PORTLAND, OREGON, -WEDNESDAY. MAY 17, 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LI NO. 13.748.
TO
SIMON CHUTE
Mayor Consents to Use
of Name in Race.
RUSHLIGHT IS DISTRUSTED
Circulation of Nominating Pe
titions Begins Today.
GENERAL DEMAND VOICED
Jlemrtl of Iiw-arobent FWllcvrd to
Justify Another Trrm Accept-
inr Conditional on Auur
ance of bupporu
Circulation cf nominating r.t!t!ons
earning Mayor Simon as an Independent
candidate to oppose A. ".- Rushlight
for Mayor, will be start J today. If
the patulous are slgnej by a sufficient
number cf representative business men
and tha demand that ha become a can
didate la urgent and unmtstakeable.
Mayr Flmon said yesterday he prob
ably would accept tha proffered nom
Ir.ailon an.l run against UujhllgM.
xle Is satisfied that wtt.l tha support
already assured him he can beat Kush
t!at. who haa not been able to com
man.l the indorsement of tha business
and laxpaylns Intereata of tha city,
whi. h feel that ha la not tha proper
man for tha of flea to which ha aa
pirea. Demand la Widespread.
Fiver alnra tha primaries. Mayor
Strn.-n haa been waited upon dally by
delegations representing all classes of
voters, who hare demanded that ha set
Into tha corneal. Tha request that ha
become a candidate haa not be-so con
fined to any one quarter or class of
voters. It has been general and came
from electors wlio feel that. If re
elected. Mayor Simon can ba depended
upon to gle tha people tha same sub
stantial business administration that
haa marked the trrm of office he la
now completing.
Tha (real majority of the Toters ff
tha city, particularly those owning
property and engaged In business, are
afraid of Rushlight. They do not fee)
that they want to take chances with
Rushlight, who la comparatively an un
known quantity and who has been ao
prominently Identified with tha dom
inant faction In the present City Coun
cil, a majority of which haa been pro
nounced "undesirable- by Gay Lom
bard, unsuccessful candidate for the
Republican nomination for M jor In
tha primaries. a
Rushlight PW rc PIMrustr-d.
This feeling of distrust In Rushlight
and his ability to serve tha people
properly as Mayor haa been aggravated
through a consideration of the pre
primary pledges be made aud to which
may b attributed directly his nom
ination for Mayor, although It was
gained by only 23 per cent of tha reg
istered Republican vote in this city.
In tha primaries. Rushlight, by soma
.'eat of legerdemain, waa able to corral
the support of tha breweries, tha North
End. organized labor, paving trust, tha
atreet railway company and other cor
porations. How RusMlght. If elected, can play
fair to both organised labor and cor
porate Interests, Is tha problem that
already Is caualng suspicion among
both employers and employes. Each
aids Is auspicious that Rushlight will
double-cross one or the other and
neither ran satisfy Itself as t which
really will get the harpoon. Tha con
viction is unanimous that somebody
and tla Interests will be sacrificed.
Nomination Not Sought.
If a nominating petition, signed by
the requisite number of Portland citi
zens and vcters. Is presented to ma re
questing me to become an independent
candidate to oppose Mr. Ilus.'.llgrit. and
I can be aasured of tha support that
haa been promised. I probably shall
become a candidate," said Mayor Simon
yesterday. "But I am not seeking tha
nomination. Tha situation so far
my candidacy la concerned is entirely
In the hands of my friends. Circula
tion of the nominating petitions Is up
to them. I e.-n not an active and ag
gressive candidate for tha nomination.
"If a sufficient number of tha elec
tors of this city, however, have suffi
cient confidence In me to want ma
again for their Mayor and will register
that preference In a nominating peti
tion. I. In all probability, shall submit
to their request and become a candi
date against Mr. Rushlight "
rrtllkn to He Circulated.
The nomination of Mayor Simon aa
an Independent ran only ba made by
petition. It will require a petition
of between W and 1-0i legal voters
of the city. Tha nominating petition
must have tha signatures of 1 per cent
f the total vote caat for Governor In
this city at tha last general election.
Tha vote for Governor In Portland lat
November waa about JO. 000. Between
: and S of these petitions win be
placed In circulation today and tha
requisite number of signatures will be
obtained within a few hours.
Tha proposed candidacy of Mayor
Simon aa Rushlights opponent meets
wttb general favor among tha large n urn-
FRENDS
MAKE
tCacluU4 e Fa 12-
TWO PERISH FROM
HEAT IN CHICAGO
WOMAS, CRAZED BV HUMIDITY,
JUMPS OCT OK WINDOW.
