. TnT?TT.AXn. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V VOL. I.I NO. 15.!rcs. j-- ; ' asasasSSsaaaTasaSSaaasasSss- ' . PRESIDENT -WINS EVERY POINT Roosevelt and La Fol lette Men Silent. NEW TO PREPARE CAMPAIGN Opposition to Indiana Man Not Made Apparent. PRIMARY PLAN DEFEATED TVnrmh. of Idaho,' Submits Minority Report. Which Fails of Adoption. Chicago Wins Convention, to Be Held Jane IS. WASHINGTON. Pec II. The meeting of the National Committee today w strongly pro-Taft. The president's advisers won on Try point. There was harmony throughout. I The names of Roosevejt and La, Fol lette wrrt not mentioned at tha ml Ing. which formulates tha preliminary r '.ana for tha campaigi of 1913. The programme agreed npon waa carried out expeditiously In two ahort sessions. Chicago waa chosen aa tha National convention city and the call mil Issued for the assembling; of delegates on Tuesday. June It. Hill la Elected Ckilruu. John y. Hill. ex-UoTernor of Maine, the acting; chairman, waa unanimously elected chairman of the committee, after tha acceptance of tha resignation it Postmaster-General Hitchcock, which went Into effect on April 1. 10. Wil liam Hayward. of Nebraska, waa elected secretary, to serve until the new Na tional committee Is organised next June. The committee adhered to the con vention call of 190$ and the plrmary question waa left aa It waa four years go. The championa of Presidential preference prlraarlrs and state-wide primaries for the selection of delegates in states where primary lawa are not operative were defeated. They were led by Fenator Borah, of Idaho, who contented himself with a minority re port from the subcommittee on call, of which he waa chairman, and with a brief apeech to the committee. Calaael Jew Met Obbwm4. Early in the day It became apparent that Secretary Hilles and Arthur Very a. National committeemen from Ohio, were In control. The disinclination of Postmaster-General Hitchcock to In dorse Colonel Harry a New, of Indiana, as chairman of the subcommittee on ar rangements waa overcome and Mr. Hitchcock took no part In the proceed ings of the day. The Southern commit teemen, said to be opposed to Mr. New. for fear he favored a reduction of southern representation, voted for the Indtanan. The Oliloana and New Yorkers who had given publicity to the Roosevelt propaganda contented themselves with the progresa they had made. The other membera of the committee are David Uulvane. Kansas; Franklin Murphy. "e Jersey: Arthur L Vorys. Ohio; R. F Wllllams. Oregon; E. C Duncan, North Carolina, and Victor Hosewater, Ne braska. Chairman New announced hla subcommittee would meet In Chicago n January to begin the work of ar ranging1 convention pinna. PHsaary I'laa la Defeated. The long heralded row over the pri mary plan proved to be a flash In tha pan. The following members of the committee were appointed to draft the plan: Messrs Borah of Idaho. Lowden of Illinois, Ward of New York. Kose water of Nebraska and Capera of South Carolina. Ward. Kellogg and Capera signed the majority report which empowered statea with primary lawa to select delegates by primary, if their committees so decided, and Mr. Rosewater signed It with the reserva tion that be favored the primary Idea. Sir. Borah submitted his minority re port, which added a provision that v.-ould permit Presidential primaries In all states. When the committee met for Ita afternoon session, Mr. Borah presented the reports acd explained the differ ence between the two. He consented to an amendment by Senator Penrose, if Pennsylvania, which overcome the conflict between the call and South Dakota lams. The call law requires that the delegates must be chosen 30 days before the convention and the uth Dakota law fixes June t aa the date of the primary. The Penrose amendment walvea the rule in the rase of South Dakota. Berak Defenda Propoaltloa. Senator Borah took the floor In sup port of his primary proposition. He declared thai he mould make It com pulsory for the statea which have Presidential primary lawa to select their delegates in that manner, without giving the state commltteea any direc tion of the matter at alL In states which dtl not have primaries, he aald he would leave It optional with them to adopt the primary policy. John W. Blodgett. of Michigan, aaid If the call Included the Borah primary provision, pressure would