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1 1 THE OREGON""" SUNDAY JOURNAL;". PORTLAND, iuNDAY- MORNING, MARCH V 1; li)08. f, : . t 10 AFT CAUSES SURPRISE BY DEFEND Secretary of War Shows Feeling at New York Banquet and Unless Misquoted . Distorts Facts to Suit His Viewpoint JHeant Xews by Longett httnei Wire.) ,L, Sew Tork, Tab. 89. Secretary Taft spoke at dinner of tae Brooklyn Bu association tonight (i "Tne conitTO tlon of the IXnited Statea," and put up W defenae for Asiatics that will un doubtedly put him out of the race for tha presidency to far as the riolfio coast la concerned. Altar tne news ox tha epeeoh waa circulate here aereral labor leaders, whan" ftskad for mi opin ion, mld!..,MTha eecretary U only fol lowing lila wall-known method of deal log with tha plain paopla. Tart loTeo Aal atice, and ha will hara thonbeos.ua they 'arc cheap labor.' Tha secretary 14 that ha waa In faro af "enlarging tha powers of tha fidaral gorenunent," to fas aa atatea war concerned, and la tha" next breath went Into a tirade against California "and other eoaat atatea, which, beoause , of. local conditions, had Been fit to dls- coarage Japaneae immigration. Congresa, herald, had, never Exceed ed in fact, not even reached the limit to which, unfer the constitution. It was Juatlf6 to Increase the judicial pow ers of tha federal courts. The courts' . powers, he .said, are strictly defined by the constitution. ' The Interstate com merce commission, he said, was made necessary by Infractions of the laws. - There la yet a large margin for con stitutional JegislatioiOby congress. In reference to the federal bankruptcy laws. , Perhaps the onlv positive suggestion advanced by the secretary was in re- fard to the treaty-making power of the nlted mates senate and the honoring of such treat.es by the various states. , Referring to California's refusal to abide by the promises made by the fed eral government, in the controversy growing out of the Jap riots, the secre tary said: "It puts our country In the most pusillanimous position of promising that subjects of another country shall be properly treated and then of having no means of carrying out the promise or of punishing those who violate It. Fancy . the feelings of a secretary of state who Is obliged to say to. a for eign country. It Is true we agreed to protect your citizens as subjects of your country over here If they conduct ed themselves peaceably, but under our form of government And laws, while we made that promise and had a rtght to make It, we have no means of comply '. tng with It .All we can do is to make a- respectful presentation to the state authorities and ask them as a favor to us to enforce the law.' " The comment was that the facts a represented, unless the secretary wss misquoted, were distorted. No refusal on tfee part Of any Pacific coast city to offer protection to the Japanese haJ been apparent. The school question is the oniy controversy in .the limelight and a few incipient quarrels between wiiues ana Drowns nave oeen reported. Tha speech caused consternation among the Taft managers. THROW MUD AT HUGHES. Portland Commercial Club Building a Magnificent .Skyscraper Home of Many Important CorporationsFilling Up Rapidly Union Republican Club Turns Down New Yorker and Statement No. 1. Indorsement of Governor Hushes of Now York for president was turned down with a whoop at the Union Re publican club's smoker last night. 8. S Humphreys introduced the resolution and had no sooner finished reading it than Dr. Emmett Crake waa on his feet with a motion to table. Dr. Drake said that while he believed the Republicans of Oregon are prac tically a unit for Secretary Taft, it was Inadvisable for the Union Republican club to go on record for any candidate for the presidential nomination. The burden of most of the talk at the smoker was opposition to State ment No. 1. Every speaker expressed hostility to that feature of the primary law, except C. W. Hodson, who was told by thetchalrman that he would not be allowed to talk on it. Georgs W. Stapleton characterised Statement No. 1 as a democratic trick to get Republican votes and said that it wU preposterous to supposa that any good Republican wpuld tie himself up to a declaration that would