The Sunday Oregonian., April 28, 1912, Page 2, Image 2

THE SUNDAY OREGON! AX. PORTLAND, APRIL 28, 1912.
DEMOCRATS FALL
JUDGE Or COMMERCE COURT. WHO IS SEEKING SETTLEMENT J
BETWEEN FLFTY RAILROADS AND THEIR ENGINEERS.
MACHINE IN TEXAS
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Personal Sponsor for 5000 Of
fice Holders Now Begs for
Place as Delegate.
West May Look for Radical
Legislation if Party Con
trols Next House.
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30 VOTES ARE ASSURED
GRAHAM WILL TAKE LEAD
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TAFT MEN DEMOLISH
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Effort to Prevrnf Vot of Itopubli"
cans Falls Large Majority of
Delegates Will Be ChoK-n
hj Primary Systrm.
WASHINGTON. April The Na
tional Taft Bureau ha given out tha
following reaardlng the Republican
political situation In Tesae:
"Presldent Taft will have at least
34 aura delegate from Texss In the
Chicago convention. The Cecil Lyon
machine In that state ha been smashed
to bits and Lyon himself Is now beg
ging the Taft men to let him x to the
Chicago convention aa a delegate. I'n
leaa Lyon can allp himself In aa a del
egate from aome one district or by
aomo trick, he. like Tearl Wight, of
loulslana. will have to rote for Taft at
Chicago or stay at home.
"The story of the winning of Texaa
from Lyon, personal sponsor for ail but
five out of SOOt officeholders In that
state. Is the story of a victory of the
Republicans of the state over one of
the most notorious 'bosses' In the whole
country. The Republican party In Tex.
as. under the leadership of Lyon, has
dwindled from a militant fighting force
of l7.oe voters In lSi to a meag-er
corporal's guard of Ji.000 In 112, 4000
of whom were officeholders and the re
mainder their friends In the office
holding corporation. No man who did
not do the bidding of Lyon could live
politically In the Republican party of
Texas.
Fig at Made Deapetlsaa.
"At the outset of this campaign the
managers of President Taft decided to
end. whether they got any delegatea
or not. once for all. tho despotism of
Lyon. The job was a tremendous one
and the patriotism of the rank and file
of the party was the only possible ap
peal that could be made, for Lyon had
the officeholders In leash. At the out'
set Lyon smiled at the opposition. Next
he called upon his officeholders to send
to him personally a 'slush fund' to fight
their oponent and now Lyon Is beg
King to go to the convention aa dele
gate. The response of the Republl
cane of Texaa to the call to arms
against Lyon la a victory for the whole
Republican party.
"he history of Lyon's downfall is
the history of the absolute hypocrisy
of the antl-Taft campaign. In aequence
toe developments were as follow:
"The Taft rank and file asked Presi
dential preference, primaries under the
state law of Texas, which Lyon and hia
state committee, under the call of the
Republican National Committee, had
the authority to give. Lyon declined.
Prisaarr Vete WUI Prevail.
"Then the Taft rank and file of the
party asked for district conventlona In
order that they might get a chance to
vote for district delegates, leaving to
Lyon and his machine the power to
choose all the delegates at large from
their officeholders. This sort of aa
election was also provided by state
law. by call of the National committee,
and had always been held In Texaa
heretofore. Lyon and his Federal of
ficeholders fought this proposition and
attempted to have the entire delegation
elected by the state convention, where
they controled tb machinery to throw
out of their scats every contesting
Tart delegation. Despite Jila opposi
tlon, the Taft forces went to work on
the various Congressional d.'strlct com.
mittees with the result that a large
majority of the delegates from Texas
will be elected by a primary vote and
tney win be Taft men.
"Ia other words, while pretending to
want the people to vote In other stales.
in texaa. where the machine was en
tlrely In the hands of one man, and
that man Cecil Lyon, the antl-Taft men
nave done their ntrrost to prevent
vote of any kind by the Republicans of
the state. The credit for the victory
over Lyon, which la now assured, be
longs solely and absolutely to the rank
and file of the party In Texas and to
the leaders who had the temerity, at
the outset, to confront Lyon and make
htm show his hand.'
