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i - .i itn,e CI rnr. r-, . t 1 i i 1 1 Comxi-lse rjEStEHDAY VA3 r j O 1 Is " The weather Showers: , south to ;, west winds. v VOL. VII. NO. 13. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1910. PRICE IVE CENTS J0V- ll o w wo AS FilAtlCE FOR BRIBERY CHARGES . : NO ONE DECLARES OF SENATOR GORE SPEAKER Allll Autocrat of the House ? Upon Adjournment Announces He Has No Apologies to Offer to I Fellow Members. ' SECOND SESSION ENDS WITHOUT CONFUSION , Important Business During the Last Hours Bars Uproarious ' ' Commotion Customary. - (Caltcd Press rased Wire.) '- Washington, June 15. "I leave behind me the contest of this winter In the house with malice toward none" With these ; words, amid perfect si lence, Speaker Cannon, at 11 o'clock to- night. adjourned the house of repre sentatives for the second session of the ; SUty-f lrst congress. For five minutes, ' in a low, monotone," Cannon spoke to the house.' No other sound was ? audible. When he' finished, "the applause was moderate and the leavetaklng of the members unusually quiet , , The absence' of the usual uproarious termination ; was surprising to many, but, followed a night session that was full of serious work. ; Thei senate also adjourned sine , die In ' formal fashion sit i. the appointed hour . without any "demonstration.' "' ' ' ' ' ' VboU Joe" Talks. ,' ; "Where men act In great deliberative bodies,", said Cannon, "there are some men, earnest and tositlve"wb.o say that which,; were the. circumstances other wise, they would not say. So, upon a v sober second tunngiAicnad men, real ized , that, these earnest.,; positive men are not to be held responsible for that : which,' under the influence bf passion, they say and 1 which they would not say In moment when they were cool, ' "As this session is about to close, as one member and as the speaker, I wish to say that I pass from Washington to my home putting behind me the con test through which this house ' has passed, and j go with malice toward none, I have nothing to apologize for as a mejnber or as speaker, t r presume each member of i his house can now say the same. And so- the chair s adjourns this house, wishing each member health during the vacation period, hoping that we may meet In next Xecember, looking not backward, but forward, to the duties which we must perform." ' " .-' . ! Cullom Bchsme Tails. Late tonight a scene that dassled old - timers was enacted on. the floor of the senate. AS , long . as anybody can re member, when Senator Cullom fixed his gaze on the vice president, it was a sign -. of an executive session. lie rose In the (Continued on Page . Nine.) Demand for His Elucidation of Oregon Plan Is Not Yet Satisfied. , r. (WMhinstoa Bnre.u of The Jnorssl.y ' Washington, June - 35. Bequests for Senator Bourne's speech poured In in such - volume In the closing . days of . the session : of cohgress .that- it ; was necessary for him to order additional copies, making' 800,000 in all, -with pro visional requests, not-. yet passed off by Booms that make , It certain that :the total will pass .the million mark within another month. . One hundred , thousand will go to New Jersey alone. These ; were- sent : toy Representative Fowler, ; . Ben B. Lindsey, Denver's celebrated Juvenile court- Judge, wants 60,000 copies. , Hundreds of letters arrive dally from all : parts.- of the United : States, manifesting Intense ' desire to ' learn more of the, "Oregon plan." - which seems to have caught the attention of the entire country. , This 5 indorsement is being given without exception. This week one of the wealthiest men in the , United States, whose' name is known the country1 over, wrote-Indorsing the' uregon taws, saying: ?. ..- "It .is apparent that the Oregon sys tem does sway with blackmail, I see no reason why any legitimate business shduld not prosper thereunder, being free from political harpies who use the political machines for ' their- own prof it. I am wJUUng to .trust , the people, who, when Controlling their affairs, are always fair toward business."