VOL. XLVIII. SO. 14,723.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FLORIDA OPENS
. REPUBLICAN FIRE
Taft and An ti-Taft
' Made Issue.
BOTH SIDES ELECT DELEGATES
Fierce Contest Against Negro
Office-Holders.
WILD SCENES AT MEETING
While Resolutions Indorsing Roose
velt Are Passed, Opposing Fac-
tion Condemns Interference In
Choosing National Delegates.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla., Feb. 6. Flor
ida Republicans stand conspicuously In
the limelight today as being: the. first
to. hold their convention to select del
egates to the National Convention, and
it is said here that the strenuous and
exciting scenes enacted today are a
forecast o! similar scenes In other
Southern states, caused by the efforts
being made by the anti-Roosevelt Re
publicans for control In the National
Convention.
Two conventions really convened at
the same time in the same hall. The
progress of business was. frequently
Interrupted by knockdown and drag
out lights. The officeholders' faction
was called to order by the chairman
of the State Committee, and they pro
claimed themaelves as the regular
party, but tiiev did not succeed In
carrying out the prearranged pro
gramme. The Taft sentiment was too
strong for the leaders to hold In
check, and resolutions were adopted
indorsing William H. Taft for the
Presidency.
Opposed to Instructions.
On tho other side of the hall the
contesting convention took conserva
tive action and chose delegates un
tramnteled by instructions, positive as
surance being given by Joseph N. Strip
ling, who led the movement, that, de
spite the fact that they were branded
as bolrers by the other convention, the
delegates they named would be seated
in the National Convention. The of
ficeholders' convention adopted resolu
tions approving the policies of .the
Roosevelt Administration and the con
servative manner in which he has car
ried them out, and instructed the dele
gates elected to the convention to sup
port the President's policies and he
candidate who is in sympathy with
him and who will carry out these pol
icies, and proceeded to name "William
H. Taft as such candidate.
Condemn Federal Dictation.
The anti-Taft convention adopted reso
lutions condemning In strong terms the
attempts to influence and control, by use
of Federal patronage through Govern
mental officeholders, the selection of dele
gates to the National convention in the
interests of any Presidential candidate.
The officeholders' convention elected as
delegates to the National convention J.
N. Coombs, member of the National
committee from Florida; Joseph E. Lee
(colored). Collector of Internal Revenue;
Henry S. Chubb. Receiver of the United
States l-and Office at Gainesville; M. B.
Macfarl&nd, Collector of Customs at
Tampa, and four alternates.
Bolters Elect Two Negroes.
The anti-Taft convention elected as del
egates Joseph N. Stripling, ex-United
States Attorney; J. do V. Hazzard, J. H.
Dlckerson. B. , R. Robinson, the two lat
ter colored, and four alternates.
The Congressional district conventions
of the First and Second districts of
Florida were held by each faction Imme
diately after the adjournment of the state
convention and each of these conventions
elected two delegates to the National con
vention and adopted the same resolutions
as the state conventions of their respect
ive factions had already adopted.
The City Marshal and a dozen police
men were on duty In the hall and were
frequently called upon to eject . unruly
delegates. Nine-tenths of both conven
tions were negroes.
Taft Men In Majority.
The Taft convention had a complete
delegation from each county, aggregating
1. In the opposition convention there
were two or three counties not repre
sented, but about 150 delegates partici
pated. The Taft convention nominated five
Presidential electors, but the opposition
convention delegated the choice of elec
tors to a state committee named by the
convention.
HAILED AS NEXT PRESIDENT
Bryan Talks at Jersey City on the
Growth or Democracy.
JERSEY CITY. N. J., Feb. 6.-An en
thusiastic reception was accorded W. J.
Bryan at the Majestic Theater this after
noon. He was Introduced as the "next
President of the United States," which
evoked applause from the large audience.
The keynote of Mr. Bryan's speech was
that Democratic principles are growing
stronger, while those of the Republican
party are weakening. After the speech
at the Majestic he addressed the Women's
Club and lafter left for Tassalc.
