TIIE MORNING OKEGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1912.
PHANTOM FLEETS
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Vivid Portrayal by Virginia
Representative Fails to
Secure New Fort.
BILL PASSED WITHOUT IT
t ort if rations Measure Is Now Be
for Senate Fight to Eliminate
McOabe From Agrlcnli -ral
Ipartmnt Espenrd
WASHISGTViX, Vrtk. ST. Phantom
flta of hoat'la shli anl smouldering
rrlns of capital, tha capitulation of
Washington. Ph:la1-Iprita. Baltimore
and Norfolk, and lb Invasion of the
Mils of Virginia. vlTlilly portrayed In
th Ilousa todar. failed to procurt an
appropriation of Sl&o.ooo for a slta of
a proposed coast defense on Caps
. Ilsnry.
Keprsntatlve Holland, of Virginia,
offered ths imrndmfDt to tha fortifi
cations appropriation bill which was
nr lr consideration. His arguments
on tha need of another defense on tha
Lower Chesapeake were reinforced bjr
tha citizen soldiery of Congress, and
a protracted debate waa carried on In
which Representatives . maneuvered
shins and manne.l land batteries.
lCrpresentattre Moore actively cham
pioned tha Holland amendment.
Itepresentatlve fiherley. of Kenturkr.
summoned Hepreaentatlva Flttgerald.
of New York, to bis aid. and Chairman
Houston sustained a point of order.
Th proposed fort at Caps Ilenrr felL
Tha appropriation -bill was passed
without any strictures on private pur
chases of powder bjr tha Oovernment.
Itepresentatlva csood. of lows, renewed
his attack on tha powder trust, but
lost.
Tha passage of tha fortifications bill
todav puts tha Ilousa abreast of tha
progress of the Ions session of last
year. Tha Army, pension and 'fortifi
cations bills now are before tha (Senate.
With tha coast defense bill out of
tha way. tha Ilousa Immediately took
up the agricultural appropriation bill,
which carried $IS. J.7. which Is
II.OJ.O less than that for tha current
year, and fl. '.: below tha estimates
of Secretary Wilson.
A struggle Is expected to develop
over tba bill tomorrow. A determined
effort will be mads to strike out ap
propriations for salaries for Solicitor
McCabe and II law clerks, his eu bor
tllnates In tha r department of Agricul
ture. It will bo contended that this
function of the Agricultural Iepaft
luent can ba directed by tha Depart
ment of Justice, and that no authority
In law exists for tha law staff which
Mr. McCabe directs.
The debate over this question will
Involve tha controversies In tha De
partment of Agriculture between Dr.
ley and Mr. McCabe. and pending
rharaes that tha department was In
fluenced by Florida eergladee land pro
moters In tha action which was taken
regarding certain official reports.
tha part of tha Councilman, several of
whom were on the board at tha tim
the ordinance was passed.
Two members of the old Council, on
rf whom Is still a member, operate
transfer business ail were fined a
couple of weeks ego for hauling a
trunk to tha station In an emergency
case and they have since been notified
that they will losa much business on
account of tha enforcement of an or
dinanca which works hardship to tha
traveling public. It has also been
found that commercial travelers are
planning to gle Xewberg tha "go-by"
on Kun-tars on account of tha drastic
character of tha ordinance.
There Is now developing an op
position to tha ordinance on the part of
business men generally. Including
church members mho have heretofore
favored It. and tha matter of changing
It wss referred last night to the
Judiciary committee with directions to
report to the Council an amended ordi
nance at sn adjourned meeting to be
held Saturday night.
The ordinance wss so bitterly op
posed when It was pulsed last Hummer
that a test case was made and the con
test was carried to the Supreme Court.
One feature In tha case was a claim by
tha opposition that tha votes of wo
men are illegally received. In the Su
preme Court the legality of tha ordi
nance was sustained.
: BRITISH SHE IN
ABEYANCE STILL
Although Word Has Not Yet
Come, Between 30,000 and
40,000 Miners Quit.
PREMIER SEES PRINCIPALS
A-qultli and Members of Ills Cabinet
Hold Conference Willi Coal Op
erators and Workers, bat
Pence Is Sot Secured.
MRS. TAYLOR IS VICTOR
FAMOtS DIVORCE CASK MUST
BE TKIED OV ITS M -CHITS.
Court Holds Order Is Not final Io
eree and Therefore Is Xot
Appealable.
MULTNOMAH BAR ELECTS
i:. K. Ifeekbert Choaen President to
Succeed Harrison Allen.
