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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. 3IAY 13, 1914. ASQU ITH PLEDGES COMPROMISE PLAN Premier's Effort to Achieve ; Home Rule by Agreement, L 'However, Is Opposed. REDMOND HOLDS ALOOF Rationalist Leader Says Opposition's i Idea of Compromise Is to Ex h act Everything and Give f Nothing in Return. LONDON, May 12. Premier Asquith, in the House of Commons today, pledged the government to introduce an amending bill to the home-rule . measure in the hope of passing: it by agreement between the parties. If this offer is accepted, the original home- rule bill and the anmendlng bill will become law practically simultaneously. This, he contended, was the only proper way of carrying: out any agreed settlement which mignt De reacnea. The Prime Minister added that obviously in order to take advantage of the provisions of the Parliament act no change could be made in the nome rule bill while it was in the commit tee stage, and therefore any debate during that stage would be pure waste of time. CGe Methods" Criticised. Mr. Bonar Law, leader of the oppo sition, bitterly criticised the "gag" methods he declared Mr. Asquith pro posed, and accused him of failing, to redeem his pledges to reconstitute the House of Ixrds. The crux of the situation, Mr. Law said, lay between Premier Asquith and John Redmond, the Irish Nationalist leader, as under the government's sys tem the House of Commons was pow erless. The only alternatives open to the government, the speaker said, were the exclusion or the coercion of Ulster, now that the Cabinet had decided against an appeal to the people. Mr. Redmond remarked that the re ception of Premier Asqulth's proposals by the opposition only emphasized the futility of trying to make advances to them. Redmond Withholds Approval. Mr. Redmond sympathized with the Prime Minister's hopes of an ultimate settlement. If those hopes were to be realized the best course would be the introduction of an amending bill, he said. Mr. Asquith had declared, bow ever, that even if all efforts to arrive at a peaceful settlement failed, it still was bis intention to introduce an amending bill. The Nationalist leader added that it was a serious decision to announce, and be could not commit himself to approval of this course. He hoped that if an amending bill was introduced it would be to give effect to the agreement reached. If an amending bill were introduced after failure to reach an agreement, then he must hold himself free to deal with it when it arose. Mr. Redmond complained that the op position's idea of a compromise was to reoeive everything they asked for and sive nothing in return. While the Nationalists desired a peaceful settle ment, he said, they were opposed to fresh offers at the present stage. The Nationalists, he remarked, felt that in a few weeks the triumph for which they and their fathers had spent their lives would be consummated. tomary fees and necessary traveling expense. The opening of the session found 40 delegates, aside from the San Francis cans .assembled for the conference. PrrraMB Committee Named. Chairman James K. Lynch called the meeting to order. A committee ap pointed to draw up a programme of procedure was as follows: J. M- Elliott, Los Angeles; Alden Anderson. Sacra mento; L. G. Worden, Merced; W. J. Harris, Reno; C. S. Burton, Salt Lake City; A. L. Mills. Portland; M. F. Backus. Seattle; T. H. Brewer. Spo kane, and Charles K. Mcintosh, San Francisco. The date for the gathering of the Northern California bankers to vote for the directors, as recommended, has not yet been set. The visiting bankers will be enter tained tomorrow by the Oakland Com mercial Club. Conference members present from the outside of the state were C S. Barton and W. S.' McCor- nlck. of Salt Lake City;. W. J. Harris. of Reno; R. S. Stacy, A. G. Pritchard and W. H. Pr ingle, of Tacoma; H. F. Backus, .H. H. Latimer and J. ' "W Spangler, of Seattle: T. II. Brewer. E. T. Coman and Charles A. McLean, of Spokane: A. L. Mills, E. A. Wyld and R. Lea Barnes, of Portland. IMMUNITY MAY BE DENIED TO MELLEI1 McReynoIds Tells Folk He Dis approves Calling New Haven Men to Stand. I WILSON KEPT INFORMED CUPID AT WAGE HEARING BLUSHING B RID El MEEKLY ASKS BIER ROLLCALL JfAME CHANGED. Wasfcfmerto Maanfacturer. Oppose S10 Minimum Sy $7 .50 Will Humoi Ixe With Oregon's $8.04 Limit. OLTMPIA, Wash.. May 12. (Spe cial.) Cupid presented a possible legal obstacle to a minimum wage for fac tory girls In the State of Washington when the conference called by the In dustrial Welfare Commission convened. On rollcall. when the name of Miss Margaret Mclnnea was reached, a slen der young woman arose and blushingly confessed she had changed her name to Mrs. K. H. Law ton since being selected as a conferee to represent Eastern Washington, - employes. Mr. Law ton was with her, the couple being on their