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).
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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
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For a Shori Time Only
m Faiiacy Sunk
M
pir Spirflini
$2
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(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
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women; all sizes; at
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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.
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