TIIE MORMXG OREGOXTANV TTTTTRSDAY. DECE3IBER 11. 1913.
5
WILSON CONSIDERS
0WNERSH1P0FWIRES
Burleson Favors Policy but
There Will Not Be Unani-
mous Cabinet Assent.
M'REYNOLDS IS ADVERSE
Department of Justice About to An
nounce Its Own Plan for Grap
pling With Telephone Prob
lent In Detail.
"WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. Govern
ment ownership of telephone and tele
graph lines throughoit the country is
being considered seriously by President
Wilson.
Although Postmaster-General Burle
son seems to favor the plan for Gov
ernment ownership, -it Is said that It
will not meet tha immediate approval
f President Wllson"s Cabinet. It Is
believed in official circles that Attorney-General
Mc Reynolds, for one. will
show his aversion to such a plan If tha
matter Is taken up seriously around tha
Cabinet table In tha White House.
Trlrphoae I'laa BHaar Matured.
Within the next few weeks tha De
partment of Justice will announce its
own plan for relief In conditions ac
companying the telephone business
. throughout the country. For several
months the Attorney-General and. G. C
Todd, the assistant In charge of trust
prosecutions and the enforcement of
the Sherman anti-trust act. have been
seeking to work out with officials' of
the American Telephone & Telegraph
Company plans which they hope will
avoid any necessity for talk of litiga
tion In the courts, but which will re
lieve the situation. There have been
many conferences at the department.
In which K. C. Kingsbury. of the
American Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany, and the Attorney-General have
figured.
One suit against the Paclfio Coast
arm of this concern is already in the
United States Courts and pending its
determination the department has not
wanted to begin further litigation.
There has been some doubt aa to the
applicability of the Sherman law to
telegraph companes and some question
Just what could be done that would
jrreatly benefit the general public if
the law did apply.
eTrrltory Net to Be Exteaded.
By far the greater volume of tele
phone business is intrastate and this
could not be touched by the anti-trust
act. While department officials have
kept their plans a secret, it has een
reported that suggestions have been
made and agreed to by the telephone
officials that there be no further ex
tension of territory by them and that
some of the interstate rates shall be
lowered.
In his dealings in this case Attorney
General McKeynolds had followed his
conviction that it Is better for his de
partment to secure an agreement to
his terms with a so-called trust after
a few weeks of friendly conference
than to take It Into the courts and
wait for several years before securing
a decision one way or another.
German, for Instance. J0OO years hence
all males f the human species will be
completely baldheaded. It Is reassur
lng to know, however, that women will
retain their beautiful tresses.
According to Dr. Clement Luoas we
are likely to become a one-toed race.
In an address which he gave on one
occasion before the Royal College of
Surgeons, he stated that our big toes
have undergone an extraordinary de
velopment. while our other toes, not
being so much used in walking, are
tending to become smaller.
-If the world goes on long enough."
said Dr. Lucas, "in perhaps 6G0.O00
years the useless outer toes, being
less and less employed, may gradually
disappear-
Happily, we shall none f us be alive
to see the change.
Another prophet, M. Brandt, of Co
penhagen, nas an even more noma
vision of the future. It Is his opinion
that most of the women in years to
come will have flowing beards and
long mustaches:
M. Brandt has taken the trouble to
write a book on the subject. In which
he gives many arguments in support
of his Idea. He says that even at
present quite 10 per cent of women
have sprouting mustaches, only we do
not notice this aa the ladies are very
careful to pluck the hairs out! He
says, also, that the change will come
very slowly, and that a race of bearded
women need not be expected before a
couple of centuries.
MANNING'S HAT IN RING
EX-DISTRICT ATTORNEY AIMS TO
StCCKKD WEST.
Belief la Prlurlplee of Pres-resalve
Peaseeraey Aaaonaeed mmd
Platform Made Pnblle.
