VOL. XL VIII. NO. 14,807.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, . MAY 14, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
STATES' RULERS
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Roosevelt Sounds Key
note for Action.
DUTY WE OWE TO POSTERITY
Must Save, Not Waste Patri
mony of Nation,
ROOT EXPRESSES NEW IDEA
Suggests Agreement Among States
Approved by Congress Organiza
tion of Governors May Be
31 ado Permanent.
WASHINGTON, May 13. Two Ideas,
destined to mark 'material progress in
America's future, resulted from the first
of the three days' conference at the
White House today. In which President
Roosevelt, the Governors of 44 states.
Cabinet officers. Supreme Court Judges,
Senators, Representatives and .experts
are participating in efforts to reach con
clusions on the best methods of conserv
ing the natural resources of the United
States.
The first Is that a permanent organiza
tion by the states and the Nation is
necessary and will likely result from
the present conference to accomplish the
end sought. The second, suggested by
Secretary Root, is that there is no limita
tion by the Constitution to the agree
ments which may be made among the
states, subject to the approval of Con
gress. The two ideas, fully developed, it
is predicted, would result In the con
servation of the energies and resources
of the Nation through uniform and un
confllcting laws, both National and state.
Make Conference Perpetual.
The idea that the conference should
be perpetuated developed in the form
tt resolutions offered for later consid
eration by Governor Glenn (N. C.) and
Governor Polk (Mo.). There were many
others, but a parliamentary move to J
save time sent them to a committee
for consideration.
Forty-four Governors of states of the
Union sat on gilded chairs in the his
toric East room of the White House
and chatted from 10 to 11 o'clock this
morning. Five hundred other persons
taxed the capacity of the room. They
were Cabinet officers. Supreme Court
Justices, Senators, Representatives, ex
perts in all lines of industry. With
a flourish of trumpets the President
and Vice-President entered at 11
o'clock and the conference, the first of
its kind In the history of the Nation,
began. The President had been ac
work in the executive office up to the
very minute of convening. He entered
the East room, on the minute of 11
o'clock and the Marine Band rendered
the Presidential honors. The Gover
nors arose; they clapped their hands;
they shouted. Five hundred others
took their cue and the demonstration
became tumultuous. '
The President's speech ended the
morning session. The Governors and
delegates were photographed with the
President on tlie portico of the White
House. The picture will also show W.
J. Bryan, Andrew Carnegie. J. J. Hill
and Gustave Schwab, specially invited
participants.
Evokes Cheers for Bryan.
At the afternoon Besston the real work
of the conference began. It was opened
at 2:45 and lasted until 5:06 o'clock and
proceeded at a rate that broke all speed
records. It developed first that the Pres
ident finds it impossible to devote his
entire time to the conference meetings.
He will, as he did today, call to order
each session and then designate a Gov
ernor to preside. This honor fell today
on Governor Noel, of Mississippi with the
intimation from the President that to
morrow he should call upon Governor
Johnson, of Minnesota. Then after this
announcement, as if his political in
stlnct had received a shock, the President
suddenly called upon Mr. Bryan to In
terrupt the programme and Incidentally
the prepared speech of Andrew Carnegie
and address the meeting.' Mr. Bryan ac
knowledged the enthusiasm his name
aroused by lifting his hands and then in
dlcated a desire to speak on Friday.
Gravity of the Problem.
It was by the utterances of Mr. Carne
gie and those who followed him that the
gravity of the problems to be considered
was given weight. Two hundred years
of coal supply and half that of Iron was
the prediction of the famous ironmaster.
These facts he bore home with detail
but goodnaturedly hinted taht he would
toe disputed "by my friend J. J. Hill."
There were ways in which both the coal
and Iron supplies might be conserved.
according to Mr. Carnegie by economies
In mining and in use and the development
of water transportation, which, he said,
required less of both products.
