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totTtt, A n. OREGON. TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1911. PRICE FIVE GENTS. VOL. I.I NO. 15,70:5. ' 0 SWINDLE NETTING MILLIONS BARED Three Brokers Arrest ed in New York. STOCKS ARE HELD WORTHLESS Postoffice Inspectors Make Raid on Firms' Offices. PRISONERS PUT IN TOMES Irreg atari tie Amounting to $2,000, 000 Already Found and $10, 000.000 Itnslnos In Few Vrarf Promise More. NEW TORK. March ST. In a raid on th atock brokerage office today la Fifth avenue, occupied by Wlner A Co. and tha Standard Securities Com pter. Poetofflce Inspector charge that Irregularities amounting to mora than IJ.WO.00o had. been brought to light. Transactions In exeats of 110.000.000 throughout tha country are credited to tha two concern In tha last few year. Archia and Emmet S. Winner, consti tuting tha ownership of both concerns, and Urorer & TTumbutl, chlaf cleric, were arrested. Three Now In Tomb. A t'nlted State Commissioner held Archie Wlsner In TO0 ball for tha Federal irrand Jury. Emmett 3. Wlsner In ;o and Trombull In 1100. They were committed to the Tomb. The charge Is using the malla to defraud by selling worthless stoefca. The sperlrtc charge. Is that the Wls ner. through mail correspondence, rep reaented to stork purchasers that tha California Plamond Oil Company was actively at work. when, as a matter of fact, according to the charge, tha com pany waa dormant and had lost title In lot to the property It was claiming to b operating. Many Murks Pea It In. The principal stocks dealt In by Wie ner A Co, according to the postal In spector, were those of the Thirty three Consolidated Oil Company. Mu tual Oil Company. Sycamore Oil Com pany. Valencia Copper Mining Company. Black Oak Cold Mining Company. Eureka Oil A Gas Company. Mount Jefferson Mines Consolidated. Marchl ?o!d Mines Consolidated. Empire Hold Mines, limi ted: California New Tork Oil Com pany. Consolidated. California Monarch Oil Company, United Tonopah Gold field Mines: Manhattan-Nevada Oold Company. Philippines Plantation Com pany. California Diamond Oil Company. Murchl Extension Oold Mining Com pany and the Amalgamated Mining Oil Company. Of the latter corporation w'ir Co. Is alleged to have disposed of stock to the amount of ts.ftfto.onv CREW HAZES NAVAL CHIEF St r U-t Ilrlpllnr on Mar; land Earn Title "Lang- Madhouse?." SAN PI EGO. Cal, March IT. -Lang- Madhouse.' In large red letter this alga Is std to have been painted on the lead-colored sides of tha armored cruiser Maryland recently and an In vestigation la being conducted to learn the Identity of the culprit. The Mary land Is In port now and the men who have come ashore are said to have com plained bitterly against the rigid dis cipline Imposed by Commander C. J. Lang, executive officer of tha big cruiser. None or tha sailor will say when the sign was painted on the cruiser and the officers refuse to discuss the Incident. Commander Lang. It Is claimed. Is rec ognised by the enlisted men of the Nsvy as one of the strictest disciplinarian In the service. He has an excellent record. A few years ago he towed the dry dock Pewey to Manila, which In Itself was a notable achievement. Later he rommandrd the cruiser Albany and wa afterward advanced to executive officer aboard the Mary!anl. STORM SHAKES CLEVELAND Pnlr t rlan. Ilorx and Masons Bowled Otrr by Big Wind. . CXEVEUAXPi March IT. Many per sons hal narrow e apes from serious Injury or death In the storm which wept over Cleveland and Northern Ohio today. It reached a velocity of 5J mtlea and did much damage. Pedestrians, horses and wagons were bowled over and several persons sus tained broken limbs. Many roofs and fences were damaged and numerous tel ephone, telegraph and trolley wires were blown down, causing street block ades. The tog Vulture, of Sandusky, was blown ashore at Celar Point and her crew were ab'.e to swim to safety. At Orovllie. the spire of a church was blown off. crashing through the roof and wrecking the Interior. BARK IS ILLUMED BY GHOSTLY FIRE ST. ELMO'S PHEXOMF.XOX SEEN BY FRENCH SAILORS. Fairy Sprite Vll Bark Mag When Sim 1 Off Karri. Cal. Ship Glimmers Like Glovi-Worra. SEATTLE. Wash., March 17. (Spe cial.) Flickering tongues of ghostly light, dancing like sprites over the shrouds and hull of the French bark Max