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RAFT G A
C0MMI1
SUICIDE'
JOHN KRAUSE
-THROAT
Special Agent for Pacific
States Telephone Company
Was Enroute to France
Another Tragic Incident
in Graft Cases.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Queenstown, Nov. 19. While en
route from Cherbourg, France, John
Krause of San Francisco, special agent
for the Pacific States Telephone and
Telegraph company, and a missing wit
ness In the graft trials, cut his throat
with a safety razor while alone in his
stateroom on the steamer Adriatic. Tbe
body wus landed here for Interment.
San Francisco, Nov. 19. John Krause
was the chief assistant of Theodore
V. Halsey, chief agent for the Pacific
States Telephone and Telegraph com
I'ny here, just after the San Francisco
fire.
it usey is under indictment as a go-b-tween
for the Pacific States Tele
phone A Telegraph company and the
' bcnmlti-Kuer lor-D.vists. He is ac
cused of huvlng openly pas Bed money to
the supervisors to prevent the granting
of a franchise to an opposition tele
phone company. The members of the
boodllng hoard have-confessed that they
took money from Halsey and Burns'
men say thev witnessed the transac
tion which was carried out In a trap
set by B,jrn,s.
Halsey was taken sick" when the
trial was called, and . the ten Jurors
that were called, were excused. Halsey
la convalescing.
Krause - was wanted ss a witness
here In connection with Halsey's trial.
PLUNGES OFF
E; IS
8peeltl Dlapstcb to To Joordil.l
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 19. Mrs. O.
Fjeratad, wife of the deputy county
treasurer, leaped from' the high bridge
a few feet above the falls at this place
today while temporarily demented. The
woman was saved from being dashed
to death over, the falls by one of the
most heroic 'and spectacular rescues
ever witnessed here.
Lake Heffner, a fireman, saw her
make the plunge. Without an instant's
hesitation lie dived from the bridge and
landed but a few feet from the would
be suicide. Grasping her by the hair
he struck out for the shore. He reached
It just In time to avoid being carried
over the falls. The woman will live.
HEIIEY REPORTED
Restless Night and Temper
ature Up, but Doctors
Say No Alarm.
(United PkM Leued Wtre.t
8an Francisco, Cal., Nov. 19. The
doctors at the Lane hospital In 'attend
ance on Francis J. Heney, who was
shot by Morris Haas November IS,
gave out' a statement this aftetaioon
that their patient was , In a much Im
proved condition, although he spent a
restless night and was not allowed to
receive visitors this morning.
Mr. Heney'B temperature is higher
than it was lat night, but the doc
tors say there ' Is no cause for alarm.
WHEAT KING NOT
(Special Dfaipatch to Tbe Journal.)
Cove, Or., Nov. 19. The .report that
A. B.' Conley, the wheat king. Who has
. been missing since 16-year-old Gertrurt
.Williams was taken from his custody
at Portland, was at his. summer home
1 believed" to be without foundatlAn.
: 'he Covs authorities claim that Conley
lias not returned -to this section since
leaving La Grande u few weeks age.
The eons. of. Cojiley declare, that thef
do not know the whereabouts of toetr
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Mayor Lane's Act; However,. Will Probably Not Prevent
Thin Walls Measure From Becoming a Law as Ma
jority of Councilmen Are Expected to Override It.
Mayor Lane vetoed the so called "thin
walls' building ordinance yesterday aft
ernoon. The ordinance had been urged
by a large number of architects of the
city who had done their utmost to put
It through the council in spite of tbe
opposition of Building' Inspector Dob
son. At the last meeting, of the council'
the measure was passed by a vote of
11 to two. Unless some of the council
men change front the veto of the mayor
will not prevent 'the ordinance becom
ing' a law. . .
The veto- message of ' the mayor to
the council sets forth fully his reasons
for opposing the measure and Is as
follows:
"To the Honorable City Council I re
turn herewith ordinance No. 18,591 not
approved. .This is an ordinance which
amends section 101 of ordinance No.
