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1 11 l PORTLAND OREGON, WEDXESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. vni. T. NO. 1. ,(!. ; J HARRIMAH TRACKS WILL BE DOUBLED Two Sets of Rails Will Follow Columbia. TRAFFIC DEMANDS FACILITIES Same Improvement Planned . Granger to Huntington. fSO ON UNION PACIFIC Directors Authorise Expenditure of $75,300,000 In Equipping I.I no tot Immense Traffic Which Flows to Faclflc Seaboard. NEW TORK. Jan. 31. Action of the executive committee of the Union Pa cific and Southern Pacific line todr means the double-tracking of the O.-W. RAN. line from Portland eastward to Echo, a distance, of J1- mile, by the end of next year. Authority was also given to double track the Oregon Short Lin, from Granger. Wyo., where It Joins the Ur.Ion Pacific, to Hunting-ton. Or., a distance of .XI mil vs. and to complete double-tracking- of the Union Pacific from Omaha to Ban Francisco, a f!ttanc of Zlil r.llM. T rest of th's double track will ex ceed $73.0.'. and will be distributed aver 8v years. development Need Tracks. In statement accompanying the an nouncement of the double-tracking- proj ect. President Robert S. Lovett com- ien!ed on the reasons which has Im plied te roads to reach their decision. and declared the belief of himself and hie associates that present conditions, considered unfavorable to the ra'lroads. were but temporary. Judge Lovett said that by July 1 the lines west or Omaha would have about 130 miles of double tracks. The entire country served by the fnlon Faclflo and Southern Paclflc sys tems." Judge. Lovett continued In his statement." Is developing rapidly Indeed. :t la only In Its Infancy and we are con- Inced that Its growth In population and ;s agricultural and commercial develop ment must continue; and It la our pur pose to provide. If we can. transporta tion facilities necessary to accommodate the growing business. True, the outlook In many respects Is unsatisfactory. With an Increase of wages all along the line, with the right to Increase our rates suspended by law and further regulation and hostile legis lation threatened, and with Investors still t'mld and asking high rates for money required by railroad companies. It may seem a time for curtailment rather than Imrreased expenditure by railroad man agers. Adverse Conditions Temporary. "But we believe three conditions are temporary. The growth and development of the country at least that portion of It served by our lines s bound to con tlnue. Nothing can stop It long. We It re sure It needs our railroads and all 'these facilities we are going to pro vide. . , "We. believe that In the long run the ' people are going to treat railroad ln , vestments Just as they treat all other Investments for the development of that section. They cannot afford anything Is. "If we wait until all difficulties are out of the way. we shall probably find our lines falling behind Instead of doing their share in the development of the growing country In which they are situ ated. We have kept abreast thus far and w Intend to continue that policy as long as w can. regardless of tem porary disturbances of any kind. vr Branches Authorlied. "Plans for the construction of a num ber of extensions and new lines tribu tary to the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific In the West and Northwest, which for some time have been under considera tion, were also approved today, the ex penditures therefor to extend over a period of six years." onrxiox work is two years Huhlc Trarklng Along Columbia Can lie Itu.-hed. With adJr't double-ti thorlifj by th fmrrlman New York. theVt'tumbl With adJr'a double-tracking au- offlclals In River line from Portland eastward can be sup plied with a set of parallel tracks for the entire distance between this city and Echo, with the exception of a stretch of 43 miles between Bonneville and a point five miles west of The I -milts and another plete about Si miles In l-ng'h between HUlock and Echo, before the end of the present year. V Tha remainder of the old V R A N. i-a!n line will be double-traced next t,V. according to the plans Vf local ' officials. -The action of the officials V th East will enable us to rush ourtmrx between Portland and Huntln ea'.J -eneral Manager J. P. O liVen last t 'ght. As soon as the weat.Vr permits we will lay the rails cn t line betw een Portland and Troutdal x e t COUPLE ON TRACK TOSSED TO DEATH ENGINE HURLS MAX AND WIFE OFF 0-FOOT TRESTLE. Mistaken for Bridge Tenders Victims Fall to Heed Warning That Slight Have Saved. Caught near the center of a trestle 209 tett long on the Estacada division of the Oregon Water Power Company lines, near Barton, yesterdsy afternoon. Lew Hughman and hie wife wers hurled upon the rocks In the bed of the creek. 