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PORTLAND, OKEGON, THURSDAY, JIAKCH 28, 1912.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LII NO. I6,)t0.
TACOMA JURY SETS
CENSUS MEN FREE
"OT GlILTY." SAYS VERDICT
IX CASES OF TWO.
NEW FIRM TO SELL
WITNESSES MUST
TAKECHINESEOATH
2
BATTLE TO
STEPHENSON
COLORADO ELEGTS
TAFT DELEGATION
Roosevelt Men Beaten
Overwhelmingly.
POLITICIANS BUN -
PEANUTSON TRAINS
i
1
ABOUT IN CIRCLES
DEATH IN CHURCH
KANSAS CITV COXCKRV BUYS
HEADLESS CHICKENS TO FIG
URE IX MURDER TRIAL.
DEXXISOX NEWS COMPANY.
KEEP SENATE SEAT
Election Held Valid by
Vote of 40 to 34.
COMPROMISE IS REJECTED
Effort Made to Secure Minor
ity Representaion Fails.
EIGHT ADDED TO COLUMN
Vote Is Xearly Thn to One In
President's Favor Colonel'
Men Content Themselve
With Vociferous Cheering.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. March
7. The state Republican convention
her today selected eight dlegats-at-large
to the Chicago National conven
tion. Instructed lor President Taft.
adopted reolullon Indorsing th Taft
Administration and chose United State
Senator Guggenheim a National com
mitteeman from Colorado.
The Taft Instructions and Indorse
ment were adopted by a rlva voce rote
and Senator Uuitgenhelm waa choaen
National committeeman orer Phillip B.
strart. of Colorado tarings, by a vote
f JI tn :n.
Recall .Xeee la DvaM.
Never af'er th flrt. test vote thla
mnmlnf on temporary chairman, when
Thnmai II. I-erlne. of Pueblo, the Taft
tandldate. waa elected OTer Ben Orlf
1th. ht Roosevelt candidate, by a vote
of 5 1" ; I Z, waa there a doubt aa to
Tie adoption of tha programme agreed
upon br Taft leader early today after
an all-night conference.
Although the Taft force controlled
by almost to 1 vote, there waa no
disposition to employ "steam roller
tartlrs at the opening session, and the
Roosevelt minority contented Itself
with a vociferous cheering for Its can
didate. Its request for representation
on the resolutions committee belnc
granted, the minority supported the ma
jority plan of organisation.
Flsfcf LmI Meer.
The Roosevelt adherents, although
hopelessly outnumbered, carried their
flsht to the floor of the convention, but
the minority report Indorsing; Roose
velt and recommending; that two dele-sates-at-larire
be given to the Roose
velt forces, was rejected overwhelm
Inaly. The delccates-at-lars-e are: United
Statea Senator Guggenheim. T. II. De
vi ne. Jefferson Frr, Crawford Hill. A.
M. Stevenson. Irving Howbtrt. A. N.
Parrish, J. F. McDonald.
2 12 DELEGATES ARE CLAIMED
Director McKlnlcy Concedes Roose
velt Only 2 I So Ear.
WASHINGTON. March 17. As a re
sult of yesterday's primaries In New
York and the state convention In In
diana. President Taft's campaign head
quarters today claimed -1 - delegates
among those selected thus far. Direct
or M-Klnley conceded but 14 to Mr.
Roosevelt.
Mr. McKlnlcy said the failure to have
ballots at many of the polling places In
New York resulted In a loss of votes
for President Taft.
The failure to secure ballots at the
opening of the polls was hurtful to
President Taft." he said, "because many
business men lost their vote when they
made early visits to their voting pre
cincts." RAYMOND MILLS NOW QUIET
Mlllworkcr and Business Men Say
Xo Striae Will He Tolerated.
UATMOND. Wash.. March 17. (Spe
cial.) The first effect of the decision
3t the mlllmen to close their mills
down Indefinitely waa felt today when
not a mill waa started. The saloons
mere closed 1M night by order of the
Mayor to remain closed Indefinitely,
and the usual hustling City of Ray
mond la quiet as It has never been
before Three hundred business men
met last mht and S00 mill workers
today, and their decision Is that no
strike will be tolerated In Raymond.
