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THE PRICE OF ALL EDITIONS OFTHE DAILY JOURNAL IS 2c A COPY ON THE STREETS AND AT THE OFFICE KEAD the Hundreds of BARGAINS ADVERTISED by Portland Merchants in TODAY'S JOURNAL -'The weather- Rain tonight and' fresh aoutherly winds. JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS 30,417 VOL. VII. NO. 223.

PORTLAND, OREGON) THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1908. -TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ow airs rwt -iivc a stakm. mi cuts. RAFT A C0MMI1 SUICIDE' RAY LAMPHERE'S LATEST POSE'1 BEFORE A CAMERA MRS.

TAFT PLANS CHANGES IN HER WHITE HOUSE HQME OOOOOOWOOCCQOQOOO' JOHN KRAUSE -THROAT RIVAL POWER GOHYIS FORMED PENRSY PAID REBATES TO I JOHN 0. 2s. rioter? 18 vr 'i- nan s-v ji :4. 'rzmt WJW fc si (Sieelal Dispatch to Tts Joornal. I Washington.

1. Nov. 19. Mrs. Taft has been ambitious to be in the White House for many years and at last hed dreams have come true.

She is already planning changes which will make it more to her liking and one of the most, striking will be In the red room. If she has her way. she will turn this Into a place where all of President Taft's gifts can be displayed. Probably no chief executive ever came to the White House so laden with gifts from distinguished public men and women, lis has some of the most magnificent and most ancient teakwood furniture in existence, some the gift of thu sultan of Sulu and some frortl the dowager empress of China, and the big men In the various tribes or the Filipino archipelago. Bedroom Changes.

The bedroom set which was presented to Mrs. Taft by the Manila council Is regal. The bed Is about once again the slxe of the ordinary bed. it has a canopy lined with brocaded rose satin and accompanying the bed was a lace spread which is almost fabulous In value. The article of furniture being too huge for the ordinary home has been in a state of honorable captivity In the garret of the Charles jf.

Taft residence In Cincinnati, buw will be Installed in the White Hon In time for the Taft occupation after March 4. There la a dresser which accompanies this bed and a great table where the orientals displayed their toilet The ornaments are al silver and crystal bottles and Jeweled boxes for ointment. Teakwood Cabinet. Mrs. Taft has a teakwood cabinet, which has been familiar to the Washington pubile, in her small drawing room, and where she kept some of the more valuable presents of silver ind brome given by the empress of Japan.

A larger cabinet was placed In the dining room and this, too. Is filled with gifts from the great. An exaulslte carved Ivory crucifix Is one of the gifts from the late pontiff, Leo XIII. i Pi 9 I yV Ray Laniphere at Right and His ill' Mayor Lane's Act; Will Probably Not Prevent Thin Walls Measure From Becoming a Law as Majority of Councilmen Are Expected to Override It. i 33" Mrs.

WUllam H. Taft and her home after March 4 next, which she Is already planning to change mate rially, A mosaic casket Is another, and there are some small mosaic pieces given by the lesser officials of the Vatican. Mrs. Taft nas a fine Illuminated portfolio presented by the papal secretary of state, Rampolla, with whom Judge Taft conducted his successful negotiations about the Philippine cnurcti property. These cabinets could find easy quarters in the red room of the White House.

It Is the only one of the suite which has no particularly valuable or historic furnishings. The present equipment was selected when the White House was renovated, and Is only rattan and willow with tapestry covers. difficult to find a purchaser at this price, while others are of the. opinion that within a vear or two the holding can be sold for $100,000. The majority faction in the club Is understood to be In favor of selling the Stark street property and purchasing the quarter at Eleventh and Yamhill.

The difference between what the present site can probably be sold for and the cost of the property on Yamhill street would practically wipe out the bonded Indebtedness of the organization and leave It with a highly valuable piece of propertv free from Incumbrance. There are other members of the club, however, who are opposed to the sale of the present site, holding to the theory that Stark street property will Increase verv rapidly In value In the next few years, and by the club's remaining where It Is for the present it will be but a few years until its property will sell for double the best price now placed questions will all be thrashed out at Saturday nights meeting, when full Instructions will be given the finance committee as to what policy to pursue. Perfect. Gun Practice. (Cntted Press Lessd Wire.

