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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1912)
0 1010 GOVERNOR'S VETO SUSTAINED Hawley Wins Fight in Legisla ture on Tax Issue After Stormy Proceeding: HOUSE VOTES RELIEF BILL Xfw Measure Snt to Senate Is In Accord With ExrcntlTe' Ika. Adjournment I Withheld Until Today. BOISE. Idaho. Jan. JO. (Special.) Order waa brought out of chaoa In tha Lravtalatara her today and a revenue relief- measure a combination of the Hawley tax commission bill, the second BotiH tax commission measure and the relief bill Governor Hawley vetoed a Introduced and passed In the House nd sent to the Senate for ratification. The possibility of a deadlock van ished, for after the Senate received the new revenue bill It rescinded Its artlon on the House resolution fixing adjourn ment at, o'clock tonlsjht. and passed an . had ratified by the House a motion ex tend ins; the adjournment to noon to morrow. Bni Paaaea la Gverars. The combination revenue bill waa made a special order In the Senate to morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Thla measure conforms with the Governor's Ideas, carrying out his full cash value plan and the assessment of bank stock and mines. If backed by the Senate, a compromise will have been struck between the Legislature and the Chief Executive. There Is now no possibility of a tax commission bill belns; passed. The Governor won a victory In the House thla mornlna: when, by a few Totes, that body failed to pass the revenue bill over bis veto. A two-thirds vote was required, and tha roUcall showed the vote standing 11 for. !i against. One Democrat left the ranks of his party and voted with the Republicans. Hmh Use fteaaatUa. The House waa at sea when It failed la the attempt to pass the vetoed bill. Majority Leader Pavls sprung a sensa tion a few minutes later by Introducing an entirely new bill known as No. i. the combination measure. The Repub JUcana and Democrats, determined to nart some kind of relief legislation, prang to the support of the bllL It was passed late this afternoon and sent to the Senate. The failure :o bsve printed copies on the mem hers' desks forced the postponement The Senate went on record through the passage of a memorial as epposed to the L'nderwood bill pending In Con gress on the ground that It seeks to reduce the tariff on lead and xlnc ores, and If passed wUI virtually result In the closing down of many of the large mlnea. Congress waa also memorialised to cede to Idaho. In the event Boise Bar racks, the headquarters of the First Cavalry here, composed of a section of very valuable land. Is d-erte4 as pro posed by the War IepartmenV the land to be used as the central site for Idaho's state educational Institutions. Including the f nlverslty of Idaho. WIFE OF DEAD. MAN HELD Suicide Theory Xow Poobted. Wom an Thought to Do Deranged. SEATTLE. Wash, Jan. JO. Mrs. Em ma Jones, whose husband. Edmund Jones, aged to years. Janitor of a bank building, waa shot dead In his bedroom Jsst Friday and who waa supposed at first to have killed himself, was ar rested late today and Is being held for an Investigation Into her aanlty. This action waa taken under ordere from the Prosecuting Attorney office after the Coroner had investigated the death of Jones. At the Inquest an alienist testified that Mrs. Jones for some time had been Buffering mental derangement, and that one of her frequently recurring de lusions was that at night she would awake suddenly to find her husband ready to kill her. Four bullet wounds were found In Jones head, and physi cians say he could not have f'.red all the shots, lira. Jones told a neighbor that after being awakened by the sound of the ehota she fainted and that nnininr consciousness she found her husband dead. PT. ADAMS KNIGHTS HOSTS Big Banqnet and Speech making En joyed at Hammond. FORT BTEVENS. Wash, Jan. 10. (SpedaL) The Point Adams Lodge Knights of Pythlss entertained the grand officers of their lode's at their hall In Hammond. Special addresses were delivered. Mr. Welghtman. U R. Ptlcson and O. K. Bourne congratiTTatlng the Hammond organisation upon Its rapid develop ment and progressive spirit. It wss pointed out that the Point Adams lodges growth was proportionally greater than that of any similar organ isation In the state during the past year. Able responses were made by D. Lawton. M.