3 V PORTLAND. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI 1 1 NO. 16,333. Jlnrniti jj 9tK pwm OREGON. SATURDAY, AI'KIJL. o, PRESIDENT OFFERS SUGAR COMPROMISE Free Trade in Three Years Proposed. SENATE LEADERS ASK TIME Cent a Pound Proposed as Temporary Rate of Duty. INCOME TAX RATE FIXED Individuals to Pay One Per Ccnl Brtwtrn $1000 am! S20.000, With Scale Rlln to Four Per Cent Above $100,000. rFnr.vT wi r.i- insist on KU.K MGAK ITHIS THREE IKARIi. FmOnt Wilson iv his CeMnot today aa outltBO or the a.gotlattoaa through which ha hoped to secure a wmmoi arrmcnt on tho tariff bllL Lalrr mrnbrn of tho Cabinet es prcsord thomotlveB aa la hoarty ac cord with tho President's views on tho tariff, dorlaiinc that tho Frosl dmt was determloed to bar tho oople of tho Lulled States let free rovar Id thrco years. Tbo ITesldent was hopeful tonight thai bo would have tho support of tho Louisiana rVftators on tho oe rent oosar proposal and that when tho blU was introduced next week It would so ihroosa both houses of Congress imoothlr. th.rebr (lelnc aa opportunity for other Important legislation. WASHINGTON. April 4. The Demo cratic tariff revision bill was complet ed tonight, with the exception of a final decision upon the sugar tariff. Krora beginning; to end It is a meas ure modeled In accord with the Idea or President Wilson, with wool, mall and many ether foodstuffs and cloth-lug- materials on the free list; with low duties on all agricultural product and foodstuffs that are not free, and with the tariff on chemicals, steel and other commercial products cut tar bo low the present protective rates. Senate Isadora Ask; for Ttsae. The Senate tariff leaders asked to day for an opportunity to study the bill until Sunday afternoon. They then will confer with Chairman Underwood, or the House committee on ways and means, and later will have a final con ference with President Wilson. A care ful analysis of the Senate will be made In tt.e meantime to determine whether free wool, "one-cent sugar" and low rates on " market - basket " products will prove acceptable to a majority of tho Democrats. Briefly summarized, the tariff devel opments of the day were: President Wilson's ultimatum to eugar Interests that they must agree to a tariff of one cent per pound for three years, with free sugar after that time, or ho would attempt to secure free sugar at once. Bill Virtually Completed. The completion of the bill by the ways and means committee, with the exception of the sugar schedule. The committee Is prepared to agree on free sugar If the President Insists. Income tax rates fixed at 1 per cent for all corporation Incomes above 15000. 1 per rent on Individual Incomes from Jt0'9 to f :.00. : per cent from $20,000 to $.... X per rent from too. 000 to $:.. four per cent above 1100.000. The President submitted his proposal on the sugar tariff to Representative Rrnursard. of Louisiana, early today. Louisiana (Senators and Representatives conferred and sounded out other mem bers of the Senate to determine whether enough strength could be se cured to fight the tree-sugar features of the plan. They had reached no de cision tonight, however, ss to the course they would take. Early Aareeaaeat Twdlrated. Notwithstanding the sugar contro versy, events so shaped themselves to day as to Indicate that the House, the Senate and the President will come to a definite and final agreement upon the tariff bill before Monday, and that the measure will be presented to the House early next week aa an Adminis tration measure, and with all the tariff leaders behind It. After a short meeting; of the Demo cratic members of the finance commit tee today. Senators Simmons. James and Hushes called on Mr. Underwood and discussed the wool, sugar and ag ricultural tariffs. A demand from some quarters In the Senate for an increase in the agricultural duties, and a doubt aa to the success of both free wool and free sugar in the Senate, constitute the problem over which the Senate leaders will work tonight and tomorrow. coaler Predsrt Aaxeesaeat. The House tariff makers have left matters entirely la the bands ef the President. Members of the Senate finance committee today declared there would be an ultimate agreement with the President over all contested point Is understood that umess the sugar compromise Is accepted by the Senators from Southern states, the finance com mittee probably will act on Its own Initiative and comply with President Wilson's eieslrts. The situation, aa it fca developed th s week. Is appa-er.tly a consumma tion ef the p!is laid out 1-y the Preal- tCoeJu4d .