The Sunday Oregonian., December 13, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

lEFOflERS'llV
TO CliffS
WILL
Much-Exploited Fight
Hpuse Rules to End in
Compromise.
on
WHIPPED BEFORE BATTLE
Jnurjrrnt Force A.ture Speaker of
Friendship and Say They Only
Want Soon Changes a He
May Suggest,
WASHINGTON. Pec. 12. It 1 undor-
tocd that the rirpburn rule revision
rommittf in the House will ask to be
authorized to agre to compromises that
ah Speaker might miggpst if dslrabl.
fUs t i-onsldered a virtual back-flown of
thf "reformers" who.- a few days ago.
attracted attention to themselves by their
dlaratlon of what they Intended doing
to the Speaker. It Is also reported that
members who talked with the Speaker
-dsv assured htm that they were his
friends and wiehed to avail themselves
of his sujtfestions.
The work of revising the rules was
tarred by conferences between the mem
bers of the committee and Speaker Can
non and Representative Williams, former
minority leader, as well as between the
committee and other individuals amone
the element favoring; revision of the rules.
Word ml spread by a majority of
the committee which includes Repre
sentative Hayes, of California, that the
amendments would be conservative. A
practteiil dl'wpproval was announced
on such change as the selection of a
Fteerinir committee of the House to ap
point ten committees and the proposal
to have the committee on rules elected
by the House.
Entire Committee Will Act.
The outcome of the individual con
ference with the Speaker is said to
nav been an understanding that the
entire committee will lay before the
Speaker after next Thursday night s
onference on rules the amendments
hat may be agreed upon.
"ew rian of Recognition.
Republican Floor Leader Payne and
Representative Palxell will be consult
ed l)T the committee.
The members of the "reformers of
the rules are practically united on the
Hepburn rules, which would practical
ly compel the Speaker to recognize any
person upon whom his eyes fell, in
stead of allowing -him to arrange at
the beginning of the day, designating
members who shall be given the priv
ilege of the floor.
Call Committees Once a Week.
Other amendments that have the ap
proval of the committee are to require
the call of committees once a week, so
that all bills on tlie -union" and the
House calendars may be reached ia due
time, and to enlarge tlie committee on
rules, though leaving It to the Speaker
o select the members. The Democrats
are being Interviewed to ascertain if they
will consent to the committee being com
posed exclusively of Republicans. As it
has been the reputed practice to invite
in the Democratic members of tlie com
mittee on rules after the Republicans
have decided upon a course of action. It
Is being urged that minority representa
tion is a farce.
Among the reasons assigned for making
ttte fight on the rules at this session are
that a number of the so-called reformers
will not be mmbers of the Congress;
that even a losing tight this session will
strengthen the reformers'" next session.
The Democrats are taking little part in
the discussion. The reformers declare
that the House leaders will be surprised
ai the strength shown at their meeting
next Tuesday. '
WHO OWNS THIS LAND?
Slate Claims Valuable Tract Bonglit
by J. Proentel 4 7 Years Ago.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) The state land department of the
state of Washington advertised for sale
and was on the point of selling as state
school land a certain OS acres in Clark
County when it was discovered that the
land had been sold 42 years ago and
bought by Jacob Proebstel. of Vancouver.
The discovery that. the land was not now
state land was made "by Joseph O'Koana
of this city.
Word of the error was at once tele
graphed State Land Commissioner B. W.
.Row. at Olynipla. He looked the matter
up and found that according to the state
records the land waa wtlll unsold, but he
wired back to postpone the sale pending
further Investigation.
The land in question comprises lots
9 and 10. section 16. T. I N-, R. 2 E.. in
all S acre. It la located near Orchards
about seven miles northeast of Van
couver. The land Is under cultivation,
has on It several buildings, and people
are living on It.
Tlie land Is appraised at 115 an acre
and Several men were, on hand to buy it
at that price, for it Is now worth over
J10 an acre.
VERDICT AGAINST DOCTOR
Central! Physician Must Pay $.1000
for Bungled Job on Broken Leg.
HEHAX.IS. Wash., Dec. 12. (especial.)
