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VOL. XXXII NO. 9.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
M'GUSKER BEATEN
BY CHAMBERLAIN
Objection Made at Crit
ical Juncture.
PLAGE SAVED FOR DEMOCRAT
Five Other Senators Win Home
Postmasterships.
OTHER NOMINATIONS FAIL
Taft's Oregon Appointments Not to
Be Acted On Hawley Refuse
to Withdraw Southwlck in
Favor of Ration.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. March 1. Thomas McCusker
would have been confirmed as post
master at Portland at the executive ses
sion oC the Senate today but for the
fact that Senator Chamberlain, at the
Jast minute, raised a protest and pre
vented action-
Several flays ago Senator Chamber
lain gave his consent to have Mc
CuBker's nomination favorably reported,
together with those of numerous other
Oregon appointees. It was the under
standing at the time that Chamberlain
gave his consent to the committee re
port only and not to confirmation. The
Senator's own words were:
"I consented to a favorable report
being made on all other nominations,
Including Thomas Mu-usker. postmas
ter at Portland, but with the reserva
tion that, while I am willing these
nominations should be reported, I do
not give my consent to their conflrma
tion.
- Right to Object Reserved.
"If the situation in the Senate should
change and an agreement be reached
by which a part of President Taft's ap
pointments would be brought up for
confirmation, I probably would object
In some cases where I have not objected
to favorable reports by committees."
In the last few days un agreement
had been reached between the Demo
crats and Republicans whereby the
Senate would confirm postmasters in
cities which are the homes of Senators,
provided the nominations for such of
fices were acceptable to the Senators
from these towns.- Meanwhile Sena
tor Chamberlain had given assurance.
both to Senator Bourne and to National
Committeeman Williams, that he would
not prevent the confirmation of Mc
Cusker If the situation ever developed
where his say would be final.
Bourse Willing, Colleague Not.
That situation did develop today and
it was up to Senator Bourne and Sena
tor Chamberlain, both from Portland,
to say whether McCusker should be
confirmed or not. Senator Bourne was
desirous of McCusker's confirmation
and expected Chamberlain's co-operation,
in view of what he regarded as
their previous understanding, but be
fore McCusker's nomination could be
laid before the Senate, Senator Cham
berlain notified Senator Bourne he
would not consent to McCusker's con
firmation. McCusker, thorefore. goes down to
defeat and a Democrat will be appoint
ed to the Portland postmastershlp by
President Wilson.
Because Portland is the home of both
Oregon Senators, it would have been
entirely satisfactory to the Senate that
McCusker be confirmed, had both Sen
ators been willing, but the Senate
agreement does not go to the point
where other Oregon appointees have
any chance of confirmation. It Is now
altogether probable that every Oregon
man nominated by President Taft at
the present session of Congress will fail
Concluded on pay .
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LOVE EQUAL TO
MILITARY RULES
GIRL AS XURSE SAIIiS WITH
SOLDIER SWEETHEART.
Marie von Klein Accompanies Lieu
tenant Miller From- Manila and
Wedding Will Follow.
SAX FRANCISCO, March 1. (Spe
cial.) Miss Marie von Klein, daughter
of Baron von Klein, and Lieutenant A.
B. Miller, of the United States Marines,
arrived in San Francisco today on the
Army transport Thomas. She was on
the ship's roster as nurse.
Miss Von Klein and Lieutenant Miller
are to be married, it was admitted by
both aboard the transport today, but
it 'will not formally be announced un
til Miss Von Klein reaches Chicago.
The wedding day depends on orders
that the young Lieutenant receives
when he reports at Mare Island. Lieu
tenant Miller said that It was likely he
would be ordered to Mexico and In that
event the wedding might be deferred
for some time. . '
Miss Von Klein went to the Philip
pines more than three years ago for a
visit with her sister, who is the wife
of P. C. Zitelmann, German Consul at
Manila. Two years ago she became
acquainted with Lieutenant Miller, then
on the Saratoga, stationed in Philippine
waters.
A month ago Lieutenant Miller re
ceived orders to take passage on the
transport Thomas and report at Mare
Island.
He conveyed the news of his hurried
departure to his bride to be. Uncle Sam
has some seemingly 'Insurmountable
barriers, but love laughs, etc.
