VOL. XXVIII. XO. 14,756.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAKCH 14, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ORDERED TO 60
AROUND
WORLD
Greatest Maneuver in
History for Fleet.
JULY 6 DATE OF LEAVING
Disappointed on Coast Be
cause of Short Stay.
JAPAN NOT ON THE LIST
Invitation Might Be Accepted After
Fall Target Practice Wl relets Is
Working Badly and Relay
Ship .May Be ent Out.
BOTTT! OF FLEET TO ATT..ANTTC.
Ran Francisco to Honolulu.
Honolulu to Samoa.
Bamoa to Sydney and Melbourne.
M.lboumt to Manila for target
pr.ettre.
Manila to Aon. stopping for coal
probably at Colombo.
Atl-n tlirouRh Sum Canal and
Mediterranean Sea. ponfllbly calling
at Malta and Gibraltar.
Gibraltar to New York.
SAN D1KC.O. CbI.. March 13. News
that tli "American battle: fleet" is to
undertake a tour of the world wlthl
two months after its arrival at San
Francisco on May 6 was flashed by
wireless telegraphy to the 16 battle
ships of Admiral Kvans' command at
Magdalena Hay late tonight by the
Government station on Point Loma.
There Is every reason to believe that
It was received on board the vessels
by officers and crews alike with the
greatest degree of satisfaction. It has
generally been understood for some
time in naval circles that the trip back
to the Atlantic station would be made
hy way of Suez, but the. official an.
notincement coupled with the early
date of starting on the second .half of
the world's greatest naval maneuver
will give keen pleasure to the men al
ready proud of the notable achieve
ments of their fleet.
Flood of Mcs-f-agrs.
The wireless station here was flooded
with messages from Washington dur
ing the day and there were several
hours of sending work before the oper
atora when late in the evening they
established communication with the
Connecticut. Practically all of the
messages were in code, but they in
cluded the news that the itinerary of
the world-cruise, starting from San
t'ranrlsco on July S and Including
Jlawa.it. Samoa, Australia and the
Philippines in the points to be visited,
had been formally approved by the
President and his Cabinet. They also
included the cordial messages of con
gratulation from the President and the
.Navy IVpartmcnt.
These messages w ill be read to the
crews of the 16 ships at "quarters" to
morrow morning, at which time an
nouncement of the Suez route, and an
other round of friendly visits to hos
pitable foreign ports will bo made.
Kvans Kxpectcd Word.
Admiral Kvans. who will relinquish
command of the fleet during its forth
coming stay at Sun Francisco, and who
oes on the retired list when he attains
the age of 2 years in August, was ex
pecting some official word from Wash
ington on the subject of the future
movements of the fleet, and it was in
view of this and to enable the Depait
ment to prepare its programme that he
sent the message the night of his ar
rival off Magdalena Bay, to the effect
that the ships could start on any mis
sion at a day's notke and were In far
better shape as to machinery and effi
ciency of crews than on the day of sail
ing from Hampton Roads.
The fact that but two months Is to
be allowed between the arrival or the
fleet at San Francisco and It's departure
to the I'ar ICasl. indicates that no
serious repairs are needed by any of
the vessels and the further fact that
any stays that may be made in dry
dock will he exceedingly brief. The
time for repair work further will be
cut down by the excursion of the fleet
to the Tuget Sound to give the people
of the North Pacific Coast' an oppor
tunity to see and visit the ships which
have occupied so much, of the world's
attention during the past three months.
Dl-appointcd at Short Stay.
The residents of the Coast are some
what disappointed over the brevity of the
ships' stay in these waters; but they are
patriotically proud of the fact that the
flag is to be shown all the way around
the world. President Roosevelt an
nounced In his last message to Congress.