Warm Weather Drive F.Tanton
Dog Mad Sadden Advent of
Summer Surprise People.
CHICAGO, May 1C (Special. Chi
cago today sweltered through the hot
test May 1 In If years S degreea
above at 1 o'clock. As a result, two
persons are dead. There were numer
ous prostrations and Intense suffering
from the humidity which precedes rain
storms which have threatened for eev
eral days, but have not materialised.
Anton Ericsson, employed In a foun
dry, dropped unconscious from the heat
and died on the way to a hospital.
James Bevington. a traveling saleaman.
died at his home from the heat. Sev
eral men fell victims In the streets and
one woman, erased by the heat, leaped
from a aecond-story window, but es
caped serious Injury.
Evanston waa menaced by dogs
driven mad by heat and the police In
that auburb and the northwest section
of Chicago were ordered to shoot all
unmuzzled dogs.
The sudden excess of heart Is pulling
up the temperature of the lake and
the bathing beaches were crowded all
day and evening. The parks and
other breathing spots were densely
populated all of the day. The quick
arrival of Summer has caught the pub
lic unprepared and Is causing much
suffering. Within a month Chicago
was enveloped In a blizzard which
brought snow. Ice and heavy frosts.
Only ones In 3 years has the weather
been aa warm as It waa today.
LORIMER INQUIRY DROPS
Illinois State Senate Decides Not to
Appeal From Petit Decision.
SPRING FIELD. Ill- May 1. Tha
State Senate, on the rronnd that It
would be futile to presa the matter, de
cided today not to appeal from the de
cision of Judge A. J. Petit, of Chicago,
In freeing on wrlta of habeas corpua
Edward Tllden. W. C Cumrolnga and
George M. Benedict, whose testimony
waa desired by the Senate committee
which Investigated charges of legists
tlve bribery In connection with the
election of William Larimer to the
United States Senate.
Senator Charles llurburgh. of Gales
burr. Ill- majority leader, introduced
a resolution scoring Judge Petit for
what the resolution calls "unwarrant
ed and unlawful Interference with tha
rlghta of tha Senate In tha exercise of
ts duty." The resolution was laid on
the table until tomorrow.
NURSE GETS BIG FORTUNE
Man Who Lived 11 Year With
Broken Back Ko members Her.
NEW YORK. May !. By tho will of
Walter iZ. Duryea, tho crippled ath
lete and broker, filed today, tha bulk
of his fortune, estimated at 1 1.500.000
goes to Miss Eleanor Peregrin, a
trained nurse, who acted as his house
keeper tor the last 12 years of his life.
the Is given I5C.OO0 outright. $30,000 In
trust, a house In Montclalr. X. J- and
all the residue of estate after certain
lecactos have been paid. Her total
share Is thought to be worth $1,600,000.
Walter Duryea broke his back In
diving In August. lss. lie spent the
rest of hta life In a harness, but man
aged his affairs with great shrewd
ness. TREATY IS UP TO BRITONS
Peace Pact About to He Presented
for Approval.
WASHINGTON. May Is. Tha pro
posed trraty of arbitration between tha
United States and Great Britain has
reached the stage where It la to be pre
sented to the British government for
approval.
Ambassador Bryee, of Great Britain,
before the Cabinet met today, had a
long conference with President Taft. In
which certain points In the treaty were
discussed. This was the final confer
ence. When tho final draft is accepted by
both countries, the completed treaty
will bo signed and submitted, to tha
United States House for ratification.
MILLIONAIRE NOT GUILTY
HofMot Comes Out of Pittsburg
Graft Scandal With Hying Colors.
riTTSBl'RG. Pa- May Frank X.
Hoffstot. millionaire banker, was found
not guilty today on charges growing
out of councilmanlc graft.
The defense gained an Important
point when Judge John J. Shafer sus
tained an objection to ex-Councilman
Charles Stewart telling what he did
with $45,000 which was turned over to
him In New Tork.
DEATH IN WAKE OF WRECK
One Dead. Others Injured, When In.
terurban Car Is Derailed.
OKLAHOMA CITT. Okla- May IS.
On Is dead and 10 Injured as the result
of the derailment of an lnterurbaa car
flva miles northwest of this city to
night. The car jumped the track and crashed
Into a trolley pole. The motorman waa
fatally Injured, dying three hours after
the accident.
PEACE IfJ MEXICO
T
Treaty Will Be Signed
Within Two Days.
