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Newspaper Page TextVOL. IV. NO. 44. PORTLAND,. OREGON SUNDAY " MORNING,' JANUARY 12, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GBEllOr P SAYS .Mils Wmm ' ;.,v v: Grafting Is ; Not a Weirjh ;'V ' : " V ' ' ' '-- v - . -. !. ;'. -V ' , 1 4 pacific Coast Officers if Na- f tional Guard Confer "With yUl the Assistant Secretary of t Wat Eefrnrdinfr, Coast De - : ' - - j.- Seriousness of Situation Be alizedby Finzer.and Oth ; v crs-Kahn' ' of California ! Advocates : Heavy Fortiii- . cations for Tearl Harbdr. V, i if '' (tTnitad Free Leased Wlr.) Washington. Jan. 11. -Th activity ofl fcactf lo coast delegations,- on of Which called at Una Whit. Bous and th otbar at . th war department, puta a new and graV ' phas on th 'Japanese 1 buestlon. Taken -conjointly, the one conclualon drawn, from the conference . U that he Faclflo .state, by conoerted ' agreement have, decided to force the government either to anut on tn on ental through an- exclusion law or fortify the Paclflo spt. Either coarse would be Inopportune at present. , The delegation that conferred ' with Aslstant Secretary of War Oliver wa . made up of Adjutant-General Lauck of California, Hamilton or wasnington, and Finror of Oregon. They aald the Taclflo coast states-would be willing to organic companies for coast defense work If tn federal government -would ' t ear the expense, of equipment but that the stat could not divert any or. me present National Guard, for that- pur- V The "erlousness of the Taclflo coast situation may be gathered from the faot that: the present coast artillery 'force of the .regular . army 1 but 20 per. cent of the quota necessary to man present .defenses. . . Congressman Kahn of California, who called at the WhlUitoiM-tM- fttt noon. Is -an advocate of heavy fortifi cations lor ean oaroor, in ine .xia. wallan islands. He exDressed the' be ' lief that If any power secured control of the island a a base 'they would be able to devastate tne wnoie racmt coast at wIlL The weakest spot on the Pacific 1 Puget sound.; The Tart board Dr. Samuel; HcCormick , of Onc-Sided Verdict, Under In Western t University; of "structions of Court, Who .Pennsylvania Says A'meri-r, Has Rejected Evidence in '!- can f Women . Want ! to . Justification of Publica- Learn Too Much.. ; , ;. ;' tioh. Professor Says Eaco Suicide. Medford ; Editor Waives Is Caused by Ambition of Time, Asks Immediate Girls j to Become Some thing Other .Than Good Housewives. Sentence, , Is Fined $150 and - Instantly Appeals-r- Putnam on Verdict. proposed elaborate rortirioationa in ere, . but It Is now open to an enemy's fleet, which can sail by unharmed under cover of tog, because t.ie swift current makes mining Impossible. , Torpedo-boats are ; absolutely 'necessary to repel attacks. -' The minor that Admiral Evans would proceed td the sound upon leavtng San , Ftanoisco, v which cannot be confirmed, , rive a basis, for th assumption that the port will not be left In its present Oeienseiess atate. ., BOillE liES ; WITH PRESIDENT Senator From Oregon Par ticularly Honored by r'. Roosevelt. - ' (Heant News by Longest Lewd Wire.) Pittsburg, Pa., . Jan. 11. Dr. Sarouet McCormlck, chancellor of the West ern University of Pennsylvania Is not encouraged over higher education for women. , Ho declared In an address be fore the Pittsburg Principals' associa tion at Its weekly meeting, that woman with modern education gained in col leges, rather encouraged race suicide. A number of women principals and teachers listened to the address but none took Issue with the chancellor. Western university is- not a co-ed uca tional institution. Ills subject wss The Proper Attitude of the Teacher." He declared that the number, of the youna women Dursuine hlcher educa tion is increasing, compelling parents-to! tase youna- men irota scnooi eany anu put them to work, t in me next areneraiion -ic is assenea these educated women will see' that their son are educated and conditions will eauallze themselves." said the charr- cellor. . "Thi-theory will not