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2 THE 3IORNIXG OEEGOXIAX. MONDAY, JUNE 27 1910. GORE INQUIRf IS .' BUT ONE OF MANY Investigations Ordered by Con gress Extend Half Way Around World. LORIMER'S SEAT INVOLVED Interior Department of Philippines, Ship Subsidy Lobby, Naturaliza tion and Indian Lands All Down as Vacation Tasks. " WASHINGTON, Juno 26. (Special.) Investigations of one kind and an . other ordered by Congress before the adjournment last night will extend over the country and beyond the seas to the possessions of the United States in the Orient during the Summer and Fall months. This means that probes directed from "Washington will reach approximately half way around the earth. Here are some of the things that will keep a few of the members of Congress busy, outside the fences that are to be mended and kept in repair in their districts between now and the election in November: Investigation by committees of both houses of the charges made by Sena tor Gore relative to Indian lands and with -particular respect to the alleged improper interest in Indian contracts by members of Congress. Senatorial Investigation to determine the right of William Lorimer, of Il linois, to his seat In Congress as a re sult of charges that his election, was procured by corrupt methods. Philippines to Be Visited. Investigation of the Interior Depart ment of the Philippine government rela tive to the administration of Philippine lands. investigation, independent of those based on the latest Gore charges, as to the necessity of employing private coun sel in connection with the sale of Indian asphalt and coal lands and of the reason ableness of fees paid to such agants. Investigation of the charges that a lobby has influenced the course of ship subsidy legislation in Congress. Investigation into naturalization condi tions existing in the large cities of the country. In addition to these several Investiga tions, the special Ballinger-Pinchot com mittee continues its existence and will meet September 5. at St. Paul, to prepare its report; and the committee on in creased cost of living may do some further work preparatory to the submis . sion of a report more elaborate than the one filed shortly before the adjournment Df Congress. . Steel Trust and Alaska Escape. A proposed investigation that failed through refusal of the House in the last hours of the session to adopt a resolution on the subject was that of the Steel Trust and steel industry. A thorough investigation of Alaska af fairs, suggested by the recent charges and counter charges of alliance be tween corporation interests and terri torial officials also was proposed by Senators, but it has been postponed for the time being. Plans already are making 1 r a prompt beginning of the investigation into the Indian land charges and con ditions. The special committees ap pointed are expected to me"t and or ganize before the members leave Wash ington for their homes. The Senate resolution provides for Inquiry as to Whether any Senator has been interest ed in connection with legislation af fecting the approval of Indian con tracts during his term of office and whether Improper attempts to prevent or secure the passage of a statute af fecting the approval of Indian con tracts have been made at this session' of Congress. The committee chosen to conduct, the investigation consists of Senators Jonea, of Washington; Burton, Df Ohio; Crawford, of South Dakota; Hughes, of Colorado, and Peny, of M:-;. issippl. ' Indian Question Involved. The investigation under the House res olution is for the purpose of obtaining Information for the use of Congress by Inspecting conditions in any Indian res ervations or agencies in the United States. The committee that will prose cute this work and which must report before the close of the present Congress is composed of Representatives Burke, of South Dakota; . Campbell, of Kansas; Miller, of Minnesota; Stephens, of Texas, and Saunders, of Virginia. The commit tee will visit the Indian country. The Investigation as to the necessity for the employment of private counsel or agents in connection with the sale of the segregated asphalt and coal lands belonging to the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes and as to the fees that are reason able if the necessity for the agents is found to exist, will be conducted by the .regular Indian Affairs committee of the Senate. ' CANAL PROJECT GETS HELP Friends of Lake Washington Scheme . See lteopenlng of Case. SEATTLE, Wash., June 26. (Special.) The supporters of the Lake Washing ton canal project are breathing easier on account of an agreement looking to a reopening of the case. An undertaking has been signed on the one side by the Lake Washington Canal Waterway Asso ciation, represented by Harold Preston, and on the other by the County Commis lioners, represented by Prosecuting At torney Vanderveer, that the State Su preme Court be asked to grant a re hearing to determine the