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TUN WEATHER Fair tonight and Tuesday. Easterly (V i n d b. TEMPERATURES TODAY Boitca, a. m..48 Portland, a, u,.34 Kew fork j.. 40 Seattle ,.3t Charleston " ; . . 66 Bolt , . St i Wash'toa ..44 Ban Pran. " . .41 ' Chloaro,? a. m. .aaKoburff ,.st: Kaa. City . as.Bpokane . .33 Bt. Pan! " ; .26,HarshXield ..3a Portland humidity, 4 a. at,........, loo VOL. XI. -NO. m PORTLAND, OREGON. . MON0AY,lEVENING. JANUARVL. 27, . 1913. SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE -TWO-CENT3 TaMDf mi Ciaie, Women Blame Premier TSI SEVEN MORE BILLS Appeal Is Not Granted EEN 911 EH HISS MID ' GAT-CALL; 0I1GE ""SUFFRAGETRiCKED nil PEN REPOR CIIPDPMr PflllDT . UUI I1LIIIL UUUil I APPEAL FOR STAY H An MEAD Tfl HOW BRICK HAS B iBIB mil nil u iji-niijv mk iiMEi HANDLED SiNC Asquith Withdraws. Amend? ment to Franchise Bill Giv ing Vot&s to Women; Kills Hope of Action at Session. ttEMIER DENIES THAT , . HE BETRAYED CAUSE !rs. ' Pankhurst .Announces f She Will Renew Militant . . Tactics at Once. United Fmi bawd Wire.) London, Jan. 27. Spekng for the abinet. Premier Asquith today arose 1" the house of commons and - formally withdrew Sir Edward Grey's amendment to the franchise Mil Intended to give votes to women. This means that no action' will be taken on any suffrage 1)111 at this session of parliament. Open charges of trlcaery, voiced by kuffragettes, were repudiated by the pre. lmler. : Asquith declared the cabinet re gretted ... Its inability to fulfill Ur ledge ' to the women to submit the ,estton jof equal suffrage to a vote, but Intatned that speaker Lowtners rut- that the adoption of the Grey- amend. nt would necessarily call for relntro ctlon of the bill made Its withdrawal neratlve. embers of the commons listened qul- Uy as Asquith announced the govern-. nent's intention to withdraw the Grey inremtroent TbeTe-Twarje-Hetd- intil he had concluded. Demonstration Begins. , Then a wild demonstration, exceeding he clamor that marked the passage of. he Irish home rule bill, broke loose. rite conservatives cheered wnne sui- racettes In the galleries hissed ana atcalled. Speaker Lowther was power- ess ' to "pfeserve orderc Word that premier Asquith had with- irawn the Grey amendment quickly eached the 2000 or more militant sur ragettes who thronged Westminster, nd pandemonium reigned, 'me women tarted on a hurried march towjud the arltument buildings but were fore- tailed by, the police. "Asauith'a, action," said Mrs. Emme- ln-Penkhurat, a leader of the suffra- etfes, "1 a scanaaious oeiryi wi moH of Enelandr and we Ut.irJWlune vllltaHt tactics forthwith, unless the government consents to introduce In hla parliament a bill specifically pro- Idlng for. equal suffrage. To Introduce new Btu. When Mrs. Pankhurst's threat reached he premier, he is quoted as saying that e would promise to private memDers oi ha iommons facilities for introducing L suffrage bill early in th next session. vhich convenes in February. Asquitn vould not promise that the ministry vould support the proposed bill, saying he members of- the cabinet wouia vote ccordlng to their views. .After- the withdrawal of the. Grey niendinent. the suffragettes thronged he streets, the speakers haranguing the rowds and keeping the police- on the ump. , Premier Asquith and other members f the cabinet were surrounded by a louble line of guards throughout the ay. ' When today's session opened premier Ksquith asked Speaker Lowther If his entative Tullng on Friday regardtng he Grey amendment still held, Lowther aid If the commons amended the f ran hlse bill It Would have to be relntro luced.t ; The speaker said the ruling k'ould not apply to the Grey amendment ut would to all others. Premier As ulth then withdrew the amendment Arthur Henderson, a Laborlte mem- yr of the commons, complained on the Joor that the government had not ful Hied Its pledge to the people that sur ra ge would go to a vote. Replying for the government, Sir Ed- vard Grey promised that next session's uffrage bill should be placed on an quality with government measures, and hus vould be pushed to an early vote. HAND KNOWLEDGE IN fiends Say He Plans Trip to 1slarfdsand to: Study Coal Conditions iii Alaska. (CnUd Prene Teased Wire.) Washington, Jan. 27 To personally ivestlgate condltons in the Philippines nd Alaska, - President-elect Woodrow viison will visit these places at the nd of the extra session of congress, hirli hotn. AfAfoh : 1!,. . nrpnr.tino' t.i eports-today. " It Is stated that VvAl M t has advised aome of his closest riends that he will start for the Phll nplnes about the middle of September; nd after determining whether or not lie Philippines are fit for self-govern- icnt. will return and personally In estigate Alaskan coal conditions. Pending; Wilson's trip, the Jones blfl, ranting the Philippines' independence h 1921, will be sidetracked.. MMIGRATION STATION ; : ASKED FOR SEATTLE ";7.V , ii " ' - :; '. :v tfjnttcil Dims wU,,,-l. .