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Newspaper Page Text7VOtrX.VJJQ.-X8.- PORTLAND, OREGON, ' TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH T 21, r 1911. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENT5 " Aid mswt Y woiAiins SON : fll OF MURDER MANIA VHILE TAFT WAITS LIE FOR 24 HOURS , , Mrs.- Geo. Wilcoxson of Walla Walla Shoots Son, William, , Killing Him Instantly, as He ' Lies in Bed, in Early Morn. BULLET IN HER BRAIN -IS INSTANT SEQUENCE Neighbors, Hear Shots but' No Immediate Investigation Is Made; Insanity Theory. (Sp.Hiil Dlpt te Th. Jonrnnl.) Walla Walla, Wash.. March 21. For a reason that will never be' known. Mr, George Wilcoxson of this city yesterday morning: shot her 23-year-old son Wll 11am. and then blew lief brains out with the same gun. Neighbors heard the shots, but raid no attention to them, and as Mr. Wilcoxson was not at home, the crime was not discovered until this morning, when suspicion aroused, by the nonappearance of mother and son led to the search that revealed the mur der and suicide. The woman left no note. Her friends can ascribe no. reason for the crime but that she was seised with an acute attack of Insanity. This Is the only the ory that can be madu .to fit the trag edy. i Tightly gripped In the hand of the dead woman, the gun that took two lives was the only clue, and It told a horrible tale. Dlsh.es half washed .showed the woman must lave been, washing, them wlierivthV impulse, to commit the orhns seised , her. x. The young man wan still In bed and asleep, from nil appearances, and he had been shot thouglv-the-hettd "Just behind Che ear. Mrs. Wilcoxson. had then turned the weapon against herself. Although neighbors declare they heard three shots, evidence of but. two can be found. p '" : . The family is well known here, the young man having been formerly a stu dent at Whitman college. The father, who travels for the Best Manufacturing company of this city, is on the read, supposedly somewhere in Montana. BY Critics of American Treaty : Seek to Impeach but Are Defeated; Japs Are Treated Only as Are Others. um STANDS STORM n JAPANESE JINGOES (Unite Press Leased Wirt.) Tokio, March 21. Efforts by the anti American or Nationalist party in Japan Ao Impeach, Prime Minster Katsura and ( his cabinet 1n the diet failed utterly today and Foreign Minister Komura , Improved the occasion to declare that ' the Japanese government was deter- ' mined to4 maintain the present friendly TeTatlonswlth the-United Stales7 The motion of Impeachment was In troduced In the lower house of the ; diet. As this was the last day of the session, It was hoped to rush It through and get a verdict against the govern k ment., The resolution demanded cen t sure of the cablrtet (for tho conclusion ' of the recently signed treaty with the United states as "humilating" to Japan because of the fact that no further privileges were granted to Japanese In America, ; , . . Replying to . the charges, Baron Ko mura declared ; that Japanese, by the new agreement, vere placed on an equal footing with other nations In immlgra tlon to the United States and announce v . the determination of the government to h. adhere to its present , policy and o ( ; maintain, friendly relations with the a; Unite States. ' ; ' ' ' ; On "a" vote the Impeachment : proposal v ; failed, & large, majority of the diet vot ' lng confidence In the government. ': ; TAKES ONE ROUND TO .DISABLE OLD TEXAS , (United fmi Lewed Wire.) Aboard Flagship Connecticut. ' In , Chesapeake Bay, March 21. Just one round of firing from1 the great guns of the battleship New Hampshire was re quired hers today to put the old battle- of commission. The guns were trained on the San Marcos to test the new de . tached explosive to be ugad In the navy. After only one round had been filled the Ran Morcoa was In an unseaworthy condition. V. WORD FROM DIAZ Acknowledgement Made That Minister Limantour Carried ; Back to Mexican Capital Official Messages. TAFT HAS NO FEAR OF TROUBLE WITH JAPAN Cabinet Meeting Postponed to TomojTOW, No Urgency i Existing. (United Prei LeMed, Wlr.) Washington, March 21. The admin istration la