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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1910)
fistful fimttm Pages 1 to 12 POKTLAXD, OREGOX, SUNDAY MORXIXG, AUGUST 7, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PUGILIST JOHNSON REVENGE BELIEVED KANSANS TO SWARM SOLDIERS NEEDED BARRYMORE.ACTOR, BRIBE STORY TOLD U'BEN HAS PLAN TO SHUNS NEW YORK TO SEE ROOSEVELT . RECORD (J.1T1IERISG TO MEET HIM AT OSSAWATOMIE. ENGAGED; GIRL 18 IF 'OIATIXEE IDQL" WEDS, FIRM LOSES $50,000. TD SAVE FORESTS BY CHOCTAW CHIEF LOAD LEGISLATURE NEGRO WON'T BUY PROPERTY WHERE SOT WAXTED. 68 Pages MURDER MOTIVE 1 Strength of Parties to Be Represented WOULD ALTER CONSTITUTION No Representation or Misrep resentation Result. SCHEME IS COMPLICATED Methods of Computation to Deter mine IVIro Hare Been Elected Dif ficult to Understand Amend ment Is of Great length. Through the medium of the Initiative. W. S. VRen and Ma associates, once known as the People- Power League, have presented to th voters of Oregon for adoption or rejection a constitutional amendment designed to apportion the members of the Legislature anions; the several parties of the state solely accord ing to voting strength of each party and without regard whatever to place of resi dence. This question wilt be submitted under the numbers yes" and "Wl BO." If this proposed constitutional amend ment bad been in effect at the time of the last general election. In all reasonable probability six to 10 of the present legis lative districts would have had partial or no representation at all In the lower house of the Legislature, while a num ber of districts would have had either double or treble the representation to which they are now entitled. How Parties Might Hare Stood. There would have been 1 Democrats in that body Instead of seven; 17 Re publican Instead or SL while (he So cialists would a had -four members and the Prohibitionists three la place of none at all. - This vacuous scheme of proportionate representation Is only a part of a lengthy amendment which Is a self-executing, detsll-lmposlng. general statute proposed as an addition to what was originally adopted as the organic or fundamental law of the state. While the proposed scheme of voting for members of the Legislature! Is simple enough, the methods of computation to determine who hare been elected are complicated and difficult to understand. Briefly expressed, it Is proposed that candidates for the Legislature shall be nominated under the present primary election plan, and In the same districts to which legislators are now apportioned. Kach candidate Is entitled to have his name printed on the general election ballots only In the district In which he has been nominated, but an elector in any other district may vote for him by use of a ""sticker." Each elector may vote for but one candidate for each house, but there is no objection If a Multnomah County voter cast hia one ballot. If he sees fit. for a candidate In Harney. Wallowa. Josephine or any other county. How Scheme Works Out. After election, the votes cast for all Republican. Democrat. Prohibitionist. So cialist. ' Populist. Independent or other candidates for the lower house are added Into one total. This total Is divided by So. which is the number of members In the lower house, and the result is called the "quota." The total number of votes east for all Republican candi dates Is then divided by the quota and the result signifies the number of mem bers of the House the Republican party ha elected. In like manner the number of Democrats. Socialists and Prohibition ists elected Is determined. If. when all these calculations are concluded, the membership of the House Is not filled, a complicated system of "remainders" is resorted to In order to determine which party la entitled to the still vacant places. The seats In the House to which each party Is entitled are given to those can- I Con eluded on Pi 3.) Dml believe there', aaythlnc la thla talk ( BoarM betas behind the Mil imbtr mriwit the Sen- Mar tola him hi mart Thlaks Cat Hsravcera Ike I. Dedication of John Brown Battlefield- Will Draw 20 Times Population of Town. TOPEKA. Kan, Aug:. 