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VOL. XXXI. NO. 16,142 TAFT FAVORS TEST OF CANAL MEASURE Legality of Free Tolls Clause Issue. VETO OF BILL NOT EXPECTED President Would Have Su preme Court Give Ruling. CONGRESS HAS MUCH WORK Action of Executive on Panama Ca nal and Legislative Appropriation Bills to Play Big Part In Settling- Adjournment Time. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Over the White House coffee cups President Taft and his Cabinet discussed today the Panama Canal bill and the question of a possible Presidential veto of the measure. Every member of the Cabinet -who was In town was present, and the dis cussion lasted an hour after luncheon time, but no decision was reached. The President's inclination, it is re ported tonight, is to approve the bill. But he is to have provision made for a legal test of the question of free tolls for American ships. The Cabinet, It Is understood, agrees with him that there is basis for believing the bill with the free tolls clause in it is not In conformity with the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. " Supreme Court Ruling Wanted. When the conference was over the President was still of the opinion that the best way to test the bill's agree ment with the treaty was to have the Supreme Court pass upon it. He will confer with Senate and House leaders in the next few days, and will devote most of his own time to pondering over this one bill. Most of the Republican leaders and probably some of the leading Democrats will be :alled into consultation and the bill 111 be gone over with care. Th President was told today that it. is probably too late to amend the bill, and that any action he may take must be .In the form of a veto, unless he ;au get Republican and Democratic leaders to agree on a Joint resolution to be passed later that would show that the United States had no intention of abrogating the existing treaty with Sreat Britain. Teat by Foreign Skips Possible. Such a resolution would permit for eign ship companies to test the act's validity and the Hay- Pauncefote treaty In ibe United States courts. Other Important legislation that must be acted on before Congress adjourns follows: Legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation bill, approved by the House and now before the Senate with provision abolishing Commerce Court. Naval, sundry civil and Army appro priation bills, in conference. General deficiency appropriation bill, before Senate committee on appropria tions. Indian appropriation bill, conference report pending in the Senate. Adjournment Date I'ncertaln. While adjournment this week is ex pected, the date is generally conceded to depend on the President's attitude toward the Panama Canal bill and the legislative, executive and Judicial ap propriation bill. His view of the latter measure will be based on Its provisions far the abolishment of the Commerce Dourt and the establishment of a seven-year tenure In the civil service, ind the House has again risked the veto by passing the measure with the Commerce Court provision in it. The Senate will determine early in the week whether it will indorse the measure in thin form. Leaders in each house are confident the remaining work on the overdue appropriation bills could be disposed r in three davs. were the contingen cies of the Presidential veto removed. The President has made it clear that ae does not favor the free toll pro vision of the Panama Canal bill, but se has not asserted a purpose to veto that measure. President's Vetoes All Stand. Thus far Concress has not succeeded In overriding any of the President's vetoes, and It is not considered likely that either the legislative appropria tion bill or the Panama Canal bill could be repassed by a two-thirds vote if vetoed this week. The sundry civil appropriation bill in which the appropriation of 225.000 fnr th Tariff Board is at Issue, is annroachlne settlement in the confer ence committee. Out of 259 items in the Jl 16.000.000 bill, upon which the two houses disagreed, all except about 50 have been settled, and an agreement on these Is expected tnis week. An te-reeemnt on the naval bill is expected Immediately. Other measures will not take much time. HAXV WIL URGE THE BILL Oregon Towns Asked to Join Port land In Telegraphing Taft- Metnbers of the Portland Chamber of Tommerce yesterday were advised throvgh reliable sources that the same Interests that opposed tv.l Panam Tanal from its Inception are active in (Concluded on Face ''l PUBLIC FOUNTAIN FOE OF SALOONS MOVING PICTURE SHOW AIDS IX TEMPERANCE CAUSE. Former Devotees of Hard Beverage Now Take Water Cure and En Joy "Movies" in Evening. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) Substantiation of the claim that publlo drinking fountains in the busi ness district and the Increasing popu larity of the moving picture show have a tendency to decrease the consumption of alcoholic drinks, may be found in the fact that several saloons here closed their 'doors In the past 18 months. Sanitary drinking fountains have been installed in the city park, county court house and convenient points in the shopping district. The public has taken kindly to them. They are a great boon to women and children. Many men who formerly quenched their thirst with a "mug of suds' and did so several times a day now save the nickels at the expense of the saloon-, keeper. The cause of temperance Is benefited, but the profits In the liquor business are diminishing. Moving picture shows are becoming more popular and It is noticeable that many- persons, who formerly passed their evenings in saloons and pool rooms, are now seen enjoying the "movies." A great many soldiers at tend the moving picture theaters. Sometimes they comprise three-fourths of the spectators. A few years ago there were 35 sa loons and wholesale liquor houses in Vancouver, now there are 21 saloons and three wholesale liquor houses. Five saloons have closed In the last year. QUAKE LASTS FIVE MINUTES Williams, Ariz., and Surrounding Region Shaken Heavily. ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.. Aug. 18. According to a special dispatch re ceived here tonight. Williams, Ariz., 400 miles west of here, was severely shaken by an earthquake this after noon. The shock lasted from 2:05 to 2:10 P. M. Buildings rocked on their foun dations, windows and crockery were broken and the inhabitants of the town were greatly frightened. The shocks were felt as far east as Wlnslow, 100 miles. Holbrook, another town nearby, also was severely shaken. It is believed no lives were lost. HOLBROOK, Arix., Aug. 18. The se verest earthquake ever felt here oc curred shortly after 2 o'clock this aft ernoon. The shock, which lasted 15 seconds. Was felt at Gallup, west of here, and also at Sellgman. No dam age has been reported.. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Pronounced earth shocks at a distance of about 1200 miles were recorded today by the seismograph at Georgetown Univer sity. They began at 4:25 P. M. and lasted 5Vi minutes. INFANT PLAGUE SERIOUS California Board: Continues to Re port Cases of Paralysis. SACRAMENTO. Aug. 18. (Special) According to a statement Issued from the office of the State Board of Health, there have already been 60 cases of poliomyelitis, commonly known as in fantile paralysis, so far this month. Most of the cases were reported from Southern California, although there were two cases found In Stockton and one In San Jose. In Los Angeles city there were 43 cases and in Los An geles County 4S. During July there were 188 cases in all and 35 deaths. In Los Angeles County there were 132" cases and 28 deaths. In Juno there were 31 cases and Ave deaths. Tho total number of cases from January 1 to August 10 re ported Is 287. The number of deaths during the same period Is 52. The epidemic is serious in Southern California. OLD WORLD IDEAS SOUGHT American Army Officers to Be Sent to Europe for Training. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. The War Department is extending the practice It recently adopted of sending to Europe for special training a limited number of young cavalry and field artillery officers. s CaDtain John Fair, Fourth Cavalry now at the War College here, soon will be attached to " a Prussian regiment; First Lieutenant E. P. Graham. Fif teenth Cavalry, goes to the military riding school at Hanover, Germany, and. if the Italian Government is will ing. First Lieutenant John C. Mont gomery. Tenth Cavalry, will be sent to the Italian cavalry school at Tor dl Qulnto. STATE TICKET DRAWN UP Oklahoma Bull Moose Name Candi dates for November Election. OKLAHOMA CITT. Aug. 18. A new state ticket with the exception of Jus tice of the Supreme Court was agreed upon here Saturday by the executive committee of the Progressive party of Oklahoma. Justice Johnston, of Oxiahoma City, was selected for United States Sena tor, and Judge A. A. Small, Tulsa; E. L. Persons, Chlckasha, and P. S. Cole man. Wllburton. for Itepresentative-at-Large. Ten Presidential electors also were named. Prohibitionists Favor Suffrage. PROVIDENCE. B. I., Aug. 18. The Prohibition party of Rhode Island went on record In favor of woman suffrage at its slate convention today. J UIVIJj'AIIVi uiliiuviM - ' - : " ! VBarB-TBjK mj a a n -e- -m a . . m a i a j .a. a v a - w - SECRETS OF GRAFT MAY BE DIVULGED Schepps .to Arrive at New York Today. HAYES EXPECTED TO TALK Superiors May Be Involved by Police Inspector. GAYN0R REPEATS CHARGES Mayor to Submit Evidence., That $1,500,000 Collected Annually for Protection Is Made Possi ble by AldermanJc Influence. NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Interest In the Rosenthal case centered tonight in the prospective interview tomorrow be tween District Attorney Whitman and Sam ' Schepps, the