apparently marking time Un til the result of Minister Llmantour's mission to Mexico City shall become known. It was learned today that Limantour carried official messages to President Diaz from the Taft administration, On account of the absence of several members the cabinet meeting set for today was postponed to tomorrow. It was asserted that no need for hasty action by the cabinet existed and that the president personally did not fear In ternational complications from the Jap anese angle. The war department announced today that hereafter It would publish all or ders to troops participating in military maneuvers. NSURRECTOS AT Sniping Campaign Against Garrison Conducted by a Force of 200; Non-Combatants Flee to U. S. Side. (United frew LtMsd Wtrs.J San Diego, Cal., March 41. In reports from Tcearte, Lower California, it Is stated that the federal troops are still keeping' up a fight across the narrow valley near the town with the revolu tionary force. This force, said to num ber 3 90 and to be under thb comnmn l Of Berthold and Leyva, Is keeping the federals well within their scant forti fications. There was a good deal of firing last, night, but no damage was reported from the federal side A number of noncomhatants, fright ened from their homes by the guerilla warfare that has -continued in the dis trict for weeks, have come across the American line. Most of them are with out sufficient food and help has been sent for by- the American ranchers, on whom the burden has fallen. It Is said that 126 refugees are Wng cared for (Continuea on Page Seven.) SCARCELY 1ST Answered by U. S. Military Authority-- Besides, Navy Best to Oppose Armies. (IT nl ted Treiw Lstwd Wire.) Washington, March 21. Answering the criticisms of Colonel Gacdke, Ger man military expert, who declared' that the American army was" very weak, army officers today point to the state ments of former Congressman Hull of Iowa, who for 20 years was chairman of ths house committee on .military affairs. , V f "We can arm 1.000,000 men In the mobile army today," declared Hull. "Wt are within 28,000,000 rounds of the supply of small arm ammunition that the ordinance bureau thinks we should have as a reserve. It is true that in case of war, we would hav rto" draw upon all our reserve artillery ammuni tion, but that Is because the supply Is ordered t by another committee, which has frequently been antl-mllltary. "We have a small army and should not Be niggardly in ammunition supply. '1 believe that this government should hr--grwit riwrr uf TOWnteerWrcrs. An army of, 100,000 regulars Is not too big, and a reserve force of 250,000 trained and" xf ftcere d men shovM be created. This' force- could be main tained at an expense of not mors than 120,000.000 year." - . - FIGHT ON TROOPS UMANTOUR'S TASK STOCKYARDS SHOW DOLLARS, OR ' ItoifeprToJ "I ' IMP. ' ' Which BACK TO LOYALTY Diaz Said to Contemplate Re . forms Equal to Reasonable Demands of Insurrectos Submission First Condition. (United Prem Leaned Wire.) El Paso, Texas, March 21. That Jose Yves Limantour, principal adviser of President Diaz, has been placed In charge of Mexico's Interior Affairs, and that rliewJi4sooa -Issue an order ta the Insurrectos to abandon their arms and send 'delegations-to a national conven tion at Mexico City, was stated in offi cial circles at Juarez today. The con vention. It Is said, will take up reforms demanded by the Insurgents. It is declared that President Diaz will not resign, and that he will not order a new election as long as a sin gle man is under arms against the gov ernment. A large body of insurrectos, It Is re ported, -crossed-the -Rio Grande into Mexico near Langtry last night with arms and ammunition. A company of the Twenty-third Infantry under Cap tain Dillingham started today for Lang try, which is 300 miles below here. But Commotjon Due to Rumor Induces Stolypin to Re consider Resignation. (United Prus Leased Wire.) St, Petersburg, March 21. Reports that Russian Minister Korostovlts has been assassinated in Peking are still unconfirmed today, but fearing they may prove trua Premier Stolypin, who resigned yesterday, announced today that - ba would