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CTIN POSTTONEO
Pressure Brought to Bear
Stave Of Final Action Un
til Tomorrow
BILLL1S CERTAIN TO PASS
President Threatens to Take Matter In
U Ooart, and Will Be Given the
Chance to Do So.
DmnD rases uuu win.
State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal May 1.
The private influence of Secretary of
State Bryan, exerted upon the Demo
cratic members of the California state
senate, proved today potent eaejlgfc
again to delay final action upoa the
Webb substitute for the Birdsall sati
aliel land bill. The final word of the
senate will be epoken when the roll ii
called tomorrow.
Hesitation on the part of the Pro
gressive majority to use their "steam
roller," the joints of which creased
sadly with disuse, enabled the Demo
crats to stave off another 24 hours Cali
fornia's decision of policy. . It was not
suggested on the floor, in the pleas for
delay, that they were made at the re
quest of Secretary Bryan, but it is well
known that President Wilson's ambas
sador has had private conferences with
those senators who fought for delay,
and the impression was general that
their real object was to extend the time
so that further pressure might be
brought from Washington.
The first example of this, pressure ar
rived a little ahead of time, when Gov
ernor Johnson received today from the
president a message conveying a prac
tieaY'threst that the Webb bill, if pass
ed, would be taken before the United
States supreme court. Governor John
son's reply was courteous, but non-com
mittal, and it was stated on the floor
that the delay until tomorrow Is the
last that will be granted, that the sen
ate then will act on the Wobb bill, and
that the California administration will
be prepared to meet what results shall
follow,
' BUI Will Paw.
State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal., May
1. Consideration of a bill drastic in its
provisions, which is designed to kill
forever the possibility of increased Jap
- anese encroachments on the farm lands
of California, was begun by the state
senate here at 11:35 o'clock today.
Backed by the full force of the John
son administration and with the Demo
cratic friends of the national adminis
tration bound by pledges which pre
vented real opposition from them, there
was no doubting from the first that the
bill would pass. But Secretary of State
Bryan, President Wilson's emissary of
delay, was to be impressed, and oppon
ents of the Johnson administration ask
ed what few opportunities for delay
that were left them.
' Is on Third Beading.
The exclusion bill, which was on
third, or final reading, was drafted by
Senators Boynton, Thompson and Bird
sail, Attotrney-General Webb and Gov
ernor Johnson as a substitute for the
original bill by Bird sail. To meet the
objections of President Wilson and Sec
retary It omits the words ' ' aliens ineli
gible to citizenship" may not acquire
land, bat states Inversely exactly the
same proposition by saying "aliens eli
gible to aitizenship " may acquire land,
tc.
Otherwise the Webb measure is prac
tically identical with the original bill
to which Washington objected, and the
sum total of Secretary Bryan 's achieve
ment it the change of expression on the
proposition which in effect is unaltered.
Interest Is Intense.
Scenes such as hare rarely been wit
nessed In the historic California eapitol
t building, accompanied the consideration
of the Webb amendment. Hundreds of
, Californians demanding the passage Of
a drastic law prohibiting the ownership
of land by Japanese packed the senate
chamber, the spacious lobbies and stair
cases of the eapitol. Breathless inter
est was manifested on all sides during
the dobate which preceded the roll call
The first move of the opposition came
at once upon Senator Birdsall calling
up the Webb sub-bill. Senator Curtin,
Democrat, at once offered a joint reso
lution pledging the California legisla
ture not to pasa any anti-alien bill at
this session, in deference to the wishes
of President Wilson. It also asked
President Wilson to use the resources
of diplomacy to obtain the end Califor
nia desires.
Curtis 's resolution was sent to the
(Continued on page I.I
Mors Charges Preferred.
San Francisco, May 1. Charges
of unofficer-like. conduct and ac
cepting bribes were lodged! today
against eight detectives, recently
suspended by the Baa Francisco
board of police commissioners in
executive session. The men af
fected are Frank Esola, Louis
Drolette, Jack Sullivan, William
McHngh, James McGowan, Chaa.