The Jury in the case of Marion Howell
vs. Dr. J. H. Dumon, of Centralla.
brought in a verdict for J30V dnmares
tonight. Howell sued for malpractice
alleged in a Job of setting a broken leg.
which reaves him a cripple for life.
shores, shall carry away with them noth
ing but grateful and edifying recollec
tions of every Paoaman with whom they
coma In contact, under whatever circum
stances or whatever their social standing.
"In order, therefore, to further these
Intentions, the carrying out of which will
strengthen in a moat notable manner the
good relations existing between the Gov
ernment of Panama and that of the
United Stales, the Oowrnor most earnest
ly exhorts you to us all your influence
with the members of your organization,
to the end tnat they may give the fullest
and most praetk-al expression to the in
tentions herein set forth."
TO PROTECT BLUEJACKETS
Panama. Agrees to Pro-ride for the
Sailors' Safety.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Assurances
have come to the State Department
from President Obaldia. in response to
the request of Acting Secretary of State
Bacon, that adequate protection will
be given by the authorities at Panama
to American sailors and marines that
may be landed on the isthmus, either
for shore leave or in transit, upon the
arrival of Admiral Swinburne's fleet
of armored cruisers at Panama today.
The treatment accorded American sail
ors and marines on the Isthmus has
not been satisfactory to the Administration.
COLOMBO SIGHTS FLEET
SIXTEEN VESSELS XEAR CEYLON
PORT TO TAKE ON COAL.
To Be Entertained by Colony and
Each Man Will Be Given
Package of Tea.
mmxiRn. CevVon. Dec. 13. The United
States Atlantic fleet, under command of
Re.ir-Admiral SDerry. was sighted at 7
o'clock this morning. The fleet left Ma
nila on December 1. The 16 vessels will
remain for six days to take on coal and
give the men and officers opportunity for
shore leave.
This is the first stop on the homeward
voyage. According to the original sched
ule the vessels were to have put Into
Singapore, but tnis was cnangea
thev steamed past that harbor wrltbout
stopping, on December 6.
The Colonial Secretary or ceyion ine
island is a crown colony has received
Instructions from London to extemd such
h.;t.iitv to the American visitors as
King Edward would wish to have shown
the United States. Tlie Legislative Coun
cil has voted a fund for the entertainment,
and a committee of 30 has been working
hard on the arrangements. It is planned,
among other things, to present five pounds
of tea to each officer and one pound to
each man in the fleet.
LAUNCHING VICTIMS WORSE
Several Have Relapse and Ono Ia
. About to llle.
VALLEJO. Cal.. Dec. 12. Several re
lapses were reported today In the caaea
of persons suffering from ptomaine pois
oning as the result of having partaken
of the luncheon provided after the
launching of the Prometheus last Satur
day. The relapses, most of which are of
patients who generally were regarded aa
progressing favorably, have taken the
form of acute dysentery, completely
prostrating the sufferers. In many cases
the physicians consider the relapses worse
than the original attacks.
Only two new cases of poisoning were
reported today, each being about as se
vere as those which developed early In
the week.
Mrs. August Rose, wife of Bandsman
Rose, who waa removed to a sanitarium
In a critical condition yesterday, shows
no Improvement today. She lies in a stu
por and is being kept alive by stimulants
injected into her system, the stomach
being unable to retain even water.
The Trades and Labor Council, at a
meeting, has unanimously absolved the
local entertainment committee of all
blame in the matter of providing un
sanitary food for the luncheon.
NAB "SCARFACED CHARLIE"
Chicago's Most Accomplished "Crnsl
Thrower" Caught In Sham.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. '"Scat-faced Char
He." Chicago's most accomplished "crust
thrower.-' fell In the hands of the police
last night as he was begging on the
treeta. When he waa lodged in a cell
at the Harrison-Street Police Station he
was seized with a violent attack of some
thing that resembled hydrophobia. He
bit the bars of his cell and barked like' a
dog.