honeymoon trip. Whether, to meet the demands of the law, her name will appear on the records as Mclnnes or Lawton was undecided. After a day and night session, de voted principally to listening to man ufacturers, employes were still con tending for a $10 minimum, the same as that fixed for mercantile workers, while employers argued for $7.50. Karl Constantino, representing the Employ ers Association of Washington, argued that, with the eight-hour law in ex istence, a $7.68 minimum would paral lei the condition in Oregon, where the minimum is $8.64, with a nine-hour day. Manufacturers were present in force from all parts of the state, crowding the Senate chamber. Employes also had representation aside from that on the conference. ESCHEAT JURY IS EVEN P EQUALLY DIVIDED. 13 MEN, OUT SO . HOURS, SENT BACK. Judge Morrow Grants Request for Map by Which to Farther Study Dispo sition of 80,OOO Winters Estate. President and Attorney-General in Conference on Subject State ment as to J. P. Morgan's Flans Challenged. WASHINGTON, May 12. Indications were tonight that Charles s. Meuen, ex-president, and Lewis Cass Dedyard, William Rockefeller. George '. waiter and George MacCulloch Miller, direc tors, of the New York, New Haven as Hartford Railroad, would not be called to testify in the inquiry being con ducted by the Interstate Commerce Commission into the financial opera tions of the New York, New Haven & Hartford, Railroad and. the Billard company. Attorney-General McReynoIds, while declining to make any statement. frankly informed Joseph w. Folk, chief counsel for the Commission, that he disapproved of the examination of these witnesses at this. time. It is known that members of the Commission doubt the advisability of putting them on the stand, lest the evi dence they give should render them immune from any -prosecution that might be considered necessary. Wilson and McReynoIds Confer. The Attorney-General had a brief conference tonight with President Wil son on the New Haven situation. Later he was asked whether he thought the examination of Mr? Mellen and the New Haven directors would give them im munity from prosecution. "I think it would, he replied. The adjustment of the affairs of the New Haven and Boston & Maine, on which the Department of Justice has been working, involving the separation of the two systems, is a civil proceed ing. It has no relation to the financial affairs of the New Haven which the Commision now has under investiga tion and department officials have ex plained that it would have no effect ou the question whether there shall be prosecutions in the criminal courts It was the Intention of Chief Counsel Folk, when the hearing was adjourned today, to call Mr. Mellen probably to morrow. Four of tile New Haven di rectors were subpenaed for tomorrow and Lewis Cass Ledyard is also here. Mr. Ledyard attended today's session and participated in a lively verbal tii.t with William B. Lawrence, of Boston. of the witnesses, who represents largest individual holdings of Bos & Maine stock. Mr. Lawrence said his family's holdings of Boston & Maine - stock had depreciated nearly $1,500,000 since the absorption of the Boston & Maine by the New Haven. Mr. Ledyard challenged the accuracy ofthat part of Mr. Lawrence's evidence concerning a plan of the late J. Pier pont Morgan to effect a general con solidation of railroads and express companies. An apportnnity to be heard later on that matter was promised. - A Challenge Sale Clothing Sacrificed Our gauntlet is in the ring to stay. - "We are not going to discontinue our sale, but will keep on selling Schloss-Baltimore Clothes $15.00 Values $20.00 Values $25.00 Values The World's best at the following reduced prices: . 311.75 $18.00 Values . . . $14.75 . . $18.75 $35.00 Values $22.50 Values $30.00 Values . . $226.75 $13.75 $16.75 $22.75 SCHLOSS RaLTTMORE CLOTHES BUY NOW Watch Our Windows for Furnishing Goods Specials Phegley Ca vender Corner Fourth and Alder Streets ART SLASHER BUSY Another Famous Portrait Dam aged by Militant. WOMAN GLORIES IN DEED Mary Ansell Rejoices She Did Not Kail "to Do Her Duty". 'Wlion She Uses Hatdiet In' Lon don's Royal Academy. Further instructions received from Judge Morrow, shortly before noon yesterday, did not solve the difficulties of the jury in the Winters escheat case and they were locked up again last night, after having had the case under consideration more than 30 hours. "When the jury came in for further SMITH FOLLOWERS MEET 'Vindication" Session at Pendleton .nmnn.-. ...i., -. 'K"t. alter naving nau me case unoer , j t... t.