Friday night, when off Eureka, Cal.. for a time awed and terrified a paa-t of tha crew, unable to under stand the phenomenon. Arriving here today. US day out from North Shields. England. officers told of the strange Illumination that for two hours clung to the ship.. In explanation they say that the bark was visited by St- Elmo- Ore. Moving phartom-llke through phos phorescent sea, from the deck of the bark the sailors saw two other ships far to the south glimmering like glow worms, and to the north silhouetted against the background of the night, they saw the wlll-'o-the-wisp at sport on the deck and rigging of a fourth ship. After two hours a thunder storm drove away tha sprites. It Is most unusual for the fire to ap pear In such a latitude and the old mariners could scarcely believe their eyes. A posslbls explanation for the sup posed marine Are reported from Eu reka, Cal.. last Friday night. Is of fered In the story related here today by the officers of the Max. NEW STEEL TRUST, RUMOR Former Heads of Old Corportlon Planning Competitive Combine. PaiTK March IT. A stir waa created today In financial and busineas clrclea when It -waa rumored that a giant merger of steel. Iron ore and ship ping companies will be perfected to compete with the United State steel Corporation. It Is said former heads of the Steel Corporation. Including Thomas F. Cole, formerly bead of the Oliver Mining Company, would merge their Interest a soon as the Supreme Court render Its decision In the Amer ican Tobacco case. The O. A. Tomllnson line of or freighters will take the transportation end of the business. Tomllnson waa asked about the business, but he had no comment to make. Mr. Cole la out of the city. Negotiations were begun some time ago according to owner of extensive Iron ore properties near the Head of the Lakes. WICHITA SOCIALISTS WIN They Nominate Cobbler for Mayor I'nder Coranil.ilon Primaries. TOPEKA. Kan.. March IT. Primary elections under the commission form of government were held In all of .the larger and many of the smaller towns of Kansaa today and nomlnatlona for Mayor and commissioner to be voted on In April, were made. "The returns In Wichita brought a surprise In the shape of a Socialist landslide today when A. L. Blase, a cobbler, was nominated by that party for Mayor by a plurality of at least 700 votes, and two Socialist candidates for commlsrtoner were placed on the tickets. There is a chance that the other two Socialist candldatea for commissioner will gain places. The Socialists made their slogan. "We Will Mllwaukeelxe Wichita." And they placarded the city with postera bearing this legend. They msde an active campaign, especially among the union labor voters. s CARGO IS DISCHARGED fteanier Koe City Goe to Drydock. Will Be There at Least Ten Day. SAX FRANCISCO. March IT. (Spe cial.) Aa aoon aa the steamer Rose City finished dlscnargtng cargo today, she steamed to Hunter' Point to be placed on the drydock to undergo re pairs of damages sustained when eh climbed a section of the seawall at the foot of Stockton street Sunday morn ing. It Is estimated that the Rose City was damaged to the extent of $:00. while the damage to the wharf Is at. out an equal amount. She will likely bS out of commission for at least 10 days. The steamer waa caught In a strong ebb tide while maneuvering for dockage. Captain Mason says he ran full steam astern when he felt the steamer clutched tn the tide, but the ebb wa too strong for the engines to overcome at such short notice. PLOW TRUST ORGANIZED . Twenty-two .Manufacturing Con cerns In $50,000,000 Merger. MOUNT. Ill- March 17. A merger of II plow manufacturing companies Into one company with a capitalisation of ISO. 000. 