VOL. XLVIII. NO. 14,808.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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W.LTHT
GETS VOTES
OF OREGON
Ohioan Indorsed by
State Republican
Convention.
DELEGATES ARE INSTRUCTED
Senator Fulton Is Sent to
Chicago Senator Bourne
Is Not Chosen.
PRESIDENT IS COMMENDED
Fulton Slate Meets No Opposi
tion in Convention.
JUDGE WILLIAMS DELEGATE
Senator Bourne Refuses to Permit
His Name to Be Presented, but
Pledges Support to Choice of
Republican ' Convention.
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CON
VENTION. At largt C. W. Fulton, of Clatsop;
George II. Williams, of Multnomah;
. A. K. Gilbert, nt Marion; C. O. Hutlt-
lev. of dackamus. v .
First Congressional District Ralph
19. William,, of Polk; C. A. Behlbrsde.
ot Coos.
Second Congressional District Dr.
H. W. Cos. of Multnomah; Asa B.
Thompson, ot Umatilla.
ALTERNATES.
At Large J. H. Brown, of Port
land; W. A. Williams, of Forest
Grove; A. L. Tetu. of Portland; H.
C. Kinney, of Grants Pass.
First District Frank Ira White,
of Klamath Falls; E. D. Cuaick. of
Albany.
Second District- J. R. Gault. , of
Burns; J. W. Kelly, of Portland.
' PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
R. R. Butler, of Gilliam; A. C.
. Marsters, of Douglas; J. D. Les, of
"'Multnomah; Frank J. Miller, ot Una.
Two Republican parties, or factions,
fought in yesterday's Republican conven
tions, the one Fulton, tha other Bourne.
This showed the party is not yet har
monized, though, the two factions pledged
support to tha ticket.
The Fulton men had things all their
own way and ruled with an Iron hand.
They gave their rivals nothing and took
away from them everything. The Taft
power, overwhelmingly strong in Oregon,
was In their hold and they used it to
shut out their opponents. Now the
Bourne men are breathing the people's
vengeance and saying that a machine
driven convention will not prevail with
the boss-free people.
Fulton Men Take Everything.
National delegates, alternates, resolu
tions, platform. Presidential electors,
chairmen and committees all were Ful
ton's. Nothing was Bourne's. Oregon
will be represented in the National Con-
ventlon by Fulton but not by Bourne,
and by Fulton men but not by Bourne
men. So quick is the turn of the po
litical wheel since two weeks ago, when
Fulton lost the Republican nomination In
the primaries and Bourne was triumphant
with Statement No. 1.
"With the heavy odds against them,
the Bourne men could do little or
nothing. But they showed the venomed
fang often. They were not to be paci
fied. Several of the conflicts were as
follows :
Where Rival Camps Clashed.
In Multnomah delegation Bourne men
tried to block the selection of Judge
George H. Williams as a National
delegate, and to force Bourne ' on the
delegation.
In the Taft Instructions they tried to
substitute the name of Roosevelt.
The Fulton forces made war on B.
E. Kennedy, a Baker City editor, one
of Bourne's favorites, "who .waged a
bitter fight on Fulton in the primaries,
and wanted to be National delegate.
In the convention of the Second Con
gressional District, the Fulton men
tried to force W. E. Williamson, a
Bourne man, out of the chairmanship
of the district central committee and
later tried Ineffectually to reorganize
the committee.
One of Bourne's friends, Dr. H. W.
Coe, they compelled to renounce Bourne
and accept Taft In order to secure a
place as National delegate.
Bourne's pet reforms, proportional
representation and recall, were de
nounced in the platform, the platform
committee refused to commend the
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ANOTHER ENTERS
PLATT IMBROGLIO
SENATOR'S WIFE SEEKS "BLACK
CROOK" QCEEX.
She Reigned With Mrs. Piatt Before
Footlights, E'er Glamor Fell
Over Aged Senator.
