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- pnpTT 'Ti rT7T-r:nr vrttuy .ittly 26. 1012. PRICE FIVE CEXT9. VOL. LII- NO. 16,122. x ' , HOUSE DEMOCRATS OH VERGE OF SPLIT Caucus' Action on Naval Plans Angers. WILSON MAY BE EMBROILED Clash Between Clark and Un derwood Is Expected. SULZER MAKES CHARGES New York ' Representative Alleges That After. Roll Call Was Taken in Caucus Some Person Made Away ' With Record. WASHINGTON. July 25. (Special.) A serious split In the Democratic or ganization of the House of Represenia-.1-.. i. ihMteMd as a result of the action of the party caucus last night In declaring against additions 10 me a tleshlp fleet. The prediction is made that before many days have passed Speaker Clark and Leader Underwood will be fighting one another out in the open. Last night Speaker Clark voted against the battleship programme. Leader Underwood voted In favor of battleships. The charge is made by the Demo crats that Mr. Clark, angered by the .n.i. nf Mr. Underwood to support Mr. Clark In the Baltimore convention, has. decided to Join Issues wltn the major ity leader. Trouble I Predicted. The Democrats, who favor Navy ad .itinn rharare that the Speaker some weeks ago, promised to give his sup port to an amendment to tne navai mil authorizing one battleship, inis prom i.. it la declared, was made to Wll 11am R. Hearst and others. Critics of the Speaker declare tnat ne is Douna to make trouble because of his disap pointment following his failure to land the Presidential nomination at Balti- The trouble among the Democrats is not restricted to Clark and unaerwooa. It extends throughout the entire mem bership. For example Representative Sulser. of New York, an advocate of a big Navy, charges that the rollcall, on which the Democrats were recorded last night, was spirited away by mem bers who were disinclined to show their hands. He Dointed out that the rules of the caucus provide for a record of the votes and tnat sucn recoras are Intended for publication. Burlesoa la Aeenser. Representative Sulser also charges that Representative Burleson, of Texas, chairman of the caucus, presided in an arbitrary manner last night. He In sists that Chairman Burleson ad journed the caucus before a count was taken and that advocates of the battle ship programme practically were de nied the right to speak. The chances are that Woodrow Wil son. Democratic Presidential candi date, will be drawn into the House squabble. Supporters of Governor Wilson In sist that It Is his duty to endeavor to Induce the Democratic House to comply with the naval plank In the Baltimore platform. The position of Speaker Clark on the question, of course, adds embarrassment to the sit uation so far as the candidate Is con cerned. If Governor Wilson spoke out on the subject at all. he would And himself at odds with either Speaker Clark or Leader Underwood. HEARST ASSAILS DEMOCRATS Failure to Provide, for Increased Navy Dubbed Traitorous. PARIS. July 15. (Special.) William Randolph Hearst, the American news paper man. In a signed statement to the correspondent of the New Tork Sun on American politics, says: Th. faiiura of the Democrats In Congress, In defiance of their party platform, to provide a Navy adequate to the Nation's neeIs utterly discredits Democratic promises and Democratic patriotism. No reliance can hence forth be placed upon a party which has no regard either for its own honor or the Nation's dignity and safety. Pa triotic cltlxens cannot be expected to vote for Democratic candidates who re pudiate their solemn pledges and de fault In personal and patriotic obliga tions. "It Is not wise to entrust the powers of government to a party of narrow sec tionalism and small Americanism wnlch has no conception as to the Nation's dangers or the Nation's duty or of the Nation's destiny. "It is actually not safe to repose the fate of the greatest Nation in the world to the care of a party which proposes to contract our National pos sessisons and which refuses either to protect our interests abroad or safe guard our citisens at home. The Democracy's repudiation of Its platform pledges is merely squalid dis honesty, but its default in Its patriotic duty to the Nation is nothing less thaa treason. Go to North Beach Sunday. The O.