Dr. I. C. Wright, professor of geology
In the University of West Virginia, add
ed expert knowledge and prediction on
the subject of coal and Iron, In which
he predicted the exhaustion of the
Pittsburg coal supply in 93 yeare, and
the West Virginia fields 'In practically
the same time.
John Mitchell, ex-presldent of the
United Mlneworkers of America, esti
mated that fully 25 per cent of the coal
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GONFERENG
SURPRISE PROVES .
SAD, NOT JOYOUS
MOTHER DIES OX ARRIVAL TO
MEET HER SOX.
Mrs. Thompson, of Seattle, Expires
at St. Louis Station and Son
Meets Corpse.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 13. (Special.)
After traveling all the way from Seattle.
Wash., to visit her son, Mrs. B. W.
Thompson, 80 years old, died suddenly at
Union Station this morning while waiting
for relatives to come to meet her.
George W. Thompson, her son, a hatter,
was notified by the police that the body
was at the morgue. At the morgue was
found a letter in Mrs. Thompson's hand
bag which related to her visit to St. Louis.
It contained dlrectiona by which Mrs.
Thompson could Teach the hat store in
Judore Georsre II. Williams, Who
Will Be Permanent Chairman
of the Convention.
the event her son missed her at the sta
tion. She was requested to telegraph the
time her train would arrive.
Mrs. Thompson did not send the tele-;
gram, as he planned to surprise her son.
GRANT NO MODIFICATION
Japan Refuses China's Demands in
Railroad Controversy.
PEKIN. May 13. The Japanese gov
ernment has refused to consider the
modification proposed by China to her
original opposition to the construction
of the Tslnmlntun-Fakumen Railroad
and especially the proposal that they
fix the distance at which she would per
mit the existing line to be paralleled by
a competHive road. It Is declared here
with emphasis that Japan will not per
mit the construction of a parallel line.
An agreement has been reached be
tween China and Japan In the Yalu
timber question. Japan desires the
protection of Chinese lumber compa
nies, as well as the security of the
lumber revenue of the Chinese govern
ment. IXSURGEXTS MEET . DEFEAT
Chinese Revolutionists in Two Dis
tricts Repulsed by Troops.
PEKIN, May 13.. The revolutionists
in Yunnan Province have met with a
setback. The second column of Insur
gents, the one that was advancing on
Mengtsze, a treaty port at the head of
navigation on the Songkoi River, has
been repulsed by provincial troops. The
other column wm turned back from the
Red River last Saturday.
AVALANCHE, OF, ORANGES
Seven Workmen Buried Vnder
Tumbling Pile of Fruit.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. May 13. Buried
beneath 8000 boxes of oranges, seven
Russian laborers in the Los Angeles
Ice and cold storage plant at Seventh
and Santa Fe avenues escaped injury
this afternoon. The men were working
in the cooling-room, piling boxes of
fruit, when one tier toppled over and
the seven men were buried. Before
they could struggle free another tier
fell, and then the entire pile came down
In a heap.
Immediately a hurry-up call was sent
In to the police, and ambulances with
three doctors were rushed to the scene.
On the way every patrolman met was
pressed into service. The burled work
men were located by their yelle for
help, and were soon dug out. Aside
from minor Injuries, every one of them
escaped.
GETS CHANGE OF VENUE
Steve Adams' Trial Transferred to
Grand Junction.
TEL.LURIDE. Colo., May 13. District
Judge T. H. Shackelford today granted
Steve Adams' application for a change
of venue in the hearing of the charge
against him of murdering Arthur Col
lins, manager of the Smuggler-Union
Mine, who was assassinated during the
strike of the Western Federation of
Miners here several years ago. The case
will be tried at Grand Junction In Mesa
County. Judge Shackelford will preside.
The next term of court In Mesa County
begins June 26, and the date of hearing
will not be set until court opens on that
date.
