Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 13, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text: PORTLAND, OKEGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI NO. 15,19. , : : ' TO GET "Peerless" One Thinks He Deserves It. REPUBLICAN DEFEAT HOPE Having Been "Goat" Orator Wants Good Chance. HE "BUTTS IN" AT CAPITAL Conclusion Drawn In Washington Is That Nebraska n Hopes to Get Others Boom on and Then Step In and Grab Prlie. BT HARHT J. BROWN. OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wis Ington. April IX It la perfectly appar ent that William Jennings Bryan wants to be the Democratic Presidential nomi ne In 11, and la working to brine; about this very result. Ha. vine been the "goat" In campaigns when the Demo crats stood no chance whatever of suc cess, tie feels that he Is entitled to consideration at a time when Democratic prospects are bright, and when experi enced politicians of both parties Incline strongly to the opinion that almost cer tain defeat la In store for the next Re publican National ticket Mr. Bryan has been conspicuous in Washington and elsewhere In the East, for some little time. He wss rery much In evidence In the House of Represen tatives on April . and next to Champ Clark, was the leading attraction the new majority bad to offer on that occa sion. When he entered the House that morning, be waa greeted with tumultu ous applause, and Instantly was sur rounded by TM or mora Democrats, who are always ready to do blm honor. H occupied a seat on the floor throughout that entire day. and that night, and for several days and nights following, was In almost constant conference with Democratic members and Senators. Bryan "Butt In." When he went to the Senate and of the t'apltoL Mr. Bryan could not resist the temptation to dip- Into the factional trouble that had grown up over the selection of a minority leader. Hta ad vice in this matter waa entirely gratui tous, for none but Democratia Senators are presumed to take a hand In the selection of a party leader In the Sen ate. Nevertheless. Mr. Bryan did "butt In." and be did aa much as anyone to muddle the situation and stir up fac tional troubles. But thla la not what leads to the con clusion that Mr. Bryan la again seeklrg Presidential honors. It baa been ob served that the "Peerless" on baa taken xrcaslon. at different times and places. to commend the Presidential aspirations f several Democratic leaders. When m Washington ho boosted for Champ Dark, and let It be known that his flrst and only choice for the Democratia nomination In 111 would be thepresent Speaker of the House. The friends of Champ Clark were ' elated. Then Mr. Bryan went over to New Jersey, and there delivered himself of a speech that waa everywhere construed to mean his approval of Woodrow Wilson for the Presidential nomination. Back he came to Washington, and dented that his New Jersey speech had any particular signifi cance, for in Washington he wss among the friends of Clark. Bouquets Are Thrown. "Sure as yon are living, this man Bryan la laying plana to capture the next Democratic National convention." said an anti-Bryan Democrat of con siderable prominence in the House. "He'a floating around her throwing bouquets flrst at the Speaker and then at Woodrow Wilson, and next thing we know ha will be complimenting Governor Harmon out In Ohio, and will be boost ing Joe Folk In Missouri, and nobody knows where else he will turn up. "To my way of thinking. Mr. Bryan Is doing this with the idea of encourag ing all our, Presidential possibilities to get Into the race, and when they are well under way with their campaigns, he will come forth and ask for the sup port of his admirers. Tou must remem ber that ft takes two-thirds of the Democratic convention to nominate, and If Mr. Bryan can get the Clark. Wil son. Harmon and other booms Into shape, so that no one will have even a majority of the delegates, he may fig ure that he can step forward and ofer himself as a compromise candidate. Advantage Would Be Lost. "If this Democratic House makes good, and we nominate the right kind of man next year, we will sweep the country In November. 