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VOL. X. NO.!?55.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1911-TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
PRICE TWO CEMTS IZilW?
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SELFISH ENGLAND
SUN YAT SEN GETS
PLACE AS CHINESE
REPUBLIC'S HEAD
President of China
ON THE TRAIL OF THE RAIDER
LA FOLLETTE SAYS
BUT WAR FAR OFF
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ANGERS GERMANY
REPILICANS'ACT
AFFRONT TO VOTER
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Wiring His Acceptance, Newly
Elected President Says His
Sole Aim Will Be to Insure
Peace.
NANKING CONVENTION
UNANIMOUS IN CHOICE
Immediately After Selection of
Executive, Troops Are Sent
to Guard Him.
(United FtWi Uaaed Wire.)
Shanghai. Dec. 29. Election to and
acceptance of the presidency of the new
republic of China by Dr. Sun Tat Ben
today marked what la believed to bo the
final collapse of the Manchu dynasty,
which has ruled China for centuries.
Following; unanimous choice of Sun
Tat Sen by a convention at Nankins:,
the new president was notified here to
day and at once telegraphed his accept
ance of the honor.
"I consider it my duty to accept the
presidency," he wired. "My policy will
be to obtain peace and a stable govern
ment by the promptest methods possi
ble. My sole aim shall be to insure
the peace and contentment of my mil
lions of countrymen."
Immediately on receipt of the news
Sun Vat Sen had been sleeted 8000
troops were dispatched by the rebel
leaders to Nanking to protect the of
ficials of the republic-to-be. It Is not
yet decided when the new president will
proceed to Nanking to take up the work
of forming his government.
Tang Shao YI, the imperial peace en
voy, who submitted to Premier Tuan
Shi Kal the demands df the rebels for
the recognition of the republic, with
his acknowledgment that acceptance
and abdication of the Manchua seemed
the only way to stop the ruthless
slaughter in the field, reached today
an Important agreement with Wu Ting
Fang, former Chinese minister to the
United States and now prime factor in
the peace arrangements between the
rebels and the imperialists.
They agreed to accept that form of
government which shall be selected by
the national assembly called at Peking
by Premier Tuan Shi Kal upon sugges
tion from the rebel leaders at Shang
hai, whether the monarchy or the re
public be determined upon.
While the negotiations are being
completed the armistice will be ex
tended. Plans are to be adopted order
ing the withdrawal from the field of all
Manchu troops and stopping the move
ment of the rebels.
Premier Tuan Is declared by dis
patches from Peking to be on "sick
leave." It is also stated that he has
tendered his resignation, but that it
has been refused. There Is fear at the
capital that some of his many enemies,
more embittered now than ever, may
make good threats to assassinate him.
Toklo, Dec. 29. Replying to a de
mand by Wu Ting Fang that Japanese
supports be withdrawn from the Man
chu dynasty the Japanese foreign min
ister today issued a statement declaring
that -Japan's policy of noninterference
In the deliberations regarding the form
of the Chinese government was never
Intended to extend to coercion In favor
of a monarchy. -
While not speclflo In Its denial that
it has aided the monarchists of China,
the general trend of the Japanese an
swer to Dr. Wu'a demand is a promise
that In future Its influence In Chinese
affairs will not he used to balk the
plans of the revolutionary party.
RISE OF HAN REPUBLIC
CHINESE OF BAY CITY
Queurless Mongolians Enter Upon
Greatest Oriental Fete In History
of United States; Rebel Flags Fly
From All of Quarter's Buildings.
(t'nltrd Praa Leaned Wire.
San Francisco, Dec. 29. San Francis
co's Chinatown la joy mad today and
10,000 queueless Mongolians are entering
upon the greatest oriental fete ever
known in the United States. The Man
chu throne has fallen and new China
la a fact.
Republican flag's float everywhere In
the quarter and lanterns are clustered
thick amid banners and ribbons on every
quaint little balcony. Beating tom-toms
reecho through the narrow streets and
incense Is so thick In the joss--houses
that the air Is Intoxlc'iitinj?. Today la
the beginning. The end will not come
until New Year's night. And Sunday
, the revel will reach Its height.
