2:45 A. W.
SECOND EDITION
VOL. XL.VIII. 'Q. 14,823.
POKTLAM). OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CHAMBERLAIN
HAS CARRIED
MULTNOMAH
Democrat Will Have
Plurality in the
County.
HAY LEAD CAKE BY 1000
Morrow Defeats O'Day and
. Cameron Beats Manning.
STEVENS WINS, WORD LOSES
Bell and Olson Are Elected
Justices of Peace.
VOTE CAST IS HEAVY
Clyde B.. . Altchison for Railroad
Commissioner Leads Hamilton
and .Young I'nlverslty and
Armory Hills Carry County.
ESTIMATKO IM.rflA.UTI KM IJf
MCL.TNOJIAH COVMTV.
United Btatea Senator Gaorge E.
Chamberlain, Dm., 3 000,
Conireuman, teond rnnsreBalnnal
District W. R. Ellla, R.. IO.OOO.
Juatlce Suprenu Court R. 8. Baa.ru
Rep., as. 000.
Dairy and Food Commlaakmer 1. '
W. Bailor. Rep.. 10,000.
Railroad CommlMloner 'Clyde. . B.
Altchison. Hep.. BOOO. ' '
Circuit Judge. Department Ko. Je "
Robert G. Morrow, Rap., 2.100.
IMstrlct Attorney George J. Cam
eron. Rep.. 8000.
Sheriff Robert L. Stevens, Rep.,
6000.
Justice of the Peace (Tiro to be
elected) J. W. Bell. Rep.. Fred L
Olson. Rep., by SOOO each.
Blngie Tax Amendment beaten b7 a
large, vote.
Woman Suffrage, beaten br a large
rote.
University Appropriation, carried
by a .heavy vote.
Armory Appropriation, carried by a
heavy vole. '
Governor Chamberlain has carried
Multnomah County for Senator by a ma
jority of probably 1000 over H. M. Cake,
the Republican nominee. Incomplete re
turns at 3 o'clock this morning give
Chamberlain 3152 and Cake 2902. a lead of
250 votes, with the count one-flfth com
plete. Considering this a reliable Index
of the complete vote. Chamberlain's ma
jority over Cake undoubtedly will reach
the above estimate. Probably 28,000 of
the total registered vote of 33,265 was cast.
"With the exception of Senator, the Re
publicans have elected their entire county,
district and Legislative tickets. The
count Is proceeding slowly and In some
precincta will not be completed before
late today.
Rivaling the Senatorial election In In
terest was the vote on District Attorney.
John Manning. Incumbent of the office
and candidate for re-election, has been
defeated by Municipal Judge George J.
Cameron, the Republican nominee, by a
majority of probably .3000. The vote
early this morning was: Cameron, 3226;
Manning. 2522.
Sheriff R. L. Stevens has been re-elected
over Tom Word. Democrat, by a majority
estimated at 5000. Word received a good
vote In many of the residonce districts
on the East Side and In some of the
country precincts, carrying some of the
precincts by a vote of 2 to 1. Sheriff
Stevens, however, showed great strength
on this side of the river, where in some
precincts his vote will exceed that of
his opponent almost three to one. The
totals: Stevens. 3405: Word. 1020.
Circuit Judge Thomas O'Day. Democrat,
has been defeated for re-election by
Robert G. Morrow, Republican, by a
majority that may reach 2500. Morrow
snowed considerable strength and ran
well with the other successful candi
dates on his ticket. Judge O'Day had
been picked for a sure winner, wagers
deposited on his election being entirely
disregarded by the sporting fraternity.
The returns sc. far counted give Mor
row 3319; O'Day, 2783.
For Railroad Commissioner, Clyde B.
Altchison. Republican nominee for re
election has received In . the county a
majority of 5000. This majority will be
further increased by the returns from the
outside counties. Altchlsnn's closest com
petitor appears to be A. N. Hamilton,
the Independent candidate. Hamilton was
one of Altehlson's unsuccessful rivals In
the primary election, running fifth In a
six-handed contest. Oglesby Young (Detn.)
ran slightly ahead of his ticket. The
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ASKS WILLIAMS
TO SPEAK FOR HIM
TAFT HONORS GRAND OLD MAN
OF OREGON.
