VOL. XIVX NO. 14,241.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MAKE
CI N GN
ON THEIR RECORD
Republicans Say In
dorse Roosevelt.
DEMOCRATS MISS OPPORTUNITY
Accuse Roosevelt of Stealing
Thein Thunder.
TARIFF. WILL NOT BE ISSUE
A Vbtm.1, Democrats Do the Stupid
Thing Roosevelt Works for
Harmony In New York
and Pennsylvania.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. July- 80. Roosevelt la to ha the
paramount Issue In the Congressional
campaign this Fall, If the Republicans
are permitted to make the Issue. . The de
cision of the Republican managers to go
into the campaign "on their record"
(which means on the reoord made by the
party at the recent session of Congress)
Is equivalent to going before the people
and asking for Indorsement of the policies
of President Roosevelt policies which
were adopted by a Republican Congress
and enacted into law.
It is the most natural thing In the world
that the Republicans should at this time
be anxious to "stand on their record." No
Congress in late years has enacted as
much Important legislation as was written
on the statute-books during the session
recently closed. In the main the House
of Representatives stood with the Pres
ident through his repeated lights, but, had
not the President himself taken hold and
forced the Senate, the record of the ses
sion would have been less formidable than
it now Is. Therefore, It may be said that
the party la making Roosevelt the issue,
and he makes the strongest issue within
reach of any part)- today.
Tarlft Issue Kot Likely. j
There is talk among some Democrats of
making the tariff the issue this Pall, but
there is little likelihood that this can be
done or will even be attempted, except
possibly in Iowa and one or two other
states. If the tariff could be forced to
the front and the Republicans made to
face it In November, there would be splen
did prospeot of a Democratic victory, for
the tariff would at this time divide the
Republican party as no other Issue and
would defeat Republicans who can be de
feated on no other issue.
But the tariff will not be made tlje para
mount Issue this year, for two reasons.
First, the Democrats are as widely di
vided on this question as the Republicans.
Suggest reduction of the duty on sugar
to a Southern Democrat and he gets as
angry as the Massachusetts Republican
when you talk about reducing the tariff
on shoes. This Is only one Instance. The
second reason the tariff will not be made
the leading issue is the stupidity of the
Democratic leaders, their inability to
grasp an opportunity. Democrats every
where are too busy these days accusing
Roosevelt of stealing their Issues and too
busy declaring Roosevelt Is a Democrat
to wake up to the true situation. The
probabilities are that the Democrats will
continue on this course, and, Instead of
making an issue, will try to win the
House by crying out on every hand that
the record made by the Republicans was
alone the lines laid down in Democratic
plat forms.
Voters Only Care for Results.
Taere Is nothing in this sort of a cam
paign for the Democrats. It makes no
difference to the average voter whether
the Democratic platformsdeclared against
the trusts. In favor of railroad rate regu
lation. In favor of pure-food laws and all
that. The fact remains that all these re
forms were brought about by a Repub
lican Congress under a Republican Pres
ident, and the credit belongs to the Re
publican party. That is what will appeal
to the voter; the claptrap of the Demo
cratic! leaders won't even create a ripple
on the surface of the political Bea.
Time and again the statement has been
made that President Roosevelt Is going
personally to conduct the Congressional
campaign this year. That is not correct
Representative James B. Sherman, of New
Tork, is actually as well as nominally in
charge, and on him will fall the respon
sibility. He will, of course, consult with
the President from time to time, and the
conduct of the campaign will be along
lines that will be approved by the Pres
ident, which Is natural enough, but the
President Is not going to take up the
reins, much as he wants to see a Repub
lican House elected: The general plan of
campaign was mapped out by Sherman
before the recent Oyster Bay conference
which he. the Speaker and several others
attended. That programme met with the
approval of the President and will be fol
" lowed out. But beyond this approval, and
possibly the tendering of advice once in
a while, the President will not attempt
to manage the general campaign.
Strives for Harmony in Xew York.
