POIM I-AXD. ORECJON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. YUAN A3 PREMIER TAKES HUM HOLD Acceptance Based on Promise of Power. THRONE PUT IN BACKGROUND Independent Provinces to Be Won Back Gradually. WU DEMANDS ABDICATION Cnite-fl states Ijegatlo-n Asked to Bear Messag-s to Recent, Tell ing nim That Goifrnmfnl Malt Surrender. men. Nov. 1. 1:15 A. M. Tuan Phi Xal baa accepted the Premiership and will assume office probably today (Thursday). Yesterday's Official Gasette contained an expression of thank from Tnan Shi Kal to tho throne for hla appoint ment, but the truth la that ha did not undertake tha taak without receiving guarantees that ha would have practi cally a free hand In conducting affaire while ha retained hla official position. Tha new Premier received severel furelrn mlnlatera yesterday. Including the Cnlled Statea Minister to China. William J. Calhoun, who returned hero only recently. Peace Policy OaJllaea. In conversation with a foreigner. Yuan Shi Kal Bald that ha Intended to form a Cabinet Immediately and en deavor to carry on tha government by gaining the support of aa many pro vinces as possible, allowing- the re mainder to retain their Independence for the time being-. It would be his endeavor also to win back their alle giance to the throne, gradually, he said. Another Important development In the capital was the Issuance of an edict yesterday ordering Hsl Liana;, formerly Viceroy of Manchuria, to assume com mand at Jebol. where the SunraKir rea- tdenca of the Emperor la situated. In place of Pn Tins;, the tartar general. This appointment has led to the belief In certain quarters that tha court may retire to JehoL. leaving Yuan Shi Kal aa chief executive until the opportunity arrives for the court to reassume, a measure of authority. Prealdeata Deal Wlta Tbreae. San Pao Chi, the Viceroy of Shan tung, baa been elected President of the republic which has been proclaimed In that province; Ilia acceptance Is In accordance with the government ad vice. Several other Viceroys bave gone with tha people. In the hope of Influencing tha provinces later to re new their allegiance. The Provincial Assembly of Chl-II haa adopted a me morial to tha throne In favor of tha establishment of a republic, with Tuan Shi Kal aa President. Wo Ting Fang, Secretary of Foreign Affairs In the provincial government of Shanghai, and other noted reformers have sent a telegram to the American charge d-affalres here, asking the good offices of tha I'nited Statea In connec tion with the delivery of a demand for abdication. Aasaeary Prosslved Coart. Tha telegram, 'dated November 11. reads: "Kindly deliver personally the fol lowing to Ills Highness, the Regent. Informing him that further conflicts between the Imperialists and the peo ple will cause needless bloodshed. If hla majesty abdicates we shall endeavor to afford safety to the court and pro tection to their property. -To the Regent: Tour manifesto acknowledging guilt haa been pub lished, but tha murder of the people continues mora widespread than aver, which la contrary to 'the mind of tha nation. Opinions of Intelligent for eigners agree that the constitutional government headed by the sovereign is not eultable for tha present-day China. Too should follow the example of Tao and Shun. If you Immediately awake and assist to harmonise tbe people and treat them on the principles of wts down. Justice and rlamency. tha people will secure to the Imperial family peace and riches, honor and glory and not merely gtve peave to the Mane hue. Otherwise the war wl!l be prolonged and troubles will accumulate. The northern army Is cruel and Inhuman. How ran the throne stand alone? Wo utter this last loyal warning.'