Banquets, processions, queer religious
ceremonies and Chinese theatricals aro
Included In the program. Business
houses are closing down, dancing girls
are getting out their most gorgeous cos
tumes, tons of chop suey and fo young
dan are being prepared In the kitchens,
and Chinese newsboys are yelling their
extras of republican success In China
through the thronged streets.
VERDICT OF CORONER:
"HELEN KNABE KILLED"
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 29. Coroner
Durham's verdict on the death of I)r.
Helen Knabe who was found myster
iously slain In her office-here, is that
the woman was murdered. The coro
ner makes no attempt to specify causes
for the., murder, asserting that "many
happenings and complications In her
life might have lad to misunderstanding,
thereby prompting tho motive for the
murder," - - -r;
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Dr. Bun Yat Sen.
Choking With Anger, Accused
Banker Scores Enemies De
spite Attorneys' Protests
Bribe Story Startling
Charges that a bungling attempt was
made to Influence the grand Jury that
returned the second Indictment against
Louis J. Wilde, In connection with the
plan of the district attorney to secure an
other Indictment of Wilde, today or to
morrow, has surcharged the atmos
phere surrounding the case of the San
Diego capitalist, which is to be tried
January 8..
J. S. Morrison, posing as a type
writer expert. Is alleged to have been
the go-between In an effort on the part
of the Wilde defense to reach the Aug
ust grand Jury. He has not been appre
hended. Involved In the story told by
the oreman of the. grand Jury is
Charles K. Sumner, one of the attorney
for Wilde, who came to Portland with .
the defendant when Wilde was brought
from California to answer the charge
of assisting W. Cooper Morris in loot
ing the Oregon Trust & Ravings bank.
Morrison Is accused of approaching
S. H. Labbe. foreman of the grand Jury;
C. Z. Isabel le, the clerk, and J. C.
Radke, another member of the Indict
ing panel. Sumner Is charged with be
ing present with Morrison nnd Labbe
ftt the Cornelius hotel at a time when
numerous suggestive things are alleged
to have been said. Labbe, Labelle,
Radke and the letter's wife, who also
had a talk with Morrison, have told
their stories to -the grand Jury.
Call It "Grand Stand Flay."
The object of alleged "fixers," It Is
charged, was to aueer the grand Jury
so an amended Indictment would not I
be returned against Wilde. Me had
been Indicted by a previous grand Jury,
but this Indictment was regarded as
a doubtful one, and the August grand
Jury took up the case again.
Dan J. Malarkey, Jay Bowerman and
C. E. Sumner, the attorneys for Wilde,
denounce the story of attempted brib
ery as a grandstand play by District
Attorney Cameron, which they say has
been timed to take the stage Just -before
the case of Wilde Is called for
trial. They declare It is unfair to their
client, and ask why Cameron waited en
long if he had evidence of Jury tamper
lnff, as Cameron says the matter was
reported to him months ago.
Wilde himself, at the office of his
attorneys, bitterly denounced the dis
trict attorney and A. K. Clarke, who
has assisted In preparing the rase of
the state. In spite of the protests of
Sumner and Bowerman, who asked him
to keep quiet, Wilde, who was choking
with emotion, exclaimed:
"I won't stand it any longer, attor
neys' or no attorneys. The district at
torney's office Is a house of graft. The
whole bunch Is afraid of me. I am not
afraid to meet any of them, and I am
not going to be hounded this way. The
papers are printing all kinds of stuff
and these fellows get lies printed about
me. This is the way they treat a man
who came In here, and used his money
to help build up the city. It's a
outrage."
Involved Cameron, Ke Said.
According to a statement made by 8.
H. Labbe, foreman of the grand jury
(Continued on Page Two.)
POWERS WANT BELGIAN
(United Prem Leased: Wire.
London. Deo. 29. Russia and England
today are supporting M; Mornand, a Bel
gian, as successor to W. Morgan Shust
er, the American treasurer-general of
Persia, whose expulsion Russia forced,
according to dispatches -from Teheran.
