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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1912)
VOL. LII- XO. 15.000. - TOKTLAXDOREGOy. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1913. PKICE FIVE CByT9- . . - 1 - . 800,000 ACRES ARE TAKEN BY L W. HILL Vast Oregon Tract to Open for Settlers. MID-STATE DOMAIN IS BOUGHT Great Northern President Con trols Cascade Land Grant. DEVELOPMENT IS HIS AIM OtTfmi Jt TTeetern Colonization fomptar' Iloldlngs Purchased by Ilail Chief and SU Paul ManLow Price to B Set. Control of IM.MJ acres of agricul tural and timber land In tha heart of Ortral Oregon now held by tha Ore gon at Western Colonlxattos Company, a corporation, of Portland and St. Paul. yesterday passed Into tha nsnds of Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway, who pro poses to throw It open for Immediate ef r lement. Mr. Mill's retirement from the prea ! 'r.-T of the ;ret Northern and Ma u emiion bv Carl H. Gray, president of t:ie North Bank Road and the Iltll I:rs In firnni. are expected as an .irly consequence of this transaction. M- Gray left Portland last night for St la til for a conference with Mr. IIIU ar.l Me father. Jam's J. HilL A"clird with Mr. Hill In his new oltnlxatlon enterprise Is W. P. David--n. a St. I'aul capita. 1st. who has been a.tlvely connected with tha Oregon at '.Vni.rn Colonisation Company sine It crciclullon. lie has frequently visited Portland In company with Mr. II II. Vaat Tract la Knit La a a. It Is understood that Mr. Hill and Ma father hare been financially Inter ested In tha company for many years. Tha deal yesterday Inrolred tha Inter, ests of tha United Btates Farm Lands Company, which concern has held a half ownership In the property. Ob taining; possession of this remaining half Interest gives Mr. IIIU and Mr. Iarldson complete ownership of the entire tract. This land, which Is tha last of tha unsettled area ta tha western part of tha Vol ted states, was originally known as the Willamette and Cascade Mountain land grant. This strip, which extended eastward for 409 miles, waa to be tha basis for a bond Issue for tha construction of the road. The bonds were Issued, tha road built and tha bonds ultimately found their way Into tha bands of French capitalists. These holders refused to throw tha country open to settlement, holding the vast area In Its original unimproved condition and realising Dothlng on their Investment. Finally the Oregon Washington Colonisation Company was formed. This transaction was four tlmea larger than any other sin gle land deal erer recorded In this country, and the purchase of the half Interest of tha United States Farm Lands Company Interest In tha par ent company by Messrs. Hill and Da vidson Is second only to that. rrlaeellle ta TVosaala. Tha land extends from tha western elope of the Cascade Mountains east ward to Idaho and Includes some of the best portions of Crook. Harney and Malheur Counties. The principal towns within the tract are Prlnevllle and Bums, although the deal does not In clude much actual town property. According to the terms of tha orig inal grant the company that agreed to bolld the military road was deeded only every alternate quarter section, so the property acquired by Mr. Hill and Ms associates Is spotted with farma of settlers and other large tracts held by smaller corporations and Investors. With the purchase of this Immense acreage, the syndicate will be able to control virtually the entire water sup ply originating along the territory In cluded in the holdings. A large part of the Malheur River runs through the eastern part of the land. This river drains Malheur Lake, one of the larg est bodies of water In Eastern Oregon. .To the northwest of Hums the Crooked River' takes Its source and rang In a northwesterly course and empties Into the Ieachules River about 13 miles west of Prlnevllle. Water aaaaly Big Asset. These two rivers form the chief drainage systems of central Eastern Oregon. From the fact that the devel opment of the Immense holdings will iepend to a great extent upon Irriga tion, the water supply Is considered :ai of the greatest assets of the acre age. The Ual included in the original rrant parallels for a great distance rither side of the Malheur and Crooked rivers. With a water grade from On ;rif. on the extreme eastern boundary of the grant, through