THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. JANUARY 15, 1911. GARTER GDNDEMNS KLAMATH PROJECT Private Ownership Is Bar to Government Work, Sena tor Declares. FRAUD WRAITHS SEEN Hearing Tlcl Accusations, He Savs. That Call In Question Good Faith. If Not Integrity, of Reclamation Chiefs. OREGON! AN NEWS LVREAC. Wash ing-ton. Jan. 14. The Klamath Irrlga tlon project la given a black eye l report dratted by Senator Carter, chair man of the Senate Irrigation coramlt- t. Tha rep ;t eovere tha observa tions of his committee when It Inspect ed tha Government projects a year ago Tart Summer. Tha report haa not been approved by tha full committee, of which Senator Chamberlain la a member, but If It goes out In Ita preaent ahapo It will ba emtremely difficult for Repreaentatlva Uawley or any one alia to aecure enf- flclent fundi to complete thla project. It alleges. In aubstance. that tha Klamath project ahould never have been undertaken by the Government, aa moat of the land la In private owner- hip. Moreover, without apeclflcally ao rharglng. -he report Inttmatea there waa grosa frauds In the purchaae of private canals which have alnca been Incorporated In the Government project. Tha Reclamation Servlca la con demned for aelllng to Moore Brother fir 1,M0 a perpetual power privilege on tha Link River on the Government canaL Tha privilege la declared by tha committee to be worth 1400.000. The report also holds it unconatltu tlonal to drain Tule pwampe as eon temnlated br the Government plana. -The record of hearings held by the committee at Klamath Falls dlacloea accusatlona which call In qneetlon tha good faith. If not the Integrity, of those charged with the management of the Reclamation Service." says Carter. He aaya his committee did not have to sift these charges, but turned them over to Secretary Bellinger for loves ttaatlon. If thla portion of Carter's rport la not altered It may ba Imposalbie to sa cure further allotments for tha com pletlon of tha Klamath project BRIDE-TO-BE SAVES MAN Prospective Benedict Ixae Nerve When Hgnlna; Ik-eose to Med. OLTMPIA, Wutu Jan. 14. (Special.! "Don't get cold feet, kid." waa what Mildred Fletcher, of this city, aald to Alvln Glesy. of Olympla. as ha heal tated about signing the marriage rear Ister when tha pair applied for a li cense to ba wed today. When the Auditor handed over tha pen and pointed out where ho waa to sign hie name, tha bridegroom-to-be was trembling so violently that ha rould not writ his name. Then tha bride-to-be cam to his rescue with tha remark. Tha other members of tha party laughed and tha young fellow waa on the verge of collapsing when he finally pulled himself together, algned his name, took tha bride by tha arm. and with a laugh, departed In search of a minister. GARMENT STRIKE WAR END Agreement Reached With Firm Which Began Conflk-t. CHICAGO. Jan. 14. The garment workers strike received Its greatest Impetus toward settlement since the beginning of the strike when the Joint strike conference reached an agree ment tonight with llart-Schaffnr A Mars Company, the concern against which the strike had been most de termined. . fly tha term all former employe will be taken back within ten days and there will be no discrimination asalnsr members of the United Gar ment Worker of America. The question of wages waa not taken up In the conference, but preparation ia. made for the adjustment of all points in controversy. PYTHIANS AT PENDLETON Seventh Annual District Convention 1 In Afsemblj. PEXM.ETfV. r.. Jan. 14. (Spe cial. With the grand chancellor of Oregon, the vice-grand chancellor and the grand keeper of records and seal and other distinguished officials of the order In attendance the seventh annual district convention of the Knights of Pythias, waa convened In this city this evening. No regular delegules were chosen for this assembly, but. Instead, every knight who could possibly get away frmt his borne Is here from the differ ent lodges of the county. The response to the address of wel come waa made by members of Ilermls ton I.odre. the youngest In the district, which was Installed Thursday night. . I WIFE DESERTION CHARGED Former Portland Fireman Is Taken to Montesano. Charles Pamberton waa arrested on Friday night at i Eaat Twenty-sixth