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PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY
1912.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
CONVICT, FREED, IS
HIRED BY PRISON
SEATTLE MAX RELEASED MOX
IAY GOES BACK OX PAY.
TAFT PICTURES T. R.
AS FOE TO PEACE
SECOND FORTUNE
METHODISTS WILL
RACE TRACT 'PLANT'
IN IDAHO CAPTURED
IS LEFT TO NURSE
FIGHT CATHOLICS
DEVOTION TO MAX WITH BRO
KEN XECK REWARDED.
'BOOK - BEATING" TELEGRAPH
DEPOT AT ALAN POUND.
JUDGE'S PARTNER
IN DEAL ACCUSES
FARE REGULATION
KILLED IN COUNCIL
i
Option on Culm Prop
erties Described.
ARCHBALD'S NAME WITHHELD
"Silent Party" in Contracts Is
Man on Bench.
OFFICIAL HEARING BEGUN
(ommillrr I Told Tlit Jurist if ir
aelf SugseMed Seeing About
bale Pending Litigation
I," Mentioned.
WAPIHNGTON. May . Charges
against Judge Archbald. of the Com-
ntrr. Curt. mere unfolded today be
fore the House cnmrallC on Judiciary
nhlrh In to determine If Impeachment
proce.dtng Khali be brought againt
IN jurlet.
Una Judge Archbald. In partnership
with Kdward J. William, a S.ranton
! dealer, while deliberating aa a
J id;e on the "1 1 it ht era are cases." to
TCiili-ri the Krie Kal'. road was a party,
ia al'rged to hare negotiated an op
tion from that railroad for 41.00i ton
of culm porperty to be (old at a II?.
" prof't. mi related to the commit
tee by William himself.
Judtre Archbald. accompanied by lita
two !im and hi counsel, A. P. Worth-,
Inaton. heard the testimony and occa
sionally looked at photographic eoplea J
of letter bearing on the rase, one of
them a letter In whlrh the Judge totd
of hie connection with the culm bank
negotiation.
In addition to that transaction. Wil
liams told of another deal In which
he said Judge Archibald acquired an
Interest with hlin In an option on
l.ooo.ti9 acres of Venezuelan timber
land, for which tha Judge gave a not
lor 8S00.
Williams tried to discount this note
with . J. W. P. Boland. of tha
Araerli-an Coal Company, of Scranton.
who at that time had a case pending
before Judge Archbald In tha Federal
Court The Bolands refused to dis
count the note and later lost their case.
Praflta la Be Divided.
Williams admitted telling W. P. Bo
land that If he bad discounted Judge
Archbald's note the raae might have
resulted differently, but he denied that
Judge Archbald knew anything of his
making auch a remark to Boland.
Wllllama related how the option for
the culm bank property was negotiated
from the offices of the Erie Railroad
and told how. a sale for the property
was negotiated and said that he and
Judge Archbald were to divide the
profit. Judge Archbald. In the course
of the negotiations with the Erie, told
that the lighterage rase was then be
fore his court, Wll'lams said.
raaiaatrapale Cpy ta Kvldeaee.
When Williams was first called to
the stand and told of the transaction
Involving Judge Archibald's note for
I .".00 and the rase In Ms court In which
the Bolands were Interested, Chairman
Clayton produced a photographic copy
of a letter signed by Wllllama in whlrh
he said he told W. P. Boland that If he
had discounted Judge Arrhbald'a note
the rase of John V. reels vs. the Ma
rlon Coal Company. In which the Bo
lands were Interested, would not have j
been decided against them.
The letter was read to Wllllama and
he said dramatically:
"I ran swear before God that those
ord never came from me.
Ttd you sign this letter?"
Ye. I did not know those words
were there."
Ostles Aulsraed cere1y.
Chairman Clayton read a copy of the
option given Williams for the culm
bank br John M. Robertson for 13500,
whlrh was dated September 4. 1911.
"After the execution of the r.obert
mn option, did you make assignment
to W. P. Boland and a 'silent party'
wboite name waa known only to you.
B-Und and a few others, of two-thlrda
f the 'property?" Mr. Clayton asked.