Lieutenant Miller had his transporta
tion. The transport Thomas was to
sail from Manila January 2. Miss Von
Klein possessed a resourceful mind and
a will, so she secured passage aboard
the transport as a nurse and came
along. '
DESTITUTION IS DISPROVED
Trunk In Home of Man Sent to Poor,
Farm From Chehalis Yields $2890
CENTRALIA. Wash. March 1. (Spe
cial.) With the discharge this week
of Joseph Vogel from the Lewis County
poor farm an extraordinary story was
divulged. In 1911 Vogel rented a bouse
from Anton Hesa, a Chehalis contrac
tor. A short time later Vogel was
taken 111 and Hess, presuming that he
was In destitute circumstances, had
him removed to the poor farm. Later
the contractor found $1800 In gold and
$1090 in currency in an old trunk that
Vogel left in the house.
Hess said nothing of the find until
a few days ago, when he located
Vogel's wife and children In Seattle.
He turned the money over to them and
had the aged man sent to his family.
Under Hess' management the fund he
held in trust had Increased to over
$4000 during the two years.
'LOUD" SOCKS RESENTED
Girls With Long Aprons Also Sent
Home by Oregon City Teacher.
OREGON CITT. Or., Feb. 28. (Spe
cial.) About IS High School pupils
were sent home today as a result of a
too free celebration of "stocking day."
For several years the boys of the
school have celebrated the day ' by
wearing the - "loudest" stockings ob
tainable. They also roll their trousers
several inches above the tops of their
shoes. Today 10 of the boys appeared
wearing not only variagated hose, but
also overalls. To cap the climax sev
eral of the girls wore long aprons that
attracted much attention.
Principal Pfingsten decided that the
joke had gone too far and sent the of
fenders home with instructions not to
return to school until tomorrow.
Woman Wins Damage Suit.
EUGENE. Or, March 1. (Special.)
The jury In the case of Mrs. Bertha
Dygert against the City of Eugene
(electrical department) and the Oregon
Power Company to recover damages
for Injuries received in an electric
shock last night returned a vers let for
the plaintiff in the sum of $4000.
OREGON RIVERS GET
HELP OF CONGRESS
Senate Agrees to Con
. Terence Report.
DEFICIENCY BILL IS PASSED
Measure Carries Budget of
Almost $30,000,000.
SITUATION MUCH RELIEVED
Conference ' Report, Including
Bourne Amendment Increasing
Celilo Appropriation to 91,
200,000, Adopted by .House.
WASHINGTON, March 2. The com
plex legislative situation In Congress,
which all day Saturday threatened to tie
up many of the most important appro
priation bills and throw them over
Into the extra session for enactment,
was relieved early this morning when
the Senate passed the general defi
ciency bill, agreed to vote on the sea
men's involuntary servitude bill, and
accepted the conference reports on the
postofflce and rivers and harbors bill,
The public buildings bill, however,
was in a precarious condition and indi
cations were that It might fall of
passage.
Both the Senate and the House, when
they recessed at an early hour this
morning, agreed to meet again this af
ternoon and again try to dispose of
the conference reports on the big ap
propriation bills. The Senate, at a ses
sion tonight, probably will confirm a
large number of nominations accepted
by the Democratic caucus.
The Senate, before recessing at 2:38
this morning, agreed. . to vote at 8
o'clock tonight on the bill abolishing
tile Involuntary servitude of seamen.
The bill has passed the House, but as it
was extensively amended in the Senate,
It will be necessary to return It to the
House, If passed. The Senate recess
will end at 2 P. M. today.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill, the largest of the great supply
bills to be acted upon by the Senate,
was passed at 1:45 o'clock this morn
ing. - A number of amendments were
made, one of them appropriating $500,
000 to carry into effect the railroad
physical valuation bill, which became a
law yesterday.
Single Amendment Bothers.
The deficiency bill carries almost
130.000,000.
At 2:20 A.M. the Senate agreed to
the conference report on the Postofflce
appropriation bill covering all differ
ences between the two houses except
the amendment of the Senate directing
the weighing of the mails next Septem
ber, in order to provide a proper basis
for the computation of rates for the
transportation of parcel post mail and
to dispense with the blue tag system
of separating ' second-class mail mat
ter. On this amendment the Senate or
dered a second conference.
By a vote of 45 to 16, the Senate
agreed, at 2:35 A.M., to accept the con
ference report on the rivers and har
bors bill. The bill excludes the New
lands amendment providing a commis
sion to make a general Investigation
of the waterways of the country.
Northwest Will Beaefit.
The Senate's action on the rivers
and harbors bill means that Oregon
and other Northwestern - states will
get all amounts carried by the bill
as it originally "-passed the House,
and every cent added by Senate
amendments. The House In agreeing to
the conference report even accepted
Senator Bourne's amendment Increasing
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CARTOONIST REYNOLDS CARTOONS SOME OF THE PAST
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50
degrees; minimum, 33 oegrreea.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
lffialatiira.
