VOL VII, NO., 270.
PORTLAND, OREGON,. WEDNESDAY EVENING, ' JANUARY 13. 1909. SIXTEEN PAGES.
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CHOICE PAILS
TJ7 A-
PEOPLE'S
BREAK AN
Wily Politicians Would
Have Pledged Members
Betray Their Constituents
Machine Press and Ful
ton Help Opposition.
(United Press Leued Wire.)
Raleni, Or., Jan. 13. New devel
opmenta in the Oregon senatorial
.situation reveal a deep laid plan to
defeat tho people's choice and dead
lock the legislature and thus pre
vent the election of a senator, throw
ing the matter of choice back upon
the next legislature.
Two Schemes.
Two lines are pursued by those
who want to defeat Governor Cham
herlain, as fully, revealed today.' A
systematic plan of inducements is
held out to members who pledged
themselves to vote for the popular
choice to get them to go back on
those pledges by remaining awy
from the Joint convention next Tues
day on account of Blckness or for
other reasons.
Misleading Argument. .:;
The argument is brought to bear
inn wimv i.uJjr icauj mic
taby Statement Nor ! was to feujv
port an amendment to the const!
tutlon of the United StateB and not
to direct election by the people of
the state.
Ron son Brought In.
The other line of approach Is to
persuade members that it is their
duty not to vote for Chamberlain
unless he will agree in advance to
nppoint a Republican successor to
Secretary of State Benson, who is
published as being in a dying con
dition from cancer.
Math In o Press Helps.
The Republican organization at
Portland, headed by the, Oregonian
and Senator Fulton, seems to have
worked out this plan of withholding
support from the people's choice.
Governor Chamberlain refuses to
make any pledges and the tension is
becoming high.
The house members have decided
to take up the,. governor's veio mes
sages, held over from the last ses
sion, next Monday, two days in ad
vance of the vote on senator, and
will try to weaken the statement
men by carrying some of the bills
held up two years ago over the gov
ernor's, veto.
One Weak Kneed Member.
One member, Applegate, of Doug
las county, who subscribed to the
statement to insure his election, now
says he meant hy It only to indorse
the principle of amending the fed
eral constitution. .He was not
counted as one of the 62 who Bigned
the sworn statement to support the
people'B choice, but his , alleged ac
cession. Is claimed as a great vic
tory for the anti-statement members.
iHAKKBIAN'S PILE 13
A QUARTER BILLION
' 'Untied PrcM Lrased Wlre.l
, New York, Jan - 12. Figures made
public tn Wall strwt show that Har
rlman dws stocks in the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific amounting
to over $11,O0O,O0O and that be has
other holdings aggregating an equal
mount. This makes the estimate, of
Harrlman's fortune about $250,000,000.
: Here Is ihe Story
Broken by
OATH
In sonic past senatorial elections in Oreg-on, members of the
: legislature violated their . pledges. In 1895 two members . of the
; Multnomah delegation, pledged before their nomination and election
to TOte for J, N. Dolph for senator, did iiot kefp this pledge. . Here
t is what the Oregonian said of them editorially, Februafy 1, 1895;
"Of all the cheipj stinking creatures who ever "entered the legisla
Z live body through false pretenses and base lies, they are easily chief.
These creatures never had any- consideration before, never will have
J again; they eagerly embrace .the only opportunity of their, lives to be
: infamous through misrepresentations oi those who- elected rthem.
The cheap varlets, base coistrels, they cannot' even live in Multnomah
X county hereafter, because nobody will trust them. Those who. now
applaud their course and approve
T against them to tne last man.. ; Multnomah will not be betrayed
again." . '.,- ' . .;". --'.- " v v .- .
li'i t iim""' "n'u'i i" mii J i ir'n'iiiiilni ihl iTn'ii!iitiiiiuir u'iiIiim t 1 1 r" nijrrn'ii "Tiiihihi in . T ' .
Two Men Who Stand For the People
I mil lim ii i in' ii nil in "iiin i'i 1m i ii i mi ' ! i. fm i in mil. nun i i
I- Ipri
Representative James D, Abbott (on left) and Representative W. J.
tlcmens (right).
m "GRAFT" 100 COARSE
Senator Abraham of Douglas
Blow Knocks Out Fake Investigation Scheme
each Gives In to Kav.