1 Port Townsend, Nov. 19. Advices from Fort Casey give the news that In a fire control target practice there yesterday the Eighty-fifth company. Captain Hero commanding, made too 'per cent, and the Seventy-first company, Lieutenant Anderson commanding. 75 per cent with the 10 Inch guns.

LvX II I YV I tell KVrf Wn UNIVERSITY CLUB MOVE Considers Purchase of Site at Eleventh and Yamhill Streets and Sale of Present Home on Stark and West Park Special Meeting of Members Called. Special Agent for Pacific States Telephone Company Was Enroute to France Another Tragic Incident in Graft Cases. (United Press Leased Wire.) Queenstown, Nov. 19. While en route from Cherbourg, France, John Krause of San Francisco, special agent for the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph company, and a missing witness In the graft trials, cut his throat with a safety razor while alone in his stateroom on the steamer Adriatic.

Tbe body wus landed here for Interment. San Francisco, Nov. 19. John Krause was the chief assistant of Theodore V. Halsey, chief agent for the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph com-I'ny here, just after the San Francisco fire.

it usey is under indictment as a go-b-tween for the Pacific States Tele phone A Telegraph company and the bcnmlti-Kuer He is accused of huvlng openly pas Bed money to the supervisors to prevent the granting of a franchise to an opposition telephone company. The members of the boodllng hoard have-confessed that they took money from Halsey and Burns' men say thev witnessed the transaction which was carried out In a trap set by Halsey was taken sick" when the trial was called, and the ten Jurors that were called, were excused. Halsey la convalescing. Krause was wanted ss a witness here In connection with Halsey's trial. PLUNGES OFF IS 8peeltl Dlapstcb to To Joordil.l Spokane, Nov.

19. Mrs. O. Fjeratad, wife of the deputy county treasurer, leaped from' the high bridge a few feet above the falls at this place today while temporarily demented. The woman was saved from being dashed to death over, the falls by one of the most heroic 'and spectacular rescues ever witnessed here.

Lake Heffner, a fireman, saw her make the plunge. Without an instant's hesitation lie dived from the bridge and landed but a few feet from the would be suicide. Grasping her by the hair he struck out for the shore. He reached It just In time to avoid being carried over the falls. The woman will live.

HEIIEY REPORTED Restless Night and Temperature Up, but Doctors Say No Alarm. (United PkM Leued Wtre.t 8an Francisco, Nov. 19. The doctors at the Lane hospital In 'attendance on Francis J. Heney, who was shot by Morris Haas November IS, gave out' a statement this aftetaioon that their patient was In a much Improved condition, although he spent a restless night and was not allowed to receive visitors this morning.

Mr. Heney'B temperature is higher than it was lat night, but the doctors say there Is no cause for alarm. WHEAT KING NOT (Special Dfaipatch to Tbe Journal.) Cove, Nov. 19. The that A.

Conley, the wheat king. Who has been missing since 16-year-old Gertrurt was taken from his custody at Portland, was at his. summer home 1 believed" to be without foundatlAn. 'he Covs authorities claim that Conley lias not returned -to this section since leaving La Grande few weeks age. The eons.

of. Cojiley declare, that thef do not know the whereabouts of toetr fatbss SAVED icynvED Ivocal and Eastern Capital ists Will Harness the Clackamas River'. at Esta-cada Plan to Spend on Electric Plant. To erect another big electric power plant on the Clackamas river and to bring the current there generated Into Portland for sale in competition with the product of the Casadero and Oregon City plants of the Portland Railway, Light Power company, is the plan of the Clackamas Land Electric company, which yesterday filed articles of. incorporation In the office of tha county clerk and In the office of the secretary of state at Salem.

The capital stock of the new company is $500,000. Wirt Minor. H. B. Crosman and K.

Williams are the promoters of the company, of which tha principal promoter Is Fred Morris, of Morris broken and bond dealers, who have offices In the Chamber of Commerce building, and who through a member of trie, $rm who resides In Philadelphia have strong financial connections In. the east. The new power plant will be built at Ks-tacada, where the river will be harnessed at a cost of about $500,000. "Work on the new plant was begun this morning," said Mr. Morris today.

"From now on we will havs several hundred men at work all the time until the plant is completed, which will probably be In about 16- or It months. Thinks Tim Za Bip. "I have owned ths land up In Clack'' a mas for a long time and have for soma time been contemplating putting up an electric power plant. It seems to me ths time Is ripe for it now and that Portland offers a good field for the sals of tha electricity. The city needs mors electricity, and so do manufacturers and other concerns.

