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vm T I1yQ 16 270 PORTLAND OREGol THIY. JANUARY ' 16, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. EUGENIST RAPS STUDENTS WARNED IS CUBE, TITANIC WIDOWS VETO BILLS IK TO FINISH IS SEEN ROMANTIC LOVE BY BILL HANLEY VALUE HUSBANDS MRS. HENRY B. HARRIS ASKS MILLION DAMAGES. BELIEVES ALL PATRONAGE TYPE , IS SAID NOT TO BE SAGE OF BURNS DECRIES TOO EARLY SPECIALIZATION. HIGHEST IDEAL. ; I U-P..nriiTniuiniirn .Ami MOOSE WILL MAKE WAR ON IEUSKER PUBLICITY PERKINS COMBINE GOBBLES Oregon Senate Scene of Fight Today. WEST'S STRENGTH ON TRIAL Administration Programme May Get Death-Knell. VITAL QUESTIONS AT ISSUE Dlrrrlok and Tliompson Prepare to Iad Fight to Secure Passing of Bills Over Governor's Vetoes of 1911. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) War to the finish will be declared tomorrow between conflicting (actions of the State Senate when the Governor's vetoed bills come up lor final disposition, and determination witl be reached as to whether Governor West or Treasurer Kay will have a dominating Influence in that body. It is generally conceded that one or two of the bills which will be voted npon will either spell a deathknell to much of the West programme or at least disclose the strength of his hand. When the judiciary committee today met for a final consideration of vetoed Senate bills the two that affect the ad ministration vitally were given long consideration. These are bills which were introduced in 1911 by Wood, of Washington. One provides that It shall be unlawful for any official, trustee, manager, director or superintendent or board of commissioners of any public Institution to create a deficiency. Emnnrr Board May Save. In event of a deficiency where the life of the institution is Imperiled a board of emergency Including the Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer, with the Speaker of the House, Presi dent of the Senate and the chairman of the two ways and means committees, may meet and cover such an emergency. jVny other means of covering an insti tutional deficiency carries a heavy pen alty under the bill. The other Wood bill prevents the Secretary of State from auditing a claim for which there is no appropriation. West Is opposed to these two bills. Kay is heartily in favor of them, ac cording to numerous statements made in the Judiciary committee meeting to day. , The committee itself is split on the matter, there being three in favor of the bills and three against. Bean was absent, but he said tonight, however, that he is in favor of sustaining the vetoes. West Friends See Fate. Dimlck and Thompson Intend to lead a fight to secure the passing of these bills over the Governor's vetoes. If the fight is won it will mean that the Governor has not much chance in the Senate with his general programme. This much is conceded even by some of his friends. Not only will the fight on West be to surround the expenditure of moneys for institutions with safeguards, but it will be shown that In spite of the dec laration there is small doubt of a de ficiency that the Secretary of State's report shows approximately loS.000 de ficiency. This deficiency, however, is not from the institutions, but from various sources. This point will be brought in the fight as showing that it is impossible for any man or set of men to guarantee that there will be no deficiencies in the conduct of the affairs of the stute gov ernment. County Division Favored. The committee today also took up the bill of Wood, providing for a method of dividing counties and will report that it pass. In addition, the bill relating to livestock will also be reported favor ably as well as a bill to re-establish a fish hatchery on Spring Creek. The committee decided to sustain the veto on the bill providing for ports to ac quire tidelands. a showing being made that the State Land Board had received JS46S' from the sale of tidelands, where It would have received nothing during the past two years had the bill passed. In the House special committee It was decided to recommend that IS bills re lating to district fairs and agricultural societies be indefinitely postponed. It was also decided to sustain the vetoes on the question of an additional Circuit Judge and additional Justice of the Peace for Multnomah County, as well as to sustain the vetoes on the bill pro viding for 340.000 for good roads and the location of one Railroad Commls sioner in Eastern Oregon. The rest of the 25 bills before the House committee will not be taken up until tomorrow. The entire question of Senate vetoed bills probably will be decided tomor- flnal vote at that time. Gilliam County Levy Fixed. CONDON. Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) The general tax levy for Gilliam County has been fixed as follows by the County Court: High School .4, 11 brary .02. school 1.1. road 2.58. state and county 4.3. In all amounting to .S mills. The City of Condon has levied a 12-mIU tax and the local school district a special tax of i mills, bringing up the total tax levy of the City of Condon to S3. mills. The levy of the city or Arlington is ls.f mills. Mrs. Futrelle Wants $300,000 and Mrs. Millett 100.000 Total Claims Reach $10,000,000. NEW YORK, Jan. 15. A flood of pe titions for damages through the loss of the steamer Titanic, filed today, in cludes one from Mrs. Irene Wallach Harris, who claims $1,000,000 for the loss of her husband, Henry B. Harris, theatrical manager. This Is the heavi est of the 279 claims filed so far. Mrs. May Futrelle. of Sciruate. Mass., asks $300,000 compensation for the loss of her husband, Jacques Futrelle, au thor. The claim of Sirs. Lilly B. Millet, widow of Francis D. Millet, artist, is $100,000. The total claims amount to more than $10,000,000. The White Star line, owner of the ship, contends its liability is limited under the United States statutes to less than $100,000, the value of re covered wreckage and passage money. STORM WARNINGS ARE OUT Barometer Unusually Low and En tire Coast Feels EMect. Southea'st storm warnings were or dered displayed at all stations yesterday except Marshfleld, where the warning was for southwest weather, and Weather Bureau officials said that the barometer was unusually low. while one or two mariners said it was the lowest they remembered In several years. The storm was reported ap proaching the Washington coast, mov ing eastward with increasing south to ..fi1 shl'tlncr to the southwest. The 5 o'clock report of the condition of the Columbia River bar yesteraay afternoon gave, the velocity of the wind as 18 miles from the west. Deep draft vessels passed In and out of the river and no trouble was experienced. D.i.nn received last evening by Dis trict Forecaster Beals were that the greatest velocity attained by the wma at North Head was 60 miles, but that was previous to 5 o'clock. Wires to Ta toosh were down. The storm was general and warmer conditions were noticed. REWARD FOR BRAVERY DUE Astoria Plans Suitable Mementos tor Llfe-Saving Crews. icTnmi nr. Jan. 15. (Special.) Mayor Gray appointed S. 8. Gordon, Professor J. G. imel and x. J- uuuuei hrr todav as a committee to have charge of the arrangements lor pre senting each member off tne -oint v j.m. anA Cntin DlsaDDOintment life- saving crews with suitable mementos expressing the appreciation ot tne citi nt Aatnria. for the service rendered by the members of the crews at the time of the wreck of the Kosecrans and on various other occasions wnen life, and property were in danger. Just what kind of momentos will be unM.! hai not been definitely de cided, but Mr. Gordon says that while the expense will not De neavy. ne hinVi tha subscription to the fund should be a popular one and not simply among the merchants ana Dusiness men. For that reason the committee n nii.t the aid of the school children who probably will be asked to sell tags at 10 cents eacn. PORTLAND MEETING PLACE Northwest Harness Men Will Con vene Here in January, 19 14. LEWISTON. Idaho. Jan. 13. (Spe- t 1 Un.dnnil urn n fh I IKHtl A.S tile CitV in which the next meeting of the North- . u.,maaa ami K&ririlerv Manufac turers' Association will hold its annual third Monday in January. 1914. Thn mpptinir todav closed the SeS' ci.,na The officers elected for the ; art President. Walters. Cheney: first vice-president, William Robinson, Dayton; second vice-president. R. M. Coburn. Lewtston; secretary-treasurer. A. F. H'oska, Tacoma. Directors W. L. Meyer, Pomeroy; Phil unmn Writes: E. J. Keller. Portland: F E. Shaffer. Salem: J. B. Sanburn. Puliman; C. E. Nye, Walla Walla. INAUGURAL BALL DRAWS Fully 5000 Persons Attend Affair to Governor Lister. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 15. (Special.) More than 5000 persons from tne van ous parts of Washington attended the inaniriiral hall of Governor Ernest lis ter at the new Temple of Justice here ronieht. The affair marked not only the be ginning of the new administration, but the opening of one of the most oeauti fnl court buildings in the United States. The affair began with a public recep tion by the Governor and other state officials. People came here in hun dreds on special trains and boats to at tend the affair. BUILDINGS MAY BE TALLER Major Will Appoint Committee to Revise Code in Use. Ti ; v. 1 . In vlav n f r.rnn structing Portland's building code so that it will permit of taller buildings requirements or be changed to meet varying conditions. Mayor rtusniigni will soon name a committee of five and also an advisory board. Suggestions for appointments on these boards nave Deen seni 10 ine Mayor as follows: Realty Board. H. P. Palmer. S. D- Vincent, W. L. Morgan: American society or uvu inswctrs, j . c-n,,llhAiiT Hpnrv Rlnod. F A. Vara- more: Board of Appeals. Ion Lewis; Builders fixenange. a. j. tung. mnu , m derwrlters. J. N. McCune. Progressives War But to No Avail. COMMITTEE- PLUMS DONATED Bull Moosers Told They Are on "Wrong Side of Fence." REPUBLICANS GET 38 JOBS All Important Chairmanships Go to Leading Party hut Democrats Fair Well in 11 Chairman ships for 18 Members. