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rOKTLAXD, OREGON", FRIDAY 3IARCII 31, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI- NO. 15,708. ARBITRATION GETS BLOW IN GERMANY RUSSIA PREPARES TO INVADE CHINA CONVICT PREFERS -PRISON TO WIFE TO MILLIONAIRE AIDS 'WAPPY' WITH COIN GlOMOil SAYS VMIDERLIP PARDOX DECLINED IF . LIFE WITH HER IS CLAUSE. SEATTLE'S EX-CHIEF OF POLICE IS ARRESTED AGAIX. TROOPS AND FAjriPMENT MASS OX II.I FRONTIER. INSURGENTS HAVE PEARSONS BUSINESS SOUND h r Chancellor Says Disar mament Impossible. - CONTROL CAN'T BE OBTAINED Impracticable to Secure It, So Problem Insoluble. CLARK'S SPEECH BUGABOO "Tnervatlve Trader Quotes It In Contract With Sims' SK-c-li on Blood Is Thicker Than Water, Whh-h Taft Condemned. BERLIN, March JO. Chancellor Ton Bethmann-Hollweir. In ths Reichstag today discussed disarmament and in tarnation! arbitration, but without de parting one lota from the known standpoint of the German Government. The Imperial Chancellor it the thief difficulty of a disarmament agreement In the possibility of super- vision of Individual states. "Control over these." he said. "I re gard aa absolutely Impracticable. The Inere attempt to control would have no other result than continual mutual dis trust and universal turmoil. General disarmament la an Insoluble problem. o Inns; as men are men. "It will remain that the weak will be the prey of the strong. If any na tion feels that It Is unable longer to spend certain sums for defensive pur poses. Inevitably It will drop to the second rank. We Germans, in exposed situation, cannot shut our eyes to this reality, only so far as we can main tain peace. Disarmament Not Practical. "The nations. Including Germany, tiave been talking disarmament since the first Hague conference, but nei ther In Germany nor elsewhere has a practical plan been proposed. Great Britain wishes the limitation of arma ments, but slmultaneonsty wants a su perior or an equal fleet. Any confer ence on this subiect Is bound to be fruitless. No standard for a limitation can be fouml. and any conceivable pro posal would be shattered on the ques tion of control." Von Bethmann-Hollwes; Instanced Na poleon's limitation of the Pruss'an army when ITussla. adhering to the letter of her treaty, trained a four fold army by shortening the period of training. Germany was willing, he aid. to accept the Cngltah proposal for aa exchange of Information regard ing navy-building programmes, lie ac cepted the Idea of arbitration In prin ciple, but universal arbitration was aa Impossible cf accomplishment as uni versal disarmament. By this meana two nations like the I'nited states and Great Britain could seal the de facto status, but If new questions arose ar bitration might prove Inadequate. Champ Clark, Speech Quoted. The Oianrellor's spec-h. mhlcii was along the line of his earlier utterance, was made In the discussion of resoiu- tlona offered by Socialists and Radical, asking for an extension of International arbitration and the limitation of arma ments. These resolutions came before the Hoose at th opening of the custom ary debate on foreign affairs In connec tion with the Chancellor's btntgrt. The Chancellor deferred his remarks until the representative of the leading par tlea had been heard. Cmr.t Von Kanlts, Conservative, de voted the greater part of his speech to .American affairs, contrasting the speech of Commander William S. Sims, of the American Navy, at the tluild Hall. Lon don, which calied forth a reprimand from President Tsft. with the utterances of Representative Champ C'ark concern ing the annexation of I'anada. saying: "While an American Naval officer Is assuring England of the friendship of the United States, a future President of that Nation la talking' of the absorption of Canada." Canadian reciprocity, he s.vtd. raised the point of what compensatory favors were to be bad by Germany. Of the pro posed Ang!o-Amert-an arbitration treaty, the spenker said that the plan promised little. If questions like thai of the Mon roe Doctrine were excluded. Arbitration lias Some Friends. Pr. Spann. vice-president and leader of the Center pjirty. said he favored more arbitration treaty's and his