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SALEM. OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY SO, 1008
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no. in
WITHDRAW
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ORM LEAVES ONE HUNDRED DEAD TEN THOUSAND HOMELESS
inch, is
IASTED BY
W.GALVANI
WAV ENGINEER
SENSATION
IS SPRUNG
BY BRYAN
IN ELECTRIC OFFICIAL
W CITY FATHERS THAT
tlv IS HELD UP AND WITH.
iVS ALL REQUESTS.
hnvo been trying to Improve
ly. wo havo spent onormoun
money on our railroad
ml our Improvements have ln
tho vnluo of your property.
re nil anxious for us to come.
you pro holding us up at
page of tho ganio Those who
deal fairly with us have ovon
lections cast upon thorn, Anil,
fof all these facta, I now wish'
Idrnw all requests for further
es In your city."
theBo words Chief Engineer
of the Oregon Electric Rul!-
ompany told tho city council
kht whnt ho thought of their
toward his company. Tho
af tho committee recommend-
the bill granting "franchises
Jregon Electric Rnllrond corn-
certain streots" bo not
was about to bo voted upon,
tho suggestion of CouncII-
oltz that so mo of- tho officials
'company bo allowed to ad-
iie council boforo tho bill was
of, Qnlvanl mndo tho speech
council Bat up and took not-
Ivo been coming horo for four
said Oalvanl, "nnd I havo
with Individual momborB of
iocll. Thoy all snia. you aro
fou are not asking too much.
aen we havo been blocked by
schemes, Somo of you hnvo
tiding uh up and objecting to
jueBt vo hnvo made. I w?
flgh street as nn entrance to
y because It was tho proper
tm the grado was Just wber
in Tin T tnnc.1,A,l . !.
and ho agreed with m
fnchlso glvoa us all tho right
H on High street; If you
slven us tbnt right wo would
fe come. Wo nrono&ed to
rm n center of a system of
I aMwny, but you will not
rSomo of you are afraid that
et enough room on Mill strtct
our cars, we will hold up all
Perty thoro "
members of tho council took
n'Mtud b on tho speech.
tolvanl said that he "wlth-
M requ sts for further fran-
Councilman Groenbaum
hn tho withdrawal of fur-ju'-ts"
))t accepted. Tho mo-
l out of order as tho report
mmltteo had to be voted on.
nued on Page Three?)
ASKS TAET'S HELP
.as
WILL TAKE
-LAND FR0M
RAILROADS
TELEGRAPHS WAR SECRETARY
FOR ASSISTANCE IN PASSINO
RILL COMPELLING PURLICA
TION OF CONTRHJUTIONS.
WILL BEGIN SUIT
JEROME
v
; A BLOT -ON
CITY
l iWANTS TO
G0NTR0L
FORTUNE
SPECIAL ATTORNEY COMING TO
PORTLAND TO MAKE SOUTH
KRN PACIFIC GIVE UP $!I,BOO,.
000 WORTH OF LAND.
ailed to
(United Prww Lenncd Wire.)
Washington, Mny 2C Tho first
big sensation of tho presidential
campaign enmo today when William
J. Bryan Bent a. tolegrnm to Win. II.
Taft suggesting that they Join In
urging congress to pass n bill mak
ing compulsory tho publication of
campaign contributions.
This movo by Dryan Is looked up
on as oho of groat wisdom by" the
Democratic leaders who Bay lt'Bhows
his Blncoro determination to conduct
his campaign without tho aid of
great corporato Influence. Tho Tnft
men would not criticise Bryan's ac
tion publicly but It Is understood
they aro Inclined to look upon It ns
a "play to tho gallorles."
Bryan's message read as follows
"Hon. William Howard Taft, Bcc-jtholr obligation.
retary of War, Washington, D. C.
I beg to suggest that ns the leading
candidates of our respective parties,
wo Join In asking congress to pas.3
tho bill requiring the publication of
campaign contributions prior to elec
tions, if you think best wo can nsk
other candldatOB to unite with mb in
tho request.
(Signed) "W. J. BRYAN."
Washington, May 20. Secretary
Tnf-t today replied to William J. Bry
an's telegram, suggesting that they
unite in asking congress to pass a
bill providing for the publication of
campaign contributions, as follows
"William J. Bryan. Your tole
grnm received. On 'April 30 lqst, I
sent the following letter to Senator
Burrows, chairman of tho commltteo
on privileges nnd elestlen: 'I sincoro
lv believe Hint it would greatly tend
(United Vtenn Lonied Wire.)
WASHINGTON, May 20. B. D.
Townsond, special attorney In the de
DECLARES LAWYER
RAILWAY ATTORNEY SAYS RIB
TRICT ATTORNEY'S CORRUPT
NES EQUALS THAT' OF AN
,C1ENT HOME.
