Morning Oregonian., April 02, 1912, Image 1

VOL. LI I lt.ust.
SCfln, AFTER
HARDSHIPS,
Bri&ti Explorer Tells of
Hfflrowing Experiences
in Frigid Antarctic. -
HOPE LIGHTS FACES IN SOUTH
Pole 1 50 Miles Ahead as Lead
er Sends Back Messengers
in Au Revoir to World.
MEN SNATCHED FROM DEATH
One Party Works Like Trojans
to Save Others on Floes.
CHIEF HANGS IN CREVASSE
Only Ciood Fortune Prevent Sudden
Termination of Expedition. All
of Whieli Engllfhrnan De
scribe for The OregonJan.
I.-P-.UI ta the New York Tlmn nd The
nr'ionian. Copyriicht. 1I2. by the New
York Tlm Company. All rlKbla reserved.)
AKAKOA, New Zealand. Tuesday.
April 2. Lieutenant Pennell. com
mander of the Terra Nova, of the Brit
ish Antarctic expedition of 110. which
arrived here yesterday, brought with
him a Ion and Intensely Interesting ac
count of the work and experiences, of
the expedition tip t January S last,
written expressly for the New Tork
Times and The Oregonlan by Captain
Robert F. Scott, the leader of the ex
pedition. Captain Scott's story follows:
BY CAPTAIN ROBERT SCOTT.
"MacMurdo. Sound. Oct. 30. 1911.
Shortly after the departure of the
depot-laying party, from. Cape. Evanson.
January :. 1911. the sea Ice broke at
South Cape and severed communication
with the station. The depot party, con.
slating of II men. eight ponies and two
dog teams, occupied until January 30
In establishing a base camp at the bar
rier, seven miles east, southeast of Hunt
Point. Owing to the heavy weights to
be transported the main part of the
supplies were left at this csmp.
"The party proceeded with single
loads east, southeast 17 miles to a depot
named Corner Camp before turning
south, to avoid the rruvassea of White
Island. The snow surfare proved very
soft, making terribly hard work for
the ponies. A three days heavy blls
xard at Corner Camp was a further se
vere trial to the animals, which were
not in good condition.
Weal her la n.
"On February a we proceeded south,
marching by night and resting by day.
The weather waa exceptionally bad.
but the surface Improved. The three
weakest ponies were sent back, but
these unfortunately were caught In an
other had sllzzard and two succumbed.
"With the remaining ponies and the
dgs we reached latitude 7Va degrees
on the ISth. when I decided, owing to
the condition of the weather and the
animals, to make a depot here and re
turn. We left more than a ton of
stores at this point, which we named
One Ton Camp and which should be
a. great help to us this season. We then
returned to our base camp with dog
tram.
Kxtr-rn raeis Narrow.
-Whilst cutting a corner of While
lland In a bad light the whole of one
dg team fell Into a crevasse. M cares,
mjself and the sledge were miracu
lously held up on part of a bridge
aiross the crevasse along which he
had been traveling, and most of the
dogs hung by their harness. With
great difficulty and after three hours'
work we extracted the animals. One.
which was badly Injured by falling
feet, afterward died.
"On February Is the depot-laying
party, nearing Hut Point, found dis
tressing cracks In the ice and hastily
turned and marched four miles south."
Ire Brain Break.
There at 2 A. M.. March 1. the tired
condition of the ponies obliged the
party to camp. At 4:3 Bowers, awak
ened by a noise, found the Ice broken
ail around the camp and moving with
tue heavy swell. One pony had dis
appeared from the picketing line and
was not seen again. Hastily packing
the sleds, the party decided to try and
work southwest over the pack Ice.
With Infinite difficulty the sleds
were dragged, with the ponies Jump
ing from fioe to floe, toward the bar
rier. About noon the party neared the
oarrler. but found Its It e wall un
Mitnbablc. and the swell churning and
breaking heavy floca against It. 'la
Couc jutil on ru )
IS PUSHING ON
.. TORTT.AXT). OHET.OX. TUESDAY. APRIL ' 2, 1912- PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ALLIGATOR PLAYS;
TOWN TERRORIZED
FRIENDLV REPTILE FRIGHTENS
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Mauling Ordinance) May Bo Passed.