(Special PlKratch to Tb JonroLl
Salom. Or.. Jan. 13. "Graft" is too
ooars a word to be used in an oracmi
senate 'document. This-was shown this
mornlna:. when Senator Abratiara oi
Douglas county moved to strike u out
of a resolution reported by- Senator .v
from the committee on resolutions. , lie
moved to substitute th milder .word.
waste. . -Kay
did not wake a tight to retain the
term 4,graft. lie accepted Abraham's
suggestion, hut a. fw minutes Inter lie
ralunaeri to tjie tiis of the mine )tfc-ro
word In tho ou 'of, tpionrks yi tty
rnmmitteei rtsofciuTion neanng u ueaui
hlnw tn fulm investleations. In the
end the resolution was adopted itnani-
mouslv. and a lolnt committee or senate
and house wilt frame a bill for a per
manent auditing and, investigation of
state institution.
ORPHAN GIRLS
Yomiff Italian Workingmen
Offer Protection to the
Quake Victims.
(United rrei Leased Wire,)
Naples, Jan. 13. While the Italian
government and those tof foreign coun
tries are pouring in money and supplies
for the relief of the Sicilian and Cala
brlan earthquake sufefrers, the work
Ingmen of this and other cities by hun
dreds are marrying young girls or
phaned by the disaster.
Hunoreas . or uniiminwi i.viiBiiivh
h..i. o.ii,ctl!.,l that they would pro
vide homes for homeless-'anrt friendless
girls whose families, perished In the
destruction of the southern cities. Many
marriages have been 'performed and
scores of others, are announced. .In. all
cases the girls are oyer It, as required
by law. ' ... i i -
The marriages In most cases follow a
few hours', acquaintance on tho part of
th. nrlrM-lnaln. The advertisements are
being quickly answered and little delay
occurs ' lit performing- the . ceremony. ,
Bo many marriages navo ianrai -uince
that the authorities have been called
unnn to make an investigation for the
purpose of preventing the. destitute
girls and young, women, from ; -falling
into the power of unscrupulous per
sons. . ' '. -
MRS. BROWXIXG ALSO
FELT HYPNOTIC EYES
, ttlolted PrcM I"d Wire.)
Auburn, N.--T., Jan. 1J. Mrs. Gideon
Browning, widow .of; the Allr carpen
ter who was murdered by , Rev. John
H. Carmlchaei' In th little Methodist
church , at Columbus, Mich.,', said today
that ahe ; believed her - husband con
trolled others besides the minister by
hvnotlf!" Influence. It is believed she
will make an efforts bring her husband's-remains
here for burial. .
of Pledges
Oregon Legislators
i
their treason and infamy voted
HUSBANDS
FOR
Substitutes "Waste" Last
benator . Beach , made an effort to
amend by providing: for "immediate" In
vest Ration, but Kay said that this
wuuia oeniroy m .purpose or the meas
ure, and Beach receded, Inr reciting rea-
mn iur i m action taicen, the resoiu
tion sava:
"PaHt experience has shown that the
HFRBion oi. rne legislative assembly af
fords insufficient .time for
vestlgalion of said institutions, and that
ueh K.vstem tends to degenerate into a.
perfum-tnrv Investigation Jnsuffioient in
time lYHtt r,lro!H'li7U't.s f o.r,. rt..iml
..abuse: ajMk. isuut. iutefj&-z frartftofort
flu -vogue ha,s, with some good, ehow of
ivmhiiii, n cimiKuu io verge oh- politi
cal waste in the-etmilnvninnt nf efn,-i,.Qi
and other assistance, and as affording a
minimum or erneicncy wnere-a maxi
mum Is required, with .comparatively
little benefit to the utate of Oregon.
K
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California Cracksmen Use
Powder and Haul Plun
der Away in Wagon.
fUnltod Pnm Leid Wlr.l
Burhank, t.al., Jan. IS. RohborK dvnu
mtted the vaults of the Hnibnnk Stiitc
bank early today and curried off a lurgd
iiuanllty of loot in ii wagon. The;
cracksmen secured between $:!0(1 mid
$4O0 In silver from the outer vaults but
officials of the bank have boeti unnhle
to determine the amount stolen from
the inner vaults.
The robbers entered the bulldlug
through n window some time after mid
night. No one heard the explosion and
the robbery was not discovered until
the bank was onenert at S o'clock. Sher
iff Hammell wn.s called from Ios An
arelca and is trying to run down th
robbers.
More Snow at. The Dallos.
(Spi'i'liil Dlnpntch to 'Ibe Jonrniil.)
The Dalies, Or.. Jan. The tem
perature at 6 a. m. whs 1 below. One
inch of snow fell 'last night. The local
weathfr bureau predicts snow.