State educational Institutions threatened tf
quorum In Legislature Is not present at
saiem Tuesday. Section i. page 1.
Washington Legislature to break records In
important legislation and work accom
plished. Section 1, pace 6,
Good roads legislation expected to escape
rexerenaum danger. Section 1, page 7.
Final semi-official check shows appropria
tions of Legislature total 16,151,225. Sec
tion l. page tt.
Governor West pleads with solons to return
Tuesday to complete session, fiectlon 1
page e.
National.
Congress, after all-night session, passes $30,-
ww,wo deficiency appropriation; confer
ence report on harbor bill adopted. Sec
tion i, page 1-
Public pays more when hard coal miners'
wages are increased. Section 1. page 5.
Rouse- refuses to agree to two battleships.
tectum l, page X.
British answer in . canal tolls controversy
made public Section 1, page 2.
Battleship Oregon ordered out of active
service, section i, page s.
Chamberlain's objection defeats VoCuiker
for Portland Postmaster. Section l
pag-e 6.
Highways more Important than Navy or
Panama Canal, think Congressmen. Sec
tion 4. page 7.
Webb antl-Uquor bill passed by Rouse over
Tafrs veto ana now is law. section
Page 2.
W. C. Red field, of Brooklyn, will be Secre
tary of Commerce, it is announced. Sec
tion 1. page -4.- -Rouse
debates suffrage In clamorous fash'
ion. Section 1, page 8.
Washington thronged with vanguard or
Inaugural crowd, fiectlon 1. page l.
Taft speaks to Washington newspaper men.
Section X, page 3.
Starch and syrup trust Is accused. Section
j, page o.
Domestic
Gtrl crosses Pacific as nurse to be with sol
dier sweetheart. Section 1, page X.
Wilson's neighbors present htm with loving
cup. section i, page o.
Oroxco Indicates he Is eager for peace In
Mexico. . Section 1, page ?.
Commercial and Marine.
Northwestern wheat market n earing dollar
mars. section page iu.
t Wheat at-Chicago lower because of abun
dance of moisture In Winter crop belt.
Section 2, page 19.
Copper stocks are strong feature of Wall
street market. Section 2,- page 19.
New York banks report unexpected cash
loss for week. Section 2, page 19.
Work to float beached bark Mlral to start
this week. Section 2, page T.
Sports.
Beavers have initial workout. Section 2,
page 4.
McCredie regards Angels as fast aggregation.
Section 2. page 5.
BUI Rodgers returns for training season
In fine condition. 8ectlon 2, page 0.
Coast championship swimming contest In
Portland proposed. Section 2, page 2.
O. A. C. track team prospects better than
at first thought. Section 2, page 2.
Bench sbow to open April 2 expected to
eclipse former similar events here. Sec
tion 2, page 3.
Portland will see 163 games of baseball.
Section 2, page 5.
Columbia Club announces boxing card. Sec
tion 2. page 4.
Pacific Northwest "
Coos Bay folk "bury hammer" as feature
of celebration. Section 1, page 9.
Koted Pendleton Indian, rho oft befriended
. whites., dies... section 1, page 9. -Kcal
Estate and Building-.
Parks looked- upon as big dividend payers.
Section 4, page 9.
Benefits of canal to Oregon pointed out.
Section 4, page 8. -Hotel
Oregon ready for opening. ' Section
4, page 8.
- Portland and Vicinity.
Apple day campaign of Housewives' League
tentatively arranged. Section 1. page
10.
Magnificent new Empress Theater to be
opened tomorrow night. Section 1, page
14. .
Curb wanted on drivers of emergency vehi
cles exempt from speed law. Section 1,
page 13.
New law will force retirement of two po
lice officials when operative. Section 2,
page 20.
Mayor Rushlight authorizes formal an
nouncement of candidacy, but lieutenants
hold off, is report. Section 1, page 10.
Royal Marl steamers may ply from Port
land. , Section 1, page 12.
Federal co-operation promised for Oregon
. Irrigation projects. Section 1, page 13.
Jewish immigrants declared to be turning
their eyes to the soil. Section 1, page
10.
Ralph W. Hoyt urges more fun for Rose
Festival. Section 4, page 1.
Mrs. Axistene Felts asks for appointment
- as Assistant School Superintendent. Sec
tion 4, page 1.
Modern plan of city building with dwellers
welfare chief aim described by Edward
O. Culpln. Section 1, page 12.
Statement and map, covering- proposed park
- bond issue, compiled. Section 1, page 3.