the entire strip to the Deschutes River. It will be feas ible to construct a railroad line through t;ie middle -if the holdings from Ontario . the, rwwhutes River, where connec tion would be h.d with the Oregon Trunk system. That such a line will built eventually seems probable, rhroush tha sections eepeclally adapt reaciuded ea Fan 12- ' I GLACIER CARRIES LOCKED ANTLERS EVIDENCE OP MORTAL- FIGIir OP AGES AGO IS ICE. Honrs tr Bock Deer, Far Above Ord inary 51. Motely Tell of Con flict on Mount Baker. BELLING II AM. Wash.. Feb. (Special.) Muta evidence of a mortal combat that may have occurred cen turies ago was revealed to J. K. Ma gunussen. a timber cruiser on the slopes of Mount Baker. Lying In tha lower edge of Roosevelt glacier wero tha crumbllrrg bones of a buck dear of mora than ordinary six. Pigging down Into tha lea the cruiser uncovered tha remains of a second ani mal, the body In an excellent state of preservation. Tha antlers of tha ani mals were tightly Interlocked, show ing that the deer had died in battle. From the position of the skeleton and tha body In tha glacier. Magunus sen Is of the opinion that they had boon carried a long distance down the moun tainside. As the glacier flows only four or five Inches a day. the battle of tha bucks may have occurred cen turies ago. CREW SPILLED INTO BAY When Steamer Capslxes Scant-Clad Men Hare Narrow Escape. SEATTLE. Wash, Feb. 22. (Spe cial.! Capslxlng against the wharf at the rariric Coast Company coal bunk ers early today, the fishing steamship independent sank within three min utes and plunged half of the members of her crew of 41 men Into tha chilly waters of the bay. while others, clad In little or nothing, as the esse was scrambled out upon the wharf. Tha men In the water clung to piles until .h.ir ..rr,rAn and watchmen on the dock rescued them with ropes, when all hands hastened to nearty looging- houses for shelter. t-k- i..n.twi.nt Ilea alongside tne dock with only a few feet of her port bow vtslble above the water tide. In capslalng against the pier her n sets were broken. -..,. asslsrned for the accident are largcl' based on supposition. PHONOGRAPH TELLS TIME Appliance at Telephone Central Station Answers Question. bpokank Wash- Feb. 12. (Spe- cil. The Home Telephone Company closed a contract for a phonograph which mill, when Installed, automati cally give tha time of day to ail pa ir.t.a of tha company. Byron E. Coo- ney. of that company aald today: -Chicago Is tha only city in me coun .hat now has one of the machines. and It serves the purpose of 40.000 users of the automatic telepnones in that city. "I am told that It gave the time or day to 1..000 In 14 hours by actual count. -The phonograph will tell the time 10 times per minute, at Intervals of three seconds. Any subscriber calling tha number designated will be told the time four times before connection Is cut off." BATRACHIAN SONG HUSHED Frog V1k Vied With Prima Donnas Will Lone Their Home. VANCOUVER. Wash, Feb. !.. (Spe cial.) Tha frogs In the pond at Third and Washington streets, who In times past have sung so loud that It mas Im possible fr orators, actors and prima donnas to make themselves heard above the noise, will not be In thie city during the coming Spring and Bummer. Contractora are dumping earth Into tha frog pond and when tha annual high water comes there will be no pond under the auditorium. Uus Hager. when he was manager of the auditorium, conceived an idea to quiet the frogs during a perform ance in tha auditorium by building a bonfire by the aide of the pond. Tha scheme worked, but It required a cord of wood and waa deemed too expenaive to try mora than once. EX-FELONS' AIDE ROBBED Former Convicts' Einploj mcnt Agent Doewu't Lose Faith In Mankind. u.v rniTlsfO. Feb. 22. Jewelry valued at .1000 was stolen from tha home of O. K. Curtax, vice-president of the Ex-Prisoners' Mutual Aia ana tm . , , A.rv. last ntsrht while the members of the family were playing cards. Twice wimin ne pi , Cur!., home haa been robbed. Curtax has worked for the benefit of ex-convlcis. and announced after the robbery that his confidence In mankind had not been affected by hie lus-. APPLEB0X BILL OPPOSED Northwestern Growers .May Appear , Before Houe Committee. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. 