We are going to supply It to "I built the Cazadero plant some years ago. The new plant at Estacada, however, will bo much better than ths on at Casadero. When the latter was butlt we had no railroad up there, and we had to build a log-dam. It is good of its kind, but our dam at Estacada will be of concrete, 400 feet long and, 1 40 feet high. I estimate that the plant will cost not less than $500,000.

It will generate about 15,000 horse power Everything Is to be modern and upto date and we will have the latest ma chlnery. I am going up this morning" to start things moving and will push the work to completion. 1 "The work which started thls morn lng is of a preliminary nature clear ing away trees and brush, building bunk houses, etc The dtstanoe tha nower will have to be transmitted is about 85 miles, not quite as far as' the distance to tne casadero plant." Will sTssd franc his. So far no application for a franchise to bring the electric current from ths new power plant into Portland baa been made to the city council, and Mr. Morris did not discuss that feature of tha case this morning.

Such an application, however, will probably be made as soon as the preliminary work ou the power plant has been completed. Asking what effect ths advent "of the new company into the field might be expected to have uoon ths business of the Portland Railway, Light A Power company, B. 8. Josselyn, president of ine company replied: "None whatever. The more the mer-: rler.

We are not trying to hog alt the water power in the state of Ore gon. But this Is the first I havs heard of a new company. I don't' know anything about it. Competition is the Ufa. of trade, and two companies In the field will probably have the effect of increasing tne amount or electricity used In Portland.

Two sets of solicitors tjtlkin electricity will haln tha busi ness. They are weloome to their share. We are not afraid. "Portland la growing; and) there mar be enough business for two companies." RAILROADS HAUL Oil LAW Washington Supreme Court Takes Eate Cases Under. Advisement.

tralte Press Lessss Wire. I Olympla. Wash. Nov, liArgument" were made before the supreme court yesterday and decisions taken under advisement in two appeals attacking the railroad commission la the ease involving the legality of 4h commission's order requiring ths Oreirrst Rail road A Navigation company, the Ort.t Northern and the Northern Pacific to? make Joint rates on wheau from eastern Washington points to Puget sound. r.

rumen was mads against the orlr L. Oilman, western counsel for tha Qra(' Northern. The- erder as well a the ennetltu-tlonallty of the law was tlefen.i.t ty Harold Preston, appearing epei illy f. tb commission and for the general. The cas Involving the er commission reqnlHnij fllrwi it physical connection of tr-u ni' eastern Washington It for tns ralliemin lv -Feftland, auurm-y i.

i i Oil King Admits Acceptance in Course of Further -Narration of History of the Continuing Merger of Standard Oil Interests. CtTnlted Press Leased Wire.) New York, Nov. 19 John D. Rockefeller created a sensation In the fed eral court this afternoon by admitting that he formerly accepted 'rebates from the Pennsylvania railroad. Step by stop over the record Of expansion, absorption and development Rockefeller told how, under the dliec- tlon of his iron hand, the most marvel ous business machine of modern times was bullded.

As he explained this move or that In the general scheme of reaching out and encompassing tha trade, there was evident always the keenest business capacity; always there was the most remarkable consideration of details and the Incomparable genius for organization. Rockefeller explained the absorption of the refining plant and the dock property of the Long Island Refining company, which was the Initial effort of the Standard to refine oil for export. Next he told of taking over the property of the Devoe Refining company, which was engaged in canning oil. He related how the Standard reached out and absorbed the Harvey Refining company of Louisville, "for the purpose of increasing the market and getting a better outlet for the product of the refineries." Vlin Be Got H- S. Sogers.

Then the Imperial Oil Refinery at Oil City, which was owned by Charles Pratt and H. H. Rogers, was taken In. He explained that this concern controlled a large oriental traae. Rockefeller denied that he was Inter ested in any manner in the Standard Oil company of Pittsburg.

He explained that the Standard of Ohio acquired the stock of the Charles Pratt company and the Atlanta Refining company, now members of the trust agreement, for the purpose of extending and facilitating the export business. He said the deal involved about $2,000,000. The purchases of the refinlna- busi ness controlled by Porter and Moreland and by John D. Archbold were made "for the purpose of extending the -business." He related the early Incidents connected with starting in the lubricating oil business in 1874. and detailed negotiations and various business propositions, including the absorption of the Mica Axle Grease company and the establishment of the lubricating business.