Sole Survivor of Grant's Cabinet
Invited to Make Seconding
Speech at Chicago.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 1. Secretary Taft today
addressed a letter to George H. Wil
liams, at Portland, inviting him to
make a speech at the Chicago conven
tion seconding his (Taft's) nomination.
The Secretary is desirous that the sole
surviving member of President Grant's
Cabinet shall do him this honor.
Senator Borah today accepted Mr.
Robert 5. Morrow. Republican. Fleet
ed Circuit Judge. Multnomah
County, Department No. 2.
Taft's Invitation to make a seconding
speech.
Whpn flxkerf lilRT nlcht if (rnitlH
comply with the expressed wishes of
Secretary Taft, Judge Williams said:
"I am unable at this time to state
whether I will make a speech second
ing Secretary Taft's nomination or not
It will depend upon how I fell when I
reach Chicago. If the weather is hot
and I do not feel equal to the occasion.
I shall not make the speech. If I ar
rive there in good health and the
weather Is not oppressive, I will do
so."
"SEVEN TRAINS TIED UP
Washouts in Montana Block North
ern Pacific Main Line.
LIVINGSTON. Mont., June 1. (Spe
cial.) Seven overland Northern Pacific
and Burlington passenger trains, car
rying about 1000 passengers, are tied
up in this city, with the prospect of
being held here for about two or three
days more, as the result of one of the
worst washouts In recent history on
the Northern Pacific. Ten miles east
of this city, 30-foot fills, one 80 feet
long and the other more than 100. are
completely washed out. The eastern
portal of the Bozeman tunnel Is blocked
by a landslide, which is said to have
caved in a portion of the tunnel.
The last train to get through to
Butte went out Saturday night. Floods
east of this city,- near Columbus, Mont.,
tied up traffic until Saturday after
no6n. The stalled trains reached Liv
ingston In time to be caught by the
washouts east-of here, this morning.
Eastbound Northern Pacific trains are
being sent from Butte and Helena east
over the Great Northern tracks.
FLOODS PLAGUE MONTANA
Part of Butte Under Water Yellow
stone River Raging.
BUTTE. Mont.. June 1. Bridges
crossing Silver Bow Creek, within the
limits of Butte, are now threatened by
the floods. Streetcar lines on the flats
south of the' city are under water. The
rainfall has reached seven inches for
May, the worst in years of which rec
ords have been kept in this county.
The Yellowstone River also Is on the
rampage. Trains are from 24 to 48 hours
late on the Northern Pacific. The Taeoma
baseball team of the Northwest League
cannot get here in time for the game
tomorrow.
CLEVELAND NOW AT HOME
Stands Journey to Princeton From
Lakewood, N. J., Well.
PRINCETON. N. J., June l.-Ei-Presldent
Grover Cleveland, who re
turned to his home here last night from
Lakewoou, N. J., where he had gone
about two months ago, arose early to
day and after a hearty breakfast sat
reading on the veranda of his residence.
Mrs. Cleveland said:
"We are glad to get back home again.
Mr. Cleveland is very well, though not
entirely recovered. Yet he continues to
get along nicely. We have made no
plans for the future as yet, but we ex
pect to stay at Princeton for some
time."
The Cleveland home was decorated
with many flowers In honor of the
homecoming of Mr. Cleveland. The
Cleveland children are at Tamworth,
N. H.
WORKMAN HEADS COWBOYS
First at Rawlins in Endurance Race
for Horsemen. .
RAWLINS. Wyo., June 1. Charles
Workman, of Cody. Wyo.. riding Teddy,
was the first man to reach Rawlins in
the Kvanston-Denver endurance race.
He arrived at 1:16 this afternoon. Both
horse and rider were in fine condition.
Rawlins is 143 miles east of Evanston.
The race started at t A M, last Sat
urday. .
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PORTLAND
SRI
OF ROSES BEGINS
Second Annual Festi
val in Full Swing.
CITY THRONGED BY VISITORS
Rex Oregonus Enters and Re
ceives Keys From Mayor.
WARSHIPS BOOM SALUTES
Great Crowds Throng Streets to Wit
ness Cavalcade City Beautifully
Decorated Rose Show Opens
This Afternoon..
Portland's reign of roses is begun.
During five days to come the popu
lace will worship at the shrine of petal
beauty. The throbbing nerves of the
city's business and Industrial life will
relax their tension for the time and
this week will go to the full enjoyment
of floral splendor unsurpassed.
