The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, February 26, 1911, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextTREATY PIONEERS WAY FOR MIKADO United States First to Com plete Deal in New Se- ries With Powers. RECIPROCITY MAY FOLLOW Tariff Relation Will Continue Cn W Old Treaty With Favored Xallon Term Tntll Special Arrangement I Made. WASHINGTON. Feb. JS. The reel Importance of the new Japaneae treaty Seveloped today when It wa learned it the Japanese embassy that the con vention la In fact the first of the whole fabric of treaties to readjust Japan a trade and commercial relatione with t."ie great powers, and even the leaeer ration with which aha has built up trade. It la true there haa been much ne gotiation on thla aubject and the drafts cf aa many aa 1J trade treaties have bn drawn, but ao far none of them actually has.been ratified. while It waa orla-tnally expected the United Plates might be a year behind the other powers In the conclusion of a new treaty by reason of the fact that the existing treaty with Japan would not expire until July. 11I. thla country haa actually gone to the front and acted aa a pioneer for all the other Ballona. Confidence Plena- Japan. Tor the reaaon that tha United States haa not Inaisted upon claiming the vary laat year under the present treaty; that It haa not. aa waa expected In aome quarters, waited to see what other nation were doing, but with full confidence la the honor of Japan haa led the way. unanimously ratifying- the new treaty, the Japaneae aoverninent and people are deeply grateful, and In the opinion of the Japaneae embaasy thla action will do much to Inspire the cloeest friendship between the two irul nations. Recardlna; tha condition In the pro tocol of the treaty that, pending the conclusion of a apeclal arrangement, the provisions' relating to tariff In the treaty of Norember 21. !. ahall be maintained. It la aald authoritatively there will be no effort la the Immedi ate future to make auch a apeclal ar rangement between America and Japan. Instead, the buslnesa of the two eoun trle will be conducted, ao far aa cua toms duttea are concerned, under tha terms of tha old treaty. America Will Xot Lose. America will not bo the loser by thla. It la aald. for. even If Japan ahould conclude apeclal trade arrangementa with other couatrlee. whereby they will aecur an abatement of Import dutle upon their goods for the benefit f Japan, the latter government, under the favored nation clause. Immediately will extend the same privilege to like Importa from the United States. Thla will continue Indefinitely, or until tha two countiiea aee fit to enter Into one of theae apeclal trade arrangementa perhaps en the llnea of the Canadian reclproUty agreement. ABERNETHY GRANGE MEETS Judge Dlmlck, Master. Speaks on Agriculture. OREGON OTT. Feb. 13. Jpeclal. Abernethy Orange met at the Orange Hall today. Judge Dlmick. master, pre siding. Following the dinner hour the after noon was devoted to addresses, and Judge tMmlck a subject wa concerning taxes an. agriculture. He talked on the proper methods of agriculture and criti cised tha methods pursued by a large number of the farmers of Clackamas County, for the reason that they were not making their farm as profitable aa they should. Mr. Dlmick was followed by Captain Apperson. who talked on tha orlg'.n of the Oregon Agricultural College at Corralll.e. and Its development, be ginning at Its early history, and com pared each step of progress It has made. Profeewor Tooae. of the Oregon City schools, also gave a talk at this meeting, rbi subject being "Public Schools, and Vrat Siioald Be Tauf.it." At the next meeting the subject of taxation and arroent will be thorough !v discussed. The single tax will also be discussed. ASYLUM ENGINEER BUSY Captain Murphy Arrive at Pendle ton; Marts Work at Once. FENTLETO.N". Or.. Feb. S3. (Spe cial. Arriving here today Captain Charles A. Murphy, of Salem, selected by Governor West aa engineer at the Kastern Oregon branch Insane asylum, has already atarted the