compel him to vote for a Democrat for office. In the course of his remarks Mr. Stapleton Wandered into ancient nolltl- cal hjstory and brought down upon his head the wrath of Judge Haynes and J. D. Lee when he declared that the panic or 1893 and the succeed nir hard times were caused by the luftelery of tho Republican party with the silver qugstlon. He, however, won for himself the . vigorous plaudits of the crowd by saying mai me KepuDiican convention held yesterday afternoon was the best political Katherinsr that he hod ever at tended and waa In every way an emi nent success. W. M. Cake spoke, urging united and harmonious action bv the Repub licans of Oregon. He said that if the candidates defeated at the primary elec tion would turn their Runs on the enemy and not on their successful onnnhenta no Democrats would be elected to any impurwni onice in xnu state. w. s. u Ren came In for a thorough tonsue- lnahln. hv r txt irn. - . - v.. . v.. iiuunvil. Judge Haynes. J. D. Le and M. O onrrin responded to the call of the cnir wim snort speeches. CHINESE IE niumum Kew Era of Deyelopmen Opened for Flowery King , dom, Minister Says. ; Eearst Mews by Vmtett leased Wire.) San Francisco, Feb. 20. Wu Ting Fang,the new Chinese minister, said to day that 'the Chinese authorities were making good progress building a trunk , line railroad between Shanghai and Hankow. . l.is latf r. he sava. la called the Chi cago of China, and a railroad between It and Pekin la already in operation. He traveled-over it on his way - to ., this country from Pekin. The Shanghai Hankow line is to be 800 miles in length and waa originally projected and many vaiuaoie rignis secured iw n vy mo Brice syndicate of this country. The . latter' a Interests were purchased by the Chinese government about, two years : ago. That purchase, he satys, marked a new railroad policy on the part of the Chinese. Tne government is to main tain control of all railroad properties in the country. - "The Shanghai-Hankow line Is to run through the rich and populous region in " th nrovinca of Klanr-Ku." Minister Wu went on to say. , "When completed to Nanking the length of time occupied by passengers in reaching that city from Shanghai will be reduced from about 28 hours to eight hours and the goods traf fic, which now occupies several days, wul gain In an even greater degree. DISS RUSSELL MARRIES JAP Daughter of Famous Actress Secretly Weds Eich Ori ental Merchant. IBsant Kews by tonrest leased Win.) New lork. Feb. 28. Dorothy, tha daughter of Lillian Russell, baa as tounded her friends' by marrying., a - Japaneae merchant, Acha Mura, who la . said to be one of the wealthiest of the Japanese colony in this country. . Miss Russell ' was married to ' Acha Mura in Philadelphia two weeks ago, but theesecret was well kept until today when Miss Russell returned to New York for a few hours before taking tno boat to Havana. . She . was accompanied by Nettle Bums,. who goes to Cuba with her In two' weeka her husband will have' se' tlfcd up his business in th.s-countrv and will join her in Cuba. They will sail from theret for Mexico and after cross ing the Isthmus. wiH continue on to wttffiftr&gy htchJ they THREE HUNDRED CARS . DESTROYED BY FIRE - i fait4 Presa Iaicd Wlraj,' . New York. Feb. J8.In one of tha . most spectacular fires seen in New York in many a day, and with their . .lives threatened 'Constantly by., falling wails, firenten tonftht .experienced the i tai-aifflealty In righting a blase winch drsiroyed the car barns, at Nln3 tv-eixth street SjPd First avenue. 'Three .nidi ed cars were ift the barns aril wore entirely consumed.; Loss-$500,008, DUCHESS Mr . SEEK DIVORCE Wife of Marlborough Starts for America to Ask Her Mother's Advice. 