Theater managers to perpetuate "East
Lynne" in burlesque. Section 1, page 8.
Guy I Anderson, new manager of Sump
ter Valley, is honor guest at warm fare,
well. Section 1 page 14.
Ex-County Clerk Fields Indicted for larceny
of public funds. Section 1, page 4.
Chicago grand opera company coming-. Sec
tion 1, page 11. -
Editor of Dally News Indicted for libel.
Section 2, page 20.
Meteorological summary and forecast.
Section 1, page 4. ,
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Vanguard of 50,000 In
,vades Washington.
Gin IS AGLEAM WITH LIGHT
Jovial Thousands Throng Ho
tels, Theaters, Streets.
MARSHALL CALLS ON TAFT
Vice-President-elect Is Received in
' Blue Room of White House and
Two Men Greet One An
other Cordially.
WASHINGTON. March 1. Fifty thou
sand visitors, it was estimated by rail
road officials, had reached Washing
ton tonight. The vanguard of the
250.000 expected to witness the first
inauguration in 20 years of a Demo
cratic President of the United States.
. The Inaugural committee announced
late in the day that every detail for
the elaborate ceremonies of Tuesday
had been completed and the city, be
decked In patriotic and holiday array.
already has assumed a jovial spirit.
Tonight Pennsylvania avenue from
the Capitol to the White House was
emblazoned with arches,, of electric
lights through which passed increasing
thousands as rapidly as trains from
every section reached the city.
Enthusiasm Is Great.
Throughout the day Washington
teemed with Inaugural activity which
tonight turned Into gayety, its historic
avenue being transformed into a bril
liant holiday thoroughfare. Enthusiasm
was apparent everywhere in hotel lob
bies restaurants, theaters and the main
thoroughfares, with arriving clubs and
military 'companies, which are-to par
ticipate in the inaugural parade con
tributing to the general excitement.
Official completion of the inaugura
tion plans now await the arrival , of
Woodrqw Wilson, the President-elect,
who -will reach Washington at 3:45
o'clock Monday afternoon escorted by
special trainloads of Princeton Univer
sity students and the Essex troop from
New Jersey, which is to act as his
official escort in the inaugural proces
sion. Marshall Visits Senate.
Vice-President-elect Marshall spent
the second day in his new home. After
an early morning greeting from the
black-horse troop of cadets from- Cul
ver, Ind., who are to be his escort on
Inauguration day, Mr. Marshall visited
the Senate, over which he is to preside
for the next four years, and Inspected
the of flee in the Capitol building that
will be his. '
Late in the afternoon he called on
President Taft, who received him in the
blue room of the White House. The
retiring President gave the running
mate of his successor a cordial wel
come, expressing his delight to greet
him and wishing him and the new Ad
ministration success.
The Vice-President-elect, in turn,
smilingly expressed his regret that Mr.
Taft would not be present after March
4 to aid by his influence in the assur
ance of such a consummation.
- Mans and Staff Arrive.
Tomorrow Mr. and Mrs. Marshall will
attend the Church of the Epiphany,
where the cavalry cadets from Indiana
also will attend. On Monday night
they will be guests at a dinner to be
attended by the Indiana delegation in
Congress.
Among the arrivals tonight were
Governor Mann, of Virginia, and his
staff. Governors of other states will
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WEEK'S TROUBLOUS
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REFUSED BY HOUSE
LIVELY DEBATE ENSUES tt'HKX
ISSUE IS PRESENTED.
Bill Goes to Conference on Disagree
ment Over Increase In Naval
Expenditures.
WASHINGTON, March 1. The naval
appropriation bill, with the Senate
amendment to authorize two battle
ships, was sent to conference by the
House today after a short, but lively
debate. Representative Padgett, of
Tennessee, chairman of the naval af
fairs committee, called np the bill and
vainly sought to have a vote on the
battleship programme before the
measure went . into conference. The
House had voted for one battleship
and the bill, footing up about S13S.000,
000 as it passed the House, was In
creased to approximately fl50.000.000
by the Senate, which carried the two
battleship programme.
Both the two battleship men and the
economy advocates Joined In the de
bate, the upshot of which was that
the House by nnanlmous consent dis
agreed to the Senate amendments and
sent the bill .o conference, with Repre
sentatives - Padgett, of Tennessee;
Gregg of Texas and Foss of Illinois,
and Senators Perkins, Penrose and Till
man as conferees.
LOG PRICES ARE ADVANCED
Demand Is Brisk and Columbia
River Camps Are All Busy.