etaivl, however, as facts have proved that col 1K women do -not marry enthusiastic ally and-seldom- raiae families. Then education -aunfi women to beoom nar- row-minaea,- 100 many -Been eoucauon to aain money and power. Breadth of view and real Individual interest In tu- pils Is what teachers should havc Thev (Spedel DUpttch to Tbt Jonral.) Medford., Or.. Jan. 11. Guilty . of criminal libel, wa the verdict returned after three hours' deliberation this afternoon at Jacksonville .by. th Jury In th case of th tt vs. George Put nam, editor of the Medford Tribune. Putnam was Indicted by the grand jury last month for criminal libel In having criticised th district attorney and grand Jury for falling to return an Indictment against President W. S. Bar- num of tne KOgue iuver ran roan .ior trying to brain Mayor J. 'F. Reddy of Medford with an ax. The defendant waived his statutory time and asked immediate sentence. He wa fined $160, and served notice of appeal. . He will carry the case to tne supreme court at once. , . court Instructed for BtaU. Putnam's conviction was a foregone conclusion when Judge Hanna yesterday shut, out all material evidence for th defendant by denying him the statutory right to prove the truth of his alleged libelous article after he had testified as to proper motive for publication. The court's lnstruotton today- destroyed whatever hop might have remained for an acquittal, by virtually Instructing for sne siai. stat . law, allowing, tn I c ' -J I Z- I iljl ( 11 II HI 1 r. is! V T . W. Ill ! I I 1 Hll ; r I . i . f Ttirier ' th .14 b...rh tni.m th.ti" 1mlnrrutn Ut w MOWttlH' JU uiwuun, un tainm iliiiBMSil" " i defense offered to prove tn murderous to mor tnan oqo na. . ,- fcnd unnrovoked character of the . as- - ' (Special Dlspstck to Th Journal.) .-Washington, Jasr 11. Senater Bourne of Oregon dined last evening with Preai dent Roosevelt, ' and It Is understood .that th appointment of C. Schuebe as United States district attorney at Portland waa discussed. . . . : - - President Roosevelt Is Bald to have asked Senator Bourn to assist in th many .reforms . that the administration lias undertaken in California and Ore iron.. Senator Bourne is reported to have given answer that he had always been a reformer of the old school and that h would lend his Influence in Oregon and California toward bringing bout honest government In both states. H is reported to hav said that he hoped Heney would help him la his good work. -- Senator Bourne, who was one a re form legislator at Salem, said that he would be delighted to aoDlv his knnwi. edge of the work of grafters In thos time to th grafters of the present President Roosevelt, who loves hon est men. Is said to have patted Bourne on th back and said, "Good boy, John, you're a man after my own heart Tou i aeserv a piac in me caoinet." No on was Invited to th dlnaer other than Bourne. . . . No such i sensation has been created in ' wasnington sine uooaer washing ton enjoyed luncheon with th president LEAL AND TRUE GIRL ii BRIDE Blanche (Roberts Stood by Jasper Jennings in His Darkest Days. k ; (Special. Dispatch to .Ti Journal.) Grants Pass,- Or.. Jan. 11. Jasper Jennings and Blanch Roberts were married at the Jennings home in this city last . night . Miss Roberts is . the girl who was engaged to Jasper at the time of th murder of his . father .and she remained ' steadfast' to ' him all through his1 trial s well as during th day and months of his confinement in Jail and in prison. They will make their home in Joserjhine countv. Jaa. per has a crew- employed Bear, her cut ting wooa oy contract . NOTED WRITER SHOOTS POLICEMAN AT OMAHA (Hunt New by Longest -Leased Wire.) Omaha, Jan. 11. While drunk Colonel Willfam Xlghtfoot "Visschor, the noted Chicago newspaper man and writer, to night shot and possibly fatally wounded Policeman Pat Dillon. Vissoher wa under arrest whem th shootlm oc curred, and wa in th patrol wagon, on his way to th police station. At midnight Vissoher is still In a drunken frensy and the . wounded policeman is resting easy, with th bullet