VOL,. XL VIII. NO. 14,819.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY 28, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LEAVE
CARRIE NATION IS
AGAIN ON WARPATH
ORIENTAL TRADE
, IS THREATENED
COMPROMISE BILL
SPENT FORTUNE
. "TO WIN WOMEN
MONITOR PROOF
AGAINST SHELL
DEATH If
IKE
SHABBILY TREATED
E
NARROWLY KSOAPES GOIXG TO
JAIIj AT PITTSBURG.
DANGER IN INTERSTATE COM
MISSION'S RCIvE.
SXELIi'S BANKERS SAY HE
SQUANDERED $300,000.
TORNADOES
COLORED BROTHER
THROUGH
nous
Teh Killed by Storms
- in Oklahoma.
SIX OF THE INJURED WILL DIE
Three Cyclones Enter Alfalfa
County Simultaneously.
MANY CATTLE ARE LOST
JSones In Their Bodies Crushed by
Wlndpumps Lifted Bodily Out
of Wells Awful Scene
of Devastation.
WICHITA, Kan., May 27. Ten dead,
32 Injured, several fatally, hundreds of
head of cattle killed, a vast acreage of
crops destroyed, rum and desolation, are
the results of a .series of tornadoes that
visited Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, last
night. The dead:
MRS. GUT HUTCHISON AND BABY.
PETER RUDY, WIFE AND TWO
CHILDREN.
MRS. EIXIOTT.
MRS. PARKER AND BABY.
E. C. ATCHISON.
The fatally Injured:
Fred Parker.
Mrs. Wares.
Daniel Deals.
Rev. R. D. Cox.
Mrs. Frank Ice and baby.
The storms seemed to enter the county
from west, north and northeast simul
taneously. Every obstruction was lev
eled. The path of the storm presents a
sickening appearance today. The baby
of Mrs. Guy N. Hutchison has not been
found. It Is believed the wind carried
It some distance, or that it is buried in
the ruins of the Hutchison home.
FOrB DEAD 1JT TORNADO
Oklahoma Cyclone ' Leaves Rain in
Its Wake.
GUTHRLE, Okla., May 27. Four persons
were killed In a tornado which swept
through Alfalfa County, near.Ashby, ten
miles west of Alva, lost night. The storm
started In Woods County, 25 miles south
of Alva, swept a path of half a mile
wide through' Alfalfa County for several
miles. Much property damage was suf
fered, everything In the path of the storm
being swept away. The storm had suf
ficient force to pull pumps out of wells
and break bones in the bodies of live
stock. The dead: j
Peter Rudy, aged 68: his wife, aged 6B;
their daughter, aged 15, and their son,
aged 12.
Mrs. Frank Ice and little daughter and
Mrs. Parker and baby, near Ingersoll,
Okla., were dangerously Injured. Besides
these, several persons who were caught
In the storm sustained injuries less ser
ious. '
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TEJSTEROArs Maximum temperature, 08
derreea; minimum. 44.
TOD A T S Increasing cloud tneas, followed
poaelbly by ratn; southwest winds.
Foreign.
France and Germany agree on pacification
of Morocco. Pa T.
president FalUeree feted and feasted In Lon
don. Par 12-
KationiU.
Currency bill passed by Koune. but may
b blocked In Senate by La Follette.
Pas 1.
Turret and maat of Monitor Florida with
stands cannonades. Pace X.
Politic.
, Hearst sains on recount of New York
Mayoralty t allots. Pace B.
. Johnson's manager predicts nomination on
second or third ballot. Pace A.
Flcht on Bailey in Texas Democratic con
vention. Pace ft.
jDoniestle.
vhtt delegates In Methodist conference
favor separate church for negroes. Face
1.
Bnel! spent $300,000 on mania for women.
Page 1.
Carrie Nation narrowly escapes Jail In
Pittsburg. Page 1.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw declares Thaw's family
forced to bring divorce suit. Page 4.