Steve Adams was brought here from
Idaho, where he had been on " trial for
the alleged killing of claim-Jumpers, and
was also implicated by confession, after
ward repudiated, in the assassination of
ex-Governor Steunenberg.
Snow Storm in Wyoming.
LARAMIE, Wyo., May 13. More than
a fooc of snow fell in this vicinity last
night, but it is melting rapidly. Many
wires are down west of here.
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CAUCUS DECIDES ,
FOB INSTRUCTION
Fulton-Taft Men Are in
Full Control.
NO RECOGNITION OF BOURNE
Plans Mapped Out fop Three
Conventions Today,
TWO NAMED AS DELEGATES
Williams and Fulton Supported by
Vote and Others Suggested.
Bourne Faction Steals March
by Electing One Chairman.' .
HOW T A IT'S STRENGTH GROWS.
OREOONIAX NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, May 13. (Special.)
Manager Hitchcock, of Tttft's Wash
ington headquarters. Issued a state
ment tonight In which he said:
,'Telegraphlc advices received today
from party leaders In Oregon, Wash
ington, California. Montana and
North Dakota indicate that conven
tions occurring In those states to
morrow will Instruct 46 additional
delegates for Taft. with 70 dele-,
gates previously Instructed this week.
This will swell Taffs total strength
to 568. or 91 more than majority."
In an open caucus of Taft-Fulton
forces in the Imperial Hotel last night a
programme for today's Republican con
ventions was mapped out. The pro
gramme allows no recognition to the
Bourne .element. The caucus .was com
posed of one member of each county
delegation and showed an overwhelming
sentiment among the delegates for Taft
instructions and for rejection of Bourne
as a National delegate. The caucus de
cided to put through resolutions in the
three conventions today, identical If pos
sible, Instructing Oregon's eight National
delegates for the War Secretary. To
draft the resolutions it named & special
committee.
The first convention to meet will be
that of the First Congressional District
at 9 A. M. In the Empire Theater. The
next will be the state convention at 10
o'clock at the same place. The conven
tion of the Second District will follow
the state convention in the afternoon.
The Bourne forces completely sur
rendered last night and made no re
sistance anywhere. They did score once,
however, by electing W. H Williamson
chairman of the central committee of the
Second Congressional District. The Ful
ton men say they discovered too late
Mr. Williamson's affiliation and that had
they known his political Identity, they
would have rejected him. The several
counties which were said to have Bourne
men In their delegations did not reveal
them In yesterday's doings. The alleged
champions of Bourne from Jackson
County, Union and Baker were silent.
t IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. J
They raised no protest against Taft in
structions, and in the caucus the motion
of Dr. W. KuykendalL of Lane, to in
struct, was carried without a dissenting
voice. The only man who spoke against
the motion was N. C. Richards, of Uma
tilla, who did not raise his voice when,
the motion was put.
Action of the Caucus.
The programme of the caucus Is as
follows:
Delegates-at-large selected to National
convention Senator Fulton and George
H. Williams. -
Other names presented to the caucus,
but not voted . upon At large, C. G.
Huntley, of Clackamas; W. Kuykendall,
of Lane; A. N. Gilbert, of Marion; Rus
sell E. Sewall. of Multnomah; W. A.
Williams, of Washington.
Alternates A. L. Tateu and) J. H.
Brown, of Multnomah; Frank Ira White,
of Klamath; E. D. Cusick, of Linn.
First Congressional district C. A. Sehl
brede, of Coos; H. C. Kinney, of Jose
phine, and R. E. Williams, or Polk.
Second Congressional district Dr. H.
W. Coe and A. B. Manley, of Multno
mah; A. S. Thompson, of Umatilla; ' J.
V.
V
W. M. Cake, Who Will Call the
Republican Stale Convention
to Order Today.
L. Gault, of Harney; N. Whealdon, of
Wasco.
Presidential electors A. C. Marster,
of Douglas; R. R. Butler, of Gilliam: J.