-ster Electrician Mapes. bergeant John C. Holt, Fred Ountner and Quartermaster Sergeant Bandreau. A banquet, followed by general mer rymaking, closed the evening. JAPANESE IS SENTENCED f layer of Woman of Own Race to Go to rrlon for 0 Years. OL.TMFIA. Jan. JO J. Mayekawn, a Japanese laborer, who killed Mrs. M. Fonomura with an axe on December IS at Ralner. tilea.trd guilty In the Su perior Court today to second degree murder, and was sentenced to 20 years In the state penitentiary. He hacked the woman to pieces with a hatchet be cause she refused to sell him beer, after be had Insulted her. He admitted his crime soon after being arrested, and was hurried to Jail In order to ssve him from lynching. PRIZE LIST IS DUE SOON Superintendent Alderman to Supply Information on School Contests. SALEM. Or.. Jan. SO. (Special. Vrglng that all of the children who do- sire to compete In the contests for state prlxea under the Industrial plan of Superintendent Alderman should go i j wora 11 once in p t-j. m..... lowing bulletin waa Issued from that office today: The plaa Is for every County Superin tendent to enilat the support of his tchers la explslmnt the piss to the children and IrterMtins tbera In the work, and to eecore co-opermtlon of ooniinerelal club, bankers and business men In obtaining prises for their local or county fair. I count or Iocs! pramlun lUts mar be made out In dpnlntlf of the stats llet. '-. In ordr that children conpitlni at a local or county fair may also be In line for ett prises, the local or count list should Include the arti cles on the state list, which srs: rield corn, popcorn. sweM corn, watermelons. muk melnns. pumpkins, aqua.hes. potatoes, cab base, sraln selections, bird houeea. piece of furniture. me.hsnlcal toy. labor-saving de vies fr home, bread, canned fruit. Jelly, mendlnx. darning, apron-, dresses, ajters. rweet pea, chickens, ducss snd piss. A bullstln of Information and Iretruetlon. including the state priit list, srlll soon be sent out to the shoolchlli'.ren. one for every home. All the boys snd the girls now need to do la to go to wot. If they want to compels in xardnln ihey houid at once secure a plot- of ground, which they may bars plowed. If boys eipect to win prises In woodwork they should beln practicing with their tooli. If xr! wlh to carry of. laureta In cooklns and sewlnr they mut be cln earle either at soh.vol or at hoaie. If It Is ths poultry contest thst lures most, set tlncs of ejxs should be secured from breed ers of pure strains of chickens or ducks. Or If bosrmlalng seems most attractive, .he com petitor should secure a thoroushbred pig ana start to feeding snd caring for It. There Is nothing to prevent a boy or girl from competing- la all those lines. FLANDERS IN OIL FIRM Standard's Representative Fisher, Thorsen Co. Joins George C. Flandera. of the Standard Oil Company, has been taken Into the manufacturing and wholesale paint business of Fisher. Thorscn & Co, This announcement was l.nde yesterday by M. G. Thorsen. a member of the firm. Whether thla action has any connec tion with the merger of the paint and oil business on the Pacific Coast. out lined In The Oregonlan January 7. Is not dlvtilued. ' -Mr. Flanders has been taken Into the firm of Fisher. Thorsen Co, "Id Mr. Thorsen. "but further than that I do not care to make any siaieraci. I do not care to discuss the paint and oil mercer one way or the other. The Standard Oil Company Interests or their allied nrms are .. - perfectlng a merger or tne pmi ... oil business on the t oast, isam ... everything from San Diego to The entire buslnesa Is to be conducted i. . aimisiI I n or Ifl I rlA on a single policy, -- --- rumors that are In f,reulml " !, i a i. i. ui.L la to be one of the chief centers of the system, and Is to have a white-lead factory to cosi n than I7S0.00O. FIVE ORATORS ARE PICKED Final Competition to Clios Best to Represent Vnhrerltr Due Feb. IS. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Jan" JO. 4 Special.) In a preliminary oratorical tryout held last night five contestant, were picked to enter a final competition. February 11. when an ora tor will be chosen to represent the Uni versity of Oregon In the state Inter collegiate oratortral contest to be held at Forest Grove In March. The following five qualified with the accompanying themes: Howard Zim merman. '. of Salem, "The I nguarded G-t,. - an immigration study: William E. t John. "12. of Eugene. "Counting the Cost." another Immigration lesson; Pa-Id C Pickett. -11. of PTlnevllle. -International Peace"; L. Leon Ray. 11. of Eugene, "Men Who Have Reverted to Tvr-e": and Chester A. Moores. 