4 (tTnlted Pms Lesned Wirt.) London, Feb. 29. The . Duchess of Marlborough (formerly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt of New York), left London today for Liverpool, where she will take the Cunard line ateamer Lucania for New York. ' She la going to New York primarily to visit her mother, Mrs. Belmont (for merly Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt) and is expected back in London early In April. Friends of the duchess declare that she will, discuss with her mother the possibility of securing a divorce In the New York courts. The duchess, however, haB never openly presented any views of this matter. It is believed that her mother-in-law, Lady Blandford, has frequently urged the duchess if only in justice to herself, to endeavor to obtain a divorce, to be tree to marry again and not to waste tho best years of her life- in self-imposed grass widowhood. It Is stated the real object of the duchess' visit to New i or is to seen ner mother s advice on this subject. GEORGE W. DIXON Among the -most lofty skyscrapers of Portland is the steel structure of the Portland Commercial club building, which Is receiving US .finishing touches. It stands on the lower end of the tall buildings on, Fifth street, which vies with Washington in being favored with new and thoroughly modern office structures. The steel for this buildinsr was manufactured right here in Port land by the Northwest Bridge company, the big plant of which ia located at Fifteenth and North Front streets. This big Portland concern is turning out steel work for fine buildings and bridges,,ali over the northwest. Among its recent orders was the steel work for me Ulackflmai river bridge. Doubtless few Portland residents are fully aware of what amount of manufacturing la going on in their own midst. Another big Portland corporation that is carrying on operations on a gigantic scale is the Portland Bridge & Bulldins company, of which Robert Wakefield is president, inis company is engaged In the erection of steel buildings and bridges, it Is safe to say that no build ing or note nas Deen erected lr Pnrt. land within the past decade that this company did not handle. Contracts of importance mat nave been secured by mm companr Bre me Burnett Falrlbg. Wells-Fargo and Beck buildings, the O. R. & N. machine shops and the Clacka mas b rid se. While the Commercial club hniMinir yieooiiia an uunuu sovereiy plain exte rior, its lntei .or finishing is most luxu- rjuuo. no new Duiiamg in Portland has rented to responsible tenants quite so readily as this. Floor nftr n been leased, which has doubtless been a source of great satisfaction to the owners, architects and builders. The three upper floors will be occupied by the club leaving ;ive floors for out side tenants, one of which will be en tirely mOnODOliZed bv- th Purlin t. Seattle railway. The eronml flnnr i rented to W. J. Clements, the Insurance man. board of trade and the Union As surance company. A feature of the,' building that has already elicited much favorable com- nipnt are tne van Kmon elevators. These passenger elevators nr nt tha newest and most approved type To be awarded the contract, In view of the keen competition among elevator manu facturers, speaks most highly for the merits of the Van Emon elevator. It Is said that most of the prominent office buildings on the mast are equipped with this type of elevators, and owing to their durabllTty, simplicity, rapidity and absolute safety, tneir superiority oyer other makes is readily acknowl edged. The- heatin system of this building l .f ,tne CTav),y type, the same system that is used in the large office struc turos of the city with few exceptions. It waa installed by Gardner & Kendall, the oldest manufacturers of the city. A few of the prominent buildings in which they have Installed plants dur ing the past year are: Alexander Court, Norionia hotel. Dr. Cornelius and Jbaiawm-j. owney. Among the interior features that are noted bv builders and architects IS the character of f l-eproof Windows which were supplied by the Portland Sheet Metal works. The factory which turns out this work Is located on East Madison street, and it compares favor- aoiy witn anything in the country in Its line. With their splendid facilities they turn out everything in the way of beautiful and artistic metal cornices, skylights and store fronts, which for excellence of workmanBhln cannot be surpassed. The flttlnc atvla and man ner With Which tnftv havA ennlnnnri Ihlsl and many other Portland buildings puts them in a Clasfl hv themMplvpn am nnfl I of the most progressive Industries tf m- city. Mr. Keuter. the president of the company, and O. D. Witmer tua secretary an treacurer, are men of long experience in the business. Tiiey are rapidly building