TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX. TITURSDAY, MARCT 30, 1911.
BOURNE MAY CIVE
TROUBLE TO TAFT
PRICELESS RELICS
CHICAGO PUBLISHER WHO REFUSES TO GIVE LORIMER
BRIBERY INQUIRERS SOURCE OF HIS INFORMATION
LOST IN CAPITOL I
A Mighty Good Friend
IS G
Insurgent In Line to Become
Chairman of Committee
on Postoffices.
Fire at Albany Burns Whole
Day, Destroying Records of
Colonial Days.
CLOTHES
LATER DOCUMENTS SAFE
Original of Washington's farewell
Address and Other Paper Kb-
rape Total Lots to Scale Will
Be Close to $S.0.0.
rAMors rtrrrot iires.
ITltm Py vandal, A- D ; tK
A. T: b Hshtnlns. July . I.
J Wahinctoe Br Briti.h. I'll
lninoia first reltl at Vajklelia,
rm . 1 -"3 . Important stste
d'vum.nts datrord.
, Wt.cea.ta Madison, Trbrnrr Tt.
a lt. prtc:a Itbrarr snd state dac-
umnt. loaf.
Kiaaourl Jffr"tl City, by llbt
a Bins. Fbntarr X 1911.
a N.w Tork Alnaar. March I. 191 1-
AI.BA.VT. X. T, March I. Five mil
lion dollar probably could repair tha
(jinnit t tha Plata Capitol today, but
money cannot restore tha historical
Ix-irJi lliat were tha pride of Its atata
library After examining the exterior
wall. State Architect Ware said tha
binding was plumb and true as ever.
MiwI precious, from the historian's
standpoint, of tha fuel tha flamea found
In th. lr path were tha manuscript folio
volumes of tha famous official records
of the Governors of the Cite of New
Amsterdam, covering tha period from
to 174. These were In the course
of translation by J. F. Van I-aer. Hl
translations were burned with tha orig
inal Iut'h documents.
la addition to these, the state lost
the correspondence f Governor tleorge
C. Clinton. Sooe pieces In ail. and the
original letters of Sir William Johnson
and Governor Daniel D. Tompkins.
Other Kecords Saved.
Tha prlnelesa colonial. Washington
and Unto in relics In tha rostody of the
educational department, were In the
4fe In the around floor and ware not
damaged. These Include tha original
manuscript of Washington farewell
address. tha oriartnal of Uncolns
emancipation proclamation, all tha orig
inal copiea of tha state constitution and
trie Major Andre papers.
Among the documents lost were rec
ords daltng with tba history of South
Carolina during the Revolution. At tha
request of the state, a bill was pend-
Ins; In the Legislature here ! permit
the department to tnrn them ovar to
their orlalnal possessor.
Although the fire started In tha
northwest corner of tha building. It
caused the greatest damage In tha
eouthweat corner. ' Hera tha red-tiled
pointed rupol fell, carrying down part
of the carved granite work which sup
ported It and a towering atone chimney.
X- trace has yet been found tonight
rf Samuel Abbott, tha aged nlghtwatch-
Irisn.
Ti flames II. ked nt tha state 11-
fcrarr. tha court of claims, tha Assam-
Tr-iy library, tha document rooms, most
of the offices of tha excise department
and the quarters of the Senate finance
committee, and water and smoke took
tip the work that the flamea laid down.
The damage was extended to every part
of the building.
ali.
II. B. KOHI.StAT.
KOHLSAAT HAS FACT
He Was Told in Confidence of
Lorimer Bribery Fund.
INFORMANT'S NAME SECRET
Editor I port $100,000 Raited to
F.lr-rt Iorlme-r. hut He Kefues
to Violate Confidence. Even
at Risk or "Prion.
fCotitlnued rrim First rasa.1
ITre Mill Barns at Merit.
Tha fire was still burning tonight In
te ruins beneath what was once tha
r-autlful painted celling of tha state
l hrsry reading room, but water kept
pouring In from several lines of hose.
A hundred National Uuardemen stood
guard in the deserted corridors tonight
and "e policemen patrolled the streets
outside to protect the dismantled end
of the butldlng.