In his own State of New York, where
the Republicans are divided and at pres
ent Involved in factional rows, the efforts
of the President will be in the direction
of harmonising the contending factions.
But already a move in the Interest of
harmony has been made. Tom Piatt
and ex-Governor Odell have entered in
to a truce and will work together to the
end of ' the campaign. The Platt-Ootell
faction is not yet working with the fac
tion represented by Governor Higgins,
but after the leaders have made brief
visits to Oyster Bay it is believed that
a better spirit will prevail and that in
the end there will be few dissenting Re
publicans. They may resume their war
after the election, but that Is of no
consequence so far as the present cam
paign is concerned.
While the Republicans of New Tork
State are divided at the present time,
they are no worse off than the Demo
crats, who promise to put two guberna
torial tickets In the field, one nominated
by the regular Democrats, the other
headed by Hearst. It seems Improbable
at this time that the regular Democratic
organization will name Hearst. Never
theless, his popularity is Increasing and
was materially aided by his race last
year for the mayoralty of New Tork City
and, If his party should unite upon him
and put up but one ticket, the Repub
licans would have difficulty in carrying
the State. A Hearst wave passing over
New Tork would unquestionably defeat
a number of Republican Congressmen,
who will be safe If Hearst falls In his
fight for the Governorship.
Help Penrose In Pennsylvania.
There is another State In which the
President is expected to take a hand
Pennsylvania. The Republican party of
that State is divided, and the Independ
ent Republicans have fused with the
Democrats. Under normal conditions -the
fusion ticket stands to win. ' Senator
Penrose, the successor of Quay as boss
of the Pennsylvania machine, has been
In frequent consultation with the Presi
dent and has managed to get close to the
White House, placing the President un
der obligations to him personally. While
Penrose has a badly-wrecked machine
under his control, he looks to the Presi
dent for aid and It is understood that
late in the Fall the President will make
one speech In Pennsylvania In which
he will appeal to his party men to
stand together. The effect of such a
speech will be to greatly diminish the
strength of the fusion crowd and to
strengthen Penrose. It may not save
the State ticket, for Pennsylvania has
not yet fully recovered from the reform
movement that shook her to the very
foundation at the last election. But a
speech 'by the President, appealing for
party unity, will save a number of Re
publican Congressmen who would other
wise be slain by the fuslonists.
Aside from New York and Pennsyl
vania it is improbable the President will
Interfere. It having been decided to
"stand pat" this Fall, it is not to be
presumed be will take a hand in Iowa or
In Wisconsin.
Gompers' Appeal Falls Flat.
The pronunciamento Issued by Presi
dent Gompers of the American Federa
tion of Labor appears to have not
alarmed" the 'managers of the Republican
congressional campaign. Indeed, this
wonderful document has so far failed to
arouse any enthusiasm among the lead
ing Democratic papers of the East. Most
have ignored ltt others criticise it se
verely. Quite a few Democratic papers
have deplored the move, for they fear it
will react and injure rather than aid the
Democratic cause. Eastern papers take
exception to Gompers statement that
"Congress has been preoccupied in look
ing after the Interests of the great corpo
rations and predatory wealth." They
point to the rate law, the beef
inspection law, the enaotment of
the free alcohol bill in the face of the
opposition of the Standard Oil Company
and the pure food bill, all opposed by
the corporations. No Congress In a sin
gle session ever before enacted so many
laws displeasing to corporate interests.
The Republican campaign managers
will appeal to the labor vote on Presi
dent Roosevelt's record and will place
this record against the appeal of Presi
dent Gompers. Is all the President has
done to be forgotten and to be offset
by the failure of Congress to pass a bill
demanded by the Federation of Labor,
but whose wisdom Is seriously questioned
by the most profound thinkers in publlo
life? That is the question to be put to
the laboring men, and it is the logical
manner for the Republican party to meet
the Gompers' issue. '
BUILD WELLMAN AIRSHIP
FORTY MEN AT WORK ON BAR
REN 6PITZBERGEX.
