Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 25, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPORTLAND, OREGON, . THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI I-NO. 16,043. HOME RULE FOR ALASKA GRANTED LEGISLATIRK AITHOR1ZKD TO GRAXT 3UAL sm'RAGE. EDITOR IS SLAIN AS RESULT OF JOKE OLD TRAILS MAY, JAIL RATHER THAN ' FINE, WIFE'S CHOICE WOMAN" WHO WHIPPED JUDGE IS TAKEN TO CELL. SUIT VOTED BY BECOME HIGHWAY OF T. R. FIXE ROAD FROM WASHINGTON TO SANTA FE PLANNED. TORPEDO STRIKES MANWHOSAVEDTWQ BOATLOADS HEARD SER MARYLAND D illl Conference With Per .kins Fruitful. HARVESTER LETTERS ARE OUT Senate Gets Correspondence on Trust Prosecution. ORDER GIVEN BONAPARTE Cnmmlloner Smith .rr1c Chief or "Practical Question" Inrohcd in Kcjectlnn of Towcrrul . Morsan icndhip. WASHINGTON. April 31. The confl rntlal correspondence between PreM ilrni Roosevelt. Attorney-General Bo- mnari. and fommlMluner Smith, cf the bureau of corporation, about i;ovrrnmrnt anti-trust suit .igalnst the international Hanrnlfr Company. was snt to the Senate today from the files of tbe Iepartment of Justice.. One letter from Colonel Roosevelt to Mr. Bonaparte, written at Oyster Bay on August II. 107. said the Colonel had had conference with George W. Per kins about tbe company's affairs and -llrectrd Mr. Bonaparte not to file the ult then, but to go over tbe matter with Commissioner Smith and Sir. Per kins. FVrVlaa Tkreateaia Fl. A letter from Commissioner Smith to the Colonel on September 31 told of conferences with Mr. Perkins and stat ed Commissioner Smith's objections to a prosecution At that time. The Com missioner wrote that he thought the question of the company's guilt or In nocence was merely technical and told of a conference with Mr. Perkins on August 31. Commissioner Smith wrote that Mr. Perkins concluded with great emphasis that If after all the endeavors of this company and the other Morgan Inter efts to uphold the policies of the Ad ministration and to adopt their meth eas of modem publicity this company was now coins; to be attacked In a !ure!y technical case, the Interests be represented were 'going to light." alih Coaaeeta Caatloa. Further on in the same letter Mr. .rnith wrote: "While the Administration has never hesitated to grapple with any financial interests, no matter how great, when It is believed that a substantial wrong is being committed, nevertheless. It Is a r-ry practical question whether it Is well to throw away now the greatest Influence of the so-called Morgan In terests, which up to this time have sup ported the advanced policy of the Ad ministration both In general principles ind the application thereof of their spe cific Interests and to place them gen erally In opposition. "I believe Mr. Perkins' statement that his Interests "would necessarily be driven into opposition was a sincere one. and In fart I can hardly see how tno.-e great Interests can take any other attitude should this prosecution be Mart'd and the final adoption of this policy be made public." -Maarfard nil Pea ale Ussk." In another portion of the letter Com missioner Smith reported Mr. Perkins as having said substantially "that the Standard OH people were giving him the laugh for having thought he was trying to be good and keep solid with tlie Administration and that he was now going to get the same dose as other. "Vt tth the correspondence was a let ter from William Loeb. Jr.. the Presi dent's secretary, msklng an appoint ment fr Mr. Bonaparte to talk the business over. Th President's lettr to the Attor ncy -General follows: "Oyster Bay. N. T April 23. 1S0T. tv Nsr Mr. Attorney-General: Mr. i;eor W. Perkins, of the International Harvester Company, has Just called upon me and submitted to me certain prer. of which I enclose copleji. Ac- r.lln t. these papers and Mr. Per kins' i utement. It would appear that the Harvester Company repeatedly, on Its own Initiative, asked that Its hust ress be investigated by tho Department -f Commerce and I.abor. through the Commissioner of Corporations: that Ibrre years ago the Interstate Com merce Commission decided that It had ur, rTfl what amounted substantially rri'ntes: that Mr. Moody, the then Attorney-General, was about to take a. t."n on this report, but the Harvester Cunnany at once promised to reetlfy the practices and see that nothing con trary t-i the ruling of the Commission was again done. This was satisfactory to tho Attorney-General an J the suit was dropped. t'aaaaaar'a flea Reewaate4. -The Harvester Company saya It is In position to prove that It lias lived up to this agreement made in May, 1344. The Harvester Company advances this as a proof that If any Illegal ac tion is pointed out It will Itself rectify the matter on Its being pointed out. It further appears that last December. lianbrough got the Senate to pass a te-ul'it'on directing the fpartment of i 'omnn-rf-e and Labor to make an early Investigation