Owner W'ilHng If Someone Will
Derlso Bridle lor Jaws.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1. The per
egrinations of a pet alligator have
caused the town trustee of Mill al
loy to consider the advisability of pass
ing an alligator-musxllng ordinance.
Dr. 8. L. Hlgglns. of that town, has
an alligator that Is affected with wan
derlust and each time the animal Journ
eys from lt home, women and chil
dren in the neighborhood become great
ly agitated.
The tcavemone-faced reptilev how
ever, haa committed no more serious
offense so far than attempting to be
friendly with those, met on -his wander
ings, but the attention of the trustees
haa been called to the fact that the
bite of an alligator might be flat
... rr Hlirsins has been req,
ed to muxsle his pet or provide the
animal with an "Oregon boot."
Pr. Hlggins Informed one of the
trustees that he would willingly muzzle
the alligator If someone would de
vise a bridle that would restrain the
beast from opening its Jaws.
CLERGYMAN IS ON TRIAL
Preacher Who Can't Resign Charged
With Perjurjr and Arson.
FORT WORTH, Tex.. April 1. Rev. J.
Frank .Norrls was placed on trial here
today for perjury and the entire day
was taken up by arguments on a motion
to quash the Indictments. It waa over
ruled, but It Is said several other mo
tions to keep the case from going to
trial on Its merits will be made.
Norrls not only faces the perjury
charge, but has been Indicted for arson.
Th j rase grew out of a scries of Inci
dents, including the burning of Norrls'
church and residence and reports that
his life had been threatened.
The perjury charge Is based upon the
allegation that lie wrote threatening
letters to himself. His congregation
has refused to accept bis resignation as
pastor.
F. X. MATTHIEU 94 TODAY
Salem Elks Congratulate Sole Sur
vivor of Chainpoeg; Event.
SALEM. Or- April L (Special.)
Charles V. Galloway, exalted ruler of
the Salem Elks, tonight sent a con
gratulatory telegram to F. X. Matthleu,
only living survivor of the organisers
of the provisional government In Ore
gon. Mr. Matthleu will celebrste his
94th birthday anniversary tomorrow.
"Salem Lodge of Elka. No. S3. ex
tends fraternal greetings and sincere
congratulations. May the years con
tinue to rest lightly upon you."
Mr. Matthleu Is one of three honorary
life members of the Salem Lodge.
COURT CROWD SEARCHED
Life of District Attorney Trlng I.
W. W. Man Threatened.
SAN DIEGO. CaL. April I. Specta
tors at the trial (f Jack Whyte. the
Industrial Workers of the World or
ganiser, were searched for weapona as
they entered the room today because
of a report to the police that the life
of the Assistant District Attorney In
charge of the prosecution, Dempster
MrKee. had been threatened.
Whyte. with two others, is charged
with having violated a city ordinance
during the recent free speech agitation.
A notebook found on his person gave
the address of a store in Santa Ana.
CaL. where a half ton of dynamite was
stored.
PRIEST'S LIFE THREATENED
Pastor Who Attacks Socialism Re
ceives Anonymous letter.
SVN ' FRANCISCO. April I. Rev.
Father Sesnon, one of the prominent
Catholic priests of the slates has been
threatened with death In anonymous
letters because of his utterances against
Socialism.
Father Sesnon recently has received
several such communications, decorated
with skull and crosnbones. Detectives
are Investigating. Father Sesnon has
been preaching a series of sermons on
the subject of Socialism. He has said
he finds no room for Socialism In
Christ's teachings.
HUSBAND HELD EMBEZZLER
Head of Hindu Cult Charged by Wife
With Taking $100,000.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 1. Gor
ham Tufts, Jr.. srtloged head of a Hindu
psychical cult, and husband of the
former widow of A. R- Rose, of Fort
Worth. Tr x-, was arraigned In the Su
perior Court today on a charge of hav
ing mbexzled approximately 100,000
of his wife's- 1.0u0.000 estate.
Friday was set for the time to enter
his plea. Tufts Is In the County Jail
in default of 120,000.
