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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAT 8, 1910.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SELF-MADE STORM
TOSSES MR. BRYAN
REQUIEM IS TOLLED
FOR 1000 DEAD
SEASON OF OPERA
COSTS $1,100,000
STARS, LIKE TKTKAZZIM, GET
91500 EACH FEPjrORMAXCE.
BALLIN6ER WILL
WIELD HEAVY AX
COLFAX IS VISITED
BY CARRIE NATION
GREAT
CHANGE DUE
WELL-LDVED KING
TO
'S DEATH
XEBKASKA REBELS AT INITIA
TIVE A.M REFERENDUM.
HOTEL WITH BAR ABHORRENT,
SHE EATS ELSEWHERE.
NATO
MOUH
KING
Bustling London Stops
All Activities.
NEW RULER TAKES UP DUTIES
tteorge V Swears to Follow in
His Father's Footsteps.
DEAD FEATURES NATURAL
Kdward Lies In Room Where He
Died Funeral Will Be One of
Pomp, tAtended by Royalty
From All Parts of Europe.
LONDON, May 7. Saturday Is usually
the gayest night of the week in London,
but tonight a Sabbath-like quiet pervades
the city. It is a capital in mourning. All
theaters and music balls have closed their
doors; the band concerts in the parks,
which draw tens of thousands of tiie
working people during : long Spring
twilights, are abandoned. '
The people wander idly about the
streets, looking at the portraits of Ed
ward VII, wreathed i:i crepe, in the shop
windows. Multitudes drift into St. James
Park and stare at the darkened windows
of Buckingham Palace, where the dead
King lies, and at Marlborough House,
near by, through the gates of which of
ficials and messengers come and go con
stantly. Here the new King- has had to
set aside his personal grief to busy him
self with the affairs of crown and family.
Ireland Forgets Grievances.
Many wear badges of mourning. The
whole kingdom, indeed, is a nation in
mourning. Ireland has forgotten her po
litical grievances against her sistv Is.e.
The Irish papers speak kindly, apprecia
tively, of Kinp Edward VII. Even Dub
lin and Limerick hive sent messages of
sympathy to the widow.
Municipalities, churches and societies
of all sorts have met to pans eulogies on
the late monarch and offer good wishes
to his successor. The courts and business
houses have been closed; sports and en
tertainments of every type have been
dropped; society hits cancelled its en
gagements. Theater Season Ended.
The managers of must of the metropoli
tan theaters have decided to suspend the
reason until after the funeral. While
King Oeorge was signing the proclama
tion of hla accession, in the presence, of
his privy councillors, who came in uni
form and wearing brilliant decorations, in
the mediaeval little St. James Palace,
this afternoon, a battery in an adjoining
park was firing 68 minute guns, the age
of his predecessor. The first official ut
terance of the new King was marked by
feeling eloquence and made deep im
pression. The King said;
X'rw Kins Tolls r 1.oss.
"My Lords and gentlemen, my heart
is too full for me to address you In
more than a few word?. It is my sor
rowful duty to announce to you the
death of my dearly-loved father, the
King. In this Irreparable loss, which
so suddenly fallen on me and the whole
empire, I am comforted by the feeling
that I have the sympathy of my future
subjects, who will mourn with me for
their beloved sovereign, whose own
happiness was found in sharing and
promoting theirs. 1 have lost not only
a father's love, but the affectionate
and intimate relations of a dear friend
and adviser.
"No less confident am I in the uni
versal and loving sympathy which la
assured to my dearest mother in her
overwhelming: grief. Standing here lit
tle more than nine years ago, our be
loved King declared that so long as
there was breath In his body he would
work for the good and amelioration of
his subjects. I am sure that the opin
ion of the whole Nation will be that
this declaration has been fully carried
out.
Footsteps to Be Followed.
"To endeavor to follow in his foot-
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napid Company Kor Kven Ananias.
Commissioner Will Not Commit Po
litical Suicide by Opening
Courthouse to Speech.
LINCOLN, Neb.. May 7. (Special.)