Suffrage Advocates StMl Busy. -
NEW YORK. Feb. 6. New York club
women are planning a descent upon Al
bany in force pn February 10, when the
question of an ' amendment to the state
constitution granting full suffrage to wo
men comes up before the Judiciary com
mittee of the senate and assembly. Mrs.
Harriet Staunton Blatch, president of the
Equality League for Self-Supporting Wo
men, will lead the delegation, according
to an announcement made yesterday.
Hoosler Democrats CaJl Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 6. the
Democratic State ' Committee today de
cided to hold the State Convention in
Indianapolis, March 25 and 28,. Instead of
dates selected earlier in the afternoon.
SCHUEBEL ADVISED ACTION
Senator Bourne Explains Withdraw
al Action of Delegation.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 6. Senator Bourne today
made the following statement in refer-
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cended the Throne When His I
Father and Brother Were Mur
dered.
ence to the Oregon District Attorneyship:
"On the 3d lnst. I Informed the Presi
dent that, as my colleagues, Senator Ful
ton and Congressmen Ellis and Hawley,
had opposed the confirmation of Mr.
Christian Schuebel for the United States
District Attorneyship for Oregon, solely,
as I understood, upon the ground of lack
of experience In practice in the Federal
Court. 1 would ask to have the nomina
tion withdrawn from the Senate. While
I personally differed from my. colleagues
and had implicit confidence in Mr.
Schuebel's ability and determination to
make good had he been finally confirmed,
yet, recognizing the desirability of united
action on the part of the Oregon delega
tion and at the instance of Mr. Schuebel
himself, I made request . for such with
drawal. "Thereupon Senator Fulton and Con
gressman Ellis Joined me in recommend
ing to the favorable consideration of the
President the name of Thomas J. -Clee-ton,
of Portland, for the position of
United States Attorney for the Oregon
district, and they also joined me in rec
ommending Mr. Schuebel for appointment
as assistant District Attorney. Congress
man Hawley was absent from Washing
ton and did not Join in these recom
mendations." CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 48
degrees, minimum, 43 degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; variable winds,
mostly northerly. ,
Foreign.
Franco arrives In Madrid, in terror of as
sassins, and starts for Paris. Page 4.
Two of Franco's Ministers flee before threats
of death. Page 4.
Maclean released by Ralrull on payment of
ransom. Page 7. ,
Prince of Monaco incurs Pope's displeasure.
Page 4. v '
National. "
Senate passes Seattle , Exposition bill.
Page 1.
General Howard retired as Lieutenant-General.
Page ft .
House committee opposes four new battle
ships and Roosevelt prepares to fight.
Page 7-
Fight on Indian schools In House. Page 2.
Heyburn moves for .Inquiry Into Northern
Pacific Railroad's title. Page 5.
House committee bears argument on prohi
bition bill. Page 7.
Land Is will take lid off printing scandal.
Page 6.
Politics.
Florida Republicans hold Taft and anti-Taft
conventions and- have list fights. Page 1.
Domestic.
Judge Hargis, leader of Kentucky feud fac
tion, murdered by his son. Page 1.
Morse's lawyers summon him home and in
dictments are expected. Page 2.
Presbyterian preacher expelled for heresy
becomes insane and commits . suicide.
Page 4.
Nevada legislators bitten in mining stock
deals. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
Discharged employes expose rebating pn
Southern Pacific. Page 5.
Ruef delays trial by technical objection.
Page 7t
Plucky California girl chases burglar with
gun. Page 1.
Lumber rate controversy may be settled at
Seattle conference. Page 1.
Mayor Johns orders .gambling closed in
Baker City. Page 6.
James Pbwell mfry give affidavit that Sena
tor Fulton did not offer bribe. Page 7.
Attorney-General completes ballot cohering
initiative and referendum measures.
Page 6-
Frank Bridgham sentenced to death for
murder of his wife. Page 6.
W. B. chase seized with stroke of apoplexy
at McMinnvllle. page 6.
Commercial and Marine..
Interior dealers hold hay firmly. Page 17.'
