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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1908. ROOSEVELT ASKED TO Women of Guatemala Request Protection Against Tyrant. PETITION SIGNED BY 200 INicnmont Sets Forth in Detail l'n speakablc Crimes of Despot. Protectorate by the United States May Result. SAX FRANCISCO. June 3. (Special.) Details of the despotic crimes of Alajiuel Kstrada Cabrera. President of Guatemala, and of the reign of terror now existing in that republic have been presented through official sources to President Roosevelt and stops are now being taken, according to dispatches from the most authentic sources, looking to the estab lishment by this nation of a protector ate for the tryant-ridden Central Amer ican country. Made desperate by cruelties practiced by Cabrera, not only upon his political enemies, but even upon socially promi nent women of Guatemala, more than 200 women of the best known Guatemalan families recently sent a memorial to President Roosevelt asking his Interven tion and beseeching the United States and Mexico to take acrton to relieve the ter rible situation now existing. This docu ment is now In the possession of the state department and may be the means of bringing about International complica tions. Given to General Davis. The petition of the women of Guate mala was prepared and with the utmost difficulty, smuggled to General J. Davis during his recent visit to Guatemala as representative of the United States at the opening of the Guatemalan inter-oceanic railway. Not only were men who were thought by Cnhrera to be his political enemies seized, imprisonment and shot, but even women of the best families were forced to undergo the greatest indignities. One of these was S?nora Ulloa de Ijopez. who because of exhibiting sympathy for one of Cabrera's victims, was seized, stripped of her clothing and exhibited in a nude state to prison guards and others present in the prison. Had Antagonized Dictator. She antagonized the dictator at the time of the visit of United States Commis sioner Buchanan, who was sent to Guate mala during the troublous times several months ago. Other women who are reported to have been maltreated at Cabrera's command are the wives of Rafael and Felipe Prado, who are both well known in San Fran cisco. The husbands of these women were executed. Others are Senora Concha Paloma de Castellejo, wife of the former Guatemalan Minister to Mexico, and her sister, Senorita Ernestina Paloma. Many of the wives of the men who were exe cuted are reported to have been poisoned, while others were disrobed and whipped In the prison. REXOAIIXATED FOR SENATOR BY AT LEAST 12,000. Carroll Xamed for Governor Hull Defeated for Congress Hep burn Wins Easily. DES MOINES, la., June S. Practically complete returns from the primary elec tion heid yesterday show that United States Senator William B. Allison has been nominated to succeed himself, de feating Governor A. B. Cummins by a majority in the neighborhood of 10,000. B. F. Carroll was nominated for Gov ernor over Warren Garst by a majority close to 20.000. George W. Clarke defeated B. Murphy by 20,000 for Lieutenant-Governor. Mr. Cummins spent the afternoon play ing golf and would . make no comment as to his further political plans. There was but one candidate for each principal office on the Democratic ticket. Notable victories for Congressional honors are reported a follows: J. P. Connor, over Frank P. Woods in the Tenth District; E. H. Hubbard over W. D. Boies in the Eleventh; Ellsworth Rominer over Speaker Nate Kendall In the Sixth; Charles Pickett over B. E. Sweet in the Third, and reports in the Fifth Indicate that Mr. Wood hag a ma jority over Senator Tremaine, although both claim to have a majority. A. I. Smith was not in the running against W. P. Hepburn in the Eighth District. The only Democratic contest was in the Second District, where Mark Walsh, of Clinton, won over J. E. De Armond, of Davenport, carrying Scott County. One of the sensations was the nomi nation of Judge S. F. Prouty over Con gressman Hull, with an estimated plu rality of 1200. Judge Prouty carried Polk, Story, Marion and Dallas Coun ties. He' carried nearly every precinct In Des Moines and Polk County. Con gressman Hull conceded his defeat. MARYLAND IS UNPLEDGED Democratic Delegates Are Sent to Denver Without Instructions. BALTIMORE, June 3. The Democratic State Convention was held today and delegates to Denver were elected. The Instructions make no choice of a Presi dential candidate. The platform declares for state's rights and condemns centralization, condemns the President for his persistent attempts to dictate and coerce legislation, de mands the regulation of Interstate com merce under the Interstate Commerce Commission, with a view to relief from the oppression of the trusts, and declares for the regulation of ownership of rail roads. The platform was adopted with out opposition. BRYAN" IS MERELY INDORSED Louisiana Democrats Refuse to In struct Delegates for Him. " BATON ROUGE. La.. June 3. W. J. Bryan was today Indorsed by the Demo crats in convention here. It was decided not to Instruct the delegates. Bryan was Indorsed by resolution. Previously a res olution instructing the delegation to vote for Bryan "as long as his name is before GAB H ERA the convention" was overwhelmingly voted down. Louisiana will have IS del egates at Denver. Hitchcock Goes to Chicago. CHICAGO. June 3. Frank H. Hitch cock, manager of the Taft bureau In Washington, arrived here today. He said that he came for the purpose of watching the hearing of the contests which are to begin Friday before the Republican National committee. He said that the Taft headquarters -will not be opened Inside of a week or ten days. - . Try to Inflate Grny's Boom. WILMINGTON", Del., June 3.