The second annual rose festival
opened auspiciously at high noon yes
terday. The stroke of 12 found the
city in its brightest attire. Gay col
ors, were hung .from every vantage
point In the Duslness district of the
East Side ana West Side. Thousands
of residences, too, were gaily decorated.
Naval artillery boomed an Impressive
salute. Sirens added their falsetto
snrieks to the din of welcome and the
populace was on the streets en masse.
Great Throngs Greet Ilex Oregonus.
While the day marked the formal
opening of the June Rose Festival, It
was In fact but a prelude to the festivi
ties to come. The parade was not a
pretentious one only the festival
king. Rex Oregonus, his suite and mili
tary escort made up the royal column.
But a larger turnout of enthusiastic
humanity could not have been expect
ed for a monster procession. Sixty
thousand people were on the streets at
noon and the Festival's monarch was
heartily greeted.
Today the Festival will assume propor
tions. At the Exposition grounds the
competitive rose exposition will open.
Entries already near the 2000 mark. No
such array of beautiful flowers has ever
before been presented In Portland as
that with which the big Oriental building
was banked last night, in readiness for
today's opening. The display is actually
bewildering in its coloring. Every rose
has been cultivated with the idea or
making It more beautiful than any of the
others. The result of such a competition
must be seen; It cannot be described.
Tonight the great parade "Spirit of the
Golden West" will be held. It will be
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CROSS CONTINENT
IN A TINY AUTO
TWO W OMEN IN CHICAGO OX
WAY TO PORTLAND.
Start Made From Portland, Me.,
May 1 2 Car an Eight-Horsepower
Affair.
CHICAGO. June 1. (Special.) The
women transcontinental motor tourists
Sw-ho f rrTrSfly Portland, Maine, on
May 12, determines--toma-ae a 4000
mile run overland to Portland, Oregon,
arrived in Chicago today. They pulled
into the city In high spirits, and ex
pect to . resume their junket at noon
tomorrow. Mrs. E. E. Teape and her
daughter, Mrs. Vera McKelvie, are the
tt
iisisr )
George ' K. Chamberlain, Democrat,
fleeted United ' States Senator.
only members of the expedition, which
is the first of its kind ever undertaken
by women automoblllsts.
They left their home in Sandy Point,
Iowa, in April, and going to Portland,
Maine, made ready. . for their journey
westward to the Pacific Slope. Their
machine, a 600-pound affair, is equipped"
with a small engine, which Is capable
only of developing eight horsepower.
From Cheyenne, the tourists will head
north across Idaho to Portland.
HOPES TO RECOVER SIGHT
Gore, Blind Oklahoma Senator, Be
gins Hospital Treatment-
WASHINGTON. June t. In the hope
that he may recover his sight, Thomas
P. Gore, the blind Senator of Oklahoma,
entered upon a course of treatment to
day at the Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat hospital in this city under the
care of. Dr. William Holland Wilmer.
Mr. Gore lost his sight in childhood,
and but slight hope-is held out by the
physicians as to his recovery of sight.
RUSSIAN CONVICTS DROWN
Boat Capsizes on Amur River and 89
Perish.
KHABAROVSK. Asiatic Russia. June
1. Eighty-nine prisoners of state were
drowned in a capsized boat in the Amur
River.
THAT SHOWER, YESTERDAY.
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ISSUES
Will Stand for Roose
velt Policies.
VOLUNTARY PLEDGE EXPECTED
Vigorous Ohio Platform to Be
Model at Chicago.
HIS POSITION ON REVISION
Protection Limited to Difference in
Cost Between Home and Foreign
Production Federal Control
of the Trusts.
WASHINGTON. June 1. There will be
no lukewarm indorsement of President
Roosevelt and his policies In the Re
publican National platform, If the wishes
of Secretary Taft and his friends have
potency in the framing of that document.
This much was made known today after
the first of a series of conferences to be
held on the subject of the platform.
Should the Chicago convention adopt this
sort of platform and nominate Mr. Taft.
It Is predicted in authoritative quarters
that his letter or speech of acceptance
will contain a pledge to carry out the
Roosevelt policies already inaugurated
and earnestly strive- for those not en
acted, which will have a ring similar to
that pronounced by Mr. Roosevelt on
taking the oath of office over the body
of the dead McKinley.