constitutional ity of the Jaw forming the canal district. Under the recent decision the commis sioners were upheld in theh- refusal to equalize the ass3ment roll of the canal district, the court having based its ruling on the fact that the United States Gov ernment has always expressly declined to recognize the canal project, in having de clared the appropriations to be for the Improvement of Ballard harbor alone. The progress made by Mr. Preston brought out the Ballard . mill owners, represented by Jesse V. Ives and W. L. Bilger. .They succeeded in having the case set' for Monday morning before the commissioners, when the war between the opposing factions, which has waged intermittently - for years, is expected to break out afresh. County Treasurer Improves. EUGENE. Or.. - June 26. (Special.) R- E. Eastland, Lane County Treasurer, who fell down a stairway, has regained consciousness and is rapidly recover ing. Mr. Eastlaand cannot account for the accident; being unable to ' say whether, he tripped or had a fainting spelL SENATOR WHO STARTED M HOME WITH WIFE SENATOR GORE, Senator Joofn, of AVanhlnRton, Chairman of Senate Inveati Kntlngr Committee, MRS. PAXTQN WEDS William H. Taibot, Rich Tim berman, Is Third Husband. VENTURE IS HIS SECOND Payment of $1000 a Month Alimony to First Wife Little Concerns Him Bride's Second Spouse Suicid Two "Weeks , Ago. . SAN FRANCISCO, June 26. (Special.) Romance, treading close upon heeis of tragedy, brought happiness -once more into the life of Mrs. Charles E. Paxton, yesterday, when she was married to Wil liam H. Talbot. For six months her friends have been awaiting the announce ment of her engagement but Mrs. Paxton embarked upon her third venture with few of the frills that adorn such gala occasions. For Talbot it was a second experience. With only their immediate families as guests, the two were married at 11 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Darneal, the bride's parents, in Alameda. It was just two weeks ago that Mrs., Paxton's divorced husband ended - his life with a bullet in his brokerage office in Bush street He had fallen in arrears in his alimony payments and faced tho uncertainties that come with financial reverse. . Before 'her second marriage Mrs. Pax ton had been the wife of B. A. Bowen, but they found themselves unsuited to each other and a divorce ensued. Endowed with a rare beauty, a fortune and charm, Mrs. Paxton was a brilliant figure in local society. . After her second divorce she lived for a time at the St. Francis Hotel, where she waa the recip ient of marked attentions from Talbot. Talbot's long divorce . struggle In . the courts attracted uoastwide attention, and it was not until after three years of liti gation that he gained his freedom. He ia rated as one of the wealthiest men of the Coast, his lumber Interests carryllng his fortune into the millions. The de cree which compels him to pay to his first wife something more than $1000 a month, is the least of his troubles. After much publicity, Talbot and his bride decided to arrange the marriage with just as little fuss as possible. The utmost secrecy was observed, Dep uty County Clerk Paul Wuthe being brought from Oakland at 1 o'clock Friday night to issue the marriage license. The wedding ceremony was witnessed by the relatives only. The three chil dren of the bridegroom were present. The wedding party was completed with the addition of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. DarneaL and her two brothers. The bride and bridegroom were unat tended, v Immediately after the serving of the wedding breakfast Talbot and his bride left in a big automobile on Ihelr honey moon. They will take up their temporary residence at the St. Francis, later going for an Indefinite stay to the Northwest, where Talbot has extensive lumber in terests. - HOTELMEN FIGHT TRUST Movement to Buy Direct From Pro ducers Begun, in Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash., June 26. (Special.) In their flght against the Produce As sociation the hotel men and restaurant keepers of Seattle have raised $500 to I t Is ; if! i ; ' ' "f . - i l mint-'"' 4 ; t . V ,., ; X I ; $ jm j : J i S$rSgFS4 Lnf- , i - ' 1: , i gt WWWjW iw W lwwy, )W;y op it,- - I L A rJ? ... .