The Sunday Oregonian., April 07, 1912, Image 1

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SAN DIEGO ELKS
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MILLINERY FLOOD
MAN,83,EX-WIFE,20,
QUARREL FOR CHILD
WOMAN. NOW WEDDED TO AN
OTHER. WINS SMALL SON.
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M , ' ' " ' " '
URKEY AND RUSSIA
TEXAN'S
ISSUE DRAWN IN- 9
STATES THIS WEEK
COMING IN STYLE
SWAMPS CHICAGO
CLASH OVER PERSIA
IS
HOT ACCEPTED
SPECI.VL TRAIN DE IXXE TO
BRING 175 NORTH.
LEVEE BREAKS BEFORE- ROAR
OF GOWNS AND BONNETS.
APOLOGY
GOVERIjlHT WILL
AID FLOOD VICTIMS
40,000 Homeless and
10,000 Hungry.
Interest Centering on
Illinois Primary.
COLONEL'S STAKE IS HEAVY
Continuance as Factor May
Depend on Outcome.
TAFT FORCES CONFIDENT
President Sore to Win Sonic, and
Perhaps Will Have All In Ne
braska Nw Ksigland r
tatn Michigan In Poobl.
WASHINGTON. April . ( Special.)
Rtate conventions and statewide, prl-
marles to elect cnni""
publican National convention will he
held In nine states next week. In the
list are om of the most Important
statea In the I'nlon, with respect to the
manner In which the Republican con
teat for the Presidential nomination
has taken ahape. Here la the sched
ule: April I Louisiana state convention,
April Illinois primaries.
Dril xw York state convention.
April 1 Maine state convention.
April 1ft Vermont state convention.
.April i-irinuij - '
April 11 Michigan state convention.
April 13 Pennsylvania primaries.
April 1J Nebraska primaries.
lUssklksss Hold Thief laterest.
In the states where the primaries are
to be held under legislative acts, dele
gates also will be elected to the Demo
cratic National convention. At present,
however. Interest even on the Demo
cratic side la centered largely on the
terrific war for the place that Is waging-
on the Kepubllcan side, with Its
fiercest series of battles about to be
four tit.
Many district conventions. In addition
to statewide events, are scheduled for
various parts of the country and a total
of US delegates to Chicago will be
chosen during the week.
It Is conceded that a continuance of
the Roosevelt movement as a militant
force In the preliminary struggle for
the Presidency depends largely on the
results effected between Tuesday and
the following Saturday. The eyes tf
all politicians In Washington are
turned particularly on Illinois, which
will send to the Republican National
convention 88 delegates. the third
greatest number of any of the states.
The Roosevelt forces have effected a
better organization In Illinois than the
Taft forces. The organisation In be
half of President Taft was not begun
until some time after the opposition
had taken the field.
Wsssevetf C'lalssa Katravagaaf.
Claims that generally would be re
garded aa extravagant are being made
hy the Roosevelt leaders with respect
to Illinois. They concede only two
delegates to Taft. The Taft forces here,
on the other hand, declare that such
claims are being exploited merely to
tlr up enthuslam for the ex-President
and argue that the whole general sit
uation In Illinois Is so complicated by
the factional troubles that have pre
vailed the past few years as to render
It Impossible to make definite calcu
lations. A partial offset to any reverses the
Taft forces may meet with In Illinois
and the tremendous strengthening of
Taft lines In case the President carries
that state will be the Instructions
which now seem probable In connection
with the New York State convention.
Maine and Vermont seem to be safe
ty In control of the Taft forces, despite
M'onrimlU on I'JK 5.1
HERE
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lSL& vgry Mcf lispfe lilfci
I J 1
Asert Ftler' I-awyer Sas Former
SpoiiM and Her Mother Won't
Give Back Ills Money.
Leroy Landers, aged S3, and his di
vorced wife, now Mrs. Mary Landers
Stokes, who was 15 years old when he
married her In Peattlo In 1907. appeared
In Juvenile Court yesterday afternoon
as parties to a contest over the pos
session of their son. not yet five, years
old. The woman was successful. She
presented a certified copy of her di
vorce decree, obtained In Seattle, in
witch It was specified that she was to
have the custody of the child.
The old man was represented In the
contest by Attorney J. "Hat- Hitch
ing, who told the court that the di
vorced wife and her mother. Mr.
T-ti..t..,t. r,.nb tin. a former Seat
lodging-house keeper, had sec u rev 70
11 s0 of his client s money ana ua rc
fused to g-tve It up.
