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VOL. Li. NO. 15,433. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SENATE FACTIONS AGREE OfJ BATES PAINTER, TIED TO ROOF, IS ROASTED HOPE, LYTENDED AS SAFE GUARD, PINIONS V. ALVOKD. DR. HYDE JESTS AS HIS JURY DEBATES DEFYSUPERSTITTON? NOT FOR THIS MAN ALASKAN CASES COMET MAY VEER SHIPS' COMPASSES INDIANS REVOLT; SCHABTZ' TBOOPS SENT FOR HE STARTED FACTOR! OX 13TH; SOW HE HAS NO FACTORY, WIRELESS MESSAGES MAY BE AFFECTED, TOO. HANDS Each Side Believes It Has Bested Other Out. WHICH IS WINNER, IN DOUBT Supreme Court May Have to Pass on Question. CHANGE IN SECTION MADE Interstate Commerce Commission May Authorize Under Certain Conditions Higher Rates for Short Than for Long Haul. WASHINGTON1. May 13. By a sudden welding late today of supposedly Irrecon cilable factions, the Senate by a. vote of 66 to 10, adopted a compromise amend ment to the railroad bill for the regula tion of relative charges for long and short hauls. The agreement was reached chiefly be cause each faction apparently thought it wae getting the better of a shrewdly driven bargain. Some Senators tonight suggest the Supreme Court may have to arbitrate the question as to which fac tion's Judgment Is right. Before adjournment Senator Bacon sought to show that Senator Aldrich, leader of the forces in charge of the bill, had voted for a revision different from, that which he had advocated during the long debate on this question. Senator .Bailey remarked that Mr. Bacon was mistaken and was quoting from his (Bai ley's) remarks. Aldrich and Bacon Have Tilt. "I hope the Senator from Texas will riot interfere," said Mr. Aldrich laugh ingly, "the Senator is trying to Justify his action In voting with me." "That is the time I usually Justify my vofe," retorted Mr. Bacon. While upbraiding regular Republicans for what he asserted was a change of front, Mr. Bacon was interrupted by Benator Atkins, whose ruddy face was breathed in smiles, as he asked: "Well, you are happy, aren't you?" This sally plainly irritated the Georgia Senator, for he retorted rather sharply that it took "a very little thing to make come people happy." Compromise Has Ulterior 3feaning? "Maybe the Senator will find that it is big thing," said Senator Atkins, beam ing across the chamber. Significant glances passed between the Senators on the floor, and people in the galleries began to suspect that the com promise just adopted meant something different than was apparent on Its face. As adopted, the new provision strikes out of section four of the Interstate Com merce law tho words "under substan tially similar circumstances and condi tions." and also eliminates the proviso of that section and amends the section so as to make It read as follows: Toxt or Section. "Section 4. That It shall be unlaw ful for any common carrier, subject to the provisions of this act. to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or any like kind of prop erty for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction, the shorter being Included within the longer distance, or to charge any greater compensation as a through route than the aggregate of the local rates: but this shall not be construed as authorising- any common carrier, within the terms of this act, to charge as great compensation from a shorter as from a longer distance: Provision Gives Lophole. "Provided, however, that the Inter state Commerce Commission may, from It knowledge or Information, or upon application, ascertain that the ctrcum tances and conditions of the long haul aire dissimilar to the circumstances and conditions of the shorter haul, whether they result from competition by water or rail, then it may authorize a com mon carrier to charge less for the longer than for the shorter distance for the transportation of passengers; but In no event shall the authority be granted unless the Commission ts sat isfied that ail the ' rates involved are just and reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential nor prejudicial. "And provided, further, that no rates or charges lawfully existing at the time of the passage of this amendatory act shall be required to be changed by reason of the provisions of this section prior to the expiration of six months after the passage of this act. nor in any case where application shall have been filed before the commission In acordance with the provisions of this section, pending a determination of such applications by the