VOL. LI I- NO. IG,0o9. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. RODGERS' FATE DUE TO GULL, SAYS WIFE SEA FOWL'S ROPY FOCXD HOPE OF PASSENGER LISTS ON SHIPS REDUCED it " TALK WOMAN SUES FOR "PIN MONEY" LENT DIRECT VOTE NOW GOES TO PEOPLE IS LAID 10 REST AS IDLE AT VESSELS ORDERED TO CARRY BIG SUMS SPENT OS CORSETS WHILE FRIENDS TRAVELED. WEDGED IX AEMOrUXE. MORE LIFEBOATS. HARMONY HOMER DAVE PORT DARK HORSE REGARDED ABERDEEN A Factions Stand Firm, Resent Compromise. GHOST OF "BOLT" STALK? Gubernatorial Candidates Try to Heal Breach. SHARP CLASHES DUE EARLY Tail Hold Strength of Male Com mittee' Roreclt Give Notice to Storm" Ifl If Mot Is Made Police Ready. BT M. T JtATTISON. AFERDEKX, Mash.. Mar 12. (Spe--ial.) Effort of Governor M. F Hay and Jolm C. Lawrence, gubernatorial candidate, to settle the Republican fight over the election of a. National delegation Wednesday have Injected feature that overshadows In Interest even the momentoua meeting of the Re. puMl.an state committee Wednesday. The two gubernatorial candidates representing different factions of the purty are striving hard to prevent a pllt that might result In leaving breach that even the six months Inter vening before the November election rould not heal, and In tlie endeavor to work out a plan of compromise both gubernatorial anplrants are Jeopardiz ing their own chance for the nomina tion. It ia evident roost of the Tart and Rnoeevelt leaders are resentful of out ide Interference In their fight. Pres sure that has been brought to bear thua far la unavailing. though there Is al ways a possibility that eventa might take aurh a turn aa to prevent the holding of the two convention which all leaders her foresee Is almost Inev itable. (rrwr liar at Work. Governor Hay. who la expected to arrive lata tonight, has been holding a aeries of conferences tn Seattle. None if them was productive of results, un less the precipitate flight of Howard Cosgrove. George Rummcns and Scott Calhoun, three of the four King County Taft managers, might bo construed as soma kind of significant move. The trio got out of town Sundar to avoid fur ther gubernatorial conferenrea. At oae of the Seattle conferencea Governor Hajr was prevailed upon to express his view of a fair settlement and he suggested that four Taft and trn Rooseielt delegates would beat rep resent the sentiment of the state. Tho Taft forcea were refusing to consider an thing less than an even break and Cie Roosevelt men held out for 1 delegates against two for Taft. so the gubernatorial Idea wan not well re ceived. In thla same connection Hay aug- seated that It would be a good idea to reach rome basis of compromise that would, permit the leading Republican newspaper publishers of the state to bo to the National convention as dele gates. The Idea was not well received. A proposal from the Roosevelt lead er, to permit the Taft men to write the state platform If tiiey were given permission to name the delegates was alo turned down. Laerrsre Takes llaad. Lawrence Is working along different lines. He is trying to prevail on Re publican state committeemen to give all faction a fair hearing In their roetlng tomorrow and to seat the delegations which appear to have the clearest right to places. Lawrence de- lares he la not Interfering In the King County fight, but ho demanda that the Roosevelt delegation of CI from Pierce County be aeated. Ha has in siM'd that the Roosevelt men have no hauls for their contest against li Taft men in Whatcom Connty and that sev eral other rontesta filed by Roosevelt leaders are frivolous. lawrence also would dismiss some of the Taft contesta expected to be tiled, like the one from Walla Walla and the older one from Clallam. Apparently Lawrence bas bad some influence upon Committeemen Charles Keyser, of Klickitat, and George Breslln. of Ska mania, who reached town tonight and have been counted with the Taft forces, but it is not yet certain that either will vote for the entire Taft pro cramme. Keyser Insisted early In the venlng that he wanted to hear all the evidence before he would vote. This announcement ia regarded as a reflec tion of the Lawrence sentiment. RmmttII Mea Flraa. Ex-Governor Henry McBrlde. who though not actually at the bead of the Roosevelt forces, still Is regarded aa their foremoat convention figure, does not believe tha Roosevelt men will con cede any ground on any of their serious contests. Nor Is he inclined to advise any compromise. I 'an Landon. head of tho King Coun ty Roosevelt organisation, and Lorenzo P, who heads the Roosevelt forces from Pierce County, both got In to night, Landon having stopped at Che h.tlis en route and arranged for tha contest of the Lewie County delega tion. These Roosevelt men Insist on gating sll their delegates. Republican 9tate Chairman R. W. (Concluded oa ic 3- Mechanician . Declare . Aviator Was Aoldlng Birds. In.