1912. but If. after establishing a good record In the House, we turn In and nominate Bryan, we will throw away all chance of carry ing the next election, and the ad vantage gained last November will count for nothing. ' The country will never elect Bryan to the Presidency, and If the good Democratic brethren want to reunite the Republican party and restore it to power, they cannot do It any quicker or more effectually than to nominate Bryan next year." The Democrat went on to resent the Intrusion of Mr. Bryan upon the new Congress. "Bryan contributed little or nothing to our b!g victory last Fall." he said, "and ba Is not particularly en iCendaded oa Page X BRYAN WANTS N MirJATIDN FRUIT IS BLASTED BY BLACK FROST AT LEAST HALF OF CROP IX SAC TLVMF..YTO FOOTHILLS LOST. All Tree Fruits Damaged and Field ' Crops Nipped 'When Good Yield Was Taken as Sore. . SACRAMENTO. Cal- April 12. (Spe cial) The fruit crops of the foot-hill districts surrounding the Sacramento Valley were badly damaged by a black frost that occurred unexpectedly this morning. . Reports from Winters. Yacavllle, Ca pay Valley, Hurleton. Orovllle. Shasta mrA oih.r districts ho that cherries, apricots, peaches and other . . A -tM. tree fruits are seriously aamaa". ...... K.na notatoes and oth er garden plants are practically ruined. . .. 1 I . not Accurate estimate oi um - possible at thla time, but can bo made within a few days. It will be from one-half to a total losa on roost fruits and tender vegetables. The season has been one oi a.--promise up to this time and no damage from frost waa anticipated so late in the season, ao the growers felt sure of . i.rn vleld and rood prices, the crops of Eastern and Southern states having been lost In the past few weeas dj ad verse weather conditions. A cold breese from the north sprang up last night and chilled the atmos phere, and frost formed In the early morning. In the Sacramento Valley it self the frost did not form and no loas from thla cause 1 reported, but the temperature was unusually cold for thla time of year, going to 30 degrees. In portions of Tolo County some grape vines, potatoes and beans may have been allghtly nipped, but are believed not to have suffered any real harm. SCHOOL DIRECTOR CURBED Washington Officials Cannot Em ploy Own Children as Janitors. OLTMPIA. Wash April 1J. (Spe cial.) School directors cannot employ their own children as sjanltora at a school and pay them. A parent has a right to. the wages of a minor child. Tberefore, a school director who would employ his own child aa a janitor and pay him out of the school funds would have a pecuniary Interest In the trans action, which "la ontrary to law. So holds Assistant Attorney-General Lyle In aa opinion to the State Bureau of Inspection today. He adds that a teacher may perform janitor aervlce In addition to other duties, but the extra compensation must be arranged for when the contract is drawn. The opinion also states that a school director shall not sell supplies to the district, but that an Instructor may, although It la poor policy. As for school directors giving relatives Jobs It la stated that It Is at best a very poor policy. nd while not contrary to specific statute, should not be done ex cept In cases of extreme necesslt-. CHAIN LETTER AGED 12 Uncle Sam Cnablo to Stop Plan of Australian Woman. An andlees-chaln letter, started 11 or 13 years ago by a Miss Mills, of Aus tralia, who Is seeking to collect enough postage stamps to paper a roonds still traveling. In spite or all attempts 10 stop It. The Government made an effort to break the chain, because many of the letters addressed to Miss Mills at Aus tralia carried only a Z-cent stamp, while S centa la the required postage. Mills refused to pay the postage due. Aa the letters continue to be sent, the Postofflce Department baa Issued an order that ail deficiently prepaid letters addressed to Mies Mills at Australia, which pasa through the San Francisco office, are to be sent from there to the Dead Letter Office, i. vmnt for the stamped room. Miss Mills waa to receive a large contribu tion for 'a wealthy Australian for a children's ward at the hospital at St. George, New South Wales, Australia. $2,000,000 ESTATE CLAIMED Working- Woman and Others Seek New York Wealth. HALIFAX. X. S.. April 12. Whether certain Boston. California and Halifax people are heirs to a fortune of I2.000. 