-W. R. X. sells Saturday to Monday tickets for S3 the round trip. Steamer "Hassalo" leaves 1 P. M. Sat urday (other days S A. M.l. T. J. Poller" leaves 10:30 P. ,M. Make res ervations Ash-street dock or City Ticket Office. Third and Washington streets. FINGER PRINT FIXES ROBBER'S IDENTITY JURY FIXTS CHICAGOAX STOLE PHARAOH'S AMULET. Defendant's Attorney Ridicules Sci entists and System of Proving Prisoner's Guilt. CHICAGO, July 25. Finger print evidence was the basis of a verdict of guilty returned today by a Jury against John C. Hartzell. accused of stealing from the museum of the University of Chicago a golden amulet owned by Pharoah 5300 years ago. In his argument Attorney John P. Geeting, counsel for HartzelL com mented on the testimony of university professors who were witnesses. -"A professor of science," he said, "is a man who can see a mosquito on the Masonic Temple scratch his back with his left hind leg. but cannot see the temple. If a man Is crazy and learned he is a scientist, but If a man is orasy and he is not learned, he Is Just crazy." Geeting compared the finger print system of identification with the old time fashion of detecting witches by sticking needles Into them. "Thousands of persons were behead ed on that theory," he said, "and thou sands of other persons right here will be sent to the penitentiary on finger print evidence If you Jurors by your verdict support It." But the Jurors did. GIRL ISSUES OWN LICENSE Vancouver Deputy Clerk Lets None in on Matrimonial Venture. VANCOUVER, Wash.. July 25. (Spe cial.) Taking advantage of her of flve of Deputy County Audtlor, Miss Kiia. Share Issued for herself and Karl S. Butler, of Portland, a marlrage li cense, signed It as deputy ana was mirriui 4 hours before her co-workers in the office discovered the secret. Miss Sharp had asked for half a day on r.i.oinr hAr two weeks' vacation and before leaving, prepared an application for a license, the necessary affidavits and thn license, itself. a ihnrt time later County Auditor Marshal received a telephone call asa- intr htm to come to the home oi itev. itiava A Ti nKi castor of the Christian Chuch. and h.ere he acknowledged Miss Sharp's signature as deputy ana wn nessed her marriage. Folowlng atwi WAK va.ea.tion Miss Sharp will con tinna t- Isrua mii.rrLa.ara licenses In the Auditor's office, under her new name of Mrs. Ella P. Butler. OFFICER INVADES MANSION Constable With Legal Process In Pat Calhoun's Home. CLEVELAND. July SS. While Pat. rlcv Calhoun, street railway magnate, and his wife and son are on a California tour, George Morris, a constable, is be ing entertained in their mansion on Euclid Heights In this city as the server of a legal process upon the nroDertv. The John Grant sons com pany had secured a mechanic's lien for S7910.93 against tne owner. t SAN FRANCISCO. July 25. Patrick Calhoun, who arrived here last night. said he knew nothing of a Cleveland Marshal, the server of a legal process. being entertained at his mansion In that city. "I haven t the least Idea what Jl is all about," he declared. It probably relates to some transaction of one oi the companies in which I am Inter ested." Thornwell Mullaly. who was present when Calhoun was asked about the matter, said he had received Informa tion that the affair had been adjusted- LOGGERS MEET AT TACOMA TJse of Electric Power in Camps In teresting Subject for Talk. tr nnf i Tulv 9K 14tnlnv tha fourth session of the Pacific Logging Congress, which opened In the Glide rink today, representatives are pres- ... rnnana Pnlnraftn Cullfnr- tr ii i. ii li i ii -u.i ..... - , . . , nla. Idaho. Oregon, Washington and r . t . fa.n-it. fft, tli . pnnrrnu next year. A feature of the papers today was the advocacy oi a otpuruooui i logging engineering In the universl- es of the Coast. The use of electric power and fuel oil in logging camps were treated by some of the speakers. An exhibit of igglng macninery ana equipment oi . i ka twwith is a most in teresting department of the congress. An automoDue tour ana uimuct : the Commercial Club tomorrow will . rr Bn.a1 features. Satur- . .. . k . Bir. Bn .Ti.iipfifnn on tha Tacoma Eastern Kauroao to tne log ging camps of the St. Paul Tacoma Lumber Company at Kapowsin. MEETING AT QUINABY PARK " M Rev. J. J. Bowersox Will Speak to "Old Folks." QUINABY PARK. Or July 25. (Spe cial.) The Oregon branch of the Wo man's Home and Foreign Missionary Society will be in session today at the Tabernacle. The address of the day will be delivered by Rev. J. J. Bower sox. of Portland, and will be commem orative of his 60 years in the ministry. It will be devoted especially to the "old folks," many of whom have known Dr. Bowersox ever since he entered upon his work In Oregon. 