"Yea. I did." aald Wllllama. -This
usxia-nment was made before I ever
cot the culm. William P. Boland had
withdrawn because Robertson told mt
If Holand was in the deal, I would not
spl the culm. I went and told Ach
babl I waa prohibited from having any
Interest wlto Boland."
Wllllama later said he did not re
member anything about giving such an
assignment after he had negotiated for
the culm properties. He did sign one
before Boland told him where the culm
waa and before he got tha option.
Jaaae . la "Mleet Parly."
"Who was the silent party mentioned
in the assignment?" asked Chairman
Clayton.
"Judge Archbald."
"What waa he told to do?"
"He drew up the papers."
"What was Judge Archbald' Inter
est In the culm banks?"
"A half Interest."
"Did he pay any money?"
".No."
"Did you negotiate sale of tha culm
property T"
4Conclinied oo race 2
licorcr Xdamx. Paroled After Plve
Year. Return to Pcnitcntlury
on $1200 Salary.
SKATTLK. Wash.. May 8. iSVeclal.)
George Kdward Adams, who was re
leased Monday after serving more than
live years In the Federal penitentiary
at McNeil Island for the theft of many
thousand dollars' worth of gold dust
from the Seattle assay office, will re
turn to the penitentiary tomorrow, to
take up the position of bookkeeper
which he occupied during his Incarcera
tion, not. however, as a prisoner, but
as a civilian, at a salary of 11200 a
year.
This report was confirmed this
morning by Warden O. P. Halllgsn, of
the Federal .penitentiary. through
whose efforts the appointment i was
made. Many friends of Adams worked
for his release and succeeded In get
ting the parole which took effect laat
Monday, thus cutting off ten years,
which good behavior and model con
duct reduced to six years and eight
months. I
Adam made application for a tern- I
porary position, but according to the I
appointment It may be permanent and j
Warden Halllgsn will endeavor to !
keep him there, as his work has been l
more than satisfactory.
GUARDIAN TO WATCH $10
a
I. inn ount' Smallest Known Es
tate Pes Through Probate.
ALBANY, ur. May . t Special.
Thoush the total value of their pro
perty In this county Is only 110.
guardian must be appointed for Kv
erett Trescott. of Fldredge, Cal., and
Clarence Trescott. of Asotin. Wash., In
order to clear the title to a tract of
Linn County land. The estate Is one
of the smallest ever carried through
probate proceedings In the entire coun
try.
R. W. Tripp, of Brownsville, was
appointed guardian for the two boys.
who are aged 17 years and 1 years
respectively. The land Involved In the
proceeding Is a tract of 10 acres lying
near Brownsville. It was formally
owned by Lucy Smith, who died leav
ing her husband and five children, one
of whom waa Mary Trescott.
Mrs. Trescott has died alnce, leaving
her husband and four children. Two
of the children, who are now of legal
age, have sold tbe small Interest they
have In the tract for five dollars each
and the man who has tiought tha
Interest of all the other helra h
offered to pay the two minors five
dollars each for their Interest and to
pay all of the expenses of the guardian
ship proceeding.
FAST LIVING MEANS "PEN"
Vancouver. B. C, Bank Clerks Con
fess Embezzling.
VANCOUVER. B. C. May 8.-Three
bank clerks, M. Cox. A. Strachan and
John H. Robins, who were arrested
yesterday on charges of embezzling
112.000 from the Merchants and Im
perial banks of this city, were called
In Police Court today and entered pleas
of guilty. They were remanded until
tomorrow for sentence.
The young men confessed that they
had spt-nt the money In gambling and
fast living. Of the money embexzjed
$3000 waa received from the clerks.
DR. HINSON NOT TO RESIGN
Announcement la Made After Meet.
Ins of Committee.
The executive committee of the
White Temple met last night with Dr.
W. B. Illnson. pastor of the church, to
consider the future pastorate.
After the meeting W. L. Morgan,
chairman of the committee, said Dr.
Illnson had no thought of resigning,
and addel. "We don't want him to
resign."
Neither Mr. Morgan nor other mem
bers of the committee would say
whether an assistant pastor will he
employed. It Is understood that this
matter will be decided at, the meeiVig
of the prudential committee Friday
night.