The Persians, it is said, favor the
appointment of F. F. Calrna, an Ameri
can, who was Shustev's first assistant,
but the government is expected to yield
to the Insistence of England and Russia
that the Belgian be named. ..
CAMERON'S OFFICE
'HOUSE OF GRAFT,'
AVERS L. J. WILDE
SUCCEED
SUM
Berlin Student of Politics As
serts Teutons Not Going to
Fight Unless There Arises
Cause Worth Fighting About
MOROCCAN AGREEMENT
GREAT MORAL VICTORY
"Fatherland" Has Courage to
Act for World's Good De
spite Criticism.
By Karl Helnrioh Von Wiegand.
Berlin Correspondent of the United
Press.
Berlin, Dec. 29. "England's envy.
Jealousy and suspicion of Germany as u
world power Is the cause of the present
Anglo-German situation. England's
gruffness In 'mixing' in the Morocco
negotiations with France has given rife
to bitter feeling in Germany tremend
ous bitterness.
"If England continues such a policy
of stepping in Germany's wav at every
opportunity, if she continues to be
driven by envy. Jealousy and suspicion,
it might eventuate In war but, let us
hope not.
Settlement Moral Victory.
"History will record the peaceable
settlement of the Moroccan question and
the closing of negotiations with France
without war. and Germany's moderation
under the affront of England, as one of
the greatest moral and diplomatic vic
tories of the German nation. .
"It was made possible only by the
strength of the German government, by
the strength of the German diplomacy,
and the strength and wisdom of the men
directing It."
The speaker was Professor Hans O.
L. Delbruck, Germany's foremost his
torian and political writer, than whom
few Germans are better known in
America. Intimate friends of the late
Emperor Frederick, professor of history
in the University of Berlin and editor
of the famous Prussian Year Books, a
monthly review of history, philosophy,
science and world politics. Professor
Delbruck's views and Judgment carry
great weight in intellectual and politi
cal circles, not only In Germany but
abroad. I had asked for his views 'for
the United Press, and he Invited me to
his handsome home, Just off beautiful
Lake Halensee.
Here was the first German the only
man among a veritable Babel of angry
voices who had expressed such views
to me upon the recent three-cornered
duel between the chalcellors of Ger
many, France and England the "post
mortem" disclosures of which revealed
such a "dangerous condition" of the
"Moroccan corpse" that the very knowl
edge of the past danger has aroused the
bitterest feeling and given rise to re
newed talk of "preparations for war."
And, that by a man, whose independence
of (nought and opinion Is well known,
and who lias not always been In accord
with the German government.
Others Cry Defeat.
I expressed my astonishment.
"Victory! Strength! Why, the whole
world Is under the Impression that Ger
many sustained a diplomatic defeat
even your own press is almost unani
mous In stigmatizing It as a humilia
ting' defeat and charges It to a weak
government.
"Yes a victory a great moral and
diplomatic victory. Only a strong gov
ernment could have achieved such a
victory a government that had the
courage to refuse to be driven Into war
for something that was not worth a
war, and the strength to resist the pres.
(Continued on Page Two.)
L!
MAY MAKE FIRST ACT
PASSAGE OF RECALL
Newly Elected Chief Justice Expects
Scramble Among Solons for Honor
of Taking Measure Before Body;
Voters Urge Quick Action.
(lolled rreaa Leaaed Wire.)
Los Angeles, Dec. 29. That the first
act of the first legislature of the new
state of Arizona will be one submitting
to the voters an amendment restoring
to the constitution the provision for the
recall of Judges, stricken out by a man
date of T'resldent Taft, Is the firm be
lief today of tho newly elected chief
Justice of Arizona, Alfred Franklin, who
Is In Los Angeles.
"All Arizona wants the recall of
Judges reincorporated -das-, the constitu
tion," said Judge Franklin, "and the
best part of It all is there will be no
opposition to it. It Is not so much that
Arlzonans fear the Judges as the arbi
trary manner in which President Taft
compelled the people to vote It out of
the constitution in order to be admitted
to the union. I expect to see a scramble
In the legislature for the honor of In
troducing the first bill for the sub
mission of this amendment.