Ellis Preparing Planks. '
Wade Ellis. Attorney-General of Ohio,
who has prospects of being the Ohio
member of the resolutions committee of
that convention and who was largely re
sponsible for the conceded virility of the
Ohio Republican platform, is here for a
thorough understanding with the Secre
tary of War. He was with Mr. Taft
at his office for several hours today and
at the Taft residence ' for a long time
tonight. Another conference Is to be
held tomorrow, when it Is not unlikely the
result will be brought to the attention of
the. President.
No Straddle on Tariff.
' Mr. Taft has made no secret of his
position on the tariff. He 1b for revision
at a special session of the sixty-first
Congress, to be called immediately after
the inauguration, March 4, 1909. His
ideas as to what the tariff should be
also are public property. The schedules
should be drawn as near as possible to
cover the difference between the. lesser
cost of production of a given article In
foreign countries and the cost to produce
that article in the United States. This
he regards as "protection" in its true
and fair sense. Schedules which are
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' UL1" '.
TAFT WILL
MEE
SQUARELY
SALARY RAISED
$1000 AT A JUMP
POSTMASTER OF PORTLAND
PROFITS BY BIG BUSINESS.
Increase Also Comes to 4 6 Other
Oregon Postmasters, Thanks
to Prosperity.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 1. On July 1. the salary
of the Postmaster at Portland will be
increased from $5000 to $6000, because
of the enormous growth in postal busi
ness in that city. Forty-six other Pres
idential Postmasters. In Oregon will
also be advanced on that date, in most
Instances the advance being $100 over
the present salary. Among these in-
George J. Cameron, Republican,
Eleeted Proeeeutlnar Attorney of
.. Multnomah County. ' .
creases are: Astoria, to $2700; Baker
City, $2800; Corvallis, Roseburg, Marsh
field, Medford, Eugene, $2600; Grants
Pass and Hood River, $2300; Salem,
$3000.
LITTLE BEAR A PATRIOT
Offers Services of Cree Indians in
War With Japan.
HELENA, Mont., June 1. Little Bear,
chief of the vagabond tribe of Cree- In
dians, came to Helena today to make In
quiry as to "how the' war between
Japan and the United States was pro
gressing." Whon told there was no. con
flict between the two nations. Little Bear
was much surprised, saying that he was
anxious to enlist with 300 able-bodied men
of his tribe for service against the Jsp
anese. BOURNE GOING TO EUROPE
Rumor Says He Will Sail Before tho
Chicago Convention.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 1. Senator Bourne has in
formed some of his colleagues that he
expects to sail for Europe in a short
time to Join his wife, who is complet
ing a tour around the world. Accord
ing to these Senators, Bourne will sail
before the Chicago convention. Several
efforts made to locate Bourne and con
firm the story were unavailing.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Tho Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SO
decrees ; minimum, 4l degrees.
TODAY'S Olouriy, with probably showers;
southneet winds.
National.
portmater Mlnto'o salary raited from $3000
to $10oO a year. Page 1.
American marines to Insure fair election In
Panama. Page 5.
Politics.
Taft preparing platform which emphatically
pledges him to continue Roosevelt policies.
Page 1.
Negro convention called to Indorse Taft.
Page 5.
lomet 1c.
Women autnss arrive at Chicago on trip, to
portla-nd. Page 1.
Billy Sunday unsparingly denounces preach
ers In Pittaburg. Page X
Foreign.
Accident to Da la Grange's airship. Page 7.
Parts murder probably work of criminal
Stelnhell picked up as a model. Page 13.
Spurts.
Keene's Celt wins Brooklyn Handicap.
Page 7.
Beavers premier batting team of the league.
Page 7.
Portland team w!!I lead iegu If It wins
today, page 7.
Purine Coat.
New companr takes over Vancouver Elec
tric Railway; Immediate competition
promised. Page 6.
Western Federation men said to have made
threats against men who employ non
.Hon miners in Alaska. Page 12.
Southern Pacific indicted on 23 charges of
rebating. Page o.
Local Political Summary.
Chamberlain carries Multncmah County and
the state. Page 1.
Cameron neats Manning- for District Attor
ney. Paga I.
Morrow defeats O'Day for Circuit Judge;
Stevens beats Word for Sheriff. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Two wool sales In Eastern Oregon this
week. Page 17.