In referring to the trip of the "battle
fleet" to Magdalena Fay and San Fran
cisco, that "no such fleet had ever un
dertaken such a cruise" in the history of
the world's navies. The significance and
Importance, therefore, of the added jour
ney through "our Pacific possessions."
nd on through the Sues, and the Medit
erranean. In the eyes of the chief execu
tive and the Navy officials, can ell be
imagined. So much interest will attach
to the passage of the fleet through Asia,
along the North African shore and
Southern Europe that pressing invita
tions undoubtedly will come to the Presi-
dent from France. Germany and England
and it is believed by Navy officers here
that the fleet will visit all of those coun
tries instead of sailing direct from Gib
raltar to New York.
japan Xot in Itinerary.
The cruise, which today's announce
ment tend to make all the more notable,
is more than ever the one topic of con
versation here. Some comment is occa
sioned by the fact that no mention is
made of the possibility of a visit of the
battleships to Japanese waters. A for
mal invitation from Japan, it is said,
might be complied with during the stay
of the fleet in the Philippines, or follow
ing the completion of Fall target prac
tice. The new armored cruisers South Da
kota and California arrived here today
from Magdalena Ray and joined the
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C ftp tain Richard Walnwrlght, Wba
Will Be Appointed to Command the
Battleship Meet oo Its Return
-Voyage to the Atlantic Coast.
FACTS A BOLT WAIN WRIGHT. '
' Son of Captain Richard Wain
wright, who commanded Farragut'a
flagship Hartford.
Graduated from Annapolis. THftS.
Commanded cruiser Gloucester in
Spanish war.
Defeated Spanish destroyers Plu
tnn and Furor and received Cer
era's surrender at Santiago.
After Spanish war Superintendent
of Naval Academy.
Now Captain of battleship Louisi
ana. Tennessee and Washington, of Admiral
Sebree'a command, at anchor off Coro
nado Beach. The supply ship Culgoa,
one of the auxiliaries of Admiral Evans'
ftet, also came into port today and will
take on supplies and mail for the sWps
at Magdalena Bay. She will start south
again in & few days. The Albany still
Is in the bay, making six naval' vessels
now here.
Wireless Working Badly. '
vWireless communication with the fleet
at Magdalena Bay still is possible only
during a few hours late at nights Sig
nals seldom are exchanged earlier than
M or 11 P. M.. and the coming of the
day, when- the light waves completely
upset the rhj thm of the ether impulses
which carry the dots and dashes of the
wireless alphabet always puts an end to
the atmospheric connections between
ships and shore. It is suggested that in
order to secure communication during the
day. or at least throughout the entire
period between aindown and sunrise.
Admiral Evans may send one of the fleet
auxiliaries, fitted with wireless, to a
point midway bet-ween Magdalena and
San Diego, to catch and. relay all mes
sages. This would make the interven
ing distances to be traversed by the ether
waves only 390 miles each. Until some
such action as this is taken, it is be
lieved that little or nothing outside of
official business can be handled through
the wireless establishments.
RETURN BY SUEZ CANAL
1T1XKRAUY OF FLEET IS GIVEN"
OUT BY METCALF.
Will Vit.lt Hawaii and Australia and
Have Fall Target Practice in
the Philippines.
WASHINGTON. March 13. Admiral
Evans battleship fleet, after leaving
San Francisco, will visit Hawaii, Sa
moa, Melbourne and Sydney. Australia;
the Philippines and return to New
York by way of the Suez Canal.
Secretary Motcalf announced the future
movements of the fleet after the Cabinet
meeting today. It will leave Sa.n Fran
cisco on July 6 "for our Pacific posses
sions." as Mr. Metcalf styled it. The
vessels will first touch at Hawaii, where
they will coal. After that they will go to
Samoa, following with a visit to Aus
tralia. They will stop at the cities of
Melbourne and Sydney, the invitation of
the Australian government to visit that
country having been supplemented by a
more cordial one from the British Am
bassador, Mr. Bryce.