- f ft u Make Xs Reply. This telegram la signed by Wu Ting rang. Tang Wen Chlh. of Klang Su. s-vlee-prealdent of tha Board of Commerce: Chang Cbl-En. former ad riser to the Board of Commerce, and Wen Tsung Tao, ex-assistant Imperial Reeldent at L'haaaa. and now Foreign decretory. The legations made no acknowledg ment of the receipt of the telegram .and dlj not deliver It to the regent, but unofficially permitted Tuan Shi Kal to peruse It. Advices from Lanchau aay that a telegram has been received from the rebel leader, General U Tuan Ileng. In response to a message from General Sa! Tsen, commander of the Lanrhau troops, requesting a cessation of hos tilities and outlining proposals fur a monarchist institution. General LI eaye that the terrible ron- CONTRACT IS LET FOR COOS BAY ROAD nVOHT BROS. WILIi COXRTRVCT FIRST J 3 MTLES Wr.rU Ynt From Encfne Will Be- gin Immediately Grading Out fit Sent to Front. Tha Southern Paclflo Company, through lta San Francisco office, has let ) Twohv Bros, the contract for building tha first II miles of the Eu gene-Cooa Bay railway line. Tha con tnet was awarded Tuesday. Tha first section of the lino will be built from Eugeae westward. Tha contract price ls"between 1500.000 and ftOO.000. The entire line, when completed, will coat between $. 000.000 and S7.000.000. TX W. Campbell, general superintendent of tha Southern- Pacific lines, who haa bla office In San Francisco. ' Is over seeing the work. William Hood, chief engineer for the company. Is directly In charge. Directing the operations of these men la E. E. Cal- vice-president and general manager of the South ern Pacific. Tha new line will extend from Eu gene to Marshfleld. opening up the Coos Bay country by railway. Coos Bay now depends on steamer and stage service. Twohy Bros, will begin work on the new Una Immediately, and are moving men and grading outfits forward for that purpose. Tha greater part of tha f (00.000, which la being paid by the railroad company for thla flrat portion of tha new project, will ba spent In Portland. HOME PHONE TO BE SOLD Fedoras Authorities Plan Auction of Home Company Saturday. TACOMA. Wash, Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) Preparations by the Federal au thorities for selling at auction tha property of the Home Telephone Com pany next Saturday are being made by 8. D. Bridges, special master In tha case. Aside from the bondholders, no word as to who bidders will . ba haa been received. Tha aale probably 1111 take place from the steps of the Federal build ing. Several bonding companlea with claims against tha telephone concern will be represented by bidders. . The amount of claims filed against the company by the bondholders Is about II. tOO. 000. Tbe selling price Is ex pected at least to realize this sum. It la admitted as possible, however, that tha bid will be low, although the value of the properties held by tha company may bring tbe figures. MEDF0RD NEWT0WNS WIN Apple Src ore First and Second Prise at Denver Show. MED FORD, Or, Nov. IS. (Special.) J. A. Westerlund. of Med ford, has re ceived a telegram from Denver tonttht announcing that tba Medford exhibits of Tellow Newtowna secured first and second prizes at the Denver apple show, In competition with eight states. - e' - . . - ilTgan ' ..n . giis mi-" ' . - T -!,"""; e. ., ..f. 5 t DEVOTION TO TOTS LEADS TO ARREST Children Unwittingly Betray Suspect. 3 MURDERS ARE CHARGED Accused Soldier of Fortune Wears Medal for Heroism. ALASKA KILLING CHARGED British Government Also After John R. Swann for Similar Crime in South Africa Disguised' Tattoo Marks Figure 6 AX FRANCISCO, Nov. lit. Devotion to natural children, whom ha refused to abandon through years of adventure In various parts of the world, led to the arrest here today of John R. Swann. wearer of the Victoria cross, believed to be a fugitive wanted by the British government for murder committed In Bloemfoutalne, Trans vaal Republic, In December, 1901. Swann Is also accused by the police here of having killed two men In Alaska three years ago. Papers found In Swann's possession show that John R. Swann was a mem ber of the British Royal Marine Artil lery, enlisting from Klrkshlre, Scot land, and that after repeated mention for bravery In the dispatches to the home government, ha received the Victoria cross. Deaerlptlosj Fits Mlaately. A police circular, printed at Johan nesburg, also found among; Swann's effects, gives a description of a man wanted for tnnrder, and offers tlOOO for his arrest. The description, the police say, fits Swann In the minutest details. tha most definite marka of identifica tion consisting of tattoo marks on various parts of tha body. A full-rigged ship, described in. de tail as covering he back of the right hand, did not appear, the hand show ing a recently finished design, of the Union Jack. A microscopic examina tion, made at the Bureau of Criminal Identification, showed that a tattooed design had been removed and the place covered with tbe Union Jack. A closer examination showed traces of the out lines of the ship still existing. . Other tattoo marks described minutely. In the circular were found on Swann's back and knees. Retford Shows Heratam. In the circular and In a newspaper Concluded on Page 5.) PHOTO SHOWING VESSEL IN PERILOUS POSITION OFF NORTH HEAD AND ITS RESCUER NEARBY. " " i ' ". : a.o .." dt-Miv jSHwie ' 1 . '""" .vw. i iwiasV. . .. .air irf-rvn,r-' i . . . . ' - . 