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CLEARINGS
Itnnk clearings today were
WEATHER
Fair today and Friday,
liar., JJO.ilO; Temp., 50.
FORTIETH YEAR.
jEDE0RDf OREGON, TIITKSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1911.
No. 288.
140 MILLIONS
ASKED TO RUN
GOVERNMENT
Sunday Civil Appropiration Bill Re
ported to the House Largest Sin
gle Item is Forty-five Millions for
Panama Canal Construction.
TAFT ASKS COIN FOR
TARIFF COMMISSION
Three Million for Panama Fortifica
cation Twenty-one Million for
Public Buildings.
WASHINGTON', I). C, FoK 23.
The sundry civil sorvlco 1)111, carry
ing ?1 10,510,000 was reported to the
house today. Thin, while $25,131,
00ft over the bill of last year, Is $1-1,-18(1,000
under the estimates.
The largest single Item In the bill
Is $15,500,000 for the Panama canal,
an Increase of $7,500,000 over the
estimates. For public buildings $21,-311,2-15
is appropriated, an Increase
of $10,000,000. The measure prob
ably will be passed by tho house un
dor suspension of tho rules.
Despairing ot forcing the senate to
pass his tariff commission bill, Pres
ident Taft is centering his efforts to
secure $400,000 to continue the pres
ent board by nn appropriation la the
sundry civil bill. If tho provision
passes, tho next house will have no
opportunity to Interfere with the tar
iff board.
For tho economy board $75,000, a
decrease of $25,000; commerce com
mission, $1,S15,000, an lncreaso of
$455,000; for removal of tho wreck
of tho battleship Maine, $350,000;
river and harbor Improvements, $7,
02S.077, a decrease or $1,700,000;
for an army supply depot nt Fort
Mason, San Francisco. $200, M0; to
contlnuo reconstruction of the hall of
the liouso of representatives in tho
Hummer time, $30. 000..
Tho bill appropriates $12,000 for
oil paintings of 15 past and present
members of the United Slates su
preme court. It was based on testi
mony by Artist Rosenthal of Phila
delphia that tho justicos had told
him thoy were all too poor to pay for
the work out of their own pockets.
Rosenthal said that Justice Harlan
told him ho would liko to have his
portrait painted, but that ho had
"borrowed $1000 when he was mar
ried and still owed that amount."
F
MAY BE VETOED
Mayor Lachmond May Sit Down on
Salem, Falls City and Western and
Prevent Spanning Willamette
River Vith a Bridge.
M
n
s SAUS.M, Or.. Feb. 23. Thet May
1 or Ltichiuund may veto tho 35 years
rruohUe grunted to the Salem, Falls
City and Western railroad at the last
meeting of the city council Is tho lat
est development in the fight that has
been wnged by the- road for permis
sion to lay Its tracks on Union street
and to span tho Willamette river
with u $100,000 bridge.
While tho mayor, who is out of the
city today, has not publicly doclared
that he will use his ax on tho Iran
ohlse, It Is well known that ho has
been apposed to the franchise. It
U said he will send a message to the
nonncll at an early date stating his
objections to the franchise.
The main opposition to tho grant
ing of the franchise Is believed to be
due to the fact that the road was to
use steam, It uelug contended that a
atoam road would make the street
unpleasant as a residence district. It
is believed by some that the council
will override the mayor's veto.
Kaiser's Son to Travel.
BERLIN. Feb. 23. 1'rinM Adal
bert, Kaier Wilhelw's third ii. will
hail shortly for Uraiil aboard u Ger
man battleship to wake a tour of
German settlements, according In n
uoiuu'i'iuviit tdu.
VEHEMENT PROTESTS
PACIFIC COAST SCARE
TAFT ON JAP TREATY
I hulled Conferences With Lodge and
Other leaders Followed by a
Telegram (o Johnson.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. .23.
Hurried conferences with Senator
Lodge and other leaders of tho sen
ate today Indicated that President
Taft is alarmed over tho prospect ot
failure for his, now Japanese treaty as
the result of a flood of telegraphic
protests from the Pacific coast.