Explorer Expects to Start for Pole
About End of August Many
Tourists A'lsit Him.
SPITZBERGEN, Tuesday. July 14. Via
Tromsoe, Norway, July 80. Forty men
are working day and night to get the
airship of the Well man-Chicago Record
Herald expedition started toward the
North Pole this Summer.
The big balloon will be finished in a
fortnight. Allowing ten days .for Infla
tion and trials, the monster airship may
be able to start for the north the latter
part of August. Everything depends on
the weather, which so far has been good.
There have been many visitors to the
headquarters of the expedition at Spits
bergen, including the Prince of Monaco,
on his yacht Princess Alice, and the pes
sengers of two tourist steamers. All have
expressed amazement at the amount of
work already accomplished.
PENNY FOREIGN POSTAGE
Guarantee Offered Britain If Rate to
America Is Reduced.
LONDON, July 30. John Hennlker
Heaton, Conservative member of Par
liament for Canterbury, and father of
the "imperial penny postage" idea, has
addressed a letter to Chancellor of the
Exchequer Asquith and Postmaster
General Buxton, offering to provide an
acceptable bank guarantee to cover the
loss in revenue for the first ' threo
years, which might follow the adop
tion of penny postage between Great
Britain and America, if the govern
ment will appoint a committee to in
vestigate and report on such probable
loss. Mr. Buxton replied that the
Howie cannot see its way to accept
prlvato donations for such purposes.
CD
OLD WORLD
SAYS 0L0 JORN D
Admits Cruel Sayings of Crit
ics Hurt Him, but He Is
No Pessimist.
TRUSTS FATE TO ARCHBOLD
Asks Faithful Partner to Care for
Him if Arrested Gives Good
Advice to Persistent. '
Reporter.
CLEVELAND, O., July 80. (Special.) A
staff correspondent of a Cleveland news
paper wires an interview he had today
with John D. Rockefeller at his Pocan
tlco estate. The oil king refers to attacks
HIS
Roosevelt Reiterates That He. Will Not Be a
PEORIA, 111., July 30. A positive announcement from President Roosevelt that he will not be a candi
date for a third term was made today in a letter addressed to Mrs. L. A. Kinney, of Peoria, by Secretary
William Loeb, from President Roosevelt. The text of the letter follows :
"White House, Oyster Bay, L. I., July 26, 1906.
"Dear Madam Your letter of recent date has been received and I thank you in the President's
behalf for calling attention to the inclosed clipping. I would say, however, that the President has nothing
to add to the statement issued after his' election in 1904. His decision, as announced at that time, is
irrevocable. "Yours truly,
"WILLIAM LOEB, Secretary to the President."
This expression from the President was called forth by an editorial in the Peoria Herald-Transcript
to which the attention of the President was called through Mrs. Kinney, wife of. a prominent Peoria poli
tician. The' editorial was in the form of an appeal to the President to accept a third term.
made on him by Ida Tarbell and other
writers of note. The reporter approached
the oil king as he and his superintendent
were Inspecting the estate. Mr. Rockefel
ler said in part:
"Sometimes things that are said of .me
are cruel, and they hurt, but I am never
a pessimist. I believe in men and the
brotherhood of man, and am confident
that everything will oome out for the
good of all In the end. You are just a
young man, but you can take my word.
I am older than you and have seen the
world; you can always believe in real
men.
He Commends Persistence.
"Now, I would like to take you up to
my house and sit down with you and
have a good long talk, but I cannot rive
out Interviews, because, if I gave to one,
I would have to give to all, and I cannot
do that. I know I have talked much with
you, but you are a persevering young
man. I know how hard you have tried
to see me, and I admire persistence. It
is commendable, especially in young men,
and It will win in the end. Now I must
be going. I would ask you to get in here
with me and we could drive about. There
are lots of beautiful and historical places
here that I am sure would Interest you,
and there are lots of things I saw in Eu
rope that we could talk about. On ac
count of my business, I must be moving.