CHICAGO. May 14. (Special.) At
torneys representing Carrie Janeway
Piatt, who is or is not the wife of
Senator Thomas C. Piatt, of New York,
according to the way various and sun
dry legal battles terminate, are in Chi
cago today to hold conference with
Carrie Myers, who reigned with Carrie
Janeway as a "Black Crook" queen
many, many years ago.
Miss Myers, or Mrs. Charles Bell, to
give her her married name, has prom
ised to reveal new and Interesting in
formation, and another - mysterious
twist will be given the strangest and
most diversified set of law troubles
discovered during the present genera
tion. Mae Wood, former stenographer, says
she married Mr. Piatt long ago and
that she is the only legal wife. Mr.
Piatt denies the impeachment, and the
Wood and Piatt lawyers -have . been
waging a vigorous campaign of argu
ment, accusation and counter-charge.
EVANS IS IN WASHINGTON
In High Spirits, Re Grudgingly Ac
cepts Wheeled Chair.
WASHINGTON, May 14. With his
old-time flow of animal spirits and
looking much better than when he
landed at San Diego several weeks ago,
Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans arrived
here tonight at 6:30. i
Admiral Evans alighted from the
train in the Union Station here with
the aid of crutches and, upon seeing
the roller chair that wasawaiting him,
he exclaimed:
"I don't want to take the chair, but
I suppose I'll have to."
Rear-Admiral Cowles complimented
the Admiral on looking so well, to
which he responded:
. "I am much better. I have not been
half as ill as the newspapers reported."
Th,e Admiral was wheeled from the
station to an automobile, which took
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FRITZI SCHEFF SET FREE
Granted Absolute Divorce From
Baron von Badeleben.
NEW YORK, May 14. A decree of
absolute divorce in favor of Fritz!
Scheff, the actress, was signed today
by Justice McCall on a report of a ref
eree who heard the evidence. Miss
Suheff was msrried to Baron von Ba
deleben In 1903.
MEET NEXT AT PORTLAND
Grocers' Convention Decides in
Favor of Oregon Metropolis.
BOSTON, May 14. Having adopted sev
eral important resolutions, electing offi
cers and voting to hold the next annual
convention at Portland, Or., the 11th an
nual convention of the National Retail
Grocers' Association adjourned tonight.
Thompson Leaves Penitentiary.
WALLA, WALLA. Wash., May 14. (Spe
cial.) Chester Thompson, convicted mur
derer of Judge Emory, In company with
a penitentiary guard, left tonight for Ta
coma, where he will be tried before Judge
Snell to determine his sanity. The order
for his temporary release was received
today by Warden C. S. Reed from the
Pierce County Superior Court.
OREGON'S DELEGATION TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL,
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BM" ifM inlf i f':--i.m rin-i ms i Lss si t y , ,
George H. Williams, of Portland, Dele-
gate at Large.
Ralph K. Williams, ot Dallas. Delegate
First Congressional District.
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GOVERNORS
PUN
ORGAN TO
Combine to Conserve
All Resources.
STARTLING WARNINGS HEEDED
s
Strictly Business Session to
Be Held Today.
JAMES J. HILL'S ADDRESS
Railroad Magnate Heads Long List
of Speechniakers Says Soil De
pletion Threatens .National
Ruin Views -Are Gloomy.
WASHINGTON, May 14. Startling was
the warning sounded today,- at the con
ference of Governors, at the ' White
House, of the danger the Nation con
fronts in soil waste and forest deple
tion. The Governors listened, talked and
applauded, but took no action. This is
left for tomorrow, the last day of the
conference, and a plan la on foot to have
the prepared speeches for . that day
printed In the record without reading In
order that the time may be devoted
wholly to results. The resolution, com
mittee was in session all day and will
report In the morning.