Leaving the Australian waters, the ves
sels are to go to Manila, and while in
the Philippines, the annual. Kail target
practice will be held. Thence they will
return to the United States by way of
the Sues Canal, stopping only at such
ports as are necessary for coaling pur
poses. The date of their return to the
States is depend entirely upon the amount
of time required for the target practice
in the Philippines. The visit of the bat
tleships to Puget Sound will be made
some time between the conclusion of the
grand review in San Francisco Bay, on
May 8, and the date of the sailing over
the Pacific.
Secretary Metcalf said that the battle
ships would remain In San Francisco un
til May during which time they would
fill their hunkers with coal. According
to the present plan, the entire fleet will
go up to Puget Sound, and some of the
ships may be sent over to Vancouver, all
returning to San Francisco, however, be
fore departing for home. Admiral Evans
will retire in August by operation of
law. Secretary. Metcalf said that no de-
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LIBERALS SPLIT
FROM SOCIALISTS
Open Clash inr British
Parliament..
LABOR MEASURE DEFEATED
Extremists Lead Attack
Unearned Increment.
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BURNS LEADS DEFENSE
House of Commons Rejects Unem
ployed Workmen Bill Labor .
Loader Declares Bill Destruc
tive of British Social Fabric.
LONDON", March 13. The Liberals
and Socialists camo to a clash in the
House today and.undoubtedly Influ
enced to a certain extent by Lord Rose
bery's speech in the House yesterday
against Socialism, the Liberals threw
overboard the unemployed . workmen's
bill of the Labor party.
The majority against the bill, which
is frankly admitted to be Socialistic in
character, was 149.
"All we want is money, and we pro
pose to get It from those bursting:
money bags of unearned increment
which the government is too timid to
attack," was the phrase used by one
of the labor leaders in the debate to
day, and it sums up very well the gen
eral trend of the speeches of the sup
porters of the measure.
As a result of a cabinet meeting the
government, under the leadership of
Herbert H. Asquith. who is acting as
Premier during the illness of Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman, decided to risk a
probable split with the Socialist element,
and Mr. A3qulth and John Burns, the
Labor leader in the House, both asked
the House to reject the bill.
Mr. Burns declared that the passage
of this bill would be most destructive
to the social fabric. - The government
already was doing all that could be
reasonably expected, he declared, to im
prove the condition of labor. If it had
made -& mistake, it was that it had
gone too far and exalted fustian and
corduroy above tfce frock coat and
top hat.
PLENTY OF LABOR IN BUTTE
Circulars Sent Out Are Misleading.
. . 5000 Out of Work.
BUTTE, Mont., March 13. I-resident H.
G. Duffy, of the Butte Miners" Union,
states that circulars posted in other min
ing camps and in leadfrwr cities of the
Northwest, to the effect that 30.000 men
are wanted in Butte, are misleading. The
supply of labor now here far exceeds the
demand. Moreover, unskilled labor is not
employed in the mines of Butte at any
time. Duffy says that, misled by false
employment agency circulars. 5000 penni
less men arc no win the city. .
Cotton Mills Close.
NEW OTSLEA-XS. March 13. Fifteen
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hundred operatives were affected by the
closing down here today of the Lane'
Maginnis cotton mills. A poor demand
for cotton goods was given as the cause.
REDUCTION IS WHODESAXiE
About 39,500 Textile Workers . to
Get Less Money.
BOSTOX, March 13. Within ' 24 hours
after notices had been posted in the cot
ton - mills of Lowell announcing a reduc
tion in wages of 10 per cent affecting in
all 20.000 employes, similar notices were
posted at the mills of the Amoskeag
Corporation at Manchester, X. H., and
at the mills of the Jackson Company and
the Nashua Manufacturing Company at
Nashua. The Amoskesg Corporation is
the largest cotton cloth manufacturing
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establishment in the world and has on
its pay rolls about 14.000 operatives.
Toria5''s announcements bring the total
of textile employes whose wages are to
be reduced to S9.5O0.
CITIZENS PURSUE ROBBERS
MASKED MEN ENTER BANK AND
TAKE ALL CASH IN SIGHT.
