THE MORNING OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1908. VOTERS judiciary committee, is said .to be a safe prediction. The conferences will not be restricted In their personnel, and It is believed that before the Taft platform is finally perfected for submission the views of many of the party leaders will have been obtained. TO ETUFT SYNOPSIS OF OHIO PLATFORM NDDRS J N u Convention Afro-American Na tional League Meets in Chicago June 12. SPECIAL CALL IS ISSUED Purpose to Discuss Presidential Candidates and Campaign Issues. Head of Organization . Makes Forecast of Its Action. LOS ANGELES, Juno 1. A call for a National convention of the Afro-American National League at headquarters in Chicago, 3213 Wabash avenue; June 3 2 to 15, for the purpose of making an Indorsement of one of the candidates for President of the United States was Issued today by Charles Felix La Fon. president of the league. The call states thac there -will be extensive discussion of the political lssue3 In the coming campaign. The various presidents o the league are asked to designate three delegates from their respective states. La Fon Is chief steward In charge of the private car of ex-TJnlted Scatos Senator W. A. Clark. In an Interview thls-afternoon. Presi dent La Fon said that the convention would doubtless Indorse Secretary Taft for President. William J. Bryan, he eaid. had many supporters In the league, but the candidate of the pres ent Administration would be the favorite. According to La Fon. ho had heen in communication with Chairman New and Secretary Dover, of the Re publican National committee. In con nection with the convention and It was at the suggestion of Chairman New that the convention had been called to meet in Chicago immediately prior to the Republican National convention. La Fon was of the opinion that the Brownsville Incident would not Influ ence the choice of the negro conven tion. He stated that he recently had had correspondence with President Roosevelt on the subject, in which the President had gone, at length into the Brownsville affair. BRYAN MUCH DISAPPOINTED Sorry Currency Bill ' Passed Con tinues His Nebraska Tour. CHADRON, Neb., June 1. William J. Bryan opened the second week of his Nebraska tour at Chadron, where he addressed an early morning crowd. For the day he has Ave speeches. After leaving Chadron, a special train took him to Crawford. Mr. Bryan was greatly interested in the outcome of the Aldrich-Vreeland currency bill in the United States Sen ate, the first news of which reached him late Sunday night. ' "The currency bill, though called an emergency measure," he said, "has been pushed through as part of a political association formed several years ago t to secure a change in the basis of bank notes. I am glad the Democrats opposed it and am sorry they did not succeed in defeating it." It was a matter of considerable dis appointment to Mr. Bryan that the cur rency bill was passed, and he indicated that he would more fully express his objections to the measure at a later date. A stand on the principal corner here was surrounded by one of the most enthusiastic crowds which has yet greeted Mr. Bryan. Several hundred cowboys and Indians were among those gathered to hear him speak, and he was greeted in truly frontier style. Fit ting his address to the occasion, Mr. Bryan spoke for an hour. During the course of his address he dealt with public issues as they affect the cattle country and the Nebraska farmer. HEARST IS STILIi GAINING Recount for Day Adds Four to His Total. NEW YORK, June 1. The contents of 26 ballot boxes had been recounted today when the work of counting the ballots cast for William R. Hearst and George B. McCleilan In the last Mayoralty election ended for the day. The net result was a gain of 89 votes for Hearst. In the pres ence of the court ten boxes of ballots were counted today, giving Mr. Hearst a gain of four votes for the day. More than 1900 boxes remain to be counted. OHIO DEMOCRATS ARE SPLIT Two Conventions Held In Ninth Con gressional District. TOLEDO, O., June 1. The Democrats of the Ninth Ohio District today held two conventions as a result of a local fight In the party. Congressman Sherwood was renominated for Congress by both conventions. One side named D. A. Pow ers and Dr. Watts for delegates to Den ver, and the other selected Frank Niles and Charles Gerding. Both sets of dele gates were instructed for Bryan. Tickles Bryan's Vanity. . CRAWFORD, Neb., June 1. William J. Bryan