A committee consisting of the Gov
ernors of Kentucky, Missouri and Ne
braska was appointed to bring in a sug
gestion for a permanent organization of
Governors, Independent, perhaps, of any
other organization which may be formed
by the conference.
President Opens Sessions.
The President opened the morning and
afternoon sessions, which were there
after presided over by Governor John
son, of Minnesota, and Governor De
neen, of Illinois, respectively.
J. J. Hill, of the Great Northern,
who led a long list of speakers, treated
the depletions of the Nation's re
sources - in a very serious and frnpres
sIvp .wny. Issue was squarely Jotned as
to 'fcome of the methods pursued by the
Government in the region of the forest
reserves, by four Governors from the
Northwest. The first to criticize was
Governor Brooks, of Wyoming. ' He
said it was not. just to Wyoming, with
one-sixth of her domain In forest re
serves, to be taxed to support the Na
tional forestry organization which did
work In all other states,, many . of
which made no revenue return to the
organization.
' Tells of Utah's Work.
Governor Cutler, of Utah, was not so
pronounced In his criticism, but gave
details of what his state had done in
irrigation and waterway Improvements.
Governor Gooding, of Idaho, grant
ed the right of the Nation to make
waterway Improvements, but contend
ed that resources lying within the
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C. W. Fulton, of Astoria, Delegate at
Large,
C. A. Sehlbrede, of Manhileld, Delegate
Flnt Congressional District.
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A DAILY PAPER AT BREAK
FAST TIME
i.The new. train service -of. the
Southern Pacific Company, to be
inaugurated Sunday," May 17,
will enable- The Oregonian to
reach its readers throughout the
Willamette Valley, Southern Or
.egon . and Northern ; California
many hours earlier than at pres
ent. -The train will leave Port
land at 1:30 A. M. , It - will car
ry the complete edition, of - The
Oregonian for that day. ' Oregon
City, -Woodburn,' Salem, 'Junc-
. tion . and ..Eugene . will . have The
Oregonian before 6 A. M. - Cot
tage Grove, Drain, Oakland and
Roseburg will all be reached be-
' fore 9 A. M. The train will ar
rive at Grants - Pass at 1 :15 P.
M. and Ashland at 4 P. M. -It is
something new in the Willamette
Valley, to get a complete metro
politan : newspaper at breakfast
time. The ' Oregonian will fur
nish it. In Southern Oregon it
will . likewise be a novelty to get
6uch a newspaper, before evening.
Patrons of The Oregonian along
the lineof the Southern Pacific
' will undoubtedly appreciate the
improved .service.
OKLAHOMA LABOR MEX FORCE
BILL THROUGH.
Business . Concerns Must Report
Profits to Commissioner, Who
Will Fix Wages.
GUTHRIE. Okla, May 14. The House
has accepted a Senate bill demanded -by
the union labor people of the state which
is remarkable in that It provides that
business concerns must report their busi
ness In detail . and total to the Labor
Commissioner, and ' gives the latter the
absolute power to fix wages. '
A scene was enacted on the floor when
Boyle, a Legislator and representative
of union labor, threatened the members
with defeat at the hands of the unions
If they failed to support the bill. Under
the bill, wages will be based on the pro
fits of the employer, with the arbitrary
power In the hands of the Commissioner.
BUILDINGS IN NORTHWEST
Items . Allowed by Appropriation
'" Bill for Three States.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, D. C May 14. The omnibus pub
lic building bill, reported today, author
izes the following appropriations for Ore
gon: Building and site, Albany, $66,000. '
Building and site. Pendleton, 170,000.
Continuing construction, Eugene build
ing. J20.000.
For Washington: '
Buildings, Bellingham and North Yak
ima, where the Government now owns
sites. 4120,000 each.
. Sites. Olympia and . Walla Walla, $20,0
each.
Site, Everett, 116.000. .
For Idaho:
Building, Lewlston, 175,000.
Site, Pocatello, $10,000.
A. N. Gilbert, of Salem. Delegate at
Large.