0 feet below, by an electric engine. The woman was killed instantly. Hughman suf fered a severe concussion of the skull and died while being hastened to a hos pital In Portland. Mr. Hughman was employed as a woodchopper by C 7 Lake and Is said to have lived formerly at U Beacon street. Portland. The accident happei.ed on bridge No. 19. spanning Deep Creek. According to the company's version, the motortnan. Roy Jeffery. mistook the couple for bridge tenders until he was so close that It was Impossible to stop before reach ing them. He also called to them. It Is said, to run ahead and they would be safe. as he was rapidly ga ting his electric engine under con trol, but Instead they crouched down along the side of the trestle and were swept Into the rocky chasm below. The train, company officials say. stopped within 50 feet of t: e spot. The train, consisting of five cars of sand and a caboose, was In charge of Conductor Adama. It was bound south. Just before reaching brldre 1 there Is a sharp curve. The company has been employing br; ge carpenters all along the line the last few weeks on account of the high water. When these men see a train coming they step down on benches along the sides of the trestles and allow It to psss. Hughman was apparently between IT and 30 years old and his wife was somewhat younger. MISCEGENY IS FORBIDDEN Bill In Nevada Bars Marriage of Whites and Japs. RENO. Nev.. Jan. II. (Special.) A law designed to do away with the marriage of Caucasians and Asiatics was Introduced in the Nevada Senate by Holmes of Washoe County, and will be passed In both bouses of the Legis lature without opposition. The law Is very plain In its terms and very short. It absolutely prohib its marriages of this kind, and makes It a felony for any magistrate or clergyman to perform such a cere mony. It also prohibits the Issuance of marriage licenses by the county clerk In such cases. The Introduction of the bill Is the outcome of the marriage In this city recently of a whit woman and a Japa nese boy. BOY FIGHTS; KILLS BEAR Vx-Months-Old Cub Attacks 14-Year-Old Joseph Tracy. VANCOUVER. "Was,.. Jan. SI. (Spe cial.) Joseph Trscy, 14 yesrs oM. was yesterday afternoon guarding a mother bear, killed by hla father, W. F. Tracy, when he was attacked by a -months-old cub. His rifle would not work. The hammer would not stay cocked, but as soon as It was pulled back. It would drop back, exploding the cartridge. Several shots were fired In thla man ner, and the cub started to run. Toung Tracy grabbed a club, gave chase and beat It to death. The boy's father heard tha shots and rushed to the scene. The two carcasses were brought to Vancouver today and placed on sale. SAW SEVERS MAN'S BODY He Slips on Floor of Sawmill and Death Is Result. SHERIDAN. Wyo.. Jan. II. The body of County Commissioner W. H. Robins was completely severed today by the circular saw in a sawmill on Rock Creek. II miles from Buffalo. He slipped on the icy floor and. fall ing forward, became entangled in the clutch of the carriage. Robins was elected County Commis sioner of Johnson County last Fall. Hs vii a stockman and rancher. He la survived by a widow and three children. MEN WHO ' - - i; V-:-". . - " - rv - . : . .-V HISC0 IS CHOSEN FAIR SITE FightWithNewOrleans Won in First Round. YOTE TAKEN, CROWDED HOUSE Bay City Asks Not a Dollar From Government. NAVAL PARADE CUT OFF Excitement Reigns While Rival Cities Ron Xeck and Xeck to 100th Vote, When San Fran cisco Pulls Ahead Finally. WASHINGTON, Jan. SI. The House of Representatives today, by a vote of 1SS to 150. decided In favor of San Francisco and against New Orleans as the city In which the exposition to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal In 1915 shall be held. This vote was taken on a rollcall to determine whether the San Francisco resolution or the New Orleans bill' should have consideration In the House. On a final vote, -the San Francisco resolution wss adopted by a vote of 2S9 to 43. The advocate of San Francisco are claiming tonight that