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MARTIN A. KNAPP.
HOPE IS NOT LOST
TAFT GAINS DELEGATES
tiHnue srm nm Patr.)
rumor of delegates leaving the Taft
ranks. It la said that delegatea Is
the Fifth district were talking: of
flopping." They are uninstructed. but
telegraphed the President soon after
election that they would be for him.
Roosevelt managera say that these
rumors are the forerunner of whole
sale desertion from the Taft ranks of
delegates from the South. The Taft
managera assert that there Is no fear
whatever that there will be deser
tions. In Maryland the Taft caase has suf
fered somewhat through the action of
Blair and few other 'prominent Re
publicans. They have gone from the
Taft to the Roosevelt camp. It is prob
able that two of the six districts In the
state will go for Roosevelt. The Taft
manua-ers virtually concede one.
In Massachusetts, according to the
Ilerakl's correspondent, the President
Is gaining as a result of hia speaking
trip. In Minnesota the organisation
appears to b slipping away from the
President. There Is talk of "getting
on the Roosevelt bandwagon," but
there have been no desertions.
THAW TRIES FOR LIBERTY
Mayer or Stanford White
Fourth Attempt.
Make
NEW R OCT J ELL E, N". T, April 27.
A fourth attempt through the agency
of the law to liberate Harry K. Thaw
from the Matteawan Stale Hospital,
where he has been Imprisoned for the
slaying of Stanford White, six years
ago, because of "Insanity," was made
today before Justice Keogh. of the Su
preme Court. In New Rochelle. Thaw
was brought down from Matteawan
this morning.
When Thaw left Matteawan Dr. John
W. Russell, medical auperlntendent of
the prison, accompanied him. Thaw
looked exceptionally well, and was con
fident he would be released.
Justice Keogh adjourned the habeas
corpus bearing until May .
The leading buyer of American type
writers during the ft-al year lvll were:
Oret Britain. i.2"T.ux; Oarmany. Sl.JTT.
or: rrun. 44.00; Kuasla. 1741.000; Can
ada. $il.'0: Au-lr:i. liM.OuO; Iial-.
i7,0OO; Mexico. .iv0vvi Brsiil. .O0v.
Mediators Expect Results in
Engineers' Controversy.
INCREASED PAY IS ISSUE
Nclll and Knapp Confer With Rep
resentative of Railroads and
Are to Meet Committee
Employes Tomorrow.
of
I shoes. All tentage has been looked
over and special instructions have been
issued to replace unserviceaDie ienia i
once. The Held equipment for the
Oregon National Guard Is being rushed
to completion.
It la presumed that In the event the
regulars leave the guardsmen will take
their places pro tern at Fort Stevens.
CtXIACAX ALMOST IX IIOXS
Looting Continues, but Rebels Mol
lify American Interests.
TUCSON. Arts., April 27. Culiacan
virtually ruined and Teplo badly bat
tered, the west coast of Mexico was
reported today at the offices of the
Southern Pacific of Mexico to be free
from warfare for the first time In sev
eral weeks. Teple could not be heard
from, the wires having been cut at
Presidio.
Advices from Mazatlan confirm ear
NEW YORK. April S7. United States
Commissioner of Labor Neili and Judge
Knapp of the United Statea Commerce
Court believe that . their negotiations
with the representatives of 60 railroads
In the Eastern territory and the engi
neers over the question of increased
pay will not prove unproductive, but
decline today to discuss the present
situation, except to say that progress
la being made.
The two mediators conferred again
this morning with the sub-committee
of railway managers and on Monday
will meet the committee of engineers.
Judge Knapp departed today for
Washington to be absent until Mon
day. After a brief conference with
the sub-committee of railroad man
agers. Commissioner Nelll said there
would be no more conferences until
Judge Knapp's return. In the mean
time. Warren 3. Stone, grand chief of
the engineers and chairman of their
subcommittee. Is expected to make
known to Mr. Nelll what procedure
would meet the engineers' approval.