John Manning, of Portland, ex-District
Attorney of Multnomah County,
formally announced his candidacy yes
terday for the Democratic nomination
for Governor.
In his platform he declares himself
a believer In the principles of progres
sive democracy and promises if elected
to apply ttaem to the administration
of state affairs.
"If nominated and elected." his plat,
form reads in part. I will give the
people a thorough business administra
tion. I will take the entire people of
Oregon Into my confidence and make
public every executlvo act. If I do
nothing else as Governor, I Intend to
keep the people posted by monthly
publication In the press of the state.
and acquaint them with the expendi
ture of every dollar of the state's
money how disbursed and. by whom
received."
Mr. Manning declares further that he
will have a bill presented to the Legis
lature amending the present "town
meeting" school law and correcting its
evils: that he favors good roads
measures: that he will work to con
solidate some of the present commis
sions, in the Interest of economy: that
he favors a divided session of the
Legislature, with six days in which to
present all bills, then a 30-day recess,
followed by a session to act on the
proposed measures; that he would ex
tend state aid to Insure settlement of
rural lands, with the privilege of bor
rowing state funds at low interest ex
tended to farmers: that he would have
the state exercise Its right of eminent
domain and take over all tillable,
logged-off and burnt-over lands, and
put them in condition for the settler,
and that he would have the state Issue
20-year bonds for the reclamation of
these lands.
INSANITY TO BE PLEA
DUNNE TRUSTS PARENTS
GOVERNOR OPPOSED TO TEACHING
EICEXICS IV SCHOOLS.
Prnrleat Curiosity Declared to Be Das
(rr, With Effect of Increas
ing Immorality.
STRING FI ELD. 111.. Dec. 10. Gov
ernor Dunne Is unqualifiedly opposed to
the teaching of sex hygient and eu
genics in the public schools. In a let
ter written to President James, of the
University of Illinois, which has Just
become public. Governor Dunne, aa ex-offu-lo
member of the board of trustees
of fhe university, voted an emphatic
"no" on a resolution providing for
teaching eugenics. The Governor's let
ter says in part:
"I honestly fear that if sex hygiene
be taught In the schools and young
boys and girls In the open classroom
are made aware of things which may
be taught in the line of sex hygiene. It
may create and probably will create In
their young minds a prurient curiosity
which will induce rather than suppress
Immorality and unchastlty.
"Personally I would not permit my
young and Innocent daughters to be
sent to either a public or private
school where sex hygiene is discussed
in their hearing.
"I think you can trust the mothers
and fathers of the land to guard their
children much better at home."
MORE THAN 1000 AT CIRCUS
Elks at Vancouver Make Merry in
Side Shows and at Game.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec 10. (Spe
cial.) More than 1000 persons enjoyed
the Elks' "Society Circus" here tonight
in Columbia Hall, where there were
more than the average three rings, the
"fat man's" booth, the "thin girl's"
abode and other "side shows" far more
popular than in the usual circus.
Then there were roulette wheels and
all games of chance, among them faro
and "21, and the Elks got real, live,
old-time faro dealers to handle the
game for them. An old-fashioned
country dance also was one of the
stunts of the evening.
MEN IN A FUTURE AGE
Guess That in 3000 Years Males
Will Be Baldheaded.
Pearson's.
In spite of the skepticism of the
ge, the days of prophecy are by no
means over, and every now and then
some scientific or medical prophet
rises up to utter predictions concern
ing the future most of which pre
dictions. It is devoutly to be hoped,
will never be fulfilled.
Curiously enough. most modern
prophets are unanimous In believing
that the men and women of the future
will be very ugly to look upon, and
will lose many of the redeeming fea
tures which now make tbem passably
handsome.
According to Professor Kromeger, a
ELEVATORS URGED HERE
FARM ORGANIZATIONS' LEADERS OF
NORTHWEST MAKE PROPOSAL,
Plan Laid Before Chamber of Commerce
aad Iaveatlgatloa ef Matter to
Be Carried Oat.