-i.. WaTHruftoriyJan'. J". Congresttman 'umphrey of Washington today advised i haue committee on buildings "that ie Paelflo eoaat cities "exnect h flood !' ImmiKvants when the Panama canal eiiM. He asked an oiipmpriatlon .of ,' 50,000 for an immigration station at attie. ' . , I ON TO GET FIRST 11 ALASKA mm IiOrd Asquith. J -rt SUCCESSFULLY, AMID "David Campbell'! Christened by Late Chief's Widow; Craft Marks New Epoch, Marked ' only by brief ceremonies, Portland's new fjreboat, the David Campbell, was launched this forenoon at Stipple's shipyard, just south of. the Morrison street bridge on the east side. When the vessel was cut loose and started down the, ways for Its first plunge Into the "Willamette. "Mrs. Camp bell, widow of the late firechief. David Carnftbell, In whose nonor the flreboat is named, dashed a bottle of champagne against the steel bow. "I christen thee David Campbell," she said, as the wine, released by the shat tering glass foamed down, the stem. Her voice was lost in the noise set up by the cheering thousands, who packed every surrounding point of vantage,- ' :, .. " .. "i . J us t tje forer the -raf t,-st de on,' pRrti Bed into the stream, the' Portland Fire men's band struck up the New Colonial march; and a. moment later the fire boat struck the water, amid the shouts of the "crowd, blaring brass and shriek of factory and steamer whistles. Marks Step Porward. Among those who stood on the stand, during the ceremony, was Mrs. David Campbell, Alfred F. Smith, president of the 8mith & Watson Iron Works, the firm Which built the boat;. Fred A. Bal lin, naval architect, who designed It; Fire Chief Frank B. Dowell, and At torney C. J. Schnabel. who made a short address prior to the christening. In his address Mr. Schnabel paid a high tribute to the late chief who lost his life In the Union Oil company fire and declared the launching of the new (Continued on page Eleven.) Dr, Friedmann; Berlin Scientist to Leave for United States Very Soon, (United TresB Leaaed Wire.) New York, Jan. 27. Accepting the of fer of 11,000,000 from Charles E. Kinlay, banker, to , demonstrate successfully, his tuberculosis cure in America, Dr. F. F. Friedmann, the Berlin scientist, is sched uled to come' to-this country'at ohee, accordlngTi to an -announcement byFln lay. . ' - : "Dr. Friedmanh's brother, who Is here, has received a cable from him that' he Is ready to atari for New York and will sail within a week or two," declared Finlay.- .'.'(Staff CorrMpoiKlnce.) Salem, Or Jan. 27. It Is rumored that a movement will be started to in voke the' referendum against the Thoinp. eon swamp .lend, bill, which was passed by the legislature" over- the governor's veto. . .- . ' Men'fcuteide of the ranks of the gov ernor's persbal' Or political supporters have .Btarted'tlie" discussion of a refer endum on the bill and it.Is known offers have been ' made i of contributions to a fund for- defraying the expenses of cir cutatlng: petitions. , , These men take. the stand that the governor's veto, which they declare was used in the interest of the state's com mon school fund, should be upheld, If not by the legislature, then by the peo pie. .They assert that personalities ohtl4l-totbe' ewwsldereH when"t!nr"ln terests of the school fund are at stake, " To what extent this sentiment will c rystalize can only be conjectured at this time, but there is plenty oT evt dpnee that there Is Indignation among the "Voters over the action of the legUr la tu re . . . i liiiS FIREBOA SPECTATORS cms OFFER OF MILLION FOR CURE OF TUBERCULOSIS BRINGS DISCOVERER Rejection of Bill Is Immediate ? ly Moved; It Will Come to : a Vote Thursday and Then Be Defeated. . DECREPIT ARISTOCRATS RALLY TO DOWN BILL Many Strangers to House oh Lords Attend to Make the Vote Decisive. (United Prena Leaned Wire.) London, Jan. 27. Political interest