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' Census Bureau Reports 2,
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Sex Than .Weaker, Showing
k Increase: of 1,000,000.
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S.S65,1S7 S.287,644
9.813.181) 9.502.711
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Washington. D. C. Dec. 8. The bu
: reau of census has settled beyond dls
. put that the United States Is a man's
country. Acoordlng to a statement Is
ued ' today there are 2,600,000 more
; ) males tn the land of the free than there
re females.
' . Furthermore. If this ratio Increases
- as It has during: the last 10 years, soon
we won"t have any wives left In 1900
' , Just about 1.600.000 more males than fe
lmale were found In the United States
iy the census enumerators. -
But there Is some email hope held
out by the cenaus bureau. " It' blames
the preponderance of. males to ltnml
c grratlon. . . ,
' 'While in northern Europe, the cen
sus ' shows more females than males,
Immigration statistics, gathered In the
United States Indicate an overwhelming
majority of male Incomers over femnlo
"Incomers. This Is, all the hope, we gti.
. - Two lffalea to One TeouOs. ' ' :
Especially on.' the' Pacific coast Is the
rnale more numerous than the female.
There they have two . foreign malea for
rery foreign female.
, s Throughout the country as a whole
. there are 106 males to every 100 fa
males. 'In 1900 'there were 104..4 males
to every, J0O females. t .,
Among "the foreign population, the
records show, there are 129.2 males to
every 100 females.-
Only among the negToes Is found a
preponderance of females. The ratio
Is 98.9 -males to every 100 females.
'' Fact Is that many more male babies
are brought Into the world than female
babies. But this is offset by the fact that j
; the male mortality exceeds the female
mortality.
1 In only six states In the country do
, the females outnumber the males crea
vturee.' The entire New England group
Mws a greater number of girls and
women than men and boys. In the Dis
tricts of Columbia the same condition
exists. Wlill outnumbering the females
In the middle Atlantic states, the males
are not so numerous as In other dtvl
sions, with the exception of New Eng-
. land.' Going westward on finds that
the males grow more numerous, reaching
their majority on the Pacific coast
Taken In, divisions of nativity, there
fe.re in the United States, 104 native
whlte males of native parents to every
' X)0 females of th same order.
Kales ra More ZTamerons.
Among; the foreign white there are
.1 129.2 males for every 100 females, this
I proportion reflecting the familiar fact
I already, noted with respect to the ex
But this excess of males Is also found
(Continued on Page Twenty.)
ITU GREAT
Monument to King Edward Unveiled
Before Brilliant Assemblage
Harem Beauties Peek From Palan-
g quins Unseen by the Crowds.
. .' (CP1 teif Wire.)
. Delhi, Dec. 8. King Oeorge was en
gaged .today ' receiving native nrlnana
( yfho arrived and departed in a continu
ous stream of gaudy splendor, taking
' fh.lr turn .nArrl1lii r r. r .a .
I the klng-emperor. .
All were accompanied by their body
' guards. Prime ministers and court of.
ficlals, and the royal guards about the
; camp naa , tnelr. hands full marshaling
them Into line and keeping back th
' large crowds of sightseers and natives.
Already, u is reported, Jealousy and
plqu hay arisen between the various
j petty, prlnoes over slips In allowing
them th proper, nur.iber of guns In
salute, ot their ..proper position of
pref arena at th king's receptions,
which may result ' In tribal troubles
; after his majesty departs.
; In th afternoon th king and queen,
In state, unveiled th hug" equestrian
i monument of King Edward, subscribed
Ky British ( inhabitants and wealthy
; native rulers, but called, for affect, th
"AU India Mmorlal., Th ceremony
was a brilliant specUcle, th streets
J being lined with troops, and most of
! th i Indian, princes being 1 present
; Palanquins and closed litters conveyed
i th .beauties of th Indian princes'
i harems to th seen -and allowed them
J to enjoy th epecUcl unseen by the
' populace. , f . '
INDIAN
PICES
EMPERORW
POMP AND CEREMONY
Administration Through Sec.
Fisher Takes Positive Stand
? Favbrina Saving of Riches
From Syndicate Control.