-a I ait ; BLOTS ON RECORDS BAR DEMOCRATS RMilSTRV AS REPUBLICANS TO COST OFFICES. O recoil Senators Tarn Down Appli cants or Whose Complete Regu larity There Is Doubt. OKEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash Ington. April 4. It became known to day that Senators Lane and Chamber lain In making; up their patronage slate several days ago turned down all Pern ocrattc applicants who had at any time In the past registered In the Oregon primaries as Republicans. There were IS or 10 applicants for various offices who had at one time or another registered as Republicans, but when this fact became known all such were rejected. In one instance a Democrat who had once registered as a Republican was about to be recom mended for an office when advices were received as to his Irregularity and rec ommendatlon was withdrawn. One of the Oregon Senators was in dined to recognize several Democrats who had registered as Republicans, bu his colleague stoutly refused to agree to the appointment of any Democrat whoso regularity was thus questioned. It Is also known that Postmaster General Burleson will so far as he Is able prevent the appointment of any Democrat of this type to any postmas- terslilp. Burleson says he will recog nlzo only straight Democrats. $7.25 FOR POUND BUTTER First Roll Matie at Hermlston Creamery nought for ft i.SO. HERM1STON. Or.. April 4. (Spe cial.) The sum of 114.50 was paid here today for the first two-pound roll of butter made by the new Herm lston creamery. Bidding was lively. Mayor Skinner started the price at 16 and kept bidding to 19. Representative J. T. Hlnkle stayed longer, yielding to County Commissioner Waterman, who quit at $13.25. when Colonel H. O. New port carried the bid to 114.50. About 100 citizens were at the opening of the creamery. The creamery Is owned by KIttery A Klnley, formerly of Cathlomet, Wash. Miik is being shipped here from Echo, Stanfield. Butler Creek. Umatilla and Irrlgon. After bidding In the first roll of but ter. Colonel Newport donated It to the Hermiston Commercial Club, and KIt tery Klnley added other rolls to be sent to the editors of newspapers at Portland. Pendleton and the local newspaper. SNAKES 'CHARM' CANARIES Reason for Supposed Malady Affect ing Birds ia Park Discovered. After weeks of Investigating by Park Superintendent Mische and others It has been decided that what was thought to be a peculiar bird malady among the 100 or more canaries In a rage at the City Park. Is really a charm held over the birds by a group of huge rattlesnakes occupying a cage nearby The snakes were moved next to the bird cage several weeks ago and soon afterward several of the birds began to act as though dazed. Believing that some new sort of bird disease had spread among the canaries an Investi gation was begun by Mr. Mische, who Is an expert on birds. The malady was new to him and he was at a loss to know what to do until It was suggested that the snakes might be the cause of the trouble. Having heard of snakes catching birds by charming them, he removed the cage and the supposed malady has disappeared. PORTLAND JBOY ELOPES John P. Lano Secretly Weds Strik ingly Pretty Spokane Girl. SPOKANE. Wash.. April 4. (Special.) John P. Lane, of Portland, son of J. Lane, manager of toe Moline Plow Company, at Portland, is the hero of an elopement and secret wedding, hav ing married Misa Adeline Crandall. a strikingly pretty Spokane girl, on March 10 at Coeur d'Alene City, Idaho. The news became known only today, and tomorrow morning the bride leaves tor Portland. Mrs. Lane was employed in the Spokesman-Review business office as telephone operator, and continued at her post for three weeks after the se cret wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Lane will pass part of their honeymoon at a country homo near Brownsville, Or.: then will take a trip to California and Hawaii. They will be at home to friends In Portland November 1. Mrs. Lane Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Crandall, of Spokane. FASTER SCHEDULE DENIED North Bank Traffic Man Sa Run ning Time Will Stand. We have no Intention of reducing our running time between Portland and Spokane, as has been reported." said W. P. Skinner, traffic manager for the North Bank road, yesterday. "Our time now la about as good as conditions Justify ar.d there is no demand what ever for greater speed." The O.