"I am not ready to commit pAitical sui
cide or have the Democratic party com
mit suicide because Mr. Bryan desires
it," is the manner in which Henry Fas
tenau. County Commissioner of Otoe
County, Justified his refusal to permit
Mr. Bryan to occupy the Courthouse at
Nebraska City in which to make a
speech in favor of an extra session of
the Nebraska Legislature to adopt the
initiative and referendum.
"When Mr. Bryan, in a letter bent to
all the Democratic members of the
Legislature, made demand for an extra
session, it is doubtful whether he re
alized what a political storm he was
raising, but he seems rather to enjoy
the tempest. Now that he has made
the move Mr. Bryan will not back down
and proposes to carry the fight to a
finish.
Responses he has received, he says,
covlnce him that a majority of Demo
cratic members of the House will sup
port his views to adopt the initiative
and referendum in that chamber.
The Senate, he admits, is doubtful,
and independent advices indicate he
will be defeated in that body. '
DOUGLAS TO HELP FAIRS
County Court Appropriates $1000 to
Aid Exhibits.
ROSEBURG, Or., May 7. (Special.)
The County Court of Douglas County to
day appropriated J1000, part to be applied
in defraying the expenses of the South
ern Oregon District Fair, which will be
held here in September and the remain
der to cover the cost of shipping farm
and dairy prouuets to Salem for exhibi
tion during the State Fair.
The action was taken by the court upon
the united request of prominent Rose
burg business men. Among those who
addressed the court upon behalf of the
appropriation were: F. E. Alley, Judge
J. C. Fullerton, Dr. A. O. Seely and S.
C. Bartrum.
CANDIDATES WILL APPEAR
John Ii. Wilson and Thomas Burke
to 8akl at Tlelon.
NORTH YAKIMA. May 7. (Special.)
John Wilson and Thomas Burke will
be among the principal speakers at the
big celebration which will mark the
opening of the Tieton project on June 8.
Representative Poindexter may also be
present.
It Is expected that Senator Wilson arid
Judge Burke, both of whom are candi
dates for the United States Senate will
take advantage of the opportunity pre
sented to give their position on conser
vation and reclamation.
MILL LABOR INQUIRY ON
Oregon City Business Men' Would
Supplant Foreigners.
OREGON CITY, Or., May 7. (Special.)
President Randall, of the Commercial
Club, has appointed a committee consist
ing of Thomas F. Ryan, C. Schuebel,
Linne E. Jones, D. C Ely and J. ti. Jack
to investigate the labor conditions in the
paper mills on the west side of the river,
where a large number of Austrians,
Greeks and Slavonians are employed.
The club hopes to perfect arrangements
whereby the foreign element will be re
placed with native labor. The committee
will make an exhaustive report to the
club after concluding its investigations.
TAFT WILL WATCH CONGRESS
Refuses o Leave Town While Meas
ured Are' Pending.
WASHINGTON, May 7. President Taft
today cancelled another engagement to go
out of Washington and intends to sit hard
on the lid until Congress has passed tome
of the legislation he thinks the Republi
can party is pledged to enct.
The President will not go to Atlantic
City May 21 and 22 to speak before the
labor department of the Presbyterian
Church Genera! Assembly.
Storage Plant to Go Cp.
HUSUM, Wash.fMiy 7. CSpeclal.) The
Applegrowers' Union of the White Salmon
Valley will erect & cold storage plant at
Underwood. The deal has been under
way for some time, but the prospects for
a large 1910 fruit crop compels the union
to erect a building at the nearest shipping
point for the White Salmon Valley ranch
ers. .
HARRY MURPHY SEES WITH HUMOROUS EYES A VARIETY OF THINGS AND MAKES PICTURES ABOUT THEM.
Only Thins; to IK,.
Hdrrows of Stricken
Cartago Grow.
UNTOLD SUFFERINGS ENDURED
Americans Reported Among
Buried Victims.
NEW CITY IS TO ARISE
Costa Rico Opens Treasury to Aid
Strlcfcen Town, but Help From
Outside Is Imperative for
Relief President Directs.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 7. (Spe
cial.) Chimes of the historic Church Del
Carmen, - the belfry of which withstood
the earthquake shock of Wednesday,
tolled a requiem at sunset tonight for
Cartago's dead.