- SnPHfYMnRFS WIN fl PR ATF consideration more than so hours. Addressed by Doctor, i.w--h .. t -iru i...ri. instructions yesterday morning, it stood I PENDLETON. Or.. May 12. (Special.) i . nic mm A uuv VI. ll.O I iYJ UTC I tUU CltlZCnS OI JT t"UU 1 LJ II Contest at Reed College. The first interclass debate at Reed College was won Monday night by the huphomore team in a 2-to-l victory over the freshmen on the question of the adoption by Oregon of the pro uosed svstem of nroDortional repre sentation. The sophomore team, 'con sisting of Lowell Bradford, Harry Wem- bridge and Alexander Lackey, had the negative. The affirmative team was composed of Clarence Young, Jay Sechrist and Horace Miller. The judges were Judge John Stev enson, R. u. Sabin and Dr. William C. Morgan. Besides voting on the re sult of the debate the judges selected "larence Young as the beet individual speaker of the evening, who was awarded a silver cup given by Pro- lessor Wood, of the college faculty, Next Monday night the sophomore team will meet the junior team, con sisting of R. 1. 23abin, Jr., David Brace and Raymond Branion. The sooho mores will again debate on the nega live sloe. group of claimants, the foreman ad. vised Judge Morrow, and asked for instructions. Judge Morrow told them they must continue to consider the case until nine jurors could, agree on a ver dict Request was made by the jury, while in court, for a map to take back to the jury room to help them in consid. ering the case. Judge Morrow granted the request, no objection being made by any of the attorneys. The jury then retired to take up the study of geog raphy in determining . the proper dis- position of the $80,000 estate left by Henry D. Winters in June, 1911. and Umatilla County gathered at the Oregon Theater this evening to par. ticipate in the Dr. C. J. Smith "vlndi cation" meeting. It was the largest political rally held in Pendleton in re cent years. The meeting had been ar ranged by the local "Smith-for-Gov- ernor" clubs in order to give the people of this section an opportunity to show in what esteem Dr. Smith is held by those regarded as his home people, Will M. Peterson, chairman of the county Democratic central committee, presided, and 40 prominent local men and women occupied seats on the plat form - Short addresses eulogistic of the life and character of Dr. Smith were MOSCOW SHIPPING PROBED MayorMatlock. W. -W. HaV'rah tnd Colonel J. H- Raley. Rev. A. Mackenzie Meldrum and Rev. S. Li. Grigsby, Colonel Raley referred briefly to the recent publicity concerning Dr. Smith's record as Mayor. After declaring that early day conditions in Pendleton rela tive to gambling and attendant evil were as bad as the worst, he declared that. the first move ever made for more moral Pendleton came from the office of Mayor while it was occupied TROOP A AFTER MESS FUND; Dance and Card Party 'Scxt Week Is Wives' Idea of Helping. Be IiO- LEWISTON, Idaho, May 12. Spe- To provide a "mess fund" for Troop A, in the event of its being called to Mexico, the wives of the officers and members will gtve a dance and card party in Christensen's hall, Eleventh and Taylor streets, Wednesday ' night. May 20. Troop A is the cavalry branch re cently added to the Oregon National Guard. As the Government makes an allowance of only $175 a quarter and K,-r .h- Z.JZL ' --fu.r.t.. cial.) Headed by John T. Ray, presi step to raise the needed funds. The salary of a trained nurse will also have to be provided for. Mrs. Prank A. Tebbetts, wife of the Captain of Troop A; Mrs. William Cop lan. wife of the Second Lieutenant, and Mrs. C. H. Helme. wife of the First Lieutenant, and Mrs. D. K. Bowman, wife of Captain Bowman, of the Third Oregon Infantry, are the initial pro nioters. Grand Jury Inquires Into Alleged Interstate Jjaw Violations. MOSCOW. Idaho. May 12. (Special.) -The Federal grand jury devoted al most all its time today to deliberating on evidence in connection with alleged violations of interstate commerce law. thA nature of which Federal officials refuse to disclose. It is reported to be by femith. He said conditions were no in connection with interstate ship, made perfect by Dr. Smith because It ments from Moscow contrary to regu- was not within the power of any one lations. Work will be completed on man wholly to change conditions. He this case tomorrow. insisted Dr. Smith had done all in his The grand jury reported a true bill power and all that he or any other man indicting Duncan McKenzie on a could have done to clean up the city. charge of introducing liquor on a I When Dr. Smith was introduced he reservation. I was greeted by prolonged applause. In speaking, he said he was deeply moved by the welcome extended to him. Ques HIGHWAY LINK TO BE SET U pertaining to taxation and law enxorcement were aeciared Dy the doc Col fa x-Lew i ston Route Will catfxt by State Official. tor to be paramount issues in the canr paign, and these were discussed briefly. dent of the Good Roads Association of the Lewiston Commercial Club, and R ! Sheppard, president of the club. SO of Lewiston's business men left this morning at 8 o'clock in au tomobiles for Colfax, Waslu, to meet State Highway Engineer Roy, of Washington. After a short conference PRELATES