(United Pre Uai1 Wire.)
.Ellsnbothtown, N, Y Mny 20.-
'No graver calamity could bofall the
nartmont of lustlce. fitnrtrx! tmlnv' count v of New York than tlin rnn.
for Portland, Or., to start legal pro-'tinunnce in office of District Attornoy
William Travors Jerome, whoso cor
ruptness Ib equpi to that of tho nn
clent Roman courts," declared Attor
noy Franklin Pierce today, who 1b
j. 'prosecuting tho enso brought by Wm.
coedlngB on bohalf of tho govern
ment to take from tho Southern Pa
cific railroad land In western Oregon,
said to bo worth $3,G0O,000.
Townsond will try to secure a de
crco which will annul tho grant amr, F? "K1K In bohalf of tho minority
rcstoro tho lnnds to the pnbllc do-, stockholders of tho Metropolitan
mnln. Tho old Southern Pnclflc mil-1 Street Railway company, in asking
road got possession of tho property,1 Governor Hughes to remove Jcromo
many yeara ago on tho promlso that, horn office.
it would Induco tho construction of "Few men in this country over had
railroad lines. Although ronds were n bright prospscts ns did Joromc
llllllt (tin irnvnrnmnnt nllnmoit tulll when hn nntnrn.l nfllnn no 11 Tlri-n
churgo tho holders of the land grant i "Many believed ho would bocorao
curry oui oiner pans or riwiueiu uj uuiivu oiuivs uui now
it is the disgrnco of this city and i
blot on tho name pf Justlco In this
country.
"He promlsod to follow tho trail
of crime into tho office ot ho great
LEFT TO
NO IfliAVY WEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
(United Tret Leased Wire.)
London, May 20. It is annouueed J captains of finance if it should load
lioro today to tho Burprlse of tight .him there, but Instoad vyo find him
fans that thoro will bo no Burns- on termB oi friendship with tho men
Johnson .fight for tho henvwelgbt (of wealth against whom ovldenco has
cnnmpionsiup anil that BurnB will .been placed In bis hands but against
meet Lang, tho much touted Aus
tralian fighter.
Tommy BurnB, who has been beat
ing all corners in England and Ire
land and ha established himself na
whom ho has novor ncted. Ito ha?
served as tho protector of tho crim
inals and not ns the public prosecu
tor. When it was shown to him that
tho Metropolitan Street Railway
tho king of heavywelghtB now In tho company had officers of ovory court
ring, 1b tho Idol of tho followers of n New York county on Its pny rolls,
hn did nothing. Ho lino tho mout
tfm Ttinnli. nf linpn Atlrl titt. rt ..iltlm I
tu ,iiM.j tt, v iv v u iiiv uvu null
Johnson was expected to be n great
event.
Tho trouble Is said to have beon
caused by tho failure of Jack Curley,
tho Chicago promoter, to provide tho
toward the absence of corruption money guarantee demanded by
from politics If all the expenditures Burns before ho would meet the bl
for tile nominations and elections of negro.
all candidates and nil contributions Burns told his friends here today
received nnd expenditures inndo by t that ho lias decided positively to go
political committees could be made, to 'Australia and that tho Johnson
public, blth In respect to stnto and fight Is off. Lung's manag&nt have
national politics. For that reason I bon ofttr Burns for some time ajid,
strongly favor the passage of tho though figures aro not given out, it
bill now pending In the sennto nnd.h understood tho champion has a
the houso of representatives which ( financial proposition that pierces him.
would uring aooui mis. reBuu ns tar
as national politics are concerned.
" 'I mark this letter personal be
cause I nro anxious to avoid assum
ing an attitude in connection with;
Pope Praises Roosevelt,
fl'nllert I'rewi Leaned Wire.
Rome, May 20. Pope Plus todny
oxpressod his ndmlrntlon for I'rl-
profund rospect for wealth and pow
er of any man I havo over known.
"Tho continuance of such n mnn
In offico juim bring untold evil upon
the community and upon tho coun
try. He hns not only failed to do
his duty but ho hnB worked ngnlnst
the Interests of tho people whom ho
has sworn to protect and wo now
And him throwing
with th eons
head of tho traction combination,
against whom ohargos liuvo beon
made before him, and ho braronly
tells us here that hn iIooh not regret
it."
fl
husband being declared in.
sane, evelyn nesiht thaw
would Handle millions in
herited RY HIM.
(United I'rcM I.enied Wire.)
New York, Mny 20, Counsel for
Evelyn Noftblt Thaw appeared boforo
Reforeo Deyo today and applied for
a vrltlidrnwnl of her suit to nunpl.her
mnrrlago to Harry K. Thaw, who
yesterday was adjudged Insano by
Jintlco Morschausor at Poughkeep,
slo. The counsel gavo no reason for
their sudden change of attitude, but
it Ib reported horo that it is a step
toward an offort on tho part of Eve
lyn to gain control of Thaw's estHto.