14,109 which regulates the construction,
erection, enlargement, raising, altera
tion, repair and -use-of buildings, and
provides for protection against fire.,
"The nature of the amendment which
la proposed by this ordinance Is such that
It will permit of the construction of
buildings within the city with lighter
walls than are allowed under the exist
ing law.
T'I am Informed that this ordinance
would allow the erection of buildings
of such a character as would not only
GUGGENHEIMS OPEN
SEATTLE OFFICES
(United Premi Leased Wire.
Seattle. Wash., Nov. 19. The Oug-
ftenhelms will henceforth have an office
n Seattle. Robert Guggenheim, son of
Danle-1 OuBgenheim, has arrived and will
remain Indefinitely. Although a young
man, Mr. Guggenheim Is 'alert to alt
that Ja . roing on In the Yukon and
Alaska and says the reason he comes
here Is that the Guggenhelms have such
extensive Interests that It Is -necessary
that one member of the board of direc
tors keep In touch with the Investments
made In the north.
BANK EMBEZZLER
WILL PLEAD GUILTY
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 19. George
W. ilnpktns, the defaulting cashier of
the State Savings & Commercial bank
of this city, was formally charged with'
fCOHTEMPTlBLE
SAYS THE
"We are convinced that a state which gave Taft a plurality of
nearly .25,000 does not want a Democratic United States senator."
With this excuse the Republican legislators in Oregon are calling
-upon their constituents , to releaAetthem from the obligation of elect-"
ing Mr. George E. Chamberlain senator. JThia introduces a new con
ception of law into American theory. "The legislature is; required to
choose the nominee preferred by the people; but, if the people do not
-choose as the legislature would, the legislature invites them to choose
again. The crar and his parliament are familiar with this procedure, .
-but it is a novelty here. We should like .to know what -Mr. Taft
tfitnV . oKnii ' it - T.. It a -aiivumia sv hsws PsintiKlifin inntnr
from Oregon that he will forgivethe breach of faith and law? He,
cannot be convinced lhat a Democrat is less to be desired than ari
unpopular Republican who is wiUing46 win the office by such con-'-
teniptibJe jnethqds.-New .York 'livening Post' v.r. " ,
I yV
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Attorney, E. W. Worden, at Left.
Increase the fire risk of the city, but
would also endanger the lives of the
occupants of such buildings, and' that
buildings of the claws which" It would
permit to be constructed are not al
lowed In other .cities Jn this country,
"The annual loss to the nation from
fire due to flimsy and careless methods
used in the construction of buildings,
amounts to an enormous sum and rep
resents useless waste and becomes
criminal as well where there Is loss of
human life associated with It.
"Every reasonable precaution which
will render all buildings as nearly safe
from fire or to human life as It Is
possible to make them should be taken.
I do not consider the measure to be
for the good of the community.
. "ltespecafully
' "HARKT LANE.
"Mayor."
The so-called "thin walls" ordinance
frovldet that walls of brick and slmi
ar building material In buildings of less
than four stories might be only eight
Inches thick on the third floor and 12
inches on the two lower floors. Build
ing Inspector Iobson contended that It
was-not safe-to have walls in a third
story of less than 12 Inches In thick
ness. Another provision of the ordinance
was that apartment houses, and build
ings of that kind should not be con
structed to house more than six. famil
ies. This and other parts of the ordi
nance did not meet with serious objec
tions from Mr. Dobson.
the crime of embexslement today after
ne nail neen in jail since nuvciiiuri.n.
Hopkins said today that he would plead
S,uiiiy Bun 1 " ...... . . , . ,
C. P. Haag. manager of the bank,,
swore to the warrant, n cuargex mm
Hopkins embezzled 147.60 on Novem-
Hopkins took over 120,000 from the
bank. , ,
Hopkins savs the raoe track proved
hts undoing. He admits that he took
money from the bank and nays that he
spent it' on women and wine. His wife,
who knew nothing of his double life
until after his arrest, is In a state of
collapse. .
