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VOL. XXVII. NO. 10.
PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 10OS.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PRIDE IS OUT
1TI
Formally Enters Race
for Governor.
MEAD ALSO A CANDIDATE
Both Men Make ' Announce
ment of Their Platforms.
SITUATION NOW COMPLEX
WaNhinKtorTs Several Guberimlorla
Aspirants Must Make "ew Cal
culations as to Where They
Will Draw Their Voles.
PI.ATFOWM OF CANDIDATES.
MR. M'BKlDfc'S PLTTORM De
clare for a regulative railway com
mlsfftnn and anti-pass law, and eom
palllnK of railroad and other property
to b-ar full share of public burden
ill taxm; favors constitutional amend
ment to confer full rate-making pow
ers on Railway Commission, If ad
verse Hanford decision shall be sua
talnrd on appeal; every one, capitalist
and laborer, should be made to obey
the law; economy should be the
watchword of the etate administra
tion. OOVBRXOR MEAD'S PLATFORM
Relies on the record of hla admin
istration, citing various Important
measures passed by the. Legislature
under his recommendation; favora
merit system for all employes in
public Institutions; declares tor reg
ulation of public service corporations
by a commission, and will, if neces
sary, call special session of . Legisla
ture to submit to people constitu
tional amendment delegating to a
commission power to Ax rates; all
persons and corporations should pay
equitable taxes.
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SRATTIiH. Wash., March 7. (Special.)
Ur-iiry McBrldo will bo a candidate for
ilie Republican nomlrration for Governor.
An announcement to mat effect was au
!iuirl7.e(i by tlie former Governor today,
ni from this time forth McBride will be
ii-tivf In the Gulwrnalorlal contest. Gov
rnor Mead. too. todtty Issued formal an
nmnoement of his candidacy for renom
. nation.
M'-Brid has been out of the active
practice of law for several months. He
lias devoted mdt of his attention to tim
ber and mill investments In Skagit and
Snohomish I'ounties. the Skagit County
Holdings forming the basis of his later
Investments in Snohomish. It Is just a
oincidence. lint this year of political ac
tivity is one that holds out little hope of
business to lumliermen, so McBride's mill
nterests will not tie him down to prosaic
business pursuit?.
Predicted Year Ago.
The announcement of McBride's eandi
iacy has been anticipated by Itepublican
workers. . Tt Is now nearly a year since
The Oregonlan first announced that 51c
Bride was belli? discussed as a successor
4 Mead, and at that time it was pre
dicted he would be Induced to accept a
nomination. It required a year's time' to
verify the prediction, but close students of
volition have never had any doubt but that
McKride would get into the right.
Since MeBride has been seriously con
Idorinjf the Gubernatorial nomimUon he
has gone at it in a thoroughly practical
manner. McBride has had each county
carefully Investigated, and has had re
ports from each Itepublican faction. The
.nnouncemerlt of his candidacy for Gov
ernor means that McEtrtde believes the
seniinient of the state la favorable to him.
He is going- into the fight after determin
ing; that he haa better than an even break
In the campaign.
t'pwcts Other Calculations.
Already in the Gubernatorial fight are
Ciovernor A. E. Mead. John D. Atkinson,
Attorney-General; Colonel W. M. Kidpath,
if Spokane, millionaire and well-known
Kast Side political llgure, and S. G. Cos-
To. hhtr.
FOP,
fill
grove, of Potneroy, for years one of the J
most prominent Kepuoncan campaigners
in this state.
Cosejrove did not believe, when he en
tered the Gubernatorial fight, that Mc
Bride would be a candidate for Governor.
For that matter McBride had not even
considered it at that time. But Cosgrove
has built up his campaign on the theory j
that he was the most available man for
carrying Eastern Washington, and the de
velopment of a McBride boom will make
it necessary for him to rearrange hie cam
paign fences.
McBrkle's strength during the past six
years has been in Eastern Washington
and in the northwestern part of the state.