-tcad of Chas ing Thcin When Killed. PASADENA. Cal, May 13. tPpeclal.) The body of a seagull tightly wedged between the fusllage and the rudder of his aeroplane broke the control wire when he tried to turn hla sky craft out over the ocean, and caused the death of Calbraith P. Rodgers, trann conlinental aviator, at Long Beach ten weeks bko. This Is the statement given out by Mrs. Mabel Rodgers. the widow, today. Verification Is given by Frank hhafer. chief mechanician for Rodgers. who founJ tha dead gull entangled in the mechanism. The statement is given out by M Rodgers to refute the stories mat ner husband ventured carelessly too near the earth while chasing seagulls. She declares his greatest fear while mak- Inc rilchts at the beach was the danser of a gull becoming entangled in his air craft. Instead of pursuing the gulls, as has been alleged, Rodgers was endeavoring to avoid them. Mrs. Rodger said. The dead gull was wedged so tightly It was necessary to break the rndder to extract It- With tho rudder made immovable by the gull'a body the con trol wire was (.napped when Rodgers attempted to veer his machine aftor he made the last Ions glide. JETTY IMPROVES BEACH Change in Current Firings Sand In stead of Rock. s SEASIDE. Or- May 13. (Special.) According to a atatement today by a Government engineer employed on tho Columbia River Jetty, the completion of the work will be a great benefit to the bra. h soutii of the rtver. Expert opinion has it that after being extend ed to Its full length and filled in with rock tl.e Jeltv will have an influence upon ocean currents that will cause new sand to wash in along Clatsop Beach. This has been desired for org time by property-owners here, Changes already have begun to take place substantiating the predictions of he engineer. The rocks that were formerly nu meroua here are being covered tip or washed away. In front of the Moore Hotel there Is more sand than there has been since 1908. while farther south It Is possible to walk along a sandy beach where there wtro only rocks a few years ago. The Columbia Jetty always has been considered responsible for the changes In currents which brought In the rocks. TUAN ANDS0N IN PLOT Prince Said to Do Intriguing to Put Roy Upon Throne. LONDON. May 13. son of Prince Tuan. a prominent figure during the Boxer uprising and at one time hetr apparent to the Chinese throne, haa arrived at Pckln, according to a news agency dispatch received today from Tien Tain. ITIr.ce Tuan Is said to have declared himself Kmperor of the Chlneee Prov inces of b'hen 1 and Kan Su. ia under stood to be Intriguing now to have his son proclaimed Kmperor. lie ia re ceiving assistance from Prince Kung, leader of the Mongolian anti-addlca- tionlsls. who haa been very active In his efforts to iave the Manchu. He offered to raise 50.000 troops to fight for them and was said to have gone to Mukden to proclaim the Indepen dence of Msm'hurfo. COURT CHOSEN TO DRILL Physician Mnt Answer Charge of Breaking Traffic Rule. For refusing to go through a drill In traffic regulations at the behest of Traffic Officer Burks, at Qrand ave nue and Kast Morrison streets, yes terday. Dr. Andrew C. Smith will ap pear In Municipal Court today. The physician was on his way to answer a call from a patient and this saved him from a trip to the Police Station. Dr. Smith turned the corner with out regard to the regulation forbid ding the cutting of corners, charges the policeman, and was halted and or dered to go back and turn the corner In the proper manner. He refused to do so and said he preferred to go to court. ITALY CLOSES AEGEAN SEA Turkey Now Citable to Send Troops or Supple to Tripoli. ROME. May 13. It is announced in the newspapers today that the occupa tion by Italy of the Islands of Karpa thus, Kaso. PUcopl (Tllos) and Nisyro, In the Grecian Archipelago, and belong ing to Turkey, with the capture of the Turkish Islands of Stainpalla and Rhodes, completely closes the Egean Sea. Turkey Is thus blockaded and Isolated from the Mediterranean and ahe Is con sequently unable to dispatch warships or troops to Tripoli. "WHITE SLAVE" LAW ISSUE Supreme Court to Give IecIslon as to Constitutionality. WASHINGTON. May 13. The Supreme Court today decided to pass upon the constitutionality of the FederaP"white slave" traffic laws. It iued an order to have forwarded to It for review a derision of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals holding the i law constitutional. I 1 All Silverton Weeps for Noted Artist. STORES CLOSE; WOFK STOPS Many Distinguished Mourners in Salem Throng. IIA'Wsi .Jt;jiV Jt FAMOUS BAND PLAYS DIRGE Quaint Old Opera-House Holds Only Handful of Vara Crowd Gathered to Pay Iji.t Tribtito to Beloved Cartoonist. I1Y AOOIPOV HKNNETT. SILVERTON. Or., May 