THi; MORM.NU UKEGOX1AX. FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1912. x "I'LL KILL FOSTER" IS THREAT CHARGED Witness "In Virginia Outlaw 'Case Says Floyd Allen Menaced Prosecutor. CONSPIRACY IS . ALLEGED IjHirr Mho AV ln-fndlns Pris oner al Time of CoarllMiuc Trac rrly Takr Stand for Stale) and Says Claude Killed Judzc. WVTHKVILLH. Va.. May 2. "I ll kill rwiiir before the mn Koe down If 1 m ennvlct.-d. Flovd Allen, first to go on trial here for hi life. In connection with the llllUvUle i""ourthoue murders, was rbirtnl with baring m4. this remark before the rhootlnc on March 14. f rnnlins to the testimony today of L R Weddell. of Montgomery, one of tha nrjt witnesses for the prosecution. mm rt UflrtHala Retaj-a llr. P. W. Bolen. a lawyer who was de fcmlina- Allen in the court where tha tragedy occurred, testified that he saw liu.le Allen ftre (he hrst ahot and that It struck Judce Masste. t'O'irt officials returned tho ftre. he aaid. Two of the Jurvmen who were then trying Allen testirie. that Allen had nred In the direction of Foster, the commonwealth's attorney who waa killed. Other witnesses tokl of con versation with Alien In which he had threatened Foster. ( I rmrx la C barged. Prosecutor Wler. opening the case, said he would show there waa a con spiracy among the Allen to shoot up the court If Kloyd Allen was convlcteo. Attorney Willi, for the defense, re torted that report of the tragedy had been grossly exaggerated and that be would Introduce testimony to show that Mettle Ayrea waa killed by a bullet from Clerk Pester Goad's rerolrer and not by the Aliens. The defense would show, he said, that Floyd Allen had been wounded before he had taken part In the shooting. HEAVY TRAVEL EXPECTED Traffic Official of Great Northern Prepare for Summer Ku-h. W. A. Ross, assistant general passen ger agent for the Great Northern, and Fred W. Graham. Western Industrial and immigration agent for the same road, passed yesterday In Portland. They consulted with Portland officials of the Great Northern on plana for handling- traffic during, the next few months, which promise to he the most actiye, from a passenger standpoint. -T experienced In the Northwest. menra for the opening of t. lacier Na tional Park, on the main line of the Great Northern, which promise .to be come a popular tourist resort. The park will open June IS. by which time all the big new hotel now nearlnv com pletion will be ready for occupancy. The structure at Midvale. the official entrance to the park, alone will be un finished at opening: time. This building is patterned after the Forestry building n Portland and I the pet scheme of I- W. Hill, president of the Great Northern. Work ha been started on a piece of -oad ii miles in length connecting va--tous points of Interest In the park. Mr. Hill aim eventually to make this park the delight of the motorist by bulldlns high-class roads. "The Summer tourist business to the Northwest will be the heaviest In his tory." said Mr. Ross. "We are begin ning to experience It already. The Mirtnera" movement I merely the be ginning. The movement to the Klks' convention In Portland will be the heaviest for any one single week ever handled on the Coast. K. C. Leedy. general Immigration agent for the Great Northern, will ar rive In Tortland within the next few weeks, accord Ins: to advice sent to Mr. Graham yesterday, tie will take a trip through Central Oregon. TIME LIMIT IS URGED rfntinned 'From First re. lie said. He attributed the small growth partly to the system of dropping front membership those who left their church without letters and failed to report to another church within a year. "In the last year." said the report, "the church has made a net gain of but ii.0n. which Is less than I per rent, as the outcome of the year's activities and the outlay of many millions of dollars. The statistical paradox glares us out of countenance. It shames and hu miliates us. What are honors of offlcea worth to any army that does not win battles? No marvel that some are pro posing to reduce the Major-Generals to post duty and let the army dissolve Into antique ecclesiastical camps." This was a reference to a proposed limiting of the activities of the Bishops to a local district. Their Jurisdiction now Is universal. Some of the reasons for the meager growth, as set forth, were laid to a too strict application of the law of tha church demanding that all members who remove from a given community without their church letters be dropped from membership after one year. Mesabera Dropped Reekleaaly. "A fair calculation." the report said, "reveals the astounding fact that prob ably not less than 500.000 members dis. appeared from our rolls by reckless use of the 'dropping process. "Nevertheless