F. Miller, of Linn; J. D. Lee, J. W. Sher
wood and S. G. Reed, of Multnomah.
Committee to draft instruction reso
lution to be presented to the three
conventions A. C Hough, of Jose
phine; N. C. Richards, of Umatilla; B.
F. Purdy, of Washington. i. -
Recommended for emrarary chair
man A. J. Johnson, ne44xtnn. t
Recommended for tnror;i.ry secre
tary C. G. Huntley, of Clackamas.
Delegates Stand as Unit.
There were no dissensions in the
caucus and the unanimity with which
all the selections -were made indicates
without much room for doubt that
there will be no break.
The only place where the Bourne
men got through the Fulton fences
was the chairmanship of the central
committee of the Second District. At
the committee's meeting In the Mar
quam building a young man, new in
politics and unknown to the outside
delegates, arose and called the mem
bers to order. This man was W. E.
Williamson, one of Bourne's most ac
tive workers In Multnomah County,
who, with Thomas McCusker, started
the movement for a Statement No. 1
ticket In Multnomah. Promptly a
friend of Mr. Williamson's moved that
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TORNADO
E
TOWNS IN SOUTH
Gilliam, La., Wiped Out
- by Storm.
SEVEN KILLED; MANY INJURED
Cyclone Sweeps Over Louis
Iana, Arkansas and Texas,
IOWA ALSO IS STRICKEN
Gale Wrecks Farmhouses in Two
Counties and One Fatality Is Re.
ported Death List in Ne
braska Now Fifteen,
TORNADOES IN THREE STATES.
Half the Inhabitants of Gilliam.
La., killed or Injured and all bouses
demolished.
Tornado starts near 6hrevesport,
La., sweeps to Little Rook and Tex
arkana and centers In Texas.
Oil City and Bollinger, La., de
stroyed and many lives lost.
Many farms In Fremont and Page
counties, Iowa, destroyed. One
woman killed. .
Ieath list from Nebraska tornado
growing.
ATLANTA, Ga., May 13. According
to Information received in this city, a
tornado struck parts of Louisiana to
day, causing: much loss of life in Gil
liam, Oil City and Bellinger. Tele
graphic communication is Interrupted,
but reports say that the' storm started
north of Shreveport, swept along to
Little Rock and Texarkana and is cen
tered tonight in Texas. It is reported
that Gilliam, La., a town of 100 in
habitants, is wiped out and that a
number of lives have been lost. Oil
City Is also reported destroyed with a
loss of life and a number of persons
injured.
ONLY TWO HOUSES LEFT.
Town of Gilliam Literally Wiped Out
by Tornado.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., May 13. The
Postal Telegraph Company here has
received a message saying that about
haif of the inhabitants of Gilliam, La.,
have either been killed or Injured by
a tornado, and urging that relief be
sent at once. Later advices to the
Times say that all houses In Gilliam
except two are demolished. Gilliam is
a town of between 75 and 100 inhab
itants. THREE DEAD AT BELLINGER
Louisiana Town Is Badly Damaged by
the Storm.
SHREVEPORT. La., May 13. A re
port received here tonight states that
three persons were killed and two oth-
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CKS
PRISON BECOMES
HUMAN SHAMBLES
CONVICTS THROW BOMB IN EF
FORT TO ESCAPE.
Russian Guards and Soldiers Shoot
Them Down When They Rush
for Liberty.
EKATERINOSLAV, May 12. The at
tempt made yesterday by prisoners to
break out of the government Jail here
after making a breach in the wall of the
guardroom with a 'bomb, was a complete
failure, but it brought about a horrible
scene of slaughter In and around the Jail
building. Twenty-eight of the prisoners
were shot to death by the guards, and an
other of them has since died of his
wounds. Thirty others were wounded,
and it is said several of them will suc
cumb. As soon as the bomb was thrown, one
of the detachments of prisoners charged
the guard in the courtyard and attempted
N
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W. E. Willinninon, Chnlrmnn of
Second District Congressional
Convention. ,
to climb the wall. Twelve of them were
killed Instantly, while others were wound
ed. At the same time a second body of
prisoners rushed to the kitchen and, seiz
ing knives and other weapons, attempted
to cut their way to liberty. They were
surrounded and killed to a man by the
soldiers, who had been hastily sumh.jtisd
by the prison authorities.
