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Organization Goes Up in the
Air When Eaton Explodes
Bomb Under It.
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MEXICAN ROW NOT IN IT
Callery Aplauds Eaton and Hisses Up
ton, and Latter Loses Ills Heud
Entirely.
To Aid Young Mothers.
Berlin, Feb. 18. As an evl-
donee of nor gratitude for the
birth of a first child after four
years of marriage, Princess Au-
gust Wllhelm of Prussia has
formed an organization whose
objoct it 1b to provide for young
mothers and Infants of the
poorer classes. Every well to
do mother whom the stork has
visited recently, will be expect-
ed to contribute. Such request
for funds will be made to the
mother in a letter to the new
born child.
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Murder Trial Begins.
No more dramatic thrilling and ex
citing scene, series of scenes rather,
was ever witnessed In the Oregon leg
islature than last night when during
Representative Allen H. Eaton's calm
and sdnging denunciation of the ma
chine In control of the house, he was
interrupted with wild applause from
the crowded lobby and many members
of the house. It amounted to an ova
tion. The steam roller leaders were
wild with anxiety.
Vernon A. Forbes, of Crook, an or
ganlzatloj, lieutenant, who was In the
chair and who had in vain tried to
shut off Eaton, the lattor appealing
and being uphold by a voto of 32 to 21,
pounded and poundod With his gavel,
but the applause continued. His
threats to clear the lobby only stimu
lated the applause. '
Threatened Heporters.
Then Ignoring all other applause
and having lost his temper and head
entirely, in a secondary lull he shout
TRAINING SCHOOL
Insurgents Jumped on Organi
zation Again This
Morning.
USED THE GANG AS A MOP
Wound Up By Sitting Down on Ways
and Means Committee and
Brotuer.ln-Law Perkins.
IS ILL MANAGED
Committee Reports That Training
School for Boys Is Well
Conducted.
The special committee of the legis
lature, appointed to Investigate the
condition and the management of the
state training school for boys yester
terday afternoon brought In a report
favorable to the management of Su
perintendent Will 8. Hale. It Is al
leged In the report that the superin
tendent is handicapped In his work by
lack of room sufficient to take care
of the youngsters In a thoroughly prop
er manner.
The report follows'.
"We found nothing on the surface
Following the Jolt administered by
Eaton and other Insurgents last night,
the house organization was given an
I other bump today1. The machine
seems to be getting very wobbly, and
the leaders look worried and dis
pirited.
A message from Governor' West,
that arrived at the psychological mo
ment, put ginger into the Insurgents,
and aided in defeating the organiza
tion's plan to defeat the bill that would
repeal the Thompson swamp land bill
nassed over the covernor's veto. The
governor had Bent In a similar mes
sage several days ago. Today's mes
sage read In part as follows :
"As you were previously advised,
the passage of the Thompson bill will
prevent the state from securing title
to several thousand acres of land,
which should be sold for the benefit
of the common school fund.
"Inasmuch as your honorable body
has just passed bills appropriating
Salem, Mass., Feb. 18. In or
der that It plight be mad fa
miliar with, the background of
the crime the jury in the case
of William A Dorr, of Stockton,
Calif., charged with the murder
of George E. Marsh, wealthy
soap manufacturer here, was
taken today to the swamp near
Lynn, where Marsh's body was
found. The testimony starts
this afternoon. The plan of the
defense Is being kept a secret
Dorr's aged mother will, attend
the trial this afternoon.
Testimony in Effect Is That
Franklin Had Said Darrow
Was Innocent.
PROVES HIM A PERJURER
As lie Hud Sworn Positively That lie
' Mad Never Mude This Statement
to Anyone.
May Drop CM1 Suit.
Cincinnati, Feb. 18. United
States District Attorney Mc
Pherson today went to Wash
ington to confer with Attorney
General Wlekorsham regarding
the, civil suit pending against
the National Cash Register Co.
More than a score of the com
pany's officials were sentenced
to various terms of imprison
ment yesterday for criminal vi
olation of the Sliorman anti
trust law. It was reported the
civil suit may be dropped.
Moser Is Given a Drubbing by Kelln-
her and Another from Sen. '
ator Joseph.
With the unanimous Consent of the
senate the Calkins resolution prohib
iting the transmission of house bills
to the senate for consideration after
February 15, was suspended today and do with the bribery of jurors in
12 bills for appropriations to the Uni
versity of Oregon and the Oregon Ag
ricultural college were received by
the senate, read the first and second
times and referred to the proper com
mittees. Senator Calkins moved for
the suspension of the resolution.