43 years ago. The Corvallis delegation will have special work on the programme, and Clear Lake young people are to assist with the entertainment features. Evan gelistic servioes will be held every evening throughout the week. Taft Forces Appeal Decision. TOPEKA. Kan, July 25. An appeal from the decision "of Judge C E. Bra nine, of the District Court of Harvey County. Kansas, in dismissing the in junction suit brought by the adherents of President Taft to prevent the names of Roosevelt electors from being placed upon the Republican primary ballot was filed in the Supreme Court here today. SOLDIERS SLEEP ON F DeadlyMachineryFixed for Real Battle. PICKETS WiTHIN PISTOL SHOT Invading Cavalry Engages Out guards of Blues. GATE IS SCENE FOR STRIFE Hundreds Gather at Field to Witness Artificial Bloodshed in Mimic ' Warfare as Bullets Begin to Whistle. HEADQUARTERS OP BRIGADIER GENERAL MARION P. MAUS, Gate. Wash.. July 25. The big battle be tween the -Invading Reds and the de fending Blues appears Imminent. The Reds started ,0 n' at 8:30 noon had caSlAON uarvllle. In a large meadow filled with violet and dan delions. The cavalry outpost of the Reds, in attempting to cross the Black River bridge, had a brush wtth the Blues' outguards, three of whom at tempted to flank the seven Reds, but were forced to retire under straggling fire without loss to either side. The Blues left Rochester at 6 o'clock and reached Gate for camp by II o'clock and made preparations for the big battle, which will be fought within a few miles of this place. Pickets Within Pistol Shot. A heavy outpost was kept out, and from noon until o'clock the pickets of both sides were within pistol shot of each other, across a small creek, half a mile beyond Black Klver, with a heavy Blue force guarding the Black River bridge. Hundreds of residents of the coun try and surrounding towns rushed to Gate today to see the brush between the opposing forces, but they were dis appointed and left at dusk, when a group of the First Cavalry moved down from the Blues' camp to the bridge. When Colonel Kennon. commanding the Reds, was making his advance this morning he passed a white-haired woman who Inquired: "Are you one of the invaders?" "Yes." was the answer. "Then I hope that every one of you Is killed," she said. Men Sleep on Guns. During the night shots were heard by the sentries of the Blues at Rochester. A call was sounded and the men were out of their tents and ready for action In quick time. Tha Rino. are exnecting an attack at Gate tonight, and the men are sleeping on their guns. juacnine guns nave (Concluded on Page ) UNCLE SAM GUNS EARING WAR 1 1 I t REPUBLICAN VOTES PASS WOOL BILL PROGRESSIVES DESERT REGU LARS IS SEXATE. La, Follette Revision Measure Is Forced Through by Combination With Democratic Forces. WASHINGTON, July 25. Ten pro gressive Republicans overthrew the regular Republicans in the session of the Senate late tonight and Joined with the Democrats in passing the LaFoI lette woolen tariff revision bill as a substitute for the Democratic measure framed by the House of Representa tives. The La Follette bill was adopted by a vote of 39 to 27, less than two hours after the Republican leaders had achieved What they believed was a vic tory when a compromise submitted by Penrose was passed in the eommitiee of the whole. ' TENANTS' RIGHTS UPHELD Owner, of Public Building Cannot Prevent Gas Connection. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 25. (Spe cial.) Holding that a utility corpora tion can put its physical properties Into a building over the protest of the own er, provided the building is semi-public and the tenants desire the service. Judge Wood, of ,the Superior Court, to day denied the petition of L W. Hell man against the Economic Gas Com pany. The case is novel, as the ques tion was never before passed upon by a court In Southern California. The gas company, against the wishes of Hellman, sought to connect an of fice building owned by him -with its mains in the street- The connection was being made at the request of one of the tenants, when Hellman took steps to stop It. The attorneys for the defense ar gued that to grant the injunction would be to confer a monopoly on a rival gas company already in the building and the Judge denied the injunction on that ground. The decision is believed to be of wide Import. MOTOR GOES OVER BRIDGE W. B. Bennett,- Driver, Taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. Falling 12 feet over the side of the old Harriman bridge to the railroad yards beneath, W. B. Bennett, of 460 Holladay avenue, last night sustained a broken arm and possibly slight In ternal injuries when his automobile turned turtle in the descent Bennett was driving west across the bridge and was at the west approach when his engine "died." A bystander cranked it for him. He had the re verse .clutch in .and the automobile started backward. It went through the rail on the south side of the bridge and dropped to the ground. Bennett -was first taken to his home at 460 Holladay avenue, but was later supposed to be in a more serious con dition and was rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital. Clear Company Incorporates. TRENTON, N. J., July 25. Articles of incorporation of the United Cigars Company of America, with an author ized capital of $35,000,000, were filed today in the office of the Secretary of State. The stock will be divided $30,000,000 of common and $5,000,000 7 per cent cumulative preferred. YOUNG MAN, I ADMIRE YOUR ENTHUSIASM. y HELD AS "DagoFragk'TallsInto Hands of Police. MURDER CAR DRIVER TALKS Shapiro Makes Clean Breast. Auto Mystery Clearing. . IMMUNITY NOT PROMISED Movements of Men Who Murdered Rosenthal Explained by Chauf feur Attorney Pleads in Vain for Liberty of Clients. NEW YORK. July 25. (Special.) The arm of Justice reached out tonight and dragged in Frank Murato ("Dago Prank"), one of the alleged partici pants in the assassination of Herman Rosenthal. Willie Shapiro, who drove Louis Llbby's gray automobile the morning h,i muvHAr fit Herman Rosenthal In front of the Metropole Hotel, made Ma clean breast of his part in tne auiau mript ittnrnftv Whitman today. Shapiro will go on the witness stand tomorrow as a state's witness before Coroner Feinberg and publicly repeat the story that he told tne jjisirici. a. .-., r Khanlro's voluntary tea tlmony many important gaps in the story of the movements of the gray automobile the night of July 15 -were filled in. Events Surrounding Murder Told. It Is now known for the first time exactly where "Jack" Rose and "Brldgie" Webber left the car, when the murderers got In, how many arove m th r.ene of the crime and how many fled in it after the murder. But most Important of all in Shapiro's story Is that relating to the events Just before and Just after the murder. fihanlro took three . men from "Bridgie" Webber's gambling-house at Forty-second street and Sixth avenue te a nolnt almost directly opposite tn Metropole Hotel. There the men got nui OTftp minutes later four men Jumped hastily Into the car and one of them, carrying a still-smoking revolver, ordered him to drive away. Of these four men only one came over to the place in the car. The other three were strangers. ' TKI t.eHmiinv In the nnlnion Of the District Attorney, confirms the belief he has held that the murderers had con federates in and around the Metropole Hotel, and that a large number of men were concerned In the assassination. Two Witnesses Are Caught. Two much -wanted witnesses were also produced at the District Attor ney's office by Deputy Police Commls- (Concluded on Pace 8.) NEW YORK ASSASSIN HALF MILADY'S HAIR GROWN BY OTHERS FASHION'S EXTRAVAGANT DE MANDS CAUSE SHORTAGE. Students of What's to Be Latest in Coiffures Next Year Told of Sources of Supply. CHICAGO, July So. (Special.) Half the hair worn by fashionable American women during the next year will be from some one else's head. The latest coiffures call for 50 per cent of false hair to give a background and founda tion to the complications planned, and, according to Herbert Harris, the hair expert, practically all the supplemen tary hair worn in the United States Is grown In foreign lands. "Americans live too fast to save their combings," declared Mr. Harris