In th back oi nis necK. eault made by Barnum, but th court denied tnis ngnt. The following Instruction given by the court indicate th theory of the law under, which th court mad th ex clusion: - -' ' - - , , i . "You hav nothing to do with? what Dr. Reddy on December 11, 1907, when it ' is claimed that Barnum assaulted Rtddy. The fact , of ;whether or not Barnum was guilty of any assault was a fact -to bo determined by the grand jury. They are presumed by law to have determined th matter rightly.", ' Putnam Stir of Vindication. Mr. Putnam said tonight: "I wiu carry the cas at once to th higher court, as I do not think I was given a fair trial. I was not allowed to prove th truth In Justification of the alleged libel.. . i am not aausxiea wun mo treat ment accorded me by th court and am confident of vindication at the hand of the supreme court . "It Is a patue lor tne rreeaom or .no Protests Will Be , Sent to Washington and It Is Be lieved His Name Will Bo Withdravn by the Presi dent. - ...... . ' II I-11t I ( II til IIXJJUJ ' f m i ! I ROBBED OF $150 WHILE HE SLEPI f Burglars Take Entire Sav ings of T. J.Horan From Trousers Pocket. press and will be continued until that freedom is estaonsnea nrmi ly. I do jiot think grand Juries and district at- I torneva are lnraniDie nor immune irom criticism, notwithstanding the court' rulings.'. Treatment Son Zadlfnatloa. Robbed of $150, th sayings of a year, out of work and In a Strang city, 8,000 miles from home, is the string of hard luck that has . overtaken T. J. Horan, until recently employed in the chipping department . at Sherman, Clay A Co.'s piano house. Young Horan. whos home l Jn Ver- WESTERNERS WILL FIGHT ALDRCH'S : FINANCIAL BILL The manner In which Putnam was ar- mont yooms at the Le Roy house, Fifth nu curiiaiuo aireeis, witn j: xu xiorn. an employ at th NIcolal planing mill Friday morning at 6 o'clock Horn left his room for work, leaving the room door unlocked and Horan asleep. About 7 o'clock Horan was aroused by a noise In tne room. He got ud. turned -on the light and discovered that his trousers, containing- $150, hi entire savings, was gone. , The money was in a purse In his trousers pocket and consisted of a $100 gold certificate, two S20 cold nieces ana auouc iv in suver. -rne roDDery was immediately, reported to the police. This is the second time that Horan nas Deen robbed In the Le rot . houna Last June his room was entered and two eultcases full of clothes, two watches and other valuables belonging vw uua ang ma ruommaie were sioien. CORTEirOU IMS rested. Dulled off a train at Roseburg. thrown into the Douglas county Jail and denied communication with friends arnuxert Intense indignation here, which is further augmented by th result of this trial. - " . 1 ' Five of th leading lawyer of this section volunteered in nis aerense, ana eloquent plea for htm wer made by w, t. vawier, a. u. amun ana tn. a. Vellv. District Attorney A. K. Reames con ducted the prosecution. i Ohio Declares for . Taft, (TJatted Frm Leaaed Wire.! Toungstown, Ohio. Jan. 11. After adopting resolutions Indorsing th poll' cies of President Roosevelt and declar ing for Secretary Taft's candidacy, th Mahoning county Republican committee today issued a call for primaries to se lect state convention delegates in th Taft-Foraker test vote February 11. , BROW DECORATED mmm Hit! Instead of Fifty-Four Mil- lion Deficit Institutions Show Good Surplus. irove Wilson DARLING FRIEIJD OF ROOSEVELT Twenty-seven Darling Babes Have Increased . Popula tion of Long . Island. (United Frees' Leaaed Wire.) KwTork, Jan. llVFor-the twenty. seventh tlm Oscar I Darling, an' Am. ltyvlll, Long- Iiland, civil engineer and Inventor, has had a child born to him, H has been twic matled." B Wa fl.r,t.wl'e formerly Hannah Smith, of Hushing, he had 14 children. - The sec ond, Katharine Eattleton, also of Flush ing, Long Island, ha borne 12i Dai ling la 64 years old. Twenty of his children ar living. - ' (United Fret teased Wire.) ' Washington, Jan. .11. Aggresslv op position In : congress ' to th AWrlcb financial