temporarily retain his post In an effort to avoid a crisis In th Chines situation. Th senate's rejection of Btplypln's plan to Russianize Poland Is given to dX PfUlli .Clltef-je&soo-f or- tha-pra, mler'a resignation, which is regarded as a reactionary triumph, ( The . bureau crats, deemiag Stolypin dangerously liberal,, are said to have seized the da feat of his Polish plans a an oppor tunity to force his resignation. T BRING REBELS V S COLONISTS NO CONFIRMATION OF ASSASSINATION SAFETY FOR will weigh most with the city council? I ss Scarcity of Hogs Used to Il lustrate Need of Extending Hog Raising Industry in Or egon; Show .Ends Tomorrow Many colonists vlnwed the exhibit of fine Oregon livestock at the Union stockyards today. Some came with the avowed intention of purchasing high grade ..cattle, "beep, or hogs wttiKyhlch to stock their new farms in Oregon. The newcomers saw livestock, how-eve.-, such as the cast does not produce. There were stierx1 from the Willamette valley, fine of .wool, heavy of fleeco and hardy, anil singularly free of disease. There were broad faced, pf-aceful short horns from the ranges and the new West Highland breed, with long hnlr like Angora cats, chunky bodies and great Texas steer horns. The . West Highlanders were brought, a carload of them, by Bales & Jones of Idaho, who expect them to take well in Oregon because they are good range animals, fine for beef and withstand cold splen didly because of their long hair. In'tba department for hog exhibits, there wan manifest considerable dis appointment. Many exhibits had been promised, but not a great many were sent. Tiie officers of the Pacific North- (Cdntinued on Page Fourteen.) JAPANESE LEAVE Officers Say Destina tion Sonra Point on West Coasfof Mexico." (United Preti Leued Wlr. Tacoma, March 21. Japanese In large numbers are leaving Tacoma and Vicin ity for some point along the .south Pacific l coast, aocording to local na tional guard officers. . Forty Japanese loft Laeey last wtk In a body, em barWngJromf atU.J?u. A. BtcawncJoi San FranclBco, whence, militia officers say, they planned to sail for soma point on the west coast of Mexico, Dozens of the foreigners are said to be quitting their employment in saw mills and lumber camps and taking their departure for the south. ' . ' . SOUND COUNTRY HUMAN LIFE? WELL, WAR WOULD BE A NEW TOPIC ANYWAY. FORAKER Traction Magnate Son of Ex Senator Foraker Would Ap preciate Diversion From Big Interest Themes. J. B. Foraker Jr., a son of former Senator J. B. Foraker of Ohio, Is In Portland today and discussing the Jap anese war scare, said he rather Inclined to the view that a war with Japan would be a good ""ffilhg Tor fbe-UnltexTSfateHS because It would give it something else to talk about besides Alaska coal land grabs, water power steals and tho gen eral conservation of resources discus sion that haa been prominent for the past two years. Mr. Foraker, who Is interested in the Cincinnati city and suburban fraction companies controlled by ex-Senator For aker, said he didn't want to say that he favored a war with Japan, but it seemed to him that something was necessary to take the public off the trivial matters it had been stirring up the past few years. "Personally I can't see how this coun- (Contlnued on Page Fourteen.) L SAFE. CHEAP FUEL Coos' Bay Inventors to Build Factory to Make Fuel of Waste Coal and Wood. IGNOLET IS NEW (Sperltl Qlspttcb to The Jourool.) Marshfleld, Or., March 21. Utilizing waste wood from the sawmills and the waste coal from the mines for making a new fuel is a plan which has been perfected by Dr. E. Mlngus of this city and H.' C. Dlers, a civil engineer of North Bend. The new fuel will be known as lignolet. It is callmed thai it will be useful for all domestic pur poses and for steam and factory pur poses, and that IV w)U afford a cheap and .safe fuel for steam .vessels, and sasaajje Jis.ed.jgenema.gaWkjrutt gas engines. Valuable bl-producW are also 'secured In the process. It Is planned to put up a, factory where the fuel can be manufactured.. The Invent tors have been working three years on the scheme, and claim that thay now have it absolutely