party sym-s pa:hiard with the movement for disarm ament. Ernes' Risserman. National Liberal. In common with the other speakers, wel comed tne principle of arbitration and disarmament, but doubted its practica bility. Dr. IVIemer. the ProgressUe leader. referred to the reciprocity agreement between the I'nited States aud Canada as the first step In ten departure from bigh protection and, expressed the hope that it will have a reflex effect In Ger many. - Kib Broken In Wreck. - WEDFOKD. Or. Jlarch 30. f Spe cial Government 1'atholcgtet P. J. O'Cara discovered Wednesday for the first time that he was suffering from a broken rib sustained In tlie motor car wrevk last Saturday. Ho thought t&e Injury only a bruise. Chine Agent Reports I-arjre Fnrres Have Penetrated Kiakta Kulnn Is Point .Menaced. VICTORIA. P. C, March 0. Accord ing to dispatches brought by the Em press of Japan tonight, the Palekaya Okralna. of Vladivostok, reports that although Russia Is expressing satisrae tlon at China's repiy to the recent ul timatum. Russian forces and equip ment are being Increased on the 111 frontier. The Chinese agent at Kulun has Jel egraphed Peking that large forces of Russian troopa have peneiratea to gkta. and are expected, when rein forced, to move on Kulun. The Cbl ...... miiitarv commander sent word that 111 Is being literally flooded with Russian troops and he, cannot offer re sistance, lie asks that troops be sent by China Immediately or he be relieved from his post. The Slngklng Governor telegraphed that several divisions of . Russian troops. Including artillery corps, infan try and Cossack cavalry have been concentrated In Eastern Turkestan for the Invasion of China. TORNADO WIPES OUT TOWN Xo Live Lo.-t In Alabama Storm but Propertj Loss Is Heavy. MOBILE. Ala.. March 10. Gaines ville. Ala., was practically wiped out by the tornado that swept through Monroe County Monday, according to belated news that reached here today. The storm cut a path of ruin 100 feet wide through the settlement. There were no casualties but many persons were hurt by flying timbers from wrecked houses. The reports tell of tremendous prop erty damage. Fields were swept clean of growing crops, forests were levelled. while hundreds o( farm buildings were torn down by the threshing wind. The area of t,he storm-swept district Is re mole from railroad and telegraphlo communication. DRILL SHIPS IN DRYDOCK RoMon and Concord Nearly Ready for Xaval Militiamen. SEATTLE. Wash- March JO. (Spe cial.) The cruiser Boeton and the gun boat Concord were placed In drydock at the Navy-yard today to be scraped and painted preparatory to being turned over to the naval militias of Oregon and Washington to be used as armories and drill ships for the mili tiamen. The Boston will proceed to Portland under her own steam on or about May IS. The Concord, which will be stationed In Seattle harbor on or about that date, will carry only enough steam for beating purposes. MORE DAYLIGHT SOUGHT Pendleton May Set ( hicks Back on May I; Advance October 1. PENDLETON, Or.. March JO. "Day light Saving" Is the plan Leon Cohn, a prominent Pendleton merchant, elabor ated today. Mr. Cohn is forming an organization to have passed the necessary city and county ordinances fur all clocks to be set back one hour May 1 and advanced October 1. GERMAN CHANCELLOR DECLARES ARBITRATION AND DIS ARMAMENT IMPRACTICAL. , - 'V - J T, ' r .- l.W- ' s r-ir .... .v; .. , ".: . , If f ; n ' ) y Ol XT VO BETHMtvX.HOLWEO. TIGER GDRNEREiJ They Can Dictate Who Shall Be Senator. NEW YOFK SPLIT HOPELESSLY If Regulars Resist, Republi cans Will Aid Rebels. BARNES .ADVISES COURSE State Chairman Proposes Republi cans Vote for Conservative Democrat Xamed by Insur gents Final Caucus Today. ALBANY. K. Y.. March JO. The in surgent Democratic members of the Legislature will have It In their power tomorrow to break the Senatorial dead lock, either by settling their differ ences with the party organisation or accepting aid from the Republicans. When the prospects of ' electing Senator' tomorrow seemed to depend entirely upon how many Insurgents would enter a caucus, William Barnes, Jr.. chairman of the Republican State Committee, tonight made