It developed that the old man took
the child away from Seattle nenrly two
years ago and put It In the care of M
daughter, Mrs. Monroe Barrett, v. ho
lives at 7030 Fortieth avenue. South
east. Portland. He declared that Mrs.
Franklin had thrust the child upon him
and denied- that he had been guilty of
kidnaping.
NO L00PH0LELEFT OPEN
Canadians Say They're Weaving
Cae Against llohber Suspect.
NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C April 8.
The desire of the Canadian authori
ties to withhold from the defense any
loophole In the way of knowing the
probable evidence which will be 1M
against them should they be brought
here for trial. Is given as the cause
for the d.lay in extraditing the alleged
robbers of the branch here of
the Bank of MontreaL The case
of Dean, now held In Los Angeles
In connection with the -oDDery. sk
has been delayed, owing to an unau
thorised stenographer acting as court
reporter, probably will be decided about
tbe middle of next week.
According to a local attorney who
has followed the case. It Is a difficult
matter to extradite a man from the
United States if he has the necessary
cash to secure a shrewd criminal law
yer and from recent dispatches It Is
plain that both the alleged robbers have
employed the best attorneys. In con-
. i -iti, thl robbery, there la still
a strong Impression In this city among
men following me
Chinamen were connected with the rob
bery exclusively. '
HORSE IS BRIGHT YELLOW
Animal Sprayed With Fruit Tree
Medicine Startles Vancouver.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. April . (Spe
cial.) A bright yellow horse attracted
cs much attention on the streets of the
city today as a freak In a clrcua would.
The yellow animal had been driven to
the city by a man who haa been spray
ing his trees with a mixture that turns
anything It touches a beautiful glowing
yellow and. as the hair of the horse
was absorbent. It took on an odd color
when the spray atruck It.
Many persons looking at the horse
and ignorant of the cause, remarked
that it was the first yellow horse that
they had ever seen In fact, several ad
mitted that they did not know that
horses ever attained the dandelion yel
low shade.
RACE RIOTS ARE FEARED
Extra Police Called to Control Amer
ican and Italian Riots.
FAYETTEVILLE. W. V, April .
Extra deputies and police were sworn
In today by tho authorities In the min
ing communities of Boomer. Cannelton
and Marling because of the Imminence
of race riots between Americans and
Italian miners.
Bitterness Is caused primarily by the
murder of Washington Bostwlck. a
bank boss, who waa shot by three Ital
ians a few days ago. Governor Glass
cock has been asked to have militia In
readiness to be sent here at a mo
ment's notice. At Boomer nearly every
miner Is srmcd with a rifle.
ARE SHOWN SOME
ARMY OFFICERS ON SCENE
Merchants in Stricken District
to Be Patronized.
TROOPS MAY BE NEEDED
li
PrcsV 't Directs Use or Army Slip
s' .
pile ' Me Investigation Is He
ine wn Ked Crow to
Asst.-? In Work.
WASHINGTON. April . -With 40,
009 persons homeless In the flood
stricken Mississippi Valley and 10.U00
others requiring food, the War De
partment will move rapidly to take
care of those In need. Brigadier-General
Totts. at Chicago, will have direct
charge of the distribution of supplies
and tents.
It was said that probably many com
panies of United States troops eventu
ally would have to be sent to tho Mis
sissippi Valley to assist In the distribu
tion and to help preserve order. As
Quartermaster Lepartment officials of
the field call for troopa they will be
dispatched In small detachments.
Anar Officer (test to Report.
The War Department has ordered Ave
officers to the flooded districts to In
vestigate the needs of the people and
to report to Washington.
Captain Harry A. Hegeman reported
today from New Madrid. Mo., he would
need supplies for about 1000 persons a
day. Ho was directed to draw ten days'
supplies from the St. Louis Array
depot. The War Department plans to
buy most of the food supplies from
merchants In the flooded district. By
patronising them at a time when their
ordinary business Is paralyzed, tho
Government feels It will confer a real
benetlt upon the distressed communi
ties. Cask Made Available.
Commissary-General Sharpe
todav S3O.00O at the disposal
placed
of the
officials In the flood districts.
The red cross officials are in close
touch with the War Department In
regard to relief work. It Is possible
the organisation soon may take upon
Itself the entire conduct of the relief
work. Director Blcknell will go to
the Mississippi Vull ey.