000 was announced today. The name of the consolidation will be Peers and its headquarters here. The concerns that comprise the new com pany are located here. East Mollne. Syracuse. Ottuinwa. Welland. Ont Port Smith. Ark- and Minneapolis. The scope of the Industry will he ex tended to Include the manufacture of sll farm Implements. When the organ isation Is effected employes of all con cerns Involved will be given an oppor tunity to acquire stock. fl EMBASSADOR NAMED BY MEXICO Manuel deZamaconay Inclan Is HiIName. KE IS NOW AGENT IN LONDON More Resignations of High Of ficials Are Rumored. VICE-PRESIDENT WILL GO Corral Will at Lent Toko Leave of Absence New Cabinet , Lacks Only One Member and Will Take Office Today. MEXICO CITY. March 27. Coincident with the official announcement of a new Dlax Cabinet today came that of the appointment of Manuel de Zama--cona y Inclan as Ambassador to the United States, succeeding Francisco de la Barra. At the same time the resignation of Miguel Macedo as sub-secretary of the Department of the Interior became known. In the Cabinet, a announced, the office of Secretary of the Interior waa left vacant and speculation as to Its future holder still favored Theodore de Pes. Governor of Vera Cms and candidate for Vice-President at the last election. General Coslo retains the portfolio of the Department of War. New Cabinet Goes In Today. The Cabinet as at present constituted is: Foreign Relations, Francisco Leon de la Barra: Interior, pending: Justice, De metrlo 8odl: Public Instruction, Jorge Vera Estanol; Fomento, Manuel Mar roquln y Rivera: Communication and Public Works. Norbeto Domingues; Fi nance, Jose Tves Llmantour; War and Marino. General Manuel Oonxales Coslo. Salado Alvarea. sub-Secretary of tha Department of Foreign Relations and for the time being the ranking Cabinet official, will administer the oath of of fice to the new Ministers tomorrow In the hall of the Ambassadors In the palace. Mr. Zama cona y Inclan la the gov ernment's financial agent In London, where he has been stationed for the last two years. New Ambassador Is Young. ' The new Ambassador Is comparative ly young, but he has held several posi tions under the administration. Prior to this position he waa Director-General of the postal service, member of the board of directors of the Mexican Cent ral Railroad. Mr. Zaroacona y Inclan waa said al ready to have received notice of his appointment by cable and to have left London for Washington. Corral Likely to Resign. The retirement of the cabinet mem ber has given rise to many rumora of further official posts to be vacated which have not excepted that of Dla himself. That Vice-President Corral (Concluded on Page 5), j "WHEW!" . : ' ' V . ! i - INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 55 decrees; minimum. 37 decrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. Mexico. New ambassador to Vnlted States Is ap pointed. Pace 1. Madero will continue rebellion In Mexico, he ii) Face a. Foreign. Russia threatens China with Japanese In vasion of Manchuria, but Japan is re luctant. Pace 1. National. Constitutionality of long and short haul pro vision of rats law attacked by Spokane and railroads before Interstate Commis sion. Fags 3. Domestic. ... Stock swindle Involving millions bared la New York. Page I. Dr. Munyon's wife refuses his offer of $75,- Ooo for her to leave stage. Page 3. Searching Inquiry Into New York fire horror may lead to prosecution. Pace 3. Terrific wind storm works havoc in Phila delphia and other Eastern cities. Page 1. Man accused of embexzllnc tiOOO.OOO In Montreal arrested In Pittsburg.. Page a. Western Development Association to meet In Portland. Pace 2. Stenographers of fan Francisco form union; must carry proofs. Pace 1. Politics. Gay Lombard realms from City Council to run for Mayoralty. Pace 0. Roosevelt advises capitalists to get out of ' .any buuneas which requires blackmail. Pace 2. Werleln announces platform of candidacy for Republican nomination as Mayor of Portland, pace Vi. Bryan proposes procresslve Senators of both parties flcht standpatters for control of committees. Page 4. New York Demorrata drop Sheehan as can. dldate for Senator. Pace ' Sport. Portland Coast Leacue bsseball team opens season St Los Anceles today. Pace 18 Roadsters work out four innings against Columbia University. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Body of lineman froxen to death found near aummlt of Snoqualmie Pass. Pace 6. Imprint of big bicycle shoe only clew to Wasco bank robbers. Page 7. Dlschsrged ssylum attendant declares Gov ernor West hired negroes to pay political debt. Pace . Dayton. Waah.. finds advocate of free-love CUllty of vagrancy. Pace 7. Ghostly fire Illumes French bark off Paolflo Coast. Page 1. Accused wife-slayer at Coeur d'Alene takes witness stand in own defense. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Old hops fast leaving growers' hands. Psge 21. 