before 100 students, gathered here from all parts of the country to brush up on the new modes. America Imports Its false hair from Europe and Asia. Seventy per cent of It, In the poorest grade, comes direct from China, from the heads of saving Chinese women, who are eager to swap their tresses for copper coins. "The hair comes into this country in three grades, as follows: First grade. fresh-cut. living hair, from Europe; sec ond grade, combings from Europe; third grade, 70 per cent of the entire yield, Chinese combings and stumps." PARLOR MATCH OPPOSED Insurance Men Would Educate Their Brethren Entering Profession. SPOKANE. July 25. The deadly par lor match was vigorously condemned today by the National Convention of Insurance Commissioners, which adopt, ed a resolution recommending the en actment by each state of a law mod eled on the Louisiana statute, forbid ding the use of the single dip, white phosphorus match. The convention also endorsed the proposal of the Fire Mar shals' Association, looking to the adop tion of a uniform Fire Marshal law. Addresses were delivered today by Willard Done, of Utah, on "Publicity and Education"; by C. M. McCoy, of Montana, on "Conservation of Fire Waste," and by W. L. Clayton, of Colo rado, on "Conservation of Life and Prevention of Accidents." Mr. Done recommended the establishment of reg ular courses on insurance in universi ties, colleges, high schools and even in the grammar grades. "Perhaps the time has come," he said, "to demand that insurance men shall be trained, educated and examined as to their qualifications before be Ins- licensed." A banquet was given the delegates In the evening. GYPSUM IS AID TO CROPS Farmers Along White Salmon Use Water for Fertilizer. HUSUM, Wash.. July 25. (Special.) During extreme warm weather the water of the White Salmon River turns to a milky color. This transformation Is not caused by volcanic ash soil being mixed with the stream, as is generally surmised, but Is the result of melted snow on Mount Adams rushing through banks of gypsum, located on the west side of the mountain, near its base. The secret of the bountlfal grain and grass crops Talsed in the Trout Lake region is credited to irrigation, the water of which comes from the White Salmon River, and especially are beneficial results obtained when the stream Is of a whitish color, the gyp sum penetrating the soil and acting as a fertilizer. Some of : the ranchers turn this water on their lands when Irrigation is not needed, but realize the Importance of fertilization, from which the best crop results are obtained. RABBITS DAMAGING GRAIN Baker County Farmers Propose Ex termination Drive. BAKER, Or July 25. (Special.) Rabbits and squirrels are doing great damage among the grain fields. They have cut the grain in many places as if a mower had been at work, causing hundreds of dollars' damage. The farmers near Erwln are so har assed that they are asking the Baker citizens to help them In a rabbit drive to exterminate the pests. A drive was held a few years ago and several hun dred animals killed, the meat being peddled free by wagon to Baker house wives. The farmers are also talking or starting a movement asking that a bounty be placed on rabbits and squir rels. POMP ATTENDS WEDDING Miss Thelma Parker Bride of Henry G. Smart at Honolulu. HONOLULU. July 25. Miss Thelma Parker, daughter of Mrs. Frederick Knight, of San Francisco, and grand daughter of Colonel Sam Parker, of Honolulu, was married today to Henry Galllard Smart at her Waimea estate with all the pomp that attended such ceremonies among Hawaiian royalty In tribal days. The feasting and dancing were enjoyed by several hun dred guests. After remaining here a few months, the couple will leave on a world tour by way of San Francisco. The bride Is mistress of a large fortune. The bridegroom belongs to a well-known Virginia family. T. R. MEN WILL NOT QUIT Thompson Refuses to Resign Federal Post in Alabama. WASHINGTON. July 25. Secretary MacVeagh today received the formal refusal of Joseph O. Thompson to resign as Collector of Internal Revenue for Alabama and Mississippi. Mr. Thomp son is one of the leaders of the Roose velt forces in Alabama. At the Treasury Department it was said the Secretary would probably rec ommend to the President that the col lector be