THE 3IOKSISO OREGOMAX. FRIDAY, APRIL '3. IPOS.
BRYAN
MEN
STILL
THREATEN BOLT
But Populist Conven
tion Goes Ahead.
OPPOSITION TO NAMING TICKET
At Least Three, Possibly Five,
States to Secede.
ALL DELEGATES OLD MEN
lliftirnmn Irri Tells How lo Cure
Nation's Ills Resolutions Com
mltte Burled I'mler an At
a In no Iff of Plft nk.
FT. LOtlS, Ap-H 2 The Nera);a
dVitfttirn. whlrh 1 her tnrlrgc to tecur
r'rTirnTit of th FopuliM National
Onvention in the interest of "William J.
Bryan, cafi no rropreM tolay after two
Ff-FS'rns wer held, at the conclusion of
which a perTnanont orpnitatlon had not
t'en ffect-d. The fip!.t is st ill on un
dfntnished. and the friend? of Mr. Frvsn
wHl cnntir.'Je their efforts when the con
vention rensserrhle?.
The first contest came lit the after
noon session, when A. M. Walling, of
Pavid City. Neb., vigorously protepted
agafn!t the manner !n which member
of the commltte on credentials were
chosen. He aaid no man had artv rljrht
to serve on that committee or hold a seat
In the convention unless he could show
proper credentials, Mr. Walling averred
that many delegate were pelf-appotnted
and had no credent iala from any state
or orga n iza t ion.
Will Bolt if Ticket Is Named.
Put the NehrsJka delegate: are deter
mined, and they say they -will bolt if the
contention attempts to place a ticket in
the field. They ?ar they have been as
sured of support from rth-er states, and
that when the time comes, the delegate
from these states will k-ave the conven
tion with them. Mr. Walling sad to
r.lght: "Nebraska is in earnest about this mat
ter, and we shall b-lt if the convention
attempts to nominate Watson or any one
eJe. We are not alon. for we have as
surances that Minnesota, Georgia, and
pOKjir!y Michigan and Kansas will walk
oct when we do."
The convention came to order shortly
before 11 o'clock. After an invocation by
Ttev. Thomas WaJworth. of Indiana, the
formal proceedings w-r begun by James
H. Ferris, of Joliet, the chairman cf the
National Committee. General Ferris
made an a ti dress cf some length, which
he prefaced with the declaration: i
Cure fop Ills of Nation.
"The People s psrty is the only party
with a membership thoroughly united
and entirely harmonious upon the great
issues under discussion. It is the only i
party in which the most violent oppo-
renie of Its platform ani Its great lead
ers are not inside the party itself."
He said the measures the People s
party had long advocated had now been
adopted by the leading parties. He at
tributed the panic to "general distrust of
well-known rascals." He argued that
Government ownership of public utilities
and Government issuing of money alone
could establish permanent conf kience.
He favored the lending of money directly
by the Government to manufacturers,
farmers and miners, instead of to banks,
whenever Wall treet Is dull. ' He advo
cated a strong plnk "against the manu
facture, transportation and sale cf alco
hol or any other poison for eating or
drinking purposes." He closed with the
prediction of the rise of a great party
from the convention of today.
Jacob P. Coxey, of Ohio, iras named
as temporary chairman of the conven
tion. He made an address covering the
leading economical questions of the day,
paying particular attention to the Na
tional currency.
l ong: W rangle Over Oedenlials.
Immediately at the conclusion of the
chairman's address, a debate arose on
the manner of appointment of members
of the various committees. It waj finally
decided that each state should select one
member of each committee and that the
chairman should hare the right to ap
point four de!egates-at-large on each
committee, except the committee on cre
dentials. The business of the entire afternoon
consisted of the adoption of the report
of the committee on credentials. The
committee reported to the convention
that the list of delegates as held by the
chair was correct, and the report was
adopted. Nehraka d'i not vote. Nor
did it present a minority report.
Give AVay to C horn 9 Girls.
The regular sessions of the convention
are'held in the Olympic Theater, where a
light opera company held forth at night,
and it is understood that poi'tfoal sages
thai! abandon the stage to the chorus
irrls every afternoon at 5 o'clock. When
that hour arrived to;iay. the committees
on rulfs and permanent or gar. -ration
were not prepare 1 to report, and the con
vention a.i.iourred.
