VOL. XL, VIII. "0. 14,794.
PORTLAND, OEEGON, AVEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
UNEARTHS PLOT
TO DEFEAT TUFT
Washington Star Finds
New Sensation.
OPPOSITION TO "STAND PAT"
Secret Compact Whereby One
May Win at Chicago.
ROOSEVELT MAY SPOIL ALL
Should Hf Finally Accept ir Taft
Can't Be Named, Scheme of
Favorite Sons Would
Come to Xaught.
Walter Wellman to Chicago Record-Herald.
WASH INGTON, April 28. (Special.)
Some surprise has been expressed
that the various candidates for the
Republican nomination should all
"stand pat." Privately, they and their
friends agree that Taft Is to have a
clear majority of the Chicago con
vention. Intimations were recently thrown
out bv members of the Taft coterie
that If one of the opposition were to
publicly withdraw In the Secretary's
favor, thus clinching the whole thins,
it might easily follow that the Vice
Presidency would be the reward for
thin action. There has been no- re
sponse to this invitation. All of the
opposition candidates stand firm, not
withstanding; the gloomy outlook, and
It is understood that they have a se
cret understanding, by the terjns of
which everyone Is to go Into the con
vention and fight it out.
Fear to Trust Delegates,
The firmness of the allies has riven
rise to a somewhat remarkable story
of a political plot which the Washing
ton Star published conspicuously to
night without absolutely vouching: for
Us accuracy. For some time there
have been hints that the opposition
intend trying to beat Taft with Presi
dent Roosevelt himself. Now the Star
asserts some of the Taft people claim
to have discovered a well-organized
plot with that end In view.
As the story Is published, the allies
take President Roosevelt at his word
' when he says that under 'no circum
stances will he again be a candidate.
They do not believe that he could af
ford to accept, no matter what condi
tions would arise, but they are ever
distrustful of what he might do. They
know that a great political drama is
among the possibilities at Chicago.
They have information from many
sources in the Went and South that
the men who have been elected as
Tuft delegates are at heart for
Roosevelt.
Minority Sees Chance to Win.
They have an idea that their lead
ers are oltig to arrange matters so
that at the right moment Roosevelt
will be nominated in the mightiest
hurrah ever seen. The allies see how
easy it might be to stampede the con
vention before a ballot is even taken,
and they are said to be willing.
President Roosevelt would be in
close touch with the work of the con
vention. Before it could get through
with the nomination of a Vice-President
and doing other necessary work
he could send a telegram eliminating
himself. In fact, the allies would be
careful to see that the convention did
not adjourn until he had been com
municated with. The President having
declined in such way as to make him
an Impossibility and Taft being dis
posed of. the allies are then to get
busy and nominate one of themselves.
Roosevelt Might Spoil It All.
it Is a very pretty story, but It Is
extremely improbable there is any
thing more in It than the dream
of some Individual as to what might
be done. if the convention were to
be stampeted to Roosevelt and place
him In nomination by a well-nigh
unanimous vote, he mignt upset tne
nice little plan by accepting, Instead
of declining.
All the probabilities are that Taft
will be nominated on the first ballot.
Ills friends are not worried about the
third term or the second elective terra
specter. That is, not very much wor
ried, only a little.
TAFT INDORSED IX COLORADO
Programme of Republican Organi
zation Is Carried Out.
PUEBLO. Colo., April as. Six dele-gutes-at-large
to the Republican Na
tional Convention at Chicago Instruct
ed to support William 11. Taft were
elected by the Republican State Con
vention which was held here today.
the slate of the regular organization
ping adopted without opposition. Del-
lates-at-large to the National con
trition were chosen as follows:
ftrawford Hill. Denver; Dr. Hubert
firk. Pueblo: William Lennox, El Paso
lunty; Horace T. De Long, Mesa;
fiiomas F. Wa'.sh, Arapahoe, and W. A.
I 'rake, Larimer.