their fight is won and that the Senate will ratify the ac tion of the House. San Francisco won. capturing the Re publican vote in the House; New Or leans' support rams from tha Democrats. Only 30 Republicans voted for New Or leans. Thirty-six Democrats voted for San Francisco. No Government Aid Asked. The San Francisco resolution does not ask for Governmental aid In any form. It simply authorises the President of the United States to Invite foreign na tions to participate In the fair. An effort to amend the resolution to Include provisions for an International naval parade from Hampton Roads through tha Panama Canal and up the west coast to San Francisco was de feated on a point of order. The New Orleans bill called for an appropriation of 11.000.0000 for a Govern mental exhibit and the creation of a Government commission. The proceedings In the House, marking th culmination of the exposition fight, were unique. The galleries held the greatest throngs af the present session and there was no attempt to restrain the applause that came from the specta tors as the fight progressed. Tha claims of the two cities recently were put up to the rules committee of the House. That committee would not undertake to ssy which exposition meas ure should have, the right of way. but gave a Solomon-like decision that there should be a call of the House and each member was to rise In his place and vote "San Francisco" or "New Orleans" instead of "aye" or "no." as la usual on rollcalls. Vote Tied Till 100 Reached. During the ballot excitement ran high. Tha race between the two cities was ex actly a tie when 87 votes had been cast on each side. It remained even up .to the 100 mark, and then San Francisco began to forge to the .front. When tha decision in favor of the Cali fornia city was announced, there was a demonstration on the floor and the gal leries. Carey, of Wisconsin, evoked laughter by responding. "Milwaukee," when his name was called. Moore, of Pennsyl vania, voted lor Washington. The presentation of San Francisco's claim was In the hands of Gardner of Massachusetts. Rodenburg handled the case for New Orleans. H Is chair man of the exposition committee which reported in favor of New Orleans. When Rodenburg arose he was greet ed with wild applause on the Demo cratic side- The "rebel yell" frequent ly was heard during the demonstration. (Continued on Past Two. ) SAN FRANCISCO'S WINNING AND NEW ORLEANS' FIGHT BEFORE THE HOUSE AT WASHINGTON. FOUGHT - I PORTLAND'S PAST IS IN , TEX .TO FUTURE. Aside from the general inter- J est that the citizens of a city or state have in its past, such his- tory is of great value as a basis on which to judge the future, j Although the Fiftieth Anniver- sary Edition of The Oreonian, to appear next Saturday, will not contain a comprehensive history of Oregon, it will nar rate in some detail the history of this newspaper. This review, of course, will reflect the de velopment of the state and the city duriiid the past 50 years. Portland's growth, in a half century, from a pioneer village to a metropolitan city, thus em phasized, will be the strongest possible indication of its con tinued development. Portland could have no better advertise ment than the contrast between the qld conditions and the new, as portrayed by numerous ar ticles and photographs. Of the six divisions that will make up the Anniversary Edition, it is doubtful if any will be more beneficial to Portland and the state than the historical section. The price of the Anniversary Edition will be 5 cents. Postage 8 cents in the United States. Canada, Mexico and the Island possessions; 16 cents to all other countries. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 40 degrees; minimum, 41 decrees. TODAY'S Occasional light rain; cooler; westerly winds. Foreign. Insurreetors in Mexlca capture two more towns. Page ?. National. House selects Ban Francisco as site for Panama Exposition, rage 1. Senate passes river and harbor bill with pro vision for Portlands SO-foot channel. Page 3. Senate rejects Harper's nomination as Col lector for Puget Sound. Pegs 6. Representative Hawley discovers cause of poor railway mall service to Portland. Pa.e 2. Domestic San Francisco bursts out in spontaneous Joy at news fight for fair Is won. rage 2. Fate of Danville vote Inquiry will be de cided today. Page. 4. Harrlman railroad directors order double tracalng of line along Columbia