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rnE MORNING OREGOXIAN. TITTJRSDAT, JULY 2S, 1910. MB DENOUNCE THEIR PRESIDENT Portland and were met at the Portland Yacht Club landing by Colonel Freder ick Hale, of that city, son- of Senator Hale. Colonel Hale conducted the visitors around the city. Remaining here over night on "board the Mayflower, the President will sail for Beverly tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, arriving there at 3 P. M. OWfl DEMOCRATS FOR HIGH LICENSES 23 GRAY WOUNDED ELEPHANT KILLS Compromise in Illinois Fight Causes Furious Attack on I. L. Lewis. TERMS MAY BE REJECTED President of State Union Leads In Assault on National Chief and Treasurer Jeers at Sum Sent to Aid Strikers. SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 27. At a mass meeting of 3000 miners here to day, T. L. Lewis, National president of the United Mineworkers, and the com mittee which was selected to effect a compromise of the Peoria agreement, were vigorously denounced. John H. Walker, state president, was the principal speaker. Resolutions were adopted condemning' the National president for the proposed compromise; condemning the present scale, protest ing against the engineers and pump men returning to work; protesting be cause District 12 was not given repre sentation on the committee of seven for the adjustment of the affairs of the Illinois men and approving the course taken by those who oppose the compro mise. Acceptance Means Defeat. Acceptance of the terms of the com promise, according to President Walker, meant an acknowledgment by the miners of Illinois that they are de feated. "If you adopt this contract," said he, "you will have to work on until the operators get ready to give you more. "If the miners want that kind of an agreement they can get somebody to write that kind of an agreement for them." he said, by way of letting them know he would resign if President Lewis' proposition was accepted. Duncan McDonald, secretary-treasurer of the state organization, said the operators of Williamson and Franklin Counties were well able to pay the de mands of the miners of those two coun ties, because the strike of two years ago in Alabama was caused by the op erators of those counties sending coal to Alabama at such a low rate the miners there were unable to dispose of their coal, and a reduction of 20 per cent in wages was announced by the operators. He said the same thing held good in Missouri, where the op erators were unable to sell coal from their mines in their own home towns. Ronds Profit by Strike. Mr. McDonald said the Illinois Cen tral, the Wabash and the Missouri Pa citlc systems and the Bjg Pour and the New York Central systems owned and controlled coalnelas in Illinois and made more money by hauling coal in the state than if their mines were working. He gave the first announcement of a check for $15,000 received from the Na tional headquarters of the order, saying: "This means cents for each miner in the state." Cries of "Send it back; send it back," greeted the announcement. Mr. McDonald said there would be 1000 more men working . in Illinois today if the Chicago and Indianapolis conferences had not been called. Returns have been received from about 20 locals throughout the entire state on the referendum vote. It is estimated that the vote now stands almost unani mous against the adoption of the coin promise. WINDOWS SMASHED FOR 5C Bcllige.eiit laborer Uses Ax-II an il le on Vn'It'd Hallways Car. A 5-cent piece indirectly caused the demolition of a dozen windows in a United Ra.lwa.ys train and the subse--quent arrest t Godfrey Schwab, a lab orer, last nlffht. . Schwab boarded the car bound city ward from Unnton. When J. L. Adams, the conductor, endeavored to collect the laborer's fare he became in dignant and refused to pay. When the train crew attempted to forcibly eject Schwab from the train, he picked up an ax-handle, carried by another passen ger, hoping to thwart the advances made against him by the trainmen. In his anger Schwab deliberately shat tered several car windows, which came within reach of the ax-handle. Hrtggs, a guard at the Unnton quar ries, was aboard and placed the bellig erent laborer under arrest. He Is held at police headquarters on a charge of destruction of property. SILENT, BRYAN GOES HOME iSo Ki-hurs of Democratic Convention in Nebraska Are Heard. C,11AN1 1SI.ANP, Neb., July 27. Hardly an echo of yesterday's Demo cratic state convention was heard to day. Most of the delegates left the city on late night trains, and the few stragglers got awny this morning. Mr. Bryan himst'lf was among the first to leave, and declined to speak of last night s occurrences before start ing for home, except to refer inter viewers to li is convention speech. It was apparent that he had anticipated the action of the convention, and, if he felt any chagrin, he did not manifest it after the adjournment. A close friend of the former leader, however, said that Mr. Bryan's particu lar disappointment was in the bolting from his standard of many men who hail been his ardent supporters In the past. No intimation of what might be his future actions politically could be secured either from Mr. Bryan or of his friends who might be able to speak for him. TAFT SPENDS DAY AT SEA President to Return Today to Sum mer Capital at Beverly. BIPPI.EFORDrOOU Me.. July 17. President Taft spent the greater part of today at sea. He did- not reach here until late this afternoon, although the original schedule called for hia arrival here at 10 A. M. Whether the President's determina tion to stay at sea was caused by a de sire to keep out of all but wireless com munication with the land on this, tbe nominating day of the Ohio state con vention, could not be learned here. The yacht spent the forenoon anchored off Great Diamond Island. Mrs. Taft, Miss Mabel Boardman, Miss I.outs T. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Beekmtn Winthrop went ashore at Rich California! Meets Untimely End in Africa. SACRAMENTO. Cal., July 27. (Spa-. cial.) Frank M. Tilden, a Sacramento man, was killed by an elephant he had wounded near Fort Jamison in Rho desia, British Central Africa, on May 28. News regarding Tilden's death has just been received in a communication from a friend by Captain E. L. Hawk, of this city, today. Frank Tilden was the (on of the late Jiylgre Tilden, well known in Nevada and in this section of the state. When Judge Tilden died he left his son con siderable property n Sacramento, but just before the Boer war the young man went to South Africa and made money speculating In diamonds. He came back to Sacramento and after the Boer war again went to South Africa, but returned here and went back again. Tilden Is survived by two sisters. Laura Tilden Ray, an attorney-at-law now practicing in Denver, and Mrs. E. J. Randle. of San Francisco. MAINE FUNDJS AVAILABLE Wickersham's Xecision I rev en ts De lay In liaising Battleship. WASHINGTON, July 27. Attorney-Gen eral Wickersham has decided that the $300,000 appropriation made by the last Congress to raise the battleship Maine was available for any work that may be necessary in that connection. There was a question as to whether any of the- money could bo used for pre liminary work as a survey. Mr. "Wicker sham decided it was the Intent of Con gress that the money be used for all pur poses connected with raising the ship, even to the burial of the dead in Arling ton National Cemetery. This decision removes the objection which threatened to delay the work until the next session of Congress. Brigadier General Bixby, chief of engineers, will recommend a survey board of engineers to General Oliver, Acting Secretary of War, some time this week. This board will make a preliminary survey of the wreck an,d decide on the best means to raise it.' The various proposals from pri vate persons and civilian engineers will then be considered. ENGINE STRIKES WAGON Driver Fatally Injured as Horse Killed Instantly. SPOKANE, Wash., July 27. (Special.) George T. Torter, one of the proprie tors of the Elgin Creamery, was fatally Injured this afternoon when a wagon which he was driving across the' Spo kane International Railroad Company's track at Napa street was struck by a swiftly-moving freight train ni charge of a switching crew. According to the story of witneses, Tarter, who was driving a two-horse covered wagon, had just brought his team even with the tracks, when, the en gine was upon him. One horse was in' stantly killed and the wagan, which was completely demolished, was carried over 100 feet on the fender of the locomotive before it was brought to a stop. Tarter was thrown about 30 feet and when picked up was discovered to have sus tained fractures of the skull and several ribs. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital in the patrol wagon and after wards transferred to the Sacred Heart Hospital. BRIDGE HELP TO REALTY East Clay-Street Property Shows Rapid Advance. That completion of the Madison street bridge will have an appreciable effect on real estate values In the vlcln ity of the approaches is demonstrated by a 2o,000 deal negotiated yesterday The property sold was the 100x100 foot. quarter-block at the southeast corner of Grand avenue and East Clay etreet. being lots 1 and 2 in block 62, Stephen's addition. The consideration was J2o, 000, and the property was bought by the firm of Clohessy & Smith for Na polean Davis, from J. W. Morrow. Only a Httle more than seven months ago the same corner changed hands for 120.000, Clohessy & Smith having pur chased it for Mr. Morrow on December 1 for $5000 less than the figure it sold at yesterday. The ground is oqcupied by a number of small business build ings, yielding a satisfactory rental, and the new purchaser says that It will be held as an investment for the present. As It is within one block of the splen did east approach to the new bridge, this corner is considered one of the East Side busines locations, and M. J. Clohessy, whose firm has twice sold it in the past seven months, declares that within the next year or two it will easily reach the value of $40,000. DIVORCE NOT TO BE EASY Washington Judges Change Rules Barring Snap Judgments. - BELLIXGHAM. Wash., July 27. Seventeen Superior Court Judges of the State of Washington, assembled here for. the first regular meeting in 13 years, today revised the rules of court