-; Senator Bourne and Secretary A. W, "Prescott left for Peoria tonight They will return here next Week." Bourne will speak at- Peoria and at Chicago. Senator Chamberlain will be delayed i fceseii'i -three . "weeks on. aiit oun; illness of - bis daughter Fanny, ,.; lie will leave for the coast as soon as he Is able to leave her, ? , Brtice Kester, appointed register of the -Vale land office, - left tonight to assume his duties. . , .., GOIIK SPEECH ' ATIIIUJ0N1RK TO BE TAKEN OP Both Houses Pass Independent r Resolutions feased on "Okla homan's Allegation of Graft in Indian Affairs. NO MEMBER OF EITHER HOUSE IS IMPLICATED Investigation to Be.Undertaken at Next Session; MaguireV ..View of Matter. . ' (Br tie Internitlonsl New. gerrlee.) ' Washington, June 25. A resolution for the investigation of the charges of bribery made by Senator -Oore was adofitod by the senate tonight. It was introduced ' by Hughes (Democrat, Col orado) and provides that the Investiga tion shall' be conducted by five sen ators.! iV- .' .; i.: ;. -. :;- ; : ; The house tonight' followed' the lead of the senate; and by two-thirds vote adopted the resolution providing for an Investigation of the Gore charges. This investigation will be Independent of the senate action. - . t Washington, June 26.-Spurred on by the charges of Senator Gore of . Okla homa that he had been offered a bribe in connection with lawyers' contracts for the sale of Indian' lands, the con ferees on the general deficiency bill. to day agreed to a provision in the case even more " drastic than . that at first proposed by Senator-Qor0.Vtrrl::.Y v The provision agreed , tQ today will shut out- any such contracts as those alleged between . McMurray and the Choctaws and Cbickasaws.urtlesa they are approved by congress. More than this, the approval of .congress is re quired to all contracts 'relating to the money or property of hese tribes. This is morel than Mr. -Gere tiad asked' and show$ the temper of congress in view of the Gore charges. He waa satisfied to have- the approval -of congress re quired for the McMurray contracts! v Wo Member Is Implicated. At the same time Senator Gore is sued a denial that he had charged that any senator, or, representative was ln terested personally in fees, he hav- (Contlnued on ; Page. Nine.) T Sixteenth " Annual Regatta on the Hudson Pie for Cornell-iaris- Take All Three Races; Quakers Go Some; " (United Prew Leased Wire.) . Poughkeepsle, N. , Y., 4ne 25; -Old Charlie Courtney's Cornell crews cut Itip as usual on the Hudson river this after noon. They, grabbed off all thre races' in the sixteenth annual regatta of the Intercollegiate Rowing association. -But Cornell did not sweep ' the river clean until she had jrone through the fiercest struggle with ; Pennsylvania in the big varsity even teen on the Hudson. T Cornelllans have song in which they song. "Yell Ilke hell." They ! had to row that way today to get their boat across the finish line a soaht two feet ahead of he sturdy Jted and Blue pro teges of Coach Bills Ward. The race was finished in semi-darkness, for it was not started until 7:46 p. m.. The river craft, tried to relieve the situation by turning on their llgjits, but still the Judges had hard work to determine the winner. ' 'Columbia and Syracuse had a pretty struggle for third place, Columbia final ly pulling ahead. ''Wisconsin was in last place, which had been accorded -to her before the. race began. rtnisy's aame Struggle'. ... The game struggle made by Pennsyl vania, who was' figured to be inferior to both Syracuse and Columbia, aroused the thousands along the west shore and the Other thousands' that rode on the Observation train to a wonderful degree of enthusiasm,' and the erics for Penn sylvania to win became hysterical. Cor nell had such hollow . victories in the varsity four and the freshman'' eight