TIIE MORXIXO O R E G ONT AX, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1. . 1911.
HAIIPER REJECTED
AT PILES' REQUEST
Washington Collector Person
ally Obnoxious, Says
Seattle Senator.
"BROTHER MATT" WILL WIN
.t-rnatr'A Art Ion Implies Ttiat Mai
' rolin and I'olwcll Will Mort Same
I'aie to rirajx' Ilnurnc Itod
kln Confirmed as Judge.
l:f;VIA.V XKW9 ni'RZAt. Wash-l--.:on.
Jn. 1L Tr- Senate lo.!ajr re-Je-t.
trie rominai.on of Kreleri-k ' C
Ifarrer as r'o;!r-tor of I'ustome for tr-o
. r of Washington. This- sriut done
:n the- aiver report of trie nramrc
C'lmmtt'1. Mch mss basr-d on the state-rr.-nt
te t!.a: romtnltlM tr Senator
!( fr-at Hrper -as "personally objec
tionable." Tie- rommtttse ajkrj nir for no ex-r-Unatlon
ami none n ir.vsn. ror wa
thrre any tlis-ijsnion f tfte nomination
r.n It was adversely reported tn execu
tive session of te Senate th! afternoon.
P I, tuhmlfre! the report, moved tnat
liirper he rejef'efl. an.1 the Senata i
;-otei h'm wishes.
Matt Pile Will fifl Job.
TV.- mear.e t(:at Harper cannot any
loneer retain lu present ofrire. not-
iti.star.'l.i.c hu Kood record and his
lr)oremrnt by Secretary of Treasury
an.t president Taft. Another" man must
he ni nert. and it I mmwl tonlsnt tlat
the rreeMer.t will aipt tfie action of
rr-e F-'nate tn r-wl sr.-e and aend In
the ram of .Matt Plica, of Seattle,
omrher of the Senator. '
It a because the President had re-
fuaed to r.arr.e hi brother, hut InalMed
upon reuinln Harper that Harper waa
proclaimed 'ohJertlonaM' tn Plica.
Sanie Hair Applies to Malcolm.
Bourne m r'eant tod.iy when Harper
waa rejected, hut made no move to se
cure re (-Uon of the nomination of Col
lector Mal-olm. of Oregon. It la prob-
hle. !n new of tody'a action on Har
per, that Ma:.v!m wiil anoa be relerted.
beratis Bourne has inrule the same plea
n iFt Malcolm that Plies made acalnst
Harper. In tha lla-r.t of the precedent
tatabliahed In the Harper case, neither
rammltt't ror fVnale can inquire Into
why Malcolm may ba objectionable to
Bourne, but murt accept hist word.
What is true of Malcolm Is also under
this precedent true of Marshal ColwelL
Tie Senate after rejecting Harper con
firmed Judge V. H. Itudkin. of the
V. aahiratnn Supreme bench, as I'nltod
Ptateai I:atrlet Jtnlire for rinstern Wssh
Irston. there belna: no opposition what
ever to him In tha Senate. He will taka
Ms seat on tha bench aa soon aa he
an arrange to relinquish his state
Judavshlp.
jctge hint is covfirmtid
Senate Otrrrnlre Objection and
romnirfre 'nrt Is Complete.
WASHINGTON. Jan. SI. Five of
President Taft's appointments of United
States Circuit Judges were confirmed
hr the Senate today. They Included
William li. Hunt, of Montana, aitalnst
whom a ftKht waa made by Montana
land ovnrn: Robert W. Archbald. of
Pennsylvania: Julian V. Mack, of Illi
nois, and John Emrr.ett Garland, of
-nth I'akota. who were Darned aa ad
ditional Ju.Ikcs to serve on the new
Tommerce Court.
The other confirmation waa th-t of
Representative Waiter I. Smith, to sue
reed Jude Willis Vandevanter. who
s promoted to the Supreme Court.
I- rank H Hudkln waa also confirmed aa
I nlird Slates JudKe for the Eastern
plstrlrt of Washington.
Notwithstanding the flrht acalnst
Ji'lze Hunt In the committee on Ju
ulnar?, confirmation waa not opposed
In executive session today. In the
case of Judxe Smith, of Iowa, a ae re
rate vote was demanded by Itrlstow.
but the Kansas Senator was the only
memhe- recorded aitalnst confirmation.
