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V J M-f MJtm. - a . 1 . WEST IS TREATED Voice on Committees to Be Hushed. EAST WILL REVISE TARIFF Sectional Spirit Also Domi nates Currency Reform. INTERIOR TO RULE NAVY Only Single Member Allowed on Im portant Commllte on Itlvrrs and Harbor Sooth Rulea on Larger Issues. T HARRY J BROWS OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. April 1C The Wet, meaning the entire country beyond the MlaatMlppI Valley, ras mighty kick coming for the shabby treatment accorded ita rep resentatives tn the Houae In the matter of committee smlgnments. Never before las .the West, aa a section, been ao grossly discriminated against; never haa the West bad such proportionately mall representation oa the Important committee of the Houae. Thla appllea to Xemoerats and Republicans alike. There are 15 Important eommltteea of the House ar.d J ef aecondary or minor Importance, On the IS big eommltteea the West has. In alt. only H members, and It la absolutely without representation en aome of the biggest of avlL No man from beyond the kfievtssippt Valley la a member ef the Appropriation commit tee. the Judiciary committee, or the com mittee on Foreign Affaire.' Naval Af fairs. Poet Offices, or Inaular Affair a. ' Great Interret Ignored. Tet the Weat haa greet Interests- af fected by the legislation referred to all theee committers, and a voice la denied In the shaping ef such legislation. On seven other of the b'.g committee the TV sat baa only a alnrtle member each, Ther Is one Westerner on the committee oa Way and Means, which I to report tl.e Canadian reciprocity bill and all tariff measures. Thla committee la to originate three btlla. the rooet Im portant of all legislation to be consld- red el the apeclal session, and Califor nia alone la represented, of all the state beyond the Hlaadsslppl Valley, likewise, the Weat baa only one member each on the commlttr on Rivers and Harbors. Military Affairs. Public Building's and Grounds. Banking and Currency. Terri tories and Immigration. Tariff to Be IterUed. In view of the varied Interests of the West, tlmt section certainly was en titled to more than one member on (he Waye and Mean committee, at a time when It la known tbe tariff la to be re vised, and thoroughly revised. For If general revision does not take place at the special session. It will be undertaken at the regular session next December, the committee recently appointed will serve for three sessions. Tet Rep resentative Needharo of California la the only man from that vast region West of the Mississippi Valley to be placed upon the Way and Mean com mittee. It can readily be seen that the Way emd Means committee will have no difficulty In revising the tariff at the expense ef the Weat. Every part of the country looks to the Appropriations committee for aid, for meet of the appropriation made by Con gress come from this committee, or pas through its bands sooner or later. Tet cot a man from beyond the valley will sit at the Aoroprte.tlon table; not a western member will have any any about appropriations until tbe bills get into the House. Then they will .have to depended upon amendments, which as a rule stand a poor chance In the House. Southern Lawyers nominate. If the eommltteea bad been filled ac cording to the ability of member to serve, the omWwIon of a weetern member from the Judiciary committee would be a serious reflection on the lawyers sent to Congress from that region. The Judiciary committee Is .of first Impor tance; every lawyer aspires to a place upon It: but all western applicants wera turned down, sjid that committee la now dominated by member from the South, moat ef whom lack reputations' In the lecal profession. SiouM the Ol Congress undertake t frame and pass a bill remodeling the monetary system of the l"n!ted States, the West would hare to look to a single member. Mr. Hayes of California, to pre sent tSe wishes of the section to the rommtttee va Fanklrg and Currency. Ten members of this committee are from the South, and dominate. The West, with Ira vast banking Interests, haa only one vote, which would be lost among the M southern Democrats. Pave for the Ko-ky Mountain States, virtually every state In the t'nlon Is interested la river and barbor Improve ments, and It baa been the custom for ears to allow the Pacific Coast at least two. and sometlmea three, mem bers on the rivers and harbors com mittee. In this Congress Mr. Hum phrey, of Washington. Is the only Pa c'fle Coast member of the committee. Oregon