PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI I NO. l."5,DD.. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912. LA FOLLETTE IS BETRAYED BY T. R. Senator's Campaign Manager Bitter. POLITICAL SECRETS ARE TOLD VV. L Houser Tells How Sup port Was Pledged at Start. SOLON WILL STAY IN RACE Wisconsin Man Aert Colonel Sent "Trusted. Mutual Friend With Mfti frjring; Badger Slate Leader to Ron. The Ingenious method by which The odore Roosevelt Induced Senator La Follette to enter the ran for the Re publican nomination for President and then, as the I -a Follett campaign be es n to loom up. deserted the Wlsron in Penstor and virtually "knifed Mm." Is related by Walter L, Ilouser. of Wis consin. National campaign manager for Vrator la Follette. who arrived In Portland yesterday to pass a few days looking over the political field In Ore- Mr. Mauser derlarra that Mr. Koose v It was one of those who In rf'i.ed Ik Follette to enter the race, de- Urine that ha (Roosevelt) would not !' hi name considered la any man ner as a candidate. 'eadere I rare HesMor 1 Ule. "Snstor La Follette waa urged to bt ome a candidate for President, rep e,ntln; the 'progressive' cause, br leading 'progressives In and out of '.'onitress. uU Mr. Houser last night. "In addition. Colonel Roosevelt en couraged blm to become a candidate, ending the message by a trusted mu tual friend. It was not thought pos sible at that time to defeat President Taft for a renomlsation. But to pre serve the integrity of the 'progressive' causa and la defense of their self-respect, under all the circumstances then existing It waa decided, by the pro gressives' that a Nation-wide light with a candidate for President must be made. "With great reluctance and only af ter he became convinced that It was hla duty to do so. Senator La Follette consented to lead the fight. He made It plain then that after entering upon the campaign there would be no turn ing back, surrender or compromise. He declared that he would go through to the end. win or lose. He waa assured that he would be supported to the fin ish by those who Induced him to be come a candidate. -' Shiga's Crovrtk Sarprlalag. "The campaign began and the growth and strength gained waa sur prising and gratifying. A conference was held at Chicago when 30 states were represented and the reports brought from these states Indicated that success was almost assured. t -Particularly significant was the sit uation In Ohio. There was little ques tion but that La Follette would sweep :hat state. Those representing big business became Interested at this stage cf the campaign. Din R. Hanna. on of the late Mark A. Hanna. through Ms political lieutenants. Nat C. Wright, e.lltor ef Henna's paper, the Cleveland leader, and Walter Brown, chairman tr the Republican state central com mittee, a smooth, crafty politician of the machine type, started a movement for Roosevelt In that state, Rooseve.lt Is popular In Ohio. They Irulated that with him as a candi date they could stop La Follette. Head quarters were opened and active work has been going on In that state for weeks In Roosevelt's behalf under the direction and control of Hanna and his representatives. Haaaa et Prog reset ve." "Hanna Is not a progreatva. He la known as a big owner of steel trust stock. He represents big business. As a director In the steel trust he has got Into trouble with the Government In consequence of alleged Infractions of the law. Above him are Munsey, also well-known to bo largely Interested In steel, and C W. Perkins, still higher u- In steel, who have been and now are all active, both themselves and through their lieutenants. In the Roosevelt campaign. "These men. are bitterly opposed lo li Follette and for what be stand. When La Follette's candidacy appeared likely to succeed, these men set out to crush It. They selected their own way to do It. How well their plan will succeed remains to be seen. "La Follette has supreme faith In iho people. He has given a lifetime of service to their cause. He stands now where he stood when Senators H'lurtie. Bristow, Cummins. Clupp, Crawford. Uronna. Polndexter. Works, leading members of the House of Representatives. Colonel Roosevelt. I'inrhot. Record and other prominent 'progressives nrged him to lead the rtzht. He Is the same La Follette now at then. He will tight through to the end. neither turning to the right nor to the left. There will be no sur render nor no compromise. "In reference to Prnator La Follette's illn-. I will ssy that he Is not a sick man. Tears of excessively bsrd work without rest or recreation, and added (Concluded ea iae 2.) "MARRY ME" SHORT WAY TO WIN VOTE UOMW VOn.D WED RAT ITER THW nr. X.lTtTlAI.I7.FJ). Krgl-frar Manned When Tralr ppli rant for Privilege of Ballot Take Hint at Ills Word. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. IS. (Bpe- rlal. "But. my dear sir." petulantly said a winsome young woman to Reg Istrar 7.emanky today. "I tell you have been here from Canada sere years. Surely I am entitled to reg Ister." "Sorrr to disappoint you. miss." re torted the Registrar with all tha chlv In at hi command, "but you will first have to be naturalized." "And. Just think! That takes years. doesn't It?" The corners of a sweet mouth dropped perceptibly and a pal of violet eyes moistened almost to over flowing. The heart of the Registrar was touched. "Possibly you won't have to wslt." he reassured her. "Why. all you have to do is to go right out and marry some young and handsome cltl sen. Then you can register to your heart's content." "Marry young and handsome." re pealed the young woman softly. And then, raising the aforesaid violet eyes to those of the Registrar, she whis pered: "Tou marry me.' The form of the Registrar remained motionless, leaning against the wall. until a deputy whispered in his ear: "She's gone." MAN NO SNORER. SAYS WIFE Despite Denial. Policeman 1 Pined $100 for Napping. Calling his wife to testify that he never snored and also hta landlady to substantiate that testimony. II. A. Fos ter, a policeman, tried to show yester day afternoon that Patrol Sergeant Stahl was mistaken when he attempted to prove that the policeman waa asleep In an automobile, because the sergeant said he could hear him snoring clear across the street. "How long have you lived with Mr. Foster? asked Attorney Claude Stra ban of Mr. Foster. "Five years next month. she re plied. "Ever hear him snore?" "Never did," she said. Mrs. H. I- Kelly, proprietress of an Kast Side hotel, was called and said she passes the policeman's room often. but that she never heard him snore. Sergeant Stahl accused Foster and also Patrolman White, who, ho said. waa In a bakery contrary to orders, at Seventeenth and Alberta streets, early one morning. The accused men de nted the charges, but Waldemar Seton and W. II. FitxgeralJ. Commissioners. found them guilty and ordered a '$100 fine for each and a reprimand from Chief Stover. LAND SALES NET $150,000 Three Urals at Eugene t-bow Activ ity Over Railroad Development, EUGENE, Or.. Feb. It. (Special.) Three land sales were made here today aggregating mora than 1160.000 in val ue. T. J. Ryan, of Portland, who has held considerable property In this county, purchased the Fox farm of 111 acre, six miles north of Eugene, for f 11.000. The Eugene & Great Western Land Company bought from S. 1L Friendly. L. H. Logan and Kdward Bailey, living between Lugent and Junction City. farms aggregating 1000 acres, thei price being over JlOO.OuO. Tha land la to be subdivided and the owners will main tain a 40?arre demonstration farm un der direction of competent persons from tin sou Agricultural College. Both the tracts are. river bottom land, and will be traversed by the new Ore gon Electric line, a Well as by tha Southern Pacific. The third deal waa an agreement of sale of 101 acres south of Eugene, for merly owned by Mr. Ryan, but now sold by Hans T. Chrlstlanson to R. U Edward, a right-of-way man for th Southern Pacific. A tract of 13 acres on the Siuslaw Is also Included at the price of I J J. 500. REFLECTION ON JAIL HURTS Sheriff Hodge's xVdcral Prisoners Will He Housed in Seattle Lockup. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 18. The Fed eral prisoners whom Sheriff Robert Hodge refuses to harbor in the County Jail will be taken care or In the City JalL and It will not be necessary to remove the Federal District Court to Tacoma. United States Marshal Jacoby and Chief of Police Bannlck camo to an understanding today. The county jailer was called Into the Federal Court to explain why con victed Federal prisoners were per mitted to roam about town and even to stay over night at hotels. Sheriff Hodge resented the reflection, on hit Jail, and ordered the United States prisoners to be taken away. PROFESSOR IS EXONERATED Student Who Mauled Baker tractor Beg His Pardon. In. BAKER. Or.. Feb. 2$. (Special.) Apologies by the young men who based Professor G. R. Mullen, of the Baker High School faculty, were msde todsy. Professor Mullen was thoroughly ex onerated by the school authorities In their Investigation of charges brought against h in alleging that he forced his attentions on young; women stu dents of the school. EFFORTS TO AVERT GOAL STRIKE FAIL GreatTurmoil Hanging Over England. MEN THEMSELVES ELAMED Miners Place Obstacles Way of Solution. in DEADLOCK MOST GRAVE CoTcmincnt. In Official Statement, Admit That Conferences Have Come to Xaaglit legislation to Fix Minimum Wage. LONDON. Feb. 2$. After negotia tions lasting- a weak, tha government. In official communication tonight, ad mit Its failure to stave off a national coal strike. Negotiations will be re sumed tomorrow, but little Is expected from these. The deadlock Is graver than expect ed. It has been supposed that the greatest hostility would arise from the Welsh mlneowners and public opinion was veering In favor of the miners, who. It waa thought, would be satis fied with the concession of the prin ciple of a minimum wage, leaving their adjustment of detailsto subsequent ar bitration or negotiations. It Is now seen that the miners them selves are placing the greatest obsta cles In the way of a peaceful solution by insisting on their own Interpreta tion of the terms of the minimum wage. It la this aspect or the situa tion which renders the outlook almost hopeless. Efforts Not Wasted. At the same time It Is felt that the government's efforts have not been sted. The government has secured the assent of fO per cent of the mine- owners of tha country to the principle of a minimum wage, thus greatly facil itating lta task should it be deemed advisable to resort to legislative en forcement of the minimum wage. Ac cording to opinion In the lobbies of Parliament tonight, this will be the next step, should the conferences, which are to be resumod tomorrow. show that the deadlock la Insuperable. In lta statement tonight, the gov ernment says It is satisfied there are rases In which underground workers are not able to earn a reasonable min imum wage and that the power to earn such wage should be secured by ar rangements suitable to tha special clr. cumstances In each district, adequate safeguards being provided to protect employers against abuses. More Conference Com tag. The government Is prepared to con fer with the parties concerned as to tha best method of giving practical ef fect to these conclusions by means of (strict conferences, a representative r"onclurted on Pa 3. 1 I INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. v irjvr S7H n A m Maximum temperature. M degree; minimum. 34 degree. TODAY'S Fair; easterly wind. Foreirn- Frtttsh s-evernmsnt admits fsllure to avert coal strike. Pas 1. Mexican sovernment n"t ,rT " nlslod- juar-x reneie. mq i. National- . Becretarv Knox, at Panama, ear Ttnlted Stat will aid bouth end Ontr! Amer ica in bulldlnc up trad, face o. Minute of packers' meetings admitted as eviaenc. fas e. Expert finds "Gary dinners- effectively eon trolled steel trad. Pas 2. Dr. Wiley considers reslcnlng efTlce. Pat 4. Politics. President to msk vigorous speaking cam DalKn. Pax 3. Roosevelt Leacu made from La Follett orsanlsatloa in California. Tax 2. La Follett' ruiMlrn manaser here. rharve Roosevelt "knifed his man. P I- Domestic. TwMfiM mm tevttl worker will ap pear before Congressional committee of Inquiry. Page 2- John Day marrle. robs bride and flees from Los An tele. Fag L. Would-b cltlxeness offers to marry regis- . trr to sv naturalisation, pas: I. Letter from Pendleton betrays Chicago fu- ' aitlv. Page 3. Eleanor Sears siarttea Ran Mateo by riding blcycl cld In 'trouseretlc." pgs a. Teacher defends vocational education as In vestment. 