CONSTRUCTIVE WORK '
HAS ALREADY. BEGUN
Reign of Corporations in Alas
ka Has Passed, if Indica-,
tions Prove True.
By John B. Lathrop.
Washington, : Dea . That th long
drawn out fight over Alaska has ended.
with victory for the conservationists Is
tit conviction In conservation circles.
It is confidently believed , that hence
forth there will be no more assistance
by th government to those who seek
to loot 'Alaska's natural, resource. The
Alaska controversy has been one of the
bitterest struggles ever experienced
here. At the' outset, there was refusal
to recognlz that syndicates sought to
get Improper advantages, and to make
of the territory a virtual principality,
ruled from Wall street
It was claimed that apecifto acts of
executive official of the federal gov
ernment tended to permit syndicates to
accomplish those ends. Th BalUnaer-
Plnchot controversy was based on suoh
claims, and It Is quite generally ad
mitted here that It resulted In demon
stration that genuine dangers menaced
the safety of the national wealth stored
In Alaska' hills.
Secretary Xlshar Tskes Stand.
With th delivery of Secretary Fish
er's address in Chicago, October 27, be
fore the American Mining Congress,
with authority of President Taft. a com
plete change took place In th situation.
Mr. Fisher's recommendations were
based upon admission ofvthe principles
for which ths conservationists had been
laboring throughout the entire contro
versy, and the problem suddenly became
one of working out details rather than
fundamental Issue of th- orindDles
at stake.
In the face of the situation. It bo-
cam Immediately obvious that to con
tinue a hostile Investigation and endan
ger the fate of the constructive program
of legislation, would be to destroy th
fruits of the long-continued struggle
and throw Into confusion again a mat
ter plainly giving valid promts of
happy settlement.
JUal work Broa.
Apparently, the era of constructive
work for Alaska which had been from
the first the one objective of the con
servationists had begun. The admin Is
tratlon had acknowledged that Its for
mer policy had been mistaken. It had
reversed Itself on every vital phase of
tne subject and come to ground which
had been occupied from the beginning
by the men who had fought th conser
vation fight.
From 'utilising the executive machin
ery of the government to hasten to pat
ent coal lands which had been illegal
ly filed on by private persons, the ad
ministration had admitted the sound
ness of the policy of leasing the coal
lands. From seeming to desire upon
every possible ocoaslon to forward the
plans of private exploiters of transpor
tation monopolies and transportation
natural advantages, the administration
had moved to absolutely new ground,
and, through Secretary Fisher's author
itative utterances, recommended differ
ent measures, such as transferred the
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
BATTLESHIP MAINE
Formal Report of Vreeland Inquiry
Charges Destruction of Ship to an
Explosion From Beneath, In the
Harbor of Havana. '
(United Pre traetd Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 8. An outside ex
plosion meaning a Spanish mine blew
up the battleship Maine In Havana har
bor, according to a formal . report ' by
th Vreeland board of Inquiry Into the
disaster which was announced this
afternoon. -
Following; th issuance of th Vree
land report, Secretary of th Navy
Meyer late this afternoon issued an of
ficial statement declaring that the out
side explosion under the battleship
Maine's bow fired a quantity of black
powder in the V inch reserve magazine
Explosions in the forward magazine fol
lowed, resulting In th destruction of
the vessel.
A model of th Maine, ten feet Ions'.
made of tin and bent In th shape of
tn wracx was brought Tier by th
Vreeland board. It showed minute de
tails of th havoo wrought by the ex
plosion. It shows that a great section
of the Maine's keel was blown upward
above the main deck, indicating th tre
mendous fore of th explosion.
The board submitted to fieeretarr
Meyer a detailed report of Its investiga
tions, wnicn ne sent to congress. The
findings substantiate ' the conclusions
reached by th Sampson board. , . , ,
CONFERENCE HELD ON ,
MOROCCAN QUESTION
fOBlted Vrr !.mm4 Wlr. i ;a
Madrid, Dea 8. Representatives of
Spain and France met her today , and
are endeavoring tp reach an agreement
on th Moroccan question.