Thnw men who want to work are going
to b given ample protection, not only
while they are at work, but tn their
homes and on the streets.
A committee appointed by the busi
ness men to meet with a committee of
strikers were Informed that no de
mand had been made nor would be
mad until the strikers on Orays Har
bor had been keard from. They aald
this was a sympathetic strike, but none
f them seemed to know why a strike
had been railed. No disturbances have
teen reported.
RIVER PIERCES TUNNEL
Berlin Workmen Have Narrow Es
cape From Death.
BCRt.IN. March ;7. Flghty work
men barely escaped with their live
today when the rler Snree broke
lrouK'i the tunnel row being bored
nn-ler tlie river for the extension of
the Herlin iby.
rtamacc to the extent of several mil
lion dcl;rs sti dona.
Surwrtisor Kelly and Chief Clerk
Walls Did Not Conspire to Id
City's Count aa Alleged.
TACOMA. Wash.. March 17. (Spe
cial.) Attorney Ouy E. Kelly., super
visor of the Tacoma census, and Roger
Watts, tils chief clerk, were foujid "not
guilty" of conspiring to pad the Ta
coma census, by a Jury In trie unit
States Court today.
The Jury was out exactly one hour
reaching Its verdict. One of the sur
prises and disappointments of the day
for the Government came In the fore
noon when Special Prosecutor Newton
or the Department of Justice was not
allowed to address the Jury. Mr. New-
ton has handled the census cases and
a masterly presentation of the evidence
and charges was expected In his aa
dress.
After United States District Attor
ney Todd hsd made a brief argumen
for the Government, stating that New
ton would present the main case. Ma
Jor Bates, for the defense, announce
that the defense waived the right
of
argument. Under the rules of t
the
court, that also took from the Gov
ernment the right of further argument
and Newton had no opportunity to pre
sent his summing up of the evidence
iniir. Rurikln adiourned court until
P. M. to prepare his Instructions to the
lurr. which retired at 1:1 and was
back at 2:41.
Three census cases remain on tl
docket. Including retrial of Edward
Amldnn. In whose case the first Jury
could not asrree. .
Immediately after the acquittal of
Kelly and Watts, a motion of noll
prosse was entered by Trosecutor New
ton In the case of W. A. McKensle. Gov
ernment census asrent. sent here to In
veatlgate the alleged padding. Newton
explained that the evidence against Mr
Kenxle was similar to that In the trla
Just completed. The motion , wai
granted practically' acquitting McKen
l- of fhe charrc airalnst htm.
Special Trosecutor Newtor. asked that
Hi charre asulnst Dale D. Whitney
another enumerator be dismissed. Judge
Ruiikln granted the motion.
TACOMA OUSTS PHONE LINE
Home Company's Franchise Revoked
by City Council.
TACOMA. Wash.. March IT (Spe.
clal.) The franchise of the'Hom Tel
ephone Company giving It the right to
maintain and operate a telephone sy
tern In the City of Tacoma was revoked
by the City Council today In legislative
session.
This franchise Is now held by the
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. which purchasod the Home Tel
ephone system at a Federal receiver's
sale several months ago for SSSO.OOO.
The franchise of the Sunset Company
will expire In 1S15. while the franchise
of the Home Company would have run
until 1920.
The ordinance revoking the franchise
will go Into effect 10 days from to
morrow and the company Is given 0
days' to remove all polos, wires, cables
and other fixtures and apparatus here
tofore set up. strung, laid or main
tained In the streets, alleys and publlc
places of said city, under said fran
chise.
The ordinance directs the Commis
sioner of Public Works to remove all
such poles, wires, etc., as are remain
ing In 60 days.
GIRLS TO WATCH ELIGIBLES
Farmers' Daughter to Keep Tab on
Yonnjt Men Acquaintance..
HELVETIA. Or.. March 27. Spe
cial.) Twelve well-to-do farmers
daughters In Northern Washington
County have organised a "Bachelor
Girls' Club" to raise the social stand
ard of the community, and to keep tab
systematically on their various young
men acquaintances eligible for matri
mony. Only unmarried girls are admitted
to membership in the club and aa soon
aa any member steps over the line Into
married life her active connection with
the club ceases. The girls will engage
In athletic, as well as social pursuit.
