WEDNESDAY, 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
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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
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yy Vision;.
Nothing -would, please, them more
than a pair of Thompson's Kryp
tok. Glasses.
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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
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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.
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