and California are without rep resentation, notwithstanding their great waterways, and while they stand eot In the cold. Fastern and Southern SHABBILY IN HOUSE EXTRA CONDUCTOR LOST; LEFT AT FOUNTAIN COMEDY -OP KlTRORS SEEN OX MOUNT TABOR CARLINF.. Motor man Stop to Get Drink of Water, Then Rnnt Car to Grand Avenue Minus Companion. Because the conductor of Mt. Tabor car See changed bla mind about tak ing a drink at the fountain at Forty fifth and Belmont streets, a real com edy of errors was played early this -. j . i . morning. The motorman sioppeu m car for a drink. The conductor waa not thirsty and so Informed his com panion. The motorman quenched lils thtrat and as there were po pasiengers aboard started the car In the belief that the conductor was on the rear platform. In the meantime the conductor sud denly changed his mind and got off to Imbibe. He returned Just in time to see the Car start and the motorman failed to bear bis shouts. The motorman. hearing no bells, look ed beck at Grand avenue and Morrison street and saw his conductor was miss ing. Then he started back over the route to find bla missing ce-worker. An automobile, passing the fountain, bad picked op the conductor at Forty fifth and Belmont and dashed after the streetcar. Arriving at Grand and Mor rison the conductor learned that his car had gone back and waited until the motorman ha returned. CHAIN OF BANKS IS PLAN Hetty Green Glee Eon $100,000, 000 for Biff Enterprise. NEW YORK, April (Special.) Hetty Green, one of the worlds richest women, has turned her fortune of more then 1100.000.000 over to her son. Colo nel Edward IL R- Green, who an nounced today that be waa to employ It In etabllshlns- a chain of banks, stretching from New York to the Pa cific Coast, and Including Chicago, Bos ton and Dallas. Tex. "Ned" Green, who baa always been the apple of bla eccentrlo mother's eye. was seat by ber Into Texas aa a boy "to learn business and common sense." aa ah appraised It, and she bas sine been bla commercial counselor and financial mentor. -One thing which adda to r pride In my mother a a businesa woman is the Intense loyalty to the land or her birth." said Colonel Green. "She abomi nates men like William Waldorf Astor. tbe American expatriate, and I am In full accord with her." COLONEL E-NDS LONG TRIP Booeevelt ArrlTea In .WTork and Is Met by Crowd. NEW TORK. April 1. Theodore Roosevelt returned bom tonight from a seven weeks' tour of the West and Middle West. As he stepped off a train from Chicago he came Into contact with a crowd of outgoing Eastern visitors, many of whom greeted blm with cheers. Cey7(MrrZiy G G- SBBBSBBBBBBBBBB-aSBSBSBSBSaSBSSBBSSBlSBBBSJBBlSBBBBBWSSBBawasBWI 1 w . eaSSSllBsaW W . fV W - 9 W ' V 'OW V1 W '- ? ' . X X-'" " '1 C" ' rw' V ft W ZD I II i vsg&eatr-r- rr . . i3aJ k . Xji E-st . i &r -rry - ... v njxt ' , c , . , IN 7 . " XV s,t - - - . 40 DEAD; ATTEMPT AT RESCUE FAILS Insurrectos Lose Hea vily in Battle. PRISONERS' GUARD ATTACKED Federals Hold Ground and Let None Escape. . MADERO HOPES FOR PEACE Another Engagement X'enr Juarez Results Indecisively, Federals . Numbering Two Lieuten ants Among; Dead. CHmUAHVA. Mex.. April 18. FortyJ or more Insurrectos were killed, and more than 100 were wounded In a bat tle fought between Sauxe and Santa Clara Canyon, about SO miles north of here, according to federal couriers who arrived today. They brought order to have hospital cots ready for federal wounded. The federals report fire killed. Including probably women and children. Marching from Caaa Grande to Chi huahua with prisoners under General Luis Valdea. the federals, followed by about 100 refugees, were attacked. Five hundred Insurrectos under Generals Orosco and Villa bad been Instructed by Francisco Madero to head off the Cases Grandee contingent and If possible cap ture" and release the prisoners. Prisoner Not Rescued. . The fight occurred on a hacienda as tb prisoners, shackled together by ropes, and the women and children refugees, weary from the long tramp, were scattered in long broken lines. The federals Immediately . responded with heavy" firing and placed . the prisoners and non-combatants under protection. The fighting continued several hours and resulted In sending north General Ra bago with 600 reinforcements. First In timation of the fight was brought here by the arrival of riderless horses. So far aa known none of the prisoners, among whom are believed to be many Americans, were wounded, and nons escaped- Hope Held for Peace. Great bope for peace Is entertained here because of the prospect of the ar rtval of Francisco Madero. Sr., father of the rebel leader. Madero, Jr, haa been much pleaaed with recent event In Mexico City, which bs say have encouraged blm and strengthened Insurrecto prospect. He told th correspondent he woulu be glad to welcome his father, but was emphatic that no sentiment or family considera tion would induce him to lay down arm. A special train will take the party to (Concluded on Page 2.) ' IfXW PICTURES OF SOME MEXICAN INSURRECTO LEADERS. INCLUDING ONE OT THEIR PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT. I-OKTlLd. OREWX. . MXDAl-. APRIL 17. 