street North, by Deputy Sheriff Leon ard and Deputy Sheriff Royd. of Mon tesano County. Wash, on a charge of wife desertion. It Is aald that Pemberton. who was formerly a member of the Portland Are department, deserted his wife and three children while his wife was In the advance stages of consumption. Pemberton was taken back to Monte sano last night by Deputy Royd. Fair Site to Be Decided. WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Tha rivalry for National recognition between the San Francisco and New Orleans Expo sition advocates will be settled by the House committee on expositions prob ably next Friday. The committee win hear tha final arguments Monday. Gov ernor Sanders, appearing for New Or leans, and Representative Kehn for San jTranciaco. CANDIDATE FOE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOE DENCY, WHOSE BOOM TERRIFIES RIVALS. . -r 5.. . . H . . --s ...,-. - y 1 -' ' : - t .' -i'5 . ? -v . .. . . - i 4 - i - .. '. . ..-- , ' , . e. .-. . " ' - , ...' . . , . , - ""' X'- i- Jf-''' ' - - - , ' ;;v- ' . - a. ' 1 c JCnKOV RARMO, L Democrats Look Forward to Lovefeast With Fear. TOO MUCH HARMON TALK Friends of Other Candidates Dread j Stampede and Force Ilarmon Men to Curb Knthnslasm, I -est Party Prwpeete Suffer. (Continued From First Pse and of Wilson and Marshall, at a dist ance, to eay nothing of Bryan. With W. J. Bryan holding off In the fear that he might by attending the celebration be tacitly committed to a movement which he suspects of being controlled by the reactionary element and with Wilson, of New Jersey, and Marshall, of Indiana, adopting a slml larly cautious attitude, the Baltimore banquet Is In danger of degenerating nto an affair representing only one faction of Democracy. While Wilson Is lambasting the New Jersey machine and the New Tork Democracy la openly split between progressives and stand patters. West Virginia's Legislature Is deadlocked over organisation as a pre limlnary to the election of two Demo cratlc Senators. Montana Is deadlocked aa te Senator and the progressive wing hreatens to hold up the election of Senator In Colorado unill Its demands for "progressive" laws are grsnted. The promoters of the celebration of he victory may aucceed In creating an outward appearance f harmony at Baltimore for one night, but harmony a decidedly absent among the victori ous forces which captured Republican strongholds In November. Nor are they t any pains to hide their divisions. HYDE FOUND AND SPEAKS New York's M It-sing Official Says Delmonlco Dinner Is Dream. ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. Jan. 14. Charles II. Hyde, chamberlain of New Tork City and missing for nearly two months, this evening boarded a train era for New Tork. having decided to return and straighten out matters con- ectlng him with tha race-track Inves- gation In progress there, and In which Is testimony Is sought. Hyde was located here by newspapermen. He said: "I have not been well for some time nd was advised to take a complete rest. It Is Impossible for me to dis cuss anything now. as I understand that charges have been preferred against me and 1 must deal with them officially." When asked about trie ueimonico nner which he Is said to have at tended and at which 1500.000 Is said to have been raised to fight the Hart- Agnew anti-racing bill. Hyde laughed and said: 0! that story was so utterly false nd unfounded that I never bothered about It. I did not know the people with whom I was supposed to have dined. 1 did not subscribe for any uch fund for my client or anyone else, and every newspaperman at Al bany knew the rest of It was untrue." PORTUGUESE STRIKE ENDS Employee of Railroads, Out Three) Days, Win Their Point. LISBON. Jan. 14. The strike of rail road employes of Portugal which began on January 11, ended today. This prob ably will result In a peaceful settlement of the commercial alsturbance occa sioned by the walkout of thousands of men In all departments of labor In avmnathr with the railroaders. The railroad men have been granted an Increase of 11 cents a day. twenty days' leave of abaence annually on full pay and a working day of nine houra. Rlota occurred today at gaa worka In Balera. a suburb of Lisbon. Firemen replaced the regular workmen and sol diers have