000 In real eetate on Broadway. New Tork city, is perplexing those concerned and several attorneys. Mrs- Charles McKay. a working woman, and Dr. C. W. Putner of Halifax, have been notified by relatives in Bos ton that they are heirs to the property and have retained counsel. It Is said Mrs. John Crest of Redwood City. CsX, and Mrs. Robert Adams of Boston, sisters of Mrs. McKay, also are heirs. Mrs. McKay says that the real estate originally waa left to the children of Mr. and Mrs. Putner. from whom the heirs trace their descent. CONVICT POLLUTES CHURCH lie and Companion Tear Down Stat ues ,Sct Whisky Bottle on Altar. e SACRAMENTO. Cal- April 11 The Cathollo Church at Gait, this county, was desecrated last night by Virgil Ma bon. an ex-convict, and his 17-year-old companion. Lavrrence Marshall. They tore down statues, candles and other altar adornments and placed an empty whisky bottle over the altar, where the statue of Christ formerly stood. Mahon has served 15 years In San Qucntln. GUS LOWIT LEAPS TO INSTANT DEATH Former Portland Man Jumps Six Stories. HE FLEES DENYER TROUBLES Facing Charge of Fraud, He Rushes to Window; Drops. RESCUER IS SHAKEN OFF Career of Man Who Wrecked Golden Eagle Store and Helped Morris to Wreck Oregon Trust Bank Closes in Tragedy. DENVER. Colo, April 1!. Leaping from a sixth-story window of the Ernest Cr an more building late this afternoon, Gua Lowlt. once a merchant of Portland. Or, but recently engaged In the restaurant business in Denver, fell to the pavement and was almost In stantly killed. His skull was crushed and hla neck broken. Lowlt la believed 10 have been ren dered temporarily Insane by business worries. After coming to Denver from Portland. Lowlt was arrested on a charge of conspiracy -to defraud In con nection with the failure of a bank in Portland, from which he had made loans. He escaped prosecution twice on technicalities and. returning to Den ver, embarked In the clothing business. This venture proved a failure and later he conducted a cafeteria. Sale of Anto Suicide Cause. The Immediate cause of Lowlt's sen sational suicide was the sale of an automobile, which had previously been' mortgaged as security for a loan. With his wife and Ira Wledeman, a detective. Lowlt had gone to a lawyer's office In the. Ernest Cranmore building for consultation concerning lils defense. As the party entered the office, Lowlt glanced toward the window and, notic ing that It was raised, rushed across the room and leaped through the win dow. He clung to the casing for a sec ond, and Wledeman. who had followed Lowlt. grasped his hand. Struggle Then Ensues. A brief struggle ensued. In which Weldeman wss drawn out onto the stone coping. Lowlt Jerked loose and plunged Into the alleyway, striking against a network of telegraph wires. Turning over. Lowlt fell head first on the asphalt pavement. Many persons saw the body falling and rushed to the scene, lowlt moved once or twice, as If life waa not yet extinct, but examination of the body on the way to the hospital disclosed (Concluded on Fas 3.) ,........... e ess ti I S . . . .. : ; - ......J INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDAT8 Maximum temperature, 44 minimum. IS deaieCS. TODAY'S Fair and wanner; westerly winds. Foreign. Way cleared to negotiate peace in Mexico. Pace 4. Burning wine cellars fire skies of Francs; sevoral hurt In riots. Pace . Prter flies from London to Paris without stopping. Page 6. Politics. Bryan is apparently working for Demo- . n m In.t ln fnf President. PSS 1- WUllam S. Kenyon. "Progressive," is chosen xowa oenaior. rM National. " Democrats Introduce bills for Canadian reciprocity and putting on free list ar ticles fanners use. Page 2. Domestic Iowa Legislature sends Ksnyon to United states Senate, ending long deadlock Page . Black frost kills half of Sacramento Valley fruit crop. Pace 1. Tornado In Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri destroys several towns and kills 15 per sona Pace 1. Roosevelt speaks at Helena and goes East. Pace 2. Three directors of Carnegie Trust Company charged with bankruptcy. Page 2. Gus Lowlt Jumps from sixth story of Denver building and is killed. Pace 1. Mrs. Henry weeps and denounces Judge Mogan; Kelley gives us to despair. Page S. siports. Pacific Coast League results: Oakland 7. Portland J: San Francisco 5, Vernon 2; Los Angeles 10. Sacramento 4. Pace 8. Seven games