ravis, of Albany, called the business session of the convention to order at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and turned over the gavel to President Hewitt, of the permanent organization. The report of the committee on per manent organization was read and - adopted. It provides for the appoint ment of three members of the assocla ( Concluded on Peg 7.) . PORTLAND TO GET SANE 4TH IN 1911 CITY COUXCIIi GIVES LAST CHAXCE FOR HILARITY. Fact That Local Trade Had Already Invested Heavily in 1910 Stock Results in Compromise. Portland will have a safe and sans Fourth of July but not this year. The City Council yesterday passed an ordinance fathered by Councilman Wallace, which will take effect August 1, 1940, and will therefore permit of the Bale of fireworks this season by the wholesalers and retailers who are engaged in this business. This was finally agreed upon by the Mayor and members as a fair action. When the roll was called. Council men Kubll and Rushlignt votsd against the ordinance, as both are young men and still recall their early "fireworks" days. There was no debate, however, and no real opposition to the measure. Inasmuch as it serves notice more than a year in advance to all dealers in fireworks not to purchase any for use in Portland again. It has been made plain to the mem bers of the Council that the Portland trade had been supplied with goods for this season's use to the extent of more than $100,000, and that some of tuie merchants, carrying these immense stocks, would be financially ruined should the ordinance prohibit the sale of these this year. Believing that an injustice would be done the merchants who had their stocks of fireworks In their stores or warehouses, the Couneilmen agreed to support the ordinance, to take effect one year hence. Being opposed to the "insane" cel ebration of Independence Day, Mayor Simon will undoubtedly do all in his power, througn the police force, to curtail the discharge of fireworks this year, despite the action of the Council. FOREIGNERS NOT WANTED Presence in Changsha. Would In flame Malcontents. CHANGSHA. China, .April 27. The Governor of Changsha urged foreigners not to return to, the districts, where native rioting has occurred,- before 30 days. A number of foreigners have re turned here. The city is quiet, but there la considerable apprehension felt as a feeling of unrest still exists among the natives. The Hunanese gentry assert that they will refuse to recognize the new Gov ernor. The latter declares he can con trol the situation, but adds that the presenoe at the capital of a large nunv ber of foreigners would strengthen the leaders of the recent trouble, who could easily inflame the malcontents and cause fresh outrages in order to bring about his dismissal. SERVANTS LEAVING PEKI.V Authorities, However, Scout Rumors of Chinese Uprising. PEKIN, April 27. Reports of the rioting in Hunan Province, though sup pressed by the native press, have been received here and cause unrest among the servants and coolies, who are said to be leaving Pekln in large numbers because of whisperings that an upris ing in this city will occur. The local authorities give assurances that there is not the slightest danger of an out break here. LOANS CALLED; MONEY UP Gold Exports Result in Ranks Tak ing Cautious Position. NEW YORK. April 27. The stock market developed a weak tone late to day, in connection with calling of loans by the banks, which caused a rise in the money rate. The week's exports of $14,500,000 gold and the sub-Treasury absorption of $1, 444,000, compared with last week's sur plus reserve of $15,000,000, amply ex plains the action of the banks. The fall in prices followed a strong opening based on the advance in the United States Steel dividend. The lack of sustaining power, early gains of between 1 and 2 points, were trans formed into losses as great before the day ended. MILLIONS GO TO GIRLS Granddaughters Heirs of" Oil Man Who Leaves No Will. CINCINNATI, April 27. Search since the death of Alexander McDonald, former oil magnate, at Long Beach, Cal., on March 18. having ailad to re veal a will, Edmund K. Stallo, of New York, has been appointed administrator of the $20,000,000 estate. Mr. Stallo's two daughters, Helena, aged 20, and Laura, 18, will inherit the estate as granddaughters of Mr. Mc Donald. SAILOR'S BODY FLOATING Chehalis River Gives Up Scandin avian Lost Six Weeks Ago. ABERDEEN, Wash., April 27. (Spe cial.) The badly decomposed body of a man was found .floating in the Chehalis River near the Burrows mill this after noon and later identified as Oscar. Karl son, a sailor, who mysteriously disap peared about six weeks ago. There are no marks of violence on the body and it is presumed that he fell into the river while intoxicated. Survey of Granted Lands Favored. WASHINGTON, April 27. The Senate public lands committee has reported favorably the bill which passed the House, authorizing the survey of lands within railway and other land grants and adding an amendment appropriat ing $500,000 for making this survey. PAULHAN VICTOR M AIRSHIP RAGE Frenc.an Wins $50, OU -Prize. FLIES HALF ENGLAND'S LENGTH Voyage From London to Man chester Made With 1 Stop. MARCH STOLEN ON WHITE Wliile Briton Sleeps, Frenchman Soars and Captures Prize Given; by Xortbcliffe Whole Country Turns Out to See Flight. LONDON". April 28. Louis