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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAXD, JULT 34, 1910. GEORGE TRIES TO BRINGABOUTPEAGE Monarch Exerts Pressure to Make English Parties Come to Terms. IRISH" MATTERS INVOLVED King Desires His Coronation Next Jane to Be Held in Political Calm Opposition to Proposed Change In Accession Oath. BY T. P. O'CONNOR. LO.NDOX, July 23. (Special). Confer ence on the Lords' veto bill still hokln the field as the central point of Interest. The secrets of the conference are still wonderfully well kept, and not even the members of the Cabinet outside of the four Liberal representatives are made aoquainted with the proceedings, but the imprefsion fa general that things will reach a critfeal point within the next week or two. Redmond and T!lIon have returned from Ireland to watch the event. Most of the Irishmen remain sceptical of any fruitful result, but optimism Is still the domin ating temper in Liberal circles. The truth is that pressure by the King compels both eldes not to face the rup ture till every means la exhausted in com ing to terms!. This force in favor of peace was greatly increased by the announce ment this week that the coronation will come next June, and the anxiety of the King and all the leading English poli ticians that the coronation should take place in the middle of a political calm instead of a. violent storm. Irish Question Near Settlement. This is also one of the factors working f-ir a settlement of the Irish question. The rumors that such a settlement will be a necessary part of the deal that the conference makes, grows in persistence and strength. The influence of Lord Grey, Governor General of Canada, was only used during his recent visit towards a settlement of the Irish home rule as the beginning of an Imperial Federation. The Irish lead ers remain dubious, but the idea o'.' a set tlement of the Irish question is in the air beyond all doubt. The Tories see a party gain in getting rid of the SO Irish votes from the Imperial Parliament, which are ranged nine times out of ten against the Tories, and all the parties un doubtedly feel a desire to give the new King satisfaction in gaining the attach ment of the. Irish people by opening the Irish Parliament, but I must repeat, lest premature hope be excited, that the Irish leaders rtill expect a general election next January and hope then to return with a practically re-united party. O'Brien's Revolt Wearing Down. The subscription lists continue to tell the tale of the enormous prestige of the Irish party and the gradual wearing down of William O'Brien's small revolt. The subscriptions now reach nearly ."5,000. as compared with about J1S.00O at the same time last year. Cork City sent the first int'tallment of $1500. and the subscribers describe this as their answer to O'Brien's misrepresentation of the real opinion In fork. One-third of the subscriptions come from the working men. Other di visions of Cork County, now represented by the factionists, send generous - sub scriptions. The by-election In Liverpool is the first proof of what unscrupulous use this "No Popery" cry on the proposed change of the accession oath will be made by the Tories. This lends strength to the desire to get the meas ure as quickly as possible through the present session, but difficulties arise on all sides. The Scotch members are much bullied by some of the extremists of their constituencies and the non conformists, excited by the words whidh compel the King to belong to the established church. Accession Bill to Be Rushed. , However, owing to the well wishes of the King, the strong support of the bill by Balfour and the other Tory leaders, and Asqulth's determination to pass the bill will finally see it safely through the Commons. It is rumored that the House of Lords may postpone the measure to the November sitting In the hope of embarrassing the Liberals at any by-elections. In the Interval the strange calm in all political cir cles Is now and then interrupted by the young Tories -who force all night sittings to embarrass the government and advertise their names and talents. The next week. In Parliament will be Important, as Asqutth has to make his announcement on the conference and the Accession Bill. PINCHOT MEN DESPERATE (Continued from ytrgt Pi;e. fused to explain what manner of report could be drafted that would receive the approval of all members, and no one seems able to figure out what James is hinting at. During the hear ings it was clearly shown that Repre sentative Graham of Illinois' was a rank partisan of Pinchot, and totally unfriendly to Ballinger. It is likewise known that Senators Nelson, Root and Sutherland were thoroughly disgusted with Pinchot, Glavis, the prosecuting attorneys, and the whole makeup and presentation of the case against the Secretary. Therefore it is difficult to see what kind of report could receive the approval of three Senators and yet be approved by Graham. . If Representative James was speaking authoritatively he can mean only one of two things: either the Democrats, who championed the cause of Pinchot, Glavis, UarnYld and others, have come to the conclusion, after reflection, that no case was established by the "prosecution," or else a compromise of some sort has been reached. No man familiar with the case is able to conceive of any common ground on which the full membership of the committee could come together. Absurdity or Charges Patent. It is possible that the Democratic members of the committee, or some of them. have, after due reflection, reached the conclusion and voiced the opinion that there is nothing to the Glavis-Pin-chot charges. Should that be true, and should word of such decision reacn I'inchot's ears. It would explain the activity of press agents. For Pinchot la a hard loser; he is vindictive and just now is in a mood to make trouble ftr anyone who opposes him. Perhaps his warning is sent out not In the hope of influencing the whole committee, but the Democratic members upon whose sup port he haa relied from the first, or It may be that he has made this move to ttiften Mr. Madison. The fact remains, however, that Pin Vhot's agents have said the word and let It be known that the whole affair . 