I'll tell you what I'll do, though, I'll send
John here (John was the footman) with
you. He has been here for 14 years and
knows the place as well as I. As for
Europe well. It Is nice, but I love my
own country best.
Loves Country, If It Is Cruel.
Tea, all the hard things that one's
countrymen say of me can never be cruel
enough to offset love of home and coun
try." As Mr. Rockefeller gathered up hid
reins, he turned and said:
"Now, remember, young man, I bear no
111 will to any man. I am confident that
there is more good than bad in the world,
and I am full of the joy of living. I be
lieve in men. Do that and the world Is
bound to seem a good world to you. Be as
persistent in all things as you have been
in getting to me and you will always
win."
"If I Get Arrested "
John D. Rockefeller was in good hu
mor tonight, when he departed from Tar
rytown for Cleveland. Mrs. Rockefeller,
the faithful John and two servants made
up the party. While they were waiting
for the train, John D. Archbold came to
the station. Mr. Rockefeller welcomed
him warmly. . Together they paced np
and down the platform, and therv ap
parently fearing some one would hear
them, they went into the. station and held
an earnest conversation for nearly a half
hour. While in the station Mr. Rocke
feller was heard to say:
"If I get arrested, John, I want you
to come over and take care of me."
Thinks Public Tired of Him.
Mr. Rockefeller explained matters with
gestures, and he would look up Into Mr.
Archbold's face in a most earnest way.
Just before the train came in, he was
asked to say something, but he laughed
and said he "guessed the public was tired
of hearing about him."
Mr. Rockefeller looked better today than
has for years. He appeared full of
vigor. His humor was bubbling from him
and his face was often wreathed In smiles.
Mr. Rockefeller and his party left for
Cleveland tonight over the New York
Central at 6:47 o'clock. Mr. Archbold
says that Mr. Rockefeller will not be
arrested or . bothered when he reaches
Cleveland.
PROBE STANDARD'S CRIMES
Government Marshals Legal Forces
for Chicago Grand Jury.
CHICAGO, July 30. When the Federal
grand jury convenes In Chicago one week
from today, final steps will be taken to
ward forging a complete chain of evi
dence against the Standard Oil Company
and some of its high officials, which the
Government prosecutors hope will lead
to indictments and prosecutions under the
anti-rebate law.
To this end Attorney-General Moody
has had some of his best legal talent at
work here for several days analyzing the
evidence taken before the Grand Jury at
Cleveland a few weeks ago, and prepar
ing a line of procedure that will substan
tiate testimony already Introduced. The
chief task of weaving a net about those
alleged to be gutlty of law-breaking will
fall to the lot of John J. Sullivan, Dis
trict Attorney for the northern district
of Ohio, who was in charge of the inves
tigation Into the relations of the Stand
ard Company and railroads at Cleveland.
Others who will take part in -the proceed
ings will be District Attorney C. B. Mor
rison, recently assigned to take special
charge of the prosecution in monopoly
cases; Special Agent T. C. M. Schindler,
of the Federal Department of Commerce
and Labor, who labored for many months
under the direction of Commissioner Gar
field in gathering material for the tetter's
report on the transportation, of oil
throughout the United States; Assistant
Attorney-General O. E. Pagin, and As
sistant District-Attorney Francis Han
chell. The proceedings will be based upon
deals between the company and railroads
for the handling of its product and the
charges made for the same, aa compared
with the rate fixed for independent con
cerns. There will also be evidence con
cerning alleged discrimination in the mat
ter of storage charges in favor of the oil
company.
DECISION IRREVOCABLE
GALLS DOWN ARCHBISHOP
SOLDIER DENOUNCES HIM AS
EXTEMT OP NATION.
Thanksgiving for Dissolution of
Douma Ends In Sensational'
Scene in Cathedral.
ODESSA. July 30. A common soldier
caused a remargable sensation In the ca
thedral here toaay by arising in the body
of the church during service and con
tradicting certain political statements of
the archbishop uttered from the pulpit.
A thanksgiving service for the dissolu
tion of the lower house of Parliament
was being held in the cathedral.. It was
attended by all the local authorities.