Portland as a greater elevator cen
ter, where the wheat product of the
Northwest shall be stored and handled
In bulk, is the end that was suggested
by a, committee from Northwestern
farm organizations which waited on the
Portland Chamber of Commerce yes
terday. A long conference was held In which
they placed before the Chamber the
advantages that would result from ar
rangements for handling the grain
crops of the Northwest In bulk, dis
pensing with the old sacking system,
and erecting In Portland great terminal
elevators and bins.
The Chamber will begin at once a
careful investigation of local condi
tions, as they may have bearing on the
project, and after all available data
upon the subject has been collected and
studied, steps win be taken toward a
realization of the plan.
Members of the committee which laid
the matter before the Chamber are:
I C. Crowe, president of the Farmers'
Union of Washington and Idaho: P. W.
Cox. member of the board of National
directors of the Farmers' Union: B. K.
Manchester, president of the Tri-State
Terminal Warehouse Company, and C.
B. Swift, president of the Oregon
Farmers' Union.
The visitors were entertained at
luncheon by the trustees of the Cham
ber after the meeting.
Another bit of business at the trus
tees' meeting was the arrangement to
have printed 2000 maps of the Colum
bia River harbor for use In the cam
paign to secure harbor and bar improvement.
PARTRIDGE ON WAY HERE
HUNGARIAN WILD FOWL TRAVEL
ING BY SPECIAL CAR.
Max Mailer Brlags to Oresjoa Birds
That May Be Heated la Five .
Years Is Believed.
One car of Hungarian partridge, to
be liberated in Oregon, left New York
yesterday on the last leg of the trip
from Europe wherein they are being
brought by Max Muller. formerly sup
erintendent of the State Asylum poul
try farm.
Muller. who is a native of Hungary,
left for Europe recently with the com
mission to bring back all the birds he
could buy.
Several of the birds are already In
Oregon. They were taken to the poul
try farm at Salem where they were
watched closely. The eggs are highly
productive. Of an experimental nest,
15 out of IS hatched.
The partridge make good field birds,
well able to take care of themselves.
The new game fowl Is half-way be
tweena quail and a pheasant. It Is
thought that In four or five years hunt
ing of them may be allowed.
The deputies of the game department
are catching about 1000 California
quail in Southern Oregon which will
be distributed in the Willamette Valley.
Thousands of bars. In danger of being
stranded, in the slough near The Oaks,
have been placed Jn the river.
The first meeting of the new Fish
and Game Commission will take place
at the offices in the Yeon Building this
morning when the reorganization of
the departments will be considered.
Schmidt Feigns Indifference at
Trial for Murder.
VICTIM'S FRIEND TESTIFIES
Witness Says Anna Aumnller Be
lieved Priest AVas to Renounce
HU Faith and Become Her
Husband - In Fact.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Witnesses who
knew Anna Aumuller and others who
found portions of her body after Hans
Schmidt had cut It up and cast It into
the Hudson River testified for the state
today, at the trial of Schmidt for mur
der. Through all their testimony, the
ex-prlest sat as If he was a disinter
ested spectator. His attorneys seized
on every point that would support tbelr
contention that Schmidt Is insane.
On a table before Schmidt lay the
saw and the knife with which he had
dissected the girl's body. Nearby were
the stained pillow slip in which he had
wrapped a portion of tue body before
he dropped It into the river from a
ferryboat, and stones with which he
had weighted It.
To these exhibits of the state he paid
no heed. He was unmoved when a
stenographer read the confession he
made to the police and when a physi
cian told minutely of the manner In
which the victim a body had been dis
sected.
Schmidt's only expression of Interest
was when Anna Hert. friend of the
girl Schmidt is charged with slaying,
said that Anna Aumuller told her
Schmidt wanted to marry her.
