The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, April 16, 1911, Image 1

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vnT xxxyo. 1G, . rORTLAXD, OREGON. SUNDAY 3IOKXIXG, APRIL 16. 1911. PRICE FIVE CEXTS' I
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INSURGENTS'DAYS
SEEM TO BE OVER
Many Get Back Into Re
publican Councils.
RADICALS ALOOF, OF COURSE
Their Power Is Gone in Both
Houses of Congress.
THIRD PARTY IS SCHEME
Seven "Pogro!'lTe, Senators Will
Return to Fold. Leaving Fle
A lone Brethren on Other Side
of Capitol Are Powerles.
BT WATtRT J. RHOWN.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wsh
ington. April IS. Republican Insurg
ency In Congress seems to be on the
verse of dissolution. Some of the more
prominent Insurgents hare shown a
tendency to get back into the councils
of the Republican party, and to act
hereafter with the majority of that
party In Congress. Not all. however,
will return. The more radical element
will hold oat. and attempt to form a
third party, which they hope to dom
inate. Falling In that, they may slump
over Into the Democratic ranks. But
the Insurgent element, as such. Is most
certainly going to pieces
There axe 12 Republican Insurgents
In the Senate and 43 In the House of
Representatives. Five of the Senate
Insurgents are so radical that they
will, under no circumstances, compro
mise with the regular Republican
organization. The remaining seven
have expressed dissatisfaction with
the Intense radicalism of the minority,
and If It comes to a parting of the
ways, the seven will return to the fold,
leaving the radicals to stand alone, or
go whff they will. In the House there
are but 17 radicals, led by Cqoper of
Wisconsin, the . remaining; : have
shown a desire for harmony In the Re
publican psrty. t
Democratic Majority Safe.
The Insurgents In the House of Rep
resentatives hold oo strategic position
at Ibis time, for the Democrats have
a safe majority of CS. and do not need
the assistance of the Insurgents In
pushing through Democratic measures.
These same Insurgents flntt themselves
In the hopeless minority In the Repub
lican organization of the House, being
only one-fourth of the total Republi
can membership, and therefore they
cannot dominate the will of the minor
ity, the House Insurants are absolute
tf powerless.
In the Senate, the insurgents. If they
could hold together, could wield the
balance of power throughout this Con
gress, for the 13 Insurgent votes, added
to the 41 Democratic votes, would con
stitute a majority of the Senate, and
such a combination could rliie rough
shod over the regular Republicans, who
number but 3S. The five radicals
among the Senate Insurgents, indeed,
might hold the balanctf of power If
they could effect a hard-and-fast agree
ment with the solid Democracy, but
there Is Just now dissension among the
Democrats of the Senate, and If a
Democratic Insurgent combination
should be proposed, there probably
would be a few Democrats willing to
vote against the combination, and two
of them could render It powerless. So
the Senate Insurgents do not hold the
situation In absolute or certain control.
Senate Insurgents Divided.
Insurgents In the Senate are dividing
primarily over the question of loyalty
to the Taft Administration. Senator La
Follette baa of late been forging to
the front, and as he has gained dis
tinction, has undertaken to line up the
Insurgents against the Administration,
not only for the purpose of hampering
Administration legislation, but with a
view to preventing the renomlnatlon ef
President Taft. He finds that not all
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GIRL LOOKS BACK;
FACE STAYS THERE
SCRGEOXS HAVE TO TCRX
HE.ID AKOUXD AGAIN.
Admiring EaMer Bonnet In Mirror,
Nebraska Woman Twists Neck
Until Ligaments Snap.
ELI. Neb April 15. (Special.) Miss
Elsie Stuart succeeded today In see
ing the back of lier head, but In so do
ing she dislocated her neck, tearing
some of the ligaments from their fast
enings and necessitating her being sent
to a hospital at Omaha, there to have
her Injuries righted.
Miss Stuart was arrayed In her best,
and upon her head was perched a new
and stylish Easter hat. Standing In
front of a long mirror In her home,
he desired to get a-back view of her
self. Backing tip to the mirror, she
twisted her head until she was almost
looking backward. Then there was
a snapping of muscles, sounding much
like the report of a small pistol, and
Miss Stuurt found herself unable to
turn her head to the right, the left or
forward. She was continually looking
backward.