races that th prospect of her defeat in the big battle of the day made the spec- Ltators, frantic, and if the race had .gone 10 . yards rarther v Pennsylvania would (have won, for her prow was biting off Cornell's lead a yard at, a clip at the finish. . ' . , V ;, v Between Only Two. ,, llea6e"'-arUIIotw:eeirTt;nnsvTa.' nla and Cornell. They began their fight at the half mile post, and from there on until the Red and Blue had gone down to glorious defeat there was not a toss .. (Continued bo Page Mine.). Air HI AHEAD OFPENNSYLVANIA FIRST' REGULAR SESSION OFF FEAR BEAUMONT, TEX., OIL FIELD. MAY BE DESTROYED BY FIRE 4 . (United Tress Leased Wire.) 4 New Orleans, June 25. Meager ' telegraphlo reports from Beau- mont, Texas, at midnight, say the j 4 Beaumont oil fields are threat-- 4 ened with eomplete destruction by a raging fire which started at 4 EI Vista, a few miles from Beau- 4 mont, tonight Ten oil tanks have 4 4 burned, according to the report. 4 4 The flames are spreading - rap- - 4 4 idly, and great property loss is 4 4 imminent) , 4 4 'siv:':'.--- -"-i V-V..' 4 44-444444444444 :' W.1DERWOOOt& ; UNDERWOOD. N.t, Will Exert Influence to Induce Governor to Relinquish Su preme Bench and Serve Peo ple Again.' ;. (Pnlted Press Leased Wlre. , Oyster. Bay, N. Y., June 25. That for mer President Roosevelt intends to take an active part In the coming guberna torial campaign in .New ,Tork state is practicaly assured. He fully realUes that the Republican party's, hope of sal vation in ' the coming contest is .Gov ernor Hughes and he is expected to ex ert all his influence to persuade Hughes to relinquish the supreme bench for the present and run again for governor next fall. This question will be threshed out when Hughes visits Sagamore Hill next week. v, .j ;v i '!,':'. Republican politicians of the state feel that only- two men in New York can lead them to victory. -Roosevelt is one and Hughes Is the other Roosevelt is eliminated and to Hughes they look for help. , ,. i.j ,- 1 ; The ex-presldent this afternoon took into his confidence the newspaper cor: respondents stationed atj Oyster . Bay Meeting them on the vtne-clao porch at Sagamore Hill, he greeted them, ,"By George it is fine to see you boys, you members, of the Melancholy cjub." t . He led the - party intd the library, which was , stocked with thousands of letters, unsealed, : ; books 1 carefully wrapped' and magazines. unopened. '"I want to show you newspaper men why; it is impossible fori one' man to handle all she mall I am receiving. Even if my correspondents would stop writ ing now, it would take me, with my clerical force, six months properly to1 answer that batch or mall, .'Among that conglomeration there are probably lots of letters from close f rle that ought to be answered, but it is now impossible, ' Now, gentlemen, as an example of what is, expected of me, i wUl take sev eral letters from this pile and let you know their contents." " ; . Here the" colonel mopped "his " brow aiidHoolteTirtft pathy. ---. ,y -a": ':- 'This first letter," ,h,e said removing one ' "- ,. ! "In the first letter," he said, remov- (Continued on Page Nine.) 9 1 rin - 1 1 TP PARMI ELECTING HUGHES GOVERNOR e V 9 t V PKEST17ENT PRESIDENT TAFT Executive Signature , Attached . to Several Measures in Pres ence of Notable Assemblage of Dignitaries. u (United. Press Leased Wire.) -Washlngton, June 25. In, the "pres ident's ; room;"- Just! off the lobby of the senate. ..President Taft put In ex actly, an hour tonight signing his name to .bills, and '.holding, impromptu recep tions, with various members and sena tors. iWith him wer Private Secre tary, Norton, Captain Butts, Secretaries Wilson. Balllnger; Knox. . NageL ; Mac Veagh'and -Postmaster 3eneral- Hitch cock,, Assistant Attorney General Law er Assistant Secretary of the Navy Wlnthrop, Wade H. Ellis; Solicitor Gen eral ; Bowers, Census Director Durand and a , host .of other1 government offi cials. ' At 1" 10:48 the president signed the bill for publicity of campaign expenses and- a moment later the sundry civil bill. " . . At 11 o'clock precisely the president signed an act to authorise the loan by (Continued on Psge Eight.) WIFE KEPT HIM AWAKE . h NIGHTS; HE SUES FOR .SEPARATE MAINTENANCE h ' (t'sltsd. Press Leased Wlrs.) v 4 Chicago, June . 