-The George Gray League of Delaware Is mail ing 50,y0 copies of a pamphlet contain ing an interesting sketch of Judge Gray with ardent appeals for his nomination as the Democratic candidate for President. Ohio Votes for Bryan. . ALLIANCE. O.. June 3. The Demo crats of the Eighteenth Ohio District today instructed their National dele gates for Bryan and nominated John J. Whitacre for Congress. WOULD SLAY THE TRUSTS BRYAN" SAYS INCREASED BUS1 NKSS WOULD RESULT. Contests Taft's Statement That Ex tinguishing the Trusts Would Kill Business. OMAHA, Neb.. June 3. In Mr. Bryan's speech at Lexington he eulogized Sena tor La Follette for his fight on the emer gency currency bill, saying; "Senator La Follette Is In sympathy with the masses and has made a fight against great oddB. They put him out of the last Republican convention. I cannot predict what they will do to him In the next one. "Taft says to extinguish trusts means to extinguish industry. Farmers and laborers, however, know better than that. Take, for instance, the harvester trust. It doesn't care whether the farmer buys or not. It is Indifferent. It doesn't have a corner on everything the farmer buys, but it soon will have, if left alone. If you were to extinguish that concern, would it destroy every other concern that manufactures farm Implements? Congress Is vested with power over In terstate commerce and could control these trusts. "If the business of the harvester trust was reduced 50 per cent, there would be competition which would result in cheaper Implements for the farmer. Busi ness would be Increased by the sale of more implements and more men would be employed. Thus competition would help every element of society. When you exterminate trusts, you revive busi ness instead of destroying it." He started from Kimball. Neb., at 1 o'clock this morning, making the first stop at North Platte, where he spoke to a gathering at the opera house, composed chiefly of railroad men. He assailed the railroad for coercing employes into mak ing petitions to legislative bodies oppos ing proposed anti-railroad legislation. The largest meeting of the day, which really wound up his trip, was at Lex ington, where business was suspended during his stay In the town. AH the prin cipal buildings were decorated in honor of his visit and the schools were dis missed at noon. Mr. Bryan addressed an open-air meeting at the High school grounds, where a large crowd represent ing both the city and country popula tion, gathered upon the commons. His reception at Lexington was a fitting clim ax to a trip which he considered the most important and still the most pleas ant he has ever made over his home state. Mr. Bryan took occasion this after noon to commend the Bryan volunteers, both locally and throughout the coun try, for their good work and present ed several suggestions for improve ment. When Mr. Bryan arrived .at Omaha tonight he expressed delight with his trip and the receptions everywhere. He remained In Omaha tonight and will go home Thursday morning. RISKS LIFE FOR OTHERS ABERDEEN MOTORMAN" PROVES HIMSELF A HERO. Stops Car After Being Knocked Off and Half-Stunned by the Accident. ABERDEEN, Wash., June 3. (Spe cial.) Stunned by a blow on the head and with blood spurting from a severed artery at the base of the brain, Samuel Doremus, a motorman on the Cosmo polls line of the Grays Harbor Rail way & Light Company, risked death under the wheels of the moving car, from which he had been almost thrown, in a desperate effort to save the lives of the passengers on board. A serious accident was averted through his hero ism. . Doremus' car left this city at 11:15 last night, filled with passengers for the South Side and Cosmopolls. As the car was crossing the Chehalls River Bridge, Doremus thought he heard someone signal and opened the vesti bule to look out. His head struck one of the iron beams of the bridge and he was nearly thrown from the car. Although dazed, he clutched frantically at the hand railing and dragged him self back to the platform. He man aged to shut off the power and turn on the air then he fell backward un conscious. His conductor went .forward to see why the car had stopped and found Doremus lying in a heap with the blood gushing- from a severed artery. GREAT BAG OF GAMBLERS New Y'ork Police Surround House and Catch All Occupants. NEW YORK, June 3. A spectacular raid was made late tonight on two houses on West Forty-seventh street, where it was suspected gambling operations were going on. by a large force of police, who (lashed tip in automobilies and took 58 prisoners. Police lines were drawn around the entire block, revolvers were flashed everywhere by police and plain-clothes-men and all attempts at escape