- I f 'MURRAY INVESTIGATION AT AND DAUGHTER. - OP OKLAHOMA, i mm Representative Burke, of eutb. Dakota, Chairman of House Investigating: Committee. conduct a searching investigation and if necessary to cary the war . Into the courts, in order to defeat any combina tion in restraint of trade. The Seattle branch of the International Stewards' Association, which started the protest against Western avenue merchants, is considering three plans, any one or all of which may be made effective. One Is a legislative correction; the second Is an Independent commission house, and tho third is a system of purchasing direct from producers. The last-named plan is being considered by G-. J. Kaurman, man ager of the Seattle Hotel, who is corres ponding with the rural districts with the object mentioned. State Representative Norrls, who Is now Republican candi date for Senator jn the Thirty-first Dis trict, is flgbting ihe produce trust, and has made it the issue of his campaign. It has been demonstrated that rations supplied to the War Department in Se attle cost 25 per cent more than else where. SPECIAL AGENTS RENAMED Land Office Telegraphs Reappoint ments to Portland Division. Telegraphic orders received yester day by Chief of the Field Division Ch.ristensen, of the General Land Office for the Washington, Oregon and Alaska district, will today cause the restora tion of 14 special agents and one clerk to the rolls. The men were furloughed some weeks ago because of the ex haustion of the funds appropriated by Congress for investigation of land fil ings. The specials ordered placed In the field at once are Messrs.. Laughlin, Car nahan, Rabb, Benedict, Lovegren, Davey, Hallen, Hunt, Foraker, Parks, Metsker, Farrer, Arundell and Lavin. Clerk Kops will also be re-employed. Since the special agents were allowed to leave the service they have scattered over the West, and it is probable that some of them will report that they have found other employment. Most of them are young lawyers, and have en deavored to find suitable locations for the practice of their profession. MESSENGER HIT BY AUTO Iad Jumps From Wheel When Crash Comes, Escaping Injury. W. G. Arnold, a Western Union mes senger boy, who lives at Mllwaukie, was run over by S. Benson's automobile at tho corner of Sixth and Washington streets at 6 o'clock last night. Mirac ulously, he escaped injury, a few ugly tears in his trousers and spokes knocked from the wheel of his bicycle being the only Injury done. Machine No.' 1879, driven by M. Shlsler, of 533H Alder street, was going north on Sixth street and the chauffeur attempted to turn down Washington street when Arnold tried to paps in front of .the machine. When he saw he was so ciose to the machine that a collision was un avoidable he jumped from his wheel. 'He said he did not see the auto until it was close upon him. Those who saw the ac cident say the auto's hot-n was not sounded. .Vale Favors County Assembly. ONTARIO, Or.y June 26. (Special.) At a meeting in Vale the delegates to the Republican county convention fa vored the holding of a county assem bly for the purpose of appointing dele gates to the state assembly and, if deemed advisable, to nominate a county ticket and adopt a platform. Precinct meetings are to be held on July 9 to elect delegates to the county assembly. The county assembly is called for July 16 at Vale. T. Tl., Jr., Motors on Honeymoon. SAN FRANCLCO, June 26. Theo dore Roosevelt, Jr., and his bride left here tonight for Los Angeles, which city they will make9.helr headquarters while touring Southern California on their wedding trip. . . .....:...V '., 3 FRIENDLY SPIRIT OF TAFT PREVAILS Achievements by Diplomacy Loom Larger Than Those ' . . . of "Big Stick." RECORD IS NOTEWORTHY Except for Anti-Injunction Bill, President Has Won Every Point. , . Oregon Unfortunate in Irri gation '. Bill. Omissions. fCnntlntitii From Flrat Page.) on a limb, for under a provision of the bill the objectionable restrictions im posed by the Senate bill can be overcome- by the constitutions of the new states, and the President was shrewd enough to see this before he induced the House to- take the Senate bill. So far as the general West Is con cerned. Congress has not, since the pas sage of the reclamation act in 1902 taken any step of such importance as the enactment of the Borah proposal to lend to the Reclamation Service ample money to complete ' existing Govern ment projects. This bill means that projects, many of which have dragged for years, will be rushed to early com pletion, so that Buffering settlers may get water In one, two or three years at the outside, where otherwise they might have been compelled to wait eight or ten years, and perhaps even then lose their property. For the en actment of this law too much praise cannot bo given Senator Borah, the leader of the movement from the out set, but it is also due to the President to say that his insistence - was what forced the House to act against the will of the leaders, and for that reason compelled the passage of the bill. All along the President favored this legislation, but not until the end was he compelled to resort to drastic means to get action in the House. Oregon Projects Suffer. An., unfortunate feature of the irriga tion bill, however, is the repeal of the 'clause which required that a pro rata sum must be expended In the state from which the funds were realized from the sale of lands. It is no longer required that the Reclamation Service must dis tribute its " expenditures in this way, and this Is to the disadvantage of Ore gon, because it probably means that no new projects will be undertaken in that state. Under the former law It would have been the policy