Taylor, Arthur MacPhee and
Charles Joseph. The charges pre
ferred by the police commission
ers today are independent of any
action the grand Jury now inves
tigating the charges may take.
President Wilson Bays the Quickest
"War to Bottle It Is In the Ted
era! Courts.
I unites raass lussd wins.
Washington, May 1. The alien land
law bill submitted by Attorney-General
Webb, of California, and adopted by
the senate of that Btate as an amend
ment to the Birdsall bill, is still dis
criminatory between the United States
and Japan, in the opinion of President
Wilson and his advisers. It is under
stood that as soon as the bill is passed,
Viscount Chinda, the Japanese ambassa
dor, will file a formal protest with the
state department.
It is expected that President Wilson
will suggest that the quickest way to
secure results is to bring action in the
federal courts to test the constitution
ality of the bill.
All negotiations, so far, between Am
bassador Chinda and government offi
cials have been of the most friendly
character. President Wilson believes
Japan will fight her battles in the
courts and not otherwise.
MINNESOTA GIRL IS
' FREED AT EUGENE
Order Oomes From Minnesota to Lot
Her Return to Brouier Instead of
Training School
The Minnesota authorities have noti
fied the Eugene authorities to release
Evelyn Taylor and permit her to return
to her brother's home a few miles from
Eugene. In the message from Minneso
ta it was explained that assurances
from Governor West that the girl was
under proper influences at her broth
er's home, prompted the action in the
order for her release. It is believed
that no further effort will be made to
secure the return of the girl to Sauk
Center, Minn., where she escaped from
the state training school.
Prominent Eugene women took s
hsnd in the girl's behalf, believing that
she had been wrongfully imprisoned,
and Governor West was asked to take
a hand. He telegraphed to Oovornor
Eberhart, asking that a full investiga
tion be made before issuing requisition
papers, has brought results.
The girl says she was employed in a
wholesale drug store in Minneapolis,
where she received a good salary, until
she incurred the ill-will of an older sis
ter, -sB-ho accused her of improprieties
and had her sent to the stste training
school. She was locked up on March
She immediately began planning
her escape, and one light three weeks
ago managed to drop from a second
story window. She silently followed a
patrol until he passed a gate, through
which she glided, and hid behind a
tree until the guard was out of sight,
Friends in Minneapolis gave her mon
ey with which to come to Eugene.
BANQUET IN HONOR
OF NEW JUSTICES
At least sixty representatives of the
Oregon Bar Association will meet at
the Hotel Marion next Saturday night
where a banquet will be held in honor
of the two new justices of the supreme
court recently appointed by Governor
West, Hon. C. L. McNary and Hon. W.
M. Ramsey.
The additional justices will assume
their duties June 3. The banquet prom
ises to be a brilliant affair, there being
legal representatives of almost every
section of the state coming to attend
the fesst end take part in the addresses
which will be
HE THINKS THE BILL
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All the M aratime Unions on the
Coast Are Standing in
With Theni.
STRIKE BREAKERS QUIT
Everybody on Shipboard, From Mats to
Cook Makes Ltfs Miaerabll for
Them.'
oarrsD rasas tatsa wist
Seattle, Wash., May 1. With all of
the maritime unions on the eoaat giving
active support to the striking wireless
operators, strike breakers are having a
tough time of it and according to re
ports received by J. P. Sorenson, or
ganizer for the wireless men, few of
them are lasting more than one trip. .
"The Marconi company counted
without reckoning with the other onions
when they turned down our request for
an increase over the $35 a month sal
ary," said Sorenson today. "Strike
breakers are finding that it is not
worth while even at (100 a month to
work on ships where everybody from
the cook to the mate has it in for them.
"We have reports of nine strike
breakers quitting after the firBt trip to
various points along the coast. - The
carload of operators imported by the
Marconi men from the east is due in
San Francisco tonight, but we do not
expect them to last long."
