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PORTLAND, OREGON', FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PORTLAND ELKS WILSON FROWNS ON RULE FOR MAILING BANKERS DIFFER AS E RULE BILL BULL MOOSE SPLIT FIVE OF GOVERNOR'S SEEK 1913 MEET BABIES IS WANTED INAUGURAL BALL 10 MONEY MENAGE VETOES OVERRULED GRAND LODGK CONVENTION" ASKED TO COME AGAIN. GEORGIAN' WRITES TO HITCH COCK FOR DIRECTION'S. LARGE INDIRECT EXPENSE IS REGARDED AS BAR. 0M PASSES GOMMONS MCUSKER Senate Opens Grilling of Executive. HOUSE REPORT DUE TODAY Apparently Lower Body Will Take Similar Action. SMALL VOTE SUSTAINS TWO AVettt' Man on 12 Measures ol 1911 Allowed for Technical Rea sons or Lack of Importance. Big Fight lixpected Today. STATE CAFITOIa Salem, Or., Jan. 16. (Special. With the Senate passing five vetoed bills over the head of tho Governor tooay, and the special house committee shortly afterward deciding lo report them In favorably to the Sen ate: with reports received in the House urging- the passage not only of the im portant second choice bill, by Thomp son, which the Governor vetoed, but also of the most desired of his House bills, the Legislature is Riving1 the executive a prilling on important vetoed measures. Those two bills on which are alligned two factions of the Senate, covering the question of deficiencies and introduced by Wood, will not come into the Senate until tomorrow. Then the big fight is promised. State Treasurer Kay has been suggesting and putting before members the advisa bility of passing these bills, one in par ticular, although today he said he did not wish to have a desperate fight on them. Seaate Widely Spilt. But the Senate is apparently split wide open with one aide backing (he bills and Kay's advice and the other lined up to support West and his vetoes. Thompson with his swamp land and Warner Valley bills and his bill relat ing to the Circuit Judgeship of Klam ath and Lake Counties, will give West's (action in the Senate a bitter fight to the finish. All of these bills will be reported favorably into the House, and apparently will be passed in that body. Allegations have been made that these bills were, vetoed by the Gov ernor, through political spite work, and Thompson has avowedly comei here for the purpose of making a fight of his life to down the Governor's vetoes. Several nays Klutat F.xperted. It may be several days before the veto fight Is over. Despite the fact that the Governor is saying that he Is taking no Interest in the vetoed bills, his spokesman In the House, Miller, was busy for him today, and appar ently there is a line-up among his men to stick with the most important meas ures, although both Miller and McCol loch once or twice went against the Governor's vetoes. Practically all of the bills sustained have lapsed through limitation of time or otherwise, or arc such measures as the game bills, which would, if passed, stand in the way of the proposed game code. . Flarkt OB Salaries Warm. The strongest fight of the day was made on the Mil providing for an in crease in salaries for Circuit Judges to $4000 a year. This bill received the unanimous Indorsement of the judiciary committee In the report yesterday. Arguments were made in favor of it on the floor and apparently only slight opposition developed until it came to a vote Twelve members declared in favor of sustaining the Governor s veto and the veto was sustained. Those vot ing against the measure were Hawlcy. Hollls, Hoskins, Kellaher. Lester. Mil ler, Xeuner, Ragsdale. Smith of Coos and Curry. J. C. Smith. Stewart and Wood. The other IS Senators voted to pasa the bill, and were but two short of the necessary two-thirds. The other bill which received a favor able recommendation from the judiciary committee and on which the Governor's veto was sustained was a measure which was Introduced by Senator Albee requiring that local agents of railroad companies post the time of trains accu rately, to the best of their knowledge. Charges that this bill would throw the burden upon the agent and not on the company and that it was a part of the duty of the Railroad Commission to regulate such details rather than a matter for the Legislature to take up. were made by those who were in favor of sustaining the Governor's veto. CommiaalOB la Attacked. Thompson took a fling at the Rail road Commission, declaring it "a weak straw to rely upon." Kellaher also made a bitter attack on the Commis sion, asserting that it had failed to enforce a law passed by the people; that It had not properly administered affairs at various hearings held and that when people wanted redress from acta of omission by the Commission they found It necessary to legislate for themselves. -The State of Oregon is the worst railroad ridden state of any In the Union." said Kellaher. "I am willing at any time to cast my vote to rid the state of these political barnacles known as Railroad Commissioners." On a vote there were 19 in favor of passing the Mil and 11 against, those voting no being Besn, Calkins. Pay, Correspondent Intimates