we still face the patent tact that our distinctive doctrines are not being emphasized a they were once, or. where preached, are discred ited for the time by a gainsaying world, drunk with vain philosophies and filled with gluttonous Indulgences." Pleading for an emphasis on the dis tinctive Wesleyan doctrines, the re port said they were the only power to save the nation against vice. "Where Is the evidence that sctence has ever regenerated one soul or that culture has redeemed one libertine, or taken etvy. malice, pride, jealousy or ireed out of an. " .rt? These utter ances are not reactionary, unless this world has outgrown Jesus Christ. "Our second lapse is that our sys tem Is nt being worked ss it formerly was. Cettaln distinctive parts have been abandoned, others modified. In novations,, noxious to our pastoral as well as to our supervision! methods, have Intervened to the hurt of both." The report condemned the practlca that was said to have grown up In certain churches of calling In evange lists to carry on revival services ss against the former custom. Which placed the local pastor In charge of the work. Turning from thia. the report con demned tiie so-called congregational sratera of calling pastors for local churches, said to have become general In Methodism. Referring to discussions In the church publication, the report said: "We understand the church maintains a press for the advocacy of her doc trine and the defense of her policy when assailed, net a a free forum for the vaaarles of writers who measure all problems by their own dooryards. or officially to sanction the promoters v-f dlssffectlon. While we would not restrain dignified and legitimate dis cussion of proposed amendments or re form, we deprecate the admission of Ill-considered and Intemperate criti cism of our policy or church agenr!e " Mere t erk. fer ItUkopa tiutliaed. One of tlte proposals before this con fernce Is that the bl5hops be placed In definite charge of the work In the ter ritory adjacent to their episcopal resi dences, on ttil point the report said: "We ask the fixing of two or three more jpincopal residences In t his country at strategic centers. With these additions we hetleve that areas for episcopal supervision can be so relate! to the rextln-e cltl" as to meet the express desire for continuous oversight by resident bishop without anr Infraction of the restrictive rule." The conference ordered a rommlfulun appointed to Investigate the Kplscnpal supervision of the. JiS.nOO negroes In Southern state. William W. I.tn-a. of Meridian. .Miss., charged that although Hlshop Thomas B. Neeley's residence wa fixed at New Orleans, the bishop 1 ad resided there not morn than SO davs In the last four years. I.ucas and other Southern delegates declare! that unless the negro members secured the. leadership they sought they threatened to separate. SENATE'S FOE 15 HEARD MNIHIEKGII YVOM.n smsTITX'TK COMJI1TTKE OK 13. Hex all to Hang- Over .Members, Wlio Wonl.l Serve 15 Year. Normally. House Cat to 300. ORHGONIAN NEWS PIT.KAl'. Wash ington. May J. Ijiw Giver L Ren. ol Oregon. overlooked an opportunity when he f.illed to propose the anousn- ment of the Cnitcd State Senate and to substitute a "commlttee-at-large" to constitute the law-making power. Representative Lindbergh. of Minne sota, a radical insurgent, tnouni. oi this scheme and has proposed it to Congress, not In the expectation mat It will be seriously considered, out with a view of having his plans dis cussed. The plan which Mr. Lindbergh as worked out Is: The ISenate must go. and so must ih. Vice-President. The memoersnip of the House is to be reduced to 315 memters. and of this numher ja are to be elected from the country-at-l.r. These 15 members shall con stitute the "comnflttee-at-large." which hall have absolute control an a lnu . i A. a 1. power over me leisianun ui llous. nroner.- This opposition could be overcome only by a two-thirds vote of the members of the House. The chairman of the -rommitiee-ai- 1 - aw Uu.Um.W urge la to succeed iu iiiw- i ... r n the event of the fleam or aisaonii) of the Executive. Ordinary niemners of the House are to serve for seven years. The select IS are to ne eiecien for terms of 15 years, but the "recall" shall hang over the head of every member. To provide what air. uiiaotrjn oil. "checks and oaiances lor m plan he provides for the recall of the commlttee-at-iarge. Kenresentatlve Lindbergh lias been on the trail of the "money trust" for several years, and now mat an in vestigation has at last been ordered, has been seeking for new worlds to conquer. Mr. Lindberghs resolution win io the flrst cor.rretc plan for a change in the existing form of government, al though many suggestions nave uecu made. He