11. It Portland. "The Orand Old Man of Oregon George H. Williams." The speeches last night were limited .le-ht minutes' time. FILMS DEPICTING LIFE IN NORTH AMAZE AUDIENCE Lifelika View- of Hunting Bi Polar Game Please at Heilig-Eskimo Games Are Shown. CAMERA MEN RUN BIG RISKS IN TAKING PICTURES IN ' . : , C IK-'-', "i V irr-- -ef zr. - . ... . eV -.es.t-.;,.-' ( PHOTOGRArUI.NG POLAR BEAR, 0E OK ALASKA PICTtKES IHOW.1 AT HK1L1G TUEATEK. SO LIFE-LIKE and sureharged with vitality ar the hundreds of pic tures taken In Alaska which were shown last evening at the Helllg The- that rfnznfl of folk In the audi ence who were familiar through visits with parts of the country pictured Cadaln v crowded about the exhibitor F. E Klelnschmldt, to expr ilelnschmldt. to xpress their at his achievements in repro- wonder , duclng by means of the raotlon-picturo I ,.-. . i a I. ea wua. films. Capt-aln Jvieintcnmmi. - authority on the l.f. and Uab'l, and hV. series o T pictured kVS " that couhntr; po'sle!. not on!? taken in mat couu. , j, ,t.i artistic merit, but untold educational I value. . I The wonderful pictures taken by i Certain Klelnschmldt depict In detail I lTa In tha Arctic that' could .,,, Klelnschmldt dep ct In detail bits ot M . In tne Arctic that could Dlt" i IVa. thaji motion not d j iuj pictures be given the public. Not evn a visit to the country could gain for one the tremendous sweep of subjects this explorer has gathered one series of pictures doplcts the xcltlng chase, of a mammoth Polar bear through tne waters uc. ---- . . , has amaiea p no- i coast oi omci .........a - Island A feat tnat nas delineations : and methods of agriculture among the tographers is neath the j Alaskans. The entertainments run al- V.,.r floating charging the cutter. ' most two hours, with no Intermissions T " ,he! movlng-plcture operators j only to change reels, and are accom- ln which th .d finally his plucky ! panled by able comment and instruc were J".'nJ ""dtlll 7 V I ilve notes by Captain Klelnschmldt. "ITk "iit.M of a mother polar bear I member, of the audience being free to The picture ",m,",Jn,V interest ask questions at all times. The after and her cub created 'nn 'nr'eJ"J Soon exhibition, which Is a popular because It was taken onl beKi, at , o'clock, the i'ldl'havlng puced'bia applr'atualon. in the evening at 1:10. MOHNTNO OKEGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, TTTF, a.sw 0! C'llLll LjMK ULcnix riui-u w, PENALTY REMITTED Technical Violation of Law by Coleman Is Dealt With Lightly. CHARGE IS HELD POLITICAL Flnley, Incensed, Declare lie Will Start 'Inquiry Into JTandllne of $10,000 Angling License Fnnd Long Held by Official. MEDFORD, Or, Jan. 30. (Special) Pleading guilty to a technical violation of the law because he had not remitted money from game and unifier licenses to the State Treasurer quarterly. W. It. Coleman. County Clerk, was given the minimum fine of 125 by Justice of Peace Taylor today and inter the fine was remitted. Incidentally a duel of words was entered Into between State Game Warden Flnley and C, L. Reames, coun sel for Mr. Coleman, which promises to lead to a complete Investigation of the affairs of the County Clerk a offlce and possibly of the County Court. Attorney Reames declared that the Game Warden was In a great hurry to rush Into print with statements regard ing County Clerk Coleman, which he could not back up; that when he de clared be hud repeatedly warned the County Clerk of delinquency, he did not state the facta, as he admitted that be had sent but one warning, and that was a form 1-tter which It would be natural for a busy man to overlook. -It Is nothing but another piece or state politics staged for political effect. ior pumiv, f. Warden Flnley white with rage. In- the Imputation of I game. said he ealff tha attorney. r aiucu Jumped to his feet w dlgnantly denied t . i i nAli,liBl - r m . i .. it-.tlnn end would like winieu an in cpur" - to ask where the bank records were rhowtng the $10,000 was which Mr. Coleman declared was Intact. I ask that a public accounting be made of this money." be cried. "If you want a fight. I will give you one. I did not intend to go farther than ask the payment of this money belonging to the state, and let the matter go at that, but If you Intend