1 . - " '" - - 1 -is.,. J"'r-i... . nut - us - a ..la--gJasaa.,., ' - r . sWi'Sr I Si mm ' " . 111 - . i-miiiMjf Zmfi - TEAM WnoONER WASHIXGTO.-a; (TO I.KFT) AND INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 4 degrees; minimum. 37 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; southwesterly winds. Foreign, Tuan excepts pout as premier under Imperial government. page 1. National. Democrat!,; anti-trust measure will provide Imprisonment for monopolists. Page 1. Politics. . Acts of La Follette leaders plainly show dis trust of Bourne. Pace 1. Domestic. Postal Telegraph Company accuses Western ITnlon and Bell Telephone of combining. Page 5. Barber who acted as decoy for Kansas men who tarred and feathered woman - con fesses. fPage 3. Harmon arses West to be ready to receive benefits ot canal. Pace 4. Standard OH tases steps for final dissolu tion. Page 3. Educator advocates reading of popular fic tion In high schools. Page 8. Hrs. Craig Blddle'e mother doesn't care If she smokes cigarettes In publte places. Page 3. Devotion of soldier of fortune. . hero, to children leads to hla arrest aa mur derer. Page 4- Land Hhow In New Tor discloses wealth vt West. Page 6. . Sports. - Battle between quarterbacks will be wit nessed In game here Saturday. Page 8. Big minors want to be Class AA. Page 9. Washington and Lincoln elevens play to morrow, rage B. Multnomah Clob ethletee leave today for Seattle, paga a. Pacific Northwest. ,Ktw light cast on etate railroad rates by wholesalers' plaints at Salem bearing. Page . , Practical course of study outlined to aid Oregon prison convicts. Page- T. Attorney for Idaho bankers charges Govern ment bought evidence with pardon for Informer. Page 6. Comnteretml aad Marine. Oreron hop market advances to 44 cents. Page 10. Rains In Argentina lift Eastern and Euro pean wheat markets. Page IP. Bond market firm, but stocks weakened by selling. Page 18. Fourteen marine accidents are reported in Portland district since January 1. 1811. Page 18. Portland aad Vicinity. Proposed oil law for Portland Is framed after New York ordinance. Page IS. President Josselyn. of railway company, says Councilman Clyde's argument on fare question Is unsound. Pace 12. Oregon Apple Show opena In Teon build ing. Page 12. Addleon Bennett recalls time when apples were shoveled Into barrels. Page 12. Portland asked to Join other Coast cities In move to open Alaska. Page 0. - Member of German band la fined 810 for whipping boy violinist. Page 11. Glpry Smith convene ' four a minute at tabernacle. Page 1. County Judge Cleeton refuses to close ee tatea of three accident victims until attorney accounta for $1230. Page 4. Passengers rescued from steamer Wash ington are guests of company In Port land. Page 1. Contract Is let for Coos Bay road. Page 1. OGDEN HAS- $750,000 FIRE Two Firemen Fatally Hurt When Massive Business Block Burns. OGDEN, Utah. Nov. IS. A fire, caus ing a loss of nearly S7S0.000 and re sulting; In the fatal Injury of two fire men, completely gutted the Ecclea building; here last night. It started In the basement and rapidly, spread through the massive six-story struc ture. Firemen Ore en and Warlow were In jured by .the falling of plate glass. Both will die. Fireman Lane was cut about the head. The Ore was still burn ing at 11:60 this morning. . 1 ' I.'. -A- 1 TUG TATOOSH (TO BIGHT) BACKING W PRISON PROPOSED AS TRUST REMEDY Democratic House Mea sure Prepared. RULE OF REASON' ABOLISHED Henry Adapts, but Modifies, Method of Chinese. - BEHEADING TOO SEVERE Party Leaders Muster Force to Pass . Bill in Lower Branch of Con gress "Felon's Stripes" Declared Effective. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. Felon's stripes as a punishment for ' "trust criminals" In the United States, to end "commercial piracy under benevolent rule of reason'," are proposed In a bill amending the Sherman anti-trust law drafted by Representative Henry, of Texas, to be Introduced in the House upon the opening of . Congress , next month. Its introduction probably will mean lta passage In the House. The bill specifically defines what constitutes a trust, legislates from the present statute the "rule of reason." as Interpreted by the Supreme Court in the Standard Oil and Tobacco decisions, and provides punishment for violation of the law at imprisonment from two to ten years In the penitentiary. It will be referred to the Judiciary com mittee for deliberation. Comrt Decision NalUfled. "My bill," said Mr. Henry, "nullifies the alterations written into the Sher msn anti-trust act by the unwarranted and purely legislative decision of the Supreme Court In the Standard Oil and Tobacco Trust cases of last Spring. That le, the bill legislates the "rule of reason' out of the law and It defines specifically what a trust is, o that there can ba no room for controversy, "Fines and dissolutions seem" to be child's play for the trust magnates. Felon's stripes, where the violation Is knowingly or wilfully done, will prove a potential remedy for the flagrant acts of commercial .outlaws. The Chinese anti-trust law provides: Those who In terrupt commerce are to be beheaded.' To behead such offenders In our coun try would be entirely too extreme, but to compromise with a penitentiary sen tence and a felon's stripes as a punish ment Is mild and should be adminis tered to trust criminals in the United States. "My bill Justly exempts "members of (Concluded on Page S.) . - 1 : AJfD PREPARrsrfJ TO THROW IJlfB "1,? v1rj!mtit v wJ WW's" WRECK SURVIVORS QUARTERED HERE PASSENGERS OF WASHIXGTOX COMPANTT'S GUESTS. Owner of Wrecked Craft to Confer With Persons Imperiled Over ClaimsWoman Collapses. Still suffering from the effects of their experience, nearly all the passen gers of the wrecked steam schooner Washington are now In Portland, un der the care of the owners of the ves sel. In a few days they-will proceed overland ' to San Francisco, their ' des tination when the Washington met mishap at Peacock Spit. In their perils farewell letters were written by the passengers and in the excitement gifts were exchanged, in the hope that one or the other might be saved. , Fred: J. Olson, one of the owners of the Washington, will arrive this morn ing from San Francisco and will con fer with the passengers concerning their claims, arising from the loss of their personal . effects. He will also consider raising of the steam schooner Westerner, another of his fleet, which was sunk, by the oil tank steamer W. S. Porter In the lower river. J. H. Homer, a veteran telegraph op erator of Omaha,, who was one of the rescued passengers, says he was lucky in two Instances. After he had lost his ticket the purser permitted him to sail on the Washington and then, af ter he had given up all hope. Captain Bailey came along and saved him. The only passenger who remained at Astoria is Mrs. Mary Fullmer, aged 69, who was on her way to her home in San Francisco. After having faced the-terrors of the sea for nearly two days, she collapsed on reaching Asto ria. She Is at a hotel there. In care of a physician. Her condition is not serious. Mrs. Fullmer spent most of Sunday night In the social hall of the steamer. surrounded by members of the crew and passengers. The only time that she spoke indicating that she appre ciated the seriousness of the situation was when 'she said to some of the men: "Tou'd better be praying Instead of smoking cigarettes." S. E. Kendall and M. D. Van Horn said yesterday that with one or two exceptions the 49 persons composing tbe passengers and crew displayed no fear. RATE CASE TO GO HIGHER Government Will Carry Appeal to United States Supreme) Court. : WASHINGTON, "Nov. 15. The Gov ernment will appeal to the United States Supreme Court from tho deci sion of the Commerce Court granting temporary Injunction of the orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the transcontinental freight rate cases. It Is not the purpose of" the Govern ment's counsel to await final action by the Commerce Court before taking the appeal to the highest judicial tribunal. Under the law, an appeal may be taken from a temporary Injunction. r'4 ' 4r--v . .s.fQ ABOARD. FOUR A MINUTE ARE won ey her Gipsy Smith's Spell Swells Church Army. 100 CONVERTED BY ONE PLEA 400 Pledge Selves to Be Chris tians Since Sunday. MEETING GREATEST YET v. Evangelist Declares He Has Seen Devils on Portland Streets Voice Rattles Walls or Tabernacle In Denouncing Sin. GIPSY SMITH PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Thursday. 