The Sunday Oregonian., December 20, 1908, Image 1

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CALIFORNIA RISES
AGAINST RATES
Will Refuse to Pay Rail
roads More.
MASS MEETINGS ARE CALLED
Shippers to Protest Simulta
neously at 25 Cities.
PROMOTE STEAMER LINE
mrrrnnient to Be Encouraged to
Develop Panama Route Will
Exhaust Every Means
of Resistance.
SAN FRANCIs-CO, Dee. IS. Ship
pers and Importers of California are
arranging? to unite In a state-wide pro
test against the Increase in transconti
nental tariffs announced by the South
ern Pacific sr. .2 Santa Fe railroads as
effective on January 1. Opposition will
tike the form of a score of mass meet
ings, held in the leading- cities on De
cember 30, when representatives of
leading industries will net forth the
grievances of the business men against
the carriers. An executive committee
appointed some weeks ago to deal with
the question today announced this
method of procedure as more desirable
than an appeal to the courts, which
was regarded as productive of delay, or
to the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, which Is powerless to take action
until such rate changes have taken
effect.
"o Reason for Increase.
The attitude of the protectants was
et forth today In a statement by C. H.
Bentley. presidenf of the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce and a
member of the executive committee,
who said:
We deem IfunTiit" that the traf
fic managers should have arranged
these rates without consulting . the
shippers and at a period most Inoppor
tune. V( have ranvassed the railroad
situation thoroughly, and from the
cost of fuel to the statement of earn
ings there is apparent no valid reason
for such an increase of rates at this
time."
Eastern and Western shippers were
strongly represented during the past
week at a series of conferences where
the traffic officials of the Southern Pa
cific and Santa Fe daily received de
tailed objections to the proposed rate
increase. The mass meetings. It la
said, are intended to supplement these
hearings when the carriers take Knal
action.
Meeting! In 25 Cities.
In each of 13 shipping centers the
executive committee has sent an appeal
to a leader who will be given every
aslsstance in the organization of a mass
meeting. In addition to this an at
tempt will be made to Interest the
public through the newspapers, which
will be supplied with the figures, facts
and arguments to the shippers. The 1
men comprising the executive commit
tee have signed the circular appeal to
these leaders, a majority of whom are
fruitgrowers, fruit canners and fruit
shippers.
At the same time the increased rates
iave elicited formal protests from pro
ducers and shippers of hides and
leather, vegetables and other commod
ities. The eastbound tariff increase.
It la explained, will work a hardship
to the shippers and Importers of hard
ware, paints and oils, groceries and
rnany lines handled by Eastern Job
bers. It is -the expectation of the committee
that 50.000 persons will participate in
the meetings on "rate day," as it is to
be known. In the language - of the
fcppeaL it Is' proposed "to Impress upon
the people of the United States, the
Rational Government and the railroad
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MONSTER SHIPS
LARGER THAN AXY YET BUILT
OR EVEN DESIGNED.
Will Carry Eight 14-Inch Guns
With Displacement of 25,000
Tons Congress Favorable.
WASHINGTON. Dsc. 19. (Special.) The
Navy Department is considering the de
sirability of constructing monster battle
ships, blggtr than' anything yet built or
even designed elsewhere. One plan pre
sented by the Naval Board of Construc
tion calls for eight It-Inch guns and a
displacement of 25.000 tons, while another
plan provides Tor twelve 12-inch guns and
a displacement of K.000 tons. In the
14-inch gun slilp the thickness of the tur
ret, side and barbette armor will be
thicker than in the 12-Inch gun ship, giv
ing better protection than the latter will
enjoy.
Two designs have been prepared for the
li-inch-gun ship. There have long been
serious differences among ' naval experts
regarding the advisability of using bigger
guns than H-inch. on account or the
probability that the discharge of bigger
guns would seriously rock the ship. More
over, it, is known that under, some condi
tions eight-Inch guns, for instance, are
more effective than 10-Inch.
The Navy Department Is pretty well
committed to the all-blg-gun-shlp plan
and Congress may consider it favorably
when tlie matter Is properly presented.
The speed of the new ships Is intended
to be. from 20 1-4 to 20 1-2. knots an hour
under trial conditions of load.
APRIL-FOOLED HIS FIANCEE
Joseph Letter's Agent Twice Sued
for Breach of Promise.
CHICAGO. Dec. 1 9. (Special.) Hugh
Crabbe. the former confidential agent
for Joseph Lelter. the millionaire jcoal
operator, is trying to "settle two sults
for breach of promise Involving tho
sum of 130.000. as a result .of his mar
riage to Miss Meriam Pain. Wednesday.
