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VOL. LIU NO. 16,289. PP1tTI,AXI. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1913- PRICE FIVE TEXTS. RAILWAY DIVORCE PLAN IS APPROVED WILSON UNDECIDED AS TO CURRENCY EXTRA SESSION TOPICS STILL. IfELD l.V A BEYAXCE. Syndicate to Finance Harriman Sale. STOCKHOLDERS GIVE ASSENT Southern Pacific to Use Cash for Betterments. CENTRAL LEASE IS DENIED I.ovrtt Declares Union Pacific's Con trol "Will Lie Only In Stock Ow n ershipCourt and Commis sion Vet to Act. NEW YORK, Feb. . Plans for th dissolution of the Union Pacific Rail road Company and the Southern Pacific Company, as decreed by tlte United States Supreme Court, were officially announced In detail tonight, after protracted session of the directors of the two companies. The terms are said In a statement Is sued jointly by the roads to have the approval of the Department of Justice at Washington and the agreement now awaits confirmation of the court In th Federal district where the action was originally taken and by the Railroad Commission of the State of California In accordance with recent intlma' tlons, the severance of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific results In Union Pacific's absolute purchase of Central Pacific which has been the bone of contention hetween the two principal roadb of the Harriman system. Price of Stock Agreed Ob. The agreement also provides for the sale of all the Southern Pacific stock held by Union Pacific at 98, with ac crued dividends, to the stockholders. common and preferred, of the Union and Southern Pacific, other than th Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line. It is understood that a syndicate has been formed under the leadership of Kuhn. Loeb & Co. and their foreign connections to finance the sale of Union Pacific's holdings of Southern Pacific, amounting to $126,660,000. Official Statement Issued. The official statement. Issued Jointly by the Union Pacific and Southern Pa cific, follows: "The boards of directors of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad companies today approved plans which have been under consideration by spe cial committees for several weeks and which have been worked out with the Attorney-General, subject to the ap proval of the court, as follows: The purchase by the Union Pacific of the entire capital stock of the Cen tral Pacific, consisting of 167,276,500 par value of common and $17,400,000 par value preferred stock for the sum of J104.189.941 the cost at which it stands upon the books of the Southern Pacific Company. Eighty-four million six hundred and seventy-five thousand five hundred dollars of the amount was to have been paid In stock of the Southern Pacific Company held by Union Pacific at par, but legal difficul ties having been found in the way, the plan has been changed so that pay ment Is to be made as follows, viz Cue hundred and twenty-six million six hundred and fifty thousand dollars par value being the entire amount of stock of Southern racific Company held by Union Pacific is to be offered to the stockholders, common and pre ferred, of the Union Pacific and stock holders of the Southern Pacific other than the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line, for subscription at 98 per cent and accrued dividend. At the meeting of the Union Pacific directors today, William Averlll Harrl man, son of the late E. II. Harriman, and now a Yale senior, was elected di rector to succeed H. IV. Deforrest Frank Trumbull, chairman of the board of directors of the Chesapeake & Ohio, was chosen a director In place of Julius Kruttschnltt. APPROVAL- IS COOTED OX Attorney - General's Views Well Known to Railroad Men. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. While no formal statement was forthcoming, of ficials of the Department of Justice indicated tonight that the form for dis solving the Union Pacllc-Southern Pa cific merger, agreed upon by the two roads, would be approved in all proba bl'.lty by Attorney-General Wicker sham. The Attorney-General held a long distance telephone conference late In the day with representatlvs of the rail roads In New York, who outlined to lilm the basis of the agreement. The views of Mr. Wlckersham were well known to the roads, as the result of several weeks' negotiations. MOOSE TO FOUND SCHOOL Trustees Vote lor Million-Dollar Practical Institution. CHICAGO. Feb. 6. Trustees of the Vyal Order of Moose, In session here '.oday. voted to establish a 1, 000.000 Industrial and educational Institute near Aurora, 111, for tho benefit of orphans and poor children whose par ents were or are members of the order. Practical trades and scientific) farm ing will be taught. President-elect Spends Day Working .on Inaugural Address "and Walking In Chilly Air. PRINCETON. N. J-, Feb. 6. President-elect Wilson has not yet decided what legislation he will recommend to the extra session of Congress besides the tariff. This statement was made by Mr. Wilson when he was asked to night concerning reports irom Wash