12. Hearings will ba held by the House Interstate commerce com n.lttee March 7 on tha Sulxer apple box bill, wl.lch Is very similar to the Lafean bill of the last Congress. Repreentntlves H.iwley. Pray and others from the Fact Ho Northwest will oppose the bill and will secure hearings for al" Northwestern apple growers mho wish to appear. ONE' SHIP-IS SUNK. 22 ASHORE IN GALE WindSweepsNewYork at 96 Miles. STORM'S HAYOC WIDESPREAD Houses Unroofed; People Are Blown Flat on Faces. MANY PERSONS INJURED Falling Sir"" Glass Hit Pedes trians Screams of Women Heard on nroadway Where Windows Are Smashed as by Mob. NORFOLK. Vs., Feb. J2. One steam er, the Old Dominion liner Madison, was sunk. 21 other ships were driven ashore and three scows were carried out to sea by the worrt gale that has raked the Atlantic Const In this vi cinity since the big storm of 1879. Rammed by the Normeglan . tramp Hippollte Durnara, which had lost her rudder chains, the Madison was beached and sunk this morning. Five large tramps In port were driven ashore. One of these, the Elswtck Manor, waa floated tonight. Captain Payne, of the Merchants and Minr' liner Dorchester, reported that coming In from the Capes tonight he counted 11 craft aanore. The revenue cutter Omondaga floated the United Btatea quarantine ship Jamestown and towed her to Hampton Roads. NEW YORK, Feb. IJ The wildest wind storm of which New York has any record swept the city In the early morning hours. At its height a little after 1 o'clock It reached a velocity of it miles an hour. There were flurries of snow, sleet and rain with tha wind at first, but later the sun shone brightly. The temperature at the outset stood at 10 degrees. At about daybreak It dropped to 21 degrees and the wind slowed down to GO miles an hour. At f o'clock tonight the wind's velocity was 44 miles an hour and the ther mometer stood at 12. M earners Bias a Ashore. It was a storm which spread destruc tion all along tha Atlantic Coast and far Inland. Bound shipping had to an chor. Up-etate a heavy fall of snow .. . . l i i in ..- W In i tele rrinh aiaea in. n,u r - . wires and slowing up railroad traffic. . so that trains from the norm ana wesi arrived eight and 12 hours late. Re ports of scores of persons Injured by falling signs and glass came to po lice headquarters from all parts of the city. People Bio v a ea Fares. Houses were unroofed and people were blown flat on their faces. Broad way looked as though a riotous mob Conclu1d on pare 2.) 1 - cg INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDATK Maximum temperature. 40 degrees; minimum, 40 degrees. TODAY'S Showers; southerly winds. Forelga. British Cabinet striving to avert coal strike. Pare T. Patriotic demonstrations mark Italian prep arations to annex Tripoli. Tage T. National. President wants arbitration treaty with Ger many, too. Fage 2. President does not approve Government ownership of telegraph facilities. Page 1- Natlonal Cash Register Company Indicted fnr all-ged violation of anti-trust law. rag. 17. Polities. TToodrow Wilson would regulste corporations punishing individuals who do wrong. Page 2. Reports from all over stats show strong sentiment favorable to Taft. Page 14. Roosevelt league for Htate of Washington organizes. Page 18. Domestic. Eight known dead, others entombed in Oklahoma mine fire. Page 4. New Torn City swept by devastating gale. Pass 1. Wyoming girl riding horseback to Buffalo. who wsa reported lost in blixzard. Is safe. Page S. Modern Woodmen meet to protest against Increase of rates. Page S. Ban Francisco may put moving pictures In schools. Page 1. Sport. Helnrlrh may meet Vrlntrre in seml-wlnd- up of Berk-Frankenstein match, page B Kllhane gets decision over Attell, winning feather-weight championship. Page 8. Frank Mantell gains decision ever Billy Papke. Page 8. Dates set for amateur boxing and wrestling championships. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Locked antlers found In glacier give evi dence of mortal combat of deer cen turies ago. Page L Dr. Haxzard to undergo fast treatment. Page a. Special proseeutor may be employed In Hill murder case. Page . Governor West names good roads legislation Inspection commutes. Tage 6. Callfornlan says Japanese labor aids his state. Page 12. Candidates for legislature may also seek places as delegates to National conven tions, rule state officials. Paga 16. Commission rule Issue stirs Boise. Page . C ommercial "and Marine. Qregon Naval Militia fires 21-gun salute from cruiser Boston In honor of Washington's birthday. Page 21. Apple stocks In Northwest low. Page 21. Market at stockyards active and firm, l'age 21. Portland and Vicinity. One Chinese killed, snother shot over dif ferent rows In building serosa street from polK-e station, l'age IX Two wives In Irvington. both over 80. play burglars and are beaten In earnest by their husbands. Paga 1. Centralis dentist Is arrested as accomplice of youth who attempted to hold up bank and killed bank president. Page 1. Ex-Shertff Word says he will oontlnue cru sade on gambling until every place la cluasd. l'age 12. Mystic Shrine to Initiate class of 80 at Ar mory tomorrow night. Page 11. Construction of SIUO.OOO fr.lghthouse en Kast ."ile ordered by Southern Pacific president, l'age 15. Congratulatory messages pour In on Ben Hellliitc, candidate for United Btates Sen ate, rage 14. , Portland, Joined by Seattle. Tacoma and other cities, observes Its slxtb Rose. Planting day page 20. , L w. Hill buys txKi.OOO acres of Central Oregon land. Page 1. Church . of St- Mary Magdelene blessed. Page IS. Portland Elks and Admen to Invade Seattle. Page 20. More than 400 persons attend Press Club re ception. Page 4. . HOME RULE BILL DUE SOON Premier AMjititli Expected to Intro duce Measure March 2 0. LONDON, Feb. 22. Fremler Asqulth Is expected to Introduce the bill grant ing home rule to Ireland in the House of Commons on March 20. It was said today that this pro gramme virtually had been arranged. NOT DEAD, NOR SLEEPING. , y ' GENTRALIA HOLDUP IS LAID TO DENTIST Dr. F. D. Johnson Held as Accomplice. BANK ROBBERY CHARGE MADE A. B. Clark, Who Killed Bar, Says Friend Planned Deed. PRACTITIONER DENIES ALL Sheriff Selies Alleged Conspirator In Crime After. Touth Confesses. Captor Declares Captive Hasn't Disproved Charge. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Feb. 22. (Spe cial.) Sheriff Urquhart arrested Dr. F. D. Johnson, a dentist with offices in the Zlmmer block, at Centralis, this afternoon, as an accomplice of Adel bert B. Clark in the hold-up of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, of Cen-tralla.-Vhich resulted In the killing of Lawrence Bar. president of the Insti tution, last December. Clark told Denity Prosecuting At torney Bishop and E. E. Boner, of Aberdeen, his counsel, this afternoon, that Dr. Johnson had planned the crime. Clark said ho passed several hours with the dentist the day the at tempted hold-up and murder took place to throw oft suspicion. The slayer de clared ho and the dentist expected to attend a dance at P EU that night and divide the booty there. Clark said he expected to get the money by holding up the bank a few minutes before train time. Then as he boarded the train, ha said, it was planned for him to drop the money into a handbag or suitcase Dr. Johnson would carry. It was further arranged, he saW, for him to change his clothes on the way to the station to help them further In their plans. Dentist Denies Taking Part. Dr. Johnson says he has known Clark long and that he haa introduced him to a number of friends. After the murder mas committed, he said, he vis ited the County Jail to see the mur derer, and, to his surprise, found that the prisoner was Clark. His expres sion at the time was noticed by Dep uty Sheriff Foster, who asked the den tist what he knew about the case. Dr. Johnson then recounted that he had known Clark, had bn with him on several occasions and introduced him to his friends. As evidence that he did not expect to get money from any other sources Dr. Johnson declares he has a check which he said he had a merchant cash for him the night of the attempted holdup that ho might have sufficient money to take him to Pe Ell. The dentist declares he has kept this check in bis safe ever since to foil Clark If th prisoner tried to connect him with the crime in any (Concluded on Page 6.) FILM SHOWS FOR SCHOOLSAREURGED SAX FTIANXISCO SUPERINTEND ENT SEEKS APPROPRIATION. Pictures Much Better Than Rooks to Endow 1'onngsters With Un derstanding, He Declares. PAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22. (Special.) If the energies of Superintendent of Schools Roncovlerl can accomplish it, moving pictures for educational work In the public schools of San P'rancisco will