i PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1912 PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. L.I "0. 13.933. TAFT SIRED 10 ACTIVE CAMPAIGN President Is in Fight ing Mood PAST OPTIMISM DECEPTIVE Flatterers Inclined to Under rate Opposition. NEW POLICY DECLARED JleaJ Friend Hope lie Will Not Only Fight but Kwp on Fight ing Personalities Are to Be Avoided. BT HARRY J. BROWN. OREGONIAN NEW3 BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 12. It wu not until Presi dent Taft bwtme fully convinced that Theodore Roosevelt will Issue no "un-der-no-clrcumstances" statement that he displayed the first slims of a deter mination to fight for the Presidential nomination at the Chicago convention. Prlcr to that time, the President had been disposed to stand upon his record, confident that It alone would justify his nomination. Now he seemingly has changed bis mind about the manner of campaign to make On the President's swing around the circle last Fall his beat and most stir ring speech was that at Pittsburg, where he was attacked by Representa tive Littleton and abandoned his pre pared speech to answer the brilliant New Yorker. On that occasion the. Pres ident was thoroughly aroused and In a fighting mood, and the speech he deliv ered when his blood was hot surpassed anything he had prepared prior to starting on the trip. Frleada Advise AsTgrvaalveaeaa. Tha friends of President Taft have Inns; been trying to impress npon him that he must be an aggressive candi date as aggressive as a man can be while occupying the White liouse, Tha President, however, has not been In clined to listen to this advice, for be has allowed himself to believe that the Toters will appreciate his earnest work and reward him. Evidently, the persistence of the P.oosevelt boomers and the attitude as sumed by Colonel Roosevelt bave aroused the President at last to a point where he baa determined to get In and fight, for be recently said: "Nothing but death can keep me out of the fight now." Thla Is the first sign of fighting Plrlt that has been displayed at the White House since the pre-conventlon campaign got under way. and the friends of the President have taken heart in consequence of thla declara tion. President Is Ever Optlsslatle. All along President Taft has been one of the met optimistic Republicans at the National capital. He haa underesti mated the strength of the opposition, not only In his own party, but In the Iemocratlc party. This Is due to two causes. The President by reason of bis position la more or less Isolated and dea not come in direct touch with the masses of the people, and therefore has not the facilities for feeling the pulse of the populace. Secondly, the Presi dent has listened to words of encour agement from Ms friends, and has been deceived by them. Many of these friends, hoping to flatter the Presi dent, have assured him that hla nomi nation Is absolutely assured, and that Ms re-election la almost aa certain. But many of these "friends" of the President talk differently when they leave the White House Some of them are at heart Roosevelt men. Others, while loyal to tha President, privately declare he cannot be nominated, or if nominated, cannot be elected. But the reports they make at the White House are most encouraging. To a man like President Taft. who is not a politician, and who has not the ability of Roose velt to get In touch and keep In touch with the masses- of the people, this kind of talk and advice Is deceiving, and the President has naturally been banking on the assurance of men he trusts, rassaalsa f Eaaeatlea Plaaaeel. Seemingly, the Roosevelt movement has served to Impress upon the Presi dent the necessity for making an ag gressive campaign in his own behalf, not necessarily a campaign of attack upon bis adversaries, but at least a campaign of eduction, and one that will meet the attacks of his opponents. In fact, it Is said at the White House that the Presi dent will not himself, and will not per mit his friends to attack Roosevelt for the attitude he haa assumed towards the Presidential nomination. The Pres ident haa no notion of becoming vitu perative. He wishes to avoid personal ities. But he does propose to let the country know that he Is in the fight to win. and will stick until the last roll call in the convention. If he la nomi nated, all well and good: If another Is named be will support the ticket. President Taft is slow to anger, and as a rule his anger does not last long. That one thing Is causing concern to bis friends, f"- Jrhlla they are greatly pleased to bear an emphatic -declaration of purpose from the White House, they are desirous that this shall not be the only declaration: tliey want the President to keep on his fighting clothes, and keep bis own campaign active. . - , RISING WATER IS FLOODING SALEM SIDEWALKS. A HE AFLOAT IN PART OF CITY. People Are Gathered on Porches With Lanterns Gazing at Scene. Pant Reported Out. SALKM. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) With sidewalks floating, cellars flood ed and people In some blocks fearful that they will be driven from their homes before morning, a large part of the southeastern section of the city Is riooded tonight, and the waters are rapidly rising. Xm near aa can be learned, the high waters are the result of a break In a dam In the Santlam River, It being re ported here early In the day that a dam had gone out and Immediately follow ing the report preparations were made to meet high-water conditions Scores of people are on their porches with lanterns. looking out over what is practically a small sea. For blocks people are finding It Impossible to leave their homes unless they wear high boots, and in many places wood side walks are floating like rafts. The conditions of last year, when Uvea were lost and that section of the city waa a veritable lake, promise to be more than duplicated. Rising water In the creeks and ditches started about dusk and In the course of a few hours reached the dangerous stage. VOTERS SLOW TO REGISTER County Clerk Considers Methods to Awake Citizens. The registration books have been open alnce January 1 and to date only 1ST voters have signed the lists. Coun ty Clerk Fields declares that the doc tors will have to come faster or there will be a congestion In the last few days. He may ask the County Court to allow him some money to put men on the streets with banners advertising registration, declaring that this Is cheaper than hiring extra clerks during the closing days of registration. The registration books are open until April and those who bave not regis tered by that date will not be allowed to vote at the primary election tea days later. Voters to tha number of more than 87.800 were eligible to vote at the Municipal election In June and all these must register. In addition there are the voters outside the city limits. Mr. Fields estimates that the voters will have to come In at the average rata of about 500 a day tf all wish to vote at the primary election. The aver age so far haa been less than 200 a day. The books are In the corridor on the fourth floor of the Courthouse. STEAMERS HIT IN DARK Strathalbyn and Virginian Collide In Paget Sonnd One Dead. TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. II. The Brlt tah Steamer Strathabyn and the American-Hawaiian liner Virginian met In a collision near Robinson's Point, half way between Tacoma and Seattle. In Puget Sound, at a few minutes paat o'clock tonight, according to word .rn.iirht to this city at o'clock by the steamer Flyer, the crew and passen gers of which witnessed the accident. The Flyer reported tnat tne raw oi v.. Btrathalbvn was badly stove In K.th vessels Tefuscd aWl and are now reported to be malting their way slowly Into port. The stratnaioyn Is loaded with J.500.000 feet of lum ber for Australia and waa outbound. while the Virginian waa inbound to irk nn earro for Honolulu. Failure of the vessels to reply to the other's signal Is said to have caused the col lision. Both vessels limped into port. One man waa killed and two hurt on the Strathabyn. WILLIAMS AT WHITE HOUSE Committeeman Confers With Hllles on Political Situation. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Jan. 11. Ralph E. Williams. Republican National committeeman for Oregon, after a conference Thursday with Mr. Hllles. private secretary to the President. left for Chicago to attend a meeting of the sub-committee, which Is to make arrangements for representation In the National conven tion. At the White' House conference Mr. Williams gave Hllles the benefit of such political Information as came his way on his recent visit to New York. He was not disposed to talk for publi cation regarding what took place at the White House today. Mr. Williams will return to Wash ington In about a week for a further conference with the President and Mr. Hllles and then will leave for Oregon by the Southern route. Mrs. Williams accompanied him to Chicago. UNARMED WARSHIPS SUNK Italians Pursue Flotilla Leaving Its) Kcjnge at Sues. LONDON. Jan. 11. A dispatch from Rom telling of tfie destruction In the Red Sea by Italian war vessels of seven Turkish gunboats said to have been designed to convey troops from Arabia to Cyrenalca. Is elaborated her wtth the statement that the gunboats were those which took refuge at Sues several weeka ago. As a result of protests by Italy, the Egyptian authorities disarmed the ves sels and the Turkish commander sub sequently obtained permission to leave. While departing; the flotilla was over taken by the Italian warships and sunk. ; CARNEGIE BAN PUT STOCK-JOBBING Gambling Means Ruin, Says Ironmaster. SPECULATION-FROWNED UPON Opposition to Philippine An nexation Admitted. M'KINLEY NOT OPPOSED Roosevelt Trust Policy Preferred to That of Taft Witness on Mettle During Sharp Fire of Questioning. - WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Andrew Carnegie concluded hla testimony today before the House "steel trust" investi-a-attnar committee.- He admitted that In 1900 he contributed $15,000 to oppose the nollcv of Imperialism and the an nexation of the Philippines; that he assailed Wall street ana oranaeu "stock Jobbers" as "parasites," urged the Roosevelt trust policy in prefer ence to that of President Taft, and asked Congress to consider that prob lem carefully. After a day of examination on many subjects. Mr. Carnegie was subjected to a fire of questions which put bim on his mettle. Chairman Stanley elicit ed from him an attack on stock Job bing, which probably will influence legislation to be proposed by the com mittee, and Representative McGllll cuddy, of Maine, took the Ironmaster over some unexpected political Jumps. Stock Jobbing Oppeaed. "Mr. Carnegie." asked Chairman Stanley. "In the organisation of the Carnegie Steel Company of New Jersey, why did you divide your stock into $1000 shares T' "To keep them off the Stock Ex change." was Mr. Carnegie's quick re piy." "Why did you want to keep them off the Stock Exchange?" "Because I did not believe In stock Jobbing. Because I did not wish to have any partners In business tempted to speculation. I never In my life bought or sold a share of stock on the speculative market. I wasreared dif ferently. I bad a grandfather ruined In Scotland by stock speculation: I re solved that It was ruinous to a young man. Throughout my business career, I never bought long or sold short." 'Sloes: Jobbers" Held la Costempt Chairman Stanley, producing an old document, read from a statement made bv Mr. Carnegie many years ago In which the Ironmaster said: Stock Jobbers are parasites, feeding on values and creating none." (Concluded on Pas Two.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDAF8 Maximum temperature, it dearees; minimum. 61 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rain and cooler; south to west winds. National. Lorlmer says election was due to frlendahlpa made in early days. Pane 2. - Caroejrle denouoves gambling In stocka Page 1. BeetBrowers declare Industry la profitable and prosperous. Pace -- President Taft. in fighting mood, facea cam paign. . Page 1. Politics. Harmon sigha tor hour of Andrew Jackson. Page 2. Domestic. Colonel Astor calls off dinner dance; snub to bride said to be reason. Page 3. Defense In Los Angele, dynamiting case ad- mtts state's witness has proved 'danger ous." Page 6. Mrs Griffin, companion of bank robber sus pect, collapses. Page 3. Lawyer says he and girls' father had to scratch to stand oft credltora of rich Misses Stallo. Page 5. Chicago clubwoman urpes bill providing that murderers must support victim's fam ilies for rest of days. Page 1. - Storm abating, but Middle 'West still feels 'effects, page 0. Man hanged in California probably last before voters pasa on death penalty. Page 8. Laborer's son lives like millionaire for a day. Page 1. Sports. Ainsworth soccer team defeats Sunnyside 9 to 0. Psge 7. Coast League dlrectora decide on new reg ulations. Page 7. Rose breaks indoor shot-put record In San Francisco. Page 7. Parlflo Northwest. Eastern Oregon farmers fleeing