Next to the fire loss, tha chief ef
fect of the fire will be delay In the ma
chinery of the state government.
Hoih houses met txl. y in tha City
jl ill across the park from the Capitol.
te Senate In tha Common Council
chamber and the Assembly In tha Coun
ty Co-jrt room, where tha Joint session
else vtas held, and tha same arrange
ment will be followed tomorrow. The
rnrned-out detriment forcea found
temporary quarters where they could.
The state carried no Insurance, as the
Captfol had been regarded as fireproof.
It waa. In fat. not the building that
mirned but ita contents. The fourth
f -hit spare in tha west wing did nearly
four times the service for which It was
originally Intended. When the fire.
starting among papers In the Assembly
library, reached this portion of tha
building, it swept ahead with a fury
t-.at fused like. wax the stone, granite
and marble.
FAKE" POLICYMEN ABOUT
I'arlfic Mutual Insurance Agent
Here Report Swindlers.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. March . Spa-
ciiU. From the general agent of tha
Facile Mutual l.lfa Insurance Company
at Portland has been received notice
by the State Insurance Department
that two men. one of whom Is travel
ing as II. C. Wert, are signing pros
pects anl collecting premiums with
out authority.
Following this letter came one from
Fpokane declaring .hat seven men near
Sherlock had each given It for a policy
wtri the International Casualty Com
pany, of Spokane, and asking tha de
partment to take some aetion-
S. A Madge. I"vputy Insurance Cora-
jnlssloner. said today that none of tha
rm.s given appears on the list of
those holding agent licenses In Wash-
lng On. He says tha department can
do nothing and that the people must
learn no: to pay any insurance money
to strange agents until they obtain
their policies.
TAFT GREETS KING VICTOR
Telegrams Are Exchanged on Oc
casion of Rome Exposition.
WASHINGTON. March . An ex
change vf telegrams between President
JWt and King Victor Emmanuel of Italy.
t a occaelon being the exposition at
Kome. was made public at the White
loose today. In his telegram tha Preai-
ent offered congratulations on the
f-tting commemoration of tha 14th anni
versary of Italian unity and best
wishes for the weltare of tha King and
tie peop:e of ltsiiy.
King Vietor'a repiy. received today, was
thst the PreaMents good vtishea ware
rartlru'ar'.y gratifying to tha King and
ae Italian pevy.a.
matter how Important and vital to
tba newapaper that Information Is.
'Now. I have talked that to ray boys
and men and correspondenta for SO
years, and nothing under heaven would
make ma set an example of breach of
confidence to my men and to tha other
newspaper proprietors and tba men of
this country. There Is no one that la
mora Interested In maintaining that
status of correct behavior between
aewspaper men and public men than
yon gentlemen yourselves. Suppose
that during this trial I had given tha
name of my Informant and ha had given
the testimony; It would have had a
wonderful Influence In tha case.
Rrtrause Is Refused.
-But he I I asked him If he had
changed hla mind and If I waa at lib
erty to give tha Information, and ha
aid 'No. I could not release you. and
ba told me why. and his reasons were
absolutely sufficient, and I would not
violate that confidence for anything.
-Soma of tha Senators In Washing
ton got hold of these same editorials
and nator Root and others asked me
If I could bring that evidence out. I
told them I could not and Would not
under any circumstances.
I am aorry I cannot give you tha
Information, but it la really Impossible
for me to violate that confidence.
Mr. Kohlaaat waa excused until 10
o'clock Thursday morning. He wae In
formed by the committee that Ita mem
bers had agreed that ha must answer
the questions regarding the money.
Committee Is Paxxlrd.
The position taken by Mr. Kohlsaat
la sa'd to have been a great surprise
to members of the committee. It also
has confronted them with a problem
which many seemed to think would ba
difficult to solve.
Various members of tba Legislator
believe Mr. Kohlsaat's attitude will
have no little effect upon the Investi
gation. Others have taken up a dis
cussion of tha legal aspect of the sit
uation, and its possible effect, as It
concerns Mr. Kohlsaat personally.
The present temper of the committee
was Indicated In tha Instructions to
Attorney Healy to use force. If neces
sary. In compelling tha attendance of
ex-L'ntted States Senator Hopkins,
who failed to respond to a subpena today.