13. (Staff Correspondence.) For miles and miles In all the country roundabout Silverton the laborers ceased from work, the plows and hoca and harrods stood Idle In tho fields, the workhorses turned out to pasture, the masters and mis tresses put on their Sunday attire and all fent to tho quaint little town of Silverton for Homer Davenport had come home. The merchanta of tho town closed their stores, the mechanics and arti sans ceased from their labors, the good housewives locked their houses and they and their husbands and children gathered with tho throngs on the streets, where all talked and told of the early and later daya of one whom they all loved for Homer Davenport had come home. Yea. Homer had come home, had come home for the last time, had come home tu wander again never, for he waa brought home in a coffin Homer Davenport is dead, and tonight he rests by the side of his father In the little cemetery Just where the Waldo Hills meet the Silver Creek Valley to Bleep there forevermore. Solemn ThroasT Ia Tearful. As you passed along the streets you could see the throngs gathered in lit tle groups, and In those groups but one theme wan discussed, but one name mentioned Homer Davenport. From Salem and Portland came many men and women to pay their last sad duty to one who must have been some thing far above the ordinary. He muat have been a man with a great love for I o nrltided on Pas e JL Hh is Jose KfHlS . UiSES, t I Wnis Si III "r-- UT' ' TUU WW I: N J 1 s a v iyy J :: ! aSS) I J -mimmmm' l !i : , , .i .U Cut Made on Pacific Coast Vnder Rule Requiring Accommodation for All Persons Aboard. SAN FRANCISCO. May 13. (Spe cial.) Under orders from John IC Bulger, I'nlted States supervising in spector of steamgasts, 20 vessels op erating on the Pacific Coast and from here to trana-Paciflc points have been ordered to reduce their passenger lists from 20 to 33 1-3 per cent. The or der grows out of the recent Titanic disaster. The vessels affected will not be allowed to increase their passenger lists until they carry sufficient life boats and life hostage to accommo date every passenger and every mem ber of the crew. Heretofore lifeboats were required on such vessels in occoraanco who their tonnage. Now they must have llfeboatage In accordance with the number of passengers carried. All the vessels affected have ordered more lifeboats in accordance with the new regulations, but until they Install the they will be allowed to carry no more passengers than they nave liicDoat space for. Among the vessels affected are the Tale and Harvard on the San Fran cisco-Los Angeles run, whose lists have been cut from 700 to "47; the steamer Siberia, operating Deiween here and the Orient, whoso list was reduced from 1250 to 990; Roanoke, between hero and Portland, whose list of BOO has been cut In two; steamers Queen and Umatilla, between here and Seattle, required to reduce their lists 100 people. Steamer Korea, due here from Orient this week, will be affected when she arrives. 'About 20 out of 300 vessels operat ing on the Pacific Coast will suffer temporarily from the new rule." said Bulger today. "Every vessel will be required to have llfeboatage for every person aboard ship. Safety appliances, other than lifeboats, will be recog nized by the Government no longer. As tho vessels enter port they will be inspected and they will be given no clearance without the necessary small boats'." SPOKANE HORSEMAN HURT Wllllum A. Padmorc, Athlete and Clubman, Throjvn Riding. SPOKANE. Wash..) May 13. (Spe cial.) Thrown Sunday morning when his horse shied at an automobile near the Monroe-street bridge, William A. Pad more, credit man for the Shlnn Produce Company and well known ath lete, is at Sacred Heart Hospital with a probable fracture1 of the pelvis and severe body bruises. The animal fell over backward onto Its rider. NOW THAT THE WEATHER HAS TURNED family Mi-V fTlf-A 0 if ice I yV' some SUMM Taft or T. R oh First Ballot Is Belief. BATTLE LINES BEING DRAWN Hayward Says Contests Will Be Decided Justly. M'HARG READY TO FIGHT National Committee's Lea.uing to President Not Significant, Says Secretary Evidence to Ec Treated Fairly. CHICAGO, May 13. (Special.) "Tat t or Roosevelt on tne first ballot." Political exports were ready to cal culate It Is going to be either the Pres ident of Colonel Roosevelt In a hurry at the Chicago convention and thereby discounted the "dark horse" talk today, with the battle lines all drawn for con tested delegations to be decided by the Republican National Committee. Practl cal politicians are Insisting now that the fight is so determined between the President and Colonel Roosevelt that both will force it for a personal vie tory. Much will depend upon tho attitude assumed by the National committee in making up the temporary roll of the