President Taft this afternoon sent
tho following telegram to Governor
Johnson of Califernia:
"The resolutions you transmitted
received. Tho treaty Includes Japan's
assurances regarding a continuance
of tho present arrangement exactly
such as you approved when tho sec
retary of state and I explained them
to you. Won't you explain this to
your legislature and thus prevent any
action arising by reason of misunder
standing." E EATS LYE
WHILE AT PLAY
Infant Child of the Rev. T. Matlock
Finds Quantity of Lye While Play
ing and Narrowly Escapes Fatal
Burns Only Year Old.
The prompo calling of medical as
sistance this morning probably sav
ed tho life of the young child of tho
Itev. T. Matlock, who, whllo playing
around tho liouso at 14 Portland ave
nue, secured ' a quantity of concen
trated lyo and was busily engaged In
gorging tho poison when discovered
by Mrs. Matlock.
How' the child, who is only 1 year
old, secured tho lyo Is not known,
but It is believed that a small amount
of it had been left lying around and
was picked up by tho child.
Dr. II. 13. Porter was summoned
and Immediately administered drugs
to neutralize the effect of tho poison.
Although badly burned about the
mouth, It Is not thought that any
stars will remain to mar tho baby's
features.
YREKA MURDERER
YRFKA, Oil., Feb. 211. Posses are
out today near Gilla, a little mining
camp in the Salmon mountains, 70
mile southwest of here, in search
oL' George Nichols, who is wanted on
his own confession of having shot
and killed his partner, John Dob
bins. Nichols, waving a rifle, ran
through Gilla shouting "1 have killed
John Dobbins. Now I'm going to
kill myself." Thou he disappeared
in the hriitih. Nichols is thought to
be insane.
Dobbin' body was found at his
claim wilh three bullet holes through
tho head.
ALLEGED BRIBER TAKES
SLAP AT NEWSPAPERS
SPRINGFIF.LD, HI., Feb. 'J3.
Stung by the unwelcome publicity l.e
has received since the beginning of
the Lorimer ease, Representative Lee
O'Neill Drown today took a slap at
his newspaper enemies. Drown in
troduced u libel hill modeled on the
Kuglish law. Under its provisions
it does not matter whether a publi
cation is true or untruo if it injures
anyone. In such a case a lino of
.f'J(JOI) and imprisonment for a year
is provided as the penally.
STATE SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDS SUNDAY BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb. 23.--Suuduy
baseball wa endorsed here
today when the state supreme court
u-fheld the eoutibtutionality of law
passed by the last legislature per
mitting professional games on the
seventh day. 'lite decision reversed
one rendered by the Marion county
circuit court.
Joaquin Miller Improved.
OAKLAND. Cal.. Feb. 33. Joa.
quia Miller, poet of the Sierras, crit
ically ill here, U reported .-.liuhtly
inipnittil l'ili(.
JSP TREATY
TRACED AWAY
FOR BIG EAIR
California's Right to Exclude Asi
atics Surrendered in Exchange for
Taft's Support of Panama Pacific
Exposition for 1915.
STATE SENATE CENSURES
OFFICIALS FOR PROMISES
Messan.es Laid Before Legislature
Menace to. the Future of Coast
Declare Sacramento Solons.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. '23.
Tho Japanese question was placed
squarely before the stnte senate lhi
afternoon following the receipt from
Washington of messages and press
despatches disclosing the terms on
which California, through her rep
resentatives, official and unofficial,
at home and at Washington, ex
changed the stale's alleged right to
exclude Asiatics in return for the
administration's support of San
Francisco for tho Panama exposi
tion. Senator Sanford demanded that
tlie scnato adopt tho committee sub
stitute for his resolution calling upon
Washington to restrict Asiatic im
migration. Ho admitted that his
purpose was to amend tho cnmmil
mittco measure so as to place every
phase of the California situation be
foro congress.
