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PRICE FIVE CEXTS. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1913. TOL. LV. XO. 16.910. PLAN 10 SAVE SHIP BILL GOES WRONG Breach in Democratic Ranks Serious. INSURGENTS NOT WON BACK Stone Bitterly Arraigns Disaf fected Colleagues. BAD FAITH IS CHARGED KcpubHcans Confident Measure Will Be Shclved--Adminii-tration Sup porters Hint at Effort to Invoke Cloture Rule. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. Plans of Ad ministration Democrats to save the Government ship purchase bill went wry today in the Senate, but cham pions of the measure had not abandoned hope of success in an ef fort to recommit the bill with definite Instructions for its amendment. The revolting; Democrats flatiy re fused to accept the concessions of the majority agreed on in the secret caucus last night, and the majority leaders discovered early in the day that they could not muster enough votes for their programme to defeat the coalition of Republicans and Insurgent Democrats seeking to send the bill to committee without instructions to be pig-connoted for the session. Seven Democrat In for Wigging. Then the party leaders determined to hold off the vote and agreed in the meantime to castigate openly the seven Democrats who overturned the shipping bill programme last Monday. Senator Stone, of Missouri, was se lected for this task, and he delivered a. -lung speech on the floor of the Sen ate, bitterly arraigning the "recreant Democrats who had endeavored to un horse their party." Ho particularly at tacked Senator Clarke, of Arkansas, whom he described a the leader in the revolt, and Senator Camden, of Ken tucky, declaring they had entered into a secret agreement with the Republi cans. He charged that Senator Clarke had violated a caucus pledge, a charge which the Arkansas Senator dented in a vigorous speech, explaining that he had warned his colleagues thit he would not be bound to ' any action which would deprive him of his right to vote against the ship purchase bill. Senator Criticise -'t; unshoe." Senator Camden also replied, declar ing he was willing to let his constit uents pass upon his record, and adding that a denunciation of secrecy came ""with ill-grace from the Senator from Missouri, who Is known the world over as 'gumshoe' Flill. While Senator Stone was speaking Senators Kern, Simmons, Fletcher. Mar tin and others were working like trojans to prevent a vote from being taken until some absent Democrats could return to Washington, or until assurances of enough progressive-Republican support could be procured to Insure temporary victory, even though victory might not be effective in avert ing another filibuster from the ltepuo lican side. Insurgents Will Hold Out. In their estimate of the situation to right the Democrats were counting on ' Senator Norris to vote for tneir amend ment to tlio recommitment motion. Sen ator Kniypn, whose support they had hoped for. will not be with them, nor will any of the seven insurgent Demo crats. Senator La Foiietle Is regarded as certain, however, to vote with the Democratic majority. Senator Lewis, of Illinois, who has been absent because of Illness, and Senator Smith, of South Carolina, may nclurn tomorrow. With these votes the leaders are hopeful that the bill may be recom mitted with instructions for its return within IS hours with amendments to limit to one year the term for which the Government under the proposed law might lease ships to private corpora tions and to prohibit purchase of ships (I'oueluded on rae GAISS 1" HK 111" POSITS TANGIHI.K KVIDKSCK OK Pilot; m;ss. Gains in hank deposits are re ported by heads of Fortland in stitutions during the past four weeks. Statements showing the condition of tV.e banks February 1. as contrasted with figures given at the time of the last call of the Controller of the Currency for statements, December 31. 1911. showed considerably to the ad vantage of the later date. "There is no question but that deposits have gained noticeably." said the head of one of Portland's largest banks. "The banks are reflecting in increased deposits the recent large exports of wheat. 