be brought to bear on many states for primaries, - Mr. Vorya, of Ohio, the President's spokesman, contended that tha Ohio primary law provided for the election (Concluded oa fax o- WOMEN'S JURY TO TRY CORSET CASE QIESTIOX OP FIT TOO MC,CII 1XR BLCSHIXG JCDGE. Verdict, Though Only Advisory, Will Be Final and Lift Load From Judicial Sbonlders. SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. II. (Special.) Six women Jurors, the first panel of Its kind In San Francisco, will, by stip ulation entered Into today between the counael for both sides, try the eaae of Mra. Marian M. Penn against V. O. and JL E. Burdell before a Justice of the Peace Monday. On the verdict will depend whether Mra. Penn must wear a corset she contenda does not fit, or the Burdella be compelled to return to her $10 she aaya ahe paid for the corset When Justice Crelghton learned the character of the case, he declined to sit. saying that there would be too little law and too much fact for him to wrea Me with. Upon this statement Attorney Harron, representing Mra. Penn. . auggeated a Jury of women peers, which opposing counsel viewed aa aatlafactory and the court declared would take a load off hla shoulders. While their verdict under the law can be nothing more than adviaory. It la to be final and upon It Judgment will be rendered by the court Mrs. Penn came here from the southern part of the state to buy a favorite corset. The contrivance waa taken home but waa unsatisfactory. It pinched, the plain tiff aaya. and she returned It. Now the question to be determined Is whether the corset did fit the form of Mrs. Penn and waa returned for some other reaaon. This, Judge Crelgh ton holds, only a Jury of women can de termine. 4 'POWDER TRUST TO FIGHT Constitutionality of Washington- Law to lie Carried Vp. OLTMPIA. Waah, Dec It. It was announced today at a conference be fore the Industrial Insurance Commis sion that tha Dupont Powder Company, the so-called "Powder Trust," would fight the new Washington liability law. The Dupont Company waa rep resented by J. P. Laley, chief counsel for the company, who came out from Wilmington. Del, to appear. The Dupont Company will test the constitutionality of the law before the United Statea Supreme Court upon the ground that it confiscates property mithout due process of law. The Im perial Powder Company of ChehaJla Is now contesting !n the 8uperlor Court of Thurston County the right of the Commission to allow certain clalma In connection with the death of eight girls In Its plant on November 1, when the establishment was partially de stroyed by fire. ARIZONA COUNT IS. SLOW Republican Lead Slightly in Straight Ballots Counted. PHOENIX. Aria, Dec. It. The total vote cast In the principal Arisona cities In today'a general election la reported tonight as follows: Phoenix. JJJ5; Tuc son, nil; Globe, 114: Blsbee. 106J; Prescott. 4; Douglas. 860: Lowell. 415; Tempo. 40J; Tombatone. 101; Plrtle vllle, 111; Warren. 111. Seventy-five per rent of the vote, was on scratched tickets. In Phoenix the Republican candidates received til straight ballots and the Democratic 600. About thla same proportion aeema to obtain generally In the atralght balloLa cast. The voting everywhere waa heavy and will approximate for the whole ter ritory about 14.000. or about the aame aa the vote of 108. Returns are coming in very slowly and. the reault mill not be known be fore tomorrow. NEW RATE 'IN FORCE SOON Back Hani" Freight Tariff In Washington Effective February S. OLYMPIA. Waah, Dec. IS. (Spe cial.) The Interatata Commerce Com mission today telegraphed the Wash ington Public Service Commission that the new "back haul" rate would be put Into effect on February 1. The Washington Commission wanted a 80 day extension, aa the new acbedules were to go Into effect on January 1. but the Federal Board declined to grant the full period asked by the Commission and instead granted 10 day a. The Washington Commission does not know whether or not It will be able to get its new distributive rates ready in time to become effective Jointly with the Interstate Commerce Commission order. CHILD IS RESCUED TWICE Girl of S Toddles Back Into Blazing Home After Toys. BAKER. Or, Dec IS. (Special) Joseph Shultx. 