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il iff Pages 1 to 16 84 Pages PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 3,-1912. PRICK FIVE CENTS. VOL. XXXI NO. GRATEFUL HEN LAYS EGG; LIFE IS SAVED NO CHICKEN DINNER TODAY FOR VANCOUVER FAMILY. "HOODOO-RIDDEN WARSHIP IN TOW PE1 LEGATIONS PREPARE FOR SIEGE MAJOR BUTT STILL LOOKING FOR WIFE won SQUABBLE MARKS ER POSOUS DEVELOPMENTS OF WEEK FAVOR TAFT 28 Delegates Chosen VAII for President. TEXTILE HEARING SELF Ai 4: ALL DIE FAMOIS SLOOP-OF.WAR TOIL ING WEARILY tP COAST. . ENGAGEMENT TO MISS WILL - IAMS IS DENIED. 1 FAST CAMPAIGN IS FUNNED Three "Rump" Conventions Instruct for Roosevelt. CONTESTS PROVIDED, FOR Colonel's Snpporter t oiu-ede Tide Is Ebbing, bnl Contend It Will Chance Radicalism Allen, air Follower. N r. V YORK, March X. (Special.) Livelier ftcn week grow tb battl for delegate to the National conven tion. Headquarter are being opened and rpreentat!Te of the varlou can didatesRepublican anJ Democratic sr circling th entire country In quest if supporter. The Republican occu pied the limelight during the week just passed. The Democrat were quiescent, ant they will be keenly active next week. On the Republican side President raft easily has. the best of It- All the delegate thus far chosen by the regu lar .istrlct or state convention bear irui-tln for him. In three district lump" convention -were held .d the delegate were Instructed lor Colonel Kuosevelt. la his home district the First, of Long Island he Is assured of .he two delegates. Men nominated there are avowedly for him. Week Adds Sri la Calassa. Tn enty-elght delegates to the Be rtubllcao convention were rbneen dur- ik the week. Four of them are dele-rtr-at-larg from Mouth Carolina. The other are distributed a folio: Mlchlcan. eUhth district, two: South ! 7arullns. second dlM-l.-t. two: MIoar!. '.bird ilistrlrt. tw: Alabama, nrst. sec tid and seventh districts, six: Virginia. Irst district, two. U-orsla. luth. 11th ind l-th districts, six: Tennessee, first m l second districts, four. The stale committees of North Caro- lia and Washington passed resolution clor.lng the Tft Administration, thu rirtuall. It I ssld, assuring the dele ration frm those states to, the Prcsl U nf. Taft Manager C'arefaL Fully confident that they ran muster an ca.y muiorlty of the lo". delegate ,o th- t'bU-sgo convention, the Taft managers are nevertheless fully aware that they have a OKht on tbelr bands, and they are leaving no stone unturned. Tbelr new plan I to have a quick fight and a merry one. Meantime the llooc velt forces have prepared for a heroic battle, and they expert to show results the ct.inlrn neek. They will elect con testing delegations from core of dis tricts, thus paving the a ay tor a stormy session t th" convention. Persons who have observed develop ments closely declare that iolon-l Roosevelt has been losing ground rap idly. Ilia friends admit that there has not be.-n th spontaneous' growth of Ills tuHim that they expected. In some sections It has fallen flat. Ills radical ism. st forth In hi Oolumhu speech, continues to alienate from his etandard many who mere staunch l:ooevelt followers up to that time. The thlrd-i.rm Issue alio; according to Information from various part of th country, la hurting him. a I also the attitude he r..i assumed toward hi ne-tlm Intimate, friend. President Taft. Wsesevelt fteactlea lisped Far. Conceding that It is ebb-tide now. the o inr!uilol n t'ase 2- Shearwater Ruf feted by 100-Mile Gale Ofr Mexico Until Algerlne Goes to Rescue. IX3 ANGELES. March 1. (Special.) Shattered and broken by a serle of tr.lsfortune without parallel In the rec ord of the British admiralty, the sloop of war Shearwater famous for the shelling; of the Taku forts In the Boxer uprising 1 toiling up th Coast in tow or her hardly les broken consort and sister ship, the Algerlne. " Should the grim "hoodoo" which has purued the vessels for months permit, they will reach San Franclco tomorrow. There, according to the officer of Ui all-but-wrecked men of war, at let two month will be required to repair the damage suffered in storms oft the Mex ican coast. For 14 day tb Shearwater and her rescuer fought wind and ea unexampled-in ferocity on the Southern coast. The Shearwater, under sealed order, sailed January 4 from Acaptilco for Ouyaqull to