man believed pos sessed of Important secrets connected with the murder and the surrounding graft. Schepps Is expected here early tomorrow. One other Important development Is forecast tonight. It Is said that Cap tain Cornelius P. Hayes, the police In spector, who is under charges of failure to enforce the law In respect to dis orderly resorts, will be invited to call upon the District Attorney and dis cuss the situation. Captain Hayes has said that he acted under orders from superior officers. One of the charges against Hayes is that he falsely said that' Commissioner Waldo directed him not to obtain evidence against disor derly houses, except by order of the commissioner. Hayea May Make Clean Breaat. " That Captain Hayes, If he sees fit, can put the District Attorney In touch with valuable facts connected with the police situation in the tenderloin, is generally believed. It Is understood that Hayes, disregarding Immediate personal consequences. Is prepared to give all the Information at his. dis posal. It was said tonight that Mayor Gay nor. who has charged that 11,500,000 graft annually has been collected for protection to news dealers. Is prepared to substantiate his declaration that aldermanio influences were responsible for this alleged grafting. It Is said the Mayor has secured Innumerable af fidavits to bear him out In his state ments. v The proposal of certain aldermen to .. ' 1 1 ,,,............. I v ALMOST FAIR TIME UP THE VALLEY. j SA m out VM . M nam, sm?smir tik i mirrifmm f v ryx maMms t ; i i i i CHIEF OF COMMONS , POLICE QUITS JOB WORRY OVER SUFFRAGETTE ACTIVITIES IS CAUSE. Doughty Admits Women Give Him More Tronble Than Irish Mem bers in "Wild" Days. LONDON, Aug. 18. (Special.) If the suffragettes in the country have ac complished no other thing, they have succeeded in "playing out" more than one of th men who have had to cope with them. When the late governor of Holloway Prison, where most of the suffragette prisoners have been incarcerated, re signed a few weeks ago, it was admit ted that the breakdown in his health was the result of storm and. stress of having so many militant members of the sisterhood with their "hunger- strikes" and endless flareups under his roor, and it Is an open secret that the coming retirement of the "watchdog of the House of Commons, Chief In spector Scantlebury, at a comparative early age, is mostly due to the heavy responsibility that rested on him wnen clamorers for the ballot were besieging the Hduse almost every night. He says himself that the suffragettes gave him more worry than did Brad laugh, the Irish members in their "wild" days, and all the rest of the turbulent folk he had to deal with. STORM STRIKES MICHIGAN Two Men Killed by Lightning; Slucb Damage to Property Done. NILES, Mich., Aug. 18. Two men are kaown to be dead and property has been damaged to the extent of many thousands of dollars as the result of a terrific rain and electrical storm which late yesterday struck Niles and raged continuously for 24 hours. Train service on the Michigan Cen tral Railroad to and from Chicago was much disturbed and not before tomor row will trains be running on sched ule. Other roads also sustained dam age. Herman Vlllwoc and Otto Feather were killed by lightning while stand ing In a barn. Water itushed through the business streets, tearing out pavements, foun dations of buildings and sweeping some small buildings away. HAT INSPECTORS WANTED Government Seeks Men Who Can Tell Quality at Glance WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Just now Uncle sam wants a few good hat In spectors. They must be men who can take one look at a soldier s hat and tell of what It Is made, the quality of Its material and a lot of other things. Examinations for the positions, which are in the quartermaster's de partment of the Army, will be held August 21 in Boston, New Tork, Phila delphia and Chicago. No hat salesmen will be allowed iTiiTTgrr n' iaiT HOSPITAL'S COST Opening of New Insti tution Dreaded. TWO STAFFS Fll.oi utMAND Salem Expenses Stationary, -Though Patients Fewer. LEGISLATIVE FIGHT BREWS Farming Area Owned at Pendleton Said to Be Unproductive in Part All Will Require Time to Provide for Inmates. . SALEM, Aug. 18. (Special.) Like a spectre out of the dead past the East ern Oregon Hospital situation has arisen to haunt the State Board. Assertions of prospective high per capita cost, aa made by Dr. M. K. Hall, of La Grande, when he resigned as superintendent of the new hospital, not only put the fear In the hearts of some of the members of the Board that the supposedly dead Issue would be re opened, but it touched a tender spot as well. Ever since the task of erecting that institution fell to their lot the outlook for heavy maintenance expense has been a bugaboo to members of the Board and one which they have dis cussed In awed respect and not too publicly at the meeting of the