"We will get married." Schmidt told
the Aumuller girl, according to Miss
Hert. "and go to some far-off country
and I will hang my cassock on a high
hook."
By that. Miss Hert said, Schmidt
meant he would leave the priesthood.
The witness knew of Schmidt's rela
tions with the Aumuller girl. Once
Anna Aumuller had asked her if she
would be godmother to the child Anna
was expecting.
"I told tier maybe, the witness said.
"I never met Schmidt but Anna used
to tell me about him. She called htm
'the Baron.' "
Schmidt told the police In his con
fession that he had married Anna
Aumuller. acting as both bridegroom
and priest. The witness knew nothing
of this so-called ceremony.
FERNANDEZ' TRIAL BEGUN
Circumstantial Evidence Solely- Fig
ures in Case at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 10. (Special.)
The trial o'f F. Ferdinand Fernandez
on a charge of murdering his wife,
Ruth Fernandez, last June, began be
fore a Jury In the Circuit Court today.
The evidence Is solely circumstantial.
Before her death, the woman, who was
stabbed In the breast, stated that she
committed the act herself, but the fact
that the couple had had frequent quar
rels Just prior to the killing led to
the belief that it was a murder. The
taking of testimony will be commenced
tomorrow. ,
Deputy District Attorney Hammersly
left last night for Astoria, where he
will be a witness today at the trial
of Ferdinand Fernandez, for the mur
der of his wife, Ruth Fernandez last
Junel Mrs. Fernandez talked to Mr.
Hammersly, he said yesterday, a few
weeks before she went to their new
home home at Astoria, shortly after
which she was killed. The story told
by Mrs. Fernandez. Mr. Hammersly
said, was such as to arouse his sus
picion and he made notes of It to be
used In case any trouble between the
couple should occur.
Masons Take Degrees at Olympla.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Dec. 10. (Spe
cial.) Twenty-five Masons from South
western Washington received their 31st
and 32d degrees at a consistory here
yesterday. The lodgemen were from
Aberdeen. Hoquiam. Raymond. South
Bend. Chehalls and Centralla. Most of
the party went on to Tacoma today to
enter the shrine.
One Mtfttlssslppl River scheme proposed to
prevent the recurring floods of that stream
contemplate a Job of ciravtllng .oo tlmrs
lariree Ihnn thm of the Pnnnrna Cinal.
JUST SEE YOUR
PiMPLES FLEE
After You Have Used Stuart's Cal
cinm Wafers and Bid Your Blood
of All Its Imparities.
The abolishing of all skin disorders
must begin with the blood. Lotions,
salves, cosmetics, etc.. will do no ma
terial good. The trouble comes from
within and there the remedy must be
applied.
If you really desire quick -action
and at the same time a common sense,
natural, harmless blood purifier, then
Stuart's Calcium Wafers is this remedy.
V.la tD.rf- t-lclna. Wafer.
tmplr Went Away Like Maslc"
The correct and best blood purifier
known to science Is Calcium Sulphide.
This great cleanser Is contained In
proper quantities in Stuart's Calcium
Wafers, and that Is why all bloo-l
troubles and skin blemishes rapidly
disappear after their use.
An unsightly and pimply face due
to Impure blood Is one of the most dis
gusting sights one can sec. and yet ail
about us, upon the streets. In the
theater, when traveling, etc, we see
these horrible results.
-There Is no need for this condition
If you will take Stuart's Calcium Wa
fers dally and keep all salves, lotions,
cosmetics and other harmful prepara
tions from clogging the pores.
Every first-class druggist in this
country carries Stuart's Calcium Wa
fers, which are pleasant to take, harm
less and may be obtained for 60 cents
a box Adv,
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Christmas
Suggestions
Fine Umbrellas
$1.50 to $10
Xeckwear
Fine Knglish Novelties
in Silks and Knits
50c to $3.50
Handkerchiefs
Linen, Hemstitched,
Plain or Initial
25c and 50c
Six in a Box
Knitted Vests
Pure Angora Wool, for Men
or Women
$6 to $10
T3ht
Christmas
FOR
A "tip" from one who knows!