1U i revived an4 kept belora the. peo ple during the Fall campaign if the report of the committee is favorable to Ballinger and adverse to the "prosecu tion." Just what motive lies back of the move no one but Pinchot and those in his confidence can say. Pinchot's friends realize and Pinchot himself must be aware that the majority of the com mittee will not take his view of this 1 case. Possibly he wishes to anticipate such a finding, and to create the impres sion in the public mind that, no matter what the committee reports, he himselft as weU as Garfield. Glavis. Newell and others, are necessarily right and will undertake to establish their position in the face of the committee's finding. Pinchot's Press Agents Busy. According to the Pinchot agents, the country is already convinced of Bol linger's guilt, and regards Pinchot, Glavis and the others of their clan as real patriots. According to these agents, any .finding at variance with this view will meet with general denunciation, and react to the injury of the Republican party. According to these press agents. Secretary Ballinger must leave the KMGHTS OP PYTHIAS' DELE GATE TO SUPREME LODGE STARTS FOR MILWAUKEE. L. M. Curl, of Albany. ALBANY. Or., July 23. (Spe cial.) L. M. Curl, of Albany, left today for Milwaukee, Wis., to attend the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias as a supreme. lodge of Oregon. The supreme lodge will convene In Milwaukee August 1. Mr. Curl has been prominent for many years In the work of the order of -Knights of Pythias in this state. As a past chincellor of historic Laurel Lodge of this city he was sent to the grand lodge of Oregon as a grand repre sentative for two terms, and in 1900 was elected grand Inner guard. He was promoted through the various chairs of the grand' lodge and became grand chancel lor in Ia04.; He then served on the board of grand trustees for three years. At the grand lodge session In Pendleton in 1909 he was chosen supreme representa tive for four years. Mr. Curl is an attorney, and is manager of the Albany Abstract Company. He is also prominent politically, and is a member of the Albany City Council and chairman of the Linn County Re publican central committee. cabinet, or he will drag down the Ad ministration and the Republican party to certain defeat. But the agents in question overlook the fact that the public has had all sides of this case presented; that it will have confidence in the Judgment of such men as Nelson. Root. Sutherland, Flint. Olm stead, Denby and McCalL They ignore the fact that President Taft. after a most careful study of this case from be ginning to end. is convinced of Bal linger's innocence of the Glavis-Plnchot charges,' and has declared his purpose to stand by the Secretary. It is a decidedly daring move to threaten such a committee as investi gated this famous case, but it must not be forgotten that Pinchot, Garfield, Newell and the rest of their tribe are desperate men, crowded from the field of activity, shoved from the limelight, and harboring a grouch. They are des perate men, proceeding on the theory that they have nothing to lose and everything to gain. This may account for their latest maneuver. FEUD ENDS IN MURDER ECCENTRIC RICH MAN KILLS DI VORCED WIFE'S LAWYER. . Enconuters and Counter-Charges Precede Fatal Slxootlng In Car in Ijos Angeles Suburb. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 23. O. P. Widaman, an attorney of this city, was shot and mortally wounded early today by Frank M. Bell, in a Pacific Electric car at Artesia, a suburb near which Wid aman resides. Widaman died soon tfter ward in a Los Angeles hospital, while undergoing an operation for the removal of three bullets. Bell was arrested at the scene of the tragedy and is now in the county jail. Widaman boarded the car at 8 o'clock to come to Los Angeles. Bell, who as serted that he was on the car quite by chance, arose from his seat as soon as he saw the attorney, drew a revolver and began firing. He emptied the weapon and three bullets took effect at close range, two entering the abdomen and another passing through the neck. Wid aman was brought to this city on the car. Bell made no attempt to escape and was taken into custody by a deputy sheriff. The feud between Bell and Widaman had its origin in a suit for divorce filed several years ago by Bell's wife. Bell alleged that the attorneys for his wife had entered into a conspiracy to defraud him of property. While the case was pending. Bell met Widaman for a confer ence In a room in a local hotel. Three shots were fired in the apartment and both men emerged, each accusing the other of having attempted murder. Widaman was arrested on a warrant sworn to by Bell, charging attempt to murder. He was found not guilty, and immediately caused Bell's arrest on a perjury charge. The jury disagreed and Bell was not again brought to