K. K. TTerkbert was alerted last night
president of the Multnomah County Bar
Association to succeed Harrison Al
len. Other officers elected are: First
vice-president. Will it. King; second
vice-president. J. U. Conley: third vice-
president. John McCue: secretary. Ar
thur Langgulh t re-elected) : treasurer,
J. A- Coan. and R E. Youmana Presi
dent Ileckbert will announce his ap
pointments on the various standing
committees this week.
The membership of tha Multnomah
County liar Association has Increased
by (4 members wtililn the past year,
and now has enrolled a total of 304.
Only two members resigned this year.
The annual banquet will be held In
March, taking the place of tha regu
lar monthly meeting of the associa
tion. Tha date and place for tha ban
quet will be decided by tha president
and the entertainment committee. Here
tofore tha annual banquets have been
dedicated to legal institutions of tha
country, tha state or Federal courts,
but C J. Schnabel suggested, his sug
gestion being strongly supported by
many of tha members, that tha coming
banquet ba given In honor of soma of
of tha oldest members of tha bar now
llvlrur In Portland.
Mr. Heckbert. tha newly-elected pres
ident came to Oregon and was admitted
to the Oregon bar-In 1)07. He was
born In Woburn, Mass.. and Is a grad
uate of Boston I'nlverslty. Ha waa
admitted to the Maine bar In 1894.
Mr. Heckbert Is chairman of the griev
ance committee of tha State Bar As
sociation, and served on a similar com
mittee for tha Multomah County Bar
Association.
SALK.M. Or. Feb. 7. (Special.)
By action of the State Supreme Court
today Mrs. Minnie Tarur won an Im
portant victory lu her fight to set
aside the divorce granted In Oregon
Illy to her husband. Charles I. Tay
lor, a multi-mllllonalre of Santa Ana.
"al- Tba action of the Supreme Court
was to sustain a motion made bv Mrs.
Tslor. through Floyd at Reynolds, her
counsel, to dismiss an appeal by which
Taylor sought to block further con
sideration of the case by the lower
court.
Mrs- Taylor's original suit to set
aslda tha divorce granted Taylor will
now go to trial on Its merits at Oregon
City.
Records of the State Circuit Court
for Clackamaa County show that on
September 1). 11D, Taylor obtained a
decree of divorce from his wife, whoss
nialdnn name. Minnie N. Terwllllger,
was restored to her. In his complaint
Taylor charged Mrs. Taylor with Im
moral conduct, drunkenness and flirt
ing with strange men In public cafes.
Throughout tha litigation which has
followed. Mrs. Taylor has contended
that the divorce decree waa obtained
through fraud and that she was not
properly served with summons at tha
time tha suit waa Instituted, and for
that reason was prevented from mak
ing an appearance.
According to Mrs. Taylor, tha first
intimation she received that aha was
not the legal wife of Taylor waa on
March 31, 11 1, at Santa Ana. Cal,
when a petition was filed asking that
her suit against Taylor for a monthly
maintenance of IliOO be transferred
from the Superior Court to tba United
States District Court at Los Angeles.
At the same time another suit by Mrs.
Taylor against T. Russell Joy was
pending In the Kan ta Ana courts. In
which Mrs. Tsylor asked the annul
ment of deeds given by Taylor to Joy
and conveying title to Santa Ana prop,
erty of the estimated value of
00. , Mrs. Taylor desired these deeds
set aside pending tha termination of
her suit for maintenance, but it was In
connection with this proceeding that
Taylor made ths defense that ha had
been divorced from tha complainant sis
months before.
Mrs. Taylor than transferred ber
activities to Oregon, and through her
attorneys filed a motion In tha Clack
a mas County State Circuit Court to
aslda tha decree annulling; the marr
between her and Taylor. This motion
waa heard July IS. 1911. by Circuit
Judge lis kin. of Clatsop County, who,
a few days later, refused to set aside
ths decree.
Latter Mrs. Taylor filed suit In ths
same court against Taylor for 17000
suit money and an allowance of 11500
a month maintenance. This proceeding
also was heard by Judge Kakln. By
his decision Mrs. Taylor was allowed
only $") suit money. No maintenance
allowance was granted.
"Upon the allowance of tha applica
tion to defend and the filing of the
answer, the default la set aside, and
Incident thereto the Judgment should
be vacated, as It Is no longer sup
ported by the record. says the opinion
in conclusion today.
"Therefore the order was not beyond
ths authority of the court to grant
and Is not void. It Is not a final de
cree and therefore not appealable. The
appeal is dismissed."
LONDON. Feb. 27. No settlement Of
the coal dispute was reached at tha va
rious conferences in which Premier
Asquith and members of his Cabinet
and representatives of tlie mineowners
and miners participated today.
The official statement of tha pro
ceedings Issued to-light merely records
the fact that various conferences were
held. It concludes with tha announce
ment that the conferences would ba
resumed tomorrow.