After a debate In which Senators
UNITID PHIBS LXASID WIBI
Los Angeles, Feb. 18. Two witness
es to syear that Bert H. Franklin de
clared Darrow to be honest and up
rlght,lnnocent of any attempt to bribe
jurors through him, were put on the
stand by the Darorw defense ' today,
when the trial of the former chief
counsel for the McNamaras was re
sumed. They were Frank E. Domln
guez, legal associate of Earl Rogers,
Gordon G. Watt, secretary of the Mon
tana state senate, and former city
clerk of Vonlce, Cal.
"Franklin told me,' Donilnguez tes
tified, "that Darrow had nothing to
the
McNamara trial, and that Darrow
was the best friend he ever had, aud
would never standi for corruption or
dirty work. He said that Darrow wub
of the highest Integrity and above reproach."
Following Dominguezon the witness
stand, Watt testified that Franklin told
will Mi wnnlrl (iisttfV the feeling of an
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d at Sergoant-at-Arms Singer as he.tlpathy townrd the Institution wnicn
pointed to the newspaper table: appears to exist in the minds of many ' "" "";
"If those fellows don't desist you ' people. A liberal use of paint and var-, I feel that I may take the liberty of
nish were apparent, an odor of for- bpcukuib a wu.u m m ... .......
maldehyde was In the air and many country school, with the hope that
-will eject them from the house.'1
The newspaper gentlemen they
will pardon the uso of the word gen
tlemenat once turfced towards For
les and applauded more vigorously.
Singer, almost scared to doath, lost
himself In the lobby.
Order was flnniy restored and Eaton
continued to hold tho floor. Then he
Joseph and Moser well nigh camo to him, In the presence of other persons,
blows, the senate passed Represents- that Darrow never gave him any nion
tlve Abbott's bill authorizing tho as-iey for jury bribing,
sessmimt of road districts In counties "Ho told me," Watt said, "that the
exceeding 150,000 Inhabitants. Joseph district attorney was holding the Lock-
appeared as the champion of Dan Kel-iwood bribery over his head to compel
ENGINE
STILL UNSETTLED
Council Has a Busy Session nnd
Grinds Out n Good Grist of
Work.
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Streets of Mexico City Filled
With Corpses and Pestil
ence Is Feared.
UNCLE SAM IS PREPARED
Transports Ordered In Readiness
Curry Troops to Vera Cruz on
Short Notice.
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small Improvements have been made, when you return to your constituents , lahop aUacked by M()ger 01lhlm to testify against Darrpw."
all indicating a sincere effort on the it canuoi. ue sa.u mm, juubu.o
part of the superintendent to bring the institutions of higher education
about the same condition of cleanli- everything they asked in tho way of
ness and order which exists in most appropriation you refused to even ex
of our state state institutions. Wd tend a protecting hand to the common
commend him for his efforts and hope ' school fund, and the little red school
houset when about to be raiueu Dy a
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the strength of nn amendment to tho Under cross-examination by District
bill proposed by Kellaher. MoBor de- Attorney Ford, Watt admitted that he
offered a motion and demanded a roll. he will continue in these efforts un
call on It that the house go on record til he becomes entirely successful.
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i- in nun nr. inn nrcsent nine s iu.nu uo .-i
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nlme.1 at neither the hoard nor at tda .i iuuoin.ii.uijr ,,Un.v,u
I superintendent, but at conditions over demanded" a roll cnll, and this so
which these persons have no control, frightened the machine leaders that
Thev are compelled to herd an average tliey naa me ways ana menus ramma-
,of 100 boys Into crowded quarters
nomah, and organization pillars,
manipulating Ms reform resolution in
troduced Inst Saturday.
1'pten Roundly Hissed.
Then followed verbal attacks on
Eaton by Upton, Olson and Speaker
The committee on public lands this
that whatever criticism . morning had just reported in tho Gill
with a recommendation
Gill
McArthur, who Is also a big cog in
the. machine. For downright abuse
(and particularly Into crowded sleep
ing rooms. Under such conditions is
It to he wondered nt If results have not
tee summoned to take part in the vot
ing. The governor's message arrived
about this time.