bill and reports from the west of disaffection with the measure give promise of a battl royal when congress begins 'It consideration. Chairman Fowler of the house committee on banking has relied up his sleeves and Is ready for th fight of hi life. Smarting : over the leader aot i In pushing concurrent legislation In the senate, the New Jersey expert intend to pas me Aiaricn. Din ir possible. Sentiment is also setting In from tht west Chicago bankers are almost unit against tn A id rich measure. Representative Hayes of California and Republican member-' of the house commit to Aas characterised the Aid rich plan as in the special Interest of Wall street. A aulet poll of - western senator ana representatives is in prog ress to defeat th measure. . was to take away a. new piano he had l TT7An1 TT.nilAil a , powgnt ror th littl girl di iiicttiu aauucu iv occptary to th enm. oi Treasury oy urooK- lyn Hamilton Club. 1 COUNTY FUNDS WLL REMAIN IN, BANK TILL AFFAIRS ARE In anticipation of . th early opening of th MerchantlXfatlonal bank. Coun ty Treasurer Lewla Is. considering the plan of allowing $50,000 or ven a jarger eum of th county money to remain on deposit tn that institution after . the reopening takcl place. x nim pian , nas oeen sugrestea in the line of assisting toward adjustment of th bank's affairs Mr. Iewis has consulted wKh the county . commission" fTTnlted Freaa leaaed Wlrc.t Brooklyn, N. x., Jan. 11. Tn Secre tary of , th treasury, George B. Cor telyou,' In .tribute paid tonight be for the Hamilton club to the great work accomplished by the first secre tary of - th treasury. Alexander IlamlU ton,, apparently partially indorsed th Idea of a central bank of Issue. In referring to ' Hamilton's 'admin. isiration. no said: ' " r ills favorite idea for sustaining .na tional credit and conducting the flnan cea, the establishment of a bank, waa so wen . realised mat it attracted ad miration and th . establishment -tit ' a bank was antagonised, but he earnestly advocated Its re-charter when Its first charter waa about to expire; and In all probability succe would hav attended their efforts but for personal hostility to the secretary the in off Ice. perhaps from his oartv. State banks -were alxa nosxne to in, national institution era regarding it' and It Is understood th agreement 'will be mad if it Is legal .There la soma rinuht ahniif tw legalltyjjf such action, and -this, phsee which wa too much, of a regulator of of the -matter is being investigated by i ourrency." ;J . ; . iv- , i-m 1 t . l " -riuuio to nis xinanciai aDU- . .About $i$,000 of county, money is Inllty-and foresight that after so-many the Merchants bank, thl sum : betngtyears, with a largely expanded national swiwuuowij iiwrin w- intiouiirooiMiB ana greatly increased popuia v t "uo n j imuu t ma i 11171a I noil, mai the "bank closed its doors, r Mr. .Lewis) dents at tit I I,naty aecidea upon what J shall hav to adopt sgaln'som, similar . (United' Press Leased Wire.) New Tork,- Jah. 11. "Prosperity has returned. ' According to today . bank statement showing the $54,000,000 deft cit In November has been overcome and a urpjus. of $8,084,060 established. The snowing-gave wall treet Its first fit of joy tn month.' In addition a state ment Is made that the Hamilton bank will' shortly resume with a good work ing balance after paying for immediate demands. . i Bank Superintendent Williams' tr. mentin his report of the banks' show ing December 1 that their condition Is 'Yemarkablv fivnhl. ' n,. climax to th good news.