As Soon an They Are Gone, Posses of
Citizens Start in Pursuit to
Run Them Down.
COFFEVV1LLE. Kan.. March 13.
At a late hour tonight the rhree ban
dits who robbed the. Tyro Ft:ite Bank
at Tyro. Kan., this afternoon, securing
$2500, were headed for the Osage hills
near Bartlctville, Okla., with several
possee of citizens 1n pursuit. A spe
cial train left Coffeyville tonight for
Dewey. Okla., with a hundred armed
men determined to run down the out
laws. Three persons were in the Tyro
bank when two masked men of rough
appearance entered. A third remained
on guard outside. The two men inside
ordered the bank's president, Joseph
Lenhart, the bookkeeper, Miss Grace
Dodson, and the Missouri Pacific agent,
named Alexander, who happened to be
In the bank, to throw up their hands.
All did so at once.
One of the bandits leveled a pistol
at the three, while the other secured
all the available money in sight. The
robbers then retreated out of the front
door, -joined the 'third bandit and the
three rode away toward the south.
As soon as they left the bank an
alarm was sounded and soon several
posses were in pursuit.
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TAFT'S ENEMIES
CONFESS DEFEAT
They Admit He Is Sure
Winner and Sulk.
WHY CONGRESS DOES NOTHING
Its Leaders Led in Fight
Against Roosevelt.
FACTS THEY HAVE LEARNED
Roosevelt's Inequaled Popularity
and Ease of Its Transfer to Taft.
Spread of Taft Movement
Collapse of Rivals.
Walter Wellman to Chicago Record
Herald. WASHINGTON. March IS. Without
making any formal or open admission of
defeat, the opponents of the Roosevelt
Taft element of the. Republican party
have virtually given up the struggle.
Publicly, they say the fight ia to go on;
privately, they confess that unless some
great aad unexpected change comes over
the situation. Secretary Taft is a sure
winner. Some of them are cheerful in
defeat, others rather sullen; and the
sullen spirit of the opponents of the Ad
ministration is in part responsible for the
do-nothinism of Congress, as it was in
Congress that the opposition to the Ad
ministration's political programme found
its head and center.
Says Rooserelt' Played Unfairly.
Among these men there is a great deal
of complaint that Mr. Roosevelt has not
played the game altogether fairly, but
they admit he has played It successfully
and success may hide a multitude of sins.
Their charge of unfairness lies in Mr.
Roosevelt s undisguised efforts to make
Mr. Taft his successor. They charge that
it is not4the proper business of a Presi
dent of the United States to use bis pres
tige and power as the party leader for his
favorite that what Mr. Roosevelt should
have done was to keep hands off, leave
the field free and open and let the best
man win. But this accusation against
the President does not appear to have any
efTect whatever upon public opinion.
It has at last dawned upon the oppo
nents of the Administration that the bat
tle has gone against them and in analysis
they now perceive a few of the central,
dominant features of the campaign see
them with perfect hindsight clearness,
though none of them saw the same things
with foresight. These may be listed thus:
What the Antls Have Learned.
First The extraordinary popularity
of President Roosevelt with the masses
of the party a popularity which has
not been equaled in our day and gener
ation. Second The ease with which a large
part of this strength of the President
was transferred to Taft, the people al
most everywhere saying: "If we can t
get Teddy,' we are for the man 'Teddy
wants."
Third The gradual ' but steady
growth of a belief that Mr. Taft is a
big man in his own right a man of
full Presidential stature, and. head and
shoulders in fitness and experience and
character over any of his rivals.
Fourth From these causes comes
the rise and spread of the Taft move
ment into truly National proportions
in every state and territory, even in
the state which have "favorite sons,"
Fifth Not one of the other aspir
ants is strong enough with the people
to' make any considerable headway
outside his own state.
Sixth Collapse, of the Foraker bluff
in Ohio. .