About St-i dpi t gates wpre present to
day, representing ?S stated, and It was
noticeable that fill were aged men. One
speaker called attention to this fact when
he declared, "there ain't one Spring
chicken on this whole roost."
The resolutions committee is fighting
Its way out from under the greatest
number of planks that any similar body
ever wrestled with, and cannot possibly
report before late tomorrow.
IYPIANW TICRKT NOMINATED
Convention Ituhtrses Fairbanks and
Iteniamls Karljr Tariff Revision.
!NTTAN"APOLI?. April 1 The Indiana
R piib'-fan stat convention today
adapted a platform, endorsed VIce-Frea-Jdett
Charles Warren Fairbanks and in-
atret
s-truetefl the ! stare Relegates to the Na
tional convention to vote and work for
hie nomination for the Presidency, and
nominated the following ticket:
(KTfrv R. TVjit.!rw. Rustvr!.
fV-ty cf Ptt FYw! A. SlM, Frank
fort. Attt.-t of State-Jca C. r1!!hetmev.
Treajurer e a! Oscar HSlT, Plla-
fte;t
AtTewr-G?-?a1 Jarr Ti Pm.
Rportr of S'.:rrp.e Cc-izrt George W. 8.-.
Cot wS- r
f-jp:1Mtt ct FeV'c Instruction Lr
rr - M.-rsr.r.. Axdcrsrn.
Sa' Sa:tK-ian J. C. F:, ivoroTTx
Jujt At ;"ate F!-
of the nominat ons were by accla
mation, as the candidates were the pres
ent Sr'Jb!ican state ofTic a's and wre
eonceded a second term without oppo
sition. The contest for Governor was
eager, and it took nre ballots to decide it.
Clreer? Leaders Liberally.
Menti-tn cf President Roosevelt. Vice
Pres:dent Fairbanks, the names of the
two 1" rited States Senators from Indiana
and of Governor Frank J. Hanly brought
fnom tle galria burs: of enthusiasm.
The convent'on was the greatest and live-l:--t
ever heM in this state.
The p' at form incorporated a plank
written by Mr. Fairbanks, insisting upon
a revision of the tariff by a special session
cf Con cress, to be called in November
after the Fall elections Other planks
favored chiM labor laws, a local option
law wih the connty a a unit; favored
economy in public expenditures, espec
ially mentioning te Army and Navy;
favored a modification of the financial
system: pledged a complete regulation of
capitalistic combinations in the interest
of trade, commerce and the general wel
fare cf the people, and urged the cre
tion of a Bureau of Mines and Mining,
and a Waterway Commission.
Plank on Tarirf.
The platform begins by unreserved
ly and enthusiastically" indorsing the
administration of Mr. Roosevelt and
pledging the convention to continued
support of his policies. It approves
the growinr determination to exter
minate political corruption ani op
poses campaign contributions by cor
porations or their officers. It recom
mends currency reform and regula
tion of banking. It approves the laws
already passed reanlating railroads
and trusts and pledges additional safe
guards. The tariff piank follows:
The last convention of the Republi
can rarty In the State of Indiana de
clared in favor cf revision of the tariff
whenever such revision would do more
good than harm. Protection was never
a matter of schedule, and wh:le reaf
firming the time-honored doctrine that
there shall always be discrimination in
duties that will fully protect the wage
earner in the United States, we have
never desired a higher rate than would
accomplish that rurpose and always
contemplated revision from time to
time as the ever-changing conditions
might make wise. We believe that re
vision would now be beneficial and to
minimise the harmful disturbance that
tariff changes necessarily produce, we
insist that revision be speedily done.
We therefore favor the calling of an
extra session early in November. 190$,
to make such revision and to recom
mend that Congress take Immediate
steps to aecure the proper data by ex
perts for intelligent revision as advo
cated by our Senators and Representa
tives from this state: but we also In
sist in such revision the protective
principle, shall be maintained, and that
maximum and minimum rates be im
posed so that our export trade can am
ply be protected and foreign discrimin
ations aeainst us be prevented."
