Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 21, 1910, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, DECE3IBER 21. 1910. EXONERATIOW OF L0R1MER OPPOSED said he was "looking out for the plow boy and the clerk behind the country tore counter." The bill carrle 135. J:S.I19. It was under consideration at adjournment. The House agreed to the Senate amendment to the urgent deficiency bllL The bill as amended carries an appropriation of a little more than $1. ooo.ooo. The bill to reorganize the naval militia on a basis lmflr to that pre scribed for the National Guard of the several states, was reported baek to the House by the committee on naval affairs, with the recommendation for Its passage. A monument to the memory of Abra ham Lincoln Is contemplated by a bill reported to the Senate by Senator Root from the committee on library. Ths measure was introduced by Cullom. Sub-Committee Is Regarded as Having Exceeded Au thority in Report. DELAY MAY BE AGREED TO PUGILIST RISKS DEATH TTTT! MnnXIXG OREGONIAN, 1 " ' I ! 1 - . ' . ..... V Ilrjburn Art Tht Statements of ' ronfrMd Perjurer Should Not Be Permitted to Overt Ii row Election ot Senmtor. WASHINGTON'. Dec. !. What mar prove formidable opposition to to adoption of any report to the Benat for the exoneration of Senator Lorlmer as tlie result of Inveattitatlon of the rhanrra of bribery in connection with hi election br the llllnola Lealsla ture to succeed Senator Hopkins, la aid to havo developed today. " Hereral Senator are declared to have agreed that they would compel a post ponement of the whole aubject until after the holiday recess in order that all member might hare an opportunity to dliceat the testimony, aa well aa the report of the committee on privileges and election. Exoneration Xot Cnllrd Tor. It developed today also that ome member of the full committee believed the ub-commlttee hould have report ed merely whether bribery had been resorted to in the election In which Lorlmer wa successful, and that the Instruction given by the Senate in the resolution authorising the Investigation had not called for a report calling TT the exoneration of Lorlmer. Chairman Burrowa la expected to submit the report of the committee to morrow. He ha on file statements ubmlttcd by Senator Ileyburn and f'raxlrr and these will be made public with the report of the committee. (speaker Shurtleft had declared a constitutional majority of the Legisla ture to be 101 member. The lesll monr adduced by the uh-commtttee on privileges and election brought In the names of four members of the Legis lature aa having received bribe and three as having paid money to influ ence TOtC. What Is Majority? IVbaled. Without bringing Ixrinier Into the transaction at all. Senator Krazler tiled a statement In which he declares that even vot should iot be counted for Lorlmer. Several other Senatora are said to share this view, but there I a difference of opinion whether the elimi nation of the seven would have a Heeled the election. If the seven were subtracted It would reduce the constitutional majority. Some arc said to contoud that such would bo the case, while others assert that a constitutions! majority Is un alterable, whether effected by corrup tion or any other mean. The statement Bled by Senator Iley burn i said to be an argument against eliminating votes of euch members of the Legislature a confesse'd to receiv ing bribes on the. ground that xhe statements of confessed perjurers should not be permitted to overthrow the election. C LARK'S EXPENSES WIOTESTED Member Questions Allowance of $7I&0 to Alaska's Oovrrnor. WASHINGTON. Pee. in The traveling expenses of Oovernor t'lark. of Alaska, were under fire In the Tlouse today. Representative- Cox. of Indiana, wanted to know why Alaska' chief executive piiould receive so much more than the Governor of Arizona, to whom only li'H was allowed. The bill grants Governor Clark a lump urn of S713A for traveling and for office expense. I-' more than granted last year. tiillelt of MassachuaetA in charge of the bill, said be did not know unU-m It wasfbecause ef the vastly greater necee atiy for the Uovernor of Alaska, a the mouthpiece of that territory, to come to Washington to advise on Alaskan mat ters. Stephens of Trxsst a Democrat. Mann ami other defended the paragraph and Co waived further objection. XAVAL ItEPAIHS ESTIMATED Mejer . l,l.0"0 for Im provement of Vessels la Service. WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. Repairs ag gregating ll.tX.voe on naval vessels are provided for In estlmatea aubmltted to "ongrea tolay for use In the next fiscal year. Secretary Meyer asks for authority to expend $50.fl each on the Ueorria and Virginia for modern izing their turret. HIO.Ooo on the AreUiuaa; on the Iroquois, and Its. on the Nero. The (Georgia and Virginia have been In contlnuoua service on the Atlantic for four years. The Aretltusa la the only tank vessel In the Navy. The Iroquois I a large ateel tug, formerly the Keaxle. and now In eervtce on the farlflc Coast. The Nero' repairs are necessary because of that vessel's grounding July 1. BRISTOW loses jxxm; eight Omnibus Bill Passes