On the motion to indefinitely post
pone, the vote was 29 noes and 28
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ana viiupeniuun unim.B ..... . ,)(,cn Qf m be)t? Shnn1G on
I.e. long remembered. He was almost memm ot ,, nn(1 former le(,iB. . ayes.
frantic with anger and had lost "I" ' mtur(g tnnt lhpy hftVe permitted such A few minutes later tho house, by
lwad completely. When In addition to cnml1(ong of conKPS(0n to arise; and I a big vote, refused to heed the ways
other abuse lie relerred to Mton as a Bame on fhfi 1pope of tho g(nte of! nnd menns committees rcoommemm
"sonselcBH, puffed up tond," tho lobby Oregon that they have not risen up In 1 tion that Holland's bill for an agrlcul
and many house members hissed him
"Hiss all night If you want to,"
shouted Upton, "and I'll talk all
night."
Ijv'ourette of Multnomah, also of the
organization, immediately followed
with nn amendment to Eaton's motion,
that the motion be laid on tho table In
definitely. Temporary Speaker Forbes
quickly put tho motion. The vlve voce
ward boys may acquire good habits
and Insure the permnnonce thereof.
This means double the room existing
n
to4 sounded equally divided, but
Forbes ruled that the ayes had it The at iM gphool in order that our way
Eaton adherents wero willing to let It
go nt that, as the row had attained
liugo proiiortlons and tampers wero ait
fevor heat. Neither side was victori
ous on tills,-hut the Insurgent had
whipped the machine on the previous
vote.
Steam Roller Wrecked.
The steam roller w'as almost wreck
ed. The long-ox ported revolt against
tho organization had taken place. The
machine leaders were dazed bewl'
dored. The attack had come so sud
denly that they were taken unawares,
The once meek and lowly Eaton, who
had always taken his medicine when
they ran tho steam roller over him,
had turned and trimmed thorn to a
frazzle. Tho leaders today are Btlll
snapping and snnrllng at each other.
Iloro is an account of the revolt In
detail:
tt.ir wrntn n,1 rehnkeil us. itural experiment Biauon m luisup
"At nreRcnt the average time the ! county be indefinitely postponed
bovs can be kept there Is 11 months I The Hngood bill, providing that the
Thev must be let go in order to make state Insure Its own buildings was
room for a new lot of boys. Do you adly defeated, the majority holding
for a moment Imagine that 11 months that It was bad policy for the state to
Is sufficient time in which to build up i enter Into tho fire Insurance business.
n,.w character, for that Is the obiect The committee on vetoed bins, up
with which the boys are sent hero ton, chairman, reported back several
frnn, nil nartR nf the slate. They ought of the governor's vetoed bills of last
hnvn .in. nf af least, two vears I session with the recommendation that
they be not passed over the governor's
! veto. This action was of no signifi
cance, bb the committee had hnd the
! bills, which were of minor importance,
talked with Franklin for the purpose
of Becking information with which to
Impeach tho hitter's testimony In the
Darrow trial.
Franklin, wjio was one of the stato's
star witnesses against Darrow, has
testified that he told no one that Dar
row did not give him money for brib
ery purposes. It was to contradict
this testimony that Domlngucz and
Watt were produced by the defense.
present. And in ordor to allow for . for neBr'y
aentierlnff the bovs out and to permit I The house adopted a rcsoiunon io
separating the good from the bad, we , dny to have each member on roll call
should expect eventually to provide
double the quartors above planned.
"If deemd worthy and expedient by
the bonrd, we would recommend that,
plans be drawn for presentation to
the succeeding legislature."
I.OX WALX HAS
THE II0SS PRUNE MMII
Lon Wain claims the champion
pruno tree of the Northwest, In point
of ability to grow. Ho has on exhibi
tion at the office ot County Fruit In
Bpectnr C. 0. Constable a limb meas
uring eight nnd one-half feet In length
the entire limb having grown since the
harvesting of tho hint prune crop Mr.
Wnln cut off tho llml) an drushed to
town Willi it w hen he lead in tho pa
pers thnt Ills neiglil.iir. Otto Hansen
waa claiming h'.nors for a 11m.) pro
duced In one cf hi3 i charils measur
ing eight feet, '.wo Inches In lentil.
Cubans Will Take Net Ice.
toNiTUD ruins utAsrt) wini.l
New York, Feb. 18, With lOSO ma
rines aboard, the battleship Connecll-
selcct one bill for pasHage; all his oth
er bills to go Into the discard, as the
senate will not receive any house bills
nfler tonight. This weeding out pro
cess leaves about 75 bills yet to bo
passed by the house tonight, and the
house will probably be In session most
of the night,
Latourcttc's loan shark bill, which
was defeated several days ago, by, by
an overwhelming vote, called up for
clared that Kellaher was tho champion
of certain private Interests.