LEDWIDGE NAMED
AS THIRD MEMBER
Mavor Lane todav appoint J. L.
Ledwidge as the third member of the
free cltv employment bureau. The other
members are Messrs. Rushlight and
Himca. The bureau will be established
in the city hall by the first of next
week.
METHODS," I
NEW YORK POST I
BILL
PENRSY PAID
REBATES TO
I JOHN 0.
2s. -
Oil King Admits Acceptance
in Course of Further -Narration
of History of the
Continuing Merger of
Standard Oil Interests.
CtTnlted Press Leased Wire.)
New York, Nov. 19 John D. Rocke
feller created a sensation In the fed
eral court this afternoon by admitting
that he formerly accepted 'rebates from
the Pennsylvania railroad.
Step by stop over the record Of ex
pansion, absorption and development
Rockefeller told how, under the dliec-
tlon of his iron hand, the most marvel
ous business machine of modern times
was bullded.
As he explained this move or that In
the general scheme of reaching out and
encompassing tha trade, there was evi
dent always the keenest business capa
city; always there was the most remark
able consideration of details and the
Incomparable genius for organization.
Rockefeller explained the absorption
of the refining plant and the dock prop
erty of the Long Island Refining com
pany, which was the Initial effort of
the Standard to refine oil for export.
Next he told of taking over the prop
erty of the Devoe Refining company,
which was engaged in canning oil.
He related how the Standard reached
out and absorbed the Harvey Refining
company of Louisville, Ky., "for the
purpose of increasing the market and
getting a better outlet for the product
of the refineries."
Vlin Be Got H- S. Sogers.
Then the Imperial Oil Refinery at Oil
City, which was owned by Charles Pratt
and H. H. Rogers, was taken In. He
explained that this concern controlled a
large oriental traae.
Rockefeller denied that he was Inter
ested in any manner in the Standard Oil
company of Pittsburg. He explained
that the Standard of Ohio acquired the
stock of the Charles Pratt company and
the Atlanta Refining company, now
members of the trust agreement, for the
purpose of extending and facilitating
the export business. He said the deal
involved about $2,000,000.
The purchases of the refinlna- busi
ness controlled by Porter and Moreland
and by John D. Archbold were made
"for the purpose of extending the -business."
He related the early Incidents con
nected with starting in the lubricating
oil business in 1874. and detailed nego
tiations and various business proposi
tions, including the absorption of the
Mica Axle Grease company and the es
tablishment of the lubricating business.
Empire carried its Own Oil.
The oil king stated that the Empire
Transportation company owned cars and
engaged in forwarding freight. He said
the Pennsylvania railroad controller) thA
Empire, which In turn owned a number
or pipe nnes and two refineries. He
said me operation or the Empire caused
much trouble among the railroads and
that the Pennsylvania road's being en
gaged In the production and reflnlne. as
well as the transportation of oil, was
consiaerea unique.
He stated that It resulted In much
rate cutting.
'After a 10-mlnute recess, yesterday
arternoon, which was taken to allow
Rockefeller to rem and to give attend
dants an opportunity to air the room,
the examination of the oil king was con-
unuea.
Rockefeller admitted that the manu
facture of barrels resulted In a good
profit of Itself. He explained that the
Standard had taken care always to
preserve Its credit and that this policy
had resulted beneficially.
The export business. Rockefeller
said, had grown until It became nec
essary to establish a branch in New
York and it was found necessary to
maintain lighterage facilities and ware-
(Continued on Page Seven.)
TWO WITNESSES
Ilains Attorneys Claim They
Will Damage Woman
in the Case.
(Uoltfd Prats Lsssstf Wlm.t
New- York, Nov. 1. That they have
secured two new witnesses whose testi
mony will prove Captain Halna' story
of his wife's alleged Improper relations
with William E. Annls, Is the statement
made by the attorneys for the Hatha
brothers.