Seventh Discovery that the Na
tional Republcian Committee is 2 to 1
with the administration, and that
therefore the plot to capture the South
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William H. Berry. First Democratic
State Treaaarer of Pennsylvania,
in SS Yean, Who Discovered Cp
. Itol Frauds.
through contesting'
doomed to failure.
delegations is
GUARANTEES FAIR HEARING
NEW' SAYS CONTESTS WILL BE
DECIDED ON MERITS.
National Committeemen Pledged Not
to Consider Preference as
to Candidates.
' WASHINGTON, March 13. "As a.
member of the National Committee, I
can. say. that the committee will hear
all contests and will decide each case
on its merits; sustaining justice and
party regularity, with no thought as to
the preference of contestants for any
candidate or candidates."
This, in part, is the answer that
Harry S. New. chairman of the Repub
lican National Committee, makes to
recently-published assertions that the
committee would be "controlled" by
one candidate or combination of can
didates, and that therefore the Presi
dential nomination to be made at Chi
cago would be determined practically
by the National Committee.
When Chairman New visited Wash
ington a short time ago he had con
ferences with members of the National
Committee, in whclh the participants
pledged themselves not to permit their
personal preferences as to candidates
to enter into tho consideration of the
claims of any man to a seat In the
convention as a delegate. In taking
this action, they stated that they were
looking- beyond the nomination, to the
election. Chairman New said:
"All contestants will be heard by the
full committee. No subcommittee will
be named to pass upon such questions,
and there will be no division of the la
bor r - responsibility. . Every man
claiming tbe right to a seat in tho
convention will be afforded an oppor
tunity to present his claim to tbe en
tire committee, and consideration of
each case will be restricted only by
such rules and regulations as may be
necessary to expedite hearings and
reach a fair and impartial conclusion."
HEADQUARTERS IN THE EAST
Johnson's ' Secretary Looking for
Rooms in Chicago.
ST. PAUL. Minn., March 13. Governor
Johnson's Presidential headquarters will
be established in Chicago and may be ex
tended to include New York and Wash
ington. Frank A. Day, secretary to Gov
ernor Johnson, and F. B. Lynch, are now
in Chicago looking for suitable quarters.
Governor Johnson" admitted today that
Mr. Day was in Chicago on the head
quarters proposition. He was not sure,
though, that one would be opened. He
also admitted that if headquarters were
opened and an aggressive campai?;i de
cided upon, those In charge would open
additional headquarters in New York.
The Governor disclaims any connection
with what is being done, or any knowl
edge of what line of activity is contem
plated. DELAWARE PICKS EARLY DATE
Democrats to Work Hard on Favor
ite Son Boom.
DOVER. Del., March 13, The Demo
cratic State Central Committee today se
lected April 14 as the date for the Dem
ocratic convention for the election of del
egates to the Democratic National con
vention. The primaries will be held
April 11. This was selected with the ob
ject joI making more effective, if pos
aible. the indorsement which the state
convention is expected to Governor
George Gray for the Democratic nomi
nation for President.
Good Named After Long Fight.
MARION. Ind.. March 13. C. H. Good
was nominated for Congress by the Elev
enth District Republican convention this
evening on the sixty-ninth ballot. The
convention indorsed Fairbanks for the
sldency.
CAPITOL THIEVES
ARE FOUND GUILTY
First Conviction in
Pennsylvania Case.
TEN OTHERS WILL BE TRIED
Men Who Made Rich Pickings?
,. May Go to Prison.
ROBBED STATE OF MILLIONS
Longest Trial In History of Keystone
State Ends in Downfall of Polit
ical Icadcrs Who Were Ex
posed by Berry.
HARRISBURG. Pa., March 13. Th
jury in the first of the, Capitol conspiracy!
cases tonight gave a verdict of guiltyj
as to every one of tho four men who)
have been on trial here for the last!
seven weeks, after six hours' deliberation.
Two ballots were taken, but the jury
did not come into court until two hours'
after reaching a conclusion.