Officials Accused.'
Sanford called the roll on Cali
fornia's representatives in Washing
ton in congress on Governor John
son and on the leaders of the leg
islature, showing their exact stand
on the Japanese question, and charg
ing them with attempting to defe il
the will of the ptpiplc in entering iu'o
a compact wilh the federal authori
ties to tho detriment of California
interests.
Senator Wright endeavored to gain
the floor to object to the adoption of
the resolution for the purpose of pre
venting Sanford's amendments
Doynton moved that the amendments
be printed in the journal without be
ing read.
This aroused Sbanahan, who ob
jected to any attempt lo smother an -ti-Jupnueso
legislation. At this
juncture Walker moved to lay the
wholo mater on the table. On Shiin
ahau's point or order, Walker w.is
overruled.
Idick of llackboue.
Senator Cuininctli attacked lli"
loghslalure for displaying "lack of
baokbouo" and read the telegram
from l'ruMdcnl Taft to Governor
Johnson, referring to the compact
the governor entored into with the
president, and secretary of stnte,
Caininelti also referred to Johnson's
recent denial of that compact and
declared that tho disposition of the
legislature was to be double-faced
with the people of the slate.
Wright, who was a (rusted lieuten
ant of President oRosovolt four
yours ago in preventing anti-.lapn-nosu
sentiment in California reach
ing a focus in the legislature, urged
delay in the matter.. He pleaded with
the member not to be swept along
by thu democrats and llin nuti
Asiutie senators or by the applause
of an excited gallery.
' Shauahaii mikI that if no decisive
action were hik'ii by the legislature,
amei'liii got' .100,000 citizens miglij
(Cuntlntii'il on Pace 8 ) "
BIG SLIDE ALTERS
PLAN FOR CANAL
COLON, Panama, Feb 2t. Plans
for the Panama ennui may huc lo
be altered to a great extent as the
result of a big slide of earth and
rook which today is being attacked
At Culebra. Without warning: fiOO,
000 cubic yards of rock and earth
slipped iuto the out. After it is re
moved, it is believed that it will be
necessary to enlarge the nriain of
the oanal ami to remove Gold Hill
bodily to prevent. the rwurrpuoe of
lite slide
MANITOBA ON RECORD
AS BEING OPPOSED
TO RECIPROCITY PLAN
Galleries Cheer Premier Who Says
Uncle Sam Has ltcen Trying to
Cripple Canada for Years.
"WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 2.1. Man
itoba today Is on rocord ns against
reciprocity with the United States.
At the close of a speech by Promlor
Roblln in which he unalterably op
posed tho reciprocity agreoment, the
galleries broke Into cheers. Tho pre
mier opposed tho proposed agree
ment on economic, national nnd Im
perial grounds. He said that tho Unit
ed States for 35 years has been "on
denvorlng to cripple Canada com
mercially" and referred to tho sac
rifices which Canada and especially
eastern Canada has iniulo to build up
Inter-provlncIal trade by railway
construction.
The liouso voted unanimously
against tho measure.
UTAH FRUIT
RATES REDUCED
Interstate Commerce Commission
Holds That Railroads Have Dis
criminated Against Utah Produc
ers ami Order a Cut.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Feb. 23.
Declaring that tho western railroads
havo been discriminating against
Utah frultgrowors in favor of those
on the Pacific coast, tho interstate
commerce commission today ordered
substantial reductions in tho freight
rates from Utah to tho east.
ENSENADA AT MERCY
OF B0L& INVADERS
CA USX ICO, Cal., Feb. 2.1. -13nsen
ada, the capital of the state of Lower
California, Is at the mercy of tho In
surgents and can bo taken whonover
they aro ready to movo In, according
to insurrocto leadors hero today. They
state that a sufficient force has been
bathered near hhiseiindii to take tho
city without help from tho Mexican
army, and thnt news nt any moment
of tho fall of tho place would not sur
prise them. Arrangements havo been
inado with tho business men of Mex
ican to pay tuxes and llcelnses as
soon as Hnsennda Is in the hands of
tho lnsurrectos,
RAISE IN RATES
WASHINGTON. I). ('., Feb. ''.'!.