from flood and with families and herds take to hills. Page A. New Kalama Commercial Club host to dele gations from neighboring cities. Page 4. Rising water at Salem threatena residents. Page 1 Wallowa County future is regarded as prom ising. Page 6. Four unions' merger may bring Northwest apple exchange. Page 10. Commercial and Marine. Guano Rock, near entrance to Coos Bay, not held ' menace by Government engineer. Page 16. Good outlook for 1912 wool market. Page 17. Coalera strong feature of atock market. Page 17. Wheat weakened at Chicago by better Ar gentine reports. Page 17. Portland and Vicinity. Mayor farors competitive blda for city lighting. Page 11. Ground-breaking exercises for Reed College take place. Page lO. Ordinance driving oil tanka out of city awaits Mayor'a signature. Page 8. Taft campaign will open in Oregon at once. Page 13. Wilde case called and questioning of tales men begins. Page 1. Men ahy at offices in Equal Suffrage Club. Page 4. HARRIMAN EARNINGS DROP Southern Paclflo Revenue for Year Ending Jane 30 Shows Decrease. NEW YORK. Jan 12. (Special.) The pamphlet report of the Southern Pa clflo and proprietary companies for the fiscal year, which ended June SO, 1911, displays a decrease In gross revenues of 82.812.878, or 1.78 per cent below figures for the previous year. The falling off In aggregate earnings was aggravated by the expansion In the operating expenses account and by a 7. St per cent Increase of taxes so that net profits of the system suffered a shrinkage of I4.473.40C. Net returns of 142. 76-1. 78 were nearly 8.60 per cent lower than In 1910. Gross revenues for the year were 8121,- 11,028 and the final surplus after all fixed charges were substracted stood at S2e.U7.207 against 835,463.218 at the close of the previous 12 months. coNVEETnra an imperialist in Portland. s ' ' yK, f"rtT ,"E5,ot',r " t ' ' g-WO S LABORER'S SON IS CROESUS FOR DAY Yokel Founders on Rich Foods on Broadway. SAO AWAKENING IS NOW DUE "Politician" Goes to City on Special; He May Walk Back. WHEEI HOW MONEY FLIES Man Wllkesbarre, Pa., Nominated as Joke and Then Paid $2500 to Withdraw Allows He11 Raise Xed Down to York. NEW YORK. Jan. 12. (Special.) Full of .hothouse grapes, nlght-bloom-Ing artichokes, puree of gold fish and a lot of other rich food, John Jay Mc Devltt, one of the first citizens of Wllkesbarre, Pa., as you drive in, planted his cerise head on a silken pil low in room 444 at the Waldorf -As toria, at a late hour tonight, having realized his ambition to live like a mil lionaire for at least one day. McDevltt, the son of a day laborer, was paid 82600 by the Democrats of Wllkesbarre to withdraw his candidacy for County Treasurer, for which office the voters had nominated him "just for a Joke." Following a reception In Wllkes barre, Mr. McDevltt came to town to day in a special train, which weakened bis wad to the extent of 8316. Before Inserting himself beneath the mother of pearl bedspread, be waa making In quiries as to the price of a handcar for the return trip. Poise Strong) Parse Weak. "Pulse 99; purse 82. 19." McDevltt's physical and financial condition at the hour of going to press was summed in this brief bulletin Is sued by Dr. Edward A. Sweeney, his private physician especially engaged for the trip. Determined that Dr. Sweeney should earn his money, McDevltt made the doctor bang on to both bis wrists for the purpose of taking soundings every Inch of the 176 miles. When McDevltt took the notion It was about every mile ho had Dr. Sweeny plant the stethoscope against his heart to see If the ticker was work ing properly. "I don't like to .overwork you. Doc," exclaimed McDevltt, "but I never could afford to bave a stethoscope examina tion before and I understand It is the proper caper with men of great wealth." Cohan Hoat of "Millionaire." Only once during the remarable cam. palgn to get rid of his money as quickly (Concluded on Page Three.) WOMAN URGES LIFE WORK FOR SLAYERS CHICAGO JfATROX SAYS FAMI LIES SHOULD BE SUPPORTED. Bill Providing for Toll of Murderers as Part Reparation to Be In troduced in Illinois. CHICAGO, Jan. 12. (Special.) The man who slays should be forced hy the state to life labor in support of his victim's family. This Is the position of Mrs. Mary Esther Ids, a Chicago club woman of prominence, in regard to a bill em bodying this provision and providing for