Klver and other main lines. Page 1. National Reflnlng Company, of New Jersey, sues Havemeyer to compel return of stock worth 10,000.000. Page 1. Creator of "Reno Way" can't practice in Nevada. Page s- Sport. D. W. Long predicts Beavers will suffer by loss of players and expects Seals to win pennant. Page 8. Many entries received for swim for Elwood Wiles cup. Page 8. Oregon University plana fine new athletle grounds in near future, page 8. Legislature. Senate decides not to urge Bourne to work for direct-vote plan and refuses to extol Oregon system. Page 1. Legislative committee Is said to approve Bowerman's site for branch asylum at Pendleton and doctors- commlttse la said to oppose It. rage - Idaho State Senate kills direct legislation measure. Page 7. Washington House passes bill authorising initiative. Page 7. Portland Circuit Court Judgea engage In personalities In conference before leg islative committee. Page 3. Faclfle ' Northwest. Governor Hay pardons J. K. Edmlston, exile banker. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Port of Portland Commission offers to re sign in favor of Legislature's selections. Page 18. Wholesale grocers and millers favor, antl-flour-bleachlng bill. Page 19. Chicago wheat market nervous and narrow. Page 1- Harrlman Improvement project favorably re ceived in Wail street. Page lu. Portland and Vicinity. Harrlman extensions will Include develop ment work In Oregon. Page 4. Joseph Fels unconvincing in Informal debate on single tax. Page 6. Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty to hear four railroad suits tomorrow. Page General Manager O'Brien, of Oregon-Waah-lngton line, refuses 140,000 Broadway bridge offer and Is eager to hasten con demnation proceedings. Page v. Reduced Pullman rates go into effect today. Page S. Decision In sand company case of far reaching effect In future regulation of weights Page 11. Mayor removes Taswell. who obtains re straining order. Page 12. Mayor Simon vetoes 1300,000 street cleaning appropriation. Page 12. Judge McOtnn throws new Broadway bridge obstruction case out of court. Page 12. School Board and Civic Council confer on proposed school law. Page 14. January statistics evidence great growth of Portland. Page 14. Husband and wife knocked oil high trestle by train; killed. Page 1. SUED FOR 51 0,000,000 Tricky Deal in Sugar Stock Alleged SHARES GOT THROUGH AGENT James Post Made Co-Defendant by National Company. GRATUITY GIVEN, CHARGED New Jersey Refining Corporation Goes to Court to Compel Return of Common Stock and Inter est for Ten Years. TRENTON, N. J.. Jan. 31. Suit ws instituted In the Court of Chancery to day against the executors of the trus tees' of Henry O. Havemeyer and James Post to compel the surrender of $10, 000,000 of common stock of the National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey or payment for the same at Its face value with Interest from 1900. The $10,000,000 of common stock. It Is charged, was given to Post as a gratuity and It Is further charged that in th transaction he acted as the agent of Henry O. Havemeyer and Immediately upon securing the common stock turnod It over to Havemeyer. Stock or Dividends Sought. In case the stock Is not paid for the suit seeks the return of $2,600,000 paid In dividends on the stock. The plain tiffs are Nathaniel Tooker and others who are preferred stockholders of the refining company. In the bill It Is set out that In 1900 James Post purchased 10,000 shares of the National Sugar Refining Company; 10,000 shares of the Mollenhauer Sugar Refining Company and 60u shares of the New York Sugar Refining Company and turned these over to the National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey, re ceiving therefor $18,260,000, made up of $10,000,000 common stock and $8,250,000 preferred stock. Deul by Post Alleged. It Is alleged that this preferred stock. Post distributed to the persons from whom he purchased the stock of the ab sorbed companies, and this represented the full value of the stock acquired. There was Issued In New York tonight a statement on behalf of the American Sugar Refining Company, describing the suit as another step In radical house cleaning by the new element In the com pany. While the suit has been entered In the name of stockholders, the American Su gar Refining Company la the Instigator. RICH MAN HIDDEN ARTIST Millionaire Revealed Suddenly as Master