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ZTZZ . . " vniJTT.AXTV OHEGOX. 3IOXDAY. APRIL 3, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. UL. lil-.AU. . . , . - i M : 1 1 r . SENATE BLOCK TO TARIFF REVISION Republicans Want De lay Till December. ' DEMOCRATS UKELY TO FAIL Insurgents Also Inclined to Await Board's Report. DEBATES WILL BE LONG TYm If Hoe Act on Srliedules. It riT1 He Vmt in Jane Ile-foro Ttrcj CaaB ClTrn In Vpper s. Branch of Conirre). WASHrNGTON. April J. Although th Ternr-Tat f th House, by W Hal caurua action, hav declared a par po to enact tariff legislation during th extra session of Conaresa. beam Bin Tuesday noon, th prediction wa mad freely tonight that no such leg islation can b put through th Senat at this tlma. and that tha ertra ses Ion will adjourn earlier than haa ban axpactad generally. fiantlmant among tha regular Repub licans tn tha Senat la overwhelmingly a rain at any aort of tariff revision at tha extra session. And thar ara mul tiplying avldancaa that tha regular Re publican ara dlapoaed to do all thar can to placata tha progrlv7 wins f tha party. Without tha a up port of tha "proirraaalTaa," tha Pemoerata can not poaalMy rat any tariff bill through tha appa' braacA of Congress. Regulars Are rKie-rmlned. ika matters stand today. It la appar at that tha raarular Republlcana of tha Sonata will do everything In thalr powar to postpone all mattara of rn ral legislation antll tha regular -loa BI reanbar. It la reported that a a amber of "prsrrlv Republican are likely to fall In' with this Idea. Tha IeniocraUo Hons leadera to alaht Indicated that they would go ahead with thetr programme tn the Ttooae. resardleaa of the probable fate of their measure) tn the Senate, until orb a time aa tha fenate clearly dem onstrated that It would glv no consid eration to ireneral legislation during ' the extra sesalon. On tha other hand. It la aald rfcat soma of tha reniorratle membera of tha Senate ara strongly to faror of waiting until tha regular session con venes before rev la I n the tariff. They declare that the Republicans al ready hare passed big appropriation Mlaa for tba next fiscal year and that revenue must be tsUmh! to meet them. Tearing the regular session, the taii(I could be rerlsed and the new appropria te bins scaled down accordingly. President Taft. by sending In a mes sage dealing with Canadian reciprocity alone. wtll pave tha way for tha pro (Tamim which the Senate Republlcana propose to adopt at a caucus to be held probably on Tuesday afternoon. Insurgents Are Swayed. Tha promise made by President Taft that the tariff board would b ready with a apecial report on the textile schedule by December 1. and the hop he haa espreased Informally that Congreaa would deride to wait for this report be fore acting on these schedules, makes the situation a little more difficult for the temocrata In that the Insurgent vote la tha Senate Is likely to be won over to the President's proposition. The Republican Insurgents regard tha tariff board Idea as of their own crea tion. They hare advocated It as a srienttflc method of revising the tariff. President Taft haa worked hard to se cure legislation making the tariff board permanent, and may send In a second message to tn extra session dealing with this subject. It Is pointed out tonight that with report on the cotton and wool schedules promised by Democrats, the tnaurgent Republicans will not atultiry themselves by voting for House bills amending t'.iese schedules without regard to the tariff board. Thar Is little doubt that consideration of the reciprocity measure will occupy many weeks of tha Sonata's time. It Is argued, therefore, that It will be late In June before conaideratlon can be given fn the Senate to a House bill dealing even with one schedule of the rayne-AMrlch laa. Minor Matters Approved. Trere as said to be no disposition on the part of the. Senate Republicans to block legislation of comparatively minor Importance at the extra aesslon. For In stance, there is likely to be considerable legislation for the District of Columbia, the affairs of tha capital having been wholly neglected duMng the last regular sessioa- But when it romea to mstterw affecting the tariff and other matters on wblca the debate would be well nigh Inter minable, the regular Republican say they will draw the line and they be I'eve the -progressives" eh: set with them la doing so. Tha extra session Is expected to wit ness therefore a closer relationship be tween the regular and Insurgent Repub licans than has been apparent at any time sines the latter form of Republican ism sprang into being. Tha danger of Democratic power la expected to weld the .faction together for the perpetua tion of Republican dominant. in tUa tpper House af Corgrcsa. J JOHNSON PLEADS FOR CHICKEN LEG NKCiKO VAINLY I1FGS lC.VfE FROM J Alt." FARE. "Yon Need to Reduce Weight,' Coldly Answer. Flt-keri Black Offers to Leave State If Freed. SAX FRANCISCO. April .