President Taft sent letters today to
Chairman Fitzgerald, of the House ap
propriations committee, and Senator-
elect James, of Kentucky, bearing on
relief measures for the Mississippi flood
sufferers.
"I do not think It wise to make any
appropriations for the purpose of buy
inr food and other supplies until of
ficers reach the ground and give us
some Idea of the amount needed and
the extent of the suffering and destitu
tion," said Mr. Taft In bis letter to
Fitzgerald.
Army Sappltea to Be I cd.
"Mcansime, before any appropriation
la made," he continued, "the Secretary
of War will not hesitate to make use
of Army supplies for whatevce Is Im
mediately needed, and I have no doubt
that he has near at hand a sufficient
amount to relieve such suffering as can
be relieved In that way."
Senator James said tho President
probably would send a special message
to Congress later, asking tho reim
bursement spoken of In his letters.
The Wells-Fargo Express Company
notified today the Interstate Commerce
Commission. In conformity with the
law. that It would transport free ot
Concluded nn P 6.
RESULTS OF CARTOONIST REYNOLDS' SURVEY OF SOME OF THE
Million Spent on Slate Street Alone
for Jlnt--Gloves. Drow and Ac
cessories Add to Total.
CHICAGO, April 6. (Special.)
Eastertide augmented by the arrival of
real Spring weather burst through Its
banks today and flooded the entire loop
district. The levee broke with a roar
that could be heard for miles and the
limited area immediately surrounding
millinery stores and florists' shops was
widened until even remote suburban
districts were submerged.
Swirling streams of Spring hats and
turbulent rumbling torrents of Easter
gowns poured over the flood district.
Whirling eddies of lilies. hyacinths,
sweet peas and violets ate their way
through the barriers and swept through
the downtown district, carrying every
thing before them.
The dikes holding back Easter con
fectionery dainties were torn asunder
and added to the menace of the flood
situation.
I should say as a liberal estimate,"
declared a manager of one of tho bis
department stores, "that more than II.
OO'J.000 has been expended for Easter
hats on State street alone. I make
that estimate from figuring on our own
sales and guessing at others from that.
But the hat Is not all at Easter time.
There are especial Easter gowns,
gloves, parasols and all sorts of ac
cessories. "Formerly Easter meant a new hat,
but now it means an entire costume or
costumes, with everything to match the
hat. This includes about every article
of clothing and adornment worn by
women."
UNEMPLOYED GROW FEWER
San Francisco Situation Passes
Crisis and I Improving.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 6. The con
dition of the unemployed In San Fran
cisco haa passed Its crisis and is now
Improving, according to an exhaustive
report submitted today to Governor
Johnson by State Labor Commissioner
McLaughlin.
The principal causes for distress
among wage earners. It was found by
Commissioner McLaughlin, were the
Winter slackness In building opera
tions, which affected the residents of
the city, and the tardy opening of thov
lumber and fishing seasons on tl
Coast, which kept In. this city migratory
laborers who ordinarily find employ
ment at outside points much earlier
in the season.
The number of unemployed men in
the city is estimated on April 1 to
have been 11.000. as against 32.000 in
January and February.
WRECKED AIRSHIP BOUGHT
Rodger Mechanician to Rebuild
Biplane and Fly in East.
LONG BEACH. Cal., April . Frank
Shaffer, who acted as mechanician Tor
Calbralth P. Rodgers. the transconti
nental aviator killed here Wednesday,
announced today that he had bought all
that remained of Rodgeis' biplane and
would rebuild the machine and fill the
engagements Rodgers had made In the
East.
Shaffer paid Mrs. Rodgers JloOO for
what remained of the biplane. Much of
it waa swept out to sea after Rodgers'
fatal crash to the surf. It was an
nounced today that a monument would
be erected here in memory of Rodgers'
achievements and that the Aero Club
of America would have charge of the
unveiling ceremonies.
Mrs. Rodgers today filed a petition
for the administration of her husband's
estate. Rodgers left an estate valued
at $20,000 but left no will.
M'INDOE IS CAUTIONED
Chief of Engineers Urges Care in
Broadway Bridge Work..
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April Chief of Engineers
Klxby said today that instructions
have been given to Major Mclndoe to
supervise the building of the Broadway
bridge with especial care to see that
there Is no unreasonable obstruction to
avlgatlon during the construction of i
:he bridge.
Randall Finds House
Members Stirred.