Between 30.000 and 40.000 miners in
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire ceased
work today. In accordance with notice
previously given, and It Is vldent that
as the time limit provided for in the
notices expires, the men will lay down
their tools and await the action of tba
Miners' Federation.
I'ltlnaatam He-Iterated.
The negotiations have not advanced
to that stage where It is advisable that
members of the Cabinet and tlio rep
resentatives of the owners and miners
meet. The position of the miners' rep
resentatives Is much simpler than that
of the owners' representatives. The
former are authorized by the National
Miners' Federation practically to pre
sent the ultimatum:
" national minimum wage or a na
tional strike."
I'ntU the owners are persuaded to
concede the minimum principle. It Is
obvious that nothing can be accom
plished by bringing th disputants to
gether. From the fact i.iat this has
not been done. It is Inferred that the
Cabinet succeeded In inducing the own
ers to make that concession.
That tha sanguine expectations of
ultimata success are not yet Justified
Is shown by the answer given to In
terviewers by James Haslam. member
of Parliament and leader of the Derby
shire miners, who attended ..tha con
ference. Parliament Mesabera Hopeful.
"There la no outlook at present," Mr.
Haslam said. "The government seems
to have gone as far as It can go. Tha
Ministers are very anxious, just as wa
are. bat it is going to be a hard Job.
In Parliamentary circles, where pre
sumably Inside information has been
obtained, there Is an undeniable feeling
of optimism, but if government Inter
vention falls by Friday morning, vir
tually every colliery In the land will
he shut down. Meanwhile, many thou
sand miners are making ready to
strike, and the time left to accomplish
anything by negotiations Is short.
The negotiations continued until near
midnight. ITimler i.squlth had anoth
er conference with the owners' commit
tee after o'clock and because of tha
coal situation neither the Premier,
Chancellor Lloyd-C orgs, nor the pres
ident of the board of trade. Pydney
Buxton, was able to appear In the
House of Commons tonight.
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road to good clothing
it ends here at our coun
ters; it is built on the founda
tion of honest worth in fabric, style and work
manship. WE maintain our principle
of selling only.clothing made of
reputable woolens, lined and trimmed in a
manner befitting the quality of the cloths
from which the garments are fashioned. Every,
detail of the tailoring conforms to the highest
standard of efficiency.
HP HE RE'S satisfaction for
the wearer in this clothing
Abundant service, correctness of style and
permanency of shape all at a moderate cost.
We welcome the most critical to this Spring
Exhibition. We have anticipated every, de
tail that goes to make perfection. Let us show
you this splendid array; priced on the basis of:
true .worth, $20.00 to $35.00.
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i COURTS POWER DENIED
WICKERSHAM ARGCES FOH IN
TERSTATE COMMISSION.
clause of the
Attorney-General Says Tribunal Has
No Right to Review Rate Power
Vested by Congress.
SECRET MEETINGS EYED
NINE PACKERS CONFERRED ON
TCESDAYS IS EVIDENCE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Attorney
Genera WIckersham closed today the
arguments before the Supreme Court In
the so-called "lnler-mountaln rate case,"
by contending that no tribunal bad the
power to review the authority vested
In Congress In the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Ha baaed his argu
ment on the theory that as Congress
was able to make exceptions to the
prohibition It could delegate Its power
to tha commission.
F. C. Dtllard and F. W. Cutcheon
presented arguments for the railroad.
They attacked the constitutionality of
the "long and short haul'
law.
Closing Ms argument. Attorney-Gen
eral WIckersham said Congress had In
tended that the Interstate Commerce
Comml-slon perform Its duty in a prac
tical way. It would hare been Imprac
ticable, be said, to take up each .rate
separately. Tha railroads, be argued,
took the same view by not asking the
commission to act on speclflo rates but
by dumping their entire schedule of
rates before the commission for Its
action.
"Oh. you are mistaken about that,"
insisted Attorney Dlllard.
Tha .Attorney-General reiterated his
statement.
The court may take months In arriv
ing at a conclusion as to tha validity of
the orders of the long and short haul
section of the Interstate commerce
law. under which the orders were pro
HUGE LINER HITS WRECK
Olympic Breaks Propeller on Dere
lict and Will Be Bay Late.
BELFAST, Feb. 27. The White Star
liner Olympic which left New Tork on
Wednesday snd was due in boutnamp
ton today, struck a submerged wreck
In the Atlantic early this morning.
The damage was confined to one pro
peller. The Olympic carried a, large passenger-
list and many notables were In
cluded among her first cabin passen
gers. Among them were Ambassador
Reld. the Duke of Newcastle, Count
Apponyl and W. E. Corey.
