VOL. XL VIII. NO. 14,827.
PORTLAND. OKEOOX, SATURDAY. JUNE G, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
'S BOILER
COWBOYS' RACE
RESULTS IN TIE
FIRST- CONTESTS
DECIDED FOR TUFT
ROOSEVELT WILL
HUNT IN AFRICA
CUTOFF
OTHERFOLKS'CASH
SPENT ON WIDOW
LAST OF FESTIVAL
; 4 KILLED
By
RIVERS
S BEST
WtKERT AND WORKMAN RIDE
INTO DENVER TOGETHER.
PLANS TRIP INTO WILDS WITH
SOX KERMIT.
MYSTERY OF MONTGOMERY'S
STEALING COMES TO LIGHT.
CRUISER
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PARADES
Explosion on Tennes
see Creates Havoc.
MEN LITERALLY COOKED ALIVE
Admiral Sebree Escapes by a
Margin of Seconds.
TWO ARE FATALLY INJURED
Speed Trial Interrupted l)y Bursting
of Boiler-Tube Just After
Inspection Survivors Act
' Like. Heroes.
DISASTER A"I ITS CAUSE.
Killed, 6.
Injured, 10.
Cause: Explosion of boiler tube,
srndlpg flood of 'steam throuth fire
room, scattering hot ashes and cinders
among firemen.
Damage: Prompt action with fire
hose quickly extinguishes fire and pre
vents spread of damage. Damage not
great.
SAX PEDRO, Cal., June 5. While the
United States armored cruiser Tennessee-was
steaming at 19 knots per hour
on speed trial off Point Hueneme, Cal.,
at 11:0S this morning, a steam pipe in
"the starboard engine-room burst under
a ."JTi-pound pressure, killing four men
and Injuring ten others all of the
men in the compartment at the time.
Two of the injured will die.
The explosion, the cause of which is
yet unknown,' occurred only a few min
utes after Admiral Uriel Sebree, Cap
tain J. K. Howard and Chief Engineer
Robertson had left the engine-room
on a tour of inspection. Four of the
men were killed instantly and two
more are expected to die at any mo
ment. Tho Dead.
George Wood, water-tender. Scran
ton, Pa.
K. C. Boggs, second-class fireman,
Voodlawn, Ala.
A. Relnhold, machinist's mate, second-class,
Germany.
George W. Meek, fireman, first-class,
Skldmore, Kan.
Tho Injured.
Fatally injured, who died later:
S. Stematis, first-class fireman, Nor
folk, Va.
F. S. Maxfleld, second-class fireman,
Toughkena, Chester County, Pa.
Seriously injured:
K. J. Burns, coal-passer. New York.
Walter S. Burns, coal-passer, Brook
lyn, N. Y.
J. P. A. Carroll, fireman, second-class,
Hartford, Conn.
Slightly injured:
It. W. Watson, fireman, second-class.
East St. Louis, 111.
It. F. Rutjedge, coal-passer, Athens,
Ga.
G. M. Corns, fireman,' second-class,
Ironton, O.
A. Hayes, water-tender, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
H. Fitzpatrick, fireman, first-class,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
There were 14 men in the fire-room
when the plug, which is four inches in
diameter and enclosed with water in
side the boiler, blew out, driving a tor
rent of scalding steam, coal-dust, cin
ders and hot ashes out through the
ash-pit and showering the half-naked
men. A blast from the steam ventila
tors told those on deck of the accident.
Lieutenant-Commander S. S. Robert
son, tue navigator, instantly sounded a
general alarm and dropped 20 lines of
hose ready for Instant use in case of
fire. Within the doomed fire-room, No.
3, amidships on the starboard side,
which is one of the inclosed fire com
partments, the surviving seamen were
fighting for life.
Keinhi Id and Meek were struck dead
at their posts. Boggs and Wood
crawled or were dragged into the ad
joining fireroom. No. 11, and died al
most immediately.
The surviving seamen, all of whom
received some injuries, acted with the
greatest heroism, aiding their unfor
tunate mates.
Sebree Narrowly Escapes.
Roar-Admiral Sebree escaped death
or serious injury in the fated fire-pit
by a mere moment's time. ' He had
lefi the room where the explosion oc
curred not io seconds before the fatal
blast.
The Admiral stood in the engine
room adjoining the fireroom with Chief
Engineer Robertson and Captain How
ard. His first intimation of the
tragedy was as he mounted the ladder
and a half-naked fireman flashed past
him suffering from severe scalds. '
When the smoke came from the fire
room the fire call was sounded and all
the ciew went to their stations in per
fect order, silently, and in a few sec
onds 15 to 20 lines of hose were ready
to turn on the fire.