public a let ter advising the Republican leaders to give to the independent Democratic members the opportunity to fill New York's vacancy In the Senate by render ing their unanimous support to a con servatlve Democrat. Mr. Barnes letter supported the Idea that gained rapidly after today's abor tive caucus, that the Democrats were hopelessly divided. Insurgents Hold Sway. " The name of the next United States Senator from New York apparently de pends upon which course the lnde pendent Democrats choose to follow. The Democrats will caucus behind closed doors tomorrow at 10 A. M. Be fore the Barnes letter appeared it was expected IS Insurgents would enter this meeting on condition that the names of neither William F. Sheehan nor Daniel F. Cohalan would be pre sented. The effects of Mr. Barnes' proposl tlon will be Indicated by the number of Insurgents who enter the caucus. If 15 Join the organisation members In making a caucus nomination, their can dldate will have enough votes for elec tlon. Unless the organisation officials make acceptable terms, it is believed enougb Insurgents to Insure an elec tion are ready to Join the Republicans In ending the deadlock. Possible Candidates Xamed. The transfer of lists of acceptable candidates between the Insurgents and the organisation continued today. Aft er numerous eliminations the follow ing are said to have remained as pos sible candidates: Martin W. Littleton. John D. Kier- nan. Martin Glynn. Isidore Straus, Her man Ridder, Alton B. Parker. Morgan J. O'Brien, Augustus Van Wyck, D. Cady Herrlck and John X. Carlisle. ' In his letter Mr. Barnes says that the Senatorial situation has reached a (Continued on rage 3.) Man Frceil by Governor West Ex presses Desire to Serve Year Rather Than Ho Home Again. . SALEM, Or March 30. (Special.) Dexter L. Roberts, who was pardoned from the penitentiary today by Governor West. Informed the Governor that he would rather return to the penitentiary and serve out the remainder of his sen tence than to be pardoned and com pelled to live the rest of his life with his wife. Roberts was sentenced In May, 1909. from Morrow County to sere four years In prison for obtaining money by false pretenses. He has had considerable dif ficulty with his eyes and his wife has been Intervening tor a pardon which the Governor decided to grant. "In granting you this pardon I want you to understand that It Is not so much for you ' aa for your wife." Governor West said to Roberts. "Now, when you tear. I want you to go back to the rarm and stay there with your wife and stop causing trouble." "Do you mean that I have to go back there and live with her the rest .of my life or for Just the year I have left to serve at the penitentiary?" asked Rob erts. "If It Is for life I would rather go back to the penitentiary and finish my term." He was assured that the pardon did not specify that he must live with his wife, but the Governor advised him to go to the farm and repay his wife for ber efforts In his behalf. Roberts then walked away with the pardon and with Mrs. Roberts. CHINA TO BUILD STEAMERS Government Will Run Lines Across Pacific, to India and Australia. VICTORIA, March 30. Advices were received by the Awa Maru that the Pekln government has ordered the con struction of a number of merchant steamers In Germany, to start several Pacific lines between California and China and between China and Australia and to Bombay and Java. OREGON PLAN IS FAVORED Ohio Representatives Want Popular Vote on United States Senators. COLUMBUS, O., March 30.. The House today passed by a vote of 8S to 13, the Wlman hill providing for the election of United States Senators by popular vote, on the Oregon plan. INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 74 decrees; minimum, 47 degree. TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. !Vrelga. German Chancellor nyi arbitration and dls- armament are Impractical. Page I. Mexican Federals deny peace commission will meet rebels, snd peace is believed far oft. i'ase 0. Ru.slan srmy prepares to Invade China. Page 1. Camorra con.P'rscy divides Naples for pur pose of plunder. Pane J. rolltles. Bsrne. urges Republlcsn support of In surgent. In elecllng