Members of the committee Insist that
all those who have been or will be
subpensed must come to Springfield,
and that no excuses will ba accepted.
Attorney Healy Is said to hold a
considerable amount of new Informa
tion bearing upon Lorlmer's election
which has not been made public. Those
who are watching the investigation
say the trrnd of his questions while
examining Senator McGlvatn indicates
the presence of hidden Information.
It Is difficult now to estimate the
extent or scope of the Investigation.
Subpeass are said to have been issued
for ISO men. nearly all of whom have
been prominent In Illinois politics.
McKltain Knows of Xo Bribery.
State Senator Robert J. McElvaln, of
Murphysboro. waa the only witness ex
amined this afternoon. Ha testified that
ba knew nothing of alleged corrupt meth
ods used in election of Lorimer to tha
Vnited States Senate.
Attornev Healv was lnatrncted h v
Chairman Helm to write a letter to
Mr. Hopkins, informing him that ha la
expected to appear, and that unless he
does so the matter will ba presented
to the Senate.
M?lvatn testified he was a member
of the Legislature at tha time of Lor
liuer a election. He said ha never had
a conversation with any one regarding
Improper methods to effect the elec
tion of any candidates.
Attorney Healy then asked McElrala
If tha latter had talked with any of his
friends or neighbors near Murphysboro
regarding alleged corruption In the Fed
eral Senatorial election. McHlvain de
nied that he had done so.
Throughout McElvaln's further exam
ination along this line, he said ha held
no knowledge, either before, or after Lori
mer' s election, of alleged corruption.
LORIMER XOT TAFT'S CHOICE
President's Erlends Deny Statement
Attributed to Aldrlch.
WASHINGTON. March 29. Prompt
denial was made here today by friends
of President Taft of tha report from
Springfield. 111., that Mr. Taft had
joined with Senator Aldrlch In urging
tha election of William Lorimer to tha
United States Senate.
Edward Mines, a Chicago lumber
man. at the Lorimer hearing in Spring
field yesterday testified that Senator
Aldrlch had told him Mr. Taft was anx
ious that Mr. Loriraer should he se
lected. It wss said here today that a
similar report became current last Sep
tember, and that President Taft then.
In a letter to an Illinois friend, cate
gorically denied the statement. - In that
letter the President said that "the ru
mor, report or ststement that I con
sciously lent any of the weight of tha
Administration to the election of Lori
mer Is wholly untrue.
Friends of the President said today
that Mr. Taft had expressed tha hope
that the deadlock In Illinois would ba
broken and a Senator eiectod, but that
waa as far as he had gone.
Ex-Senator Aldrlch today declined to
discuss the testimony of Mr. lilnes.
OBSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED
GROWERS CHARGE PLOT
HOOD RIVER TTflOX TO HOLD
51EETIXG SATURDAY.
Fear F.x prr.cd That Outetde Inter
ests Are Socking Control of
Lite Organization.
HOOD RIVKR. Or, March !. (Spe
cial.) The annual meeting of the
stockholders of tha Hood Klver Apple
Growers Union, to ba held here Sat
urday, will be characterized by the
warmest discussions add largest at
tendance of any meeting In the his
tory of the organisation. Because of
the unusually large Increase in the
output of boxed applaa and tha extraor
dinary size of Hood River apples
last year, when tha demand was for
product of a smaller slxe. a perceptible
decrease In prices resulted. Although
tha returns were profitable, several
growers were disappointed, and It Is
reported that dissensions against the
management are rife. A communica
tion from Manager Sproat was Issued
to tha stockholders this week, explain
ing the peculiar conditions that had to
be met in last year's markets and urg
ing that every member make an effort
to attend the meeting Saturday.
It is feared that advantage Is being
taken of tha situation by Influences
outside of the valley to secure con
trol of the union. Mr. Sproat says:
"Information has come to us that
certain parties are making systematic
effort to aecure union atock and
proxies so that they will be able to
get control of the union at our annual
meeting April 1. Men who have no
apples to ship and who are not mem
bers of the union are canvasaing tha
valley for atock and proxies, tha lead
er in the movement being a stockhold
er but not a shipper this year. We
understand that the manager and
board of directors of the union have been
tried and found guilty of not knowing
how to run the union- Tha trial haa
taken place behind closed doors. We
haxard the guess that tha power be
hind the throne In this movement Is
not entirely local."