Tornado in Alfalfa County, Okla.. claims
14 victims. Page 1.
Stubh says Interstate Board' a.., .rulings
threaten death to trans-Pacific com
merce. Paxe 1.
Presbyterian Asaenrhly refuses to indorse
revised Bible and discusses missions.
Page 3.
PartfLe Coast.
Launch party adrift off California coast
w aThou t captain rescued by cruiser.
Page 4.
Kffort to beat train schedule San Francisco
to Portland, in auto, a failure by broken
wheel. Page A.
Sentencing of J. Thorburn Roe at Salem
continued until today. Page 6.
I'matilla Government project at Hermlston
Is off totally opened. Page 6.
Atlantic fleet arrives at T acorn a. Page T.
Sports.
Portland beats San Francisco 4 to S in
12-lnning game. Pago 11.
State golf tournament opens on "WaTerly
links- Page 11.
Commercial and Marine.
Commissioner Reld on ralley fruit pros
pects. Page IT.
Sharp advances In Eastern grain markets.
Page 17.
Manipulation carries stock prices down
ward. Page 37.
Fire control apparatus will be Installed at
the mouth of the Columbia River. Pace
1.
Portland and Vicinity.
J. H. Booth to be. placed on trial Tuesday
for land fraud. Page 7.
County Clerk sends out Instructions to
election 'Judges. Page 10.
Route announced for two Rose Festival
parade. Page 12.
Masher esc n pes pa y in g pe n alt r la nol ice
oourt. Page 10.
Refuses to Pay Fine for Rebuking
Cigarette Fiends, Preferring
Prison to Hell.
PITTSBURG, May 27. Mrs. Carrie
Nation,, of Kansas, who was arrested
here yesterday, charged with disord
erly conduct for scolding: and embar
rassing: four men in public, was lined
t-o and costs, or 80 days In the work
house. b.y Magistrate Brady. She re
fused to pay her fine and was to .have
been taken to the Allegheny county
workhouse this afternoon. As she was
Rev. K. M. Bristol, Neirly-Elect-ed
Methodist Bishop. . . .
being: led. back to the cell department,
she cried out in' the courtroom:
"I would rather go to Jail than go to
hell."
Mrs. Nation's present trouble started
yesterday when she strenuously ob
jected to three men smoking cigarettes
and a fourth wearing a Masonic em
blem on a streetcar. Detective Kelley,
who arrested her, testified afterwards:
"If she is not a grafter, she is crazy,
and I think she ought to be held until
a commission can be appointed to ex
amine into her sanity."
This testimony so angered the saloon
smasher that Magistrate Brady brought
the proceedings to an abrupt close by
Imposing the fine. ;
Several members of the W. C. T. U.,
who were present, passed hat' to
collect money to defray her fine. T.hey
were successful and Mrs. Nation was
released a few minutes before the train
left for the workhouse. '
"Pittsburg needs more disorderly
people like me." she said, as she left
the police station.
SHORES THICK WITH DEAD
Typhoon In China Wrecks Steamers
and Many River Craft.
VICTORIA. B. C, May 27. -News of
another disaster at Hankow, following
on the disastrous freshet, which Involved
the loss of more than 1000 lives, wrecked
500 junks and the stranding of many
steamers, Including several of the for
eign river craft, was brought by the
steamer Bhinano M aru.
The typhoon came suddenly and In
few minutes reduced hundreds of boats In
the -Kan River to splinters. Steamers
broke away from their moorings and only
those which could get up steam quickly
escaped. The steamer - Wu Sang was
driven ashore. The K lan g Foo, a paddle
steamer, was driven against some hulks
and her wheel broken and several other
steamers were damaged.
The shores were thick with corpses of
river people. Hundreds were recovered
before the. steamer, left Shanghai.
News was also brought of a great coal
mining disartftv In Kwang Sal, where 1000
lives were lost Wa-en the mine took fire.