Dr. H. W. Coe. ot Portland, Delegate
. Becond . congressional District.
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MACHINE
RULES BY FORCE
But League Scores
Some Heavy Points.
ELECTS ONE OF DELEGATES
Carries Through Instructions
to Support Taft.
MEMBERS -ON COMMITTEE
Expects to Control State Organiza
tion, . Though Knight Is Elected
'. Chairman and Seats Delegates
' Elected by Fraud.
SACRAMENTO, Cat, May 14. (Spe
cial.) Taking the bit in its teeth from
the crack of the starting gun, the reg
ular Republican, machine swept its way
around the convention hall today and
wound up tonight In whirlwind form,
electing three of its four delegates-at-large
to the National convention.
With the cry, "Kill them," "Crush
them," "Shove them off the earth," the
machine stalwarts put in their heavi
est efforts to send the Lfncoln-Roose-velt
League to, an early grave. But
the league men claim tonight that they
have divided the honors. They forced
through . Instructions for Secretary
Taft and gained a membership on the
state central committee, . which, they
state, will give them control of that
organization.
Rides Roughshod Over League.
At the very outset the league was
dealt a blow which sent -its prospects
glimmering, but it rallied late in the
day and cut in heavily. George Knight,
the choice of the regulars, was elected
chairman of the convention over W. R.
Davis, the League nominee, by a vote
of 351 to 275. Thereupon Mr. Knight
and his committees refused to enter
tain the protests ot the League against
the seating of the appointed delegates
In place of those elected in primaries.
The appehitedi delegates were allowed
to retain their seats and the League's
contests in those districts where fraud
was charged were thrown out. 'This
Insured a machine majority.
Fighting every inch of the way, the
League men blocked the programme
long enough to run In Jacob Netf for
delegate-at-large over Harrison Gray
Otis. Mr. Nell won by a single point.
The other three places went to the
machine and It selected George Knight,
M. H. De Young and Judge Harry A.
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DELEGATION SOLID FOR TAFT
Machine Rules, but Bows to Public
Opinion of State.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 14. The
Republican state convention met here
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CONVENTION
C. G. Huntley, of Oregon City, Delegate
at Large.
Afta B. Thomson, of Pendleton, Delegate
. Second Concessional District.
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TRYING TO SOLVE
MYSTERY OF DEAD
GIRL'S BODY FOUND IX GRAVE
LEFT VACANT.
Van Kuren's Daughter Laid Where
Snyder Lay and Robbed of Neck
lace After Discovery.
CHICAGO, May 14. (Special.) Offi
cials of Lake County, Indiana, today
began a search for Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Van Kuren, formerly of Hobart, Ind.,
in an effort to solve one of the most
baffling mysteries of years that of
how the body of a young girl came to
be' In a grave which was believed to
be empty, but had once been occupied
by the corpse of Philip Snyder, of Lake
Station, Ind. A similarity, which Is
believed to exist between an 18-year-old
daughter of the Van Kurens and
the body found in the grave, led to the
search being made. So far the efforts
of the Lake County officials have been
unsuccessful.
Coroner Shankland Is also puzzled by
another feature of the mystery the
disappearance of a necklace which was
grasped In the girl's hand when the
body was first discovered. This neck
lace seems to have been torn from the
hand of the body, as a few beads from
it remained in the rough box in which
the body was buried.
FRENCH AND SPANISH FIGHT
Soldiers of Allies in Morocco Show
Bad Blood.
CASA BLANCA, May 14. There was an
encounter here May 12 between some
French and Spanish troops, quartered In
the port. The Spaniards fired first. It is
alleged, and the French Zouaves replied in
kind. One Spaniard was killed and an
other wounded, while the French had two
men wounded.
The light was the outcome of a quarrel
between some Spanish soldiers and an
unarmed Algerian sharpshooter, who was
knocked down and beaten by the Span
iards, and is now dying.
