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VOL. X. NO. 295.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY. 14, : 1912 EIGHTEEN PAGES.
36 Labor Chiefs Held on Dynamite
t ' t ' H. . - X ' ..
ARIZONA TAKES
IIP HER DUTIES OF
Disagree Over Suffrage
REM AT LAST
BMNCl SAM WILL
REACH OUT AFTER
CROOKED DEALER
' '' "" , '
Arrest by Federal Authorities
of Alleged Perpetrators of
Fake Land Sales but Be
ginning of Campaign.
Gompers and Aides Fully Exonerated
E RULE FICHT
STATEHOOD
DAY
OM
35
1RONV0RKERS '
Women-Witnesses in Dynamiting Cases
I
t
ARE MED IN 17
CIT1ESDFC0UNTRY
Complicity fn Countrywide Dy
: namiting Plots Is Charged
Against : Structural Union
Leaders and One Other.
4 High Official Ixoamtol 4
' (United Prna Leaned Wire.?
Washington. Feb. 14. Full
' and complete exoneration for
' 4 Samuel Gompers, president of
d tbe American Federation of
v 4 Labor, and for its other officials
4 on charges of having been con-
4 cerned in the alleged eountry-
d -wide dynamite plots for which a
' score of Ironworkers' officials
d were arrested today, was made
4 here today by the department, of
d Justice.
. 4 It was stated that the officials
d of the American Federation had
4 not only not been Indicted but
4 that nothing had been adduced
4 at the Indianapolis investigation
4 to show that they had any
4 knowledge whatsoever of the al- 4
' ' leged conspiracy.
: .
4 4V
, (United Prera Leated Wire.
Indianapolis, Feb. 1 4.-1 ndltted by a
federal grand Jury on accusations of
.complicity in a countrywide dynamiting
plot which culminated In the destruc
tion of the Los Angeles Times by John
J. and James B. McNamara, 38 labor
leaders. 35 of them members of the
International Association of Bridge &
Structural Ironworkers, were arrested
today In 17 eastern cities.
Foremost in importance of those tak
en Into custody by the federal officials
were Frank M. Ryan, president; John
I. Butler, vice president; Herbert 8.
Hockln, vice president and acting secre
tary, - and H. W.' Tegleitnor, a former
member of the executive board of the
Ironworkers. In every case where the
union men were arraigned they at once
pleaded not guilty to charges of con
spiracy illegally to transport dynamite
from state to state. They were all re'
pleased on ball and will be arraigned be
fore United States Judge Anderson In
the federal court here March 12.
Triumph Zl Scored,
, Even In the midst of the arrests the
cause of the union men scored a dls-
: tlnct -triumph when accusations leveled
' at Samuel Gompers and the other off!
, clats of the American Federation of
Labor were officially declared by the
government to have been baseless. Of
flclals of the United States department
of Justice In Washington gave full and
free exoneration to Gompers and his
associates of the federation, declaring;
that not one scintilla of evidence had
been produced to show that they had
any knowledge whatever of the alleged
conspiracy.
bitlmatlon that the arrested Ironwork-
era expect quick action In their cases
was made by President Ryan, when he
' . was taken into custody.
'Of course, we won't be given as much
time as some others," he said. "It took
the government seven years to get the
beef trust Into court Watch how quick
ly they will railroad us."
District Attorney Miller said:
-Tina is only nDout nair the num
ber of men indicted. Outsiders don't
begin to understand the . ramifications
Of thin conanlracv " Ha dneljirort It m
probable that all the persons Indicted
would be arrested . before tomorrow
night
; President Ryan of the ironworkers
and Vice Presidents Hockln and But
ler have been unable to - secure the
ball demanded as yet but expect to do
so berore night.
The list of those Indicted here in
eludes John J. and James B. McNa
mars, Olaf Tveltmoe, secretary of . the
jsuiiaing Trades council of California;
w. a. tjiancey or Han Franc! sco. mem
ber of the executive board of the Iron-
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
VANCOUVER-OLYMPIA
ELECTRIC LINE PLAN
OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Western Electric- Subsidiary Controls
Power on Lewis River, Which Is
' to Kquip Washington-Oregon Line
From Cowlita County to Chehalls.