The advisability of placing salesmen
In tha field for tha handling of next
season'a crop has been discussed here
frequently.
BILLBOARDED RUM TABOO
Tacoma Prohibits Sale of Liquor
Exploited on Big Signs.
TACOMA. Wash March S9. (Spe
cial.) The Municipal Commission went
tha antl-treating ordinance one better
by passing an ordinance which pro
hibits all saloons In Tacoma from sell
ing any brand or liquor that la adver
tised on billboards here. Tha penalty
for violation is revocation of the sa
loon's license and loss of the unexpired
portion of tha license fees. The saloon
men offered no opposition to the
measure.
Several weeks ago tha Ethical So
ciety started the movement and
women's clubs and church organizations
took It up. A communication waa sent
to tha commissioners requesting an or
dinance to stop the use of sign boards
to advertise beer and whisky.
Before the passage of the ordinance
today. Mayor Fawrett. retired, saying
be had a pressing en:(t:inent.
Though He Has Only One Vote, Op
portunity Exists to Annoy Admin
istrationCrane Asked to Take
Place, but Is Unwilling.
OREGONIAN" NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, -March 29. There Is no appre
ciable Joy In Administration circles over
the prospect that Senator Bourne, of Ore
gon, Is likely to become chairman of the
committee on postoffices and postroeds
when the new Senate organizes. Yet
that Is likely to happen, for the rule of
seniority always governs In tha selection
of committee chairmen In the Senate,
and that rule brings Bourne to the top,
or. next to the top. and will probably
result in making him chairman.
The Oregon Senator Is now the seventh
member of the committee. Penrose, tha
present chairmen. Is to become chairman
of the finance committee, eutd, as a
Senator cannot hold two chairmanships,
he must relinquish his place at the head
of the postofflce committee. Four Re
publican members of this committee;
Burrows Scott. Carter and Dick all of
whom ranked Bourne, were not returned,
and Crane of Massachusetts alone stands
between Bourne and the chairmanship to
be vacated by Penrose. Crane Is chair
man of the committee on rules, and it
Is understood he will not relinquish that
chairmanship; therefore. Bourne, being
next in line, will succeed Penrose, un
less Crane can be persuaded to change
his mind, and this is very doubtful.
The Administration has In mind many
reforms In the postal service which It
would like to have enacted Into law.
Bourne Is so hostile to the Administra
tion, especially to the Postmaster-General
and the President, that little co-operation
is expected from him. Moreover,
ho is angry at the way the President
and Postmaster-General dispose of pa
tronage, and all nominations of post
masters are referred to the postofflce
committee before being acted upon by
the Senate. Thus, If Bourne becomes
chairman of the postofflce committee, he
will ba In a position further to vent his
spleen on the Administration, and prob
ably can make considerable trouble for
the men he regards as his bitterest ene
mies. There is one bit of consolation for tha
Administration, however, and that Is that
the chairman has no more voice In the
action of his committee than any other
member. Ha has but one vote, and can
not dictate what the committee shall do.
The committee Is at all times governed
by the vote of a majority of ita members,
and even if Bourne, as chairman, should
evince a disposition to block the various
bits of legislation urged by the Adminis
tratlon. he would need the support of all
the Democrats and two other Republi
cans to control the committee, for as this
committee is constituted, the Republicans
have a majority of four members..
At tha sam time tha Administration
would ba better pleased with some other
Senator as chairman, for the postofflce
appropriation bill is handled by this com
mittee, the chairman of the committee
has charge of the bill on the floor of the
Senate, and is a member of the confer
ence committee that finally adjusts the
differences between the Senate and
House over Itei provisions. In this latter
rapacity, the chairman could do more to
block the Administration than in any
other, for the next House will be Demo
cratic, tha majority of Ita conference
committee will bo Democrats, and by
yielding on Senate Items Bourne could
go far to thwart the will or the senate,
and could only be defeated if the Senate
by majority vote, renounced his action,
and Instructed him to act for the Senate
and not according to his own Judgment.