work. He now haa a crew of men at work digging pits on the site recommenced by the Legislative committee for the purpose of making foundation teats. Governor Weit and Jitate Treasurer Kav. of the state board of control, will arrive Monday to remain several days, and while here wilt decide finally on the location of the main and other bttllHtngs. Captain M'irphy la accom panied bv his wife and will make hla home here. AUTOS HIT; YOUTH INJURED t-tronx Man Hurled 2 0 Feet lain Vag rant IxC When Cars Collide. TAfOMA. TVanh.. Feb. IV (Special.) Harold Haverkamp. IS. who happened to be atandlng on tha corner of Sixth and Alnswortli avenues today when J. TV. Reynolds" touring ear and a taxi cab collided, was thrown I feet In the ml-np and aertously Injured. Reynold was hurrying to catch a steamer, and a doctor. In the taxi, to a consultation of physicians and neith er car had opportunity to slacken speed mhn they came in eight of each other at the corner. The taxlcab was thrown to the sidewalk, striking Hav erkamp and tossing him Into a acant lot. Prominent Nome Iteldent Plea. NOME. Feb. Si. Colonel U I Saw yer, one of tha moat prominent men In Nome, died today of pneumonia, age 7 years. He won his military title In a Connecticut regiment during the Civil War. and Is aad to have been prominent In politics la that state be fore he came to Alaska. Here he was Interested In tin mines, snd had bean president of the Board of ducatlon- Three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer celebrated their golden wedding, as sisted by the entire ramp, which had never before witnessed such aa anniversary. ACCUSED MAN RETALIATES Justice Who Married Couple Hired to Defend Them. TACOMA. Waah, Feb. 1 1. (Special.) Philip Zlaba. 1204 Second avenue. Seattle, added an odd chapter to the charge of abduction preferred against him by A. J. Meyera, a wealthy Seattle Assyrian merchant, when he today re tained Justice Dewltt M. Evana. of thla city to defend him In the criminal pro ceed Inge. Zlaba and the girl came to Taeoma Friday and secured a marriage license, the girl giving her age aa If and other witnesses swearing ahe was over IS. After getting the license, the couple went to Justice Evans' court and were married by him. Soon after them came Meyers posthaste and went to Judge Frank Graham and got a warrant for Zlaba. asserting bis daughter la only II years of age. The couple were lo cated In a hotel by the police and the bridegroom carted off to Jail. Today Zlaba was arraigned before Justice Graham and put up 1250 ball for Ms release and after engaging Ju. tlce Evans as attorney left for Seattle with his bride. Zlaba Is a blacksmith. 0 JUDGE SAYS I UNDER DESPOTISM President's Word Is Law. De clares ex-Member of Supreme Court. COURTS ARE POWERLESS Government br Executive Order Ea tabllshed by Roosevelt Is Con tinned by Taft Judges Mere Agent of Executive. CHICAGO, Feb. IS. Lorln C Collins, until two months ago Associate Jus- KEW FLEET COMMANDERS AEE XHOSEN. ;'a " Y-.- i - , phnto copyrighted. 1911. by O. O. Bain Admiral Hit Oaterbaaa. te Co as- Hear-Admlral Joseph B. Murdock, snaaa- the Atlaatie Fleet. te Command Aalatle Fleet. WASHINGTON. Feb. J5. Rear-Admiral Hugo Oaterhaua. com mandant of Mare Island Navy Tard. was selected by Secretary of the Navy Meyer today to succeed Rear-Admiral Seaton Schroeder as Commander-in-Chief of the AUantlc fleet about June 1. and Rear Admtral Joseph B. Murdock to succeed Rear-Admiral John Hubbard aa Commander-in-Chief of the Aalatle fleet on May 1. Rear-Admiral Aaron Ward, the aide tor Inapections and one of the four advisory oftloers of Secretary Meyer In hla Naval re-organ-laatlon plan, eatabllehed about a year ago. will succeed Rear-Admiral Murdock as commander of the third division of the Atlantlo fleet. Tha latter will be relieved soon after April 10 preparatory to take from him the command of the Asiatic fleet. Aa Aide for Inspections. Admiral Ward will be succeeded by Rear-Admiral Charlea E. Vreeland. commander of the second dlvt aloa of the Atlantic fleet. The successors of Admiral Vreeland on the Atlantic fleet and Admiral Oaterhaua at the Mare Island Navy Tard have not been decided upon. Those appointments are Incident to the approaching- retirement of Admirals Schroeder and Hubbard on account of etatutory age limtt. 