Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 07, 1912, Image 1

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    VOL. Ml- XO. IG.OSO.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1912.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DUPLEX WIRELESS
"GLEAM UP" LETTER
STIRS HORNET NEST
TAFT MEN
ROOSEVELT SENDS
POLICEMAN ROBBED
MOVEMENT
TO HELP
ACTOR WAXES RICH
IS MARCONI'S PLAN
OF $103 AT HOME
ON "CASH BASIS'
EARL!
FLIflH TO CHICAGO
SITES FOR TW1V STATIONS ON
OFFICER LEAVES BV REAR
BRoiniirnsT knows only
JKRSEY COAST BOCGHT.
POOR, TniEP ENTERS FRONT,
THAT MONEY MOLLS IX.
if! Ill
AIMED -FARMERS
SKIRMISHES
Vote on Test Motion
Is 39 to 13. -
ROSEWATER MADE CHAIRMAN
Committee Decides Not to
Change Roll-Call Rule.
LEADERS DEBATE POLICY
President's Manatrn Say Canvass
or Content Show He Will Win
Two . Third h Nebraska
Member Avoids Issue.
rtR.1T PAT'S WORK OF KKPl'B
LICA.X NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Elected Victor Rowlir, Nebras
ka, chairman, without opposition.
Failed to take up question of now
committeeman, after R. B. Howell
of Ntbruki, who opposed Rosewater.
had announced ha would defer pre
senting uls credential!.
Voted so to IS to admit to hear
ings only representatives of five
prees associations, defeating motion
to adroit press generally.
Recommended to convention that
'basis of representation In convention
he not chanced.
Taft fsetloa defeated Rooseveltlans
on viva voce vote on a motion of
Borah, of Idaho, that eight votes
could require a roll call. Number
New code of rules to convention for
fixed at SO.
National committee recommended.
CHICAOO. June f. (BpeolaL) The
food ship Roosevelt struck two big
rocks In National Committee Harbor,
the principal port of Convention Ocean,
today. "
Rock No. 1 was the defeat by a viva
voce vote by the committee of a mo
tion by Senator Borah, of Idaho, a
Roosevelt flaw-bearer, that eight votes
could demand a roll call. The Taft fol
lower "compromised" on 10.
Rock No. S was bit when the course
was steered on the motion for full pub
licity of the proceedings of the com
mittee. The Taft faction offered an
amendment to admit representatives of
only five accredited press associations.
The vote showed It committeemen vot
ing with Taft and 11 with the Roose
velt banner.
Prwoeedlaga Be Pwbllaked.
After this show of strength, which
sent the mechanics of the Roosevelt
machine scurrying with the distress
signal, the Taft committeemen grew
magnanimous. They agreed to permit
the press association reprasentatlvea to
be present at all times when arguments
on contests are being heard and when
votes are taken, and also to furnish
a stenographic record of all proceed
ings for public use.
The Roosevelt committeemen and
managers shied at the real teat of
strength which bad been planned for
ted ay. R. B. Howell, newly elected
committeeman of Nebraska, whom the
Roosevelt men once had declared they
would seat at once as eucceaeor to
Victor Rosewater, withdrew, averting
hostilities. Rosewater was elected
chairman of the National committee to
succeed the late John F. Hill, of Maine.
Howell Advise e Qwlf.
Mr. Howell, who had arrived from
Cmaha with fire In bis eye. was not so
warlike after reviewing the situation
He' found Rosewater fortified behind
the Taft majority. Then he conferred
with Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt
manager, who further Increased his
anxiety by telling him to quit.
Opinions differed tonight as to the
significance of the It to 11 vote of to
day. Taft followers construed It as a
test of strength which will cut a big
figure tomorrow when the contests In
la .states of Alabama and Arkansas
are taken up.
On the other vote of significant Im
portanceon the motion of Senator
Borah, providing that eight members
could order a rollcall the old rule pro
viding for 10 for this purpose was re
enacted. Repreeestalloa Is l Messaged.
The Southern representation question,
which, has caused no end of furor quad
rennially, was disposed of by a unani
mous vote recommending to the con
vention that the manner of representa
tion stand.
