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' ; ' " ' ' ;. ' A . - ' V v ' v '. , ;, ':;' -' ,.-'-"- ),' ' v .' ' '" r ' ' v . ' -:'.''' ', .''.' , ,.,V. ,' . v .... ;'. ',..,' THE DAILY JOURNAL IS TVJOCEtlTSACOPY Sunday Journal 5 cents;-or 15 cents a week, for Daily and Sunday Jour nal, by carrier, delivered. - A"'- The weather-occasional rala "or now tonight and Wednesday. ; , ' , JOURNAL CIRCULATION . v , jYESTERDAY WAS J ? '; v- 1 1. h '! .ft! v .. ..;-'. ' ,' VOL; VIII. NO. 267. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUES DAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1910. -SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO i CENTS. .EliaMP&y ... .. : . .. '. - - j .!' .. mm nnrcrB V rTfE- 'V J U LiSBBI : , ... . SKYMEN TRY FOR . WORLD S RECORD " FOR AEROPLANES I Special Feature; of Aviation v Meet at Los Angelesis Test j ' of Farman Machine Paul han Popular Hero. HIGH FLIGHT IS A'... . GOAL OF AVIATORS First Appearance of Two Bie ;. riot, Monopjanes; One Meets ' With Disaster. . ' (Cnltad PraM Lwnd Wlra.) Aviation Field, Loe Angeles, Jan. The first attempt to fly In a mono plana In America was made at noon by Masson In one of Paulhan'a aircraft. and resulted In the total destruction of the plane. After two or. three attempt ed flights Masson finally succeeded In getting the craft up as high as 10 feet, when -the engine suddenly went .down and the bird-like craft 'caine heavily to the ground. The wheel In front was torn completely off, tha main wooden truss snapped and the steel frame was buckled so badly that It will necessitate the building of a new" machine. la tha second effort to fly, Maasoa came to tha earth, and , when within about flva feet of the ground Jumped out. falling on his face and getting a bad sbsklng up. . v This Is the first serious accident slnoe the opening of aviation- week, '. t .',.'..;.... ;.V.. - : - JjOs -Angeles Jan. vll.- Folowlng his spectacular flights yesterday Paulhan Is a popular , hero here today. As a result. it . la. expected . that -iaTlatlon field. , .wU.l. t crowded: thla ' afternoon when the "bird meif'K'WW-attempt to wrest tha world's record for altitude from Latham, according to announce rnent Should Paulhan attempt the high flight he will use a Fannan bl plane.. ,-' - : -i . -" , This afternoon the elimination trials will continue, Thla Is tha last day and all .machines that do - not leave the ground before this evening will be ruled put of tha meet A special feature of the meet, that is causing much Interest is the first appearance of J wo Blerlot . monoplanes of , the same pattern as the one in which Blerlot crossed the English chan nel. They will 'be operated by Jasson and Maacarol. ' BISHOP COMPLAINS ; BECAUSE WRIGHTS GUARD THEIR OWN (TAiltcd Pich Led Wire.) Los Angeles. Jan. 1. Courtlandt Field Bishops-president of the Aero club of America, who arrived here last night to act as chairman of the Judges during the aviation meet, said today that if the -Wright Brothers were up held In the courts and their, allegations against Curttss sustained, thus forcing all . who fly to pay .them royalties, it will retard the development of aero nautics as nothing has done since the first flight was made. He said that as far as he could Judge from the recent actions of the Wrights they were not only trying to uphold their patents, but were endeavoring o secure the-exclusive right to soar. ,1,.' . I .; ill ll If i . .. 'a :";Li .fli ' wttA m ,..( nr t IA , . i I m m m m w am uiainiiun'u i si a . ! v vt - vim i 111 1 t 1 : IP 1 1 MFI FAVOR . vi DIRECT VOTE FOR M tMf : '. STATE OFFICIALS ii GIRL WHO ELOPED WITH WAITER State Federation of Labor, in Convention, Advocates Pro portional Legislative and Councilmanic Representation POPULAR RIGHTS LAWS WOULD BE PASSED International Organizer Says Union Rights in State Insti tutions Are Disregarded. trppr Picture Sketch of Binger Hermann, made daring trial yesterday. I Lower Pictare Sketch of A. S. Worthington, coonse for Hermann. Iltii FIRST ROUND OF HIS BATTtE (Continued on Page four.) SPRECKELS WILL NOT CONTESTED Regard for Aged Mother Rea son .for; Avoidance of Fight Among Brothers. . v : (United Praia Leued Wlre. Ban Francisco, Jan. 11 In a statement made public today, John D. Spreckels and Adolph B. Spreckels stated their position in the. rumored contest, of the Will of their; father, V the late Claus Spreckels. trie sugar - king. The legal time limit for the flying of a contest expired yesterday. ; The statement la as follows: v "John IX; Spreckels and : Adolph B. Spreckels and their attorneys believed that a successful contest of the will of their, father, the late. Claus Spreckels. could be maintained; but they .