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"LAY OUT" PLATFORM
President, Taft and Others to Make
Tentative Draft.
WASHINGTON. May 7. At least a
tentative draft of the Republican Na
tional platform will be prepared In
Washington. The likelihood is that
conferences on the subject will be held
here next week and that by the time
the delegates to the convention turn
their faces toward Chicago, the declar
ation of principles will have been
whipped into shape and tucked away
In the inside pockets of a prospective
member of the committee on resolu
tions. Participating In the platform confer
ences will be President Roosevelt, Sec
retary Taft, leading Republicans in
both branches of Congress and others
who probably will take a conspicuous
part in the convention and subsequent
campaign.
FARNAM'S RECORD FLIGHT
Makes Aeroplane Travel 1800 Me
ters In Straight Line.
GHENT. May 27. Henry Famam. the
British aeronaut, today made two flights
of 1600 meters In his aeroplane. This is
the greatest distance yet accomplished
in a straight line.
Belgium Insulted by Morocco.
BRUSSELS. May i7. The Metropole
states that the Belgium Consular agent
at Rabat has been maRreated by natives
and that Sultan Abd el - Axis himself
called at the Consul's house and ejected
him. The Metropole demands energetic
action by the Belgian government.
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White Methodists Act
Selfish Part. .
BREAK GLITTERING PROMISES
Refuse,-to Elect Dr. Mason
General Superintendent.
DASH HOPES OF NEGROES
Office Confidently Expected by Col
ored Delegates Refused Them in
Violation of Implied Contract.
Race Problem Is - Serious.
Br IX I. Rader, Editor Pacific Christian
Advocate.
BALTIMORE, May 22. (Special corres
pondence.) The distressing situation of
the colored man In his association with
the white man in social, and religious
movements is being illustrated In this con
ference. The colored ' members came to
Baltimore in high glee and with 'great
expectations. They had been led to be
lieve that one of their number would be
elevated to the episcopacy. They had
selected their man in the person of Dr.
C. B. Mason. They had canvassed the
entire membership of this body, number
ing 778; they assert that in every in
stance they were given to understand
that the time had come when a negro
should, be made general superintendent.
It is became of this encouragement that
they have advocated-the defeat of the
amendment of . the constitution of the
church which would allow bishops to be
made fof people of different races and
colors. Thinking It would be possible
for them to secure a colored man for the
exalted position of general superintend
ent, they .had bitterly opposed the amend
ment, and enthusiastically advanced the
lntrests of their candidate. -
They fully expected him to be elected
on the first ballot, but. Instead of re
ceiving theplOMtea. which would have
been necessary to win, his vote only
reached 75. This number was secured
in -the second ballot. One the sixth bal
lot his vote dropped to 130. When this
was announced In the conference; Dr.
Mason secured the floor, on the request
of a "high privilege," under great ex
citement, though in mild terms he still
indicated great disappointment, alleging
that his people had not had a "square
deal," and concluded by withdrawing
from the race.
' The pitiful situation in which the col
ored men find themselves in this confer
ence is enough to arouse the sympathy
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If Yon Were m Friend of the Colored Mai
Brother
And meanwhile a I.nrar e. Fmt Man Should Rn
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J.-cCstubbs Says Western Railroads
- Must Be Given Yeedom in
Fixing Rates. . ' .
CHICAGO. May 27 (Special.) The In
terstate Commerce -Commission was told
by J. C. Stubbs today that If that body
did not change its - ruling ' there was
grave danger of a loss of ail the Oriental
export trade through the Pacific Coast
ports. The ruling that the Western roads
want the Commission to change requires
them to publish the Inland proportions
of through export freight rates.
- It so happens that the rates which the
railroads receive for export business to
the Orient are much less than the rates
on domestic goods. This Is made neoes
aary by reason of the sharp competition
with the Sues Canal route and by the
fact that nearly all the exports come
from the territory east of Chicago and
close to the Eastern seaboard.