perfected, i v TRIAL MARRIAGES SIMON, FAILURE IN TABOOED; IB SIGHT IF HE RUNS. 1 W BE INDICTED WITHDRAWS NAME Twenty Klamath Bucks and Squaws Are Summoned to Appear Before the Federal Grand Jury in Session Here. LAWS OF WHITf MAN ARE TO BE ENFORCED Braves Must Not Discard ' Wives of Whom They Tire, Is Order. Lo. of the Klamath reservation, and his lady of the left bower are feeling the Iron hand of civilization strongly upon them. For the order has come fj-om Washington that trial marriages are not to be tolerated among the Indi ans and as a result ten bucks and as many squaws are facing Indictment at the hands of the United States grand Jury. This Is the first time, probably, that the government's work of civilizing the Indians has reached the moral stage of Interfering with trial marriages. Here tofore, the Indian hes been content to tako a wife, live with her for a while, and in case he tired of her or she of him, either cauld seek solace elsewhere by merely saying "Robert I love you," or whatever else migl4 occur to tb Cavallerll-llke Indian maid. Agent Makes Complaint. But all this has been changed, says the department of Indian, affairs. In February. 1910, H. G. Wilson,, super: lhtendent and disbursing agent 'for the Klamath reservation, reported to the United States attorney here that a num ber of the Indian bucks on the reserva tion had deserted their wives and were living openly with other squaws. He wanted to know if there wasn't soma law to- cover these offenses. The district attorney's office took the matter up with the Indian department at Washington, and recently received a reply saying .that the white man's laws In this respect, as in others, must ex tend over the Indians. As a result United States deputy mar shals descended upon the astonished Indiaus and haled them, male and fe male, before the grand Jury In Port land. That body Is investigating their moral delinquencies today, . and prob ably will Indict them In accordance with the law. Brides Bought With Rattle, Marriage lsws among the Klamaths have never been very strict. It Is said. Formerly the braves negotiated with fathers of young squnws . and offered so many head of cattle for them, if the terms were accepted they were ac cepted as wives. - in case the. couple tired of each other they could separate again by mutual agreement upon the return of. the stock paid father-in-law for bride's hand. But when the Indian department decreed that buying wives should be done away with and lnsistod upon raarriafRe licenses the Indiana naturally supposed the troublesome feature of their divorces the return of (Continued otr Page Fourteen.! WOMAN'SUFFRAGE-BILtp KILLED IN IOWA SENATE (United' Tresn Leased Wire 1 Des Moines, Iowa, March 21. By a vote of 27 to 21 the state senate here today defeated the Allen bill, which was framed to grant equal suffrage to women. Uncle Sam will pay the railroads of the United States about $50,000,000 this Vnar for carrying the malls an advance of $5,000,000 over any previous figure. The new postal law, copies of which have been received by postofflce offi cials In Portland, shows the appropri ation for the Inland transportation of malls by railroad lines to be $50,092,200, of whlh about $i9.ona.OOO will be avail able on July 1 of this year. Wooden mall cars will have to go out of commission soon, however, unless what may be a Joker in the new postal law, kills the intent of the department. The law provides that after July 1 no wooden cars excepting those approved bv the pbstmaster general can be op erated in trains where th majority of the cars are steel -or . of steel under frame, or between the locomotive and a steel frame car. This regulation, however, applies only lo full mail cars- cars ot 40 feet or longer for which the government pays the railroads a special rate per mile per annum. - The regulations also provide a penalty for railroads t operating wooden, mail cars after July l. lit, in train where a.