declares nis intention iw ore. esrlv and earnest consideration of his scheme and says he has grow ing support for it. CITY VOTE FOR WILSON RlHATi r.F.OIMSIAXS PRKKKK VX- DKRWOOIK IXK PKKSIDEXT. Harmon's Vote Minute and Speaker Clark 1st Represented JTecbly. . Result Is Settled. ATLANTA. Ga.. May i. Late returns today from country precincts failed to change the indicated result of ester day'a Presidential primary, and Oscar W. Underwood maintained his lead over Governor Wilson. They further empha size the fact that It was the country vota which won for Vnderwood. Gov ernor Wilson carried all the counties containing large cities. Ottlcial returns Indicate that I'nder wood's plurality over Wilson will bo not less than 9000. Further counting of the vote, it is expected, will not materially change the result, a early today the I'nder wood majority, according to practically complete but unofficial returns, showed that he carried about 100 out of the 14 rountles In the state by a plurality of $57 7. Governor Harmon had polled 1S9 and Speaker Clark t"2 vote. A state convention will be held here May 10 to ratify the action of the voters. iftli Kansas for Roosctrlt. i MANHATTAN. Kan.. May 2. The Fifth Congressional District Repub lican convention today Instructed Its two delesates for Colonel Roosevelt. They are K. A. McGramm and E. O. Story. TWO POEMS BRING $450 Holograph Manuscripts of Stevenson Are In Demand. LONPON. May 1. Messrs. Puttlck A. Simpson concluded a two days' sal of books and - manuscripts from various source. A holograph manuscript of a frag ment of George Meredith's translation of the Iliad In English hexameter verse. 140 lines on 1! pages, quarto, published about 1870. sold for 7S (S365). Two holograph manuscript poems by Tt. L. Stevenson. "My Body. Which My Dungeon Is" and "Th Sick Child." brought 15 (1225) ach. An autograph letter from the same ti his cousin. R. A. Stevenson, dated Davos. April. 1SS2. and referring to his printing- and wood engraving at Davos, sold for 50 (SZ50). I r i ! j i ANTHRACITE PACT REFUSED BY MINERS Sub-Committee's Efforts Go for Naught, Delaying Re sumption of Work. ARBITRATION IS POSSIBLE Proposal to Submit Question to Strike Com in islon of Ten Years Ago .May Be Arvepled .Men Want Short Contract. NEW YORK. May I. "The outlook, while rather complicated. Is not dis couraging. It is hoped all differences inav be adjusted." This was the statement tonight of William Greene, representing John P. White, president of the United Mine workers, shortly before the convening of an evening session of the general committee representing the mine work ers of the anthracite regions, which to day rejected the tentative agreement for settlement of the miner' wages and other drmanda which had been ap proved by sub-committee representing the operators and mineworkers. Till agreement. It had been hoped. would result In the speedy resumption of work in the mines, where a suspen sion affecting 170.000 employes became effective April 1. Mlaer Waat Twre-Year Cea tract. It is understood that the settlement was tripped up principally by the miners' desire to get a two-year agree ment. I A proposition made by George Baer. president of the Philadelphia A Read ing Railroad, to suDmit an auirrrmT. to the surviving members of the an thracite commission, which settled the strike of ten years ago. may be taken under consideration. The agreement rejected today pro vided for a four-year contract, an In crease of 10 per cent, abolition of the sliding scale. Indirect recognition of the union and other concessions to the miners, but contained no mention of a shorter working day. It provided for a renewal of the award made by the strike commission except In the follow ing psrthulars: "The contract rates and wage scale for all employes shall be Increased 10 per cent over and above the contract I ate and wage scales adopted Dy tne anthracite coal strike commission, as effective April 1, 1S0J. The, provisions rf the sliding scale are by mutual con sent abolished. Grtevaacea to Be Rrvlened. "At each mine there shall be a griev ance committee consisting of not more than three employes, and uch com mittee shall under the term of this agreement take up for adjustment with the proper official of the company all grievance referred ' to them by. em ployes who have first taken up said grievance with the foreman and failed to effect proper settlement of the same. "Contract miners shall have the right tr. employ check wulghmen and check docking bosses. as provided by the award of the anthracite coal strike commission and the decisions of the Hoard of Conciliation, and when so employed their rlirhts shall be recog nized and they shall not be interfered with in the proper performance of their