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jtitfitiiif jji PORTLAND, - OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI NO. 13.CG7. V I y LINE TO SPOKANE TO BE SHORTENED Reduction by 54 Miles to Cost $8,000,000 HARRIMAN ROADSTO MAKEPLAN Work Must Be Completed Be fore End of 1912. fiTR AWflRN IN CONFERENCE w !- .w... ... Announcement Made That Contract Will Be I-el In tew I)as Route Will Then Be Shortest Be tween Two Cities. Contract for ts.ort.Ow) of construction sork on the North Coast or third divi sion of tha Oregon-Washington Railroad fc Natlgatlnn lines between Spokane and :he Shake Hirer, reducing- the distance between Portland and Spokane M miles, oiakioc this line the shortest between the two eltlrn, will be let within a few daya at;h the stipulation that thry be Cora- Dieted bafore the end of l!!i TM announcement was made at th Portland offices of the lUrrlman system raaserdar af-.ernoon following the vMt :o the city of Bobert K. Ftrahora. vlce- rillnt and general manager of the :hlrd district of the O.-W. It. A S. Co.; T. L. Pitman, chief engineer of that dis trict, and It. J. Dsnson. the company's thief attorney at Spokane. Traffic to Be Ilrased. The Ppokane men csjne to confer with Portland Harrtman ofT.clala and officials f other lines relative to traffic arrange ments and other detail arrow In r out of the reorganisation of the Ilarriman lines la tha Northwest, and the construction of lines heretofore known mm the North Coast. They arrived yeserday morning and were In conference with W. W. Cot ton, general attorney for the Harrtman Inea In Tortland. most of the dsy. They sill remain In Portland today. Plana for the construction of the track Mtween Ppokane and the Snake River tnd of the terminal facilities at Spokane lava been completed, as have those for Che tunnel and bridge work on the new oad.' When completed, the proposed road will onnect wlta the old O. R. N. line it Ayer Junction, and will shorten toe liacance between Portland and Spokane if.rnit M miles, and greatly reduce the trade and curvature. It ls expected to isve the entire projact completed In tbout 11 months. Arrsnsrmenta have been made with the Chicago. Milwaukee Puget Sound .oad for the Joint use of the line be tween Marengo, where the North CVaat -rossea the Milwaukee, and Ppokane. a cutanea of about miles. The road will be built and owned by the Harrt man system, the Milwaukee agreeing to pay a trackage charge. The terminal facilities) at Spokane will be owned Joint ly by these companies The passenger station will also serve the trains of other lines and accordingly will become a anion station. Engineering Problem Difficult. In the construction work outlined by the Spokane officers, some of the most difficult engineering feats that ever have confronted railroad officials will be per formed. These include the bridge over tha Snake River eight milea below Ayar Junction, at which place connection will be made with the Portland-Spokane line cf the O.-W. It. A N. Co.. also the across the Spokane River In the City of Opokane. It la expected that work on the Snake Itlver structure will be started within the next (0 clays. This bridge will be lOTO fret In length and will be approached by two steel viaducts, the eae on the north aide having a length of t:s feet and that on the south side IN feet, leaving the bridge proper , 1110 feet long. This will be supported by five steel towers on concrete piers. The viaducts will consist also of steel towers and the track above them wtll be supported by steel plate girder pans. Tha maximum height of the bridge over the river will be ITS feet. tn the construction of this bridge ap proximately 10.40O.Q90 pounds of steel will be used. The structure Is to cost about t:S.000. of which I1SO.0O will be required for the spans and 1170.000 for the steel approaches. One of the Spokane bridges Is to be li feet high and the other ITS feet high. Each will cvnsist of two steel-truss spans with viaduct approaches. Canyon Is Picturesque.. In building westward from Spokane, the new line will pa's through the can- von of the ralous. which for 1! miles i most picture iue In character, pre senting formidable engineering prob lems. J'alouse Canyon Is a sheer precipice. very rugged In charactrr. from ZOO feet to (00 feet In depth. The road wtll follow the canyon over a portion of the distance, through gigantic cuts and I piercing from si 1 to side from one angle to another, thro-igh rock-ribbed tunnels and over mighty precipices. The track In some Instances will be a j ported by steel viaducts spanning the distance from tunnel to tunnel or ex tending from one aide of the ma'n gorge lo tha other, with hundreds of lCvacluitd aa I'tit 3L I SOME MILLIONAIRES GOOD AS HUSBANDS ritNKf;irc advises girls ot TO BOYCOTT THEM. lint Ho AdmlM Most Millionaires ttlm Are Cnliappy Belter to Be Born Poor Than Rich. NEW TORK. Feb. 10. 