1 rresume that accounts for it." "Business has been much more active the past two or three weeks," said the head of another large bank. "We are handling more items and our bank is busier. Things look decidedly better." ' Tiie same condition prevails as well throughout the banking in et.tulions of the city. TURKS ARE ROUTED OH EDGE OF CANAL BRITISH PREVENT BRIDGING AXD CAPTURE MATERIAL. Attempt Is Made to Cross 35 Miles From Suez Attacks Sontli or Port Said Also Repulsed. CAIRO, via London, Feb. 3. The fol lowing official communication was is sued here today: "During Tuesday night the enemy at tempted to cross the Suez Canal near Toussoum (33 miles north of Suez). They were permitted to bring bridging material to the bank of the canal un molested, but directly they started bridging operations our troops attacked and the enemy fled In disorder, leav ing all the material in our hands, faev eral of the enemy were drowned. "The enemy also attacked on the El Kantara front (40 miles south of Port Said) at daylight today. They were easily repulsed, losing 1 killed of wounded and 40 prisoners. Our casual ties were three men wounded." British forces had a skirmish with Turks yesterday in the neighborhood of Ismailia on Lake Timsah on the Suez Canal. The Turks finally re treated. The British had six men wounded. SHOW BOOMS FARM TRADE Estacada Merchants Increase Outside Purchases by Theater Tickets. ESTACADA, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Recently a plan was tried out by the merchants of Estacada, in order to stimulate trade from the outlying sec tions, of giving away a limited num ber of free family tickets to the local moving-Picture show, on Saturday af ternoons. This plan brought so many farmers and their families into town that the merchants have arranged to have the local moving-picture theater, opened from 12 noon until 4 P. M., every Saturday. These merchants are contemplating an organization among themselves to handle further trade-stimulating schemes, as well as the formation of a co-operative commission business to handle the entire output of the far mers, from eggs to garden products. COTTON DROPS IN BERLIN Shippers Warned 'ot to Expect Con tinued High Prices. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. Breaking of cotton prices in Germany from 19 Yz cents to ItlV- cents a pound is due, ac cording to a cablegram from Ameri can Ambassador Gerard at Berlin, to the arrival of the cotton steamers at Bremen, opening up of the port of Rot terdam, slackening of demand from spinners on account of freer offerings and sale of captured cotton stocks from LoSz. Russia, and Antwerp, Belgium. Cotton mills in Germany are run ning three-quarters capacity and using 1 50.1)00 bales a month. Commercial At tache Thompson at Rotterdam reports by cable: "This amount is apparently provided bv- ships arriving and afloat." he said. "Cotton prices are declining. Shippers are cautioned against expecting con tinuation of present high prices. They should go slow about chartering ships at the present inflated charges." TRAFFIC BILL ISSUE STILL Council Will Try to Reconcile Vari ous Interests Tomorrow. The City Council will make another effort tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock to re vise Commissioner Brewster's pro posed new traffic ordinance so that it will meet w'th the approval of motor ists and other vehicle owners. The measure has had a rough voyage thus far. For more than a year it has been tossed about without getting to the point of final passage. Several times the measure has been altered only to be found faulty in its new form. Recently a draft was maae, which, il was thought, would - satisfy all interests, but motor-car owners at- t tacked it bitterly. CZAR'S SUBMARINE SCORES German Torpedo-Boat Is Sunk in Baltic Sea. PKTROGRAD. Feb. 3. Tt is officially announced that a Russian submarine, on January 20. sank a German torpedo boat off Cape Moen. Denmark. Two or three German warships in the Baltic have suffered at the hands of the Russians within a week. The German protected cruiser Gazelle was torpedoed near the Island of Ruegen and was taken to the port of Sassanitz badly damaged. A London dispat-ch j last night said a German gunboat had j been sunk In the Baltic. , FAT GIRLS PLAN SORORITY Washington Co-eds Fix Minimum as 1 10 Pounds, With Xo Maximum. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Feb. S. iSpecial.) A fat girls' sorority is contemplated at the Uni versity of Washington. Free from the restrictions of the regular pan-Hellenics, to become a Tri Phi the young woman must carry around 140 pounds as a minimum weight, with no maxi mum. The chapter of fat sisters includes at present two charter members and eight pledges, while new sisters are be ing pledged almost constantly. T.no Medford Buildings Burn. MEDFORD. Or.. Feb. 3. (Special.) The California Rex Spray Factory at Phoenix burned Sunday. On Monday the residence of W. K. Dunlop on Sis kiyou Heights was destroyed, making a total loss approximately f 25.000. The causes of the fires have not been de termined. Both buildings were insured. W LSQN MAKES PLEA FOR CO-OPERATION War Spirit in Time of Peace Urged. SELF-SACRIFICE IS NEED Food Shortage Predicted; Peo ple Told: "Grow Grain." TRADE COMBINE FAVORED President Willing That Anti-Trust Laws Should He Amended to Give Scope for Plans to Promote Foreign Commerce. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. Co-operation between business and the Govern ment in framing laws for the benefit of all the people was urged by Presi dent Wilson tonight in an address be fore several hundred representative business men, here attending1 the an nual convention of the Chamber of Commerce of tn United States. He declared that "we must all pool our interests" in order to discover the best means for handling public problems. The creation in the United States in time of peace of the same hind of united spirit which moves nations dur ing wars was advocated by the Presi dent, who remarked that "when peace is as handsome as war there will be no wars." Self-Sacrifice Ueolared Remedy. "When men engage in the pursuits of peace in the same spirit of self-sacrifice as they engage in wars, wars will disappear." The President predicted that while there is a shortage of food in the world now the shortage will be much greater later. He pointed out that under the guidance of the Department of Agriculture efforts must be made by farmers in the United States to grow more grain, in order that the world may be fed. - . - Speaking of the foreign trade of the United States, the President asked that business men devise some way of al lowing exporters in the United States to combine to secure common selling agencies, and to give long-time credits in such a way that these co-operative devices may be open to the use of all. Anti-Trust I.an Change Favored. He declared that apparently the anti trust laws prohibited such combina tions now, but he would favor a. change if a method fair to ail could be found. He spoke of the work being done by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce in "surveying the world" for the benefit of all business men. Busi ness men themselves are to blame if in telligent laws affecting them are not framed, the President asserted. He added that they should come out into the open and use their knowledge of conditions to bring about fair laws to prevent business evils. The MCXlCan question was menuuneu Concluded on Faae 4.) -4 Tr INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 46 degrees; minimum, 41 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rains; southerly winds, Legi (statures. Senate upholds rights of counties to do their own work. Page 7. Idaho Senate measure would kill most of state primary law. Page tf. Leading business men of several sections of rtatc make appeal for $450,000 irrigation fund. Poge ti. Referendum on McArdle fcllls proposed to pave Governor Lister's control of boards. Page 1. War, Serbia suffers keenly from war, but spirit Is undaunted. Page 2. Germans keep up fruitless hammering In Argonne. Page 2. Each side loses heavily and makes slight local gains in Poland; rage '2. Enemies embitter, but do not make Kaiser rash. Page o. Dash to sea by German navy In two squad rons is expected. Page 4. Turkish force trying to cross Suez C-anal is routed. Page 1. Foreign. Slinssbv baby upheld bv English judge. Page 3. National. t Democratic Senators secret plan to revive ship purchase bill goes wrong. Page j. Politicians see evidence in Santa Domingo inquiry of Wilson's desire to be rid or Bryan. Page 4. Domestic. Anne Shannon Monroe writes of awe-inspiring route to fair. Page 13. Newly-promoted engineers plan to supple ment e-nings by acting as nrcmen, Page 4. Sport. Doane signs Beaver contract, bust some yet hold out. Page Eugene basketball team leaves today for Portland to play Aiuitnoman lonigm. Page 12. Big-league boys start for South soon to train. Page 12. Hockey lets see, by victory over Vancouver tonight. good . cliance lor pennant.. Page 12. Salt Lake makes working agreement with Cincinnati Keds. Page 12. Pacific