8heep snd cattle advance at Portland stock yards. 21. Wheat steadily declines at Chicago. Page 21. Btocks are firm, but dull. Pace 21. Bates A Chesebrouch already secure July shipments from New York. Pige 20. Portland and Vicinity. Sbt of seven Bulgarians held for murder ar identified by peanut vendor. Pace 14. Wife-slayer Haeslng's case to so to Jury to day. Page 15. Portland asked to aid completion of Ka-lama-Kelso road. Pace 12. Governor West appoints three to Port of Portlsnd Commission, pace 15. East Side taxpayers to start Initiative peti tions for municipal paving plant. Pass 1. Birthday of late Judce George H. Williams observed. Pace 14. Civic Council hears criticisms and needs of city park system. Pace 4. Rev. John H. Boyd, of Detroit. Mich., called to pastorate of First Presbyterian Church, Portland. Psc 9. Florence Roberts and all-star cast acclaimed by great throne at Baker Theater. Pnce It. Robber frightened, flees leaving SiO.OOO un touched. Pace 12. CO-EDS MUST NOT SLIDE Fair Baseball Players Required to Have Both Feet on Bases. SEATTLE, Waa h.. March 2T. (Spe cial.) Rather than have the co-ed base ball plsyer attempt to duplicate feats that they had witnessed at vaiwity and professional games. Miss Jessie B. Mer rick, woman's physical director at the University of Washington, haa Intro duced a rule which requires a runner In the game of feminine baeeball to have both feet on the base to be safe. "This rule waa made." said Miss Mer rick yesterday afternoon in explaining the mandate, "to prevent the co-eds from seeming masculine In this) sport. At our first turnout, sliding to baaes was frequent and the new edict waa Issued to stop the practice. I I IS JAPAN MAY ACT War With Russia Means New Invasion. REFLY TO ULTIMATUM SENT Chinese Minister Calls It Sat isfactory, Russia Doubts. MORE EVASION SUSPECTED Russia and Japan Negotiate for Co operation, but Japan Holds Off, Though Russia Predicts She Will Take Manchuria, ST. PETERSBURG, March 27. Chi na's reply to the ultimatum was re ceived today by the foreign office and will be submitted tomorrow. The Chinese minister. Ha Ying Tou. in his advices to the Pekln government, af firm that the reply is satisfactory in all points and restores the ancient am ity between Russia and China. But a certain skepticism is felt here, in view of the nature of the previous replies from China, which were in variably described as satisfactory, whereas in a skillful way they nega tived Russia's contentions. The Novoe Vremya warns China that military action by Russia probably will be followed by the occupation of Manchuria by the Japanese. Never theless, according to Information fur nished by the foreign office and the ministers of war and finance. It would appear that the Russo-Japanese nego tiations regarding co-operation in the Chinese situation have given a nega tive result. Japan ha declined to assist Russia actively, claiming that Japan's com mercial interests in China prevent her from offerng more than dilatory coun sel. Inquiries made by Russia at Toklo referred to the fact tha.t-Rnsslan di plomacy supported Japan actively dur ing the latter' controversy with China respecting the Antung Railroad. 5 GUARD OFFICERS NAMED They Will Go to Participate In Reg ular Army Maneuvers. Five officers of the Oregon National Guard were named yesterday by Adjutant-General Finzer for assignment with the regular Army forces on the Mexican border. The detail Is for a period of two weeks. Upon returning the five oncers will be replaced In the field by a second detail. Major John L. May, of Portland; Ma jor Creed C. Hammond, of Eugene; Cap tain Carl Abrams, of Salem: Captain Chambers, of Eugene, and First Lieu tenant Clarence Hotchklss make up the first detail. They will leave for San Diego next Sunday and will report April 1 at the headquarters of Brigadier-General Bliss. It Is thought probable that three de tails of five each will be sent to par ticipate In the Army maneuvers. CHINA WARNED TYPISTS OBLIGED TO SHOW CARDS FAIR STENOGRAPHERS 3ICST HAVE TXIOX CREDENTIALS. Such Is Labor's Edict In San FrAn cisco Skirts With Pockety Will Have Vogue Now. SAN FRANCISCO, March 2T. (Spe cial.) Women stenographers seeking employment In San Francisco must henceforth be prepared to prove that they are union stenographers. The mere statement that they are