TO SEE POPE (Continued Prom First Pase.) as he was convinced that that was th only means to restore and maintain peace in Mexico. The alleged determination of Villa to deal severely with , the dignitaries of the church and the disfavor with which in Colfax the entire party will escort I the rebels, both north and south, re BRANCH BANKS SELECTED (Continued From First Page.) the Federal Reserve Bank, who will be chosen by the member banks, should come from San Francisco and points within six hours' ride of this city by Northern California will secure the control of the directorate. NamLnatioai Pre Tided Far, The next recommendation halted any expression of choice by declaring that the meeting should not . recommend candidates fo reither class of directors. as provided in the banking act. but that within 10 days the member banks of San Francisco and the member banks within six hours 'ride of San Francisco by rail nominate persons to be voted for all Class A directors. The last resolution adopted by the meeting provides that the directors in the San Francisco Federad Reserve Bank, other than active officials, re ceive no salary other than trx,r cus- Mr. Roy to Lewiston with a view of making the exact location for the pro posed highway down the TJniontown hill and obtaining complete data as to the best methods of construction. DEMOCRATS! The Medford Tribune knifed Harry Lane and supported Bourne for Sena tor. Shall such treachery be rewarded by electing the Tribune's candidate for 1 assessments- National committeeman? Democrats, take no chances, but vote lor a genuine Wilson Democrat. H. M. Esterly. for Na tional committeeman. Paid Adv. gard all those who wear the robes of the church are said to have for a basis the financial assistance which the church has extended to Huerta, Early in Huerta's campaigns against tire rebels the church contributed 7,000,000 pesos, and the amount is Baid now to have reached 20,000,000 pesos. While it is true that financial aid has been given, the churchmen are known to have protested against some of the much concern to the officials was the intervention of the mediators in the case of the South American "snipers" who fired at the American soldiers as thev were being landed at Vera Cruz. Their explanation to Secretary Bryan was that General Huerta had requested them to request the release of these men on the ground that they had been arrested in Mexican territory. As an admission of the right of the mediators to submit such a demand on this basis might easily involve such delicate ques tions as are known of the Huerta gov ernment's legal existence. Secretary Bryan announced that he had decided to make a thorough investigation be fore acting in the case. Meanwhile, the ftve men remain under arrest at Gen eral Funston's headquarters awaiting trial. Some doubt has arisen as to their nationality, and latest advices were to the effect that three of them were Chileans, one a "Venezuelan and one a Peruvian. will makef ou hungry kf XftTPiifl f 11531 LONDON, May 12. A militant suf fragette, armed with a hatchet, seri ously damaged, today, a valuable por trait of the Duke of Wellington in the Royal Academy. .The woman. was standing, looking at the painting, when she suddenly drew the hatchet and slashed the canvas three times. An attendant promptly seized her and took her to the police station, where she said her name was Mary Ansell. The painting was by the late Sir Hubert von rierKomer, wno died March SI. this year. It was con sidered one of his finest works. Miss Ansell later in the day was arraigned at the police court, where the magistrate committed her lor trial at the London Sessions. The prisoner sent to the Women's So cial and Political Union a message as serting her deed was a protest against the unjust political position or women, for which militancy was the only rem edy, and concluding: "I have done this deed aeiiDeraieiy and rejoice that I have not failed in my duty." BURIAL HALTS SESSION Typhus Germ Isolated. NEW YORK:. May 12. In a paper which he will read tomorrow before the American Association of Physicians in convention at Atlantic uity, ur. Harry Plots, of the pathological de partment of Mount Sinai Hospital, of this city, will tell of his discovery and isolation of the germ which causes typhoid fever. ITCHY SALT RHEUM Sometimes Called Eczema Removed by Hood's Sarsapaxilla. PIONEER'S FDKERaL INTERRUPTS BAPTISTS AT BAKER, Salt rheum Is one of the worst and unfortunately one of the most com mon of all diseases. How it rMdens the skin. itches, oozes, dries and scales, and then does this all over again! Sometimes it covers the whole body with inilamea, Durning paicnes and causes Intense suffering. Salt rheum comes from humors in the blood. This is why local appll- ations do so little good. It will con tinue to exist, annoy, pain and per haps agonlee. until these humors have been removed. 