Dr. L. Blake Baldwin was called and
said "Charlie" was shamming. "He Is
a well-known diameter." aaid Dr. Bald
win, who has encountered the man often
tn his rounds as City Physician. "His
favorite way of begging is to 'plant' a
crust of bread and then pounce on it with
a famished cry as some well-dressed
persons are passing. He gnaws the crust
like a famished wolf.
"This Is usually effective, and fre
quently persons who have believed htm
to be starving to death have been bled
for several dollars.
" 'Scarface' lives high, but is far from
being as crazy as he acts."
BARMAN HURLS HAMMER
PANAMA PLANS WELCOME
Salem Saloonkeeper Raps John
Yates Blow on Sknll.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 12. (Special.)
"Old Bill" Anderson, a pioneer saloon
keeper. - tested the strength of John
Yates' skull with a hammer tonight.
Having had trouble with Yates, Ander
son ordered him out of the saloon,
Yates did not go fast enough to suit
Anderson, so the saloonman hurled a
hammer at the retreating figure. The
tnlnnile atritck Yates on the hmd. and.
I bounding upward, crashed through a
window Into the street.
Tales, with a bruised head,' is locked
tip and has sworn out a warrant for
Anderson's arrest.
Taclfic Fleet to Be (ilien Great Ova
tion on Arrival.
PANAMA. Dec. 12. The vessels of the
Pacific fleet are expected to oome Into
Panama harbor tonight or Sunday morn
ing. The gimboat Yorktown arrived yes
terday afternoon. Senor Diaz, the Gov
ernor of Panama, has issued the follow
ing circular to the local societies:
"As the day approaches for the arrival
of the Pacific Squadron of the United
States with a force of from TO to 70"0
men. who will come ashore during the
lime the fleet stays in our waters In
groups of KVo men every day to visit
Panama and the surrounding districts,
the citizens of this city, under the leader
ship of political personages, proposes to
receive them in a befitting manner and
to extend to them every attention and
oT.urtesy. to the end that our most dis
tinguished viaruna, u leaving these
Senator Elklns Buys Bank.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 12. Senator Hi
king, of Wost Virginia, and a syndi
cate of local and New York Interests
have obtained possession of the stock
of the American National Bank held by
Robert N. Harper, the bank's former
proprietor, and now head of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce.
The transfer of the stock gives the
syndicate headed by Senator Elklns ab
solute control of the institution, which
is capitalized at $500. WU0, and yester
day had $2,210,000 in deposits.
The transfer Is taken In banking
circles as an indication that there will
ahortly be a consolidation of several
other financial institutions of the city,
making the combination about the
third strongest banking house in the
community.
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"COME EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH"
SHIPPERS TO FIGHT
May Enjoin Railroads if New
Rates Are Enforced.
EASTERN ROADS LIE DOWN
Hare Agreed to Mate Xo General
AdTance for Two -Months I'ro-
tet Is Being Prepared by
Traffic Association.
CHICAGO, Pec. 11. The Tribune to
day prints th following: news-article
on th transcontinental freight rate
question as reirarda the Pacific Coast:
The advance in I relpht rates Included
rn the new transcontinental tariffs,
which were filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission about two
weeks ago, and which take effect un
der the required 30 days notice on
January 1. is likely to provoke a storm
amone the shippers- This uay result
in an attempt to prevent the roads from
charging the new rates by injunction
proceedings.
During the course of the agitation
huts Inst the proposed increases of the
Kastern roads in official classification
territory, little attention has been paid
to the Pacific Coast rates. Now that
the Eastern roads have agreed to make
no general advances for two months
and many believe that they may have
decided to back down, shippers are con
ferring to see what may be done with
the transcontinental rate question.
The traffic committee of the Illinois
Manufacturers' Association, which took
the lead in the fight on the Eastern
rates, has decided to send a circular
letter to members -nukins them how
much the increases will affect their bnsl
neas. and what Is to be done about It
It has been stated that the brunt of
the fight against the new rates would
probably be undertaken by the Cali
fornia shippers, who are affected by the
Increases both eastbound and westbound,
because most of the Jobbers receiving
freight from Chicago have been In the
habit of paying the freight themselves.