The explosion threw the whole prison
into a state of panic. The inmates who
took no part In the plot gathered in tne
windows overlooking the courtyard. They
were ordered to draw back, but refused,
whereupon the guards fired a volley Into
the open windows. The prisoners were
shot down while attempting to escape
over the roof of the building. So far as
is known, not one of them succeeded in
getting away. The chief warden of th
prison is among the wounded.
FOURTH VICTIM IS DEAD
Dies of Maniac's Bullets Doubts
About Governor Garde's Death.
MANILA. May 14. Private E. F. Clark,
the fourth victim of the Camp Stotzen
berg affair, died today.
A detachment of constabulary is pur
suing the band of negro outlaws under
Manalao Allp. members of which killed
Roadmaster Smith and wounded Gov
ernor Gard. The detachment overtook
and engaged the band and killed Allp.
Official reports do not confirm the re
port of Governor Gard's death. The of
ficials express the hope that he Is still
alive, and are investigating the matter.
I.EaEesuseB o-)kI;E su'Benr alluaiuala
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YBSTRRTA Y'B Maximum temperature, 58
degree; minimum, 44 decrees.
TODAY'S Cloudy, with probably showers;
southwest wind.
Politics.
Machine and League will flpht from start
of California Itopublioa.it convention.
Page 1.
Conventions' to be" held In Montana. Minne
sota, South Dacota, and Wyoming; today,
rage.
Attack on President causes row In Socialist
convention. Page
Domestic?.
Seattle woman dies on arrival In St. Louis
to visit son. Page 1.
Tornado destroys three oLuisiana towns;
others devastate Iowa. Page 1.
foreign.
Awful slaughter of Russian prisoners who
attempt escape. Page J.
Jack Atktn wins Metropolitan handicap.
Page 7.
t National.
Rayner pontinues attack on Roosevelt's
Army policy and Warren defends It.
Page
President opens conference of Governors
on natural resources. Page 1.
Close battel on currency bill to be fought
in House today.
Fulton withdraws rate bill on condition It
gets preference next session. Page
8 ports.
Portland beats Los Angels, 3 to 0. Page
University of Oregon wins from Whitman
In track meet. 75 to 47. Page 7.
Pacific Cat.
Demonstration train among the wheat
barons. Page 7.
Republican convention at Spokane to" be
harmonious. Page 6.
Mrs. Bertha Etta Lurch Gordon dies at
MarshUeld. Page 6.
State Grange guest of University. Page 7.,
Rearrangement of commands and squad
rons in fleet. Page
Commercial and Marine.
Much interest in produce section of Board
of Trade. Page
Chicago wheat declines on heavy selling.
Stock market strong and animated. Page
Asiatic liners forced to cut out San Fran
cisco as a port of call. Page
Portland and Vicinity.
Fulton-Taft caucus plans for state conven
tion Page 1.
Gas-pipe thug Is caught; Neuman dies ft
wounds. Page
Portland fuel dealers to form big trust.
Page
United Railways seeks fraifhls for lino
on Macadam road. Page
Sheriff Stevens opens campaign for re
election. Page
Hill and Harriman in fight for beach traffic.
Council to put ban on spiritualistic mediums.
Economy gas franchise will be cancelled.
Programme for Epworth League convention
announced. Page
Horse and vehicle section to be Important
Xeature -oX Rob, parade. Pago
WILL DO BATTLE
WITH
MACHIN
League to Fight to End i
in California.
FIRST BATTLE ON CHAIRMAN!