'BOSTON DIP" IS BARRED
Ofrirlal fhsperonra Won't Permit
New Dance -by Wisconsin Co-Ed.
MADISON. Wis.. April I. The 'Bos
ton dip" has been barred from Lathrop
Hall, the palatial new clubhouse for
Wisconsin co-eds. by official thapcr
ones. At some student dances fully half of
the participants danced the "dip," It Is
said.
ABERDEEN POLICE
JAIL 61 STRIKERS
Mob at Mill Clubbed
and Dispersed.
CITIZENS GIYE AID TO OFFICIALS
Red Flags Seized and Torn to
Pieces by Residents.
MEETING HALLS
CLOSED
SIAOXSI XJSJqn O jo .1 '
Major Parks Issues Proclamation
Calling on Lojal Persons to Aid
Authorities I. W. W. Lead
er and Woman Arrested.
STRIKE DKVELOPMKNT8 IN
CRAY'S HARUOK CITIES.
Aberdeen Police srreet 61 strik
ers; flade mill opens afler clash:
Mayor calls on citizens to help au
thorities. Iloqulam Sirlkers checked by po
lice snd citizens; 1.70 persons arrest
ed, but released later In day.
Raymond Deported Orecka who
return, srs driven from city again.
ABERDEEN, Wash., April 1. (Spe
cial.) The arrest of 61 strikers, Includ
ing W. A. Thorn, secretary for Grays
Harbor for the Industrial Workers of
the World, and J. S. Biscay, edltor-ln-chicf
of the Strikers' Bulletin, the
Issuance of a proclamation by Mayor
Parks calling on citizens of Aberdeen
for assistance, and the closing of all
Socialist and I. W. W. meeting places
today marked the features in the mill
strike, at Aberdeen.
Lato today Mayor rarks Issued the
following proclamation to the citizens
of Aberdeen:
"Whereas a condition of lawlessness
near to rioting exists In parts of our
city, and, whereas, the city authorities
In order to cope with this condition
will require that all good citizens lend
their moral aid in maintaining law
and order, and, whereas, this condition
has been brought about by the agita
tion carried on at the Red Finnish Hall,
the I. W. W. Hall and the Croatan
Hall in South Aberdeen: now, there
fore, the city authorities have ordered
these place closed.
Street Congregations Barred.
"All gatherings or processions that
lead to rioting, or that will create dis
cord upon the streets of Aberdeen must
cease. Citizens will pass quietly to and
from their business and men will not
congregate in groups upon the streets.
"This order becomes necessary in
order that the police officers may have
control of the situation and prevent
lawless outbreaks of any kind. It is
the desire of the city to maintain order
Concluded on Page V
U. S. GRANT'S FATE
MAY CLAIM HIS SON
MAJOR - GENERA 1 SUFFERING
FROM THROAT TROUBLE.
Affection Resembling Diseas-c Which
. Caused President's Death, Causes
Officer to Take Sick Leave.
NEW YORK. April 1. (Special.)
Though all the officers at the head
quarters of the department of the East
at Governors Island are maintaining a
discreet silence. It became known today
that Major-General Frederick Dent
Grant, commander of the department,
had quietly left the Island on a four
months' sick leave. An affliction of
the throat, said to be similar to that
which caused the lingering Illness and
death of his father. General Ulysses
Grant, is the cause for General Grant's
sudden departure from his duties.
It was learned from good authority
today that General Grant had been suf.
ferlng from the malady many months
and that It failed to yield to treatment.
A short time ago his physician gave Im
perative orders that he should seek ab
solute rest and quiet.
It can be said with conservatism that
General Grant Is a sick man and that
his illness has been of a nature im
perative enough to cause a complete
cessation of work on his part.
General Tasker H. Bliss Is tempor
arily in command of the department of
the East, pending Grant's return.
When General Grant went away and
where he is at present are matters
which the officers at Governors Island
are keeping a secret.
They would only admit today that
General Grant had gone away on leave.
CHINA RECEIVES $1,050,000
Amount Paid to Government Comes
From Belgian Syndicate.