up their business ana increasing the capacity of their piant. The treatment nf tha wnrt1ixArtr f m a. tlstic throughout, and befitting a build ing of auch pretentious dimensions. In speaking of it yesterday. R. WUliam sen, who executed the work, said: "The wrauworn on tne rive lower floors will De iinisnea in a brown Flemish oak siain; tne erxtn. seventh and eighth stories will be finished In a cathedral oak, the billiard-room will be a .brown Flemish, the club iounglng-room a bog oak. the main dining-room a dark ?!,e,niHh tne Private dining-rooms , i iw w.iu oe rinisned in old ivory enamel with gold ornamenta- iiuii, wmig me wans and ceilings will be tinted in distemper or oil colors to match the different hangings and wall coverings." The electrical fixtures of the build ing have been pronounced by critics as tho finest in everv detail fimnH in ih. city. T.iey were installed by the it .if 'J'eric worki, which also did l" Wlr'ns7 or tne Duuaing as well no uui n wiu Bwiicnnnarrtfi The rlumbinsr wnr'- ih,nm,i.n,.t .u. building is a moJel of perfection In Its line and waa extent hv ivun t. fcles & Co r " The elevator mru m .-.i n I ILne" f,VerJ ,r.T,8pe,t.t' belnK the work of J . ru,V""u K lron works, which is invariably called upon for this class Of WOrk. Other Hllllnmanl r..l.i..j by this plant were the stairs, balconv railings and nre escapes. The substantial tmi ri,ii.i- hardware furnlsned by the Columbia Hardware eompay lends an air of tone J?! l F aPPfarnce of the struc- .v.. m iiuimng snoaoy or chean looking In any part of this eight-storS On Park and Alder Catering to Physicians and Dentists of Standing Only .:. -r ,:.'.v. . IJf submitting the Medical Build ing to the approval of the medi cal and dental- fraternity of Portland, the oWners wish further to call attention to the following facts: A Every suite hascompressed air; both direct and alternating currents of electricity; boiling hot Bull Run water, as well as cold; and gas, jani tor and elevator service, of course. All the rooms are also fitted with vacuum cleaning apparatus, which" .naturally insures Jhhighest pos sible degree of sapijatiort. In a word, nothing has been over looked which would tend to make this building the one place where dentists and doctors should be lo cated. In other cities, this idea has worked out with great success, and it is the bejief of the owners that an equal success may be had in this city. ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT I have a number of propositions open to both dentists and doctors, where one dentist or dbctor would like to share the reception-room with another practitioner. If you are dissatisfied wth your present location and would like to be In the MEDICAL BUILDING, if you had someone to share the expenses of . your reception-room, and feel diffident about approaching someone on the proposition, let me hear from you. I can do the business easily and pleasantly for you. STA1LUT H0L.-1 CUTS SPIOFCpifl (Continued from Page One.) a name tee man f r.; v Canby Han Who Is Out for the Leg lature aa a Statement No. 1 Re publican and -Who Also Proposes a Depositors' , Security Law. . CHINESE MINISTER IS GIVEN BANQUET (Herrt Newi by Longest Lessed Wlns.l n oan Francisco, Feb. 29. 4xok Pong 7i.T- Z.rl,""unl OI tne wanjon bank or av tmnquet to Minister W reiiSt0lay at fading Chinese ed i ,on DlPont street; which last wer0.nri 2;0 P m- Platea anTbaK. 'r Ch,neM njerchant. Minister Wu apoke' and urred bis tenal0.11 Vr " nnoTto a?op ic.uunai nghta and quarrel tn tha Chinese colony and to obartha laws of the country i which the ar llvtal. , on his head by attemDtine to rnmn me nominations and Instruct the secre nirv to Cast the ballot of the rnnvnn lion ior nis nominee. Mr. Odleman started thn f Irenrnrlrain his nomination of Tien Rpllinef Tin piacea me name or nis candidate before tne convention and In the sood old wav contended that he had learned that the people of the state and of the counties were the .ones who should rule. He believed that the time had passed when any man or set of men could dlctata who should represent the Deoule or dlatate to them. He did not intend to attempt to inrotue tne convention Dy trying to close the nominations and shut out others who desired to become