The $25,000 breach of promise suit filed
by Miss Marian Mattes against Mr.
Crabbe is, on the December court cal
endar. It Is said he attempted to settle
the case out of court several days ago.
On November 14, 1S07, Miss Anna
Murray, a domestic, brought a similar
suit, asserting that on July 7 of that
year Crabbe had asked her to become
his wife. . Samuel K. Markham. attor
ney for' Miss Mattes, says that her suit
has not been dropped. He declared he
Is prepared to go ahead with the tr'.aL.
Miss Mattes said she had no intention
of having the suit withdrawn, and that
It would be fought out In court. Ac
cording to the hill filed In her suit, Mr.
Crabbe promised to marry her April 1
of this year. - .
SAILORS PLAY BASEBALL
Fleet Championship Won by Team
From Nebraska.
COLOMBO. Ceylon. Dec. 19. The fleet
baseball championship was won today by
a nine from the Nebraska, which de
feated the nine of the New Jersey by a
score of 22 to 10. The cup offered by the
Commander-in-Chief was withdrawn by
mutual agreement. ,
Bear-Admiral S perry went on board the
Connecticut and entertained the Governor
of Ceylon, Sir Henry Edward McCallum,
and a small party at dinner In the even
ing. Admiral S perry said In his farewell
message that the greatest benefit had
been derived from the cruise. He ex
pressed warm appreciation of the unvary
ing good will of Greaat Britain and de
clared there was the happiest prospect of
welding together the Bnglish-epeaktag
nations in- friendship and common in
terest. The American leet will sail tomorrow
and is expected to aarrlve at Suez on
January a. -
HOLD JOINT INSPECTION
Japs and Americans Get Together In
Watching Immigrants.
. . .
VICTORIA. B. C. Dec." 19. Advices
were received by the steamer Empress
of China today that In consequence of
arrangements regarding Japanese im
migration to the United States between
America and Japan, the Inspection of
Japanese immigrants to the united
States Is being carried out Jointly by
the American and .Japanese officials.
CURRENT TOPICS
LUMBER DUTY,
PAYNE'S OPINION
Almost Whole Commit
tee Agrees With Him.
THROW DOWN ALL BARRIERS
Chairman Lectures Southern
er Who Asks Protection.
ONLY ONE FAVORS DUTY
Agricultural Implement Manufac
turer gays He Needs No Protec
tion and Is Anxious, to Com
pete In World's Markets.
OREGON! AX NKW3 BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 19. During the examination
of Southern lumber manufacturers before
the ways and means committee today.
Chairman Payne made it very , apparent
that he is strongly In favor of admitting
foreign lumber to American markets free
of duty. Mr. Payne has given Intima
tions to this effect heretofore, but never
so pointedly as today, when he under
took to lecture a Southern lumberman
for asking for protection on his product,
when his state persists In voting the
Democratic ticket.
Mr. Payne laid down the doctrine that
states that want the benefit of Republi
can policies, notably protection, should
give their support to the Republican
party and not continually go Democratic.
Only, one member of the ways and
means committee seems favorable to the
retention of the $2 duty on lumber.
"Can you manufacture cheaper than
the English and French manufactur
ers?" asked Mr. Cmmpacker, of Indi
ana. "I think we can, from the fact that
we sell our goods In those countries.
We have improved methods in all lines
jt ju&nuXacture In this country, which
benefit us In the manufacture of our
goods."
Not Affected by Steel Tariff.
' "You haven't suffered any as a re
sult of the tariff on steel and Iron
ore?" Inquired Crumpacker.
"I can't see how the tariff can be
held responsible for the fluctuation In
the prices of steel and Iron. It Is due
to the demand and supply."
The witness said that American
manufacturers of agricultural imple
ments, are obliged to pay the maximum
tariff In France, while British manu
facturers enjoy the benefits of the
minimum tariff.
Mr. Metcalf disagreed with the testi
mony of H. E. Miles, of the National
Association of Manufacturers, and the
complaints of several manufacturers of
agricultural implements that the cost
of materials entering Into the manu
facture of their products had Increased.
Would Open Foreign Markets.
Mr. Metcalf declared himself In favor of
taking off the tariff on farming Imple
ments, saying that this would open up
the American market to foreign manu
facturers, the American manufacture
thereby Increasing his export trade, the
business being put on an equal basis.
He made this suggestion with the proviso
that, if any foreign -country does not give
America toe benefit of Its lowest tariff,
a duty of 20 per cent should be Imposed
on the agricultural Implementa from that
country.