While the bells pealed out the tidings
of sorrow, 5000 homeless men, women
and children, their uncovered heads
bowed with grief, stood in silent prayer
upon the hill tops overlooking the ruins
of the ancient city. Hour by hour the
magnitude of tne disaster grows. Eigh
teen hundred are dead. Almost as many
are wounded, many of whom will die.
Ten thousand are homeless, hundreds are
starving. Scores have been driven In
sane. For the brave survivors, who for
three days have witnessed almost un
speakable horrors, perils of famine and
pstilence remain to be faced.
Pioneers of Costa Rica are facing
them with undaunted hearts.
Huddled In camps of refuge,
bivouacked under the shadow of the
volcano Poaz, the city's wealthy and
poor alike arose today from a third
night of terror, ready to plan for the
task of reconstructing a new and
grander city over the smoking remnant
of what Is Cartago, a waste of ashes
and tumbled masonry.
Hundreds of the victims were laid to
rest today. Long trenches were dug
and whole families buried together.
Many of the dead were unidentified.
From the ruins scores of bodies are
being removed hourly.
Some Americans are reported killed,
but identification, even by the records,
is now Impossible. The American colony
Immediately set about to rescue those
pinned down by wreckage
Rafael Angel Troye, the Costa Rican
poet, whose works are known in many
countries, is among the dead. Two priests
and 10 children were killed at the Silesian
College.
The earthquake, which brought almost
total drkness, cused by gret plouds of
dust from the falling buildings, was fol
lowed by a roaring which came apprent
ly from deep down in the earth, and for
six hours the disturbance continued.
Presidont Gonzales Viques and President-elect
Ricardo Jlrhinez are personally
in charge of the work of rescue. The
monetary losses reach far into the mil
lions. Foreign help is. needed badly and
must be prompt if good lg to come of it.
Thousands are homeless and without
food.
Fires that broke out immediately
after the destruction of the town
added to the horror of the situation,
and heavy rains that have fallen since
have made the conditions almost un
bearable, even for those who escaped
injury. Hundreds of survivors are
camped around the ruins of their
homes, which they refuse to leave.
Some reports place the wounded at sev
eral thousand.
Nearly all of Costa Rica is afflict
ed, as more or less damage has been
caused by earthquakes at San Jose and
other points.
Costa Rica is ignoring the possibility
of bankrupting her National treasury
and is pouring out all available public
funds to feed and clothe the hungry
and starving survivors. Men of wealth
throughout the little Republic are do
ing everything possible to relieve the
intense suffering which exists among
the homeless, the wounded and dying.
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(Vetting; Monotonous.
Game Is "Expensive Pastlce," Says
Oscar Hammerstein's Son, Who
Tells father's Secrets.
NEW YORK, May 7. (Special.)
"Will I tell you the salaries we actu
ally paid our principal sing-era last sea
son? Sure," said Arthur Hammerstein
this afternoon.
"Opera is an expensive pastime," Mr.
Hammerstein continued. "None but
millionaires, unmindful of the cost,
should dally with it, except in such
rare instances as that of my father,
who has. a geniuB for It. Roughly, it
cost him on an average of $56,000 a
week to open the doors of the Manhat
tan Opera House and Philadelphia
Opera House last year. That for a sea
son of 20 weeks, means an expenditure
of 1,100,000.
"If salaries of the prircipal singers
in the opera have been exaggerated by
personal vanity, but assiduous press
agents, by newspaper and public c.er
dulity, they are big in plain truth to
be imposing. Tetrazzini, for instance
was paid last season, $1500 a night
with a guarantee of 40 performances;
Mary Garden's contract called for
J1400 a night, with 20 performances
assured her. Renaud got 1000 a night
for 40 performances; so did Sammarco.
"For every time he sang, Palmares
got 600; Gerville-Reache was paid
$430.50 a performance. Cavalier! got
$1000 a week for three performances;
Gilibert $750 a week; Du Franne $700 a
week, and Crabbo $300 a week. '
"Outside of the persons named, my
father paid to his principal singers last
season $245,000."
PARROT'S TALK SAVES HER
Italian Woman Helped by Feathered
Pet's English.