Northwest. Attendance at Corvallls Farmers "W'eeV. Conference swelled to 3400. Page 36. Commercial and Marine. Local wheat market not hurt by slump In East. Page 17. Wheat loses nearly ?ix cents at Chicago on heavy selling. Page 3 7. Wall-street stock market in professional hands. Page 3 7. Sailing vessel offered at 50 shillings quickly taken. Page 3 6. Portland" and Vicinity. Ex-Sherirr Word's agent, Mr. .Linde. under suspicion in recount scandal. Page 1. Regulation of jitneys undertaken by city. Page 37. Portland movies feature leading stars. Pa ;re 3 3. Weather report, data and forecast, rage 17. MR. BABCOCKJUYS PAPER Ei-Member or Commission to Issue Weekly Publication. SALKM,. Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) C. T. Babcock. until a month ago a member of the State Industrial Acci dent Commission, today purchased from R. A. Harris, ex-State Printer, the Ore gon Messenger and tne plant of the Sa lem New?, also a weekly paper. He will operate the printing plant and publish a local weekly paper under the name of the Oregon Messenger. Mr. Harris purchased the Oregon Messenger only a few lays ago from A. M. Dalrymple and his sudden de termination to withdraw from the local field has caused considerable surprise. His future plans are unknown. BOER REBELS SURRENDER Lieutenant-Colonel Kemp Is Pris oner, Says Cape Town Dispatch. CAPE TOWN, via London. Feb. 3. It is officially announced that Lieuten ant-Colonel Kemp has surrendered to the British forces. Hi3 commandos of Boer rebels also surrendered, it i? Fair!. HELD UP BY A PESKY JITNEY. PECULIAR JAW ODD EAR. WIN FOR HEIR Infant Slingsby Claim ant Sustained. SO 1 EN'c.f.;uUGE CONVINCED Artist Confirms Impression as to Congenital Traits. BOY WATCHED IN COURT Decision Criticises Conduct of In quiry In San Francisco and De clares Opposing Claims Tinged With Suspicion. LONDON, Feb. 3. The infant claim ant to the Slingsby baronial estates Is not a changeling, according to the de cision of the Trobate Court, rendered here today. The estate is worth 500, 000 and is situated In Yorkshire. The case has been pending two-years. The courtroom was filled with rela tives and friends of the Sllngsbys. Judge Oirarn Rival Claimants. The judge in reviewing the case, cen sured the manner in which the inquiry was handled and the depositions taken in San Francisco and laid emphasis on his Impression of the utter unreliability of the witnesses opposing the claims of the infant Slingsby. 'There Is another matter in this case." the court declared, "which is conclusive. I have watched the little boy in court and I have been much im pressed with his extraordinary likeness to Mrs. Slingsby. Moreover, it is diffi cult to speak of Mr. Slingsby in hts presence but he has a full, round face and a peculiarly-shaped Jaw, and the boy Is a counterpart of his father in these respects. Artist ote Iteaemblance. 'I felt so strongly on these matters that I called in a personal friend, a well-known artist, Sir George Framp ton. 1 did not tell him my views; 1 merely asked him to come into court and natch. Sir George Immediately noted the extraordinary resemblance of the boy to his father. "The mother was not present that day," the Judge continued. "Sir George said he would like to see her, as he had noted an odd shape of the boy's left ear which did aot resemble that of his father. Accordingly Mrs. Slingsby was brought to my room and introduced to the artist, who immediately observed the extraordinary similarity between the left ear of the dottier and the left car of the son. Sc far as I know the child could not havo these peculiarities unless they were congenital." Cane TlnRed With Suspicion. Hcgarding the San Francisco deposi tions, the judge said: "It is not impossible to be struck with the fact that we have unscrupu lous people to deal with in this case. 1 do not wish to impute any blame, but one man was promised $009 to hunt (Concluded on Pagre 2.) Wednesday's War Moves WITH comparative quiet prevailing on the. western front, the fight ing in the east, which is more strenu ous and widespread, monopolizes at tention. While the Russians are on the of fensive in East Prussia, in Northwest ern Poland and the passes of the Car pathians, the Germans continue their attacks on the Russian lines along the Bsura and Rawka Rivers. The invaders reached the Rawka line about the mid dle of December and since that time have made at least half a dozen at tacks In