trial. Widaman, however, caused his arrest for alleged attempt to murder. Bell being acquitted. Bell has long been considered an ec centric character. During the hearing of the divorce suit several years ago, he boarded his private yacht, which had been attached by Mrs. Bell. When a Deputy United States Marshal at tempted to serve the papers upon him. he threw the officials into San Pedro Bay and sailed on a three months oruise off the Mexican Coast. London produced over lO. Vo.000.K0 shin e"lM In ltK'ti fiscal yar, or SSH per cnt t the total outt ( the liau4.jsiis. f -A- X, 1 1 f - "iTn fT2v J 1 ! - - i GAfJAL WDRK MOVES Ex-Employe Predicts Complex tion Ahead of Time. COUNTRY IS MADE OVER Hardships of Pioneer Lire Overcome v TTnder Paternal Government of United States Season of Rain Only Drawback. William H. Macfarlane left Panama on 84 days' leave of absence. In the course of his -wanderings he came to Portland. Now when his time is up he will send his resignation to the Gov ernment and will remain in Portland to engage in business. In Panama Mr. Macfarlane held the responsible position of inspector ot construction for the Government works on the Isthmus. He was in the Zone five years before he took a vacation and had become thoroughly Inured to the climate and the life of the tropics. Until he reached Portland and found the chance waiting for him that finally lured him from" his post, he expected to return to his work. With J. W. Travis and Colonel- L. C. Garrlgus Mr. Macfarlane has formed the Suburban Home Construction Com pany, which was incorporated in the office of the Secretary of State yes terday. H. M. Fancher has been en gaged as architect by the company, and its purpose-is to construct homes on land it has bought for those who can not build their own homes. The capital stock is 825,000 and it Is the intention of the company to have nothing to do with the cheaper class of houses, confining its efforts entirely to high-class buildings. Novel effects will be striven for, and concrete block structures will be built to a great ex tent. - Pioneer Hardships Overcome. Mr. Macfarlane says he is glad to get away from Panama, although the coun try now, he declares, is good to live in. All the rough features of the pi oneering Have been overcome, all the sanitary work has been done, the place is as civilized as the States. The first month he was there 240 cases of yellow fever appeared among the workers on the Canal, with 80 deaths. There has not been a single case since then, hj says. "All the building incidental to the work of digging the canal has been finished." said Mr. Macfarlane. "The Government has built a new country there. Every trade under the sun is represented and the Government runs a bakery, turning out pies and cakes; has a coffee plant, roasting and sacking the berries which are bought from the planters; owns a machine shop, with which is connected a foundry; has built houses, hotels, sheds and all the struc tures that go to make up a city In short, you have there an example of a paternal government. "You don't need any money to live there, either that is, if you have a Government Job. When you go to a hotel for a meal you present your hotel book and a coupon Is torn out to represent that meal. It la the same with a lodging for the night. When you go to a store to make a purchase, you hand over your book and coupons are torn out to pay for what you get. Uncle Sam Is Builder. "It is marvelous, the variety .of -industries that Uncle Sam is mixed up in He built the Tivoll Hotel at a cost of 8280,000, which I superintended, and this is as good a hotel as you would care to find. He takes care of the grounds, runs water systems and light systems and has two of the largest power plants In the world. All these things are run simply to get the digging, of the canal done and the building of the dam finished, and, let me tell you, it will all be completed by 1915. In reality it will be done a year earlier, for this is the time the present Com mission has set. "I have seen three chief engleers on the work since I have been there, Theo dore F. Shonts. John F. Stevens and Colonel Goethals, and the best of the three was John F. Stevens. He Is the man who originated the system that is in use today. "My own work was sort of a general supervision of the buildings there. If some woman thought her house should be painted a different color I was the one whom she had to try to convince. It didn't do any good, for the Government decreed that all the houses should be exactly the same color inside white ceilings, pea green walls and brown base, and outeide sort of a slate color. Mem bers of the official classes." though, might chose their color. These are the men who draw salaries of f400 or more. "This was one result of the tender so licitude exercised by the paternal Gov ernment. "It rains some down there. The rainy season lasts from April to January, and in one month I saw 58 Inches of rain fall. It is hot, too, about 83 degrees all the year with a humidity of 85. Those are some of the things that make me glad I am not going back, especially since I have seen Portland and have a chance to get into part of the business that is going to make a great city here." BANKERS ELECT PURDY Bellingham Man Made President of Washington Association. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 23. (Spe cial) The . fifteenth annual session of the Washington Bankers' Association adjourned today. The morning session was devoted to the elecfion of officers and the adop tion of resolutions thanking Aberdeen and Hoquiam for the entertainment ac corded. Addresses by Judge Thomas Burke, of Seattle, on the West's Idea of conservation arid by B. L. Jenkins, of Spokane, on "The Credit Department of a Country Bank." were delivered. Officers elected are: President. E. C. Purdy. Belllngham: vice-president, George Donald, North Takima; secre tary, P. C Kauffman, Tacoma (re elected); treasurer, C. C. Richardson. Cheney; vice-president of the American Bankers Association for Washington, George B. Burke. Tacoma. Moclips Entertains Excursion . MOCLIPS. Wash.. July 23. (Special.) A special train carrying bankers, their wives and invited citizens of Hoquiam, Aberdeen and other Chehalis County cities arrived hete at S o'clock. A luncheon of sea food was served at the Moclips Beach Hotel. Dancing was Indulged in until a late hour, the train leaving at 11 o'clock for the harbor cities. Helvey Pleads Not Guilty. - . OREGON CITT. Or., July 23. Curtis Helvey, charged with murder in the first degree, entered a formal plea of not guilty thi Booming and his trial has, been feet for September . Helvey PIANO MOVERS WALK OUT Managers and Salesmen of 3ig Husic House Act as Teamsters and Delivery Men.- Testerday morning Eilers Musle House found itself not only minus the head of their delivery department whom it had been necessary to dis charge, but also all of their team sters and piano-movers, whom he had charge of. and who had been induced to walk out in sympathy, whereby he hoped to enforce his employers to re instate him. Manager Hale, of the retail store, when the reporter called, was found outside the store with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up superintending the delivering and shipping of the day's sales. He had enlisted several of the firm's huskiest salesmen and clerks from dif ferent departments to come up and de liver Saturday's sales, to prevent the disappointment of the firm's customers who had been promised their pianos purchased that day. Manager Hale said that he antici pated no trouble whatever In filling quickly the vacancies of the sulky men. the firm being known everywhere as paying the highest wages and offer ing steady work all the year round. In the meantime all deliveries prom ised, he said, would be made promptly on time. The enthusiastic spirit of the new. soft-handed teamsters shows the will ing ana indomitable spirit that is con tagious throughout the organization of , this immense concern, which has been no small factor in the development of 1 the business to its present large pro- ' portions. killed George Smith at Carus a few weeks ago. There were no witnesses and Helvey says the act was committed In self-defense. TOWN SWEPT BY FLOOD TWO DEAD, 40 HOUSES CARRIED AWAY BT CLOUDBURST. Brother of One of Victims Violently Insane Arizona. Railroad Tracks Washed Out. BISBEE, Ariz., July 23. Two persona drowned and 40 houses swept away is the result of the most disastrous flood in the vicinity of Blsbee this afternoon. The dead are Daniel Murphy, a painter, aged 40; and Mrs. Mary Baker, aged 45. proprietress of a confectionery store. It is estimated that the prop erty loss will be close to $200,000. The precipitation for less than two hours and a half was four and a half Inches. This was gathered into a vast volume in the narrow canyons near to what is known as Johnson's addition, and the rush down on this section of the city was terrific. It is due only to the fact that the flood occurred in the daytime that the loss of life was not much greater. Mrs. Baker was In the -confectionery store when the retaining wall gave way. Adjoining this was the paint shop of the Murphy brothers, and aside from the man drowned there were also in the shop his brother William andr John Skyes. They saved themselves by catching on a tree and a trestle when the building was struck. As a result of his experience. Wil liam Murphy is now violently insane. The city's recently completed under ground concrete lined ditch saved the business portion of the city from great damage. The El Paso & Southwestern Rail road tracks were washed out for a dis tance of 800 feet Just below the depqt. While it was reported others had been drowned, a search of the debris for miles down the valley so far has failed to reveal any bodies. Brewery avenue bore the brunt of the flood in the city, and it is piled deep for many feet with boulders, portions of houses and house hold goods. Many roads' through the Cochise Country have also been' washed out. RAIN AREA IS WIDESPREAD Irrigated Lowlands Ruined and Railroads Washed Ont. DOUGLAS, Ariz., July 23. All train service was crippled on the South western today. The train due from Blsbee last night was unable to get to Douglas or back to Blsbee. The pas sengers were brought In this morn ing. There are washouts on the Nacozarl line south into Mexico and the irri gated lowlands In Nacozarl Valley are ruined by floods. Many cattle were drowned in the canyons. A storm ditch east of Douy'as pro tected this city. Water flooded the Calumet & Arizona smelter, doing small damage. The area of rainfall was the greatest ever known here, extending 200 miles north and south. A Knights of Columbus delegation bound for Quebec from Arizona was held up here, unable to get to El Paso. Old Deed Recorded Again. - ALBANY, Or., July 23. (Special.) A deed written 52 years ago was filed for record in the County Recorder's office here today. The writing is clear and the entire deed can be read easily. The Has Christ's Mission Been a Failure? 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