A sergeant of Zouaves, who was In
charge of the gate, rushed to the rescue
of the sharpshooter, and with the aid of
a French subaltern, tried to intervene.
Spain Demands Explanation.
MADRID, May 14. The Minister of Af
fairs, upon being informed of the en
counter at Casa Blanca between French
and Spanish troops, demanded details and
explanations from Paris. The matter has
created considerable excitement here.
Some newspapers advise the immediate
withdrawal of the Spanish troops, saying
there is bad blood between them and the
French, and that a repetition of the
trouble is likely If they remain in. contact.
ONLY ACTED AS BANKERS
Schiff and Kahn Deny Charges in
Harriman Suit.
SALT LAKE, Utah. May 14. Jacob H.
Schift and Otto H. Kahn; two of the de
fendants In the so-called anti-merger
action brought by the Government under
the Sherman law against the Union Pa
cific Railroad and others, today filed an
swer in the United States District Court.
All . the defendants, have now answered
except the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads, and from these no an
swer Is expected.
Mr. Schiff and Mr. Kahn admit many
of the facts recited in the complaint, but
deny the charges oi conspiracy and com
bination In restraint of competition be
tween the Union and Southern Pacific, or
any of the other lines engaged in com
petitive traffic. It is asserted that all
the transactions between Kuhn, Loeb &
Co. and the Union Pacific or Oregon
Short Line were entered into by the
members of the firm as bankers. As
directors of the Union Pacific, the de
fendants say. they always acted for the
best interests of the company and the
stockholders.
For the reason that they resigned as
directors In February. 1906. Mr. Schift
and Mr. Kahn maintain that they should
not have been made defendants in this
suit.
BOYCOTT ON FESTIVITIES
Stanford Seniors' Refuse to Attend
Commencement Exercises.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 (Special.)
Another student dismissed and a boycott
on commencement by the senior class are
the day's developments at Stanford Uni
versity. The name of the latest student
to be dropped from the rolls has not been
divulged, but the cause is stated to have
been in connection with the recent exam
ination. President Jordan has sent out a com
mittee in an effort to round up the mem
bers of the senior class, so that com
mencement exercises may be held. As
50 of their number have been expelled
during the past term, the seniors are in
no mood for festivities and are leaving
dally for their homes. It has been in
timated that the faculty will withhold
their diplomas if they refuse to attend
the exercises.
Doctor Jordan will hold his annual
reception, but the seniors have agreed not
to go to it.
AEROPLANE IS WRECKED
Greatest Flight on Record Ends In a
Disaster.
NORFOLK, Va., May 14. Disaster today
overtook the ' daring aeronauts, Wilbur
and Orvllle Wright, who have for two
weeks made successful flights with their
aeroplane at Kill Devil Hill, N. M., when,
after the greatest flight ever made with a
similar machine, the aeroplane was
wrecked.
Wilbur Wright, the navigator, escaped
unhurt except for a face scratch, but the
machin was smashed.
The aeroplane had gone eight miles In
seven minutes and 40 seconds under per
fect control, and the disaster was due to
an eror on the. part of the navigator, who
directed the course of the flying machine
downward too quickly.
ROBBi SECURE
BIG BAG OF LOOT
Bind Agent and Guard
and Take $35,000.
BLOODHOUNDS FOLLOW TRAIL
Remote Station in New Mexico
Scene of Crime.
COAL MINERS' WAGES GONE
Poking Rifles In Men's Faces, n
bers Force Surrender and Dyna
mite Safe at Leisure Mount,
ed Posse in Close Pursuit.
EL PASO. Texas, May 14. Pursued by
men and bloodhounds, three robbers,
with $36,000 of loot In their possession,
are fleeing through the rugged mountain
passes north of French, a little station
89 miles from Fast Las Vegas, N. M., on
the Santa Fe Railroad, in an effort to
escape the clutches of the law.
