SEE1AT0R3 OFFERED BRIBE TO VOTE
AGIST CII
Promised $15,000 and
Federal Position
IS FRANKLY ADLIinED
Two Reoubiicani Kivs Been
Approached to Violate State
mentf Pledge
JURY BILL IS INTRODUCED
Among the Measure Prewntcd W
Ona Allowing Five-Sixths of Jury
to Return Verdict Except in Cases
of Treason and Murder in First
Degree.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Jan. 12
Wlihin the pott 24 houra two Repub
lican Senatori hive been offered
bribe providing tbry would violate
thrir .Statement No. 1 pledge. Thin la
not rumor; it ia fact Tbeae two
Senatori have admitted they were
aolicittd to break their pledge. They
request, however, that their namea be
withheld front publication, at least
for the present.
In addition to the two who frankly
admit that repreientativea of the re
actionarlea have attempted thin brib
ery, it ia known that a third Senator
U feeling the pressure of the anil.
The third Senator doei not lay sped
ftalatly that ha h received propoai
tioni, but he haa informed friend that
"they are after me," and that they are
doing everything they can to force
him into line.
Federal patronage and cash are the
baita dangled. One United Statei ap
pointment ha even been offered to
different men, which would appear ai
though the men' attempting the brib
ery wai not playing a square game,
ven from their standpoint
To one Statement One Republican
th offer of J1J.000 wai made, provid
ing he would not vote for George E.
Chamberlain for United States Sena
tor. Thia offer, the Senator says, was
made by a man he has known many
years, a man who has had consider
able experience in the political ma
chines of other days, and who is con
sidered honorable in Portland. The
offer waa made without strings. On
refusal to vote for Chamberlain the
money waa to be paid over.
To the second Republican Senator
a atralght-out offer of a Federal ap
pointment waa proposed." Thia Sena
tor was not asked to vote for any
FORAKER PUSHING
MILITARY BILL
Endeavors to Have Data Set for Voting for Re
Enlistment of Discharged Soldiers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-A writ
ten speech by Foraker, on the use of
private detectives in investigating th
Brownsville affair was a feature in
the Senate today. Foraker laid aside
his manuscript several times during
his address to inject remarks thai
were pointedly aimed at the President
although he refrained from condemn
ing Roosevelt's name. Evidently re
ferring to the President, he declared
that men who made charges and in
sinuations would sometime be "where
ihey can be called to account."
IMil
special man for United State Sena
tor; all that waa stipulated wa that
he do not vote for Chamberlain,
That heavy pressure is being
brought to bear in position to the
candidacy of Governor Chamberlain,
th popular choice for United Statei
Senator is general believed here, ana
street gossip In connection with the
mitorhlp Is of ugly nature, It'll the
general impression none of Jhe sign
ers of "Statement one", the pledge
to support the popular choice, have
been induced to abandon their pledge
to the people, A an additional in
ducement for securing the Liberty
Bell for Portland's Roi Festival
next June, the Senate today passed a
resolution memorialising the Pennsyl
vania legislature and Governor Stuart
of that State urging that their influ
ence be used with the mayor and
council of Philidelphia, Among the
measures Introduced In the Legisla
tura today wa one providing that In
all Jury trials except in esses for
treason and murder In the first de
scree, five-sixths of the Jury may bring
in the verdict '
IG1PASTE AfiSi'ERTO
ira SPEECH
ISSUES A STATEMENT COM
MENTING ON SENATOR'S
RECENT TALK.
WASHINGTON, Jan. tl-Atlor-ney-General
Bonaparte issued a atate
mcnt today commenting on certain
reference made by Senator Tillman
in hia speech yesterday. Bonaparte
state that the first one is remark
made by Tillman that it would be
well io inquire if in pursuance to
Tillman' resolution that the attorney.
general ha commenced action for re
covery of the lands. In reply, Bona
parte say that the suit was commenc
ed against the Oregon & California
Railroad on September 14, 1908, for
that purpose and others. Bonaparte
also talis attention to that part of
Tillman'a speech which says Tillman
distinctly remember telling the attorney-general
that hit interest in the
matter had been aroused by his desire
to purchase some of the timberlands
and that hi eoming to Bonaparte wa
due to the fact that on investigation
Tillman found he could not bny
through any agency whatsoever. ; .
Bonaparte say that Tillman called
on him a few day prior to the intro
duction of his resolution on January
31, 1908, asking that the statute of the
land embraced in these Oregon grants
because he heard tome complaint on
a recent trip to the Pacific slope.