Several of the crew behaved with
heroism ana will be reported to the
department later -when full particulars
are known.
Inspection h;y been under way for
more than two hours, the engines, boil
ers and all tho machinery working per-
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Agree in Interest of Humanity to
Horses, AYliirh Show No Exhaus
tion Great Speed Made.
DENVER, June 5. Frank T. Wykert,
of Severance, Colo., and Charles F. Work
man, of Cody, Wyo., riding together, fin
ished the endurance horse race from
Evanston, Wyo., to Denver at 2:35 this
afternoon. Both rode bronchos. Wykert,
who weighs 193 pounds, was on Sam,
weight 911 pounds, and Workman, weigh
ing 100 pounds, rode Teddy, 1025 pounds.
The racers were accompanied from the
Frank H. Hitchcock, Mnnnser of
Tnft'a (ut In Content at Chi
cago. city limits by an escort of horsemen and
a detail of mounted jollce. The streets
through which they rode were so densely
lined with spectators that it was impos
sible to ride at great speed.-
Sam appeared to be in better condi
tion than Teddy at the finish, but neither
horse was exhausted.
They had come from Cheyenne, Wyo.,
a distance of 104 miles, since 6 o'clock
last evening, and from Greeley, Colo., 5i
miles, since 7 o'clock this morning.
The race began Saturday morning. May
30, at 6 o'clock, and the distance ridden
was 507 miles. Twenty-five horses start
ed and all had dropped out up to last
night. Five left Cheyenne last evening,
but three of these were unable to keep
up the fast pace set by Sam and Teddy.
At Henderson. If miles out of Denver,
Wykert and Workman agreed, on the
advice of the officers of the Colorado
Humane Society, who were watching the
race, and of all concerned, to call the
result a tie and divide first honors and
money prize. Coming into Henderson,
both horses were going at a terrifio
pace. Workman leading by a few yards.
James Edwards, of Dlamondville. Wyo..
riding Sorrel Clipper, passed under the
wire here at 8:40 P. M., capturing third.
Kern, of Colorado City, the oldest rider
in the race, reached the finishing point
on Dex at 9:15 P. M., taking fourth. The
mounts were in good condition.
A great crowd greeted them, and Kern
was carried from his horse on the shoul
ders of the more enthusiastic.
MAYOR BUSSE MARRIED
Takes Great Pains to Keep Secret
of Intentions.
CHICAGO. June 5. Mayor Fred S.
Busse was married on April 12 to Miss
Josephine Lee, of this city. The cere
mony was performed by Judge Theodore
Brentano, there being but five persons in
all present at the time of the marriage.
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He Wins Both Alabama
and Arkansas.
PROTEST COMES FROM ALLIES
Object to Taft's Managers Sit
ting on Committee.
THEY MEET QUICK DEFEAT
First Day's Session Adds 2 4 Votes
to Taft Column Today Con
tests for 34 Seats Will
Bo Heard.
CHICAGO. June 5. Without roll calls
the Republican National committee to
night decided the contests from Ala
bama and Arkansas, involving 24 seats
in the Republican National convention,
in favor of the delegates Instructed for
Secretary Taft. The victory for tho
Secretary's forces was sweeping, not
even a division being required to de
termine tlte will of the committee.
Contests from Florida, Georgia and
Kentucky will be heard tomorrow, the
total number of seats affected being 34.
Taft Men on Committee.
The proceedings today would have
ben devoid of interest had it not been
for an effort to prevent Frank H.
Hitchcock, the Taft manager; Arthur
F. Statter, ex-Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, and Charles G. Phelps,
of Washington, both assistants to Mr.
Hitchcock, from sitting in judgment
on the contests. These men held prox
ies of the members of the National
committee from New Mexico, Alaska
and North Dakota, respectively. Their
entrance Into the executive session of
the National committee provoked Jo
seph B. Keating, United States Attor
ney for the District of Columbia, man
ager for Vice-President Fairbanks, and
Representative James Francis Burke,
of Pennsylvania, who acts for Senator
Philander C. Knox, to make vehement
protests from the outside.
Protest From Allies.
After a hurried conference among rep
resentatives of all the anti-Taft forces,
it was decided to reduce the protest to
writing and have it presented to the
committee before the contests 'were taken
up. When this had been done, the pro
test was sent to W. F. Aldrich, formerly
a member of Congress from Alabama
and one of the contesting delegates-at-large
from the Scott-Davidson anti-Taft
delegation from that state. It recited
the fact that Mr. Hitchcock is directly
Interested in the management of one of
the candidates directly involved in the
case and "therefore disqualified to sit
in Judgment" upon It. It also declares
that Mr. Hitchcock does not reside In
the territory he claims to represent and
is not a regularly or properly chosen
National committeeman from that terri
tory. Messrs. Statter and Phelps were
termed "employes," instead of "a man'
ager" for one of the candidates.