Nothlnr now stands In the way of
the orftsntxatlon of the Commerce
.'ourt. ilnrtln A. Knapp. ex-chairman
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, who was named aa pnestdlna;
ludse. was confirmed before the hoil
Ujr rec.-js.
Kxrs and bobcat Is asked, as a protec
tion for deer. Willamette Valley sports
men want the duck season to extent to
March 1 Instead of to February li. as" at
present.
Co n t lot-Iji be I Hill for 'anglit.
STATE CAPITOU SoJem'. Or.. Jan. .
Special.) House bill No. 2 practical
ly kst Its value this morning In the Sen
ate when It waa reported favorably with
amendments. The bill provldea that nil
convict-made soods shall be so marked.
The amendment, which was adopted,
modified this by providing that no such
marking will be required under the
present I.owenberit-olnx' contract, which
covers convict-made goods In this state.
.Aid Ienled Altorney-tiencral.
STATU CAPITOU Salim. Or, Jm. SI.
Special.) The ways and means com
mittee has denied Attorney-tjeneral
Crawford additional asulstance and In
creased pay for such assistants. In a
bill Introduced by Buchanan the Attorney-General
was to be Itiven one dep
uty at $2100 per annum, another at
11500 and a stenoirrnpher at S1200 per
annum. As reported by the committee
this office Is Riven one assistant at
tJOOO and a stenographer at llOnO.
Candidates Must lie lawyers.
STATK CAPITOU Kalem. Or.. Jan. St.
(Special.) To obviate the difficulty of
candidates betna In the race for the
office of Supreme Justice who are not
credited members of the bar. Senator
Slnnott Introduced a bill this mornlna;
which provides that no one. who Is a
candidate for Justice of the Supreme
Court, may have hla name written on
FELS SECOND BEST
IN LILY DEBATE
Reception Guests Prod Single
Tax Advocate With
Pointed Questions.
VANCOUVER'S CASE CITED
Vlctorlu, With Same System, Admit
tedly Not "Ilve Town" Charge
That Ore-iron Is Most "Cor
rupt Slate' Hearsay.
, Joseph Fels, millionaire single tax
advocate, was the target of bo roe point
ed questions from some prominent
Portland men at an Informal affair at J
he home of Mrs. Solomon Hlrsch. Mon
day nlKht.
Many who heard the rross-examlna.-
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Initiative Change Killed.
STATE CAPITOI. Salem. Or.. Jan. SI.
(Special.) Intending; to raise the
number of petitioners required on an
Initiative petition from 8 per cent to 20
per cent, the resolution of Senator Uar
rett of Washington was Indefinitely
postponed today. A report on a res
olution Indorsing? Representatte Haw
ley'a bill In Conjcress to provide pen
sions for veterans of the Indian ware
waa also adopted.
J. W. BAILEY INDICTED
NEGLECT TO PVBL1KII REPORT
IS SPECIFIC CHARGE.
Presentment for Libel Made Against
Man Charged With Arcn.slne;
Uonutn of Stealing.
M.hlT. KIX.ISTER AT JCNEAC
Kornw-r Portland Land Official Ap
pointed In Alaska.
OREiViXIAN NEWS UfRE W. Wash-Inrto-u
Jan. 31 President Taft today
nmlnId Clyde It. Va!ker. of Haho.
a B'tut" of the Juneau Latiil Office.
A'.aska. rr a ar Mr. Walker has
hcn acttn- rtecls'er of the J inrau of
flre. before fiat havlna been special
nt of the Iind Or'tr, at Portland.
Mr. Wa:kr was In Portland about a
rr. At one time he was a newspaper
man In Kansas City and Denver. He
was In St: last Kail when the
Alaska roal land fraud rases were be.
Ins tried, havlna: been cailrd aa a wit-nre.
Site Ordered at Vancouver.
tRKOXIAN NEWS HL'KKAt. Wash
ington. Jan. 51. The Secretary of the
Treasury a.itnortiel the purchase of a
(7bltc buiMin site at Vancouver.
Wash., on the cast side of Park street
beteeen Ktti and IJ:h. for I12.S0O. The
t nperty Is ownei by the corporation
cf the Catholic Bishop of Nlsiually.