Board. But this seems to be not the only se rious feature, inasmuch as the opening of the new institution will operate au tomatically to increase materially the per capita maintenance of the larger asylum at Salem. Staff Duplication Xeceary. This will be brought about largely through the cost of providing for of ficers at the two Institutions. Where there was but one superintendent and medical staff there will be two In the future. One set of officers can care tor 1200 patients as well as It can care for 500. About 400 patients will be removed from the institution here to the Pendleton Institution as.sonas that hospital Is ready for occupancy. To care for these 400 patients as heav ily a salaried staff will be needed as is required at the Salem hospital.' At the same time the number of patients at the Salem hospital will be material ly decreased by the removal, but the size of the medical staff will remain the same. As a result the per capita cost would be greater at the Pendleton (Concluded on Pane 1B. BUGABOO OF BOARD SILVER TRIBUTE SENT FOR HEROES BOLIVIAN WOMEN CONTRIBUTE TO TITANIC ARCH. Heroism of Sex Held to Transcend Boundaries of NationsOffer Conies From La Paz. , oVl2GTON, Aug. 18. (Special.) 18 ...a huge blocks which will be used In the construction of the great arch In Washington In memory of the men who died on the steamship Titanic that the women and children might be saved, will be the most valuable piece nf hnlldlnir material ever used In this country. ' It will be made of virgin silver from the mines of Bolivia, ana win rpnrascnt the contribution of that South American republic to the project planned by the North American women In recognition of the bravery of men. The offer of this interesting contri hiiMnn ramp from an oreanlzatlon of th women of La Paz and was made through Horace G. Knowles, American Minister to Bolivia, who says: "The women of La Paz and Bolivia contend that the heroes of the Titanic were the noblest men of all mankind greater than Americans or any parties ular nationality." LOST CAMPERS LOCATED Bloodhounds Trail Walla Walla Men Missing Since Friday. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 18. (SDeclal.) Trailed by bloodhounds from the State Prison, Wilbur Toner and Frink Crowe, local attorneys, lost In the Blue Mountains since Friday, were found this afternoon on Salmon River, 50 miles from Walla Walla. The men were almost exhausted. Sheriff M. Toner, father of one of the men, led the party which was successful. An nthr nartv Tent to the Big Meadows and efforts are being made to call it off the search. Th men vera lost a mile from the place where Cecil Brlttain disappeared eight years ago, and this fact made the search all the more disheartening, as no trace was ever found of the urittain boy. Toner and Crowe, who were camping with two friends about 25 milxa nhove Walla Walla on Mill Creek. started out Friday for huckleberries, Crowe not even taking a coat. They went farther than they thought, and could not find their way to Mill Creek, heading instead In the opposite direc tion. Their two companions did not hexnmo tlinronirlil v alarmed till Satur lsv oven In sr. and then they telephoned for help. The hounds were rushed to the camp at midnight and at daybreak took up the trail. GIRL AERONAUT IN PERIL Parachute Fails to Work, but Bal loon Lands Willi PretAj- Lass. spiTTT.E Wash.. Aucr. 18. (SDeclal.) Failure of a cutaway to operate, pre venting her from severing the para chute from the balloon, brought Miss Alice Vandyke, aeronaut, face to face with death at Georgetown today, but after she had risen about 800 feet, while her anxious father watched from be low, the balloon descended Into a field about a quarter of a mile from where it had started and the young balloon ist stepped from the trapeze unhurt. Released from her weight, tne Dag arose atrain and was recovered about a mile away from the field. As the hupe bag swept trom its moor ings. Miss Vandyke, who is a slight nrettv elrl of 17. blew kisses at the crowd and called cheerily to ner latn er and sister below. Her father made his first ascent in 12 years Saturday and today was the sixth time that his daughter has made a flight. Mr. Vandyke had definitely aban doned ballooning, but when Miss Alice Insisted that she. too, be a filer, her father decided to continue flying with her. PEKIN GUARD AUGMENTED Renewed Sectional Trouble May Fol low Executions of Generals. TIEN-TSIN, Aug. 18. (Special) The authorities at Pekln today augmented the guards everywhere, and it Is feared that the Chinese troops at Tatung, In Thibet, had received a reverse. SHANGHAI, Aug. 18. (Special) Re publicans here, after protesting at Pe kln against the execution of two gen erals, prominent campaigners and mem bers of the Tung Men Chui. endeavored to prevent Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Gen eral Huang Sing from proceeding to Pekln. Fearing for his safety, the General remained, but Dr. Sun Tat Sen disre garded the warning and proceeded. It Is feared the executions will cause trouble anew between the North and South. ' HONOR TO BE PAID DOCTOR Shaft to Mark Grave of Him Who Xcver Asked Fee. y WAUCONDA. 