Just MEW'
IMsKjlty IN
MAituR."SKE6irii
,AN EOCENIC J? J
IHClOtNT '-7 .
BAN
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DURBAN
a Sect gives few black and white sketches of iic pleasures and diplcaufes oLUic storin. , k
FULTON'S I
IE LOSING
E
See No Chance to Defeat
Chamberlain Try to Get
Him to Resign Governor
shipStatement Men Are
Standing Pat.
By Ralph A. Wateon.
(SiiecinI Dispatch to The Jnurnn.'.)
Salem, Or., Jan. 1.3. The senate
has adjourned until 1 o'clock and
the houHc until ' o'clock Monday af
ternoon.
Salem, Or., Jan. 1 3. Oregon's
senatorial game is now open to those
on the inside. In order to acquaint
those on the outside, but who have
votes, an educational committee
sometimes vulgarly called a Bteer-
ing committee has been selected by
the Inner circle to line up the antl
Chamberlaln forces and if possible
secure recruits.
Ponator Fulton's1 friends want Gov
ernor Chamberlain to promise to re
sign as soon as lie is elected senator.
By asking such action on his Dart thev
vinuauy aamit mere is no nope to de
feat tiim. and this lack. of Hone is
caused by their inability io find inv
Maiement jmo. man who wm vvttate
Ne vertlieleBS." v a lust resort, the antt-
Chamberlain men are trying: to bluff
ins governor into promising to resign
his ontice now held lv him. If he calls
the bluff, as it Is thought he will; he
will be elected anvwav. for there is no
disposition on the part of any members,
so far as can be learned, to violate
pledges.
Meeting oi Anns.
Last night a meeting of the anti-
Ktutement men was held at the-Willam
ette hotel. It was culled by It. E. Wil
liams and Senator Beach, and was at
tended by a majority of the anti-State
ment men, though speaker McArthur,
President Bowernian. Renreentatives
McKlnney, Brooke and several others
were conspicuous by their absence. In
addition to those who attended, J. If.
Brown, Fulton's friend, was on the out
skirts. Invitations were extended, straneo to
say, to Representatives Bradv, McDon
ald and Miihonc of t he Multnomah dele
gation. Mahone got as far hh the
lohbv when he changed his mlrld and
went back to the wtate house. Bradv
ting around In the lobby until after the
meeting, when he went to the club with
Senator t oftey ami some others.
What Can Be Done?
The committee appointed lat night is
o find out what can be done toward de
feating Chamberlain. There is no or
ganized plan, except the Idea that bv
working up sentiment It is hoped that
Statement No. l men can be induced to
request the governor's resignation as
soon as he is elected senator. If this
sentiment can bo created It Is planned
to appoint another committee to wait on
the governor . and a.ak his resignation.
If this committee should he turned
down it is hoped by the anti-Statement
men that the refusal would stir up a
feeling of resentment sufficient to bloek
his election for a vote or two. If that
could be done the opposition believes
that the Statement forces could be dis
organized and Chamberlain defeated.
The anti-Chamberlain cause seems
hopeless. Three weeks ago the Kulton
(Continued on Page Three.)
NOT M"a.lBA 0 ,M vj.
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r THOSE OROPPIN& h CDl I I IstaV? I
Q5& IRA DOORS. y NOJ-ic-..--. iTlAJ
COAST VESSEL
WRECKED,
1 DEAD
lhe Lumber Laden Steam
Schooner Sybil Marston
rrom Grays Harbor for
San Pedro Goes Ashore at
Southern California.
(I lilted Prcsf I.ossp'! Wire.)
hurf. Cat.. Jan. n.Hlgglng a line
from the beach to the, wrecked stoum
schooner Sibyl Marston this afternoon,
lifesavcrs rescued the captain and mem
bers of tho crew who remained aboard
the doomed vessel after two sailors lout
their lives trying to swim through the
surf. The dead men's names were M
Carty and O'Neil. one body has been
recoverca.
on M-anrisco, Jan. 15. word was
received here today that the steamer
wrecked near Kocky Point, north of
Point Conception, last night was the
vessel tiyDii ftiarston. lumber laden
from , drays Harbor for San Pedro.
Two men were drowned. One body
has been recovered.
The Marston was a 647 ton vessel
and carried a crow of 32 men with
Captain BlelinkM. She was built a year
nuu h nan ago ana carried 1,1UU,UU0
feet of lumber.
News of the wreck was first learned
through reports from coast points
wherffaiijer distress whistles were heard
ouring me nignt. Details of the accl
dent aro not known yet.