Senate, Includ ing French Claim. WASHINGTON. Pec. SO. The om nibus claims bill was passed by the Fenat tolay. carrying more than .oo. la spite of the fight made on the measure by Senator Brlstow It was) put through by a vote ot 4i to 11. Hris tow devoted a seek to attacking the provisions of the bill, making an espe cially bitter onslaught on the appro priations to meet the Krcnch spoliation claim. Martin A. Knapp m confirmed by the Senate a an additional Circuit Court Judge of the Second Judicial Dis trict and will take hla place on the bench of the new Court of Commerce a soon as that tribunal L organized. Mr. Knepp wee chairman of the Inter state Commerce Commission. The Senate committee on Interstate commerce decided to report favorably to the Senate the names of C.C. McChord. of Kentucky, and R. H. Meyer, of Wis consin, to be members of the Inter state Commerce Commission. It is ex pected that the Senate will act on the recommendation tomorrow. Implacable In Ms demand for econo my. Representative Mcon. of Arkansas, as on the two previous da. when the legislative, executive and Judicial bill waa under discussion, continued to ob ject to every Increase of salary carried In the bill. Several time It eemed he waa about to yield to the pleaa of col league to allow certain increases, but ta the end he insisted en hi point, lie JIDGE HOLDS HE TAKES SAME CHANCES AS IX FOOTBALL." Court Releases Fighter and Exon erates Him From Blame for Death of Opponent. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. JO. A prize fighter takes the same chance of death a a football player when he entera a contest, said Coroner Ford today when he discharged John Kalme. a young pu gilist, from custody and exonerated him from all blame in the death of John Em hoff. whose skull was fractured in a bout at the Nonpareil Athletic Club Friday. The bout, which ended fatally, waa be tween Kmlioff. who Is better known a "Kid" Gardner, and Kalme, better known a Johnny KaJn. In the fifth round, when both were ap parently on even terms, Kalme struck KmhofT a straight- arm blow on the Jaw. Kmhoff fell and his h?ad struck the floor. He waa carried from the ring and after repeated' attempt to revive 'him were made, he as hurried to a hospital, where be died the next day. GOTHAM SEESRRE DANGER New York City Said to Be Like Old San Francisco. NEW TORK. Dec 10. That New York City is in danger of a fire disas ter greater than that which destroyed San Francisco following the earth quake, is the assertion of M. 8. Tan nenbauin. one of the Insurance experts called upon for testimony before the state legislative committee which is in vestigating fir insurance rates and conditions here. The danger of disaster to New York Is not only a possibility, but a very threatening probability." Mr. Tannen baum told the committee. "The extent of the San Francisco fire was due to the breaking of the water mains and that is the danger we face. Right now. we are digging tunnels through the heart of the city, using large quantities of dynamite. "Any day a terrific explosion, as ud den and unexpected as the disaster in the New York Central terminal yards, might break two or three of our prin cipal water mains. If this should hap pen, and then two fires should break out at the same time, where would New be? New York's water pressure Is also too low. It would be absolutely Insuf ficient to control a fire with good headway In certain districts. If two or three fires should break out on the night of a big wind, like for Instance the blizzard of 1885, nothing could save the city." Jlr. Tannenbaum brought up these polnta In connection with an argument In favor of the passing of a law to re strict the amount of Insurance which any one fire Insurance company suould write In a single district. BATTLESHIP WORK LET Texas to Cost 95,830,000 With Re ciprocatius; Engines. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The contract for building the 27.000-ton battleship Texas su awarded today to the New port News Shipbuilding Company, the lowest bidder, at I3.fc30.000. The award provides for reciprocating engines Instead of the giant turbines now being installed on nearly all other mod ern ships. The Government could have saved tii.OOO by accepting the proposal of the Newport News Company to sup ply the ship with Curtlss turbines or 140.000 If the British design Parsons turbines had been selected. The decision to revert to the old recip rocating engines was based on the rec ommendation of the engineer-ln-chlef and other members of the construction board, the reason assigned being the su perior economy of the reciprocating en gines at "cruising" or middle rate speed. It is not contended that the turbine I not superior to the reciprocating en gines at top speeds, but It is argued that these speeds are little nsed. HARAHAN TO LEAVE "I. C." C. II. Mark ham Will Likely Succeed Him as Head of Road. NEW YORK. Pec. . It Is reported that the resignation of James T. Hara han from the presidency of the llllnola Central Railroad Company probably will be given to the directors at their meeting tomorrow. The resignation. H Is said, will take effect