DIAZ TO RESIGN BEFORE LONG
Cabinet Offices and Gover
norships Given Rebels.
NEW ELECTION TO BE HELD
Rebel Make Concession In Choice
or Officials and Carhajal la
Confident Government Will
Accept Terms, Made.
JUAREZ. Mex.. May 16. Peace, the
fervent hope of rebellion-torn Mexico,
tonight Is almost an accomplished fact.
Judge Carbajal, the federal peace en
voy, has announced that, barring the
unforeseen, a general armistice will be
declared within 2 hours. Provisional
President Francisco I. Madero, Jr.. has
declared that mutually acceptable
propositions have at laat been reached
and peace is assured.
The formal signing of a'peace agree
ment will probably take place here
within the next two days. President
Diaz probably will resign within two or
three months, at any rate when peace
Is completely restored. The principal
questlona alone have been practically
agreed upon tha number of Cabinet
members and Governors to be allowed
the lnsurrectos but the other condi
tions have for some time been tacitly
determined by both sides, and now It
will be merely a matter of technical de
tail to draft them successfully and ar
range a modus operandi for the dis
charge of their provisions.
Price Paid for Peace.
The price of peace paid by the fed
eral government Is three Cabinet po
sitions and 14 Governorships. The price
paid by the Mexican people Is at least
1000 lives, untold suffering to other
thousands of wounded, the destruction
of millions In property and tha proba
bility that starvation for many months
will haunt tha Inhabitants of posalbly
a fourth of tha republic
The Cabinet portfolios. It la said,
probably will be filled as follows: Min
ister of War, General Gonzales Salsz:
Minister of Justice, Senor Vasques
Tagle: Minister of Gubernaclon. Dr.
Francisco Vasques Gomez.
So far as the Governorships ars con
cerned, tha lnsurrectos have practically
decided on their men for the largest
and most Important of tha states as
follows: Chihuahua. Abram Gonzales:
Sonora, Senor Cayon; Slnaloa. Manuel
Bonllla: Yucatan. Jose Pino Juarez: Za-
ratecas. Guadalupe Gonzales; Coahulla,
Venuatlano Carranza.
Salaa Serves Under Diaz.
In the selection of General Gonzales
Salas for tho post of minister of war
and Senor Vasques Tagle for minister
of justice, the rebels have choaen two
men who have not taken any active
part In the revolution. In fact. General
Salax la one of the foremost figures
in the Mexican army. Dr. Vasques
.'onc!udd on Pass z.)
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INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
Tha Weth.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum tmiTmtur, 62
dgr. minimum. 4& decree.
TODAY'S 6howr. Westerly winds.
Mexico.
Terms of tiu- racttcAllr eettled nd
treaty may be signed, within two days.
Marlero announces his Intention to com
bine forces - and attack Chihuahua.
Nation.
Justice Harlan announces distant. ny opin
ion oo Standard Oil case. Page 2.
DemecYats In House hare row about ap-
nortuinment of committees. Pace 4.
Beef packers ask rehearing. uinr Standard
Oil decision as oasia. -age i.
Standard Oil decision criticised by Got
rrnmeqt official and condemned r
go In TaX fa mesaase. Pace l.
psdllo Northwest.
T. P. TJenenweber, of Astoria, elected irrand
chief ranaer by Oregon Foresters.
Pace 6.
Referendum petitions against Vnleerslty filed
at baim. page a.
United States Cruiser Buffalo. Its bunkers
em pty at Cordova, is re I used coal or
railroad agent. Pace 1.
Testimony of obdurate child ruled out tn
murder case. Page 7.
Conricted Banker Morris, of Portland, ret
10-day respite from iovernor. Page 7.
Heavy rains throughout Farlne Northwest
insure large grain crops mis year.
Page 4.
California, c lob worn en Indorse equal suffrage.
Page 1.
Chlcaco swelters, two dying from heat.
Page 1.
Otis speaks for Industrial freedom In ad
drcu to manufacturers. Page 2.
Eleven more Indictments returned In Ohio
bribery, scandal. Page &.
- Sports.
ParlfiV Coast League resurt yesterday: Port
land 6. Sacramento A. game called In
14th lnnlrisr: Oakland 11. San Fran
clsco 6: Vernon ft. Los Angeles 2. Page 8.
Northwestern Leagne results yesterday:
porti-std nokana o ( nve inninics I
Vancouver 10, Seattle 0: Tacoma 1. Vic
toria a Page 8.