Into the character and peratton anad effect upon Interstate tCoaclud-d on Tag. . Women tor Flrt Time- Score Vic tory in lIouc of Representatives. BUI lit 1'ouglit. WASHINGTON. April 34. Fartial home rule for Alaska, with authority vested In the legislature to grant to women tl.e right to vote, was approved by the House today when it passed the bill for a local Alaskan government. Woman suffrage scored Its first vic tory In the House when by a vote of 81 to 35 an amendmenet was adopted assuring to the Alaskan legislature the right "to modify the qualifications of electors by extending the elective franchise to women." Twice the House had defeated the proposal by a tie vote when offered by Representative Mann, the Republican leader, but an amendment by Repre sentative Mondell. of Wyoming, finally was adopted. "I am In favor of It." said Repre sentative Berger. Socialist, of Wiscon sin. "Now that women have to wy-lc and help support families and V.'.q'vS ing mens work, they ought 1 lA " the same political rights as int.- "If women had the right to vote, do you think they would have been shown the consideration they were when the Titanic sank?" asked Representative Ferris, of Oklahoma. "I do." said Representative Berger, "for they are more Important than men." MORTGAGE "DEAL" PROBED Trustee for Defunct Orchards Com pany Delves Into Big Loss. SEATTLE. Wash.. April 2J. (Spe cial. Continuing his effort to arrive at tho bottom of the Intrlncate flnan cia deal Involving the Tobey ranch of MOO acres In Oregon, and In which W. E. DcLarm. missing president of tho bankrupt Columbia River Orchards Company, la said to have obtained but 7ioo on a mortgage of $17,500. Trus tee Louis P. Slchler tomorrow will In terrogate c-St Senator Cyrus V. Clapp In tho United States District Court. J. Alexander Wakefield, who testi fied he represented W. E. DeLerm on the deal, admitted that a discount of SSdoo bad been taken by the Clapp In vestment Company. It Is contended by tho trustee that should It be found that such a heavy discount was taken on the mortgage, amounting almost to one-third of Its entire value, steps can be taken to ob tain a refund. 3ECKWITH VISITS-ALBANY Stale Bacteriologist Tells How to Fight Tuberculosis Germ. ALBANY. Or.. April 34. (Special.) Prof. T. r. Beckwlth. of the Oregon Agricultural College. State Bacteriolo gist, gave an Interesting address yes terday before the student body of Al bany College on the subject of "Tuber culosis." Prof. Beckwlth said that It was an easy matter to reduce greatly the an nual death from the disase by using simple remedies and gave as the most important factors In destroying tho germs fresh air. an abundance of nutritious food, especially raw eggs and milk, and plenty of rest. Prof. Beckwlth also made an Inspec tion of Albany's new water nitration plant, which he found in excellent con dition. FEZ IN STATE OF SIEGE Conditions Doe to Arab I prising In Morocco Grow Worse. TANGIER. Morocco, April 34. The French Government has proclaimed a state of alega In Fez. the Moroccan capital, w here In the last few days many officers and men of the French army have been killed and wounded. They were suppressing an outbreak of the Moorish population In which . hundreds of the Jewish residents were killed and wounded and much of the city des troyed by fire. Advices from other districts say the Arab tribes are displaying a warlike spirit. V CANAL REGIMENT PICKED? Twenty-Fifth Infantry Likely to Bo Sent to Panama. OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. April 74. Though orders have not yet been Issued, It Is poslble that the Twety-flfth Infantry, a Negro regi ment, now at Fort Lawton and Fort Wright. Wish, will be ordered to Pan ama for duty In the canal sone some time In the coming Summer. This change has not been finally agreed upon and la not yet known what regiment will replace the Twenty-fifth at the Washington posts. Shingle Plant Is Wrecked. KELSO. Wash, April i 4. (Special.) The plant of the Butterflela Shingle Company, at Shanghai, six miles east of here, was demolished at 1 o'clock thls morning by the explosion of one of Its boilers. The mill was running with full crew, double shifts. Only two of the men are reported In serious condition. Jack Weaver, the sawyer, was badly scalded and Ray Butler, the fireman, was so badly burned-that he will likely loose the sight of both eyes. Both Injured men will be taken to the hospital In .Portland. The plant lisen is a complete wreck. Pension Granted to S. B. How ley. tlv WASHINGTON. April 14. Repre sentative lUwIey has advised Samuel R. Rowley, of Roseburg. that he has brr j .ranted bark pension amounting to and 34 a month hereafter. E. Rothrock of Spokane Foully Murdered. IGNORANT LUMBERJACK SLAYER Sportive Vein of Potlatch Mill workers Causes Tragedy. . OFFICE STAFF GOES TO AID Murderer, Husslan Unable to Read, jTjBjqn O i -1 lis" Hoaxed Him mm Hcllcvlnjj Damaging Story