6. (Special.) Visits to Kansas by Presidents Harri son, Roosevelt and Taft have brought together great crowds, but the coming of Colonel Roosevelt on August 31 t. dedicate the John Brown battlefield at Ossawatomie will cause , to assemble there the greatest number of Kansas people ever congregated within the borders of the state. Fully SO. 000 will attend this celebra- ! tlon, which Is to be held on the battle grounds where John Brown and his men fought for free Kansas. The tract of land, corarlslng !! acres, has been purchased by the Women's Relief Corps and deeded to the state for a memorial park. Ossawatomie, the early home of John Brown, is about 50 miles south and west of Kansas City, and about IS jmlles from the Missouri state line. In he early history of the state the town was n mere trading post, but with the building of the Missouri Pacific Rail road through It an era of prosperity came and with this the location of shops for the railroad company. Its population today Is round 2500. What the little town will do with the 0.600 who assemble there to greet Colonel Roosevelt on the morning of August 31 Is a question not easily an swered. MR. SCOTT AT BALTIMORE Vndergoc Surgical Operation, With Satisfactory Results. BALTIMORE. Md., Aug. . (Special.) Harvey W. Scott, editor of The Ore gonian. underwent a surgical opera tion for a trouble growing out of pros tatic complication, at Johns Hopkins Hospital today. The surgeon was Ir. Hugh Young, a well-known specialist. The operation was entirely successful and lasted about thirty minutes. The patient suffered no special discomfort from the anaesthetic and made a prompt and regular recovery from Its effects. Dr. Young says that Mr. Scott's condition Is entirely favorable and he feels certain of his full restoration to health. The operation presented fid" special difficulties or dangers, though It was of a delicate nature and required careful and expert treatment. Mr. Scott, attended by members of his family and by Dr. H. M. Read, a specialist of Seattle, left Portland via the North Bank and Northern Pacific Railroads 'on Thursday, July 28. The party came through to Baltimore without Incident. Mr. Scott had a comfortable journey and did not suffer from the hot weather. Several days were given over to rest In Baltimore before the operation. It Is probable that Mr. Scott will remain here for a few days and then he will go to the seashore for more complete recupera tion. No definite plans have been made as to when Mr. Scott will return to Port land. ROAD CONGRESS ADJOURNS I'niform System t-.tr Work in Vnited States I Crged. BRl'SSEI.S, Aug. . The Interna tional road conference which opened its sessions here July 31. finished Its work today and adjourned, the mem bers remaining for several excursions organised by the Belgian government. The American delegates say that the great lesson of the Congress for Amer ica is the showing of the absolute ne cessity for the introduction of uniform system of road building in the United States. TAFT'S INQUIRER COMING Fletcher Moddox to Investigate Po litical Conditions In West. ORKGOXIAX NKWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Aug-: Fletcher . Maddox, Montana Internal Revenue Solicitor, leaves next week to Inspect Washing ton public building sites and Investi gate politics' conditions In the North west. In the Interest of President Taft. He will spend some time In Wash ington and return to Montana for the Republican state convention in September HARRY MURPHY OFFERS A PICTURE GALLERY IVerlarr It's ahonrtl ta say that the people cant deride off-hand thoe St meaanre Just aa wtaelr as tha Le Matnre. xt we suaht ta (rant the praple. They rut Bake any salstalira. Itoeaa't care If thrr abaald nuke mis take he toa't a taxpayer. Cry From Northwest Is "Send Us Troops." APPEALS GO TO PRESIDENT Lumber Associations Admit Their Forces Worn Out. GOVERNORS JOIN IN CALL Taft Asked to Send Regulars Into Northwest Woods During Four Summer Months Timber Interest Back of Move. George M. Cornwall helped set In mo tion last week a scheme for the preserva tion of the National forests from fire that Is expected to have far-reaching effects. At a meettlng of the Western Pine Man ufacturers' Association held at .Boise, Idaho, a resolution was unanimously passed calling on President Taft, as Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United States-, to utilize the Federal troops for the protection of the National forests during May, June. July, August