KNOX VISITS FAIR SITE
Secretary of State Busy Watching
Parades and Aiding; Indication.
SAN FKAXCISCU. May 8. Secretary
of Stat Knox passed a busy day tod-iV
as the guest of the officials of the
Panama-Pacific Exposition. In the
forenoon he witnessed a parade of
nearly 6000 troops at the Presidio and
was taken over the exposition grounds,
where be participated In the dedica
tion of the site selected for Hawaii.
Mr. Knox attended In the afternocm
a reception In the University Cluh. the
hosts being members of the Sigma
Alpha Epsllon fraternity. He was a
guest of the Union League Club, at
night. He left later on a special train
for Los Anfceles.
POLITICAL PRAYER NEED? !
Washington Episcopalians Believe
Situation Calls for Guidance.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. May 8. It
was decided at the annual convocation
of the Spokane district of the Episco
pal Church today that a prayer formu
lated by Bishop 1emiiFl K. N ells, of
Spokane, asking for guidance through
the present political situation be sent
to all the churches In the United States.
A request will be made that the
prayer be read In each church.
Colonel Is Blamed for
Spoiling Treaties.
ALLIES MADE OF DEMOCRATS
President Appeals to Ohioans
for "Square Deal."
BOSSES ALWAYS OPPOSED
I orrcs of Organisation Whom
Kooovclt lcd When They Suit
rd Ills Purpose May Xot Be
Exterminated In Moment.
i COLUMBUS. O.. May 8. President
Taft charged here tonight in a speech
In Memorial Hall, that Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt, his campaign manager,
Senator Dixon, of Montana, and Demo
cram In the Senate, were responsible
for the "emasculation" of the arbitra
tion treaties with Great Britain and
France, and that. In consequence of
their action, the compacts were so
changed as to be of doubtful utility.
These treaties, the President de
clares, would have made wide steps
toward universal peace; would have
signalized a movement for a universal
arbitral court and were-.as progressive
measures as ever were suggested to
the American people.
Treaties Spelled by Aaieedmeat.
"For some reason, unknown to my
puxzle-wttted brain." aald the Presi
dent, "Mr. Roosevelt opposed these
trestle and by these men who sup
ported that opposition, his manager,
Mr. Dizon. and the Democratic votes
In the Senate, those treaties were so
emasculated that It Is difficult to see
whether they contain anything of
value which ought to be ratified Into
treaty. My klea of progress, and of
the highest progress possible, was In
those arbitration treaties, because I
saw in them a step toward a universal
arbitral court to which any nation In
the world might resort In order to
solve a controversy that It might have
with any other nation, and until w
get such a court, war will not disap
pear. "This was a decided step toward that
end, 'as progressive a measure as ever
has been suggested to the American
people."
Trust Policies Compared.
Mr. Taft continued his attack to
night on Colonel Roosevelt, taking up
more than a dozen subjects that Colo
nel Roosevelt has referred to In his
speeches against the President. Mr.
Tuft openly accused Mr. Roosevelt of
misrepresentation and misstatement,
said that in many actlona for which
hta predecessor now charged him ha
hud been influenced by Mr. Roosevelt's
udvtce. and asked tbe people of Ohio
to give him a "square deal." The Presi
dent pointed out the failure of the
Roosevelt Administration to prosecute
iCnnHurlrd on pas 2-
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J HELPING W00DE0W ON. j
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Miss Peregrin, Already Heir to Half
Million. to Come Into
S278. 361.55 More.
NEW YORK, May . (Special.) For
nursing a man who lived for years
with a broken neck. Miss Eleanor
Peregrin will gain more than 1276,-
000.
The patient was Walter K. Duryea,
When he finally died he' left his en
tire fortune, amounting to more than
$600,000, to Miss Peregrin. The will
caused a sensation at the time It was
filed.
Now Miss Peregrin is to ycriv
1278. 561.66 more. This sum would have
come to Duryea under the will of his
father, Edgar E. Duryea, The father
died f Glen Cove, May 10, 19H,' leav
ing aJMovnr V """1v 11.000.000, the
majo, 1 J'-"in o JO to h,a
Injured son. - ,
The report of Louis T. nank W.
and Harry H. Duryea, who are trustees
under the will, has Just been flledT
showing that the remainder of the
estate, now In their hands, is 1278.-
561.53. This will necessarily become
part of the residuary estate, which be
comes part of the estate of the Injured
son. Who left his all to Miss Peregrin.