to put the blame for thla affair on my shoulders In Justice to Mr. Coleman .and myself I ask an Investigation. Where has this money been on deposit for these two years? Has It borne Interest; hss It been subject to check? Under whose name was It deposited? -These are the things I should like to know." There are many friends of County Clerk Coleman In Medford who declare that no one would welcome such an Investigation more than the County Clerk himself. COOK AWARDED $5146 jarT Fixes Damage for Dredge Em. ploye'g Fall on Dock. A Jury In Judge Morrow's depart ment of the Circuit Court yesterdaj re turned a verdict for J5146.60 against the Columbia Contract Company and In favor of Olive Mae Schadler. who n ,v. eeliinir while the bears were swimming close to the boat. Equally exciting was a series show ing a yalrus hunt and another, secured with great difficulty, of a mountain sheep hunt. Oreat Interest was aroused In plc- . M . V. . MAaaa. ahftm'lntr Him t ! close range, and later In the hunt. Life ' j ... a.i .. e ah. cviinni were riven j Jn mllrTelou detail' wltft attention to the)r games. methods of work and life ln their homes. Much amusement was i aB Vs. a,-, a as Can gf Tt f 11 It 1 fl Tl fi1a cauiou vj ' v " "w c- Ct ; played In VI ok by the camera mkn. and their j effort, to evade having their picture. t taken were Dartlcularly funny. Prior to the exhibition of the pictured anl- t - - w A .annl. nf tha Kfirth. Cantain itieinscnmiai ptmn. j e.tlng reel of view, of the country itself, the mountains and waters, of . . i i J . w. t a hlirhlv Intar. the inside passage on the trip to Alaska. ' This afternoon and again this even ing parts of last evening's exhibition are to be repeated by request, with the addition of views of myriads of birds, seal and traveling scenes off the I coast of Siberia, with mining scenes ...... r I was employed as a cook on one 01 mi i 'company's dredges. The plaintiff waa1 company m urouK ua .a.. ... ... walking at night last September down e walls nusprnucu liiuci uc.iu " - and leading to the boat. The nigh' waa dark and she stepped Into & hole. Physicians testified that they bad been : unable to find trace of Injuries, but the woman alleged permanent nervous shock. 1 Judge 'Morrow ruled that, although the woman was not engaged !n any : of the employments enumerated In the employers' liability act passed by in- ) ttlatlve In 1910. the section of that , measure abolishing coniriDuiory ucB-.- . n . haul lit, hnr to rproverv and allowing It to operate only In - 1 1 .1 r- ha. diminution or aamages. ... v. - . .. .4 v. 1 . that that nnrtlon cane. o juwfcw m - a of the act was separate and distinct ( from tne resi, ana is. ia m.cu purposes, a separate statute. The ques- i tion has been passed upon only once . In the state before. Judge Harris, of the Lane County Circuit Court taking ; an opposite view to that of Judge Morrow. . I The Jury, however, settled the que1- .i e ...trihninrv neirlirenoe bv a ! special finding of fact In which It was held trial tne piainim tiu. " avoided the accident by the use of due care and diligence. The defendant com- j pany took an exception, however, to Judge Morrow's ruling on the con tributory negligence question. and I probably win appeat to m ""a"-""" Court and have the question finally settled. m WOMA:NISRAGEENTRANT 31 RS. MACD TAMiBLIjr W OULD BE STATE LAVD COMMISSIONER. Washington Politics Enlivened bj Latest Announcement That Wid ow Will Rnn for Office. OL.YMPIA. Wash.. Jan. SO. (Spe cial.) Washington politics will be en- I . I I ! i j J: . r-V r. x - . . . a a ra- LII ' ! A re. nans 11 . inmu.iu, v . nnnc-ea Candidacy for State I State I Vash. I I mmA f'amniLuloser of W lngton. livened by the advent of Maud II. Tam blln as a candidate for State Land Commissioner. Mrs. Tamblln has been an employe of the land department since 1S02 and will make her campaign on the grounds of experience. Mrs. Tamblln is unlike the usual type of suffragette. This Is her first par ticipation In politics, but she will go Into the campaign like an old stager. Thirty-six years of age, tltlan-halred and proud of her age and the color of her hair. Mrs. Tamblln declares she will make a campaign that will give pointers to some of the gentlemen of Washington who aspire to public of- Of course I will tell ray age." said Mrs. Tamblln. "It Is one of my assets and I shall have nothing to conceal In my campaign. It will not be my pur