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. INDEX TO TODATCJiEWS " Foreign. Five thousand CamorrlUe prey upon Naples. Pace . Mrs. A. C. Barney, rich Washlnston society leader, assigns property to daughters be fore she weds man 30 years ber Junior. Page 8. Forty lnrorrectoe killed In attack on convoy of prisoner. Page 1. Favorable report in reciprocity expected In - Canadian Psrlian.ent Wednesday. Page 2. Conxress will slacken speed when ' tariff Issue Is reached. Page . : 'atlooal. . West almost wholly Ignored on importsnt House committees. Page 1. Official Washington deeply concerned over , prospects of fighting today. Page S. Domestic. - J. C. Etubbs says officers of big corporations snould retire at 05 and give younger men their chance. Page !. Woman thought suicide because of warrant tor "bootlegging" obtained by minister. rage 3. Close observers say 200,000 American farm ers will Immigrate to Canada this year. Page L Hetty Green's son to use 100.0oO.OOO giver him by mother in establishing chain of banks from New Tork to Pacific Cosit. Page 1. 'Gray gang" of steamboat gamblers caught plying trade in California. Page 8. Inquiry may cost Jo Cannon his seat in Congress. Pace 1. Oood crop prospects reflected In stock mar ket's action. Pag 4. Sports. Pacific doast League results yesterday: Portland S-S. Oaklnnd 8-4: Ban Kian clsco 4-8. Vernon 8-7: Sacrsmento 12. Los Angeles 0. Page 14. Williams' Roadsters defeat Rainier, 9 to a. page 14. Beavers will open season on home grounds tomorrow. Page 14. Pacific Northwest. B. W. Olcott to delay making changes tn office staff. Page 8. Bothel. Wash., mother saves bab at risk of own life In $75,000 Are. Pegs 9. Trcops at Vancouver Barracks to make prsc , ties marches. Page 0. Portland and Vicinity. Choir of canaries warbles Easter anthem In Pllk'rlm Congregational Church. Page 1. Agent at Warm Springs Reservation says that. Indians have already been allotted all tillable land of domain proposed to be opened to settlement. Psge 15. eourt decides home rule law does not allow towns In "dry'' counties to to "wet. Page 10. New Dock Commission to select engineer to design harbor system. Page 10. Fruitgrowers think frost damage may bars been exaggerated. Page 8. Mr and Mrs. Julius Mayer entertain chil dren Easter for thirty-third time. Page 16 Attorney Townsend to go to Washington to expedite Federal Supreme Court decis ion In Alaska Coal cases. Page 15. Municipal Association likely to Introduce some Independent candidates after pri maries. Page 10. County Detective Maher says he save list of disorderly houses to District Attor neys office. Page 16. Sane Fourth programme to include ath letics and games for children. Page 16. Seattle official offers to aid Portland in antt-vloe crusade. Page 1. Resurrection Is topta of Saster sermons. Page IS. Easter marked by noteworth'y display of Dnery. Psrt 1. CROKER'S DAUGHTER SUES Woman Who Wed Itldlne Teacher Now Want DlTorce. NEW TORK. April v lt (Special.) Mrs. Ethel Croker-Breen. youngest daughter of the former Tammany chief tain. Richard Croker. has filed a suit In Hudson County, K. J, for annulment of her marriage to John J. Breen, the Dur land Riding Academy groom, whom she married April 18. 1910, after having spurned an English nobleman and an Italian Prince. - A search for Mrs. BreeM tonight re wealed th fact that she Is now living In Pari with her sister, the Duchess of San Martlno. who was Miss Florence Croker. -, zzztw -reTv FEAR FELT FOR CANNON'S SEAT Inquiry in ex-Speaker's Home Revives. RING POLITICIANS NERVOUS "Uncle Joe" Wins in Election That May Be Investigated. BIG EXPOSE IS EXPECTED Grand Jury to Resume Deliberations at Danville, III., Today Lead ers of Both Parties Quake. Affidavits Many. BY H. M. I.TTI.F. 4 DANVILLE, nL, April 16. (Special.) The political corruption pot Is boiling again in Vermillion County and unless the present plans of John