Extension of mail service by sea In
the Interest of foreign, but limitation
of appropriation to legitimate service
in carrying mails is recommended.
CHLOROFORMCAUSESDEATll
ALBERT CLARK DIES PVRIXG A
MINOR OPERATION".
Physicians Not Blamed, as Weakness
of Heart Conld Not Be De
tected In Advance.
While undr the influence of chloro
form, for the purpose of undergoing; a
minor operation. Albert Clark, the S -year-old
son cf F. J. Clark, died
Wednesday morning at the family resi
dence. SS4 East Seventh street. The
purpose cf the operation was to re
move enlarged tonsils and obstruc
tions that threatened the boy with to
tal deafness, and the operation ws-s
performed by Vt. Hicks C Fenton, as
sisted by Ft. George H. Stovall. the
family physician.
The boy was placed under chloro
form and the operation proceeded in
the presence of the boy's father.
There was nothing to indicate that
there was any weakness of the heart
before the chloroform was adminis
tered, and the weakness did not de
velop until the operation had proceeded
for some time. Mr. Clark, father of
the boy. exonerates the physicians from
any blame whatever, and last night
said :
"The operation was undertaken at
my request, to save my boy from deaf
ness, by the specialist, assisted by Dr.
Stovall, my family physician and
friend. There -was no indication that
my boy had a weak heart and it ap
peared perfectly safe for him to under
go the operation. The doctors exam
ined his heart before starting- the
operation and before placing him under
the influence of the chloroform and
found no weakness. The operation had
progressed for some time before it was
seen that he was sinking, arid then
both physicians spent every effort to
revive him. I do not blame the physi
cians In the least. They undertook the
operation at my request to save him
from becoming deaf."
It was reported in the neighborhood
that too much chloroform was used,
but Mr. Clark denies that this was the
rR5?. Pr. Stovall said last night that
death was caused by a weakness of the
heart that could not be detected be
fore the operation began. It was a
weakness, he said, that developed after
the operation was undertaken.
The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon, with Interment In Rose City
Cemetery.
AWARDS $2500 DAMAGES
Widow of Ex-Deputy Sherifr Wilson,
Killed In Auto, Gets Redress.
S BATTUE. Wash., April t Special.
Mrs. Stia Wiison. widow of ex-Deputy
Sheriff James F. Wilson, was awards a
fcMO damages from the Seattle Electric
Company for the death of her husband
last September. Wilson sustained injuries
in a collision between an automobile and
a car bound for the racetrack, from
which he died. Ex-State Senator A. T.
Van De Vanter. one of the best-known
politicians in King County, who was also
riding in the auto. mat his death in the
same accident- Mrs. Wilson sued for 33,-
That earthworm as wU as juirrel may
a!d the fcretr la the novl ure-?rtion of
ai American naturalist. I try inaple seds
tf drawr Into worm iKirrairs, -w her they
spro ut. and 1 1 m bl ! e efl t ha Mm of
t?n must sarviv. in Ssrorafciy moist sea-sens.
UPPER COURT TO
DECIDE IMMUNITY
Ruef Asks That Judge Dooling
Be Forbidden to Try
Him.
HENEY CONDEMNS COURTS
Say They Interpret 1mm to Aid
Criminals and Thereby Provoke
Mob Violence Aon Ex
ploits Rucf's Y rone.
SAN FRANCISCO. April t With the
views of Judg Maurioe T. Dooling. as
announced from the bench, that an im
munity contract is non-existent in law,
illegal if entered Into by a District At
torney and unen forcible by a defendant,
indicating a probable adverse ruling on
the ovitci;on Of Abraham Ruef to fur
ther proceedings against him because of
the promise of immunity mads to him by
the prosecution but afterwards repudi
ated. Ruef. through his attorneys, today
made application to the State Supreme
Court for a -vrit of mandate- and pe
titioned for a writ of prohibition. The ap
plication and petition are identical with
the ones denied yesterday by the Dis
trict Court of AopeaL The Supreme Court
is asked to prohibit Judge Itoollng from
continuing the trial of Ruef and to Issue a
writ of mandate ordering him to transfer
the case to another department of the
Superior Court.