29. Charging 4 that his wife kept him awake so "4 much- at night pouring into his 4 ears the baseless charge 1 hat he 4 was untrue, and that he lost a 4 remunerative , position ,, through 4 . sheer' sleeDlessness. Rev: P. bwe, son of James P. Sobree, mil lionaire owner of the Saratoga . intI hero, toiiftv filed m nit fn Ji-separates maintenance. ' This Is the first suit for separate main tenance ever filed In an Illinois county oy a man. " - - "Washington; D. C, in April, isoi, 4 ' sind Senarated in'Decemher --tana 4 They have two small children! 4 4 ' : :. '.' ;: ' ''-.-" ' : 4 4 4 4 J SPENDS HOUR III ' ' . 1 1 HIS HANDS 11 FOR CONVICTION, . . ONE FOR ACQUITTAL - IN BROWNE TRIAL (United Press. Leased 'WW.) '" 4 4. , Chicago, June 25. (After 4 4 wrangling for SO. hours, the Jury 4 4 .in the case of 'Leo O'Neil Browne, 4 4 charged, with bribery In connec- 4 4 tlon with the election of United ' 4 4 States Senator Lortmer. had not .4 4 reached a verdict at 10 o'clock 4 4 tonight, and was locked up for 4 4 the night. Judge McSurely will 4 4' reconvene court at '10 o'clock, to- 4 4 morrow ' morning ir the Jury 4 4 wishes to report. 4 4 It Is believed the Jury stands 4 4 11 for conviction and one for 4 4 acquittal, 4 4 4 4 ALLEGED IN SUIT Stockholders' Loss of Not Less b Than $2,000,000 Is Charge Against the Cobalt Central Mines Company.' (By the International News Berrlce.l f New York, June 28. Amazing allega tions of fraud and mismanagement, whereby some 8000 stockholders in the Cobalt Central Mines company and the Argentum company, . a subsidiary cor poration, claim to have suffered a loss of not less tliatj $2,000,000, are contained in a complaint filed In the. circuit court of the United States today ly the law firm of Hltchlngs & P"alll8er. The "suit Is. brought by Hector M. Hltchlngs, in behalf of himself and ali other stockholders of the Cobalt Central Mines company -similarly situated, who may elect to come in and contribute to the expense of this action," against the Cobalt Central Mines company, Thomas A. Nevins, Thomas J. Maloney, Edmund F: Eldridge, William C. Eaklns and the Standard Cobalt Mines, Limited, a Can adian corporation. .;-.'.. ; The object of the action Is the ousting of Nevins and the entire 'Nevins fac tion, now in control of the Cobalt Cen tral, which is the holding Company for Standard Cobalt; an accounting on the part of Nevins and;-those in charge of the affairs of the corporation; the call ing of a. special meeting of the stock holders to consider the charges against the officers of the corporation; the elec tlon of a new -board "of -directors and "the -Initiation' of prosecution of such proceedings, civil or criminal, against said' offioers as said stockholders may be advised." . . .y v Zdtlgattoa Bitter. " . The litigation promises to be most bitter. The parent company is tho Stand ard Cobalt Mines, Limited, a Canadian pnnwrn. nnrl the Wrlirht Rllv Itrinin. company. Thes two concerns,. In 00m- pnance wiin me iswi gr uanaaa, Iiold title to those properties which now are under tne domination or the Cobalt Cen tral Mines company; a Maine corpora tion, with nn niitfltnndlno, ronltui . " ...... ................ ....... VIVSIIV '6fT.iiyo:OTriyngrgsrrTrTftTtie: " ; : i ne cooau uentrai company claims to control 777 acres of mineral lands in the Cobalt mining district in Canada, it paid a dividend of 2 per cent February , (Continued oa Tage Nine.) ix 1 IV.! I " GIGANTIC FRAUD IS AG1STAIESC0 SHERIFF STEVENS TO BE CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION In, Making Announcement De clares His Opposition to the "Assembly" Plan; Strong for Direct Primary Law. . COUNTY CLERK ALSO CANDIDATE OF PEOPLE Tomorrow Will Tell of Hissln tention to Seek Republican 1 Nomination. . Robert I Stevens, sheflff of Mult nomah county, last night announced his intention to. be a candidate for the Re publican nomination to succeed himself in office. He is ojjposed to the . so called "assembly," Is in favof of the direct primary ' law' and Intends to go before the people of Multnomah coun ty for his nomination and 'election, ir respective of any action which the as sembly may take, relying on. his rfecord and his stand on the principles of the primary , law to Insure . his success. . - Frank 6. Fields, .county clerk.' will make official announcement tomorrow of his Intention to be a candidate for the -Republican "nomination and elec tion to succeed Jilmself. Mr. Fields is slso opposed to the assembly and states that . he will have nothing, to do with it, and will not be a candidate for its Indorsement. - - ? ; . .- - Tor Primary ;aw, "I have filed my Intention according to the provisions of the primary law says Sheriff Stevens."? and I intend to go. before the. people according to the provisions -of thet Jaw for my -nomina tion and election. I do not intend . to be a candidate for; nomination by. the assembly, as is shown by the fact of my having riled my intention to be a candidate before the convention is held Before that time,-also, 1 will have filed my petition and secured my :, place on the ballot., I Intend to go to the peo ple for reelection on my record In of fice; under the provisions of the pri mary law." :::; , . Mr. ' Fields - also makes his position plain., He Is opposed to the assembly program,' and says so. " 1 "Mr. Fields," he was asked, 'what Is (Continued on Page Nlne. Syndicate of Portland Capital ists Purchase Large Ranch; To Carry Out Extensive Irri gation Scheme. After a delay of four or five months, during which the title to over ; 26,000 acres of land was examined, the syndi cate cf Portland capitalists which con tracted for the Immense Crook county ranch of the Baldwin Sheep & -Land company last February, formally took title to, the property Wednesday of last week. The consideration involved in the deal wan $450,000. all of which was paid in cash ' to the' former owners'. p A new corporation called the Hay Creek Land company, , has been organ ised by the owners to serve as a holding company for the Baldwin Sheep & Land company's properties. - JaYnes El wood, of Elwood & Snow, timber operators in Seattle and Portland, Is president of the new. corporation; N. P. Sbrenson, of the Sorenson Logging company, is vice president;. Guy I. , Standifer, a lumber manufacturer and timber operator of Portland,- Is secretary and treasurer, and Edgar J. Daly and L. B. Menefee. wealthy real estate operators in " this city,.; together with the officers of the company,- consistute the directorate.' Tje property ; is located on Hay and Trovt creeks, : in 5 Crook county," and comprises the best lands In the big dis trict south of Shanlko and east of Mad ras - ' It ' - v;'V Subdivide Tracts. ; Irrigation by means 6f artesian wells and the impounding of the waters of the two creeks, on . a scale more extensive than that ever undertaken by any pri vate interest in Oregon, is the plan of the new owners of the company, . Bor ings have been made in various portions of the tract, resulting in finding an un limited ' supply Of artesian water, A 1irge portion, probably 10,000 acres, is adapted to the cultivation of alfalfa. A crop of alfalfa, valued at more thart $50,000, will be taken from the land this season.' . '--.