work; provided they do not In terfere with the prcper operations of the colliery. "For the purpose of facilitating the adjustment of grlevsnces. company of ficials at each mine shall meet with the l.rievance committee of employes and prepare a statement setting forth the rates of compensation paid for each Item of work under the provisions of this agreement and certify the same to the board of conciliation within 60 days after the date of this agreement." K herk System" Instated I'poa. Before the conference, representa tives of the three anthracite district conferred with the iub-commlttee of the miners and protested that the agreement failed to give the union the "check" system, which the union advo cated to compel the mining companies to deduct from each miner's envelope on payday his dues to the union. The committee of miners, which agreed to the settlement, sought to get representatives of the district boards to approve their report, but the district boards Insisted that the "check" system should be a part of their agreement. Green acted ss spokesman for the miners In place of President White, who is ill. He said the miners were not prepared to ratify the plan. The operators Indicated that the agreement was acceptable to them and that the whole controversy could be referred again to the surviving mem bers of the anthracite commission. BOYS WORRY PREACHERS Fidgety I-ads Alo Wreck Nerves of Organists'. r.OSTON. May 1. "Preaching would improve if boy choirs were banished from our chancels." says Rev. Reuben Kidner. rector of the Trinity Episco pal Church here. In a statement pub lished In the official Journal of the church. "Many of us." he adds, "find it diffi cult to preach at all; but when sur rounded by fidgety boys, and sometimes whispering boys. It Is a formidable task. It seems ruthless that the relig ious sex should be dismissed from ser vice In the worship of the church In favor of wiggling youngsters. It Is a pity that the church should lose the beauty of mature women's voices and have to put up with the immature voices of boys. The effort to control the behavior of boys spells ruin to or ganists' nerves. BUILDING CODE PROPOSED New York Committee Recommends Extra lire Precautions. NEW TORK. May 4. The proposed new building eode, prepared by the joint committee on city departments, has been presented to the Board of Aldermen. It differs from others in that It Is designed to reconcile the so called hollow-tile and concrete inter ests and the others which have dis puted over the provisions in other pro posed codes. Fireproof Ing provisions are made more drastic than In the reports pre viously made, and fireprooflng materi als are In every instance given the preference, over non-flreproofing ma terials, with the purpose- of "encour aging the Investor to use fireproof ma terials rather than others and to mak,e fireproof construction as cheap as pos sible, and In tha future no advantageous form of construction will be debarred I DPTOMETRST AND WHAT HIS DUTIES ARE An Opt oroel rlii t In a per on wro makes ti upecialtv of fitting fltw-i to people with defect. v rlPloa without th um of atropine or other danger ou drugs, and in the State of Oregon munt be llceofted under the reg;on State Board of Optometry. HIS DCT1ES 1M He mum be able to tell the different dleeea of the eye. ?i He munt he able to eorrctty memiuire the defect of the eye. pre-ncriblng- lai.ws if there be any de feat. Sd Ta k e all f arial meaamremeo i a. and aMect a frame r mo an tin a which will plve eatlrtfactlon : put the lenaea In and properly adjust them to the face. 4th Be able to correctly a rat rait se, all lentee after beine; made up to if ther are properly arround according to th prescription. T'nder the Ore-t Male law be I not entitled to treat riteat of the even, therefore the public ia Juat iiafe to r to a competent optometrist with a dlftemaed eye aa to an M. I., bv reaaon of hia being abte to deter mine if there he a dleeaaed condi tion or Jitat defective vlalon. and In case of dlseaeed condition ha would be able to recommend a competent person to treet under. Remember, we are exelnaWe op4om etrtata sad handle sto aide Hoes. DR. J. D. DUBACK Fveilght Specialist. Stb Floor Selling Bids.. Sixth and Alder. because it I not provided for by the building code. No special provision Is made for moving - picture theater seating less than 00 persons, these, being provided for In a separate ordinance now before the Board of Aldermen. Moving-picture theaters with a larger seating ca pacity are classed with other theaters. The theatrical section Is the same as that prepared by the Joint committee a year ago. - In a statement accompany ing lta report the committee says: "The most Important advantage of the