1 yeara. The latter terminates his active service May 19, and Admiral Schroeder will retire August 17. II years of age. Hla father-in-law la much opposed to the marriage. BURNS MAN FINDS BRIDE Simon J. Freiman Will Marry Mabel R. Gunning, of Loa Angeles. LOS ANGELES. Cal. Feb. . Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. David Gunning, (it West Twenty-fourth street an nounced tha approaching marriage of their daughter. Mlaa Mabel R. Gun ning, to Simon J. Freiman, of Burns. Or.; the ceremony to take place at their home Monday evening. Rev. Edward W. Paako. of the Union Ave nue Methodist Church, will be the of ficiating clergyman. The bride for merly waa a teacher In the Berendo atreet school. Soon after their marriage Mr. Frei man and his bride will leava for a Southern tour, at the conclusion of which they will oome to Los Angeles for a short visit before going to Burns. Or., where they are to make their borne. S00.OOO Brook Trout Hatched. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. IS. (Spe cial.) At the Basket Creek trout hatchery, near Tacolt. are 200,000 East ern brook trout hatched and ready for distribution In the counties of Clark. Skamania. Klickitat. Cowlitz, Lewis. Pacific and Wahkiakum. Of this num ber la0.00 came from Michigan and (0.000 from Colorado. , Private Sentenced for Assault. wivfnrvrn nipmrvq wh . Feb. li. Speclal.)-J. Grlsby, a private of this post, has been sentenced to from six months to five yeara at the state officer in Vancouver. He waa tried In the civil court, ana win aiao oo inn by a military court. tlce of the Supreme Court of Panama, aald that the President of the United Statea had usurped the functions of the executive branch of the government of Panama and now rulea there under a despotism aa absolute aa that of Rus sia. Mr. Collins spoke before EOO Chicago lawyers at a banquet, and reviewed the history of American rule In the canal sone during his six years as Justice. "The President's word, not the law," .he said, "governs everything. The re sult Is there has been built up under the American flag a bureaucracy, which controla everything In the zone, and against which even the courts are powerless. Executive Order Is Law. "After the Canal Commission was established In l0f President Roosevelt decided be could change the laws by Issuance of executive orders, which were. In fact, new laws, superseding the lawful authority governing the sons. .The Secretary of War, Taft, also took part In the Issuance of these or ders.' "The office of Governor of the Zone was wlped out by President Roosevelt. Five municipalities, with Mayors, Ald ermen and taxing bodies, were wiped out by Executive order, and in their place was established the bureau of civil administration. "All semblance of government, such aa the people of the United States know, waa abolfohed. Those conditions remain today. By subsequent Execu tive orders from Washington, much of the power vested In the commission has been stripped from its members and taken over by tha Chief Engineer. Judges at Mercy of Executive. It Is the tendency of Judges te re gard themselves as Judicial agents of the Executive power, which can re place them If displeased, and to fur ther the wishes of the Executive Is the natural course of Jurists. The re sult Is that the civil rights of Pana- K53 !m Mil MM HI Ml t u n ! : ii n ii 'in mi II nun II mi U 1111 tHI.llJtJl.nU.il 11 If UK U 11111113 A ". I' 111 11 . 1 : ... 