I PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HOUSE MAY FORCE OREGON AS LEADER DEATH IS DEFIED; NEW RATES WILL 2 ARMS AND LEG ARE WINS IN 2 HOURS BRING $92,747.65 TO CANAL, IS PLAN DEVELOP COAST J TUFT FOSS SUGGESTS 'HONOR FOR SPOKANE WOMAN DIES SOOX AFTER SPEAKING 'OF LIVING. 3 IAN HAS CHECK FOR FORTUNE FROM SOUTHERN PACIFIC. VETERAX BATTLESHIP, THOUSANDS Si NEBRASKANS COTTON HON PAY NG STRONG OR Insurgents Routed in State' Convention. PRESIDENT'S WORK LAUDED Hearty Indorsement Is Given by Republicans. OPPOSITION -IS BLOCKED Adherent of Senator L Follette Lack leader and Are Oat-Gen-. eraled by Rooevsaler and His Omaha Delegation. LINCOLN. N- JolT JS-Nebraak Republican In convention here todsy rave President Taft and his Adminis tration strong Indorsement and effec tlrelr blocked all efforts of a small band of Insurgent delegates to arouse sentiment for Senator La Folletta a a Presidential candidate. Tbo Insurgents lacked a leader and were outgeneraled by Victor Rosewa ter and his delegation from Omaha. Before the Insurgents could Intro duce resolutions from the floor, the regulars had rushed a n--tlon provid ing that all resolutions be referred to a committee, which waa given power to draw up a final report. Taffa-Friend Appointed. Chairman Jefferte. of Omaha, then named a committee of seven, of which five were strong friends of TafU and of which Rosewater waa made chair man. From this point the possibilities of a fight on the floor over the indorse ment of Mr. Taft went gllmmerlag. De spite their early talk that they would not assent to a Taft Indorsement on any condition, the Insurgents failed to make even a show of a fight or objection when the platform resolution was finally presented. The resolution went through with a whoop by a rising vote. In which sev eral of the Insurgenta were discovered on their feet. An attempt to have the convention Instruct the resolutions committee to . refrain from. Indorsing any candidate met with summary treatment. I. D. " F.vans. of Adams County, secured the floor for this purpose, but he waa howled down by other delegates en-r gaveled out of order by Chairman Jef feties before he could read bis reso lution. Insurgent Move Slump. This was aa far aa the' Insurgents could get with their right to prevent a Taft Indorsement. From this Junc ture the much-vaunted insurgent op position slumped to nothing. The Wild Willow and Washing County delega tions, which had been most active In the movement, quit the contest wben tt was learned that there waa no poo slblilty of a minority report from the resolutions committee. Out of the total of sSS votes In the convention, it waa said by regular leaders that the Insurgenta could not muster a following of mora than 1(0. Resolution Is Given. The platform resolution a adopted follows In part: "Rejoicing In the glorious record of the Republican party, which has given the Nation the Illustrious names of Lincoln. Grant. Garfield. McKlnley. Roosevelt and Taft. and reaffirming ear devotion to Republican principles, we. the Republicans of. Nebraska, con gratulate the country on Its continued peace, progress and prosperity under the wise guidance of our Republican President. "The arbitration treaties.-whose ne gotiation be has Inspired, mark a not able step toward world peace, and In only lesser degree, his tactfulnesa la maintaining neutrality and avoiding International complications during the revolution in Mexico. He Is proving hi devotion to the light policy of conservation of our natural resources. Trust Are Prosecuted. "He Is prosecuting the Illegal trusts and combines without fear or favor. He la Instituting reform In the admin istration of the Government which makes for economy and efficiency- We have every confidence In the unselfish patriotism and conscientious devotion f public duty of William Howard Taft and we heartily endorse his states manlike administration. "We commend out Republican Rep resentatives In both branches of Con gress for the conscientious and patri otic manner In which they have met the great Issues confronting them." The resolutions commend "the admin istration of Governor Aldrlch. TRAMP STANFIELD HERO Vn known Hobo Gives Timely Warn ing of Town First Fire. PENDLETON. Or.. July IS. (Spe cial ) Jumping from bis seat on the pilot of a freight train locomotive, an unknown hobo last night gave tba alarm for Stanfield's first fir. Through the timely warning and work of the tramp, the fire waa con fined to the barn of R. N. Beaver, which was destroysd. together with a Jjoro and several ton of hay. "Don't Worry About Me, I Will Live . Always. I Gneaa." Says Mr. Louisa McCormaek. Aged t4 SPOKANE. Wash, July 2S. (Spe cial.) "Don't worry about me. I will live always. I guess." Less than two hours after speaking these words. Mr. Louisa McCormlck. M years old. dlsd Monday night. She was living with her youngest daughter. Death was due to pneumonia and oc curred at 11 o'clock. Mrs. McCormlck waa married twice and had more than 100 direct descen dant scattered throughout the coun try. She outlived both her husbands and was remarkably well preserved. She had one son. several brother and no end of relatives In the Civil War. on each side. Her son. however, waa a t'nlon soldier. One of her brothers and her father served as a soldier through the Revo lutionary War. SLEEPY HUNTERS HUNTED Walla Wall Officials Lie Down to Rest; Wive Rush to Rescue. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. July iS. (Special.) When County Auditor Jack Sweazy and Coroner E. S. Hennessey went hunting besr, while In the moun tains at their Summer camp, they were themselves hunted and only rescued by their wives who responded to their calls for aid. Bweasy and Hennessey became tired and one was to watch for bear In the huckleberry patch while the other dosed, but both went asleep. A crack ling In the bushes aroused them and obeying their first Impulse they climbed up a tree They could bear the noise In the, brush and caught sight of a tawny body, which they thought was a cougar. They yelled for help and their wives came, called off the camp bulldog just the color of a cougar and led their husbands back to camp. The Joke leaked out and their Invitations to hunt are numerous. THEATER OUSTS CHURCH Seattle's Old Landmark. Plymouth Congregational, Yields to Progress. SEATTLE; Was!- July IS, (Special.) The Last landmark of old Seattle, the Ivy-oovered Plymouth Congrega tional Church which pointed Its spire skyward on the outskirts of the busi ness section of the city back In 1891. and has stood watching a metropolis grow up about It for 20 years, passed today when the cornerstone was re moved from the old structure at Third avenue and University street to the new site at Sixth avenue and Uni versity street. Dn Sunday next, at t o'clock In the afternoon, the cornerstone will be laid la the new church with appropriate ceremonies. In the meantime, the his toric landmark will be rased to make way for the new theater of Alexander Pantage. LAVIN CHARGES ARE HEARD Commissioner Dennett Get Detailed Report on Trouble. WASHINGTON. July IS. Commis sioner Dennett today received a de tailed report from Chief Sharp of troubles with Special Agent Lavln. The fight grew out of a charge by Lavln tlxt United States District Attorney MoCourt witbeld evidence and failed to prosecute three case upon which Lavln reported. In hla report Sharp recites Incidents of altercation, but makes no recom mendation concerning possible action by the Commissioner. Before taking action the Commissioner will obtain reports from McCourt and Lavln. GHOST CAUS0F DIVORCE? Wife Deserts. Man Reweds and Now Ask Separation. OREGON C1TT. Or, July SS. (Spe cial.) Married In 1861, Peter Portegue today filed suit In the Clackamas County Court against Ellen Portegue for a degree of divorce. Portegue says his wife deserted htm In 1181. and In 1111 he heard she waa dead. Ten years" after that time he remar ried. He doea not say so In his com-' plaint, but the assumption Is that Mrs. Portegue'a ghost has confronted him and caused him to worry. SALMON PROSPECTS GOOD Run at Tillamook Not Heavy, bnt Fish Are Large. BAT CTTT. Or, July 15. (Special The salmon season has opened on Til lamook Bay and 40 boats are out fish ing every night. It Is a little too early, however, to set nets in the rivers. The run Is not as good as at this time laat year, but the fish are of fine color and quite large, which Is a good Indication of a large run for the sea son. As the tides grow more favora ble the catch will Increase. POPE'S THROAT IS WORSE Patient' Temperature Higher but Condition Is Not Alarming. ROME. July SS. The condition of the Pope, who la suffering from a sore throat waa less satisfactory today. The physicians found their patient with a temperature higher than yesterday. The general symptoms, however. It la aid. are not alarming. Lane Points Out Advan tage of Ocean. FACTORIES WILL BE RESULT Readjustment Will Mean New Producing Enterprises. RATE POLICY NOVEL ONE Commerce Commission Declare De sire to Be Conservative In In itial Application of New Principle of Lw. WASHINGTON. July 25. (Special.) In deciding the Spokane-Reno rail road cases, the Interstate Commerce Commission has eliminated the haul back charges applied to Inland points and has established new rules for gov erning the making of transcontinental rates. The decision of the Commission, written by Commissioner Lane, holds that the rates applying at Spokane and other points on the Pacific Coast are discriminatory and must be changed forthwith. The Commission recognise the right of railroads to compete with ocean freight traffic, but It declares that such competition must not be done at the expense of points having a shorter haul but which are removed from the water sone. Coast Cities Are Knfe Lane's opinion say; among other things: 'It the principle that a railroad should charge what th traffic will bear Is the criterion tf railroad rates, no exception can be taken to the trans continental situation, for It is master fully designed to secure maximum revenue and yet develop such Indus tries and benefit such commodities aa the railroad In