protect British sub jects, and a few days later the ele ment literally tore her to piece, the tall haft and propeller going to the b ttom of the ocean. Hf as to feet high broke over the he.pless ship and she was saved only by prompt and masterful work. The wind blew 100 mil- an hour, the ves sel logged two knots, and all hand stood by for the worst. Finally the Algerlne cam, almost by chance. Feb ruary 12. and since then the two craft have bad a mighty struggle, with m: hap after mlsbsp to delay them. LAD SAVES SISJER IN SURF son of Army Office Rescue Girl Nearly Drowned In Deep Water. ASTORIA. Or March Z. (Special. Master Spencer Addison, tha Utile son of Lieutenant Addison, of the revenue cutter Tahorua, proved himself a hero today by saving his little sister. Vir ginia, from drowning. Th children were playing on the beach, near the TVelnhord-Aetorla Hotel, when the lit tle girl ventured out on some timbers and fell Into deep mater. She went nn.iw isni her brother bravely dJved to her rescue and finally succeeded In getting her ashore. Beyond thor ..neli lrenehlnir and Severe fright the girl Is no worse for her mishap, and the lad Is receiving much praise for his presence of mind and bravery. MRS. ASQUITH THREATENED Anonymous letters Alarm ItritlMli Premier for Safety or Ills Wife. LONDON. March 2. (Special.) Pre mier Asqulth Is worried over threats contained In anonymous letters which are being received by bis wife. These are to the effect that unless women are enfranchised the Asqulth family will be poisoned. It ha been noticed that no window with mirror panel were smashed by the sulTrsKcttes In their raid last night. This I attributed to the old supersti tion that It la unlucky to break a mor ror. Soma hopkeeper are now think ing of placing mirror In the center of all their show window. STORY GETS HIS DIVORCE Jury Relieves Story of MIcondart With Actor. NKW TOr.K. March 2. (Special. A Jury In the suit of Allen Lawrence Story for divorce from Helen Hilton Story, grand-daughter of Judge Henry Hilton, returned a verdict for the plain tiff this afternoon, after being out nearly two hours. The charges against Mr. Story are related to misconduct with Stanley H. Ford, the actor, and contained four specification, one of which wa based on the defendant alleged Intimacy with the actor at her Naveslnk Beach cottage last Summer. CAET00NIST REYNOLDS PICTURES HIS IMPRESSIONS OF A FEW Capital Is Almost Cut Off From Outside. AMERICANS ARE DUE TODAY Martial Law Restores Relative Quiet for Present. missiOk;es in danger "v, - Pao-Tlng-Fu Loolv ytd Much of City Burned Sever. v vns Are Sacked River R. .te to Sea Still Open. TEKIN. March S. Martial law. which has been proclaimed In the capital, 1 operating, successfully. ' At 1 o'clock this morning quiet prevailed near the legations, but continual cannonading appeared in the direction of Feng-tal, with which communication has been cut off temporarily. A detachment of American troops Is due at S:3'i o'clock this morning. .The legations are preparing for a siege. Di rect Hacks on the legation quarter are not feared, but he Chinese troops possess msny modem guna which might be used effectively if turned on the le- The fighting along the Ttcn-tsln line has put Pekln out of communication with many places. The foreign guard along the railroad will be Increased. Th diplomatic body held a confer ence last night and considered meas ure for their restoration of communi cation with Tlen-tsin. The river route I open: therefore it may not be neces sary to guard the line between Tien tsin and Chlnwang-tao, a it would be possible to reach the sea by way of the river. It Is reported here the Third and 2oth division are battling; at Feng-tai, where 1 10 British troops are stationed. The Britisher, while protecting women and children, were unable to stop th looting and could not prevent the .burning of the s'.ntlon. A passenger train, which a a bound for Pekln, re turned to TIcn-tsln. fearing to pass through the Feng-tal region. The legations would not be surprised should all telcgrapnlu communication be Interrupted, and because of this they ore arranging a wlreles system be tween the Italian towers and a Jap anese warship at Tlon-tsln. The Min isters are agreed that the present gar rison Is sufficient to protect the le gation quarter, but think it advisable that the guards be reinforced by JvuO additional troops. Fears are entertained for the safety of missionaries at l'ao-ting-fu. which has been looted, and large portions of which have been burned. They have been unable to escape, owing to the destruction of bridges. News reaching here Indicates tiiat several towns have been sacked.