were frustrated. Louisiana May Stop Betting. BATON ROUGE, La.. June 3. At a meeting of the joint Judiciary commit tees of the Louisiana Assembly today, the bill prohibiting bookmaktng and other forms of gambling at race tracks re ceived a favorable report. Out of 32 members present, 27 declared themselves In favor of the measure. The bill. If passed, will in effect, abolish the long racing season which has marked the Winter in New Orleans for many years. FLOOD 111 MONTANA Train Service Throughout the State Utterly Demoralized. HEAVY RAINS RESPONSIBLE Washouts Will Probably Tie Up Railroads for a Week Two Lives Iiost at Coulee. Butte in Darkness. BUTTE. Mont.. June 3. Train ser vice in Montana tonight is demoralized and the situation is unequalled in the history of the Northwest. The North ern Pacific and St. Paul right-of-way west from Deer Lodge, Mont., resem bles a long sea. In places almost as far as the eye can reach the tracks are under water or washed out, affording little chance of any trains being sent across the break before Friday, and probably not until next week. The Heligate river is rising as a re suit of heavy rains today, and wash outs tonight are reported at Trout Creek, Montana, west of Missoula, stalling the east-bound train. East of Butte, trains are en route to Helena, where they will transfer passengers to the Northern and send them west. All divisions are tied up on the Great Northern in Montana. In the Pipe stone canyon, just east of Butte, wash outs have blocked the trains and there is a freight wreck on the Coeur d'Alene division. Butte tonight Is in darkness as a result of the bursting of White's dam below the city, flooding the power plant. Two lives were lost In Northern Montana this afternoon, a rancher and his wife drowning in the high water at Coulee. MISSISSIPPI AT FLOOD STAGE Cellars In St. Louis Are Full of Water. ST. LOUIS. June 3. The' Mississippi River Is slowly creeping up to the flood stage danger line to 30 feet, the gauge this morning measuring 28.8 feet. The water has encroached upon the levee here until it is within a few feet of the railroad tracks along the top of the levee. Considerable driftwood and debris Is being carried by the city. Indi cating the spread of the flood. Two feet of water is now In some of the cellars of houses fronting on the levee and the basement of the city harbor of fice, which extends over the brow of the levee at the foot of Market street, is flooded three feet deep. Reports from points along the Mis souri River Indicate that that stream Is rising rapidly. WILL SHOOT ALL LOOTERS. Citizens In Flood District rm to Protect Property. HANNIBAL Mo., June 3. A patrol of citizens has been organized for the pro tection of homes that have been tempo rarily vacated because of high water. Boats bearing armed citizens are cruising through the flooded bottom lands and It is . the declared Intention of the citizens to shoot down ail persons found looting abandoned houses. The tracks of the Burlington road from Louisiana, Missouri, northward, almost to Hannibal, are under water, which extends for three miles on each side of the Mississippi's bed. Persons living In the outskirts of Clarks ville. La., and Elsberry have moved to the bluffs and livestock has been driven to high land. No casualties have been reported. RED RIVER OX A RAMPAGE Heavy Rainfall Causes Another , Flood In Texas. FORT WORTH, Tex., June 3. Heavy rainfalls and electric storms early to day added to the flood damage in North Texas. Gainesville reports that the Red River rose seven feet and that the Santa Fe Railroad is still unable to send cars across its bridge. Re pairs have Just been completed and traffic was to have been resumed. At Verona a heavy windstorm today un roofed a dozen houses and tore down wires. Telegraph and telephone com munication with towns in the panhan dle is almost impossible. Red River rose six feet today at Denlson, washing out tha Missouri, Kansas & Texas tracks. REUNITED AFTER 32 YEARS Brothers Meet In Seattle and Will Go on Visit to Mother. SEATTLE, Wash., June 3. (Special.) George Fitzgerald has been living In Seat tle for three years and his brother John has been on Puget Sound for 19 years, yet the two who had not seen each other for 37 years never met until this week. John left his home in Minnesota 37 years ago, when George was but an Infant. George heard a few weeks ago that John was living in Seattle and set out to find him. He located him and with a friend went to hla hotel. The friend Introduced him under an assumed name and they con versed for some time before he revealed himself. John broke down and wept when the relationship was revealed. He had drifted away from his family and finally lost his relatives altogether. The two will go back to visit their aged mother, who resides at Devils Lake, N. D., next Fall. SOCIALISTS ELECT FIVE Get Representation in Prussian Diet for First Time. BERLIN. June 3. The Diet elections were held throughout Prussia today. The most noteworthy result up to mid night is the election of five Socialist members, of whom four were victor ious in Berlin and the suburbs and the fifth in one of the Hanover districts. This is the first time that the Social ists ever elected a member to the Diet. It is possible