PHKIN, April 1. The Russo-Asiatic
Bank handed over today to the repre
sentatives of the government at Wu
Chang 1,500,000 taels (approximately
$1,050,000). on behalf of the Belgian
Syndicate. whose representative at
Pekln says the Chinese government al
ready has been credited with 5,500,000
taels (approximately $3,850,000).
The opposition to Premier Tang Shae
Tl appears to be increasing In North
ern China, where there Is a belief that
the so-called Belgian loan principally
is a Russian enterprise. Russia's re
luctance to enter the international
group which is arranging loans to the
Chinese government is attributed to its
desire not to be hampered in its dis
cussions connected with loans by being
bound to the other powers.
HILLMAN'S PLEA DENIED
Seattle MiilllonaJre Has No Alterna
tive but to Go to Prison.
WASHINGTON. April 1. The Su
preme Court of the United States de
clined today to review the conviction
of Clarence D. Hlllman, the real estate
man of Seattle. Wash., Indicted for al
leged fraudulent use of the malls.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 1. Hlllman,
who is under Sentence to serve two
years and six months in the Federal
prison on McNeill's Island and to pay
a $5200 fine and costs, now has no al
ternative but to go to prison. He Is
at liberty on $1100.000 bail.
Ilillman is still conducting a real
estate office here. Hlllman amassed a
vast fortune by buying cheap land,
plotting it Into townsltes and selling
it to honieseekers. He Is reputed to
be a millionaire several times over.
"IT WON'T HURT NOBODY.
WOOL TARIFF BILL
PASSES 111 HOUSE
20 Republicans Vote
With Democrats.
FINAL RESULT 189 TO 82
Difference in Cost of Produc
tion Brings Argument.
EFFORTS TO AMEND FAIL
Supporters of Measure Say It Will
Not Cut Revenue but Will Save
More Than $50,000,000 a
Year to Consumer.
WASHINGTON, April 1. The Demo
cratic wool bill, known as the Under
wood bill, passed the House today. 189
to 82. with 20 "progressive Republic
ans voting for It. Representative Ruck
er. of Colorado, who opposed It in de
bate o n H answered "present" on the
mil rail, and Renresentative Francis
or Ohio, who voted against it, were the
onlv Democrats who did not line up
with the majority.
in n.nahllDsni Kavor Bill.
The 20 Republicans who voted for the
bill were:
Anderson. Lindbergh. Miller, Nelson
Nye. Steenerson, Stevens, Volstead of
Minnesota. Hau2ren. Hubbard of Iowa,
Akin of New York, Jackson, Murdock,
Yoiinnr of Kansas. La Follette. war
hurton of Washington. Lafferty of Ore.
gon, Hanna of North Dakota, Kent of
California and Norris of Nebraska.
Sunnorters of the bill said It would
not cut the Government's revenue but
n1H sava more than $u0.000.000 a
vear to consumers because of the read
Justment of rebates. All attempts of
the Republicans to amend the bill to
increase the ratea were lost. The tariff
.a t-h (.niriA in for criticism in the
speechmaklng. m
cnfltnra Art Assailed.
Representative Kitchen charged that
Senators smoot ana warren otiiueii-r-ly
had imposed on the tariff board to
maintain the hlcrh duty on wool.
"How is it," asked he. "that sheep-
owners in Washington are able to raise
wool at one-twentieth of a cent a
pound and in Wyoming, according to
the board's report, a pound costs 13
centsT"
Representative Mondell replied that
wool cost 15 cents to produce in Wyom
ing. "And yet," returned Mr. Kitchen,
iwkt. tnf.Ufhla hnarA shaded that COSt
price just 2 cents. The gentleman's
estimate discloses the -beauty of the
system."
Bill Hits at Miileage Allowance .
WASHINGTON, April I. Represen
tative Cox of Indiana introduced a bill
today to cut off the mileage allowance
of Senators, Representatives and Ter
ritorial Delegates and to provide that
they be paid actual traveling expenses.
WOMAN PEDESTRIAN
TO EAT RAW FOOD
MENU OF WHEAT, RAISEVS, NUTS
OX 1000-MILE WALK.
Endurance Test Planned to Show
Row Living Cost Problem Can
Be Solved by Foor.
NEW YORK, April 1. (Special.)