- The American women and children have been concentrated from the other missions Into the ample compound of the Methodist mission, a block from the legation quarter. Tills compound is surrounded by high walls and can be defended easily. The men connected with the missions remain in their own quarters. MANC1IU ATTACK TIIHKATEXEB Ten Thousand Foreign Troops Now Disposed Near Capital. WASHINGTON. March 2. Messages from Minister Calhoun, at Pekin. re ceived at the State l pnrtment today stated that a Manchu attack on Pekln (Concluded on Pace 1. i White House Arbiter, Often Wrong ly Placed by Rnmors, Smiles and Docs Not Lose Hope. NEW TORK. March 2. (Special.) "I ara not engaged." was the greeting Major Archibald W. Butt gave news paper men on the Berlin Just before she sailed with him today. Major Butt, who Is both the Whits House social arbiter and Mr. Taft' aide, had been reported engaged to Miss Dorothy Williams, slaughter of Colonel and Mrs. John It- Williams, of Washington, and sister of Mrs. Jo seph Loiter. "Every time I start anywhere," he said, "reports have me engaged. Form erly I have been reported engaged to young women I knew better than Miss Williams. She Is so busy denying It that there hardly Is any need for me to say anything. . 'However," he laughed, "I still have hope that I will leave bachelorhood some day. I'm looking for a wife." LAD, FATHERLESS, WINS Wyman Albee, Not Yet of Age, Gets Jobs Formerly Held by Parent. MARSH Fl ELD, Or.. March 2. (Spe cial.) Wyman Albee. son of Ira Albee, who wa drowned when the launch North Star No. 1 was wrecked on the Coos Bay bar some weeks ago. has been appointed harbor light-tender to suc ceed his father. After the accident the Chamber of Commerce here re quested that the position be given to the son of the unfortunate man and the lighthouse service complied with the request". The young man also will be made tender of the county bridge at South slough and the two position will give him a good salary. Albee is not yet of age but under stands the work, a he had assisted his father previous to the latter's death and wa lighting the harbor lights when he saw his father float out over the bar In the ill-fated launch. FAIR STAMPS BEAUTIFUL Panama-Pacific Designs Represent Historical Scenes of Coast. WASHINGTON, Mar i (Special. Preliminary designs for 'the printing of suitable commemorative postage stamps for the Panama-Pacific Expo sition are well under way at the Bu reau of Engraving and Printing. Half a dosen deolgns are in course of preparation, most of them representing historical American scenes and scenes connected with early events on the Coast. The stamps are Intended to be the most beautiful in design and artis tic finish ever Issued by the Govern ment. PASTOR HITS GOLDEN RULE System of Sending Drunken Men to Home In Des Moines Decried. DES MOINES. March 2. Rev. J. W. Graves, pastor of 'ho Calvary Baptist Church, a prominent social worker, se verely criticised today the "Golden Rule" system as adopted by the Des Moines police. Graves believes "drunken men should be arrested and not sent home." He asserts the "Golden Rule" must think of the family as well as the man. COST OF DYING DECLINES Undertakers at Kansas City, Kan., Encase In Price-Cutting War. KANSAS CITT, Mo, March 2. A price war is on between the under takers of Kansas City. Kan., 'and fu nerals are cheaper than they have been In several years. The undertakers are advertising extensively In news papers. The trouble began several months ago when one funeral director reduced prices and alleged that a "trust" ex isted In the city. Lawrence Citizen and Berger in Clash. . TERM "BLOOD M3NEY" STIRS House Committee Session Al most Ends in Blows. STRIKE CONDITIONS HEARD Witness Tells of Children Being Hurled Into Patrol Wagons by Police Girl of IS, Scalped in Mill, "Exhibit" at Inquiry. WASHINGTON, March 2. At the con clusion for the day of an unusual hear ing before Mhe House committee on rules on bills proposing an investiga tion