spoke briefly here today. After his address he was the guest at a ban quet. The menu card was headed with a portrait of the honored guest, and be neath it was a picture of the White House, with a, reference connecting the two pictures. ( TAFT WILL MEET ISSUE (Continued from First Pace.) fixed at a rate higher than this difference, he believes, are not only unnecessary as means of protection, but are evidence of the temptation to capitalists to form monopolies and trusts in this country for the control of the market, in that partic ular product. From this Informtion the prediction Is declared to be a safe one that the tariff plank to be presented to the resolutions committee by the Taft adherents will follow closely the lines of the Ohio plat form, with the added specifications re garding the manner of arriving at the amount of tariff which should be levied. Federal Control of Trusts. Mr. Ellis is known to be heartily in favor of a plank stipulating that amend ments should be made to the Sherman anti-trust law, and Mr. Taft Is known to be a thorough believer In the efficacy of trust control through Federal laws. The embodiment of these Ideas Into a plank, which might take the form of an j indorsement of the Hepburn bill, which j filed a peaceful death In tho House I The Ohio Republican platform, which is to form the basis of the National Re publican platform, says on the lead ing issues: "In the Nation, we stand for those ideals of government which mean jus tice, equality and fair dealing among men; a brave and impartial enforce ment of the law; commercial and indus trial liberty; Individualism as against socialism; competition as against mo nopoly; Government regulation as against Government ownership; the promotion of the best interests of labor and capital and the unflinching pro tection of both; compensation for In jured employes of the Government; the re-enactment In constitutional form of the employers' liability act; a limita tion in the exercise of the power of injunction, in order to prevent its abuse; a greater merchant marine and an adequate Navy. "A revision of the tariff by a special session of the next Congress, insuring the maintenance of the true principle of protection by Imposing such customs duties as will equal the difference be tween the cost of production at home ana abroad; together with a reason able profit to the end that, without ex cessive duties, American manufactur ers, farmers, producers and wage-earn ers may have adequate protection. "Such modifications of the currency laws as will provide for the demands of commerce, satisfy the needs of all portions of the country and have at all times the quality of undoubted se curity." Reduction of representation in Con gress and the Electoral College in all states of the Union where white and colored citizens are disfranchised, is demanded. Concerning President Roosevelt's ad ministration, the platform says: "We indorse his splendid adminis tration and declare that neither halt nor retreat shall be sounded in the march toward better government." It specifically approves the railroad rate law, prosecutions of trusts and monopolies and evildoers in the publlo service. PUT MARINES ON GUARD UXCXTC SAM TO SECURE FAIR ELECTION IN PANAMA. Campaign Develops Revolutionary Tendencies Sqnlers Called Home to Explain Meddling. WASHINGTON, June L The Panama presidential campaign,, which is to cul minate in an election the first week in July; has recently developed "revolution ary tendencies" to such an extent as to cause grave concern and the serious in tention to employ severe measures on the part of the American Government to Insure a fair and honest election, prob ably the first in the history of Central America. The 600 American marines sta tioned on the Isthmus will be detailed to the election places. As some precincts will need no armed supervision and others will need several troops, they will toe distributed where they will do the most good.. Tha call for a personal report from Minister Squicrs is the result, it is ex plained, of new developments. At the same time, Mr. Squicrs may be asked to explain certain newspaper comments to the effect that he has allowed himself to become enthusiastic in favor of one of the candidates. Mr. Squiers will sail for the United States tomorrow.! PAYS HIM TO ADVERTISE Rockefeller Admits Publicity Has Helped Bible Class. NEW YORK. June 1. John D. Rocke feller, entering a discussion of subjects brought up by the Rev. Dr. Aked in the