JAR
A FIRE IflCIIfJ
Railway Magnate's Family
jeap rrom windows
Mother Is Killed
New Haven. Conn.. Jan. 13. fflre
which completely destroyed the hand
some residence of Samuel Higglns. gen
eral manager of the New York. Npw
Haven & Hartford railroad, caused the
death of his mother, Mrs. Isabella. II
Moore, aged 84, and the probably fatai
injury of his mother-in-law, Mis. M. K.
Cochin, early today
Htggins. hta wife, his dniiKhter Isa
bella and his young son, barely escaped
with their lives by Jumping from sec
ond Ktory windows.
I Ii! fire wan caused bv an overheated
furnace. Higgins was awakened hv
the smoke and aroused the family.
The flames were well under wav and
the only manner of escape was hy
Jumping. All sprang from their bed
as soon as they were awakened and
leaped from the windows. Mrs. Mooro
was killed in trying to escape and Mrs.
Corbtn was hurt in Jumping.
It was bitter cold and the victims,
who had not stopped for clothing, were
given shelter at the homes of neigh
bors. lyouis (ilass "ase Continued.
San Francisco. Jan. 13. Louis Glass,
vice-president of the Pacific States Tel
ephone company, charged with offering
bribes, waa represented bv his attorneys
today as being too ill to appear in court
to answer several Indictments pending
against him. On this showing the
prosecution moved a continuance of the
cases to February 10 and Judge Lawlor
so ordered.
som ote1
OMESTrfOOOHT
1MIY VtfCfUX i
an iiAuyraMiON o'
-OU MCMtD CS.
0CT06EIH!
H. A. HEPPHER
ELECTED TO
Coiincihnan-elect 11. A. Heppner and
the future mayor of Portland.
' 1-11. A. .Heppner, -president of the II.
A. Ileppner Sales compuny, was this
morning elcctl by -tti- i ty .-council- to
sneered ex-councllman Dan KeDaher.
Throe ballots, plainly .nerfunctory. were
taken befora the election was announced.
Other-namea voted on were those of
W. Y. Masters. L. S. Pane and F. K.
liol brook.
Councilman Rushlight sought to post
pone the election of Kellaher's successor
In order, to give the business men of
the east side time .to meet and make
known their , wishes on the matter.
I see. by one of the papers." said
he. "that a, majority of this council has
already agreed-upon ft. A. Heppner. I
Hava na objection io Mr. weppner, wno
is a gooa man. l nave no doubt, but I
do object to star chamber methods of
selection. I think the choosing of Mr.
Kel'mher's successor should be open and
above board and that the people have a
chance to express a choice of the new
councilman."
Thanks the Council.
Mr. Heppner received eight votes on
tho third ballot anil was declared elect
ed. The council then made the election
unanimous. . Councilman Ileppncr was
escorted to his chair by a special com
mittee and in a short speech he ex
pressed his thanks for tho honor be
stowed upon him and promised to give
his tacst.crforts to the welfare of the
cltv. "
Though a resident of Portland for
IS years Mr. Heppner has never taken
nn active part In politics and civic
matters. He has never held public of-
nce ana nas sought such but once. In
the primaries preceding the lust city
election he ran on . the Republican
ticket for councllman-at-large. hut was
defeated JMr: Heppner. a resident of
the .Ninth ward, is a member of the
hast Slds Improvement association, and
an advocate of tho Broadway bridse
plan.
Born In 1R6H, Mr. Heppner migrated
io lhe Dalles, Or.. In mo and was
employed in the mechanical department
? RuA N," coming to Portland
In 1 SS0 as chief clerk of the mechanical
department of that rond. Soon after
ward he was made traveling auditor
? 1 mechanical department of th"
1 RSI
muii iiu ii ii-, leaviricr trial rem in
to establish a drugstore in Port-
lami
In Iron Basis ess.
In 1890 Mr. Heppner became unni-d
In the steel and Iron business ami
formed the firm of H. A. limnn.r x.
i o. 550 Sherlock building, In which tv?
cinV.r eea at tne Present time. In
nr. neppner was married In Cali
fornia and from the union have come
three children, all of whom are living
"My policy as councilman will he
square deal for everyone." declared
Mr. Heppner today. "I believe in run
ning the city's affairs in a business
manner, and trying to make the most
out of what we now have. I think I
will get along very well with the voters
and, at least, hope that it msv be
said of me that I always worked fcr
their best Interests."
Sou'easter at Rainier.
