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infirm Si)ti)tit i&lm iirtnfn. Pages 1 to 16 80 Pages r K VOL.. AAA CONGRESS QUITS; NEW ONE CULLED Taft Summons Extra Session for April 4 RECIPROCIIY KE:D5 ACTION Tariff Board Bill Crushed by House Filibuster. tfEW STATES TO STAY OUT Owen Jiofeal AdmlsMou Rather Than Exclude Arlsona Alone New t'ongre to Itelf Tariff In Several Sohednles. WASHINGTON. March .-The Cist Con r-... hee,llc of one of tt. most Ira ..... i, . nv. tasks set before It. .r H -Kortir after noon todsy follovrlnc President Taft Issued procSiunation calling the n,n rr.n in meet In extraordinary sesnloa at Boon on Tuesday. April 4. At ih.i iim. t. will submit tor run tlon to a House overwhelmingly Demo- eriu. .mi la a S-nste barely Kepubii- - . - , r 1 1 ir kcrMment with in. - " - j . Canada. Th. M-nJl bill, carrying that agree- . t... n.l rutUBtl by the HIVHK .,." ' . - llouxa. met at the hand of the oM ftenale o.tay t"ie death freely predicted1 lor It. The ITeeldent. warned If not entirety reconciled to the fate In store for the BKtfwrr. wssj at the Capitol to witness the obsequies. The bill not allowed at any time to come ap In the Senate for consideration. Tariff Hoard Strangled In House. The permanent tariff board MIL forced to It (wuilt through a reluctant Senate at i y o'clock thla morning, waa hurried ever to the House, there to be strangled by a Democratic filibuster. The Presl eer.t beard the new with resignation In the mum reserved for htm la the Senate lobby. Congress provided funds to tot tlnue the worn of the temporary tariff board for another year. It waa at the request of the Democrat ef the House and Senate that the Presi dent fixed the date of the extra seaalon aa April t The new Democratic way and means committee of tie House, which also la to serve a the new "com mittee oa committees." will meet Monday to take op l'e labors. A full caucus of Democratic members ef the new Hour will not be beld until April 1 In the meantime the plans for the extra session will have developed. Democrats Will Revise Tariff. There Is little doubt now trial the Democrats of the House will undertake to revise at least two of the schedules of the Payne-Aldrlrh tariff act. and there la every reauwn also to believe thee bills will be favorably received In the Dew Senate the Increased Dmocrallc and In-saxra-ent strength In that body riving a majority to the principle of a further ro vwton of the tariff downward. It also la supposed that, so Ions; as the new schedules do not flagrantly viaimta the Dolicr of protection, the resident will not withhold bis ap proval of them. He has announced, however, that If a general revision la violation of the protective policy should be Inaugurated, he would not hesitate to use tne power of his veto. How long tne extra session will last Is problematical. While the new Con gress may promptly ratify the reci procity agreement, some Democrats are la favor of withholding confirmation until two or three new tariff schedules are ready. If tariff differences should arise between the new House and the Senate the session unquestionably would be a long one. President May Dismiss Congress. In this connection, however, the In teresting fact was developed today that the President has a constitutional right to bring the session to an end In case the two houses of Congress cannot agree upon a time far adjournment. Such action. It Is admitted, .will be revolutionary and there Is thought to Coaeludd oa Pace 1 a. - 11 SNUB TO LORIMER IS DUE IN CHICAGO mOMIXEXT 3IEX TO IGXORfc SENATOR'S HOMECOMING. Politician's Adherents rtsmared at Armour Altitude and Fear Failure of Celebration. CHICAGO. Msrch 4. Speclal. Thrown Into dlrvnsy by the refusal of J. Ogden Armour and other prominent Chicagoans to lend their names to the celebraUon of the home-coming of Senator Lorlmer. the Lorlmer adherents today made the big political question of the day. "Who will and who will not meet Lorlmer when he gets off the train at Pennsylvania sta tion, at 8:45 o'clock tomorrow morning 7 Late tonight the "committee" which haa the arrangementa In charge could not say specifically what prominent men would take part In the celebration and the names of the welcoming committee were not given" out although a large list of Senator Larimer's friends was hmled to tha Daoera w showing "who would be smong tries? present." "We