The stale commerce commission or
dered reductions in freight rates on
practically every known variety of
merchandise transported by rail
roads. The order which inn rim (he end of
the great rate eases and tiffed ev
ery railroad in the country, is a com
plete victory for the shippers in the
fight for lower traffic rail's.
Tho decision in full wns delayed
eight hours in order to prevent its
publication before thu stock market
clohcd.
MUCH MARRIED WOMAN
DIVORCES FIFTH HUSBAND
SAN FRANC IS( O, Cal., I'Vb. 'J.I. -On
the ground of cruelty, Judge Me
gan today granted a divorce to Mrs
Kdith May K'll-oin-Sannderhaus
Coffey - Silver tone - Diinphy-Png-nuelo
from Krne-t Pagnuelo, a Siiu
Francisco attorney. With the decree
today the court has freed Mrs. Pug
mielo from four t her husband,
death having churned the tifih.
MONTANA DEMOCRATS
CAUCUS FOR SENATOR
IIFLKNA, Mmit., Feb. 23. -The
democratic members of the legisla
ture will confer here tonight in an
effort to agree on r uaudidute for
Luited Sin tee senator. A movement)
was started this afternoon to elect j
SM-:ikcr Mc)iifl Ui Hie office.
N
MY
K
WEST TO VETO
PIERCE BILL
Scleral Hundred Medford Voters
Wire Governor Not to Permit Re
peal of People's Law Closing.
Rogue to Commercial Fishing.
VETO OR EGLESTON
BILL CAUSES SURPRISE
Sportsmen Unable to Account for It
If Commercial Fishing is Per
mitted, Small Protection Left.
The action of Governor West In
vetoing the Fish Protective associa
tion measuro. designed to prevent tho
sale of stcelhead nnd trout caught In
the Itnguo river has aroused local
sportsmen and a telogram Blgned by
several hundred prominent citizens
was sent the governor Thursday ask
ing that ho veto tho Plerco fish bill,
reopening the stream to commercial
fishing.
The veto ot the lOggleaton bill,
which was only put through by hard
work and was designed to rolnforco
the Inltlatlvo bill and render the
Itoguo really a closed stream, was a
great disappointment to local anglers.
With It In force, tho Pierce bill would
not havo Interfered materially with
the sport, but without It nnd with the
Pierce bill, tho outlook Is not so
bright.
The governor has given no Intima
tion of his stand on tho Plerco bill,
though his supporters aro confident
of a veto. Ashland sportsmen have
also wired asking a voto.
RELEASE OF RUEF IS
UPHELD BEFORE COURT
SAN" FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 2.'l.
The action of the state supreme
court in granting a rehearing to
Abraham Ruef was upheld today by
Attorney C. W. Cross, who answered
the contentions of (Alorney General
Webb Hint the order should bo re
voked. Cross contended that as
several of the present supremo jus
tices helped to frniiie the constitu
tiouul amendment of 1001 under
which the Ifuef rehearing was grant
ed, they were in a be tor position
than, others to judge whether or not
they bail lransgrescd the rules of the
amendment.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
AFTER WESTINGH0USE
ST. PKTKKSIUJKO, Feb. :.
Raiding Ihe offices of the Wosling
house Hied rie .company hero today,
the police seied every scrap of im
pel relating lo Ihe electrification of
the St. Petersburg Ktreet Railway
company by the American concern.
The Russian government dumuiid
cd'that the Weslingliousii oompany
immediately pay a penalty of $75,001)
for i.llogod failure to live up to its
contract. The company was orig
inally fined .f.-)0),000, but the gov--eminent
today remitted $l'J.r),000.
CANADIAN CRUISER
SEIZES AMERICAN CRAFT
VANCOIVKR, II. C, Feb. 23.