INSURANCE COMPANY WINS
VICTORY IN COURT
The Union Pacific Life Insurance
Company won a victory yesterday in
the supreme court, where an opinion
was handed down overruling the demur
rer of the attorney-general. The com
pany on Monday . brought mandamus
proceedings to compel Insurance Com
missioner Ferguson to admit it to do
business in the state. The company
claims to have $100,000 capital invest
ed, as the state laws require. The de
cision means that Commissioner Fergu
son will be required to issue a license to
the company.
To Stop Speeding.
Portland, Or., May 1. To stop auto
mobile and motorcycle speeding in the
streets of Portland, Chief of Police
Slover today announced his intention of
commissioning 100 members of the Port
land Automobile Club to act as special
policemen to co-operate with the regu
lar police force in enforcing the traf
fic laws.
At a meeting of the Automobile club,
Chief Slover stated that he .would be
glad to take this action and as a result
President Clemens of the club is pre
paring a list of those to be commis
sioned. HUOKESTEIN WILL SOON
HAVE CHARGE OF OFFICE
The appointment of August Hucke
stein as postmaster of Salem, whose
name was sent to the senate at Wash
ington today will become effective just
as soon as it is confirmed, and he has
qualified. This means that he will
probably have charge in a few days.
The present postmaster holds office
by virtue of the fact that no suc
cessor was named when his term ex
pi rod throe years ago.
The senate also conformed the ap
pointment of N. T. Keisenstein. as
postmaster of Koseburg, Ore.
The Old Man Is Not Only Not Afraid,
But Says No Other Man in
America Is. '
dsitsd raass uisio vies.
St, Louis, May 1. Carnegie, in and
address here today, declared the Ameri
can ntvy was able to cope with any in
ternational situation. Some one in the
audience asked if he did not believ
that America was "mortally afraid of
Japan." - Carnegie then demanded that
all who were not afraid of Japan to
stand up. More than 1300 persona stood.
Later Carnegie reversed the question,
asking all afraid of Japan to staad.
None stood. He added that there was
no danger of war with Japan.
The stranger again repeated his state
ment that America is mortally afraid of
Japan. Carnegie replied: "Nobodvis
mortally afraid of Japan eicept you."
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Showed Him the Goods.
Sacramento, Cal., May 1. In
order to secure first hand knowl
edge of the encroachment of the
Japanese upon California agri
cultural lands, Secretary of State
Bryan, accompanied by Governor
Hiram Johnson, at 9:4$ o'clock
this morning left by automobile
for the Japanese farm colony at
Florin, tea miles from the capi
tal They expected to return be
fort the anti-alien land, bill came
up for action ia the senate.
ENT IS ALL
Claim Made That 90 Per Cent of Leg
islators Wore Pledged to Pass
Anti-Allen Bill.
IDNITIO PUSS LBASSO wus.
State Cspitol, Sacramento, May 1.--In
answer to the challenge by Senator
Cogswell, of Los Angeles, of Assembly
man W. C. Wall's statement to Secre
tary of State Bryan that fully 90 per
cent of the legislators were pledge! (o
support an anti-alien land bill, Paul
Schai renberg, secretary of the State
Federation of Labor, has today ant
for records in possession of the Anti
Alien League, of San Francisco.
Copies will be placed in the hands i f
Secretary Bryan, showing just where
each California law-maker stood on this
question during the campaign, as pror-f
of the overwhelming sentiment and ie
mand for the exclusion of Japanese and
other non-assimilable aliens from pos
session of land.
TO
Make Themselves Criminals in Order to
Show That They Would Make
Good Citizens.
(united miss UUSBD WIBS.
London, May 1. Despite a polico
edict, the millitants printed a few
copies of "The Suffragette" today
and sold them on the streets. This morn
ing the militants began a campaign of
retaliation. They burned the coach
house and stable at Hendon, and the
boat house and a number of skiffs at
Hampton court.