It was explained to the Commissioners
that it was necessary for the railroads
not only to make extremely low - rates
on this 'traffic, but also to have a free
hand to change their rates upon a mo
ment's notice.
CATCH BURGLAR IN ACT
Two Deputy Sheriffs Do Piece of
Good Work.
Deputy Sheriffs Adams and Everett
caught a burglar early this morning in
the act - of ransacking the house oc
cupied by 3. 8. Stanley at 771 Park
avenue. The fellow had taken off his
shoes,' raised a window and was busy
Inside looting the place when Deputy
Adams climbed in aftef him, pinioned him
fast and brought him out. Then the two
deputies walked their prisoner to the
police station, and booked him.
DepuV Everett had noticed the man In
the afternoon sizing up the house, and
he and Adams watched for him last
night. At the station the man gave his
name as George Bradley, and said that
he had just come from Spokane. He is
about 23 years old.
VETERAN OF NAVY DEAD
Rear-Admiral Crownlnshleld Passes
Away In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. May 27. Admiral
A. S. Crownlnshleld, U. S. N- retired,
died at the Episcopal Hospital here to
day. The Admiral had been at the
hospital for about a month and had an
operation performed on him for an af
fliction of the nose. Be never fully
recovered from the shock of the opera
tion. The immediate cause of death,
however, "was hardpnlng.otJ.hft! tissues
of the body. Mrs. Crownlnshleld was
at the Admiral's bedside when he died.
Admiral Crownitrshleld was 72 years
old and had been in ill-health for
more than a year. '
SNOW STORM IN MONTANA
Wrecks Wires and Trees at Butte.
Worst May In -Years.
BO Z EM AN, Mont.. May 27. A heavy
snow storm last night impaired wire
service and did great damage to treea.
The precipitation during this month is
the heaviest of any May In 28 years.
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Agreement at Last on
Currency Reform.
MAY STRIKE SNAG IN SENATE
La Follette May Delay Pas
sage and Adjournment.
WILL OPPOSE TO THE END
House Democrats Denounce Measure
Without Stint and Are Joined by
Republican Insurgents Con
gress Wants Adjournment.
THREAT FROM BABTHOIDT.
WASHINGTON. Mar 27. Repre
sentative Bartheldt, chairman of th
Houfte " committee on buildings and
grounds, today repeated his declare- .
tlon that ha would hold back In the
House the report of the conference
committee on the omnibus pension
bill nntll the Senate should act on
, the currency Question The Demo
cratic Bonators generally resent this
attitude as a threat and aay that
'lt will not expedite the p&stase of
the currency bill.
WASHINGTON, May 27. An emer
gency currency law is Assured. The cur
rency question held its place today as
practlcaly the only subject of considera
tion at both end of the Capitol, and
when both houses adjourned the com
promise bill, which was drafted by the
Republican conferees, had received the
sanction of the House and had been pre
sented to the Senate, where it was an
nounced It would be taken up for con
sideration tomorrow and where It will
also be passed when the vote Is reached.
The day began with a continuation of
yesterday's conference between the Re
publican representatives -of ' the - twa-
houses. This resulted in a complete
agreement, which being later presented
as a matter of form to the Democratic
conferees, was shortly after 2 P. M. pre
sented to the House. There it was taken
up at 3 o'clock, discussed for one hour
and passed by a vote of 166 to 140, all the
Democrats voting against it. Fourteen
"Insurgent" Republicans voted with the
opposition. After the report had been
agreed to the members vanished, and 11?
was with great difficulty that a quorum
could be obtained on subsequent roll
calls.
The House - had no sooner recorded
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And if Yon Should Confide In Him an Interest
ing Fact About Yourself
Contestants of Will Consider Proof
of Insanity Strong Enough
Without Alienists.