convention. Ormsby McHarg. of New York, who has been delegated to han dle the contested delegation cases for the Roosevelt forces, appeared here colncidentally with William Hayward, secretary of the Republican National Committee, who took up headquarters this afternoon in the Congress Hotel. Facta to Decide Contests. Secretary Hayward insists tho lean ing of the committee, which has been toward Taft thus far, Is not as signifi cant as soma want to make it appear. He declared the National committee men will be guided by the merits in each contest and settle them upon statements of fact and Justly. Mr. McHarg was chief engineer four years ago in the "steam roller" per formance credited to the Taft forces then, when Colonel Roosevelt succeed ed In nominating President Taft. Mr. McHarg is on the Job this year against Taft and promises as good work as he U'oncluded on Page 2.) WARM. Wife, of Wealtliy Californian Says She Bought False Hair. Furs nl Gowns for Companion. NEW.1 YORK, May 13. (Special.) Corsets, false lia,ir, furs, gowns, jewelry and a piano such was the remarkable combination of articles that figured to day In the suit of Mrs. Amy G. Uochestcr, wife of a wealthy business man of California to recover $8000 of "pin money" she alleges she lavished on Mr. Helen Clarke. Chase, the wife of a Fort Worth, Texas, merchant, while they were abroad together as school-girl friends in i:0S. The case la on trial in the Supreme Court. "Do you remember saying Just be fore sailing for Europe that you were going to spend money so fast that you would make Helen sit up and take notice?" was asked of Mrs. Rochester. "Well, I spent a great deal of money, all right," replied tho fair plaintiff. , "How about the corsets you say you paid fur for Helen, how much wero they?" "Oh, 1 paid a. bill of $300 for corsets which were just as much for her as they were for me." "Wasn't there a separate bill for $148 for corsets for Helen?" "Not that I remember." "What did you get for Helen in Lu cerne?" "Night gowns, petticoats, shirtwaists, handkerchiefs and " Here Mrs. Rochester broke off and began fumbling among her effects for a list of the articles. It was produced and read In evidence. The case will be continued. H0LLADAY COTTAGE BURNS 1 anions Seaside Dwelling Totally Destroyed Documents Lost. SKAS1DK, Or., May 13. (Special.) A defective flue was the cause of the fire that burned the cottage formerly occupied by Ben Holladay. Harry Claxton, watchman, was cook ing breakfast early this morning when he discovered the upper story of the structure was in flames. The house was totally destroyed. The documents of the Cartwright Park Addition were lost. The house, was the property of the Cartwright estate, which purchased the Seaside House and grounds a few years' ago. It was the privato resi dence of Ben Holladay at the timo when he occupied the Seaside House. V0SBURG BEING REPAIRED Owners Say Steamer Can Be Launched Again at Any Time. BAY CITY, Or., May 13. (Special.) The steamer George R. Vosburg is be ing repaired as rapidly us possible pre paratory to being launched after her overland trip across the sandspit. In drawing her over the bar with tho donkey engine she was strained, and before again placing her in the water it was thought best to jro over her carefuily and caulk up all seams. C. A. V heeler and E. L. Rector, of the Wheeler Mill Company, who own the Vosburg, are at the boat directing the work, and say they can launch her at any high tide now, but it will prob ably be several days before they do so. The vessel is in no danger where she lies, and, in fact, was damaged little while on the bar. SIX-YEAR TERM FAVORED Senate Committee Mould Restrict President to One Tenure of Office. WASHINGTON. May 13. The Senate Judiciary committee decided to report favorably the Works resolution re stricting the Presidential tenuro of office to a single term of six years. A minority report, favoring a single term of four years, also will be marie from the committee. The reports are expected in a day or two. ORKGONIAN' NKWS BUREAU, Wash ington. May 13. Senntor Borah was the only member of the Judiciary commit tee to vote today against the proposal to limit the Presidents to one term each. Ho will oppose the measure on the floor, and thinks It will not be acted upon this session. PARAGUAY REBELS LOSE Government Forces Defeat Army of Colonel Jura, Killing 3Iany. BUKNOS AY RES, May 13. Official advices received here today from As- enncion, Paraguary, confirm tho victory on May 10 of the government troops over a large revolutionary force under the command of Colonel Alvlno Jara, ex president of the republic. The revolution is now considered over. Colonel Jara, was wounded dur ing the fighting. The rebels lost many killed and 500 of them were taken prisoners, but Colonel Jara, despite