20 yeara old. proved himself a hro tonight by saving against her little mill Edna, the two-year-old daughter of Edward Stearns, from a fiery death. Shults saw smoke coming from the Stearns house. Rushing through the rooms be found the little girl alona and carried her out- Aa aoon aa ha releaaed her she ran back Into the biasing house for her toys. Shultx, after a chase among tha flames, caught her and again carried her out, where sne was guarded until the fire was ex tinguished. The family Chrlstmaa money m-as In a can In the attic and was found in the smoking debris. VITAL BLOW AII0 AT 3D REGIMENT General Staff Urges Disbandment. MOVE CHARGED TO POLITICS Effect Would Be Elimination of 1 Colonel and Aides. WILL WEST APPROVE PLAN? Opportunity of Start to Ring Death Knell of Present Organization Arose When 2 Companies Voted to Enter Coast Reserves. HAMMOND'S IX1XTKMI TO COLO NELCY IBCKD IN COAST COKl'8. During tha court, of Its meeting the general staff Indorsed the elec tion of Creed C Hammond to the Colonelcy of the newly formed Coast Artillery Corps, Oregon National Guard, Into which the Fourth Reg iment was recently merged. Colonel Hammond's election mas urged by the company 'commanders as a unit. Colonel Oeorse O. Tormn, veteran commander of the regiment, has been offered tha post of chief commis sary of the- Guard In the event he wishes to remain in the state serv ice. Colonel Toran and his suc cessor sa commanding officer of the Southern Oregon troops saw service in the Philippine campaign and have been In the National Guard service for many years. Both reside at . Eusene. Disbandment of the Third Regiment of Infantry, Oregon National Guard, was recommeded yesterday by the gen eral staff of the Guard. This drastic measure should be carried Into effect by January 1. so the staff decided. The effect of the recommendation, if it Is approved by Governor West, will be to eliminate Colonel T. N. Dun bar and the entire field and staff, leaving the various companies as sep arate organisations. It Is learned that the early reorganisation of the regi ment IS Intended by members of the staff with a number of changes in the personnel of field and staff. No general discussion of the toplo preceded the adoption of the revolu tionary recommendation and It is said the members had a complete under standing In the matter before conven ing. The action was taken with but one dissenting vote, that of Adjutant General Flnaer. Politics Behind Move. While no explanation of the action la given by members of the staff other than that they were acting for the good of the atate service, charges mere freely heard at the Armory last night that National Guard politics Is behind the move. The announcement t ee...s...eeeseese... ....... - - KING ALFONSO ' ' WHAT 1 ANOTHER!" I PORTLAND PICTURES STRIKING. Do you want your friends in other states to get a clear con ception of Portland as the city is today f If so, send them The Oregonian Annual. It will con tain reproductions of the finest series of Portland photographs ever taken. One entire section of the An nual will be comprised of Port land pictures. There will be no text in this section, just brief captions descriptive of the illus trations. Full-page pictures will show Portland street scenes, with the tall buildings that line the streets and the traffic that crowds them daily. And in the center of this section will be a double-page with two new pano ramas of the business district, taken from exceptionally favor able viewpoints. Anyone who sees this section of the Annual will know just how metropolitan in appearance Port land is becoming. Where frame shacks stood a few years ago they will see solid business blocks that rise many stories. They will know that building activity is not ended here, for the pictures show much construction work under way. This section will be just one of many interesting features of the Annual, which will be printed January 1, 1912. The price will be 5 cents a copy. Postage in the United States, Mexico, Can ada and the insular possessions 5 cents. Foreign postage 10 cents. DIVORCE SEQUEL TO KISS Husband Parts Pleasantly. With Wife; Same Day She Gets Decree. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.) "I was at home as usual on the night of June 1 and on leaving on the morn ing of June 2 I klased my wife good bye. That afternoon she boarded my car and shoved a decree of divorce into my face and demanded to know what I was going to do about it." This was the story James N. Cosper, a streetcar conductor, thla morning told Judge King Dykeman in the Supe rior Court, In support of his petition to set aalde the divorce obtained with out his knowledge, he said, by Fanny Coaper. After hearing the full teatl rooney. Judge Dykeman granted the petition and scored Mrs. Cosper for deceiving the court. Cosper stoutly denied that he had the allghteat intimation that Mrs. Cos per was prosecuting the case until she flashed the decree In his face. Tho Coopers were married eight yeara ago. REDUCED TOLLS REFUSED Alaska Telegraph System Declared to Be Conducted at Loss. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash lngton. Dec 12. Representative Hum phrey today urged the War Depart ment to make a reduction in tolls over the Alaska telegraph system, but the chief signal officer and Secretary Stim son both told him that while this serv ice is being operated at an annual los of $50,000 to the Government they did not feel Justified in reducing the tolls. They suggested that Humphrey place his proposal before Congress, which he will do. 1 I STAHFIELO FOLK ARGUE AND HISS I i -111 Pendleton Meeting Ex tends Far Into Night. UMATILLA PROJECT DEBATED Federal vs. Private Control Is Hard-Fought Issue. DR. H. W. COE IS CHARGED He and Portland Associates Accused Openly by Hermlston Delegate as Being Interests Backing Pro posed Extension of Ditch. PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, together with Dr. Andrew C. Smith and other Portland business associates of Dr. Coe, were openly charged as being the In terests backing the fight against the proposed extension of the Umatilla project. The charge was made by E. P. Dodd, of Hermlston, In addressing the greatest gathering of men ever held In Umatilla Couuty, when the members of the Pendleton Commercial Association, sitting as a Jury, listened to the arguments of those who are fighting for the proposed extension, as well as those who are fighting against It, The heated discussions were . still proceeding at 1 o'clock and the meet ing for the members of the club Itself at which tile final decision will be made will be held tomorrow evening in the Commercial Association rooms. Never has so much local Interest been manifested concerning any proposition In the county and by the time the ap pointed hour for me meeting arrived It became apparent the assembly-room of the City Hall would be too small. Hall Too Smalt. . Adjournment waa therefore taken to the Oregon Theater. Scheduled for 8 o'clock, tho meeting waa not called to order until 8 o'clock, as the special train bearing 300 resi dents of Hermistorf. Umatilla and vi cinity became stalled and a helper en gine had to be sent from Umatilla to bring them in. - Upon their arrival the West Enders marched Into the theater In a body, wearing badges with "Let Uncle Sara do It," and bearing a huge banner with a picture of Uncle Sam and the legend, "Uncle Sam will give 14,000,000, 3000 families, 3000 town folks and bringing the total wealth addition to the county to $29,000,000." Stanfleld. Pilot Rock, McKay Creek and Birch Creek residents who were already present in large numbers, were adorned with badges bearing the query, "Is it Worth a Damn?" Portland la Represented. The east end of the county was also represented at the meeting while C. C. Chapman, of the Portland Commer cial Club, and C. S. Jackson, of the Concluded on Pare 4.) VAST IDAHO TRACT OPENED TO ENTRY NEARLY 1,000,000 ACRES OF WITHDRAWN LA.VD RELEASED. Only Power Sites and Military Re serves In Territory on Snake River Are Withheld. BOISE, Idaho, Dec 13. (Special.) The conservation policy, which has withheld hundreds of thousands of acres of land from actual entry In the southern portion of this state, particu larly on the north and south sides of the Snake River, was lifted today when bys far the most Important order In the history of the Idaho Land Office was received by Receiver William Balderstone from President Taft The message refers to the entry of nearly 1,000,000 acres of withdrawn coal lands. The order Is sweeping and places at the disposal of entryman all unen tered land, with the exception of power site and military reserves and a few hundred acres In two odd sections, in the entire district, which extends from Hailey on the east, to Welser on the west. The revoking order is under date of December 1, 1911, 