At French, late this evening, they
broke down the doors of the depot,
bound and gagged the station agent
and special guard, blew open tho safe,
took the money and rode away, leaving
their victims helpless.
Hot Pursuit Begins.
A tramp wandered into the station half
an hour later, released the almost un
conscious men and gave the alarm. The
news of the daring robbery was wired to
every town in the neighborhood of
French, and a special train bearing 30
deputies and 50 horses left East Las
Vegas in half an hour, hot on the trail
of the fleeing robbers. A special with
four men left Dawson, also, and a mes
sage was sent to the Territorial Peni
tentiary at Santa Fe for bloodhounds,
which were brought through as fast as a
special engine and car could carry them.
Money to Pay Coal Miners.
The toln mon'y wns -nt 'fr m K
buquerque this morning on Snnta Fe
train No. 10 to pay the coal miners at
Dawson. N. M. Only a branch road
leads to the mines. A Bpeclal and a
transfer of the money was necessary
at French. A special guard, heavily
armed, accompanied the treasure, and
upon leaving the train at French, he
went Inside the station, placed the
money In the safe and locked the doors
to the depot.
Suddenly the noise of a breaking
window attracted the station agent
and they looked around to face the
muzzles of two rifles. A third robber
broke the door and entered. He then
held the two men covered with a re
volver, while the other robbers en
tered the building. After tying the
guard and agent, the robbers shot the
safe with dynamite, took the money
and fled.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 55
degrees; minimum, 44 degreees.
TODAY'S Cloudy, with probably showers;
- southwest winds.
National.
Governors' conference plan to form perma
nent organization. Page 1.
Peper manufaotui ers beyln evidence in an
swer to publishers. Page
House passes Vreeland currency bllt. In
surgents splitting on Issue.
Politics.
California machine rules convention by vio
lence and fraud, but League wins some
points. Page 1.
Minnesota Democrats declare for Johnson
and refuse Bryan as second choice.
Montana Republican delegates Instructed for
Taft by use of gag rule. Page
Domestic.
Another woman figures In Senator Piatt' a
affairs. Page 1.
Strange substitution of bodies In grave of
Indian. Page 1.
Hearing begins In proceedings to release
Thaw.
Oklahoma House pa-ssos law providing state
shall fix wages. Page 1.
Station agent hold up In New Mexico and
robbed of I.OOO. Page 1.
Ex-convtct commits suicide because he can
not live down record. Page 1.
Mrs. Ounness record In Norway cornea to
light. Page
At least 30 killed by tornado In Louisiana.
Sport.
Gans knocks out Unholz In 11 rounds.
Page 8.
Dr. Roller wins another wrestling match.
Page 7.
Gans defeats Unhols at San Francisco.
Page H.
Pacific Const.
Cruiser Maryland wins trophy for target
practice. Page
Commercial and Marine.
Export demand for hops revives. Page 1.
Wheat closes strong at Chicago. Page 19.
Manipulative tactics carried on In stock
market. Page 19.
Steamships arrange to take large number
of passengers from Astlra to see fleet.
Page 18.
Success of demonstraion train Insures others
In near future. Page 6.
State Grange takes action on matter of legis
lation. Page 6.
Clark County farmer sues railroad company
to force sale of land grant. Page ?.
Dynamite plot uncovered at Centralis
Page 6.
Seattle fishing schooner seized by Canadian
authorities. Page 7.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fulton-Taft forces control Republican con
ventions. Page 1.
Hill may build big wheat elevators in Port
land. Page 7.
Coroner's Jury blames La Rosa for Neuman'a
murder. Page 14.
Last spike driven . Jn extension of Ilwaco
Railway. Page
Dr. Robinson testifies In Myers wilt case.
Tage 14.
Boks steal and wreck, automobile. Page IS.
Chief Campbell asks for new safety ordin
ance. Page 15.
Water Board at war with Council. Pag 1
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