Representative McKinley; of California,
filed a communication from a grower of
hops declaring that an Increase of 50 per
cent In the duty on hops will not reduce
the amount of revenue which the Govern
ment secures from the present importa
tion of hops.
Plea to Retain Coal Duty.
representative Mondell. of Wyoming,
speaking In the Interest of the coal min
ing Interests of Wyoming, asked that the
duty on coal be. kept where It is, saying
that the Rocky Mountain miners could
not compete with the Canadian coal pro-
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GIVE HARRY MURPHY AN
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JUST ONE FEATURE.
Actual experiences are more
convincing than mere .gener
alities, and for this reason one
department of the forthcoming
New Tear's number of The
Oregonian will be especially
valuable, as showing what can
be done by the farmer on
Oregon lan 3 One page of the
edition. will be devoted to brief
signed articles by farmers who
have specialized along various
. lines, and who give practical
accounts of their methods and
results.
Among the phaeji of farm
ing that will be tr?ated in this
way sre tfntato, apple, onion,
celery and truck raising. One
writer will tell of the money
to be made by keeping bees;
another will give definite fig
ures on the profits derived
from his dairy herd, while
still another will, tell why it
pays to own Hogs In the Wil
lamette Valley. One of the
most Interesting of these arti
cles will be on the subject,
"What a Worqan Can Do on
an Oregon Farm."
This . department will be
only one of many valuable '
features of the Annual that
will be Issued January 1, 1909.
DEMAND FOURTH INCREASE
Glassworkera Strike for 25 Per Cent
Halse in Wages.
CLEVELAND.' Dec. 19. Advices re
ceived at the headquarters of the Na
tional Window Glass Workers indicate
that the members of the "organization
quit . work generally throughout the
countrj' this morning. In order to en
force the adoption of the new scale,
which carries an Increase of practically
25 per cent. '
Among the plants that are said to
have signed the new scale, in addition
to the American Window Glass Com
pany, at Pittsburg, are those at Kane.
Pa.; Slnglehouse. Pa.; Elfred, Pa., and
Fredonla. Kan.
President Faulkner, of the Window
Glass Workers' Association, said today
that about 200 pots were in operation
this morning, compared with 1700 yes
terday. This means that about 500
skilled men are at work. .
A meeting of the manufacturers will
be held at Columbus, O.. next Tuesday,
to take action relative to the new wage
000 Drivers on Strike.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Members of
the Liberty Dawn Coach Drivers' Asso
ciation and the United Teamsters of
America, representing 3000 drivers and
chauffeurs in-this city, voted today to
go on strike unless eer-Cain demands
which they have made upon their em
ployers are granted forthwith. Ac
cording to a statement made today by
Edwin Gould, secretary-treasurer of the
Liberty Dawn Association. 100 men em
ployed by two of the largest livery
companies struck this morning. Upon
the outcome of this movement will de
pend the future movements of the em
ployes. -
MOTHER KILLS CHILDREN
Insane, Slie Gives Poisonrto Three,
Then Swallows Drug Herself.
MONPELIER, Idaho, Dec. 19. Three
deaths, to which a fourth may, be added,
are the results or a mother's deranged
mind and the quick action of a deadly
poison. ..
Mrs. John Rosen, the wife of a"well-to-do
rancher, living a few miles from this
city, this morning administered strych
nine to her three children, a baby of four,
and two sons' aged seven and ten years,
after dissolving the drug in wine. She
then poisoned herself.
Mr. Rosen, who was In the barnyard
at the time, entered the house soon aft
erward and discovering the condition of
affairs, sent the oldest boy to a neigh
bor for help. Death soon claimed, the
mother and youngest child. The father
followed the eon who had gone for
help and found him lying In the road
llfeteKi. S
There Is thought to be hope for the sec
ond son, , who .resisted the efforts of his
mother to give him the. wine and swal
lowed but a little of it.
Mrs. Rceen had been suffering from
melancholia. ' '
Varsity to- Observe. Lincoln Day.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove,
Or.. Dec. IS. (Special.) The authorities
of the university are making extensive
plans for the observance of the centen
nial of Lincoln's birthday. . George - H.
Williams, an Intimate friend of Lincoln,
will speak of his personal relations with
the dead president. There will also be
special music and other appropriate ex-,
erciees. ' -
OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW
DnuvvGiiUmtiYin
FOR PRESIDENT
Senate Delays Reading
of Messages.
REVENGE IS TAKEN ON LOOGE
Roosevelt's Spokesman Given
His Own Medicine.
DEMOCRATS MAKE MERRY
Because Lodge Refuses to Suspend
Journal, They Force Continu
ance to Finish Messages Out.
in Cold in Consequence.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. The Senate
had some fun today, when three routine
messages from the President were re-
I ceived, and prevented the delivery of the
messages in the House.