1 . (Specll to The Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash., Fob. 14. The
statement in The - Journal last Satur
day that the Washington-Oregon cor
poration linos seemed llkeljf to be ex-
- tended to.Puget sound was borne out
yesterday, when Local Manager W, B.
Foshay - returned from Chehalls and
'.gave out that tha, company was now
; surveying a line from Chehalls and
v Centralla- to Olympla. and that a line
would be built from Chehalia to Cowllts
county. Mr. Foshay ... will . hereafter
spend his time between Vancouver and
ChehaUs...:V:i;,v:--',-;i..:(Vv:yh;i;;, j):.
H'A ; The Western Eleyrio company, a
subsidiary Of the -Southern Pacific,
, holds power rights on the Lewis river,
and to this point Mr. Foshay gives out
that the line will ba extended from
Chehalia." Tha proposed line out of
Vancouver , will connect -at- the power
plant on the Lewis river and the line
north from Centralla will give- k com--plete
connection to Puget sound. ' v
, .4 The proposed extension of these llnee
' will be. a boon to Vancouver and Clarke
.' county. .. . . 1 , ; 1
' " '
MADERO WILL HAVE
www mamm,
mlLjf RULES ASDICTATOR
Above is Miss Nora FTaley, former
secretary to John J. McNamara
of the Structural Iron Workers.
Below is Miss Kdso Slofaettf San
Francisco,, who appeared before
the Indianapolis grand Jury.
ELLIS DECIDES TO
MINUS
Pendleton Standpatter to Get
Solid Support of the Taft
Crowd; Will Probably Have
Five Competitors.
Ex-Congressman W. R. Ellis of Pen
dleton, who has been in Portland ior
several days feeling out the political
situation, has decided to make the race
for the Republican nomination for con-
gresa lh the Second district. While Mr.
Ellis refused to admit today that he Js
definitely In the race. It Is known that
the question was settled at a confer
ence last night at the Imperial hotel,
and that the standpat Taft elomcnt In the
party will line up practically solidly be
hind the Umauua county ecaieamaii.
The entrance of Ellis into the xieia
makes five . candidates already an
nounced in the Seoond district with a
strong probability that anotner wui de
clare within -the next few days.
Aa at present lined up the Republican
candidates are N. J. Slnnott of Wasco;
J. P. Rusk, of La Grande; C. E. Roose
velt of Pendleton, who filed today;
George T. -Cochran, of La Grande and
W, R. Ellis, of Pendleton. Friends of
John "W. McCulIoch, of Ontario district
attorney of Malheur oounty. expect that
he will announce before the time for
fillngr declarations expires. Binnott and
Ruck- are both known as progressives,
Rusk are both known as progressives,
two and has declared nimseii aa an
out and out anti-Taft Roosevelt ' Re-
publican.' ' ' . '
C lu. Roosevelt is a renaieton mer
chant It is not believed that he will
develop ' much strength. ' Mcculloch is
the only candidate from .the south end
of the- district,5 and as the other can
didates are al from the northern tier
of counties, he bases his expectation!
of success on his ability to unite the
vote ot the southern counties. .
.The standpatters "and ' reactionaries
have been holding all sorts of eonfer
encea and consultations in this eity for
tha ast two weeks trying to fix upon
someone of their faith to put Up In the
econd district, v State Senator 1 J. N.
Burgess of Pendleton, was looked upon
with favor untu some one suggested
that he was connected with the opposi
tion to the West Umatilla irrigation
project. Other prominent eastern Ore
ton standpatters were taken up by the
!...,l...lu hit ' aMiltrillahl'a .
ference it was agreedrtbat Ellis had the
best chance of winning- over the pro
gressive field, -wnen seen today Kills
admitted that he, is seriously consider
ing making the iace", but preferred not
to make a lormai annpunocmeni 01 Dls
decision for a day or "bo,
President Asserts He Will Sus
pend Corfstijutipnar Guar-
J antee i in 'AxicbVlf Neces
sary, to Restore Order.
(United Prest Leaaed Wire.)