JAPAN HELPS RED CROSS
Empress With Gift of 100,000 Yen,
Hopes to Promote Peace.
WASHINGTON. May S. Japan intro
duced the element of peace today Into
a discussion of war at tbe Interna
tional Red Cross conference In session
here, when her delegation announced
the gift from the Empress of Japan of
a fund of lOO.ono yen (about $o0,ooo
"for the rniouragemnt of relief work
In time of peace."
In the .announcement of th Em
press gift m the declaration of her
belief that if the Red Cross societies
of various nations help each other in
the work of relief in time cf peace,
these nations will naturally come into
more and more friendly relations with
one another, thus realizing the aim and
principle of the Red Cross.
YOUNG ASTOR RECOGNIZED
Mayor Gaynor Appoint Vincent on
Committee to Greet Germans.
NEW YORK, May 8. Official recog
nition of Vlncert Astor as the new
head of the Ator family Is contained
Mayor Gaynor s announcement of
plans for reception of the German
squadron which will visit New York
his Summer. The youthful million
aire's name appears on the list of citi
zens appointed to assist In the enterJ
atnment of the officers and men ot
the German ships, which will arrive on
June and remain until June IS.
The men and officers are to be of
ficial guests of the city while they are
here.
Hundreds to Take Examinations.
ALBANY. Or.. May 8. (Special.)
Almost 400 pupils of Linn County
schools will take the elghth-g ade ex
aminations, which will be conducted
hroughout the county Thursday and
Friday of this week. The tests will
be given In 53 different schools and
it probably will be the largest eighth-
grade examination ever held In this
county. Because of the fact tht only
small percentage of the pupils who
took the last two eighth-grade tests
passed, this examination Is arousing
great Interest.
Conference Resolution
. Carries Challenge.
WORK IN MISSIONS IS ISSUE
Order Forbidding Religious
Garb in Schools Lauded.
TOBACCO USE PROHIBITED
Body Favors Union of Regular and
Southern Branches War Dec
laration Against l toman
Church Is Definite.
MINNEAPOLIS. May S. (Special.)
What Is virtually a declaration of war
against the Roman Catholic and Greek
Catholic churches was contained in a
resolution adopted by the general con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church today. The resolution is a
slightly modified form of that pre
sented tho society of W. F. Rice, of
Chile, protesting against the action of
tho Euciimenlcat Missionary Confer
ence In Edinburgh recently, which set
aside all Protestant mission work In
tho Roman CathollP. and Greek Cath
olic Church countries.
Another, slap at fhe Catholic Church
taken by the Methodist conference was
In a resolution adopted commendatory
of Indian Commissioner Valentine for
his order that In Government schools
all insignia of any religious order be
removed and that those wearing a dis
tinctive church garb lay such aside
while engaged in Government duties.
Flsber tried to Aet.
The resolution urges that "as the
President at the solicitation of certain
ecclesiastics directed that the order of
the commissioner be suspended pend
ing a future hearing, which hearing
was held on the 8th of April," Secre
tary of the Interior' Fisher put the or
der Into Immediate effect instead of
withholding his decision until August
1, aa he had announced.
The conference also took action as
follows:
Adopted resolutions preventing the
election to any church office of any
man who uses tobacco In any form.
Union of Cknrcbes Favored.
Went on record as favoring union of
Methodist Episcopal Church and Meth
odist Episcopal Church South.
The Episcopacy committee Is said to
be deadlocked on the . number of
bishops to be superannuated at this
Bession of the conference. On the num
ber which will retire to a great extent
depends the number of new bishops to
be chosen.
The Rice resolution, in part, follows:
"Whereas, In all those lands which
form a large part of the missionary
field of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
the teachings and practices of Roman
Ism deprive the people of the Bible,
I Concluded on Paice 2.)
Pinkerton Charges Brush Barricade
on Hill Signals Prom Course
Received by Powerful Glass.