commission." Republicans Change Fornt. Of the 66 votes in favor of the amend ment 22 were given by Republican Sena tors who have opposed the Insertion of any long-and -short-haul provision in the railroad bill. 13 by .Democrats and the rest by Republicans, chiefly insurgents. The negative vote was equally divided between Republicans and Democrats. Senators Voting for Bill. The Senators who voted for the provis ion were: Aldrich. Bacon. Beveridge, (Conclail on rscft . Injuries. Received When Spark Ig nites Graphite. Probably Fatal. Companion Falls 30 Feet. Held to the. roof of a burning- build ing by a rope he had tied around his body to keep him from falling. W. T. Alford, a painter, was burned nearly to death yesterday afternoon. He now lies at Good Samaritan hospital with little hope of recovery. Alford was at work on the roof of the big plant of the Oregon Wood Dis tillery company on Linnton road, near Whitwood Court station on the United Railways line. He was spraying the roof with graphite, an ' Inflammable painting liquid. A. spark from the smokestack of the plant fell on the roof and In an Instant It was all ablaze Alford's clothing had become saturated with the liquid and caught fire. Screaming with pain, he ran, stum bling and rolling over the roof. So in tense was the pain that he was unable to free himself from the rope he had attached to his body to keep him from slipping; from the roof. A hose was thrown to Harvel Faunelson, who was working -with Alford on a temporary stage below the roof, and in trying to grasp It he fell 30 feet, sustaining little injury. By the aid of ladders men finally reached the burning painter and with the hose extinguishing the flames. The lives of 20 men employed in the wood alcohol distillery were endangered by the fire. Several barrels of alcohol would have blazed up had the fire spread. It was some time before Dr. S. M. Mann, of Linnton, could reach the scene to administer medical attention to Al ford. He was later removed to Good Samaritan hospital in a Red Cross am bulance and though reported resting somewhat better last night, it is not believed he will live. His face, eyes and upper body are terribly burned. ASIATICS ARE CONTENTION International Socialist Party Sees Split Over Question. CHICAGO, May 13. (Special.) A closed door for Asiatics, involving a split with the International Socialist party, or the advocacy of unlimited im migration, in opposition to the Ameri can Federation of Labor's policy, is an Issue which is expected to bring some stormy sessions of the National Social ist convention, which meets In Chicago Sunday. Delegates from all sections of the country began to arrive in Chi cago today and those from the Pacific Coast declared themselves ready to fight to a finish for the exclusion of Asiatics. The immigration committee held a session which lasted throughout the afternoon, and It was predicted that Its report to the convention would be In favor of repudiating the stand taken by the international organization. This will throw the main part of the con test into open convention, as many of the state delegations have been in structed to uphold the International committee's open-door policy. 50,000 ASK WALSH PARDON Convicted Banker at Last Approves Efforts to Free liim. WASHINGTON. May 13. Bearing 60,- 000 names, a petition will be formally presented to the Department of Justice of the United States within a few days, asking for the pardon of John R. Walsh, of Chicago, now serving a term in the Leavenworth Federal prison for violation of the National Banking laws. This was admitted last night by Rich ard "Walsh, a son of the imprisoned banker. "This Is the first petition which has received the sanction of my father," he said. "It was started without his knowledge, however. There have been several others which have been turned down by the Government authorities on account of the lack of my father's approval and signature. "This one has been duly signed by him, and his attorneys have been, in structed to get it in shape and present It as soon as possible." COMET INSURANCE BOUGHT Frightened Negroes Eagerly Pay Premiums to Clever Black. TiOS ANGELES, Cal., May 13. (Spe cial.) C B. Green, a negro, living on South San Pedro street, during the past several weeks has been collecting a weekly premium of 25 cents from half a hundred badly frightened negroes. who fear death from the approaching comet. In return he gives them a J500 Insurance contract, agreeing to pay that sum to the widow or children of the victims in case death is met through the comet striking the earth. He has a provision In the contract that death must not be due to fright alone. HARRIMAN'S LODGE TAKEN Southern Pacific Is Given Ieed to Property at Pelican Bay. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., May 13. (Spe cial.) A deed was filed with the County Clerk this morning, transferring the fa mous Harrlman property known as Peli can Bay Lodge from W. H. Holablrd to the Southern Pacific Company. This property, while having belonged to the Southern Pacific all the time, was In the name of Mr. Holablrd. one of Mr. Harriman's closest friends, until today, so the -transfer is In-name only. Accused Physician Con fident of Acquittal. TWELVE MEN GO OUT EAGERLY Swope Family Does Not Stay for Possible Verdict. JURORS TAKEN TO HOTEL After Long, Wearying Speeches by Lawyers, Relief Is Felt for End of First Ordeal Closing Ar gument Is Most Bitter. JT BY TAKES MANY BAI.IXTS AND IS LOCKED IP IN HO TEL. FOB NIGHT. KA.NSAS CITY. May 13. After the Hyde murder Jury had. ballobed for 1 hour and 40 minutes tonight with out reaching a verdict, the jurymen were sent to their hotel for the night, They will resume ballotlne at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning-. ............... .........4 (KANSAS CITT. May 13. The case of Dr. B. C, Hyde, accused of murdering Colonel Thomas H. Swope, went to the Jury at 8-66 o'clock. Grown weary after more than four weeks of imprisonment, the balloting time was greeted with signs of relief by the Jurymen. During the final hours of the closing addresses, which occupied the entire regular court sessions for two days and entered into extra night sessions, the jurymen looked often at the clock and moved restlessly in their chairs. Jury Glad to Go. When James A. Reed closed the state's final argument tonight and Judge Lat shaw indicated the Jury was free to be gin voting on its verdict, the 13 men walked quickly from the courtroom. The court informed them it would wait until about midnight for a verdict. If none had been found at that time, said the court, they -would be sent to their hotel to return tomorrow and continue their de liberations. Dr. Hyde smiled as the arbiters of his fate retired. Turning to his wife at his side he said: 'Til eat dinner at home with you Sun day, Frances.'" . Swope Family Goes Home. Off at one side of the courtroom eat Mrs. Logan O. Swope. Clustered about her were all of her living children, with the exception of Mrs.' Hyde. The Jury filed past her as It went to Its room. As soon as the room was cleared suf ficiently the Swope family went home. When the Jury retired the crowd was ordered from the courtroom and left un willingly. It -wanted to remain until a verdict was received, but the court would not permit it- In 15 minutes after the close, of the arguments the marshals cleared the room. Every marshal In the employ of the county -was drawn into service. They were charged to clear the room as soon as possible and to use strenuous efforts to prevent a demonstration. More than a dozen personal friends of (Oonclud ed on Page 3.) Because It Is Friday, and 13th Be side, Fire Engine Blows T7p, and Evil Day Has Sway. CHICAGO, May 1 J. (Special.) Tile fact that Jack Johnson refused to take a bath on Friday, the 13th, is no reason why Frank C Mcllroy, president of the Mc Eroy Belting & Hose Company, should be superstitious and ha wasn't, up to to day. But the Commercial Club of Hammond, Ind.. where the new Mcllroy belting plant Is or was looated and a large number of citizens of that little city wish he bad been. The wish was expressed after the belting plant had been destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of 36,000. - The new factory was completed only last week and the announcement that Its operations would begin tomorrow had been made. Then Mcllroy decided to defy superstition. He started the machinery at 12 o'clock today and within 16 minutes the plant was in flames as a result of the explosion of the boiler. When the fire engine arrived the air chamber in its boiler hurst, rendering it useless, so there was nothing to do but let the factory burn. Friday, the 13th, reaped its reward, even though Mr. Mcllroy is or was not super stitious. Only the -walls of the factory remain standing. The stock and equip ment are a total loss. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tho Weather, YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 65 degrees ; minimum. 