been stationed to guard the property. , Stenographers' Fees Probed. Complaint was made by lawyers of the bills rendered by the court report HARMONY A C K I N G PEESI V GOVERNOR OF OHIO. ers, before the Multnomah Bar Asso elation held last night for services rendered. In one case the reporter's charge for appearance In a case last ing one day and one hour was 120, and It was claimed that the court re porter at the same time served In an other case and charged tlO for that. A committee of three consisting of A. E. Clark. George S. Shepherd and John C McCue was sppolnted to pre para a bill for the Legislature regu latlng the whole question of the fees and duties of court stenographers. The bill increasing the number of Justices of the Peace to four and rais ing the Jurisdiction to apply to cases up to J500 waa approved, it cans tor a change of name, the Justice Courts to be known as District Courts, and provides for 300 Jurymen. The Bar Association decided to hold Its next meeting Saturday. January 21. The bill Increasing the number of Judgt s of the Circuit Court from live to seven was also approved. EYES .1ST STAND TEST MVRPHV INSISTS, THOUGH LYNCH SAYS NOT NECESSARY. Optlclana' Report on Umpires' Sight Not Enough and Murphy Will Ask Directors to Act. CHICAGO. Jan. 14. (Special.) "Um plree of the National Baseball League must undergo an examination of their eyes before they start the season this yesr. President Murphy, of the Chicago club team, made thla assertion today In face of the report from New Tork that President Lynch, of the league, de clares the Indicator-handlers would not be compelled to submit to any ex amlnatlon, aa they have sent In certlfl catea from opticians showing their sight to be normal. "Lynch had no right to ssy that the umpires will not have to submit to an examination." aald Murphy. "It was at his own auggeatlon at the last meet ing that It was decided to make It, com pulsory. It was thought. of by the mag nates, but not mentioned until Lynch put It before the members for discus sion. All approved of 'the auggestlon. He cannot repudiate It now. If he does. we undoubtedly will bring the subject up at the next meeting In February. when the schedule will be adopted." PEARY HAS FIGHT AHEAD Macon Will Oppose Promotion, De nying Pole Discovery. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 14. -Congress man R B. Macon, of Arkansas, who waa here today, says he will carry his oppo sition to tha bill making Peary a Rear Ad ml ral and increasing his pay to the House floor. There Is no reason why Congress should place the stamp of legitimacy upon Peary's alleged discovery," aald Mr. Macon. "He admitted before the committee tinder cross-examination that his compass was pointing toward the magnetio pole, which is 100 miles away from the auppgsed location of the North Pole. He also admitted that he took no longitudinal observations during the last 300 miles of his journey." MEDFORD GETS MATERIAL Three Carloads Arrive, to Be Used In Electric Road Building. MEDFORD. Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) A. Welch, a Portland railroad contrac tor, who recently acquired a franchise for the construction of an electric rail road through the Rogue River Valley, today sent three carloads of material here. The wording of the franchise states that work must commence upon the road by January 18. Construction crews have been ordered assembled here and the work started next week. While Welch is nominally at the head of the new project. It is understood that he is representing the Hill Interests. The latter are reported to have recently ac quired all the other Welch Interests In Oregon. PRISONERS PUJ TO WORK Salem Chief of Police Decides Men Must Earn Their Board. SALEM. Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) For the first time in the history of Salem the prisoners lrl tha City Jail were put to work on the streets today scattering eawdust on the froren portion This Is a policy Inaugurated by Chief of Police Hamilton In order to receive Onr Service Commercial Dep't Wherein Check and Savings Accounts can be opened without restrictions as to amounts. Interest is paid on Savings Accounts, on 10, 30 and 90 days' de mand, and on six and twelve months' time certificates. TRUST DEPT. Properties of individ uals, syn d i c a t e s and corporations adminis tered under special trusts, bond issues su pervised, escrows cared for, and all forms of legitimate fiduciary matters given special attention. ' REALTY DEPT. Properties bought, sold or cared for strict ly on commission. Merchants Savings&Trust Company value for the money expended for the prisoners' feed and lodging. When the warm weather begins the Chief Intends to put them to work cleaning the alleys and other portions of the city. EDDY WILL FIGHT PENDS CHURCH HEADS RESOLVE TO WAGE LEGAL BATTLE. Closed Conference Is Held at Boston and Court Campaign Is Mapped. BOSTON, Jan. 14. (Special.) A con ference which lasted several hours was held between Archibald McLellan. Ste phen A. Chase, A. V. Stewart. John V. Dlttemore and Adam H. Dickey, direct ors of the First Church of Christ, Bel entlst. In Boston, and General Frank Streeter, William A. Morse add Samuel J. Elder, with reference to the question raised in New Hampshire aa to the le gality of the bequest in Mary Baker Q. Eddy's will of the principal part of her estate to the Christian Science Churcn. At the close of tha conference thoso who participated refused to say what had been done, but it Is known that three lawyers and the directors talked the whole slttuatlon over thoroughly, and that it was decided to stand solidly by the will and all its provisions in any and all courts to which the matter may be carried. It is also known that another con ference of the attorneys In the case will be held In Concord. N. H Monday night, when the defensive campaign will be further mapped out. Mrs. Eddy's will, probated in common form in Concord December 14. comes before the aame court on Tuesday to be probated in what is known as solemn form. Mrs. Eddv's will was drawn nearly 10 yeara ago by General Streeter, of Concord, and he aiao drew me two codicils to it. Mother's Claim Investigated. "WALLACE, Idaho, Jan. 14. Claim of Mrs. Welgert against the Government for $100,000 for the alleged shooting of her son Oscar Wigert as an act of discipline, by Ranger Rock, during the forest fires on Setar Creek, north of here last August. Is being Investi gated by C. O. Fisher, agent for the Interior Department, who Is Interview ing members - of Rock's forces, now scattered throughout the West. Young welgert was reported to have committed suicide but the mother disbelieved, had the body exhumed, and as a result, several physicians declared the suicide theory Impossible owing to the nature of the wounds. Forger Breaks Parole. OREGON CITT. Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) IJ .. -.- lino rd Tl' h r. ntt(mTitH to ohtAin money from the First Nstlonal Bank yes- Tday under misrepresentation, is sun in the County Jail, being held under the Instructions of Warden James, of the State Penitentiary. Beard's relatives at qm. ih.m.iIaH fn hnvlns the charres against him in Linn County dismissed. but re IS ncio Ir viumung iuo iruir, granted by tha officials of the State Peni tentiary. Bullion Theft Denied by AH. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 14. E. L. Smith, Margaret Smith, J. B. Woodson and fi. M. Woodson, arrested for com plicity In the theft of 70,000 worth of bullion from the steamer Humboldt In transit to Seattle from Alaska, pleaded not aullty to the charge of grand lar ceny today. They asked an Immediate hearing, but tne prosecuuon secured a delay of a week to allow witnesses to get here from AlasKa. National Committee Neutral. BUFFALO. N. Y., Jan. 14. Norman Mark, chairman of the Democratic National Committee,' put an end to rumors that either he or the committee would take a hand in tne nenaionai fight. It is not a matter, Mr. Mack declared, for either action or comment by the National committee. Carter AVIns Billiard Match. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 14. Thomas Carter, of St. Louis, defeated Leon Magnus, or New York. 60 to 47 In the -National niMiir three-cushion billiard tourna ment here tonight. Each man made high runs of lour, it iook a tunings to decide the game. Liquor Law Violators Fined. GLENDALE. Or., Jan. 14 (Special.) E. F. Hayes and Edward Dohl. proprie tor, of soft drink places here, who were arrested for violating the local option aw, pleaded guilty and were nned ixo arh. It Is rumored several other ar rests will be made for "bootlegging." Postofrice Bill Keady". wisHiVftTDN. Jan. 14. The nostof- flce appropriation bill carrying 263, 000,000 was completed by the House committee on postofflces today and may be reported to the House Monday. The amount is an Increase of $10,000, 000 of the last appropriation. The Directors of Chas. Coopey & Sons, Inc. Announce a Great Sale of Men's Made-to-Order Clothing Before turning our premises over to the contractors for alterations we must reduce our stock of Clothes to the lowest possible point. There is only one sure way of bringing this about and that is to make it worth your while to buy. This we are going to do. We want to impress upon your mind these facts: Every garment will be made in the best "Coopey" manner, which means tail oring excellence. You will get exactly what you buy there'll be no substitution of goods when your back is turned. Every garment made by white labor, under sanitary conditions, right here in this city. . $25.00 Suits and Overcoats, made CjJOO OO to your order at M,ft- v-r $30.00 Suits and Overcoats, made g22 150 to your order at $35.00 Suits and Overcoats, made E0 to your order at $40.00 Suits and Overcoats, made CgO OO to your order at "... $45.00 Suits and Overcoats, made SO to your order at m Chas. Coopey g3 S5V2 Fifth GIRLS ARE SNUBBED Men Typists Refuse to Recog nize New Workers. SOCIAL WAR THREATENED Hiring of Three Girls Breaks Prece dent Washington Legislators Inquire Into Fishing Indnstry and Upheaval Is Probable. nt.T'.rpi. Wash.. Jan. 14. (Special.) Three girls employed by tne btate oen ,1. .tenosraohers have brought about a social war behind the senate cnamoer as the six male stenographers refuoa to recognise them, other than on business. Secretary Laube, of the Senate says that h ,Kini, ih. o-lrla will heln nromote the efficiency of the work. The new girls are Minnie M. Hyde. Tacoma; Mlas Jessie McKinney. Seattle; Miss Amy L. Mook, Seattle. rru na turn 0-trl. gnt WOrkinflT HOW and the other will arrive Monday. They have been engaged for the session and will be paid a aay. m.. aana,A 4j.iftiri tn lnrtrnct the sec retary to hire female assistant and his action haa broken a precedent oi long standing in the Washington Legislature as only male help has been engaged in the past. It is possible that further trouble will be caused over the hiring of women, aside from their being treated coldly by the other stenographers, for some of the memDers or tne Dermio un j j j ii.. .tpAncr nonvlrtlon. about WO- ucuiucuv 3"u"o men being employed around the Legisla tive Hallst The simple little resoiouuon caning upon Congress to Ignore the Prince-Jordan fisheries treaty may start a big up heaval In Washington fishing circles, for It !s practically certain now that the question Is to be opened. The resolution was presented In tne riouse Dy u. juc- -..iii..-. D.lllnffh.ni Mud - Via wanted mum", in . -- a ti7Vi1a nf TCllinirhAm. to Intro duce it simultaneously In the upper house. White wanted some Information about It and in the discussion that followed some points were raised and the matter was taken back to President Paulhamus. Iff the time tne iresiaeni oi ine oenaie nau his interest aroused law books were much in .vMonfi. and now the ftshlnar laws are under close inspection. ISOt Only are mcmuci. ui lld present session of the Washington Leg islature acquiring a reputation for economy In handling the state's money v... . oien able to conserve their UUk 11IDJ , w pwn cash in good fashion. One barber leclares that tne xegisiaiors biiuuiu 'throw away their safeties" and get shaved at a barber shop once In a while. Th. AiinTiiTier ntf nt 1200 from the nar- roll has also had its effect in making a llftla li,. free than muiiey on v 111 e ." formerly, as the men. who are draw ing salaries now, are ousy must oi mo time and have little chance to be around town with other employes spending their cash. Monday will be the first pay day and then it is expected that the members and employes will "loosen up a little," as Legislators and employes haven't been put In the "spendthrift" class as yet. When the House of Representatives asked the Washington Railroad Com mission to map out the "most usual