SPOKANE. Wash.. May S. (Special.)
Charging a barricade of brush sit
uated on the crest of a prominence two
miles east of the Alan racetrack, two
officers and two representatives of the
racing association captured the three
operators and apparatus of an illicit
telegraph station. William A. Pinker
ton, head of the Pinkerton Detective
Agency, arrived here yesterday morn
ing. Detective George Cox, of the Spo
kane police department: Deputy Sheriff
Stone, of Coeur d'Alene, Track Superin
tendent Finn, and Edward Shelton. one
of the track directors, made up the at
tacking party.
From poolrooms served with the spe
cial leased wire of the track associa
tion reports were coming that books
were being beaten by the men who
rushed in at the .last moment before
the finish of the race and bet large
sums on horses that Invariably won.
The "plant" was found on a hill two
miles from the track. It was manned
by three men. a "sending" instrument.
and a huge pair of costly binoculars
or field glasses by which a fourth ac
complice at the track was closely
watched. The wire connecting the in
strument with the leased line from the
track was followed along the top of
barbed wire fence, and disconnected.
The instrument and binocular were
confiscated.
Because Idaho hss no statute relat
ing to wire tapping, the trio of cap
tives were released when the party
reached Coeur d'Alene City.
PEACE ORATORS SELECTED
Contestants for Agricultural College
Prize .Named.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls. May 8. (Special.) At the
preliminary peace oratorial contest last
night A. R. Chase. Reid Cochran and
W. K. Morris were chosen as con
testants for the gold medal offered by
the Cosmopolitan Club of the Oregon
Agricultural College for the best
j oration treating of some phase of Inter
national peace.
The winners of last night's contests
were named in alphabetical order.
Their respective grades, as returned by
the Judges, ware not made public.
The tinul contest between the three
orators will occur at the noon hour
convocation May 15, when the winner
of the prize will be announced.
SIGHT IS TWICE RESTORED
Man Strangely stricken,- With Eyes
Apparently Sound, Sees Again.
PASSAIC, N. J., May 8. The sight
of Cleveland W. SDeer, of this city,
who has been twice stricken blind In
the last six months, is returning in as
strange a manner as it left him. Six
months ago without warning he ex
perienced a sudden pain in his fore
head. In five minutes he was totally
blind. Specialists found that his eyes
were perfect and no cause for blind
ness could be determined. After a few
weeks he began to regain his sight,
but a week ago he awoke one morning
to find himself totally blind again.
Speer last night experienced a pain
similar to that of six months ago and
after a few minutes he found his vis
ion returning.
ITALIAN DEFEAT REPORTED
Turkish Island of Rhodes Tells of
Taking 1000 Prisoners.
LONDON, May 8. A news dispatch
from Pera. Turkey, dated today, says
that the Governor of the Turkish
Island of Rhodes, where Italian troops
landed a few days ago, telegraphs:
"We have won a victory and have
captured 1000 Italians."
STAMBOUL, Turkey. May 8. A sen
sational report that the Italian troops
have experienced a serious defeat in
the island of Rhodes, losing 1000 pris
oners and suffering many casualties.
comes today from the Vail of Smyrna,
who says that he received the news by
heliograph from Rhodes.
The Turkish government awaits con
firmation of the report before announc
ing the news officially.
HALIBUT CATCH IS RECORD
Marvelous Mark of 362,575 Pounds
Best Ever Made by Single Vessel.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 8. (Special.)
Old timers in the fishing industry
are discussing the marvelous catch of
362,673 pounds of halibut brought to
this port by the Welding & Indepen
dent Fisheries Company's steamship
Independent.
The catch is the largest ever made
by a single vessel in the world and
far surpasses the records on both the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts according- to
those well versed in the history of the
halibut industry.
BOY'S THROW SNAPS ARM
Vouthful Twlrler Pitches So Hard
Bone Breaks Above Elbow.
ALBANY, Or.. May 8. (Special.)
Glen Blevins a 15-year old boy of
Tangent, sustained a broken arm yes
terday by throwing a baseball.
The lad was practicing with some
other boys, and when he threw the
ball as bard aa he could he snapped
one bone of his right arm Just above
the elbow.