48 degrees. TODAY'S Ffc.tr and warmer; north west wlndtf. National. Compromise effected in Senate on long1 and short-haul charges In railroad bill. Page 1. Interstate Commerce Commission will Ig nore court' adverse decision on 16-hour labor law. Page 3. Schwartx declares Bal linger did not take initiative in Alaskan cases. Page 1. Michigan Representative in House defends new tariff act, ridiculing Senator Bev eridge. Page 6. Domestic. Detectives promise to find. Mr. Pitman ft reward can be produoed. Page S. Hammond, I1L, man not superstitious, starts factory on 13th; no factory. Page 1. Troops ordered out to quell Indian upris ing In .New Mexico. Page 1. Ordeal of Hyde trial over ; accused man jests as Jury debates; locked, up. Page 1. Sport. pAciflc Coast League results: Portland 5, Lros -Angele 4; San. Francisco 3. Oak land 2; Vancouver 5, Sacramento ' 4.' Page 7. Jack Johnson drives fast pacer and takes 12-mile run. Page 2. Tillamook has gala time at opening of Its baseball season, and, achieves victory. Page 12. Commercial mad Marine. European hop crop estimates indicate in sufficient supply. Page 17. Xew York stock market dull but strong. Page 17. Price uncertainty checks trade activity. Page 17. Shorts' scramble senda vheat up a. Chi cago. Page 17. Ban don demands snore modern, lighthouses. Page 16. Paclfle Northwest. State Grange favors special tax for road purposes. Page 6. Strawberry show attracts thousands to Rose burg. Page 6. University of Oregon faculty urines citizens of Eugene to provide pure water supply. Page 6. Portland and Vicinity. New Pan tag es Theater will be erected at Seventh and Alder streets. Pad 6. Court speed record broken in trial of Scrfber bank case. Page 10. Contract let for pavement In Brooklyn to cost 390,000. Page 11. Delegates from Chamber of Commerce and Taxpayers League would take city dock matter from Mayor and Council. Page 16. Negotiations off between city and roads In Broadway bridge concessions. Pago 11. "W. T. Alford. painten, tied to roof, ia fatally burned. Page 1. High prices paid for two good corners, on one of wh 1 ch new f amtl y ho tel will be built. Page 9. Sup posed k i d n aped ctr! Id f ou n d after 40 hours' wandering; away from mother. Page 10. Those connected with alleged bribery at tempt with Morris Jury say little. Page 2. A SUN SPOT. Full Responsibility Is Taken by Chief. GLAVIS BLAMED FOR DELAY Ballinger Took No Initiative on Cunningham Claims. SECRETARY QUITS STAND Testimony Is Given of Attack In Anonymous Circular Said to Have Been Distributed From Gif. ford Pincbot's House. . WASHINGTON, May 13. Full respon sibility for tlie "clear listing" of the Cunningham claims and the conduct of those cases before the General Land Office 'was assumed by H. iL. Schwartz, chief of the Held service, who was a witness before the Ballinger-Pinchot in vestigation committee today. Mr. Schwartz laid the blame for the delay in reaching: a conclusion in the Alaskan cases at the door of I R. Glavis, to whom, he said, he had given all lati tude In investigating them. He said Mr. Ballinger had never taken any .initial action in those cases and that when lie had "clear listed" them, as Commis sioner of the Land Office, he had done so on his (Schwartz) recommendation on the basis of the report of Special Agent Love. Schwartz Answers Witty. Attorney Vertrees, counsel for Ballin ger. questioned Schwartz for several hours and bis ready answers and quick wit kept the committee in an uproar all the while. ' Mr. Ballinger was excused from the stand this morning with the understand ing he might be recalled for further cross-examination. "While Schwartz was speaking of a meeting lie had with Glavis in Seattle last Summer, he said they Incidentally discussed the clash between the Land Office and the Forestry Bureau. Mr. Vertrees asked him to tell to what he attributed the quarrel. Canse of Friction Told. "There always will be friction, as long as the Forestry Bureau . and the Land Office are in two different departments," was the reply. "They should both be cither in the Department of Agriculture or in the Interior Department, and being In the Interior Department," he added with a smile, "I think they should be ia that department." One of the members of the committee was inquiring of Mr. Schwartz whether he did not think another department was needed, when Representative Graham (Dem.) broke in: "Don't you