Taft and Roosevelt managers of the
Ftepubltcan National committee hurried
te .downtown quarters at the conclu
sion of the first session of the commit
tee this afternoon and went Into con
ference with organisation managers to
night to deride on plana for the contest
tearing before the committee tomor
row morning.
Questions of policies to be pursued
st the hearings and also of the exact
alrength of Roosevelt and Taft men on
the committee were debated until a
late hour, while the advlre of leaders
la Washington. New York and other
allies were obtained by telegraph and
telephone.
Toft Mrs deles Victory.
The Taft managers said a canvass of
all contests showed thst In a majority
rf rases to be brought before the com
mittee, the Roosevelt contests were
without merit, and. therefore, President
Vrt would be assured of at least two-
tCuncludJ on rs 2 )
Options Also Obtained on Pacific
Cousl and at Honolulu to
Complete System.
NEW YORK, June . (Special)
Twin wireless stations to communicate
direct with London will be built along
the New Jersey coast within the year,
according to an announcement made
today by the Marconi Wireless Tele
graph Company of America. The nrst
station, it Is announced, will be erected
within nine months, near Belmar, on a
site of 650 acres bought today. The
second station will be erected at Tom's
River or Barnegat, and will be tuned
to a key different from the first, so
that meesages may be received and
sent simultaneously without Interfer
ence.
The distance Is 1100 miles, and the
estimated cost of the plants will be
1750.000 each.
The announcement also says that op
tlons have been obtained at San Fran
Cisco and Honolulu, and that It la
planned to construct a plant In the
Philippine Islands that will communi
cate direct with the one at Honolulu.
The company thus would be enabled to
send messages from London to the Phi
lippines by way of the United States,
relaying messages by land fromthe
Jersey coast to San Francisco.
The 'plants at San Francisco and
Honolulu will be built Immediately, it
Is said.
SCHOOL TO BE DISCUSSED
Mllwaukte Mass Mating Called as
Result of Controversy.
M1LWACKIE, Or.. June . (Special.)
There will bo a mass meeting of the
citlsens of Mllwaukte next Wednesday
night at 7:45 o'clock at the City Hall
to consider the following questions:
"Does the Mllwaukle School District
need at this tin any additional school
grounds? 'Is It necessary for the district to
erect additional .school building for
this year?
should the district erect a primary
building for the north and south ends
of the district?
'Should Mllwaukle purchase the pres
ent water plants In Mllwaukle and pro
ceed to secure Bull Run water for the
school and for the people of Mllwau
kle V
At the last meeting of the Board of
Directors, Captain F. C. Harlow. Cap
tain James P. Shaw. Mayor Strelb, E.
W. Barnes. Thomas Toats. George! Hyde
and Oscar Oleen tried to Induce the
dlrectora to submit the whole question
of additional schoolground . and the
erection of another building to the
voters to decided, but the directors
declined. Hence, this mass meeting was
called. The matter of purchasing the
water plant In Mllwaukle and secur
ing Bull Run water Is a nrw question
that has been raised by Mayor Streio
and others.
JURORS MUST CALL LATER
Juno Session Cannot Be Held Be
cause Uncle Sam Hasn't Price.
Because there Is not sufficient money
available properly to conduct the pro
ceedings of the Federal grand Jury,
that was summoned to appear June 17,
a motion will be made In the United
Statee District Court this, morning to
have the call for It cancelled. Pre
vious to the opening of the present
fiscal quarter United States Marshal
Scott filed an estimate of expenses In
the sum of $1000 and later It was
necessary to draw 12000 additional to
cover several unexpected large witness
fees. To cover the expenses of this
special grand Jury at least $6000 ad
dltlonal will be needed and It Is
questionable If the department has this
much available, as the Government
fiscal year ends June 20. Marshal
Scott wired the department at Wash
ington yesterday the full status of the
flnanoea In his office and upon the
reply will depend .what will be done
with the grand Jury.
C0UWTY LOSES DOCK SITE
Supreme Court Rale Commission
ers Have No Right to Condemn.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. June ..(Special.)
The Supreme Court today decided
that there Is no law authorizing
county to acquire a wharf or dock site
by eminent domain, and as result of
the derision the County Commission
ers of Ktng County are unable to con
demn the proposed wharf sit near
the mouth of the Duwmlsh River,
and the condemnation proceedings Is
ordered dismissed.