Just as the secretary was beginning to
read the Journal, the arrival of M.C. Latta,
assistant secretary to the President, with
the messages was noted and the Presi
dent's representative was kept waiting
until' the tedious reading of the Journal
had been disposed of. The reading had
scarcely begun when Galllnger proposed
suspending the reading to permit the
messages to be presented, as is usual,
whatever the order of business under
consideration. -
Objections Delay Reading.
Lodge wished to keep the Senate in ses
sion long enough to get the immigrants
air-space bill over from the House with
the signature and he Insisted that the
journal should be read.
"I have a special reason for asking
that the reading be suspended." said Cul
berson, glancing toward Mr. Latta-
"I object." insisted Lodge.
When Lodge was satisfied that his bill
had been signed, he arose and asked that
the further reading of the Journal be
dispensed with.
"I object." fa Id Gallinger.
Carter than Interrupted the reader and
endeavored to stop the reading, but
Money of Mississippi objected.
Again Culberson called attention to the
presence of the President's representa
tive. ,
"I object," insisted Money.
Messages Left Out in Cold.
This running fire of requests and ob
jections was accompanied by frequent
laughter, and finally the clerk was al
lowed to pursue his doleful reading until
the journal had been completed.
Then the messages were received, but
the delay had overlapped the session of
the House, so that, when Mr. Latta
reached the House, he found it had ad
journed and he was obliged to carry the
messages back to the White House.
One of the messages related to the
granting of franchises for water and gas
companies and for the 'building of a
bridge and the improvement of the har
bor at Porto Rico; another asked an ap
propriation of 1250,000 for the acceptance
of the Invitation of the Austro-Hungarlan
government to participate In an exposi
tion, and the third related to the fixing
of the boundary line between Colorado
and New Mexico.
COSGROVE-MAKES STRIDES
Governor-Elect Continues on Road
to Recovery. i
PASO ROBLES HOT SPRINGS. Cal
Dec. 19. Governor-elect Cosgrove. of
Washington, is making wonderful strides
toward recovery. This morning he was
well enough to be dressed, and chatted
pleasantly with the physician. The Gov
ernor is now so much advanced that his
son, Howard Cosgrove, returned this
morning to Pomeroy. Wash., feeling con
fident that his father would be , tyell
enough to leave for Olympia before many
weeks.
SEVEN TIMELY AND HUMOROUS PICTURES
ACTRESS' WOUND
CAUSES MYSTERY
PRETTY; "PEGGY- PERRY" FA
TALLY SHOT IN CHICAGO.
Score of Detectives and ex-Football
Star Eckersall Hunt for Two .
Male Companions.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19. (Special.) Two men
who were seen with Margaret Weisswell,
a pretty actress known to the stage as
"Peggy Perry," a few hours before she
was found shot and fatally wounded in
her room at 2612 Indiana avenue early to
day, are being sought by a scors ot de
tectives in an effort to clear up the mys
tery in connection with the case.
Walter A. Eckersall, former star quar
terback of the University of Chicago foot
ball team, who is said to have b?en a
friend of the girl, is assisting the -police
in their efforts to clear up .tiie mystery.
'Eckersall, according to the police, was
called to the boarding-house by Eliza
beth A. Jahn, a roommate of Miss Weiss
well, Immediately after the shooting. He
went to the hospital, it is said.
"I was called up by telephone at 2
o'clock In the morning and reached the
house a little after 3." said Eckersall.
"Miss Jahn was hysterical and I accom
panied her to the hospital when Miss
Welsswell was removed there. That was
my only connection with the matter."
Miss Welsswell and Miss Jahn came
I here three weeks ago from Goldlield,
New They attended an after-lhe.Uer
dinner last night and. according to Miss
Jahn, examined their revolvers upon
their return to their rooms early today.
Miss Welsswell in a spirit of mischief,
according to Miss John, fired a shot Into
the floor, but scarcely had she. done so
when a second came and Miss Weisswell
was shot in the left lung.
BOYCOTT HURTS BUSINESS
Chinese Revenge on Japanese Cuts
Down Steamship Earnings.
VICTORIA. B. C, Dec. 19. in the re
port issued by the principal Japanese
Steamship Company, the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha, attention Is called to the losses
due to the boycott against Japan by
China, according to mail advices by the
steamer Empress of China.
The annual report said the economic
situation both in the United States and
Japan, coupled with the Chinese boycott
of Japanese goods, had greatly reduced
shipments, nearly half the linens carry
ing but 400 or SCO tons East as a result.