(Sroll mp'tdi li The Jniirad.j
Rairier, Or., Jan. 13. With a mini
mum of 10 above today there seems lit
tle prospect of a change here. A south
east wind is blowing. The river is very
low. , ,
lrf 'iw.Miw .,H.iiriii'niii.. iimi. mimiiiM mmm n
NORTHERN ITALY IS MM
P(M)iIe Rush From Houses and Remain for Hours in
Panic Houses Collapse Walls' of Lar?:e Iiulhl
injrs Crack Xo Fatalities Reported.
t . . ' : United Fress Intri Wfr.I
Rome, Jan. 1 3. All Tuscany aha .many (Titles tn norther
shaken by.a severe earthquake this morning and reports of
damage in the larger cities have, been received.'
At Genoa the shock was n heavy thai, the people rushed
houses, and would not return, for hour.'
Other cities affected were Milan, Irfimbardi, Venice a':I l'
and KIornc In Tuscany. - '
uaier reports indicate tnat tne no-K was more ev. -.
t first. No reports of deaths - have , bee-n received an! i
..gr.-. Keports from Tuscany - shw thtt the prop-tv c..i -
-..l!rs of a few houses and n. geneiai cracking of wall in t
Several cathedrals wtre damaged, - .
MAYOR FILES
HIS REPORT
FOR 1908
Iteviews Work of Alt 3Iunic
ipal Departments for. Past
Year and Suggests Vari
ous Important Heforms
Optimistic Over Future.
In Ms annual report ft) the city- eoun,
ell, in which re reviews at consider
able length the work of the-municipal
government for the year 1908,; Mayor
Lane takes a most optimistic view re
garding the city's growth and progress
and makes a, number of recommenda
tions designed to further the interests
of Portland. He sums up the situation
In the following words: i . ,
"The growth of, the city In the' past
year Is unprecedented in lti history. In
addition to this its material prosperity
has been great and the health of its In
habitants good. It has also closed its
fiscal year with money left on hand"
In every fund and In every way ft has
much for which to be thankful."
Polio Department.
The work of the police department
and the needs of that branch of the
municipal government come in for spe
cial attention from the mayor urn! he
makes a new departure hy, criticising
severely the practice of driving out of
the city the wanderers, either criminal
or otherwise, - who come here; at va
rious Reasons of tho year. In this re
gard the mayor says:
"The woik of this branch of the cltv
government .. jiicneoses. uch, year--with
the growth of the city,, and Is greatest
in the winter months,' Owing to tho
mildness of the climate Upon this eoant
it has become a winter resort for large
numbers of nersnns from secttnn nr
the country-where the weather is more
severe. Among others the Idle - and
criminal class also come and Tor this
reason there la a noticeable increase of
crime during that season of the vear.
and the city must be prepared to meet
the conditions. '!..,.
"With the approach .of the winter
large numbers of men with no vlatbhv
means of support begin to flock Inti
the cities In the hops of securing cm-:
ployment. or for other reasons, best
known to themselves. These persons
are rounded up from time to time bv
the police department of the different
cities and driven out of town.
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
ALASKANS FELT ;
JAB BUTy LITTtE
Only Nome an d Ketchikan
Shaken Monday--Cable ,
Ship GoesOut.
'HnlUd Press lea(4 Wtr. :
Seattle. Jan. 13. According to dis-
the United Press today only-two north
ern towns felt the earthquake shock
of Mondav- afternoon. A wireless re
ceived at Nome from St. Michael wtatcd
thut at 3 o'clock a shock lasting 15 sec
onds was followed by one of seven sec
onds' duration. The movement ap
peared to be from west, to- east. No
damage was reported.
At Ketchikan ft slight shock was felt
shortly after 3 o'clock. . s v .
- Fairbanks, In the
earth movements.
Interior,, felt no
At Juneau. Valdes and Douglas tl-e
first intimation that an'" arthnnnkH
shock had occurred was when press dia
patches were received asking If the
towns were still on the map or whether
they iiad slid Into the sea.
The dispatch from Nome bears ' out
the theory that some extlncfe volcano on
the Aleutian islands may have fooooitm
active. Oreat relief tn thia section M
felt by Alaskans that their friends and
relatives in the north are safe. W hen
.the I'nitcd States cable went-out of
commission and delays- were experi
enced in securing answers to wiress sent
over the dominion government wires
the gravest fears wera entertained that
soma calamity had occurred In Alaska.
The cable ship Burnsia Started this
forenoon for Cape Flattery where grap.
pling will begin for the, loose ends of
the cable. Tests' show that fcgvemi
breaks have resulted from the earth
quake. ' ' - . - . -' ? . .. - ,
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