Rertey on Perversion of Law.
Assistant District Attorney Francis J.
"Heney this afternoon replied to the argu
ment of Frank J. Murphy, who raised
the question of the immunity . contract
before Judge Dooling this morning and
contended that through Ruef s reliance
upon the Tomise made him. his consti
tutional rights were invaded when he tes
tified before the grand jury and that he
was entitled to be placed back whe-e he
couM attack the validity of the indict
ments. The Assistant District Attorney, in re
plying, commented upon some of the de
c sions of the United States Supreme
Court and the tribunals of some of the
statas in upholding what seemed to him
to bo unimportant technicalities and de
clared such decisions and opinions to be
"absurd and misohevious in results," and
"calculated to bring courts into disre
pute," He said:
Laws apparently are rot mae f.-- the pur
ro? of protecting soty aga'.tun crimir.ilii.
hut are. made tr aid criminals in ei-ap!rg
Jiti?. No wrr.d r we occasionally have
q-jick i us: ice through mob vk-Jence. It is
just srrh trifiirg with the law that brings
about such a e:a:e cf puh'.tc tried as makes
mob violence pcssibl.
What Ruef Should Do.
Touching upon the immunity contract,
he stated that it was unenforcible. but
could be considered by the Governor after
a conviction as the grounds for a pardon.
Mr. Heney suggested that it "would be
wise and expedient for the defendant to
plfad guilty and submit to the Governor
the question of immunity and leave to
the wide discretion of the state executive
whether Ruef had acted in good faith
and had earned immunity."
Henry Ach. in replying, with dramatic,
eloquence presented Ruef s case as a
hypothetical case with personalities elimi
nated, dwelling upon Ruef's faith In the
promises of the prosecution, which in
duced him to testify before the grand
jury, resulting in the return of many !n
d;otments and Incidentally adding to Mr.
Heney s reputation. He painted a vivid
word picture of what the arbitrary and
summary procedure of courts of justice
would be !f Mr. Heney had the making of
laws and the control of the courts.
Quick Retort to Ach.
"Political bosses and millionaires would
not be bribing and lawyers like you would
be starving." Interjected Mr. Heney.
Mr. Ach will conclude his argument to
morrow morning.
Judge Law lor this afternoon ruled that
affidavits of Drs. Nieto and Kaplan and
of Ruef would not be admissible in the
disqualification proceedings brought by
Tirey !. Ford. The defense submitted its
case upon the showing made against
Judge Ijiwlor and the prosecution will
file its affidavits tomorrow afternoon.
FIRE PANIC IN TENEMENT
Three Persons Die and Many Are In
jured by Jumping;.
NEW YORK. April i. Three persons
were killed. 15 were Injured, some of
them seriously, and the lives cf nearly
?C0 persons were endangered by fire in a
five-story tenement-house, at No. 44
Hester street, early today.
The dead are: Perel Weinsteln. his wife
and their l-year-o!d son. They were suf
focated and burned !n their apartments
on the fifth floor. Police aroused the
IS families, wfco. scantily clad, jammed
the fire escapes until they could not move
and firemen on ladders had to rescue
them. Several Jumped from second and
third-story windows and broke leg and
arms, and one of them. David Miller,
will die. Weinsteln and his wife and
baby had been overcome by the smoke
while trying to reach the blazing stairway.
Hanan snocs at Rosenthal's
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ASIATIC ASSOCIATION TKOTESTS
TO COMMITTEE.
Says Injustice Pone In N"ot Hearing
.turtle Entitled to Uratitnde
of Good Cltlrens.
WASHINGTON. Arril tThe judlciarj
committee of the House of Represent
atives is asked to refrain from casting
aspersions npon the jndk-ia! character and
methods of Juage A tWer. of Shamhal.
in a letter sent by the executive commit
tee of the American Asiatic Association
and made public today. The letter Is ad
dressed to Congressman John J. Jenkln
chairman of the committee on Judiciary.
It urges tha committee to withhold its
approraj from those portions of the re
ports of Its subcommittee which reflect
upon Judge Wllfley. and declares that the
committee fjtPv .licKa .
