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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.
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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
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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-
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most essential elements to sup
ply energy for the performance
of the various body functionsl
Its daily use tends to strengthen
and regulate the bowels. ,a
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For sale by all Grocers
THE SAFEST
And Best Place to Buy
Your Talking Machine
Is to go Where you can choose from
not one or two. but all the acknowl
edged world's Best Makes, and there
Is only one such place in Portland and
that place is Kllcra Piano House 353
Washington Street, Corner Park, where
will be found the largest and most con
veniently equipped Talking Machine
Parlors in the Northwest.
They carry In large stocks Columbia,
Edison and Victors, and thousands
upon thousands of records all the lists
complete and up to everything for
June. 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. .
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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
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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.
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3 Midsummer Bloom of Hoses
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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.
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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
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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.
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