1 1 1 , in, i i... hi, 7,1 ,, in, i Hi; ii u. i : i i . , i i ii ii in limn nMiiiihiniiiimuMimiimiiiiHiiiiminihihiiiitmiitiiiiiimiin tM I III I II I llll Ill II I llllll III U llllll I IMMMUMrMMfriMlIMMMIlUMlMtlMMIIIilMJUIlllMlllJIlliMMfrMIMJllllMlttlUMMIIIiilMMMEMiMllllMlJirilli Vt tsL I mans as well as the 30.000 Americans In the Zone do not amount to any thing. Today all Judicial business In the Zone Is suspended absolutely. Under the law. It requires at least two of the Supreme Court Judges to comprise a court. Judge Wesley H. Owen, of Le- roy. 111., resigned some time ago. Uls resignation Is effective today and bis auccessor haa not been appointed. ro one has been appointed to take the place vacated by the ending of my term. There remains only one juage, Hezeklan A. Oudgen, of North Caro lina." SACHS MAY NOT BE MAN Los Angeles Detective Says Ohio Prisoner Not Caplan. CHILLICOTHEv O.. Feb. 25. A man giving his name as Isaao Pachs Is held here in connection with the quest for the Los Angeles Times building dyna miters. "He answers exactly the description of David Caplan," were the first words uttered by 8. L Brown, chief of detee tlves of Los Angeles, when shown Sachs today. Chief Brown left shortly after for Co lumbus to Investigate Sachs' story that he was at the Jefferson Hotel In that city at the time of the disaster. After comiag to Columbus, Detective Brown telephoned Sheriff Stoker that he was satisfied -that Sachs was not impli cated in the explosion and suggested that he be released. The Sheriff, how ever, refused. He said he would hold the man until ho received word from Los Angeles. New Cunard Liner Franconia" Sails. LIVERPOOL, Feb. J$. The Cunard steamship Franconia, which was launched In July, sailed today on her maiden voyage In the Liverpool-Boston service. She carried nearly lioo pas sengers. The Franconia la 626 feet In length wl i a net tonnage of lg.000. PENDLETON'S ROUND-UP BACKERS BUILD BIO STADIUM AND GRANDSTAND. I - , .- , v.'. .- i.V- : y ...y ; V tcV. ? r.--- VIEW OF ROUND-VF PARK, PEXDLKTON. PENDLETON. Or, Feb. J5. ( SpeclaL) Round-up Tark In Pendleton, as It apears today. The success of the first annual frontier celebration and Wild Wast ahow held here laat year Inspired the business men ef the city to contribute llt.000 for the erection of a permanent stadium, and the men and teams In the picture are now engaged in Its construction. A grandstand with a seating capacity of 10.000 le being erected. HOUSE TO REBUILD Chamber of Representatives Will Be Made Anew. DESKS TO BE THROWN OUT Hall to Be) Reduced In Size, but to Have Increased Seating Capacity. Trolley Line to Carry Mem bers From Offices. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-A'he House today appropriated 1350,000 for the re construction of the hall of the House, so as to reduce Its size practically to that of the Senate chamber. Clark of Missouri. Fitzgerald of New York and Shirley or ItentuCKy were mu ji i - . k . .An,mllt. In rhnrffe. The problem of reducing the size and at the same time providing for the ..mk.r,hln frnm 391 to 433. has been' met by doing away wh the bulky desks ana cnaira. xu ma House each member win nave an inm- , j -1 , K,i. than will he nn dAlkL A small she'lf will be provided on the backs or me cnairs ior uo mtm- v... L.lv h.hlnrf them. ucm o',L,iiR w Two speaking places, with large tables for the accommoaaiion gi uuu papers, will be provided, ons on the Democratic side ana one oa uio neyuu it 14a The House also voted to Install a M f.nll.v v.tem In the subwav HlUllui . j j leading from the Capitol to the House office building tor mo uimpwuiuuii of memoers. iaai year u bhuh. n nrnvlHe automobiles In the subway, but It was voted down, many members- insisting- mat n. wuhj uvt. la IIuInpheJrs, Serenty-Seven breaks up Colds and Accelerates the Action Dr. numphreys' Specific Number One taken in alternation: accelerates the action of "Seventy-seven." If you are pleased with the prompt action of Seventy-seven" when taken alone you will be delighted with tha results when "Seventy seven" is taken in alternation, with Number One first one and then the other and repeat. "Seventy-seven" is a pgod remedy for Coughs, Colds, Grip, Influenza and Sore Throat. At all Drugstores 25c, or mailed. Humphreys' Homeo, Medicine Co., Cor. William ana Ana euresu, .