candidates for the chairmanship, Balling - divan Ovation. At the mention of Mr. Selling' e convention stampeded and Fi seeing that he was being swept off his feet, withdrew his name In favor of Mf. Selling's candidacy. Stapleton then .moved that the secretary cast tha unanimous ballot for Mr. Selling. Chairman Belling went straight to business. He said ha bad come to tha convention because he considered it his duty to do so, that he had left his bust ness, and that he wanted to finish the afternoon's task as soon as posslbK He thanked the convention for the honor shoWn him, and called for nominations for secretary K. K. ilubll was srlven the office without opposition, and the chair appointed F. ,fl. Bennett and Charles E. .Lockwood as assistant sec retaries. A vote of thanks waj tendered M. G. Griffin, the retiring secretary, for his fair rulings while presiding as tempo rary chairman, r.nd .-then tha nlatform committee was called upon for its re port' Mr. Idleman, chairman of the committee, read . the platform and moved Its adoption. S. C. Beach was on nis reet in an instant, asking that the document be considered section by section. This motion was lost by a vote UI 04 IU tfU. Mr. Beach rame bac!f gamely with an amendment to tne platform as reported. ana arter he had been ruled out of oraer ana ine ruling or tho chair had been reversed he read the following plank attacking Statement No. 1- "Be it resolved. That we are opposed to Statement No. 1 because it puts per- ?w iy ia?vL.p.r!np'PIe,- . 11 demands that a right-thinking, rlcht-acting rep resentative citizen shall pledge him self to do what he believes to be wrone and against the best Interests of his state and of the people he is chosen to represent: that he will "aid in put- l,5f ul effect Pllc'es of government which be opposes utterly. It is cun ningly plausible and deceptive. It HViJht &ln.cI?e ,of the "! f the majority, which it is not. It is the wcapo,1 of th minority to destroy the -,0?i7 ? t0 appelate the broken and disintegrated., parts." Beach Put In Tight Kola. Mr. Idleman made an attempt to refer the amendment tn tho vrJ..." on resolutions, but the chair ruled that the measure could be discussed. Beach said he wanted it dlaciiKR tj ,2 Sfii5?iUTBtI,at KeP"TbUcans should Straddle. , fitntpmnt 'Mi i .... , Issue of the campaign. lne "What does it mean?" he Skl i "There are three nrilZ t?. States senator on th Rmnhii... TrJ.. hLl H.fJ" 7ho ,Mt?r tha nomination be elected In June? No one can hv If not. a Democrat wm,M k. i ..i Do you want to tell me to vote for a Pemorat for United Statfes senator?" Mr. Bech contended that the legis Uture should- obey -the voice of the Republicans of the state. The Repub- 1Y1T T . , "'"juriiy ana were en titled to rule. Some one interrupteg the speaker and was responsible for th primary law and for fltitm.ni vr i' Mr. Beach hedjfed but at last said 'the Republican voters nut Hi a tow .h v.nir , ' - - Another voice out of broke, In on the SDeaker "Are you in favor of th n.nr.i., .i iiik , , KUTCimiiciiL 1 1 1 Trio a r n A the questioner' asked. "I am in lavor of tha RnuhiiM ma jority ruling," the senator retorted. "xes. DUt are you in favnr r.r majority of the people-Tulin? th in terrogator persisted. t - 1 am," said Mr, Beach, "but I would be ashamed to come into a Republican convention and .urge the election of a Democratic senator." T. J. Clecton fnllnnra Tt v convention would put He said ihnt imi1 ,v, adopt tha the bast material nniaafiMc into the hands" of luonmSn with Shlc..tc whP the Republican party Son governor Chamberlain was the man who was scarino- ih. .t' - , . , rt inn curt "V' "ipoition or statement No. 1. He said he believed that the Republican Party 0' Oregon should put its arm")? AnAuety th. enemy "leet the lead ers of the opposition and vanquish them. Worried by Trifles. Henry Danger, j Age H n c nei h. Tlmms all made old-tim Idleman apoke against speeches. C. M. tin le amendment. He said the nlatr Platform Slli commmee nad drafted the Droaa enous:h for nil nn.,v., " nn:Lhere were "1 Republican. waed'e &'& would be elecTed aSSBf 9 lnTs?a 40 000 Republican. Ha was no? afraid of tha h1 I " ,a' ana 1,8 contended that if the party wouM iov. ni- v.