of conditions relating to the strike of textile workers at Lawrence, Mass, Representative Berger, of Wisconsin, and Robert McCa-tney, of the citizens' committee of Lawrence, almost came to blows and were separated by Represen. tatlve Wilson, of Illinois. The rules committee had adjourned the hearing to Monday, necessitating the stay in Washington of women and children from the Lawrence woolen mills who had come to testify concern ing strike conditions. . Collection la Taken. "Who is going to pay the expenses of these people?" asked Representative Berger, the Socialist member of the House, as the committee was about to adjourn. Representative Henry, chairman of the committee, said nothing could be done by the committee, whereupon Representative Wilson, of Pennsylvania, suggested that a collection be taken to defra-y the expenses. Samuel Gom v rs, president of the Amerlcatlon Fed. e ation of Latbor, was the first to con tribute, and Representative Berger held the hat. Several Lawrence young women collected the contributions from men and women in the committee room. When Lewis S. Cox. postmaster of Law rence, contributed II. Representative Berger protested. "Give him back his money.." said Berger to Miss Josephine Llss, who had collected It- "We don't want any blood money." Insinuation Brings Protest. McCartney, who was standing near by, protested against Berger's insinu ation. "Who are you " demanded McCartney of Berger. "T represent the people of Wiscon sin." Berger hotly replied, "and I don't propose to have these people receive any blood money." "I probably have as much money as you have." McCartney replied, "and it Is not blood money." The Massachusetts man was shaking his fist in Representative Berger's face, and the Socialist Representative was emphatic in his language demand ing that Miss Llss give back the dol lar. As she gave back the dollar Repre sentative Wilson, of Illinois, a member of the rules committee. Intervened be tween Berger and McCartney, who were almost on the verge of combat. His interference In the squabble ended the controversy and McCartney and Cox left the room. Strike Conditions Revealed. This was the climax to an exciting session of the committee. In which the Lawrence strike conditions were re vealed from several rival sources. In a room crowded with spectators Samuel Lipson, a member of the Law- (Concluded on Pace 2.) OF THE WEEK'S TURBULENT TOPICS Tramp White Leghorn Rides Far on Train Trucks and Finder Would Slay; Coin to Rescue. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 2. (Special.) A white Leghorn tramp hen, which had ridden several hundred miles on the rods under a freight car, which pulled into Vancouver over the Spo kane. Portland & Seattle Railroad at midnight, was found by J. J. Curtin. night inspector, and taken home, th. morning. Mr. Curtin desired to kill the hen and have- a chicken dinner for Sunday, but Mrs. Curtin championed her cause and finally agreed to let the toss of a coin decide the fate of the daring bird that had ridden so many miles In such an unusual place, beating the railroad company out of Its revenue. Mrs. Curtin said- that she knew the hen would bring good luck. It was agreed that if heads were turned up, the poor hen would go to the block, but if tails won, she would live, and become a member of the family. The coin was tossed and 'talis' won, saving the precious life of the tramp fowl, and Mrs. Curtin rejoiced. To prove her gratitude for sparing her life, the hen this afternoon laid a large egg in her nest, which had been provided, and now Mrs. Curtin says she will keep the stranger and place her on exhibition in the Clark County Harvest Show, this Fall. Had Mr Curtin not found the hen when he did, she would have gone another 100 miles before the train stopped. She was tired and hungry and ate greedily when food was placed before her. ARMY MEN TO WEAR BLUE War Department Says Kluikl Uni form Doesn't Inspire Respect. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., March 2. (Special.) When officers or enlisted men leave this post in uniform, unless exercising, they must wear dress uniforms of blue, according to a new order Just received from the War De partment. However, they may wear civilian clothes, if they desire It is presumed that the khaki-colored uniform does not inspire as much re spect and admiration as the Army blue, hence the new order. It has been customary for both offi--cers and enlisted men to go to Van couver and Portland, wearing their service or khaki uniforms instead of tho dress blue, but this will be elimi nated in the future. CITY MAY STOP MERGER Order Issued Restraining Tele phone Companies From Joining. SEATTLE, March 2. A court order was issued today temporarily restrain ing the Independent and Sunset Tele phone companies from effecting con solidation of their systems. The order waB Issued on complaint of the city, which claims an equity of $200,000. in the poles, wires and conduits of the Independent Company, which equity will be placed in Jeopardy if the mer ger is completed. Three deputy Sheriffs who sought to Berve copies of the on'er on the telephone officials were unable to find them. Meanwhile the linenren of the companies continued to connect the wires of the two systems. HUNGARIAN HOUSE IN RIOT Presiding Officer's Tribune Wrecked to Sliovf Disapproval of Ruling. BUDA PEST, Hungary, March 2. Wild disorder today marked the ses sion of the lower house of the Hun garian Parliament, culminating in the partial wrecking of the speaker's tribune. The members of the opposition ob jected to Speaker N'avay's method of conducting the business of the house. Finally, the speaker suspended the sit ting and retired. UNCS ATTfeACTSO a- " Poor Salem Woman' Ends Life Struggle. PATHET C IS PLEA IN LETTER! Mrs. L F. Jellison Writes! Friend to Care for Son. BODIES HUDDLED ON BED Slaying of Own Children and Sui cide Well Planned Own Insur ance Expired but Eldest Son's Policy Paid in Advance. SALEM, Or., March 2. (Special.) " Huddled together in two beds in a tent behind their home, 469 North Llberty( street, the bodies of a mother and her, four children, poisoned by cyanide of potassium, administered by the parent, were the gruesome find made by the po-1 lice here today. The dead are: Mrs. L. F. Jellison, aged 40. Espey. aged 15. Harland, aged 13. Maude, aged II. Raymond Swanson. aged 9, son by ai former husband. Apparently the children, except Ray mond, willingly carried out the wishes' of their mother, for there appears to have been no struggle But in the case! of the youngest his body showed marks, of violence, as though he had resisted'' and finally been forced to yield. Woman W'a Hard Worker. Mrs. Jellison had been known as a. hard worker from the time she arrived; here from Lebanon, where a former) husband, John Swanson, is living. For; the post few weeks she had been labor-j ing in a cafeteria at a salary of $10 aj week, a sum not sufficient to support herself and foirr .chUdxeiu.. . . Russell K, Strong, 17, another son by a former husband, Mrs. Jellison liav. ing been married three times, ran away a week ago." The mother had been, dependent to a degree on " young Strong's aid in supporting the children,) and after he left it seems the woman became despondent and felt that life! no longer was worth the living. An empty bottle which had contained' the poison, found near the beds, told, thestory of the final act in the Ufa tragedy of the quintet, the mother first making sure that all the children were d-ead or dying before she took the last capsule.. The bodies were yet warm when the police arrived at the death, scene. . ' fo-Workfr, Give Aid. .. A week ago Mrs. Jellison quit her po. sition in the restaurant and told her co-workers that she was going to Colo rado. The waitresses, with whom she had worked, realizing her destitute con dition, had lately sent her food and labored under the impression that she soon would secure financial assistance from friends or relatives In Colorado and would go there. No one here knows anything of Mr.' Jellison, but it is said he visited the family recently. However, there is no knowledge that he ever aided the fam ily financially. Mrs. Jellison apparently had care fully planned the wholesale suicide, having secured the poison Fridas at a Salem drugstore. About a week ago she gave up her position. From the way in which she adjusted Insurance, which she carried on herself and her son Russell Strong, the police believe that the woman had planned to take the lives of herself and children for some time past. Strong's insurance was paid for three (Concluded on Pago 2-i irrfvroy 'S TO AHOTHEK QUARTER 1. s