CLINTON, 111... May 27. With the sub
mission of the famous affinity letters
from Mabel Snell McNamara, the grand
niece, and Mrs. E. A. Hamilton, the
clergyman's wife, and the presentation
of the final witnesses, the contest In the
Snell will case closed today. The Jury
may bring In a verdict on Saturday.
Satisfied that adequate testimony has
been presented to convince the Jury that
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The Late Captain A. S. Crowaln.
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Colonel Snell was insane, the contestant
decided not to call alienists. Thirty other
witnesses, who had been subpenaed, were
not used,
Fred Unger, of the Dewitt County Na
tional Bank here, testified that between
1800 and 1902 Colonel Snell had $140,000 on
deposit. When the Colonel died, five
years later, he owed the bank (5400. Post
master Frank Davidson testified that In
1896 Colonel Snell admitted having ex
pended $300,IOO upon women.
DIES TO AVOID A PRISON
Paroled Convict Quarrels With His
Daughter and Commits Suicide.
SANTA BARBARA, CaX, May 27. Sui
cide after 25 years In the penitentiary at
San Quentln today ended the life of
Frank Klessner, who bled to death at
the home of his daughter 15 minutes
after he had gashed bis throat, wrist and
thigh with a pocket knife.
Klessner was paroled two months ago,
after serving a quarter of a century for
shooting a man who had trespassed on
his. ranch in Tuolumne County. He bore
an excellent reputation at the prison.
but could not get along with his daugh
ter. Two days ago she sent for a prison
official to take him back to San Quen-
tin and this morning she telephoned
for the police to arrest him.
Before a policeman arrived and while
Captain Randolph of San Quentln was
on the way to Santa Barbara, Klessner
seized a pocket knife and cut several
veins, bleeding to death in a few minutes,
PROBE ALLEGED SHORTAGE
San Francisco Supervisors Check Up
t City Treasurer's Accounts.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. The ft
nance committee of the Board of Su
pervisors today took up the matter of
the alleged shortage of $37,500 from
the city treasury, which was disco v
ered late yesteraay. A number of wit
nesses were brought ' before the ' com
mittee today, but the testimony they
had to give only made the matter more
of a mystery- than before. '
Treasurer McDonald and Charles A.
Bantel, who served a term as Treasur
er between the ' present term of Mc
Donald and a previous incumbency of
the office by McDonald, - are both out
of the city.
James C. Tamalty, chief bookkeeper
in the Treasurer's office, who discov
ered the shortage, said that he had no
recollection whatever of the S37.50O,
City Attorney Long states that If the
matter is submitted to him he will file
a suit to determine whether the money
is owing the city and, if so, who
owes It.
ARRESTS ARDENT WOOER
Threatens to Kill Woman' He jLoves
and Slaps Her Pace.
SEATTLE, Wash.. May 27. (Special.)
Mrs. Alice Brown, of 217 union - street,
yesterday caused the arrest of George
Fisher, alleging that he had threatened
to kill her.
According to Mrs. Brown, Fisher was
smitten1 with her and his attentions were
not reciprocated. Yesterday, while they
were in a restaurant on Union street, she
says Fisher struck her In the face. When
'he walked home wuu her she said he de
clared she could have until 8 o'clock to
night to decide as to her future course
regarding him, threatening to kill her if
he received a negative answer. Fearing
he would carry out his design, she says,
the woman caused Fisher's arrest.
BOY. AERONAUT CAN FLY
Dixon Keeps Perfect Control of Ma
- chine in Strong AVind.
COLUMBUS, O.. May 27. Cromwell
Dixon, the boy aeronaut, made a success
ful flight today at the state fairgrounds
in his new airship. The wind was very
strong, but Dixon seemed to have perfect
control of his machine, sending It In
every direction for an hour.
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mii1vnrirminWiiitinwiihii
Not Shaken by Their
Terrific Impact.
TURRET WORKS AFTER ATTACK
In Actual Battle Crew Would
Wot Be Injured.
FIGHTING MAST PERFECT
Built of Woven Tubes, It Stands Un
shaken After Five Slrots Have
Torn Holes in Tubes Will
Be Used Hereafter.