Slealiug in during Hie heavy fog this
morning Ihe Caiiiidinii cruiser Rain
bow was found anchored when the
mist lifted at 10'oeloek and beside
her was her tirst capture, tho Amer
ican fishing schooner Kodric of liie
Chlopee Killing company of Seattle.
The alleged poacher win captured
off Triuugle island, inside the three
mile limit.
SEATTLE TO CONTROL
ITS SOURCE OF WATER
WASHINGTON', D. C, IVb. 23.
The house bill permitting Souttlo
to purchase 22.000 acres of public
land in the Cedar River basin and
complete the ("fly's control of it
water supply passed today. The
price will - lie ftxed by esti
mate. The iiliniinuui value of the
titnbor is said to be $1.23 per acre.
The govuritiiint is to retain title lo
ihe mineral in I In- land,
EXTRA SESSION GIVES
DEMOCRATS CHANCE
TO PLAY POLITICS
Ollle James Says They Will Pass Fif
teen Tariff Hills and Put Nine
Investigations Under Way.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 23.
Threats of an extra session of con
gress or a contlnuanco ot tho present
session until the next presidential
election were voiced hereby Olllo
Jninos of KontuckjV
"If Taft calls an extra session,"
said the Kontucklan, "wo will stny
hero until tho election. Wo will pass
15 tariff bills, put nlno Investigating
committees at work In tho federal
departments, tho steel trust and tho
pork barrel. Wo will glvo Wlckor
sham nnd llalllnger something to
think about."
Tho way was opened for a ached-ule-by-schedulo
rovlslon ot tho tariff
today, when a resolution introduced
by Senator Cummins, asking tho pres
ident for all Information tho tnrlff
board had collected on articles and
commodities nnmed In tho Canadian
reciprocity agreement, wns adopted.
DUAL ATTACKS
BY INSURGENTS
Simultaneous Charges Upon Juarez
and Chihuahua to Be Made Within
a Few Days hy Revolutionists in
Mexico.
KU I'ASO, Tex.. Fob. 2 a. Slniul
taneous attacks upon .lunrcz and Chi
huahua are to bo mado within a fow
days by tho revolutionists under
Francis I. Mudoro, according to re
pair men of tho Mexican National
railroad, who returned hero today
from the south.
Tho rancour, men declaro that Ma
doro already has 2000 men and sov
eral pieces of artillory massed at
Aliiiiuadti. Tho robel loador plans,
they Bny, to take 1000 men nnd march
on Chihuahua on which city other
forces already aro marching, 3000
from the south and 1C00 from tho
west. These figures, If verified, moan
that the rebelB havo gathered by far
tho greatest forco yet reported la tho
rvolutlon and that, with nearly 0000
men at Mailoro's back, Chihuahua Is
almost certain to fall.
Madoro, It Is also reported, will
leave 1000 of his forco at Ahumada
to hold Navarro In check and when
tho proper moment arrlvea will tako
the offensive, tho Abiimada lorco at
tacking ,lua re, whllo tho larger body
captures Chihuahua.
JIM HILL IN FAVOR
OF RECIPROCITY BILL
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., I'Vb. till.
Answering the attack upon him In
Senator Groiina because of his atti
tude on reciprocity with Canada,
James J. Hill said teday:
"If Orouiiu is sincere in what he
says, ho is ignorant of tbo facts.
If he is insiuceru ho is a demagogue.
The reciprocity treaty with Canada
is the most important matter before
the eiti.eiiH of this country since the
civil war. If, after keeping Canada
waiting for -10 years, we turn her
down on our own invitation to par
ticipate in a reeipdocily pact, our
country uill Kiiffer. Kiiduud has
been waiting and watching for jltt
thai thing to happen."
PUGILIST KAUFMAN
WEDS AT PITTSBURG
IMT.TSMURG, Pa., Feb. 'J.I. Al
Kaufman, heavyweight pugilist, and
his bride, who was Mis Almoin 1!.