The pain was Intense, but the young
woman was placed on a special train
and hurried away to Omaha, where a
surgeon pulled the neck back Into
place, set the face so that It looks to
the front and caught up the dislocated
ligaments.
COLLEGE CADETS MUTINY
Idaho Students Expelled From Camp
for Refusal to Parade.
MOSCOW. Idaho. April IS. .peclal.)
Ordered out of camp with their bag
gage, kicked out of the tents In Lewis
ton, refused any more meals at mess,
expelled from the cadet special cars on
the return trip today and forced to pay
full fare, was the punishment Imposed
upon eight cadet students of the Uni
versity of Idaho by Lieutenant Catbro.
U. S. A., commanding, because the ca
dets refused to report for dress parade.
Upon arrival of the cadet special here
some of the cadets In uniform were
seen not to be under command with the
rest of the battalion which formed for
orders to detrain and proceed to the
Armory. Inquiries put to numerous ca.
dets disclosed that they were unwilling
to make any statement except that they
considered the offtuial requirements
were extremely severe hut they wished
to avoid being put on the 'carpet for
"peaching."
All kinds of rumors are circulated as
to the results of what an Investigation
will produced Those expelled from
camp were: "Doc liea. of Moscow; D.
J. Toner. Washington: Carter Wood,
Boise; Harold Ntles, Julietta; Ray Ting,
ley and "Colonel" Koetsch. Boise, and
Lloyd Hunter, first musician. Welser.
AUTOMOBILE RUNS AWAY
La Grando Driver Ixses Control,
Two Hurt In Cra.h.
LA GRANDE. Or.. April 15. (Spe
cluL) Careening like a rudderless ship
and traveling the pavement of East
Adams avenue at a breakneck speed,
an automobile beyond the control of
the driver, struck a laundry wagon Just
before It reached the heart of town
tonight and tipped over. J. Smith, a
garage employe, the chauffeur, was
seriously hurt, and E. E. Daniels, laun
dryman, was bruised.
Smith says he could not control the
machine. The auto and wagon were
damaged.
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TAFT BUYS EASTER HAT
PreMde.nl Selects II I ark Derby.
Head's Shape Changed.
WASHINGTON. April 15. (Special.)
President Taft ha bought his Easter hat.
It is a black derby and he will keep it
for the walk with Mrs. Taft tomorrow
afternoon.
Since Mr. Taft first came to Washing
ton as Solicitor-General the ahape of
bis hed has changed. It Is now of un
usual regularity. The sise of his ham
is and 1-1- Seven and five-eighths
will not do, although the President likes
his hats to at easily. Ills hats are all
made to order and carefulfy fitted.
Mr. Roosevelt's head grew bigger
during his terra of office.
President Taft doei not "wear soft bats.
HARRY MURPHY TAKES PEN IN HAND AND ILLUSTRATES
SOCIALISTS
N
HURTS MILWAUKEE
City Forced-to Borrow
for First Time.
PARTY'S MEN FILL MOST PLACES
Son of Asphalt-Trust Magnate
Street Commissioner.
RULE YEAR OLD TUESDAY
Reds Dominate Municipality and
County Union Labor Favored.
Several Creditable Things
Done Project Voted Down.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. April 15. (Spe
cial.) Milwaukee will have had a
Socialist administration for one year
next Tuesday, that day being the an
niversary of the party's assumption of
power. Never before has the city and
the county administration been so com
pletely under the dbmlnance of one
political party as they .have been under
the control of the Socialists this last
year.
What Milwaukee thinks of this one
year's experience was evidenced In the
recent election, when the 11,000,000
suburban line terminal project was
voted down by a majority of more
than 4000 votes. That the public was
discriminating In Its vote and voted
down this Socialist project with a pur
pose la evidenced by the fact that
school bond for almost $300,000 were
validated by about the same majority.
Some Changes Creditable.'