The men found guilty are: John H
Sanderson, contractor; "William P. Sny-j
der, ex-Auditor-General; W. L. Mathues,
ex-State Treasurer, and James M. 8hu
maker, ex-Superintendent of Public
Buildings and Grounds. Motions fomew
trials were made in each case.
- Only . Sanderson and Snyder were in
court when the verdict was given and
neither would talk. None of the coun-j
sei for the defendants would say any-'
thing about the case.
Penalty Fine and Prison.
The maximum penalty for each defend-'
ant in this case is two years' imprison-,'
mcnt and $1000 fine. ' The four men werej
convicted of defrauding the state in fur-!
nishing the new Capitol, which cost aboutl
J13.000.000. instead of W.000,000. the figure!
at which the contract was estimated.
When the cases now pending against
the four persons who were convieted to-1
day are. concluded, the other" defentjar:. :
will be heard. The state alleges thatj
there are frauds amounting to $5,000.00
in the furnishings of the Capitol.
Result of Political Upheaval.
The present case constitutes one of the
longest jury trials in the history of Penn-'
sylvania courts, and it attracted much'
attention throughout the state. The!
prosecution of the Capitol frauds is ths
indirect outcome of the great political up-j
heaval In Philadelphia in 1905. which re-;
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Tbe Weather.
TESTER DAT' S Maximum temrratur,
641
decrees; minimum, 4J degrees. ,
TODAT'S Showers and cooler; westerly!
. winds.
ForeigTi.
British Cabinet breaks with Socialists and'
rejects bill for unemployed. Face 1.
National.
Fleet to return via Australia. Manila and!
Suez Canal. Tage 1.
Preparing for target practice at Magdalena'
Bay. Page 1.
Fulton forces issue with El kins on am end -
ment to rate law. Page -.
Letter carriers win final round in Home in1
fight for more pay. Page 3.
Boutcll and I.illey at loggerheads over sub
marine Inquiry. Page 3.
roil tic.
Opponents of Taft admit they are beaten. '
Page a.
fCew nays Republican National Committee:
wilt decide contests impartially. Page l.j
Governor Johnson to open political head!
Quarters. Page I.
Domestic.
Russian woman arrested for swindles Ilka!
those of Humberts. Page 1.
Mother of Ellen Von Hagen makes admis
sion favorable to Hitchcock. Page 9-
Four Pennsylvania Capitol grafters con-,
vlcted. Page 3.
John R. Walsh given five-year sentence.
Page 4.
Fire almost destroys Big Timber. Mont.
Page 3.
Wiley tells mothers to strike for pure food."
Pa ge 4.
Robbers hld up bank at Coffeyville. Kan.,'
and. clticens pursue them. Page 1.
Sport.
Beavers await absent players before decid
ing on line-up. Page 4,
Pmlthon breaks another record. Psge 2.
Portland athletes los three out of foufj
events to Seattle. Psge 7.
raclfle Coast.
Los Ang-ls burglars carry away safe In,
automobile. Page lt.
Burns tells story of Ruefs eonfessions of
graft. Page L.
Bert W. Present t. of University of Oregon
wins oratorical contest at Monmouth.
Page 6.
Lively political convention expected in 5a
lem today. Page 7.
Heavy rainc in Western Washington yes
terday. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Sharp decline In local butter market.
Page 17.
Wheat firm on crop damage report.
Psge 17.
Stock market nervous, but strong at clot.
Page 17.
Business conditions gradually improving.
Page 17.
Steamer Rose City sails for San Franciaca
with 220 passengers. Page 16.
. Portland and Vicinity.
Six divorces granted in State Circuit Court.
Pae 11.
Booth Port!and favors packing xAant. Page
10.
Hot right en for Justice of Peace and Con
stables. Page 1 1.
Firmn requested to protect theaters.
Page 1K
Move made to organize state forest reserve.
Pag 10.
Reformers nppone appointment of Bickers
as Superintendent of School for Fesbts
Mlnded. Psge 16.
Kew move to encourage registration. F&gs.fl
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