mark opening of 1911 baseball season by major leagues. Page 1. Horsebreeders sale to occur here April 18 to 22. Page 8. Henderson will fight banishment from base ball. Psge 9. Commercial and Marine. Wheat and all mill products are advancing. Page 2L , Cattle sell at higher prices at Portland stockyards. - Pass 2L Active demand for bonds at New York. Page 21. Wide fluctuations in May wheat at Chi cago. Psge 21. Farmers' Union decides to form own organ isation to handle wheat. Page 20. Pacific Northwest. Umatilla County towns to advertise county's resources. Page 7 Former father-in-law of Mayor Fawcett. of Tacoma. hits husband of woman he said traduced Mayor's ex-wlfe on stump. Page 7. Secretary of State Benson reported critically 111 at Redlanda. CaL Page 1. Wife of Puget Bound lumber magnate mur dered In presence of her child. Page 4. Cold weather In Northwest does not harm fruit. Psge 7. Raleigh Moon freed of Implication In chil dren's death. Page 9. Juror In Idaho bankers' trial disqualified by belief in guilt. Fags ft. Portland and Vicinity. Food Commissioner Bailey free en directed verdict. Page 14. Council awards IJOO.000 of bridge bonds to Boston bank. Pace 11. Three sets of Investigators conducting vice Inquiries. Page 12. , Titles and texts of Initiative Mils to be sent each voter in Portland. . Page 13. Tom Richardson surprises conservative Bal timore with boom method!. Page 13. Mount Hood line construction being rushed. Page 12. 8tyllsh young woman is arrested as thief. Psge 4. "Open shop" is plan of Coast employers. Page 8. Trial of aller'd white slaver Is begun la Federal Court. Page 14. summer tourist travel follows that of colo nists. Fags 13. Dr. Lane may not be candidate for Mayor. Page 14. HILLMAN GIVES BIG BOND Seattle Millionaire Prisoner Puts Up $215,-000 for Liberty. SEATTLE, April 12. Clarence Pay ton Hlllman. the millionaire real estate dealer convicted of using the malls to defraud and sentenced to serve two and a half years In the Federal Prison at McNeill Island and pay a fine of $5200, filed bonds amounting to $215,000 to' gain his liberty pending an appeaL a I BALL SEASON Of! IN BIG LEAGUES Seven Games Played by Major Clubs. ONE GOES II INNINGS; TIE Rain Postpones Tiger-White Sox Initial Struggle. YANKEES BEAT ATHLETICS President Taft Throws First Ball at Washington, but Tans "Forget Him When Senators Streak Ahead In Sixth. BIO LEAGUE RESULTS GIVES. Following are the results of the opening games of the aeason in the National and American Leagues yes terday: National League Chicago 3. St. Louis 3 (11 innings). Philadelphia 2. New York 0. Pittsburg 14. Cincinnati a Boston, 2. Brooklyn 1. American League ' New York i Philadelphia L Washington 8. Boston 5- BU Louis 12. Cleveland 5. Detroit-Chicago game postponed; rain. Honored In one instance by partici pation of the President of the United States and In others by executives of the cities, baseball began a six months' season today In seven major league parks and three American Association cities. Detroit was the only league city where the weather prevented the game. Generally the crowds were large and enthusiastic. The world's champions of Philadel phia opened by dropping Into the sec ond division of the first night's stand ing in the 1911 race through a defeat by New York, 2 to 1. On the other hand, the American League tallenders of 1910 began with a flourish at St Louis, where they easily beat Cleve land with Gregg pitching for the lat ter. The National League session began with an 11-lnnlng tie In Chicago, where the contenders In the world's series last year Quit even with St. Louis after darkness put an end to the scoring 3 to 3. Mayor-elect Harrison threw out the first ball there. In New York, 30,000 thronged the Polo Grounds, where the Giants met the Philadelphia team. The game was a desperate pitchers battle, neither side scoring during the first eight Innings. Fred Luderus, the Philadelphia first baseman, broke up the game In the (Concluded on Pace 8.) BENSON BELIEVED CRITICALLY ILL DR. K. LEE STEINER HASTENS TO RED LANDS, CAL. Harried and Mysterious Trip of Medical Adviser of Secretary of State Causes Knmor. .SALEM. Or., April 12. (Special.) Dr. K. Lee Steiner, superintendent of the Oregon Asylum for the Insane, left hurriedly for Rffdlands, Cal., today. No reason