procedure so that it will more diffi cult to obtain snap divorce 4ffmiit The new rules provide that divorce cases must be filed at least 30 days before trial and that in .default cases the papers shall be served on' the Coun ty Attorney at least 20 days before trial. The new rules become effec tive November 1. AMMONIA KILLS WORKER Pipe in Packing: Plant Explodes and Kngineer Meets Death. Alonro H. Hunt, an engineer at the refrigerating plant of the Union Meat Company . at Kenton, was instantly killed yesterday morning by the ex plosion of one of the ammonia pipes of the plant. It is said that Hun failed to open a valvt which prevents accidents of the kind. The man was thrown forcibly against other ma chinery In the room and his head was crushed. Overpowering fumes of am monia would have caused his death, had he escaped other injury. No other per sons were In the room. Hunt came here several years ago from Tennessee. He has a sister in that state, a school teacher. He was unmarried and boarded at the Kenton Hotel. The Coroner took charge of the body. latform Couples Regulation With Local Option for Communities. TWO JUSTICES NOMINATED 'regon Way of Electing Senators Is Advocated as Temporary Meas urePostal Savings Bank BUI-.. Not Satisfactory. OTTTMWA. Ia.. July 27. Such town ships and. municipalities of Iowa as are willing to accept a high license to per mit trafficking in liquor may do so in the event of Democratic success at the forthcoming gubernatorial election. At least the platform adopted at the con vention of that party here today say so, but the pledge was not made with out a fight, both in committee and on the floor. Ex-Representative Martin Wade, chairman of the resolutions com mittee, defended the plank against a vigorous assault on the part of Gen eral J. B. Weaver. "I am tired of belonging to a party which is known as the liquor party," declared Mr. Wade. "Where a ma jority of a community desire liquor iney Should have it. and vice versa. That is personal liberty, gentlemen, and it is Democracy." Weaver's Retort Vehement. General Weaver grew vehement In reply. I do not know what will do more to make the Democratic " party the liquor party than this plank," he de clared. The platform as reported was then adopted with a shout and General Weaver demanded a rollcall on the liquor plank, so that, as he said, the people of the state would know ex actly where the party stands. He made a motion to strike out the vital parts of the plank but was overwhelmingly defeated on rollcall. P. B. Wolfe, of Clinton, received the long term and H. D. Van Wagnon the short term nomination for the Supreme court bench. Jerry B. Sullivan, of Des Moines, the temporary chairman, delivered the key note speech. C. J. Sternger, of Toledo, presided over th permanent organiza tion. Many delegates were forced by the heat to leave the hall. Oregon Makeshift Favored. The platform favors the election of United States Senators by a direct vote of the people and until that can be brought about advocates the Oregon way as a makeshift. The income tax is urged. The Republican party is charged with reckless expenditure of public funds. As to the tariff, trusts and railways, it says: 'We denounce the Republican tariff act as a masterpiece of injustice, in volving remorseless exactions from the many to enrich the few. through the trusts and monopolies wrph It fosters. Tariff taxation, like other taxation, should be for public purposes only and not for private profit. vve favor the vigorous- enforcement of the criminal law against guilty trust magnates and officials, we believe the true method of enforcing the criminal statutes of the United States is by the prosecution of the Individual guilty of the wrong. "We favor a law providing for fair and just regulation of the rates and servicf of railways, telephone, tele graph and express companies and other public utilities." Postal Bank Criticised. The platform continues: "We are opposed to any legislation under which there may be established a central bank, and we condemn tho' Republican party for permitting, in the establishment of the postal savings bank, the funds to be withdrawn from the local community and sent to the large financial institutions of the East, and we recommend such legislation as shall prevent this discrimination against the people of the great West." The . conservation of natural re sources is favored and the withdrawal from entry of remaining timber, oil, coal and iron lands and water sites demanded. As to the primary law, the platform says: "We believe in such amendment of the primary law as will reduce the enormous expense thereof and as will more effectually enable the people to actually control the nomination of their candidates for office." Option Law Favored. The liquor question was reported on as follows: "The Democratic party is in favor of as large a degree of individual liberty as is compatible with the rights of organized society and, therefore, with reference to the use anc sale of Intoxicating liquor, we are in favor of a strict local option law with high license, the minimum to be fived by the legislature, under which the mu nlcipality shall declare by vote of the people thereof