-W. R. A N. Company now is completing Its line between Fortlan and Spokane. It will be ready for oper ation In about a year, but It will be only two miles shorter than the North Bask road. It might be possible to clip an hour off the schedule, but operating of ficials say that Is about a'.l that will be p.rmlsslrle, even after the improve ments now in progress are completed. JAPAN FORMALLY LODGES PROTEST California Anti-Alien Bill Is Cause. BRYAN AND CHINA CONFER Secretary Gives Close Atten tion to Delicate Subject. PREVIOUS ISSUE STUDIED Negotiations Connected With Re fusal to Admit Japanese Chil dren to Schools Have Bearing on Situation. WASHINGTON". April 4. The Japan ese government has lodged formal pro test with the State Department against the proposed enactment by the State of California of what it considers antl Japanese legislation, the measure pro hiblting the alien ownership of land in California. It was learned today that this pro test was made nearly a fortnight ago. Secretary Bryan and Viscount Chlr.da. the Japanese Ambassador, were clos eted for a half hour today at the State Department In a private conference, the subject of which neither would discuss. It Is known that Secretary Bryan Is giving close attention to this delicate subject, studying carefully the history of the negotiations that took place be tween Secretary Root and Baron Taka hlra In the Roosevelt Administration, when a severe strain was placed upon the relations between America and Japan by the attempt of the Califor nia authorities to exclude Japanese children from the public schools. The next step may be a communlca- ion from the Secretary of State to the Governor of California calling bis at tention to the international questions involved In the proposed legislation. ' ROBBERS USE HANDCAR Iowa, Sheriff After Postoffice Rob bery Finds Man With Stamps. MILTON, Iowa, April 4. The post- office here was entered early today and the safe robbed of more than $1000. The robbers are supposed to have come to Milton on a handcar and left by the same means. The Sheriff at Keosaqua was notified and when he reached Mount Sterling arrested a stranger who had Just bight a ticket to Moul ton. The strangeil Was taken into the ticket office and searched. He had $300 and $1000 In stamps on his person. vtrZim mi B ay 1 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 52 decree; minimum, 4tf decree TODAY'S Shower: south to west winds. Forelffm. London editor welcomes new diplomatic era in appointment of Ambassador. , Page 2. Reven yef ul sn f f rapet tea use torch and ex plosives. Pace 1. National. Oregon Democrat who registered In R- puniican promanei win gei no reutmi unices. aaa l. Japan formally protests apafnst California's proposed anti-alien legislation. fage i. Hou Progressives hold caucus, with Laf- fe-rty present. Page JS. r port. Pacific TVa!t jLeajrue result Portland 4, tSan Francisco 3; Oakland (1. Sacramento 3 Inning.; Los Angeles 11. Venice JU. face S. Armory Athletic Club to make its debut with high-class boxing programme to n-gnu pace a. Domestic. Ethel Roosevelt married to Dr. Richard Derby. Page 8. Flood danger increases hourly at Cairo, 111, Page 3. . Insurance promoters found guilty of frauds. rajce . Mob called out in twine workers' strike In Auburn, IS'. Y. Pago 2. Commercial and Marine. Northwestern grain markets do not respond to foreign firmness. Page la. Wbent advances at Chicago on higher ca hies. Page 15. Wall street stocks sell at best prices ot year, page K. Portland and Vicinity. Mayor and mutual 1st worker address civic progress circles. Page lO. Referendum will be called on University of Oregon appropriations. Page 5. Executive committee of Commercial Club plans exploitation campaign. Page 1. Eligible voters In city now o2,41t. Pago 1. Several automobile accidents occur In IS hour period. Page 14. Flood sufferers In desperate need still ap peal to Oregon, page 3. TerrHHiger boulevard paving bids are held up. page 11. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11. PHONE GIRLS MAY STRIKE Operators In Boston Vote to Break Off Negotiations With Company. BOSTON. April 4. A strike of the :00 telephone operators of the New England Telephone to Telegraph Com pany's Metropolitan system is threat ened. Members of the Boston Telephone Operators' Union voted tonight to break off negotiations with the com pany In connection with the demands for increased wages and a readjustment of hours. A vote on the question of striking was ordered taken Monday. Previous Totes on the matter have been in favor of a strike. The operators' union officials say that should the girls decide to stop answering calls they would bo Joined by the linemen, installers . and other electrical workers In the district. Such a strike would tie up 52 exchanges in this city and l'.s suburb. NUN PLEADS FOR BROTHER Sister of Julian Hawthorne Seeks Pardon From President. WASHINGTON. April 4. Mother Al- phonsa Haltrop. a Dominican superior ess, a Catholic nun. went to the White House today to askPresident Wilson to pardon her brother, Julian Haw thorne, under Federal prison sentence of a year for fraud In connection with the sale of mining stock. Mother Alphonsa did not see the President, but Secretary Tumulty promised to put the case before him. Hawthorne already is eligible for pa role. NOW SEE WHO'S TALKING. r un" I j-rAUOf? f -r lJr TORCH IS APPLIED BY SUFFRAGETTES Friends of Mrs. Pank hurst Retaliate. COUNTRY HOUSE DESTROYED Empty Trains Dynamited, and Two Girls Are Arrested. INFERNAL MACHINE IS SE Threats Are Made to B,urn Kailtra Stations in Various Parts ot Country and Authorities Redouble Vigilance. LONDON, April 4. The suffragettes, continuing their campaign of retalia tion against the sentencing of Mrs. Era mellne Pankhurst, their leader, to term of imprisonment, -succeeded to night in destroying another largo country house by Are. As In several previous cases of the kind, the residence, which was situated at Chorley Wood, BucklnghamBnire, was unoccupied, but was being pre pared for the reception of a tenant. The owners of the building, a firm or con tractors, estimated their loss at $12,600, Suffragette Mottoes Fouad. Cards bearing the inscription "Votes for Women"' and other suffragette mot toes were found on the grounds. No arrests were made. The police believe that some of the criminal acts attributed to the suffra gettes, principally attempts to destroy railway property, were the work of men engaged by the women. These attempts within the last 24 hours have included the planting of In flammables and explosives under a seat in an empty train. The resulting ex plosion splintered several cars. Two Girls Arrested. Two girls suspected ot being militant suffragettes about to commit an out rage were arrested today before dawn, They carried bags containing paraffine, paper saturated with oil, candles and matches. In each of the bags was a paper bearing the scrawl: Beware how you treat Mrs. Pank hurst." There was also an attempt during the night to blow up Oxted Station In Surrey, on the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, but the damage caused by the explosion was inconsid erable. A traveling basket, found in lavatory, contained an elaborately devised Infernal machine set to go oft at 3 A. M., and exploded a charge of gun powder and several cans ot gasoline. Apparently the gunpowder exploded without igniting the gasoline. A re volver. which apparently had been (Concluded on Paso 3.) - 4 al ArWA 1 .ex I 1 J C PRE ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN CITY NOW 62,419 NUMBER QUALIFIED AT NOVEM BER ELECTION 45,5 7 5. New Registration Since February 1 5 Is 14,844, of Which 13,953 Are WomenBali Moose Claim 1401. There are now 62.419 men and women, residents of the City of Portland, reg istered at the Courthouse and thus eligible to participate in the municipal election, in June, and to participate in deciding the fate of the commission form of government charter at the pri mary on May 3. Those affiliated with the Republican, Democratic and Progressive parties will nominate candidates for the various municipal offices at the primary. The othar parties Prohibitionist, Socialist and Independent, are not primary par ties under the law. The new registration since the books opened, February 15, and women first started to sign the rolls is 14,844. Of these 13,953 are women and 1S91 are men. These figures include up to closing time Thursday night. They are divided Into parties as follows: Re publicans, 8694; Democrats, 3544; Pro gressives, 1401; Prohibitionists, Bi9 Socialists. 