new code Is that It is distinctly more human and more social than any of its predecessors. Every regard has been paid and thought has constantly been given to the rights of the human being who may occupy any building. This Is evidenced particularly in the provisions for escape In case of fire or panic, and for the proper light and ventilation provided In this code not only for factories and lofts, but for dwellings. . hospitals, asylums, hotels and schools." A section of interest to the concrete men requires that "cinder concrete shall consist of not less than one part Port land cement, two parts of sand and four parts of cinders." A section ap plying to the hollow-tlle form of con struction says that It may be used for "enclosing and bearing walls of build ings not exceeding three stories, or 40 feet In height." All buildings used as factory, loft, market, office, printing, restaurant, stable, store, warehouse or workshop buildings are required to have access from every floor to a "smokeproof tower" connecting with a fireproof bal cony or vestibule which gives access to the stairs. HEAVY CREDITORS TO LOSE Newark Men Wlio Invested $63,500 to IOt Small Investors Benefit. NfcW YORK. May 1. Following the financial downfall of Georjre Davidson Rogers, at one time private secretary The Welcomes You Nu Moore 41 THIRD .c Ckar O ar For a Shori Time Only m Faiiacy Sunk M pir Spirflini $2 aim (JTAn offering of suits of unusual worth at thi prices named. Taken from our regular stock of new, finely-tailored weaves. Tho colors are tans, grays and blues, in splon did Spring patterns. You -can't equal them at the price. (TTSee some of the models on display "in our center Morrison-street window. EEM of John T. Rockefeller, It became known in Newark that four friends he inter ested while he was president of the board of trustees af St. Luke's Metho dist Episcopal Church, at Clinton ave nue and Hurray street In that city, were heavy investors In his scheme. Rogers was forced to make an assign ment in New York last week. The liabilities of the Insolvent broker are upward of $175,000. and the losses of his Newark friends represent one third of this amount. The Newarkers and their Investments are: Cyrus (i. Shephard $18,000. James R. Kutan $20, 000, John N. Taylor $12,500. and James R. W. I.lttell $12,000. These men have Moore Shoe Co with a superbly assorted stock of popular price shoes. We invite the most critical value-seekers to view and save. We pay one-fifth the rent a Washington - street store pays and save you 50c to $1 a pair .We shall be satisfied with no half-hearted attempts to excel the values to be found in other shoe stores. The more carefully you compare the valuesoffered in uptown stores and here, the more firmly you'll be convinced that there's money to be saved by trad ing here. We specialize on Men's and Women's Shoes at $2.50- In our three-dollar lines you'll find exact reproductions of well known trade-marked $3.50 brands and in many cases ours are better made and better leather at $3 than the trade-marked article is at $3.50. Our $2.50 shoes are the usual $3 Shoes of the uptown store no whit behind in style, finish or quality but better than vou'll buv in some stores for $3. - ljucks, the new C i V. 3 women; all sizes; at "fir -MULTNOMAH HOTEL 4 $ 2) ELLIN mrkoim Storssu: ait Fouarfclhi asreed to prevent tho throwing of Rogers' affairs In the bankruptcy court If possible, and will make no claim for part of the $20,000 of assets. They say that there are a great many creditors In moderate circumstances who stand to lose their entire savings, and they want the assets divided among these people. Rogers formerly lived in Johnson avenue, and Ms home was one of the show places In the Clinton Hill sec tion. When he left the employment of Mr. Rockefeller he sold his home and went to board, with his wife and son, at 6 Highland avenue. Montclair. About that time he opened a brokerage office to Their New Store 41 Third St., Multnomah Hotel Building $3.00 Button tans, clever- C of -a-1 c: iiniiciio1 3 values at low price Company Jm mm. Leading C!tlhiibir at 42 Broadway. Manhattan, and formed what was known as "The Rogers Pool: for Investment, not speculation." When the dividends were declared last August he paid at the rate of 43 per cent a year; In September at the rate of 55 per cent; in October 29 per cent, and In November 30 per cent. He attracted many investors. The trouble came .when the largest Investors noti fied Rogers that they wanted to with draw substantial sums on May 1 and June 1. Rogers consulted his counsel. Nathan Oiffln, of 31 Nassau street, and the latter 'advised an assignment for the benefit of creditors. In the assign ment Oriffin was named as assignee. BUILDING 6 t