Sale Starts Tuesday Street Sixth Floor, Manchester Building route" from the various places In the state to Olympla, so as to figure out mileage, the railroad commission was given a hard task. From Spokane to Seattle, the distance is about 60 miles farther over the Northern Pacific than the Great Northern line, while by taK ing the Milwaukee from Tekoa, the distance is made still less, although the fare is the same in all cases. Now the commission must decide the "most usual" route of travel. TRACKS CLEAR, SEARCH ON Great Northern Puts Divers to Work to Find Bodies. KALISPELL, Mont., Jan. 14. The Great Northern cleared its tracks of snow near the summit today and sent westward one passenger and two fast mail trains that had been snowbound there since Monday. Trains are run nlng tonight as usual, although some of them are a little late. The Great Northern Is preparing to use divers in seeking the bodies of the lost engineer and fireman of the light engine which Jumped the track east of Spokane yesterday, going into a deep hole in the Kootenai River, where engine and crew are under 50 feet of water. The engine was coming from Spokane to the rescue of snowbound trains. Bank Note Bears 36 Pounds. London Dally News. About the year 1819 a great outcry was raised against the Bank of Eng land for not adopting a style of note that could not be imitated, at the same time preventing the sacrifice of life which at that period was all to com mon. ' The subject at last became so pressing that the government appoint ed commissioners to Investigate the cause of the numerous forgeries, and whether a mode could be devised whereby the forging of bank notes might be prevented. The result was the bank note of today. The color of the paper is peculiar and cannot be imitated exaotly by counterfeiters ex cept at great expense. The combined thinness and strength of the paper are also unique. It is made in sheets large enough for two notes. ,ach note, before It is el zed, weighs about is arralns. and if then doubled, it is strong enough to suspend a weight of 30 pounds. Former Jockey Killed. TTTTTOIT A TTtnh Jin 14. W. H. Palmer, photographer and former race horse man, was shot and killed today kv vt rsn.tairit. saloonkeeDer. The shooting took place on the platform of the tlo uranae aepoi. .iui ii.iiiiai- una crnlner to Salt Lake vi. rjimtnldi. The dead man was formerly a Jockey and retained a half Interest In a string of horses en tered in various Western meetings. County Offices Change Hours. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 14. (Spe cial.) The County Treasurer's and County Auditor's offices, which have been closed during the noon hour, will be kept open from 8:30 o'clock until S o'clock in the afternoon, except Satur day, when the offices will close at 4:80 o'clock. Increase In business demands the change. Vancouver Commercial Club Elects. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 14. (Spe cial.) The Vancouver Commercial Club held Its annual meeting here tonight and elected the following board of gov ernors: A. L. Albertson, L. L. DuBoes, George B. Simpson, O. B. Aagaald, C. B. Turlay, J. A. Munday, Guy Bennett, C. D. Hayes and J. G. S. Longsdorff. Spaniards Go to Havana. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 14. The Waterhouse-Weir liner Orteric, Just ..$5.00 ..$6.00 ..$6.75 $7.50 ..$9.50 $10.50 Morning ons, inc. launched from an English shipyard, is under contract to carry 1500 Spanish emigrants for the Bilbao to the Ha waiian Islands. From Honolulu the Orteric will proceed to Seattle, arriv ing here May IS. Call for Work of Indians. New Tork Press. Lo, the poor Indian, is profiting by a movement started by Mrs. James E. Plnchot, mother of Gifford Plnchot, former United States Forester. She ad vises American women to use bags, caps and- belts made of silk, beads and feathers. The American Indians excel in this work. Mrs. Plnchot has been collecting needle and bead work of the redskins for the department of lace In the National Museum, and she has studied much about the textile arts of the Indians. She says American women could as easily patronize the home In dustries as to rush to Europe for bead and feather work not so artistic. 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