hlj wound, escaped. All the artillery, as well as 1000 rifles belonging to the rebels, was captured. EX-FENIAN RAIDER DIES Colonel Timothy O'Leary Stricken at Butte at Age or 66. BUTTE. Mont.. May 13. Colonel Tim othy O'Leary. died here today, aged 6. He came to America from Ireland as a boy and served throughout the Civil War in a New York regiment, retiring as Lieutenant-Colonel of Volunteers. He took part in the Fenian raid into Canada as a Major, Voters to Decide How to Elect Senators. HOUSE ADOPTS RESOLUTION Southern Democrats Try in Vain to Oust Amendment, i FEDERAL CONTROL ISSUE Enactment Providing for Constltuv lionul Amendment Already Adopt ed in ScnateBarilett Fears Negro Domination. WASHINGTON, May 13. The House today adopted, 237 to 39, a joint reso lution providing for an amendment to tho Constitution to permit the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. It had already been adopted by the Senate and now goes to the states. All that remains to be done is the formal signing of the instrument aiid the issuance of a proclamation to the states to signify their wishes on tha proposed change. Fight Precedes Vote. The vote was preceded by a bitter fight, in which the Southern members joined In a common cause against the resolution. Led by Representative Bartlett, of Georgia, the Georgia, Mis sissippi and Louisiana delegations; fought to prevent its passage because of the Senate amendment which gave the Federal Government supervision of the elections. They based their op position almost entirely on the danger of negro domination. The first vote was on an amendment by Representative Bartlett, 'which took from the Federal Government all su pervisory powers. It was defeated, 189 to 89. On the vote for the adop tion of the resolution, two-thirds of the house being necessary, 50 Democrats deserted. Republicans Vote aa Calf. There was not a single Republican vote cast against the resolution, which was adopted to the accompaniment of thunderous applause. Direct election of Senators first was taken up by Congress in 1826. From time to time attempts have been made to make the Senate a popular body and have its members elected as are the members of the House. Numbers of these resolutions have died in com mittee, while others were passed at the last moment of a Congress never to receive the President's signature. Senator Brlstow, of Kansas, intro duced in 1911 the one that passed to day. Amended by the House it lias been in conference since July S, last year, and If the House had not receded from its opposition to granting Fed eral control of Senatorial ' elections it might have met the fate of others. It was this danger which led the House to agree not to press its views. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT HIT Xew Bills Drafted at Salem Made Public. Are SALEM, Or., May 13. (Special.) In the draft of the bill directed at cap ital punishment, which was completed by the executive offices and Issued to day, provision Is made for amending two sections of the code. One amendment provides that every person convicted of murder in the sec ond degree shall be punished by im prisonment at hard labor in the Stale Penitentiary for the rest of his natural life. The other amendment makes pro vision that no reprieve, commutation or pardon, after conviction of murder in the first degee, shall be granted except upon the recommendation of the court which originally tried the case in which such conviction was had. Cemetery Case Heard. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 13. (Spe cial.) The mandamus case of the State of Washington on relation of T. H. Adams vs. Charles S. Irwin, as Mayor of Vancouver, to compel him to sign a warrant for nealy $11,000 for the pro posed city cemetery, was heard by Judge H. E. McKenney, of the Superior Court, today. Several witnesses were examined on both sides. The attorneys have submitted all of their evidence, and have agreed to submit briefs to tha trial judge. Fear Felt for Packers' Ship. ASTORIA. Or.. May 13. (Special.) No word has been received from the Columbia Kiver Packers' Association ship St. Nicholas during tha past two or three days, and she is believed to have passed beyond reach of the local wire less station. Mr. George expects, however, to hear from her within a few days, in messages transmitted by some of the steamers en route to or from Nome. Suspect in Tloquiam Fire Is Cleared. HQQUIAM. May 13. (Special.) Police here are continuing the Inquiry Into the attempt of last Thursday morn ing to burn Iloquiam. though thus far nothing of any great importance hns been discovered. Jack Alexander, noi Martin Alexander, as Htated by the first dippatohes, arrested the morning after the blaze snd held for a time on suspicion, was released, as there .was no evidence, on which to hold him. 6