- reallierT ' that a contest of this will could not be made without i drawing Into , the v long and distressing . battle which would necessarily ensue, one who occupies a aaored relation to Ahem, who is uf great age, and , la at present; in a precarious condition of health. A they honored their father, so they honor their mother, v "They K .have, ielt ' that no sense " of a-rong. however great, could Justify m-uviui .ilwiiuK tu-uun inexr mother pain..,: Their regard and consid eration for her have avoided such a con test -- . ' "Their attack on the trust clauses con tained in their father's will now pending before Judge Coffey does not affect any provision of the will In her favor. In volves onTy questions of law.'V ' Binger Hermann won the first round in his contest before the United States court this morning when bis attorney. A. S. Worthington, won 10 peremptory Challenges for him in the selection,, as against . three for the government Mr. Ueney, after having opposed the con tention of the defense, and having made a long argument against it, conceded the position of the defense and withdrew his objections. This move aives the defense a' bl a advantage in toe. selection of a Jury, in that' after the government has exhaust ed its three peremntory challenges, and the defense an equal number, the defense will be able to cull out the Jury with seven additional chalenges and secure n Jury that meets with Us aPDroval. To check this gulling the government can challenge for cause, but not otherwise. 'v. .... , Beltotlon of Jurymen. According .to the procedure of the court. In challenging neremrjtorlly. the defense exercises It right by one chal lenge, tne man challenged Is excused and a new man chosen from the jury list. xnis man is examined ;.by both sides and then either challenged for cause or passed. The government then exercises one peremptory challenge. Should the government fall to make a challenge in its order it forfeits the right to do so later. ' .. . . . ' Up to noon today seven jurors had been excused for cause and three per emptory challenges hsd been exercised two by the defense and one by the state. v;ouri snoriiy Derore 13 o ciock tOOK recess until 3 this afternoon, in order to allow Mr." Heney to scan the records of the 12 men now In the Jury box. and make a . decision as to who he will chaIlengeperemptorIly. " v ' It Is believed .that the Jury wU be completed this afternoon and sworn in Unless the defense uses its 10 chal lenges it. may be possible for. the open ing statement of the government to be made before 1 : adjournment: This will depend, however, on the work of sifting out the Jury. .: , JCept Trom fha Publio. Judge Wolverton Informed the Jurors at noon that the 12 men finally chosen Would be kept together' during the trial of the case, beginning tonight The case, was an Important one, the court said, and it would be necessary to exer cise all due care in the conduct of it. Thefefore the trial Jury would be kept together under the care of a bailiff dur lng the- trial and until a decision had been reached. Quarters will be pre' pared for the 1! men, and they will be shown every comfort possible. (Continued on Page Four.) WILBUR WRIGHT POURS SCORN UPON FRENCH . AVIATORS rHnlted Pma Leased tfln.l New York, Jan. 11. After attacking the American patent laws on the ground that they are too lax, compelling . in ventora to take steps to protect their patents which should be taken by the government. Wilbur Wright, in an in terview given to . the United Presa flayed Louis. Paulhan, the French avia tor, who is participating in the Xos An geles aviation meet Wright said; -. My brother and I are not strangling aviation, aa the French charge; f o the simple: reason that we created aviation. We went to. Paris to show the French people something hew. Following our visit there, Paulhan was quoted as say ing that' the French aviator Up their hats to us. That's not all they do; they go through our pockets with their other; hand, and stearnur. patented Ideas. ."Paulhan la not a scientist, nor-an In ventor. He leaped from a tightrope Into an airship. Me la a remarkably skill ful operator.' but lie doesn't know, the science of aviation. '.. . We are not impelled by any desire to monopolise tha air. We simply hold that if other persons want our patented machines or devices, let them nav for them." , ' ' , ( 1 "Isn't it Impossible to manufacture an equilibrium device without , infringing your patented method of warping lateral tips?" Wright was asked. , "We do not know.", he replied.' "The equilibrium problem was considered Im possible of solution until we accord1- pushed it. JXmS some one else invent device that iJl not Infringe our rlahts ana ne win swiftly break any monopoly we are claimed to possess." " : Wright profesBed indignation over the actions of the French aviators, who, he claims, have come to tha United States to exhibit aeroplanes constructed along lines that incorporate many. of his Ideas. "But you are called poor sportsmen Because, or me attitude you have as sumed," was suggested. ..r- .