Vancouver Association calls off all box In a;
bouts scheduled. Pae 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Twenty-two cents bid for new Oregon snf
California hops. Page SI.
Wool buying In Southeastern Idaho Is ex
tensive. Page 21.
8plrlted demand for stocks follows Supremo
Court decision. page zi.
Belief In large crop frightens wheat hold
ers at Chicago. Page 21,
First Broadway bridge caisson sunk In place.
Page I'O-
Poet land and Vlctnlty.
Mayor Simon agrees to use of name as can
didate for re-election, ir people snow de
mand. Page 1.
Mining Congress delegates discuss plane to
eliminate xrauduient operators, page iz.
Rose Festival management plans masked
revels and dancing on streets for this
year's celebration. Page 11.
Conference In Portland will seek way to
olvert Immigration now seeking boutn
and Canada. Page 12.
Harrlman traffic msnajrer plans second fast
train from Portland to Chicago. Page 14.
Court retains paving Issue on ballot, leaving;
it to companies to appeal. i-'a.ne it.
TourlFt travel In and out of Portland be
gins with rush- Page 13.
Grand lodge of Oddfellows elects officers.
Page 10.
Spokane-4 venae Oiarch vote to retain Its
pasior. itev. it. a. i nompson. rage -t-
SANDY WOULD SAVE SELF
Town, Unable to Cope With Lawless.
Wants to Incorporate.
OREGON CITT. Or., May 1. (Spe
cial.) A movement ts on foot by prom
inent citizens of Sandy to have the
town Incorporated. A representative of
the Sandy Commercial Club was in this
city Tuesday Interviewing lawyere
relative to tha procedure to be fol
lowed. It Is aald that petitions asking
for tha Incorporation of Sandy will be
presented to the County Court In a few
weeks.
For several months Sandy Is s&ld to
have been beyond the control of the
authorities. The Constable, while an
efficient officer, lives three miles from
the town. There ars three saloons in
Sandy and men come In from the camps
of the Mount Hood Railway Company
occasionally and virtually take posses
sion. A party of men went to Sandy sev
eral weeks ago and began raising a dis
turbance. Several deputies are eaid to
have been sworn In to quell the riot.
A free-for-all flirht resulted, and some
of the deputies were arrested for vio
lating tho laws they were sworn to
enforce.
'LIGHT OF
SPOILS
REASON
DEC Of.
ManyChagrined'byDic
turn on Trusts.
TAFT QUOTED IN OPPOSITION
No Such Thing as Good and
Bad Trusts, He Said.
SOME WOULD AMEND LAW
Judge Harlan's Refusal to Join in
Usurping Legislative Power.
Democratic Leaders Outspok
en In Criticising Court.
WASHINGTON", May 16. Govern
mental Washington legislative, execu
tlve and Judicial gave over tha great
er part of today to a discussion of the
Supreme Court disposition of tho
Standard Oil case. While there was
gratification in Administration circles
over the order for the dissolution of
the corporation, which haa been de
clared "an unreasonable" combination
and monopoly in restraint of trade.
there unquestionably was misgiving as
to Uie interpretation of the anti-trust
law giving to courts the right to deter
mine whether a monopoly was "reason
able" and declaring a "reasonable" mo
nopoly not to be in contravention of
the statute.
.President Tart, who, a little more
than a year ago, in a special message
to Congress, said that under Supreme
Court precedents there could be no
such things as "reasonable" and un
reasonable" restraints of trade, or in
other words, "good trusts" and "bad
trusts," was said to have been rather
disappointed that the court should
have seen lit to reverse Itself in this
Important matter.
Hitrlan Kefnaes to Usnrp.
The President's message was freely
quoted about the capital and the seem
ing similarity of his views as to the
scope of the anti-trust law to the view
expressed by Associate Justice Harlan
in his dissenting opinion yesterday at
tracted renewed attention to Justice
Harlan's position as outlined In his
statement to the court, following the
handing down of the majority opinion
by Chief Justice White.
Justice Harlan held that his brother
judges had no right to usurp the func
tions of the legislative branch cf the
Government by writing into the stat
ute a differentiation between "reason
able" and "unreasonable." He de
clared Congress had resisted all appeals
to amend the act and that there was
every reason to believe such an amend
ment never could be put through the
legislative branch.
In these circumstances and In their
extremity, great aggregations of wealth
applied to the court In an effort to have
It construe the law In a way that would
be a flat reversal of what It had held
on two previous occasions. Justice Har
lan declined to be a party to such a
reversal and hence his dissenting opin
ion. He denounced as "the most alarm
ing tendency of the day," the tendency
to judicial legislation. . Men of
(Concluded on Pass 2.)