Here are some of the principal things
that stand as accomplished to the credit
of the Socialists:
They have organized a' city purchas
ing department through which all city
supplies must be purchased. In the
past all departments had acted inde
pendently and without any check ex
cept such as might be exercised
through the controller.
They have given policemen two days
off a month, against the violent op
position of the chief, who declared that
the department would be crippled by
so doing.
Woman Official Efficient.
A woman health inspector has been
appointed who looks after the welfare
of women employed Industrially and
commercially, with the result that con
ditions throughout the city have grown
better In these branches In city life.
The. Health Department has been ef
fective 1"- bettering conditions of work
ingmen throughout the city.-
Wages of city laborers have been in
creased slightly, being now not quite
12 a day. This, too, originally was a
political move and followed the union
ising of all city laborers. In the' re
cent elections garbage collectors and
employes at the Incinerator were given
cards with instructions how to vote
and a check card, punched by the
Socialist challenger, had to be turned
In at the party headquarters.
Tne union label appears on all city
printing and wherever union labor Is
being employed. In some Instances
nonunion mechanics working for the
city were forced Into labor organiza
tions on pain of losing their places.
Among many actions of the Socialists
listed as discreditable are the follow
ing: The city was promised experts In
every important department, but in not
one Instance has the administration
made good.
By act of the Legislature the city
was permitted to change from a three
man Board of Public Works to a one
man board. A trades school teacher
was selected for the Job. He has been
found serviceable In turning out the
appolnteea under civil service.
Socialists Throng City Hall.
Almost every paying position in the
City Hall Is filled with an active So
cialist worker, a situation unknown In
i Concluded on Page S.)
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INDEX 10 IGDATC NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 73
degrees: minimum. 41 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers and cooler; southerly
winds.
Mexico.
Taft warns Mexicans not to right on border
or situation will be acute, and sends
more troops. Section 1, page 1.
Large forces of federals and rebels advance
on Agua Prleta for decisive battle. Sec
tion 1. page 2.
Foreign.
King George to be crownedS with brilliant
ceremony according to ancient ritual.
Section 1, page 4.
Britons sure of peace compact. Section 1.
page 3.
National.
Republican insurgency In Congress on verge
of dissolution. Section 1, page 1.
Debate oo reciprocity begins In House. Sec
tion 1. page 2.
Annual appropriation of $40,000 for Wil
lamette River Is urged. Section 1, page 5.
Domestic.
J. C. Stubbs to retire from railroad Held at
close of year.. Section 1, page i
Milwaukee forced for first time to borrow
money under Socialist regime. Section
1. page 1.
Railroad men say 83.000 colonists came
West this Spring, breaking all records.
Section 1. page 1.
Olrl turns head around and can't turn it
back. Section 1. page 1.
Fierce beasts will roam wilds of Los Ange
les park. Section 1. page 1.
Score of firemen fa'.l three stories In St.
Paul fire. Section 1, page 4.
Flood of molten steel kills five, injures 14,
two fatally. 'Section 1, page 2.
PaclUe Northwest.
Liquor license problem takes new form In
Seattle. Section 3. page IV.
Matrimony made campaign Issue in Ta
coma contest -for Mayor. Section 1,
pago 7.
Accused Lewiston National Bank president
to plead that plot was formed to rail
road him to prison. Section 1. pago tt.
West denies Olcott'i appointment means
freeslng out" of Treasurer Kay. Sec
tion 1. page'8.
People In Wheeler County Isolated but pros
perous, says .Addison Bennett. Section 1.
page 6. '
iirm. Frank W. Benson doubly bereaved
within few days. Section 1, page 6.
Captain Sears, of steamer Iroquois, arrested
fur manslaughter. Section 1, page 4.
Governor Hay not to call special session of
Washington Legislature to consider high
way bills. Section 1. Page 7.
Real Estate and Building.
Oregon to be home of small farms, pre
dicts agricultural expert. Section 4,
. page .
Building permits for week are $312,614.
Section 4. page 8.
Albemarle apartments purchased for $50,000.
Section 4, page 8.
j Commercial and Marine.
Another decline in local butter market.
Sctici 2. page 19.
Sale of big mohair pool at Dallas. Section
2. page 18. "
Shorts force May wheat up at Chicago.