- It's not a matter of Snortsmanshln at all," he returrted. We went to Paris to show j them what we could do. Now these Frenchmen turn around, come over here on big salaries, and propose, to give exhibitions with the very devices we showed and explained to them. ' Their action Js. one of sh,eer; nerve." v Wright, said the airship factory the brothers have established at r Dayton would . be- able to deliver mechlnes by next spring. .He stated, however, that few wvUd be turned out tha first year.. Proportional represenUtlon, legisla tive and councilmanic, was enthusiastic ally approved as today's feature of the State Federation of Labor. That the plan be framed as a law and voted on at the mo election is the sublect of a rea. oluilon to be put for formal adoption be fore the session this afternoon. Advocates street Election, The scheme Includes th tlon of state . officials who will be equally representative of all classes. Labor by this means, it was advocated, will have representation sufficient in the state senate and house of deientea to secure tha passage of numerous laws named as necessary for d rotation of popular rights. Among these laws were named the non-exemption of timber lands from taxation, a boiler insnection act state ownership of railroads, rega- i-uon oi swinging scarroid width, taxa tion not assessed unless voted on at popular election, and many others. - Condemns Blga Cost of ZJving. Over the head of President Dalv a cartoon . was honr. ' titled "Tax Land. Not Food." The federation, by commit tee, win report its condemnation of ex cessive living cost, and will attempt to aenne trie cause as related to capital istic grasping. This report will be heard later in the session. . t Proportional councilmanic renresenta tlon vii stated by H. J. Parkinson to be a plan whereby all councllmen. of Port land will be elected at large regardless of party affiliation. . - Would Benefit Ziabor. Organised labor, numbering one third of the local vote, would' thus secure one third of the representation In the coun cil, and,, by securing the support and sympathy of other members, be equal to the passage of ordinances and regula tions for which the labor Interests of Portland contend. Herman Ross, International organ iser of the bakers' union, was given the floor long enough to denounce an al leged disregard of union rights in the operation of stste institutions. "We must come to the front and show our backbone or we will never secure protection." said Rons. Colonel C. E. S. Wood was invited to ' . AXr ? V 4 TT r? qrrV:'"- -,r - Ji ..... .... v-. 1..,.B. ..n v v . rz.&'w " " V s "".-" ; I'.-, . A llll'' "l''" .. , -w- "i r - ) O If ';'-.,t.; r uvt'. ' -V'-n I I '" ' I'' ' ' ' ' " ' Y ' ' W" ''"'., 4 '. V ' i " - " ' ' V " I j J V'( vl yfr ft .- J j ' ..1 . I ' ' i N J ' V ft "T x i; I -rl v-,! r-'1- -' s -"i w -1 -' . . . . W" 'v;AV ,;v::!h-V " l: ill SO ie ' v A, 1' t V f " V - f Three of the latent" photographs of Robert de Janon, the 17-year-old heiress to $10,600, 000, who eloped from Philadelphia recently with Ferdinaud Coh6n, waiter, who used to bring her her meals In the fashionable llellevne-Stratford hotel. Yesterday the girl and her lover were found la Chicago. .Cohen is 43 years of age and married. Miss do Janon had always been carefully guarded from the possi 4 biHty of falling ' In love indtscrmlnlately. Her grandfather, Robert Bulst, had confidence In Cohen, and thus the girl was enabled to. meet' and talk with- him without .hindrance" ,' , ETS HUSBAND: Society Girt" Marries -''Candy Kid," Chauffeur, and Is Banished From Home. ROBERTA DE JANON ' DEMANDS IMMUNITY 'A FOR. WAITER COHEN e ' '(ITalfad Praia Leai;W!r.) ' Chtttagoa Jan. 11. "If papa . will giye me his word to do nbtli- I address the session on behalf of state ownership of railroads at the afternoon session, rres Text Book Xaw. A. free text book law, passed by, the legislature of 1911, enforced beginning 1913, when present contracts will have (Unltrd Praia Ufd Wirt.) Flushing, N. Y., Jan. 11. As, the re suit of her secret marriage to Joe Smollen, her former chauffeur, Margaret G. Leavltt, daughter - bf HoWland Leavitt a Flushing millionaire, will not be permitted to return to her home until she gives up her husband, according- to a report current here. Tne rumor nas caused almost as great a stir in fasn lonable circles as did the. announcement yesterday of ncr marriage. Miss Leavltt left her home yesterday after she had told her parents of her marriage at Jersey City on January 8, At the Leavftt home it was staged her whereabouts was unknown. . Smollen, wbo. Is . a handsome youth of . 