'and the restoration is made possible by the classification of the withdrawn lands by the director of the Geological Survey as non-coaL These lands have been held within the coal classification for many years. The releasing, order goes into effect im mediately and the lands will be entered by many homeseekers. ' DENSE FOG DELAYS CARS River Navigation Also Hampered Somewhat but No Damage Done. Heavy fog lying along the river yes terday made eternal vigilance the price of safe navlgatidn for the various river craft and compelled the cars on all lines in the city to run with the utmost caution to avoid possible col lision. The steamer Lurllne suffered slightly, colliding with the Oregon Wood Distributing Company's dock In the fog near St, Helens, but no serious damage resulted. No' other accidents were reported from the waterfront. In the city the fog lay heaviest along the river In the business section, making it difficult for the cars to keep their distance. ' During the morning and after sundown, when the fog was heaviest, the cars ran a trifle slower than schedule, although the loss of time was so Immaterial as to cause little delay on any of the lines. WHITNEY WINS ELECTION Liberals, However, Make Gain of Seven Seats in Toronto. TORONTO. Ont., Dec. 12. Sir James Whitney's government was again re turned to power at the provincial elec tion held throughout Ontario yester day. The Liberals made a net gain of seven seats. Representation in the next legislation will be. Liberals 24. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 44 degrees: minimum, 36 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; light, variable winds. Foreign. George V proclaimed Emperor of India at gorgeous durbar. I'age 1. National. House passes service pension bill. Page 2. Politics. Taft forces win everything In National com mittee. Page L. New business men's political party pro posed. Page 2. Domestic. . Jury of women will hear case Involving fit of corset. Page 1. Queen of swindlers, aged 82. will soon be released from prison. Page Second charge of bribery made against agent for McNamara defense. Page 0. Jurors in Hyde trial held in hope missing man will be found. Page 5. Peace meeting in New York breaks up in riot. Page 4. Ethel Conrad convulses court with narration of Stokes story. Page 4. Sport. American League decides to cease inter course with National League as far aa POS41 ble. Page S. Shattuck School wins from Sunnyslde at soccer. Page 8. Buddy Sharp, of Buffalo, will succeed VVoI verton as manager of Oaks. Page 8. ' C. N. McArthur scores professional coaches. I'age li. Taclfio Northwest. Sunreme Court upholds ordinance forbidding ..I., in "irv" town clubs. Page i. Third murder in Fpokane moves police to strenuous .ciiwh. Oregon City organization raps methods of single tax advocates. Page 7. Judze Stephen ' A. Lowell. In answering Bourne. i.ays United States Senator is a i. .1 ) -i in Taire 6. Nearly 1,000.000 acres of land ordered opened to entry i - Commercial and Marine. Foreign hop markets are booming, but Ore gon trade is quiet. Page 21. Unfavorable weather In Argentina may cut down exportable surplus of wheat. Page 20. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Com pany is said to plan to route Puget Sound passengers for San Francisco through Portland. Page 2i. Portland and Vicinity. Wa'er board orders strict investigation to unearth graft In sale of city supplies to Junk men and plumbers. Page 4. C P Chamberlain says Rossland, B. C, has great wealth, undeveloped. Page 9. Judge Gotens says parents spoil boys by being too easy with them. Page 14. New 72-hour train to Chicago to start from Portland Sunday. Page 16. Meeting of traction officials and street com- mlttee over franchises has little result. Page 12. Rose Festival committee decides to hold big fete next Summer. Page 13. Vital blow aimed at Third Regiment. Page 1. United Engineering Construction Com pany sues city for S29.41S as balance due on Hawthorne bridge. Page 15. rountv Judges and Commissioners neither approve nor oppose J2O.O0O.000 bond is sue for roads. Page 15. Oreeon Eastern Railroad Company makes capital stock t.000,000 to build proposed cross-state system for Harriman inter ests. Page 14. Judge Gatens dissolves injunction restrain ing city from accepting new garbage Incinerator. Page 15. GEORGE V HAILED AS INDIA'S RULER