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 15. (Spe cial.) The Republican - Democratic combine, which has run so effectively the House of Representatives here nee the 13th session of the Legisla ture began, handed two more stiff solar plexus jolts to the Progressives this afternoon by gobbling up all the House patronage and important com mittee assignments. Progressives got what was left, which consisted of a few unimportant committee chairman ships and no patronage. Every where the Bull Moosers signed petitions asking for the appointment of certain committee clerks or other help of their choice, they were entirely ignored. In Spokane County, where seven out of eight of the House dele gation asked for the appointment of a young man of their district as a com mittee clerk, the request was not con sidered because the delegation mem bers were Progressives. In the committee assignments made by Speaker Taylor, Bull Moosers with 2S Representatives In the House got eight unimportant chairmanships. Re publicans, with 50 members, got 38 chairmanships, including all the mora Important ones. Democrats, with 18 members, got 11 chairmanships, a his lineup brought much dissatisfaction in Progressive circles. Progressive Show FiKht. The House employes were Belected by a patronage committee appointed by Speaker Taylor. When the names were read and it dawned on the Pro gressives that they had been entirely ignored, they stormed the House witn protests, which were only hushed when Speaker Taylor told them they could not expect consideration because "they were on the wrong side of the fence. (Conoludftd on Page 5.) THESE ySjJ'k was ouzz. sr -SM. t I I I TO MM (If ' cross I t Syatog: . . O0 ' I Higher Education Is Condensed Ex perience of Others Service for State Urged. TiT'nr.XK nr.. .Ian. 15. (Srjecial.) William Hanley. of Burns. Or, and his party passed the whole day in Eugene today, guests of the university ot urt- dressed the students of the university at their assembly, contrasting tne ad vantages of the young people of today with his own struggles to gain an edu cation and a place in the world, tie and other members of his party who spoke hammered home to the univer sity students that their purpose in seeking higher education should be to prepare themselves for service to the state. "A higher education is the condensed experience of the others," was one of his aphorisms. "One thing I would emphasize," continued Mr. Hanley, "is a warning that you do not specialize too soon In your studies. By so doing you lose the broader view of life that I consider the one great feature of college education. "You can't make yourself big by making another little," he added. During the afternoon the party made a trip over the city and also visited Springfield, chartering a streetcar as being more comfortable than automo biles. Mr. Hanley was especially opti mistic as to the good that is to follow the completion of the Oregon Eastern's trans-Oregon line. The Hanley party was entertained at luncheon at the university and to night a score of Eugene citizens joined them at dinner. The party contains in addition to Mr. Hanley, Judge H. C. Lewis, Dr. L. E. Hubbard and G. W. Young, of Burns; J. J- Donegan and Mr. and Mrs. James Pelton, of Fort Klamath; C. W. Mallet, of Ontario; J. N B. Gorklng, of Laidlaw: Asa L. Brown and J. A. Fisher, of Haines; T. N. Whistler, of Portland. MRS. JULIA ROYAL BURIED Funeral Services Attended by Nu merous Friends and Relatives: The funeral services of the late Mrs. Julia Royal, widow of Dr. Osman Royal, took place yesterday afternoon at the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Twelfth and Taylor streets, of which Mrs. Royal had been a member. Follow ing the services at the church, which were attended by a large number of rriends and relatives, -the final services were performed at the Rivervlew Ceme terv. lira. Royal had been a resident of Portland 25 years. She was born in Utlca, N. Y in 1866, and studied in the New York Art School. At the age of 23 she was married to Dr. Royal In New York and immediately after the ceremonv the couple came out to Port land. Dr. Royal died very suddenly, while attending the game between Washington High and Oak Park School, of Chicago, December 81, 1910. She is survived by an only son, Osmon RoyaL Jr., of Portland. WERE SKETCHED AT THE LEGISLATURE. Financier Replies to Money Trust Query. CONCENTRATION IS REAL PERIL Even Brain Power, if Harmful. Should Be Restrained. VOTING TRUST EXPLAINED Potting' Stock Exchange Under Fed eral Control Favored Gambling Indulged In "Even by Farm er Who Sells His Wheat." WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. In a hy pothetical question to George W. Per kins, Samuel Untermyer. counsel for the "money trust" committee, outlined today from the records of the com mittee a "concentration of money and credit," and asked whether Mr. Per kins considered it "a menace and peril to the prosperity of the country." The question generally was accepted as Mr. Untermyer's conception of the elusive so-called money trust of which the com mittee is in search. Mr. Perkins, after