Koclos of Sail Francisco, are at the
Fort Pitt hotel today. Miss Seelos
arrived from San Fraiicir.cn yester
day and wns met by the fighter.
They were married late yesterday by
Rev. J. O'Connor of St. Mary's Cath
olic church.
ROCKEFELLER'S PASTOR
OFFERED FRISCO PULPIT
SANTA MARMARA, Cal.. Feb. 23.
Until he has had au opportunity
lo look over tho situation at first
hand, Dr. C. F. Akod, putsor of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church of New
York, which John D. Rockefeller at
tends, will withhold his answer to tho
call given him by the 11 rat Congiega
tiomil chuioh of San Francisco.
WEST'S AX
A
9
Governor Long on Vetoes but Short
on Stenographers Announces
That He Has Another Big Batch
Ready for Tomorrow.
STATE IMMIGRATION
AGENT IS ABOLISHED
Bee Inspector Dies Abornin' Klam
ath County Loses Fish Hatchery
and Portland a New Justice.
SALEM, Or., Fob. 23. Governor
West today vetoed hlno bills. Thoy
are: liouso bill 301, concerning a
stnte immigration agent; houso bill
308, regarding bee Inspector; senato
bill 2G-I, for fish hntchery in Klam
ath county; senato bill C, compelling
station agents to post time of arrival
of passenger trains; houso bill 119,
concerning weeds on highways, com
pelling abutting property owners to
rouiovo them; sonatb bill 5, giving
flvo days for filing of deeds for rec
ord; liouso bill 159, additional Jus
tice of tho ponco for Portland; sen
ato bill 123, paying traveling expenses
of students by University of Oregon;
houso bill 303, experiment station In
Morrow county.
Th6 governor announced that ho
had anothor big batch as Boon as thoy
could be prepared. Ho Is long on
vetoes but short on stunographors.
Tho bill appropriating ?34 0,000 for
roads probably will bo lp thq coming
batch.
COMMISSIONER TO PLACE
WILLIAMS IN HIS NICHE
SALKM, Or., Fob. 23. Governor
West Jins naniotl Dr. T. h. Eliot, C.
). S. Wood and Gcorgo II. Mines
of Portland members of the commis
sion provided for by an act that was
enacted by the late legislature ap
propriating .$10,000 to orcct n slatuo
of George IL Williams is the Mull of
Famo at Washington. This commis
sion will have full power lo select a
sculptor, rcceivo the funds appro
printed for the work and unveil tho
statute at Washington.
Oregon, in common with other
stnles, is cnittled to two places in
the hull of fame, and is one of tho
few fitates so far unrepresented.
The nverage coBt of each statue to
the stutes has been from $0000 to
$ il. '1,000.
MOTHER STRIVES
TO jAJIE SON
Los Angeles Woman is Rushing to
Aid of Her Son, Who is Held Pris
oner as Rebel Spy at Juarez hy
Mexican government.
LOS ANGKLKS, Oul., Feb. 2a.
Rushing to the aid of her son, Law
rence F. Converse, 22, who is re
ported held prisoner ns a rebol spy
at Jiiuroz by (he Mexican govern
ment, Mrs. C. II. Converse of Los
Angeles today started for 121 Paso.
Nearly frantic lost her sou he o,o
euted before she rouuhus him, Mrs.
Converse (eluyraphud request to the
stute department at Washington, thu
California and the Fuited States au
thorities tit El Pso to use their in
fluence in his behalf.
Tho father of the boy, G. II. Con
verso, a well known nttoruoy of this
section, who nt present is in Ohio,
also is spoiling toward HI Pano, aa
eordiiig to a teulgram ruuetvod by
his family heru. Young Converse in
wcl known in southern California. At
one time he was military instructor
at Harvard r.chool horo aiid was a,
member of the California national
guard.
According to pros reports, ho wttd
oaptiiroil by General Navarro's
forces while doing scant duty for thu
rear guard ot Gouoral Orosoo's
army.
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