On the Bast Side he meets Cosgrove; in
the Northwest he is on Mead's ground. It
was stated in Seattle today by two prom
inent Spokane politicians that the Mc
Bride announcement would- be immediate
ly taken up by the dominant faction in
the Palls City and the guarantee was of
fered the McBride people that Spokane
would be delivered to him. Spokane used
to be a McBride stronghold, but both
Mead and Cosgrove have expected to
break in, and Ridpath cannot ret started
CunKreMman Georee I. LI I Icy,
Who 1'harKFi Kleetrfc Boat
Company With Corrnptlns;
Con feres men.
in his campaign unless he can control his
own county.
Strong on East Side.
Atkinson's strength in the Gubernatorial
fight Is something hard to estimate. At
kinson personally is popular, but there Is
a vast difference between personal popu
larity and an ability to get votes. Wheth-,
er or not Atkinson has both qualifications
In something: politicians have not settled
for themselves.
Atkinson, Cosgrove and McBride will
all draw slightly from Mead. Cosgrove
rpsldes on the -East Side, where Mead's
railroad commission has been doing;
politics at the expenee of Portland for
three years. The basis of Mead's claim
for Kast Side support is the work of
the railroad aid tax commissions, the
former being the particular card
played. Naturally Garfield County will
stay with its home candidate and Cos
grove has a big sprinkling of personal
friends throughout Eastern Washing
ton who will go the limit for him.
Dividing Antt-Mcad Forces.
It was McBride who initiated the
Railroad Commission idea and he will
use this fact in Eastern Washington.
For that matter, practically every Kast
Side farmer or shipper knows that Mc
Bride led their railroad fight, and Mc
Bride's friends believe that he can
realize upon this earlier political in
vestment. "Whatever is taken by Mc
Bride as a result of'hia railroad atti
tude or by Cosgrove from personal ac
quaintance In Eastern Washington will
be drawn from Mead's support, won
through the Railroad Commission.
Though Atkinson has held state of
fice for seven years, he has maintained
his home in Chelan County. He is con
ceded the support of Chelan. He, too,
will draw from Mead on the basis of
his popularity.
Means Second Choice Ballot.
What the opposition to Mead must
divide and must depend upon for the
nomination is the anti-Mead sentiment.
Not even the Governor's friends at
tempt to conceal the fact that there is
a strong feeling .against the Governor,
based in part upon patronage ground
and In part upon a number of political
grounds. It is improbable any of the
anti-Mead candidates would be In the
fight if they did not believe that anti
Mead Republican were in a great ma
jority and each of them expects to
poll this strength.
Under the direct primary Jaw with
(Concluded on Page 4.)
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HARRY MURPHY TELLS WITH HIS PEN HOW HE VIEWS SOME OF
Ona Wmj ta (ptura MintinU,
TIFF REVISION
IS AGREED UPON
Extra Session to Be
Called Next Spring,
COMMISSION PLAN DISLIKED
Departments to Gather Data
to Aid in the Work.
LABOR DURING SUMMER
Petition Circulating; Tor Ways and
Means Committee to Sit During
Recess to Aid Members in
hYa niing Xew Tjaw.
WASHINGTON". March 7. (Special.)
Plans for the revision of the tariff have
been agreed upon by the Republican
leaders. including Roosevelt. Speaker
Cannon. Senator Beveridg and Repre
sentatives Payne, Dalzell and Sherman,
the three latter being members of the
House ways and means committee, who
will frame the new law.
An extra session of Congress will be
called immediately after the expiration
of the present Congress next Spring and
a bill will ba drafted reouctng some of
the high schedules on steel and iron and
equalizing others. If the Democrats are
successful in the National election next
Fall, President Roosevelt will call Con
gress immediately after the result is
known, so that the tariff can be revised
by the Republicans.
Senator Beveridge, who presented a
measure providing for a tariff commis
sion, had a conference witn the Presi
dent today. Later he conferred with
Speaker Cannon and Representatives
Payne. Dalzell and Sherman. It devel
oped that the commission plan is not ac
ceptable, and it was agreed that a resolu
tion shall be adopted by tne present Con
gress directing the Secretaries of State,
Treasury, Agriculture, commerce and
Labor and the Director of the Census to
gather such data as will be useful to
Congress in revising the tariff.