ELKS LATGHSTRING OUT
VALLEY MEMBERS TO WELCOME
EASTERNERS.
Intense Partisan of ex-Forester Is
Slated for Chairmanship of Pub
lic Lands Committee, Though
Unfamiliar With Work.
OREGONIAN XEW8 BUREAU, Wash
ington. April 37. If the Democrats
control the next House of Representa
tives, the West may look for two years
of radical legislation, framed to tneet
the views of Glfford Ptnehoc James
M. Graham, of Illinois, former member
of the Plnchot-Ballingsr Investigating
committee, chairman o' the committee
that sponsored the Controller Bay
fiasco, and backer of various muck
raking schemes planned by Plnchot and
his satellites, is selected for the chair
manship of the public lands commit
tee, to succeed Representative Robin- '
son, who becomes Governor of Arkan
sas. Graham, though a Democrat, is a
dyed-in-the-wool Plnchotlte. He was
a rank Plnchot partisan during the
Balltnger investigation and displayed
more bias and vlndictlveness than any
other member of that special commit
tee. Later, when Plnchot and tonie of
his close friends cooked up the Con
troller Bay scandal, Graham, as chair
man of the committee on expenditures
in the Interior Department, joined with
these men In accusing President Taft
waterfront on Controller Bay.
Affair Dropped, Unexplained.
Graham built that case on evidence
furnished by Plnchot and Plnchot'a
friends; he used Plnchot money In hir
ing an attorney for the committee, and
then, when the bottom fell out of the
scandal, Graham, at th- behest of the
conspirators, used his Influence with
the House leaders to drop tne whole
affair, without explanation and with
out apology.
This Is the type of man slated to pre
side over the meeting of the Dubllc
lands committee, and It Is expected I
that before long Mi. Graham will !
supersede Robinson, who has not been
In Washington much this winter, on
his campaign for tht Gov- ,
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Her reports that Morales and Guerrero,
rebel leaders in the assault on Tepic, accout cf
were wounoeo oaaiy. . ernorshlp of Arkansas. By all manner
Looting at Culiacan continues, nearly of rl ht n, ju8tlcei Qllblm would not
all business houses and many private be mad)S chairman of tne pub!lc jands
residences haying been ransacked. , comnllttee Ior he wa, not a member
twenty -aca. - wero .io.ro of tn(U comrolttee untu the preent ses-
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from a railroad car at Culiacan, but the
rebels In their anxiety to keep peace
with American Interests returned 19.
The rebels also furnished a guard to
protect the property of the railroad.
' The gunboat Guerrero arrived today
' at Mazatlan from Guaymas.
Hood River Herd Preparing to En
tertain 500 Daily While Con
vention Is In Progress.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. April (Spe
cial.) The determination of Oregon
Klks to entertain the many visiting
"Best People" at the grand ccnventlon
to be held In Porllard In July, was
evidenced at a meeting attended by
about 39 Hood River Klks yesterday.
when It was planned to entertain those
who visit the Apple City with sutomo-
blle rides through the c.rchards.
From communications received from
Portland, says J. H. Preoerlck, a prom
inent Hood River Elk. we are expect
ing a larre number of visitors to the
Valley. We have meda arrat.gements
"WAPPY" IS IN CUSTODY
EX-CHIEF OF POLICE TO SLEEP
IX JAIL TONIGHT.
Unless Governor Interferes, Seattle
Man Will Begin Prison Sen
tence This Week.
SEATTLE, Wash.. April 7. Charles
W. Wappensteln. ex-Chief of Police of
Seattle, convicted of accepting a bribe
from proprietors of a disorderly house,
gave himself Into the custody of the
Sheriff today as soon as the remittitur
from the State Supreme Court had been
received and a committment Issued
upon request of the prosecuting, at
torney. Notice of an application In the State
Court's order was filed In the office of
ion. and then, through the influence
of OUie James and a few other dts- 1
ciples of Plnchot, he w-is forced on the :
committee, and placed ahead of other j
members who have served there for a '
term of years, particularly ahead of j
Representative Ferris, of Oklahoma,
and Representative Taylor, of Colo
rado. James and othecs sought to have
Graham made chairman of this com
mittee, but failed in that, and compro
mised by making him ranking mem
ber, which insures blra the chairman
ship when Robinson retires.