1'axe o. Sports. Polt-vaulter Fellah may not represent Mult nomah at Olympic same tryouu face i. McCredle picks 12 of 1 roasters going to Dig icaxues n mans s " ,. Paclflo Northwest. Oregon will ark Oovernment to pay It for iirnnn ciit locks contribution, page e. Reattle phone systems merged. Pag I. Fnokane' strike troubles grow apace. Pas 4. Leader of Idaho night riders confesses guilt and receive court penalty of 1100 tin -and JO day In Jan. rage e. Commercial and Marine. Wonl contracting slops In all parts of West. Page 17. Chicago whest market excited by small es timate of farm reserves, rage 17. Covering hy shorts Is feature of stock mar ket, rage 17. Thompson estate la first to withdraw from street end In obedience to uouncu s oraer. Pag is. Portlnad and Vicinity. Elks and Ad Men win all Seattle In excur sion to harald big convention. Pag lo. City Council sets aside I15.0O0 tor lllumlna- Hon of bridges. Pane IS. Medford citizens offer fnrt.ono for transfer of St. Helen s Hall to that place. Fait 11. H. T. Hudson, resident of Portland for 52 years, dies. Pag ll. W. B. Ayer. chairman of Taft campaign rommlltee. score IJolonel Roosevelt vio!tor of sacred precedent. Page 10. Interest In Oregon's excursion to pick fair nuuuing sue s.?w.11 vicauuj. rM" 16. , W. Ft. Moore pay nurse big mum In settle ment of breach -of -promise suit. Page Id. Greater Portland Plana Association to scour city for 10.000 members today. Page 10- State Grange Insists upon putting own road measure before people. Pag 7. TUG DEMOLISHES LAUNCH Captain of Wrecked Craft Narrowlj Escapes Death In Collision. MARSHFIELIi. Or., Feb. 28. (Spe cial.) The gasoline launch Curlew was run down and stink by the tug Colum bia at North Bend today. Captain Leonard Masters, of the Curlew, waa alone on the boat, and he narrowly es caped drowning. Captain Bendergard was in charge of 'the tug. Mastera waa looking ahead and says that If the tug whistled ha did not hear It. The tug struck the little boat and cut it In twain. The cabin was turned over several times before Captain Masters waa able to crawl out. He was rescued by another small boat. The Curlew la a total wreck. The boat was on a regular run between Marsbfleld and' Sumner. No passengers were aboard, the boat having been at North Bend for freight and had not yet taken on the pas senger for Sumner. OH, WE'LL GET THERE IN TIME. REBELS III JUAREZ WILL BE LET ALONE Government Abandons Plan of Siege. TROOPS TO AID AMERICANS Government Heeds Protest of Ambassador Wilson. OROZCO'S FEALTY DOUBTED i Vigorous Campaign to Be Made to Pacify I.agiina District Bands of Robbers Overrun Dn-rango-Ralds Numerous. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 28 No imme diate steps will be taken to dislodge the rebels from Juarez, either by siege or battle. Instead, the government will devote Its energies to cleanlne- up the district about Torreon and Chi huahua. This, according to the best informa tion obtainable, was tha conclusion reached at the meeting of President Madero's Cabinet today after the dif ficulties of starving; out the Juarez In surrectionists had been canvassed thoroughly. Siege Believed Impracticable. A government official who was pres ent at the taking of the border city by Madero last May pointed out that it would require a larce number of troops and a close Investment to pre vent the rebels from securing cattle and provisions from the surrounding country with which to maintain them selves. The troops could not be spared, nor could they be placed about the city without great difficulty, he "said. On the other hand, the government has decided that military operations are to be pimlied vigorously in the L-.guna district. Troops are being sent into that territory from Saltlllo and Monterey and results are expected within a few days. In the opinion of government officials, railroad traffic 111 be re-established shortly on the lines connecting the latter cities with Torreon. ' Troop Seat to Aid Americans. In response to representations mads by American Ambassador Wilson, a body of troops Is proceeding to the re lief of 63 Americans, who are bottled up at Velardena. A report was circulated here today that three Americans had been killed by the rebels. Careful inquiry failed to show any foundation for the rumors. What stand General Orozaco will take after the termination of the per iod of service covered in his promises to Madero several weeks ago, when he expressed a desire to retire, appears to be giving concern. Government of ficials would not venture an opinion but there is evident a lack of confi- Concluded on Page 4.) PHONE SYSTEMS MERGE IN SEATTLE INDEPENDENT COMPANY IS AB SORBED BY PACIFIC. Mayor Pilling Receives Notice of Amalgamation nf Plants, With "Agreement to .Maintain Rates. SliATLE, Wash., Feb. 28. (Special.) Complete absorption of the Indepen dent Telephone Company by the. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company was announced tonight by Vice-President and General Manager E. C. Bradley, of the latter company. Operation under one system Is to begin Just as soon as the physical construction work consoli dating the two plants can be completed. The Pacific Company agrees not to raise lta present schedule of rates for a period of two years, pending an ex haustive investigation of the whole telephone situation. This arrangement is subject to the approval of the State Public Service Commission. The com pany is willing to enter into a formal agreement with the City Council not to raise the rates for that period of time. Announcement of the consolidation was made to Mayor Dining in a. com munication over the signature of Man ager Bradley and presented by his per sonal agent, B. C. Carroll, of San Fran cisco. The communication says: "It has been decided to take over the properties of the Independent Com pany." The recent physical connection es tablished between the two systems, which the Board of Public Works to day formally ordered the Pacific com pany to remove, as having been estab lished without permit, are not men tioned In the communication. Tho Pacific company's general man ager makes plain, however, that the merger does not mean merely physical connection, but a complete amalgama tion. GLASS EYE NO BARRIER Hero of Steamer Queen Disaster May Keep Master's License. SA.V FRANCISCO, Feb. 28. Captain M. E. Cousins, one of the best-known marine men on the Pacific Coast, has been saved from retirement by a ruling that the loss of an eye no longer pre vents a navigator from obtaining a re newal of his license. News of the de clslon, which was made by George Uhler, supervising Inspector-general of hulls and boilers, was received here to day. " A protest had been made against re newal of the license of Captain Cousins, who wears a glass eye as a result of his heroism In the celebrated steam ship Queen disaster. Uhler's ruling held that "any persons who received a license prior to the adoption of the rule demanding a visual examination may have such a license renewed for daylight only, if no other bar to su a renewal appears." BOY, 16, HAS 3D BIRTHDAY Salem High School Student Today Celebrates With Chumsi SALEM. Or., Feb. 28. (Special.) Even though born on February 29 and entitled to four birthdays out of his 16 years of existence, if all of the ap parent laws of mathematics would work, nevertheless Allan Bynon, a stu dent at the Salem High School, will have only his third birthday tomor row. His father, Fred Bynon, a Salem real estate man, has won several bets today on this condition of affairs. The secret of young Bynon's ab sence of birthdays lies in the fact that he was born In 1896. As a result leap year was skipped In 1900 and conse quently the youngster at that time had no bitrhday since the time of his birth until 1904, when he was allowed to celebrate tho anniversary. Then In 1908 he duplicated and tomorrow he will have his third. A large number of students at the high school have planned to Join In tomorrow and give him a rousing celebration. DOG BITES; DANCER SUES Seattle Canine Disapproves of "Texas Tommy" Rag. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 28. (Special.) With the "Texas Tommy," "Turkey Trot," "Bunny Hug" and other terpsi chorean Innovations filling popular, priced down-town vaudeville houses to capacity. It was. according to a com plaint filed in the Superior Court to day, left to a canine of obscure origin to express his disapproval of said "T. Tommy" by taking an alleged 8875 bite out of the calf of the right leg of one Charlotte Harrington while said . terplschore was demonstrating. According to the complaint, one Rus sell Thompson and one Bertha J. Allan conduct a theatrical agency in a lodg ing house at 316 Seneca street. Hither Charlotte sought employment. While in the midst of one of her best Interpretations. Fldo, who bears a slight resemblance to the Spitz family, with a low growl, according to the complaint, sank his teeth into the limb of the dancer. AMERICAN HELD AS SPY Mexican Authorities May Take Life of Prisoner. ( SAX DIEGO. Cal., Feb. 28. George Lebrasky, tm American, is to be tried by a Mexican military court at Tijuana, Lower California, tomorrow on a charge of being & spy and a former rebel. If found guilty he will die. nav maddicc i umi m ROBS AND DESERTS Bride Loses Money and Gems With Spouse. HOTEL RUES NUPTIAL FETE Publicity Man, Formerly of Oregon, Leaves Unpaid Bill. WORTHLESS CHECKS GIVEN Ex-Employe and Salem in Making of Astoria Centennial Fair Loses No Time Working Girl Wife, Then Departing With Cash. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 28. (Spe cial.) Charlotte Adkins Day is mourn ing the. loss of her husband, John Day, but she mourns more seriously the loss of her diamonds and several hundred dollars, the savings of 20 years of la bor. John Day, who was publicity mana ger for the Astoria, Or., Centennial In 1911 and later for the Salem, Oregon State Fair, and the Shriners' show in Salem, met, wooed, won, wed and robbed her within a few days, her frinnds declare. The deserted bride cannot he found, although . it was learned late tonight she Is at some beach resort near Los Angeles and Is in retirement until she recovers from the shock of her deser tion. Day- Drop From MKht. The Alexandria Hotel, where Day lived while here and where he and Miss Adkins were married a week ago last Saturday night, holds two worthless checks on a Portland bank for 850 each signed by Day. and an unsettled hotel bill of $109 charged against him. Day dropped out of sight last Wednesday and no trace of him has been found. Both Day and his bride are 34 years of age. Miss Adkins has been work ing since sha was-a child of 14 years as an office girl for Dr. A. C. Humel baugh, a dentist with offices in the Ramona block. She was economical and when she had a few hundred dollars saved, after years of toil, she was advised to invest it in diamonds. This she did and was possessed of several really good stones, as well as other gems of less value. She continued to save and when she met Day had nearly $1000 in the bank. Miss Adkins met Day at 1815 Lennox avenue, the home of Mrs. A. N. Ferris, wife of a dentist, who had met Day once in Salem and on whom Day called when he came here. Jewels and Money Gone. Mrs. Ferris says she knows little about either Day or the girl, having met neither of them many times. She knew of the meeting and of the wed ding, but nothing more, she said. From Dr. Humelbaugh it was learned that Day persuaded his bride to draw her savings from the bank and intrust them to him. . How he got possession of the Jewels is not known, but both are now gone with the bridegroom. OREGON MEN SEEK DAY, TOO Publicity Mau Victimized Business Men in Portland and Tacoma. Had several persons in Portland and Tacoma, Wash., known that John Day was in Los Angeles courting, then mar rying Miss Adkins. they might have prevented tve marriage and spared the bride her diamonds, money and humil iation, as they sought him in connec tion with the passing of worthless checks In this city and Tacoma. Hotels In Portland and Hillsboro, Or., Melvin G. Wlnstock, or tne t-eopie a Amusement Company, and business men connected with the Summer tournament Tacoma were victimized by Day, after which he disappeared. He cashed several worthless checks in Tacoma, tha total amount being more than $150, and disappeared. It Is surmised that he boarded a steamer for Los Angeles and t is apparent that he lost little time in beginning operations arter ne got there. One of the checks he cashed at Los Angeles bank was returned to the institution unhonored by a hank at Hillsboro on which it was drawn and in which Day had no account Day left unpaid hotel bills in Oregon. Mr. Wlnstock lost $400 by indorsing a note for Day, who represented that he had several thousand dollars coming to him for publicity work at Hillsboro. As a matter of fact, he had $100 worth of work there, and when the note be came due. Day had gone and Wlnstock was obliged to pay. , In Tacoma Day represented that h was working for the Portland Rose Festival, but it Is known that he had no connection with the enterprise. 14TH CAVALRY TO RETURN More Is Incident to New Policy la Philippine Islands. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Incident to the new policy of reducing the cavalry In the Philippines, the War Department has ordered the 14tli Cavalry to em bark on the transport Sheridan and re turn to this country. It has not been decided where the regiment will "be assigned upon lta return. anno