-iuaJiorUiujDJL4.UiaCara araaUiaixaaa. While the steel man car regulation sounds all rht. If Is, on the face It, apparently of little use. It leave th matter entirely In tho bands of Post master .General Hitchcock ' to approve of. disapprove of wood cars and merely specifies steel cars in trains wher the 850,000,000 GOES 10 RAILROADS Scouts Tell Him It's No Use So He Finds His Private Business Cannot Be Neg lected for Another Term. WHERE HIS FOLLOWING ; WILL GO IS UNSETTLED Werlein and Lombard May Get Some but New Man Entire ly Possible. Having been advised by a small army of scouts that he could not be elected to another term, Mayor Simon last night gave out word that he will not be a candidate to succeed himself. From all quarters -- - came discouraging reports, , showing the Insurgents wer In over whelming force, and Simon, heeding th warning of his friends, took to the cel lar. He announced he could not afford to neglect private business for another term. . ' Today the political gossips are eager ly asking each other who will fait heir to the Simon support Borne of it will scatter, but 11 is expected the solid line of the old guard will be called Into bat tle for some one candidate. Ther are two theories as to how this support Will be transferred. One theory is that the Simon element will go to J. E. Werlein, the city treas urer, who lost no time announcing his candidacy when he learned Simon was out of It. His election would be pleas ing to the Interests back of Simon. An other candidate who Is said to have some chance for support from Simon Is Councilman Gay Lombard. : The other theory of the ease Is that the Simon contingent, In fear of the "Rushlight peril," will go to some new man who stands high in the business community and has not been Identified with factions. This idea Is based on the choice of a man who can beat out Rushlight In the primaries, and who, though he may not be tied up to Si monism, would be expected to show some appreciation for support. '. ' Ben Belling, Olds, Woodward. Along this line the name most fre quently heard la that of Ben Selling, recently president of the state senate. Selling Is disinclined to leave his busi ness for the mayor's chair, but great pressure will be exerted upon him. William P. Olds, who Is about to retire from active business, is another In the mentioned class, and so Is W. F. Wood ward. ' Back of all this excitement In the Re publican ranks are the shadows of Harry Lane and Tom Word.- Neither is - (Continued on Page Six.) - IS Special M"PJJ'!lJ?- TAt. Journal. WEALTHY II! THATCHER t (Ghver-OiveV31rWerd - reached here this afternoon that Wll-', llam Davis, a prominent and wealthy rancher of Thatcher, about three miles south of this city, was shot and killed , at his home about noon. No other par- '. tlcjjlars can be obtained. It Is be-' lieved that he shot himself, though a murden theory has been advanced, Thi -coroner has gone to the Davis home. majority of other cars are steel i The few roads ire the country that operate steel coaches and Pullmans natural' provide solid steel equipment such equipment being required of all cars operated through the Pennsylvania ter mlnals In New Tork city, for Instance, . Tho Harrlman lines, generally, are us. lng steel mall cars they being In rom. ' men use on the through trains ai the " Oregon-Washington Railroad & Naviga-v tlon Company and the Southern Pacific V Postal clerks, w ht v have been com plaining, of their 111 treatment, are to b given a travel allowance not to ex ceed $t a day en run after the first 10 . hours. . . . y .l-.wv ),-.,,: ,.-4 ii'i f For greater,; convenience . th star route and "rural mails are to b clasuM together In the future and via fr; un der the direct management of the fourth assistant postmaster general.? These In dud fcH th atsf routes excepting thou . In Alaska. ' ' - There la a touch At human interest la th regulation., tW, .'.After much tt tr6aty. tiie postmaster general ami con gress h,av .agreed tf .allow th mejsjt ''Please do oot'opeh till Clulftwas" en lh .cover of mm-handlse nacka?" sent i Ltuough. Itxu .iiifLitaJiu,eto?ui a lUU-l.-d- Uay mAsif un b"-t sialnst tie rut--, chiefly bm-uuse It was i'ec rl.it ft- i. th nature Of a p'Twnst in. ..(- t should reqi,iie ft wit Hai p- . - m Bui lt h-'lwotli'i monw-i n ct t d.-partmctit has dec I lit.. Sinning next Chrl'H .