The action was brought up on the
petition of the Wauconda Investment
Company for a writ of review of the
King County Superior Court decision
It was held that the right to con
dmn cannot be granted by Implica
tion, as was contended by respondent.
Although It appears that It was the in
tention of the Legislature to enact such
a law, this was not dorre, and there
Is no authorisation for the procedure.
The respondent relied upon the act
of 1195, but the Supreme Court held
that this wss not a general act.
TESTIMONY JS PRINTABLE
Court Holds Newspapers) Are Gov
erned Only by Good Taste.
RICHMOND. Vs.. Jurle . Contem
poraneous reports of testimony taken
In open court, however objectionable
to some readers, are legitimate and
may be circulated In the malls, ac
cording to the derision of the Federal
Judge Waddlll today In the case of the
United States against the Journal
Company here.
While specifically upholding the free
dom of the press, the court suggested
that reputable newspapers would be
governed by common decency In acting
under that confirmed right. The In
dictment was quashed.
The esse grew out of the publica
tion of testimony at the trial of Henry
C Beattle, Jr.
Pittsburg Man Takes
Part in Affairs.
LEADERS HOLD CONFERENCE
Colonel Undecided Whether to
Go Himself or Wot.
TENTATIVE DATE IS SET
Son of I -ate Senator Quay Among
Those Prevent at Sagamore Hill,
When tight Over Delegates
Is Under Discussion.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y.. June State
Senator Fllnn, of Pittsburg, was dis
patched post haste to Chicago by Colo.
nel Roosevelt tonight to act as the ex
President's representative tn the fight
before the National committee over
contested delegates. This decision was
reached after a conference at Saga'
more Hill tonight, tn which the situa
tion at Chicago, as told to the Colonel
over his private wire, was discussed
at length.
Colonel Koosevelt was careful to ex
plain that the leadership of his fight
would remain where It has been ;ln
the hands of Senator Dixon.
'Senator Fllnn starts for Chicago at
once," he said. "He Is going at my
request. Senator Dlxdn will be 1n
charge. Mr. Fllnn will assist him."
Important Part Assigned.
Colonel Roosevelt did not go Into
particulars as to the precise nature of
Mr. Flinn's work, beyond making It
clear that the Pennsylvanlan was to
have an Important part In the fight.
Three other Roosevelt men from
Pennsylvania participated In the con
ferences. They were E. A. Van Valken
burg, publisher of the Philadelphia
North American, who took a prominent
part In the Roosevelt campaign in that
state; Richard Quay, a son of the late
Senator Quay, and Alexander Moore.
publisher of the Pittsburg Leader.
Own Centra Is Undecided.
Whether Colonel Roosevelt should go
to Chicago was discussed, but no def
inite decision was reached. The Colo
nel Indicated more strongly than be
fore that there was a chance he would
go by fixing approximately the time at
which he would depart In case he de
cided to make his fight at Chicago In
person.
"I may go to Chicago at the end of
lOinrluied on Page 2.)
Ail uva rs ffest
I SPEAKING Of ROSES. '
4 1 f-vouM loses r'S fj( jQs ZJfa I ) tl t ?41 Ik
' jy f ' "
Detectives Trying to Recover Loss
for Fellow-Employe Patrolman
Thinks Ho Saw Crook.
As R. H. Field, patrolman of the first
night relief, left bis borne, 124 Halsey
street, yesterday morning by way of
the back door, a thief entered at the
front- stole $103.50 from a shelf and
made bis escape.
The policeman was not 20 feet away
when the robbery was committed.
The thief. Field believes, had been
loitering In front of the building for
several hours. Fields stepped out the
back way and went around the side of
the house for a few minutes, and the
thief entered by the fgront door at the
same time. On his return. In Just
few minutes. Fields noticed that things
were slightly disturbed, and upon In
vestlgatlng, found that the money was
missing. ,
Detectives are working on the case.
LEWISTON HAS ROSE FAIR
Idaho City Gay for Big Event Which
Proved Entirely Successful.
LEWISTON, Ida.. June s. (Special.)