, After commending President Roose-
Felt. the platform says:
'For his successor we recognise In
,'illtam H. Taft, of Ohio, the most logi-
; and the most available candidate. Ha
has the confidence of the people. His
learning la deep, his ability unques
tioned, his character above reproach and
his experience in administrative affairs
varied, comprehensive and successful.
"As the administrative head of our
National Government, we are confident
that he will faithfully carry out the prin
ciples of our party, that he would pre
serve the confidence of the people, pro
tect the rights of all classes, promote our
Industrial welfare and continue the peace
ful and honorable relations now existing
between our country and the other
nations of the earth."
TAFT SPENDS A BrSY NIGHT
Makes Three Public Speeches in
New York.
NEW TORK. April 28. Secretary of
War Taft made a flying visit, the last
before hU departure for the canal zone,
for a few hours in New York tonight,
and In that brief period covered an
itinerary calling for three addresses in
different parts of the city. The Secretary
left on a midnight train for Washington.
Cardinal Glbbona, Who Deliv
ered Principal Address at
Catholic Celebration la New
York Yesterday.
Secretary Taft addressed a mass meet
ing at the Waldorf-Astoria or the New
York state branch of the American Na
tional Red Cross Society and after a
dinner at the Union Club, spoke at the
Civic Forum in Carnegie Hall on "De
lays and the Effect of the Enforcement
of Laws in This Country."
Later the Secretary was hurried to
Terrace Garden, where he spoke at the
Psl Upsllon dinner. Mr. Taft was a
member of the Psl Upsllon Society at
Yale.
At the Red Cross meeting, Mr. Taft
called attention to . the seed of a big
emergency fund for the Red Cross.
D. C. Delegates Not Instructed.
WASHINGTON, April 28. At the
Republican primaries for the District
of Columbia held today delegates to
the Chicago convention were not in
structed. Evans Takes Auto Hide.
PA0 ROBLES, Cal., April 2S. A bright
warm day tempted Admiral Evans to
take an automobile spin over the oiled
road to Templeton and even beyond. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Evans and Dr.
P. B. McDonald. The Admiral is making
rapid progress and his presence at San
Francisco is practically a certainty.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Went her.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 67
degrees; minimum. 3d.
TODAY'S Portland and vicinity, fair; east
erly winds.
Foreign.
Llvbon authorities fear plot against life of
King.- Page 8.
National.
House cheers Roosevelt's reference to Ameri
cans whose daughters become Princesses.
Page 3. .
Senate passes pension bill. Page 3.
John H. .' orris throws more light on paper
truat. Page 1.
Elkins plays for delay on Fulton amend
ment. Page 2.
Political.
WaPhington Star uncovers plot to defeat
Taft. Page 1.
Negro knocked from platform in South
Carolina convention. Page 1.
Domestic.
Nine killed In trolley accident near Ypsi-
lanti. Pace 1.
Large gathering of Catholic dignitaries in
New York. Page 4.
Sport.
Paeiflr Coast League' scores: Los Angeles
T, Oakland 0; Portland 7, San Francisco
1. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Sailors dance away th time at Santa Bar
bara. Page Z.
Jury la secured in Ruef case. Page 3.
Superintendent Ackerman advocates turning
Oregon and Call torn la laud grant to school
- fund. Page 1-
Riparian rights gets Jolt by Supreme Court
decision. Page ft.
Story of lawlessness at Prineville. Page 7.
Frost does slight damage to fruit in TVil-
lamutte Valley- Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon hop crop cleaning up well. Page 17.
Slump in wheat at Uverpool affects Ameri
can markets. Page 17.
Heavy trading in New York Uck market.
Page 17-
Steamship Senator on her last trip to Port
land. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Rear truck of streetcar takes switch, strik
ing down women on street. Page 7-
SI moo Blumauer, pioneer of ISO 3, dead.
Page 8.
Mrs. Way mire and Raddirig missing, but
bondsmen are not alarmed. Page 10.
Matilda Rltter again brings suit for divorce.
Page 10.
rMstrtot Attorney Manning will Indict State
Treasurer Steel. Page 12.
Governor Chamberlain opens campaign at
ss. John. Page l'J.