-sew zone. look well to the 'Koike at home" to provide automobiles for their use. There was no such objection to "trol ley cars." A proposed appropriation of $36,000 for a refrigerating plant to cool the new chamber of the House was de feated on a point of order. It is prob able the provision will be restored by the Senate. In addition, the plant is expected to chill water for the House office building. Electric Chair Out of Business. OSSINING, N. Feb. 25. A short circuit In the power house of the local electric light company today started a fire that swept the entire plant, de stroying everything Inflammable and wrecking all the machinery. It will require a month to get an emergency plant in operation, and as a result, the tr..ti wfii he In darkness and a dozen small factories will be 'crippled. One 01 ins 8 u ii c i n i a wm wo prison, where the current is upset, not only in the electric chair but also for light and power. Man Wanted la Eugene) Caught. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) Deputy Sheriff Joe Sepulcada yes terday placed under arrest Albert Ray mond or Albert Schroder, wanted In Eu gene. Or., In connection with the loss of a watch and money. The arrest was made on telegraph request of Oregon attorneys. H. L. Brown. Sheriff of Lane County, Oregon, was notified at once. Lumber Market Sbowa Improvement. WALLOWA, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.) after several quiet months, the lumber market has greatly Improved. Green & Pickering this week sold their entire cut to Bement-Harold Lumber Company, of Spokane. Many other smaller mills have disposed of their holdings and the Nlbley-Mlmnaugh Lumber Company and the Bear Creek Lumber Company, Wal lowa's two. large lumber concerns, have kept their planers running full time to meet the demand for Eastern shipments. Astoria Gets Produce Exchange. ASTORIA, Oe., Feb. 25. (Special.) . The Nehalem & Clatsop Company Fro duce Exchange was opened here today by Frank Fatton, J. P. McCann and A. V. Allen, Jr. The company has a capital stock of $25,000, and will es tablish a wholesale produce and gen eral commission house in this city and operate a five-ton automobile truck be tween here and the Nehalem Valley to transport the products from the farms, of that rich agricultural district. Senato Passes Oil Measure. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The bill pro viding protect'on for locators on oil and gas lands was passed by the Senate to day at the instance of Senator Flint. The bill is Intended to meet a condition In the oil nelds of California, where much valuable property Is Involved. It directs the locations shall not be re jected because of the assignment of the rights of locators. The measure has passed the House. Glass to Be Retried March 3 5. 9AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. Louis Glass, ex - general manager of the Paclfio States Telephone & Telegraph Company. Indicted on three counts for bribery of the Ruef-SchmlU Board of Supervisors, will have a retrial March 25. The first conviction of Glass was set aside by the Appellate Court. 500,000 Population For Portland in 1917 The increase in real estate values keeps pace with the increase in population, therefore, you can bank upon an annual increase of 20 1-7 per cent for the next six years. If you will only do NOW what you will wish in 1917 you had done, you will invest a few dollars in West Side real estate. Portland will have that population in 1917 be cause the eye of the entire business world is now upon our city; the great railroads all recognize our supremacy. The completion of the Panama Canal will bring to Portland more industries, more advantages than to any other city on the Coast. G arson .oei Lots at $400 to $900. High,, sightly, beautifully located lots, giving a grand scenic panorama. Full size lots. Bull Run water. Sold on easy terms of 10 per cent down, 2 per cent monthly. Reached by the Fulton Eleetric and Oregon Electric, 5c carfare. Go out today, or let us show you the property in our autos. Phone 282S. The Spanton Co. 269 Oak Street Realty Operators Lewi Building a r