Empire carried its Own Oil. The oil king stated that the Empire Transportation company owned cars and engaged in forwarding freight. He said the Pennsylvania railroad controller) thA Empire, which In turn owned a number or pipe nnes and two refineries. He said me operation or the Empire caused much trouble among the railroads and that the Pennsylvania road's being engaged In the production and reflnlne. as well as the transportation of oil, was consiaerea unique.

He stated that It resulted In much rate cutting. 'After a 10-mlnute recess, yesterday arternoon, which was taken to allow Rockefeller to rem and to give attend-dants an opportunity to air the room, the examination of the oil king was con- unuea. Rockefeller admitted that the manufacture of barrels resulted In a good profit of Itself. He explained that the Standard had taken care always to preserve Its credit and that this policy had resulted beneficially. The export business.

Rockefeller said, had grown until It became necessary to establish a branch in New York and it was found necessary to maintain lighterage facilities and ware- (Continued on Page Seven.) TWO WITNESSES Ilains Attorneys Claim They Will Damage Woman in the Case. (Uoltfd Prats Lsssstf Wlm.t New- York, Nov. 1. That they have secured two new witnesses whose testimony will prove Captain Halna' story of his wife's alleged Improper relations with William E. Annls, Is the statement made by the attorneys for the Hatha brothers.

Joseph A. Shay, one of tte Halns attorneys, declares that one of the new witnesses is a tradesman who sold goods at Fort Hamilton and who will swear that he saw Mrs. Halns and Anns together on many occasions and often under such circumstances as to attraet attention. Another new witness, according to the attorneys. Is the owner, of garage Where Annls Is said to have kept his automobile.

'This witness swear, the attorneys aay, that he was sailed up by Mrs. Mains on the telephone to ro to the 'outskirts of Brooklyn, whr Annls' car hud hroken and that when arrived there he found Mrs Halns and Annls together at I o'clock In the morning. Halns' attorneys say It Is doubtful if they can go to UU1 on cUlbr 24, tat acjL-, i rew AGAINST CLAUDIA 11 Attorney, E. W. Worden, at Left.

Increase the fire risk of the city, but would also endanger the lives of the occupants of such buildings, and' that buildings of the claws which" It would permit to be constructed are not allowed In other Jn this country, "The annual loss to the nation from fire due to flimsy and careless methods used in the construction of buildings, amounts to an enormous sum and represents useless waste and becomes criminal as well where there Is loss of human life associated with It. "Every reasonable precaution which will render all buildings as nearly safe from fire or to human life as It Is possible to make them should be taken. I do not consider the measure to be for the good of the community. "ltespecafully "HARKT LANE. "Mayor." The so-called "thin walls" ordinance frovldet that walls of brick and slmi-ar building material In buildings of less than four stories might be only eight Inches thick on the third floor and 12 inches on the two lower floors.

Building Inspector Iobson contended that It was-not safe-to have walls in a third story of less than 12 Inches In thickness. Another provision of the ordinance was that apartment houses, and buildings of that kind should not be constructed to house more than six. families. This and other parts of the ordinance did not meet with serious objections from Mr. Dobson.

the crime of embexslement today after ne nail neen in jail since nuvciiiuri.n. Hopkins said today that he would plead Bun 1 C. P. Haag. manager of the swore to the warrant, cuargex mm Hopkins embezzled 147.60 on Novem- Hopkins took over 120,000 from the bank.

Hopkins savs the raoe track proved hts undoing. He admits that he took money from the bank and nays that he spent it' on women and wine. His wife, who knew nothing of his double life until after his arrest, is In a state of collapse. LEDWIDGE NAMED AS THIRD MEMBER Mavor Lane todav appoint J. L.

Ledwidge as the third member of the free cltv employment bureau. The other members are Messrs. Rushlight and Himca. The bureau will be established in the city hall by the first of next week. METHODS," I NEW YORK POST I BILL Mayor Lane vetoed the so called "thin walls' building ordinance yesterday afternoon.