B. Lee Paget nominated by prohibitionists
for Representative; CMcialist name full
ticket. Page 16.
Veterans of Spanish-American War Indorse
proposed armory bill. Page 13.
Horse auction opens with brisk bidding.
Page lo.
Ninth annual bench show of Portland Kennel
Club opens today. Page 11.
Portland High-school beats Portias Aca
dremju I to 1. Pag ft
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DONATE LAID TO
SCHOOLS
Solution of Land-Grant
Problem.
RAILROAD'S CLAIM SATISFIED
Has Sold Part for Enough to
Equal Total at Maximum.
SCHOOL FUND NEEDS IT
Irreducible Fund Would Be Dou
bled and Development of State
Greatly Aided Wrong Already
Done Would Be Righted.
SALEM, Or.. April 28. (Special.) That
the Oregon & California land grant, if
recovered by the United States Govern
ment, should be donated to the- State of
Oregon as an addition to the irreducible
school fund, is the opiinon of Superintend
ent of Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman,
who will head a movement to have the
Oregon delegation in Congress take steps
to have such a grant made as soon aa the
land has returned to the ownership of the
United States.
"No better disposition of the land could
be made," said Superintendent Ackerman
today in discussing his idea. "The land
was granted by tha Government to aid
the development of the State of Oregon
through the building of a railroad. The
Government fixed a maximum price and
established other restrictions as to sale
of the land. V
Railroad Has .No Claim.
"As I am informed, the railroad com
pany sold part of the land for practically
enough money to make up the total to
which it would be entitled at the maxi
mum rate on the whole grant. The com
pany has therefore no further claim to
the land, especially in view of the fact
that it has refused to carry out the terms
of the grant and aid in the development
of the state. Having once granted the
land, there is no reason why . the Gov
ernment should now desire to retain It. It
could not us the land for the develop
ment of . the state to better advantage
than by turning it over to the public
schools of the state.
"If the land were so donated to the
state, proper restrictions could be made to
prevent its sale to speculators. So much
of It as is located on the headwaters of
streams could be withheld from sale by
the state and made a forest reserve for
the conservation of water. The state
could adopt the plan of selling the mature
timber, and not the land, thereby protect
ing the young growth of timber and pre
serving the forests for future generations.
Help Development of State.
"At the same time, the irreducible
school fund, which is now only about
$4,000,000. would be practically doubled.
All the children of the state would get
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the benefit of the grant, end the Im
proved condition of the publlo schools
would Tery appreciably aid In the devel
opment of the state. The original purpose
of the grant has been accomplished
through the building of the railroad. The
progress of the state has been retarded
because the land was not placed on sale
under the terms of the grant. The Gov
ernment should make, such disposition of
the land as will most nearly remedy the
wrong that has been done."
FANATIC MURDERS CHILD
Head of Xew Religious Sect Rills
Brother's Daughter.
AIjLENTOWST, Pa-,' April 28. A report
of a horrible murder by a religious fan
atic In tfae Borough of Alliance, near
here, reached this city today. Council
man Henry Smith's little daughter was
(killed by .the former's brother-in-law,
Robert Bachman, of Nazareth. Pa, while
on a visit at the Bachman home. Bach
man was the head of a new praying band
and last - week he got the Smiths inter
ested. They went to Bachman' s house
last Saturday, prayed and held services
and then decided to stay until the spirit
told them to leave.
Bachman was in a room with Smith's
only child. May Irene, 5 years old. When
Mrs. Smith entered later, she found her
daughter dead on the floor and Bachman
on his knees alongside in a religious
frenzy. Bachman was arrested and his
wife told the Coroner's jury that the
child had been killed by God and that
her husband was God.
Smith and Bachman are brawny cement
mill' workers.
WRECKAGE THAT OF A SHIP
Large Sailing-Vessel Probably a
. Wreck Off Northern Coast.
VICTORIA, B. C. April 28. The steamer
Tees, from the Vancouver Island Coast,
brings further information concerning the
wreckage recently washed ashore near
Carmanah. Roby Daykin. who investi
gated the wreckage, was among the
passengers of the steamer. He says there
is no doubt that the wreckage found is
new. There was neither slime nor barn
acles, nothing of the growth which Boon
accumulates.