on January IT. when Mr. llarahan will bare reached the age of 70 years. It is understood that Sir. Harahan'a successor will be C. H. Markham. a former of riciaU of the Southern Paclflo Railroad Company, now engaged la the oil business In Pittsburg. LETTERS OF PAST READ (Continued from First Para) ternityofMlss Beatrice Anita Turn bull, the plaintiff In the present case. A written. It read; "May Ood smite me Into a thousand atoms If Colonel Albert Pope Is not the rather of my child." That Is a forged interpretation." promptly interrupted Mrs. Tumbull. "I (111 make such an oath on my knees in the office of James R- Wood. But I said then. TUay God smite me Into a thousand atoms If IS. J. Baldwin 1 not the father of my child, and If n was not married to me by contract prior to my entering the marriage re lation with him.' " Witness Answers Promptly. "Why Is It. Mrs. Tumbull." queried McNab. "that your memory Is so clear on thing that favor you, and o bad as to things that do not favor your "Shame has burned some things on my memory. Mr. McNsb. Then. too. there are things a woman never for gets." Mr. Turnbull replied. When court adjourned. Judge Rives announced the case would continue to morrow and every day thereafter until It had been completed. Attorney Mc ab ald the rr-c-xamlnatlon of Mrs. Turnbull probanty would not be fin ished lor two days. Xmas at Lipman, Wolfe & Co. With Us cheerful, colorful Yuletide decorations, its fascinating window dis plays, its tremendous Xmas stock of fine holiday goods from all parts of the world becomes a wonderful center of Xmas time allurements. The holiday spirit is manifest everywhere. Again the world yields to the gay, glad, caressice spell of Xmas. I he spirit it inspires is sympathetic, universal. Other legends may dim and fade, but the traditions that cluster around Santa Claus will fill the heart of humanity as long as little children live to love and be loved. Xmas shopping is now at its height, with but a few more days left to select your gifts. Every department in the store is full with goods to gladden the hearts of young and old. Every stock strives to outshine its neighbor. On every counter you will find tempting displays; in every nook and corner Xmas goods. , In this store you U find no old goods, every season musi laie care oj useij. New goods, new fashions, new designs, new novelties. ,. T, J . ' . , . , In seeking your patronage we do so feeling that wz have done our work well. That our prices are fair, deserving your patronage We shall merit your confidence. . ' ' ' Store Opens at 9 A. M. Closes at 9 P. M. Merchandise and Glove Orders good all over the store. A Safe Store for Men to Do Their Christmas Shopping. HUNTTO BE CHDSETJ Taft Will Insist on Confirma tion of Judge. OREGON ACTS DISPLEASE Opposing Senators, However, Have Xo Proof That Decisions In Will iamson Case Were Swayed ' by Prosecutor Hcncy. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec. 10. Indications now are that Judge "William It. Hunt, of Mon tana, will be confirmed by the Senate as a member of the Court of Commerce, because of the strenuous fight being msde in his behalf by President Taft. with whom he was a student at Yale. In the past few days President Taft has sent for various Senators known to be opposed to Hunt and has urged them to withdraw, their objections, ex pressing: the personal opinion that Hunt's record is perfectly clean and that he will conduct himself with credit as a member of the Commerce Court. The principal, objection to Runt grows out of his conduct on trial of ex-Representative Williamson, of Ore gon, and Senators opposing Hunt are forced to admit that they cannot pro duce proof which supports their belief that in that trial Hunt permitted him self to be swayed by Francis J. Heney. the Government prosecutor. Because ot this situation, and on ac count of the appeals of the President, these Senators will content themselves with voting against Hunt's confirma tion, but they realize that they are In the minority. Piles I'rjreg Improvements. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- Make the Old Folks Happy IfflYPTOIi FlTVeJlllllMI'.MV.t TAD VISION Without line; in the w 1 yy Vision;. Nothing -would, please, them more than a pair of Thompson's Kryp tok. Glasses. l L ." r V VA."'C;..:"'i f.- - A- vv;--; ' 'if - V' m, I i 'isfcss ltnl.nl After Christmas we will test the eyes of the recipient and fit the proper glasses without extra Charge. j THOMPSON Second Floor Oorbett Building. Fifth and Morrison. ington. Dec. 20. Senator Piles today In troduced a bill authorizing the following appropriations for aids to navigation in Alaska: Lincoln Rock. $:6.00o; Cnpe Spencer. 180.000; Capo St. Klias, $100. 