Hepresentative Sherman, with the ap
proval of Speaker Cannon, ts circulating
a petition among members of the House
which requests the ways and means com
mittee to sit during the Summer recess
for the purpose of gathering data to aid
the members in framing a new tariff
law. Many signatures have already been
procured and the committee will sit.
The agreement makes it certain that
tariff legislation will come next Winter
or Spring.
RGE FOR FB1TZI SCKEFf
THE VIVACIOUS OPERA SINGER
WOltD HAVE FREEDOM.
P'iles Suit Under Her Off-Stage
Xante, Fredericka Ton Bardele
ben, in Xew York City.
NBW YORK, March l-ilme. Fiitzt
Scheff. the comic opera star, has brought
suit for divorce from Baron Fritz von
Bardeleben, formerly a German captain
of hussars, to whom she was married in
1902. The papers were filed last Satur
day before Justice" Platzek. An order of
reference was entered and the case will
be heard in private before Edmond E.
Wise, an attorney, who is named as
referee.
The formal papers in the case attracted
no particular notice In the court, but some
persons remembered that Mme. von Bar
deleben was the off-Btage name of Miss
Fritzi Scheff, who is at present appearing
in "Mile. Modiste," in Cincinnati.
For some time, however, there have
been reports of trouble in the domestic
life of the vivacious singer. Nathan
Burkan appears as attorney for Mme.
Fredericka von Bardeleben. He seemed
rrfuch perturbed today when asked if he
Blind Mr. HarrimM.
was not really acting for Miss Fritzl
Scheff.
'This is only a case involving some East
Side clients," stated Lawyer Burkan. But
smiled when he made the statement.
The complaint in the case charges an
offense which is the only one on which an
absolute divorce can be secured in this
state. The com-plaint states that the von
Bardelebens were married in 1902 and
lived together In 1908 and 1904. Von
Bardeleben was an officer in the Thir
teenth German hussars, but resigned his
commission to wed the singer. He had
courted Miss Scheff several years prior
to their marriage.
At the time of the wedding of the
couple it was said that the two had been
sweethearts from childhood. When Miss
Scheff was taken 111 in Cleveland. O., her
husband went there. . He accompanied her
to the Adirondacks, where she went to
recuperate. Moses Ritkenoerg is the at
torney for von Bardeleben.
"I cannot discuss this case and it would
not be right for me to even tell you where
my client could be found."
Yakima Land Case Decided.
SAX FRANCISCO. March 7. The ap
peal of Charles F. and Ethel Kraus
and Ada Maud Kraus against Charles
A. and Clara B. Congdon from the
United States Circuit Court of 'Wash
ington, in regard to titles to certain
land in North Yakima, was affirmed
by the Court of Appeals today. Judge
Ross dissenting.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum, temperature, 50
degrees; minimum, 38.
TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds.
, J Foreign.
Franklin's house In Paris demolished. Sec
tion 3. Dace 9.
j Female bomb-thrower in Warsaw acquit
ted arter confessing guilt. Section 3,
rage 9. -
Drift towards republic In Portugal. Sec
tion 4, page 1.
British liberals' to renew attack on Lords.
Section 4. page 1.
Man foi-reits- fortune for sake - of religion.
Section 4. page 5.
Japan issues ultimatum to China, Section
1. page 3.
Both Germany and Britain want Kaiser's
letter published. Section 1, page 2.
Great immigration scheme in Canada. Sec
tion J. page 4e.
National.
Rooyevelt to call extra session for tariff
revision. Section 1. page 3.
Physical tests aimed to crowd old officers
out of Army. Section 2. page 1.
Rooseve!t- lines up Northwestern Senators
for Aldrich bill. Section 1. page 2.
Politics.
New York Republican committee, indorses
Hughes for President. Section 1, page 1.
Domestic.
Twenty-ninth homicide in Colorado in 190S.
Section 1. page 5.
Knickerbocker Trust Bank to reopen. Sec
tion 1, page 3.
Nine Chinese sentenced to death for murder
In Boston. Section 1. p-age B.
Interstate Commission will enforce nine-hour
law on all railroads. Section 2, page 2.
Schooner wrecked in Alaska and ten liven
lost.. Section 1, page 6.
Professor Quaekenbos says medicine will
make bad men good. Section 1, page 2.