-i. enngs aside there would be no Republi can legislator humiliated by havtnV to Vftte lor a Democratic senator He asked if the membera of the con vention remembered that I RenubHcM' majority of 40,000 votea put the direct primary law and Statement No I pn the ?iuU eHb0Kk"- argued that since tls had been done it was not tn the nerr,Hthe Province of the hVndful It men In the convention to repeal it" benator Hodson took up the cudrela for the BeadE amendment. h2 i?W there was a scheme nn fnnt .?.- Sria ator Fulton the Hen,hHo ". ff" J,heni"rn,!f? ""F.h a mass of vitu- ,?- j . . ""V llml " would result in his defeat In Jun anH Ji.-.,-! ii Governor Chambfrlaln. '" Hodson Favors Old Beglma. t "Who WOUld VOU vnta fn. it - bcr of the legislature, and Senator Ful wn defeated by Chamberlain T' A. W. Orton asked the speaker. "1 do not know whn r wnnM erJn that it would be for a good Republican," Hodson answered. then you would onen ihn n,,..n and take it into the legislature as it used to be?" Mr. Orton oairoi.. Hodson said he would. "1 know what you are driving at," he said. You have been reading The Jour nal and its stories about a dark horse " George W. Stapleton at this Juncture introduced a substitute for Mr. Beach's amendment, which read as follows- ne reaotveq. That we, as Republl- RLADY FOR OCCUPANCY NOy WILL BL COM PLLJLLY FINISHLD IN TWO WfcLKS r Agent will be at the building until noon today Phone or Call J.WHYTE EVANS 7 Chamber of Com mrc Bldg. Or Call Room 216 Medical Building Park and Alder Sts. Tear This Out and Mail to Me, J. WHTTH ETAJTS, 7 Cham ber of Commerce bldg. Pleaae Bend me further Informatloa about tha Medical bldg. Kama Address cans, are firmly of the belief that our representatives in tne senate ana nouse of representatives of the Btate of Ore gon should not take a pledge which would reaulre them to support a Demo crat, Socialist or Populist for the United States stfhaTe from this state, and that the membera of the legislative assem bly be-instructed to vote for the Re publican voters' choice for United States senator from -this state." This substitute was adopted and thfc convention aajournea alter tnanklng trve cnair xor us impartial ruungs. The platform as adopted indorsed th primary law and pledged it the suppor of the party in the county. It recom. mended that all candidates be requested to sign a pledge before entering a con test to tne enect mat tney would sup port the Republican ticket in June. It favored .the construction of a high bridge across the Willamette; a division of the county into representative dis tricts: the exclusion of Anintic lnhnr- declared against the competition of con vict with free labor and favored an amendment to the federal constitution providing ror the direct election of United States senators by the people. Secretary Taft will be the principal ukuiv a.1, uw uhihjuci Ul wie rtepUDHCajl club of Massachusetts In Boston early in March. "Senator Elmer J. Burkett of Nebraska and Governor Guild of Massachusetts will be the other speak- "While we Sim lo satisfy Wbea we fall fast fell as why" Columbia Hardware Co. C. N. STOCK WELL, Manager Second and Morrison Sts. Phone Main 1236 tha audience R. M. ECCLES WM. ECCLES WM. ECCLES & CO. PLUMBERS HEATING t HOT WATER. AND STEAM ' 144 PARK STREET PORTLAND,' OREGON R. WILLIAMSEN PAINTING IN AlL'BRANCHES PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL PAPER HANGING SHOP, 287 STARK STREET PHONE PACIFIC 1596 R. WIHIamsen, who is finishing woodwork and decorating walla In the Commercial Club building, haa finished woodwork and decorated walla In many of the largest ana handsomest buildings and resldenoaa In this city, aome of tha latest being the Concordia Club, Nortonia Hotel, 140 Washington, Bronaugh Apartment House, Mrs. Sol. Hlrsch residence, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Wells-Fargo office build lng, new Masonic Temple,, Brunawlck reataurant,, and recently was awarded tha Contract for the new home of T. W, C. A. in Portland. Portland Wire & Iron Works 84 North 2nd Street ; ; ,, 1 '-x Supplied the ornamental iron work on the Commercial Club building .consisting of iron stairs, .elevator enclosures and cars, fire escapes, balcQny railings, etc.: . JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY BEST 1