Sew York Sen ator and In.urgents hold whip hand. Pase 1. Domestic California Supreme Court denies Ruer. pe tition for rehearing of motion. I'age 5. Kohlsaat say. he will go to Jail rather than name Informant about Lorimer fund. Page i Dr. Pearson.. Illlnol. philanthropist, will cel ebrate Slat birthday by distributing S300.O0O In gifts. Page 1. Vew York Fire Marshal attributes many dratha In Washington Square disaster to defective elevator, i'age J. Bom Cox sins tight to escspe trial before Judge Uormtn. Page U. Woolgrow.rs attack rates. Page 2. Ex-Oovernor Black, of New York, deplores spirit of suspicion In land. Page 4. h porta. Williams "Roadster." ahoTr ability as bat ters. Page 8. Portland . Los Angeles 1: San Francisco 8. Vernon 1; Oakland 8. Sacramento 8. Page 8. Two record, are broken In auto races at Jackaonvllle. Fla. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. J. H. Albert denes Attorney Brl.tol to prove that good roaa. bills vetoed are uncon stitutional. Page 6. Albert J. Henry, bank clerk of Seattle, wine long-fought divorce case Involving his employer. Page 8. Millionaire aid. Wappenateln. whose ball now totals SoO.ooo. page i. Convict pardoned by Oovernor West prefers to serve aentencs to returning to wife. Pase 1. F. A. Elliott, of Salem, named State Forester. Page .7. Umatilla County Bar Association begina In vestigation of cnarges against mree at torney.. . Page 7. College authorities at Pullman. Wash.. In vestigating nasing ot co.eu. rage a. Commercial and Marine. Grain tonnage offered at 20 shillings. Psge 2l. Oats and barley advance shsrply In local market. Page -1. Chicago wheat stronger on green bug reports. Psge 21. Minor stock, most active In wall street trading. Page Al port land and Vicinity. Eastbound Summer excursion rates an nounced. Page is. Mrs. Mabel Kelly's peltlon denied by Judge Cleeton. Pag 12. Colonist travel expected to increase toward end of low-tare perlou. rage zv. Oregon Electric and United Railway, to ba eonneclea at tjrence xo avoiu ii-cikui con gestion here. Psge 12. Court holds city may sue railway company for removing bievenin-.ireet iracaa. Page 2U. Booevelt committee plans surprises for ban- auil Pace City and street railway official. In tilt over supply of rail, needea lor improvement work. Page it. Waahlngton Forestry Aaaociatlon to use autos la fighting nr. page i. Spokane syndicate geta option on 400 acres enjoining city ai .i-tu.vw. rage it. Frank A. Vandertlp says business connltlons sre fundamentally souna. Pace 1. Lombard says Council I. subsidised by pub lic service corporations, pass id. Total of Benefactions Nearly .$5,000,000. HE WANTS TO PAY "DEBTS" Donations to Celebrate Phil anthropist's 91st Birthday. SMALL COLLEGES BENEFIT Kk-li Illinois Matt Will lve Money to Institutions Which Have Ful- . filled Provisions Made for Previous Gifts. CHICAGO, March 30. Dr. D. K. Pear sons of Hinsdale, III., will celebrate his 91st birthday, April 14, by the distribu tion of $300,000 to schools and religious organizations. This will make his total distributions of recent years nearly $5,000,000, moat of which has been given to small colleges. The gifts are termed by Dr. Pearsons "debts" and in most cases are fulfill ments of his pledges to different bodies of oertain sums when they should have collected "other stipulated amounts. The American Board of Foreign Mis sions will receive $100,000, while small colleges in the central states will re ceive the remainder of the $300,000 gift Doctor Will Pay "Debts." "I shall celebrate my birthday by getting out of debt," Dr. Pearsons said. "A year ago I gave notice that I would be getting out of debt by this time and that a young man of my age had no business being In debt. I shall He down on April 14. out of debt for the first time in many years. I have had these outstanding pledges for many years, and have worked them off as one after another of the institutions met their obligations." While most of Dr. Pearsons' gifts have been to the smaller colleges, the different Institutions here have re ceived more than $1,000,000 from the Hinsdale philanthropist.. The T. M. C. A., here has been one of bis benefici aries. Berea College Aided. Among