000; Yukon River. ,11.400. Senator Piles also offered an amendment to the rivers and harbors bill appropriating $43,000 for the Improvement of the Olympla, Wash., harbor. ALASKA KEIilEF IS PROMISED t House Committee to Consider Coal Lease Bill This Session. OR EGONI AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 20. Soon after Congress re convenes in January, the House commit tee on public lands will take up the Alaska coal land problem and undertake to report some bill which will permit of the development of those lands on a leasing basis. - - ."' Several members of the committee are determined, if possible, to force through such a bill, realizing that until Con gress comes to their relief tnose vast and valuable coal deposits must He idle. The terms upon which It is proposed to fesse these lands have not been agreed upon. Rl'DKIX WILL NOT BE NAMED Possibility of Charges Excludes Jus tice From Federal Place. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec. 20. Chief Justice Rud kin, of the Washington Supreme Court, will not be appointed United States District Judge for Eastern Wash ington, because of charges made against him. It Is understood that his nomination would be opposed in the Senate, and It is not the policy of the President to ap point Judges about whose confirmation there may be serious doubt. ' McAlexander to Be Major. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec 20. Captain Ulysses G. Mc Alexander, now on duty at Oregon Agri cultural College, at Corvallls, Or. Is to be promoted to the rank of Major and assigned to the Eighteenth Infantry. Senator Jones Goes to Illinois. OREGONIAN-NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 20. Senator Jones will spend the Christmas holidays with hij mother in Illinois. , CONBOY GETS NEW TRIAL Higher Court Reverses Conviction ol ex-Police Captain for Killing. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20. The Judg ment of the lower court was reversed and a new trial ordered by the District Court of Appeals today in the case of ex-Captain of Police Michael J. Conboy, convicted of manslaughter and sen tenced to seven years' imprisonment for the killing of Bernard Lagan, in this city. In July. 1909. Conboy. then captain of police, shot Bernard Lagan. The vic tim died in November of that year. Conboy was then tried for murder. He was convicted of manslaughter and was . i . , ..Aa In San Olien- senienceu iu j " . ... . ---- i tin. At the time of the shooting Con- I boy was not in untrorm. flu the trial that he believed he was about to be held up by Lagan when he shot him. 'SPEED-MANIAC PARDONED Governor of Colorado Releases Rich Man From Jail. DENVER, Dec. 20. Morris Mayer, a wealthy young business man, .convicted of Involuntary manslaughter and serv ing one year in the County Jail, was pardoned by Governor Shafroth today and will be released December 24. A man and two women were killed when an automobile driven by Mayer, in which they were riding, struck a trolley-car. Mayer will have served five months and 20 days of his sentence. RUSSIANS ARE AROUSED Attack on Cossacks by Chinese Made . Subject of Protest. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 20. The re fractory behavior of Chinese provincial authorities in Manchuria is the subject of, an editorial to appear In the Novoe Vremya tomorrow morning. The newspaper recalls a aeries of In- cidents within the present year, the series culminating with a reference to a maltreatment of Colonel Raddazl, commander of the Amur Cossack regi ment, who was arrested on December 16, while visiting the Chinese side near Blagovieshtchensk. Colonel Raddazi was bound, his epau lettes torn off and he was spat upon. Finally he was released by two Cos- The Novoe Vremya suggests It would be the serious task of diplomacy at Pekin to call the government to its senses in order to prevent chaos at the frontier. fl-Iiiebe$(o 268 Morrison St JOHN PPLAGEMAJIX MGR..- i te 4T ' sSrt I EXCLUSIVE FURRIERS ALL FURS SOLD FOR LESS Than so-called bargain reduction prices. Your inspection invited NO EASTERN HURRIED SHOP-MADE FURS WE ARE MANUFACTURERS WHO SELL AT FIRST COST z A Reliable Piano or Player Piano Continues to be the Highest Form of Material Gifts. THE WILEY B. ALLEN CO. LINE OF HIGH-GRADE PIANOS includes the world-famous Mason & Hamlin, the one standard by which all pianos must be measured, the one piano with which all comparisons must be made. Also the well-known Hardman, Krakauer, Hobart M. Cable, Harrington, Price & Teeple, Milton and Rembrandt. This line offers to the discriminating buyer all that is ad mirable and satisfying in piano construction. . In styles and prices, a wide range is covered.- Easy terms, of payment may be arranged. Between Fifth and Sixth. LUm COUNTY CROOK COUNTY HARNEY COUNTY MALHEUR COUNTY 800,000 ACRES, GRAIN, ALFALFA, FRUIT and TIMBER LANDS For Sale in Large and Small Tracts by ' OREGON AND WESTERN COLONIZATION CO Owners of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road Land Grant , E. L. MARVIN, Western Agent, 268 Stark Street, Railway Exchange Building, Portland, Oregon. ' ASK FOR MAPS AND LITERATURE Only 4 Days More In whlrh to elect that Elo-rlc Iron. Toaster Stove, (hit i ins; or Copper Percolator tor Christmas. Think ot doln; your eooklnar rljcbt on the table by simply turning a switch. o smoke, fun fames or dirt. . t Cost less to operate than icaa or wood. For con venience there is no comparison. Call and ee our assortment aad set our prices. 0. B. Stubbs Electrical Supply Co. rhoaest A 1696; 31 1096.' 61 Sixth St.