Paulhan, the French aviator, made the trip by aero plane from London to Manchester with only one stop, thus winning the $50,000 prize donated by Lord Northcliffe. Paul ban reached Manchester at 6:30 A- M. The struggle for the coveted prize took a dramatic turn last night when Paulhan stole a march on his English rival. Gra ham White, which placed htm 20 miles ahead of the race when darkness " com pelled him to alight for the night. This forenoon the weather wag favorable, but owing to the heavy work of preparing the machine. It was. supposed the start would be deferred until Thursday. The two aviators1 had met early and discussed plans, expressing hope that they would meet each other in Manchester. Sleeping Briton Aroused. Late in the day White, tired from, his heavy labors, returned to his hotel and went to sleep, intending to start tomor row morning. Meanwhile the spectators at Hendon were surprised to see Paul han, after trying his engine, take fare well of his wife, who tied a large map of the route around his waist, and take his seat In the aeroplane. Word that the Frenchman had started quickly reached Park Royal. Rushing into White's room, his friends awakened him. White sprang to his feet, flew downstairs. Jumped into a motor car and1 made for the garage at full speed, and within 20 minutes was sailing around the gasometer at Kensal Green in the first stage of what will certainly be the most exciting sporting contest ever held in Great Britain. While passing over Bletchley, 18 miles south of London, 70 minutes behind Paulhan. he was flying considerably higher than the Frenchman and seemed to be making faster time and taking a stralghter course. Whole Country Turns Out. The news of the race spread like magic in the towns and villages along the railway, which the aviators followed closely, " Paulhan being followed by a special train steaming rapidly north ward. The people gathered everywhree to get a view of the novel sight. The sun went down and the cloudless sky gave the spectators an opportunity to watch the avtiators as they flew at varying heights. At Rugby, Paulhan was 1000 feet up and the pulsation of the engines could be faintly detected below. The crowd cheered themselves hoarse. The ma chones appeared for some time to be (Concluded on Page 2.) j SEEIN' THINGS. i . i . A CALL UPON- PORTLAND; I hereby notify the people of Portland that immediate action mast be taken by them if the 1910 Federal census here is to be complete, or even nearly com plete. Only three days remain. , The enumerators are over ' "whelmed with work, and are far behind. The count is only in part made. Kesults in the pres ent situation are certain to be grievously disappointing.. I call ! upon citizens of Portland, there fore, to confront this emergency NOW and take measures them selves to insure full enumera tion. A meeting of all persons con cerned in the welfare of Port land is called for the Commer cial Club for TONIGHT at 8 o'clock, to take measures to aid the count. " It is designed to dis trict the city, and make a house-to-house canvass to find missing names. I particularly request large business and manufactur ing establishments to be repre sented tonight, and to detail from five to ten of their em ployes for this work, bringing their employes to tonight's meeting, that the proposed plan of , campaign may be laid out and the labor properly appor tioned. This plan means only a few hours' active work for each person. This Is a crisis; and here is a way to meet it. H. BECKWITH, President Commercial Club. ENGINERES GET INCREASE Baltimore & Southwestern Negotia tions End With Signing of Scale. CINCINNATI, April 27. Negotia tions between the officials of the Bal timore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad and a committee representing the fire men and engineers of the road were concluded today, when a new wage scale, calling for 6 per cent Increase, was signed. Erie Adjusts Differences. NEW YORK. April 27. The "Brie Rail road's wage difficulties with its firemen have been adjusted, it was learned to day, by an advance of 8.2 per cent to the men. The company is still negotiating with its trainmen, conductors' and shop forces. MERGER TESTIMONY FILED Product of Year's Hearing Submit ted in Harriman System Cases. SALT LAKE CITY, April 27. After more than a year's taking of testimony in several states of the merger uit Involving the Harriman Railway sys tem and other corporations, Sylvester G. Williams, special examiner for the Government, filed today with the clerk of the United States District Court, in this city, 12 volumes of evidence and final report. The testimony will be held until taken up by one of the United States circuit courts for consideration and decision. BOND REVOKED, DR. HYDE IS -IH-CELL Evidence. Leads Court to Abrupt Action. WIFE SOBS AT JUDGE'S WORDS Testimony as to Purchase ofk Poison Precedes Order. DRUGGIST IS ON STAND Witness Says Defendant Is Only One to Whom He Has Sold Cya nide of Potassium Capsules in 2 3 Years of Business. KANSAS CITT. April 27. Tr. B. C. Hyde's bond of $100,000 was revoked and the physician was placed in the County Jail by the order of Judge Lat shaw at the close of the Criminal Court session tonight. This action means Dr. Hyde must re main in prison until he Is declared In nocent by a jury, or is permitted by the court to furnish a