and September. Telegrams embodying "this resolution were sent to the President and to the Governors, of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and California. In addition to this. S. Flewelllng. president of the West ern Forest A Conservation Association, sent a personal message asking that Fed eral troops be ordered Into the National forests during the Summer months, when danger of destruction, of the timber by fires Is greatest. Press dispatches yesterday carried an Item to the effect that General Wood had also requested the President to allow Federal troops to fight fire In the N is ml"fHl i sis of Montana and Idaho. "Something has got to be gone to save the timber," said Mr. Cornwall on his return from the meeting last night. "Con ditions sre bad In Idaho and Montana. In the Clearwater district fires have been raging for several weeks and thousands of dollars' worth of timber has been de stroyed . This Is the dry est season the country has had In many years. There was one shower that lasted about two hours a couple of weeks ago, but with that exception no rain has fallen for nionthsi "We do not know of sny reason why the Federsl troops should not be used to protect National property, and appar ently the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United States Is the one to take action.". FIRE-FIGHTERS REFUSED AID Xcd Bruse Arrested for Failure to Assist Checking Forest Blaze. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) For refusing point blank- to join a party of fire-lighters who were organ ized to check a fire which had started near Blaker's mill, near Tacolt, today. Ned Bruse was arrested by Forest Ranger W. H. Smith. Later J. P. Stapleton, County Attorney, ordered that the man be brought to Vancouver. Bruse is now In the County Jail and haa been unable to raise a bond. He re fuses to tell why he refused to assist In fighting the fire. His case will come up for hearing Monday. The fire waa checked by the party or ganized before much damage was done, but for a time It looked as though It would spread and damage much timber and lumber. Ranger Smith was going through the community, calling out the able-bodied men to assist him In fighting the fire, when he asked Brus?, who re fused. Montcsatio Reports Xo Loss.v ' MONTESANO, Wash., Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) Contrary to the various reports sent from this city and despite the fact of the unusual dry spell, the like of Concluded on Pass 7.) Olfer yen s dollar and a aoartrT for ia optloa aa your eholea half blork: rorth about fMM a treat foot. Is still laxs- Lloyds -Takes Insurance Policy on John Drew's Nephew-r-Man-agcrs May Win. NEW YORK, Aug. 6. (Special.) Mrs. Kathertoe Brady Harris, ex-wife of Sidney Harris, the lawyer, has an nounced the engagement of her daugh ter Katherlne to John Barrymore, actor and nephew of John Drew. The wedding will cost Lloyds $50,000. Last May, Barrymore's managers, Cohan & Harris, took out a $50,000 policy with Llodys against the possi bility of his getting married inside of a year. They allege that his value to them would be lessened to that extent in case he i should forswear single blessedness. He said at that time that he was not engaged to be married, al though he reserved the right to wed should the right girl come along. Mrs. Harris is the daughter' of the late Supreme Court Justice John R. Brady. - She was at one time a member of John Drew's Company and her mar riage with Mr. Harris, a son of Miriam T. Harris, the author, was an elope ment. It occurred on the same day as the wedding of her sister to Albert Stevens of the Stevens family of Hoboken. Mrs. Harris obtained a di vorce in June, 1901. Friends of Mr. Barrymore say that Mr. Harris, the father of the 'bride-to-be. Is not pleased with the match be cause of the youth of the bride. Her age Is given as 18, while Mr. Barry more is 27. Mr. Harris Is at present in Europe. ANOTHER TRAIN PROPOSED Southern Pacific May Double Chicago-Sun Francisco Service. SACRAMENTO. Cul.. Aug. 6. (Special.) Southern Pacllic officials In Chicago, it" Is reported In this city, are contemplat ing changes In overland travel between .California aus Chicago by .the Installa tion of an extra eastbound train and an additional westbound train running on the Golden State overland