Goodwin, foreman of the grand Jury, and his supporters go awry, the home town of Joseph O. Cannon will be seething: with sensations within the next week. Politicians of both parties are ner vously awaiting the first move of the Inquisitorial body when It resumes Its sessions tomorrow morning. It Is known that a big batch of subpenaes have been placed In the hands of John T. Shepherd, the Sheriff. It Is also known that the grand Jury has numerous affidavits made by poli ticians, setting forth alleged criminal misdeeds, and also has much new evi dence against the "rings" which have controlled politics for years. ' Friends of ex-Speaker Shaky. As the November election, at which Mr. Cannon was sent back to his s"at In Congress, Is the ' only Important election which comes within the 18 months' limitation for Investigation Set by Judge E. R- E. Kimbrough of the Circuit Court, friends of the former Speaker are feeling shaky. It has never been denied that a huge "money barrel" was turned loose in the election in this county and in other counties which make up th 18th Con gressional District. With the other counties gradually awakening O the cause of clvlo right eousness, they fear that If the Ver million County Inquiry Is successful such exposures may be undertaken out side of that county. This fear and the knowledge that If an exposure came, practically every politician might face Indictment, has caused them to build up barriers of op position which the Jury will have to break 'down. The grand Jury, according to its present plans will not limit Its Investl gatlon to Danville politics. It Is said Concluded on Page 2.) n i ki i nil mi niiiu . . i CAROL IN CHURCH BITCDS IX CHOIR SIXG AS EAS TER CANTATA RIXGS. Pilgrim Congregational Worshipers Taken by Surprise When Feath ery Songsters' Chorus Chirps. Chirping gleefully In their cages, a oholr of canaries warbled their own Eaeter cantata at the Pilgrim Congre gational Church yesterday morning as the selected church vocalists sang, "The Day of Resurrection." The congregation was taken by complete surprise when the first notes of the feathered song sters rang out In unison. It did not dawn upon the Bister throng that the birds were paxt of the minister's plan to demonstrate the spirit of the day in a new way. ' As eoon as the orfeanlst began to play, the birds started to sing and they con tinued on warbling and chirping long after the choir had concluded the con tata. Then, after a moment's pauee. the bird-muslo .again filled the auditor ium, the little songsters seeming over gealous to perform their part of the ex ercises. Much to the delight of the congregation, they continued singing to the dose of the services. Triumphant In ita achievement, one of the canaries did not like to stop the entertainment after the 6thers,had sung themselves weary, and it kept sing ing until the church was emptied. One of the more modest songsters chirped at regular Intervals as if It were a poli cing for the enthusiastic demonstra tion of its mates. "I Introduced this feature of the Eas ter exercises here as an experiment," said Dr. D. Otis Beam, acting minister of the church. "I believe It was an In spiration to everyone present to hear the little blrde and to see how they en Joyed It. themselves. The worshippers were surprised at first, but all declared that It was most appropriate and In spiring. It la probable that the canary choir will become a permanent feature of Xaeter Day exercises at the Pilgrim Congregational Church.", OREGON TROUT MONSTER Washington Auditor Crosses State Lino to Get Big Fish. WALLA WALLA, Wash, April 18. (Special.) Establishing a record that may last the season. County Auditor Jack Sweasiey yesterday brought back from the headwaters of Mill Creek a trout-that measured 24 H Inches from nose to tall. This Is by far the largest catch of the season, and an Inch and a half longer than the one hooked by the same fisherman last year, which held the record all of that season. Auditor Sweasey. State Senator Wil liam Potts, of Seattle; W. H. Klrkman and Leslie Klrkman were in the party, that went across the Oregon line for the" first big catch on Mill Creek this year. They stayed two days and brought back about 100 fish. A 15 license will permit fishing In Oregon, and many are availing themselves of the chance, fishing there being as as good and almost as near and accessible as In this county. Considerable poaching In the streams on this side has been re SKIES SMILE flf'J EASTER RAIMENT Display Most Gorgeous Portland Ever Saw. BIG CROWDS