-- ius aiilies in
finding that tha rhar.ces. even if support
ed or legal evidence. furni.i.
grounds for imno.hn,.. .l! . .
Vi. . me judge.
Tha communication eerts th.t a g-os
" i-vv.i uone xo the judtte In
censuring Indiscriminately his court with
out gtvir.ff him o hB....
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one of the following presents:
Boy's Uniform Baseball Suit,
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Boy's
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Double-breasted coat with belt, one
pair plain and one pair bloomer pantt
The greatly superior value for
a $5.(X) bill which this store off
ers you in these garments is a
triumph of underselling rarely
if ever equaled.
Lots of other styles ranging from
$2.50to$12.00
iam'l Rosenblatt & Go
Corner Third and Morrison Streets
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valu of his services, find that ht merits
the respect Rid gratitude gf everr re
leetsMe man nnd woman within the jur
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Th oomnuinloatlon Is pipned bv James
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CARTER IS EXONERATED
YYlnneniucra Coroner's Jury Says He
Shot in Self-refen.-e.
RENO, Xev.. April 1 A sreolal from
"lnnein'jccA says that the Coroner's Jury
summoned to Inquire Into the death of TI.
.-rmsTrone. who ira. kiMei at thnt
place a few days ago by William H. Car
ter, formerly of Klrby. Or., brought in a
verdict fully exonerating Carter. Tha tes
timony showed that Armstrong, who waa
drunk and looking for trouble, drew a re
volver on a man named Pitch In the Pal
ace aiiloon. and when Carter, who In man
ager of the nlice. Interfered, turned the
gun on Carter. Before Armstrong could
shoot Carter drew his own revolver and
shot Armstrong dead. '
Armstrong was recently from Oklahoma
and posed aa a bad mart.
Arrested on Eve or Wedding.
ST. PAl'L. April 2. Guy H. Morris,
son of a business man of Austin, wm
arrested at Austin yesterday, a short
time before his Intended marrtage to a
young wnmnn telephone operator of Aus
tin. The charge Is stealing 11500 worth
of dlnmonds from Jennie Pmlth. of 8po
knne. Jennie Smith asserts that Morris
enticed her Into a room In a hotel, and
that he choked her Into unconsciousness,
chloroformed her and then robbed her of
the diamonds. Morris waa a railroad
brakeman.
Since his return from the West, he pur
chased a livery stable nt Austin. The
police here say he pawned Jewelry to the
value of $500 In a local pawnshop, and
thHt he promised to return to Spokane
without requisition pnpera.
Favors Htilliling for Walla Wnlla.
ORFXSONIAM NETVS BT-TRFIAU. Wash
ington, April 2. Senator Ankenjr has se
cured a favorable report on his bill au
thorising the erection of a publlo bulldln
at Walla Walla to cost 1B0.WO.
Kye Qings"s 11.00 at -fetrger's.
i .-Trn5irnrr. wno wa. K!Me: nt rnni
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STYLES
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Lotl.
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$30 SUITS P 1 O. O
Lot 2. $40 SUITS $24.85
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the beginning of the season, at much less than their actual alvL&. They are all of the latest and
most approved models. The materials are serge, Panama and shadow-striped worsted. The colors
are navy, brown, shepherd checks, tans and Copenhagen blue, and other popular shades. All sizes,
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$25.00 TO $30.00 SUITS S18.75
$35.00 TO $40.00 SUITS $24.85
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$1.75 Corset Covers, 63c
A fortunate purchase of a manufac
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which we are able to place on sale
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COLLEGE COATS FOR GIRLS $4.35
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to equal them. Made in an excellent variety of striped
mixtures, plain cheviots, broadcloths and fancy checks.
Double-breasted styles, all strictly tailored and lined
throughout.
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EXTRA .
SPECIAL AT
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SPECIAL $10.50
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highest cash prices for your Raw Furs. Send
for our new Raw Fur P rice-List. FREE on request.
REMODELING AND REPAIRING OF FUR GARMENTS AT
GREAT REDUCTIONS. The new styles for 1908 and 1909
in Fur Jackets, Boas, Ties and Stoles are here. Bring in your
Fur Garments and have them altered into new styles. Great
reduction on all Fur Garments.