They have laid down a number of strict
rule In regard to conduct of members,
and promiscuous flirting and gum
chewing la absolutely prohibited.
It. Is rumored that a special com
mittee lias been named by the club to
attend to matters pertaining to con
duct vf their masculine friends.
TWO BURIEDjONE LIVES
Alaska Snow slide Counts More Vic
tims Rescue Tarty Active.
CORDOVA. Alaska. March 37. Thom
as Krlckson. a miner, was killed yes
terday when a snow slide swept down
the mountain above Kennecott.
Erlckson and J. II. Swanson were I
burled by the snow, but a relief party
succeeded In extricating Swanson and
saved his life. Erlckson waa burled
so deep that life waa extinct when the
rescuer reached him.
Warm weather throughout the In
terior I causing many atldea along
the trail, making travel dangerous.
President Name. Postmaster.
ORE KN"IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash.
Ington. March IT. The ITesldent today
nominated John O. Wilson as Post
master at Cosmopolis and Fred E.
Kerby. aa Tost master of Dublin. Wash.
Elisabeth Thompson was today ap
pointed roMma;ter of Ny?sa, ,
King County Situation
Is Unchanged.
ROOSEYELT MEN ARE PUZZLED
Effort Still Being Made
Force Hay to Act.
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SIAOXgl -iJiunri O jo n '
SENATOR LANUUUiM PEEVED
Attitude or W. II. Paulhamu Siig.
getIle Will Not Use Influence
Wllh Governor to Hove Spe
cial Session Called.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 15. (Spe
cial. If the various managers of
Presidential campaigns here could de
cide whether or not there ere to be any
delegations to state conventions and.
If there are to be, how they are to be
elected, the fight over control of King
County might assume some shape. Rut
as Jt Is. a sextet of political commit
tees Is wandering about In circles, with
whatever advantage deflnltcness of
purpose brings accruing to the Taft
committee.
The second guess at the Roosevelt
campaign went to bed last night, con
vinced that everything depended npon
forcing Governor M. E. Hay to call a
special session- of the Legislature,
which In turn would authorize the hold
ing of a Presidential primary. Then all
the Roosevelt committee figures it
would have to do would be to go oat
and get the Individual votes. Today
the latest set of Roosevelt managers
are figuring that as a second and pre
cautionary measure, they had bettor
get control of the Republican county
convention.
I .a Follette Mrs Want Primary.
La Follette managers, who have not
gotten beyond the stage of adopting
resolutions. Insist that If they ever got
Presidential primary they could win.
but larking that they have little chance
to control the Washington delegation.
Either election by the county commit
tee or a convention chosen at primaries
controlled by other Presidential com
mittee managers, the La Follette man
agers figure, would leave them out.
In the call for the Republican state
convention to be held In Aberdeen May
IS. county conventions are recommend
ed for the choosing of delegations. A
two-third majority of the executive
committee of the King County Repub
lican committee is discouraged over
the prospect for raising money enough
to defray the expenses of a set of pri
maries and a convention. Consequently
the committee Saturday adjourned for
two weeks, with a reasonable prospect
Concluded on Page 0.)
Brown Interests X'ov Control Priv
ilege, on Most Roads West of
Mississippi . River.
SAN FRANCISCO,. March 27. Spe
clal.) A peanut roasted In any other
state will tasto as sweet, which is some
consolation for the consumer, for the
Dennison News Company, for the past
.15 years established in Oakland and
San Francisco, has been purchased by
the T. C. Brown News & Hotel Com
pany, of Kansas City.
Beginning April 1, the Dennison
company will retire from service, and
from that time on roasting' of peanuts,
the manufacturing of candy and the
Issuance of best sellers and "thrillers'
will be done in Kansas City. This
acquisition will practically give the
new company absolute control of the
selling of those articles dear to the
heart of the traveler on three-fourths
of the steam lines west of the Missis
slpnl River. -The concern will have a
monopoly of the Harriman lines in
the West and will gradually take over
privileges in the Gould lines, it is
announced.
The Brown comnany is a new factor
In train news service. The amount of
the purchase price Is said to be in the
neighborhood of $150,000, exclusive of
the Inventory of the stock on hand.