274; Independents, 402. The total city registration prior to the November election was 47,575, di vided into political parties as follows: Republicans, 36.618; Democrats, 7696 Progressives, 525; Prohibitionists, 345 Socialists, 995; Independents, 1396. The present total of 62.419 does not include the country precincts of Multnomah County. FATHER TRIES TO JAIL SON Prosecutor's Office Then' Moves to Keep Lad Ont of Prison. The peculiar spectacle of a father trying to send his son to the peniten tiary and the District Attorney's office interfering on the boy's behalf to have lim from that fate was presented in Circuit Judge Davis' court yesterday. The case was against Delos H. Wat son, aged 21, who was indicted by the grand Jury last June, the witnesses against him being his father, D. Har ley Watson, a barber, of 1191 Everard street, and his mother. The father was in court yesterday when the young man pleaded guilty. 'Here," interposed Deputy District Attorney Maguire, "do you understand that you are pleading; guilty to a fel ony and are liable to be sent to the penitentiary?" Investigating further, Mr. Maguire found that the crime charged against the young man was the theft of eight silver teaspoons from his parents. The boy was not represented by counsel and Mr. Maguire threw himself into the breach. "Do you mean to tell me that you caused the indictment of your own boy and would have sent the lad to the penitentiary?" demanded Mr. Evans of the elder Watson. 'Yes, I thought it was the only thing to do. What would you have done?" was the answer. About a year ago young Watson was discharged from the United States Navy on account of defective eyesight. He came back to Portland and took up his residence with his parents. Some of hi3 old shipmates came here on the cruiser Maryland during the Rose Fes tival, and, desiring to show them a good time, he pawned the spoons. LION PEDICURES CUT PRICE Circus 3lan Would Perform Opera tion on Nero for $50. Strong competition among lion tamers of Portland is rapidly pulling down the size of bids for the contract to trim the toenails of Nero, the City Park lion. The market value of the service dropped yesterday from $10 to $50. The first announcement by Park Su perintendent Mische that the toenail operation is necessary brought half a dozen bids of ? 150 for the Job. The price next dropped to $100, which was bid by Ben Seigman, a sailor. Testerday R. A. Mercer, of 41 Union avenue, put In a bid of $99. which was low up to noon, when Alfred Segfrit, who says he is a former circus man, presented a bid of i50. Superintendent Mische says he is going to let the proposition rest, in hope of getting the price down even lower. So far there have been about 20 applicants for the Job. WIFE TO PAY NO ALIMONY Woman, Tired of Supporting Hus band, Is Rid of Bnrden. NEW TORK, April 4. Mrs. May E. Thorpe, buyer In a department store. Is rejoicing today because she will not have to pay alimony to her husband. Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum granted her petition for a decree of separation and asked her how much alimony she wanted. I don't think I ought to pay any," she replied. "Can't you put a provision in the decree to keep my husband from demanding money of me? I have been supporting him for so long I've gotten tired of it, and I want to be rid of it," Justice Greenbaum promised to word the decree as she wished. W0 BROTHERS MURDERED Assassins Shoot Youths After They Had Quarreled on Road. HUNTINGTON. W. Va.. April 4. George and Beckley Griffin, brothers, each less than 20 years old, were shot to death in a public road near Wil liamson, W. Va., today. Their assas sins escaped. The Griffin brothers had engaged in a quarrel previous to the shooting. posse is searching the mountains for the fugitives. EXPLOITATION WORK UNDER DISCUSSION Estimate of Expense . Is $150,000. RURAL DEVELOPMENT IS AIM Commercial Club Committee Active for Nine Years. CHAPMAN MAKES REPORT Operations of Past Reviewed and Preparation Bcinjt Made to Cure for European Immigrants Ex pected With Canal