9 . Ask your druggist for Hood's Sar- ba par ilia. It goes to the source of the trouble. It cleanses the blood of the humors that cause salt rheum. It has given perfect satisfaction in thousands of cases. Get it today. Adv. Grand Ronde Association iTos-ramme Disarranged mo Service Can Be Conducted in Church. BAKER, Or., May 12. (Special.) The funeral f a pioneer. Andrew J. Tinkle, 70 years old. halted the Grand Ronde Baptist Association convention In Baker this afternoon for a few hours and disarranged the programme. Mr. Tinkle was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, where the convention is being held, and it was his last wish that the funeral be held from that church. The wish was respected and members of the church said today that this was the first time In the hlBtory of Baptist conventions that there nao been a halt for any service not con nected with the association.' Today was "efficiency day" at' the convention and it brought forth many noted speakers from various paTts of the state. The number of delegates was augmented by arrivals from Union, Malheur, Harney and tirant counties. Rev. O. C Wrieht. of Portland: Rev. J. D. Springston, of Portland, head of the Baptist Sunday Schools in the state; Rev. J. F. Day, of the chapel-car movement: Rev. A. C. Woody, of Port land: Rev. R. E. Close, of Union: Rev. A. R. Wiliett, of Baker, and President L. w. Riley, of McMinnville College, were the principal speakers. There is an especially large delega tion here from La Grande and. efforts are being made to have the convention taken to La Grande for next year for the Eastern Oregon district, which in eludes all the counties of Eastern Ore gon east of Umatilla County. MEDIATORS TO ELIMINATE (Continued From First Pace.) Tomb of Arisiomenes Discovered. FORTY FEET OR FIGHT. The only obstacle to Portland's pros perity is the Columbia River bar. We must have a huge dredge. Shepherd in Congress will get it. Paid Advertise ment. ATHENS. Greece, May 12. The tomb of Aristomenes, the celebrated Mes eenian hero of the second Spartan war in the seventh century before Christ, was discovered today at Rhodes by Italian excavators. Numerous an tiquities were found in the sepulcher. If it's the akin, use Santiseptic Lo tion Adv. Final official fiariires of the areoiovleal survey show that more than S3.000.oao bar. r-lr or f'ortiana wment were proaucea in i the United States last year. Murderess Commits Suicide. NEW ORLEANS, May 12. Augusta Agnes Edwards, sentenced to life im prisonment for murder, committed sui cide in her cell here1 late last night by swallowing poison after being informed that the Supreme Court had overruled her petition for a new trial. - - DO NOT SCOLD THE CHILDREN Nervous mothers, worried from morn ing till night by the care of children and the duties of the household; nerv ous children worn out by overstudy, un able to sit still or stand still or to keep their minds concentrated on anything very long, both need Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to build up the blood and strength en the nerves. 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Y., for free booklet, "Home Treatment of Nervous Disorders." wssm i'f: H t mm mm h I IPf4f'V.WI ps; 'VLtiitl''M -T f r - ----- Aaw.i i m4 fn When Mother Earth and her handmaidens, the Sun and Rain, have filled to a rich fullness the protecting ' jacket of the tomato ..... We remove the skin .and core and blend its life-giving meat with the purest spices and vinegar and the sweetness of the Southern grown sugar-cane and label it California Brand Home Catsup add this table-joy to your next grocery order. n.b'.' .'ii.a w xi , .t viii"'i' v' i ii' it'll .it iif i .t. r . - rs ..v t j'a,-i. . i a. . ... 1 ; iui i nit lHUi . tr,.-- it, : : u ain 1 City, the inference being given that Huerta was drawing in available troops to assist him in maintaining himself in the capital. Acapulco, a Pacific port directly south of the City of Mexico, was the scene of fighting . between a federal garrison understood to be about 400 men strong and roving bands of Zapatistas, whose field of operations covers this intervening mountainous region. The alarm evoked here by the move ment of Zapata in the direction of Mexico City and his threats against inhabitants of the capital continued to abate in the absence of confirmatory news from Mexico City. Dispatches re ceived in diplomatic quarters made no mention either of Zapata or of the mili tary or mob uprising against Huerta, which had been reported. Another diplomatic question that gave fuui p. y o .ami Jfeep Well" rtayysiciaaa prescribe and endorse Haft? furm Malt Whiskey e an ideal rnedkhie, brie that does its' irorls effectively in bringing nourish' rnent tr the blood, in stimulating the heart; iti aiding digestion, and in-add tag fresh life and vigor.' to the entire bodyl Ayoul taa etitutes. 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