The archbishop arose and declared,
among other things, that the members
of the opposition were anarchists and
enemies of the state.
When he had finished a soldier got up
and began to make a speech. He said
It was not the opposition, but men like
the . archbishop who were the real ene
mies of the state.
A scene of great confusion nBued.
amid which the soldier was arrested and
taken to prison.
GOVERNMENT gUYS CANAL
Pays for Sunn j side Ditch and Will
Now Irrigate Takima Valley,
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, July 30. Payment " was
made today to the Washington Irri
gation Company for the Sunnyslde
canal, which is absorbed by the Gov
ernment as & part of its enormous
Irrigation project in the Yakima Val
ley, Washington. A check for 124.5,
000 was paid over by the Treasury
when title to the canal was handed
to the Government. Five thousand
dollars is held back to cover the cost
of small tracts crossed by the canal,
in case adverse claims are set up.
As soon as title to the Ankeny canal
under the Klamath project Is placed
In the hands of the Secretary of the
Interior, a check for (50,000 will be
sent to Henry Ankeny and his sister.
Rural Carriers at Wenatchee.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, July SO. James C. Le
m aster has been appointed regular and
R. H. May substitute rural carrier,
route 3, at Wenatchee,, Wash.
COMPROMISE AT TONOPAH
Operators Offer Eight Hours at $4
and Miners Accept.
TONOPAH. Nev., July 30. All danger of
a strike in the mines of the Tonopah dis
trict has been averted by the action of
the miners today, who voted to accept the
operators scale of eight hours a day and
a minimum wage of 94.
The settlement is a compromise. The
mine-owners, who have been insisting on
a nine-hour day for surface men, agreed
to eight hours on condition that the min
ers sign an agreement not to ask for fur
ther concessions for three years.
Child Labor Bill Is Law.
ATLANTA, Ga. July 30. The Geor
gia Senate today passed without a dis
senting vote the House child labor bill,
prohibiting the employment in any
manufacturing establishment In the
state of any child under 12 years of age
or the employment of any child under
14 at night work.
RDF! A H
IN
1TH0UTA FIGHT
Harmony Pervades the Atmos
phere at Pocateilo, Where
Convention Will Be Held.
AVERSE TO - A CONTEST
Advance Guard of Delegates Appar
ently Agreed on Nomination of
Boise Man for Senator and
Gooding for. Governor.
POCATELLO, Idaho, July 80. (Special.)
There is a spirit of harmony in the at
mosphere of the Republican convention in
the city this evening. It has prevailed
all day and Is growing more pronounced
Candidate Again.
aa the hours pass. The indications now
are that there will be no serious contest
over the matter of the nomination of the
Senator or with respect .to the renomina
tlon of Governor Gooding
It is too- early jet, however, to make a
positive prediction, as there are but few
delegates In town, and only a portion of
the leaders. Governor Gooding is here,
Mr. Borah, Chairman J. P. Brady, Rep
resentative French, ' Judge James H.
Beatty and several others, together with
numerous lieutenants. Addison T. Smith,
private secretary to Senator Heyburn, is
on the ground, as the Senator's repre
sentative, and has been taking an active
part during the day.
Sentiment) Against Contest,
The sentiment everywhere seems to be
that there should be no contest. This is
shared apparently by all of those now in
the city, and they represent that thelr
communltles entertain the same opinion.
This view of the matter manifested itself
on the train today and was found domi
nating the situation at this place.
All are agreed that the work of the
convention must be done with the view
of securing perfect harmony for the bene
fit of the party, and for that reason all
seem to be looking for a way in which to
avoid a contest.
The great bulk of the delegates will
come in during the night, between mid
night and o'clock, and the morning will
find the city filled with them. It Is pos
sible their arrival will change the pres
ent aspect of matter, but that does not
seem likely.
Advance Guard of Peace.