NEW YORK. May 7. (Special.) When
Mre. Fillipa Oartorio stepped from the
steamer at Ellis Island she underwent
the usual catechism of the entry clerk.
She was bound for Eastern Pennsylvania,
where she had lived for 24 years, accord
ing to the card made out, and was re
turning to her home after a visit in
Italy.
When she approached the clerk he
gruffly demanded: "Do you speak Eng
lish?" "No, Signor; I no speaka da
Eengleesh." "That's very strange," said
the Inspector. "You claim to have lived
In this country 24 years, and yet are un
able to speak English. This looks sus
picious." The clerk thereupon proceeded to make
out a special Inquiry card, which would
have meant the detention of Mrs. Car
torio until her case had been fully in
vestigated by the immigration officials.
While the clerk was at work he sud
denly heard a voice shout: "Cheese it!
That's enough for, you."
Immediately Mrs. Cartorio began to
apologize in Italian, explaining that it
was her parrot that was doing the talk
ing. She thereupon drew the cloth from
the cage and disclosed a large green
bird. "Cut it out! Go to h !' said the
bird the moment lta eye lit on the clerk.
The humorous situation was sufficient.
The clerk immediately said: "The English
your parrot speaks is American, and I
am convinced that your story is true.
You are admitted."
All of which indicates that parrots, like
precocious children, may be a nuteance,
but sometimes serve a good turn.
FARMERS TO BUILD ROAD
Molalla Country Determines to
Have Opening to Market.
OREGON CITY, Or., May 7.
(Special.) Farmers of the Molalla
country held a meeting last night and
subscribed funds for a survey for an
electric railway from Molalla to Ore
gon City. This action was taken to
hasten the construction of a roar! to
give the Molalla country a market.
For the last three years. F. M. Swift
has been promoting the construction of
a railroad through the. Molalla Valley
to Silverton, and has secured a right-of-way
and has made his surveys, but
actual construction has not been com
menced. Mr. Swift states that his road
will be built in due time but the farm
ers are becoming very impatient and
have concluded to make some inde
pendent efforts.
Japanese Court in Mourning.
TOKIO, May 7. It was officially an
nounced this afternoon that court will go
into mourning for three weeks on ac
count of Xing Edward's death.
Haakon Goeo to England.
CHRISTIANIA, May 7. King Haakon
and Queen Maud left today for London
to attend the funeral of King Edward.
The whole city is in mourning. The
theaters are closed.
Help!
Heads Will Fall if Sec
retary Stays.
LOYAL SUPPORT IS DEMANDED
Names of Those to Be Execute
ed Withheld for Present.
COMMITTEE TAKES PART
Frequent Interruptions Draw Fire
From Witness Glavls Scored;
for Going Over Heads of
Immediate Superiors.
WASHINGTON, May 7. After having
been dramatically interrupted in the
morning session by Special Agent H. T.
Jones, the intimate friend of L. K. Glavis,
who Indirectly questioned a statement
made by the witness. Secretary Ballinger
at tile afternoon session served notice
that If he continues as the head of the
Interior Department there was going to
be some more "snake killing," and that
it will be kept up until the last snake
was dead. t
Attorney Brandeis, who has been cross
examining the Secretary the past three
days, wanted to know just who was to
be dropped from the service, but Ballin
ger said the enumeration would occur in
good time.
Loyal Support to Be Enforced.
"If I am to continue to conduct the
affairs of the department," said the Sec
retary, "it will be with the loyal support
of every man in the department."
Ballinger and Brandeis got along a
great deal better today. There were
fewer clashes than yesterday. This prob
ably was due to the fact that the ex
amination took a less Interesting turn
having to do largely with comments
and also to the fact that the attorney
was constantly Interrupted by members
of the committee.
The committee will meet four days next
week in the hope that the cross-examination
of Secretary Ballinger (may be con
cluded within that time.
The examination began with further
questions a to the clearlistlng of the
Cunningham claims on the Love report
and a series of inquiries as to the tech
nical difference between "locators" and
"entrymen." BTandeis soon complained
that the witness was indulging in argu
ment rather than answering questions.
Members Tire of Clashes.
Several members asked if the hearing
noiilrt not be expedited by "cutting out"
the exchanges between counsel and wit
nesses.