The Western headquarters will ho at
Oakland and it is not improbable that
a commissary department will be
maintained in cither Oakland or San
Francisco, from which all Western
stands and agents will be supplied.
The Dennison company was organ
ised '5 years ago by ex-State Senator
Ell S. Dennison. Mrs. Dennison, "prin
cipal stockholder, has operated the
company since her husband's death.
0REG0NIAN, 76, TO MARRY
John P. Andrews, of Sulem, Will
Make Los Angeles Widow Brlde.-
LOS ANOELES, Mard'li 27. (Spocal.)
John P. Andrews, i years old. of
Salem. Or., came to Los Angeles today
and when he returns to his Northern
homo will take with him a bride. An
drews obtained a licence thla afternoon
to marry Cornelia A. Rowan, 65, who
lives in Santa Ana. He said the wed
ding would be the sequel of a love af
fair of 45 years ago, when ho and his
bride accompanied each other to quilt
ing parties "Ai their old orae In Iowa.
Mrs. Rowa.. in a widow, her husband
having died three years ago, a year af
ter tho death of Andrews' wife.
BIG PRESERVE OBTAINED
Wild Game to Bo Pr pa gated on
3880 Acres of Land.
SALEM. Or.. March 27. (Special.)
Through an agreement filed here to
day with the County Clerk, 3880 acres
of land on Abiqula Creek will be con
verted into a wild game preserve, the
agreement being between St. Benedict's
Abbey of Mount Angel and State Game
Warden Finlcy.
The agreement provides for five years
of state control for game propagating
purposes.
THE FIRST VOLLEY.
RICH MAN IS "VINDICATED"
Galleries Laugh When Lorimer
Declares for Colleague. '
WAY OF BALLOTS SHOWN
Aged Wisconsin Millionaire Who
Admitted Spending $107,793 in
Primaries Says He Never Spent
Dollar Wrongfully.,
WASHINGTON. March 27. Senator
Stephenson, of Wisconsin, octogenar
ian, millionaire banker and lumber
man, retains his seat. By a vote pf
40 to 34. the Senate today declared his
election valid and rejected the charge
that $107,793, which the Senator ad
mitted spending in the Wisconsin pri
maries, had been used corruptly.
Twenty-eight Republicans and 12
Democrats held Senator Stephenson's
election valid; IS Democrats and 16
Republicans voted to declare it cor
ruptly obtained.
Vote ;lven la Detail.
The ballots were cast as follows:
For Stephenson Bradley, Brandegce,
Briggs. Burnham, Burton, Clark, of
Wyoming, Crane. Curtis, Dillingham,
Dupont, Gamble, Heyburn, Llppltt,
Lodge, Lorimer. McCumber, McLean,
Nixon, Oliver. Page, Penrose, Perkins,
Richardson. Root, Smoot, Sutherland,
Warren and Wetmore, Republicans;
Bankhead, ' Chilton. Fletcher, Foster,
Johnston. Newlands, Overman. Pomer
ene. Rayner, Smith, of Maryland, Wil
son and Thornton, Democrats. -
Against Stephenson Borah, Bourne,
Brlatow. Brown, Clapp, Crawford, Cum
mins. Dixon, Gronna, Jones, Kenyon,
La Follette. Poindexter Smith of Michi
gan, Townsend and Works. Republi
cans; Bryan. Chamberlain, cuioeraon
Gardner, Hitchcock, Johnson, Kern,
Lea, Martlne, Myers, O'Gorman, Owen,
Percy Shively Smith of Georgia, Smith
of South Carolina, Stone and Williams,
Democrats.
The pairs were: Nelson with Bacon;
Gallinger with Clark of Arkansas:
Guggenheim with Davis; Cullom with
Simmons; Paynter with Gore, and Bai
ley with Reed, the last-named in each
case being against him.
Due, Stephenson Declare.
The Senators unrecorded and un
paired were Martin and Swanson, Vir
ginia; Taylor of Tennessee; Tillman of
South Carolina, and Mr. Stephenson,
who. of course, refrained from vot-
(Cuncludad on Pa 2.)
V.
Peculiar Oriental Ceremony Will Be
Used When Celestials Appear
in Circuit Court.