force against the Russian trenches, each time at undoubted heavy cost. Nothing daunted, however, they have been repeating the attacks during the last week, and while they have made a slight advance, it has been accom plished only after further great losses, according to the reports from Petro grad. Now it is believed that the Ger mans are preparing for still another onslaught, for only by compelling the Russians to strengthen their lines, protecting Warsaw, can they hope to divert the Russian attacks from Kaal Prussia and Hungary. Military men hero hold to the belie' that the Germans are attempting what seems virtually the impossible in their efforts to force their way through to Warsaw. The Rawka and Bzura lined, which they have been attacking for six weeks, aro exceedingly strong, for oti the right banks of the rivers, which the Russians for the most part hold, the, ground is considerably higher than on the left banks, so that the Russian infantry and artillery have a decided advantage. Should the Germans break through this barrier, there is another line of intrenchinents half way between the B;:ura and Warsaw, with Blonle as the center, which would have to be forced before the Polish capital fell. In the Carpathians the Austrian., and Germans are offering vigorous resist ance to the Russians, and a decision has not been reached in the battle which has been in progress there for some days. The assertion in the official report that there has been fighting to the southeast of L'zsok Pass, in the interior of Dukla Pass, and to the southeast of Beskid Pass, indicates the extent of the struggle for the possession of these important strategic points. The attempt of a, German submarine, as officially reported, to torpedo the British hospital ship Asturlas has at tracted a great deal of attention in "England, where it Is strongly con demned. There has been another skirmish be tween the British and Turkish scouts east of the Sties canal, near Ismaillo. The Turks were driven off with some losses and the British had six men wounded. The opinion still prevails In London that the Turks will not attempt to cross the desert with a large force, and that the present pin pricks were arranged only to compel the British to keep troops in Kgypt Instead of send ing them to France. SQUATTERS WIN IN FIGHT Kntrics Alloneil tn Koclaiiiatlon Land Withdrawn and licopciud. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Feb. 3 (Special.) Project Manager J. it. Camp, of the Klamath project, today rocrtvd ;i telegram from (.'hif Counsel Will Ft. Klnsr. of the reclamation service. Wash i rip ton, stating tha t the squat t era on lands formerly withdrawn under the project would be a I lowed to file on their lands which have been open to entry since January 21). Most of the people affected by this order settled on the lands prior to the time they were withdrawn for reclama tion purposes. The lands recently were opened to entry, but. as the regula tions of the Interior Department were then, no settler would be recognized who had occupied his land for more than 30 days at the timj of films. CZAR EXILES VOLUNTEER KevolutioniM Who Ileturned lo ICn 11st Sent to Siberia. PKTP.OGRAD ivtf. London). Feb. 3. Viadsmir liourtzeff, the Russian revo lutionist, was sentenced today to de portation to Sibeifa. Bourtzeff, who had bce;i living out of the country and opposed the cause of the Russian government at the outbreak or the war, came to Pelrograd.to enlist In the army. He was arrested on Septem ber -'S. The charge on which lie was con victed was les majeste. The accusation wes based on articles which Bourtzeff contributed to a Paris periodical. NEUTRAL AID IS SUSPECTED German Submarine Possibly Sup plied From British Porl. LONDON, Feb. 3. It was suggested in the House of Commons today that the German submarines which have been playing havoc with British ship ping recently might havo obtained fresh supplies of fuel from a ship di rect from an Knglish port. Ershom Stewart, a member of the Mouse, put before the Admiralty for reply tomorrow a question as to 'whether a neutral oil steamer out ward bound from Manchester was aeen Alongside two German submarines within the last week" Burglaries Xear Medford Are Many. MKDFORD, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Southern Oregon and the Rogue River Valley has had the 10th burglary tn less than a week when the F. H. Cowlcs ranch north of Medford was