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THE MORNING OREGON IAJN, TUUKSDAY, MAY 28, 190S. PLEASURE VOYAGE ENDS IN TRAGEDY 7 PICTURE OF BERTHA CAR LISLE AND THIS GOWS WHICH SHOCKED CHICAGO. ON FIRST BALLOT Johnson's Manager Still Has Hopes He May Win on , Second or Third. Mysterious Loss of Skipper Leaves Launch Party at Mercy of Waves. HAS ALL FREE DELEGATES FACE DEATH TWO DAYS BRYAN CI W N A Cruiser Bufralo Flcks Up E. E. Eastern, Author, and His Family Off California jCoast Seamen Drowned in Making Rescue. AVAIiON, Island of Catallna, Cal., May 37. Captain A. Crist, of the launch Zeus of Avalon,tand C. E. Hoollne. ordinary seaman on the converted cruiser United States Steamship Buffalo, were drowned, and . E. Easton, wife and two small c hlldren and colorea nurse were rescued by the Buffalo on the high seas last nisht, after drifting helplessly for two days In a small launch, as the result of a combination of fatal accidents at sea In the vicinity of Catallna Island. Captain Crist was lost from the launch Sunday night whtlo several miles otf Avalon In a most mysterious manner. A small rowboat is missing from the launch and search is being continued for the Captain in the hope that he may be found alive. Seaman Hoollne was lost overboard from the Buffalo In effecting the rescue of Mr. Kaston and his party from the launch Tuesday evening while a heavy sea was running off the west ern coast. Another sailor dived over board in an unsuccessful attempt to res cue Hoollne ' and was himself barely saved. Easton Well-Known Author. Mr. Easton is a former war correspond ent of Harper's Weekly, an author of considerable reputation and was formerly secretary of Webster Davis. Assistant Secretary of the Interior under President MoKlnley. Easton and his family were taken aboard the Buffalo and brought to Avalon at 6 o'clock this morning. They ihad a frightful experience, being for two days without food and all were In a state of nervous collapse when landed from the Buffalo today. After landing the Easton party here, the Buffalo returned to the scene of the drownings and is cruising about hoping to pick up Captain Crist or the body of the drowned sailor. Wer on Camping Trip. Mr. Easton came to California from Los lAngeles with his family several days ago. On May 17 they engaged Captain Crist and his launch Zeus for a camping trip of several days at San Clements Island, 30 miles south of Santa Catallna Island. The party returned to the uninhabited western shore of Catallna a few days later and camped there until last Sunday. lAte in the afternoon of that day they boarded the Zenus and started to return to Avalon. The craft encountered a heavy sea that right and when day dawned Monday, Mr. Easton found that Captain Crist was missing from the launch, together with the small rowboat towed at the stern. The gasoline engine of the launch was still running, but Mr. Easton knew nothing of Its mechanism. A heavy fog set In which totally obscured the island shore and all bearings were soon com pletely lost. Launch Drifts Helplessly. A heavy storm came up which tossed the craft about and threatened to swamp It every moment. Mr. Easton kept the engine going until the gasoline was ex hausted, when the boat drifted. All day Monday. Monday nlgflt and Tuesday were spent by Mr. Eastorf and his family In the launch, which was carried far out to sea. Last Tuesday evening the Buffalo, Cap tain Pond, sighted the little craft, with the occupants wildly waving signals of distress. During the rescue of the party, Hoollne. the sailor, was thrown from the deck of the cruiser Into the water and drowned. NAIL HARDEEN IN CASE Handcurf Wizard Accepts Dare and Saj-s He Will Escape. After having made mere playthings of the Intricate devices used by the local authorities in handcuffing and securing dangerous criminals. Hardeen, the wizard of locks, who Is appearing as a Pantages feature at the Marquam this week, ao cepted a challenge last night which baf fles belief in the possibility of successful execution. He agreed to escape from a securely nailed and heavily roped pack ing case. The challenge was made by the Port land Gun and Blcyclo Club, at the In stance of members of the Police Depart ment. Manager, C. F. Johnson, of the company, wrote Hardeen yesterday dar ing him to let himself be nailed in a heavy packing case, which would be prepared by the company and delivered on the stage Immediately before the test to prevent possible tampering. Hardeen not only accepted the challenge, but said he would escape from the case without damaging it in any way. He set Friday night at the Marquam as the time, and those that attend on that night will get to see this great spectacle. Hardeen is put to test after test by police and county authorities nightly, but has thus far come out victorious. - He slips a straight-Jacket nightly. COMING TO THE FESTIVAL Contest Elects Two Baker City Girls to Be Sent to Portland. BAKER CITY. Or.. May 27. (Special.) Results of the voting contest which was conducted by the Baker City Herald to choose two young ladies to represent Baker City at the Portland Rose Festival In June, show that Miss Rachel King and Miss lone Dorsett are the winners. Mtss King is stenographer in F. N. Saxton's law -office and Miss Dorsett Is stenographer for the -Cttliens National Bank. The contest was a spirited one. .with 12 young ladles en tered. Miss King polled 23S.3S9 votes and Miss Dorsett 213.952 votes. They will he officially made Baker City rep resentatives during the Carnival. Three