MeCredle Recommend Stocking.
i RE'lONIAN NEWS BI'RKAI". Wash
In art on. Jan. SI. Representative Me
Credle today recommended the appoint
ment of Frank i stocking as postmas
ter at Ticcmv er.dlnc a fljrht which
s-artd last Serine. There were seven
rilier candid tes.
PRISON TO BE PENALTY
Sportsmen. Ask That Flk-Kllllng
Bring Prison Term.
PTATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Jan. SI
.Special.) Svi-sestlons that It be pr
s rlbed aa a penitentiary offense to kill
an elk and that a closed s-ason of from
two to flVe years be plnred on China
fneaserts are some of the more Jmpor
t,nt features at a nietlnic of the c-m-mttte
on tw tor.itht. which waa at
frdt b niany soprtamen from over all
tie aatc.
.it was a'so nred that the aesson on
ilwr be s. t bs.-k a month, operlng the
season September 1 Instead of Aua-ust L
This plan, it mas satd. Is to protect the
forest from fires, many of which are
aa'd to be started by hunters).
Heavier bouatjr on Umber wolvea. coa-
J. W. Bailey, State Food and Dairy
Commissioner, waa Indicted by the
Multnomah County grand Jury yester
day for neglect of official duty. The
Indictment was presented In the Circuit
Court late In the forenoon, together
Ith a batch of leaser bills.
In tha Indictment -It Is set out that
Bailey Is required by law to publish a
monthly bulletin containing a report of
all analytical and chemical examina
tions mado by hlia of foods and food
drinks. This, the Jurors found, he has
wholly failed to do.
The Indictment recites that he know
ingly and wilfully failed, neglected
and refused t perform bis duty In
this reKard. add In i; that such conduct
Is a manifest hindrance to public Jus
tice and business.
ti. K. Walling, a real estate man,
was Indicted for calling In question the
honesty of Estella Atherton, cashier In
a restaurant conducted by F. Thomp
son. WalllnK. the Indictment shows,
wrote a letter to Thompson signed
"One Who Knows." ami rliarelng fiat
the cahlr was marking down checks
In order to eel tips from restaurant
rustomers. In the letter Walling la
represented as having advised the wo
man's employer to hve her watched,
addtnar that care would have to be
taken, as she was "a wise one." Thomp
son was warned that his cashier waa
abstracting from SS to ti dully.
Invest m-tlon proved that the girl
waa honest. It Is said, and the charges
made against her were then taken up
under the libel law. The Jury found
the evidence sufficient to hold Walling
for libel.
Joseph Bennett was held for con
trlbiitinsr to the delinquency of a minor
child: Marry Hardin for embexsllng
S?f: Amos Warner for assaulting Marie
Parker with a revolver, and John Mc
Nerney and John Sharp for attacking
B. Ketnera with a knife.
300 REPORTED KILLED
ISI.E IX PHILIPPINES IS DESOL
ATED BY VOLCANO.
All
Village tn Vicinity of Tamal
Have Been Obliterated, Says
Cablegram.
WASHINGTON. Jan. SL All hariioe or
villages In the vicinity of Tamal have
been obliterated. It people hare been
found dead and many are burled in the
aaiiea from the active vol'-ano. according
to a cab.eran received by the War
I r part me n I todav from Governor-General
Forbes1, of the Philippine Islands
tveral est!mates placed the number of
dead at 3n the dispatch says, but this
future, tlovrrr.or Forbes adds needs veri
fication. ,
It Is reported by Governor Forbes that
one-third of the people In barrio Tibig. In
the municipality .of Lemery; three chil
dren In Panjala, and IS people In Talleay
were drowned by the tidal wave. Lemery
and Taiiaay are almost deserted.
tlon were wondering yesterday If Mr,
rels did not come off second best.
There were present at the gathering
J. It. Wilson, president of the Port
land Academy; Ir. A. J. Olewy. I. N.
Flelschner, Ben Selling, J. N. Teal and
Slg Sichel. Mr. Fels waa accompanied
by W. & U'Jton. Daniel Kelfer and
Robert Scott.