Wheat closes firm at Chicago after wide
fluctuations. Page 17.
Trade In stocks on small scale. Page 17.
Shipments of grain for the first six days
of February .amount to C84.4D2 bushels.
Page 1ft.
Portland and Vicinity.
Judge Webster makes earnest and able ar
gument for acquittal of John H. Hall.
Page 10.
J. F. Hawkes pleads guilty to horsestealing
and Is sentenced to penitentiary. Page 12
C arm en on O. W. P. division learn train
dispatching. Page 10.
Sacramento Valley boosters coming to Rose
Festival by special train. Page 12.
District Attorney Manning will not hinder
reorganization of Oregon Trust e Savings
Bank. Page 13.
Five Judges to be elected next June. Page
9.
South Portland manufacturers will petition
Railroad Commission for relief, par 10.
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SENATE STANDS
B! SEATTLE FAIR
Passes Appropriation
, of $700,000.
BURKETT GIVES NASTY FLING
Accuses Seattleites of Specu
lative Scheme.
TILLMAN RALLIES TO AID
Praises Expositions as Civilizing In
fluence and Depew Explains the
Jamestown Failure House
Committee Will Act Next.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 6. The Seattle Exposition
bill went through the Senate today
by a practically unanimous vote. Bur
kett, who threatened to do all manner
of things to defeat It, made a vicious
attack and thundered loudly for .halt
an hour. When he concluded, several
Senators spoke In behalf of the bill,
and, when Piles moved its passage,
barely a voice save that of Burkett
was heard in opposition.
Burkett's antagonism really strength
ened the bill, for he is generally dis
liked Jn the Senate, and his onslaught
created sympathy for Piles, who was
pressing the bill.
The House committee will now take
up and report the Senate bill. Instead
of that Introduced by Congressman
Humphrey.
Burkett Sees Hole In Doughnut.
In the discussion before the vote
was ttyken, Burkett opposed the bill,
as he said he had opposed every other
bill for that purpose since he had
been in Congress. He said the propo
sition to "hold the Exposition did not
originate in Alaska.
"It has been put forward," he said
"by a lot of boomers of Seattle, who
purpose to boom their real estate and
their private Interests."
The men who promote these exposi
tions, said Burkett, areN not the men
who have to bear the responsibility for
the bills incurred. . "They .start an ex
position," he said, , "and unload their
ideas on the community, and then de
mand our money and the money of.
every nation on earth to pay for It."
Burkett read a list of expositions in
the United States showing that $20,960,
727 had been expended by Congress In
aid of them.
Tillman and Bepew to Rescue.
Tillman supported the Idea, of hold
ing expositions, saying the Charleston
Exposition had brought many, people
from the North to be "civilized there."
TIME
He believed In expositions In order to
encourage travel fronr one section to
another.
Depew advocated the passage of the
bill In a speech in which he asserted
the failure of the Jamestown Exposi
tion was due to its location. "If," he
said, "it had been located at Richmond,
It would have been successful." John
Smith and Pocahontas, he said,; make a
beautiful picture on canvas, but they
do not materialize for an exposition. "I
believe," he added, "that the blood of
Pocahontas can be found in hundreds
of our patriotic Americans, if. you. take
the trouble to find them."
Carter believed the Idea of equity
should . Influence Congress in appro
priating for an exposition in the Far
West, as so little had been done in aid
of that section. ' ,
FULTON BILL MEETS APPROVAL
' . '
Amendment to Rate Law Before the
Subcommittee.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Feb. 6. The Senate committee
on interstate commerce, which meets
tomorrow, will receive a favorable re
port from the subcommittee on Sena
tor Fulton's bill amending the rate bill.
It is Fulton's expectation that his bill
will be reported out by the full com
mittee without further hearings.
Unite In Recommending Utter.
. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 6. Senators Borah and Hey
burn called on the' President this morn
ing and informed ; him of thejr decision
to recommend the appointment of D. A.
Utter, of Weiser, to be Surveyor-General,
vice Eagleson, resigned. They received
assurance that the nomination would be
sent to the Senate and later in the day
filed their written recommendation of Mr.