limited sched ule. This would mean two extra trains between San Francisco and Chicago - According to the report, the eaotbound train will leave San Francisco In the afternoon. The regular overland train, leaving, as now. In the morning, will go to Chicago byTTle (.H.'ca'go ii Northwest -ern road. The other will go by wav of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul. It has been reported that the afternoon train out of dan Francisco. No. 10. will be made the overland limited train to make up the schedule on this end. HOLD-UP MEN ROB, STAGE Twice in a Week Is Same Coach driver Victim, Now Dead. SANTA FE. N. M., Aug. 6. Captain Fred Fornoff, of the mounted police, was notified today that the stage from Mogollon. Southwestern Sorocco Coun ty, to Sliver City, was again held up, the driver killed and $20,000 worth of silver bullion stolen. This stage was held up last week and three women passengers relieved of $650. Several posses took up the trail of the roobers today. When the istage was two and a half hours overdue at Glenwood. Driver Jake Rouse, who was to relieve Driver Dominguez, started out to meet him and found Dominguez dead in the road. The mails sacks were unmolested. A dispatch from Mogollon received this noon states that four of the eight bars of bullion have been recovered. LATHAM SAILS 87 MILES Aeroplane Twice Circles Eiffel Tow re Before Descending. . PARTSi Aug. 8. Hubert Latham made a flight today from Chalons-sur-Marne to Paris, a distance of 87 miles. He made two stops en route. His aeroplane passed over the city at an altitude of 1850 feet, Latham circling twice around the Eiffel Tower. CHURCH SCENE OF CRIME Man Shot -in Back While at Devo tions Business Dispute Cause.' LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 6. Henry Mar tin, clerk of the Rock Creek Baptist Church in Whitley County, was killed In church, according to the dispatches re ceived here today. Martin was shot in the back as the result of a business dis pute, it Is said. OF GROUCHY CITIZENS WHO HAVE OPINIONS Hrfosra ta work becaoe H would merely be pUying Into capitalism' hand. Hay eommerriallsm Is destroy In; all the poetry at life. Aver that ulna things are flxed mlxhtly quick, we'll all be plan red tnte a bloody revo lution that will make the celebrated rrarh itnnt iak Into In.lnifleance. Offers Made to Gover nor and Son. TRIBE ANXIOUS FOR MONEY t Indians Lose Faiih in Govern ment, Witness Says. TAFT OPPOSES BIG FEES Sherman Agreed" That Amounts Were Unreasonable, Senator Cur-' 'tis ' Testifies Hearing Re sembles' War Council. MUSKOGEE. Okln., Aug. . Not only Jake L. Hamon, but J. F. McMurray was named as a would-be briber in the Inves tigation of the $30,000,000 Oklahoma Indian lends before the special Congressional - committee today. McMurray is the holder of the contracts with the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians to promote which In Congress .Senator Thomas P. Gore charged a bribe , was offered to him. D. C. McCurtaln, a Choctaw Indian and a delegate to Washington for his tribe, charged that McMurray, In 1906 offered him a bribe of $25,000 to withdraw op position to the other McMurray contracts with the trib?, which subsequently were disapproved by President Roosevelt. Chief Tells o Olfer. Greene McCurtaln, chief of 18,000 Choc taws and a venerable Indian of 6? years, then took the stand and told the commit tee that one George W. Colt, whom he believed ected In the interest of McMur ray, had offered him one-fourth of the profit "to be realized from the land deal provided he Induced the tribe ,to wila. draw all opposition. This offer referred to new contracts held by, McMurray, which are the cause of the present in vestigation. The amount of the bribe mentioned by D- C. McCurtaln, who is a son of the chief, is the same as that which Senator Gore alleges was tendered him on May S by Hamon to put through the pending contracts, which, according to Senator Gore, would result In the selling of 450, 000 acres of coal, asphalt and timber lands owned by the Indians to any syndicate on a basis that would give McMurray and his associates an "attorney's fee" of 10 per cent or $30,000,000. Curtis and McGuIre Deny. The presentation of the charges against McMurray followed another day of sen sational testimony, in the course of which Senator