Had Been Printed. SPOKANE. Wash.. April 24. (Spe cial.) Edward H. Rothrock. assistant editor and chief of the city room of the Spokane Evening Chronicle, was foully assassinated at 10 o'clock this morning In the reporters' room of his paper by Richard Aleck, a Russian, who has been In the United States only four months. The Chronlee editorial rooms are on the second floor of the Review build ing and the main entrance Is not more than 10 feet distant from the stairway and the elevator When Aleck appeared at the door a reporter asked his busi ness and Aleck demanded that the edi tor be summoned. Rothrock was called ami came to the doorway, leaning against the door jam, resting on an elbow. Aleck demanded publication of ai retraction of an article which he said he had been Informed by fellow-lumber Jacks of the Potlatch Lumber Company had appeared recently on the first page accusing him of a heinous o (Tense. Rothrock was about to explain that he had been hoaxed and no article had been printed, when the assassin Jerked out a revolver and pointing it full at the breast of Rothrock pulled the trig ger before Rothrock had time to lift his band. The bullet ploughed through the lungs and Rothrock fell back, al most unconscious. A second shot was sent at Rothrock, lodging In his arm. and then the mur derer threw the revolver at the dying man's head. Although eight or ten men were in the room, none paid at tention to Aleck or saw him draw the revolver. Before the -second shot was fired. Henry Rising, managing editor. was leaping toward the fellow, who iCem-hirird on Page 8.1 -- Incorporation Papers in Each State lo Be Asked Koutc to Coast to Be Projected Later. plication for a decree of Incorporation for the National Old Trails Ocean-to- Ocean Highway was made In the Or cult Court here today. The purpose Is to promote the build ing of a transcontinental Toad along the line of the Washington or Brad- dock's road from Washington. D. C. to Cumberland, Md.; the National pike or Cumberland road (rom Cumberland to St. Louis; the Missouri cross-state hlehwav from St. Louis to Kansas City and the Santa Fe trail from Kan sas Citv to Santa Fe, N. M. The route from Santa Fe to the Pacific Coast will be projected later. It is the nuroose of the highway as soclation to Incorporate In each of the states touched by the proposed road. SECOND DEGREE IS VERDICT John Irvin Convicted for Killing: J. A. McGraw. BAKER. Or., April 24. (Special.) The Jury in the Circuit Court early yesterday brought In a verdict ot guilty of second-degree murder against John Irvin, who shot J.. A. McGraw. at Whit ney, and then gave himself up to Sher iff Rand. Ho was Indicted for murder and the evidence was such that it was thought the Jury would disagree. An appeal will be taken. I. W. W. MEN SENTENCED British Columbia Court Deals Out Justice to Disturbers. VANCOUVER. B. C. April 24. Magls. trate Webb, of North Bend, B. C. yes terday, tried 16 members of the Indus trial Worke'r of the World on charges of riot and intimidation. Seven were committed for trial by Jury, seven were sentenced to $100 fine each or three months in Jail and four released on suspended sentence. Belgian Loan to China Halted. PEKIN. April 24. Premier Tang Shao Tl has practically agreed to the demands of the Ministers of the United States. Great Britain, Germany and France, for the cancellation of the arrangement with tho Belgian syndi cate for a loan. ' Bubonic Plague Strikes Caracas. WASHINGTON, April 24. Bubonic plague has broken out at Caracas, the capital -vf Venezuela, according to. a report to the ;;tau - epartment today. It Is not known whether It will be pos sible to check the disease before it as sumes serious proportions. Portland Athletes in California. SAN FRANCISCO. April 24. Sixteen athletes representing Washington. Jef ferson and Lincoln High Schools, ot Portland, arrived here tonight to par ticipate in the Pacific Coast Interschol astlc meet, to 4e held Saturday. ON THE BRINK. Warship Damaged at Target Practice. ONE COMPARTMENT FLOODED Naval Officers Reticent Con cerning Accident. WORK OF REPAIR RUSHED Solid-Head Torpedo . 1-1 red by Mis take Instead of Collapsible One. Blame Put on Submarine Grampus or Lawrence. LOS ANGELES, April 21. It is re ported that the United States cruiser Maryland was struck last night by a torpedo during torpedo practice. The torpedo is said to have pierce one of the plates, flooding a compart ment. The Maryland is Inside tli breakwater and has a decided list to starboard. It was impossible late today to con firm the report, as apparently great secrecy regarding the accident was be Ing maintained. Durlnc the practice yesterday in which tho torpedo-boat flotilla and sub marines fired torpedoes at the Mary land, torpedoes with collapsible heads were supposed to be used and it 1 thought that one with a solid head was fired by mistake. Men were seen repairing the side c the Maryland