Anticipating trouble with Bourne, if he
becomes chairman of the postofflce com
mittee, members of the Administration
have brought Influence to bear on Crane
to Induce him to accept the chairmanship
of the nostofflce-commlttce. Thus far the
Massachusetts Senator has not yielded to
these entreaties. Insisting that Bourne
as chairman cannot do as much damage
as has been anticipated. Crane natu
rally wants to hold the chairmanship of
the rules committee, because or the pre;
tige It gives him. And he will hold it
unless the pressure from the Administra'
tlon becomes too great. But present in
dications are that the Administration Is
to have trouble with the next chairman of
the pcetofflce committee of the senate.
TRUSKETT JFOUND GUILTY
Rich Old Kansas Oil Man Convicted
of Murdering Neeley.
INDEPENDENCE. Kan., March 19.
A. A. Truskett, a wealthy business man
of Caney, Kan., was today found guilty
of murdering D. S. Neeley, a millionaire
oil operator, of Lima. O. The Jury re
turned Its verdict of. second degree
murder at S o'clock tonight.
Trnskett shot and killed Neeley in
the lobby of the Palace Hotel at Caney,'
January 7. There were no witnesses to
the shooting.
Neeley was president of the Wichita
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Portland
Armstrong Mfg. Co.
Bell, Wlldman 4 Co.
Columbia Steel Company.
Harper Brass Works.
Harris Ice Machine Co.
Hesse-Martin Iron Works.
Hicks. Burt.
Hlppely. E.
Independent Foundry Company.
Multnomah Iron Works.
Northwest Steel Company,
Oregon Brass Works.
Oregon Foundry Company.
Pacific Iron Works.
Phoenix Iron Works.
Portland Boiler Worka.
Portland Iron Works.
Portland Pattern Works.
Portland Tool Works.
Portland Wire Iron Works.
Prehn, Wm.
Smith Watson Iron Works.
Willamette Iron & Pteel Works.
Willamette A Col. River Towing Co.
Wood. John, Iron Works.
National Iron & Foundry Co.
Helser A Under.
B. Trenkman A Co.
Portland Elevator Company.
Astoria Iron Works, Astoria, Oregon.
Eureka Foundry Co- Eureka. CaL
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Port lewd. Or.
Pipe Line Company, which had sued to
have declared Illegal a valuable oil
lease owned by Truskett. Witnesses
testified Truskett's mind had been af
fected by worry over the suit. The plea
was set up that Truskett was Insane
when he killed tbe Lima man.
WEARING HAREM A CRIME
Jerey Legislator Proposes to Make
It So Women in Dismay.
TRENTON, N. J, March . Special.)
While women in the gallery hissed, the
assembly today considered a bill intro
duced by Mr. Donnelly, of Hudson, pro
viding that any woman found wearing a
harem sktrt be adjudicated guilty of a
high misdemeanor and sentenced to Im
prisonment for no less than her natural
life.
There waa a flurry among the women
spectators when the measure was Intro
duced and several of them wearing
"near-harems" beat a hasty retreat. The
others hissed and gave other evidences
that the much-discussed skirt waa not
unpopular, as generally supposed.
There was some discussion as to what
committee should consider the bill. Sev
eral of the lawmakers wanted reference
made to the committee on feeble-minded
women.
Japan Ratifies Treaty.
TOKIO. March 19. The Privy Council
today ratified the treaty of commerce
and navigation with the United States.
The signatory exchange will be made
April 4.
Do you know that of all the minor
ailments colds are by far the most
dangerous? It i not the cold Itself
that you need fear, but the serious
diseases that It often leads to. Most
of these are known as germ diseases.
Pneumonia and consumption are among
them. Why not take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and cure your cold
while you can? For sale by all dealers.
The man who is well
dressed has a decided ad
vantage. Did you ever
think about it? Dress
well and see how much
more favorable the atten
tion and respect shown
you. Chesterfield clothes
are the most stylish, per
fect fitting, best-tailored
clothes made. Priced
$25.00 to $50.00.
Chesterfield Guarantee If front of
coat breaks in one year's wear,
customer can have a new suit free.
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