Senator Sutherland (Ren.) said Mr.
Brandeis was the first to offend, but Rep
resentative Graham (Demo.) insisted the
fault lay with 'Ballinger.
Ballinger soon turned the tables on
Brandeis and asserted that his questions
wjre arguments rather than interroga
tory. The attorney was attempting to
reply to this when Chairman Nelson in
terjected: "It might help the committee mem
bers to understand that counsel is try
ing this case for the other table, the
press table, and not this one."
"I am endeavoring to try this case to
the best of my ability and to the best in
terests "
Senator Fletcher (Demo.) here Inter
rupted to remark:
"I want to say that this case is not
only being tried for this committee and
Congress." but for the country."
Applause started by a group of wo
men "Spectators was quickly suppressed.
Jones Interrupts Inquiry.
Attorney Brandeis spent some time with
Secretary Ballinger on the subject of
the standing of Special Agent Horace T.
Jones in the Land Office prior to the
time he testified for Glavis and after he
"made his statement to the committee.
The Secretary said he knew little or
nothing about Jones.
"In 1907," he proceeded, I think Spe
cial Agent Edward W. Dixon said some
thing derogatory to Mr. Jones."
Jones, who was sitting near the press
table, startled the committee and the
spectators by rising and shouting In a
loud voice:
"I want Mr. Dixon called to testify be-
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look For Fireworks.
jf EDITORIAL R0OnSJ -ssSfetv ifn.VH
Characteristic Talk Given to Curious
Audience, Hatchets Sold, Then
She Moves On.
COLFAX. Wash., May 7. (Special.)
Carrie A. Nation visited Colfax
Saturday for three hours and a curious
crowd filled the Baptist Church to hear
her opinion of saloons, President Taft,
Joe Cannon, the Masons, tobacco users.
the Republican party and fashionably
dressed women. After paying her re
spects to the Republican party with
all words that would be tolerated, in a
church pulpit, she said she would roast
the Democratic party, only she did not
wish to roast a corpse.
Speaking of tobacco users, she said
men took more care in the selection of
a male hog to raise pigs than some
women took in selecting a husband to
raise children. The peek-a-boo garb
worn by women and stuffing of their
hair with rats and rubbish, she said,
indicated nothing in the head.
A rush followed for the sale of
hatchets at the door, the receipts be
ing 40.
Rev. Mr. Ganns had secured a special
table at the Hotel Colfax, but Mrs. Na
tion bolted the hotel at sight of the
bar, saying she would not eat in that
hell-hole. On sight of the bartender,
she said, "Young man, your mother
did not raise you to sell that horrid
poison stuff." She crossed the street
to a restaurant for lunch and then left
town, billed for three other lectures
today.
JANITOR WRAPPED IN FIRE
Gas Explodes, Ignites Clothes When
Match Is Lighted.
NORTH YAKIMA. May 7. (Special.)
Clarence Irwin, a janitor of the
County Courthouse in this city, was
thrown to the floor ten feet away and
severely bruised about the body and
face at 7:30 this morning by an ex
plosion of gas in an ante-room of the
building. Charles Nickle, who was
with him, was also knocked down, but
escaped with minor injuries.
Irwin had been cleaning the room,
which was filled with gas. from on es
caping Jet, and called to Nickle upon
his lighting a match, for what purpose
it is not known. The explosion fol
lowed and flames were blown ten feet
through the. open door.
Dashing to his feet with his shirt
ab'aze, Irwin rushed out of the room,
but he was stopped outside and the
flames were extinguished by a man
who had been attracted by the noise.
His body wms a mass of blisters from
the waist up and he was Immediately
removed lo St. Elizabeth Hospital.
Physicians say that he will recover, al
though he is in a pitiable condition and
is suffering intensely. His sight will
not be impaired.
DOLPH PLAYS LADY ANNE
Portland Student at Williams Col
lege Makes Hit in "Richard III."
BOSTON. May 7. (Special.) Wil
liam V. Dolph, of Portrand. showed
much talent tonight as an actor. He
played the role of Lady Anne in "Rich
ard III," presented by the students of
Williams College at the Williamstown
Opera House.