Its wisdom may wish to thrive, for the growth of the Pacific Coast certainly Is in no small part to be accredited to the discretion lodged In and exerclssd by the transconti nental traffic manager. "The coast cities nose that have direct access to the ocean cannot be materially Injured by the policy of the law we have herein considered. They are rendered secure ss entrepots of commerce by the presence of the ocean, so long as they choose to avail them selves of Its advantages. There is much reason In this record, too. for the belief that they have at times chosen to foregoa these advantages in the ex pectation that they would be made secure by the rail carriers In the pos session of a large distributing market In the Interior. Ocean to Be Csed More. With the'lntroduotlon of a policy which removes from these lnterioir points In some degree the disadvantage which they have suffered with relation to Eastern (Concluded on Pace &.) Slip of Paper Represents Largest Judgment for Personal Injury In California's History. SAN FRANCISCO. July 25. (Spe cial.) It Is only one small piece of paper, but excessive care Is being taken that It does not get lost, strayed, put In the fire or bio a n Into the bay. It Is worth I32.747.6S, which is enough for any self-respecting person to be worth. It comes from the coffers of the Southern Pacific Company to pay for two arms and a leg. By this slip of paper. Issued by the railroad company today, the Injured man. Willard R. Zlbbell, of Fresno, Is placed beyond the reach of want for the balance of his life and Is compensated, in the opinion of the court, for the suffering and loss of earning capacity brought about through a railroad accident. Even the cool mind of the law ad mits its- slse, for this is the largest check ever paid in the state as the Judgment In a suit for damages for personal Injury. The company's first offer to the In jured man was $500. The suit was contested over the original judgment. The Jury at Fresno which tried the case at first placed the amount at $100. 000, but fearing .this would be held ex cessive by the higher courts, Zlbbell himself consented to a reduction to $70,000. The amount thus represent $70,000 damages and $22,745.65 Inter est and costs. AUTOS TOO FEW FOR TOTS Club Appeals for SO More Car That All Youngsters May Ride. Five hundred orphans and poor chil dren will not be able to go on the outing today to be given by the Port land Automobile Club unless 50 more machines are donated for this purpose, according to officers of the club. When the outing was first planned. It was believed that 50 cars would be sufficient to carry, the youngsters. In the last few days, however, the num ber of children entitled to the outing has almost doubled, with the result that there are about only half enough auto mobiles available. President Clemens appeals to auto mobile owners to get in touch with hlra early this morning that the required number of cars may be obtained be fore tha excursion begins. The parade will start from the North Park playgrounds at 1 P. M. ROMANTIC LASS ESCAPES FaUier' Vigilance Outwitted When Girl Exits by Window. VANCOUVER. Wash, Jury 25. (Spe cial.) While her parents slept. Miss Minnie Anderson, 16 years old, packed her belongings In a suitcase early yes terday morning and, quietly raising a side window, dropped to the ground and hurried to the 6 o'clock- ferry. It la supposed that she went to Portland to meet a young man with whom she had been keeping company. Roy An derson, the girl's father, lives on Grant street. The father has made an effort to find his daughter and has appealed to the police for assistance. Descriptions of the girl have been sent to various Coast cities. WILL IT COME TO THIS? Democrats Agreed On New Schedule. AVERAGE RATE CUT IN TWAIN Underwood Promises Passage With Little Debate. SENATE ACTION AWAITED Adjournment Will Depend Upon Ac tion of Upper Body Increased' Imports and Less Revenue Indicated as Result. WASHINGTON. July 25. Democratic m.mhora nf thn House In caucus ap- nmv4 a. two-thirds, majority late today the bill reducing the duties on cotton manufactures nearly one-hair. Prolonged discussion as to whether they should remain In session to revise other schedules of the tariff resulted in a derision to await action In the Senate. Another caucus as to the ad journment will then be held. The bill agreed upon cuts irom so equivalent ad valorem rate of 48.12 per cent under the Payne-Aldrlch act to an average ad valorem rate of 27.08 per cent. Under the Wilson bill of 1891. the last Democratic measure, the aver age ad valorem rate was 47.34 per cent. Under the proposed rates the commit tee estimates the imports of cotton goods for 12 months at $39,163,000. against $28,417,441 last year, and that the duties derived under the new act for a year would be $10,599,000 as against $13,673,801. Democratic Leader Underwood ex plained the bill to the caucus. "The schedules,- ne saia, mo nearly 50 per cent, or practically in half, and we will push It through the House with little debate." Some of the proposed new duties fol low: Cotton thread, carded yarn.