new bond. Court's Action Is Surprise. The action of the court was duo to the nature of the evidence presented by the state against Dr. Hyde. Without notifying anyone of his intention. Judge Latshaw summoned County Marshal Joel B. Mays into the court room after the. jury had been removed and said: "In view of the testimony thus far given in the trial, the court is con strained to say that it amounts to a presumption that under the law, de prices the defendant of the right to go on the bond, and he is hereby remanded to the custody of the Marshal." Mrs. Hyde Hysterical. Mrs." Hyde stared at the judge as he spoke and when he had finished she threw her arms about her husband's neck and, sobbed hysterically. Mrs. Logan O. Swope arose from her seat and hurried fror-. the courtroom as soon as she understood the import of the judge's words. Later, when she met Mrs. Hyde standing with an at torney in the Jiall, sobbing, she passed by quickly, boarded her automobile and went home. Scarcely had the court ceased speak ing when Attorney John Lucas, repre senting Dr. Hyde, had the following statement entered into the records: Defense Files Objection. "The defendant maintains and alleges the remanding of him to the County Jail pending the trial of his case, will have the effect of prejudicing his case before the Jury, it being construed as a declaration on the part of the court against his Interest and leading the jury to believe he is guilty of the of fense charged, and asks the court to rescind the order, upon that ground." "The defendant will not be locked up with the jury nor in the same place with them, and the -knowledge cannot come to the Jury from anything that (Concluded on Page 2.) SIGHT IS RESTORED TO ISAAC SWETT B'XAI B'KITH LECTURER NAR ROWLY ESCAPES BLKDXESS. Detached Retinas, Coming Suddenly and Painfully, Relieved by Timely Operation. Stricken with what is known to med ical science as detached retinas, Isaac Swett, a prominent Portland attorney, lecturer, sociological and economlo student, has been a week in St. Vin cent's Hospital, threatened with loss of his sight. According to bis physi cian. Dr. Leo Rlcen, he Is improved, and it is believed he will recover within a week. Fr a few days It was thought he would have to be sent to Vienna for an operation. Mr. Swett is president of District No, 4 of the Order of B'nal B'rith, and has been busy preparing a series of lec tures he is scheduled to deliver this Spring and Summer before the lodges throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and California Included in his district. This is thought to have been one of the causes of his affliction. The lecture tour has been postponed until next Fall. Mr. Swett has had considerable trouble with bis eyes. He is a con stant student, in addition to the read ing required in his law practice. The detacning of the retinas of his eyes was sudden and painful. For a few days his vision was almost destroyed. He probably will be in the hospital one more week, and after that his physi cians have advised him to rest three or four months. GROCE FAMILY DESTITUTE Knox Orders Payment Until Indem nity Shall Be Paid. WASHINGTON, April 27. The widow and four small children of Leonard Groce. who, with Leroy Cannon, was shot to death some months ago by or der of ex-President Zelaya of Nica ragua, are destitute, ill and almost. en tirely friendless In Managua. This in formation reached the State Depart ment in a telegram from Consul Oli vares, who said that the Consulate is giving them assistance. Upon receipt of the communication. Senator Knox telegraphed the Consul to draw upon the State Department for sufficient funds to support the widow and children in an appropriate manner, pending this Government's' future de mand on Nicaragua for indemnity on behalf of the relatives of Groce and Cannon. RUTH BRYAN TO WED AGAIN Engagement Is Announced in Lon don to Army Officer. LONDON. April 27. The engagement is announced of Lieutenant Reginald Owen, of the Yale Engineers, stationed at Jamaica, to Ruth Bryan Leavitt, daughter of W. J. Bryan, who was for merly Mrs. W. H. Leavitt. KKW YORK, April 27. Ruth Bryan Leavitt will be married at Falrvlew, Neb., on Tuesday next to Reginald Owen, of the British Royal Engineers, the Ameri can will say tomorrow. It Is said Mrs. Leavitt met her fiance in Colorado late last Summer. He is 26 years old. HERMANN GROWS WEAKER Advanced Age and Prolonged Con finement Causing Reaction. TtOSEBXTRG, Or., April 27. (Special.) According to a bulletin issued by Dr. Miller, the attending physician today, Binger Hermann's condition . is con sidered about the same as yesterday. The bloating condition of the spleen haa practically disappeared and he par takes of . limited rations regularly. To offset thls encouraging condition, how ever, the physicians believe that he is growing gradually weaker, presumably due to his advanced ago and prolonged confinement. MINOR OPERATION FATAL Chloroform Cause of Death of En graver in Doctor's Office. SKATTLE, April 27. An autopsy on the body of jlen Gregory, an engraver, who dropped dead in a doctor's office yesterday, when he was about to leave after a minor surgical operation had been performed, showed that he died of paralysis of the respiratory organs, caused by the chloroform used as an anaesthetic. Gregory's father is superintendent of the Ohio