With tho withdrawal of her milt
she remnlnB tho wife of an insnno
mnn nnd It Is roported that hor coun-
sol nre prppnrlng to bring an action
In an nttompt to hnvo ho rappolntcd
a commltteo to tnko chnrgo of his
psrson nnd proporty. In this way,
It is said, her counsel hopo to gain
control for her of all of Hurry's sliRrq
of tho cBtnto of tho lato William
Thaw of Pittsburg, who wbb a multimillionaire.
It is understood that Mrs. William
Thaw is hurrylhg to New York to
confer with hor counsel horo and try
to provont the success of such a step
by her dnughtor-In-law. One of tho
attorneys for tho Thaw ostato aald
today that It Is so closoly held under
tho will of Thaw by tho trutooB that
It would bo impossible for Evolyn to
get any largo amount.
Tho Thaw counsel already aro pre
paring to opposo a motion to hhvu
Evelyn appointed na a commltteo on
tho ground thnt aho Ib not a suitable
porson for Mich a duty.
o
RIG BATTLESHIP IN
llljll.l' Ml l, , .rtVV
HORRORS
IN TEXAS
INGREASE
$25,000.00(1 LOSS
FLOORS GETTING WORSE RIV
ERS STILL RISING RECOVER
ING ROR1ES TRINITY RIVKR:
EXCEEDS PREVIOUS IWCORD..
-i,
(United I'rrsa I.enccd Wire.)
Dnlla, Tex., May 26. Ah tH
hours pxiis tho horrors of the Heode
throughout this section Increase H
now It Ib bollcvcd that wHen tho
completc Hats of tho dead at lentlth:
aro compiled it will bo uhow that at
least ono hundred lives have be
lost. It Is cHtlmated that 10,00'
psoplo are homelesi having bn,
driven from their homes by the ragg
ing waters.'
Tho property loss la estimated to
he at least 125,000,000 over the en
tire stricken district,
At noon today H bodies have been,
recovered in this city and vicinity..
Hundreds aro miming aad uu Re
counted .or by their relatives who
havo been searching in boats and It
nil tho places of re tug without sMe
co fi.
Thq Trinity river has surpassed K
records, La?t night it wae Vellevetf
that tho crest of thf flood had beet-,
rtached here but more ralRs Ut tk
north havo sont the wetet down wRk
incroasod fury and today tho Hoot
wero greater than yesterday Mud
continually Increasing.
MORE RAILROADS
FOR TUIH HTATR
(United Pre !,med Wire,)
Portland, Or., May 2(5. CoHstrwr
tlon of tho Wallowa extension or ttm
"Hnrrlmnn roadr will start Immedi
ately, making nn oggrcgato of isr
miles of now tracks being laid In Or
egon this Bprlng. Work Is being doriw
on tho following Jlnos;
Umatilla Ct7trAl,t15 mlJB,liuoiior-
ltfnl.u1 1H.ua ff nA. ,fl-A I
....... r.. . ... i.ruicu mr. I..I.
rnmilun V T 1nv nit rrl.o l.( "lion.
bnUkfchlp Mlohlgnn, tho newest typo1 tlva:0 Hallroad , company, u
of American wnr vessels was launch-
ng dice fo Mho drink.'? t0',By nt U.,e No Y?rk rnZVilnZl:
of Thomas F. Ryan,,n "ny, rd. hero In th JJJJJ r,ver' 71 ,nnpa now "t,,nK
tmMinn .mi.i.i presence of n largo crowd nnd many ' """...
OANS SAYS HE
WILL WIN EASILY
(United I're.s Leaded Wlr.)
Chicago, May 20. Joe Uans drop
ped lato town to'lay and indulged In
little, gmslp that mndo tho local
fan sit up and take notice. The gist
of his talk was that "Battllnc" Nol-
tho cominit nresldentlal camnalgn.iuent noosevoit for uie fearless ngut
which it Is quite poislblo I shall nev-(ho Is waging against alleged preda
or have the right to nssumo, but 80(tory wealth In America and ileelnrod
far as my personal Inlluenco Is con- that tho pooplo of tho United Stnt
crned I am anxious to give It in be- should appreciate his efforts In bls ion will be a "hus been" at tho um!
half of the passage of tho bill.' regard. of 4he fifteenth round of their com-
"Since wrltlnc the above letter In1 The occasion of this brief addroes,ng battle at Colma. Just outside of
AV WILL Innswer to inoulrles. I have said nub-'waB tho visit of Brooklyn and Nowlsan Francisco, on July . Tho ool-
AVENGE KILLING llcly that I hope suoh a bill would bo York pilgrims to the vntlcan. The'ored lightweight says the Dane will
miles under construction. '
Rlpnrln Lowletan ?xTeiiBlon nlongt
com-
RolMillilIng msji lino of o. It. & N.