dismissed. ROOSEVELT STATE'S National Progressives Formally Appear. RECALL OF DECISIONS REFUSED 12 of 34 Counties of Oregon Join in Organization. MOOSE BELLOW IS WAR CRY Delegates Are Chosen to Chicago and Electors Are Nominated Local Ticket Plan Is Tabled After Warm Debate. DELEGATES TO CHICAGO CON VENTION. Dr. H. W. Coe. Multnomah. D. L- Poay. Multnomah. E. A. Holmes. Wallowa. Bruce Dennis. Union. J. Frank Hushes, Marion. Alternates. R. J. Green. Union. Max Telford. Clackamas. J. E. Barnett. Wasco. L. V. Hall. Joiephlns. - E. x. Burdom. Multnomah. Presidential Electors. Dan Kellaher. Multnomah. Levi W. Myers. Multnomah. W. K. Newell, Washington. A. K. Ware, Jackson. L. H. McMahon. Marlon. Volunteer delegates, aggregating 150. from 12 of the 34 counties In the state, assembled In Portland yesterday and organized the National Progressive party. A platform, largely Rooseveltlan mi nus the recall of judicial decisions plank, was adopted; five delegates were elected to the Chicago convention, five Presidential electors were nominated to be placed on the official ballot by petition and a resolution declaring for the nomination of state and county tickets was tabled after a protracted and rather acrimonious debate. Adherents of the new party in each county will select a member of a pro posed state committee which will be called to meet In Portland at a later date for the purpose of organizing by the election of a state chairman and an executive committee by which the campaign In this state will be directed. George F. Rodgers, ex-Mayor of Salem, permanent chairman of yesterday's convention, was designated temporary chairman ex-officlo of the prospective state committee for the purpose of urg ing organisation work in the several counties and issuing an official call for the. meteing of the committee in Port land when its members have been se letced by the county organizations. Convenlon Work Ratified. The real business of the convention was disposed of at the morning and afternon sessions which were held at the East Side Branch Library. The platform and - the namlnatlons were ratified at a mass meeting of about 500 citizens held last night In the audi torium of the Washington High School building. The proposal to nominate state and county tickets was only Incidentally mentioned at the day sessions and did not come up for official considera tion of the convention until the night session. It was presented in the form of a resolution by Harry Yanckwlch. of Multnomah, and .declared for the nomination of a complete state ticket and a county ticket In each county. The resolution provided that the tickets should include a candidate for every office to be filled In the November election. 1 In the debate on the resolution, Mr. Tanckwlch was supported by J. Frank Burke, ex-superlntendent of the Anti Saloon League, and others, while Dr. H. W. Coe and Bruce Dennis, ex-chalr- man of the Republican state central committee, led the opposition. Oppon ents of the resolution argued that the progressives should expend their ener gies in organizing and firmly estab lishing the new party organization in the state. They contended that the new party could not afford unneces sarily to Incur the opposition that surely would ensue If state and county tickets were placed in the field. They pointed out that the nominees for all state and county offices on both the Republican and the Democratic tickets were nominated in the same primary election last April, when Roosevelt re ceived the popular vote for the Presi dency. Any movement antagonistic to the candidacies of these nominees, af firmed Dr. Coe and Mr. Dennis, would arouse determined opposition to the National Progressive party, handicap the efforts of Its promoters and Im pair seriously the chances of Roose velt In Oregon next November. Ball Moose Bellows. Although the convention was not large numerically, there was an abun dance of Bull Moose and other brands of enthusiasm. Probably the greatest demonstration came when Mr. Rodgers, of Marlon, was giving his speech ol acceptance as permanent chairman. 'Fellow Protestors: The people oi this country nominated rneoaore Roosevelt ." but he got no farther. Bedlam seized the convention and It was several minutes before the chair man could proceed with his remarks. (Concluded on Fate 14.) NEW PARTY