. Two of those now on the ground are
Delegates Eckert and Farnsworth, of
Idaho County. They state they came on
in advance for the purpose of preparing
the way, if possible, for a harmonious
programme, and they assert their dele
gation will be a unit in favor of it.
DUBOIS CAPTURES ADA COUNTY
Democrats Support Anti-Mormon
Plank In State Platform.
BOISE, Idaho, July 30. (Special.)
Senator Dubois won an easy victory In
today's Democratic primaries In Ada
County. The vote generally was light,
and while anti-Mormon plank tickets
were run in all precincts of the city,
there was no real contest except in
some half-dozen precincts. In the 16
precincts of the city the Dubois forces,
favoring the Insertion of an anti-Mormon
plank in the state platform, the
same as last year, secured a total of
46V4 delegates, while the antls secured
but 18. .
County precincts are not all heard
from, but from claims of leaders on
both sides, It is estimated Dubois has
secured a total of 70 delegates to the
county 'convention, while his opponentn
will have but 18 and possibly not over
16. -
Control in Bingham County.
BOISE, Idaho, July 30. (Special.)
Senator Dubois has absolute control of
the Bingham County Democratic Con
vention at Idaho Falls today, and both
platform and delegates are in thor
ough accord with his views. The dele-t
gation of representative Democrats of
Bingham County Is pledged to attend
the convention next Monday at Coeur
d'Alene.
BLOWS HIMSELF TO PIECES
Nothing but Dynamite Would Satisfy
Disconsolate Dover.
WELLINGTON. Kan.. July 30. (Spe
cial.) Graham Glbbs, a young man em
ployed by the Santa Fe Railroad, delib
erately blew himself to atoms with dyna
mite on the streets of Wellington today.
Glbbs was in love with a young woman
who did not return his affections. Last
night he was asked to leave the girl's
home, and he told a friend that he would
kill himself.
Today he appeared on Washington ave
nue, tied a large parcel around his neck,
struck a match and set fire to the fuse at
tached to the package. There was a ter
rific report and window glasses were shat
tered a block away. A great, gaping bole
was made In the street where Glbbs had
been standing. Fragments of his body
were scattered for half a block.
AUDIENCE TO NAME PLAY
Sarah Truax Leading Lady in Name
less Drama.
CHICAGO, July 30. The new play by
Marguerite Merlngton was put on at the
Grand Opera-House here tonight without
a name. Originally the title "Daughter
of Man" was selected, but at the last mo
ment this name was considered inad
visable and the choice of a title was left
to tonight's audience. At the conclusion
of the first performance nearly 2000 names
had been suggested to the committee that
will make the final selection.
The scenes of the play are laid in a
small country hamlet and the plot con
cerns three daughters of a minister and
the sacrifice of the eldest sister to save
another. The cast is headed by Sarah
Truax and Charles Rlchrran.
Sarah Truax was formorly leading lady
In the Baker Stock Company in Portland.
COMMISSION ON DIVORCE
Agent Sues Millionaire for Balance
Alleged to Be Due.
NEW YORK, July SO Barton Bewell,
vice-president of the American Smelting
& Refining Company, was announced to
day as a defendant In a suit which Joseph
Blasco DeLery has begun in the Supreme
Court. DeLery, an Inventor, claims that
Bewell owes him 927,250 for services he
rendered In persuading the first Mrs.
Sewell to get a divorce with as Mttle pub
licity as possible and without troubling a
court to learn how many millions Mr.
Sewell was worth, . DeLery acknowledged
that Mr Sewell has paid him $2750, but
seeks the other $27,250 with interest from
October, 1904.
SEND ARMY TO TAKE DIETZ
Wisconsin Officials Will Confer on
Renewal of Campaign.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 80. Arthur J.
Hopka, the Milwaukee man who led the
forces with Sheriff Gylland, of Sawyer
County in the . unsuccessful attempt to
capture John Diets last week, will leave
for Madison early .tomorrow morning,
where he will meet Sheriff Gylland to
confer with state officials as to the best
method of capturing the much-wanted
homesteader of Cameron Dam.. Troops
will be asked for.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
T KSTE-RDAY S Meximum temperature, 74;
minimum temperature, 66. Precipitation,
none.