WRECKED BY SPANISH
MINE, AVERS BOARD
i . ..frv' . ii ii vi - rrr-w . -. .
.jsli
5 ro:wjmw '
TAKE UP PROJECT
WITH SEC. FISHER
Oregon Delegation Confers
With Department Head on
Feasibility of West Umatilla
Extension.
(Washington Burets of The Joum.L)
Washington, Dec. 8. The whole his
tory of the controversy over the west
extension of the Umatilla project was
gone over today by Governor West.
Senators Bourne and Chamberlain and
J. N. Teal, with Secretary of the Inte
rlor Fisher,
uovernor west let the other gov
ernors go on to Baltimore, remaining
here to take part in presenting the
Umatilla matter to the interior depart
ment, in the hope that early action
might be Induced. His efforts, how
ever, are In the face of many mysteri
ous protests, prompted from some un
known source, whloh persist In bring
ing forward the John Day project as a
desirable alternative to the extension of
the Umatilla project.
Protests Thought Selfish.
Among the representatives of Ore
gon here th belief is. so far as Is
known, unanimous that some selfish
Interest Is responsible for the protests
and that the farmers Joining In them
are being misled.
An attempt will be made to discover
the reason for the mysterious moves by
those who prompt the protests.
Governor West gave an interview In
favor of abolishing the commerce court.
He said he believed It was- created to
cripple the Interstate Commerce com
mission, which was beginning to be
come effective in solving national trans
portation problems, lie said he be
lieved that the court was created for
the purpose of favoring the railroads.
(Continued on Page Six.)
(United Pre Leaied Wlrs.)
Chicago, Dec. 8. Fighting for every
point In the effort to save from Jail 3.
Ogden Armour and nln other million
aire Chicago packers lndioted for crim
inal conspiracy under the Sherman law,
John 8. Miller, chief attorney for the
packers." today cross-examined at great
length Jurors accepted by the govern
ment In th court of United States Dis
trict Judge Carpenter here.
Miller first challenge was directed
against talesman Clem Olson for Insuf
ficient knowledge of th English, lan
guage. .When It was . allowed - by the
court the government qualified , Edward
Behen, a farmer, to replace Olson a
Juror No. 11, and Miller resumed his
catechising1 of th other talesmen In th)
box.1 .!; ' ""'t '"'V v . .i - ,
Succeeding Miller, Attorney ' Payne,
for the packers, interrogated Talesman
Oscar Scott at length, the court finally
excusing him because of defective y.
sight - . V-'ir .
It Is apparent that "the defense In
tends to try to remove all farmers from
the Jarv Snd that It will try to qualify
business man to try th packers.
PACKERS
ATTORNEYS
QUESTION
TALESMAN
TO
DEATH IN VOLGA
Floating Ice Piles Up Against
Supports of Viaduct Under
Construction, Causing Dis
asterTroops Seek Bodies.
'United Press Leased
St. Petersburg, Dec. 8.-
Wire.) .
-Between 150
and 200 persons perished today by the
collapse of a bridge over the Volga river
near Kazan. The bridge was under con
struction, and was filled with workmen
when Its supports gave way. The men
were precipitated into the water. Only
a dozen bodies have been recovered.
The authorities hope that some of the
men saved themselves by gaining cakes
of floating ice and being carried down
stream. Troops have been dispatched
down both sides of the river seeking the
bodies of the victims.
Pressure of floating Ice against the
support' of the bridge ia believed to
have caused the disaster. The laborers
who escaped declare that more than 200
men went Into th river, and that most
of them perished.
U.S. MARSHAL SERVES
SUBPENA ON BAY CITY
Member of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, Who Is Said to
Have Knowledge of Explosion in
the Llewellyn Iron Works.
(Uulted Frees Lened .Wlrs.)
San Francisco. Dec. 8. United States
Marshal Elliott here today served a
aubpena on E. A. Clancy, a local union
labor leader, alleged to have been In
volved In the McNamara cases, ordering
him to attend the federal Investigation
Into th dynamiting1 case at Los An
geles as a witness. Clancy Is 111 at
his home here.