ington to the effect that he would urge the next Congress to take up currency reform. It Is known that Mr. Wilson con siders the tariff, anti-trust legislation and currency reform as the three prin cipal subjects upon which the platform pledges should be carried out as quickly as possible. He expects to le-arn from party leaders in' Congress just what It would be practicable to take ud at the extra session. Mr. Wil son said he would make no decisions until after he was Inaugurated. The Governor spent the day here working on his inaugural address. He took a long walk In the chilly air and was Invigorated by it. His brother. Joseph R. Wilson, of tho Nashville Banner, called on him tonight, leaving at a late hour for Washington. COUNCIL GLADDENS "KIDS' Ringling's Circus Man Assured 'II cense Will Be Reduced. The youngsters of Portland will not be deprived of the opportunity of see ing Ringling's baby hippopotamus, as a result of a decision reached by the license committee of the City Council yesterday. Under the terms of the present ordi nance relating to licenses for circuses It would cost Ring-lings $630 a day to show In Portland, as they would have to pay $7.50 for each of their 84 count 'em 84 cars for every day that theyH show In Portland, which their advance man asserted would be prohibition. The ordinance was framed before circuses got so big, and the committee readily yielded to the eloquent argu ments of the advance man, agreeing to amend the ordinance so that the maximum dally license for any num ber of cars will not exceed (300 for 60- cent and S150 for 25-cent shows. TURKS LOSE 5000 IN TWO DAYS FIGH T Bulgars Winning Bat . ties in Gallipoli. COAST TOWN IS OCCUPIED Ottomans . Retiring Behind Main Line of Defense. TURKISH CRUISER SAILS Attempt to Land Troops From Treb- izond Near Midia Is Forecast. Invaders Guard Against nankins Movement, OFFICERS SALVAGE STOCK Lodger Leaves Water . Running All Xlght and Goods Are Injured. Rough and ready methods were used by Patrolman Crane and Special Officer Parker early yesterday morning in sav ing a merchant's stock of goods from ruin resulting from the carelessness of lodgers overhead. By splicing two small ladders with rope the policemen managed to reach a second story room, where a tap had been left running so that water streamed down to the floor below. Passing the store of Archer & Wig gins, at Sixth and Oak streets, the policemen saw water dripping on the display of goods in a show window. They traced the leak to the office of a dentist, where a basin had been over flowing since the night before. After stopping the flow, they removed the goods from the window to avert fur ther damage. OFFICERS TO USE WHEELS Army Order at Leavenworth Carries Consternation. LEAVENWORTH. Kan Feb. 6. For the first time in the history of Leaven worth, officers are to use bicycles as mounts. The quartermaster was in structed today to provide the prison officers with bicycles to be used by the officer of the day and the officer of the guard. The order caused some little concern at the post, as there are many officers who have never been astride a wbeeL Each officer at the post Is required to do duty as officer of the guard or officer of the day every 90 days. LONrON, Feb. 7. A Constantinople dispatch to the Daily News says that heavy fighting has been going on for two days In Gallipoli, and that the Bul garians have won all along the line. The Turks, on their own admission, have lost 6000 men. The fighting began on Tuesday. The Bulgarians advanced from Kadlkeut towards Kavak, which the Turks occupied. The fight lasted until night, when the Turks retired to Bulalr. Another Bul garian force on the Marmora coast oc cupied Mlrlphyto. . Military Buildings Burned. It is reported that the Bulgarians be fore leaving Rodosto burned all the military buildings. The Grand Vizier, Mahmoud Shefket Pasha, in his recent visit to the front, is understood to have met General Savoff, but nothing came of the Inter view. ' The main body of the Turkish troops has retired behind the main line of de fense at Galllpolls, according to a dis patch to the Dally Telegraph. A Constantinople dispatch says that the Bulgarians attacked the Bulalr forts, but were compelled to retire to their old positions. The Turkish crulBer Messudleh, with two torpedo boats, has sailed for the Black Sea, apparently to cover the landing near, Midia of troops from Trebisond. Flanklnjc Movement Forestalled. The fact that the Bulgarians appear to be moving the positions westward along the Tchatalja lines seems to show that they realize there is a possibility INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS (Concluded on Page 2. The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, S4 decrees; minimum. 