111., Aug. 18. A granite shaft erected by popular subscription soon will mark the grave of Dr. Jo seph Dawson, a physician who never asked a fee. Dawson died and was buried in the little cemetery two years ago, but his grave always has been unmarked. Dawson came to town with one friend, a collie dog, and soon estab lished a wide practice. Those who wished to pay for his services could do so, but he never Insisted on a fee. That money he lld not use for the actual necessities of life he gave to charity. To the curious he said: "I came here from California. There I have a wife and child. I like your town and I'm going to stay here." TRICE FIVE CENTS. DOING SE RULES IN JUAREZ Stores Are Raided; Po ice Disarmed. CITIZENS GRANT DEMANDS With Ten Followers, Modern Joan d'Arc Has Own Way. VIGILANTES NOW ON GUARD Woman, Who Is Young and Beauti ful, Is Wife of Rebel Commander of Forces Around Paloma, Surprise Is Complete. JUAREZ, Men., Aug. 18. For a few hour today a Mexican Joan d'Arc was the dictator of this town. With ten rebel soldiers marching at the heels ol her horses she rode up to the police station and disarmed the provisional chief of police and six of his men. The rebels rode away mounted on the po lice horses. The woman fearlessly entered stores and demanded and received provisions. And then shortly before daylight she rode out of town with her admiring followers. Woman In Rebel Colonel' Wife. The woman, young and beautiful, Is said to be the wife of Colonel Lazro Alanis, the rebel commander who Is op erating around Palomas along the bor der to the west. It is believed that his militant spouse goes to join her hus band after her raid on this town, which Is unprotected except by a few police installed at the departure last week of Orozco's rebels. Vlgllnntes Now Guard Town. Cloaked in a khaki riding suit In stead of a coat of mall and astride a snow-white horse, Senora Alanis dashed here and there through the town, col lecting the stragglers from the rebel ranks. Her dashing raid on the police station was an utter surprise. The po lice meekly surrendeved their arms. A vigilance guard composed of 40 citizens armed with all manner of antique weapons Is on patrol In tho streets tonight to prevent the further outbreak of any maids or matrons of Juarez. VOLUNTEERS REFUSE DUTY Mutineers at Chihuahua Are Sur rounded and Disarmed. CHIHUAHUA, Aug. 18. Volunteers from Mexico City to the number of 130, under command of Callxto Contreras are prisoners here tonight In company with their commanding officer. The men were ordered to entrain for Mexico City for service in the south, and re fused to leave. A personal order to Contreras from the general In command of the division alse was disregarded. The men were persuaded to go Into barracks, where they were surrounded by regulars and disarmed. They prob ably will he consigned to service in the regular army. Railway communication with this city is interrupted north of Santa Rosalia, cutting off traffic with the capital. The reason given Is a land slide, but It is known that there are several bands of rebels in that vicinity. SETTLEltS LIKELY' TO REMAIN Mormon Colonists Hear of Strong Rebel I'orcc Approaching Them. EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 18. Word was received today at the headquarters here of the Mormon colonies of Mexico that a strong force of rebels Is nearlng Colonla Morelos, 65 miles south of the border, at Douglas, Ariz. The Ameri cans of Morelos and two subordinate colonies of Sonora remained at their homes at the time of the evacuation of the colonies at Chihuahua. Arrangements are being made to send out, the American women and children. It Is said that the settlers, who are heavily armed, may. In view of the losses to fellow colonists who left their homes, decide to remain. SHERMAN TO HEAR "NEWS" Vice-President to He Notified ol Renoniination Wednesday. t NEW TORK, Aug, 18. The pro gramme for the notification of Vice President James S. Sherman that he Is the regular Republican nominee for re-eelctlon was announced Saturday at the Republican headquarters. The exercises will be held Wednes day at Utica, N. Y. Tho notification speech will be made by Senator George Sutherland, of Utah. GRAIN CARRIER WRECKED Steamer A. E. Stewart Run Ashore on Lake Erie Cargo Is Wheat. BUFFALO. N. Y.. Aug. 18. The steamer A. K. Stewart, carrying a cargo of 200,000 bushels of wheat for Buffalo mills, ran ashore today at Sturgeon Point, 20 miles west of here. She Is resting on an even keel and can be floated after a part of ner cargo has been liKhtered. She carried no pas sensers. The crew remained on board. I