won't give out the nsmes of the men. who are members of the committee making the arrangementa." said William BurkhardU aecretary to William Hale Thompson, who baa the matter In charge. "because w don't know exactly Ji who 1 on If." Mr.. Thompson refused to make any comment regarding the refusal of promt nrnt men lo take part In the reception. "I don't want to talk about It at all.' be said. "L-t It go. we will have enough there anyway." While the Lorlmer men were cheerful and denied emphatically that any of the persona whose names were given out bad flatly refused to serve. It became known that several had asked that their names be withdrawn. ALLOWANCE $20,000 A YEAR Marie Elklne Limited bjr Court to Expend Snm Held Reasonable. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. March 4.-(Spe-claD t'nder a ruling made by Judge Solly today. Miss Marie Louise Elklna, II years oid. granddaughter of the late traction magnate. William L Elklna. whose mother plans to make her home In San Francisco In tha near future, will be allowed to spend :0.000 a year until she becomes of age. from the Income from more than $1,000,000 which she Inherited from her grand father, grandmother and father, the late William L. EJklns. Jr. Trustees of the estate, acting In be half of her mother la obtaining thla permission, said that they desire -1 t&rt she be allowed flOs a month for a maid. t a month for music lessons. fiooo a year for automobiles and horses, $5000 a year for clothing. 110.000 a year for travel and vacations, and from 13000 to 15000 a year for bull, dinners, etc. The court thought the amounts ought reasonable under the circum stances. TAFT TO REST IN SOUTH President Plans Trip to Atlanta and Chattanooga This Week. WASHINGTON. March . In th month's Interim between today and the assembling of the extra session. Presi dent Taft expects to spend several weeks In the South, resting. On March 10 he will address th Southern Commercial Congress at At lanta. Today he practically promised Representative Moon of Tennessee, that on his way to Atlanta be will stop for a day or a portion thereof at Chattan ooga. After hi visit to Atlanta th PresldcrTt probably will go to Augusta to epend a week or 10 day In taking life easy, playing golf and forgetting tor a short time all about the care of State. RELIGIOUS RIGHTS UPHELD Judge Say Faith Healer Entitled to Trial by Jury. NEW TORK. March . "Religion right are Just as Important as prop erty rights," said Judge Foster todsy In granting a trial by Jury to William Vernon Cole, a faith healer, charged with practicing medicine without a li cense. William Travers Jerome, coun sel for Cole and Indirectly representing Influential Christian Scientists, here, demanded a Jury trial Instead of a hearing before a Justice to whom a Magistrate had sent the case. The grand Jury must now return an Indictment before tha case can pro ceed. HARRY MURPHY POitTt.ANn. OKEtiOX. SUNDAY 3IORSIXG. MARCII 5, 1911. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. BAILEY RESIGNS, BUTSOON REPENTS TexasSenator Miffed by Many Snubs. HE DIVES ANOTHER REASON Democratic Vote for Arizona Constitution Angers Him. REPUDIATED AS LEADER Colleagues Refuse to Carr Out Peal Regarding Lorlmer and Tarirf Board Resignation Is Wlth- drawn In Few Hours. WASHINGTON. Morch 4. Senator Jo seph W. Bailey added to the excitement exirroundlng the adjournment of the 61st Congress today by resigning his office ss Senator from the State of Texas, end a few hours later withdrawing his resigna tion. Angered by the attitude of hi Demo cratic colleague In favoring the resolu tion approving the new constitution of Arizona, to the radical features of which he baa voiced his opposition. Bailey wrote his rasiirnatlon and took It to the Vlce-Preeldent. with th request that be announce It to the Senate. Sherman declined. Bscon, Importuned In like manner to announce xu iuu similar position. Thereupon the Texan telegraphed It to Governor Colquitt, of Texas, who promptly refused to accept It, replying: 1 decline to accept your resignation as a Senator rrom Texas auu ""j ark you to withdraw It. Pleasa wtr fully." Bailey Can't Stand Oregon Plan. Macwhll the resignation caused "ex cited discussion about the Capitol, clny of Bailey' Democratic colleaguea im pressing surprise at hla action; ana irsse who talked with him urged mm to receri- ldr. fot' a