that other districts wrlll return Socialist members. The Social ists made a campaign against the in crease In taxes. GREAT GAIN OF PROHIBITION Good Templars Glory In Progress of Cold Water.' WASHINGTON. June 3. Today's ses sion of the convention of Good Templars was devoted to reports of officers begun yesterday. Greater gains have been made for Prohibition than ever before In the history of the organization. Ten thou sand copies of the report were ordered printed in various languages and will be distributed wherever the movement for abstinence Is in progress. The credentials committee report shows that 44 nationalities are represented by 88 delegates at this conference. An address by the Grand Lodge of Sweden urging the adoption of a neutral attitude toward religion was submitted. The order has made so many gains, it is said, in membership In Europe and other countries that it is considered de sirable to admit all persons without re gard to their religious convictions. Among the new arrivals - .today was Peter Swenson, the organizer of Norway. President Roosevelt will receive the delegates at the White House' next Monday. RALLY ON THE CHIOS STUDENTS REJOICE OVER VIC TORY' FOR APl'HOPKIATlJ X. Boys and Girls of State University and Citizens' of Eugene Join in Demonstration. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., June 3. (Special.) Tonight on Km cald Field occurred the greatest rally ever chronicled in the history of the Univer sity. The cause of this great demonstra tion was the downfall of the referendum brought against the University appropria tion and for the overthrow of which the friends, alumni and students of the Uni versity have been struggling manfully for the past six months. Every one felt that a great strain was off his mind with the news of the victory, and dignified fac ulty members and students alike partici pated in the celebration, t Is estimated that between 5000 and 6000 people turned out to witness the festivities, the grand stand and bleachers being crammed. In addition to the entire athletic field being occupied. Over 500 male students, under the leadership of Yell .Leader Van Dusen, marched through the" main streets of the city and around the athletic field. The cheers, college yells and fireworks were at times deafening. The prettiest sight of the evening took place when the en tiro bunch of varsity co-eds came march ing into Klncaid Field single file, carry ing Chinese lanterns on long poles, and took three front seats in the grandstand. The big parade proper extended over six blocks and was headed by automobiles end carriages holding the college digni taries. The dormitory goat was also a leading light. Some idea of the length of the line of students can be obtained frohi the fact that they encircled the quarter-mile track and all shot off Ro man candles at once, presenting a most wonderful spectacle. President Campbell Speaks. Addresses were made by President Campbell, who said that Oregon had en tered on a new era In the line of higher education and the goal for every one to strive toward was for "a greater Ore gon." Regent S. H. Friendly called for cheers for the loyal citizens of Portland and Multnomah County, where the bill has a majority of 8000. They were given , lustily. Others who spoke were Alton H. Eaton. L. R. Alderman. Professor I. M. Glen and Mayor J. D. Matlock. All of these speeches were delivered in front of an immense bonfire which the fresh men class had erected. The whole city Is simply on a rampage on account of the successful fight. The glad news has turned everyone loose and a Fourth of July celebration is no comparison. All the fireworks In the city were bought out early In the evening and everyone is Indulging in th fun. The most pleasing feature of the even ing was the announcement that June 1 is always to be celebrated hereafter as a university holiday and will be known as "Referendum day." Each year col lege will be dismissed on this eventful date and the memory of the fight for higher education celebrated. ABANDON CHURCH UNION Presbyterian Denominations Forsake Move for the Present. PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 3. The proposal of the Presbyterian churches and the ailed denominations to come into closer relations, which has been before the general assemblies of both organizations for some time, has been abandoned for the present. A report recommending such action was adop ted by the convention of the United Presbyterians here tonight. The committee on distribution of semi-centennial jubilee money amount ing to more than Jl.200.000, of which $166,000 was donated without specify ing the purpose for which it should be used, recommended that the money should be equally divided between educational and religious enterprises. Plague Is Stayed In Ecuador. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, June 3. The bubonic piague seems now under control. Since May 28 only 18 deaths have occurred from bubonic and 80 cases have been cured. There are now 37 cases In the lajseretto. O. II. P. Belmont Very III. NEW YORK, June 8. O. H. P. Belmont Is reported tonight to be very 111 from appendicitis at his home at Meadow brook. I-L One Ask your, doctor to frankly, just what Cherry Pectoral. Ajjers Cherry Pectoral REVISED FORMULA Often a single dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral at bedtime will completely control the night coughs of children. It is a strong medicine,' a doctor's medicine, entirely free from alcohol. Made only for diseases of the throat, brwachial tubes, and lungs. Full formula on each label. We hate no secrets I We publish the formulas of all our medicines. J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Cheihts, Lowell, Masg. 'VTHB MCWf (CLOTHIERS) (CLOTHIERS' Enlargement Sale cut prices are still in force. Our' windows show big displays of: $20.00 Suits at ..$13.35 $15.00 Suits at $9.45 $3.00 Hats at ..... .$2.35 $10.00 Panamas at $5.00 $3.00 Vests at $1.45 $5.00 Boys' Suits at $3.85 There are many others. By all means, see them and profit by the big sav ings. 166-170 Third Street. YOUNG LADY II HEROINE KEEPS HEAD WHEN CAXOE CAP SIZES SWIMS TO SAFETY. Miss Alma Holllngsworth Not Only Saves Herself by Presence of Mind, but Helps Her Escort. Amid the excitement of the passing pageant on the river last night a canoe capsized at the draw of the Morrison- street bridge and the spectators were treated to an exhibition of presence of mind, courage and strength on the part of a girl still in her teens which brought spontaneous cheers. The occupants of the canoe were Miss Alma Hoinngsworin, of 463 Rodney avenue, daughter of Dep uty Sheriff Hollingsworth, 19 years old. and her escort, Bert Conn, of about the same age, of 309 Eleventh street. Miss Hollingsworth was sent to her nome in a carriage with cheers ringing in her ears. The accident occurred just after the water parade had passed through the draw of the bridge. Miss Hoinngsworin and her escort had fireworks in their little cockle-shell of a craft and in some unaccountable way these exploded. A broad filmy silken sash about the girl's waist caught fire from the sizzling sparks and with a quick movement she rose from her seat to shake loose the burning brand from her clothing. Her sudden ac tion caused the little boat to dip, suck in a quantity of water and roll completely over, precipitating both young people into the river. Cohn tried to save himself by clinging to the upturned canoe, which at best was unsteady. With rare presence of mind. Miss Hoi Iingsworth saw that their best haven of safety lay at the abutment of the draw where they could secure a firm hold and be out of the way of other boa'ts which might run them down. Calling to her companion to follow her, she boldly struck out for the draw head. Cohn followed. The crowd on the bridge had seen the accident and was holding its breath and expecting every moment to see the pair sink beneath the surface. When they saw and guessed the purpose of the girl as she bravely struck out, they voiced their approval in cheers. In stead of requiring assistance or losing her head, MJss Hollingsworth behaved like a little heroine. She swam the IviO feet to the objective point with confidence and a dash which eased the sense of fear that ran through the crowd. 6he was the first to reach the draw head and getting a good hold with one hand she turned with a . smile on her face and with unconscious grace held an encouraging an helping hand to Cohn, who followed. Their arrival at safety Dose tell you, honestly and he thinks of Ayer's Then do as he says. CLOTHIERS "White Flour Boys You can pick them out in the school room, in the street, in the homc--they are pale, flabby, sickly they are fed on white flour bread and soda crackers. Make sturdy, chubby boys and girls by feeding them the food that builds muscle, bone and brain the sweet, crisp malted flakes of wheat. Children like it and thrive on it. " FORCE" is made of, the best white wheat, steam-conked, rolled into thin Hakes, combined with the purest har'.ey-malt and baked. Always "crisp" it before serving it by pouring into a pan and warming it in oven. Then serve in large dish with cream, piling the flakes in one side of the dish and pouring the cream in the other tide, dipping the flakes as eaten. Your grocer sells it. No other flaked Food is " just as good." was followed a few moments later by a boat from Merrill's boathouse. from the foot of Morrison street, containing Pa trolman Keller and two attaches of the boathouse. Wet and shivering, but smil ing and brave, the young people were taken to the shore and placed in a car riage to be driven home. After her ar rival at home it was found that Miss Hol Ungsworth had sustained severe burns on her hand and on both lesa and the serv ices of a physician were necessitated to dress the wounds. Dynamiter's Trial Begins. BUTTE, Mont., June 3. 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Lenzi, en gineer on one of the locomotives dyna mited, was the first witness called to tell of the crime. Xn Clew to Steinlieil's Assassins PARIS. June 3. Although the police are scourinfr the criminal quarters of Paris, cross-examining artists' models and running down every clew, no progress has yet been made in the case of Steinheil, who, with his mother-in-law, Mme. Japy, was murdered in his studio early Sunday morning. Madame Steinheil is prostrated and hysterical and has been removed to the residence of a friend. Count Arlon, for treatment. Hanan shoes at Rosenthal's.