Bigger and grander than ever was
the twelfth annual Rose Fair held In
this city under the auspices of the Lew
Iston Commercial Club and the various
women's club of the city.
The parade held yesterday afternoon
brought out gorgeously decked autos
and vehicles.
There were 100 entries at the rose
exhibit held In the room of the Com
merclal Club.
The City of Asotin won the big prise
for the best display (any kind) from
point outside Lewlston. Mia Zurlel
Llbby of Clarkstun won second prize.
for decorated automobiles. the
Tsuhlmlclum of Lewlston won the 125
prize: the Commercial Club car, driven
by Mrs. Frank Thompson, won second.
and the Forest White car received third
place.
The show la without doubt the best
this vicinity ha ever seen, and will be
enlarged next year.
DEER SHOOTS FALLS, DIES
Handsome Buck, Trying to Swim
Rapid, Meets Death In Effort.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 6. (Special.)
Visitors at' Snoqualmio Falls and
workmen at the river banks, Mon
day afternoon saw a deer carried over
the 280-foot drop.
The animal survived long enough to
swim to the shore below, the falls, but
died soon afterwards. The deer, a
handsome buck, first was seen trying
to swim from the west bank across
the river a short distance above the
dam.
Bystanders realizing his peril, shout
ed, trying to frighten him bark, but he
kept coming down the stream until the
strong current caught him and carried
him over the dam above the falls. He
tried to clamber ashore but the bank
waa too steop and he was swept over
the falls. '
ay rvj tie
CAJ.CIUATS0 TO
. eV- to.
UtUAt-
Lure of Canada Is De
plored at Seattle.
CONGRESS HEARS ADDRESSES
Administration of Land Laws
Is Blamed for Exodus.
SALEM .MAN IS OPTIMIST
Real Need Ieclarcd to Be Men Who
Want to Build Homes, Not Those.
Who Only Would Make Money
and Then Move On.
SEATTLE, Wash-, June . How to
check the movement of American far
mers to Canada and to divert them to
the Northwestern sttaes was a topic
that Interested the delegate attending
the Northwest Development Congress
today.
The question wa brought forcibly to
the attention of the Congress by the
publlcatlo In Seattle paper today of
fuIl-Daa-e advertisements of Canadian
land.
Most of the speaker who discussed
the question blamed the method of ad
ministration of public lands for retard
ing development In the Northwest, but
CL L. Smith, of Salem. Or, took a more
optimistic view.
Homeasakers Are Wanted.
I am not worrying about Americans
who go to Canada." said Mr. Smith,
"They are not the men who make homes
on the land, and It Is the homemaker
that we want The men who are going
across the border Intend to stay only
long enough to make some money and
shen move on. We don't need them In
the Nrthwest,
"I agree with much that has been
said here regarding the need of re
form In the administration of public
lands, but we must not forget that
large areas of valuable homestea." alnds
have passed Into the hands of the cor
poration through laxity of the land
laws."
Uniform Effort Advocated.
Lewis Penwell. of Helena, Mont,
president of the Northwest Development
League, was the principal speaker at
the morning session. He held the pres
ent administration of the Interior De
partment responsible for not keeping
farmers in the United States.
Ex-Mayor Rodgers, of Salem, Or., de
livered an address, pointing out what
( 'included on Par 3
4 XftTOV
mioses rvsse
tz&
ret.
1
Quarter .Million Made From VTIi
Man of the Hour" Without Soc
rrtary or Rook.
NEW YORK, June ' . (Special. )
George IL Broadhurat,- the playwright
Is a shining example of the million
air of the brother of having a secre
tary or bookkeeper. He said so him
self when examined by Reforee Ever
ett In a suit William Harlcourt King
An actor, ha brought axalnst him I
connection with the profits of Broad
hurst's play, "The Man of the Hour.
King's lawyer wanted to know all
about the royalties Ilroadhurst receive
from "The Man of the Hour."
"I want to make an explnatlon. "M
business la absolutely a cash business.
I cover do business with more th
two or three people at a time. I ge
my statements, collect .my' royalties -and
then deposit the royalties In my bank
with any other money that I have.
know that I have got what Is coming
to m and there is no necoe.il ty of
keeping books. I have no books, no
bookkeeper, no office for the transac
tlon of business, and no secretary."