New Tork, Feb. 14. Positive declara
tion that he will suspend the constitu
tional guarantee in Mexico If necessary
to restore order, and that already he
has suspended these guarantees in sev
eral states in Mexico, la made today
by President Madcro In a telegram from
Mexico City received here.
President Madero's telegram was ad
dressed to the United Press and reads
as follows :
"I still believe a democratio republic
is possible in Mexico. But this does
(Continued oa Page Two.)
WHO GETS THE VALENTINE?
j : r
1 !
1 mmmkm m&?. jf
BONO DEALERS MAY
HAVE FLED TO CANADA
Evidence Against Men Now
Under Arrest Is Said to Be
Conclusive.
The government net is closing down
over perpetrators of fake land sales in
Canada, Washington,, D. C, and San
Francisco today. The crusade inaugu
rated by United States District Attor
ney John McCouxt to put a stop to
sales of worthless lands to unwary
persons has suddenly assumed Inter
national proportions.
A. J. Blehl and H. H. Humphrey of
the Columbia Orchards company, the
Washington-Oregon Irrigation com
pany and the Washington-Oregon Trust
company, were caught yesterday,
charged with sending fraudulent ad
vertisements through the malls, these
advertisements being of bonds which
they claimed to have secured $125 or,.
more for every J100, when, as a matter
of fact, the complaint recites, tne
bonds were worth less than 2 cents' on
the dollar.
Humphrey was able to give bond in
the sum of $6000 last night and was
bound over to tha federal grand Jury.
Biehl Is scheduled for arraignment
before United States Commissioner
Cannon at 2 o'clock this afternoon. It
was expected that Blehl would make
arrangements to postpone his arraign
ment. Kay Have Fled to Canada.
Meanwhile the United States district
attorney's office has received informa
tion that W. E. DeLarm, understood to
have a been the chief promoter of the
fake (brchard land bond selling scheme,
and his associate, G. C. Hodges, have
fled to Canada. -It was Intimated this
morning that the pair had taken with
them large quantities of the worthless
bonds, which they expected to dispose
of In ordor to meet the expense of their
flight It was also intimated that their
whereabouts is known today and that
they will be brought back to Portland
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
PICKS RADICAL CHIEF
(TTnltpd Prem Iixt Wire
Berlin, Feb. 14. Final triumph of
the coalition of parties opposing the
Socialists for the control of the relch
stag was cemented today with the elec
tion as its president of Herr Kaempf, a
radical. Kaempf Is the man elected from
the kaiser's own district who barely won
out over the Socialist candidate there,
greatly to the relief of the emperor.
It is believed that the radicals by
an alliance with the Catholic centrists,
will now be fully able to prevent So
cialist control of the relchstng.
REICHSTAG
COALTON
AL i mi im mnri ri i r- 1 -1 11 1 m si n J,
President Taft Signs Procla
, mation in Washington and
Governor-Elect Hunt Takes
Oath of Office at Phoenix.
GOLDEN RULE TO GUIDE
NEW STATE EXECUTIVE
Jeffersonian Simplicity Will Be
Observed in Matters of
Administration.
(Cnited PrtM Iaied Win.)
Washington, Feb. 1. President Taft
today Blgned the proclamation granting
statehood to Arlsona. The president
used a gold pen, which he later gave to
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Phoenix, Aria., Feb. 14. Ringing of
bells, screeching of whistles and cheers
of thousands of citizens today marked
the closing hours of Arizona's half cen
tury of territorial life. By 11 o'clock
several thousand persona had gathered
about the capltol steps to await the ap
pearance of Governor-Elect George W.
P. Hunt although the inaugural cere
monies were not scheduled until noon.
The governors walked to the capltol and
simplicity marked all the ceremonies.
At S o'clock tonight the world will
drink to the health of the newest state.
if the invitation of the Arizona commit
tee is heeded. Every citizen of the
United States has been requested to
pledge prosperity to Arizona. .
Exactly 50 years ago Jefferson Davis
signed a proclamation admitting Ari
zona to the confederacy, and today she
became the forty-eighth member of tha
American sisterhood of states. Gov
ernor Hunt began his career In Arizona
30 years ago as a waiter in a Globe res
taurant Golden Sole Hie Guide.