the chief beneficiaries of Dr. Pearsons, among the smaller schools has been the Berea College of Kentucky which has received more than $400,000. In reviewing his gifts today, he said the one from which he had derived the most pleasure was the gift of $50,004 for a waterworks system of Berea. The physician was one of early set tlers In Chicago. The greater share of his wealth was derived from the in creased value of extended real estate holdings In this city. Twenty-five years ago, h'e retired from business and most of his gifts have been from money de rived by the sale of valuable pieces of real estate. All of Dr. Pearsons' benefactions have been announced by him with Jocose whimsicality such as those which characterized his statement today re garding the distribution to be made on his birthday. PHILANTHROPIST WHO WILL CELEBRATE 91ST BIRTHDAY BY MAKING GIFTS OF $300,000. ; I J - f T V. w :'t-r&?i. ;;;; . i I mm:mm?mmt - t0m;mm : " 1 - DR. D. K Alleged Bribe-Taker's Total Bonds on Three Indictments Reach $65,000 Is at Liberty. SEATTLE, Wash., March 30. Ex Chlef of Police Charles W. Wappen steln was arrested late today on an In dictment returned by the special grand Jury charging him with soliciting and receiving a bribe of $1100, from George D. Tuppper and Clarence J. Gerald on July 5, 1910 for not molesting the Paris and Midway houses, two notorious establishments of the old vice district. Wappensteln was released on $15,000 bond signed by Dietrich Hamm, of Seattle, and Eugene France, a million aire lumberman of Aberdeen, Wash. The indictment upon which Wappen steln was arrested today is the third bribery" indictment returned against him by the grand Jury called to in vestigate alleged graft conditions un der the la?t city administration. , ' Wappensteln is now at liberty under total bonds of $65,000. GARB OF ATHLETES SHOCKS East Siders Protest When Sparsely Clad -Boys Ride on Cars. Adolescent striplings, clad almost in the garb of nature, riding on East Side car lines, have scandalized the se date residents to such a degree, that Patrolman Wellbrook, moved by pro tests, made an investigation and re ported his findings to Chief of Police Cox yesterday. The officer found that the offenders were boys from Jefferson high school, in training for the track team. After the school sessions, on recent after noons, they have sprinted to some point In the suburbs and then boarded a. car back to their quarters. The offi cer says that the covering worn by the boys is that in vogue among the Iggo rotes and Digger Indians, and not quite suitable for the mixed company on a streetcar. The matter will be taken up with the school authorities. WOOL SCHEDULE IS FIRST Democratic House Committees Hur rying to Get Work Ready. WASHINGTON, March 30. Democratic members of the ways and means and the rules committees are rushing their work In order to be ready to report Saturday. It Is probable that the ways and means committee, after presenting Its recom mendations on organization of commit tees, will submit only one revised tariff schedule, that being the wool schedule, a rough draft of which, framed by Chairman Underwood, has been under consideration by his colleagues for sev eral days. 134 FIRMS INCORPORATE March Banner Month for New In dustries in Oregon. SALEM, Or., March 30. (Special). With 134 new- corporations already fil ing articles In the Secretary of State's office so far this month, March has proved t be the banner month in the history of Oregon for new business en terprises. Corporation Clerk Wrightman says that there will be at least 140 before the end of the month. So far this year there have been over 400 new corpora tions starting business in Oregon. PEABSOXS. Country Is Optimistic Declares Banker. DEMANDS ON CAPITAL GROW Country Needs Law for Relief in Panic Times. 