Clause Eliminated by
9 to 6 Vote.
FRANCHISES SENT TO BOARD
Valuation of Grants to Be
Fixed by Executive Body.
DEBATERS WAX PERSONAL
Mayor's Veto Would Mean Death
Blow to Privilege Sought hy
Streetcar Company Monks
Shifts to Majority.
After putting itself through a set of
parliamentary evolutions, suspending
the no-smoking rule and with President
Baker In the chair, the City Council
yesterday "cut out the rough stuff." aa
the presiding officer put it, and pro
ceeded to reconsider the blanket fran
chises for the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company.
The net result, after the smoke of
battle and a combination of cigars and
cigarettes had cleared, was found to be
a vote of 3 to S in favor of eliminat
ing the fare-regulating clause that had
been previously inserted, and a second
vote of 10 to 5 to refer the proposed
grants to the Executive Board for val
uation. On the second vote Councilman
Monks, who had been holding out con
sistently for fare regulation, voted to
refer the franchises to the Board for
valuation, but explained that he ex
pects to vote for the much-discussed
provision as to fares when the meas
ures come again before the City Coun
cil. If he does, and all of the others
remain as they voted yesterday, the
franchises will fail 1o pass by one vote,
as It requires ten votes to carry a fran
chise. Veto May Kill Franchises.
Should Mayor Rushlight see fit to
veto the franchises when they eventu
ally go before him, in cute of their pas
sage, it is certain they will not pass, as
It requires 12 votes to pass them over
the veto.
The vote on the fare-regulating-clause
was as follows: To strike out
right of the city to regulate Ayes. Ba
ker, Burgard, Dunning. Joy, Menefee,
Schmeer, Wallace, Watkins and Wil
helm: noes. Clyde, Daly, Jennings, Ma
gulre. Monks and Montag. The same
vote was cast on reference to the Ex
ecutive Board, with the single excep
tion of Monks, who voted to refer, not
withstanding elimination of the fare
regulatlng clause, for which he has
contended at all times.
Mr. Monks said that he firmly be
lieved in the right of the city to regu
late fares, and felt that the Council -
should follow the advice of City Attor
ney Grant and specifically retain such
right. He said, however, that he did
not feel justified In holding out against
the Judgment of a majority of the
members, as just expressed, and that,
if they believed the franchises should
be sent up for valuation, he would give
way to their belief and vote with themi
Monks nendy to Quit,
'I have given all the time I can to
these franchises," said Mr. Monks, "and
ask that the Council either refuse
them or grant them without further de
lay. As a member of the street com
mittee, I will say now that I will attend
no further meetings to consider them.
as my private business has been neg
lected because of the frequent sessions
that have been held at the City Hill."
Councilman Baker said that fully
two-thirds of the members of the street
committee, of which he is chairman,
had told him they would refuse further
to consider the franchises, having given
all the time they felt they could and
being satisfied with the provisions as
recommended to the Council.
Councilman Burgard asked President
Bnker to excuse him from attendance
yesterdaj- afternoon, when the Council
decided to go over the franchises sec
tion by section, but Mr. Baker replied:
"No, sir; not a man gets out of here
until this subject Is settled."
Councilman Wllhelm had Just stepped
out to take a smoke, but was called
into the Council chamber. Councilman
Joy moved that the rule prohibiting-
smoking be suspended, the Council be
ing in the committee of the whole.
Baker Resents Jests.
"I move that Joy be instructed to fur
nish the members with cigars," said
Councilman Clyde.
"Now, cut out this 'rough stuff' and
get down to business and let's get this
franchise proposition out of our sys
tem," commanded President Baker, as
he whanged the gavel a hard crack
against the mahogany desk and the
members came to "attention" at once.
Then followed strong talks, punctu
ated at times with more or less per
sonal reflections, by Councllmen Clyde,
Daly, Magulre and Jennings. During
the morning session, when the Council
had voted down both majority and mi
nority reports of the street committee
and ended by laying the whole thing on
the table, Mr. Jennings had unmerci
fully scored the members of the street
committee for "reversing the Council,"
as he put it. they having recommended
that the fare-regulation clause be
eliminated and that the Broadway
(Concluded on Page 6.)
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