-'v' '-. y hexlbisns""of "OiS THmitHMf I for the handling or the property con templates the subdividing of the lund into tracts of J from 40 t 640 acres; snd selling it to sctutl settlers, perma- $450,000 PAID IN . CASH FOR ACRE AG E IN CROOK COUNTY tContlnued on Psge Nine.) JEFF TALKS; SAYS HE'LL DO JOB WITH ONE LONE PUNCH Fight Fans From Everywhere Flock Into Divorceville and Streets Never Were So Alive With Real Sports. TICKETS 0N SALE; GO LIKE 98 CENT PANAMAS San Franciscans Travel In Au- tomobiles-Cash Ready for Coupons. ' By W. J. Slattery. ' ' (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) " Reno, Nev., June 25. It's many a year since Reno has known such a Saturday ; night as tonight, - . . The town is running riot with fight talk. . Persons collect on every corner and . fight the 4th of July battle over and over again. ...... ' ; Noone thinks of anything else.. It's "Have you been out to Jeffs or Jack's V. , To a stranger it looks .like half of Market street. Ban Francisco or Wash ington street, , Portland had found Its way into the , Metropolis of Nevada. Fight fans and sightseers, "affidavit" men and everybody else generally found ron the Job on the eve of a .world's chapi- pionsnip-. engagement. ,are . aere r i nty arrive on every train and they "mix right' with the natives; They gener ally go broke shortly after their arri val but. at that they seem to. take tt as a. matter of courB;"-''.," ' 1 '',''?' . .JSnter Jack Oleasoik. Among the noted hotel' arrivals this morning was Jack Gleason. He brought with hlnrthe extended mitt, a long line of conversation and that encouraging smile that always held its place, even when Governor Glllett decided that Cal ifornia was about to be erased from the fighting map. , , . ' . A ' Gleason made the announcement that the Metropolis bank of San Francl?co will ; begin redeeming- certificates for seats next Wednesday,, afternoon. A11 those who have purchased the coupons -and who -want -their- money, instead of a chance to see the battle of . battles, can secure the change, by calling, writ ing or wiring to the bank.; , -' "But I ; think most Of them will he willing to stick it out and make the trip to Reno," volunteered Gleason, Gleason and Rickard had a long con ference. There were- many rumors that the two and the sensationalists were even painting pictures, of a, real mix- up when: they cme face to race. But It wss nothing that that. RlcKara seemea xo ne. ns sjina r mm vfi as some of the visitors would be to get face to face with a bankroll from home. ' - Tickets Gobbled Up. The tickets went on sale this after noon and a rushing business waa done. (Continued on Page Seven.) Greater Fortifications Planned for Islands Which Sec. Dick inson Will Soon Visit. : (SpeclM Dlapaten to Th. Journal. 1 .. 1 San Francisco, June 25. That the war department is showing more than ordinary interest in the fortification of the Philippines is evidenced by the fact that the pacific Mail liner Siberia, In which Secretary Jacob M. Pfcklnsmi will be- a passenger for Manila, -; will also carry in her. heavy cargo for" the Philippines metropolis two more six inch guns, , with all the paraphernal that goes with tbe,m, and, a, mass of supplies for the' artillery posts now established In the archipelago. .In d dltlon the Siberia's cargo Includes J. 600, 000 rounds of email arms ammuttU ' tlon for;the. armyi p .;'','' v': '' a The '- visit of i the' secretary" of War will be his first; to the Philippines; and it Is said' he, was urged to make tlie long voyage by President Taft. who, as former governor- general of .. the Islands, and later as secretary of war, became more familiar with .conditions in the- islands and more cognlxant of ' their-needs along the lines of fortifi cation and general preparedness for war than any other official of the govern ment. . . ' v . - - ' A Veritable Gibraltar. Military officials returning from Ma nila report that Corregldor - Island, at the- entrance of - the bay, will In - ti course of a very few years bt a veri table Gibraltar., Its guns have b-Vn placed In, a most-'thorough and ui"!t- Slve manner. iTomrmntP or rt;ti'"v the- huge gnsv . It wllUX Imiw i.. ' say army off k-er, ffr an winy' fK -t to get within gunitirtt of tt, lUy nt Manila when the finishing vi:'i- put on. ' . 1 MANILA BAY WILL BECOME GIBRALTAR