for his leaving Is given out but It is surmised by those familiar with conditions that his present trip means a falling In health of Secretary of State Benson, which may be extremely serious. As far as Is now known Superintend ent Steiner could have no other cause for his quick departure. Politically, Dr. Steiner and Secretary Benson are very close. Steiner owes his position to Benson and Benson, it Is understood, made an agreement with the present board to retain certain of his ap pointees, and Dr. Steiner was one of the principal among these. Rumors have been spread broadcast here for several weeks to the effect that Secretary Benson has been failing In health but these have been given no credence as rumors of this nature have been customary here during the past year. But considerable signifi cance is attached to the quick leave taking of Steiner as no other reason was given. It is openly stated by some that he left to be with the Secretary of State. For some time Dr. Steiner Was one of Mr. Benson's closest medi cal advisers. REDLANDS, CaTT April 12. (Spe cial.) Friends of F. W. Benson, Secre tary of State of Oregon, are seriously alarmed at his condition tonight. He suffered a severe attack of grippe two weeks ago, and his condition since then has steadily grown worse. His wife is at his bedside tonight, at the home of Major E. T. Scott, on West Highland avenue. ' ' FAMOUS GUN ROARS AGAIN Relic of CItII AVar In United States Used by Mexican Rebels. AGUA PRIETA, Mex.. April 12. via Douglas, Ariz. Interesting information has been received here relating to the movements of the "Blue 'Whistler" can non, which Is en route from Juarez "to Ojinaga. where General Jose Sanches ta preparing to attack the besieged forces of General Luque, Saturday. This cannon is one of 12 captured by the Federal forces from the rebels at Valverde, N. M., during the American Civil War. It was dug up by Major Teel and presented to El Paso, where It was placed in a public square. Recently the cannon was etolen and taken, across the line and turned over to the rebels, who placed it in hiding. Since then, the rebels have procured ammunition and solid 6hot, also cans filled with steel boiler cuttings. When stolen, the cannon had two steel wheels. For the trip across the country the cannon was placed on the front wheels of a wagon. It is under guard of the rebel leader Villareal, who Is on his way to reinforce Sanchez, whose attacking army numbers 1500. MIRACULOUS CURE SOUGHT Young Mt. Angel Priest, Consump tive, Leaves for Lourdes, France. vomer ANGEL. COLLEGE. Mount Angel Or., April 12. (Special.) Father Alexander Grebmeler, u. s. a., leu to day for France where he will visit the miraculous shrine at Lourdes in search of supernatural cure of tuberculosis. Physicians say he is at such a stage of the disease that medical science is pow erless to help him. Father Grebmeler was ordained less than two weeks ago. by Archbishop Christie. He is 26 years old, and was born in Pfeffenhausen, Bavaria, where bla nurents reside.' He studied in West phalia, Austria and Italy, and came to America in 1905, going to Conception College, Missouri, where he remained one. year. He came to Mount Angel in 1908 to complete his studies in philoso phy and theology. Father Alexander has great hopes of regaining his health after visiting the miraculous shrine. SHIP'S SEIZURE GRAZED That Smuggler Was Ilrst Mate, Not Captain, Saved Liner. SEATTLE, April 12. Thomas Cheet ham, late first mate of the Great North ern liner Minnesota, the largest steam ship on the Pacific Ocean, pleaded guilty today to a charge of smuggling opium last December, and was sentenced to serve nine months' Imprisonment in the County Jail and to pay a fine of J500 and costs. ' In passing sentenoe United States D's trlct Judge Hanford said that If Cheet- ham bad been captain Instead of first mate the Government would have seized the steamship. SUMTER'S FLAG IS FOUND One Major Anderson Flew Over Fort In Lowell Woman's Possession. LOWELL. Mess., April 12. The flag which flew over Fort Sumter, when it was fired on 50 years ago today, is thought to be in the possession of Miss Eliza Cowley of this city. Miss Cowley says that while in Charleston during the war, her brother Charles, now dead, was presented with the flag and that It has always