COMMERCE BOARD TAKES
DIRECT SLAP AT COURT
" " " '
(United Preu Leaaed Wire.)
Washington, Deo. 29. The Interstate
commerce commission today - handed
down a new order in the California lem
on case. It again prescribes a rate of
tl per 100 weight for lemons shipped
from southern California to points east
of the Rockies, and orders the railways
to cease charging their rat of $1.16 for
two years from , February next. The
commission's order Is Identical with that
which It was enjoined from enforcing
by the commerce court In October,
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ROOSEVELT ASKS
WHY RUSS TREATY
NOT ARBITRATED
Queer, Thinks Colonel, With
All This Talk of General Ar
bitration, We Didn't Put Ab
rogation Before The Hague.
(United Prcaa I.eaaed Wlre.
New York. Dec. 29. Discussing in
the Outlook, out today, the abrogation
of the Russian treaty of 1832. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt approves the action
of congress, but declares that he be
lieves so serious a matter should have
been mibinltted to The Hague that a
decision on the Interpretation of the
existing treaty might have been rend
ered. He says:
"I cordially npprove the action by
congress In abrogating the Russian
treaty. Men must vote and act on sit
uations actually confronting them, and
In the actual event the congressmen had
only two alternatives. They had to
either abrogate the treaty or allow our
government to submit to a continuance
of conditions which would eventually
become intolerable to our national re
spect, and represent continuing wrong,
especially to American citizens of the
Jewish faith.
Hag-no Decision Best Plan.
"But I still believe that in so serious
a matter It would have been well to
have first endeavored to secure a de
cision by The Hague court on the In
terpretation of the existing treaty I
am confident that such a decision would
have been In our favor. And If so
it would have enabled Russia to retire
from her untenable position with good
grace, and with no loss to her self re
spect an object that should always be
(Continued on Page Two.)
4-YEAR-OLD GIRL, HIT
BY STREETCAR, DIES
Four year old Evelyn Erlckson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Erlck
son of 632 Marlon avenue, who was In
jured by a Richmond car' In charge of
Motorman R. R. Telger and Conductor
L. W. Cavender at, East Twelfth and
East Market streets, yesterday after
noon, died at 3:30 o'clock this morning
at the Sellwood hospital where she was
taken. The parents of the child, who
were with her at the time of the death,
are prostrated with grief.
Tho child, according to the story tol
by witnesses, was playing In the street,
and attempted td run In front of the
moving streetcar, the fender of which
struck her and threw her to the street,
dragging her for a distance of more
than 50 feet. Her right arm was so
badly crushed that amputation was
mado necessary and she was severely
injured about the head. It Is believed
that the shock of the accident caused
the death, however. An Investigation
will be made of the details of the ac
cident with a view of placing the blame,
and the coroner will hold an Inquest at
4:30 Saturday afternoon.
Who Wouldn't Have Swooned?
(United l'te Leased Wire.)
Oakland. Cal., Dec 29. As Isadore
Cohn, tailor, led Minnie Levy to the
alter he said: "And you will love my
eight children, too?" "What! Eight
children I" she screamed and swooned.
IS G. II. RAILROAD
BEHIND DEALS IN
EAST SIDE LAND?
Heavy Purchases Made and
Options Taken; Hill and the
Burlington Lines Seeking
Terminal, Is Rumor.
Speculation Is rife as to what Inter
ests are back of the movement In large
parcels of real estate on the east side
between East Morrison street and Haw
thorne avenue and along the water
front, extending east four or five blocks.
At least two actual Hales of a half
block each have been made within the
last few days, and options have been
taken on other pieces. Information re
ceived from supposedly good authority
gives assurance that the properties nre
being bought by the Hill Interests
operating in conjunction with the Burl
ington lines. This, however, Is dented
by Carl R. Gray, head of the Hill lines
In the northwest.
The probability that the Burlington
and the Great Northern are seeking east
side terminals in Portland Is Increased
by the recent agreement between the
Northrn Pacific and tho Chicago &
Northwestern railroads whereby the lat
ter road will have access to the coast
via the Northern Pacific.
Relations Close.