'Don't refuse a man simply oecsuse n is I aire." wii a bit of matrimonial advice I vhlrh Andrew Carneglo gave to a group of working; (Iris employed on a noriina which the steelmaker wii Insciectlna-. Tne Touns- women told today what Mr. Carnegie ald. "Mont millionaires' wives are not happy.- Mr.. Carnegie alio said. "They hava too many luxuries and have no mental resources to fall back on-6ome of my partners have been unjustly criticised for what vil not taelr fault, but the fault ct their wires. "I would ratner be born poor than a millionaire. and I have had aome ex I ,,, Hirx-tlnna I hava made T or 41 millionaires In my time, but I want to say that the only right a man ha to wealth lies In his acquiring; It by some useful labor. "The arreat trouble with the wealth of today Is that the sons of million aires do not reawise the neceaalty or being of use to the community." ROBBERS PUT TO FLIGHT Attempt to Hold Cp Ciroceryman rolled by Youth. VANOOCVBU. Vah Feb. 10. Spe cial.) Two masked men with revolvers were foiled In their attempt to hold up Alexander Ledlnghara In Ma grocery atore. at Eighth and Harney street here, at 7 o'clock tonight, when Frank Vernon, aged IS. seised a shotgun snd rushed to Ledlnghsm's aid. The men made their escape ont the front door uninjured by the charge of buckshot which Ledlngham sent after them. When the robbers rushed Into the front of the store and commanded Ledingham to band over the contents) of the cash register he refused, though both men pointed guns at him. He dared them to shoot. At this moment ernon entered and thrust the shotgun Into Ledingham'a hands, and the men fled. 102-YEAR-OLD NEWSY ILL Delivery of Taper Taken Cp by 5- Year-Old Wife. CHICAGO. Feb. 10 Orasmus Page, Jollet'a oldest "newsboy." 'who for yesrs has been a familiar figure at the railroad station, where he sells news papers. Is 111 and. owing to his agw. little bope Is entertained for bis re covery. Page this month will complete his lOJd yesr of life, ne became ill mora than a week ago. but continued at work until yesterday, when he gav up and his wife, who Is J years old. rt llvered papers and sold them to pas sengers boarding trains. 550,000 GIVEN MONMOUTH Regents' Bequest for. Additional Ap propriation Denied. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb 10. (Special.) Fifty thousand dollars for a new dormitory and Improvements at Monmouth Normal School has been granted by the Ways and Means com mittee. It was emphatically declared by com mittee members tonight that this Is all the money the normal need expect through committee recommendations. It waa suggested by the Board of Re gents that an additional 150,000 be granted for an administration building. I- . i ' -.. 1 j' f ' ' - -..rW -5 S5J V-frrAssaCyrSO IV-:.. '. ' - sr!;t -s sssgSgasx nwSr- , mm .,,a TWrt ill y f y v - $ i , . sB - a f ill ill n: ........ -, . M mmill !, ;3 I W' 'i - - - - 1 si i i nuwwwaywi s i1 - mnniBiaum' .' wiwi.mr"'-?- ' I AHOVK. RrPRRKTtTIVfa J. ft. MAW, OK It.I.IVOI. AD PHKMOKJIT TAFT, WHO LKADS FIGHT FOR RECIPROCITY. ' BELOW, SIR WILFRID LAIHIKH, l.lAUAI -RtMt:R HliPRKMOTATI VE .SEHE.NO K. PAVSK, OK ttElV YORK, AI SECRETARY OP STATE P. C. KNOX. TAFT CALLS FOR FARMERS BACKING Reciprocity Benefit to All, Says President. WILL UNITE TWO COUNTRIES Speech at Columbus Defines Effect on Farmers. . GRAINGROWERS . WILL GAIN Immense Audience Hears Reply to Critics of Canadian Agreement and Applauds Campaign. Will Continue In Illinois. COLUMBUS. 0.7 Feb. 10. Carrying forward his campaign for Canadian reciprocity. President Taft made a di rect appeal today to - the American farmer on that Issue. He declared that the Impression that reciprocity with the Dominion would Injure the farmer was lthout foundation, and by statistics he sought to lend actual proof to his assertions. Mr.' Tsft declared without reserva tion that the reciprocity agreement, with Canada would be a benefit, rather than a detriment, to tha agricultural Interesta of thla country. - As for himself, the President said that he felt that the general benefit of the pending agreement would entirely vindicate those who were responsible for It. The greatest reason for the adoption of the agreement, he argued, the fact that it would unite two countries, having kindred people and lying together across a wide continent. In a commercial and social union to the great advantage of both. "Such a result." added the President, does not need to be Justified by a nice balancing with a pecuniary profit to each. Mr. Taft's address, the first of his (Concluded on Pace 3. PEOMIKENT FIGURES IK RECIPROCITY FIGHT NOW HOLDING ATTENTION A a Witt' Tl ' V" V TStH ;-r':'i '! ;'-'-' ? v -."