Since the finding of the wreckage pre
viously reported, a large amount of empty
cases, whisky cases and others, have
been found In the vicinity of Nltinak.
Stanley Wood, a timber cruiser who came
from the vicinity of Nltinak, said there
were an unusual amount of these cases
recently washed ashore.
Daykin says the wreckage seemed pos
itively to indicate that some large sailing
vessel, a ship or a bark had met with
disaster.
Three trunks found on the rocks west
ward of Carmanah Point were of the
usual American pattern, wood covered
with tin. They were broken and empty.
RABBI VOORSANGER DEAD
Xed Rcllgioud Ireader Kxplres
Suddenly in San Francisco.
MONTEREY. Cal., April 28. Rabbi
Jacob Voorsanger, of San Francisco,
died of heart disease at the Hotel del
Monte last night. Dr. Voorsanger was
about the hotel during: the evening, ap
parently in good health. He retired
shortly after 10 o'clock and complained
to his wife about a pain in his heart.
He fell over on the bed and expired
almost Immediately. A doctor was
quickly summoned, but found him dead.
The body is being sent to San Francisco
this afternoon.
Rabbi Vorsanger came to America at
the age of 21.- He served successively as
pastor of Jewish congregations at Phila
delphia, Providence and Houston, Tex.,
leaving the latter city in 1886 to come to
San Francisco as rabbi of the Temple
EmanueL He was born In Amsterdam
In 1852.
TURNS LIGHT ON
THE PAPER TRUST
Norris Gives Strong
Testimony.
PRICES ARE FIXED ARBITRARILY
Publisher States Reasons for
Making Charge,
MILLS NOT INDEPENDENT
Have Xo Voice as to Their Own Out
put Dealers of United States '
and Canada Are Bound
.... by Agreement.
"WASHINGTON, April 28. Before the
select committee of the House which is
Investigating the subject of the tariff
on wood pulp as affecting the price of
news print paper, and also whether
there is a combination of paper-makers
in restraint of trade, John H. Norris.
representing the paper committee of the
American Newspaper Association, today
submitted further evidence in support of
the association's charge that such a con
dition exists and that the price of paper
has been arbitrarily raised.
- He refuted the contention of the man
ufacturers that this increase in price has
been partially due to higher freight rates
and submitted a communication from the
Interstate Commerce Commission show
ing the freight rates from the principal
mills to the larger consuming points
from which It appeared that with one
or two exceptions there had been no In
crease for several years, and in two in
stances the statement showed a reduc
tion in rates.
Why Not Buy Mills?
Members of the committee asked Mr.
Norris many questions about the closing
of Canadian mills. Mr. Mann remarked
that It seemed rather strange that with
the great advance in the price of paper
and the opportunity of the Canadian
mills to furnish paper at the high price
they would be compelled to close at this
time because they could not be operated
profitably. He thought the Publishers'
Association should seize the opportunity
to acquire some of these properties.
Mr. Norris replied that his association
received on an average three propositions
a week containing options for location
of news print paper mills in Canada,
with limitless timber tracts, and num
erous power sites. He said that one
Consular report showed that in the
Province of Quebec there was 745,000,000
cords of wood pulp timber, "enough to
keep the United States In spruce wood
for all its paper manufacture for over
300 years if there was not a -particle of
reproduction in other Canadian forests.'
Hearst Not Worried.
Mr. Norris was. subjected to a cross
Are of questions by the committee bear
ing on the quantity of paper consumed
by the Hearst publications. Mr. Nor
ris asserted that those publications took
one-fourth of the entire output of the
International Paper Company, or 300 tons
a day.
"Do you know at what rate Mr.
Hearst gets his paper?" Chairman Mann
inquired.
Mr. Norris said he knew only from
street gossip.