affiliated with the union will not go, they must be prepared to produce the proofs. It makes no difference whether tha color of the union button corresponds with the gown worn, the button must be conspicuously displayed when seek ing employment and when on duty. The greatest hardship of all, perhaps, will be the carrying of the union card and book, which every stenographer must be prepared at a moment's notice to show the walking delegate, so he may satisfy himself that the owner has her dues and assessments paid up to date and that she Is in good standing In the union. This will mean that the fair stenjg rapher must have a po .et in her gown sufficiently large to accommodate her union card and book, as well as easy of access, as the walking delegate of the union now, at least, Is a man. Organizer Himmel is confident that he will have an organization of 2000 office employes within six months' time. The American Federation of Labor has succeeded in organizing a large num ber of the stenographers of the city and the officials are confident that within a short time over 2000 names will be on the membership rolls of the union. WARSHIP FEELS HOMELESS Cruiser Etrurla Ha Been Away From Italy 4 1-2 Tears. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. (Spe cial.) While pleased to say that he is an officer of King Victor Emmanuel's Imperial Italian navy. Captain Adolfo Fassella, of the little cruiser Etrurla, which today is modestly tugging at anchorage in ."man-of-war row," on a friendly visit to this port, says that he and his officers and crew are be ginning to believe they have "no more home than a rabbit." Captain Fassella declares that he makes his deduction from the fact that the Etrurla has not been In home waters for four and one half years, and Is not scheduled to return to Italy for another year. During the present cruise the Etrurla has covered more than 50,000 miles and has touched at every port of Import ance in the civilized world. x Tiie celebration on board the war ship, which began yesterday, was con tinued today and will continue for the week that the Etrurla Is in port. The Italian "salute" was drunk by the of ficers and crew and hundreds of their countrymen who visited the ship today. Consul-General Rocca and a number of prominent Italians were entertained at luncheon aboard the Italian cruiser. With sails topped by flags of their country and vari-colored pennants, many of the Italian fishermen, In their gaily-painted little boats, hovered about the warship today. GREAT INVENTORY IS ON Counting of Harrlman System's Equipment Is Big Task. DENVER, March 27. Flans for tak ing one of the biggest inventories In history were discussed today by the engineers of all railroads belonging to the Harrlman system. A complete valuation of the entire system. Involv ing the list of everything from bolts and steel rails to cars, buildings and franchises of more than 16,000 miles of track, will be taken. It will probably require two or three years' time. E. Holbrook, of Chicago, who Is in charge of the stupendous work, pre sided at today's meeting. The work, it is said, is already under way and today's meeting was for the purpose of arranging details. The report of these engineers, when completed, is expected to answer one of the biggest questions being dis cussed In the country, the physical valuation of railroads as compared with their capital stock and bond is sues. GERMAN COUNTESS BRIDE Wedding of Ambassador Bernstorff's Daughter Held In Washington. WASHINGTON, March 27. Countees Lulse Alexandria Von Bernstorff, only daughter of the German Ambassador, was married today In Concordia Luther an Church, to Count Raymond Pour tales, until recently an attache of the German Embassy here. The ceremony was followed by a. re ception in the German Embassy. Presi dent and Mrs. Taft, Miss Helen Taft, the Vice-President and Mrs. Sherman, members of the Cabinet and practic ally the entire diplomatic crops in Wash ington, attended. TOM JOHNSON NEAR DEATH Friends Are of Opinion That Cleve land ex-Mayor Is Sinking. CLEVELAND, March 27. Reports to night concerning the condition of Tom L. Johnson were conflicting and no di rect statement was issued from the sick room. One report in general circula tion and apparently confirmed by friends, was that the ex-Mayor was sinking and that