OLX POINT COMFORT, Va., May 27.
The biggest naval gun, the heaviest pro
jectile and the highest explosive known,
combined - with close range and deadly .
aim, were today allowed to work their
full havoo on the turret plate of the
Monitor Florida. The rtrult is declared
to be a victory for turret construction,
and .this, notwithstanding the 11-lnch
hardened steel plate was blackened,
broken, the seams of the turret sprung
and the rivets and screws loosened and
twisted. -
tt was not five minutes after the terri
ble Impact that the finely balanced
mechanism of the turret was being
worked with perfect ease., and the 12
lnch gun on the left side was trained at
will. Inside the turret, where stand the'
gunners and gun crew, the havoc was
much less apparent than from the out
side. Examination showed that of the
many delicately adjusted instruments for
fire control, sighting and operating the
turret, few if any were out of working
order. .
Fighting Mast Impregnable. ,
"If this had happened In battle, the
Florida wotild be fighting yet," said one
of the Admiral witnesses.
Th remark folloved a futile strTt
to destroy the newly designed woven-"
wire fighting mast on the stern of the
Florida. After five shots of the guns
had gone through It the mast stood firm,
"Forty shots would not bring it down
and no enemy would waste ammunition
and time shooting at It," was the expert
comment.
It was predicted that all new ships
would be equipped with battle masts of
this description.
The scene of the demonstration was
Hampton Roads. The Florida, which
bad been in th,e hands of experts for
some time, lay with steam up, her nose
pointing out through the Virginia Capes,
near Thimble Shoal light and about four
miles from Old Point Comfort. Just 342
yards on the inside of the Florida lay
her sister ship, the Arkansas.
"This Is such a test as would never
occur in actual warfare," remarked a
Rear-Admiral, as the big party of offi
cers boarded the Arkansas. "The aim
will be perfect; the distance Is so close
that the Impact will be at Its full ve
locity and the part of the Florida to be
hit is weakest." .
Falls to Smash .Turret.
A strip of- canvas was stretched be
tween two staffs on the turret of the
Florida. The Arkansas fired a 12-inch
projectile at the canvas to get the range.
There was a crash, a roar, the monitor
kicked back Into the water and sprang
up again and, when the canvas target
came into view, it had a hole through
its lower half. Then the turret of the
Florida was swung around so that her
guns and those of the Arkansas looked
squarely nt each other. At 10:42 the "big
noise" -came, two crashes so close to
gether that they sounded like one. The
12-lnch projectile had hit its target. It
-was a crash, a flash and a cloud of yel
low smoke quietly drifting away over
the top of the Florida.
What was left was a big black wound.
Just to the right of the right gun there
was what looked like a hole. The offi
cers went to the Florida, but before they
got there her crew of 20 or 30 Jackles
from the receiving ship Franklin, offi
cered by Commander John G. Quimby,
commanding. Lieutenant Joseph K.
Tussig and a gunner, had come up from
the hold and were looking over the dam
age. The plate had been broken through
from the gunport to the edge Just above
and Just below where the shell struck'
The broken piece had been driven Into
the turret several inches, but not the
thickness of the plate, so that no hole
was actually made.
Mechanism Not Injured.
Officers entered the turret at once and
its mechanism was operated, the turret
being swung completely around each way
and the lefthand gun trained.
But the turret bore evidences of a fight.
The paint along the seams had disap
peared, many of the seams were sprung,
bolts were loosened and silvers of the
plate lay around.
A board dummy on the Inside was Intact
and the opinion of the officers was that
even with .the terrific Impact the gun
ners In the turret would not have been
Injured. The mechanism In the turret
bore no outward evidence of damage and
the belief was expressed that a test would
find it in working order.
Attention was next turned to testing
the fighting mast. The first shot at that
structure was fired from one of the four
inch guns of the Arkansas and besides
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