Windows wore smashed in the suburb
of Plymouth, and the district was plas-J
tered with signs beariug the legend.
"You have raided our headquarters,
but you can't stop militancy without
giving the vote to women." A dozen
cities throughout the kingdom reported
damage to property by the suffragettes.
Enjoyable Programs Are Carried Oat
and Spectators Praise Children And
Ins tractors.
Salem schools this afternoon observed
May day with appropriate exercises.
May polo and folk dances and field
meets were included in the programs.
The crowning of a May qneen was an
enjoyable feature at many of the
schools.
The schools, with the exception of
Highland and Richmand and the high
school, had exercises and the three
ommitting did not hnve suitable grounds
Many parents and friends were pres
ent to witness the events, snd were loud
in their praise of the little folks and
the teachers who trained them .
May day exercises have been an en
joyable feature annually for several
years, and have beee looked forward to
with much interest by the children.
This year's program was the most ex
tenslvs ia the history of the schools.
The Beohllcan party may "corns
back," but if so it will be a very dif
ferent Republican party,
Weather Forecast
Oregon Probably fair tonight
and Friday. Light frost tonight.
Westerly winds.
WT JAPANESE
AN OBJECT LESSON
Governor Johnson Takes the
Secretary to Florin 12
Miles From Capitol.
JAPS HAVE TAKEN VALLEY
Bryan Is Treated as Though He Wss
From Misonri, and Is Shown Ob
- Jectionable Conditions.
(osrrso nasi uuasn visa 1
State Capitol, Sacramento, CaL. May
j. Japanese women working iu tho
fields; schools in which the Nipponese
children outnumber the whitci; a lone
general store, owned by a discouraged
native California! competing nginst
two flourishing Japanese establishments
across the street, were the conditions at
Florin, a little country town 12 miles
from the eapitol, as found today by Sec
retary of State William J. Bryan and
Governor Johnson on a tour of inspec
tion. Assemblyman Hugh Bradford, of
Sacramento, accompanied the party as
guide.
The trip was taken to give Bryan
first-hand knowledge of conditions upon
which the demand for anti-alien land
legislation in California is based.
"I am using my eyes and ears, but
not my tongue," was Bryan's only com
ment upon his return to the eapitol, to
be present when the senate considered
the Webb bill. "It's a beautiful val
ley," he added, referring to Florin.
Governor Johnson, who did practically
all the questioning, brought out the fact
that the Btate readers used In the Florin
schools had been translated into Japan
ese in Toklo, and were interlineated line
for line, with the Nipponese version.
In the school visited Bryan saw 17
Japanese children sitting beside 17
white children. The average enroll
ment is 22 Japanese and 20 whites,
RAILROADS REFUSE
TO RAISE WAGES
DNITID fBSSS LSIBID W1BS.1
New York, May 1. In their letter re
fusing the increase of wages demanded
by employes, the railroad managors do
tail their reasons for such refusal. The
letter declares that if the roads are
compelled to pay higher wagos, the bur
den will fall on the public. The letter
says in part:
"In making their demand for extrav
agant wsjres the' employes apparently
set on the assumption that a strike tying
up traffic will never be permitted by
the public, Thoy soom to think that if
the strike is to bo avoided the rail
roads must give way. The publio will
force them to give way."
May Kill Boxing B1U.
Sacramento, Cal., May 1. Senator
Brown's anti-boxing bill was scheduled
to come bnforo the senate late today
for final action, but it Is doubtful if
the bill will be reached. An amend
ment by Senator Juillard, allowing 20
round bouts, under the auspices of box
ing clubs, Is to be acted upon before the
original bills is taken up.
Sunday Train Service.
J. P. O'Brien, goneral manager of the
O.-W. R. & N. Company, has notified
the railroad commission that on May 6
a Sunday train service will be inaug
urated on the Condon branch. Residents
of the branch had petitioned that the
company be ordered to install Sunday
service.