think we need another Gov ernment?" "Why, retorted Schwartz, quickly, "why, we've got the best Government on earth. All we need Is a little better fellows to run it" "Your complaint, then. Is against the fellows who run the Government?" asked Representative Madison. "Or against the fellows who make the (Concluded on Page 2.) Government Hydrographlo Depart ment Sends Out Warning to Marl, ners to Be on Lookout, Fears that Halley's comet, beginning next Monday and lasting for four days, may Interfere with wireless messages and with, ships' compasses is expressed In a hydrographlo bulletin sent out by the Government from Washington. The following concerning the electrical ef fect of the comet is taken from the bul letin: "It Is possible that during the ap proach and recession of Halley's comet unusual electro-magnetic phenomena may occur. Electro-magnetio waves may be set up by electrical discharges or meteoric particles. In which case disturbances would be observed in the receiving apparatus of wireless instal lations. The maximum effect will be observed between the 16th and 20th of May, and particularly on May IS. "It is requested that wireless oper ators pay particular attention to static effects during this period and note any thing unusual. The occurrence of mete orites should be logged by the watch officer with details of time, size, di rection and duration. The operator, hearing unusual noises in the telephone. should note the time and sea whether there were any meteorites observed at that time; also the ship's head and the direction of the antennae at the came time. "As the compass may also be affected. a close watch should be kept for un usual deflections of tlie needle, noting their exact time, amount, whether peri odical, etc. "In addition to the above it is re quested that all shlpmastrs who view the comet will inform the Hydrographlo Office of the brightness of the object as compared with bright stars in the heavens, the angular length of the tall. comparing the length with the angular distance between bright stars near it, its form and color. To make these ob servations it is suggested that ship. masters use their .binoculars, spyglasses or the low-power eyepieoe of their sextants." MAYOR FROWNS ON MATCH Memorial Day Unsuited to Wrestling Boat, Says Bnsse. CHICAGO, May 13. (Special.) May or Busse issued orders today that no permit be issued for any Memorial day wrestling bout. The date had been advertised for world'a championship open-air contest be tween Frank Gotch and Zbyszsko. The Mayor declared that such, public exhibi tions are not befitting to the (National holiday. Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler was instructed to notify the promoters of the position taken by the Mayor. He im mediately sent for Joe Coffey, 'manager. to give him an opportunity to change the match to some other date. DAN CUPID TRICKS GOTCH Champion. Wrestler Settles Breach of Promise Case for $50O0. CHICAGO, May IS. (Special.) iFrank Gotch baa lost his first purse since he became champion wrestler of the world. The purse was for SSOOu, Cupid is the lad that did the trick. Applying a combination of toe-hold, strangte-hold, chancery; grapevine and hammerlock. Cupid pinned the champion's shoulders to the mat in six months, four days, two hours, Ave minutes and twenty- three seconds. That Is to say. "Miss Sadie Currie today settled her breach of promise suit against the champion out of court. No mention is made of the whereabouts of a baby mentioned in the love letters. HARRY LEVY LASSOES DEER Fortlander Makes Buck Captive After Struggle. FOREST GROVE. Or.. May IS. (Spe cial.) While en route driving cattle to the Levy meat camp above Glenwood, Harry Levy, of Portland, lassoed a 3-year-old buck deer that had' been driven into a creek by dogs. The animal was dragged out of the water, tired and worn. The deer was taken into the camp, where it Is now in captivity. The horns are in the velvet and one of them was seriously muitlated. MUCKRAKERS ARE SCORED House Chaplain TTrges Them to Clean Own Yards First. WASHINGTON. May IS. Rev. Henry N. Couden, the blind chaplain of the House of Representatives, astonished the members of that body today by praying for Divine guidance to lead the muckrakers to "rake before their own doors before attending to the litter In front of their neighbor's homes." PATHFINDER ENDS ITS RUN Mud of Thirteen States Covers Glld deit Car at Journey's End. CHICAGO. May 13. The Glidden pathfinder, with' the mud and grime of IS states- speaking vividly of the 2900 miles It has covered, finished its long trip at S o'clock this afternoon. Massacre of White Ran chers Is Feared. WOMAN AND BABES ATTACKED Taos Pueblo Tribesmen Are on Rampage in New Mexico. REDS ANGERED BY CENSUS Imprisonment of Chief and Council lors Another Reason for Discon tent Which Has Burst Into Rising Against Pale Faces. EAST LAS VEGAS, May 13. An up rising of serious proportions has broken out among the Taos Pueblo Indians at their village. 