lew yfupneswo. tnai m would think better of hi decision arter ha cooled off," and would withdraw the resignation. He did withdraw It and this evening made public the following tele gram sunt by him to Governor Colquitt: Tou know how unalteraoiy i am opposed to those Populistlo neresie known a the Initiative, referendum and recall, and I would not be wlUln to remain In the Senate " or In any branch of the public service, if a ma jority of the party friend assoclsted 1th me were willing to give meir approval to them. "I construed the vote or tne rroo- cratlc Senators In tne eenaie iw morning on the resolution approving the constitution of Arlxona a giving their support to those vagaries and un der that impression I promptly tend ered my resignation. The most con spicuous Democrats who voted that way hav given m their assurance that they did not intend their vote to be o construed and have made through Bacon a statement In tne open Senate expressly declaring that they utterly disapprove them. 'o Office Can Tempt Him. "Under these circumstances' and at their earnest request as well as at your own request, supplemented by many message from my friend In Texas and some from other etafes, I have concluded to withdraw my resig nation. I am willing to work to th limit of my trength a long a I can aerv the public and at the same time obey what I understand to be the commandment of Democratic princi ples, but no office could tempt me for policy which I am certain would In the end ruin the Oevernment established by our father." Eleven Democratic Senator sent a telegram to Colquitt urging upon him and th people of Texas to demand a withdrawal of the resignation. It wa signed by Bacon. Foster. Overman. Taliaferro. Paynter. Bankhead. Percy, Johnson. Taylor, Watson and Fletcher. While Bailey predicted his resigna tion upon the vote of the Democrats on the Arlxona constitution, many of Cma eluded oa Pass 1 ) SEES THINGS IN HIS r 1 II INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S- Maximum temperature, t decrees: minimum, 43 decrees. TODAY'S Occam tonal rain, southerly winds. Fo prism. Rebel attack on Santa Rosalia. Mexico, re pulsed by volunteers. Section 1. pace - Italian police get Important evidence In Camorra cases, becuon &. pace British Tories are hopelessly split on re form of Hnjse or Lords. section i page 8. National. Senate passes tariff board hill, kills state hood and service pensions. Section 1. pass 6. Cannon ends term as Speaker with filibuster followed by love feast, section l. pace z. Congress adjourns and Taft calls extra ses sion for April 4. Section 1. pas l. Senator Bailey, snubbed by Democrats, re signs, but withdraws resignation, sec. tlon 1. page 1. Tariff board- bill la abandoned In Bouse after riotous scenes. Section 1. page 6. Tooiestlc. Mrs. Belmont's "Farmerettes" don harem skirt for work, section 1, page 3. Refusal of prominent Chicago men to greet Lorlmer on return causes dismay. Seo- tion 1. pass 1- James Murtha, Michigan Legislator, dis covered to be ex-Tammany man and de barred attorney. Section 1. page o. Miss Orunspan weeps over loss of damage suit asalnst English Socialist. Section 1. page U. Beat Estate aad Building. Realty dealers predict big year. Section 4, page 10. 11. p. Palmer occupies beautiful home In Xrvlngton. Section 4. page 10. Park blocks, needed by city for Bennett project, worth I4.ooo.oou. Becuon , page 11. Building Is substantial In Alblna district. Section 4. page 11. Pantages Theater contract calls for rush work. Section 4, page 12. Kings Heights being regraded. Section 4. page IX Big ranch In Wasco County sold for $230. OOO. Section 4. page 12. Pacific Northwest. Pendleton prlxenght ends in near-riot- See- tlon z. page 3. Revision of Senate Journal complete. Chief i leric r iacg certines tnai record was mu tilated. Section 1. page a. State Railroad Commission declares Portland streetcar type defective. Section &. page 4. Charge of vote-trading raises Ire of Senator raiconer in viasmngton benate. Becuon 1. page l. Few prominent men enter race for city of ficers in Tacoma recall election. Section 1, case T. Fruit Exchange test under way by growers. Section 1. page 8. Legislation la aid to water laws In Oregon. Section L page 8. Light vote expected In Beattle when new Council and bond Issue are voted on. Section L page 1. Spokane election In run. Section 