21 years, was Once James J. Cor bett's chauffeur. He is known as the "Candy Kid." - , At the' time of his-marriage to Miss Leavltt. who is four years older than he. Smollen was employed In a west side garage. - (Continued on Page Four.) 900 GRANGERS IN WASHINGTON RAP ASSEMBLY PUN Beaverton Order of Patrons of Husbandry Pass Resolutions Pledging Allegiance to State ment No. 1. SIDEWALK FALLS; 1 DEAD; 4 INJURED ttfnlted Praaa La4 Wli. Chicago. Jan. 11. One man. -was killed and four were seriously " injured today when a sidewalk In front of the Boston store caved In, while many, per sons were standing upon it. At. least 80 persons fell into the opening. A panic among the shoppers in the vicinity caused greatly exaggerated re ports to be circulated. Ambulances were rushed to the scene. Firemen from a nearby station aided in raising the victims to the street The accident was caused-by. men working in a tunnel under the pave ment. They had miscalculated their po sition and dug away the support of . the sidewalk. , V- lng to harm Mr. Cohen, I will d - go back to him and grandfather. d -today ".declared 17-year-eld Ro- berta De 'Janon, who was found d by the Chicago police with Fred- f d erlck Cohen, a waiter, with whom 4 she fled from Philadelphia Von December 19. . A, Mlas De. Jsnon , Is a grand- daughter of Robert . Bulst, of Philadelphia end heiress to his estate, said to be worth $10,000,- 000. .She declared tearfully' to' d the police that she. had run away because her grandfather was de- termlned to send her to a girls' ? school in Pennsylvania and that 4 she had compelled Cohen to ac- company .her, - "Mr. Cohen." she told the po- lice, "is in no way to blame for what has happened.. I simply made him come with me. and he d haa treated me as though I were his own daughter. r "Why," she continued, "pepa e should be very; very thankful , 4 d for what Mr. Cohen has done for me. ne Bimpiy must promise that he will treat him as ,he de d serves to be treated, or I II never e go back' to Philadelphia. , 4 "From Philadelphia we went to New York, Montreal. Halifax, and Boston.: and then to Ohi- oago."T"Kvery minute of the time Mr. Cohen was considerate and kind;, he did everything to save me trouble and embarrassment, and was as nice to 'me as papa could have been himself. "In the first place, when I de- termlned to leave home, I knew that someone I could trust must go with me. Mr. 'Cohen had' been so good to me' st Ihe Belle- vue-Stratford that. I, knew ; he would te : Just the: person;. i It took , me a . long time ! to per- . suade him to go, but finally he gave in. -. i '." . "Our.'leavlng Philadelphia ' in the way we did was every bit my fault," the girl emphatically declared. . Cohen, listening to the recital, voiced his affirmation of her as sumption of all blame. HEIRESS EXCUS ES HER ELOPEMENT ; . . " RoteBaDe'Janon Says Abused : - and LonejyWaiter Was Like Father, to :Her. . (Onitcd PrrM Uiaed Wire.) . Philadelphia,' Jan. 11. Robert Bulst. grandfather of Roberta. De Janon, an nounced today; that he intended to piimi the prosecution of Frederick, Cohen, who was raptured Jn Cliicago with the gtil last night, to the full limit of. the law. i "This man, has ruined. Roberta's life. and he must suffer," declared the age J millionaire. A': ' - . Mrs. Cohen ' la a .nervous wreck and declares her liusband never, would have left her If the girl had not lured htm away. 8ho aays she cannot forgive her husband, but will wait until she' hears his story before making up her mind ea to her'future conduct.' '" ' Armed with a warrant charging Co hen with' abduction, two detectives left here 'today for -Chicago to take charsvi of the waiter and Miss De Janon. ; ' Chicago, Jan. J t. Philadelphia de tectives will arrive here tonight to take Roberta1 De Janon,. - the i 17-year-old heiress, 'and Frederick Cohen, a wait;-, who" eloped.1 December 19 from' '.Phila delphia and were, located here 'late ye tcrday,' to the Quaker City: It . is ex- piected'that tha eloping couple will leava for Philadelphia tomorrow morning in charge of -the detectivea ? .- - Miss i Da Janon -today assumes all blame for the elopement. -She said: ' "Mtv-Cohen-trcatett-majllke a father .(Continued on Page Mine.) i h 1S0NEDHI ' ,: '.