The ordinance had been urged by a large number of architects of the city who had done their utmost to put It through the council in spite of tbe opposition of Building' Inspector Dob-son. At the last meeting, of the council' the measure was passed by a vote of 11 to two. Unless some of the council-men change front the veto of the mayor will not prevent 'the ordinance becoming' a law. The veto- message of the mayor to the council sets forth fully his reasons for opposing the measure and Is as follows: "To the Honorable City Council I return herewith ordinance No. 18,591 not approved.

is an ordinance which amends section 101 of ordinance No. 14,109 which regulates the construction, erection, enlargement, raising, alteration, repair and -use-of buildings, and provides for protection against "The nature of the amendment which la proposed by this ordinance Is such that It will permit of the construction of buildings within the city with lighter walls than are allowed under the existing law. T'I am Informed that this ordinance would allow the erection of buildings of such a character as would not only GUGGENHEIMS OPEN SEATTLE OFFICES (United Premi Leased Wire. Seattle. Nov.

19. The Oug- ftenhelms will henceforth have an office Seattle. Robert Guggenheim, son of Danle-1 OuBgenheim, has arrived and will remain Indefinitely. Although a young man, Mr. Guggenheim Is 'alert to alt that Ja roing on In the Yukon and Alaska and says the reason he comes here Is that the Guggenhelms have such extensive Interests that It Is -necessary that one member of the board of directors keep In touch with the Investments made In the north.

BANK EMBEZZLER WILL PLEAD GUILTY San Francisco, Nov. 19. George W. ilnpktns, the defaulting cashier of the State Savings Commercial bank of this city, was formally charged with' fCOHTEMPTlBLE SAYS THE Following the lead of the Arlington club, which has Just purchased a site for sl new clubhouse in the district south of Morrison street, the University chib la considering a proposition 10 sell its present building at Stark and Wont Purfc streets and purchase the quarter block at the southeast corner of Eleventh and Yamhill on which to erect a modern building suitable for the pur poses of this prosperous organisation. the club members has been called for Saturday night, when he thoroughly talked over and some defi nite conclusion rcacneu puBfiuir.

ITIat.anlh anil hill on which the club Is understood to hold an option dihuii estate, ana ims oerii for 150.000. It Is looked upon as one of the most desirable locations for a clubhouse in the city, and is one of the half doien sites that was seriously considered by the Arlington club before the property at Salmon and Park streets was purchased. a frontage of 102 feet on Stark street ana iuu iwi on i o.iu of the fact that it is even now in the Diisiness aisinci iTgrau un-the most valuable corners on Stark street. The finance committee of the club has set a price of $85,000 on the property, and a number of the best in- 1 .4 given the opinion that It would not be Concerted Movement Necessary I "Exploiting a commodity as the product of a Portland manufac-. ttiring.

establishment will not avail or redound to the credit of Portland or to the benefit of those who stand sponsor for the com- modity, unlesi there is a concerted movement by the concern for their welfare and the other manufacturers of the city to extol the advantages of Portland as a manufacturing city ati alHimes and1 "We are convinced that a state which gave Taft a plurality of nearly .25,000 does not want a Democratic United States senator." With this excuse the Republican legislators in Oregon are calling -upon their constituents to releaAetthem from the obligation of elect-" ing Mr. George E. Chamberlain senator. JThia introduces a new conception of law into American theory. "The legislature is; required to choose the nominee preferred by the people; but, if the people do not -choose as the legislature would, the legislature invites them to choose again.

The crar and his parliament are familiar with this procedure, under all circumstances, said VV. f. union ot tne uoia Medal i Shingle company. "I am of the opinion that Portland is excellently situated to match up with thebest manufacturing; communities, of Vthis country," and that we can take equal rank with them in di- -but it is a novelty here. We should like know what -Mr.

Taft tfitnV oKnii it It a -aiivumia sv hsws PsintiKlifin inntnr -yersity of the articles ot commerce manutaciurea wunin onr ooraers. -x Our commodities will secure permanent recognition' in" the marts (trade if our citizens will adopt the slogan of 'home prodnction always gets the and follow the faith in the cry by works of energy and enthusiasm. Effort of this character done with a will i from Oregon that he will forgivethe breach of faith and law? He, cannot be convinced lhat a Democrat is less to be desired than ari unpopular Republican who is wiUing46 win the office by such con-'- teniptibJe 'livening Post' v.r. and with a loyal love ot rortiano as tne incenuve win wunoni aotiov 'work Jo our welfare -and to our supremacy among the coast cities." 4 tTirTtrHTvvvrvTWTTiT.