EXPLANATION DOESN'T EXPLAIN
Insinuation by Representative
May Lead to Inquiry.
DEBATE BECOMES BITTER
Intimation as to Acceptance of Re
taining Fees From. Corporations
Brings Demand for Names
and Proofs.
WASHINGTON. April 6. One of the
most acrimonious debates heard in the
House this session was precipitated to
day when Representative Randell, of
Texas, Democrat, explained that he
meant no reflection on members when
he Intimated In his speech of Thursday
that a majority of the members of the
House were engaged In employment
that hla anti-corporation retainer fees
bill would stop.
Applause greeted the replies of Rep
resentatives Edwards and Bartlett, of
Georgia: James, of Kentucky, Clayton,
of Alamaba, Democrats; and Hamilton,
of Michigan, Republican, who virtually
declined to accept his explanation.
f Printed Record Read.
Mr. Randell insisted that his lan
guage as it appeared In the Record
could not be construed either as In
sulting to members or as questioning
their Integrity. He referred to the
printed record and read the statement
that had aroused criticism.
"This is what I said." explained Mr.
Randall, "and I submit that nothing in
It reflects on any member, I have no
doubt that an Investigation would show
that a majority of the members of this
House and of the Congress are en
gaged In employments today which the
passage of that bill would stop. I be
lieve It Is true that nine-tenths or per.
haps a larger percentage of those em
ployments are t-bsolutely Innocent
themselves, but the situation Is there.
There Is the ponnectlon of the agent
with his principal. There Is the con
nection of the attorney with his cli
ent." Proofs and Names Wanted.
Mr. Edwards called on Mr. Randell
to produce his proofs of any such Il
legal employment of members and to
name both the members and the cor
porations they served. Ke was ap
plauded when he resumed his seat.
Representative James said that the
Texan's explanation did not explain
and declined to accept his contention
that his statement had been misinter
preted. Gardner, of Texas, likewise, declined
to accept the construction his colleague
sought to. place upon his words.
Representative Clayton, chairman of
the Judiciary committee, before whom
the bill was pending, made a vigorous
reply to Randell's insinuations and
characterized his measure as "ridicu
lous." Members Honesty Defended.
"The rules of this House," he said,
"and probably an undue regard for the
feelings ot the gentleman from Texas
prevented the committee from making
a statement concerning this matter.
Let me tell you what is the matter
with this House; it is not that members
are crooks or dishonest men; but that
there are too many cowards. We all
vote for measures of doubtful propriety
because we are afraid the folks back
home would misunderstand."
Most all the bill's provisions, he said,
were to be found in existing law.
An effort by Representative Henry,
of Texas, chairman of the committee
on rules, to make reply to Randell was
defeated by the desire of the House to
close the Incident. He gave notice,
however, that he would discuss It at
some future time.
Women of Party to Havo Private
Observation Coach Men Will
Enjoy Club Car.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. April 6. (Special.)
San Diego Elks, numbering 175, wi
go to Portland to the grand reunl
In July In a train de luxe. Tha com
mlttee on arrangements today contract
ed for a special train of Pullmans to
leave here over the Santa Fe and to
run, through to San Francisco over the
Southern Pacific coast lines and from
there to Portland over the Shasta
Route. '
Many of tha local Elks will be ac
companied by their wives and daugh
ters. One whole observation car, the
largest ever brought to this section
of the Coast, will be reserved for the
exclusive use of the women of the
party. This will be attached- to the
rear end of the train.
For the Elks proper, a combination
club car will be attached to the bag
gage 'section.
The Elks' special will leave San Di
ego the morning of July 3. Short stops
will be made Is Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Sacramento.
DECISION LOGGERS' BOON
Court Gives Company Right to Con
demn Land for Road.
MARSH FIELD, Or.. Aoril 6. (Spe
cial.) A decision which may have
considerable bearing upon the opera
tions of logging companies has been
handed down by Judge Harris, of Eu
gene, who presided in a number of
Coos County cases In the Circuit Court.
The case is that of Andreas Anderson
against the Smith-Powers Logging
Company and -has been in the courts
for some time. The logging company
built a logging road across Anderson's
land and the latter suad the company.
The road was built after the land had
been condemned and Anderson argued
that the logging road was not a pub
lic service corporation and did not have
the right of eminent domain. Judge
Harris decided the case in favor of the
logging company. The case will be ap
pealed to the Supreme Court.