Hill's hold on the Northern Pacific
has never been very secure and with
the Chicago & Northwestern a direct ri
val of the Burlington, having access to
the coast. It becomes almost necessary
that the Rurllngton, Hill's own road,
have a direct coast service also. The
Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul, the third
great middle western road, already has
Its coast extension to Puget sound.
At present traffic relations between
the Rurllngton and the Great Northern
are very close, but the Great Northern
has no terminals of Its own here, save
those assured it by Its half ownership
In the Spokane, Portland & Seattle. Hut
the other half of the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle Is owned by the Northern Pa
cific a line whose eastern connection
Is the Northwestern. It has therefore
become Imperative that Hill secure his
own terminals here in which the Bur
lington can share to the exclusion of
any other road.
Both of the recent purchases referred
to were made by C. D. Brunn, president
of the Oregon Realty oompnny, and of
the Blake-McFall Paper company.
ieo,ooo Is Paid.
The first parcel secured was the half
block on the south side of Taylor street,
between Union avenue and Third street,
(Continued on Page Six.)
DYING MOTHER'S TIGHT
EMBRACE SAVES BABY
FROM DEATH BY COLD
(United Press Leased Wire.) 4
4 Hutchinson, Kan., Dec. 29. 4
4 Frozen to death with the body
d of her little son still hugged 4
close in her stiffened arms, Mrs.
4 W. D. Nlfton was found oh the 4
prairie, near here today. The 4
4 lad may recover. Confused in 4
4 the darkness of last night, Mrs. 4
d Nlfton struggled on until she 4
4 fell exhausted and then for five 4
d hours clasped the child close to
4 'her breast, keeping life in him 4
by the warmth of her own body. 4
4 She died less than half an hour
before rescuers came. 4
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LAW
REGULATING
SALE OF FIREARMS
City Attorney Also Believes the
Law Prohibiting Carrying of
Revolvers Should Be Rigid
ly Enforced.
In an opinion submitted to the city
auditor today for the ways and means
committee of the city council. City At
torney Frank S. Grant urges that the
police force rigidly enforce the law pro
hibiting the carrying of the deadly re
volver, and further asks the council to
make a law regulating the sale of fire
arms.
R. W. Moser was arrested for carry
ing a revolver. He was fined $10.
Moser appealed to the council to refund
the money, saying that he is a poor
laboring man, and that his work requires
him to be out at night until long after
midnight. He said he did not know he
was violating a law before he was
brought up In the municipal court A
petition recommending that his appeal
be granted was signed by a large num
ber of business men.
Grant recommended that the petition
be denied, for the reason that no citi
zen, lias a right to carry a concealed
weapon.
.."In my opinion," he says, "the ordi
nance prohibiting the carrying of re
volvers should be vigorously enforced.
and not only should this ordinance be
enforced, but another ordinance should.
I believe, be enacted by the city council
providing for rigid regulations In the
matter of the sale of fire arms In the
city of Portland."
FAMOUS OLD REVENUE
CUTTER GRANT IS LOST
(Special, to Tho Journal.)
Seattle, VVaaJl!esD.ec. 29. Meager de
tails announce the total los of the
fishing steamer Grant, owned here, on
White Rocks, Banks Island, B. C, Tues
day night. The crew of 40 officers and
fishermen, who live here, were saved
by the Canadian fishing vessel Falcon
and landed last night at Prince Rupert,
B. C.
The Grant had 30,000 pounds of hali
but aboard. The vessel Is valued at
$35,000 and was partially Insured
against total loss. She left here De
cember 12, after being towed in from
her previous cruise with machinery dis
abled. The Grant is an iron vessel, built in
1871 at Wilmington, Del., as a revenue
cutter and was famous for many years
in running down Puget sound smug
glers, until five years ago, when tha
government sold her to the San Juan
Fishing and Packing company.
WILD GALE DRIVES JOY
LINER ON MUD FLATS
(United Pntm Iaae4 Wire.)
Providence, R. I., Dec. 29. ;Ths Joy
liner Georgia was today driven ashore
in a wild gale, striking on the mud
flats tn Karraganeett bay. No great
danger Is apprehended for tho vessel or
tho passengers aboard. .