Joseph A. Shay, one of tte Halns at
torneys, declares that one of the new
witnesses is a tradesman who sold goods
at Fort Hamilton and who will swear
that he saw Mrs. Halns and Anns to
gether on many occasions and often
under such circumstances as to attraet
attention. ...
Another new witness, according to the
attorneys. Is the owner, of ".a garage
Where Annls Is said to have kept his
automobile. 'This witness !w(ll swear,
the attorneys aay, that he was sailed up
by Mrs. Mains on the telephone to ro
to the 'outskirts of Brooklyn, whr
Annls' car hud hroken .down, and that
when h arrived there he found Mrs
Halns and Annls together at I o'clock In
the morning. . , .
Halns' attorneys say It Is doubtful if
they can go to UU1 on cUlbr 24, tat
.daJ acjL-, . i n rew ... . .
AGAINST CLAUDIA
MRS. TAFT PLANS CHANGES
IN HER WHITE HOUSE HQME
OOOOOOWOOCCQOQOOO'
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fc v t si ,
(Sieelal Dispatch to Tts Joornal. I
Washington. 1. C, Nov. 19. Mrs.
Taft has been ambitious to be in the
White House for many years and at last
hed dreams have come true. She is
already planning changes which will
make it more to her liking and one of
the most, striking will be In the red
room. If she has her way. she will turn
this Into a place where all of President
Taft's gifts can be displayed.
Probably no chief executive ever
came to the White House so laden
with gifts from distinguished public
men and women, lis has some of the
most magnificent and most ancient
teakwood furniture in existence, some
the gift of thu sultan of Sulu and some
frortl the dowager empress of China,
and the big men In the various tribes
or the Filipino archipelago.
Bedroom Changes.
The bedroom set which was presented
to Mrs. Taft by the Manila council Is
regal. The bed Is about once again the
slxe of the ordinary bed. it has a can
opy lined with brocaded rose satin and
accompanying the bed was a lace spread
which is almost fabulous In value. The
article of furniture being too huge for
the ordinary home has been in a state
of honorable captivity In the garret of
the Charles jf. Taft residence In Cin
cinnati, buw will be Installed in the
White Hon In time for the Taft oc
cupation after March 4. There la a
dresser which accompanies this bed and
a great table where the orientals dis
played their toilet articles.- The orna
ments are al silver and crystal bottles
and Jeweled boxes for ointment.
Teakwood Cabinet.
Mrs. Taft has a teakwood cabinet,
which has been familiar to the Wash
ington pubile, in her small drawing
room, and where she kept some of the
more valuable presents of silver ind
brome given by the empress of Japan.
A larger cabinet was placed In the din
ing room and this, too. Is filled with
gifts from the great. An exaulslte
carved Ivory crucifix Is one of the
gifts from the late pontiff, Leo XIII. i
Pi r h:;H M
UNIVERSITY CLUB MOVE
Considers Purchase of Site at Eleventh and Yamhill
Streets and Sale of Present Home on Stark and
West Park Special Meeting of Members Called.
Following the lead of the Arlington
club, which has Just purchased a site
for sl new clubhouse in the district
south of Morrison street, the University
chib la considering a proposition 10
sell its present building at Stark and
Wont Purfc streets and purchase the
quarter block at the southeast corner of
Eleventh and Yamhill on which to erect
a modern building suitable for the pur
poses of this prosperous organisation.
f the club members has
been called for Saturday night, when
he thoroughly talked over and some defi
nite conclusion rcacneu n puBfiuir.