(Special.) Jack Johnson cannot get out of Jail to get out of the State of California. Had Hk to. but both the State Su-. muri and District Attorney sirkert'are obdurate. As soon as the black prlxefightar learned that the Supreme Court had ruled be must serve his 15 days' sen tence for automobile speeding, ha ob tained a short respite from cleaning the stables at the county Jail.. He utilised his "time off" In hurry ing with a deputy Sheriff In his car to the District Attorney's ornce. wnere ne Informed Flckert that ha wouUJ leave California If liberated. The District Attorney turned ear to the pugilist's appeal. a deaf n don't like the coffee and beans ther give me out there.- Johnson said to Flckert. "That'll do you a world of good. Too need to reduce your weight, trlct Attorney answered. -But If 1 could only have a llttl chicken Just a leg." Johnson appealed. Flckert told Johnson that tha tax payers would pay only for coffe and beans, with corned beef on Sundays. "I'll get out of the state It they'll let me go." tha fighter pleaded Flckert proved obdurate and would not listen to Johnson' pleadings, ao tha pugilist finally gained permission to visit his sick brother and seemed satisfied. Johnson, however, thinks th mnu at the Jail Is monotonous and h wants an electric fan (ln his cell to Im prove th air. PROMOTIONS COME FAST Soldier Goea From Sergeant to Lieu tenant In Day. CENTRAL! A. Wash.. April t tSpe- elal.) fergeant Hiram Coon, of Com pany St Second Regiment of Infantry. National Guard of Washington, naa juai won the unusual honor of Jumping three superior grades of non-commissioned rank, and going upward from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant In a day. LJeutanant Coon waa recently ex amined for promotion by the Adjutant Genera! and passed a good examina tion. H bad Juat been commissioned by Oovsrnor Hay. and In a subsequent general order Issued on tha same day. he was appointed second In command of the company of which Captain David Livingston Is commander. Coon Is a well-known young bualneea man of Central la. UNCLE SAM'S PURSE FAT Nation on Pajlnr nasi for First Time Since July, It 10. WASHINGTON. April ! Uncle 8am balanced hla books and counted his cash today and found the Government on paying basis for the' first time ' sine July 1. 110. The Treasury begsn business for April with a surplus of $3,000,000 on all ordi nary accounts. There was a correspond ing deficiency of more than tlt.000.000 a year ago. Treasury officiate attribute the favorable galna to rapidly Increasing Internal revenue receipts, Th mints sre still clicking gold coins and turned out In March mora than 116. 000.000. It probably will be a long time before the mints have as heavy a month's work. "r :m - m-mf S VY7 K " J I (Concluded on Pag. 2.) nil yy -;:. r- J- 4 v -r-y V I fsJn. LUISJIJ. i.i saaaaism "i s nisi si saisu-i.. waj.wMyji. Mp' "ii-TB,l if npt RIGHT RV HAFUtl A EH1UI AD THREE SXrr?OT9 rr: n" i"tM,riuTtVMi'i o. iiery of texas, roKTRlIT t'nnimK IIUIKVISI UK COMMITTEE 1 I L I I CHICAGO ELECTION PLOT UNEARTHED Scheme to Vote 2700 Dead Men Nipped. WARO-HEELERS'.FOE MISSING 250; Detectives Employed to . Thwart Frauds. MERRIAM'S MEN" REPORT Olenitis Attend Secret Meetings of "Hinkv Dink" and , "Bathhouse John" Henchmen Fear Felt Thugs Killed Investigator. CHICAGO. April S. (Special.) An open declaration that detectives In their em ploy have sat In the secret "ler coun cils of lieutenants-of "Hlnky Dink" and "Bath-house John," within the last three dsys. and participated In plots to vote mo "dead men." repeaters and Imported thugs April 4. Is made by the Merrtam managing committee. According to stories of. these detectives thousands of human derelicts have been colonised in the First. Eighteenth and river wards." and ara being schooled to vote next Tuesday on false registration. B0 Slentha Hired. To ward off this wholesale fraud, SO detectivea are working In the First Wsrd alone. Every lieutenant of "Dink" snd 'Bath-house" are shadowed day and night. . The sensational expose of the First- Ward plan was made public tonight fol lowing tha failure of a squad of detec tives under Sergeant Duffy to And Willis H. Wilson, a special Investigator, em ployed by the Merriam committee. Wil son disappeared about 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and every effort to And him has been frustrated. Missing Man Active Foe. Wilson figured In seversl exposures of First Ward political rottenness and signed wsrrants against 10 "repeaters. who registered In the Twenty-ninth pre- (Concluded on Page s. ) DOMINANT FIGUXE IN COMING Or DEMOCRATIC APPROPRIATION S. . . , . . . . , ,... ... - .! .. ' -' -'""r. . ; .' - - '.13 afT ' ' ' ' i sawassaaaaaaassBSJsBswawsasss-- . tf ,---mKsW..