the abolition of capital punishment. The bill is to be Introduced at a pos sible special session of the Legislature. "It is only Justice to . the family of the slain man," said Mrs. Ide today In discussing the proposed measure. The first duty of the state is to the family and the labor of the slayer Is the' log ical means of supporting the widow and her children. "Hanging a man helps no one." The'new bill Is in line with previous movements for a form of penal laws urged by Mrs. Ide. She has instituted the movement for the employment of Illinois convicts on a farm, where criminals might be surrounded with a more healthful Influence and engaged in live activities. MALEDICTIONS ARE REGRET Wagon Driver . Who Cursed Asks Pardon in Advertisement. EVERETT. Wash.. Jan. 12. (Spe clal.) "I confess I have used harsh language to a man .in an automobile and to boys upon the street for which I humbly ask their pardons." The above, printed In the classified columns of a local newspaper, is the method resorted to by H. W. Welty, to reach a man and two boys be "cussed" yesterday and whose identity he does not know. Welty, pricked by conscience, told the story of his advertisement. He says he drives a wagon delivering but termilk. Yesterday he met an automo bile In the outskirts of the city and the chauffeur gave his milk wagon a close shave. Welty confesses that he un limbered a broadside of vituperation at the motorist and at two youngsters who voiced their merriment over his anger. "I don't know who the man and boys are," said Welty, "but I thought they would see my advertisement and there fore know I am penitent." WALLACE CHARGES SECRET Three Additional Indictments Re turned in Bank Cases. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 12. Three more indictments were returned by the special grand Jury investigating the failure of the State Bank of Commerce, at Wallaoe, Idaho, today. As In for mer cases, the names of those charged were held secret. Today's addition in creased the list to five in the bank coses. ' It now seems probable that none of the five will be made public before the first of the coming week, when the special grand" Jury work will be con cluded. General supposition In Wal lace Is that the number of names on each bill is small, indicating that the list of indicted will not be so large as It waa following the examination of the first grand Jury, when every offi cer and director was held. FARM PROFIT IS $44,000 Three Tears Sees Marked Change in Eastern Washington Land. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Jan. 12. (Special.) A profit of 844.000 In three years has Just been realized by J. K. Wilson, of this city. In disposing of his ranch of 220 acres, four miles west of Dayton, to Frank Hosklns, also of this city. Mr. Wilson traded his property to Hosklns for 907 acres of Whitman County land. . Mr. Wilson says that he purchased his ranch from Hosklns three years ago for 836,000 and when he disposed of it to him this time he was allowed 880,000; the 907 acres of land In Whit man County was listed In the trade at 870,000. 275 SNAKES SLAIN IN DAY Rancher Secures From Rattlers 20 t Pounds of Oil Worth $190. PENDLETON, Or.. Jan 12. (Special.) The title of champion rattlesnake killer of Umatilla County undoubtedly goes to James Fix, a Coombs Canyon rancher, who killed 275 of the reptiles one day last week. The skins were brougi. to town to day and sold to Major Lee Moorhouse, of this city. Fix also obtained 20 pounds of oil, which has a market value of J9.B0 per pound. TAX FOR 1912 $3,063,815 Levy for Tear Exceeds Total for 1900, 1907 and 1908. SALEM, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) The state taxes to be collected for 1912 amount to more than the taxes collect ed altogether in 1906, 1907 and 1908. The taxes for 1912 total 83,063,815, while in the three years mentioned the sum was 82.800,000. The taxes to be collected for 1913 are more than the combined taxes for 1910 and 1911, when they totaled 2, 914,01. for the two years, JURY-GETTiNG FOR WILDE CASE BEGINS Defense Turns Down First Two Quizzed. QUERY ON MORRIS STUMPS Talesmen See No Need of Evi dence if He Admits Guilt. . BANKER'S WIFE PRESENT Big Array of Attorneys for and Against Promoter in Court De fense Does All Questioning. Convict's Status Unique. Inability of prospective Jurors in the trial of Louis