Clancy Is a member of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers' union, ye Is
alleged by the government detective to
have had .knowledge of the explosion at
the Llewellyn Iron Works in Los An
geles, for' pleading guilty to complicity
In which crime John J. McNamara was
sentenced .to. 15 years in San Quentin.
Reports current here that Andrew
JY: Gallagher and John A. Kelley, sec
retary and president of th San Fran
cisco labor council,' respectively, would
also be subpenaed, could not be con
firmed. : Kelley 1 believed to b la
Lbs '. Angeles. fi'-f ;.'"' rvV.'i ;
Following the service of the subpena
on Clancy.' George' A.' eisson, a barber
at the Hotel Argonaut, was-served .by
United States Deputy Marshal Kernan.
No Information was obtainable as to
the' precise matter, upon whloh Slsson
Is to be questioned. Blason shaved J.
B.- McNamara when he was at th Hotel
Argonaut under. th nam of. J. B.
Bryc.
LABOR LEADER CLANCY
RECLAIM BAD LAND
FOR HOMEMAKERS
Gifford Pinchot's Address Be
fore the National Irrigation
Congress at Chicago re
ceived with Enthusiasm.
(United Preaa Leaaed Wlra.l
Chicago, Dec. 8. Warmly advocating
greater cooperation on the part of the
United States government In the home
making activities' of its cltiaenry, Gif
ford Plnchot. former chief forester, was
th center of Interest at the National
Irrigation congress here today. His
address was enthusiastically received
by the delegates.
"It is the duty of the national gov
ernment to hold agricultural lands for
settlement purposes and to reclaim all
arid and swamp lands," deolared Pln
chot. "It is essential that such lands
should be open to all homesteaders on
the same terms so that all may own
homes without being required to pay
exorbitant prices to private land specu
lators. There should be an equitable
arrangement between the cltlsen and
the government by which the citizen
pays for the cost of irrigation or drain
age on the lands secured for his home,"
Plnchot took an optimistic view of
the La Follette presidential campaign.
"When Senator La Follette consented
to lead this fight a few months ago,"
he told his interviewers, "both he snd
the men who urged him felt that It
would be a forlorn hope. Now, with
the fight scarcely begun, it looks like
victory."
2D SUSPICIOUS DEATH
AFTER EMBEZZLEMENT
(United Pre. Teased Wire.)
Denver, Dec. 8. Bruno Grosser, as
sistant secretary of the National Jew
ish Hospital for Consumptives, ia dead
her today on tn eve of his trial on
the charge of embexxling funds of that
Institution. The district attorney I aus
picious, ana has held the body for an
autopsy to determine the' caus of
death.
Alfred Mueller, secretary of the hos
pital, also dted suddenly on the eve of
revelations that he had embezzled 178.
000 or the Institution' funds. . Th re
port that Grosser committed suicide 1
denied.
Armistice Is Extended.
I United Trea Leaaeit Wle
Peking, Dec.-8. Rebel leader de.
clared. today an extension of the armis
tice until December Zl. Revolutionists
are 1 not expected to accept any terms
save abdication of the emperor and
recognition of th proclaimed republic
As Premier Tuan Shi Kal Is willing to
make any concession sav acknowledge
ment of th republic, he Is today sus
pected of coveting the throne. If this
Is tru U means new difficulties In th
path of peace.. - Rebels are beginning to
distrust the motive of th premier, who
was thought to, have been really Striv
ing to bring" anfend to hostilities tn th
tlel- i , J
Lillian Graham Says Million
aire Stokes First Spoke to
Her as She Was Playing
Piano in Ansonia Hotel,
FORCED TO SIGN LETTER
CONDEMNING HERSELF
How She Was Sole Guest of
Stokes on His Kentucky
Stock Farm.
(United Press teaaed Wlre.f
New York, Dec. 8. While her two sis
ters, Mrs. Singleton and Mrs. Andrews,
wept In the crowded court room,' Lillian
Graham, who rlth Ethel Conrad, an
other show girl, is on trial for the
shooting of millionaire W. E. D. Stokes,
took the stand today to tell of her rela
tions with the man upon whom she
fired In her apartment.