23 miles.
pgtam Wash.. Mnv 2C. Ac-
to (ho reports from several
-h neso now employed by tho
kr-.orlcan fUhorles lu Belllng-
Fi Lew, a San Francisco
if. Is nntl' In ll. l.. n.1 la
..w ,u no uhj SUU i
3r U Wlug Wab, tho China-
'"cently killed a Chinese
ae Sunms detention hospital
fPlongs to ono of the most
Pan Francisco tongs, and Is
working In tho restricted
lth the Intention of doins
vtaa bodily harm as toon
HWrtunlty asTorda.
parsed.
(Signed)
"WM. H. TAFT."
manifested a deep Interest in Indus-
SUICIDE AFTER VISION trial ana political conditions in mo
OF FATHER IN RRIMSTONE United States by asking many que
Chicago, May 20. Miss Florenra tlons concerning tbem.
A. Ferrlan, 20 years, pretty and fol-j "I admire your President for hU
lower of a fanatic religion known as persistency and consistency in flgh
"Parhamltes," after seeing visions ot(lng those In America who are seek
her father writhing In a sea of brim- Ing to amnt.8 wealth by means that
stone and falling in an effort to per-' appear to be unjust," said tho popo,
suade him to abandon the strange in addressing tho pilgrims,
cult, killed herself by drinking wood "I also admlrte tho American Pres-
alcohol and then Jumping In Lake Jdent for his respectful attitude to
Michigan.
popo recolved them and chattod with hook eo easy to him that ho will hato
his visitors for several minutes. Ho, to take tho money.
Approve .Mnliton Hunk,
(United rr Levied Wire.)
Washington, May 26. Tho npp'l
cation of A. T. Carlson, J. C, Bander,
William Lo May, T. W. Howell a'nd
S. P. Flower to organize tho First
Natlonnl bank of Mabton, Wash ,
with 125.000 capital, was today ap
proved by tho controller of tho cur
rency. Tho KIrt National bany of Harris
burg, Or., has been authorized to be-
wards the Roman Catholic church." gin business with $25,000 capital.
officials of tho navy.
Miss Carol Barnes Newberry..
daughter of the nBsistnnt secretary of ll i
tho navy, mado a beautiful picture '"ltg', Vo Jvt,w
ni she christened tho great ship,' Gner und Capped aft at concur
amid the ohtors of the crowd and tho ' t"llJht. Unlvorfilty chnpql.
waving of countless flnga. I , o
The Vleblrnn Is tho first Amsrlca't' HtnH Ij,rK"t Clock.
h!p a? tho "all.blg.gun" typo. Hor' (United I'reM .med Wlr.
firing capacity Is grontor than that ' Now York' Mfty 20 Whon Mayor
of any ship herotoforo built In thin w'tl'en ot Jorsey Olty prctwed a tlnj
country. Thqro nro no small guns In ' but!oM he 80t ,n n"'on mechau
hpr Imttorlos and her construction ,8m of ,no 'n81 cloc ,n ho worlf
marks the first attempt In America I ,ocn,od on toI' Cdcnlo ft CMiti
to floaa ship boarlng a many largo ,,nny'8 'nc,0'y O" the rlvir front of.
calibre guus us her displacement will I lho ,aUor clt''
permit. As tno K,nnt minute hand began to
Tho'longth of the Mlohlgnn on tho ",ovo u,e ,,oat" " u, r,v0' Bna tl,0f
load water linols 450 feet and th.faoloroB .on ,UM, 0,nert " tt choruw
extreme brondth Is 82 feet 2 lnolww.lof w,J,flc- Tho dial or the clock
is vlsiblo for miles along tho Hud
son rlvur. It Is 38 fc-ot In dhunoter,,
HffillWAVsrAV rnriTM w' " nrea or uiii squnro reel
HOLD ROHHERV Tn0 ni,mito bni"l I" 20 feet long an
Spokano, Wash., May 2(5, After-wc,hs a tl,,rd of a ton ftnd th
bslng tied to a tree In n gulch, thrco w0,Bht ot lh ont,ro c,ock ,B e,0B tf
miles from Spokano, James Dragoo,B,x on8- "e! oluctrlo bulbs marie
a rural mall driver, was robbed ot the ,l0Ur t P'6ht Rn wo "'
$08 of his own-money and $C0 b0-1 nIlcttnomlnuo spaces,
longing to tho government by a o
niaskod highwayman. Tho robber Mi-mlo Hkjc ,
then boarded n streetcar nod rodo in J Edna Browning and other Arc
to the city. j singers nt University chapel toKht,
Hor displacement Is 10,000 tons.
On