Bible class of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church yesterday, said that re ports of the class meetings published in the newspapers had been of great value to the class. He expressed con trary opinions to those of Dr. Aked, who brought up the subject of news paper reports. "This class has 188 enrolled mem bers." said Dr. Aked, "of whom 144 are church-members, so despite the mar velous reporting done by the newspa pers in connection with this class It Is doing very excellent work. This en rollment shows that we are not gath ered here because of curiosity, as the newspaper reports would lead the pub lic so often to believe." Mr. Rockefeller laughed heartily at this remark and, taking his cane, he poked a reporter who sat a few feet away from him in the ribs. "Isn't It a fact," Mr. Rockefeller was asked, "that the reports published about the class in the papers have been of great value to the organization?" "They certainly have." said Mr. Rockefeler. "I like the newspapermen and like to see them, like to talk with them. Sometimes they go too far, though you cannot always blame them. Perhaps I would do the same thing if I were In their places I mean, give way to my enthusiasm. But I don't think that it is exactly right that when I say a few words to a newspaperman in a social way he at once writes a so called authoritative Interview with me of a column or more, putting things into my mouth that I never said. They often come up to see me at Pocantlco Hill and of course I talk with them, but It is not fair to indicate that be cause I chatted with them In the course of a golf game , I was giving them an authoritative interview on all the big and important questions of the day. "But, God bless you reporters for the good you have done and God forgive you for any evil you may have perpe trated." PURDY IS NOT CONFIRMED Senator Nelson "Wins Fight Against the President. WASHINGTON. June 1. The President today announced the following recess ap pointments: Oscar R. Hundley to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. John E. Slater to be United States Dis trict Judge for tne Southern District of Ohio. Edward E. Wagner to be United States Attorney for the district of South Da kota. These appointments were among 50 nominations not confirmed by the Senate at the session just closed. The nomina tions of seven Postmasters were rejected. Among other nominations not confirmed by the Senate were those of 42 Post masters and of Lewis Dhalby, Indian Inspector and Newton, Dwight Purdy, The nervous strain through which dressmakers have to pass at certain seasons of the year seems almost be yond endurance, and frequently brings on nervous prostration, faint ing spells, dizziness, sleeplessness and a general breaking down of the feminine system, until life seems altogether miserable. For all overworked women there is one tried and true remedy. LYDIA E.PINKHAR1'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND restores the feminine system to a strong, healthy, normal condition. Mrs. Ella Griffin, of Park St., Can ton, N.Y., writes to Mrs. Pinkham : " I was troubled for three rears with female weakness, backache, pains in my side, and headaches. I was most miserable and discouraged, for doctors pave me no relief. Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound brought back my health and made me feel better than ever before." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion, dizziness or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it ( Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has jrnided thousands to health. Address. Lyan, Mass. United States Judge for the District of Minnesota. The nomination of Purdy was doomed to fall of affirmation. He was nominated by the President without consulting the Minnesota. Senators, to whom he Is not especially obnoxious, but they considered they had a right to be consulted concerning such an important office within their state. As soon as Senator 'Nelson saw the nomination he remarked: "I may not be a Senator at the White House, ut I am a Senator at the Cap- KOI." The nomination was referred to Senator Klttredge of the sub-committee and in his possession found a permanent resting piace. COPPER TRUST ELECTION James Stlllman Retires Prom Direc torate of Amalgamated. NEW YORK, June L At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Amal gamated Copper Company today, James Stlllman, president of the National City Bank, retired from the directorate of the copper company. Benjamin B. Thayer, John D. Ryan and John Bushnell were elected directors to succeed Mr. Stlllman, George H. Church and J. E. Judson. The resignation of Mr. Stlllman Is in lino with his policy to retire from many corpora tions in wheh he has been a director. The financial statement of th com pany shows net Income for the year end ing April 30 of $B.6ai,557, a decrease of 17.473,843, as compared with the previous year and a surplus for the year of $525.