centered on the house of lords today when the Irish home rule bill came UP for second reading. That the lords will reject the bill Is certain; but times have changed since 1893, when the upper house was able to force an election bv throwing out the late William E. Glad stone's- second home rule bill. Under the parliament veto act Premier Asquith will only have to reintroduce the meas ure Tn the commons early next session and again next year, if it Is rejected a second time. After the third rejection by the house of lords the bill will be come a law that is. provided there s no general election before then. If there is, the bill will have to be, passed through another three consecutive ses sion. There was a packed house when Lord Chaneollor llaldaiws took. Jiis seat on the wool sack. 1'lie full house is 636, and so well had the Marquis of Lansdowne and the opposition whips done their work that more than 450 peers were present.. ;ana It is expected that" fully BOO will vote when the question is put J Strange Paces Seen, Determined to smash the bill by the DiilesFposmT summoned, his followers from the ut termost ends of the earth, and scenes similar to those which mark the famous budget debate of 1909 were witnessed In Palace Yard. Time after time the po lice on duty had to stop and question peers whose faces are never seen In the house except on state occasions, when they can be recognlzd by their robes. Age and infirmities make no difference, and the crowd of spectators watching the arrltals bad plenty of opportunities co cheer or 'Jeer, according to whetner their sympathies were conservative or llbernl, as decrepit old aristocrats had to be helped out of their carriages by the perspiring police. Many leaned heav ily on sticks and others had to ba sup ported by attendants, but everyone had a vote, anr that was all that was needed. t Leaders Gives Ovation. The par,ty leaders came in for big ovations as t'ney made their way to the house as did such popular old warriors as the nonogenarlan Earl of Wemyss, and the octogenarian Earl of Halsbury, the aggressive conservative -ex-Lord Chancellor. The former wu In poor health but the latter was as jaunty as a school boy and eager for the fray. The great majority' of the arrivals, how. ever, were unknown to the watchers, being men who spend their time any where but in parliament. The old Marquis of Clanrlcarde, known "Lord Clanrackrcnt," and worst hated of Irish landlords, was early on the scene, despite his 80 years, de termined as ever to oppose "freedom for Ireland." Irishmen in the crowd who recognized the grim old face lilssed him heartily. Electricity was in the air when the Marquis of Crewe, Liberal leader In the upper house, rose to move the second reading of what Is officially termed the "government of Ireland act" Always a popular speaker, his lordship was lis tened to with the closest attention by the crowded chamber and galleries. Many fashionably dressed women oc cupied seats in the visitors' gallery, and (Continued on Page Eleven.) F T IT OF DUEL Russian. Woman Resents In terference With. Attentions of Young Officer, " . (United Pre tooted Wire.) Moscow, Jan. 27.: In a duel with ra piers, to Which she had formally chal lenged him, Madame Nadia Putokln stabbed her husband to the -heart and he Is dead here today. The Putoklns were both fencing teachers, and the husband resented attentions paid by a young; of ficer to his wife, from whom the officer was taking fencing lessons. ';, MadiAne Putokln sent- seconds to her husband, and the challenge was accepted. The end came In the third bout. s DERBY INTAR NORTH United Prem Leased Wire.) son-has turned down all offers for his rtam of Siberian wolves wjth which' he won the Solomon derby. He made the 65 mites In six hours, one minute and a half, which is close to record time. Oli ver Blatchford, with a team of Missouri bird hounds was second. Scotty Allen's team finished fourth. ' : THRUSTS m INTO HEART 0 HUSBAND IN HIRD WOLVES 1 ,200,000, Brick-on. Hand Jan, ' t, .,T9J1,:. Went. Mostly to ' State institutions, i (Salem Bureau of The Journal.) ' Salem, Qr., Jan. 27.-The report of the clerk of .the penitentiary, printed in the biennial report of the institution, which covers the details of the han dling of the revolving fund of the pen itentiary, shows thattfin January 1, 1911, when Governor West took control of the state penitentiary, there were 1,200,000 brick on hand and $1006 in the revolv ing fund. It shows that the brick sales amounted to $16,700 and foundry rents to $3101, making a total' of $20,808 In the fund.. From thts disbursements were made amounting to $16,191, leaving a balance In the fund of $4616.