Declaring for a Golden Rule ad
ministration and for progressive
policies and urging that the recall
of judges be reincorporated in the
Arizona state constitution, George W. P.
Hunt today was formally Inaugurated
as the first governor of the state of
Arizona. In his Inaugural address, de
livered at the capitol, Governor Hunt
said:
"Fellow citizens: In the name of the
sovereign' people of Arizona who gave It,
I accept the responsibility conferred
upon me. There is neither thought nor
desire in my mind to 'be known to pos
terity as Arizona's best governor, but
rather the wish that Arizona and her
governors hereafter elected shall con
tinue, tP be progressive, and" that my
administration may encourage a con
stantly awakening public conscience.
"Arizona is progressive and demo
cratic, and my administration, insofar
as my conduct can assure it. shall ba
democratic in the Jeffersonian sense
that denotes equality, simplicity and un
ostentation. Always Beady for Business.
"The office of governor will be open
every hour of every working day of the
year, and many other hours."
After outlining his plans to make his
administration one of strictly business
principles. Governor Hunt said:
"In a subordinate sense I have tried
to indicate that my administration will
be a strictly business one, In which the
people's money shall be wisely used,
waste prohibited and graft, wherever It
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
11,
L,: Ha cr-u-
ill w
1 v . 2. A
L
try
Chancellor Lloyd-Oeorge t (above)
openly and vehemently champion
ing tho cause of "votes for - wo
men," and Premier Asquith (be
low) set 6tcrnly rgninst It.
Proponents Contend "Union of
Imperial Supremacy, Local
Autonomy" Ideal Condition;
Others Say Impracticable.
(By United Press.)
London, Feb. 14. With the great bat-
hp ior una. niinim. noma ruio ior iro-
! land impending In parliament, leaders
of the two factions gave expression to
day to their vifWB.
John Uedmond, Irlslv home rule 'advo
cute, .gnvo this explanation of what is
wanted by the proponents of the meas
ure and what home rule would mean to
i, Ireland: 1
j "What we moan 'by home rule is the
' continuous government of Ireland ac
cording to the ideas carried out by
Irish ministers, responsible to the Irish
people servants of the crown, but not
holding offico at the will of a parlia
ment at Westminster.
Ask Popular Assembly..
"We ask the laws .relating to Ireland
alono shall be made by a popularly
elected assembly slttinK in Ireland, hav
lng leisure to uoal witli the necessities
of the case and possessing first hand
knowledge of tln-m; and that:' responsi
bility for the administration of Ireland
shall be confined to a ministry chosen
by Ireland and going out of office when
! Irish public ' sentiment demands a
change."
These views were expressed by- tho
dllrerent statesmen Interested:
H. II. Asquith, premier of England
In Ireliind, as 'elsewhere, it la in the
union, of imperial supremacy with local
autonomy that the secret and the safe'
guard of our government are to be
found.
Views of Xiloyd-Goorge.
David Lloyd-Oeorge, chancellor of the
exchequer Home rule Is absolutely es
sential for the efficiency of the imperial
Dnrllament. We are now treading on
'each other's toes and we are not doing
jany work because-the imperial parlia
ment is attending to trivial mattera
which would be berieath the attention
of .1 county council. This is very bad
business. :.''.,':" v .'.ivv
Winston Spencor Churchill, first lord
of the admiralty In. order to keep pace
with 'the world movement, it la neces
sary for England to learn how to com
bine tha fullest expression of national
and lociU aspirtton and activities with
the strongest framework f Imperial
unity. , Home rule for - Ireland.. la. the
first milestone along the road to the
eventual unity of the English speaking
races.' , ,",.'.'''?:' V. '"'. ' ';';.".
never Quiet "Without Home Bale.
- Sir Edwar4 Grey, aecretary of foreign
affairs Ireland will never be really ro-
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PICKED By PEOPLE
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iCuutinued on I'age Xwelve.)
King Opens Session of Parlia
ment at Which Self-Gov-;
ernment Measure for Erin
Probably Will Be Passed."