13 Noon Meeting tor men only at Empress Theater. 7:0 P. M. Gipsy Smith Taber nacle. Friday. 11:80 A. M. Meetraa for woman only at Orpheum Theater. IS Koon Meeting for men only at Empress Theater. 7:0 P. M. Gipsy Smith Taber nacle. Saturday. No meeting;-". No charse la made for admission to any of the Gipsy Smith meetings. The tabernacle Is at Chapman and Taylor streets. Cars run to Chap man on Morrison and to Nineteenth on Washington. An overflow meet ing will be held tonight at the White Temple. One hundred persons signed pledges last night at Gipsy Smith Tabernacle that they had embraced the Christian life. In 25 minutes of appeal Gipsy Smith encouraged that number of non Christians to walk to the inquiry room. The appeal was the longest the evan gelist has yet made and so eager was the response that the converts aver aged four to the minute. In the course of the four great meet ings at the tabernacle since the cam paign for souls was Inaugurated by tbe evangelist Sunday he has spent 110 minutes in definite appeals after the close of his addresses to those who have felt the desire to lead better lives. More than 400 persons have answered the call by placing themselves on writ ten record as desirous of being Chris tians. The results of the evangelist's ministrations average three to every minute he has labored by means of di rect and personal invitations to sinners to repent. l Meeting- (iratt Held. "This is not all," declared the Gipsy last night, as he watched the greatest crowd that ever packed the tabernacle slowly leave the building. "We cannot count conversions by numbers. Who knows the number touched by the grace of God at the noonday meetings, who knows of the number that never visit the Inquiry-room? I only know this Is the greatest meeting I have had In Portland." For solemnity, absence of sensational features and earnest attention the meeting was without parallel compared with those which have preceded It. Far apart from his usual custom, the Gipsy told but three little fact stories, all bearing directly on his subject, yet all deep In pathos. They had their effect on fully half the number present. For the rest of the 40 minutes, which was the time his address occupied, there was not one sound from the audience and not one fsce of 10,000 removed lta gaze from the exhorter.j Devils Seen In Portland. "Somebody said there's no devil," the resonant voice of the Gipsy rang out as if challenging those who would con tradict him, "but In walking about your city I have seen lots of devllish ness. I have seen lots of little devils drinkers; but there's an old one. "While the devil has you under his opiate asleep paralyzed, he can make you do anything. The devil will poi son every love stream. He poisons every home. He separates husband and wife. He does It not God, the devil. "He would put bis foot on a world and crush It and chuckle like the fiend of hell he Is. Tou can't be held by the devil and hold your health and strength. He'll be too much for you In your own strength." Speeca Sharp as Whip. . The Gipsy was silent. Then he raised his right hand and his voice took on a thundering roll that made it reverberate against the wooden walla of the building. "In this city of Portland, in the State of Oregon this fifteenth day of November, Jesus Christ Is Lord over devils," he exclaimed. , Sinners were not denounced by the evangelist. For there was hope, he said. But sin In Its every phase came under his scathing, bitter comments, comments that oftpn made those in front of him wince as if lashed in the face. "Sin Is the undertaker at every funeral; sin turned gray your hair if you go back far enough; sin is 'the parent of fraud; sin Is the bloody branch under which fiends dance and 7 (Concluded on Page 14.) iCoaeJuded oa Page S.J f v A f 1 1 -1 i m o I