'GET LAND," HIS ADVICE Willamette Valley Is Chosen Spot. Millions Invested in Oregon 1 Prove 'That Investors Are Not Losing Faith. J "Business conditions on the Coast and in the country at -large are certainly taking a hopeful turn." said Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the National City Bank of New York, who arrived in Port land in his private car last night, and Is staying at the Hotel Portland. He ia accompanied by his wife, Ames Hlg ginei his secretary; C. V. Rich, of New Tork, and W. H. Kiernan, of Spokane. The party were met at the depot by United Staies Immigration Inspector Bar bour, who is a relative of the banker. They expect to remain In Portland today and leave tonight or tomorrow morning. Mr. Vanderlip has been journeying by slow stages from New Tork, stopping at every place of prominence from St. Louis, through the Southwest, Into Western Mexico and up the Pacific Coast to Portland. ' Business Situation Sound. "I have had extraordinary opportuni ties to judge of business conditional on my journey, since I left St. Louis," said Mr. Vanderlip. "I have traveled more than 8000 miles and made a close exami nation Into the business situation. Con ditions look good everywhere not up to the top notch, but with no marked de pression and a hopeful outlook. I should say there is an extremely sound busi ness situation In- the country I have passed through. The banks I found to be in good condition. There is an ex cellent crop outlook in the territory I passed through. There has been more than the average amount of rainfall. And so far as observable at this early stage, before the crop Is harvested, there is every reason to believe that we have a Ibetter condition confronting us than we had last year at this time. "I examined a large number of the irrigation projects and looked upon the vast amount of land about to be thrown open to cultivation and settle ment with satisfactory results. Down In the I?io Grande Valley, In Texas, there has been striking development. The Imperial Valley Is in the same category. It is part and parcel of the development of your common country and will be conducive to the best re sults in my humble opinion. This form of investment is a part of the product "of capi tal and exempli fies the confidence the Eastern man has in your projects. Court Decisions Awaited. "Why is capital not more active? The visible signs In industry, agri culture and general development seem to be so good that the' lethargic con dition of capital seems hardly justi fied. The edge is taken off. It is not up to concert pitch. Why? Well, young man, yg,u will have to go to the financial centers to find your answer. "In the financial centers they are awaiting the decisions of the United States Supreme Court in suits Involv ing the anti-trust act. The, Standard Oil and the Tobacco Trust cases have much in them that will affect the con centration of capital In enterprises. Then the opening of the tariff question in Congress has its relative power for depression. Regardless of this there exists in this country a very hopeful, optimistic feeling and with crops good and industry flourishing we look for ward to a good year. : "The great problem the railroads have to face, year by year, is the con tinual securing of funds for capital Investments new construction, perma ment roadbed and other betterments. A railroad gets little for development work from gross earnings, and it' should not. Its new construction be longs properly to an increase of cap ital. So to build, expand and grow It must have new capital. Tariff demands better conditions, the taking out of curves, the buying of terminals and stations. Wherever they have to do this, in this Western country, the value of railway terminal property is as tounding. If ever a physical valuation of railway property is made the value of the terminals in the West will be an eyeopener to the people, as well as -fXo the stockholders." Investor Is Conservative. "The Harriman system authorized the expenditure of J75.000.000 for betterments, extensions, double tracking and so on. It has not the money for this in the treasury. The company must sell se curities for the most of it. The money will be expended out here if the securi- . ties sell. Capital is timid. The amount of Improvements demanded of the rail roads in the rebuilding of their prop erty Is astounding. There are lines to be shortened, curves to be taken out, grades to be lowered, all of which takes an enormous amount of capital. This capital must be furnished by the lnves (Continued on Face 2.)