of Brush. CHICAGO. Jan. 31. With the open ing at the Art Institute tonight of the 15th annual exhibit of the works of Chicago artists a remarkable ro mance became public, reconciling the Identity of a millionaire business man with that of a successful artist. The business man, whom none of his associates suspected of artistic aspira tions. Is Edward Burgess Butler. As Edward Burgess, It was learned to night, he was a successful painter of landscapes. The myBtery was solved by art crit ics who have for a year been puxxled over the authorship of a painting hung last year and for the possession of which there was keen competition. The story becomes more remarkable when It Is known that Mr. Butler, up to three years ago, at the age of 63, had never attempted to draw. In the next two years he was able to spare but little time for the cultivation cf his new-found gift. HAVEMEYER BANKER IN EXILE, PARDONED BY HAY K. EDMISTOX FREE TO RE TURN" AFTER 1 7 YEARS. Head of Walla Walla and Seattle Banks That Failed Still Con ceals Whereabouts. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 31. (Special.) After being .an exile from the United States for 17 years, after paying back dollar for dollar every depositor In his banks at the time they failed, and after having been branded all the 17 years as a fugitive from Justice, J. K. Edmlston, of Walla Walla, president of the Walla Walla Savings Bank of that city and head of the old Security Savings Bank of Seattle when those Institutions had to close their doors In 1S93. may now return to Washington. Governor Hay has granted him a pardon, for, although he never served out the two-year term pronounced upon him at Yakima, where the case had been taken on a change of venue, the president of the failed institutions has paid back every dollar he owed. Edmlston said Just before he left that It would do neither the state; the depositors nor himself any good for him to be locked up two years, so he turned over all of his property and went away. Those who sued and got part of the property he has not paid. But all others he has paid, and he even sent back $2000 to reimburse his bonds men, but It Is not believed the money was ever paid to the state. The whereabouts of Edmlston al ways have remained a mystery, as he has been reported In England and in Egypt, and Is now supposed to be In Honduras. He always acted through agents who would not reveal his whereabouts even to his attorneys. In one instance. In Seattle, his payment of money to the widow of a depositor virtually saved her from the poor house, as her husband lost everything In the crash of 1893. OSTRICH HERD STAMPEDES Thunder Causes Excl'lng Time In Southern California. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) Terrified by a heavy thunder storm early this morning, about a dozen large ostriches on one of the local farms stampeded, tore down the heavy fence and rushed Into East Lake Park, tramping and tearing everything In their path. One of tha birds Jumped Into the lake and at' every peal of thunder ducked bis head under the water. He was rescued with difficulty. The oth ers took to the shrubbery or the Gar vanza hills and were captured only after many hours of hard work. The mounted police, scores of park em ployes and hundreds of boys took up the chase. One of the birds showed fight and kicked a youth, who got too near, over a fence, doubling him up In a clump of grass on the other side. HONEYMOON IS STUDY-FEST Xewly-Weds Take) Six Weeks' Agri cultural Course. ST. PAUL. Minn, Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) The ''back to the farm" slogan was emphasized here today, when Mr. and Mrs. Albert chauland, of Holyoke, Minn., decided to spend their honey moon at the State Agricultural Col lege, learning the things which farm ers need to know. The couple will de vote glx weeks to the short course in up-to-date farming. Mr. Schauland will make a speciality of farm machinery course and Mrs. Schau land will take a .course in domestic science and economical farm work. Tha couple Intend to purchase a small dairy farm. Each has lived In the city for years. RELIGIOUS PLAY FORBIDDEN Quaker City Will Not Allow Bern hardt In "La Samarltalne." PHILADELPHIA. Jan. SL As a result of a protest by clergymen and citizens, the police department this afternoon Is sued an order prohibiting the presenta tion In this city by Sarah Bernhardt of the