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.
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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
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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. .
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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
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AJfD PREPARrsrfJ TO THROW IJlfB
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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.
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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
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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
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