- iiii:i;,.A;s:A MAYOR SIMON YIELDS TO PUBLiG OPINION REGARDING: MAINS (SmH.I Dlanatrb to Tha Jonrml.i Beaverton, Or., Jan. 11. At Its regu lar meeting Beaverton. grange No. 324 passed the following resolutions; Whereas, There seems to be a dispo sition on the part of unscrupulous poli ticians of the state, ably assisted by the Oregonlan,; to assail the initiative and referendum, together with its most vital part, Statement No. One, whereby the whole people choose their candidate, instead of the boss, politicians or cliques; ' ' "Whereas, The direct primary Is the best and only way the whole people have of defeating the candidacy of unfit per. "I have done the best I. could to pre pare an amendment ; to , the' present da fectlve water laws, but my efforts have not met with the approval of the press. and as public opinion is largely molded by the newspapers, ' I ' have decided1 . to ask the council to, rescind Its action In passing an ordinance calling for a spe cial election for February 15, ' said Mayor Simon thla' .morning. ; f ' "The amendment prepared was the re sons for office that Secure the sanction suit, of five months' careful study of oi me macnine-i.tnererore, d u.,. ' looal conditions,, and I am still of the ,,"Re,rVld1' By Beaverton grange No. opinion that It would have met with fa- regular session assembled January : 8, 1910, that we wish to go on record aa opposing the so-called assembly plan, and renew our allegiance to the princi ples of the initiative , and ' referendum, and the direct : primary law; be It further '' ' , . '..' . ., "Resolved. That we oppose the in crease of salary of any public officer in Oregon, . either county , or state, other than by the initiative." Beaverton grange is the strongest in Washington oounty," having over ' 900 active members. . , s , vorable consideration at the polls If the newspapers had not been hostile. While they have condemned my WeaTlheyThave not, suggested as yet, remedy; and as a result I am afraid the. projects of the administration . for an . extensive cam paign ef . street improvements ; will be materially hampered. 'A-f'i , , ;A,r--.--' "Except In extreme cases w-e cannot allow pavements to be laid in advance of waterj maths, and until a change 'in tha water lawa is made X cannot see; how we are going 4 secure bids for the lay lng of water pipes. . "Aa I- am -certain that a special elec tion in .February, would prove fruitless, in view of the apparent drift of public sentiment, at thla time, I will not insist upon it, for the reason that I. am averse to paying $7000 for nothing. ; , ' "If we should determine on calling another special election at a later date H.could not be until. April, anyway, and so I have decided that It would be bet ter, to wait until tha general election in November.-when1 tha people will have a chance to submit alternate amendments without extra cost ,., I thinks, the people at larae do Mot understand my. idea." They voted for praotically the same thing at the last election, .but the t vote did not befeome effective .for. the reason that the water amendment -was a part of the commis sion plan and depended on the adnnttnn of thai form of -government.. . Mayor Blmon's recommendation that the special election be called off wilt a-a before that body tomorrow morning and is oertaln. to be adopted, as tha memtwra of the council; have , already: expronsetf themsel vea as being sure that the amend ment, could not carry-i. .. , v v v- Terre Haute, Ihd., Girl Alleged : to Have Stolen From1 Step father and Murdered Him. . . (United Praia Leased lre. ; ' New' Orleans. Jan. 11. Kffie Bella- bury, a eojnely young woman, waa ar rested here today-. on the charge- of al leged oonnectlon with the murder. of W. A. Hellman, a wealthy Jeweler, of .Terr Haute. lnd"..who was , ier . steptatner. When, detectives confronted her as she stepped . .front -the t train she-readily ad mitted her identity but denied she wns Implicated in the .dnatlr of . Hellmnn. r- She broke down and wept when toM that her. stepfather had acuust-d .her of poisoning i him, Just before he died." On his deathbed Hellman alleged that thu girl stole a quantity or jewelry rrom him and poisoned him in order to hltle the theft y.'V ,'. . ' t - ' TWO SUSPECTED OF " MURDER? ARRESTED " 'tTtHtrtt Pmm lnt4 W',t. r Pittsburg, Kan., Jan. U.-tiup'td of being the man whi killed FrnnK Arn. line..- and1 Frank' Smith, .-tUngi-ruo; ' wounded"- Bert"- Tourney and r-ihi . ! Turner's hall at Crow def. Kan. Al Craven ami Ed Allrn u-crft tukmi fmn; a "train at Olrard and pTufiij' U't t nr. ' rest. - Two men ente.red Tomer's ti"'i s Crowder 'and rohimd It of !'). 't u v made, their eacaim after Vmtwr .-;, and Smltn and firing a vol'r in t 4 rectloq of a crwJ cf i tiim.n.a