- 041, a decrease from that of the previous year of $1,703,047. The total surplus is J12,- 008,823. The annual report of the Amalgamated Copper Company says the companies owned wholly or In part by the Amal gamated Copper Company produced in the calendar year 1907 from their own and customers' about 212,000,000 pounds of re fined copper, of which amount the Amal gamated Copper Company received the benefit from about 178,000,000 pounds. After reviewing the depression. In the copper business last Fall and Winter, the report says that In February, 1908, the surplus stock of copper had practically disappeared and the mines of the dif ferent companies are now being operated at their fullest capacities. EATS MATCHES AND DIES Three-Year-Old Child Poisoned by Chewing Sulphur Heads. SEATTLE, Wash., June 1. (Special.) Velma, the S-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard E. Smith, living on the east shore of Lake Washington, died yesterday as the result of eating the heads off a box of sulphur matches. The child became violently 111 Satur day night. Under the influence of a narcotic, the child feel asleep. Investi gation showed an entire box of head less matches on the floor of a room where the little one had been playing. Yesterday morning the child was seized with another violent attack of vomiting. She was again put to sleep. She awoke a few hours later, raieed up on her pillow and fell back dead. TIMING AUTO RACES. The auto races will be timed from the 12-Mile House grandstand and the loca tion of the different cars during the progress of the races will be called by the aid of a powerful 12-mile prism tele scope.. Secure seats early from 5 to 15 feet.away from the racing cars, at the fastest turn and perfectly safe. Call up Merrill, Main 625., 108 7th st. Selects Tokio Commission. WASHINGTON. June 1. Secretary Root has decided on the personnel of the commission to represent the United States at the Tokio Exposition in 1912. The commissioners-general will be Fran cis B. Loomls, former Assistant Secre tary of State; Frederick J. V. Skiff, direc tor of tha Field Museum-oX -Chicago, and FULL gnniRiiiiiuiniiiiiiiiiUEH Francis D. Milet, the well-known artist. The first work of the commission, after its formal appointment, which Is ex pected to be made within a few days, will be the selection of a secretary and other clerical assistants. Many applications are on file for the position of secretary, and each has numerous indorsements. The recommendation of the commissioners will undoubtedly be followed In filling these places. Upon good authority, it is predicted the appointment will go to John Callan O'Laughlln. a well-known newspaper writer of this city, as sec retary. Despots Fear Assassination. SAX FRANCISCO, June 1. Reports brought by passengers on the steamer Acapulco, arrived today from Ancon and way ports, are to tho effect that Presi dent Figueroa, of San Salvador, is In danger of assassination, and that Presi dent Cabrera, of Guatemala, whose life was recently attempted, is preparing to seek safety in flight. Revolutionists are gathering in strength for an uprising in Guatemala, the reports say. and Guate- m BUGS. 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If you would avoid future re- f:rets choose your machine after hear ng them all side by side make your choice front the machine and not from some salesman's recommendation who is probably selling one or two particu lar makes It costs you not one penny more to get what you naturally want the best if you come to Filers. Here you can hear all the latest records popular ballads, all the old songs of long ago, dance music, con cert bands and orchestra, vocal solos, quartettes, etc. Then you can hear all the Grand Opera selections and hear them on dif ferent machines music that would cost you $5 or more to hear if rendered in an opera-house If you had uoh an opportunity. We simply have all everything, and invite you to come and enjoy the pleas ure of music good music yes, the bent munlc, and It's all free. From any viewpoint the place to buy your Talk ing Machine or If you have a ma chine, your records is at Eilers Piano House. Talking Machine Parlors. 