OPPOSITION BY LORDS ;
MEANS SHORT DELAY
Combination of Factions Prac
, tically Assures Popularly
Elected Assembly.
MUe Btoaea In rtfat. ,
1870 Home Government asso- . ,
elation established In Dublin,. -
1874 A motion tn the com
mons in favor of home rule da-
feated.
1879 Movement for home rule
took definite shape.
1880 Charles Stewart Parnell
chosen parliamentary leader of
the Home Rule party.
1882 Parnell entered Into ne- -
gotlatlons with Gladstone.
1886 Gladstone Introduced his
first home rule bill and delivered -
a famous speech in support of -it
The bill waa summarily re-
Jected.
1889 Lord Salisbury In a
spech ridiculed the agitation la
favor of home rule in Ireland. ,
1890 Parnell was reelected
leader of the Irish party,
1891 Parnell died and John E.
Redmond succeeded him aa par-
llamentary leader. '
1892 Resolution for giving
home rule separately to England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales re-
jected by the commons. .
1893 Gladstone Introduced his
second home rule bill, which
passed the house of commons,
only to be killed by the house of
lords.
1909 The Liberal government"
in a desperate position, sought"
an alliance with . the Irish Na-
tionalists. The latter agreed to :
support the budget and . other '
government measures with the
understanding that a home ruts
bill would be introduced and
passed..
3 910 A measure was passed
limiting the veto power of the 4
house of lords,' which removed'
the last great 'obstacle in the
path of'the horns rule movement j
.
(Speclal to Tbe Journal) '
London, Feb. 14. King George today
opened what will be the most Important
session of parliament since his accession
to the throne the "Home Rula aesslon."
From all points of view tha aesslon
promisee tor take notable place in Eng
lish history. Unless all signs point
wrong, It will see the enactment of a
measure that will make home rule for
Ireland an accomplished fact after
more than 30 years of unceasing agita
tion and fighting. -V .i ;
End of Hffb in Slffbt. '
The end of the long fight Is undoubt
edly. In sight The Irish Nationalist
party holds the balance of power In
the house of conimons and by throwing
its strength with the liberals has helped
keep that party in power, and has sua
talned -the government In , the recent
crisis. Now, in accordance with a defi
nite understanding and agreement the
liberal government la to return the fa
vor by Introducing a home rule bill.! ' A
long parliamentary struggle is antici
pated before tha measure la gotten into
satisfactory shape, but Its ultimate pas
sage la nevertheless assured.. .".'::.-:.!'-..
The provisions of the horn rule bill
to be Introduced by Mr. Asquith now
(Continued on Page Two.)
I
PASSED BY COUNCIL
OVER MAYOR'S VETO
Only Three Members, Namely, Btir.
gard, Wallace "and Monks, Vtted
to Sustain Mayor; Must More the
Tanks From East Water Street, '
Only three counellmen, Wallace, BuV
gard and Monks, voted to sustain Murynr
Rushlight's veto of the oil tank ordi
nance thl morning and aa a ; eone
quence the measure becomes ft law with
out the mayor's; signature. :; Qounctlmen
Jennings and Menefee were absent and
the 10 remaining members cast their
ballots against the mayor, Thia Is tha
first time during tbe present adminis
tration that a vetd has not been sue
tained. ';
The mayor extressed the belief, in
Ms veto message, that tha ordinance will
result In the oil companies being driven
Into the residence district of -the east
side. ; Contrary to published statement,
tne meaaure does not prohibit the con
struction of oil tanka and warehoua
within the city llmlta. It does provide
that no tank sites shall be located with
in 8000 feet of the water front This
provision will compel the Biandurd and
TTnlon Oil jcomnaniea to remove their
plants e n East Water street in the ben rt
of the east side wholesale district. Art
exception to the general JOOO fot rul
permits the companies to retain thir
plants at Portsmouth abutting on tiie
The oil tank ordinance was pns-j t
the strong demand of South I'oiu.i- l
residents who objected, to the el:il.: 1-
ment of a distributing sfwtlon
by
Union Oil compuny at Hooker
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ORDINANCE
Meado streets, :
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