Knight Makes Shrewd Move to I
Win Delegates.
MANY CHARGES OF FRAUD
One Precinct Votes Xenrly Three
Tlme9 Registered Total Seven
County Committees Reported
to Have Bolted Machine.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. (Spe
cial.) From the moment the delegates
assemble tomorrow morning at the Re
publican convention at Sacramento, tho
regulars and the members of the Lincoln-Roosevelt
League will lock in bat
tle. There will be no compromise, but
a fight to the end. The regulars are
confident tonight that they will not
only organize the convention, but that
they will control it from start to finish.
The League men, while admitting that
they have been dealt some heavy and
unexpected blows by the strategy of
the machine, still insist that they will
break the machine slate and send a,
delegation to Chicago pledged to "W.
H. Taft.
The machine men, whom the leaguers
characterize as the Herrlnites, gave out
the statement at headquarters tonight
to the effect that George A. Knight
would be made chairman of the con
vention beyond the shadow of a doubt.
The League will run W. II. Davis
against him, but Mr. Knight's popular
ity, despite the fact that he Is attor
ney for E..1I. Harriman's Pacific Mail
ft3-ran3r-i-sJ1Ct- tbt, 4v mUa'm uster '
ore than the mere machine strength.
Machine' Perpetuates Itself,
By a rule adopted at the famous Santa
uz convention, the executive commit
tee of the state central convention is
empowered to name the temporary chair
man of the convention. The temporary
chairman names the committee on cre
dentials,, and thus tho machine ha
planted Itself in, a way which would in
dicate an Intention to continue indefi
nitely in power.'
Mr. Knight Issued a statement today,
however, stating that he would not ac
cept an appointment as chairman, but
would go before the convention on an
equal footing with Mr. Davis and let the
delegates decide. This Is regarded as a
shrewd move by the machine because of
Mr. Knight's known popularity.
Can Bar League Delegates.
"With Mr. Knight in the chair, the ma
chine would be In a position to rule out
the league delegates In the large number
of contested districts and supplant them
with regulars.
Mr. Knight will not only be a candidate
for chairman, but for delegate at large
to the next National Convention. Gov
ernor GUlett withdrew today as a candidate-
for delegate at large and Judge
Melvln, of Oakland, will be substituted
on the regular ticket. Mr. GUlett gave
Illness as the cause of his withdrawal.
Fraud In Siskiyou County.
The League men are crying fraud on
all sides. They present documents and
photos in support of their charges. Al
though Siskiyou County went for the
League 4 to 1, the League men charge
that they were counted out. Polls were
opened In one section of the county from
9 to 1, and, when the machine perceived
that it had been beaten, it opened polls
at Weed Station at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. Although there are only 58
registered voters in the precinct, the
machine received a solid vote of 168.
Photos are being exhibited showing
Lieutenant-Governor Porter voting ,the
men of the Hihn Lumber Company at
Watsonville.
Seven Counties Bolt Machine
Prom Sacramento tonight comes a wire
to League headquarters to the effect
that seven county committees had bolt
ed the machine and had reported to th
League. The League men are calling
upon all delegates not absolutely bound
to the, machine to Join with them "to
throw Herrln overboard."
It is 'stated tonight on good authority
that, in case the machine sees it is
unable to hold Its members on an un
pledged delegation to the National dele
gation, it will switch to an indorsement
of Mr. Taft. The War Secretary is pop
ular In California and with President
Roosevelt out of the contest. Is the first
choice of the Republican voters.
MOHMANDS WILL RESIST
Intrench Themselves to Await Com
ing of Punitive Expeditions.
SIMLA, May 13. The British punitive
force against the Mohmand tribesmen,
which consists of two brigades, under
the command of Major-General Sir
James Wlllcooks. has arrived at Dand,
20 miles north of Peshawur. It is evi
dent that the tribesmen intend fighting,
for they have sent their women and
children away and have taken up posi
tions in the bills.