Utter.
EXCHANGES SHOTS WITH FLEE
ING MAN.
Returning Home She Finds Burglar
Inside and Goes After Him
With Two Revolvers.
LOS ANGELES, Feb." 6. Armed with,
two heavy revolvers, which she used after
the manner of an expert, Miss Claribel
Otto, a young woman 20. years old, to
night engaged in a running duel with a
burglar, who made his escape after a
bullet plowed Its way through his hat.
Miss Otto, who is the niece of Edward
Otto, of 1515 South. Hoover street, was
one of a party returning from an automo
bile ride. When a burglar was discovered
inside the house Miss Otto, without ap
pearing to be aware of his presence,
slipped across the street and borrowed
two revolvers from a neighbor. Mean
while the burglar emerged and covered
three rnembers of -the party ..with his
weapon.
He was descending the stairs when
Miss Otto, from across the street, opened
fire. The bullet lifted his hat from his
head. The young woman fired again be
fore the intruder replied with a bullet.
Then he started to run and Miss Otto
pursued, sending bullet after bullet in his
direction as he fled in the dusk.
Once or twice the man half turned and
fired at the girl, but she pursued until
her last shot, after spending its force,
wounded a 10-year-old girl, Llda Mc
Donald, in the hand. At the child's cry
of pain Mies Otto thrust her weapons into
the hands of another pursuer and hurried
to comfort the child.
The burglar escaped, but the police all
over the city have been furnished with
his description.
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HARGIS IS KILLED
BY HIS OWN SON
Leader of. Kentucky
Feud Shot Dead.
MURDERER BECOMES MANIAC
Resents Rebuke for Drunken
ness With Bultets.
DEAD MAN'S BLOODY LIFE
Parricide Is Climax to Campaign of
Assassination, in Which Judge
Eliminated His Enemies
With Cool Brutality. '
JACKSON. Ky., Feb. 6. Ex-County
Judge James Hargis, for many years a
member of the State Democratic Execu
tive Committee", accused of complicity In
many murders and a prominent figure In
the feuds which have disrupted Breathitt
County for several years, was shot and
killed In his general store here this after
noon by his son. Beach Hargis. The son
fired five shots in rapid succession at his
father, who fell dead while his clerks
were waiting on customers.
The exact cause of the murder has not
been learned, but It is supposed to have
been the result of differences which have
existed between father and son for some
time. The two men are reporteJ to have
had a quarrel several nights ago, when
the father, it is alleged, was compelled to
resort to violence to restrain his son.
Shot When He Rebates Son.
Young Hargis had been drinking heavily
of late. He went into' the Btore late' this
afternoon and was apparently under the
influence of liquor. Judge Hargis spoke
.to him about his .drinking and a quarrel
followed. Father and son stepped behind
a counter in the store, when the son,
after only a few minutes' conversation,
drew, a -revolver anil fired' five 'shots.
Four took effect, the noted mountain
character falling dead.
The young woman stenographer and
the customers in the store rushed for the
doors and fled in fright.
Young Hargis was arrested and placed
in jail. He was raving like a maniac and
the officers- were compelled to drag him
to Jail.
Hargis Bought Own Coffin.
Judge Hargis will be burled in a casket
which he himself purchased about a
month ago. Some time during the early
part .of last month he went to the Na
tional Casket Company at Louisville and
requested that he be shown the most
elaborate coffins the company had in
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stock. Nothing suited him and he finally
ordered one along his own ideas, costing
J1600.
This afternoon the following telegram
was sent to the company:
"Express today casket selected by
James Hargis, as he is dead.
. "MRS. JUDGE JAMES HARGIS."
COUNTY OF SUDDEN DEATH
Where Hargis Ruled by Assassina
tion of All Enemies.