... . . . ... ITIat.anlh anil V H -
hill on which the club Is understood to
hold an option dihuii
estate, ana ims oerii - -
for 150.000. It Is looked upon as one
of the most desirable locations for a
clubhouse in the city, and is one of the
half doien sites that was seriously con
sidered by the Arlington club before the
property at Salmon and Park streets
was purchased.
a frontage of 102 feet on Stark street
ana iuu iwi on v o i n , o.iu ,
of the fact that it is even now in the
Diisiness aisinci m iTgrau un
the most valuable corners on Stark
street. The finance committee of the
club has set a price of $85,000 on the
property, and a number of the best in-
. . . , 1 . n K . .4 .. U..,a
given the opinion that It would not be
Concerted Movement Necessary I
"Exploiting a commodity as the product of a Portland manufac-. X
ttiring. establishment will not avail or redound to the credit of
Portland or to the benefit of those who stand sponsor for the com- , X
w modity, unlesi there is a concerted movement by the concern for
their welfare and the other manufacturers of the city to extol the J
advantages of Portland as a manufacturing city ati alHimes and1 J
under all circumstances, said VV. f. union ot tne uoia Medal
i Shingle company. "I am of the opinion that Portland is excellently
situated to match up with thebest manufacturing; communities, of '
Vthis country," and that we can take equal rank with them in .the di-
-yersity of the articles ot commerce manutaciurea wunin onr ooraers. -x
Our commodities will secure permanent recognition' in" the marts f ,X
(trade if our citizens will adopt the slogan of 'home prodnction always ; T
gets the preference,' and follow the faith in the cry by works of
energy and enthusiasm. Effort of this character done with a will
i
T and with a loyal love ot rortiano as tne incenuve win wunoni aotiov x
'work Jo our welfare -and to our supremacy among the coast cities." 4
tTirTtrHTvvvrvTWTTiT
v rioter?
9 18 vr '
i 33"
Mrs. WUllam H. Taft and her
home after March 4 next, which she
Is already planning to change mate
rially,
A mosaic casket Is another, and there
are some small mosaic pieces given by
the lesser officials of the Vatican. Mrs.
Taft nas a fine Illuminated portfolio
presented by the papal secretary of
state, Rampolla, with whom Judge Taft
conducted his successful negotiations
about the Philippine cnurcti property.
These cabinets could find easy quarters
in the red room of the White House. It
Is the only one of the suite which has
no particularly valuable . or historic
furnishings. The present equipment was
selected when the White House was re
novated, and Is only rattan and willow
with tapestry covers.
difficult to find a purchaser at this
price, while others are of the. opinion
that within a vear or two the holding
can be sold for $100,000.
The majority faction in the club Is
understood to be In favor of selling
the Stark street property and purchasing
the quarter at Eleventh and Yamhill.
The difference between what the pres
ent site can probably be sold for and
the cost of the property on Yamhill
street would practically wipe out the
bonded Indebtedness of the organization
and leave It with a highly valuable piece
of propertv free from Incumbrance.
There are other members of the club,
however, who are opposed to the sale of
the present site, holding to the theory
that Stark street property will Increase
verv rapidly In value In the next few
years, and by the club's remaining
where It Is for the present it will be but
a few years until its property will sell
for double the best price now placed
""These questions will all be thrashed
out at Saturday nights meeting, when
full Instructions will be given the
finance committee as to what policy
to pursue.
Perfect. Gun Practice.
(Cntted Press Lessd Wire. 1
Port Townsend, Wash., Nov. 19. Ad
vices from Fort Casey give the news
that In a fire control target practice
there yesterday the Eighty-fifth com
pany. Captain Hero commanding, made
too 'per cent, and the Seventy-first com
pany, Lieutenant Anderson command
ing. 75 per cent with the 10 Inch guns.
'iYiVr''nTnTiT'i?i
LvX II
I YV k I
tell KVrf Wn
RIVAL POWER
GOHYIS
FORMED '
Ivocal and Eastern Capital
ists Will Harness the
Clackamas River'. at Esta
cada Plan to Spend $500,
000 on Electric Plant.
To erect another big electric power
plant on the Clackamas river and to
bring the current there generated Into
Portland for sale in competition with
the product of the Casadero and Oregon
City plants of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company, is the plan
of the Clackamas Land & Electric com
pany, which yesterday filed articles of.
incorporation In the office of tha county
clerk and In the office of the secretary
of state at Salem. The capital stock of
the new company is $500,000.