DEMAND TO REBUILD MADE
Settler on Abandoned Railway J,lne
Asks Writ or Mandate.
HELENA. Mont.. April 6. Applica
tion for a writ of mandate to eompel
the Great Northern Railway Company
to rebuild its line between Columbia
Falls and Jennings was made in the
Federal Court today by Knute Tldeman.
of Lincoln County, in a suit originally
begun in the State Courts.'
Tideman alleged he was induced to
take up a homestead near the aban
doned station of Atlanta. In 1893, rely
ing upon the representations of the
railroad that it would maintain a
freight and passenger service. In 1904
the railroad tore up the rails.
ALIENS TO COME TO COAST
German Lino to Bring Immigrants
Via Canul at Low Rate.
NEW YORK,. April 6. In steamship
offices here It is an open secret that
two of the big German steamship lines
are planning, as soon as the Panama
Canal la open, to begin a special ser
vice of ships between Europe and Cal
fornia. in which steerage passengers
will be carried to the Pacific Coast at
the same rates as to Neijjr York.
The only extra charge would be suf
ficient to cover the Canal tolls.
WISCONSIN'S ALUMNAE WED
Few Old Maids Found Among Wom
en Graduates of University.
MADISON. Wis., April S. That its
women graduates seldom become old
maids Is declared by the University of
Wisconsin in the new alumni directory.
Of the 1037 women who graduated at
Wisconsin between 1867 and 1911, fully
S3 or 64 per cent have married. Most
of the unmarried are recent graduates
who will mate later. The figures show
that 43 per cent of the women gradu
ates have married aiumnl of the same
university.
PAST WEEK'S EVENTS.
Issue 100 Years Old
Suddenly Critical.
GERMAN DESIGNS SUSPECTED!
Porte Believed to Have Sup
port of Strong Power.
SULTAN ON AGGRESSIVE
Anglo-Russian Commission Finds
Against Ottoman Empire, Which
Has Expressed Willingness
for Arbitration.
LONDON, April 6. The relations of
Russia and Turkey which a few weeks
ago caused the circulation of alarming
reports, may at any moment reach an
acute stage, and again the bone ot
contention will be Persia.
At the close of the Russo-Japanese
war, Turkey moved troops into the
Persian province of Azerbaijan, a strip
of which has been in dispute for up
ward of 200 years. Turkey claims this
strip; Persia holds it, but the owner
ship has yet to be decided. The ques
tion has been a subject of negotiations,
but while these have been going on
Russia asserts that Turkey has been
advancing her forces slowly until they
have gone even beyond the disputed
strip and now command the western
part of Azerbaijan from Lake Urumlab.
to the frontier, and can easily attack
the Russian province of Erivan.
Turks Deny AKgremloB.
Turkey denies any aggressive Inten
tions. She has Informed the Russian
Minister to tho porte that she has
troops In the disputed territory only
as a temporary expedient, waiting tha
outcome of friendly negotiations, and
if necessary a reference to The Hague
Tribunal.
An Anglo-Russian Commission, on
the other hand, has reported that the
Russian contention is correct, and has
issued a map showing Trukey has
taken possession of about 10,000 square
miles of Persian territory.
German Support Suspected.
Turkey's firmness In supporting her
contention, and in not only placing
troops in the disputed strip but moving
them forward, has given rise In Russia
to a suspicion that some other power
is behind the Ottoman government. It
Is pointed out that the acquisition of
territory on the Persian frontier might
be accepted as compensation by Tur
key for the loss of Tripoli and the
power that could bring about this ex
change would please Italy.
Germany, which before has tried to
secure concessions on Lake Urumiah, Is
the power suspected.
Russian Threat Is Veiled.
The movement of Russian and Tur
kish troops along the frontier haa
given cause for frequent alarms lately,
and Russia's action In taking a leading
part in the effort to bring the Turkish
Italian war to an end Is said to have
been suggested by the fact that In
this frontier dispute she can use an.
argument that will give a weak power,
such as Turkey, cause to think before
engaging against two strong powers
at the same time.
Boys Will Be Buried Today.
ILWACO. Wash.. April 6. (SpeciaL)
The funeral of Victor Slingerland
and Phillip Brooks, two of the three
little boys who were drowned when a
small boat capsized at Ocean Park
Thursday, will be held tomorrow and
Interment will take place In the Ocean
Park Cemetery. The body of Lester
Young, the third victim of the accident,
will be taken to Vancouver, Wash,
where It will be buried.
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