1, page 7. Co-eds of Oresron and Washington Univer sities prepare for debate. Section L page 10. Boiler without safety valve explodes near Kstarada; seven men are killed. Sec tion L page 13. Yakima Indians' Association selects clergy man as Its chief to do away with "pow wows." Section L page 1. Eleventh Idaho Legislature closes smld ex citement. Section 1, page- 4. Sports. , M. II. Butler tells of America's plana for se curing strong team for Olymplo games. Section 4. page I. Pan on Summer baseball may be lifted in Northweat colleges. Section 4, page 0. Track and baseball candidates active at Oregon Agricultural College. Section 4. page 7. Harmony reigns In camp of Beavers. Sec tion 4. page 8. American League cluba begin active train ing. Section 4. page 8. Long's defeat by Langford la surprise to James J. Corbett. Section 4. page 4. Tex Rlckard to live In South America. Beo tiort 4. page 4. Beavers getting over early aeaaon soreness. Section 4. sage 6. President Foster, of Reed Institute, outlines athletic programme. Section 4. page 5. Hon. Bobby Beresford abdicates title as smateur champion. Section 4. -ago 5. Pacific Coast League teams training In Cali fornia. Sectiou 2. page 2. Northwestern League team to gather March JA. Section 2, page 2. College tennis enthusiasts playing. Section . 2, page 3. Grammar School League to reorganize. Sec tion 2. page 8. Portland aad Vicinity. ' s Mount Scott Bank, of Lents, closed; de positors may be paid. Section L page 10. Howard Elliott not to resign from Northern Pacific, says official of that company. Section 2. page 4. Publicity campaign to be directed toward settling farm lands. Section 1. page 14. Funeral of remarkable Portland business woman to be beld today. Section 1, page 11. Mayor's Insistence on Hawthorne bridge penalties commended. Section 1, page 18. Rice-growing mav be tried m Willamette Valley. Section 2, page IS. f Man arrested for wlfe-beatlng is sued for di vorce, section 1. page 11. 8trtctural work on 700-foot railroad bridge put up within fortnight. Section 1. page 10. Oregon Forest Fire Association to keep record of damage done. Section L page 12. Attorney-General Wlckersham seeks to have regulations governing bridge draws changed. Section 2. page 16 Experts say loss because of poor roads Is vast. Section 3. page 12. Public and private school enrollment la 83.- or: gain of 3000 In year. Section 8. page 12. Harrison Allen elected president of Mult nomah Bar Association. Section 2. page 18. Robber of girls hair caught In act of slashing tresses. Section 1, page 1. Hibernians to observe Robert Emmet's birthday. Section 1. page 11. Harry Davis believed to be victim of treach ery. Section 1. page 13. Joseph Supple criticises proposed stemwheel toe-boat, section 2. page 10. USUAL HUMOROUS LIGHT AND DRAWS PICTURES ABOUT THEM. SENATE IRE RISES OVER VOTE SIPS Falconer, Hurling Lie, Causes Turmoil. UGLY WORD SCON TAKEN LUCK Upper House Reverses Itself. Hint at Trading Angers. ARMORY FUND NOW PASSED Snohomish Lawmaker Cause Sensa tion In Washington Legislature. Eight-Hour Bill Aprroved. Filibustering I Begun. OLTMPIA. Wash- March 4. (Special) Insinuation of trading for vote cast at Senator Falconer of Snohomish County, chairman of the appropriations committee. Just before the noon recess today, brought that member of the Senate to his feet with the declaration that any one making such an accusa tion, "Is a liar." Senator Rydstrom, of Pierce, had ob jected to the Senate's action m revers ing Itself and raS'inS Falconer bill for a ISE.OOn armory at Everett. The bill had been defeated the day before by a close vote, but c -'consideration today It was passed by a vote of 26 to 12. Rydstrom declared that sucn procedure was Improper and unfair a the Senate had turned down bills for armories at North Yakima and Walla Walla. Short and Vgr Word Tsed. "I beileve In speaking plainly at time and I want to say right now that the man who aavs I have traded a vote for this or any other bill In this Senate la a liar." thundered Falconer. Thie caused a sensation and Presi dent Pauliiaiau pounded hie dek with, his heavy gavel In an endeavor to re store order. Senator Rosenhaupt. of Spokane, say ing that he was a friend of the Senator fram Knnhnmlsh. reauested that the re marks be withdrawn. President Paul-" hamus was about to address Falconer, but before he started speaking, ai- Mir.tr