religious play. "La Samarltaine." OREGON REFUSES TO URGE Senate Downs Appeal for Direct Vote. STATE'S SYSTEM ALSO JARRED Two Resolutions Meet Defeat After Causae Oratory. SELLING STOPS DERISION Abraham Accuses United State Senator of Betraying Democrats and Sees' Hypocrisy In Method Legislature Asked to Praise. ' . STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan. 31. (Special.) Senator Abraham's reso lution directing United States Senators Chamberlain and Bourne to take an active part In urclng the amendment to the Conatitutlon providing for direct election of United Btates Senators and Alb e's resolution giving legislative in dorsement to the Oregon system of gov ernment, each received a knockout blow this afternoon. It Is probable that any attempt to laud the Oregon system by means of a resolution of the Legislature is a thing of the past. Abraham's resolution was received with an unfavorable report attached. Abraham signified his willingness to make no fight in favor of his resolu tion providing the Albee . resolution went the same way and indefinite post ponement followed. System's Hypocrisy Jarred. Senator Albee's resolution' brought forth a storm of protest and discus sion, however, before meeting defeat. Abraham was the principal opponent to the passage of the resolution and entered Into strong arguments and de nunciation of alleged political machina tions being indulged In by other mem bers of the Senate. "A game of politics Is being played here," he declared. "I am not attempt ing to criticise the laws which consti tute the, Oregon system, but I do criti cise the system o playing the system, which Is obnoxious to 'the majority party. It Is not a system of laws, but a system of politics In playing those laws. I wish I could paste the whole system on the wall that every one could see the hypocrisy behind It." Bourne's Tactics Told. Here he quoted from a speech1 de livered In Salem by Jonathan Bourne, Jr.. In which Bourne lauded the Re publican narty. Its accomplishments and Its alms and objects. "Bourne, who is pretending to be a Republican. Is working hand in hand with the Democratic party and has be trayed the Democratic party." "Please do not wander from the sub ject In hand," requested President Selling, mentioning that nothing in the resolution referred to Bourne. "I wish to beg your pardon if I have injured anyone's feelings," replied Abraham". President Selling resented this as an Inference against himself and Abra ham continued. Treachery Is Seen. "This Is essentially and virtually a part of the question. I am making no reference to the personality of Bourne. The Republican party has been the majority party In Oregon for years. But an Insidious element has entered to destroy it. Treachery is apparent and a strong organization which may with stand many things is not fallible as against treachery. If a man is a Re publican let bim be a Republican; if hs is a Democrat let him be a Democrat. "The Oregon system has developed into the science of gaining political power by the way of treachery and be trayal. The primary law is a part of this system so much talked of, and In the primary law It Is said specifically that It Is for the purpose of preserv ing political parties. But the system is to use the primary law In a treacher ous manner. Grilling of Bourne Checked. "We differ from Jonathan Bourne, not personally, but ae to his position In poli tics. We do not indorse his system of treachery to the party. In the Progres sive League, of which he was recently named president, the members all pro fess to be Republicans, but we find the names of many Democrats among its membership." President Selling Interfered again and reminded Abraham that a wide latitude would be allowed In such discussions, but that be was wandering from tha ubject. Abraham declared that he was merely showing the purpose of the resolution and two or three lively tilts followed between the President and the speaker. Then Wood objected on a point of order saying that he protested against the. whole discussion as the question bad been threshed out before. Resolution Called Political. Senator Abraham Insisted on continu ing, however. "This resolution Is for the purpose of playing politics to benefit certain per sons and destroy the Republican party,' " (Concluded on Pace 6.) BOURNE - g-r mil ! n foi which Is practically com- Cue jdod ea Page 2- X r 1 ( - ' 7