70 miles north west of here, and tonight troops are being hurried by special train from Santa Fe to check: a. possible massacre of white ranchers. The Indians have cut all telephone and telegraph wires from Taos but reports here indicate the depredations so far have been confined to an at tack on the wife and children or L. S. Meyers, a homesteader, and the cutting of fence's and looting of horses and cattle. Further attacks are expected by the ranchers and Judge John B, McFle. conducting court at Taos, telegraphed an urgent demand for troops to go there. The Government immediately ordered 60 men of Companies D and F, New Mexico National Guardi to Taos. The militiamen will arrive at Taos to morrow forenoon. Crack Company Ready. General Brooks, in command of the National Guard, has also ordered Com pany H. of Santa Fe, to be in readiness to march at & moment's notice.' Coin- -pany H is the crack organization of the New Mexico National Guard. The uprising of the Pueblos, who for years have been a peaceful and- law abiding people, is believed to have been caused by the punishment of Pueblos by the Territorial authorities. For years, the Pueblos have governed themselves, electing: their , own chiefs and village councillors, who tried and punished malefactors of the tribe with out recourse or appeal to the Territor ial authorities. Councillors Put in Jail. Some months ago, an Indian of the I si eta Pueblo, who had been Impris oned by the village authorities ap pealed to the Territorial courts and the chief and councillors of the villagers were put In, la 11. Since that time, the Indians have been unruly and it is believed the present outbreak is the result of fear by the Pueblos they would lose their much-prized inde pendence and the inability of the elders to control the young bucks, who be lieved the authority of the village -councillors was on. the wane. Home Is Attacked. For several weeks, ranchers near Taos have found their fences cut and their stock missing, but the discontent of the Indians reached a climax yes terday in the . attack on the Myers household. The taking of the census is also be lieved to have caused much unrest among pe Indians. When the enum erators reached Santo Domingo and San Dia Pueblos, they were refused all information concerning members of the tribe and were threatened with violence. It was only after they had threatened to call troops and ex-Governor Curry had gone personally to the chiefs and reassured them about the purpose of the census, that the In dians would answer the questions. Several Eastern artists are believed to be in the Taos country making sketches of Indian life. Taos is the oldest and most picturesque of 'the Pueblos. ' PHONE LINES MAY MERGE Western Companies, From Minnesota to Coast, In Combine. SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. Negotia tions looking to the merging of the West em interests of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company have been in prog ress here for the past two days. It is understood that preliminary steps have been taken toward the absorption of a number of small independent companies In the Western and Northwestern states, with the ultimate idea of consolidating the great companies that operate from Minnesota to California, says the Call today. At the conference here there were present: H. B. Thayer, of New Tork: president of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company; H. V. Lane, of Salt Lake City, president of the Rocky Moun tain Bell Telephone Company; F. C Nel son, of St. Paul, vice-president of the Trl-State Telephone & Telegraph Com pany, and Henry T. Scott, of San Fran cisco, president of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company. The visiting magnates left the city last night, but will return later in the week, when they will be Joined by Belvidere Brooks, of New Tork. general manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company.