, Section 2. page 10.
New York banks gain In cash during week.
Section 2, page 19.
Sports.
Aug it Herrmann says Benny Henderson can
play In Coast League. Section 2. page
Pacific Coast league results: Portland 11,
Oakland 2; Ran Francisco 10. Vernon 5:
, Sacramento 9, los Angeles 3: 8 ctlon 2.
pdge 2.
University of Oregon defeats Multnomah
club at baseball. Section 2, page 4.
Stanford wins exciting; and close 'varsity
race from University of California. Sec
tion 2. page 4.
Automobile Association gives support to'
good roads movement. Section 2, page 8.
Roadsters defrmt Vancouver Independents 7
to 1. Section 2. page 3.
Plans about complete for Portland dog show.
Section 2 page 9.
Horses will race for big stakes at September
meeting. Section 2. page 4.
Oregon Agricultural CoHese team makes
good showing. Section 2. page 4.
Tacoma has faith in ball team. Section 2.
page 3.
Roadsters have hard pulls ahead. Section
2. page 3.
California fans discuss Wolverton's fued
with umpire. Section 2, page 3.
Fans await opening of Coast League ball
season here Tuesday. Section 2. page 2.
Boxing fans watch Vancouver. Section 2.
page 5.
"Florida Hercules" to stay with game, says
C'orbetU Section 2. page 5.
Automobiles.
Fire department to be equipped with two
automobile chemical engines. Section 4,
page 7.
Rose Festival auto parade will be Digger
than ever before. Section 4. page i.
David C. Pelton, septuagenerlan. Is advo
cate of auto as means of preserving
health. Section 4. page 6.
Portland and Vicinity.
Preparations for Klrmess promise to swell
fund for charity. Section 4. page 10.
Inquiries concerning Portland Rose Show
cjme from all parts of country. Section
4. page . .
Municipal Association to move for recall of
District Attorney Cameron. Section 'i.
Page 20.
County grand Jury to bold memorable ses
sion. Section 2, Pare 20.
Freight received at Portland in first quar
ter of full shows gain of 877 carloads
over last year. Section 2. Page 7.
Oregon City lock owners offer property to
Government at reduced price. Section 2,
Page 7.
National banks held subject to escheat law
of state. Section 1, Page 11.
Thirteen big conventions will be held In
Portland during coming Summer. Sec
tion U page 11.
Werleln and Lombard to debate next Thurs
day in Masonic Temple, section 1, page 10.
Chris Evans, ex-outlaw, freed through ef
forts of faithful wife. Section 1. page 10.
Mayor names commission to plan "sane"
Fourth of July celebration. Seotion 1,
. page 10.
Democrats vexed, by West's Intention to
appoint Olcott. Section 1. page 8.
MEXICAN BORDER
TO BE PEACEFUL
Taft Sends Warning to
Diaz About Fighting.
HINT OF CONSEQUENCE GIVEN
Another Regiment of Cavalry
Sent to Arizona.
TAFT READY FOR ACTION
H Another American Town Threat-
ened by Slexican Bullets, Acute
. Situation Would Arise.
Rebels Will Not Offend.
WASHINGTON, April 15. With rumors
here of another conflict at Agua Prleta,
the President today ordered the Sixth
Cavalry regiment of 800 men from Des
Moines, la., to Arizona, to reinforce the
posts there.
This step supplements the President's
warning to the Mexican and revolu
tionary authorities that American lives
and interests must not be endangered
by unrestrained border line fighting. It
completes, it Is said, the Administra
tion's present programme of precaution.
The fact Is emphasized in official
quarters- that the American troops hava
Instructions not to cross Into Mexico.
The officers have been ordered to pre
serve a strict neutrality and to see that
American citizens do not expose them
selves to danger.
ir Mexico Offends, Taft Will Act.
It is expected in Administration circles
that the Mexican government and the
insurgent commanders will heed the
warning from President Taft, and as far
as possible choose their battle grounds
with respect for the rights of a neutral
power. No reply has been received by
the State Department to the representa
tions made to the Mexican government
In this connection, although Assurances
have been received from the rebel com
mander at Agua Prleta.