- warps, etc., 10 to 15 per cent ad valorem; Payne rate, 32.17. Spool thread, crochet, darning and embroidery cottons on spools, 15 per cent; Payne rate. 23.63. Cotton cloth, not bleached or col ored, average rate of 24.61; Payne rate. 42.46. Handkerchiefs, or mufflers, 30 jer cent; Payne rate, 89.05. Clothing, ready made and articles of wearing apparel of every description composed of cotton or vegetable fiber, $0 per cent; Payne rate, 50.02. Sheers. 25 per cent; Payne rate, 50.2. Plushes, velvets, velveteens, cordu roys, SO per cent; Payne rate, 64.33. Curtains, table covers, tapestry, up holstery goods, 35 per cent; Payne rate, 60. Stockings and socks, machine made, 20 per cent; Payne rate, 71.67. Men's and Boys cotton gloves, knit ted or woven, 35 per cent; Payne rate, 71.67. Illinois Representative Proposes Sea Fighter to Head Pageant to San Francisco in 1915. WASHINGTON. July 23. (Special.) As a fitting end for bar career on the active list of the Navy, Representative Foss, of Illinois, who was chairman of the House naval affairs committee while the Republicans were In control, today suggested that the old battleship Oregon lead the naval pageant from New York to Ean Francisco In 1915. Inasmuch as Mr. Foss will probably will be csairman when the exposition at San Francisco Is opened, his suggestion Is of more than ordinary weight. "A better way of showing how the Navy has grown, in number of battle ships and size of each ship, and also how greatly Its efficiency has been Increased by the construction of the canal, I can not think of," said Mr. Foss. . "It took the Oregon from March 19 to May 24 to make the trip from the Bremerton yard to Jupiter Inlet. After the canal Is opened one of the newest battleships could probably make the trip In 27 or 28 days, if not less.'' Acting Secretary Winthrop, of the Navy Department, said the suggestion is a fine one. and he hasc no doubt it will be approved by the head of the de partment when the time comes for ap pointing a agship to lead th eprocession of ships from the Bast to the West Coast. DANGER TO CHILDREN TOLD Dr. Ravenel Writes on Menace of . Bovine Tuberculosis. MADISON, Wis., July 22. (To the Edi tor.) No one Is more convinced than I am of the danger to the human family from bovine tuberculosis. This has been proved beyond all controversy by work ers In various parts of the world, includ ing two governmental commissions, one in England and one in Germany. How ever, strength is always lost by exag geration. 1 do not believe, and never have believed, that bovine tuberculosis was the chief source of consumption in human beings. At the present moment I do not feel that we have sufficient data to enable us to state just what percentage of tuberculosis In mankind is derived from cattle. In some parts of the country it appears to be approximately one-third of the cases In children. In New York City, Dr. Park has proved that approxi mately 300 children die every year from bovine Infection, and 1 see no reason to doubt that all large cities have a pro portionate death rate from this source. The case Is bad enough without trying to exaggerate. The chief source of danger to man is Infection from his fellowmen, but in children Infection from cattle plays a large part, and there Is every reason for the most strenuous efforts to stamp out the disease in cattle, not only as a menace to human health, but also be cause the disease Is an enonomic scourge. MAZYCK P. RAVENEL. CROPS NOT HURT BY HEAT Polk County Fruit, Grnln and Hops Give Promise of Fine yields. DALLAS. Or., July 25. (Special.) Though the weather has been warmer than usual this month, farmers say that it has not injured crops. The fruit is all doing well, and the growers ex pect one of the heaviest yields ever gathered here. Apples and prunes, par ticularly, are in fine condition. All the fruit driers are being put In shape to handle the crop when It. Is gathered. The fruit is ripening more rapidly this year than usual, and the season will perhaps be two weeks early. The hops over the county are in ex cellent condition, and unless damaging rains , fall in the picking season. Polk County growers expect one of the larg est and choicest outputs of hops that has ever come from here. Conrad Krebs. of Krebs Bros., owning large hopyards, says the hops are better this year than for many years past. Much of the yield has been contracted at prices ranging from 10 to 15 cents. The weather has been Just right for the raising of hay and grain. FISHER TO MAKE VISIT Secretary Open to Discussion, on Oregon Irrigation Project. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. July 25. Secretary of the In terior Fisher will not make any stops In Oregon on his way to Alaska, but on his return will visit Portland. He probably will inspect the Umatilla ir rigation project. If the business Interests of Portland and the delegation from the Umatilla project make a sufficiently strong plea, it is more than likely that he will go over the whole Umatilla project and Investigate for himself the merits of the proposed West Side extension. .Secretary Fisher told Representative Lafferty today that he sympathized with Oregon's demand for a larger share of the reclamation fund, but with his present Information he Is not able to say definitely Just what can be done looking to the early construction of the West Umatilla extension. SUMMER CAMPS MENACED Fire Sweeping Along San Bernadino Mountains Is Threatening. SAN BERNARDINO, July 25. A mountain fire Is sweeping the San Ber nardino Range north of this city to night, menacing Summer resorts and camps. Seventy-five men along the summit, between Little eBar, Alley and Skyland, are fighting it. Hundreds of thou sands of dollars' worth of timber will be destroyed if the flames are not con fined to this side of the range. City's Call for 3000 Hands Unheeded. IDLE TURN DOWN GOOD OFFERS Employment 'Agents Unable to Fill Orders for Gangs. , HARVEST DEMAND SMALL Railroads, Highway Builders and Logging Camps Appeal for Men in Vain Bureaus Report Odd Condition. If laboring classes of Portland are) experiencing anything like a touch of hard times. It is purely because they will not accept work. Such was the declaration yesterday of more than a dozen employment bureau managers of Portland whea asked about conditions and wages. It was revealed by them that there are at present no fewer than 3000 lab orers needed id Portland- alone, and probably twice that many more are sought by districts adjacent to the city. These Jobs are lying idle at present because men cannot be obtained who are willing to work. Vacant places on railrdad work In road-construction gangs and in logging camps are numerous, and they pay as high as $2.75 a day for nine hours. There are also big demands which can not be filled for laborers, foreign or "white," which pay $2 and $2.50 a day. Work Is Xot Sought. A glance at the record's in Portland's employment market on North Second street show that labor conditions In Oregon have assumed an unusual as. pecL, Hundreds of men are not looking for work, but assemble with the ap parent army of unemployed in the sun, and the shade, on the lawns at the city park and the Plaza blocks. H. A. Tucker, manager of the Cana dian Employment Bureau, says he has calls on his books for 200 men and every effort to get them has been of no avail. "I have one call for 75 men at $2.25 for nine hours." said Mr. Tucker, "and have not been able to obtain one man for the work. I have other calls for 20 foreigners at $2.25 a day and cannot get men. In an effort to hire-men I have cut the office fees In two and still they are not available. Places Go Begging. "You go to a man on the streets where there are Idlers and ask him if he will go to work for $2.75 a day and he laughs at you. I have been In business here since 1888 and have the oldest employment office in Portland, and I cannot remember a time when such conditions prevailed. There . is not a man In Portland who is willing to work who cannot have steady work within ten hours." - There Is a noticeable absence of cus tomary demand for harvest hands, ac cording to the employment agents. The only demand for hands on farms is for women and children in the hop dis tricts where picking is under way. The price for this work is about the same as usual, but larger wages will probably be paid as soon as the har vesting season is at Its best, within the next few weeks. Teams Also Short. E. P. McCroskev an emnlovment agent who has been in business here 1G years says he has Just returned from a trip in Eastern Oregon ana nas louna a shortage of teams ratner tnan men. He found big demand for good teams at $10.50 a day or they can te rented for $75 a month and feed. Wages this year, It Is said, are from 25 to 50 cents a day lower than a year ago for reasons which the agents say are hard to explain. This reduction in pay is practically confined to railroad and road-construction work where, during the Spring, labor was more plentiful owing probably to the fact that laborers were willing to work. W. E. Howard, of the Butts & Eldridge agency, says he could put 200 men to work at once If they were available. He reports unprecedented demand for men for city grading, con crete work and other labor at from $2 to $2.75 a day. He reports no demand for farm laborers, but aays there are many men needed In logging camps. Places for 900 Men. The Hanley Employment Company j v.. niaoxs for 500 men at railroad con- ; structlon work and at logging camps while the Pioneer Company says It can furnish employment for 400 men at once. This company reports the need of 40 or 60 men on farms at good wage's. In some cases as high as $1.60 a day and board is offered. J. H. Tapley, who conducts ono of the larger of the Second-street employ ment agencies, says he has been trying to get 250 men but has not been able to hire 15. iiAther necullar condition is the in ability of contractors to get men to ( stay at work. One agency reported . that It had places for 20 men at $2.75 j a day. Dozens of men want to work j but quit at the end of the first or sec ond day. I