whether or not intoxl cants shall be sold therein." VAN LIEW IS VINDICATED do know that he takes a drink, but not to excess and not .to the injury of the school. Lawyers Ridicule Stories. The argument of the Attorney-Gen eral, both In opening and closing, was logical, unbiased and to the point. He did not ask for the conviction of Dr. Van Liew. He did not ask the board to do anything except what they be lieved was thoroughly right and in ac cordance with the evidence. The arguments of Attorneys Seymour and Veil were virulent. The witnesses for- the state were characterized as traitors, bums and drunks. The story of Nona Lindley, which corroborated that of Ada Clark, was ridiculed. Ada Clark was painted as the tool of some snake in the grass who wanted the po sition now occupied by Dr. van Liew Suicide's Second Effort Succeeds. TACOMA, July 27. E. A. Hitchcock. proprietor of a lunch counter in New some's employment agency, 1511 Pacific avenue, committed suicide last night by inhaling gas. He was 56 years old and leaves a widow and two sons' at Black well Station in the southern part of th city. He made an attempt upon his life three years ago when deranged. Rural Carrier Reinstated. OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, July 27. Ole Nelson has- been re instated as rural carrier, route 1. Hood River. G t eat '.Reduction On Chesterfield Suits and Topcoats A great opportunity to buy the finest tailored suits and coats at small coast. All suits and coats of the present season's stock included in this sale (except blacks and blues) All on sale at the following reductions: $20.00 values at $15.00 $22.50 values at $16.50 $25.00 values at $19.00 $30.00 values at $23.50 $35.00 values at $26.50 $40.00 values at $29.50 FATALTQAST DRUNK With Tragic "Goodbye" Mrs. Knighton Takes Life. CARBOLIC ACID IS USED Following Quarrel Woman Swallows Fatal Potion in Presence of Husband and Children Sui cide Fourth ot Week. 'Good-bye. I'll see you all In another world!" 1 Uttering this tragic toae Mrs. Dorothy Knighton, the wife of a carpenter, raised a tumbler filled with carbolic acid to her lips and drained the receptacle in the presence of her husband and; two children in her home at 630 Twenty-sixth street, north, at 6:30 o'clock last evening. She died in terrible agony a few minutes later. Deputy Coroner Dunning removed the body to the morgue. The suicide of the woman was the sequel to a series of oft-repeated threats against her life. Invariably she threat ened to end her life at the time of fre quent quarrels with her husband. Last . evening when . H. M. Knighton, her husband, returned home from his work his dinner was not ready. When he called his wife to task for it she flew into, a rage and secreted herself In a bedroom. While Knighton was in the kitchen cooking his meal the woman entered, carrying the glass filled with poison. Without hesitancy she kissed their two little sons, aged 5 an 7 years, then held the poison under her husband's nostrils and wildly exclaiming: 'Smell it! Ton don't know what it is, do you! Well, you'll see. Qood-bye. I'll see you all in another world." Threat Carried Out. Before her astonished husband realized the significance of her words' or could prevent her s-he gulped down me aeadiy potion and fell unconscious at his feet. He carried her to the bedroom in which she had mixed the fatal draught and placed her on a bed. Neighbors heard the piteous cries-of tbe frightened chil dren and rushed into the Knif on home. Dr. M. E- Thorton was summoned, jbut the woman died before he arrived. Knighton, the father of the motherless children, is employed, as carpenter by the Independent Paving Company. The couple were married nine years ago in thie city. Suicide Had Reputation as Artist. Mrs. Knighton was born In Portland 38 vears ago. She was a daughter of Richard Knoll, a wealthy retired, wine merchant of this city. During her maidenhood she was regarded, as a prem ising artist and bade fair to gain a Na tional reputation by her paintings; Upon the completion of her education in the academies of the West she was sent abroad and studied painting for several years uivier European masters. Upon her return to her native land she met Knigh ton and they married. Since that time she has abandoned her artistic aspira tions. Richard Knoll, her father, resides at 404 East Fourteenth street, this city. At the present time he is sojourning at his seaside home on Lrfmg Beach. He was notified by wire of the tragic demise (Ten Per Cent on Blacks and Blues) Clothes Values Worthy Your Consideration 1 Vf EI 273-275 Morrison, at Fourth of his once favorite daughter last night. The suicide of Mrs. Knighton was the fourth to require the official attention of the Coroner's office this week. Since Monday morning four persons succeeded in their self-destruction, which occurred at intervals of one in every 18 houre. KING'S WISH IS RESPECTED Coronation Oath Changed After Bit ter Contest in Commons. LONDON, July 27,-r-The King's acces sion declaration bill, in an amended form, passed its second reading in the House of Commons today by a vote of 410 to 84 after a bitter , contest. 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