What strong and higher at Chicago.
Page 17.
Stock prices again move upward. Page 17.
American bark Homeward Bound chartered
for outward loading. Page in.
PotIuuhS mud Vicinity.
Portland's reign of roees begins and Mavor
turns key of city over to Rex Oregonus.
Page U
Warships In harbor officially welcomed by
committee. Page 10.
Heavy vote polled In city precincts. Page 12.
Convention of Pacific Coast advertising men
opens. Pare 11.
General Plr.zer Issues genera orders gov
erning "Spirit of Golden West" parade.
Pag 10.
Lewlston Councilman finds carboltneum-trea-ted
wood block pa vemeni be si
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STATEGDES FOR
mm
U. S. SENATOR
Plurality Over Cake
Will Be 1000, or
Perhaps More
DOUBT ON STATEMENT NO. 1
Control of State Legislature
for Democratic Candidate
Is Uncertain.
BUT REPUBLICAN MAJORITY BIG
Hawley and Ellis for Congress
by Large Margin.
MANY NEW COUNTIES DRY
Aitohison and Camphell Are Far In
Lead for Railroad Commission
ers Cnlverslty Appropria
tion Bill Is Safe.
ELECTED ON STATE TICKET.
United StatM S.nator G'rae E.
Chamberlain, Democrat.
Representative First Congressional
District Willis C. Hawley. Repub
lican. Representative Second Congressional
District W. R. Kills. Republican.
Justice of the Supreme Court
Robert S. Bean. Republican.
Oregon Dairy and Food Commis
sioner J. W. Bailey. Republican.
Railroad Commissioner. Ktrst Con
gressional District Thomas K. Camp
bell, Republican.
Railroad Commissioner, Second Con
gressional District Clyde B. Altchi
son, Republican.
Chamberlain's election by the people
of Oregon for United States Senator by
from 1000 to 1500 is indicated by the in
complete returns from the various
counties in the state. Chamberlain won
Multnomah County by perhaps 13X1 to 13J
and elsewhere throughout the stale the
two candidates seem to have run a close
race. Cake's best county Is Lane which
returned him a majority of between 400
and 500. This big majority for Cake is
attributed to Governor Chamberlain's
veto of the State University appropria
tion In the last Legislature.
Chamberlain's success as "the people's
choice" at yesterday's polla will need
election by the next Legislature to give
him the office. This will be possible only
in case a "majority of the Legislature
shall be pledged by Statement No. 1 to
disregard the Republican politics of Its
Republican members and elect Mr. Cham
berlain, a Democrat. The Legislature will
be overwhelmingly Republican, with
probably less than ten Democrats.
Statement No. 1 Majority Doubtful.
It Is doubtful if a majority of the mem
bers of the Legislature will be pledged
by Statement No. 1. Campaigns against
regular Republican nominees for the
Legislature who were opposed . to the
statement failed in Yamhill and Wash
ington counties although the result in
Yamhill of the contest for two Repre
sentatives Is not finally determined. Tho
effort of the statement forces in Jackson
County also failed. They may, however,
have elected two Democrats in Linn and
in Umatilla Blakeley. Democratic candi
date 'for Representative has given L. L.
Mann a close race.
At best the Statement No. 1 forces will
have but a bare majority in the Legis
lature. Of the Republicans elected to
the House of Representatives 2S are
pledged to Statement 1, and of those
elected to the Senate seven are so
pledged. These increased by nine hold
over Statement 1 Republicans and Demo
crats make the total Statement 1 votes
counted as certain, U. The majority of
the Legislature and Joint Assembly neces
sary to elect United States Senator Is 46.
It will be seen that Chamberlain will
need for his election at least two more
Statement 1 Legislators. To assure him
of the election he should have several
more than that to make up for possible
shrinkage, since it is conceded by his
supporters that a vigorous effort will be
made by Republicans to take away from
him Statement 1 Legislators. His sup
porters all along have wanted 50 State
ment 1 Legislators, but it seems certain
that he will not muster that many.
Republicans for Congress.
Prohibition was a hard-fought isue In
23 counties and ha. won big gains. Haw
lfy. Republican for Congress from the
First District wins by n big majority,
probably not l.s than 10,0tv. In the Sec
ond District Ellis is successful by perhaps
15 000. Campbell and Altchison are re-
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