When asked to give his views upon
the subject of the "single tax," Mr
Fels dealt with the progress of the
cause, mentioning Its success In Van
couver. B. C, and other points He
held that the French revolution waa
due to the lack of such a tax aa pro
posed by Henry George, and that the
tax was the one preventive of the en
croachments of the rich.
Vancouver Example Analyzed.
v nen ne cited Vancouver, B. C as
the Dent example of the prosperity
which would follow the adoption of
the slnitle tax he waa taken to task
by Mr. Teal, who said:
"Do I understand that you believe
that the single tax Is the cause of
Vancouver's prosperity?"
"Yes. sir," said Mr. Fels.
"Is It not a fact that steamship lines
center at Vancouver, that transconti
nental railway lines end there, that it
Is the policy of these large transporta
tion companies to centralize their busi
ness and that these companies in mak
ing large Investments had a tendency
to build up the city?"
"You might think so.
"Victoria baa the single tax?" asked
Mr. TeaL
"Tea"
"Is It a live town?"
"Not much."
Difference I Unaccountable.
"How do you account for the differ
ence between Victoria and Vancou
ver?" "I do not account for it."
"In your remarks. Mr Fels," said
SIr Slchcl. "ycu have stated that Ore
gon waa the most corrupt state in the
L'nlon. Upon what do you base your
opinion r
I have always heard that It waa."
was Mr. fels reply.
I understand that you are from
Philadelphia." said Mr. Teal
'Y es. sir. and we have something of
a reputation lor corruption there," was
the answer of the single tax advocate.
"Then I would hardly expect an accu
sation of that kind from a Philadel
phia" was Mr. Teal's quick response.
"of course, you know," continued Mr.
Teal, "that Portland grew -faster and
acquired more buildings than any other
city In the country during the past
year."
"I am glad to hear that," aald Mr.
Fels.
"Well, how do you account for thla
remarkable prosperity when It la a
tax campaign." said Mr. ITRsn. "We
shall keep It up to the night of elec
tion, and If defeated we shall continue
It on to the next election. We are in
the fight to win, thanks to the consid
eration of Mr. Fels. We have with us
tonight a specimen of a roan, a million-
Lire. I have heard, and a brand-new
specimen in that he la willing to spend
his money to secure for the people
Justice Involved In the establishment
of an economic theory which will take
from the poor man some of his bur
dena. We have millionaires who will
spend their millions for charity, for
education and for philanthropy of one
kind and another, but this man who
made millions In Philadelphia Is willing
to spend his fortune for equalizing the
tat system of the country that is why
he is unique.
Weyerhaeuser Taken as Text.
Sir. Fels waa applauded when he
arose to speak. He said that Fred
erick Weyerhaeuser owned 69,000,000
acres of land.
"Has Weyerhaeuser got a contract
rlth Almighty God to have so much
land, to will as he chooses and leave
without producing anything," said Mr.
Fels. "If he has, then I will make a
contract with him to make my prayers
to God." Referring to England's re
cent land legislation, the speaker said
it was a great step forward, for it
permitted for the first time sine that
"old-fashioned ma d, Elizabeth, lived
in appraisement of the land values of
England. There was one section tn the
English law that appealed to him and
that was that from 1909 the increment
of land values would be taken into .ac
count in the assessment of England.
"When that Is In vogue," said the
speaker, "some of the Lords or Dukes
wearing tinpots on their heads, will
begin to squirm. Tou know it Is an
old saying that when England begins
to sneeze all the world coughs."
Robert Scott, of Winnipeg, told
about the working of the single tax
theory In Western Canada. E. S. J.
McAllister aided In the Introduction
of the speakers. Daniel Kelfer. presi
dent of the Fels fund, waa at the door,
with AJanson M. Himes. to receive
subscriptions for the Fels fund.
ROUTE CHANGE IS URGED
SCLXIVAX'S GULCH SEWER DIS
TRICT MAKES SUGGESTION.
ny Ending Main Conduit at East
JFlfly-Flrst Street It Is Said Sav
ing of $ 1 00,000 Possible.
That from $100,000 to $150,000 may
be saved to the property owners in
tha Sullivan's Gulch sewer district east
of Laurelhurst, including Center Ad
dition, North Mount Tabor and Monta
vllla, by changing the route of the
trunk conduit, was the unanimous sen
timent of a representative meeting
night, under auspices of the Monta
viLla Board of Trade. The aubject was
gone Into thoroughly.