"After the exposure and varying tem
peratures encountered in a long night
ride, I am always delighted to slip into
my smoking jacket after I reach home
and be at ease; then, with. my pipe in
hand and a pitcher of Oregon apple
cider by my side, I sit and revel in recit
ing to Mrs. Claus the wonderful experi
ences of the night. Speaking of smok
ing jackets: I find I can be fitted best
at Ben Selling's, for he has them for the
short, chubby fellows as well as for the
long, thin ones. S. CLAUS"
House Coats and Smoking
Jackets Reduced
$ 5.00 House Coats and Smoking Jackets.. $ 3.95
$ 7.50 House Coats and Smoking Jackets. .$ 6.95
$10.00 House Coats and Smoking Jackets.. $ 7.95
$12.00 House Coats and Smoking Jackets.. $ 9.95
$2f.00 House Coats and Smoking Jackets. .$19.95
Suit Cases and Traveling Bags
All Are Reduced Here
Bath Robes and Dressing
Gowns Reduced
$ 3.50 Bath Robes and Dressing Gowns $ 2.95
$ 6.50 Bath Robes and Dressing Gowns $ 5.35
$10.00 Bath Robes and Dressing Gowns $ 7.95
$25.00 Bath Robes and Dressing Gowns $19.95
$ 5JiO
$10.00
$15.00
$100
$27.50
Bags and
Bags and
Bags and
Bags and
Bags and
$35.00 Bags and
Suitcases $ 4.95
Suitcases $ 8.75
Suitcases $12.85
Suitcases $16.65
Suitcases S22.45
Suitcases $29.75
Boys' Bath Robes
Boys' $3.00 Bath Robes $1.95
Boys' $3.50 Bath Robes $2.50
Boys' $4.50 Bath Robes $3.50
Boys' $7.50 Bath Robes $5.95
BEN SELLING CLOTHIER
Morrison Street at Fourth
DERELICT SHIP SEEN
Dismasted, Deserted Dalgonar
Floats on Pacific.
FATE OF CREW UNKNOWN
Cat on Brltlf.li Steel Vessel Refues
to Be Rescued When Men of
rasslng Dark Board Listing
Wreck Log Xot Found.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 10. Dismasted
and deserted the British ship Dalgonar.
from Callao for Talpal. Chile, was
sighted October 28. latitude. 275.. longi
tude 7 West, from Paris, 1200 miles
southwest of Callao by the French
bark Marie, Captain Morlcet. which ar
rived today from Liverpool.
The Dalgonar was a big steel ship of
2665 tons, built at Southampton. Kng
land. In 1R92, and probably carried as
many as 30 men. Two of her small
boms were missing-. The cargo had
shifted and she was lying almost on
her beam end.
Captain Morlcet. of the Marie, be
lieves the Dalgonar ran Into a hurri
cane which threw her on her beam
ends, and that Captain J. Ibester and
the crew must have left her-In rough
weather.
The poslton of the derelict was 950
miles from the nearest habitable island,
and Captain Morlcet says that the Pa
cific In that latitude, particularly at
this time of the year. Is so storm
swept with southeast winds that It
would be hard for a ship's boats to live
long In heavy seas. The only hope, he
says, is that the crew may have been
picked up by some passing vessel.
The Dalgonar was rolling in the seas,
with a list of 65 degrees to port. Her
keel showed on the starboard side, and
the port rail was under water. The
rigging had been cut away on the
starboard side and apparently the masts
had been cut off even with the deck
In a desperate hope of relieving the
vessel's list.
Captain Ibester took the ship's log.
compass and all Important papers with
him, but left behind his personal ef
fects, including photographs and let
ters. Among the latter was a letter
from his wife In Ilford, England.