Asked by Mr. Stafford if there had
been any talk about Mr. Hearst's con
tract. Mr. Norris eald there had been
considerable. He mentioned prices of
11.92, 31.94 and $1.96, and said he under
stood .that some comparatively recent
settlement had been made, but whether
It was an entirely new deal or the re
sult of an old contract providing for
readjustment at a given time, he could
not say. He was not. he said, informed
to the length of the contract period".
Mr. Norris volunteered the statement
that the New Tork Journal was not in
sympathy with the present inquiry.
Slap at This Coast.
The vast forest resources of the Pa
cific Coast, available for pulp, were re-
Is -
Rabbi Jacob Voorwuiger. of 8an
Francisco, Who Died at Monterey
Monday Night.
ferred to by Mr. Norris, but he said
that because of Insufficient water pow
er, advantage could not be taken of
that timber.
Mr. Mann called attention to the
proposition In Congress for water
rights on the Snake River, Washing
ton, which tie said the President had
announced his intention to veto.
"Why don't you go up to the Presi
dent and use your influence with
him?" he Inquired.
"If," said Mr. Norris, "you knew how
amusing your talk Is to me, you would
appreciate some of the things you are
saying."
When, shortly before 5 o'clock, the
bell rang for the yeas and nays on a
motion in the House to take a recess,
Mr. Mann, for -the sccon'd time, re
marked: Mann Is Sarcastic.
"Well, your eelf-appointed prophet
has again Interfered with this hearing
and requires us to adjourn, contrary to
our inclination, and the committee
therefore stands adjourned until to
morrow at 10 o'clock."
Mr. Norris made no reply.
During the morning session. Mr. Nor
ris quoted a great many statements
from newspapers to how that the mills
did not control their own output, but
on the other hand there was a complete
understanding between them as to th
distribution of product and the fixing
of prices. He asserted that the manu
facturers met annually to determine
prices. The purpose of his testimony
ww to show that there was. a complete
understanding among the papermakers
and that their customers, the news
paper publishers, were entirely subject
to their control in the matter of prices.
A number of statements from publishers
regarding their efforts to secure paper
from Canadian . mills were introduced by
Mr. Norris, evidently for the purpose of
showing that there was an understanding
between the Canadian mills and the mills
In the United States.
A Bit of Repartee.
Shortly after 12 o'clock the bells rang
in announcement of the fact that there
was no quorum in the House, and this
caused Mr. Mann to remark to Mr. Nor
ris: "That means that your self-appointed
prophet and special ally (Mr. Williams)
has demanded that we stop here, and he
is doing it to help you hasten this hear
infi."
For the first time Mr. Norris made reply
to remarks of this character. He said:
"If your professed friends In the ma
Jority would do what they avow them
selves extremely anxious to do, this
proposition would have been paesed four
weeks ago and there would not have been
any rollcalls on that account."
Mr. Mann responded that he did not see
how the publishers could claim to have
any friends In the majority, considering
the abuse they had given that side. Mr.
Norris declared that there had been no
abuse, "unless you consider me the repre
sentative of a number."
Made Free for All.
During the afternoon sitting Mr. Mann
stated that he had notified members of
the House that If they had constituents
who were interested In this inquiry the
committee would be glad to hear them.
Mr. Mann also received communications
from M. i'l Stone, secretary and general
manager of the Associated Press, trans
mitting resolutions adopted by the asso
ciation. In which immediate relief from
the exactions of the papermakers was
asked.
Six Killed in Collision.
DETROIT, April 28. Six persona
were killed and a score or more In
jured, some of them fatally, when a
limited car, eas-bound on the Detroit
Jackson A Chicago Electric Railroad,
generally known as the Ann Arbor
line, collided with a regular car four
miles east ox Ypsllanti today.
2 ' ,
NEGRO KNOCKED
FROM
PLATFURM
Wild Scene in South
Carolina Convention.
COLORED MAN HOLDS GAYEL
Row Follows Introduction to
Revenue Collector.
FINALLY RESTORE ORDER
Delegates Oct Down to Business and
Indorse Roosevelt's Administra
tion New Jersey Fall lo ln
struct Delegates for Bryan.
COLUMBIA. S. C ADril 28 Th Tt-.
publican state convention convened here
toaay.