The question of the unemployed in Ja
pan is "becoming serious, according to
advices received by the Empress ot
China. At the Nagasaki and Kobe dock
yards large numbers of workmen have
been discharged and much the same state
of affairs prevails at other dockyards.
TO BE LARGEST DRYDOCK
One at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Will
Be 1105 Feet Long.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. Interesting
data made public at the Bureau of
Yards and Docks of the Navy regarding
the proposed drydoek at Pearl Harbor.
Hawaii, naval station, is that its over
all length will be 119.) feet, the Iragest
ever constructed by the American Gov
ernment. . An Innovation so far as Amer
ican docks are concerned is the construc
tion of four caisson seats for dividing
the main structure into an inner and
outer dock, thus allowing the ship upon
which the most extensive repairs are to
be made to remain in the inner dock
while . ships needing minor repairs aro
being docked in rapid successlson in the
outer dock. '
Three torpedo-boat destroyers may be
docked side by side, extending to the
very head end of the dock,, leaving room
for three other small craft in the inner
dock. '
GYMNASIUM FUND STARTS
Business Men of Korest Grove Begin
Canvass.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove,
Or., Dec. 19. (Special.)-The committee,
composed of G. 3. Allen, chairman; W.
W. McEidowney, H. J. Goft. C. O. Roe
and R. U. Peterson, appointed by the
Forest Grove Board of Trade at their
regular meeting last night, have begun
an active canvass -for the necessary funds
for a new gymnasium.
As soon as the 3000 pledged by the local
board is raised, work will commence on
the new building. It is hoped to have the
gymnasium ready for occupancy by the
opening of school next Fall.
PLANS SUICIDE
WHEN SENTENCED
Mrs. Martin Hides Poi
son in Cell.
DYNAMITER GETS LIFE TERM
To Spend Rest of Days In Jail
for Plot Against Judge.
HAS NOTHING TO LIVE FOR
Oakland Woman Exclaims Thnt She
Does Xot Want to Go to Prison
and Secretes Powdered Glass
in Her Personal Effects.
OAKLAND. Cal., Dec. 19. Mrs. Isa
bella J. Martin was sentenced to the
penitentiary this morning by Judge
Wells for the remainder of her natural
life upon the conviction of dynamiting
the residence of Superior Jmli?e Frank
Ogdcn. In tills city, some months ago.
That Mrs. Martin was determined to end
her life as soon as the opportunity offered
became npparent this afternoon when she
was recovering from a faint into which
she fell in her cell after being sentenced
to life imprisonment. -
Find Powdered Glass.
Two small papers containing white
powders were taken from her effects,
one from a pocket . of her coat and
the other from beneath the corner of
the bed in her cell.
That taken from her coat contained
powdered plass. The contents of the
other aro believed to be strychnine.
Whether .Mrs. .Martin's fainting spell
was the result of having swallowed
a similar substance is not known. As
soon as she recovered she denied that
she had taken anything, but in the
next breath she said to District At
torney Donohue, who was at her side:
Wants to Die.
"I want to die. I have nothing to
live for. I don't want to go to prison
and disgrace my son, Henry Hoffman..
1 want to die."
When the powdered glass was dis
covered Attorney Donohue and Assist
ant District Attorney llines were sum
moned to the Jail. Then the search
was carried further, and hidden under
the covers of the bed the other small
paper was found. It was a white
powder, among which were a number
of tiny crystals believed to be strych
nine. '
How the powders were secured by
Mrs. Martin Is a question that is puz
zling the Judicial officials.
Denies Stuy of Judgment.
When Mrs. Martin appeared In court
this morning her counsel. Judge Frlck,
made a motion for a new trial, based
upon some technical grounds, which
were immediately set aside by the
court. Attorney Wyman, who has been
one of her counsel, presented an affi
davit to the court asking for a stay
of Judgment on the ground that she Is
Insane. Judge Wells responded that
there was no question In his mind as
to her sanity, and It had been fully
evident In all the procedure of the
trial. Then, ordering Mrs. Martin to
be arraigned before him. he told her
he had no desire to add to her humili
ation, but that she had been given a
fair trial, adjudged guilty and that
the sentence of the court was "she
should be confined in the penitentiary
for the remainder of her life."
Excepting for a flush on her face,
Mrs. Martin made no demonstration of
any sort. Since the beginning of the
trial only those spectators who could
find seals were allowed in the court
room. This morning Judge 4 Wells
yielded to the demands of the hun
dreds who flocked to the place and
during the proceedings the courtroom
was packed to suffocation.
After the proceedings. Judge Wells
declined a request of Mrs. Martin to
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