29 degree. TODAY'S Fair and continued cold; eaaterly wtnas. LesiiilAtare. Total or S25 bills Introduced la Oregon legislature. Page 6. Rouse at Olympia payees bill relating to alien, ownership ot land. Fag o. Legislature reconsiders indorsement of Owens bill. Pace 7. Teachers' bill for civil service passes Xei- islature. page 7. Foreign. Turks losing; in battles with Bulgars. Pace 1. National. Soaring: price of crude oil tarts new in quiry, l'age n. Senators disposed to let Wilson have hand in canai tons question, ruge z. Opposition to Fisher and Adams gains headway. Page 2. Union carpenters threaten to embarrass preparations for inauguration. Page 4. Appeal in Alaska cases Is opposed. Pag 4. Domestic. Plans for dissolution of TJnlon and Southern Pacific approved. Page 1. Pittstourg physician returns from Germany with Friedmann serum for own wife. Page 3. Body of perfumed burglar, escaped convict, is found near San Quentin. Page 1. Mexican Consul accused of violating neu trality. Page 5. Mr. and Mrs. Beach cling to story that husband did not commit assault, rage 1. Wilson undecided as to extra session topics. Page 1. Young Chinese rioters in Nw Year cele bration, cut off Tory queue. Page 8. Sport. Wolgast demands sr00 and half cf gate receipts to fiffht Murphy. Page 14. Cougar shot as about .to leap at BUI Rodg ers. Pago 14. Wolverton says he, and not At kin, will he real boss of Senators this year. Pagei. Manager McCredie wins four men drafted by major leagues. I'ame 15. Paciric Northwest. Work on Eugene-Coos Bay line being rushed, page 8. Hitch In wedding of Lillian Graham to Frenchman reported. Page S. Southwest Washington Development Asso ciation to meet in Olympia February li. Page 8. Fair dates of Northwest prove hard to set. Page 14. Levi E. Boyd, who crossed plains with Whitman, dies at age of 1W years. Page 2. Commercial and Marino, Hide markets In all parts of country un settled. Page is. Wheat shorts at Chicago forced to cover at advance. Page 19. Interest In stock speculation In Wall street at low ebb. Page 18. Bulkhead construction may be required of property-owners. Page to. Fortland and Vicinity. Fruit and Flower Mission elects new of ficers and plans to enlarge scope. Page 13. Cold wave grips Northwest. Pago 1. Vice-president of Northwest National Bank ers' Association points to benefits of co operative demonstration farm measure now in Senate. Page 12. Chinese, once under sentence of death, re leased from jail after five years. Page 9. Commission men said to create unnatural market condition by destruction ot sup plies. Page I?- School Board authorizes Lincoln day exer cises. Page 12. Dr. Harry Lane Is feted by Portland medical men at banquet. Page 8. F'PE RFUMED IS FO Escaped Convict Falls 2 Miles From Prison. FUGITIVE IS VICTIM OF MIRE Dash for Liberty Is Sequel to Discovery of Misdeeds. YOUTH OF GOOD FAMILY Herbert Kepold's Death Follows Daring Flight When San Qnentiu Directors Find That Ho Has Juggled Prison Books. Russia Rejects Women Lawyers. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 6. The Du ma bill admitting women to practice law In Russia was rejected today by the Council of the Empire by 84 votes to 66. SAX QUENTIN. CaL, Feb. 6. Hidden in the slime of the Greenbrae marshes. two miles from San Quentin peniten tlary, a pair of gunners, nosing through the tules In a hunt, uncovered today the body of Herbert Repsold, the "per fumed burglar, who escaped from the prison on the night of Friday, January 10, while the state board of prison dl rectors was considering his case in executive session. The face was marred, but there was no doubt of the identification. Repsold dashed into the night on the spur of the moment, without hat or coat, al though there was snow on the fields and the wind was piercing cold. The body bore no coat or hat and the trous ers and underwear were prison garb. No other prisoner is missing. And on the breast were the flower, the butter fly and the female figure that the tat- tooer's needle had worked into the flesh. Guessing the truth the gunners brought the body at once to San Quen tin. ' Trail of Perfume Left. Repsold was serving 15 years for burglary. Conviction came to him In Sacramento, although numerous other jobs were attributed to h'.m In Alameda County. His work was recognizable for Its dash and decision, and by the odor of ''caprice" perfume he left be hind him. Even his burglars' tools were found fragrant after he had been caught. In the prison desk where he worked were found vials of perfume, bought at the prison barber shop. Born of good family. Repsold went wrong early. He was only 19 years COLD WAVE WILL CONTINUE TODAY CHANGE XOT EXPECTED FOR ti HOCRS, SAYS WEATHER MAX. Snow Follows High East Wlntl 1 Chehulis Valley and Walla Walla Has Zero Experience. "With disagreeable easterly wind the present cold weather will contlnu for the next 24 hours at least." said Weather Forecaster Bcals last night "and It may last for several days there after, as present conditions indicate. With the east wind and cold weather the water pipes in many outlying resi dences were frozen up yesterday and more are expected this morning, bu no colder weather need be anticipated. The minimum temperature yesterday was 29 above zero and It is not ex pected to drop more than a degree be low this reading