to extend the Umatilla project or to adopt a new one, in order that Oregon might profit by the money realized from sales within its own borders. The law now does not require this and it is likely that it will not be done. : Great as was the President's interest in the irrigation bill, he was equally insistent upon the passage of the bill au thorizing the withdrawal of public lands. Early In the session, he presented and urged a comprehensive system of con servation laws. Western men In Congress saw fit to ignore these bills; tucked them away in pigeon-holes, and refused to alloi, them to be considered When- tbe President discovered that Western in terests had checked the proposed revision of the land laws, he concentrated his efforts on the withdrawal bill, content to .let the general subject- go over for future consideration. Development Is Checked. The withdrawal bill permits him. in a crude way, to prevent monopolyand waste,' which, while not true conserva tion, is a makeshift, and the President Is satisfied that with this whip' he will be able hereafter to force Congress to give respectful attention to the revision of the public land laws. The withdrawal bill will largely check development in the .West and that circumstance will even tually compel Western Senators and Rep resentatives to take up and dispose of practical conservation legislation,, which is what the President wants. The West also will benefit from other legislation passed this session: The bill creating the bureau of mines, a Taft measure and a Roooevelt measure; the Mondell bill permitting the surface entry of coal lands, another relic of the last Administration; the bill permitting the assignment of homesteads on Government irrigation projects, and the bill granting leaves of -absence to settlers on those projects, whenever water is not available for irrigation. - ' ' Congress authorized two battleships, as urged by the President, where strong Eastern sentiment favored only one; an appropriation to defray the expenses of the tariff board appointed to ascertain the difference between the cost of produc tion at home and abroad, an appropria tion ' that waa bitterly opposed, and put through only as an Administration item; the Ballinger-Pinchot case was investi gated with the approval of the President, who wanted no opportunity neglected to establish the innocence of his Secretary of the Interior of the charges preferred by Pinchot. Glavls and other muck rakers, and the retirement of Associate Justice Moody, so that there may be a full Supreme Bench. The "white slave traffic is being more thoroughly regulated under a bill passed early In the session and provision has been made for a com mission of experts to report upon econo mical expenditures In the Government de partments, economy being a by-word of the Taft Administration. To cap the climax, the recent session added to its record of regular appropria tions not only an omnibus publio build ing bill that brought joy Into most every Congressional district, but a river and harbor bill whose benefits are almost as widespread. DIAZ' POWER IS RENEWED CContlnued From Flrt Page.) been deposted from the superintend ence of the police and that he was quietly fostering his candidacy for the second place on the national ticket. Brief advices from Juarez and Chi huahua are that the election passed off with no disturbance and that Diaz and Corral polled the usual largevote. So far as has been learned .here, there was "ho trouble along the border. The closing' of saloons in the republic waa rigidly enforced. In Jurez three ar rests were made for violating the clos ing regulations. Corral Next Ruler. The result " of the election today means, according to -those well versed In Mexican politics, that Corrall will be the future ruler of the nation and that the spirit of insurrection has been pretty well quenched. All over "the republic preparations have been going on for months for the celebration of the centennial of Independence next September. The rivalry among the states ' and municipalities to. make tbe best showing during the festivities has been a good thing In the way of creat ing a stronger national sentiment. . It is not anticipated there will be any more trouble at that time than there was today. Opponents Disposed Of. , Of the three men on whom the opposi tion forces had centered their hopes, one. General Bernardo Reyes, is in Paris for a stay of two years. Herlberto Barron, & former member of Congress, who had announced himself a candidate for the vice-presidency, Is In the United States, banished, he declares, on account of a book, he had written in which he took the administration to task. The third "Insurgent," Madera, is still In Jail. Those who have American capital in vested In Mexico have been strongly fa vorable to the re-election of 'Diaz and Corral. It is estimated there is about $1,000,000,000 In gold of such capital. MUCH DEPENDS ON CROP BIG . HARVEST WOCID SOLVE KIXAXCIAI, PROBLEMS. Undue Extension of Credit Finds Correction In Abatement ot Commodity Speculation. 