today and pumps were working. Captain J. IL Elllcott Is in command of the cruiser. The accident to the Maryland oc curred at 10 o'clock last night while the destroyers Lawrence, Farragut, Golds borough and Whlppel and the subma rine Grampus were firing" torpedoes at her. The cruiser was struck nine feet be low the water line. Divers were sen over the side to ascertain tho damage and the work of repairing was in progress all day. Ono compartment only was flooded, but it Is said that the Maryland had a narroy escape from disaster. The officers refused to discuss the accident, but it was said that the blame lay between the destroyer Lawrence and the submarine Grampus. It was said that it was hoped that re pairs would be made In time to allow the Maryland to sail late ton is in ior San Diego. Seattle's Cheerro! Prisoner Says Husband Could Borrow Money to Buy. Her Liberty. SEATTLE. Wash., April 24. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Christian Olsen today sur rendered herself in the Criminal Court and was taken to the county jail, where she will servo out a fine of $41.70 and costs, the sentence imposed after she used a horsewhip on Judge John F. Main lasf October. Deputy Sheriff IIII1 has been searching for the wom an since last Monday. Mrs. Olsen said she preferred serving out the fine and costs at the rate of $3 a day to paying out'any more money. Her period of in carceration will be a trifle less than 14 days. "I did not know until ast night I was wanted," she said. "1 was making arrangements to come to court next Saturday. Last night I read in a paper that a Deputy Sheriff was looking for me. I put my house In order and came lnt court this morning." "Is your husband working?" she was asked. "He has not been all Winter until the last few days, and has not drawn any pay yet." "Could he not borrow sufficient to meet the fin and costs?' "1 guess he could," she answered, "but we have already lost 11100 by the courts and we can't lose any more." . Mrs. Olson was cheerful. WOMAN DENIED PAROLE State Refuses Clemency to Mrs. Kersch. SALEM. Or., April 24. (Special.) Mrs. Carrie Kersch. serving from one to 15 years In the penitentiary for com plicity in the murder of Johnson in Portland, will receive no clemency from the hands of the State Parole Board. Her case came up today, but the board, after giving her an examination, de cided to postpone her case for a year and if the present board Is acting at that time, it Is extremely doubtful whether she will have a chance then. Mrs. Kersch was connected with Jesse Webb. In the Portland trunk murder. Seven murderers were examined by the board today. None of these was jriven an opportunity at conditional freedom, although the majority of them have served for over 12 years. One, Charles Slagel, has been In prison for 10 years. He was convicted in Jose phine County. He was given a chance on a previous occasion, but violated his privileges and apparently he is due to remain for the balance of his life. . The board today passed on 86 cases and granted IS paroles. It adjourned early this afternoon until June. GERMANY WILL TAKE LEAD Agreement for Safety on High Seas Is Welcomed. WASHINGTON. April 21. Germany has taken the lead in a movement to secure greater safety to passengers on the high seas by international agree ment. Count Bernstorff. the German ambassador, today Informed the State Department that the Imperial gov ernment believed that the time was now ripe for an agreement between all maritime nations. Germany stands ready to enter into negotiations to that end. BERLIN. April 24. A conference of government officials and representa tives of shipping companies to study the problem of Insuring the safety pf steamers and to obtain material on which international regulation of the question can be based, convoked at the instance of the Jimperor, opened mis afternoon. Tho Emperor is displaying the live liest interest in the subject and la In constant telegraphic communication with the officials. CARNEGIE GIFT UNPOPULAR Mayor of San Francisco Would Re fuse Offer of $750,000 Library. SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. Andrew Carnegie's money Is not desired for San Francisco by Dr. Edward R. Tay lor, former Mayor of the city and a member of the Municipal Library Board. At a meeting of the public wel fare committee of the Board of Super- lsors yesterday, he protestca vigor ously against the city accepting Car negie's offer of $750,000 for a public library, made In 1901. Mr. Carnegie went to bed one night. he said, "with $130,000,000. He went down to breakfast the next morning and found the sum increased to 260,- 000,000. Do you want any of that money? I don't. I have always been against aceept- ng the offer. Nothing could be more humiliating than the spectacle of the city holding out the hat to Carnegie. The city can build Its own libraries without holding out the hat to Carne gie. Taking money from Carnegie is not popular." 