withdrew the "short and ugly word" and apologised to the Senate. Compromise Is Reached. Although tha Falconer bill had been put out of the way, it was evident that many of the Senators were not pieaseo with tha result. Espey. Anderson and Allen wanted the Senate to take up special appropriation bills, asserting that they were holding out for fair play. Ispey's motion to bring out ail bills from the appropriation committee and have them placed on general file was protested vigorously. It was de feated by a small majority. A compromise was reached later by ordering the bill for the North Yakima .rmory withdrawn from committee. The first srenulne attempt at filibus tering in the Senate began this morning and save the time devoted to the re consideration of the Falconer bill, the dii-i session was taken up in passing the eight-hour bill for women. Sidetrack Plan Seen. Th Tents House employes compensa tion bill had been made a special order for the first thing this morning and a motion to set It forward on the cal endar carried with a . few votes to nara. It is conceded by members of the Senate that the purpose of the de le v i to sidetrack the Teat bill Tne Metcalf bill and the Collin bill, both on the same Bubject, have not come to final passage in the Senate. If any action is taken In the upper house on the employers' liability question at .11, It Is understood that a compromise rill be made In favor of the Metcalf bill. Manv lumbermen and member of the House have expressed disappointment over the Senate's action and seem con vinced that the present Legislature will (Concluded on Page S 1 YAKIMA INDIANS' CHIEF IS MINISTER REV. GEORGE WATER LEADER OK ASSOCIATION. Parson Selected to Lead New Regime Object of Which Is to Down "Pow-Wows" for White Ways. TOPPENISH, Wash., March .(Spe cial.) Breaking the deadlock In their conventin this morning, the Yakima Indians selected Rev. George Waters as the first president of the Takima Indian Association which la to supplant the old regime of tribe rule and do away with "pow-wows," the custom In Indian life since earliest history. Mr. Waters 1 a Methodist minister, a resident of Takima Reservation since the early 60s, and has been'chlef counsellor In the old organization, carrying a title as chief. Lancaster Spencer, of Top penlsh, was the principal candidate against him, both men being particular friends. Louis Mann, of the Ahtanum district, was selected as corresponding secretary and Edward Dick, of White Swan, as recording secretary. Selection of other officers was deferred, but vice presidents and a treasurer are to be chosen and an executive committee. This organization will transact the Indian blindness with the United States Government, Its organization being asked by the Indian Service, which be lieves the education of the Indians has advanced In this section so far that the old-style rule should be supplanted by all the ways of the whites. Drainage and irrigation will be dis cussed at a convention March 24 and 25, at White Swan, IS miles from Toppen lsh. PERSONAL WEALTH GIVEN Banker Turns Over Entire Fortune to Save Defunct Institution. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 4. (Special.) To restore the institution to a solvent condition and to satisfy dol lar for dollar the outstanding claims of every depositor and other creditors, E. T. Barnette, ex-presldent of the defunct Washington-Alaska Bank, today turned over to a committee of depositors deeds to properties that constitute almost his entire wealth. All his Interests in the famous Mexi can estate, near Acapulco, property in Fairbanks and gold mines on Vault and Dome Creeks, worth not less than 1, 600,000, are to be deeded over to the de positors. In trying to rehabilitate the Institution, Barnette has the assistance of the majority of the biggest deposi tors. It being agreed 'that the wage earners and others of small means be given preference in paying off the in debtedness. As a consideration for not withdraw ing, the depositors to to receive S per cent interest on their money. Un der the terms of the deeds his prop erty is to be held In trust until all the depositors are paid in full. BRYAN TO RUN NO MORE Democratic) Leader Snys T. R. and Taft Carry Out Ills Policy. CHICAGO, March 4. Replying to a hu morous sally of the toastmaster at a Press Club luncheon here today, William Jennings