Injured by Incendiary Fire. CHICAGO. May 27. One man was prob ably fatally Injured, two others were se riously hurt and many families1 were driven to the street by a Are which early today totally destroyed the $100.00 plant of the Standard Sash A Door Company at 6S19-5S21 Center avenue. Two men. who gave their names as Victor Altman and Joseph Brown, were arrested near the scene on suspicion of having set fire to the building. I Tbe Ultra - Fashionable Dlrec tolre Costume, Imported Prom Parts. The above is a photograph of Miss Bertha Carlisle, a member of the Joe Weber Company, who created a.', sensation and Inci dentally a riot by appearing on the streets in a "Directolre' cos tume, Paris' latest contribution to American fashions. The riot was caused by the eagerness of the mob to get a near view of Bertha. Here is a description of the show girl's costume. ' "The costume, which is said to havo been imported from Paris, is of "London smoke" French cloth. It has a close-fitting skirt, and is slashed on the right side, slightly above the knee, exposing blue satin trousers, which also are tight fitting. The whole ef fect is extremely tight, form clinging. ' "The trimming Is blue with a lace jabot and lace cuffs. The buttons' throughout are trimmed blue agate and gold, with double loops. A set of blue satin buttons rnns down the side of the skirt, which is cut full directolre, heav ily embroidered and walking style. "Lnder these is seen a pair of black patent leather French heel shoes of gaiter effect. All is sur mounted with a full directolre hat of blue, with buckle of bril liants, and a large bunch of ostrich plumes of a darker shade of blue. Blue g i o v r s, short length, and a blue cravat com plete the effect." T GAINS 27 VOTES I'ECVLIAR ERRORS REVEALED EARLY IX RECOL'XT. First Two Precincts Checked Over Seem to Substantiate Charges of Fraud. NEW TORK. May 27. The actual re counting of the ballots cast for W. R. Hearst and George B. McClellan for Mayor in the last election for that office in this city in November, 1905. was begun today, after a delay of more than two years. The contents of two ballot-boxes were counted in the presence of a Justice of the Su preme Court today and resulted in a net gain t.y W. R Hearst of 27 In the two precincts. There are 1940 precincts In the greater city. Mayor McClellan's plurality over Mr. Hearst In the orig inal count was 3478. The ballots in one of the boxes counted today showed a net gain of 15 votes for Mr. Hearst, as had been the subject of a complaint before the grand Jury. A Socialist watcher at the polls alleged that the vote for Hearst and McClellan had been transposed. On the original cotmt McClellan had 163 and Hearst 159. On today's count. Hearst had 187 votes and McClellan 156 In this box. Justice Lambert, before whom the re count is being made. said, at the close of today's session, that from now on, the count would proceed more rapidly. Hearst's counsel said he believed .the recount would be completed within six weeks. May Corn Still Advancing. CHICAGO, May 27. May corn today In the late hours of trading reached a new high mark for the season. It touched Sic and closed at 80c. which was Hc above the close of yesterday. Despite the strong advance, there was no great amount of trading at any figure throughout the day. The smallest offer seemed capable of send ing up the price of May corn by at least H cent. The price Jumped from 794c to 80c on an offer to buy 5000 bushels. The market generally was not strong, aside from the May option. ' Suicide for Misplaced Love. ST. LOUIS, May 27. Wrongly believing himself to be the man for love of whom Mrs. Grace Jackson, a young widow, at tempted suicide yesterday by drinking water In which matches had been soaked, L. Feager, a soldier at Jefferson Bar racks, committed suicide today In his mother's house with carbolic acid. Mrs. Jackson is recovering. She declared that while she was on friendly terms with Feager, he was not the man she loved. Governor Chamberlain has something to say to you tonight at the Empire Theater. Defeat of Xebraskan Confidently Predicted on Ground That More Than One-Third of Dele gates Will Be Hostile. ' CHICAGO, 111., May 27. (Special.) Frederick B. Lynch, manager of the Johnson campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination, issued today a statement declaring that William J. Bryan cannot be nominated on the first ballot in the Denver convention, and asserting that the chances for the nomination' of Mr. Jonnson on the sec ond ballot are excellent. Mr. Lynch went over the delegate situation in detail. The Southern states, which have yet to select and in struct delegates to Denver, hold the key t o the Presidential contest, he said. They have 250 votes and more than half of them will be against Mr. Bryan, making more than onerhird of the National gathering hostile to the Nebraskan, according to Mr. Lynch. "The nominee of the Democratic party will be named at Denver and not before." said the Johnson manager. "Practically all the uninatructed dele gates will be with Governor Johnson from the start." KEEPS IXTEXTIOXS SECRET Taft Declines to Discuss Resignation From Cabinet. WASHINGTON, May 27. Secretary Taft today declined to be drawn into a discussion of the reports that he would resign from President Roosevelt's Cab inet on July 1, this date being fixed In some quarters, in the contingency of his receiving the Republican Presidential nomination. His friends point out to make such an announcement at this time would not