pose to appeal to the women of the state for my election, although I naturally expect their support. "As secretary of the Slate Land Board It is my business to examine and check up the reports of state land Inspectors. When I first entered the office of ptate Land Commissioner I : wna engagea as a sienusrapucr auu i have been advanced by successive pro motions to my present position as secretary of the Land Board. "During my connection with the land office I have done what various .mem bers of the board and the Land Com missioner have done with regard to state lunds. I have personally visited and made examinations of lands, made appraisements determined Rentals and passed upon matters of title In con nection with Issuance of contracts and deeds. It lias been necessary also for me to make myself familiar with state laws and decisions relating to state lands and their disposition. "My regulur duties require me to make up appraisements and prepare papers for the regular sales, as well as to dictate from 25 to io letters a day. answer inquiries relating to the vari- Tln.llia. anil (nallr, hefnr T h A t UU . II i n. n .1 B.au - land department and prepare the pa ' pers for signature by the Board ' and Commissioner. billty has lcen Kenerally conceded, and it has ntren Frequently saiu inai. i win have but one objection to overcome one flirht to make and that Is the nreludice against a woman holding of ei..aa T nannnt eee whv tha nuestlon of sex should have any weight, as I know of no duty connectea wnii tne on ice ui Commissioner of Public Lands which a woman, properly qualified and trained, could not perform.'V Mrs. Tambltng is a widow and has one child, a girl IS years old, now at tending tne Lincoln ocnooi in uiympis. Y. M. C. A. CONTEST TO GAIN Membership Campaign Will Be Spir ited Rest of Week. Twenty-three additions to the en rollment were reported last night when the teams that are competing In the membership contest of the Young Men's Christian Association met at supper In the auditorium. This show ing Is not as good as had been ex pected, but it is known that some of the teams are holding back returns, believing that they will help their chances in the contest If Introduced later In the week. Many men who wish to join are waiting until the first of the month. The T. M. C. A. officials are con fident that heavy gains in the mem bership will be reported the closing days of the week. At present the team from the day commercial school is leading among the seniors, having scored 12 points, while the seventh floor team of the Y. M. C. A. building Is second with 12S points. A mosquito census or survey has Just been completed at Georgetown. British Guiana, where 2500 back yards or premises ware examined by health officials. JANUARY 31, 1913- IfilX Hit wmmmmm tm a t - ' f. i 7 " F J . i J W -w- I WILLS CAUSE STIR Three New Documents Sought in Warner Case. DATES POINT TO FORGERY Provisions for Dlsproval or Yonng Estate Made In Instrument Four Years After Death Ridic ulous Fraud Charged. PENDLETOX. Or.. Jan. 30. (Spe cial.) Demanding that the defense produce three entirely new "wills to the estate of the late James W. Young, of Milton, Prosecuting Attorney Van Vactor sprung the first sensation of the Mabel Warner will trial just be fore the adjournment of the afternoon session of court today. The first will Is alleged to have been witnessed by Attorney J. R Pe"y and a C. Hendricks, of this city, the sec ond by Peter West and Louis Hunzl ker. both dead, and the third by B. B Hall and Dr. F. D. Watts. Hall Is a witness for the Watts has been leading the fight against Mrs. Warner. Third Document Strange. The last will, admitted by all to be a palpable forgery. Is made the more ridiculous by bearing the date or November 22. 1909, four years after Young died. It purports to give all of ,a in w.ntnn and 1 10.- ine luunt comic --- - "000-to Fred Young, brother of Mabel Warner, J5000 to nis who uu ... -mainder of the estate of Mrs. Warner. Where this document and the other two came from has not been divulged. Attorneys for the defense admitted having the second will demanded in STAT In whatever form can be handled more safely and more economically by the corporate trustee. That such is the best and cheapest service 1 s shown by the records -of Eastern trust companies. Call upon or write us relative to your estate. We have a large vol ume of such business now under administration. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY CAPITAL $150,000. W. H. Fear President Willard Case Vice-President O. C. Bortzmeyer Cashier Walter H. Brown. .Asst. Cashier Open Saturday Evenings 6 to 8. ES Wednesday if you want a bargain surprise that you will never forget. We are going to set a precedent for value-giving in this sale of HIGH GRADE TAILORED SUITS Suits we've been complimented on by women who bought them for even $24.75 to $37.50 for that's what they were. SUITS HIGH GRADE IN EVERY DETAIL Seasonable mate rials all the wanted shades and the very best styles. Not a woman or miss who comes but will find something to please her. They re beautifully tailored. It's the season's big opportunity d1 C AQ and remember they are $24.75 to $37.50 Suits for only P 1 MILLIiVERY AJTO FTRS SUITS, COATS, DRESSES Former Prices $ 1 7.50 to $27-50 About 200 garments, all the choicest styles of the season, in such materials as serges, cheviots, tweeds, broadcloths and novelty mixtures, in every color that is desirable; plenty of sizes for the stout women. This is a most enticing offer. Don't miss it. their possession, but defied the prose- charged the state with having the other, though it is generally bel eved Mrs. Warner has it also. The contents of these documents have not yet been made public This makes a totai of seven "wills" which have appeared and which purport to dispose of the Young estate. FlTe witnesses Testify. In making his opening statement to the jury, the Prosecutor declared ths state would show Mrs. Warner not only uttered the so-called "fourth" will knowing it was a forgery, but that she had sought to employ certain persons to write wills for her and had sought to employ persons to testify for her. R. R. Johnson for the defense de clared they would prove the state's witnesses had made these propositions to Mrs. Warner and had been utterly repudiated by her. But five of tho 70 witnesses subpenaed in the case testi fied today. Among the five was John McCourt, United States Attorney for Oregon, whose' name appeared as a witness to the first of the wills. INDIAN SEEKS RIGHT Brownsville Resident May Win Por tion of 1480 Acres of Land. BROWNSVILLE. Or., Jan. 30. (Spe cial.) A recent dispatch from Cottago Grove, published in The Oregonian. to the effect that testimony had been taken in the case of Jake Fearne, the supposed only living memDer oi in Calapoota tribe of Indians, for the The Packard Interpreting Piano is an incentive for the children to learn to play It gives them a love for, and a knowledge of music which they can get in no other way. It inspires and stimulates makes the drudgery of the music lesson more interesting. No other player piano gives such perfect interpretation-for the children and all the family . Exchange your old piano for a Packard Inter preter. Terms to suit Victor Talking Machines and Records MORRISON STREET AT SEVENTH SACRIFICEIJ naac.a.Aa.lnn r.t 1lSft a rTBm tf T1hal lands contained in an allotment made to the Umpqua and Calapoola tribes in 1888, has brought out the fact that a descendant of the Calapooias re sides in Brownsville in the person of Indian Liza, an extremely old and nearly blind Indian woman. That this woman can establish her rights to a share of this land is believed to be beyond question by those familiar with the case, and persons here interested ' In the old Indian woman have taken the matter up with the officials of the Land Office at Roseburg. Several years ago Indian Eliza de sired to go and live with Fearn, who she asserted at that time was the only other living member of the Cala pooia tribe, but It was supposed that he. had died. Indian Liza lives on the bounty of the people of Brownsville with the assistance of a small allowance from Linn County. She is given a home and is looked after personally at the farm of B. M. Cushman on the outskirts of the city. Lewis County Books Audited. CENTRALIA. Wash., Jan. 30. (Spe cial.) The audit of the Lewis County books by examiners sent out by the state board of accountancy, has been completed. None of the accounts of the various county officials were found to be short, but. an error was discovered of $30 in favor of County Auditor Harry Swofford. The examiner found that the county had been paying for gasoline for the automobiles of Commissioners Harms and Gray, the examiners reporting this to be illegal. The cost of the auditing to the county was $971.20. '