Kellaher replied coolly though sar
castically, accusing Moser of tolling
falsehoods. Joseph, however, arose in
wrath. He said that Kellaher as a
member of tho Portland council had
saved the people thousands of dollars
by protecting them from tho corpora
tions wlille Moser had never saved
them a cent. Moser replied hotly. IIo
said that hl3 record was clean and
that he had never boon Indicted by a
grand Jury or even arrested.
Miilkey filven the Floor.
Ex-United States Senator Fred W.
Mulkey appeared in defense of Sena
tor Kellaher's bill to save to tho city
of Portland certain riparian rights to
submerged lands on tho Willamette:
river. The bill was made a special or
der of business for 11 o'clock. Senator
Mulkey kept tlio floor for half an hour
and was replied to at length by Sena
tor Thompson. Tho discussion contin
ued past tho noon hour without the
vote being called for. .
Four Hills Killed.
Of 30 house bills reported on In the
senato this morning, only four wero
killed. The dead bills are: Dy Smith
of Klamath, relating to tho manner of
paying principal or Interest to tho
state land board. Dy Upton, relating
to tho paroling of certain prisoners.
Dy tho committee on tho revision of
laws, roqulrlng the fencing of the Ore
gon & California railroad. Dy Laugh,
lln, providing for tho payment of boun
ties on gophers and moles In Yamhill
county.
The sjieclal committee named to In
vestigate tho management of nnd the
condition of the inmates ot tho sol
diers' homo at Roseburg, today sub-'lt. OWKXH-AOWU
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mltU'd a favorable report. . WKITF.S NAME ON HIM.
WUI'LI) MAKE THE THE
NEW STATE OF
LINCOLN
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cut snllcd from tho Drooklyn navy consideration, despite the protest nf
yard for Guantnnamo, Cuba, todn:-'. iiton.
Seven hundred other marines left the .
navy yard and took a special train for There Is occasionally an iconoclast-
I'hlladelphla, where they will hoard a Ic American who wouldn't atlend the
transport. All are equipped for active Inaugural ceremonies if ho could do
service. so without costing him a cent.
UN'TKII I'llEKS I.ISARKI. Willi!. 1
Olympia, Wash., Feb. IS. The new
state of Lincoln," to add a new star
in the flag, Is the proposition made to
day by Senator "Dick" llulehlns, of
Spokane, IIo prepared a resolution
memorializing congress to create a
now state out of all of liastern Wash-
After a heated debate In which Al
dermen Higdon nnd Macy were pitted
against each other as the principals
the city council last night again failed
to get definite action on the proposed
purchase of an automobile fire engine.
A. O. Ing, representing tho American
La France Fire Apparatus Co., who
was not present when the discussion
took place a week ago, was present
last night and declared that ho would
withdraw tho bid of Ills firm unless
the city, If it divides that a competi
tive test of the englnoss must be mado
here, will draw up definite specifica
tions on which tho engines are to bo
Judged.
The final action of tho tangle last
nhrlit was the passing of a motion to
refer the matter to tho mayor, the city
attorney and the fire and water com
mitteo. Theso officials will draw up a
contract to be signed by thomselvos
and by tho representatives of the com
peting firms. Tho motion to this effect
was mado largely as a result of Mr.
Long's declaration that ho would not
have- his company ship a car across
the continent for a competitive test
unless ho knew exactly what would be
required of tho cur, and had It in writ
ing so that overy possibility of litiga
tion might bo avoided.
Summer llnuil Concerts.
Chairman Drown of tho committee
on public parks last night announced
that his com mitt eo had entered Into a
contract with representatives of tho
Salem band for eight public concerts
a month during tho months of Juno,
July and August. The mimical organ
ization will bo paid $l:!H2 for the sum
mer's work.
Resolutions for two new sidewalks
were read In a report from the street
committee, Ono of tho walks Is to ho
constructed In front of property of the
Salem Fruit Union and tho other in
front of property of tho Oregon Elec
tric deiiiit on tho wont shlo of High
street between Trade mid Mill strecrts.
Council Slegmuud Introduced a reso
lution that tho water company remove
a flro hydrant In front of tho property
of Dan J. Fry on South High street
nnd place tt. In a moro advantageous
poult Ion, Tho resolution was referred
to tho (lro and water committee
Doubts Public Right.
Alderman Southwlck Introduced a
resolution which was adopted author
; izlng tho mayor and tho city attorney
Ington and five Idaho counties, which, () Investigate the legal right of the
he claimed, aroj more logically milled public to tho use of Twelfth street nnd
thnn are tho eastern and western Marlon street as far as North Mill
counties of Washington. j crock.