CRUISER REFUSED
COAL AT CORDOVA
TJ. S. S. BUFFALO, ITS BUNKERS
EMPTY, ASKS IX VAXV.
Railroad Agent Declines to Sell Fuel
and Fields Xear Can't Be
Touched Plight Reported.
CORDOVA, Alaska, May IS. Her coal
bunkers all but empty and the nearest
coaling station, Sitka, 1000 miles away,
the United States cruiser Buffalo was re
fused fuel today by General Agent Barry
of the Copper River &. Northwestern
Railroad.
Seemingly adding Irony to the cruiser'
plight, the great Bering River coal fields
are situated only 30 miles from the war
ship's anchorage, but the coal cannot be
touched until the Supreme Court give
Its decision next Fall. Private individ
uals claim title to these fields.'
Captain Stone, commander of the
cruiser, made application for part of th
cargo of the steamer Edith, which is
discharging 3000 tons of Canadian coal
for the Copper River & Northwestern
Railroad, but General Agent Barry, of
the railroad, refused to sell any coal
to the Buffalo, giving as a reason the
fact that the railroad had cabled rush
orders for this coal, having learned of
Impending labor troubles In the mines
at Xanaimo.
Captain Stone, greatly surprised, made
inquiry concerning the amount of coal
at Valdez and Seward, and found the
supply there meager. The nearest large
coal pile Is at Sitka, 1000 miles dis'tant.
and the cruiser, It is said, has not ccal
enough for power to steam to that port
Captain Stone has reported his plight
to tne -Navy Department. It Is expected
the Government will send a collier from
tho Puget Sound Navy-Yard to Cordova
with fuel for the Buffalo.
The Buffalo left San Francisco -several
weeks ago to establish wireless tele
graph stations In Alaska. She encount
erea vexatious storms and when she
arrived here today after fulfilling her
mission her coal bunkers, that have
capacity of 1375 tons, were almost empty.
SCULPTOR SUES JOHNSON
Jury Orders Pugilist to Pay $1000
to Artist for Bust.
NEW YORK, May 16. (Special.) The
umollgrit which follows Jack Johnson,
pugilist, was transferred today to -the
county court-house where Johnson ap
peared as defendant in a suit by Car-
tiano Sclarino. sculptor, to collect J4000
for a bust of the fighter which Johnson
would not pay for. The Jury brought
in a verdict of J1000 for plaintiff. John
son testified that it was never intended
that he should pay for bust and said
'H6 said he was trying to make
living and it would help him If I would
pose. He said he would sell the bust
to the National Museum In London
make a lot of busts and sell them, giv
ing mo Z5 per cent of what he made.
When he got through. I told him 1
thought the bust was no good; it had no
hair on it and didn't look like me."
WOOL CLIP BRINGS CASH
Optimistic Idaho Report Causes
Restoration of Confidence.
BOISE, Idaho, May 16. (Special.)
From $3,000,000 to J5.000.000 will be
brought to Southern Idaho within 30
days from the sale of the wool clip in
the East, according to the statement
of Thomas C. Stanford, of Carey, one
of the largest sheepowners of the state
and former president of the Idaho
Woolgrowers' Association.
Tho announcement of Mr. Stanford,
made In Boise tonight, resulted in caus
ing a general feeling of optimism
among woolgrowers here, who had been
doubtful over the wool outlook.
Tho money returned from the wool
clip will relieve the financial strin
gency now admitted to exist in South-
rn Idaho, for it will have general cir
culation through the banks.
AEROTAXIS ARE LATEST
Lucerne, Switzerland, Will Be First
City to Get Service.
NEW YORK, May 18. The first aero
taxi will be put into service In a week
or two at Lucerne. Switzerland, accord
ing to advices received by the Aero
Club. A French company is the builder
of the novel machine which is a bi
plane, fitted with a "wind mill", taxi
meter. Passengers will be carried on
short cross-country flights at a fixed
rate per kilometer.
Enthusiasts calculate that the aero
taxi will ultimately become a far
cheaper conveyance than the street
taxlcab, owing to the bee-line route it
will be able to follow in the air,
where, furthermore there probably will
be no trouble from congested traffic
for some time to come.
NORWEGIAN TO CELEBRATE
Portland Natives of Scandinavian
Country Will Snow Patriotism.