Charles Curtis, of Kansas, and Representative McGulre, of Oklahoma, appeared on the stand to deny statements that they were "Interested" in- the deal. The name of Vice-President Sherman was again mentioned and conferences held by President .Taft over the McMurray con tracts were referred to. r Both President Taft and Vice-President Sherman, according to Senator Cur tis, had (fcclared that the ten per cent attorneys' -fees asked for was excessive. The opinion was unanimous at the Presi dent's conference, be said, that in the sale of the land no attorney's assistance was needed, as the Government by treaty already had stipulated to sell the land on Its own responsibility. Something; of the spirit of an Indian war council was presented when Chief McCurtaln, known as the "governor," squatted himself In a chair before the committee and, brushing the flies off his head with a large handkerchief, gave his testimony. Story of Protest Told. ' "A long time ago," he said, "many of the Choctaws protested against the big fees that would be allowed under the McMurray contracts. I, myself, sent a protest to the Secretary of the Interior. Just before the adjournment of the, last Congress, George W. Scott came to my home and asked me to elgn a letter. I refused to do so. Then he came again tConctuded on Page 2.) Think things are going ta the bow wow. Wouldn't Invest a nickel. Has no confidence, la fact, hasn't aayshin; but money. HI motto b: "If you can't knock, keep quiet." Champion Declares Right Living His Motto, and Wouldn't Lower Self for Aristocracy. NEW YORK, Aug. 6. The feeling of residents of the exclusive section of Brooklyn Heights were a little relieved today when they read that Jack John son, the negro pugilist, had declared that he did not want o buy any prop erty where he was not welcome. Edward M. Gillespie, the real estate broker who has charge of' the property, admitted today that there was little chanceof Johnson getting; the prop erty now, but by Wednesday the house and lot would be sold and there was a chance that neg might be the buyer. As to the identity of the negro, the real estate dealer refused to' make any statement. . ' When seen in Chicago. .Johnson said that he was anxious to put some of the $100,000 he had in real estate and believed that property was the best of all investments. He said: "No rubbing of shoulders with me. Right living Is my motto. I treat everybody squarely and I wouldn't lower myself by joining the ranks of most of the so-called aristocracy who are always getting in the public eye. mostly ir. a bad way." GRIMACES MADE IN CHURCH Baptist Demons Ask Injunction Agulnst Disturber. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 6. Deacons of the Armourdale Baptist Church and the Splltlog Baptist Mission at Kansas City, Kas., today filed a petition in the Wyandotte County, Kas., District Court, asking- that William V. Jones be prevented from attending service at either institution. The reason for the recourse to law is Jones' alleged proclivity for . making "facial grimaces" and "noises" during the services. The petition avers that Jones mocks the congregation with facial contortions and disturbs the preacher with noises and remarks. According to the petition, .tones fell out with the congregation injept?m ber, 1909, over a proposal to repair the damaged foundation of the church. Mm1 NusHUn'u- creating disturbances In the church ever since, the petition says. " In the absence of the judge of the District Court, Probate Judge Van B. Prather issued a temporary restrain ing order against Jones. It 4s return able next Saturday. EXPOSITION TAX OPPOSED -Farmers' Union Votes Against Pan ama Fair Levy. MANSFIELD, La., Aug. 6. (Special.) The Farmers' Union of Louisiana appears to be opposed to the special Panama ex position tax, as provided for in recent acts of the Legislature. The Desoto parish division of the Farmers' Union, In conventfon here todey, attended by leaders of the movement from all over the state, went on' record by almost an unanimous vote in opposition to the pro posed tax. . When the resolution was offered pledg ing members of the union to vote against the tax, a prolonged discussion ensued, after which the vote was taken. This opposition, as voiced by the Farmers' Union, however, is not general and the exposition management does not believe the action of the Farmers' Union will have any serious weight in the November election, when the proposed amendment to the constitution" authorising ,the spe cial exposition tax mush be ratified by the people. McKlnley on Political Trip. NEW YORK. Aug. 8. Congressman McKlnley of Illinois, chairman of the Republican Congressional campaign committee, is on a flying visit to the Kast to observe political conditions. He looked over the situation In New York yesterday and moved on to Boston today. From ' Boston he -is going to Portland, Me., and thence back to Chi cago. 