Miss Graham appeared very nervous
and was apparently on the verge of
weeping. She was dressed In a Norfolk
Jacket, white hat and heavy veil.
"I am only 23 years old," began Miss
Graham. "I was born In Washington
state and lived In that country until
my poor mother died."
Here her voice broke and she sobbed.
"After poor mamma died,' continued
the witness, "I went to Los Angeles
and lived with my sister, Mrs. Single
ton. In 1906 I cam here with her.
We took apartments at the Ansonia
hotel. I first met Stokes In my sister'
apartments there.
So Many ITic Votes.
"Mr. Stokes and I were not formally
Introduced. I was playing the piano one
day when he entered and said: 'My
child, you play wonderfully well.' After
that I beoame ' very familiar with
Stokes. - He cam to see me often and
sent me, oh, so many nice notes and
letters. I always answered by note or
telephone.-"
Attorney Jordan, for th defense,
then read the letter which Miss Gra
ham wrote Stokes In 1906, explaining
that It was "to show the Innocent spirit
of the child who was writing." These
letters were gushy note. -
Jordan showed the witness one of
:ih -tetter which- she had written to
Stokes, which ha did not read. He
asked: "Did you mean to ask Stokes
for 12500 In that letter r
"No, Indeed. I only wanted $60,"
replied the witness. "I had only re
turned from Chicago a short time, and
needed money."
Hot Supported by Stoke.
The girl's bankbook was then exhib
ited by the attorney, showing that she
was receiving money from her mother's
estate at that time, and that Stokes
was not supporting her.
"I told Stokes that I did not have
any too much money," Miss Graham
continued, "and asked him what I
should do to make a living. He told me
not to go on the stage, saying that I
'was to good a girl.'
At this Juncture Miss Graham broka
down completely and Judge Marcus or
dered a five minutes' recess in order to
allow her to recover from an attack of
hysterics.
When she resumed her testimony she
said that she often motored with Stokes
up to the time of her leaving New York
in 1907 tn the chorus of a musical show.
"I was in Memphis," she continued.
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
STEAL HIS MARRIAGE
Henry Danlelsen Loses Important
Paper In Mysterious Manner; He
Finally Gets Another License and
Will Make Haste to the Altar.
While Henry Danlelsen, 618 Overton
street, was getting shaved yesterday
afternoon, someone stole the marriage
license from his overcoat pocket. It
la thought the person responsible for
the theft was a close rival for the
hand of th bride, and took this method
of delaylnjr the wedding. By the delay.
a still fwrther chance of winning the
girl presented itseir.
Th girl la Miss Marl Peterson, 699
Main street. Th theft was not dis
covered by the young man until he
called upon Miss Peterson as soon at
he had received a shave and haircut.
Danlelsen declared h would not get
another license. The young woman
arranged with Deputy County Clerk
Noonan to get a duplicate this morn
ing, and the wedding will take placo
this afternoon.
"Don't lose any time," said Deputy
Noonan, "or th other fellow wilt -get
the girl yet"
"I think I'll hav her now." said th
young man, as he rushed from th mar
riage license counter. -
60 Witnesses to Be Called. ,
(United Press Leaaed Wlrt
Indianapolis, Deo. 8.- Sixty wlthessea
are to be examined here by the United
States grand jury In connection , with
the McNamara dynamiting- probe, ac
cording to report today. Tbelr names
ar guarded. It la Understood the au
thorities are trying to learn definitely
whether a "terrorist council" met her
and planned the dynamltlnga executed
by the McNamara and McManlgaL . .
King's Slanderer Released.
' matte (Teas ImkhI Win.) ---London,
Dec- 8. Edward Myllua, edi
tor of the Liberator, is free today after
serving 10 months In Wormwood Scrubs
for libeling King Oeorge la regard to
an alleged morganatlo marriage.
LICENSEAS CUSTOMER
IS
mi
SHAVED
Terminal Chances Here Un
excelled by Any Other Pa
if JL b1..
c i c L,oasi u tv. savs ut.
f icial Board From . Gotham.