J. Wilde to understand an Important legal point involved In the case resulted In the disqualification of the first talesman examined yester day. For the same reason, & challenge for cause was lodged against the sec ond venireman by the defense. Nearly three hours were passed yesterday aft ernoon In questioning these two men and the examination was confined al most wholly to questions by Dan J. Malarkey, of counsel for defense. Judg ing from the lack of progress made yesterday, a week will be required to obtain a Jury. In the case at bar W. Cooper Morris and the defendant on trial. Wilde, are charged Jointly with embezzling 890, 000 of the funds of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank. In the Indictment Morris Is named as the principal, while Wilde is alleged to have aided and abetted Morris in the commission of the crime. Before Morris, who will be the principal witness for the prosecu tion, can testify against Wilde, he must either plead guilty to the Indict ment or the charge against him must be dismissed by the court on motion f the District Attorney. Morris' Guilt Must Be Proved. If Morris enters a plea of guilty that will not suffice under the Oregon statutes as to Wilde. The guilt of Morris as principal must be established independent of his confession by the introduction of testimony and other evidence before Wilde can be convicted of the alleged crime as an accessory. Confusion in the minds of the two pros pective Jurors as to this legal fact fol lowed efforts of Attorney Malarkey, for the defense, and Deputy District Attor ney Fitzgerald to explain that the mere confession of his guilt by Morris was not to be accepted as any proof of bis guilt unless It was supported by fur-. Cher corroborative evidence. Both lawyers labored to make It plain to the veniremen under examina tion that Morris was not to be consid ered guilty of the charge of embezzle ment In the Wilde case even if he should plead guilty thereto unless his guilt was proved satisfactorily by other evidence and testimony. It seemed im possible for the two talesmen to grasp this feature of the situation. They ap peared firmly of the conviction thai the possible confession of guilt by Mor ris would be to them conclusive proof that he was guilty and that additional testimony was not required to convince them of that fact. v Status of Morris Pussle. The course Morris will pursue is en ,..iv nrnhliim Atlcal. but it is Demiex- ' . ' J f - - ing to the prosecution as well as to th defense. The position of Morris, who It now serving a six-year sentence at the Salem penitentiary. Is not only un usual but particularly vnai as vieweu fmm hla atandnoint. There are pend ing against him a number of other in dictments beside the one in which us was Jointly charged with Wilde with . embezzlement and for which Wilde is now on trial. If he pleads guilty In th nftnrllncr case to Qualify as a wit ness against Wilde and receives a sen- ,tenr under the regulations of the parole law he will be required to serve two years in prison or douDie tne mini mum sentence of one year which is pro vided in the embezzlement charge. 11 he should refuse to plead guilty in this and he convicted and then tried and convicted on one of the other in dictments pending against him, he. not onlv waive all claim to con sideration at the hands of the Parole Board but would be required to serve a definite sentence for the last charge ol which he was convicted as might be imposed by the trial Judge. In view of these conditions, Morris seems to have the upper hand. Convict May Force State. For the same reason it is seriouslj questioned if he will agree to enter a plea of guilty in the pending case. Undoubtedly it will be his purpose to force, If possible, the prosecution to agree to the dismissal not only of the Morris-Wilde indictment now in court as against Morris, but all other indict ments that have been found against him. Morris could then take his chances on being convicted in the pending case, an element that is essential to tha further prosecution of Wilde, and then look to his friends to obtain for him a full pardon from the Governor. ' At the same time, however, Morris could plead guilty in the pending case and appeal to the prosecution and hla friends to obtain for him executive clemency in the form of a pardon. But (Concluded ea rase U.J "nT 107