Gorgeous Durbar'Sur passing in Splendor. DELHI WILL BE THE CAPITAL Emperor and Empress Are Charmed by Festival City. THOUSANDS ATTEND FETE White, Brown and Black People Proclaim Sovereign in Two Am phitheaters Scenes Are Dazzling in Brilliance. DELHI. India, Dec 12. (Special.) Before thousands of their subjects, white, brown and black. King George V and Queen Mary were today pro claimed Emperor and Empress of India. The ceremonial was the crowning glory of the Durbar, and, it is asserted, sur passed all spectacles of modern . times. In two amphitheaters erected on the beautiful plain of Delhi the ceremon ies by which citizens of British India hailed their rulers were enacted in one before high white and Indian offi cials. Princes and prominent persons and in the larger one before a multi tude ot the people. A holiday had been declared through out the land and thousands upon thou sands had flocked to the city to witness the coronation. Day Perfect One. The day was perfect for the magnifi cent pageantry and not an untoward Incident ' marred India's greatest fete. Royal robes and . gems splashed and glittered In the sunlight as the nobility and Boldiery of the royal procession made their way from the Durbar camp to the great temporary auditoriums, where the actual acclamation of the Emperor and his consort took place. Following the ceremonies the King Emperor made It known that he would give a large sum of money for popular education, with, other gifts to follow. The Viceroy announced that His Majesty was so charmed with Delhi that he had determined to move the Indian capital here from Calcutta. Cal cutta has been the capital of India since 1773. It is estimated that the removal of the capital will cost $25,000,000. The native Princes and army are pleased at the revival of the ancient glories of Delhi. It Is feared, however, that It will be resented In Calcutta and by the Mohammedans in Eastern Ben gal. The government has acquired the Durbar territory on easy terms and it is proposed to utilize the site for a new city, which will take two or three years to build. Crowds Early to Arrive. The amphitheaters were crowded at an early hour. The great feudatory Princes and rulers of India, with the leading Brit ish officials, occupied seats of honor near the pavilion located in the cen ter. Screened from the gaze of the curious by a lattice framework, a number of Maharanees and other In dian women of high rank occupied two sections of the front gallery; Cheers heralded the arrival of a little band of veterans, survivors of the ar mies which made the present Durbar possible. The old fighters. In weather beaten uniforms, strove to keep up a show of military formation as they marched to the privileged place al lotted them, but many of them limped to their seats. Almost immediately the vice regal procession came Into view. Escorted by a brilliantly uniformed native body guard, the Viceroy and Lady Hardinge sat in their state carriage drawn by; blooded horses with outriders uni formed in scarlet and gold. Salute la Thundered. The thunder of the imperial salute announced the approach of the Em peror and Empress. Drawn by four magnificent horses, the royal carriage, was almost hidden from view by Its; gaily caparisoned escort. The Emperor wore a robe of Imperial purple, a surcoat of purple, with whlta satin breeches and silk stockings. Ha wore the collars of the orders of the Garter and the Star of India, and also the star of the latter order. The Imperial crown consists of a band of diamonds studded with large emer alds and sapphires, with rubies in tha center and a cap of purple velvet, turned up with ermine. The Queen-Empress' dress was of white satin embroidered with a design of roses, thistles and shamrocks, with a border of lotus flowers. The star of India was embroidered on the front of her dress. Her Majesty's Imperial robe was of pure velvet, trimmed with er mine and a border of gold braid. She wore the Orders of the Garter and the Star of India. Her ornaments were a diamond and emerald necklace and brooches. Royal Anthem Played. Carriage after carriage, with mem bers of the suite, followed the Imperial pair. The guard presented arms and the band played the royal anthem. The combined procession proceeded slowly to the greater central tent where their majesties stooo to receive tna (Concluded on Page 2.) i