be In good taste, for although he fully expects to receive the nomina tion, any statement affecting his future relations with the President's Cabinet contingent on the probability should not be made until that is an accomplished fact. No denial, however, is made either by the Secretary or his closest political: friends that he will quit the Cabinet probably in the event of his nomination, but that he has fixed on any positive date for his retirement, the Secretary will not indicate. Secretary Taft went to the President's office before 10 o'clock this morning. COXDEMX ROOSEVELT POLICY California Prohibitionists Displeased With Entire Administration. MODESTO. Cal.. May 27. The Cali fornia State Prohibition Convention adopted resolutions today condemning the policy of the Republican National administration regarding the liquor traf fic, declared such legislation the worst enemy of any Government and demand ed the entire suppression of traffic in intoxicating liquors. The resolutions de clare it a violation of state laws for the Federal Government to Issue licenses in prohibition districts or to allow the im portation of liquors into such districts. The convention went on record as dis tinctly opposed to the attitude of Pres ident Roosevelt on the liquor question and demanded that state and National laws be passed prohibiting the manufac ture and sale of cigarettes. Fred . F. Wheeler, of Los Angeles, was unanimously indorsed for Presidential candidate. C. J. Hall, of Los Angeles, will nominate Wheeler at the National convention. A XTI-BAILEY MEN FIGHTIXG Oppose Indorsement in Texas Plat form, but He Controls. FORT WORTH, Tex.. May 27. The state Democratic convention reassem bled here today. The fight on the plat form was renewed by the anti-Bailey forces, who objected to that part of the platform which indorses the Senator and pledges him allegiance. The plat form which is likely to be adopted also indorses W. J. Bryan and instructs all delegates to vote for him continuously. A committee of 16. one member form each Congressional district, was ap- JOHN MANNING A MAX OF THE PEOPLE. An Official AVho Han Proved His Worth by the Thing He Haa Done John Manning should be re-elect-pd to the office of District Attor ney for this county. His adminis tration has been honest. Aside from this, his mapnifioent service to the thousands of people affected by the calamitous bank disasters of last Fall commend him with added force as an executive of sterling integrity and large ca pacity. It fan not be denied that hiB efforts in dealinpr with the bank situation, both in securing the de positors from the loss of their money and in directing the prose cution of the officials who wrecked the Title Guarantee & Trust Com pany, stamp him as a man who has at heart the interests of his con stituents, and the determination that the laws shall be enforced re gardless of who may be hit or hurt, or the station the guilty may occupy. IT ?v- g pointed to select the delegates, electors and alternates to the National conven tion for approval. This action assures a solid Bailey delegation. Knight Not Out for Chairman. . SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. Oeorge A. llfflllllllllllltlllllillllllllltilllllllWIIilltllHIIIIHIIIIIlffllillMIIIIIMIllll FULL 1 1 1 - , 5::. v' i &mmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmgimmm If you only knew how great savings are to be had at our QUARTER-OFF SALE you would not delay another minute, as the sale may be closed without notice. EVERY ARTICLE in our JUVENILE DEPARTMENT, except collars and over alls, will be sold at one-quarter less than regular marked prices. Thrifty mothers will take advantage. NO EXAGGERATIONS permitted in any of my ads. Leading Knight, delegate-at-large to the Repub lican National convention, who has been mentioned here as a candidate for the chairmanship of that body, said today that he is not an aspirant for the place, and that he will go fo Chicago with no other thought than to be a delegate, and to make the seconding speech for the JUNE OREGON'S ROSE FESTIVAL PAGE PHOTOGRAPHS IN COLORS 1 Flower Maidens on Street Parade. 2 A Flower-Decked Cnariot. :si is !;'; aLii B :mi::i:iiii!raii!!ffl!!iiitii!niin;iinRi ELLIBG Clothier nomination of Secretary Taft for the Presidency. "1 have received many letters regarding the matter from prominent Republican leaders." said Mr. Knight, "but I have replied to all of them that I do not seek the chairmanship of the convention and shall make no effort whatever to gt it." 3 Midsummer Bloom of Rosea NUMBER Garden. 4 A Parade of School Children in Portland Streets. 5 Review of Paraders and Flower Chariots. 6 A Fortune's Yellow Climber. WHERE ROSE IS QUEEN Frederick V. Holman Telling of the Annual Blossom Festival. Third Installment of the Cowboy Story LIN McLEAN By OWEN WISTER Other Interesting Articles Are: 1 Defense of the American Navy By Admiral Capps. 2 Luther Bur bank and-His New Environment By E. J. Wickson. 3 In "Here-We-Rest Land" By A. J. Wells. This is a fascinating study of Ashland and the Rogue River Valley. 4 Save the Golden Trout By David Starr Jordan. SPLENDID VIEWS OF YO SEMITE VALLEY AND CAL IFORNIA WILD FLOWERS A Well-Rounded-Out Number of Interest to Everybody. Now on sale, 15c per copy MiuitiiiiraDuiinioiiiiiniiiPintiiHUffliiitfflfMfflB Koch Will Visit Lepers. HONOLULU, May 17. It was announced today that Professor Robert Koch, the famous German bacteriologist, will soon pay a visit to the leper settlement on the Island of Molokal. in Portland i 5