State Penitentiary. ALASKA GETS WELCH COAL Whole Theory of Conservation Is Wrong, Declares Fairbanks Man. WASHINGTON, April 27. "Tho whole theory of conservation, as ap plied to Alaska, is outrageously wrong" declared Salln Joslin, of Fair banks, Alaska, a railroad owner, today. Air. Joslin said that coai was being brought into Alaska from Cardiff, while the vast coal fields of the ter ritory were lying idle. HILL PARTY STARTS WEST Special Train Leaves St. Paul Bound for Portland. ST. PAUL, Minn., April 27. (Special.) Without returning to Duluth. James J. Hill and party, aboard the Great North ern special train bound for Portland with representatives of Morgan & Co., New York bankers, left the Iron Range this morning via Grand Rapids, Minn., and Grank Forks for Oregon. PORTLAND GREETS PEOPLE Business Men Learn of Rich Region. CLOSER RELATIONS ASSURED Natron Cut-Off, Under Way, Will Help Unite Interests. CLUB TENDERS BANQUET Two-Hour Ride on Steamer Is Made on Lake Expressions of liood Will Toward Portland Arc Keynote of Addresses Made. BY R. G. CALL, VERT. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. April 27. (Staff Correspondence.) Some of the main objects of the Journey of the Portland business men by special train to Southern Oregon were accomplished today in the broadening of the acquaintance between the commercial interests of Portland and the commercial interests of Klamath Falls, and In the gaining of a better knowledge of what the country consists that Is now having so rapid a develop ment under the influence of new railway transportation. This Is contested commercial territory, for to the south Portland has two rivals for the trade of the Klamath country in San Francisco and Sacramento. Among the three cities, Portland, according to the Southern Pacific records, is playing second fiddle, with San Francisco first. Of the trade of Klamath Falls, San Fran cisco gets probably 60 per cent, .Portland 40 per cent and Sacramento 10 per cent. Klamath Welcome Cordial. The ' Portland business men feci that because of the affiliations between the sections of one state and the community of interests that must exist In matters without number, Portland should have a larger share of the trade of the Klamath country. Seventy-five of them have there fore come to this point In a special Southern Pacific train to express their willingness to reciprocate for all favors shown and to offer the aid and Influence of Portland in development of Klamath County. Klamath Falls is not tied fast to San Francisco. This was one comfort gained here today. From the expressions by Klamath business men they welcomed the business men of Portland with cor diality unlimited. They met them with a band and presented a golden key to the city. Club Serves Banquet. They spread a banquet in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at noon, provided automobiles, and carriages for trips through the valley and supplied a steamer for a two-hours' journey on Klamath Lake. In addition to thla they expressed unstinted good will toward the commer cial Interests of Portland. Portland will have direct rail lines to Klamath Falls in the Southern Pacific-Natron cutoff, and probably in the Oregon Trunk, and unless relations with San Francisco become too well grounded In the meantime the new railroads will make Portland the chief jobbing point for Southern Oregon. Early Communication Assured. In the journey up the lake today the visitors obtained from the steamer decks a gratifying assurance of the early completion of the Natron cutoff In the view of a long stretch of grade and moving men and work trains along the east shore. "A second Spokane," an "Oregon Den ver," and "another Seattle" were pre dictions voiced at the banquet of what Klamath Falls would be before many years. Judge Henry L. Benson was the pre siding officer for the entertainers, and John F. Carroll for the visitors. Ad dresses were delivered by W. A. Delzell, president of the "Klamath Chamber of Commerce; J. H. Helleman, of the Gov ernment Reclamation Service, and George Baldwin and Frank Ira White, of Klamath Falls. From the Portland party the speakers were Mr. Carroll. Willis Duniway, Dr. Wetherbec, George M. Trowbridge, D. O. Lively. Kalpli Hoyt and Dr. A. C. Smith. During the banquet hour there was music by an orchestra. The waiters were young women from the city schools, headed by Mrs. A. J. White. For a souvenir each visitor was pre sented with a linen handkerchief on one corner of which was printed: "Wipe the dust from your eyes and see the golden door of opportunity open wide for you in Klamath Falls the gateway to Southeastern Oregon. Souvenir Portland business men's excursion to Klamath Falls, April 27, 1910." Swim Enjoyed in Xatatorium. During the hours of the day not spent at the banquet, automobiling or on the steamer, the Individual members of the party suited their own desires. Just at present Portland Is some what at a disadvantage in the Klam ath country in competing with the San Francisco wholesalers. In the journey from Klamath Falls to Portalnd one travels 86 mites southward in a direct route from San Francisco before turn ing northward toward Portland. Freight rates to the two points are the same, but the haul from Portland is longer and the delivery therefore slower. San Francisco has another advantage (Continued on Pa KLAMATH