Bonaparte y that Tillman told
him that the lands had become of
Lodiie replied to Foraker's remarks
declaring that the use of the $3,000,000
fund appropriated in 1899 as an emer
gency war fund for the President
during the Spanish war in the employ
ment of detectives in the Browns
ville case was not in violation of the
law. Foraker endeavored to have a
Aav fixed for voting on his bill for
the re-enlistment of the discharged
soldiers of the Z5th Infantry, but
Warren, chairman of committee "on
military affairs, insisted uon' postpon
ing such agreement until soma future
date.
great value and that many persons
winhed to purchase t lie in and added
that he would have been glad to do
to himtdf, if he could, but that he
never told Bonaparte a word about
any connection on his part with an
arrangement to acquire some part of
these lands. Bonaparte atys that as
stated by Tillman, Tillman reasons
for making inquiries wa that be
might better discharge his public
duties. Bonaparte says he imparted
the Information deeired, and told
Tillman he desired congressional ac
tion empowering attorney-general to
claim forfeitures of land and that
Tillmin then offered to introduce a
resolution On that subject and Bone-
parte says he prepared such a resolu
tion and that it was introduced by
Tillman and afterwards adopted.
ROCKEFELLER SCORES
. AGAINST HEARST
STAR PUBLISHING CO. FOUND
GUILTY OF CRIMINALLY
LIBELLING JOHN D. JR.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-On the
ground that the publication of their
names as a responsible press the Star
Publishing Company which publishes
W. R. Hearst's New York American,
made them personally responsible for
libelous matter appearing in that pa
per. Magistrate Moss today found S
Carvahlo, Bradford Merrill and Ed
ward W. Clark, guilty of criminally
libelling John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and
technically and committed them to
Tombs 'prison. On notice defendants
would apply for write of habeai cor
pus as to the invalidity of the law un
der which they bad been sentenced,
the magistrate allowed, them to re
main in private reception of the pris
on walls while their counsel went be
fore Judge Davis in the supreme court
and obtained the writ. The defend
ant were then parolled in the cus
tody of their counsel until Thursday,
when argument will be heard. Of
fense which publisher were found
guilty of criminal libel was publish
lished in the American of an article
charging Rockefeller with being in
strumental in instituting a system of
peonage by a breakfast food company
near Chicago. Young Rockefeller,
himself, took the stand and refused to
withdraw the charge even after the
newspaper had printed the retraction.
Til THREATENS
TEDDY'S EXPOSURE
IS GATHERING MATERIAL FOR
SPEECH TO REVEAL PRESI
DENTS CROOKED WAYS .
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. -"Many
people are tending me , material in
regard to Roosevelt' dark and crook
ed ways and I am preparing a speech
in which I will try to. redeem my
nromise made yesterday," said Sena
tor Tillman today. He said he does
not know when he will be able to
make the speech, but will deliver it
before the President has retired from
office," .
CLUBMAN KILLED.
DENVER, Jan. 12.'-Robert Os
borne Hilliard", who wa shot by a
highwayman and robbed of his money
n Central Park. New York, last night
is well known in club circles of this
city and Colorado Springs. He is
rennted to be wealthy and the posses
sor of large interests in Wyoming.
He waa in this city less than a month
ago and made his home at the exclu
sive Denver Club.
BROKER DEAD.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Thomas A.
Talbot, an old Wall street broker died
today of an overdose of chlorate. He
was 73 years old and was well known
in this city.
nnnv mill llflT wiw. k,-aik i-abi,. I n
ROOT 111 IT
QUALIFY
Hakes Formal Announce
ment to Governor
GOSE, TO TAKE PLACE
Selection of M. F. Gose to Fill
Vacancy Requested by
Cosgrcve
ADMITS TAKING PASSES
Judge Root Declares When be Ac
cepted Transportation From Rail
roads he Was Not Violating the
Law;
OLYMPIA, Jan. 12.-Judgc Milo
A. Root handed to Governor Mead
formal announcement this afternoon
that he would not qualify as a mem
ber of the supreme bench to which
position he was elected last Novem
ber. Accompanying announcement of
Root's action, Governor Mead gave
out the appointment of M. F. Cos
of Pameroy to fill the vacancy caused
by Root's failure to qualify. A selec
tion of Gose it la stated, was request
ed by Governor-elect Cosgrove. Ia
hia statement to the Governor, Root
says that when the rumors became
current charging him with corruption,
he demanded an investigation by the
Sts'e Bi.r Assoc'ation, and a commit
tee was app inted to make it
Judge Roct states no evil motive
influence.! him, that in both hearirfgs
the decision was against the railroad;
thta the supreme court stood four to
three in deciding the case and that
being one -of tl.e majority his vote
the other way w.nld have given the
decision to the companyv
Judge Root says, concerning the
matter of transportation, that when
he ti-rcptid it it was not againsf the
law and it was the custom of public
officials- generally to do so. As a
member of the court he declares, he
always strived to be fair and just, and
has no doubt of his present ability to
give honest and creditable service to
the people. He says however, he
feels that his remaining on the bench
would seem to embarras both bench
and bar and would tend to cast sus
picion, thought unjustly, upon the
minds of people, a condition he de
clare would be highly undesirable.