To put her system of diet, which she
believes is a solution of the cost of
living problem, to the hardest possible
test, Mrs. David Beach-, well-known in
musical circles In New York, will walk
from New York to Chicago, starting at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning, April
10. She expects to reach Chicago by
June 1.
Mrs. Beach, through this endurance
test, expects to prove that she has dis
covered a food plan which will improve
the health and efficiency of all who
follow her teachings, besides relieving
the strain on their pocketbooks.
During this 1000-mile tramp she will
eat only raw foods such as wheat, rai
sins and nuts. She will drink no wa
ter, depending upon milk and fruit
juices.
Mrs. Beach is making the long trip
with the one ebject of convincing the
public that her ideas are correct. She
promises to prove that her theories,
which have worked out successfully in
her own case, are just as practical for
the workingman under hard labor con-,
ditions.
YOUTHFUL ROBBER WOUNDS
Lad Shoots Ticket Agent and Flees,
but Police Get Him.
NEW YORK. April 1. Andrew
Dwyer, ticket agent in the Sixth-avenue
railroad station at Cortlandt street, in
the heart of the downtown financial
district, was shot in the face and badly
wounded late last night by a youth
who appeared at the ticket window
and ordered the agent to hand over all
the money in the booth.
Without accepting Dwyer's facetious
Invitation to come in and help himself,
the robber pushed a revolver through
a window and tired two shots, one bul
let striking the agent in the cheek and
ludging under the ear. The other went
wild.
The robber turned and ran as a train
pulled into the station, and an excit
ing chase through lower Broadway and
Wall street followed. Joined in by ex
cited passengers from the train and
street crowds which rapidly gathered.
A policeman's shot fired over his head
brought the flying man to a stop sev
eral blocks from the scene of the
shooting. The man said he was Frank
White, IS years old, of Albany, N. Y
and with no address In this -city.
Dwyer will recover.
DARROW IS SEEKING AID
Accused Lawyer Believes He Should
Have Defense Fund.
LOS ANGELES. April 1. Chicago
friends of Clarence S. Darrow, indicted
for jury bribing in the case of James
B. McNamara, dynamiter, nave been
asked to assist him in defraying the
expenses of his trial which will be be-
gun
here May 15. Earl Rogers, cmei
counsel for Darrow,
made this state-
ment today:
"Mr. Darrow authorizes me to say lie
is not 'broke' in the slang sense of the
term. He regards the fight upon him
being certain of his innocence as
part of the war upon the cause to which
he has devoted his life. His defense
will be expensive, because of the vast
amount of money being used against
him. On account of that fact and since
ho is attacked more because he repre
sents something than because he has
done anything, he has taken the posi
tion that he should bo aided financially
to make his defense. He has said as
much to his friends in Chicago."
SWOPE CLAIMANT QUITS
West Virginian Admits He Is Not
Heir to Colonel's Millions.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 1. Elmer
Swope, of Martinsburg, W. Va. today
withdrew his claim to the estate of
Thomas H. Swope. amounting to $2,000.-
000. and admitted that he was not tne
son of the millionaire philanthropist, as
h had claimed. Judgment then was
entered in the Circuit Court in favor of
the heirs designated by Colonel Swope's
will.
Depositions revealed a romance or
Colonel Swope s early lite. It was
brought out that he courted a St. Louis
girl in 1861; that be was jilted by her
and became a bachelor for life.
WATER RIGHTS DECIDED
Land Owners Can't Object to Any
Changes of Current Downstream.
WASHINGTON. April 1. In a case
of vital interest to irrigation xarmers
of the West, the Supreme Court held
today that landowners along a river
bad no right to object to a change in
the river's current by Irrigation own
ers below them.
The court held that the Henry
Schodde estate in Idaho was not en
titled to damages because the cur
rent of water used for irrigation from
the Snake River has been changed by
a dam built by a power company be
low. '
IOWA SOCIALISTS ACTIVE
Des Moines Man Nominated for Gov
ernor by Referendum Vote.
DES MOINES, la.. April 1. I. S. Mc-.