ATTEND CHURCH People Welcome Chance to Observe and Be Observed. MUSIC LEADING FEATURE Appropriate Flowers Predominate In Decorations for Occasion That Ranks With Christ- 1 mas In Calendar. Easter finery, Easter flowers and. Easter services marked the passing In Portland of the great church holy day. Even more noticeable- were the Easter crowds, for the great majority of the city's citizens participated to some ex tent In the observance f this day, which, with Christmas, ranks as the most Joyous on the Christian calendar. Except for threats of rain In the morning and occasionally throughout the day, Portland's Easter was perfect. Undoubtedly there was some hesita tion b fore latest millinery creations and new gowns were donned, but the usual Easter "parades" in the vicinity of the churches Indicated that most people preferred risking a stray shower to wearing clothes that tbe rain would not harm. Fashion Display Xotewortliy. And never has Portland seen a mors gorgeous Easter fashion display. In all the churches handsome apparel, fresh from the tailor and milliner, was In evidence. Even the special music and Easter sermons were powerless to keep many an eye from being directed here and there about the aul-nce to com pare notes on the annual fashion dis play. And the timid ones who decided that after all It might be better not to wear the new bonnet undoubtedly were regretful, for no rain fell. On no other Sunday morning this year have such uniformly large crowds attended the churches as congregated yesterday. At Trinity Episcopal, the White Temple, First Congregational, Grace and . Taylor-Street Methodist, First Presbyterian and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception there was not a vacant seat. In several of these churches even standing room waa not available to those who came late. The smaller churches, too, wers crowded. It was evident that many persons who seldom enter a church Joined the more pious yesterday. Crowds Fill Streets. After services were over the crowds did not hasten home as usual. Great numbers took the opportunity for a stroll through the downtown streets, observing and being observed. Through out the day there were far more peo ple on the streets than is usual on Sunday. In the afternoon the sky was comparatively clear and the parks were well filled, while the streetcars j oarrled capacity. The theaters, too, did : a thriving business. , But the morning church services, ; however, were the great feature of the day's observance. The most Impressive I of sacred music, light streaming J through stained glass windows, altars banked high with lilies all added to the charm that only Easter brings. And, as In scores of edifices, from pul pit and choirloft. the story of the resurrection was told again, thousands of hearts were stirred by the ancient message, "He Is risen." ! The moat elaborate services of the day! were at the St. Mary's Cathedral, where the beauty of the decorations was added to by the blaze of candles and the snow- white altar and colored images. To the, left sat Archbishop Christie, with mitered ; head, and surrounding him as they went! through the ritual of the solemn ponti fical mass were the white-robed priests. The gilded scepter and the glided triple, cross were used In this service, held yes terday morning. Music Is Elaborate. The musical services, led by Frederick W. Goodrich, were splendidly given. The solos were sung by Miss Irene Flynn, Miss Rose Friedle, James Flynn and R. A. Cearns. The Jarge chorus sang splen didly. Tbe morning Easter sermon was delivered by Kev. E. V. O'Hara. Trinity Episcopal Church was filled with one of the largest crowds In its history, occupying all the seats and aisle room to the street doors. An elaborate musi cal service was sung by the vested choir under the direction of William H. Boyer, anthems, solos and choral re sponses being well sung. Lilies and palms constituted the decorations, these giving an appropriate setting to the white altar, cross and twinkling candles. The White Temple, which seats 1200, was filled to the capacity of tbe double auditorium. The hundreds who were un able to find standing room sought other, less crowded, churches. Oregon Com mandery No. 1, of the Knight Templars, attended the service in a body last night, seats having been reserved for them. They marched down Washington etreet, in uniform, led by a band, on their way. to chuaph- Miss Laura Ferguson. Mrs.4 Lulu UaM Miller and Btnart AlcGulrej (Concluded on Fait IS.) . iuouiui, tCeacU'ted ea Pass U-Ji