'Congressman McKlnley asserted his confidence that the next House will be- safely Republican. He is not at all alarmed, he said, by the apparent dis affection in Kansas, and declared that the Republicans there would vote th ticket a,s they had always done. AND EXPRESS THEM. Kay ft that If he had only bought real estate a couple of year ajco.-would bavo had a "big bnnch of money" now. Couple of years hence he will say the tame about the present. Death of Millionaire Still a Mystery. ROBBERY THEORY ABANDONED Lurker Found by Servants May Have Killed W. L Rice. $5000 REWARD OFFERED Threats Made Against Cleveland Attorney Furnish Clue to Police. ' Murderer Is Thought to Have Had Accomplices. CLEVELAND, Aug. 6. After 20 holms work, the police are tonight as much at sea as ever in regard to the mysterious murder of William L. Rice, the million aire lawyer whose body was found in the) roadway near his house last night. ; A startling development in the case came tonight with the testimony of three men, a nlghtwaUhman, a patrolman and a chaufTeur, who told how they had found a man lurking in the rear of the Rica home Just prior to the murder. The mart appeared to be a foreigner and fled1 when he was detected. L Murderer Gives Signal.' ' Thee men also testified that four shots had ben fired instead of two, as had at first been stated. Two bullets were found in Mr. Rice's body, and the other two are believed' by the police to have beerl a signal to the murderer's accomplices who were watching the other approaches to the Rice home for their victim. While refusing to make public the en tire results of their Investigations, the police profess to -hatef-atuflished that Mr. Rice's movements were closely watched all yesterday evening, and that when he left the Euclid Club for. his home, assassins Were., lying in wait 'in at least three places. Caddy tender Suspicion. Rice "had been shot twice, 3truck on the head by a blunt weapon, and slashed across the left hand with a knife. The theory of robbery has been abandoned and the police now believe that the murdered man met his death at the hands of men who were seeking revenge. They are searching for an Italian golf caddy, who, it is said, had sworn vengeance against Mr. Rice for siding against him in a fight, which he had with another caddy, and which resulted in his dismissal. Apart from this slight clew, the fact that two foreigners were seen near the place where the murder occurred Just prior to the discovery of the body, the police confess they have nothing tangi ble to guide them. ' The body was found close to a powerful arc light, and although Mr. Rice carried a large sum on his person, in-addition to sev eral articles of jewelry, nothing was missing. On the body the police found $132 in cash, three gold rings, a watcn and a diamond-studded collar-button. Big Reward Offered. A reward of $5000 has been offered by Rice's law partners for the capture of the murderer or murderers. Rela tives of Rice informed the police that Rice had been threatened within the last month and that dynamite bombs had been found at the Rice home with in the last few weeks.' BABY DEATH RATE GREAT . ( Third of Iowa's Infants Have Died in Present Summer. ' DES MOINBS, la., Aug. . One-third of the babies In Iowa under 1 yeaer old have died this Summer, according to sta tistics collected by G. H. Summer, secre tary of the Iowa State Board of Health. Cholera infantum, infantile paralysis, poor milk and Improper care are given as causes. . f It alwaya turning; down offers of $100,- OUO per year to go Kast and manage J. P. Morgan's banking . business or Htraigbten out the affairs of the Steel Tnmt. Htav here for ten a- week T berauae he's "stuck-on tbis wonderful rut t climate." :