be assured. The use of the mov ing picture for school purposes Is rapid ly growing In favor over tha entire country, advanced educators finding that far more lasting Impressions are made upon the minds of children through matter pictured for them than through reading. "I am most emphatically In favor of moving pictures for educational work in schools," said Superintendent Ronco vlerl. "In my last two annual reports I have recommended to the Board of Education that provision be made for such work. I am preparing estimates to be Included In the next year's budget for a fund to start the work. "The Importance of this method of teaching history, of impressing geo graphical facts upon the child, of teaching literature, of getting compre hensive studies in natural science, and many other subjects cannot be over estimated. I also respectfully recom mend most earnestly that the lecture system for pupils In our schools be ex tended eo as to Include moving pic ture films on educational themes." State Superintendent of Schools Hyatt is In line with Roncovlerl and other leading educators in advocating the use of the motion picture. In a cir cular recently sent out to county superintendents, Hyatt urged that the Idea of the moving picture be advo cated. CLARA WARD TO BE SUED Erstwhile Princess Chiinay Has Trouble With Third Husband. PARIS, Feb. 22. (Special.) Clara Ward, erstwhile the Princess de Chlmay, one-time wife of Rlgo, the Gypsy violinist and more recently the wife of Chevalier Giusulpp Rlccardl, Is again In the throes of a matrimqnlal fight. The Chevalier Is her third hus band and shortly will sail for America to sue in the United States courts for the recovery of his allowance of $200 a month, which the fair Princess agreed to pay him upon their separation two years ago. Reports say the Princess is seriously contemplating a fresh matrimonial al liance if she can divorce Riccardl and that this time she means to enter the bonds of Hymen never again to break them. There is a daughter by her first marriage to Chlmay, whose chances for a splendid marriage depend entirely upon good conduct of her mother. PRELATE'S DECREE IS HIT Montreal Judge Holds Marriage of Catholics by Methodist Valid. MONTREAL Feb. 22. Judge Char bonneau held legally valid today the marriage of Emma Clouatre, of Dale River, Miss., and Eugene Hebert, of this city. Both are Catholics and their marriage by a Methodist minister In 1908, in Point Ste. Charles, Montreal, was annulled by Archbishop Bruchesl, head of the Catholic hierarchy here, on the ground that Catholics could be married only by their parish priest or ordinary. This dissolution by the archbishop afterwards was ratified civilly by Judge Laurendeau, in the high court. Judge Charbanneau reversed Judge Laurendeau's decision, holding that any officer qualified by the state to per form marriages could marry couples whatever faith; that the papal decree had no legal effect and was binding only on the consciences of Catholics. OREGON SOCIETY FORMED Natives and Descendants Living In Bay Counties Organize. SA-N FRANCISCO. Feb. 22. (Special.) At a meeting today In Goldeii Gate Park, an Oregon Society was organized by natives of Oregon and descendaats of pioneers of Oregon who are now living In the counties surrounding San Francisco Bay. Among thos.3 pr3sont at the meeting were Far.nlu Dovenell Leon, of Portland; Hattio Reames White and Mattle Russell Boyd, of Berkeley; Alice B. Kane And Donald Cameron, of Oakland; Gra;e Russell Fountain, of Fruitvale, and Endora Godfrey Howard, of San Francis?-. The next meeting ' will be held at the Children's Playground. M-irch 1C. "AUNTIE" LOST; LAD CRIES Wail of Boy for Missing Relative Stimulates Search Over City. Because a three-year-old nephew is crying his heart out for "Auntie," friends and relatives of Mrs. A. J. Zimmerman, who disappeared from her home at 78 -Idaho street Tuesday morning, are making a search all over the city for her, and detectives have been engaged to find her. Little "Gcorgie," the son of Mrs. G. D. Zim merman, her sister, is the moving power In the search. Mrs. 