A rxsolti'lon Introduced by Alder-
I ..Milan Sum., cnnlrmaii or tlio street
committee, was adopted directing tho
I city eiiglnocr to prepare plans and
When Governor West today signed , ,.,.(.aiis for the Improvement of
.Mexicans Invade Texan,
fUNUm PIUrM 1JIA0KI) WIUI.l
El Paso. Texas, Feb. IS. Hands of .the slwlllzatlon bill, along with hN Twenty-first Btree. from Ktuto to Con
nrnied and mounted Mexicans crossed approval on ino document appcuruii t,.r. In- p!vn must cover two or
the border at West Alpln, Texas, loilay the signature of Dr. Owens-Ailulr, uu- lm,ri) Mn,H ()f iiri,v0ineiit
and raiding the Hancock, Haley and moir n me inn. 11 m mo mm. time ... ,)y ft n.W)1.r,n ,,.(lu,,,.( )y nuMh.
Wilson ranches, took many horses anil tno niKiiiry or uregon inui inn signa-
a great quantity of supplies. Sheriff lure of a wniiinn, or man either, lias
Walton, at tho head of a Inrgo posse. apiared on a hill signed by the gov-
U pursuing tho Imnillts, who are be- ernor as wltneis. Tlio doctor was
Meved to still be on Texas mil, very proud of the honor.
wick and i.iIii,ii-mI 1 . ;. the council the
mayor uii l the r'ly n Homey nro nil-
.liorl.'.id to In vi-sl igiiti) tho right ot
(DNITID FRISS UiBKD WIBI.
Washington, Feb. IS. Diaz is rap
idly winning control of Moxlco City,
and Madero's downfall hourly grows
nearer. This is tho gist of an uncen
sored dispatch received here today
from Ambasasdor Henry Lane Wilson
the firat uncensorcd news of the ac
tual fighting since Saturday night.
Wilson reported to the state depart
ment that thero was Borlous conflict
yesterday and part of laBt nlpht, and
that the Diaz forces are steadily ad
vancing. The American ambassador
declared that Diaz soon will control
the whole residential part of the city.
Last night the federals retired from
their exposed positions into the palace
which Is held by General Dlanquet'f
troops.
Streets Full of Corpses.
Wilson said there had been flerco
fighting, and that tho federals had suf
fered enormous Iobbcb. The American
embassy was repeatedly In the line of
flro and was struck by many spent
bullets, which, however, did little dam
age. Ho said there wore many dead
and wounded, mostly Maderlstas, la
front of tho embassy,
Wilson reported he had been unahlo
to ascertain what damage was wrought
to the federal stronghold, but the fir
ing was fierce during the entire revolt.
The American amliasBiiilor's dispatch
es Indicate that the condition of Mexi
co City is approaching In chaos. Un
burled corpses threaten pestilence, tha
lied Cross and White Cross organiza
tions havo disbanded, and tho troops,
poorly fed, are becoming desperate.
Diaz Mill He Victor.
The American enibasy apparently Is
(ho only spot of refuge in tho whole
city. There Wilson has established a
zone of safely, where tho strictest Ban-
llatlon Is enforced.
Tho gravity of official dispatches,
contrasfed with tho censored press
telegrams. Is believed to provo that
Mailoro Ib trying desperately to con
ceal tho conilitlonB of his cause.
Most dispatches are being delayed,
and it is doubtful Just what has real
ly happened In the battle-torn city
within tho last few hours.
Telegraphing from Vera Cruz today,
Consul-deneral Canada declares thnt.
hundreds of refugees nro crowding
Into that clly from tho capital. Ho
has funds to feed thorn only for two.
(lays. All the refugees toll stories of
almost incredible hardships in Mexico
City, where, they sny, conditions are
almost beyond belief.
Warships Preparing.
It was learned today that 10 Ameri
can warships now stationed at Guun
tanaino wero each ordered to prepare
accommodations for 200 marines, be
sides the regular complement ot offi
cers and men.
Transports have been ordorcd to
make ready to receive the army's quo
ta onivflfth of the army's cavalry.
oiio-flfth of Its field artillery and
three-fifths of the Infantry.
Two officers from the quartermas
ter's department havo been ordered to
Calveslnn to view a site and plan all
necessary arrangements for tho con
templated establishment there of ait
Infantry and military camp.
The army staff Is preparing maps
showing very ulruteglc Mlnt In Mexi
co, Mndero Weakens.
Mexico City, Feb. IS. Foreign Min
ister I.usctirluu announced this afler
noiin that President Francis I, Mnde
ro, of Mexico, had agreed to the ap-
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