- An explanation' included in the re port says that of the above Tccelpts $3902 .was collected and deposited with the state ; treasurer during 1912, and owing to the closing of the revolving fund on November 6, 1911, was credited direct to the general fund. Of 1,200.000 brick on hand on Janu ary -1,'lSll, 774,100 were furbished tq Oregon Agricultural college and 133,000 were furnished to the insane asylum at $5 per thousand, making $4536. The re mainder of 1,200,009 brick was supplied to the penitentiary, state tuberculosis sanitarium, feebleminded institute, state mute school and state blind school with out charge, as funds of these Institu tions were not in condition for them to afford to buy, and as it was consid ered to be all state business "anyway, the brick was delivered to these insti tutions without cost to them. The report shows that during 1911 there were 1,663,868 brick manufactured at the prison. Of these 646,293 were sold -tostate Instttirt Ions- end -amorlrs at $6 per thousand, amounting to $2, 731. Sundry sales at $9 and $10 per thousand, to regular contractors, amounted to $9432. The remainder of the brick, 47,300. -was exchanged for tiling and materials. When the house committee oh public institutions considered the bill drawn to place all institutions under cont.ro! of one "board the bill' was amended to provide a working fund of $5000 for operation of a brickyard. During the brlckmaklng season, when receipts from sales exceed this amount, the surplus will be turned into the general fund. Governor West declares the attacks on his manner of handling the revolving fund are without foundation, and in substantiation of this assertion points to the report of the clerk of the peni tentiary.' v .. . i The assertion ha been tnadft.by-op. ponents or oovemor West s manner of handling the fund that sales .of brick made at $9 and $10 a thousand should have been credited to the brick that were on hand at the time the governor came into office, but the governor dif fers from this opinion, and maintains that all brick and all money that has gone into the fund have Deen accounted for properly. IN Several Senators Find Little Things Wrong With Meas ure Aimed at Rural Jags. (Staff Corroepondence.) Salem, Or., Jan. 17. Senator Hoskins' bill to prevent the sale or giving away of strong drink outside of Incorporated cities and towns, in attempting final passage this morning, hit several snags and as a -result It Is temporarily laid up for repairs in the committee of revision of laws. As soon as the bill started on its voy age through the straits the waters be came rough. Senators became deeply In terested and several sought convenient cover. A bill that wipes out the local option law, except as to cities and towns, is not destined for an easy course. Senator Hoskins explained that the bill's purpose Is to do away with gallon houses, road houses and all other types of Jag producers outside of towns that are incorporated. He said many of his people go from a dry town to a resort across the county line and then require assistance to be brought home. Burgess of Umatilla was afraid It would Interfere with the sale of liquor on trains While the trains are running through dry territory. Neuner, chair man of the committee that reported the bill favorably," said be believed near beer should be defined in the act, other wise the same stuff will be sold under the name of spruce beer or temperance beer. President Malarkey said he Is in favor of doing away with sale outside cities tend towns, but would not interfere with personal liberty further than necessary and did not favor a law making It crim inal for a passenger at dinner on a train to take a glass of wine with his meal while passing through the country dis tricts. . Moser of Multnomah wanted the word "give" struck out, for he did not think It would be right to prevent one neigh bor offetinr another a glass of beer In a land of drouth. Calkins came to the defense of v the bill, at the same time announcing hla opposition to the sale of liquor anywhere. Finally - the bill was sent t back to the committee to be "fixed up" wth reference to eale on trains. .. .. RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE ; ELOPES-WITH-ACTRESS ' lUntted Pre, t-eaeed' Wire.) " ' Ttoi-ttn. Jan 27.