Wirt Minor. H. B. Crosman and C K.
Williams are the promoters of the com
pany, of which tha principal promoter
Is Fred Morris, of Morris Bros., broken
and bond dealers, who have offices In
the Chamber of Commerce building, and
who through a member of trie, $rm who
resides In Philadelphia have strong
financial connections In. the east. The
new power plant will be built at Ks
tacada, where the river will be har
nessed at a cost of about $500,000.
"Work on the new plant was begun
this morning," said Mr. Morris today.
"From now on we will havs several
hundred men at work all the time until
the plant is completed, which will prob
ably be In about 16- or It months. ,
Thinks Tim Za Bip.
"I have owned ths land up In Clack''
a mas for a long time and have for soma
time been contemplating putting up an '
electric power plant. It seems to me
ths time Is ripe for it now and that
Portland offers a good field for the sals .
of tha electricity. The city needs mors
electricity, and so do manufacturers
and other concerns. We are going to
supply It to them.. -
"I built the Cazadero plant some
years ago. The new plant at Estacada,
however, will bo much better than ths
on at Casadero. When the latter was
butlt we had no railroad up there, and
we had to build a log-dam. It is good
of its kind, but our dam at Estacada '
will be of concrete, 400 feet long and, 1
40 feet high. I estimate that the plant
will cost not less than $500,000. It
will generate about 15,000 horse power
Everything Is to be modern and upto
date and we will have the latest ma
chlnery. I am going up this morning" .
to start things moving and ' W will
push the work to completion. 1
"The work which started thls morn
lng is of a preliminary nature clear
ing away trees and brush, building
bunk houses, etc The dtstanoe tha
nower will have to be transmitted is
about 85 miles, not quite as far as'
the distance to tne casadero plant."
Will sTssd franc his.
So far no application for a franchise
to bring the electric current from ths
new power plant into Portland baa been
made to the city council, and Mr. Mor
ris did not discuss that feature of tha
case this morning. Such an application,
however, will probably be made as soon .
as the preliminary work ou the power
plant has been completed.
Asking what effect ths advent "of
the new company into the field might
be expected to have uoon ths business
of the Portland Railway, Light A Power .
company, B. 8. Josselyn, president of
ine company replied:
"None whatever. The more the mer-:
rler. We are not trying to hog alt
the water power in the state of Ore
gon. But this Is the first I havs heard
of a new company. I don't' know any
thing about it. Competition is the Ufa.
of trade, and two companies . In the
field will probably have the effect of
increasing tne amount or electricity
used In Portland. Two sets of solicitors
tjtlkin electricity will haln tha busi
ness. They are weloome to their share. '
We are not afraid.
"Portland la growing; and) there mar . .
be enough business for two companies."
RAILROADS HAUL
Oil LAW
Washington Supreme Court
Takes Eate Cases Under.
Advisement.
tralte Press Lessss Wire. I
Olympla. Wash. Nov, liArgument"
were made before the supreme court
yesterday and decisions taken under ad
visement in two appeals attacking the
railroad commission law.. la the ease
involving the legality of 4h commis
sion's order requiring ths Oreirrst Rail
road A Navigation company, the Ort.t
Northern and the Northern Pacific to?
make Joint rates on wheau from eastern
Washington points to Puget sound. r.
rumen t was mads against the orlr v
L. C, Oilman, western counsel for tha
Qra(' Northern.
The- erder as well a the ennetltu
tlonallty of the law was tlefen.i.t ty
Harold Preston, appearing epei l illy f. f
tb commission and for the atu'iue..
general. : -
The cas Involving the er r t,t
commission reqnlHnij fllrwi it n
physical connection of tr-u ni'
eastern Washington It !,-.
for tns ralliemin lv ' -Feftland,
auurm-y f-.r i. i i