New York Syndicate to Engage in Ir
rigation Work as Well as In -Taking
Out Salt
Great development is promised this
season by the New York syndicate
which has Summer and Albert lakes
I leased from the state asd will take out
vast quantities of salt. If the plans of
the company are carried out, the royal
ty will be $r0,000 next year. Immense
machinery is being installed and the
work will be carried on in an extensive
seals.
The compsny has just been granted
permission to engage in irrigation work
in connection with the lease. Large
tracts in the vicinity of the lakes will
be developed.
The company has great resources snd
wilt be able to carry on Us business
on as extensive scale.
Washington,' May 1. His mis
sion declared to be ended, Secre
tary of State Bryan will leave
Sacramento tonight in an effort
to reach St. Louis in time to de
liver his scheduled speech before
the peace congress in that eity
Saturday night, according to a
statement issued at tho state de
partment today.. Bryan sent a
wire cancelling the speech, but
will now attempt to make connec
tions. He is scheduled to speak
in Chicago Sunday, and expects
to arrive here Tuesday.
ILL CELEBRATE THE
Pioneers Will Meet at Champoeg To
morrow Sole Survivor of Event
to Be There.
Tomorrow marks the 70th anniver
sary of what ia now termed the "Ply
mouth Rock" of the Pacific coast, the
town of Champoeg, and a celebration
will be held at that place under the aus
pices of the Oregon Pioneer association,
At Champoeg the first civil govern
ment was established in America on the
west sido of the Rocky mountains, a
"provisional, government" until thj
United Statos decided to annex it.
The celebration will be presided over
by Judge P. H. D'Arcy and addresses
will be delivered by Judge Grant B.
Dimick; ex-Governor T. T. Geer; Col.
Robert A. Miller; C. . B. Moores, and
others. A musical program under the
direction of Professor Z. M, Parvln will
be rendered and F. X. Matthleu, sole
survivor of the first meeting, will at
tend. In ordor to attend the celebra
tion, Salem people will leave on the
Oregon Electrio train .at 8 a, m., Fri
day and stop at Wilsonville, from where
they will go by boat to Champoeg.
Adjutant-Genoral of California Reports
This Is Being Done in the Napa
Valley.
Sacramento, Cal,, May 1. Adjutant
General A. E, Forbes, of tho California
National Guard, admitted today that ho
"had hoard" that Japaneso In the
northern valleys of the stute had, during
the last year, been orgactaing militia
companies, or at least associations
whose activities embraced military
drills.
"It was brought to my attention only
recently that at Florin two Japanese
companies are drilling from time to
time, that another company has boon
formed ia the Napa valley and other
section," said Adjutant General
Forbes. "It was a little over a year
ago that the Japanese generally in this
section of the state began organizing
associations whose interests and motives
were maintained behind great secrecy.
Ever since then information has been
coming to this office of Jspanese com
panies engaged in drill maneuvers."
The Nipponese population of florin
and vicinity Is considerably over 1000.
SECRETARY BLADE LEAVES
THE BOARD OF TRADE
Owing to unsettled condition of af
fairs in the Salem Board of Trade, and
tho fact that ho has been offered a life
position In Oxford, Canada, W. R, Blade,
secretary of the commercial organiza
tion, has tondored his resignation, and
will leave Salem the first of next week
to take up his dulios in the north. Mr.
Hlntlo family, however, will rnmnm
here until arrangements have been
ma do for their removal to Canada also.
Mr. Slsde hss been of valuable as
sistance to the Hoard of Trade, and his
departure la regretted by all who know
him. The executive members of the
board passed resolutions commending
tho retiring secretary upon his past
good work, and expressing great esteem
aud appreciation for Mr. lade.
The proposed plan to consolidate the
Board of Trade with the llllhe sclub Is
partly responsible for Mr, Rlade'e reeig
nation, and hs declare he believes It
will be to the best Interest of himself
snd fsniily to move to Canada.