broken mto Monday. A pool hall and the Southern Pacific freight depot were broken Into Saturday. Welln-Fargo of fice was entered and meanwhile four robberies were reported in Grants Pass and three in Ashland. As nothing of ialue has been taken as yet and as the work all appears lo be that of ama teurs, the police euspect a gang of boys operating through the valley with their headquarters near Medford. j II MR. WORD'S AGENT SUSPICION Ex-Sheriff's Inactivity Subject of Comment. CORRUPT PRACTICE SHOWN Mysterious Mr. Lindc Found Lying Among Ballots. ELECTION OFFICIALS GONE Tclimoii) Mio Thnl oil To Hf ensions Deinm rulic diiurd Is l.rft Willi SIHRle riceliHl Officer ami Hnlh Arc Mtln$. KtMTi nr. f muTHiimn THSTIIWXV. Sheriff Tom M. Word made no official inuulry Into election frauds In rrerlnrt 37. w liere ap proximately 110 llurllnii t. New iran and Lull otes had bten changed in ills favor. Fred Phelan. deputy sheriff under Mr. Word, lolutrd a slate law by drawing Hilary (rum the county while acting as a nirm her of the executive hoard of the Pcmocratic County Central Com mittee. Paid employes of :' ount. in the Sin-riff a offi. r. were .-1ive In promoting the inter cbts of t lie I 'riiiiH i iitic ilckrt "n election da.v Phelan hired Llmle. a man whom he .lid nut Know, to nalol. at the polls In Pre- In.-t 3T. and gave hlni credcntinli with which ho represented himself In I" a deputy -.henrf. The mysterious L.nde l the only person who was in the p.l ini. place f Pre. in. t 7.7 con tinuously f i om t 'O hcKinnlim lit the elocllon to the completion. of the eount. Thu i-'lirriffs office made no attempt to learn ! at the W ord watcher knew after the dis. ovcry of the fraud. Linda has not been . een uneo Nov ember 6. Although Hhcriff Word and hln depu ties were summoned to Ihc pdla in Precinct 37 when the night election board discovered apparent fraud In Ihe Sheriff's column, no official tnvrstlss tlon was made. The only person who was in the polling place continuously from the bclnni'iS of lb" leellon lo the discovery of the fraud was watcher for Mr. Word nd the rcM of the lienn-cratlc tiekel. and he -. nut questioned. He dlrappearcd the next day. This was the effect of testimony given by Fred J. Phelan, former deputy sheriff, and by Judges and tlrrks of the election board, nl Ihc Inquiry In Circuit Judge KavanauKh's court yes terday. Tho Inquiry Is the result of the election contest of Tom M. Word against Sheriff Hurlburt, who was elected last November by a plurality of 171 votes over Mr. Word. Tho Irregu larities In l'rccincl 37, where approil mately 110 ball-its were found to have been changed In favor of Mr. Word, were brought to light during the re count proceedings Incident to Ihc con test. vrrnpt Practices Art violated. Fred .1. Phelan, former deputy sheriff, violated the corrupt practices act by acting as a member of the executive board of the licinoeratlc county cen tral eonimltteo while lie vvaa drawlni, a salary from Multnomah County as a deputy .sheriff. This was brought out In Mr. Phelan'a testimony yesterday. It wss Mr. Phelan who was asslaned specially from Sheriff Words office to watch Precinct 37. and he put a man named Undo or Lynde at the polls In his place. Mr. Phelan testified yester day that he did not know the man. had never seen him before election day, and Llnde came to lilin without lee ommendallon and was a-rlgned a a watcher. Dual ltrret Taken. Mr. Phelan was subjected lo a er examination by Attorney Malarkey. representing Sheriff Hurlburt In the contest proceedings. Ho testified Ibal John W. Grussl, another deputy, had assigned him Vt Precinct 37 to watch the polls. At that time he was on bis vacation, but for the election acled Jointly for the SSheriff'a office and the Democratic ticket. This activity of paid employee of the county, in the Sheriffs office. In behalf of the Demo cratic ticket on election day, waa one of the remarkable revelation! of the testimony. Mr. Thelan testified that he went to Precinct 37 on the morning of election day, Introduced the new wateher, Llnde, to A. 1. Clark, chairman of the day board, remained a whllo at the polls and then Wt Llnde In charge. That was the last llmo ho ever aw the man he declared. Jlo supposed that Llnde had been paid the regular wage, of f3 a day by Chairman Watson, of the Democratic V'ounly Central Com mittee. Paul C. Farrens. attorney for Mr Word, raised strenuous objection when iConduUcd on rag l!