With the lumber mills operating
steadily there has been a big demand
for logs In the Columbia River district,
with the result that yesterday timber
men advanced the price of logs $1
a 1000 feet. Logs now are quoted at
18, 111 and )14 a 1000, according to
grade. The prices of logs in the Grays
Harbor, Wlllapa Harbor and Puget
Sound districts also have advanced ma
terially. By the middle of the month
it is expected that virtually all the log
ging camps In this district will have
resumed operations.
The lumber Industry Is in better con
dition today than has been noted for
many months. Nearly all the mills re
port plenty of business for months
ahead. Rail shipping is gaining sub
stantially while the coastwise market
Is unusually brisk.
FARRELL NAMES AIDES
Four Appointments In Steamship
Company Announced.
. SAN FRANCISCoTMarch 1. An of
ficial announcement of the changes in
the personnel of the San Francisco &
Portland Steamship Company, brought
about by the reorganization of the
company following its separation from
the Pacific Mail, was given out today
by President J. D. Farreil. The new
appointments are 'as follows:
H. W. Deans, assistant to general
manager, headquarters in San Fran
cisco; Henry Pape, master mechanic,
headquarters in Portland; G. L. Blair,
general manager, headquarters In San
Francisco; Ralph Blaisdell, auditor,
headquarters In - Portland; R. L.
Barnes, treasurer, headquarters In
Portland.
The offices of general freight agent
and general passenger agent are abol
ished, the duties being taken 'over by
the general manager.
LOST IN CANYON, MAN DIES
Exposure, Hanger and Thirst Cost
- Life of Ernest Sutton.
RAT, Ariz., March L Exposure, hun
ger and thirst cost the life of Ernest
Sutton, of Denver, who, with Edward
Gardner, of Los Angeles, became lost
in Devil's Canyon while trying to make
his way on foot from this place to
Miami. A rescue party brought the
body of Sutton back here today. Gard
ner was more dead than alive and lies
In a precarious condition as a result
of his experience.
The two men left here several days
ago, and when.no word of their arrival
at Miami was received, rescuers were
sent out.
EVENTS.
to srmr
QUORUM IS HEEDED
TO SAVE COLLEGES
State Institutions Now
Are Threatened.
LACK OF FUNDS BLOW FATAL
Final Adjournment of Legisla
ture Vital to Schools.
SETTLERS MAY SUFFER, TOO
Colombia Southern Project Unaided,
Salmon Hatcheries Shut Down,
Among Conditions Confronting
State if Quorum Is Lacking.
WEST ATPEALS TO FRIENDS TO
HELP SUPPLY QCOBCM.
STATU CAPITOL, BaUm. Or.,
March L (Special.) Governor West
tonight taufld the following- state
ment addressed to the members of
the Legislature:
"It appearing that a grave Ques
tion has arisen as to the validity of
certain measures passed at the recent
session of the Legislature should that
body fall to meet again on March 4
and adjourn sine die, I earnestly
hope that each and every member
will report at the appointed hour in
order that all unfinished business
may be given proper attention, and
by adjourning sine die leave no doubt
as to the validity of the measures
already passed. To those good friends
who have stood by me In the fight
during the recent sessloa I make this
a personal appeal."
STATU CAPITOL, Salem, Or., March
1. (Special.) The University of Ore
gon and the Oregon Agricultural College-
are . threatened with having to,
close their doors for two years because
of lack of funds. As a matter of fact
there will be no means of supplying '
funds tn case there Is no quorum and
no final adjournment of the Legisla
ture next week.
The Legislative Assembly passed
large appropriations for both colleges,
not only for maintenance, but for new
buildings, Improvements, etc and. in
the case of the Agricultural College,
money for extension work, which, if it
went Into effect, would enable every
county to have experiment work under
expert direction.
The University of Oregon medical
department at Portland also may have
to suspend and be closed up; salmon
hatcheries along the Columbia may be
shut down; women and children who
work for a low wage and under adverse
conditions will find no relief; injured
laborers who have been compelled to
find their only recourse for negligence
of employers through long drawn-out
litigation these conditions and many
more will confront the state It a legis
lative quorum does not return to Salem
Tuesday to finish the business of the,
session and take an adjournment sine
die.
Leading Lawyer Back Opinion.
At least this Is substantiated In the
opinion of leading lawyers of the state.
Numerous bills without the emerg- -
ency clause attached, in fact, the most
beneficial legislation enacted In years,
according to those who have studied
the legislative situation, lies In the of
fice of the Secretary of State to become
effective within 90 days of the end of
the session and if the session has no
end these bills will not become effect
ive. Steps had been' taken at this session
to Investigate the vast water resources
of the Deschutes Valley to .open up one
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