Assistant Secretary Gregg will fill
the office sntil such time as the board
takes further sctlnn.
Bryan to Go Home.
SUGAR CERTAIN TO
G00N FREE LIST
Falconer See Japanese Inva
sion if the Duty Is Taken
Off Singles.
ROASTS THE PRESIDENT
Sugar Duties to Be Bednoed Grsdusfly
and to Be Absolutely Free ta
Three Years,
(citiTie rasas uuasa wua.
Washington, May 1. The decision
of President Wilson to put sugar on
the free list at the expiration of three
years was sustained by the house in
committee of the whole here today. By
a vote of 186 to 88, the Mann amend
ment, which proposed to strike the free
sugar clause from the Underwood bill,
went down to defeat.
The lumbering schedule was formal
ly approved before the sugar debate
started. During the debate Representa
tive Humphrey, of Washington, at
tacked Representative Palmer, of Penn
sylvania, asserting that Palmor con
stantly was "strutting around egotis
tically." Palmer replied by maintain
ing that Ilumphrey harbored a personal
grudge because he defeated a mileage
graft, which, he said, would have net
ted Humphrey $4000.
Later In the debate Representative
Falconer, of Washington, denounced
President Wilson. Addressing his re
marks to the Democratic members, Fal
coner shouted:
"You Hindoo-Chinese lovers wanting
to put shinglea on the free list would
know that you are mining a great in
dustry if you had a grain of sense. You
are trying to put the Japanese into Cal
ifornia with a pedagogic president, who
knows a lot of fine phrases, but little
about labor economics."
Baseball Today, -r
(okitso mass UUSBD W1BS.J
Brooklyn, N. Y., May 1. By smack
ing the ball hard In the pinches, Brook
lyn took today 's game from Boston, 4
to 2. Score:
B.H.E.
Boston . 2 7 0
Brooklyn u 4 9 1
Batteries Hess, Gervais and Whal
ing, Raridan; Stack and Miller. Um
pires Klem and Orth.
National.
Pittsburg, May 1. Pittsburg secured
13 hits to 10 for St Louis today, but
lost out 9 to 7. The Pirates made three
fatal errors. Score:
R.H.K.
St. Louis 9 10 1
Pittsburg 7 18 1
Batteries Perritt, Sales and Wingc;
Camnltr., Conselman, Robinson and Si
mon. Umpires Brennan and Eeeson.
NsuonaL
Philadelphia, May 1. Nsw York wss
treated to a shut-out today by the Phil
lies. Score:
B.H.E.
New York 0 1
Philadelphia 1 4 1
Batteries Tesroau, Wiltse and Mey-
era; Alexander and Kulifer. umpires
Rigler snd Byren.
American.
New York, May 1. The monotonous
regulsrity with waith the Highlanders
are getting "walloped" was maintain
ed today. Chance's mea dropped their
game to the Athletics, 4 to 1 Boore:
B.H.K.
Philadelphia 4 8 S
New York 17 3
llatterios firowu, Bender and Thorn
; Keating, Hoff and Sweeney, Um
pires Dineen and Hart
WILL KEEP UP FIGHT TO
KEEP INSURANCB FIRM OUT
The case of the Union Pacific Life
Insurance company is far from finished
it was stated at the eapitol today. The
dismissal of the attorney-general's de
murrer merely means that it wll bs
tried on its merits. The insurance com
missioner has by no means abandoned
ths offort to keep the company from
doing business in the state.
Smashed the Bridge.
Raymond, Wash., May 1. Traffic
between the business section of Ray
mond aud Riverdnle is interrupted kers
today on account of the steamer Clear
mout, in shifting from one mill to an
other, crashing into the Riverdnle
street btldge and knocking it off the
center pier. It will probably be some
time before the dsmage can be re
paired, although not heavy from a mon
etary stsnilopint.