Express Companies Axe "Too Rough" for Delicate. Task. WASHINGTON", Jan. 16. The mail ing of babies by parcel post is a real infant Industry which Postmaster-General Hitchcock is asked to foster. In th circumstances of his bachelorhood, Mr. Hitchcock is considering calling into consultation experts in the trans portation of babies. A letter which he received today pre sents the problem to him. This Is the letter just as it was phrased and punc tuated: "trrr McPherson. Ga. Postmaster- General, Washington, I. C. Str. I have been corresponding wttn a partj In ns. about setting a baby to rais (our home is without One)., May I ask you what specific relations to use in wrapping so it (baby) would comply with regulars and be allow id snip- ment by parcel post as the co are to rongh in handling yours. . The name signed to the leiter is withheld at -the request of Mr. Hitch cock. As babies. In the opinion of the Postmaster-General, do not fall within the catesrory of bees and bjgs the rnly live things that may be transport ed by mail he Is afraid he may not be of assistance to his correspondent. HIRAM GILL'S MOTHER DIES Wido-iv of Lato Commissioner of Tensions Passes In Seattle. SKATTLE. Wash., Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Charles It. Gill, mother ol Hiram C. Gill. ex-Mayor of Seattle, and widow of the late Colonel Charles R. Gill, United States Commissioner oi Pensions under President Grant, ana Attorney-General for the state of Wis consin, died at the family residence, 133 Twenty-ninth avenue today. Mrs. Gill was 78 years old. During his lifetime Colonel Gill was active in many branches, political, military and civic life. He was a personal friend of General Grant and the leading statesman and politicians of the Civil War period. As a lawyer he was noted for his felicity of argument, close reasoning and clear logic The children are Clark L. Gill, Ralph C. GUI. Hiram C. Gill, Mrs. E. C. Ford, Mrs F. L. Gupplll, Mrs. F. G. Simpson and Miss Alice Gill, all of whom reside at Seattle. COMPANY WILL NOT SELL Home Telephone Directors Turn Down Orfer of East Side Cluh. D..nA.alo frnm renresentati ves of the East Side Business Men s Club to buy out the Home Telephone & Telegraph Company and operate it as a municipal plant met with refusal at the annual mutini; of the company yesterday. The directors declared their intention of remaining an inuc pendent concern, operating independ ently and meeting the competition of the Bell interests. t niinurinir directors were re elected: Samuel Hill, Elliott R. Corbett, Eben F. Wells, Henry L. Corbett, Wll ....... r t.:.Hrt. A. L. Mills. Edward Cookingham, Theodore B. Wilcox and J. C. Totter. Reports showed that the number of Homo telephones now in use in Port land is 10 per cent greater than a year ago. ' TAXPAYER HASDUTY ALSO Requests Tor Tax Statements Should Designate Properties. Aiovunrier Smith, chief deputy In the county tax department, said yesterday that he is now prepared to receive re quests for tax statements, we eic..- r th mils having been nearly completed, and he asks that taxpay ers send for them as soon as possiDie. RpnnoKtH for statements should say what properties the applicants want to pay taxes upon. It would be difficult for the Sher iffs office, for Instance, to tell John Smith what his total tax is if he fails to .enumerate liis holdings, as he might have property in various sections ot the city and county. It is the taxpay er's duty to look after such details. CASTRO APPLIES FOR BAIL Venezuelan Again Goes to Court, In Effort to Gain Release. N'EW YORK, Jan. 15. Another appli cation for the release of Cipriano Cas tro under bond pending final decision as to his right to enter the United States was made today before the Fed eral District Court. The renewal of this motion was made because the Venexuelan case is now be fore the Department of Commerce and Labor on an appeal from the decision of the local immigration authorities ordering his deportation. Federal Judge Holt reserved decision. $62,500 MEET FORGOTTEN Absent-Minded Clerk Overlooks En gagement to Secure Legacy. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 16. Pascal Hixon. a railroad clerk, is so absent-minded he forgot an appointment today at which he was to claim a legacy of I6J.600. The police were called upon to remind him. Hixon's father. George L. Hixon. of Chattanooga, died about a month ago. leaving an estate valued at $126,000 to his sons, Pascal and George, Jr. Schiff Pleads for In dividual Liberty. REYNOLDS SEES DANGER LINE Concentration Has Gone Far Enough, Says Chicagoan. BANK'S GROWTH DESCRIBED Xew York Financier Declares Utmost Efforts to Pile Yp Fortunes Will Encounter Laws of Xnture and Fall. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Liberty of individuals to concentrate money and power to the limit of their ability was advocated today before the House money trust investigating committee by Jacob H. Schiff, of the firm of Kuhu. Loeb & Co. Mr. Schiff declared Individuals should be allowed to 'exert their utmost ef forts to concentrate fortunes and pow er until the laws of nature caused the attempted monopoly to "fall of its own weight." He opposed, however, concentration through corporation and holding companies. He would not say whether concentration had yet reached the point where it was dangerous. I Chicagoan Seen Danger Ahead. Before the same committee today ap peared George W. 'Reynolds, president of the Continental & Commercial Na tional Bank, of Chicago, who said that he knew of the "trend toward concen tration of money credits," and that he thought it a dangerous thing. "I am opposed to the concentration of any sort of power," he said. "I believe that concentration to the point it has already gone is a menace. In saying that I do not wish to sit in judgment on the men who hold the power." Mr. Reynolds said he was -opposed to the principle of Interlocking direc tors. Mr. Schiff took the view that de positors in banks were protected suf ficiently under the present law, "If administered by and kept up. to the teachings of experience." He thought there was no objection to one bank selling securities to another bank which it owned, because, "prudence" would prevent officers of a bank from accepting too much doubtful security, and that no further law was necessary. "Too much law," he said, "can crush the life out of a bank." Mr. Schiff admitted he had observed (Concluded on Page 2.) T SM? TATr f . gfam YOU TAME rW K-r IS ' ifirPj V pi - T ' CM- "V TH Chairman of Committee Asked to Consider Advisability of Omit ting Customary Affairs. TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 16. President elect Wilson favors the abolishment of the inaugural ball. This became known today when he sent a letter to William Corcoran Eustis, chairman of the inau guration committee, asking him to consider the feasibility of omitting it. Mr. Wilson wrote: "After taking counsel with a great many persons and canvassing as well as I could general opinion in the mat ter, I have come to the conclusion that it is my duty to ask you to consider the feasibility of omitting the inaugu ral ball altogether. "I do this with a great deal of hesi tation, because I do not wish to inter fere with settled practices or with rea sonable expectations of those who usually go to enjoy the inauguration, but It has come to wear the aspect of a sort of a public duty, because of the large indirect expense upon the Gov ernment incidental to it and because these balls have ceased to be neces sary to the enjoyment of the visitors. "I hope most sincerely that this re quest will in no way embarrass you and that I have not too long delayed in making the suggestion." AUTO SPEEDERS CAUGHT Tazwell Imposes $2 Fines, but in One Case Sentence Suspended. First penalties under the new 15 and 25-mile speed regulations of the new traffic ordinance were imposed In mu nicipal Court yesterday,, upon W. T. rianehertv and M. D. Martin, who were Larrested early yesterday morning by Patrolman Gouldstone at Union avenue and East Stark street. The officer nlaced the speed of their car at st miles an hour, and Patrolman Calavan said they had passed him farther down the street at the same rate. .Tuda-e Tazwell. in disposing of the case, did not adhere to his announced determination to ieal severely wnn renders under the new ordinance. Dut Imposed fines of 20 and suspended payment in one case, previously me court had said that he would proceea vigorously against those who trans gress the increased limits allowed by the new ordinance.. SULZER TO HEAR BRANDT Mortimer L. Schiff's ex-vaici Jie- news Application for Pardon. ALBANY. N. Y-Jan. 16. Folke E. Brandt, Mortimer L. Schiffs former -.i.. wo tirniiht here from the Clin- Ull. Q 1 I ton prison today to be present tomor row afternoon at a hearing to be given by Governor Sulzer on Brandt's appli cation for clemency. Brandt has served nearly six years of a 30-year sentence for burglary in the Schiff home. He contends he was "railroaded" to prison. SKETCHED AT THE LEGISLATURE BY REYNOLDS. CE c"- Measure Read Once in House of Lords. FINAL DEBATE IS BRILLIANT Redmond Predicts Victory in Present Parliament. WAITING CROWDS CHEER Outside Demonstration Is Curbed by Police, but Irish on Floor of ITouso Cheer L-ustily at . Result of Vole. ORANGEMEN BCRS BILL AT BELFAST. BELFAST. Jan. 14. Thousands o Orangemen and members of Unionist clubs hold demonstrations outside the City Hall tonight and burned a copy of the home rule bill. Banus pa raded the streets until midnight. LONDON, Jan. 16. After a long bat tle the home-rule bill passed the House of Commons tonight by a majority of 110, and 'was formally passed on for first reading in the House of Lords. There were two divisions in the Com mons. Mr. Balfour's motion for Its re jection being defeated, 258 to 368. while the third reading was carried by 367 to 257. Although the result of the division was a foregone conclusion, Irishmen outside and inside the House gave the measure for which they had waited and worked so long a great sendoff on its way to the Lords. The Nationalists