Surveyor Groat, of Center Addition,
surveyed the new route asked for and
had his maps and figures at the meet
Ins; to verify the claim that this big
saving can be made. According to his
statement a savlna of more than $100.-
fact that we do not have the single 1 000 can be made by running the main
conduit from Montavllla into Sullivan s
Gulch on East Fifty-first street Instead
tax
here?" was the next question.
More Building Promised.
"1 do not account for It, but you will
have more building under the single
tax." said Mr Fels.
"I do not see how we could," com
mented Mr. TeaL
"1 am told." said Mr. Fels, "that In
Portland there are lots which are as
sessed st the same figure as they were
In 16S"
"Well It would be a pleasure to have
you name some of them, for I am sure
you speak with knowledge, or else you
would make no such statement," waa
the pointed answer.
"I speak from knowledge and maybe
before I go away I will hand you a
list of such property." said Mr. Fels.
The discussion waa interesting and
animated throughout and it was said
that the Portland guests were by no
means convinced that Mr. Fels pos
sessed forceful arguments or more
than a passing acquaintance with the
doctrine which he advocates.
U'Ren Now Under Salary.
By announcing his temporary retire
ment from the profession of the law
to enter the service, under salary, of
Mr. Fels. W. S. U'Ren. of Oregon City,
caused some surprise last night at
the Masonic Temple, where a large
audience was present to hear a discus
sion of the doctrine of single tax. Mr.
U'Ren said, when he. waa Introduced
by D. Soils Cohen, that lie had been
misrepresented and' that he desired to
explain. '
He said that he had entered Into a
contract with Mr. Fela and Daniel
Kelfer. of Cincinnati, to devote his
time to the single tax campaign In Ore
gon. For this service Mr. Fels was to
pay tnto the firm of U'Ren A Scheubel
a sum which would be equal to what
his share of the law practice might be.
"This is tha opening of tha single,
of extending the sewer to East Twenty
ninth street and then excavating a
tunnel to Sullivan's Gulch at a great
cost.
It was said at the meeting that great
necessary expense will be put on tha
shouMers of the property owners east
of Laurelhurst If the present routes
are followed out In constructing this
big sewer system.
It was also announced that the ter
ritory of the Sullivan s' Gulch sewer
system had been cut down from 4000
to 198S acres, all oi wnicn. it was
averred, would pile up the cost on the
suburban territory. It was decided to
make a formal protest ag-alnst the
present route, and, tn order to secure
the co-operation of . the entire inter
ested territory. It was moved to hold
a mass meeting In Montavllla at an
early date.
Charles Hyle. A. Allen and H. B.
Dickinson were appointed to secure a
hall and call thla meeting. The City
Engineer will be asked to attend or
send a representative to explain why
the present route was selected. Also
mini and flRures will be presented to
show how the big saving can be made
by changing the route.
A resolution was aaopiea inaorsina;
the franchise asked for by the Mount
Hood Railroad Company from the Barr
Road to the Willamette River. A
delegation of farmers was present
from .the district with a petition ask
lnir for the extension of Villa avenue
from Rockwood to the Falrvlew, signed
by men representing property valued at
$5,000,000. It was moved to assist the
extension every way possible.
One Dead, Four Injured by Fire.
NEW YORK. Jan. SI. Mrs. Mary
CeUa Jumped to her death and her two
dauarhtera were probably fata v
S p e a a 1
Hp voiry inns of A
dleparitinnisiniiLs IF- tihiib
sftoire jou may md
gsunnnieinite still llmg
. aft.-greatly' B-edlimcedl
Ladlass aire iiiiwiiftedl to
vnsalt Hla Ladies De
. pairtaein.lt amid iimspecft
ftlhe stock IF Tailored!
Smilits airadl Cloaks
J i id I' v4' iif
m Smmmmm
K- -arLw- ;.-!& (iPS'Mt
$20 Suits $14.35
This reduction is gen
uine a plain cut in the
regular prices
BEM
SELLING
LEADING , CLOTrilER
Morrison and Fourth
burned In a spectacular fire which de- at Thirty-seventh street and Sixth ave- In rescuing occupants of the burning
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