A. D. Charlton received a telegram
yesterday from A. E. Duaney, North
Pacific Coast passenger agent, say
ing: "The Olympic has lost only one
blade of one propeller and will sail
from Southampton only one day late
and from New York March 16, as
scheduled."
Chorus Girls to Have Ball.
The annual ball of the chorus girls
of the Lyric Theater will be held next
Monday night at Moose Hall, In the
Royal building, on Morrison street, be
tween Seventh and Park streets. It
will he the first affair of the kind ever
held in Portland. It Is being held for
the purpose of creating a benefit fund
with which to care for chorus girls
who are 111 or unable to work.
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PRUNINGTESTS POSTPONED
Mate Scientists Will Give, Prmon
X rat ion Safnrdaj at Estaoada.
. N. Wonarott. assistant general sec
retary of the Portland Young Men's
Christian Association, yesterday re
rtvd word that tha horticultural
demonstrations that were set for to
morrow at Estacada have bean post
poned until Saturday. These demon
strations will be conducted by members
of the faculty of Oreston Agricultural
College on the state farm two miles
and a half from Estacada.
A large delegation of fruit men Is
expected to go to Estai-ada Saturday
from Portiand. They will leaNr at
10:4S o'clock, and the experiments will
begin at 2.30 o'clock. A large number
of members of tha T. M. C. A. Apple
Culture Club will attend. Various
methods of pruning are to ba demon
strated by the Corvallis scientists.
Witness Tells Row Edward Tlldea
Failed to Get Control of Sell wars-
sK-hUd St ' fetiUbfrgfr Co.
NEWBERG SEEKS CHANGES
ITOgglst.. Confectioners and Res
taarants Ask Ordinance Alteration.
SEWBERO. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.)
At the meeting of the City Council
laxt night a petition waa presented
signed by all druggists, confectioners
and resturant men In town asking
that the drastic Pundsv closing law
which waa passed last Summer by the
Council tml which has attracted
sltte-wtde comment, ba amended so as
tr permit these men to conduct their
businesses as usual on Sunday except
ing during the hours from 1 to noon
snd during church hours at nlrht.
An extended dlsousaion followed tha j
reading of the etttlun and the fsct was
disclosed that there Is quite a general
aMssatlslacUon with the ordinance on
CHICAGO. Feb. 17. Kvtdenea that
nine of the ten defendants) met every
Tuesday again between 1S07 and 1)10
behind closed doors In the directors
room of the National Packing Com
pany was given by two witnesses
In the packer' trial today.
Tha defendants are J. Ogden Ar
mour, Arthur Meeker, Thomas J. Con
ner. Edward Morris. Louts P. Heyman.
Louis F. Swift. Edgar F. Swift. Charles
11. Swift and Charles Tllden.
Witnesses were unsble to Identify
Francis II. Fowler as having attended
tha sessions.
The Government contends that It
was at trra meetings the Indicted
packers nsTJe tha reports and ax-
changed Information regarding busi
ness and agreed upon shipments, sell
ing prices, margins and a division of
territory In violation of the criminal
section uf the Sherman law.
Additional details of the efforts made
by Edward Tilden. president of tha
National Packing Company and one of
tha defendants, to buy stock In ths
Schwarsschlld Sulzberger Company
and the New Tork Butchers Dressed
Meat Compary a'ere given today by
"Moses II. Joseph, secretary and treas
urer of the latter company.
Ha said after several years of effort
the witness and his father, Frederick
Joseph, only succeeded in purchasing
about 10.000 of the 60.000 sharea In tha J
Scbwarzschlld aV Sulxberger Company
and resigned from the a. 8." Com
pany.
The Josephs, acting aa agents for
Tllden. then bought CI23 of ths 7600
shares of tha New York Butchers'
Dressed Meat Company and tha com
pany became a subsidiary of tha Na
tional Packing Company. Both the
S-h warzschlld A Sulzberger Company
anrt tne ew tors; Butchers Dressed
Mrat Company were active competitors
of tha Chicago pasker at tha time.
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Since I ran my last ad three dealers in "ready-to-hop-in
clothes" have called me up and said I was
knocking them. I don't want to knock anybody. It
doesn't pa y. I simply told the truth about men who
know good tailoring and their experience in trying to
make an "approximate measure" fit their individual
needs.
When I measure a man for a suit the measurements
are carefully put down in a book and the cloth, after
thorough sponging, is cut to these measurements
jour exact measui'ements.
That's why Barkhurst clothes fit andi:heir wearers
become my patrons. This expert tailoring and my low
prices, $22.00 . to $50.00, made possible by my large
volume of business and thorough organization, is why
I am doing the largest high-grade tailoring business
in the city. ,
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