Death list at Collinwood reaches 174. Section
1, page J.
Jewish rabbi denounces Rose Pastor mokes
and Dr.. Day as anarchists. Section 2,
page 1.
Hearst papers accused of inciting to anarchy
and murder. Section 1. page 3.
Black Hand meets Its match in New York.
Section 1, page 2.
High financiers sued for loot taken from
bank. Section 1. page 1.
Palflc Coast.
McBride and Mead announce candidacy for
Governor. Section 1. page 1.
Independant boat service promised Tilla
mook. Section 1, page 6-
Washington State candidates fight ahy of
combinations. Section 3, page 10.
Whitman College to becom Yale of the
Northwest. Section 1, page 6.
Fellows. California, highwayman, captured.
Section 1, page ,
Sport.
Beavers have practice game - with Santa.
Barbara. Section , page
Stanford and California crews at outs. Sec
tion 4, page 0.
Soccer game results in tie. Section 4,
page 7.
How the owners almost killed baseball. Sec
tion 4, page 6.
College football pronounced better than
rugby. Section 4. page 6
Athletes training for indoar track meets.
Section 4, page 8.
Auto Club takes up road question. Section
4. page 7.
Commercial ante Marine.
English are heavy buyers of Oregon hops.
Section 4, page 9.
Chicago wheat market declines on general
selling. Section 4, page U.
Stock prices again move upward. Section 4,
page 9.'
New York banks steadily gain In reserves.
Section 4. page 9.
French bark Emilie Galline clears with
second cargo within 11 months. Section
4, page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Wealthy Chinese merchant murdered by
highbinders. Section 1, page 9.
URen may withdraw from Senatorial race.
Section 1, page 9.
Self-defense plea in Wynne murder case.
Section 2 page 13.
Receivership suit blow to Gould's dream of
coast to coast railroad. Section 1, page
8. 1
Portland realty market maintains healthy
tone. Section 2, page 2.
Quadrennial general conference of Metho
. dist Episcopal Church to be held in May.
Section 1. page 8
Light ordinance vetoed by Mayor. Section !
3, page 10. J
New stores., in growing East Side section,
Section 3. page 8- I
Too-Gnod to Be Tru.
HEW YORK
BOOMS
FAVORITE
Si
State Committee Pro
poses Hyghes.
AFTER PRAISING ROOSEVELT
Resolutions a Surprise, but
. Secure Every Vote.
CONVENTION IS CALLED
Douglass Commits Members to Push
Governor's Candidacy and Pro- .
poses United Support by Dele
gation Hughes Still Silent.
NEW YORK. March 7. The Republican
State Committee of New York put its seal
of approval upon the candidacy of Charles
E. Hughes for the nomination for the
Presidency by unanimously indorsing him
as the choice of his party in this state
before the Republican National Conven
tion at Chicago. The same resolution, of--fered
by W. H. Douglass, extended the
hearty thanks of the committee to Pres
ident Roosevelt for his "great service to
his country by a rugged determination to
oppose wrong and In demanding Justice,
for all."
The committee then carried out the
purposes for which it was brought to
gether by calling the state convention to
meet in Carnegie Hall, New York City,
on April 11, at 11 o'clock, and by a unani
mous vqte agreeing to recommend ex-Lieutenant-Governor
Bruce as temporary
chairman of the convention. All the SS
members of the committee were present
or represented by proxy, and the meeting
lasted less than half an hour. The call
provides that the convention shall elect
four delegates and alternates at large to
the National convention, elect a new state
committee, nominate for the 39 Presiden
tial electors from the state, and transact
such other business as may come before
it. No opposition whatever to the form
of the call was offered by either faction
in the committee.
Resolutions Commend Hughes.
The Douglass resolution indorsing Mr.
Hughes' candidacy was as follows:
New York holds the proud position of
having given to the Nation one of her il
lustrious sons, who now occupies the
Presidential chair. Few, if any. Presi
dents have ever been held in so high re
gard by the Nation and the world. He
has done great service to his country, by
a rugged determination to oppose wrong
doing and in demanding justice for all.