- NEEDS TWO DRINKS TO TAKE HIS LIFE (United press Leaaed Wire.) Omaha,, Neb,; Jan. 11. Edward Wil son, a negro, shot bis wife four times with a revolver late this afternoon, kill ing her and. then walked two blocks to saloon and took a drink of whlskev. Wllsonv then returned to his home, kissed his dead wife' cheek, ran back to the saloon, took another drink and fastening; himself In a shed back of the building, cut his throat. His 9-vMr. old girl fought desperately with her father for her mother's life, striking him repeatedly over the head with a loaer ana xmauy knocking the revolver rom his hand, but.' ton into tn mo vt tir mother. , ; Jealousy, drink, and worry over th fact that an Installment houoa Th Oregon Stat grange Is after th Scalp of Christian Bchuebel, th nomine of President Roosevelt and th' choice of Senator Bourn for th position of United States district attorney to suc ceed W. C . Bristol. And. according to members of the grange, . th ' officials of that organisation ar in possession of facts which when presented will 1n themselves stop th confirmation Of Mr. Bchuebel more effectively than th ob jections of Senator Fulton, Congressman ' Ellis and Mr. Hawley. . . "It is not on general grounds that w ar objecting to Mr. Schuebei," said a prominent member of the grange yes terday evening, "but it 1 upon repre sentation . which will, b sent to th president ' setting out fasts regarding Mr. Bchuebel as an attorney that wa will base our reauest - laSat h be not confirmed." . y , f :.),.-:' Opposed to fchu!, ; ' According to prominent members of the grange the opposition to Bchuebel ha dated from the first mention of his name as a candidate for office. As far back a July letters and' petitions bega a to pour into th hands or th executive committee or tne stat grango rrora members Of the body; and trom organi sations in Clackamas county all urging that the state grange tak immediate steps to protest' against th eonsldera- uon or iii name. . . !,: .. . The executive committee discussed the quealon and went into-it in detail, and after some time gathered together evidence which satisfied the committee) that air. Bchuebel was -not a fit mo a for the position to which he was aspir ing. Accordingly at that Jtlme a letter was drafted by State Mailer Austin T. Buxton, Past State Master B. O. Leedy and i Charles Bpenoe; : of the executive) committee, which- set 'out in ' a general way th objections - to .Mr. Schuebel'a appointment. Thi letter wa forwarded to Washington to the -member of th . Tl-tJ.tj.i- ti l? - I Oregon delegation and to the president xOlltlCIanS Believe I Nothing was hear tof It however, and. juurihb ifum inn ai iiiiit oi ixresiqeni Roosevelt in sending Schuebel's f)am to the senate, no attention was paid to Now, however, th executive commit tee of the state grange 1 planning to take decided steps to block the con firmation. -.. . r"Ho$ Til Man." . Th grange doe . not consider that Bchuebel is a- fit man for the position of district attorney," said a prominent member of the grange last night- "Tho executive committee did not send a pro test to Washington unUl an investlga-. tlorr- had been mad and fact wer gathered which will substantiate what vS..cnarfi:M mad against him. 'The executive committee will meet about the first of th month," continued the spenker,, "and at that tlm th ques tion will ba taken, un a train Th mlttee is in possession of sufficient evi dence to ' block hia ffinfirmatln!. : . M. protest wa made until these fact had peen.gatharedj. and -while they may not VuZS "SI 8et .ut ,n ' tn rst letter ?-JlHLb clear when the next Pr?fst 1 gent In to th president Besides these specific objestlon th .f.n" ,not that Schuebel IS Qualified for th nnalfinn M. i- - man of little experience and amall train ing: for such .a . large, office, and ti, Idaho President Butted; In and Forced Besignation. (United, Press Leased Wlr.) Boise, Idaho., Jani'll. Federal off Ic holder her charge that the cause of th resignation of Commissioner Bal linger of the general land office, was th interferenca on the Dart of Presi dent. Roosevelt in the administration of affair of hi. department In this slat. ijauinger .protested against the re moval of El E.. OarrettL receiver of th local land office, but hi protest was Unheeded and, on the recommendation of Senator Borah, Fred Tinker was ap pointed ..to the office. Garrett gave acuve aasiHtanc in in prosecution oi Borah on the charge -of land frauds, and it is supposed that this was the reason tnai n lost his official head. . , Ballinger' telearaDhed Oarrett that nis successor Had been