--,i INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TffoTrDii vb lln-Klrnum temoersture, SI d.sres; minimum. 3U degrees. TOIA Yg Showers, winds becoming south Foreign, Physicians of all nstlons gather at Mukden to study Chinese plague. Page 3. Midnight bombs kill one. wound three and cause frlsot in Juares. Page Pretnlimlnarr Mexican negotlatlona under way at El Paso. Page 2. National. Atlantis, fleet will begin annual battle prao- tlce today- Page X. South favored In House committee chair m. fiahfna- Pa, ft. Republican Senate will likely prevent tariff legislation at extra session. Page 1. War Ietartment officials say Army has shows its preparedness. Page Politics. . Republican majority In Senate will-bar new organ Ixatlon. Page . Domestic. rrurh Senator aoeaks In San Francisco on ..ui--n- of war. Page 3. t.-i. nWmrm to leave California if freed from Jail; vainly bega for chicken. CrMcas-o1 and lake region - hit - by . bllxxard Page I. m ,---1 -m.A,tncM that four transconti nental lines plan to build extensions west of Rockies. '..ge o. K.m mob at Laurel. Del., attacks whites. ktlltna one. wounding many. Page 4. ,'..11 ir of rsraham Ulasa. 1 Jr.. says father-in-law has stolen her busbs fNim her. Paxe 3. Plot to vote on nsines of "1700 dead mm AprlL4 Is uncsrthed In cmcago. i : . Mrs. Charlee T. Terkes dies In New York. Pse 8. Partite Northwest. -r- u'.ni,n. v. n items stvltnr themselves "cow gentlemen." write to Chicago for wives. Page 1. Seattle woman writes grand, opera in com petition for gaooo prise, j-esr Rporta. Portland ' Northwestern League 'Club defeata Greshara Olanta, rage . Pacific "oaet League results: Portland 6-5, i a- in.,!,, a-lO: Kan Francisco 1-A. Ver non 0-5; Oakland J. Facramento 0. Page 8. Portland polo team defeats officers of Van couver Barracks, ten guai i Page 8. Portland and Vtcialtr. Court martial expected to follow from dis cord between officers of Oregon Naval Re serve. Tags 10. iwni.,,1 friends or RiilDh Blosser, who .tried to rob bank, to Intercede in his be half. Pin 7. - IxceJ meat men -scout Cudahv'a four-cent . hoa-irlcs Dredlction. Page 14. Report Is current that Representative i Ellis is slated to succeed Melcom as tollector of Customs. Page it. - Appointment of Mr. Gray Indlcatea Hill policy to develop traffic Page T. . Typographical T.'nlon to confer with employ ing Job printers. Page . f O. Munly declares old Port of Portland Commission shows had faith In filing ault against new Commission. Page 1. O. W-R. S. bridge damageo. oy nre re paired In -4 hours by crew or juu mn. Page 2. TP. x. Matthleu. pioneer. . celebrates 93d birthday. Page 14. All-night dance at Lenta breaks up In free. for-all fight. Page 14. Programme for Roosevelt day la Portland completed. Page I. Alaska Towns Shrinking. ORKGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wahr Ingttm, April 2. The Census Bureau has announced - the population of tha following Alaska towns: . Town 1910. lfl. INA4 .11 17 Juneau " ... . . J44 . . .VI9 . . V1 Kltka ' Hksfway CONGRESS, AND THREE MEMBERS "INNER CIRCLE. ; OF SPEAKER-TO-BE CHAMP CLARK AT RIGHT, ABOVE, FLOOD OF VIRCI.MA, WHO WILL BE MEMBER OF who will be chaikma.n of committee o. hiles, a.d fitzgeral d of jew iork, who will be WINTER RETURNS TO MIDDLE WEST Blizzard Hits . Chicago and Vicinity. SNOWFALL 5 TO 7 INCHES Early Fruit Damaged, but Wheat Farmers Are Glad. REPUBLICANS AREWORRIED Slusliv Streets Invariably Cut Down Voting at Tolls Rail roads, Telegraph' and Tele phone Companies Sufferers. SNOW 18 PRKMCTED OVER THE NORTHWEST WASHINGTON. April 2. The week will open with snows over the North west and anowa and rains over the great central valleys and the upper lakes regions, extending by Monday night or Tuesday into the Middle At lantic Statea and New England, an nounced the Weather Bureau tonight. Tha weather also will be unsettled - Monday In the Southeast, with show ers (hat will probably extend by Tues day Into the Middle Gulf States. Fair weather will prevail after Wednea day over -the eastern portion of the country snd In the West It will be generally fair sfter Tuesdsy. An extensive srea of high pressure, with temperatures ranging from 24 to 80 degrees below sero. covers Alaska. Indicating that temperatures during the coming week will continue low for the sesson over the greater por tion of th country, except probably th South Atlantic States. CHICAGO, April 2. (Special.) Chi