Bi GRANT
Refusal of National Committee
to Consider Popular Nom-
, ination of President an In
sult to Common People.
MACHINE POLITICIANS
HOLD CONVENTION DEAR
Reactionaries Well Know That
Primary Would Take Pe
culiar Power Away.
Progressives Jubilant.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 29. Pro
gressives here today are Jubilant
over President Taft's decision to
tour Ohio in the wake of La
Follette. Representative Nelson
of Wisconsin said:
"We are extremely pleased
with the news. Some of the
standnattera ata nwabAnln.
to
the knowledge that theirs is
a
losing fight. They are trying
desperately to stem the tide by
calling on Taft."
(United rreae Leaaed Wire.)
North Baltimore, Ohio, Dec. 29. With
every shop and store in the town closed
to htar him speak. Senator Robert M.
La Follette of Wisconsin was given a
most enthusiastic welcome here today
and 2S00 persons heartily cheered htm,
as he explained why he was a candidate
for the presidential nomination.
All the way to this city from Toledo
La Follette got a warm welcome along
the line of the lnterurban electric road
over which he traveled. At Bowling
Green a great crowd blocked the prog
ress of the car on which La Follette
rode and, on their demand, the Wiscon
sin senator stood in the door of the
baggage car and spoke for two minutes
to the throng.
At 12:30 today the La Follette party
left here for Lima, where they caught
a train for Dayton, wher the progres
sive leader speaks tonight. La Fol
lette's party is hourly growing and it
has become necessary for them to bars
a special car. Most of those accom
panying him are representatives of
newspapers who are Joining the tour at
every stop.
La Follette's address here was warm
ly received.
Senator La Follette, speaking on "Tha
Recall," said:
"The very backbone of true repre
sentative government is the direct par
ticipation In the affairs of government
by the people through direct primaries
for the nomination of candidates.
Machine Opposes Primary.
"The old machine politicians have al
ways opposed primary elections. They
opposed the enactment of the law In
Wisconsin, and in every other state
where the principle has been enacted
Into statute, or where an effort has
been made to do so. Dear to the heart
of the machine politician Is the pld cau
cus and convention system.
"If there Is one thing more than an
other that has been put to the front
in this campaign by the progressives,
it Is the demand for the election of
delegates to the national convention by,
popular primary elections, and a pro
vision by which electors might directly
express their choice for presidential
candidates upon their party ticket. This
proposition has been opposed by tha
national Republican committee, and by
machine politicians everywhere. They
dread to give up that peculiar power
that caucuses and conventions give
them. They fear the secret ballot that
enables men to vote their convictions
and Judgment, without intimation or
espionage.
Committee Opposes Popular Bale.
"The national Republican commute
Is almost wholly composed of men op
posed to the primary principle. At Its
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
WILL POWER FAILED
"Helen Gould of Spokane" Declare
That George Howell Exerted Ills
Strange Influence Over Her Until
She Was Forced In Wedlock.
(United Preaa !! Wire.
Los Angeles, Dec. 29.- Charging that
she was made the victim of a Strang
and baneful influence, Mrs. Margaret
Arnmtrong Howell, known as tha "Hel
en Gould or BpoKane, . nas xoonjr
merged long enough from self Imposed
seclusion of 14 days to instruct Her at
torney to file suit for the annulment
of her marriage to (Jeorge j Howell,
Wealthy mining man. Befora slis tnr
rlado Mrs. Howell was known l Spo
kane and the northwest as one of tha
shrewdest, wealthiest and most success
ful business-women in that region.
"X am still Miss Margarst Armstrong
not the wtf, of that man!" sh cried
today. "That tnarrlago oeremony
all thers is between us. I want my
friends in-Spokane to know this, be
cause J want to go back to thm.
"The strangs fascinating power How
ell wielded over me was remarfcanla.
In bis presence I lost eontrol of all
my will power. He would ask m a
question: then twist my answar to
serve his purpose in such a way that
ha would completely bewilder tnm. Our
marriage was1 the direct outcome of en
of these Instanoes and hta domination
over me.
PRESENCE OF MAN
WHOM
SHE
MARRED