TODAY'S Fair, with nearly stationary tem
perature. Westerly winds.
Russia.
Government begins prosecution of signers) of
Vlborg manifesto. Page 2.
Revolutionists Issue manifestoes calling on
army, navy and peasants to rebel. Page S.
Soldier contradicts archbishop's sermon at
Odessa cathedral. Page 1.
Race war rages In Caucasus. Page 3.
Foreign.
German army officer accused, of grafting In
South Africa. Page 8.
Whole city government of Havana forced CO
. resign. Page 8.
Rapid progress on "Wellman's airship. Page 1.
National.
Ambassador Meyer soon to enter Cabinet.
Page 8.
Interstate Commission warns railroads to
prepare for uniform system of accounts.
Page 6.
PoUItlos,
Roosevelt's policy will be Issue of campaign.
Page 1. -
Borah and Gooding will probably be nom
inated without a struggle at Pocateilo.
Page 1.
Roosevelt reiterates refusal to run again for
President. Page 1.
Iowa Republican committee takes up con
tests and danger of split grows. Page 1.
Domestic.
Peteatlves testify In Hartje case, telling how
they robbed Madine's trunk. Page 4.
Row about party-line telephone causes as
sault and damage suit between prominent
Denverites. Page 8.
Mrs. W. E. Corey given divorce In Nevada.
Page 4.
John D. Rockefeller hurt by critics, but
denies he is pessimist. Page 1.
Alabama peons tell about brutality. Page 8.
Sport.
Portland Rowing Club's senior four leave for
the East from Spokane today to enter
Lake Qulnsigamond regatta. Page 4.
Ann Direct wins M. & M. stake at Clave
land. Page 4.
Tennis contests near close at Chicago and
Boston. . Page 4.
Pacific Coast.
Walla Walla society girls will help father
harvest his wheat crop. Page 6.
Mazamas camped near base of Mount Baker.
Page 0.
Lumber prices are again to be raised at San
Francisco. Page 6.
Lightning strips King's Valley horse of har
ness and wrecks the buggy. Page 4.
Two ' deaths from accidents in the harvest
field. Page D.'
Alvln Crowe, ml 11 owner, commits suicide at
Carus. Page 6.
Commercial and Marfne.
Packers considering matter of misbranding
salmon. Page 13.
Chicago wheat market weak on selling.
Page 13.
Profit-taking checks rise in stocks. Page 18.
Steamship service between Portland and
Ban Francisco will be Improved. Page 12.
Lighthouse tender Columbine In collision 'With
lightship.- Page 12.
Portland and ' Vicinity.
R. J. Mahoney, Seattle real estate 'dealer,
arrested here on charge of embezzling
- $35,000 la Chicago eight years ago.
Page 8.
William McMurray, general passenger agent
for liarriraan system in is ortn west, re-
, turns from month's visit to East, accom
panied by John M. Scott, his newly-ap-
pomted. assistant, jfage a.
Councilman Vaughn will take fight for for
feiture of Fourth-street railway franchise
before main body of people. Page 7.
County Court proposes to take away from
Sheriff duty of feeding prisoners. Page &
Major Charles E. McDonell returns from
. Elks convention at Denver. Page 8.
Commissioners of Prussian government here
to study American . Irrigation methods.
Page 6.
Mayor Lane preparing to appeal Bruin case
to Supreme Court. Page 8-
Ordinance being drafted and will be Intro
duced Into Council providing for creation
of city office of electrical Inspector.
Page 14.
Three witnesses testify against Defendant
Hendricks In land-fraud trial. Page 0.
Advance agent of San Francisco moving-picture
outfit attaches receipts and para
phernalia for back salary. Page T.
FIRST BLOOD FOR
PERKINS
FAGTION
Iowa Committee Will
Hear Contests.
DANGER OF SPLIT GROWING
Cummins Men May Seize Stats
Convention.