cago and the Great Lakes region, which bade Winter an effective f area-ell sev eral days afro and packed its furs In moth balls, received a terrific shock this morning when people awoke to find five Inches of snow over every thing and a mild sort of blizzard still piling up "the beautiful." The snow was of the very wet va riety, which' broke down telegraph poles and telephone wires, clogged rail road tracks and switch yards, sent the poor scurrying to charitable societies and sent In rush orders to replenish empty coal bins. Iloads Are Hampered. In country districts. It was reported the snow fell to a depth of seven Inches and that all transportation was badly hampered. Farmers rejoice over tha belated blizzard and say it will be of great benefit to wheat and other crops. In the fruit districts, however, it Is feared that this and other storms have done vast damage to buds which were lured out by the unusually warm weather of a month ago. t Reports from the South are that fruit in the Gulf Coast belt, which was far advanced, has been badly, damaged by the frosty "weather of a few days ago. Republicans Are Worried. Flection managers immediately took stock of the storm, as the heavy going usually means a reduced Republican vote. Democrats tonight say if the snow remains until Tuesday, it will cut ten thousand off the Republican vote, as that many "aristocrats" will hesitate to get their fret damp in order to exercise their franchise. In the city the JUnusual snowfall means employment for thousands of men for at least two days. It also spells misery for other thou- "COW GENTLEMEN" YEARN FOR MATES TIIREE " MONTANA VAQCEROS APPLiY FOR BRIDES. Women Scarce in Their Diggings, They Ask Chicago Paper to Find Ladies Fair. CHICAGO, April 2. (Special.) Near Circle, Mont., a thriving town where the earth snd sky jjsJovers meet and where the carols of the larks greet every wak ing day, live "three cow gentlemen" whose souls are calling for their mates. They have appealed to the Record- Herald to assist them in finding their affinities. The following is the letter received by the Record -Herald: "Circle. Mont., March 22. To Chicago Record-Herald. Gentlemen: We, the undersigned cow gentlemen, have arrived at the happy stage of life in which we have decided to take women unto our selves. Women being scarce in these diggings, we appeal to your valuable paper for help, and trust that you can see your way clear to make known to some of the fair ladies of the East that their presence is very much desired in this womanless community. "We are plain citizens and are pre pared to make anyone desiring to come to a country where saddle-horses and sagebrush are plentiful, a happy home, "We trust you are not snfferlng from the woman famine there in Chicago as we are hereabouts. Hoping that you can put us In right, we remain, very respect fully, (Signed) C. H. Keys, D. I-.. Boot, S. A. Boot." WEST AURORA IS DAWNING 9 Elbert Hubbard Picks California Tract for Colony. LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 2. (Spe eial.) New Tork haa its East Aurora and Elbert Hubbard is its prophet California is likely to have Its West Aurora, and the Roycroft sage is to be Its head if Hubbard works out certain plans he now has in contemplation which he says require only . a short time. Hubbard will, finish his theatrical en gagement tonight, tie will leave to morrow on the first train for East Au rora, and will-take along the option on a tract north of Duarte. in the foot' hills, whereon he expects, before snow flies again In the East, to have made a long start toward his West Aurora project. This land is good for oranges and lemons, as it- once formed 'part of old "Luoky" Baldwin's 60,000-acre ranch in San Gabriel Valley, about 14 miles from Los Angeles. It Is on the regular route of tourist excursions and Hub bard evidently expects to have many visitors should he form a second Au rora colony here. He was greatly im pressed with golden oranges on tree in mid-Winter. JAPANESE INVASION FEARED King of Loyalty Islands Appeals, Asking Protection. VICTORIA, April 2. Fears of pos sible invasion by Japan are maintained by the newspapers of the Antipodes, according to advices received today by the Makura. W. J. Watriams, King of the Loyalty Islands, has addressed pe titions both to Great Britain and to French officials, asking that a protec torate be declared over the islands to prevent them being secured by Japan. The King declares the Japanese are crowding into New Caledonia and have installed a wireless station in a lonely part of the Loyalty Islands.. He says he fears the Japanese are preparing a baso that could be used for an attack on Australia. SOUND FETE CHRISTENED Seattle Carnival Called "Golden Potlatch, '9 J." SEATTLE. Wash., April 2. The Se attle carnival committee today chose a name for its Summer festival, which Is to be made an annual event. It will be known as "Golden Potlatch, '97," with' a subtle, "A Hot Time in a Cool Place." The "97" refers to the arrival of the steamship Portland from Alaska, July 17. 