We tender him as his term of office
draws towards its close our hearty
thanks, and his name will undoubtedly
go down to posterity as one of the
greatest and most heroic figures in
American history, justly linked with that
of Washington, Lincoln, Grant and Mc
Kinley. The citizens of the Empire State very
properly expect that our delegates to the
National Republican convention will pre
sent and urge the selection again of one
of our many worthy sons for the greatest
office in the gift of the people.
The state committee believes that the
wisdom of our choice will undoubtedly
commend Itself to all classes of our citi
zens and to the country generally, if we
earnestly advocate the selection of the
Governor of o"ur state. Hon. Charles E.
Hughes, for the Presidency. He is a
man of the Lincoln type,' able, upright,
intrepid, honest, fearless in duty and de
voted to the people's best Interests. Since
he has been prominently before the pub
lic his strong individuality has greatly
impressed us all. In all his public utter
ances, he carries conviction by his evi
dent sincerity and the unquestion
able purity of his motives. In
placing his name before the
country .as our standard-bearer, we
are convinced we are presenting another
great leader to the Nation, one who will
add additional glory to our state, and up
hold the traditions of the Republican
party.
Resolved. That we commend the selec
tion of delegates in the various Congres
sional districts and of delegates at large
who will act in complete harmony with
the purpose of this resolution, to the end
that the delegation to the National con
vention from this state may present a
united front in behalf of our candidate.
Surprised Committee Agrees.
The introduction of the resolution came
as a surprise to many of the committee
men, as it was not anticipated. Copies
had been prepared in advance, and when
THE IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE WEEK
the members reached the headquarters on
ESst Thirty-eighth street, where tha meet
ing was held, they were advised that such
a resolution had been prepared for intro
duction: The matter was discussed infor
mally before Chairman Timothy L. Wood
ruff called the committee to order, but
there was ho formal discussion. Near the
close of the brief session Mr. Douglass
Introduced his resolution and made, a brief
speech eulogizing President Roosevelt and
Governor Hughes, in which he said:
We are approaching another great po
litical campaign, and the people do not
anticipate the same walkover the Repub
licans had eight years ago and four years
ago. It is our duty to. voire the senti
ments of this committee so that the peo
ple will know where we stand. New
York is the greatest state in the Union,
and as New York goes, so goes tne coun
try. We want to go to Chicago and say
we can guarantee to elect our man. The
time has come when we should unfold
our banner and "write upon it in letters
of gold the name of our candidate.
And the name I want to write on that
banner is the name of Charles E. Hughes, j
Mr. Douglass' remark were received by
niny of , the members with applause.
Hughes Too Busy to Talk. -
Ex-Go-.-ernor Odell was present, but took
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- Hiiihunit for Divorce in New
York City. '
no part except to ask if the representa
tion at the state convention will be gov
erned by the vote cast in 1906 or 1904.
Chairman Woodruff informed Mr. Odell
that the vote of 1901 would govern. A
resolution relative to calling . Congres
sional district conventions where . there is
no separate Congressional committee, in
troduced by William L. Ward, of West
chesrery was- -adopted, after . which the
Hughes resolutions were adopted.
When an effort' was made, to' see Gov
ernor Hughes at the Hotel Astor, C. L.
Treadwell, his military secretary, said the
Governor was too busy to receive any one
prior to his departure.
General Stewart L. Woodford, president
of the Hughes National League, when in
formed of the action of the committee
today, said: . V
"I expected just such action. Of course
I am deeply gratified. I believe it ex
presses the purpose of a united Republi
can party In New Y'ork. If New York
State stands resolutely and honestly by
Governor Hughes, I expect his nomina
tion at Chicago."
ARREST RADICAL SOCIALIST
Indianapolis Man Accused of
Threaten i n g 8 pea ker Cannon .
INDIANAPOLIS, Intl.. March 7.
Hiram Aiaine, aged 64. was arrested
here today on a warrant sworn out by
a United States postoffice inspector,
charged with writing threatening let
ters to Speaken Cannon, of the House
of Representatives, and Congressman
Jesse Overstreet, of Indianapolis. "
These letters have continued at vari
ous times for nearly two years. A
throat of assassination, inspired"- by
their attitude on the pure food legisla
tion in the Congress of 1906, hung
over their heads, and although the en
tire machinery of the Postoffice De
partment and secret service was called
into use, not a single clue to the Iden
tity of the author of the letters, was
found until a few days ago.