He goes on to say that to decide to
qualify involves greater sacrifice by
him than can be expressed in words,
but with full appreciation of the situa
tion a it would affect the judicial in
stitutions of the state he feels that he
should do all in his power to remove
even suspicion or suggestion reflect
ing upon the supreme court.
PRECOCIOUS KIDS.
Boys Were Smoking Cigarettes in
Barn When Arrested.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12. The doom of
the modern James Boys, a newly or
ganized club of youthful robbers, has
been sealed. Three of its four mem
bers have been held to the grand
jury, and the other turned over to
the juvenile court, According to the
police, the boys robbed three stores.
All four were reading cheap novels
and smoking cigaretts in an abandon
ed barn when they were- arrested.
They had several revolvers and part
of their plunder.
' A large amount of plunder has been
recovered that were sold to second
hand dealers. Some of the boys have
confessed to many small robberies.
SEATTLE, Jan. , 21.-The United
States table ship Burnsidc will leave
tomorrow to repair the Alaska cable
which is suposed to have been broken
by yesterday's earthquake about 175
miles from here and off Vancouver
Island coast.
HAYWARD GETS PLACE.
AUGUSTA, Gj., Jan. 12,-The ex
act precedent will be followed in suc
cession of Chairman Hitchcock of the
republican national committee. Sec
retary William Hayward will be plac
ed at the head until the committee
elects a chairman at it meeting four
years hence,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.Work
ing with only a small quota of mem
ber the house devoted their entire
time today to the consideration of the
District of Columbia appropriation
bill. Mann of Illinois, furnished little
diversion by defending the house
rule and this led to several sharp
brushes with Cardner of Massachu
setts, one of the so-called insurgents.
The district bill was still under con
sideration when the house adjourned.
PATRICK CALHOUIi GOES
0,7 TRIAL
ON FIRST OF 17 INDICTMENTS
CHARGING HIM WITH :
BRIBERY.-
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12,-Pat-
rick Calhoun, president of the United
Railroads went to trial today on the
first of 17, indictments charging him
with bribery of supervisors who
awarded to the corporation a permit
for overhead trolley. Unusual inter
est attended the opening session due
in part to the defendant's prominence
and in part to the wide publicity given
to the charge. The greater part of
the day was devoted to the weeding
out of talesmen from a panel of ISO
and when this was concluded there
was but 48 left in the panel. During
a period of two hours preceding the
end of the day's work four of five
men who were in the jury box were
dismissed for having opinions of Cal
houn's guilt or innocence tJiat could
not be removed. During Heney's
presence in court, today he was at
tended by two body . guards , who
watched closely the body of specta
tors and accompanied the prosecutor
on his entrance and departure.
LABOR WILL DEOIDE
tm LIE TODAY
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION
MAY RECOMMEND REPEAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Every
phase of Judge Wright's decision in
the contempt proceedings and appeal
thereof will be considered at a con
ference' here tomorrow between the
executive council of American Fed
eration of Labor and counsel in the
case, including former Judge Parker
of New York. The committee was
appointed to consider and report upon
an appeal in the case. The position of
organized labor regarding the Sher
man anti-trust act as interpreted by
the federal suoreme court was dis
cussed with a view to combining the
featues of the Wilson and. Pearre
bills into one measure which would it
was stated place the labor movement
in this city in similar position to the
movement in Great Britain. As to a
home in this city for the Amercan
Federation, Gompers said it would
have to depend upon contributions
for -that purpose.
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FAR-REACHING SCHEME.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-The Knights
of Zion at their annual convention
yesterday appointed a committee to
promote a plan to make Palestine a
Jewish colony. Plans were also out
lined for the establishing in the
Middle West of a seminary for the
teaching of Hebrew,
DIAO TO RESIl AS
SECRETARY
HOWARD COSGROVE, SON OF
GOVERNOR-ELECT, TO
HAVE PLACE.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 11-Governor
Mead announced today that Frank M.