1897, with the first cargo of Klon dike gold dust. The festival will In clude this date every year, which is also the height of the flower and early fruit season. ROOSEVELT'S DAY IN PORTLAND BUSY Duties and Incidents to Follow Fast. SPECIAL GUARD IS CHOSEN Governor, Mayor . and Mr. Beckwith to Do Honors. ,- RECEPTION IS OUTLINED Laying or Cornerstone, Review of Children, Banquet, Address at Armory and Press Club . , Call Are on Programme. HOW COLONEL ROOSRVEL.T WILL, SPEND WEDNESDAY IN PORTLAND 2:30 P.M. Arrive at Union Station, where he will be met by general reception committee. Spanish-American war veterans will escort him to Multnomah Club grounds. 3 P.M. Laying of cornerstone ef new Multnomah Club house. School children to be greeted en Grand avenue. Pest at Hotel Portland. 6:30 P.M. Reception and banquet at Commercial club. 8 P.M. Address at Armory. 10 P.M. Call at Press Club. 11:15 P.M. Leaves for Tacoma. Colonel Roosevelt will have a busy 10 hours or so in Portland Wednesday. Except for a brief rest at his hotel after he has been driven through the streets of the East and West Sides, has laid the corner-stone of the new home of the Multnomah Club and has re viewed the school children of the city on Grand avenue, every minute of his time will be consumed iy various fes tive and hospitable arrangements for his entertainment. Portland is planning an "Oregon wel come." It will have novel features about it. The school children have pre pared new evolutions in marching; the Commercial Club banquet committees intend that their part of the entertain ment shall contain surprises; the Press Club has other unique features In prep aration. Special Guard Chosen. Colonel Roosevelt will speak briefly at the laying of the corner-stone, per haps more at length at the Commercial Club banquet, and will deliver a sched uled address at the Armory at 8 P. M His reception at the Press Club will be informal, but the members hope that h will talk briifly there. , Governor West, Mayor Simon and; Harvey Beckwith, president of tha Commercial Club, will compose a spe cial guard, and will attend Colonel Roosevelt during his visit here. There will be built in the Armory to morrow a special platform from which Colonel Roosevelt will Bpeak. There will be provision for 49 members of the committees on arrangements, the Su preme Court judges of Oregon, the Cir cuit Court Judges and other officials. The interior of the Armory will ba decorated chiefly with American flags. The doors will be open at 7 P. M. Tha Third Regiment Band will begin play ing at 7:30 P. M., and continue until Colonel Roosevelt reaches the halL Tha ushers have been chosen from the mem bers of Scout Young Camp of Spanish American War Veterans, under the dti rectlon of Captain A. J. Salisbury. Members of the Oregon National Guard. will be on duty to act as serjeants-at- arms, under command of Captain H. E. Williams, and Captain L. H. Knapp will be chief aids to Adjutant-General Finzer, who will have general charge of the Armory. Armory Will Seat 4000. Colonel Roosevelt will be escorted t the hall from the Commercial Club ban quet by President Beckwith and Gover nor West. They will be followed by other members of the Portland general committee and upon arriving at the Armory they will be greeted by Mayor Simon, who will introduce the speaker. Provision haa been made for seating 4000 persons. Chairs have been pro vided for all available space. Colonel Roosevelt will be escorted from the Armory, after the address, to the Press Club, where he will be enter tained for a i few minutes. President Vincent has arranged a brief hut inter esting programme there. There will be a large reception committee, the mem bers of the Portland Ad Club will be special guests and other friends of the Press Club will attend. From the club Colonel Roosevelt will go direct to the Union Station to embark for Tacoma. Colonel Roosevelt will be homeward bound when he leaves Sacramento to morrow at noon. He will deliver ad dresses at Reno and Carson, Nev., today 'and will take breakfast at Sacramento tomorrow morning with Governor ' John son, of California, with whom he will remain until the departure of the Shas ta Limited for the north. He will stop .briefly at Tacoma and Is scheduled to deliver an address at Dreamland Rink Thursday nipht. On th iConcludcd on 1'asc 4o rr GTi 106.2