waved hats, handkerchiefs and canes, and cheered lustily fcr Premier Asquith and Mr. Redmond, who so far forgot his usual impassivity as to join in the demonstration. '"--. -.BUI tltaelf Gets- Cheer. The crowd In the lobbies received the result of the vote with another roar, and the bill itself was cheered as it was carried by an official through the lobbies to the House of Lords, where it formally passed its first read ing. The crowds in the streets cheered loudly, but a strong force of police prevented any organized demon stration, because of fear of a clash be tween opposing sections. The division was preceded by an other series of brilliant speeches by Frederick E. Smith, Solicitor-General; Sir John A. Simon, John R. Redmond, (Concluded on Page 2.) News That Rochester Has Aban doned Plans of Entertaining Causes Immediate Action. Portland Klks last night started a campaign to bring the. 1913 grand lodge meeting to this city, in the event that the grand trustees decldo to aban don Rochester, N. Y, as the meeting place. The success of the 1912 meeting, which is admittted by all Elks to have been the greatest in the history of the order, caused Portland Lodge, at its regular meeting last night, to adopt, with a display of much enthusiasm, the following resolutions, which were ordered transmittted by wire to Thomas B. Mills, grand exalted ruler, at Superior. Wis,, and to Alfred T. Hol ley, chairman of the grand lodge trus tees, at Hackensack, N. J.: "Whereas.. It has been reported through the Klk and daily press that the abandonment of Rochester, X. Y as the meeting place of tho grand lodge in 1D13 is being considered; there fore, be It "Resolved, That Portland Lodge. No. 142. extend a most cordial invitation to the grand lodge to hold its 49th an nual reunion in Portland in July, 1913." Elks here believe that with their ef ficient organization which handled the convention last year they can dupli cate the entertainment without diffi culty and even make some Improve ments. As there is $10,000 remaining in the 1312 fund, they have a nucleus with which to start. The hotel men promise to give $10,000 more and the lodge Itself will give 125.000 if the con vention is secured. WOMAN STRICKEN AT SEA Progressive Delegate to Syracuse Convention Dies Attcr Sailing. NEW YORK, Jan. 16. (Special.) Word was received in this city today that Mis. Warren S. Thummel, of Garden City, N. Y., had died at sea last night from heart disease aboard the steamship Wilhelmina, from San Fran cisco for Honolulu. Mrs. Thummel was a delegate from Nassau County to the progressive con vention at Syracuse last September, and was appointed a member of the Nassau County Progressive committee only two days ago. The wireless dispatch, forwarded from San Francisco and received by her hus band, Judge Thummel. of associate counsel for the Mutual Life Insurance Company, said that Mrs. Thummel left San Francisco at noon yesterday. Her death occurred at 7 P. M. An effort is being made to get more details and to arrange for the transfer of the body at sea to a returning ship of the same line. Mrs. Thummel left New York several days ago. planning a Winter vacation trip to Honolulu to visit a nephew, who is in general charge of the elec tric light and power system in Hono lulu. She was a daughter of ex-Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, author of the Hepburn rate bill. "THANKS" MARRIAGE FEE Clergyman's Experiences in Same House, Same Day, II Years Apart. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 16. (Special.) A coincidence most remarkable both as to time and circumstance was experi enced this week by Rev. W. P. White, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church, of Albany. In January. 1902, Dr. White was called to a house in the country a few miles from Albany to perform a wedding ceremony. He rented a buggy, solemnized the cere mony and received- only the thanks of the bridegroom to cover both his trou ble and expense. Eleven years later to the day he was called to the same house for the same purpose- The wedding ceremony was performed In the same room as the 1902 wedding and again the minister received no fee. The coincidence Is remarkable because of the fact that the families were different and not even acquainted. YAMA YAMA GIRL TO PLAY Bessie McCoy to Return to Stage. Richard Harding Davis Objects. NEW YORK, Jan. 16. (Special.) Bessie McCoy, the "Yama Yama Girl." is returning to the stage, despite the objections of her novelist husband, Richard Harding Davis, to whom she was married a few months ago. At her Mount Klsco home she an nounced: "I shall work only a short season each year, but I cannot grant my bus band s request to stay at home and be only his wife." Mr. Davis said: "I am much opposed to Mrs. Davis returning to the stage, but I am helpless." CRUELTY BAR TO MARRIAGE California Bill Would Keep Man Beating Wife From Remarrying. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 16. "If a man beats one wife he shall never have an other." if Senator Hans, of Fruitvale, has his way. Senator Hans introduced a bill to day providing that when a man is di vorced for cruelty and It is shown that he kicked, beat, struck, whipped or otherwise by force treated his wife cruelty, the court shall adjudge him a wife-beater and he shall be prohibited from remarrying in this state. Chairman at Outs With Fellows. DiXON AID CAUSE OF STRIFE "Treachery" of Delegate Re counted by Dr. Coe. WASHINGTON NEWS SCARCE Some Progressives Averse to Block ing Confirmation on Theory ThHt It Would Only Switch Pulronage to Democrats. While Oregon Prcgressives are butnr engaged In an endeavor to prevent tho confirmation In the I'nlted States Sen ate of Thomas McCusker for post master at Portland, a $8000 a year position, all is not tranquil in their ranks. George. Arthur Brown, statu chairman, declines to send any Instruc tions or even a suggestion to I'nlted States Senator Dixon as to what action he should take to thwart confirmation of Mr. McCuskcr, and because of this he is being charged by some of his fel low leaders here with "indorsing Mc Cusker." Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, one of the Progressive .party leaders in Oregon, and some others more or less prom inent in the movement, have wired to Senator Dixon asking him to use his utmost endeavors to prevent the con firmation of Mr. McCusker for post master. "1 make no secret of the fact that I am opposed to McCusker for any po sition," said Dr. Coe yesterday. "He swore that he would not only abide by the vote of the people of Oregon and vote for their choice at Chicago, but he further swore that he would use his every power and influence 'o nominate their choice. Then he went to Chicago and betrayed thein. Conse quently I am opposed to him for any position, and am using my influence in every direction available to prevent his being confirmed as postmaster." BronB Denounces McCusker. When State Chairman Brown w?s asked whether or not he indorses Mr. McCusker he was Indignant. He promptly denied the charge and said that, aside from personalities, he is opposed to the confirmation of Mr. Mc Cusker. "This question." said Mr. Brown, "should vitally Interest every elector tf Oregon, and, for that matter, of the United States. It rises above the level of partisanship and Involves the fidel ity of the people's chosen servant. To view complacently the breach of pub lic trust is bad enough, but to ac quiesce, - even passively, in an attempt at recompence for that breach Is not a good omen for the republic." While Mr. Brown would not talk about it, there is said t,o be consider able feeling between some of the Pro gressive leaders and himself as' to the best means of accomplishing the defoat of Mr. McCusker for the Postmaster ship. The story goes that, at a recent meeting of the state executive com mittee. Mr. Brown was urged to send a wire to Senator Dixon on the subject. Mr. Brown, it is said, held that it would not be necessary or wise to do so, for the reason that Senator Dixon Is in possession of all the facts con cerning the entire case and will act on his own responsibility and at his own discretion in the premises. Moose Wrath Incurred. For this reason. Mr. Brown has sent no telegram or letter and says he has no Intention of so doing. He admitted last night that he had not sent any word about the nomination of Mr. Mc Cusker. Mr. McCusker was a delegate from Oregon to the Republican National con vention, being elected by La Follette votes, but under the law he was pledged to vote for Roosevelt for the Presidential nomination. However, when the Roosevelt people at Chicago brought out Governor McGovern, of Wisconsin, for temporary chairman of the convention, Mr. McCusker declined to vote for him on the ground that it was a Roosevelt coup to get La Follette votes In the convention. While he voted for Colonel Roosevelt for the nomination. Mr. McCusker re fused to support the McGovern pro gramme for the reason given. Instead of voting for McGovern, he voted for Senator Root, and was at once accused by Colonel Roosevelt of treachery. This charge has been held against him ever since by the Progressives. Mr McCusker did not strengthen his position with the Progressives when he voted for Ralph E- Williams as Re publican National committeeman for Oregon, during the convention. Nominee Jfot Advtaed. No word has been received from Washington by Mr. McCusker or any of the others who have been nominated by President Taft for Federal positions in Oregon. Among these are John H. Bur. gard. of Portland, for Collector of Cus toms at this port, and K. C. Kirkpat rick, for United States Marshal Whether Senator Dixon will be able to defeat confirmation of the nomina tions remains to be seen. Not all Pro gressives in Portland favor interfer ence by the party. Some contend that it is not to the Interest of the Progressive cause to de feat the appointments, as they will sim ply go to Democrats, if not to Repub licans, thev argue. In either event, no good would result to the Progref slves, they declare. (Concluded on P &.