CORBETT'S TERM ENDS.
KELLAHER IS APPOINTED
Experts Hold Private Session
With Local Commission ,
Today.
That Portland has harbor terminal op
portunities unexcelled by any other Pa
cific coast city, yet with perhaps the
greatest room for Improvement, is the
preliminary conclusion of the board of
harbor engineers that, arriving In Port
land from New York this morning, im
mediately set about the work of plan
ning' Portland' proposed 82,500,000 pub
lic docks system.
The members of the board are Charles
W. Staniford, chief engineer of th New
York department of docks and ferries;
E. P. Goodrich, four year, chief en
gineer Of the Bush Terminal system ami
now engineer of the New York board
of estimates, and W. J. Barney, second
deputy commissioner of the New York
department of dock.
"We found the data prepared for our
use by Consulting Engineer Hegardt Of
the dock commission very complete ana
satisfactory." said Mr. Staniford.
Board Meets Today.
"We set to work upon it as soon
we left New York and have secured an
shall expect to supplement by our own
research and Inspection."
Th harbor board met with1 the dock
commission at 11 o'clock this morning
In the offices of Mr. Hegardt. It wsj
a private session wherein phase o
the local situation were outlined b.
Chalrman Mulkey and other member.
ur ine a oca commission, ana instruc
tions .for the , work expected given.
Harbor Master Speler has been in
structed to hav th harbor patrol boat
ready for the use of the harbor boar. I
and dock commission. They ' will mefe.i
a number of trip along the. waterfront
oom paring the d&.Ta"" prepared hjr Mr,
Hegardt with their own findings.-'
All this will be preliminary to locat
ing the, docks and formulating th plan
of their' construction. .
Mr. Goodrich said this morning that
It would be Impossible to state bor.
long the work will take. ..
. Harbor Obstruction.
Mr. Barney had already taken a lool:
at harbor obstruction and said that
th Hill railroad bridge would serious
ly obstruct navigation- were the draw
to be kept closed when trains are riot
crossing. v. i .
The dock commission held a meetlnn
yesterday afternoon and arranged for
the reception of the harbor; engineers.
Harbor Master Speler said th Eiidor
would be constantly at th service of
the commission and board. Henry Ladd
(Continued on Page Eighteen.)
OF
IN CITY OF BALTIMORE
Address of Welcome by Governor
Crothers Is Responded to by Ex
Chief Executive of Idaho) Champ
Clark Is in Attendance. . ,
(United Prea Lecaad Wire.)
Baltimore, Deo. S. Six southern and
nine western governors are here today
taking part In the great oonfereno of
the south and west which la an Incident
of the Invasion of th western execu
tives. Speaker Champ Clark, Congress
man Oscar Underwood and score of
officials of th big transportation com
panies are also in th city.
The first meeting was held today ia
the armory of Jthe Fifty-eighth regi
ment. Governor Crothers delivering- th
address of welcome, which waa respond
ed to by ex-Governor Brady. ,
$3,000,000 SWINDLE
CHARGE AGAINST: WIDOW
'United Prans Leased Wire.) .' .
San Francisco, Dec. 8. Fraud Involv
ing 3,000;000 is charged today against
the widow of the late Congressman
Timothy Guy Phelps in an qulty suit
filed In , th superior court by Mrs.
Florence M. Moor of Nebraska.
It Is charged that a . executrix of
Phelps' estate, Mrs. Phelp failed to se
that five other branches of th family
received their rightful Inheritance, but
herself secured, control of practically
alt the. property. Y',-7 " ''V';!':
500 CHINESE GIRLS
NOW RECOGNIZED AS
PART OF REBEL ARMY
. (United Prea Lsaaed Wire.
v Shanghai, Deo. 8. -Fiv hun-
' dred Chinese girls who hav bn
drilling her for th past month, ,
were today formally recognised
I' aa tiart of the rebel army by "th
e
leader of 1 th revolution, and
arms were Issued to them. . - '
' Th Amazon ar commanded
by female officer' Th fore Is
as enthusiastically patriotic aa
the men, and the girl soWier
determined to participate I i (
next battle.
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