aDooInted. adding that he had recommended Gar rett' retention. ' It is claimed that Bel linger accepted the office with the dis tinct understanding that he was to have a free hand and that when the ad ministration' Interfered he promptly tendered his resignation ' which waa ac cepted. ' y IDAHO MAY GO FOR WISCONSIN SEiXATOB Boise, Ida., Jan. 11. Prominent Re publicans - met her tonight and organ ized a La Follette club, th purpose of j wnicn is to- secure the Idaho delegation to tne national convention ror tne wn consin senator. It is the custom in this state to instruct delegates at the state convention and the right will be be tween the L Follette and Taft force. The La Follette-club will carry on a verv active camnalan and efforts will be mad to form similar organisation in inner cines yi tn state. . TOM JOHNSON FIXES JOB WITH HARMON 7"6; '4 SECURE PRESIDENCY . (Htant Maw by Longest Ltaaed Wtr.) - DetrolCMich., Jan. .11. Detroit Dam ocrata, believe that Mayor Tom L. John son of Cleveland, and Judson Harmon of Cincinnati; have effected a combination to control th Democratlo national con ference, with a view of nominating whichever bf the two develops th greater strength In the convention. K Although Mayor Johnson has disa vowed -any "dntention of entering' the race. Detroit men who ar close to him wink their eve at this. It is pointed -but that ho carefully avoided being present at the Brvan banauet at Chi cago Wednesday night although he wa Invited ass a -special guest , , And Mr. Harmon ha, acknowledged himself as a tentative candidate; ' - , ; ; . Th Judson Harmon Plan, tha Detroit .Democrats snV. is for both men to mus ter a roucn v strength a possible and in th case of doubtful delegation tie them up with plodgeSjifor one or th other. Then W-hen the Convention somes they will, get together And the c-na 6how(ng iuo greater streiistn will DO accorded grango doe not believe . that' it wnuhi given' th office. The grange is most mphaticaUy against -TC SchuTbeU T.?It,if.?9i.,r,'0,nal anuB in the pro f A .f.1 1 have bee,n mado r will Kh"4 'ti considered hat It would Owlngto th; expected opposition at for the grange: to get" ita roteVts ii shape and send there back before ftetlo - ui, ji wt imi I exnectpil firhmhel" makln,?, them believe tLt thflfJlil-" aiwlll be withdrawn b ) ray id ii III LOffllOi! TO1.'. in i. :t-':' the united support of the two faction. ',It is also believed that If William J. Bryan finds that this combination ha a following In the convention . that wouia cause a spin in case or ni nomr I inatlon, he will withdraw from-th race4 ana mag it unanimous. i . Leaders in New York hav already declared for Tom Johnson, despite th enorts to trot ' out Governor- Johnson. Roger J. Sullivan, if h again controls the Illinois delegation, will be aainut orjwi, ic.u j inruw m strength his ownbest advantage. i i.; , . .. Judge Judson Harmon; attorneyi gen eral under-Cleveland, said tonight la answer to direct question: . . . "I hav no formal or official state ment to make on th subject of tha DemocraUc party's . choice for presi dent w I. was. of course, v greatly flat tered and pleased by the unanimous ana spontaneous indorsement I received to i O the party's, candidate by that great ; Democratic organization, , the Duckworth, club, on Jai k-ion Day. tf Bourse I would tint bind away from such a cftU, but further than this I have nothing to say,"'-, j English Paper Says Boo ,vejt Will Spend Jm Time. in Europe.;: v : 9 Hert ew by Loosest Leaaed Win.) : London, Jan; ll..Now of tha wri.t publlshe ' an r Interesting rcoort . effect that Mr, Itoosevelt, if doenot secure the- troHideurr aio, . wui pay ' prolonged . vln't to . Kngland and Ki!rt,, rt ,i even. rumored tht he win m.the r,.; . manent home here but -this i firmed,:. Mr. Roosevelt, if fx janM, tiv t ' , a house In Loiidon tat ti.' ,.... . 190. -when he will W .. m i his wlf and family, lis ,.r. t In 'this visit to working- navies ar., tm.',;. t i i ., power. In th Awrkr t r-t;,.--- (. ( ,r . ' !! Uihi Mr, i , . v. ,i ;. Whit-i.i iv j. 1 1 . . , , ii .-i 1.' -.