the end was near. Others maintained that Mr. Johnson's condition was about the same as Sun day or. If anything, a little better. GYGLONIG STORM MS QUAKER CITY Buildings Wrecked and Railroad Blocked. FACTORIES REDUCED TO RUIN Roofs of Many Business and Residence Blocks Go. . STORM OF WIDE EXTENT Throughout East, Middle West and South Wind Rages, Causing Loss . of Life, Destruction of Buildings and Crops. PHILADELPHIA, March 27. A se vere electrical storm, accompanied by a high wind, which at times blew with cyclonic force, swept over the north ern section of this city shortly after 6 o'clock tonight, leaving destruction in its wake. Buildings were demolished, houses unroofed and the New York division of the Pennsylvania Railroad was placed out of commission by the demolition of Its tower at Holmesburg and Its sta tion at Tacony. New York trains are being routed via the Trenton cutoff, which was not in the path of the high winds. Wires Gone, Factories Wrecked. Tacony, the section where the great est damage was done, was completely cut off from the rest of the city. Tele graph and trolley wires were blown to the ground. The police station was demolished. At the Tacony station of the Pennsylvania Railroad an uniden tified man was killed. Many houses In this section were unroofed or de molished. In the manufacturing section of Ken sington, in the northeast, toward Ta conr, several factories were destroyed, trolley wires were blow-n down and ' roofs of houses were hurled to the cen- j ter of the streets. - In the fashionable section of Ger mantown the storm also caused havoc The cupola of St. Michael's Church was blown off. Jones Hall lost Its roof, as did the factory of the American Metal. Company. Telegraph and tele phone communicatoan was also de stroyed, but up to a late hour no lives had been reported lost. ' So completely was the Pennsylvania line tonight tied up that no trains wero sent over the New York division from here until late tonight and no tickets o Philadelphia were obtainable at the New York end of the line. Patients in Hospital's Ruins. Many mills were unroofed by tha storm in Manayunk, in the northwest section, and a wall of the surgical de partment of St. Timothy's Hospital at Roxborougli was crushed in. The pa tients were buried under a mass ot debris, but were rescued without in juries. The roof of A. P. Baker & Co.'s fac tory was hurled into Main street, while that of William H. Davis & Co. was blown into the canal. The cupola of the Masonic Hall was blown away and has not yet been located. Many small houses In this section were de molished, and the trolley lines put out of commission. The Pennsylvania Railroad late to night resumed train service to New York. SXOVV CAUSES LOSS OF LIFE Trains Collide Near Chicago and Man Is Killed at Hammond. CHICAGO, March 27. (Special). That leonine propensity to roar and rage in passing out which is attributed by popular fancy to March, was exer cised today by March, 1911. March raged around Chicago long enoi-gh to cause a train wreck and to bring discomfort to hundreds of thou sands who thought they had welcomed Spring back to the city for a perma nent stay. Then the rioting .creature dashed eastward, leaving in it's wake a trail of death. Starting with a rapid tumble of tho mercury that brought Chicago's poor back to doors of charitable institutions placarded: "Closed for the warm sea son" and continuing with a violent snow storm that threatened to assume blizzard proportions, March, in the be ginning of its end. did much here and elsewhere to sustain the reputation of the proverb's forgotten sponsor. The blinding snowstorm was respon sible for a collision between two paes enger trains on the Illinois Central track at Broadview, about fifteen miles out of Chicago, at 9 o'clock tn the morning. The snow curtain hid from the engineer of a St Paul-Chicago train, the presence of an Omaha-Chicago train ahead on the same track. In the ensuing crash two dining car at tendants were Injured seriously and hundreds of passengers were shaken . up. At Hammond, Ind., Anton Moeller, an Alderman of Whiting, walked to his death in front of a train hidden from him by the storm. A short distance from the spot where Moeller was kill ed. Fred Jark. 1 years old. an employe of the F. S. Bets Company, of Chicago. (Continued on page e.)