May 17, 1814, the day when the Nor
wegian constitution was signed, will be
commemorated in an appropriate man
ner by Norwegians throughout the
world today. The celebration In the
home land is much the same as that'
on the Fourth of July In America.
Norwegians of Portland and vicinity
will gather at the Masonic Temple,
West Park and Yamhill streets, tonight,
for . the exercises of the day. Rev.
Lyng Hansen, of Seattle, will be the
chief speaker. Vice-Consul Cederbergb
will deliver the address of welcome.
The Norwegian singing society will
furnish the music, in addition to a
piano solo by Arthur van Jessen and a
vocal solo by Miss Rose Robinson.
own oi
TO SUFFRAGE
Expected Battle in Con
vention Is Tame.
FEDERATION DELEGATES TIED
Preliminary Skirmishes
haust Two Factions.
Ex-
SUFFRAGISTS IN MAJORITY
Inasmuch as Acts of California Or
ganization Are Suggestive, Not
Mandatory, Harmony Follows
Adoption of Resolution.
LONG BEACH, Cal., May 16. (Spe
cial.) The principle of equal suffrage
was Indorsed today at this place by
the California Stats Federation of
Women's Clubs at the final session of
the tenth annual convention. By a
large majority, the following resolu
tion was passed:
"Whereas, there is an amendment to
the constitution of the State of Cali
fornia extending the franchise to wom
en, to be submitted to the voters of
the state; and, whereas,
"The California Federation of Wom
en's Clubs Is vitally interested In all
questions relating to the social, indus
trial and political status of women; ba
it
"Resolved, that the state convention
of the California Federation of Wom
en's Clubs, Indorse the principle of
equal suffrage."
There Is Little Excitement.
Contrary to expectation, the measure
rassed with comparatively little ex.
cltement, which, however, was due en
tlrely to exhaustion, all available emo
tion having been expended at previous
considerations of the question.
It was toward the end of the closing
session that the report of the resolu
tions committee brought the chairman,
Mrs. W. W. Orcutt, to the platform and
caused the convention to catch its
breath In anticipation of the final
struggle. Mrs. Orcutt began the for
mality of reading the resolutions In si
lence that grew more painful as every
problem of this life and the next was
given due consideration, with that con
cerning suffrage reserved for the last.
With an exquisitely feminine appre
ciation of the eternal fitness of things,
the resolution which was to start hos
tilities between two opposing factions
waa Immediately preceded by one ex
pressing tho convention's desire to in
dorse the peace movement of the world,
and to urge upon Its members Individ-,
ual co-operation in aiding and abetting
such movement.
Mrs. Orcutt Agitated.
After the subsiding of the gentle ap
plause which greeted this onward and
upward milestone, Mrs. Orcutt becama
visibly agitated. At the conclusion of
the presentation of the suffrage reso
lution by Mrs. Orcutt and the announce
ment by the president that the matter
was open for discussion, the minutes of
the convention assumed -a rapid gait
with which the president and parliament
tarlan were obliged to keep pace in or.
der to remind the speakers to whom they
were speaking. As to what they were
speaking about, there was never any
question, the women participating In tha
discussion making convincing arguments
on both sides.
After a nnmber of impassioned;
speeches pro and con had been made,
calls for the question stopped further
argument, and an attempt to take tho
vote by ballot being instantly defeated,
the cause was won by an unmlstakeabla
superiority in the volume of "ayes," la
epite of a desperate attempt at noise
on the part of the "noes."
Harmony Xow Prevails.
Concerning the result of the suffrage;
issue, absolute harmony prevails between
opposing factions, because of the femi
nine subtlety that provided for a satis
factory adjustment through passage of
the amendment making acta of the con.
ventiBn merely suggestive and not man.
datory and thereby leaving clubs free.
to follow their own political convictions.
Admirable work upon the part of tha
resolutions committee and the exerclss
rare tact and Judgment upon tha
part of the president of the convention
averted what promised to be a veritable
battle and demonstrated that women a're
becoming adepts in parliamentary af
fairs.
RINCIPAL HERDMAN ILL
Successful Operation for Append!'
cltis Performed.
Hugh H. Herdman, Jr., principal of
the Washington High School, under
went a successful operation for ap
pendicitis at the Good Samaritan Hos
pital last night.
Mr. Herdman had not been able to
attend to his duties- for several days.
Last night he suffered an acute ai
tanck of appendicitis and was hurried
to the hospital where the operation
was performed Immediately.
It is expected that no serious results
will follow and that he will soon recover.