In the Immediate fu ture. The maximum wind In the city yesterday was 56 miles an hour, as re ported at 1:40 P. M. The fire department records show- that whenever there is a cold east wind the alarms immediately increase, owing to flue and chimney fires. There were 14 yesterday from this ascribed cause. MONTESANO, Wash., Feb. 6. (Spe clal.) A cold wave has struck Chehall Valley, snow falling In the foothills. An east wind of great velocity I sweeping the Valley. (Concluded on. Page 3. HEIR TO MILLION. CANNY Santa Barbaran Counts Cost of Tele gram to lawyer. SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Feb. . Through a dispatch published in a Santa Barbara newspaper, James Wil son, of this city, learned today that his brother. David H. Wilson, had died in Oregon City, 111., leaving a $1,000,000 estate, to which he was the only heir. The Santa Barbaran's first query, after reading the dispatch, was: How much will it cost to telegraph to an attorney there to take charge of the case for me?" Wilson said he had not seen his brother for nine years. ERKY GETS EXTRA PAY Brady Sworn, bot Senate Gives Aid to Predecessor. OREGON! AX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 6. Senator Brady, of Idaho, took the oath of office today and was fortunate in being assigned to seat on the Republican side of the hamber. Senator. Perky remained to see his successor sworn in ana tnen bade Informal good-bye to the Senate. He will leave for Idaho on Saturday. The Senate today passed a' resolu tion paying Senator Perky s:6,, equivalent to salary for the 13 days that have elapsed since Brady was elected. Senator Perky served until today, but went off the payroll when his successor was elected. ,............ j IT WAS SCHOOLMA'AMS' DAY IN" THE LEGISLATURE. .r yfArfHooS v -sir ,u .V mmmm j V if cW$ 7 i -a. -v is ica -ac as.s-i a- t i rw fc "vJ TEW: JjAm, t I WA .cro ' uo,ot,c fX?i A WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Feb. 6. (Special.) For the first time In years the cold wave flag was flung by the weather observer today and zero weather Is predicted If the sky remain clear. A cold wave was reported heading In this direction and Observer Grover predicted It would strike here by mom Ing. There Is about 11 Inches of snow on the ground and It has melted but little. The wheat is well protected and cold will do no.damage except to water pipe and fuel bins. All fuel dealers have been rushed for several days, handling orders. Trains are running on good time. COLLEGES MAY BE MERGE") University and "Old Willamette Medical Schools Negotiating. SALEM, Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) Ru mors are rife that negotiations are un der way for the University of Oregon Medical College, located in Portland, to absorb the similar college conducted by Willamette University In Salem. It Is said to be planned In return that the law department of the University of Oregon, now conducted In Portland as a night school, will be transferred to Salem, but still maintained as a de partment of the University of Oregon. .It Is understood that the deal has been brought about through the desire of Willamette University to avail Itself of the Russell Sage Educational founda- tion grants in- tts endowment cam paign. The money Is not, however, available for Willamette as long as it supports professional schools as well as a liberal arts college. It is rumored that the local medical college will be made over to the state for a sum In the neighborhood of $100,- 000. PORTLAND BANKS FLOURISH Deposits Are $72,500,000 and Cash Reserve Is Above Requirements. Deposits In Portland banks, accord ing to figures submitted yesterday In response to a call from the Controller of the Currency aggregat approximate ly $72,500,000. This report shows the condition of banks at the close of business on Tuesday, February 4. The last call was made on November 26. The , figures show that the deposits have increased since then. Compared with statements of a year ago nearly every bank has grown in deposits, and In the volume of Its sur plus and undivided profits. All carry cash balances in excess of the legal re quirement. - The newly organized Northwestern National Bank submits its report for the first time. It began business Jan uary 2, but already has deposits of tl,776,000. HUSBAND AND WIFE 10 GLING I Farmers Will Decide Beach's Fate Today. ASSAULT IS DENIED BY BOTH Mrs. Beach Mentions Son, Six Feet Three, Out West. WOMAN ALMOST DEFIANT Large Part of Afternoon Devoted to Heariug of Witnesses Who Tes tify to Defendant's Repu tation for Order. CHINA THANKS PORTLAND Chamber of Commerce Has Letter From Canton Organization. The Fortland Chamber of Commerce yesterday received from Chicago a let ter, signed by the leading officers of the Canton Chamber of Commerce In which that body expressed Its sincere appreciation of the efforts made by the Portland Chamber to bring about hasty recognition of the new Chinese Republic by the United States. "If only this comes to pass," said the letter, "friendship