Carli8S, Socialist candidate for Mayor
in the Des Moines primary, has been
nominated as candidate for Governor
by a referendum vote of the Socialists
oit Iowa, according to an announcement
today-
A full state ticket has been placed in
the field.
I FESTIVALS
MAT UNITE TODAY
Delegates Assemble
at Congress.
MANY CITIES IN MOVEMENT
One Directorate for All Car
nivals Is Plan.
ROSE FESTIVAL INCLUDED
Salem Cherry Fair Joins in Unity
Scheme Fathered by Panama
Pacific Exposition Hoard.
Responses Are General. '
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1. (Spe
cial.) Delegates from the festival or
ganizations of the Pacific Coast States
will assemble tomorrow morning at
the rooms of the board of directors of
the Panama International Exposition
"to attend the Congress of Festivals
and tho forming of a permanent fes
tival organization.
The meeting will result from invita
tions sent out by the exposition di
rectors to the heads of amusement or
ganizations of a public or serai-publlc
character in all the larger cities of
the Pacific Coast.
' rian Well Received.
Besponses have been received from
many cities that delegations will at
tend, and expressing entire approval
of the plan to form one grand am-ise-ment
and recreation directorate that
will have a standing in public estima
tion analoguous to that of chambers
of commerce or improvement- clubs.
C. C. Moore will preside at the meet
ing, called for 10 o'clock. With him
will be a committee consisting of Cap
tain John Barneson, chairman; Andrew
M. Davis, Charles Fee, P. T. Clay,
Henry T. Scott and I. W. Hellmann.
Rose Festival Included.
Among the festival organizations
that have indicated thoir intention to
be represented at the meeting are the
Golden Potlatch, Seattle; Exposition
and Summer Carnival, Vancouver B.
G; Spokane Apple Show and Carnival
Association: Selegna Sol Fiesta. Los
Angeles; Pacific Land and Products
Exposition, San Diego; Cherry Fair and
Festival Association, Salem; Portland
r.ose Festival; Pendleton Round-up;
Spokane Interstate Fair; Watsonville
Apple Show, and Vancouver Mid-Summer
Exposition Association.
rtodlca Send Representatives.
In nearly every case the presidents
of these bodies, accompanied by one
or more directors or other represen
tatives, will attend the meeting. Fa
vorable responses having been received
from the associations named.
Among the delegates are a number
of newspaper man, who will transmit
reports of the proceedings to their lo
cal papers, thus simultaneously pub
lishing a complete story of tho meet
ing in every important news center on
the coast.
14,000 CARPENTERS STRIKE
Chicago Labor Trouble Ties- I'p
$50,000,000 in Building.
CHICAGO, April 1. Fourteen thou
sand carpenters in Chicago and its en
virons went on strike today.
Building operations Involving from
$30,000,000 to $50,000,000 were affected
by the strike. Contractors and car
penters estimated that cqnstruction
work on at least 500 buildings came to
a stop.
The carpenters are demanding 65
cents an hour, an increase of five cents
an hour.
The situation was given a more seri
ous aspect when union leaders said
that a greater increase would be de
manded should employers appear ob
stinate in granting the demand made.
The Chicago downtown district prob
ably was the most vitally affected.
Several skyscrapers are in course of
construction, at a cost ranging from
$1,000,000 to $3,000,000 each.
Union carpenters of Des Moines,
Iowa, went on strike today because of
the master builders' refusal to grant an
increase in wages. Practically every
large building in course of construction
is deserted there.
The carpenters demand their wages
be raised from 60 cents, the present
rate, to 55 cents an hour, giving the
high cost of living as the principal rea.
sun.
MISS GOULD AT VALLEJ0
Noted Philanthropist Visits Naval
Branch of Y. M. C. A.
VALLEJO, Cal., April 1. Miss Helen
Gould came up from San Francisco on
the Army tug Slocum today to visit the
naval branch of the Young Men's
Christian Association here. J. S.
Tlchenor, international secretary of the
association, accompanied her.
An inspection of the building was
followed by an informal reception.
Mayor W. J. Tormey welcomed the visi
tors. Miss Gould warmly greeted tho
enlisted men of the Navy who attended
the reception. Shortly afterward the
warty returned to San rrancisco.
COAS