Just before the convention was called
Thompson, a negro, took charge of the
chair and was presidinar over a rMi
meeting at which various delegates were
speaking.
'Captain John G. Capers, United States
Collector of Internal Revenue, and Na
tional committeeman from South Caro
lina, stepped upon the platform and was
introduced by Mr. Thompson as "a good
Democrat." After this the two men
faced each other and Thompson bran
dished a large hickory stick which 3ie
was using as a gavel, in the face of
Capers. Seeing that the negro was bent
on a row. Captain Capers hurled hiin
from the platform, the negro falling upon
his head.
By this time the hall had filled up
with delegates and visitors and there waa
a rush for the platform, as if to do
Capers harm. Friends of Capers came
to his assistance. For 10 or IS minutes
pandemonium reigned. Chairman Deas
Anally restored a semblance of order and '
the convention proceeded to business.
The resolutions adopted commended
the administration of President Roose
velt and Congress and pledged support
to the nominee of the Republican con
vention, at Chicago, whoever he might be.
NEW JERSEY NOT FOR BRYAN
Delegates I nlnstruclcd Except for
Unit Rule.
TRENTON. N. J.. April 2S. Today's
Democratic state convention to elect del
egates to the National convention at
Denver selected a delegation that Is un
instrupted except as to voting under the
unit rule. A resolution to instruct the
delegation In favor of W. J. Bryan was
voted down.
Ex-United States Senator J. Smith,
who is an anti-Bryan man.' was In full
control and succeeded by a large ma
jority In defeating James E. Marltin, of
Union County, a personal friend of Mr.
Bryan, who wanted to go to Denver as
a delegate-at-large.
Amid a great deal of disorder. late this
afternoon, the convention selected ex
Unlted States Senator James Smith, Jr.,
State Senator John Hinchllffe, ex-Mayor
Frank S. Katxenbach, of Trenton, and
ex-Judge Howard Carrow, of Camden,
as delegates-at-large to the Denver con
vention. There were seven candidates,
the defeated candidates being Robert Da
vis, of Hudson pounty, a Bryan man.
James Martlne and James H. Barch, Sr.
Ex-Mayor George Avellman, the tem
porary chairman, in his address attacked
the administration of President Roose
velt and the Republican administration
of this state. .
"This has been the day of the 'big
stick.' " declared he. "Predatory wealth
has been severely denounced. Undesira
ble citizenship has been publicly brand
ed; men have been proposed, elected and
Initiated Into the Ananias Club with
lightning rapidity, nature fakers have
been taught that there Is only one relia
ble source of authority; race suiclders
and mollyooddlers have been castigated,
and spontaneous outbursts of denuncia
tion taken up to meet the public pulse
for. tne existing moment."
WOULD HAVE ARKANSAS DRY
Republican Platform Declares for
Prohibition Taft Men Chosen.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark., April 28. The
Republican State Convention which met
here tday, after Indorsing Secretary
Taft for the presidential nomination, se
lected the following state ticket: Gov
ernor. John E. Worthlngton: Secretary
of State, T. O. Kitzpatrick; State Treas
urer. N. B. Hurrows. Frank Youngs;
State Auditor, A. M. Kt.lar. State Land
Commissioner, J. H. Edwards; Commis
sioner of Mines and Manufactures, W. E.
Yager; Railroad Commissioners. K. A,
Norman. Henry Thane and E. F. Klein;
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court,
E. H. Vance, long term.
The delegates at large to the Chicago
convention are Howell Clayton. H. M.
Rennel. W. Tucker and J. E. Bush.
They were instructed to vote for the
nomination of Secretary Taft as long as
his name Is before the convention. Bush
Is a negro.
The administration of President Roose
velt was eulogized and a plank was writ
ten In the platform declaring for state
wide prohibition.
Are Split Over Foraker.
ACKERMAN. Miss.. April 28. Repub.
Deans of the Fonrth District split to
day, one Instructing for Koraker and
the other unlnstructed. Both factions
indorsed Roosevelt' a administration.
I