between the two countries will become much more close, and the traffic between us will In crease by leaps and bounds almost every day. Tour efforts have been and are much appreciated by the Young Repub lic of China." The letter Is signed by Ip Sun Kam, president, Chan Kan Chi, vice-president, and by Hung Hln Luk, secretary. OFFICER GLIDES 4000 FEET Lieutenant Goodyear Makes Perilous Descent When Engine Misses. SAN DIEGO, CaT, Feb. . Lieu tenant L. E. Goodyear performed a perilous aerial feat here today. He left the Army aviation camp on Goat Island for a 80-mlle run for a military air pilot's license. When at an altitude of 9000 feet he arrived off Lajolla, 16 miles from the starting point, bis cylin der began to miss fire. Fearing the escaping gas. he stopped the engine and made a glide of 4000 feet to the ground. Then, repairing the machine, he flew back to North Island, completing the test. AIKEN. S. C, Fel. 6. Frederick O. Beach, of New York, took the stand today and swore tnat he did not com mit an assault upon his wife. Mr. Beach also testified that her husband did not assault her. Tomorrow the Jury of Aiken County farmers, before whom Beach Is being tried on a charge of assault, is expected to decide wheth er or not he did it. All the evidence In the case nas In when court adjourned tonight. Throe hours tomorrow have been allowed for arguments. After the defense bad rested la'e today the state offered several wit nesses In rebuttal to contradict por tions of the testimony of Mr. and Mrs. Beach and In this proceeding tho Iden tity of the "man behind the bookcase" was revealed. He was lladdon John son, a young newspaperman of Aiken. who Is alleged to have overheard- a conversation In the Mayor's office be tween Beach and his wife about the assault. Beach's Knife ot Broken. Johnson was not permitted to give an explanatory answer to the prose cutor's question whether Beach had not asked his wife to lay the offense upon the brother of a negro servant. and he declined to answer at all. Beach told of giving his knife to Detective Baughn, who had been em ployed by the city, In the presence of Mayor Gyles. He declared that the knife had two blades and that neither was broken. Mrs. Beach said she was assaulted by a "gingerbread-colored" negro, who approached her on the pretense of hav ing a message for a negro servant. She declared the negro slashed her throat and hit her on the side of the head with a stick; that she was too much, frightened to scream at the first at tack, and that when she screamed her husband went promptly to her as sistance, as the assailant fled. Robbery Motive Not Considered. At no time, Mrs. Beach said, had sh entertained any Idea that the negro's motive was robbery. Beach did not remember any conversation with li Is wife in the Mayor's office, neither did Mrs. Beach. Both Indignantly denied tbe suggestions that there was any suggestion of fastening the crime on any known person. Although her voice rembled, Mrs. Beach delivered her nar rative calmly, deliberately and with an amazing memory for details of all that happened except during those few moments when she was struggling with, her assailant. "The life was terrified out of me." she said. "I could not utter a sound, then suddenly I found my voice and yelled and screamed hysterically." Her manner was almost deflnat at times. Tm sure I don't know," was her fa vorite answer at such times, and aha would repeat the phrase over and over, whenever the prosecutor would press for an answer. Character Wlturaara Tratlfy. Beach seemed to grasp the Import of some questions put to him slowly and would hesitate until the matter had had time to revolve fully in his mind. When the prosecutor would remind him that certain points In his testi mony were at variance with the stories be had told at tbe time of the as sault, he would Insist that the way he told it today was the way It hap pened and that he never had related It differently. A large part of the afternoon session was taken up by the defense with the Introduction of character witnesses. Men of high and low degree, men who had known Beach In New York and In Aiken for years he has Bpent 17 Winters here testified as to his repu tation for quiet and order. There was every indication tonight that the trial would come to an end tomorrow. Mri. Beach's Story Told. There was a stir In the crowded room when Mrs. Beach took the stand. She began her testimony In a trembling voice. She explained she bad been mar ried twice and had two boys by each marriage. "Tbe eldest stands 6 feet 7 In his stockings," she said, smilingly, "lie is surveying in Vancouver." When I left the sitting-room to take my two dogs out," she continued, "I noticed a negro man standing on the corner under the light. He came In the gate and stopped, inquiring 'Does Mrs. Beach live here? I have a message for Katie Smith and, someone else I can't remember," "Suddenly the man Jumped, putting his hands on my shoulders. Then I was so terrified I don't believe I even (Concluded on rage 6.) Ha 107.0