Asked If he could guees what his
royalties were from "The Man of the
Hour." Broadhurst said he though
nearly $:S0.o00.
AFRICAN SCHOOL ENDOWED
Diamond Millionaire Leaves 91,.
500,000 for New I'nlverslty.
LONDON, June . The estate of Sir
Julius Charles Wernher. late head of
the De Beers Diamond Syndicate, was
provisionally sworn at 125.000,000 to
day. About 12.600.000 Is left to char!
ties. Instead of H6.000.000 as had been
reported.
Of this. $1,260,000 Is given to South
Africa for the establishment of a unl
versity at Grooteschurr near Cape
Town; f500.000 to the Imperial College
of Science and Technology at South
Kensington, and $300,000 to various
hospitals.
AUTO KILLS SPOKANE BOY
Car of Tliaddcus S. Lane, of Home
Telephone, Strike Lad.
SPOKANE, June (. Donald Moo
head. 14 yeara of age, was killed late
today by an automobile, in which
Mrs. Thaddeus 8. Lane, wife of the
president of the Home Telephone Com
P&ny and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Coram, of
Boston, were riding. Mr. Coram Is
prominently Identified with the coppur
mining Industry throughout the United
States.
It Is saJd that young Moorehead
stepped In front of the car which was
going at a moderate speed.
KLAMATH MAN IN TROUBLE
E. W. Mnller, Music Dealer,
Charged With Forgery.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or, June K
(Fperial A warrant is In the handi
of Sheriff W. B. Barnes for tho arrest
of K. W. Muller. for a number of years
In the sewlnir machine and phonograph
business In this city under the title of
the Muller Music Store, on the chergn
of forgery. The wsrrant wss Issued at
the re'iuest of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company.
Muller left town last Thursday and
whereabout Is unknown.' A repre
sentatlve of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company I here now and hus
taken charge of his store and busl
ness. Until the book are checked up
the amount of Muller's alleged pecu
lation wl!l not lie know. He has
been doing business here for several
year.
SALEM MAN TWICE LUCKY
District Attorney Mi'Xary to Attend
Botlk National Convention)!.
SALEM. Or, June . (Special.) At
least one men front Snlem who I a
delegate to neigther National conven
tion will attend bolk- Dlstrli-t AUorncy
MiNary expects to leave next Wednes
day for Chicago and will attend the
convention there. At Chicago he will
meet Judge King. Mark Holmes and
James K. Godfrey and accompany them
to Baltimore, where they will act as
delegate to the txjoiorratlc National
convention .end he also will attend
thst convention.
Fred S. Byron, one of the delegates
to the Kepuhilcan National convention,
will leave for Chicago tomorrow.
BILLBOARDS TO BE TAXED
Tacoma. Will Collect $500 Licence
From Advertiser.
TACOMA. June . (Special.) An
other atep In Tacoma' war on bill
board was taken yesterday, and here
after bill board firm must pay an an
nual license of t500. At the Council ses
sion the commissioners objected to a
license of $300 in an ordinance sub
mitted by City Attorney Stiles, and on
motion of Commissioner Mills the fee
waa raised to liOO. Second class license
at $23 a year will be granted for dis
tribution of advertising matter.
The ordinance which has been on the
statute book calls for a tax of two
cent a square foot of bill board space,
but It ha been found impossible to en
force thl law. The $500 license ordi
nance was passed unanimously.
Railway Sned for Lost Mall.
FALT LAKE CITY. Jure . The first
suit ever filed In this district by the
Government to recover from a railroad
the value of mail destroyed In a wreck
waa Instituted In the Federal Court
here yesterday. Judgment against the
Union Pacific Railroad for $12.35, with
Interest, I sought on account of losses
t Wllklns. Wo la lnoi.
Mayor Asks Grand Jury
to Show Proof.
TAZWELL'S COURT ATTACKED
Rushlight Seeks Cause of Hot
Epistle to Chief.
NIGHT DOCKET TO FOLLOW
City Fxccutlvo, Foiled by Sunrn
Secrecy of Investigator. Will
Subpenu. Attaches of Munici
pal Judgc-Flnlt.li Fight On.