-f - .-. . ''-a, . -' -.-.- V - ' V? I - ! ilir. ,. - ... .s. -ill INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTE It OAT'S Maximum temperature. 4 degrees: minimum. 40 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rain; southwesterly Iwlnda. Leg Mat are. Appropriation and - deficiency bill pruned in committee, rage 1. Reapportionment scheme on to cut Multno- man s representation in Legislature. Page 5. Washington Senate passes bills for pure bal lot and better Judiciary, rage 8. Compromise Good Roads bill may settle controversy. Page 5. State Printer given slur. Pace S. National. Root angers Southern Senators by declaring against antlnegro ' laws. Pass 2. President Taft speaks in favor of reciprocity at Columbus. Ohio. Page 1. Beverldce's speech on direct election pre vents Senate from votlcg on San Fran cisco fair. Page 3. Rouse committee mill aot on reciprocity to day. Page it. Domestic. Danville hears more scandal. Face 1. Salt Lake suspect Is thought to be bullion thief. Page 2. Andrew Carnegie gives opinion of million aires. Page 1. George Criscom. reputed lover of Doroghy Arnold. eludes New York reporters. Page 4, Sports. Cleveland releases players to Portlsnd Coast Ueagua team. Page, 11. Northwest. On eve of Tuning's induction GUI wishes him good luck. Psge 1. Vancouver depositors of defunct bsnlt score State Kxamlner. Page S. Commerce Commission . Agent hears Med- ford's rate protest. Page 3. Commercial and Marine. Demand for wheat In Northwest Is checked. Page 13. Sharp drop in wheat prices at Chicago. .Page 15. Iron and steel Industry shows much Im provement. Page is. Wail street not affected by favorable Steel report. Page 13. Lumber carriers to carry big cargoes to for eign ports. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Harrtman lines to shorten distance to Sps , kane by 54 ml lea. at cost of fS.OOO.OOO. Page 1. School Board to employ second assistant for puperintcnaent Kigier. Page im. Fourth-street line may be electrified. Page Southwestern Washington Development League to meet In Vancouver next week. Page 10. Cost of water mains soon to be refunded to property owners who bava paid. Page 7. Grip epidemic In Portland; physicians af flicted too. Page 10. Mayor will sign Btoadway bridge contract tooay. page 10. City likely to sae railroads. Page 7. KANSAS REJECTS RECALL Senate Votes Xo, Though Both Par ties Pledged to Measure. TOPEKA. Kan., Feb. 10. The recall for state officers was defeated in the Senate this afternoon by the decisive vote of 23 to 15. This was one of the pledgy i made by both parties In their platforms. CANADA AND GREAT BRITAIN. APPROPRIATION!.!. GUTIN COMIVIITTEE Grand Total Asked . $1,019,965.49 Is DEFICIENCIES ARE INCLUDED $50,810 Pruned From Esti mates and $2240 Added. INSTITUTIONS COME LATER Allowances for Sheep Commission, Tax Commission, Printing, Cost of Session,' and Supreme Court "Are Reduced Materially. STATE! CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Feb. 10 (Special.) Carrying- a grand total of $1,019,965.49, the general appropriation and deficiency bills have been com pleted for submission to the Legisla ture. The ways and means committee pruned $50,810 from the estimates in the sreneral appropriation bill, but at the same, time added In certain ln- inccs a total of $2240, making a net decrease of $48,570 In this bill. The Appropriation bill reaches the magnificent total of $887,920, while the deficiency bill Includes sums which reach to $152,045.49. Not an institution is included, the bills for the various other institutions not being completed by' the committee and will probably come early next week. Pruning Knife Wielded. One of the material cuts made is in the appropriation for the State Board of Sheep Commissioners, the cost of which for the biennial period was esti mated at $12,000 and was cut to $2500 by the committee. The request of $30,000 by the State Board of Tax Commissioners Is de creased from $30,000 to $22,000. and the estimate for the cost of printing from $120,000 to $100,000. The legislative (Concluded on Page 5.) OF UNITED STATES, DANVILLE OFFICIAL INDICTED BY JURY MORE SCAXDAL BARED