Officials are loath to discuss the acute
situation that would arise if an Ameri
can town is again threatened. It is
made plain it would create a diplomatic
Incident that would be Immediately re
ferred to and dealt with by the Presi
dent directly.
Customs Affairs in Abeyance.
As- far as the customs situation at
Agua. Prieta is concerned, involving the
question of recognizing the control of
the rebels, official Washington is await
ing developments. The Treasury Depart
ment telegraphed the collector of the
port of Douglas for a report of condi
tions there and at Agua Prieta. The in
ternational aspect of the case Is re
ceiving the close attention of the State
Department. The Administration, It is
said, will await official reports before
determining a line of policy.
Tbe additional troops ordered to Ari
zona will be distributed to Fort
Huachuca, Nogales and Douglas, one
quadron going to each. Nogales, like
Douglas, is practically on the border
line, while Fprt Huachuca lies about
midway between the two, but 40 miles
from, the boundary. In addition to the
troops ordered directly to Douglas, Cap
tain Gaujot, commanding the patrolling
force there, has been given a free hand
to cflTl upon near-by posts for assistance.
Americans Cause Casualties.
Americans fighting with the lnsurrectos
were the direct cause of the casualties
that occurred at Douglas, according to a
telegram received by an official of the
War Department from John Doan, a
citizen of Douglas. Mr. Doan takes iesue
with telegrams sent the President by the
Douglas Chamber of Commerce In re
gard to the situation.
"The United States Army officers at
Dougiae," Mr. Doan declares; "have com
plete control of the situation. In all
probability there will be no further en
gagement that will direct a line of Are
Into Douglas. The line of Are that fell
(Concluded on Page 2.)
SOME OF THE WEEK'S
FIERCE BEASTS TO
ROAM CITY WILDS
LOS ANGELES WILL, XOT COOP
UP AXIMAXS IX ZOO. v
Citizens Will Look Down Clifrs In
Griffith Park Upon Untrammeled
Denizens of Jungle.
LOS ANGELES. Cal April 15. (Spe
cial.) The municipality has begun the
establishment of the most natural and
novel zoological gardens in the world.
It will be In the heart of 3000-acre
Griffith Park, a mountainous jungle
within the city limits, and there the
big game animals from every part of
the globe will roam In a wild state,
hemmed in by unscalable precipices and
picturesque crags, with forests, caves,
streams, and a virtual wilderness of
vegetation to sustain them.
The beasts will be confined to Ver
mont Canyorf. a heavily wooded tract of
about 500 acres, with precipices en
tirely encircling it, and instead of
walking up and down before cages and
iron gratings spectators will look down
from the hills and see elephants, elk,
deer, camels, zebras, giraffes and bear
grazing below. A herd of elk and sev
eral splendid specimens of nylghaus, as
well as hundreds of wild cats, foxes,
coyotes and a number of deer are al
ready there. Several bear also make
their homes In the caverns at the base
of the cliffs.
The city has 60 animals in East Lake
Park which soon will be taken to the
gardens. An association of leading
hunters has been formed and will raise
$50,000 to bring big game from other
lands. The. members will also bring in
all young animals taken on their hunt
ing trips.
A winding automobile road commands
a view of the entire gardens.
PRAYER SETTLES QUARREL
Denver Policeman Leads Combatant
Xelghbors in Supplication.
DENVER, olo., April 15. Patrolman
George Malone, of the Denver police,
is a Arm believer In the efficacy of
prayer and put his belief to an efect
Ive test today, when called to make an
arrest following a neighborhood quar
rel. After listening patiently to the
stories of the .women involved, Malone
asked:
"Will you follow me?"
"Yes." they answered in chorus.
Mr. Malone removed his helmet, laid
his club on the floor and knelt In
prayer. The prayer was brief, but to
the point. When he. arose, the women
were silent.
"Cut out this squabbling," said the
policeman, "and' pray more."
,To show that his physical as well as
moral, suasion was in working order,
Malone then went out on his beat and
stopped a runaway.
WIRELESS REPORTS, ORDER
Ships Carrying Passengers Must
Have Equipment July 15.