-Urand . -Diiku .:, Vlnrit. i'mlrovlclit youngest son of Grand Duke Vladimir, left Russia, today, accom panied by Marie Inskuya, an actress, and a-new mesalliance in Russia's royal household is feared . LIQUOR COUNTRY E RETURNS FORI PAIRS Salaries of All Circuit Court Judges in State Are Made $4000 by H. B. 81; Three Dead Laws Made Deader. WITNESSES KEPT IN JAIL JO GET $1.50 DAILY NOW Change in Method of Getting or Vacating Roads' Also Started on Way. ' ' " (Staff Correapondfrn-e.) Salem, Or,, Jan. 27. -The hquse cele brated its return to work this morning after a Sabbath rest by passing seven more bills. Includtng four measures left over from the last session that have been carried over the governor's veto, this brings the total number of bills so far passed by the representatives to 47, a record not before equaled, It Is believed, In the first 15 days of an Oregon legislative- aeRstorf. t)ne bill passed Satur day, house bill No. 163, providing for the holding of county and district road meetings, which was reconsidered this morning and sent back to a committee for some changes, Is not Included in the total. The most Important measure enact j J in the hour and a half that the house was in Bession this morning was house bill No. 81, Introduced by Representa-.tlvorbes-f-GFOokr4o-malte-thfr salary of all circuit Judges in the state $4000 a year. At present the Judges in Multno mah and some of Hip other counties of large population receive this salary, but In the remaining counties the remunera tion Is only $3000. People's Ideas Hot Beaded. One of those to oppose the bill wai Representative Pelrco..of .Curryr who de clared mat in view of the rejection by the people of Initiative measures to increase the salary of Judges In cer tain counties, he did not think the legis lature should take contrary actlom The bill carried, however, by a vote of 39 to 8, only Hill, Hughes, Johnson. Mann. Pelrce, Porter, Thorns and Weeks voting no. Added Importance attaches to this bill because of the fact that a similar measure was passed by the last leg- lature and vetoed by Governor West . HI veto was sustained in the senate at the opening of the present session by a vote falling Just short of the two- thiMs necessary to pass, . but indicat ing that there would 'be a certain ma jority for it as a new measure. Three Ancient Laws Repealed. Others passed were house bills 199, 200 and 201. all introduced by the com mittee on revision of laws to repeal dead statutes in the code. These statutes, respectively, authorized a state weather bureau, authorized counties to levy a tax for bicycle paths and authorized counties to provide tuberculosis sanita riums. H. B. 67, by Stanflcld, abolishes stat utory requirements for private seals in the execution of conveyances. Substitute H. B. 35, by Anderson of Clatsop, provides that 'witnesses In crim inal cases shall be paid $1.50 a day for such time as they are held In Jail. Anderson In a speech pointed out the Injustice done to such witnesses, who are often held for months to testify In criminal actions, and declared that it was only fair they should be compen sated. The house was unanimously of the same opinion. H. B. 195, by Howard, provides means for laying out, altering or vacating roads by petition to the county court. 0.IR.&U0 BE1IV0RCED" Local Officials Get Formal No- tice From San f rancisco 6 Hasten Separations, Official annonueement was received f romr San Francisco this morning that the. Southern Pacific offices will be completely divorced from .those of the O.-W. K. & N. company," so that as soon as the separation ean be accom plished the Southern Pacific will be flyuig-undcr-ats-own-fiag-atalf-poirvtj where heretofore It .has been operated as a component part of the Harrtman system. General Pasenger Agent John M. Scott and General Freight Agent H. A. Hinshaw received the offlcal notice from headquarters at San Francisco tp immediately proceed with tne line-up of Independent passenger and freight departments.. and this Is now being done. It will take several clays to get nvnt- (Continued on Page Five) L - (WanMngtoa Bureau of The Jnnm.t.t ' ; Washington, , Jan. 27. Hugh- McLaln brought the electoral vote, of Oregon to the capital today and duly delivered it, being counted antniTliave the United States pay him the expenses of his trip. A. F. Drester, register' of the land of fice at Oregon City Is here. ln! confer ence with -the GreKon senators 'There Is nothing poHticalT' connected with bis visit, ho eajs. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO SOON OREGON SELECTORA VOTE ARRIVES IN TIE tailiilk . y J.'Thorburn Rons. State Is Warned Against Any "Native Son's Botch"; 3 7 Easterners Quote Prices, (Staff Corrpapondi-ne..) Salem, Or., Jan. 27. "This committee feels" that"! rT8ndrTf6TiT gTieyondrfs province when it urges that Oregon do not repeat the i mistake of so many states In placing in 'the memorial hall at Washington some hard, commonplace, Inartistic work, such as lias gained for that hall the name of the 'Chamber of Horrors," " declare Colonel C. E. S, Wood,Tv-fcEUottn3Georg Hvtmcsf who comprise the commission appointed two years ago to secure Information re garding the erection of a statue or bust of George II. Williams, former United States senator from Oregon and former attorney general of the United States. The committee submits in its report to Governor West prlcea from five sculptors: George E. Blssell of Mount Vernon, N Y.; A. Sterling Calder of New York, Herman A. MacNell of Col loge .Point,-N. Y.; Charles Graf ly. jot Philadelphia, and Adolph .Alexander wemman oi mew tomc. xne commute-, recommends the employment of either Calder, Graf ly or Weinman, "but states that a personal Inspection of their work should be made before a choice is made. No nart of the aDDroDrlatlon of $500 made two years ago for preliminary in vestigatlon has been used, states the committee's report, and the matter is now left up to the present legislature. The prices submitted by the three sculptors favored range from $10,200 to $20,000 for a statue of heroic size. After expressing a warning against giving the Job to a "Native Son" who might make a botch of it, and against being close in the matter of appropria tion, saying that "small, close prices al ways result in poorer results," the committee recommends an appropriation of $25,000 if a statue is to be erected and $7t,u0 or $8000 if It is only to be a bust. "Of course, it goes without saying that either statue or bust must be heroic In size," states the committee. "Each of these artists has so announced and nothing Is more undignified and petty looking than a mere life size statue surrounded either by buildings and trees in the open air or by the vast proportions of such a piece of architec ture as the national capltol. , A, mere Ufa size statue of Judge Williams, large as he was, would look like pigmy and be ridiculous in the Memorial hall at Washington." OUT FROM THE CITY Third Party Can't Qualify Ac cording jo Oregon Election Statutes, Says Auditor, . While it is not a generally known fact the (Progressive party.;.-cannot legally' enter any contest . for political Offices at the coming municipal; pri maries In May. Though the Progres sives gained the right to be recognized as a party In this state by casting more than 5 per cent of the vote for presi dential electors at the national election last November,, they have no standing when It comes to the city primaries.-' Deputy City Auditor" C. P.; Wlegand has made this Interesting discovery; In reading over the election laws.1 . Section 14 of the Oregon election statutes pro vides that the vote cast "by a political party in each voting precinct for repre sentative in congress at the last preced ing general election shall be the basis on which Hie percentage for nominating petitions shall be counted."; 'v ' As the Progressives did not have any candidate for . congress last .fall, they are barred by this provision," according to Deputy: Wiegand, from entering the primaries. ; The Progressives indorsed the candidacy of Laf ferty, but Xf f erty was . the Republican nominee. ., The appointment of clerks and Judges of el iy elections for the next two years 1isrrTeenrctgnste trv hr tty - T5tra cil. However, many of the appointees fall to accept the appointments. Deputy Wtesend announces that he will be glad to' receive the names of any residents who would care to act In .the' rapacity of clerks or -Judses in their precincts. Women, arTHs will be given espe cial consideration. ..... STATUE OF WILLIAMS PROGRESSIVES BARRED JOINING IN PRIMARIES Holds It Has No Jurisdiction in Case of ; Portland Banker, There Being No Constitu tional