remained in the Cowley family. Her brother, Miss Cowley says, main tained that the flag was the one which Major Anderson displayed over the fort at the time of the attack. TORNADO SLAYS 23 IH SOUTHWEST Big Heart, Oklahoma, Has 8 Persons Dead. EVERY BUILDING DESTROYED Kansas Schoolhouses Fall on Fleeing Children. ALL WIRES ARE TORN DOWN Many More Deaths Feared to Havo Occurred In Remote Sections. Whiting, Kansas, Is Wiped Off Map and Many Hurt. KANSAS CITT, Mo., April 12. Twenty-throe persons are reported dead, with at least 100 Injured, two towns practically swept away, scores of buildings demolished and thousands of , dollars' worth of property damaged aa the result of a tornado that raged in Kansas and Oklahoma today. The tornado was accompanied by rain, hail and lightning. Many build ings were substantial and burned. Western Missouri was visited by a rain and hail storm, but this section was not in the main path of the tor nado. Telegraph and telephone wires were rendered useless in the worst stricken sections and it is probable that the complete report of the death toll and the property damage will prove much greater than they now appear. Big HeartSuffers Most. The tornado levied Its greatest toll of dead at Big Heart, Okla., where eight persons were killed, ten Injured and almost every building in the town wrecked. Whiting, Kan, was practically wiped off the map, 60 buildings being blown down, 30 persons hurt and Mrs. David Stone killed. At Powhattan, Kan., a woman and a child were killed. A high school building was wrecked at.Eskridge, Kan., a number of houses damaged and from 15 to 20 persons in jured." At Hiawatha, Kan., a schoolhouse was blown down, an 8-year-old boy named Pelton killed and several build ings struck by lightning. - Several persons are known to have been hurt at Netawaka, Kan. A child . was Killed at Manvllle, Kan. The Kansas end of the tornado start ed near Whiting and swept in a south easterly direction for a distance of more than 60 miles. In Kansas City the storm did little damage. A few horses were killed by lightning and some buildings struck. The rain lasted about an hour and was heavy. Hail accompanied the storm. Place of Kef uge Deadly. Two more deaths were reported from near Hiawatha late tonight. Geraldine Melsenhelmer. 10 years old, and a small child of Otis Mellott are the victims. The Melsenhelmer girl sought refuge with three companious in a country schoolhouse and the building was wrecked soon afterward. The dead girl's companions wore injured. It is not known how the Mellott child met its death. Forty persons seriously Injured were taken to Tulsa in stock cars tonight. The Midland Valley Railroad officials report four dead and over 100 injured. Many of the Injured, it is believed, will die and many more are dangerously hurt. KANSAS TOWNS ARE LAID LOW Woman Swept From Doorstep Eye Witness Describes Spectacle, TOPEKA. Kan., April 12. A tornado, traveling in a southeasterly direction. destroyed the town of Whiting 25 miles north of Topeka, late this afternoon. Sixty houses were blown down and 30 persons injured Meager reports received here by long distance telephone tonight Indicate that the towns of Powhattan, Netawaka and Eskrldge were struck by the same storm. Eskrldge Is 25 miles south of Topeka. The storm struck there shortly before 4 o'clock. The high school building was blown down, and 20 students were injured. A woman and a child were killed at Powhattan. Mrs. David Stone, wife of a farmer living near Whiting, was swept from the steps of her home Into a neighbor's yard, half a mile away. She was picked up dead.- t An Interrupted telephone message from Netawaka says several persons were injured there. Only one telephone wire is working between here and Kansas City. George M. Scott, an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe engineer, who was in Esk rldge at the time of the storm, says at least 15 houses-were blown down. After he left Eskridge, says Scott, he could see the tornado sweeping across the country for 10 miles, overturning houses, barns and sheds in its path. Benjamin Risch, a fireman on Scott's engine, was blown out of the cab win dow and hurled across the street. The dnly injury he sustained was a slight cut on his head. A telephone message from Hiawatha Concluded on Page -)