'NEW YORK, June 16. Anxiety over the' Spring wheat crop tempered the feeling of hopefulness in financial markets last week. The real situation of the Spring wheat crop was obscured by calculations for speculative pur poses lri the commodities -markets and by the inevitable difficulty of accurate knowledge on the subject of multifari ous details. While 'the - perplexities surrounding the financial outlook have been work ing out in various ways,, a plentiful' harvest would supply a comparative solution of the whole problem. Hence the sensitiveness of speculative senti ment to the crop news. Attorney-General Wickersham's Chicago address on Government regulation of capital issues has also caused some disturb ance of sentiment. A strong effect on speculative sentiment was produced by the announcement that the great meat packing companies had assented to in creases in freight rates for" which the railroads are asking. On the side of the money market there has been a sensible growth of confidence. A factor in that result has been the evidence that a season of something like money plethora In the Lopdon money market Is approaching. Discount rates are receding there, for eign exchange rates In New York are declining and supplies of exchange against foreign bond sales, cotton sales and bankers' finance bills indicate the recourse that is open for New York borrowers in the London market. Domestic banking authorities report progress in correcting the credit exten sion involving in commodity specula tion, land deals, irrigation projects and extravagance in automobile buylnK Part of the relief comes from a slowing down in business and its encouraging influence is modified to that extent. ACTRESS MAD OVER FIGHT Kate Blancke, Who Sends Frantic Telegrams to JRlckard, Insane. r CLEVELAND, O., June 26. Insane over the Jeff rtes-Johnson' flght. Kate Blancke, well-known ' character actress, was com mitted to the State Asylum at Newburg today. Since her arrival in Cleveland Jast Thursday, Miss Blancke has been send ing telegrams continually to Jack Gleas on, and Tex Rickard. the fight promoters. begging them to take her to the contest. Her actions finally became so peculiar that her relatives were appealed to, and after medical examination she was ad judged insane. Miss Blancke, who has played with Vaughn Glaser and other well-known companies, has recently been engaged at a stock theater in Toledo. Attention was first attracted to her be havior when she insisted on repeating her lines in German. She left the theater and came to Cleveland, apparently for the purpose of persuading a local man who is arranging a special train to go to Reno, to include her -among the pas sengers. ' Zeppelin Airship Trip Halted. DUSSELDORF, Germany, June 26. Because of stormy weather the Zeppe lin airship Deutschland did not sail today. The air voyage will be on Tues day. SO Years Experience at Yonr Serv ient S Yearn In the Leading; Eye Clinics of Enrope. Selling Spectacles As a Business vs. Fitting Spectacles As a Profession Many use simple tests for determin ing as nearly as they can what glasses the eyes can wear and call themselves opticians. Ours is strict ly a profession we use scientific tents that will find the cause of the trouble and glasses are prescribed that will strike at the evil and over come the cause. One Charge Covers Entire Coat of Examination, Glasses. Frames. THOMPSON 2 Portland's Exclusive Optical Place. Second floor Corbett Bid-., Kifth and Morrison. ifi F! H I finnan c--- -1 -wv I rr rrV--irmim'tin in-niitv irnm i''ihiii Wi 'Hf-TiTi -fiV ' n M , HORACE MANN The best-equipped tin shop in the entire Northwest. We have the' best mechanics and do the best work in tin, gal vanized iron or black steel work. We want your business. Prompt execution and care ful work. Prices reasonable. the w.G. Mcpherson co. Heating Engineers " ' The Purest is Children require the purest of food. No mother would knowingly sacrifice the would choose discriminately BRAND tfofuinPia n Ton can feed it to yonr children lcnoving that it ia perfect that it has passed and 'bears the stamp of At Best Dealers, UalB Meat Cosopamy. Portland. Orcsosi Pioneer Packer TELEPHONING : TIIE City and the Country are bounds together by the telephone line. The farmer and his family use the rural telephone con stantly, calling up each other and the market town on all sorts of matters and for all sorts of supplies and information. City people also find the rural telephone of great advantage. A traveler from his room in the hotel talks with the farm folk miles away. "Without the telephone he could not reach them. The farmer himself may travel far and still talk home over the Long Distance Lines of the Bell System. The Pacific Telephone and Tdegrapb Company Every Bell Telephone is the Center o: the System HIGHEST CLASS OF WORK. 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