Opening. Plans for continuation of the state wide promotion work, on a scale even greater than in the past, which call for the expenditure of $150,000 in the next, three years and the development of fields of promotion work that have been hitherto touched only lightly were laid at a meeting of the executive committee of the Portland Commercial Club in the green-room of the club yesterday for the purpose of organiz ing for the coming year's work. G. F. Johnson was unanimously re elected chairman of the committee and Theodore B. Wilcox was elected chair man of a special committee of finance which will consist of five members. Mr. Johnson will appoint this commit tee today. Co-operation With State Urged. Foreign immigration and the need of attracting to Oregon people of tho right type Irom Europe, who will set tle upon the soil and help in upbuild ing the state, was emphasized by Mr. Wilcox. Referring to the appropria tion of $25,000 made by the state to be used in Immigration promotion and largely in attraction of proper foreign immigration to Oregon, Mr. . Wilcox urged that tho promotion department of tlio Portland Commercial Club should co-operate with the state and sl ouli supplement its work. He de clared that, if this were to be done, he would willingly, if necessary, double his contribution to the funds which the Commercial Club Is to raise for the promotion work. Optimism and recognition of the im portance of well-systematized promo tion work was expressed by every member of the committee. Country Growth Desired. The policy of the committee," said Mr. Johnson yesterday after the meet ing, "is as it has been during the past several years, a. policy of activity alonr lines of statewide development, seek ing to upbuild the country rather than the City of Portland, as upbuilding ot this territory means automatically a corresponding growth in Portland. Portland has always presented her self to me as a city of opportunities unequalled in the West and of oppor tunities that will not diminish, but unfold and increase with the growth of the great empire that lies tribu tary. The settlement of Oregon lands with people who will bring them to their best state of efficient productive ness means a widespread condition of prosperity that will steadily grow greater." C. C. Chapman Files Report. Those who were present at the meet ing of the executive committee yester day were: G. F. Johnson, T. B. Wilcox, H. L. Pittock, C. C. Chapman, E. L. Thompson. Edgar B. Piper, C. S. Jack son, G. W. Talbott, A. L. Mills, W. E. Coman, Tom Richardson and B. S. Josselyn. C. C. Chapman, manager of the pro motion bureau, filed with the chairman ct the committee a report of the activl. ties of the past year, with recommends, tions for the coming years. Emphasis was laid in this report upon the need of greater agricultural development. Hope ot Manufacturing Seen. "The principal need of the Oregon country is a larger productive popula tion to help bear the burdens of devel opment in the Pacific Northwest," said Mr. Chapman in his report. "This coun try is sparsely populated and yet Is es tablishing and supporting educational and other public institutions, building good roads, paying for city Improve ments and creating manufacturing in dustries on a scale and of a character commensurate with the desires and needs of the spirited people who have come here to live. "With a greater agricultural popula tion utilizing our vast natural re sources, and annually creating hun dreds of millions of dollars more wealth than now is produced, there will be such an enhancement of taxable values and such a flourishing condition of gen eral business that fondest hopes may be realized In the development of our manufactures, our transportation fa cilities, our latent power and mineral resources, and the improvement of liv ing conditions for rural and city popu lation. Need ot Co-operation Emphasized. "It is only through a commercial or ganization such as the committee of which you are the head, working co ordinately with the Commercial Club itself, the Oregon Development League, the State Immigration Commission and affiliated development bodies of our neighboring states of Washington and Idaho, that this vast work can be han dled. No other body of men has had either the ambition, the experience or (Concluded on Page 6. 19