0STAL DEP0SITS LARGE National Capital Savings Depositor ies Far Above Average. OREGONI AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, April 24. There were 65 postal savings depositories In operation in Washington on January 31, with de posits amounting to over $640,000. This amount was deposited by about 6000 depositors, an average of $107 per de positor. Since the opening or postal savings depositories in Washington more than $.000 deposits nave oeen maae. waan- Ington ranks sixth In the total amounts remaining on deposit. The average amount to the credit of each deposi tor Is considerably larger in Washing ton than the average for the United States. , Titanic's Fifth Officer Is on Stand. ISMAY CURSED AS MEDDLER Official Not Trying for Escape, but Much Excited. CANADA AIDING INQUIRY Senate Committee Chairman Obtains Co-operation of Nation in Se curing Evidence Bearing Upon Investigation. WASHINGTON, April 24. Harry C. Lowe, fifth officer of the sunken Ti tanic, told the Senate investigating committee today his part in the strug gle of the survivors for life following the catastrophe. His testimony devel oped that with a volunteer crew he rescued four men from the water, saved a sinking collapsible lifeboat by towlng it astern of his and took off 22 men and one woman from the bottom of an overturned boat. Every one of those under his charge he landed safely on the Carpathla. From first to last s Lowe's story showed that he played tho man. Or dered away In charge of lifeboat num ber 14, he packed it to its capacity on the top deck and. fearing that some would attempt to Jump into It while it was descending, kept up a fusillade with his revolver. Ismay Cursed for Interfering. The testimony also showed that Lowe roundly cursed J. Bruce Ismay, one of the owners of the White Star line, for interfering in the lowering of the boats. Lowe said that Ismay was not trying to get into a boat, but was much excited and was making it difficult for the men who knew their work to accomplish anything. Lowe did not know who Ismay was. Competing in Interest with the day's testimony was the Interchange of tel egrams between Senator Smith, chair man. and the acting Premier of Can ada, George E. Foster. Foster told of the docking of tho steamer Mount Temple, at St. John, N. B., with passengers aboard who said they had seen the Titanic sink. It was believed the Mount Temple was I the ship that was only five miles from the White Star liner when she took her final plunge. Premier Offers Aid. Acting Premier Foster's telegram, dated today, follows: "Captain Mount Temple reports re ceived C. Q. D. message from Titanic 12:80 A. M.. shin's time Monday. Was then 60 mile south of position sent out by Titanic. Immediately altered course to reach Titanic, but did not see Titanic's light. Saw no sign of ship or boats. Cruised around position until received message from Carjiathia at 8:44 A. M. that she had picked up 20 boatloads and that Titanic had sunk Received another message at 8:30 from Carpathla, no need to stand by, as nothing more could be done. "Under these circumstances it doe not seem necessary to detain boat, din to sail Friday evening. If considered necessary commissioner could be ap pointed to take captain's evidence Will no doubt be examined later bj British commission." Deposition la Requested. In reply Senator Smith dlspatchec the following: "Telegram received. I will greatlj appreciate it if depositions of captair of the vessel Mount Temple, which If scheduled to sail from St. John, N. B., Friday, could be taken by commission er, as suggested by you, and forwardec to me at Washington, relative to move ments of his ship on Sunday evening, April 14, stating relative positions to Titanic and Carpathla. together with a detailed report of all wireless mes sages sent and received." Frederick Fleet, who was lookout in the crows' nest when the ship struck, was called to the stand as the first witness of the day. He had testified yesterday he could not tell how long before the crash came he gave warning of ice ahead. "Did you, when In the Titanic's crow's nest, see a light?" was asked. "No; I saw no light until I got in the lifeboat. Then I saw a bright light, forward on the bow. I don't know what It was. Mr. Lightoller saw it before we got off the Titanic and told us to pull toward It. It finally disappeared. We never made out what it was." Men Do Not A sit to Go. "When you have binoculars, what share of the time do you have the glasses to your eyes while on the look out?" "If we fancy we see anything, on the horizon," said Fleet, "then we use the glasses to make sure." Fleet said he saw no lifeboats loaded other than No. 6, the boat In which he pulled away with about 30 passengers. "Were there any women left on th decks who did not get in the boats?' "No, sir; I saw none." The witness said there were men oc (Concluded on Face 2.)