declaring the query reminded him of the connun rim "Vt-hv is a mouse when it spins," asserted that he could not say whether concentration as outlined in the ques tion was a peril. I'erklnn SuggeNts Remedies. Mr. Untermyer's hypothetical "moniv ion was Dut after Mr. Per kins had recommended publicity as a cure for financial evils, tne mcorpoia tion of the New York Stock Exchange under a Federal charter, a closer re sponsibility among bank directors and the according of representation on the directorate to minority stockholders. Mr. Perkins delivered a long talk on economics, the gist of which was. &i.ri will airreo that at a cer tain point- concentration would - be a. peril, bat whether at tne point you say It has reached it would be a peril, I cannot say. I have been out of touch with these affairs for two years, and I would want to study these questions very carefully. 1 m opposea 10 me concentration of money power, brain power, or energy where the concen tration is likely to result in harm." Witness Says He la Student. Mr. Perkins was the first to take (Concluded on Page 12.) Sentiment, However, Is Claimed to Have Had Its Place in Devel opment of Civilization. ITHACA. X. Y.. Jan. 13. (Special.) "History shows a progressive develop ment in the conception of love and the romantic sentiment Is not the highest ideal," said Professor A. H. Usher, of Cornell, in his Eugenics Society lecture today. "Both in Roman times and in the medieval period we see the develop ment of the first ideal marriage as e sacrament, supplanted later by the no tion of it as being a legal, contractual relation. "The whole history of marriage is one of reaction upon each other of these contracting conceptions. Romantic sen timent was a protest against the medi eval contractual marriage, the mar riage of convenience. It had this. good It restored to marriage its spiritual significance. This ideal of love, how ever, has a fundamental weakness. It takes no account of the separate indi vidual, an independent will. "The highest ideal was expressed by Richard Wagner when he said real love must be of the strong, for the strong. In the clinging vine, the romantic type, one Individual Is lost. We now recog nize love is not a thing apart and in consistent with life, but part of it. and that grows with the development of civilization." REGISTRATION TASK IS BIG County Clerk Fears Month Will Be Too Short Since Women Vote. On the theory that there are as many women In the city entitled to vote as there are men. County Clerk Coffey is facing a problem in the matter of registration as the city charter pro vides for the books being open only from March 15 to April 15. This Is only about 26 working days. None of the women have been reis tered yet and if there are 40,000 of them and it is presumed that their number is even greater registration would have to proceed at the rate of 1500 a day and it would-be impossible to register at this rate even if the books were kept open from early morn ing until late at night. In addition there probably will bo many men to register and change addresses. If all the women are o be given opportunity to vote at the city primary on August 19, the City Council wil have to declare an emer gency and get the books open before March 15. District Attorney Evans states that it is doubtful If this can legally be done. ' CAR-FARE GRANT REFUSED City Council Will Endeavor to Have Railway Company Rescind Rule, rhiof Klnver's reauest to the ways and means committee of the City Coun cil for an appropriation of $4500 to pay for Btreecar tickets for the plain clothes men during the year was not H-ranted nendine the return from the printer of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company's franchise, when an effort will be made to force the company to accept a clause providing fnv frpp transnortation of all city em ployes when on actual official duty. The company recently served, notice that it cannot carry free of fare mem u n? 4 vA nnllpo unftrtniftnt unless they are actually on duty and In uni form. This would force the plain clothes men to pay for their Tides, so the Chief wants xne council iy uuj tickets for them. Members of the ways and means n.n.wtoa nn't koa whv the car com pany can't carry all city employes free. DYNAMITE DESTROYS SHIP Explosion of 2000 Cases Damages Property; Injures Many on Shore. MiwiTMn Ti C .Tan. 15. Leaving the harbor here today with a cargo comprising U009 cases or aynarane, me steamer Oscar toon lire ana geiuus beyond control was beached on Pro tection Island. A terrific explosion followed, resulting in several thousand dollars' worth of damage. Every plate glass window lacing tne waterironi was broken and several persons seri- Every member of the crew escaped before the explosion occurred. The ex tent of damage to tne vessel is nui known yet. SLIDE BURIES TWO CARS Lire to Bay City Again Blocked by 50-Foot Obstacle. BAY CITY. Or., Jan. 15. -(Special.) t . .... - tA ka nnnounced that train service would be resumed on the Pacific Railway & avigawou, 50 feet long and 30 feet deep covered the tracks at milepost 40 this after noon and buried two outfit cars. This latest landslide will delay traffic - - .,-n A:iva loncrer as no ior xuur - - . ... track can be constructed around this last slide. SONOMA DISABLED AT SEA Steamer Limping Into San Francisco With Broken Tail Shaft. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 15. A cable message to the Chamber of Commere from tsuva, riji joiuo, - wireless message from the Oceanic Steamship Company's liner Sonoma, re oorts that the vessel has broken her V . . : . -1. anj la Ill'jlflnff starDoara wh u -- headway slowly from Sydney to San r rancisco wiui vv Captain Trask gave his position as it. .4 V. Da frn P(H.'n. All O fl yau nines buuiw o - board were well. La Follette Hastens to Rescue of Friend. HELP PROMISED DEMOCRATS Wisconsin Senator Lines Up Progressives in Fight. BOURNE ENTIRELY WILLING What Chamberlain Will Do Ho Doe Not Permit to Be Known, but Past Favors, It Is Believed, Will Preclude Opposition. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 15. Senator Dixon, "of Montana, Bull Moose National chair man, has been Importuned by Bull Moosers of Oregon to use his influ ence to prevent the confirmation of Thomas McCusker as postmaster at Portland and will undertake to ac complish this purpose, regardless ot to attitude that may be assumed by the Oregon Senators. The demand for McCusker's scalp is based upon his course at the Repub lican National convention last Summer, and it is understood that Dr. Henry Waldo Coe is one of those demanding his defeat, but, while Senator Dixon stands ready to oppose McCusker, It develops that McCusker has unusual strength and has a good chance to be confirmed If any civilian nominations bo through, provided neither Senator Bourne nor Senator Chamberlain ob jects to him. La Follette Makes Deal. McCusker was Senator La Kollettc's Oregon manager, and one of the mont loyal supporters of the Wisconsin Senator when he was fighting for tho Republican nomination lust yrur. Re membering McCusker's work. La Fol lette interested himself in McCusker'd nomination and it is said on authority that he will be able to line up lor Mc Cusker not only most of the Progres sive Republicans of the Senate, but u large number of Democrats, for La Follette has promised to support tho progressive policies of tho Democratic Administration and Democrats will help him, especially when they learn that the opposition to McCusker comes from the followers of Roosevelt and there is no opposition from the Oregon Senators. Bourne Is Willing. It is known that McCusker's appoint ment is acceptable to Senator Bourne and, while Senator Chamberlain re fuses to say what attitude he will as sume, it is believed he will enter no protest against confirmation, in view of the help he received from McCusker at the time of his election to the Sen ate. If there is Oregon opposition to Mc Cusker it will come from Senator Chamberlain, and if Chamberlain In tends to oppose confirmation he has not indicated any such purpose yet. Chamberlain to Oppose Some. Senator I Chamberlain said today, however, that there were men on Wil liams' slate to whom he would object, though he refused to specify the ap pointments which he intends to hold up. He said that in one or two cases he thought President Taft went too far, and this is construed to refer to Col lector of Customs and United States Marshal. To the bulk of yio Oregon slate Senator Chamberlain will not ob ject, as he does not object to the per sonality of any of the men appointed, and says he has no disposition to hold up appointments regularly submitted. STRIKER SUES HIS UNION Musician Damaged by Injudicious Order AVanls $5000. NEW YORK, Jan. 15. (Special. The first suit of a member of a union against a union for damages because he was called out on strike for no good reason was tiled in the Supreme Court today by Stanley W. Lawton against the Musical Mutual Protective Union, of which all theater musicians sre members. The complainant asks $5000 damages. Lawton said that prior to September, 1911, he was engaged by an amusement company as orchestra leader at $."t a week. On that date the union called a strike on a complaint which It neglect ed to Investigate and which was made through malice. As a member of the union he was compelled to strike or be suspended and he seeks to recover for the damakes he has suffered because he obeyed the strike order. BRANCH OFFICES OPENED State Railroad Commission Will Hear Complaints in Portland. SALEM, Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) For the purpose of more fully carrying out the provisions of the recently-adopted public utilities act. the State Railroad Commission has opened branch offices in the Multnomah County Courthouse, where it will receive and act upon minor complaints. This is for the accommodation of tho public to expedite the handling of the minor complaints, and to bring tiie Commission into closer contact with the every-day needs of the citizens of the state. This office is in charge of V. A. Rice. A I "331 109.0 1