Kentucky's rich carnival of feud and
murder finds no redder page than that
of1 the story of the bloody revelry of the
"house of Hargis," of which the slaugh
tered chief. Judge James Hargis, stands
as a prototype. Breathitt County, whose
turbulent political and feudal affairs,
Hargis held as in the hollow of his
hand, has for many years run red with
the blood Of men protagonists and an
tagonists to the prevailing regime. Har
gis will,, when the impassionate history
of his own community "has been told,
rank "high among the brutal butchers of
the age, adding to his refined methods
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of eliminating undesirable, citizens a lust
for blood which was as Implacable as
his methods of extermination were ef
fective. While of late years Hargis, the stig
matized procurer of the cold-blooded
murder of three men. Dr. B. D. Cox,
James Cockrell. and J. B. Marcum, had
suffered immunity from punishment be
cause of his Infamous control of affairs
In the county, no one daring to bring him
to Justice, he found that his brutal
methods of getting rid of his enemies so
palled upon the semi-decent citizenship
that he was compelled to exercise ex
treme caution in making . away with
minor offenders." " " "
The state of affairs which has ended In
the murder of, perhaps, the worst crim
inal Kentucky's crude system of justice
has had to deal with In all her history,
dates back to the election of 11)01, an
event Insignificant in itself, but tremen
dously Important in its relation to subse
quent history.
Breathitt County, wherein all this
feudal . Imbroglio has centered, has woh
the unenviable distinction of being the
county of "sudden death," and most of
its tragedies, have had their stage setting
in iackson, the county seat of Breathitt
County. As modern communities go it is
a squalid place and admirably fitted for
the consummation of murderous plots
such as might be expected to eventuate
out of such political struggles as have
made that section of the state notorious.
A commentator on the Breathitt Coun
ty situation declares In all seriousness
that the only law known in that region
was the "pure feud law."
Vengeance for His Brother.
In the election campaign of 1901, out
of which arose all this murderous mess,
Hargis was the candidate for County
Judge., Ed Callahan was candidate -for
Sheriff, ' and James Cockrell for Town
Marshal of Jackson, the county seat. As
campaigns go, the contest was the bit
terest ever known even for such unscru
pulous men as Judge Hargis. The Demo
cratic machine being in control of affairs,
Hargis was elected, and so was Callahan,
but there was a contest which was led
and nurtured by a young lawyer named
J. B. Marcum. He represented the con
testants, who from a sense of justice had
rebelled against the palpable confiscation
of office undertaken by Hargis and his
gang.
As a result of the legal entanglements
which followed, Ben. Hargis, a brother
of the "Judge." was shot and killed, and
James Cockrell, the duly elected Town
Marshal, was committed to jail by Judge
Hargis without bail. It was supposed by
the "house of Hargis" that Cockrell had
been the instigator of the murder. Dr.
B. D. Cox was made custodian of Cock
rell. and he tried to secure his prisoner's
release on ball, and the citizens of Jack
son joined with him in his effort. Public
sentiment ran high against Hargis, and
it was soon found expedient to "elim
inate" Cox. if the Hargis regime was to
remain. Cox was lured from his home
under the pretext of a professional call,
and on a dark and rainy night he was
riddled with bullets by men who later
confessed they were in the employ of
Hargis. These men in sworn sta-ments
declared that Judge Hargis witnessed the
shooting and declared:
"Boys, you got him; I heard him bellow
like a bull."
Following this heinous murder there
were no arrests nor prosecutions, for
Hargis was Judge and Ed Callahan, his
tool, was Sheriff.
' Elimination of Cockrell.
Cockrell was still, however, in Jail, but
he was a menace, and he was an antago
nist to the "house of Hargis." He must,
therefore, die. So one day just after he
had finished his noonday meal, as he was
crossing e open corridor of the Court
house, a volley of shots blazed out of the
upper windows of the Courthouse. Cock
rell was wounded and started to run
across the courtyard, but sank to his
death after staggering a few yards.
The assassins were carefully screened
(Concluded on Pare .)
RATE ON LUMBER
MAY BE ADJUSTED
Mill Interests Confer
With Railroads.