Maine, a most prolific writer, a pro
nounced radical, an admitted Socialist
and preaching the doctrines of an al
leged anarchistic nature, has covered
the country, with his anonymous com
munications. Complaints from men in
public life, particularly at Washington,
were registered with the Postal De
partment. German Discount Kate Lower.
BERLIN, March 7. The rate of dis
count of the Imperial Bank of Ger
many was reduced today from ( to
per cent.
"Oh! Oee What I'M Got!"
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BUNCO
SUEO FOR LOSS
Receivers After Gang of
Big Financiers..
BOUGHT MORSE'S ICE STOCK
Flagler, Havemeyer, Schwab
Gates and Others.
MANY LIKE TRANSACTIONS
Secret Sale of Stock to Bank of North
America Alleged to Hare Caused
ftreat Loss . Restitution
Is Now Sought.
NKW YORK. March 7. Receiver
Charles Hanna, of the National Bank
of North America, filed a bill of com
plaint In a . suit in the United Ptates
Circuit Court today against the direc
tors of the suspended Institution, in
which he demands that an inquiry be
made Into the losses Involved In cer
tain large financial transactions en
tered Into between the bank nd
Charles W. Morse and others, and that
those directors who were liable Jor
the losses may be directed to pay.
The suit is brought against Charles
W. Morse, John H.' Flagler, William G.
Havemeyer, - Alfred H. Curtis, A. 11.
Barney and James W. Barney, as ex
ecutors of Charles T. Barney, deceased;
John W. Gates. Charles M. Schwab,
Henry M. Chapln, Jr., Robert Thomp
son and Morgan G. O'Brien.
Mr. Harm a in his bill states that In
1906 the National Bank of North
America purchased, from Charles W.
Morse 4000 shares of American Ice Se
curities Company stock and that "tha
real character of this purchase was
concealed and covered by entering the
same on the books of the bank as a
loan to Lesll K. Whiting, secured by
the 4000 shar.es as collateral security."
Later, according to the bill of com
plaint, the stock was transferred to
two other loan accounts and the books
show that by the sale of part of this
collateral and the surinkage of the re
mainder of the security stilt htd The
bank has suffered a loss of $l!a.fifl4,
less the value of 2000 shares of stock
still held as collateral.
Transactions of like character are
further cited by Mr. Hanna in his bill
of complaint, in which he charges that
the .defendants had knowledge of ond
assented to these financial acts.
KNICKERBOCKER ILL OPEN
Many Millions f Locked-up Depos- .
Us to Be Released.
NEW YORK, March 7. An ordor was
granted today by Justice Clark in the
Supreme Court, Staten Island, for the re
opening, on March 26, next, "of the Knick
erbocker Trust Company, whose suspen
sion last October, following a two days
bank run, involved the savings of nearly
20,000 depositors, brought the president
of the institution, Charles T. Barney, to
his death In a sensational manner,, and
precipitated such an unsettlement of pub
lic confidence that the panic of VJ07 re
sulted. The reopening of the Knickerbocker
Trust Company, in accordance with plains
for rehabilitation prepared after four
months' labor by a committee of deposi
tors, will release to the welfare of the
community assets aggregating J46.I70.fii!it.
The granting of the resumption order
was reflected in a smart advance In se
curity values today on the stock ex
change. -
Under the terms of this plan of re
habilitation, depositors of the Knicker
bocker Trust Company will not receive
their deposits in full when the Trust Com
pany opens its doors, but will receive 1J
per cent on the opening day if they want
it. and the remaining portions of the de
posits can be withdrawn at intervals cov
ering a period of about two and one-half
years. -
A comparatively small number of the
depositors refused to assent to the plan
of resumption, and these depositors by
their refusal to assent to the plan wiil
be in a position to demand nayment of
their deposits in full. A largi" percentage
of the depositors assented to the plan,
however, and are bound by it and it was
by their action that it was made possible
for the institution to resume business.
Jnnrt One Little Thing More t Do.