353 Washington. Si CoxFark. . OREGON'S FESTIVAL PAGE PHOTOGRAPHS IN COLORS 1 Flower Maidens on Street Parade, 2 A Flower-Decked Chariot. Save the mala and Honduras are preparing to at tack San Salvador. There are many in dications of another Central American war. San Salvador Is massing troops on her frontier. Guatemala and Honduras already have troops on the way to the frontier. Moros Again Out for Blood. MANILA, June L The Moros on the Island of Jolo are reported restless, and one of the Asturla Dattos has vowed per sonally to kill 20 whites and 100 Chinese and then declare war. A sentry has been attacked and badly wounded. The guards have been doubled. It Is reported that settlers have been at tacked. Call forn tans in the City. Nearly 100 prominent members of the Sacramento Valley Development Asso ciation came in by special train yesterday morning. They will remain In Portland for several days. In the meantime making REDUCED I FROM ALL POINTS ON THE LINES OF THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. and SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. TICKETS Tdilr Tnn laiiy , O UUC JllTIP 1 UA1C J-j J T ii r 1 a j uiiv x a FARE AND ONE MONDAY, JUNE 1. TVon Arrival at high noon of Rex Oregonus and Court. Cavalcade escort through decorated streets and arches to Royal Palace. Evrnlng Feast of Lanterns and General Illumination; Coast Ad men's Rose Banquet. TUESDAY, JCSiE 2. Afternoon Opening of the Com petitive Rose Exhibit at the Orient al Building. Even Ins; Illuminated Parade "Spirit of the Golden West." WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3. 10 A. M. Monster prize parade of Floral Decorated Automobiles. Evening Venetian Water Car nival, procession of Illuminated Public and Private Craft; all-day free exhibit of rare blooms by Rose Society at Oriental Building. WM. McMURRAY, ROSE NU 3 Midsummer Bloom of Hoses MBER 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. Golden Trout By David Starr SPLENDID VIEWS OF YO SEMITE VALLEY AND CAL IFORNIA WILD FLOWERS A Well-Rounded-Out Number of Interest to Everybody. Now on sale, IScpercopy the side trip to The Dalles. From here they will go to the Sound and as far north as Victoria and Vancouver. B. C. Many of them have vfsted the metropolis The Donatin Circus A lively story for boys and girls starts with the next issue of THE SUNDAY 0REG0NIAN "We commend it to every normal youngster in the Pa cific Northwest. It -will run all Summer. (LINES IX OREGON) TO PORTLAND DURING THE WEEK OF THE GREAT WILL BE ON SALE AS FOLLOWS: 1 tr f From The Dalles and all points west 11UU rrom Albany and CorvaUis and all ofifl From Pendleton and points tlULi O From Eosebnrg and points - r From all points east and ("From all points east and From all points south of ii u j -THIRD FOR THE ROUND TRIP Final Return Limit June 8 PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK Damrosch Armory. Concerts in evening at THURSDAY, JUNE 4. 10 A. M. M agnlficent street parade of Floral Decorated Vehicles, Competitive Floats. Equestrian Clubs. Etc.. including the marvelous Japanese "Cherry Blossom" pro cession. Afternoon 100 - mile Autlmobile Race, 60-Mile Automobile Race. Evening East Side Street Carni val of Masqueraders and Children's Pa rade. Damrosch Concerts at Armory Afternoon and livening. FRIDtr, JUNE 5. Morning Business Houses' Re ceptions to Portland visitors. General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon in Portland Jordan. of the Pacific Northwest before and now observe Portland's wonderful advance ment. Their slogan is, closer alliance between Oregon and California. points north west to The Dalles north to Albany north of '. Koseburg north of Pendleton Evenlnir Allegorical and His torical Parade of F.Iertric Floats, Including "Chinese Dragon"; Grand Ball at Armory. SATURDAY, JUNE 6. Morning Regatta on the River; crews from Victoria, Vancouver and the fniversity of Washington will compete. Noon Grand Parade of Woodmen of tho World. Afternoon P. N. A. Championship Field Meet at Multnomah Field; Re lay Races for High Schools and Public Schools of the Northwest; valuallo trophies to be presented for each event. Evening Pyrotechnics and Mas queraders' Farewell to Rex Ore gonus and yucen Flora. t raiiiiiunioiiffiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiioiioiiiHiiiiiuiiiiiiMm CATES