Graham Daagerona to West.
From the Western viewpoint, Gra
ham Is not only an undesirable man
for chairman, but a dangerous man to
place in that position. He knows noth
ing about the West; knows nothing of
public land matters other than what
he has learned in the past two years;
he Is not In sympathy with the up
building of the West, but rather is
committed to the Plnchot idea of con
serving everything of value for gen
erations yet unborn, and. as has been
amply demonst-ted. Is absolutely
under the domln-tlon of Glfford Pln
chot. a mere tool In the hands of the
ex-Forester. Combining his ignorance
of Western conditions with his parti
sanship, he Is the last man In the House
who should head the committee on
public lands. .
The House of Repi tsentatlves. in
Democratic control. Is operating under
gag rules, and Individual members on
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Investigation will show you that the major'ty
of this city's best dressed men are wearing
Schloss Baltimore Clothes
There's a reason it's a rood one. They are getting
America's best clothes at prices no higher than
the ordinary.
$15 to $40
Straw Hats Are Due Wednesday
It's been officially decreed that all men begin wearing1 Straw Hats
Wednesday, May 1st. Well, were ready for you with the most com
plete and absolutely correct line in the city. There are Rough Braids,
Fish Scale Braids, Sunset Yachts, Milan Snap Brims and Panamas.
Prices range from $2 to $5- Best values, of course.
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Valla Walla Penitentiary next week
Warden 8. C. Read, of the Peniten
tiary. Is an old personal friend of Wap
pensteln, they having served on the
Seattle police force together.
Mrs. Wappensteln belnjr 111, the hus
band was allowed to spend the night
at home, a Deputy Sheriff going also
to tbe house to remain through the
night.
Wappensteln will be returned to the
8herlfTs office tomorrow afternoon,
and. unless granted a further Indulg
ence, he will spend Sunday night In
tbe County Jail.
Monday, Wappensteln will go to
Olympia to make a final plea to Gov
ernor Hay, who, however, has made It
to handle at least 600 every day. If J clear that he can do nothing for him.
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Governor Hay at Olympia today. It Is Partisan legiai i.uii ":"',.,,
..-t ih.i th. ..hi ,... voice. The chairmen of committees
to Interfere and that Wappensteln will
begin his term of three to ten years ia
frame legislation ss they want it: tha
House leaders stand hack of the chair
men: then a Democratic caucus Is
called, and the Democratic majority Is
forced to swallow what the chairmen
and the party leaders present. That
was done with the tar!ff this session;
It has been done with the naval pro
gramme, the public bulld'ng pro
gramme and other Important legisla
tion, and when Graham becomes chair
Plnchot, and the West will be at his
mercy unless a benevolent Senate inter
venes and places restraint upon the
gag-ridden House.
Legislation such as the three-year
homestead bill will be out of tbe ques
tion when Graham Is chairman of the
public lands committee; legislation
making It easier and simpler for the
homesteader will be a thin of the
past, and those public resources now
temporarily tied up by withdrawals
will be permanently sacked. If Graham
can have his way. The outlook Is a
e-loomv one for the West, if the Demo
crats control the next House of Rep-
resentatlves.