A formal protest to the Interstate Com
merce Commission Is now in preparation
by the California Traffic Association. nd
thi body may decide to ask for an in
junction. In such an event the shippers
in the East may rest on the same case
or file Intervening eetltlona as they did
tn the Teaa rate case.
JX XOT AFFECT IvOCAIi MES
K. B. Miller Says Kate Cut Xo
Figure Here. .
R. B. .Miller, genexajl Ireigbt- aseni of
tlie Harriman lines on this Coast, said
last night that the freight rates an
nounced cut no figure so far as shippers
4iere are concerned. He said that an ad
vance in water rates did not necessarily
mean an advance in rail rates, and that
rail rates were figured entirely on a basis
of cost of transportation and would be
made as low s the. exigencies of the
traffic would permit.
He said "the railroad companies had no
intention to discontinue competition for
the traffic between the coasts, but that
some readjustment was deemed necessary
In rates and that some changes are con
sidered advisable. He said that the ad
vance announced meant 6 cents per 100
pounds In some cases and 10 cents in
others, but Just what effect this will
have In diverting traffic from rail to
water transportation he was unable to
say. Said he:
'The competition of sea carriers at
Portland is today greater than it has
ever been, and the extent to which the
rail carriers may elect to meet that com
petition is for them alone to determine.
But In view of the conditions existing in
this territory with respect to traffic move
ment, it Is not likely that they will take
any action so far as the westbound busi
ness Is concerned, that will serve to en
courage the movement by vessel to any
appreciable extent If if can be avoided. ,.
"The preponderance of tonnage Is east
bound, that ia to say tle movement of
traffic from the Pacific Coast is greater
than tn the opposite direction, necessitat
ing the hauling of empty cars from the
East in order to take care of commodities
produced here. It has been the aim of
the carriers to encourage rather than to
discourage the loading of thi3 westbound
empty equipment. Selfish interests would
dictate that position. Consequently no
rate adjustment Is apt to be made which
could have no other effect than to be
prejudicial to the best interests of the
carriers themselves.
"The situation on the Pacific Coast
should not be confused with the situation
in other localities where the conditions
are entirely dissimilar and where water
competition Is not the controlling factor."
TO HOLD RIVAL MEETINGS
Old Xev Tork to Be Rent TVith Suf
frage Discussions.
NBW TORK, 1"C. 12. History is to
repeat ltselfcln New Tork on Decem
ber 18, when meetings for and against
woman suffrage will be beld.
Rival demonstrations of this charac
ter were lield only last week and the
coming clash, as it were. Is a direct
result of one of the former at which
Dr. Lyman Abbott declared that college
women did not want to vote. It seems
that there are many college women in
the city who differ decidedly with this
view and with the Intention of erapti
sizing It to the public, a -mass" meel
this i
ipha- I
etlng I
will be held at the Berkeley Lyceum
on the date named. There will be a
great array of college banners and pla
cards "bearing the cry "Votes for wo
men." The meetings will be under the
auspices of the College Equal Suffrage
League and it is said that Mrs. Clar
ence Mackay and Mrs. Russell Sage will
be present. The demonstration will be
held In the evening following a meet
ing in the afternoon of the so-called
"antls," who oppose suffrage for wo
men, and ,who are conducting their
campaign under the name of the Na
tional League for the Civic Education
of Women.
The "antls" are rejoicing today over
the decision of the Appellate division of
the Supreme Court handed down yester
day against Dr. Julia Sears, who
brought suit against an election board
official who refused to let her vote. The
court did not deem it necessary to write
an opinion, but sustained with 10
costs to the appellant the ruling of Jus
tice Truax. of the Supreme Court, be
fore whom the case was first argued. No
appeal can be taken without a spprlal
order by the Appollato division. Mrs.
Martin B. Coleman, a woman attorney,
conducted the case for the suffragist.
Will Convene Court In Astoria.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 12.- (Special.)
Judge McBride will convene an ad
journed term of the Circuit Court in
this city next Monday and as several
cases are set for trial, tlie session will
probably continue during the entlrw
week. On Monday the three men who
were Indicted by the last grand Jury
for violating the local option law and
for selling liquor without a license
will plead.
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