Question Involved. ONLY HOPE LIES NOW IN'' ' PARDON BY GOVERNOR Sentence Is Five Years in the Penitentiary, for Larceny of State Funds. (fulled Preas Iaad Wire.) ' Washington, Jan. 27. Holding that no federal question was involved In the cas. the TTnfraut Clin. ...... V today dismissed tne appeal of J. Thor- oui-n noss, xormeriy a Portland banker. Ross appealed from the sentence of the Oreaon court that ha imiist .nan., five years In the penitentiary for the larceny oi iJira.uoQ or state funds. "I have no statement to make," sold Mr. Ross over the phone from his resi- " dence when notified tnat ,h iTnit..i Sates supreme court had dismissed the case on me ground that the issues raised were a matter of state and not United States Jurisdiction. It la the attitude Mr. Ross has maintained since the day the receivership was asked for early in November, 1907. Whatever explanations there are, If any. that miK..t have llcthtennd 11 htir. den-or-twmaferreth onus to other-ghont uers nave never been made pubjlc. "I have been told by my friends that -I pursue the wrong course In maintain ing silence," he said, "but I have so far left the Issue to the courts and uniform ly refrained from discussing the matter in the public press.", ,t ,.. STATE-DID NOTLOSE MONEY THROUGH-THE FAILURE OF THE BANK- ' ... T1' ','''. V' 'r"-.' Technically guilty of mlsapproprlat- -Ing $288,426.87 belonging to the school fund of the state of Oregon. J: Thorburn ' Ross must spend five years In prison, although actually the state never lost one cent by the failure of the Title Guarantee. &. Trust company,, of which he was, president. , , : : ..; -. . The word from Washington this morn ing killed the last hope of the ex-banker of escaping the penitentiary, unless a pardon from the governor intervenes to save him. :: vV -vV-;-; The supreme court at Washington did not go into the merits of the case. It simply held that no. constitutional ques tion was Involved that would give it Jurisdiction. The Title Guarantee & Trust company closed its doors November 6, 1907 Six days later, George A. Steel, state treas urer,, made a demand on the institution . for $396,951.24, of which $47,624.37 be longed to the state general fund, $60,000 ' was in certificates of deposit from the ' treasurer, and the balance, $288,426.87. belonged to the state school fund. Jtoss Technically Onllty. Section 1807, Bellinger and Cotton's code of the laws of Oregon, ' provldt-s that state school funds on deposit in. any bank must be kept entirely distinct . from the other funds of the bank, and (Continued on Page Eleven.) ROB AT HIS WILL, SAY OF BARBARAZ Pretty Girl Says She; Was Placed in Position to Steal for Austrian. ; ICnlted Prew Iue4 Wtr.t Seattle, Wash., . Jan. 27. A modern Svengalt, who casts his hypnotic spell over young and pretty . girls, . plac them "in rich homes. , then makes tucm rob at hlswlll and turn their loot ovtr to him. ' " This is the police slzeup of Pett Barbaras, arrested by Detectives J. F. Majewskt and Joe Bianchl Sunday in a cheap lodging house near Sixth and Weatlake, on a description furnished by Pearl Turner, domestic, taken Into "cus tody earlier in the day. The Turner girl declares she Is good, v "I didn't want to steal," she told the detectives. "I fought against it. But ( Just couldn't help it. If Peter were 1t tell me now to go across the street front the police station and burglarize a, place, I would have to do it." i The police charge that Barbaras, who is a sleek, well educated Austrian, about 25 years . old, and good, looking, has dozens of girls- stationed in - homes throughout the northwest.; Among his effects they found letter from two girls in Vancouver B. C. In one was a picture of a sweet faced lass dressed in white, and. scribbled on Its back; "How do I look as a housemaid?" - In Barbaras' "room were found sev. eral 'works on hypnotism and mental Suggestion,.' He Is ; declared to have forced the girls to turn over to him ell Jewelryand valuable plunder, - and to have allowed them only their carfare, and enough moqey to live on, and tntf. women's finery they stole for wlihih-h't did not care. " v N His plan, say the detectives, wa a t - "TWtelrtherwrtr adtrrttiff'7tieir ; go out and look over house hM mestica were .wanted, then If t'"-- .' promising, send out tine of fcN t . apply for thu )ivitiii.. . I'.-.lli TllI I "r l t 'i- ;l h", , r ' ' ' HYPNOTIZED SERVANTS POLICE