WASHINGTON. April 15. In May
and June, the Department of Com
merce and Labor will prepare for en.
forcing the law which requires passenger-carrying
vessels of the United
States to be equipped with wireless on
and after July 15.
All vessels which are already equip
ped will be required to register them
selves by wireless when 100 miles at
sea with a Navy wireless station on
shore. The Navy Department will in
struct its operators to take such in
coming messages dally between 8 A.
M. and 6 P. M.
In this way, the Department of Com
merce and Labor and the customs col
lectors at ports will know what ships
are equipped-. m
THREE-DAY SLEEPS TAKEN
Ccntralia Youth's Peculiarity Is
Puzzle to Doctors.
CENTRALIA. Wash., April 15.
(Special.) Bert Trowbridge, a new
comer from the East, slept from March
4 to March 7 and on Sunday, April 2.
he went to bed after returning from
church and stayed there until the fol
lowing Wednesday without awakening.
Trowbridge is said to be healthy
otherwise, and doctors can find nothing
the matter with him. The young man
has the contrary peculiarity of being
able occasionally to do without sleep
for several nights.
NEWS EVENTS.
COLONISTS
GOME
DAYS
All Records for West
ern Travel Broken.
50,000 GO TO CALIFORNIA
Railroad Officials Say4 South
ern Coast Benefits Most. ,
PREVIOUS SPRING ECLIPSED
PaciTic Slope Secures More Xerw
Citizens in One Month Than la
Forty-Five Days During
Same Period in 1910.
CHICAGO. April 13. (Special.) Revised
statistics compiled 1V officials of tho
Harriman lines and reports furnished
by representatives "of other railroads
which handled colonist passenger busi
ness to the Pacific Coast during the 30
day period ending April. 10 disclose that
all records for that class of .travel dur
ing the annual Spring periold were
smashed this year.
Tables that have been compiled show
that 85.000 persons traveled from hun
dreds of points in the East, North and
South to cities on the western edge of
the continent while the special rates
offered by the various lines were in force.
This 'figure, it is declared, exceeds by
fully 15.000 the total of last Spring, when
colonist rates were offered throughout
a period of 45 days.
The travel this year was distribtued as
follows:
Southern Pacific, via Ogden, 15.320: via
El Paso. 9929; via Los Angeles, 86S; via
Portland, 3761.
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navi
gation Company, 11,600.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. 10,000.
Northwest route, via 1U11 lines (eatl
mated), 15.000. .
Via other lines (estimated), 10.000.
It Is estimated that fully 50,000 of all
those who traveled on colonist tickets
this Spring went to California and ex
treme Western states other than those
classified in the Pacific Northwest group.
The Santa Fe carried practically all of
Its colonist travelers to California, and
tho bulk of this class of business over
the Harriman lines went In the sama
direction.
.Data compiled by representatives of
the Harriman roads for the Spring
period of 1910 shows that 29,170 colonist
passengers were transported over the
Southern Pacific line during that time
and that 10,490 others traveled over the
Oregon-Washington & Navigation Com
pany's route. '
Tho total for the Santa Fe road this
year. It Is declared, shows an increase
of fully 15 per cent over the business
done last Spring.
A table prepared by passenger traffic
officials of the Harriman lines in re
gard to colonist travel to California
from the Spring of 1901 to the Fall of
1910 shows the following figures:
Via Ogden - 3S5.759
Via El Paso.. 179.678
Via Portland 45,794
Via Los Angeles 14.10S
Total 625.328
The Santa Fe road Is offering a spe
cial rate of one fare for tho round trip
to points In California on account of
the Electrical Supply Jobbers' Associa
tion convention.
MEXICAN HELD KIDNAPER
Texas Ranger Suspects Him of
Helping Capture Americans.
EL PASO, Tex., April 15. State
Ranger Moore tonight arrested a man
giving the name of Ascension Achuleta
on a charge of kidnaping. Moore
declares the prisoner is Arricleo Achu
leta, a Mexican rurale and one of the
four wanted In connection with the ar
rest of Lawrence Converse and Edwin
Piatt. '