Second Officer Durend. of the Marie,
went aboard with two boats, but the
weather was rough and the Dalgonar's
position in the water made any effort
at a thorough search of the ship im
possible. The ship's cat chose to go
down with the ship, spitting and scam
pering away when the sailors tried to
catch It.
Durend was on board for half an
hour and brought with him ail of Cap
tain Ibesters pictures and letters.
These were turned over today to Car
negie Ross, British Consul-General.
Jobs forced on Men.
CEXTRALIA. Wash.. Dec 10.
(Special.) A representative of Guth
rie, McDougaf A Co., railroad contract
ors engaged in building the Puget
Sound Willapa Harbor Railway
through Centralis, today asked the po
lice department for 25 laborers for the
construction camp near Maytown. The
call was made Just after 42 husky ho
bos had been released from the local
jail. Several patrolmen were sent out
and rounded up 17 men, who were load
ed Into a wagon and started for the
camp. Considerable force had to be
used In persuading three of the men
in accepting a. Job.
Aged Settler or Colfax Dies.
COLFAX, Wash., Dec 10. (Special.)
Henry Davis, aged S3, a resident of
Whitman County for 34 years, died at
St. Ignatius Hospital Tuesday of se
nility. Mr. Davis located on a home
stead near Palouse. For several years
he has made his home at Colfax. Mrs.
Davis died about two years ago. Mr.
Davis Is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Henry Hickman, of Colfax; Mrs.
8. A. Bowers, of Palouse, and one son,
George Davis, of Colfax. Funeral
services were held at the Christian
Church at Palouse today.
Perjury Case Dismissed.
STEVENSON. Wash.. Dec. 10. (Spe
cial. N. J. McGary, charged with per
jury while on the witness stand in the
case of the State against Ed White for
furnishing liquor to an Indian about
two months ago, was dismissed by
Judge Darci:. of the Superior Court
here today after hearing the state's
witnesses.
charge of the original construction
more than 20 years ago. Not only Is
record time being made but the cost
Is much less than had been expected.
When the mains are completed many
old wells will be put out of use. and
the city's revenue greatly increased.
Newfoundland ( now regarded one of
th most promising; future tourers of supply
of petroleum within the British empire.
There are oil Indications for -w miles aTonc
the west coast.
RUB OILJN BACK
BACKACHE AND LUMBAGO PAIN
INSTANTLY RELIEVED.
Old-time St. Jacobs Oil Penetrates
Bight Into a Sore, Lame Back
and Limbers You Up Get
a Small Trial Bottle.
Union Laying Water Mains.
UN16N. Or.. Dec 10. (Special.)
The city Is laying water mains in
heretofore unlnvaded districts. The
work is under the personal supervi
sion of Mayor-Klect Davis, who had
Back hurt you? Can't straighten up
without feelinn sudden pains, sharp
aches and twinges? Now listen! That's
lumbago, sciatica or maybe from a
strain, and you'll get blessed relief the
moment you rub your back with sooth
ing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil." Noth
ing else takes out soreness, lameness
and stiffness so quickly. You simply
rub it on and out comes the pain. It
la perfectly harmless and doesn't burn
or discolor the skin.
Limber up! Don't suffer! Get a
small trial bottle from any drug store,
and after using it Just once, you'll for
get that you ever had backache, lum
bago or sciatica, because your back
will never hurt or cause any more mis
ery. It never disappoints and has been
recommended for years. Adv.
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25 in a box
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can buy Lawrence
Barrett cigars for their
men folks and know
they are getting the best j
mild Havana cigar made
I
50,000
cigar dealers will have a
Lawrence
Barrett
poster like this (in colors and
four times the size) on their
windows such an army of
merchants would not offer a
cigar that had not proved by
merit and quality that it was
worthy of their support
We suggest the Cub
Hou e size. Sells
lOgstraight,
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J. R. Smith
Cigar Co
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