Throe Unk Men Celebrate,
ASHLAND, April 27. (Special.) The
Southern Oregon Association or wo
fellows celebrated the 93d anniversary
of tho order In this city witn appro
nrlntn exercises. Fully 500 were in at
tendance, and commodious quarters
w.r enured In the Elks Temple. The
local orsranizatlons. Including subordl
int. frncamDment and canton branches.
extended every courtesy to the visiting
delegations which were present irora
11 over the valley, tne rceoeaan u-
Corvallls daily service to an Albany
Philomath service. It would greatly
facilitate matters here and accommo
date bcth passenger and freight traffic
to make Philomath the divisional end
and enable the Corvallls & Eastern
Railroad to meet existing conditions
more expedltlonsly.
n,,hii land, that an me nnllcv 1 niorlea belna; also prominently men
if Ail vim Tne Hnniveisai j iiiw,mcti
Next year the association of the triple
links will meet at jaeaioru.
they will come. The Mount Hcod Kali-
road Company has offered to run spe
cla) trains over its lines through the
Valley for us."
J. M. Culbertson. C. r. Kosj. c. h.
Ftranahan. G. A. Clarke. Charles T.
Early. C. A. Bell, K. o. Hiancnar. j. u.
Hunt and H. H. Hadlock were appointed
on committees to entertain the visiting
brothers.
BANKS ARE INQUIRED INTO
More Than 30,000 Are Asked for
Detailed Information.
WASHINGTON. April 27. As the
first step In tho money trust investi
gation, the committee on banking and
currency announced today that it had
sent to more than 80,000 banks a re
quest for detailed information on all
phases of their business and their re-
atlons with other institutions.
The committee has embraced Nation
al, state, private and savings banka In
Its Inquiry, as well as loan and trust
companies. Reports are asked for
showing conditions at tne close or
business April 20.
TRANSPORT IS ASKED FOR
(Continued From rirst flit. )
Involving tho nse of tha new extended
order tactics.
These drills are supplemented by
Special lectures on tha care of tne
health in the field. Special stress is
laid on the following points: Watch
your feet; nevsi remove your hat when
marching; do not eat fresh fruit ex
cept in slight quartlttes; drink only
water prepared for use.
Everybody In the garrison has been
lnnoculated with anti-typhoid serum.
Special requisitions are being made
for oily drab clothing and marching
Whether Wappensteln will be taken
from Olympia .to Walla Walla or will
return to Seattle to say good-bye to
his family is not known.
STRAW HAT SALE HEAVY
Portland Residents Prepare for Ob
wrving Day Appropriately.
That all Portland will blossom out
with straw hats on the first annual
straw-hat day. next Wednesday. Is ap
parent from the hat sales reported by
the varloua department stores. The
move, which was started by the Ad
Men's Club, apparently has spread to
many other clubs and organisations,
with the result that Wednesday will
mark the end of the season for Winter
"lids" of all classes.
Nearly all of the department stores
and men's furnishing houses have had
straw-hat displays In their windows
tbe last few daya and have, made
numerous sales of various slsed and
shaped straw hats.
Ill be carried out with respect to land
legislation.
Theories, 'et Facts, Delight.
Graham Is a msn of bias, and as
cold-blooded as he Is biased. Farts
are his least worry; theories are his
delight. Committed absolutely to Pln
chotism. he will use Ms Influence as
chairman of the public lands commlt
t.a to force through the House legis
lation that meets with the approval of 3:30
Better Railroad Service Asked.
TTiTTrMATH. Or.. April 87. (Spe
clal.) A petition Is being circulated to
have the C. & B. R. K .piaco on
extra trains. 8:30. 11:30 and 8:30 to
i :.nn r M.. or to extend tne AiDany-
-Te7T
RUPTURE EXPERT RECALLED
Seeiey, the Noted Truss Expert,
Again at the Multnomah Hotel.
F. H. Seeiey, of Chicago and Phila
delphia, will again be at the Mult
nomah Hotel Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday only, positively no longer.
He says:
"The Spermatic Shield Truss will not
only retain any case of rupture per
fectly, affording Immediate and com
plete relief, but closes the openings in
ten days, producing results wuno
surgery or narmrui injections. Ji
charity cases without any charge,
any Interested will be shown tha tru
or fitted ti aesirea--
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PncEE are things manuf actured in Portland
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never heard of. A little newspaper advertising
would make these products known to everyone
in town.
tzidfortisinf Counsel
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