Members of th County Grand Jury
for May were railed before Mayor
Rushlight and I'olice Commissioners
Seton and Coffey at the City Hall yes
terday afternoon on subpenas and were
asked by the Mayor to tell, under oath,
where they obtained the Information
that led to the dispatch of a grilling
letter to Chief of I'olice Slover last
week.
Taking refuge behind the law, which
makes of grand jurors privileged char
acters for the preservation of the
body' secrecy, the member refused,
upon advice from Deputy District At
torney Collier, to make any statement,
except to say that, personally, they
know nothing of alleged laxity of mor.
Pal a relating to the police depart
ment.
Mayor Rushlight, In opening the
meeting, said that he wished to obtain
the Information from the member of
the grand Jury for the be no lit of
cleansing the city.
Foreman Refuse to Tell.
When H. F. Campion, who was fore
man of the Jury, was called to the
stand and waa sworn by Deputy City
Auditor W leg ami. he was asked by
Police Commissioner Seton In regard to
where the Information a to moral con
dition lit the city came from that re
sulted In the compilation of the letter
to Chief Slover. Mr. Campion hesitated.
and Deputy District Attorney Collier
quickly Interposed an objection, saying
the Mayor had no authority to ask such
question. Deputy City Attorney
Tomllnson, by request of the Mayor,
outlined the authority granted In th
charter to the Mayor, virtually agree
ing with Mr. Collier. This settled the
subject and the Mayor mudo no fur
ther effort to secure the Information.
Taking another tack, the Mayor and
Commissioners proceeded to place po
llcumen on the stand to testify as to
their order from upcrlor officer a
to law enforcement, and mis rapiniy
developml Into startling charges
against Municipal Judge Taxwell and
Deputy District Attorney Hennessy by
numerous member of the force, In
cluding Sergeants Harms and Klenlcn,
of"1 the plain-clothes squad; Detective
Sergeant Price and a dosen plain
clothe policemen, specially assigned
with these three superior officer for
suppression of vice.
Wltnout the slightest hesitation,
they (wore that they had been serious-
y hampered at various times by th
attitude of Judge Tiwell and Deputy
Hennessy In presenting cases In the
Municipal Court, and that they blamed
those two official for many miscar
riages of Justice, as alleged by the wit.
nesses.
Numerous speclno case were cited
by the policemen to show, from their
standpoint, how Judge Taiwell and Mr.
(ennessy had thwarted them In their
efforts to make successful presents -
Ion and prosecuted them In their
efforts to make successful presentation
nd prosecutfon of cases in the Muni
cipal Court.
Officer. Charge Jrie.
Among thoso making serious ehaigr
agulnst Judge Taswell snd Mr. Hen
nessy were Sergeants Harms and Klen.
len and Policemen Wiley, Blsck. Llllik,
Wardle, Long, Hutching. Nlles, and
Detective Sergeant Hoyle. They swoio
hat they hod been baffled In the
handling of serious cases by the pecu
liar actions of Hennessy and sul-1 thai
on various occasions Judge Taiwell had
ppeared Indifferent and had t-on-
ributed largely to their troubles nl
he failure of case by his Uxlty and
that lie hud dismissed charges and sc-
qultted person who were before hl:n
on criminal charges without giving
tho police opportunity to be present lo
put on their evidence.
Mr. Collier took up the defence of
Mr. Hennessy, saying that tho police
urely knew at all times that they
could appeal to District Attorney (.'mo
ron for assistance, tn case Mr. Hen
essy had not given them satisfaction.
n no case, said Mr. comer, in a
cputy's decision final and any police
man feeling that an Injustice ha been
one, should know enough to take th
ubject higher.
Policeman Wiley, however, replied
that this might be true, but that. In
one case, Mr. Hennessy said that "This
man will be charged with simple
arceny. Instead of a felony, as he Is a
rlend of Cameron." This wa the case
of T. D. Campbell, who wa a Deputy
Sheriff and who, said the witness, used
his star to force disorderly women on
Is beat to give him money.
Evidence Absolute, Smtm Wiley.
"We had the absolute evidence on
his man." said Wiley, "but Hennessy,
ICaUAiluUwd on &' 0.)
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