Mr. Dolph has appeared in several
plays produced at the college and has
taken high rank as a college thespian.
The -play will be presented again at
oomencement.
6000 PLAYER ftUITS GAME.
Ben Henderson Lnfes Baseball for
Hardware Business.
STOCKTON, Cal.. May 7. (Special.)
Ben Henderson, one of the best pitchers
in the California outlaw league. has
decided to quit the game and engage in
the hardware business with his brother
in Oklahoma.
It has been known for weeks that
Henderson was greatly dissatisfied as it
was generally understood that he would
be reinstated and go to Cleveland at a
salary of about $6000. but the National
commission refused to raise the ban. This
made him indifferent and he has left the
diamond, he says, for good or until he
can get what he believes to be the right
salary. ,
Walker Guilty of Perjuryw
CLEVELAND, May 7, TJ. G. Walker,
president of the defunct South Cleve
land Banking Company, which failed
a few months ago for more than
11,000,000, was found guilty in Common
Pleas Court today on the charge of
perjury.
Please Don't Saty Census."
Politics Convulsed by
George's Accession.
FIGHT ON LORDS POSTPONED
New Ruler Will Avoid Rupture
With Government.
SYMPATHY IS WITH TORIES
Though Climax of Struggle Delayed,
Parties Prepare for ev Election,
In Which Tories Will Be at
Great Disadvantage.
BT T. P. O'CONNOR.
(Special cable to the Chicago Tribune,
Copyrighted. 1010. by the Tribune Co.)
LONDON, May ".(Special.) The tragia
suddenness of the death of the King has
paralyzed the great force of internal poli
tics and the whole situation is changed.
The Ministers are all rushing back from
the holiday resorts. Premier Asquith and
Reginald McKenna, First Lord of the
Admiralty, having already arrived.
There is general unsteadiness in the
money market, consols being the lowest
In price since 1848, but the constitution
is so reliable and the new King is so
well known and liked that recovery is
certain and immediate. The fight over
the veto power or the Lords necessarily
has been postponed. George V is credited
with Tory tendencies, but his relations
with the Liberal politicians always have
been cordial and his recent conferences
friendly. Still he cannot have the .diplo
matic experience and wide political in
sight of his father, the greatest of mod
ern monarchs and the greatest English
man. King Will Rje Cautious.
The' new King's sense of responsi
bility is sure to prevent any ruptura
with his government, though con
sciousness of his inexperience maj ,
add to the fighting attitude of th '
Tories over the veto.
In Ireland the belief in the lata
King's friendliness to home ruU
caused a more sympathetic feeling
than for any other English monarch
since the conquest.
Even the death of Edward makes n
break in the a.lvlty of . the parties
The organization for the contingency
of the general election goes on apace,
and both sides already have perfected
their plans. The Liberals have can
didates for almost every seat, evei)
those practically hopeless. The Toriea
are less prepared, owing to the deple
tlon of their funds and the realization
that Lancashire, Yorkshire, Scotland and
Wales will not tolerate any protectionist
candidate.
Chance of Protection Poor.
Indeed, the chances of protection art
lower at this moment than at any time
since the opening by Chamberlain of tha
protectionist campaign, especially as tha
Protectionists hate bringing up an un
popular cause in the House of Lords.
The Protectionists would willingly
sacrifice the House of Lords and evea
the bitter Orange-Tory attitude to homa
rule. If they could thereby put forward
the protection plan, which alone interests
them, but IBalfour is, too, bound with
the Orangemen to hostility -to home rula
and a defense of the House of Lords to
tolerate such a departure.
The fight will be fierce in parts ol
Ireland. O'Brien only holds th etiny
bit of Ireland contained In County Corty
but, backed by Tory money, he ma5l
try to break down the finances of tha
Irish party in the desperation of- his
position in Cork City. His insane at
temps to prevent the visit of Redmond
and his even more hated opponens,
Dillon and Devlin, on Sunday, May 21,
show his position. O'Brien has called
for mob violence to prevent the meet
ing: and some anxiety prevails In all
other parts of Ireland. The people are
united and enthusiastic.
The Irish in Great Britain are even
more furious. This section of the
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Will It Be Thlsf