Chickens with their heads cut off will
be In evidence around the Courthouse
during the trials next month of Wong
Si Sam and Lew Soon, Chinamen ac
cused of the murder of Seid Wah Bing,
also a celestial, whose dismembered
body was found in Seattle in a trunk
shipped from Portland. One trial, that
of Wong Si Sam, is scheduled to begin
April 2 and tho other a week later.
Taking a section of the Oregon codo
as his authority. Deputy District At
torney Fitzgerald, who will prosecute,
announced yesterday that the Chinese
witnesses will be sworn according to
their own religion in order to mako the
oaths more binding and obligatory.
The Chinese are used to being sworn
as an executioner cuts the head off a
fowl, the purport of their oath being
that they Invite a like fate if they
fail to tell the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth.
Section 892 of the Oregon code re
ferred to by Mr. Fitzgerald reads:
"When a person is sworn who be
lieves in any other than the Christian
religion he may be sworn according to
the peculiar ceremonies of his religion,
if there be any such."
Another section of the code provides
for the use of other than the usual
methods of swearing. If the court offi
cers believe that the witness will look
upon them as more solemn and obliga
tory.
Oi Sen, tho Chinese woman from
whose room the trunk was shipped and
who was arrested In Billings, Mont.
will be the chief witness of the state,
She was not indicted, presumably
the result of an agreement that sh
would turn state's witness. It was her
confession which involved the two
men who must stand trial for murde
In the first decree.
PENNIES TO BRING RICHES
Seattle May Make Deal Worth For
tune to Young Mining Engineer.
SEATTLE. Wash., March 27. (Spe
cial.) On an initial investment of 60
cents, Joseph K. wickstrom, a young
mining engineer, lias entered into an
agreement with the Seattlo City Counci
for tho sale to the municipality of
powerslte on. the Skokomlsh River be
low Lake Cushman, for a consideration
of $500,000 with a further agreement to
transfer certain lands to be submerged
around the lake for an additional con
federation of $140,000 or a total of
$640,000.
Wickstrom at tho time this agree
nient was entered into with the city
council did no own an inch of land
on the Skokomlsh River, nor has h
acquired any holdings since, although
the voters at the general election, held
on March 5, authorized the council to
acquire the property at a total cost of
$640,000. Wickstrom's ownership, which
is represented only by a right to file,
cost him 60 cents, paid to the stato
auditor at Olympla.
Wickstrom overlooked ono point
when he entered into negotiations with
the city. In that he obtained no option
on the property. These he would of
necessity have to acquire to carry out
his agreement, according to Brownell
"MANLESS" DANCE BIG HIT
Eight Girls Don Male Attire
Act as Gallants.
and
FORT STEVENS, Or.. March 27.
(Special.) Sixteen young women and
two chaperons attended the Hammond
leap year social held at the Oddfellows'
hall, Hammond.
Eight of the young ladies donned
men s attire, and it Is said more gay
young Lotharios could not have been
found. As cavaliers, as cowboys and
as soldiers they appeared, each gal
lantly attentive to a. demure little com
panion.
The hall was tastefully decorated, spe
cial corners being set apart for Oregon,
McMlnnville and Corvallls exhibits.
One of the girls, speaking of the oc
casion, said:
"Man, mere man! I guess not. Who
wants to be bothered with such grace
less nonentities? We've discovered we
can get along without them. Say, it
was great. You should have been there."
RAIL LINE TO TAP NEWPORT
Valley & Slletz Proposes to Build
Road From Independence.
SALEM. Or., March 27. (Special.)
Supplementary articles of incorpora
tion, which were filed with "the Sec
retary of State today by the Valley &
Siletz road, provide for the construc
tion of a railroad from Independence
to Newport
In the original articles the company
proposed to build a railroad from the
Upper Dam on the Luckiamute River to
Simpson. Under the new plan this will
give Portland a direct connection with
Taqulna Bay on the West Side.
POPE'S HEALTH IMPROVED
His Holiness Feels So Well He Re
sumes General Audiences.
ROME, March 27. Pope Pius is much
better In health today although the
catarrh is not yet quite abated.
Ha decided to resume the usual gen
cral audiences and met about 350 per
sons at a general reception and also
several in private audiences.