IX PO LITICAL CORRUPTION' PROBE. Ex-County Treasurer Is Sought on Charge of Embezzlement Total True Bills Now 216. DANVILLE, 111.. Feb. 10. The gran Jury returned 216 true bills today, an adjourned until Monday afternoon. large number f subpoenas were issued this evening, returnable next week, when it is believed the real work of sifting the charges of political cor ruptlon wilL be commenced. Among the indictments returned to day were bills against City Attorney Frank W. Jones and Peter Sanichas, Greek merchant, who are charged with perjury In connection with their tes timony in the election inquiry. It was stated that several indictments were returned against vote sellers, and at least one against a vote buyer, but th names will not be disclosed until bench warrants have been served. An indictment containing 210 counts was returned against Harry H. Whit lock, ex-county treasurer, who Is sup ,posed to' be in Detroit, charging him with emoezziement ana malfeasance. An order was immediately telegraphed to Detroit for his arrest. Bail was fixed at $7500. An indictment was also returned against Harry L. Freeman, clerk of the Probate Court, who was Whitlock chief clerk In the treasurer's office, charging him with being an accessory before the fact. SISTER DENIES WEDDING Miss Hastings Says Reputed Sister ln-Law "ot Wife. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. (Spe cial.) In an answer in which she de nles that her brother, Harry Hastings, prominent and well-known locally and In San Mateo, where he resides, is mar ried to his wife. Maud Hastings, Miss Elizabeth Parker Hastings, the incom petent about whose estate there has been so much litigation, asks that she be adjudged the sole owner in fee of property on Clay and East streets, this city, valued at half a million dollars. Harry Hastings and his wife Maud brought petition for partition of the property, claiming under a trust deed for the benefit of Hastings and his sister Elizabeth, which was given for the tenure of the life of their mother, The Hlbernia Bank is said to have a mortgage for $60,000 on the property. and is joined as a party to the suit. J. W. Daniel, the English second hus band of Mr. and Miss Hastings' mother and guardian of the person of Miss Hastings, has brought suit also, seek ing to have the same property revert to the estate of his deceased wife, of which he Is administrator. AVIATORS BRAVE BULLETS Hamilton and Garros Fly Over Juarez, Mex., Despite Warning. EL PASO. Tex., Feb. 10. Charles K. Hamilton, American aviator, flew his biplane over Juarez and Roland G. Gar ros, the Frenchman, in Ills Bleriot monoplane, crossed the International bbr- der a short distance today. Only yes terday Hamilton and other Interna tional aviators had been warned that a flight over Juarez would be met with a storm of bullets from the Federal troops now holding that city. The two left the ground within a few minutes of each other. After reaching 1200 feet Hamilton crossed the Rio Grande and a half min ute later had passed the Mexican custom house, making the first aeroplane recon noissance ever made In time of actual warfare. The aviator on his return would not give out an Interview, simply stating that "there appeared to be a good-sized army In Juarez." AMERICAN ARTIST LOST Fear Kxpressed Wolfe Is Victim of "Black Hand" in Italy. ROME, Feb. 10. A general alarm has been sent out for Henry Lawrence Wolfe, of New York, a student of paint ing at the American Academy, who has been missing since last Monday after noon. . Wolfe is 35 years old. He is credited by his friends with being a man of good habits and they can ad vance no theory as to why he should have disappeared. There are some among the Americans who suggest the possibility of kid naping or the "black hand" being con nected with the absence of Wolfe, but I there is no evidence of any criminal ' act. Suicide is scouted by those who j knew Wolfe well. Immediately after luncheon Monday Wolfe went to a bank lo cash his pen sion, amounting to $70, and also drew $5 from his private account. Since then he has not been seen. When he disappeared Wolfe had only the clothes he wore. COMIC VALENTINES PASS Place Taken by Posta Cards, Burnt Wood and Leather. NEW YORK, Feb. 10. The old-fashioned comic valentines, which showed signs of pasaing a year ago, will be al most completely missing on Feb. 14 this year. Wholesale distributors here re port a brisk business, but say that orders from all parts of the country are notable for the fact that they practically elimi nate the comic. . The postcard valentine, a compara tively modern conception, leads the fash ion this year, with burnt wood and leather novelties next In demand DILLIfJG GOES If,1 AS RECALL MAYOR 'GoodLuck'.WishesGill on Farewell Eve. RIVALS WILL CLASP HANDS Official Change at. Seattla Takes Place Today. NEW INCUMBENT SILENT He Refuses to Disclose His Adminis. trative Programme and Po litical Predictions Are Said to Be Worthless. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 10. (Spe cial.) The City Council met tonight, canvassed the votes cast at the recent recall election and declared George W. Dilling elected Mayor. Captain of Police Claude G. Bannic : will become acting chief of the police department when Mr. Dilling takes the Mayor's chair at noon tomorrow. The selection of a permanent chief will be considered by Mayor Dllllng at a later date, but to Captain Bannlck will be given the work ef reorganizing- the de partment and of carrying out the new Mayor's plans for policing the city. The resignations of Richard M. Arms, superintendent of the city lighting de partment, and of Chief of police C. W. Wappenstein, will be placed at the dis posal of Mayor II. C. Gill before he re tires. The successor to Superintendent Arms has not been decided upon by Mr. Dllllng. Smith Is Secretary. The appointment of Joe Smith ai private secretary to the new Mayor was announced today. Mr. Smith is a news paper man who has worked for many years on th& Seattle newspapers and the .Spokesman-Review. He was active in the Poindexter campaign and in Mr. Dllllng's campaign. He is now a earn- didate for the City Council. Mayor Gill was busy this afternoon cleaning up his office to turn it over to his successor. He signed a pile of ordinances on his desk, made a schedule of the official bonds of which he is cus todian and packed up his private pa pers. 'Mr. Dllllng cannot take over the office any too quick to suit me," said Mayor Gill. "He can have It tonight if he wants it. I shall shake hands with him tomorrow and wish him good uck." The ceremony of changing Mayors will take place at noon tomorrow. The heads of the city departments will be called together and Judge J. T. Ron ald, of the Superior Court, will adminis ter the oath to Mr. Dllllng, which will be filed with his official bond with the City Controller. The greeting between the retiring Mayor and the Mayor-elect will be friendly. Dilling to Instruct. In the afternoon Mr. Dilling will give his Instructions to the -acting Chief of Police and will outline what he wants done by that department. Hn will ask Captain Bannlck to place the olice department upon a working basis s quickly ag possible. 'I shall make no hurried or radical hanges," said Mr. Dllllng today. "I hall proceed carefully and will consider the Interests of the people with every move. Certain things which I promised in the campaign have been decided upon, and I shall do those things at once. There will be no turmoil. I shall expect very man to do his duty and there should be no trouble about getting ex actly that sort of service. I have been busy today and I hava had no time tq, think of several ques tions which I deem important. The ap pointment of a permanent Chief of Po lice will be taken up in due time. Cap tain Bannlck is my choice for the head! of the police department. He has a difficult work to perform, but I am con vinced from what I know of him, that he will make good. I shall talk over the situation with htm tomorrow and he will enter upon his duties at once." Gamblers Against Bannlck. The selection of Qaptain Bannlck U decidedly unsatisfactory to the gamblers and the so-called "vice syndicate." Bannlck is 35 years old. He comes of farmer stock, a wealthy old-line Iowa family. He matriculated at the Univer sity of Michigan in but was injured two months later In trying to make the football team and left. When he got well war broke out and he enlisted with an Iowa regiment and served through the war, and then came to Seattle. He has been on the force 10 years. He is popular with the force, does not smoke or chew, goes to bed early every night, and is now probably used to get ting up early to build the fire, as he was married two months ago. He is a splendid athlete, a keen fisherman, and a mighty hunter before the Lord. Charter Amendment Pends. Beyond what Mr. Dilling says himself, political predictions are worthless. He Is known for playing a lone hand, and appears to be taking a position midway between those who elected him and those who opposed him. He refuses to answer questions until he gets ready to waits. his announcements. .