Dallam, Jr.,. would resign tomorrow
as the governor's secretary and that
Howard Cosgrove, son of the gover
nor-elect, will become secretary to
the governor. x
A meeting in joint session this af
ternoon to canvass a vote for state
officers, the house and senate instruct
ed Speaker Meigs to send the legis
lature's greetings to Governor-elect
Cosgrove. Later the sepaker sent the
following message:
"The Legislature of the State of
Washington in joint session assem
bled extends you its greetings and
wishes. The people of the entire
that a canvass of the votes " having
been completed your election office as
Governor of the State of Washington
has been verified." t
The Legislature will meet in joint
session tomorrow afternoon to hear
Governor Mead' message. t
well Kf'fl'.vii r.:osr:o:i
IS OKI
LORIN FARR, FATHER OF 300
CHILDREN, MEETS DEATH
AT UTAH HOT SPRINGS.
OGDEN, Utah, Jan. 12. Lorin
Farr, a pioneer of Utah, and among
the the first converts to Mormonism,
first mayor of Ogden, husband of sev
en wives, and progenitor of 300 chil
dren, grand children and great grand
children, and one of the best known
men in the West was drowned today
at Utah Hot Springs. The body was
found floatine in one of the pools of
the sanitarium where the aged man
had daily tone for his bath. He was
87 years old and in vigorous health
for that age. It is supposed he was
overcome by heat or felt in a faint
TESTIMONY FALSE
DECLARES McINTYRE
Says State's Evidence in Hains Case Was All In
vented by Prosecution-Will go to Jury Thursday
FLUSHING, Jan. 12-Charges that
the testimony of members of Bayside
Yacht Club was manufactured and
that the witnesses were withdrawn
from stand because their , evidence
was not sufficiently rehearsed , were
made by Attorney Mclntyre today in
summing up the defense in the Hains
trial. Mclntyre had not finished his
address when court adjourned until
tomorrow. He spent over five hours
today in revieing evidence in the case
and pointing out the discrepancies
HIS SCE1I
Between 60 and 80 Killed
by Explosion
PRONOUNCED SAFE
Government Officiate and Ex
perts Examined Mine Sinca
Last Caiastrophy '
RESCUE MACE IMPOSSIBLE
Deadly Fumes of Gas in Mines Pre
vents Rescue Party From Entering
Debris From Last Explosion Waa
Not Yet Cleared.
BLUEFIELDS, Jan. 12.-An ex
plosion of gas in Lick branch collerf
today snuffed out the lives of between
0 and SO persons. In the same mines
two weeks ago, to a day, SO miners
were killed by a similar explosion.
A sound like thunder reverbrated
along miles of corridors and air pas
sages crowded with those at work
in the mine. From the mouth of the
mine belched forth great volumne of
flame, sut and gas. Many men and
children rushed to the mine's mouth -and
emplored those there to allow
to aid in an effort to save their loved
ones who might still be alive with
in. A rescue party rushed into the .
mines and tried to rescue a miner who
had been hurled back by the blast.
They were driven back by the deadly,
fumes of the after gas and were com
pelled to leave the unfortunate man
to his fate. The debris of two week
ago had not been cleared away and 20
men were engaged in this work. The
explosion' was in a different part of
the mine from that two weeks ago.
BRUTAL THIEVES.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Mrs. H.
Semming, wife of the New York pub
lisher, was attacked by two robbers
in her home at Stapleton, State Isl
and, late yesterday, dragged into a
clothes closet and left in a semi
conscious condition, while the intru
ders ransacked the place. She is in
a precarious condition today. A stove
poker was used by one of the robbers
in beating the woman with which 15
wounds were inflicted on the head.
Regaining her senses in the closet,
Mrs. Semming painfully crawled thru
a window and gave the alarm. The
robbers however, escaped with jewel
ry valued at $300 and there is no clew
to their identity.
which the lawyer asserted showed
that much of the testimony of 'the
state had been rehearsed in an in
struction school. Mclntyre declared
that much of Mrs. Annis' testimony
was "Manifestly false and that she
had been taken from the witness stand
when it was seen that her story had
not been sufficiently rehearsed."
Justice Crane informed , Mclntyre
that he must conclude his address by
tomorrow noon, when the state will
sum up. The court said that the case
must go to the jury Thursday.