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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