'Zimmerman, saying flint she was going to an afternoon party at a friend's house, left home about noon Tuesday. Since then no trace of her has been found. MEN MAUL VIES, 10 PLAY ROBBERS HusbandsSeeToo Late It's All Joke. WOMEN BOTH PAST63TH YEAR Spouses Pounce Upon "Prow lers" in Irvington. KICKS AND BLOWS TELLING Mrs. C. E. Baker and Mrs. K. Colt, No via Scotia Gnest, Are Prank Victims One In Bed Over InjuriesDoctor Called. Thinking to "have a little fun" with their husbands, Mrs. C. E. Baker, wife of a retired capitalist living at 415 East Twenty-second street North, in the fashionable Irvington residence district of Portland, and Mrs. E. N. Colt, a visitor from Nova Scotia, donned over coats and slouch hats Wednesday night and played a practical Joke. When Mr. Baker and Mr. Colt returned to the home, one of the most palatial In the city, the women dashed out the front door past them, pretending they mere burglars making their escape. In the darkness of the evening It was Impossible tor the two men to dis tinguish the features of the women, and they took the "Joke" so seriously that, had they been armed. It is prob able a fatality would have ensued. Women Beaten In Earnest. As It was, neither man had a weapon, but they did the best they could on the supposed burglars by pummeling each most vigorously, never for a mo ment suspecting that they were beat ing their wives, both past 60 years of unable in the darkness to Im press their husbands that they were merely playing a practical "joke." the wives tried vainly to break away and get to a place where they could make their Identity Lnown, but before they succeeded in so doing Mrs. Baker had been, hurled to the floor of the front porch by her 73-year-old husband and Mrs. Coit had been knocked down the front steps by her husband. Cries of "Police! Murder!" rent the air, but no policeman put In an ap pearance, and the mauling continued until a lone pedestrian, who chanced to be passing, rushed to the scene and iniulred the trouble. "Isn't there a policeman in all Irv ington?" inquired M:. ),aker, as he grasped his wife's long overcoat vio lently, and held her in terror like mad. All Cleared Amidst Bruises. Meanwhile Mr. Colt was busying him self trying to capture tho "burglar" who darted past him so suddenly when he and Mr. Baker came up. Being in entire ignorance of the identity of his victim, Mr. Colt, landed several telling blows on his wife's form and as she ap proached the front steps added well directed kicks, felling her to tho ce ment walk. About this time Mrs. Baker had man aged to make known her identity to her husband and at this Juncture af fairs rapidly cleared up. It was a most strenuous scene In which the four elderly men and women Indulged so vigorously, although in tho doing it required but a few brief moments. Having made known their identity, the two women were fondly bundled into the house by their husbands and Dr. C. J. McCusker was summoned. He examined the victims of the little drama and found that neither was seri ously injured, although Mrs. Colt was badly bruised and, after treatment, was placed in bed, where she remaixred all of yesterday. "Just Fun" Is Explanation. When asked last night for their ver sion of the affair. Mr. and Mrs. Baker laughingly said that " there is nothing to It, really." "All In the world there Is to the story," said Mrs. Baker, "is that Mrs. Colt, who is my cousin and here on a visit from Nova Scotia, and I thought we would have a little fun with the men-folks and we just put on their long overcoats and soft hats and waited until they came home. We then ran out to frighten them. Neither one of us was hurt enough to mention. It was only a little family affair and un worthy of any notice whatever." Mr. Baker, who is a sturdy, pleasant old man, greeted a reporter good naturedly in answer to tho doorbell last night, and mas apparently mucn amused to think that the little en counter he and Mr. Colt had had with the "burglars" had caused so much comment In the neighborhood. He smiled when asked about the affaii and had nothing special to say. "Xot Serious," Says Wife. He was playing a game of cards with Mr. Colt under a cheery light and resumed his pastime, after introducing Mrs. Baker, who passed the whol thing off lightly. The fashionable district in which ths Baker mansion is located began to heai about the enactment of tho little drama yesterday morning and the rumors thai grew out of it were startling befort nightfall. One of them had Mrs. Coll lying prostrate in tha hospital, seri ously injured, ana other report of similar naturo were afloat A