DENY COMMITTEE'S POWER
Admission of Contested. Delegates M
Organize Convention E'lll Be)
Signal for Revolt, Which
Means Rival Tickets.
DE3 MOINES. Iowa. July SO. The Re.
publican State Central Committee met to.
day and decided by a vote, of 6 to 3 to
sustain the actfon of the chairman of tba
committee Jn notifying Governor Cum
mins that the seats of a number of dele
gates to the Republican State Conven
tion were contested. By the same vote .
the action of Chairman 6 pence In call
ing the present meeting of the committee
was rained. .
In both cases, It appears, the chair
man acted upon his own responsibility.
He received a petition from adherents
of George D. Perkins, a candidate for
Governor, giving notice that the seats of
a large number of Cummins delegates
would! be contested. The chairman there
upon sent notice of this fact to Mr, Cum
mins, who seeks a renominatlon. The
Governor replied in a letter denying the
authority of the State Central Committed
to take up the matter of contests, assert
ing that it had no Jurisdiction. The
chairman, however, sent notices to sev
eral newspapers calling the central com
mittee to meet in Des Moines today to
consider the contests.
Wanted to Give More Time.
His explanation to the committee was
that two or three of the members were
tn Iea Moines at the time and, after
consulting them and receiving their ap
proval, he felt justified in taking the ac
tion he did, in order that th delegates
whose seats were contested might have
two or three days' more notice than they
would have had if he had called the
committee together and submitted -to Jt .
the petition and the question of a call
for today's meeting.
The vote of 6 to 3 was regarded as art
Indication that the committee intendeds
to assume Jurisdiction of the contests
and to hear the contestants and the Cum
mins delegates in case ths latter entered
an appearance. There are 1640 delegates
entitled to seats In the state convention
trom the 99 counties. When the com
mittee met today there were 10 of the 11 '
members present. Mr. Spence, of course,
did not vote on the motion to sustain
bis own action.
Grounds of Contests.
Thomas F. Bevlngton, an attorney rep
resenting the friends of George D. Per
kins, gave notice of .contests In 10 coun
ties, making 2S7 delegates objected to.
In Boone County, with 20 delegates. It
was claimed that the call for the county
convention stated that delegates to the
Judicial and Congressional conventions
were to be 11, no mention being made of
the state convention, though the Cum
mins people asserted that this allegation
is not founded on the facts.
As to Polk County, with 72 delegates,
it was claimed that It, as well as
Boone, had no legally elected delegation.
In the Polk County convention motion
was made that Governor Cummins be au
thorized to name the 72 delegates. An
amendment was offered looking to
a division of the delegation between
Cummins and Perkins, based on the votes
cast when the delegates to the county
convention were elected. 1 This amend
ment was laid on the table, but the orig
inal motion was carried. . It was urged
that the tabling of the amendment car
ried with it the original motion and there
fore the delegates selected by Governor
Cummins to represent Polk County In the
state convention were not entitled to
seats. . '
The committee took up and heard a
number of the cases, but reached no con
clusion. Although Governor Cummins
had given notice that he would not be
represented before the committee, the
chairmen of three Cummins delegations
whose seats are questioned appeared.
They stated, however, that they denied
the Jurisdiction of the state committee,
which, they contended, had no authority
to go behind the returns. They simply
said they came before it for the purpose
of furnishing such information as may be
desired.
Two Conventions Probable. .
Such a condition as that now existing in
Iowa is new to the Republicans of this
state. They have never known anything
like It befdre. ' The party Is apparently
divided into two factions one known as
the Jprogresslves," represented by the
friends of Mr. Cummins, and the other
called the "Standpatters," who are ad
herents of Mr. Perkins. The feeling on
both sides is very bitter, and it is not
unlikely that there may toe two Repub
lican tickets in the field in Iowa next
Wednesday. Although the State central
Committee has as yet taken no action
looking to" the making of a temporary
roll, the Cummins adherents say if tha
contesting Perkins delegates are author-
( Concluded on Fags 8.)