HILL AND ELLIOTT PRESENT
Discuss Tariffs, but Fail to Ef
fect Settlements
PLAN ANOTHER MEETING
Jacob Furlh, Representing Com
mercial Bodies, Expresses Hope
Early Agreement Will .Make
Possible Trade Resumption.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 6. As the result
of a conference held this morning be-
tween President Louis w. Hill, of the 1
Great Northern, and President Howard
Elliott, of the Northern Pacific, on the
one side, and President Jacob Fui th., of
the Puget Sound National Bank and
Frederick Bausnian, representing the :
commercial bodies of the Pacific North
west, hope is expressed that the. con- .
troversy between the lumber Interests and .
the railroads concerning the rate question
may. be amicably settled. Nothing definite
resulted from the conference, but there Is
to be another one within a day or so.
At the close of the conference Mr.
Furth made the following statement:
Both Sides Are Considered.
"Mr. Hill and Mr. Klliott at our invita
tion met Mr. Bausman, and myself this
morning to discuss the possibility of
bringing about a settlement of the rate
controversy between the lumber and
shingle men of the Pacific Northwest
and tire railroads. Both the r'ailroud of
ficials appeared to be willing to receive
proposals from us, acting for the com
mercial organizations of the cities of the
Northwest.
"The subject was discussed from various
viewpoints, on the basis of 'seeking some
means to bring about an early resumption
of the lumber trade. It was considered
both from the railroad nd. namely, the
handling of traffic, and th manufac
turers' end, viz., the opening of the mills
of the Northwest and th employment
of labor as before the' mills closed down."
.President Louis W. Hill, of the Great ,
Northern, said:
Hill Open to Offers.
"Mr. Furth is in the best position to
discuss this conciliation matter. I have
nothing to say on the subject. Yes, I
am willing to hear what the business men
may have to offer on this rate question,
but I cannot predict what will result."
The conference was the first real step
taken to bring about a. settlement by
peaceful means of the bitter fight between
the railroads and the lumber and shingle
manufacturers, over the new tariffs be-'
tween the Pacific Northwest and the East
on all forest products.
The conference resulted from an Invi
tation sent by Mr. Furth and Mr. Baus
man to Mr. Elliott several days ago.
COMPROMISE WILL NOT DO
"President Griggs Says Old Rate
Must Be Restored.
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 6. (Special.) In
relation to today's conference at Seattle
for the settlement of the lumber rate con
troversy President Everett Griggs, of the
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers' As
sociation, said tonight:
"It Is probably true that the com
mercial organizations now working for
a reconciliation do not understand the
situation from the standpoint of the lum
bermen or from the standpoint of the rail
roads. But they do understand that every
branch of business is being injured by
the present trouble. As far as the lum
berman is concerned, there Is nothing new
in the fight. Everything Is pending on
the decision of the courts or the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
" The Hanford Injunction helped us to
clean up our books and fill outstanding
orders. The books are now cleared up,
however, and it has come to a llfe-and-death
struggle. A reversal of Judge Han
ford's decision would completely tie up
business for the present and create un
satisfactory conditions In every market
and in every phase of the lumber busi
ness." HEARING ON RATE INJUNCTION
Arguments in Lumber Case Before
California. Court.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. . Argument
was made before the United States Cir
cuit Court of Appeals' today in the appeal
of the railroads dolnt; business In Oregon
Lfrom the interlocutory decree of injunc- :
tion issued against them In the District '
of Oregon in favor of the Oregon and
Washington Lumber Manufacturers' As
sociation. .'
The appellants are the Union Pacific.
Northern Pacific, Oregon Short Line,
Southern Pacific, Great Northern, Chi- '
cago, Burlington & Quincy, Oregon Kail
road & Navigation Company, the Astoria '
& Columiba River, Oregon & California
and the Corvallls & Eastern Railroads.
The Injunction was to restrain from
charging the new tariff on lumber be
tween points without and points within
Oregon, and holding them to the old
tariff rates.
The lumber companies contend that
they represent $60,000,000 of capital In
vested in the lumber interests of the
state, and they cannot do business under
the new rates without seriously crippling
these Investments.