One Dying, Sends Shot
Crashing Home.
OLD FEUD IS AT END NOW
Ex-Convict Dies in Attempt to
Settle With ex-Mayor.
TWO WITNESSES TO DUEL
Oakland House of Worship Rings
With Bullets When Adolpli Gold
man Trails Roland W. Snow
There and Attacks Him.
OAKLAND, Cal., March 27. Adolph
Goldman, recently released from San
Quentin Penitentiary, is dead, and a
former Mayor of Oakland, Boland W.
Snow, Is desperately wounded, as the
result of a duel that was fought to
night in the assembly rooms of the
First Congregational Church, in this
city.
Only the sexton, Charles F. Lewis,
and Mrs. F. Cassidy were witnesses, tlio
congregation that usually attends
prayer meetings not having arrive.
The duel was the outcome of an en
mity dating back to the time when
Snow was elected Mayor, in 1S99.
Old Feud Revived.
Previously the men had been the best
of friends. Some years ago Goldman
shot Snow after a quarrel in San Fran
cisco, and was sentenced to live years
in the Penitentiary, after a long legal
battle, In which evidence was adduced
besmirching the moral character of
both men, accusations of degeneracy
having been bandied back and forth.
KviiVnce of the witnesses to tonight's
duel indicated that Goldman had sought
Snow. Snow was first to enter tho
church and was followed a few minutes
later by Goldman, who took a seat
across the aisle from Snow.
Goldman Wields Raaor.
No word was heard by the witnesses
and the first Intimation of trouble was
when Goldman attacked Snow, slashing:
him with a razor.
While Snow was endeavoring to de
fend himself Goldman drew a revolver
and shot once. Snow fell to his knees,
and from that position fired once, tlie
bullet striking Goldman in tho chest
and felling him. Snow then staggered
to his feet and fired twice more, both
bullets striking the prostrate man.
Goldman fired from his recumbent
position, the bullet strikim? Snow in
the head, but the latter gripped him
self long enough to firo one more shot,
the bullet piercing Goldman's head and
killing him instantly.
Crowd Soon Oat hers.
The shots attracted the attention of
passersby, and persons on their way
to the prayer meeting to have been
"held in the church augmented the
crowd.
Snow was taken to a hospital, where
it was found one bullet had lodged in
his jaw and another had struck his
leg and then ranged upward. Whether
this bullet pierced the intestines has
not been determined. In addition to
the bullet wounds. Snow's throat is
gashed deeply and there are numerous
slashes on his face and his neck. Tho
surgeons hold out littlo hope for his
recovery.
The body of Goldman was taken to
the morgue.
Snow Good Mayor.
Snow, before being elected to tho
Mayoralty, had served a term as Audi
tor of Alameda County. lie was con
sidered one of the best Mayors ever
to serve Oakland and was highly con
sidered until the character-besmirchinj?
events of the Goldman trial. At that
time Goldman was proprietor of a no
tion store in this city.
P'or a number of years Snow lias
made his home in Nevada, whero ha
was engaged in mining. He made his
headquarters in Goldfleld, residing with
daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Kenty.
Snow arrived in Oakland from Gold-
field March 2, and registered in a room-
ng-house as John Wright. He knew
that Goldman was at liberty and en
deavored to avoid him. It was said
tonight that Goldman employed detec
tives to keep him informed as to the
whereabouts of Snow and as to the
latter's habits.
REGISTRATION IS SLOW
Books Show 12,000 Voters Yet
la
Sign iu Next 11 Days.
Although the Jooks are open from 8
o'clock in the morning till 9 o'clock
in the evening, registration of voters is
lagging at the Courthouse, or at least
It is not coming up to the expectations
of County Clerk Fields. Yesterday 410
oters signed the rolls, bringing the
total to 34,627. Of these 27,705 are Re
publicans, 50S7 Democrats and 1833
miscellaneous.
Those who do not register on or be
fore April 9 will not be permitted to
ote at the primary on April 19. County
Clerk Fields declares that there are at
least 12,000 voters still unregistered
nd there are only 11 days, or 14.1
ours, left. The voters must come st
the rate of more than 30 an hour if all
are to sign.