Bryan reiterated the statement that he would not be a candidate for office again. Dr. G. Frank Lydsten. the toastmaster, had remarked facetiously that the running for office of Colonel Bryan had become an Institution rather than an instance. Mr. Bryan, In his reply, declared that Roosevelt and Taft had borrowed Demo cratic doctrine, "so,!" said he. - "why should I seek the hardships of the White House when I can get other men willing to carry out my policies? Do not think. however, that because I am not a can didate for office, I am out of politics." BETTER DEPOTS PROMISED Lovett Says Southern Pacific Will Build Larger and Finer Stations. SACRAMENTO, Cal.. March 4. Judge Lovett, and other heads of the Harrl man system who "are traveling with him, were the guests of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce at a dinner to night. Judge Lovett made a short address in which he declared that, having set tled many of the fundamental problems of railway transportation, the company would now turn Its attention to tha building of more commodious and com fortable railway stations. OF GIRLS' IS CAUGHT Man Is Seized After Slashing Tresses. CAPTIVE-' CONFESSES MANIA Orpheum Actor Sees Hair Clipped, Trails Thief. STOLEN LOCKS ARE FOUND Stuart M.Hulin, From Franklin, Pa.f Admits Strange Craze School girl and Child Xlls Victims on Crowded Streets. Stuart Morris HulJn Is "Jack th Clipper," who flashed the tresses of Esther Rltter, a Lincoln High School girl, last Thursday. He was caught cutting; a curl from the head of a little girl on Fifth street abreast Meier & Frank's store yesterday evening. Hulln was arrested at Sixth and Washington streets by Detectives Car penter and Price and Patrolman Abbott. He was trailed for an hour by G. MUo Beldon, an actor at the Orpheum Theater, who saw Hulln cut one curi In the crowd In front of a show avln dow of Meier & Frank's and attempt to clip another. Braids Are Miss Hitter's. Conclusive evidence of Hulln') guilt was provided by Miss Rltter last night, the girl identifying locks of hair found In the prisoner's room as tresses clipped from her braids. This hair matches the golden brown of Miss Rltter' lux uriant crown. Accompanied by her father, William Rltter, of 782 Roosevelt street. Miss Rltter visited the police station last night. There she recalled being fol lowed Friday by a man, who, after step ping n her heel on the street and beg ging pardon, was seen by her again in the store of Llpman & olfe. Miss Rltter identified Hulln as the man who trailed her. Hulln confessed that he cut a braid off Esther Bitter's head and a curl from a little girl shortly before his arrest. He says he has a mania for cutting hair and Is unable to explain his peculiar desire. He said he began the practice when Miss Helen Lawrence, of 26614 Seventh street, dared him to cut her hair in San Francisco. He took the dare and cut -It short. Since then he say he haa been spurred on by an odd yearning to cut locks of hair, but that he only stole three curls in Portland. Stolen Curls Found. Detectives Carpenter and Price found two boxes of locks of hair in Hulin'a room at 121 Second street, and later other hair was found In the room. In one box was found a half-made puff. Hulln said he bought the hair and the half made puff In Chicago. He did not ex plain why he bought the hair, other than that he wanted it. Miss Lawrence was introduced oy the San Francisco T. W. C. A. to the local Y. W. C. A., where she gets her mall. She was a wrapper in Rosenthal' shoe store during the month of January, then she worked In a cafeteria in the Lum bermens Bank building and Is now em ployed in a doctor's office In the Cor bett building. Last night she went to Hlllsboro to visit friends and apparently had not heard of the arrest of Hulin be- . fore leaving. Actor Aids In Capture. The arrest of Hulln is due to the sleuthing of Mr. Beldon, an actor at the Orpheum. When he saw Hulln clip a curl from a little girl In front of the Meier & Frank store, he started to fol low him. Hulin went to the Corbett building, where Miss Lawrence is em ployed. Belden waited outside and no tified Patrolman Abbott. Hulin came down, went back to tha crowd in front of the show window and Beldon saw him try to cut another curl, when the little girl turned, and Hulln. walked down the street hurriedly to Sixth and (Concluded on Page 4.) 0 BRAIDS