Says They Are Interested.
Mr. Aldrich presented the protest to
the committee and stated that he did
not regard it a3 proper that they should
be compelled to present their arguments
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WHERE ROLLS THE OREGON
Sail for Cairo Xext April in Quest or
Big Game Visit Xo Other
Country.
WASHINGTON, June 5. Important
significance in connection with Presi
dent Roosevelt's determination against
a third term Is contained in the admis
sion, made today for the first time, that
he Is making definite plans to leave
the United. States In April next year
for Africa, where he will spend a year
hunting big game. Rumors that Mr.
Roosevelt was to leave the country at
the conclusion of his term of office
have been printed heretofore. When
information has been sought at the
White House, the answer has been that
no definite conclusion had been reached
as to the President's plans. But today
It was stated that President Roosevelt,
with his son Kermit, would sail for
Cairo In April, 1909, Just as soon as
the necessary arrangements for the
departure could be made after the 4th
of March.
It Is the desire of the President to
bring back at the end of the
year from the wilds of Africa speci
mens of every species of big game to
be had on the Dark Continent. He will
visit no other country, it is stated.
The President will devote much of
his time to the study of the habits
of animals, collecting material for a
book,- which, it is believed, he will
write upon his return.
BABE IN DESERTED HOUSE
Policeman Rescues Mite Left Alone
by Parents.
A baby less than years old, which
could neither talk nor walk, or In any
manner make known its wants, was
taken from the residence of M. Kocovlc,
1294 Union avenue, last night by Pa
trolman Drugg, who had to climb through
a window to reach the crying Infant. Its
parents could not ue found and the neigh
bors complained to the police that the
child had been left without attention and
without food since 9 o'clock In the morn
ing. They further alleged that the
parents of the child left it in this man
ner almost daily and on their representa
tions the policeman took the Infant and
turned It over to the Baby Home.
At 1:30 o'clock this morning the mother
of the child called the police station on
the phone and admitted that she had
left it alone during the time stated by
the neighbors, because she, said she, had
to go to help her husband, who conuuets
a restaurant at 433 Washington street.
She was told where her child had been
taken. ' " ..
AUTO RECORDS BROKEN
Mile at Hate 02.6 Miles an Hour
at Jamaica.
NEW YORK, June 5. Road records for
automobiles were broken today during
the races held in connection with the
subway opening at Jamaica, L. I.
One mile over a road In 38 3-5 seconds
was made by a car owned by Harry
Leverry and driven by Herman Kil
patrlck. This was at the rate of 92.6
miles an hour.
The best time for two miles was made
by Kilpatrick one mile, 19 1-5 seconds.
ROOT GOING INTO TRAINING
Will Soon Start North for Physical
Recreation.
WASHINGTON, June 5. Secretary Root
will leave here June 20 anfl spend several
weeks at a training establishment and
then go to his farm near Utica for the
rest of the season.
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FLOAT, A FEATURE OF LAST NIGHT'S SPLENDID PAGEAWT.'
Rising Floods Break
All Communication.
RAILROADS GIVE UP FIGHT
Northern Pacific Loses 150
Miles of Track.
PEOPLE DRIVEN TO HILLS
Great Steel Bridges Washed Out.
Wires Down on Ail Sides Power
Dams Are In Danger The
Deluge Still Continues.
MISSOULA. Mont., June 5. At 5
o'clock this evening the flood situa
tion in Western Montana is growing
more seriois each minute. Helena is
cut off from the outside world. She V.'
without railway, telegraph or tele
phone communication. For a short
time this afternoon there was 1 tele
phone connection and at the time it
was learned that all of the streams in
Helena and vicinity are overflowing
and that there has been much damage
to farms and considerable loss of live
stock. The Great Northern's branch lines
are out of service and the main line
In Northern Montana is cut in several
places. The first train started east
ward out of Spokane over the Great
Northern is now tied up. There is no
communication either by rail or tele
graph. Streams Still Rising.
All streams continue to rise. The
Big Blaekfoot River is nearing Its
highest flood mark.
The Northern Pacific has lost sev
eral 'miles of track east of here dur
ing the day. At Ronlta, Nimrod and
Bearmoutli the telegraph operators
have been compelled to leave their
posts, driven out by the rising waters.
At Garrison nearly , all the residents
have flea from their homes and are
camped upon the hills In the rain.
None of the dams on the river have
given way, though the power-dam
owned by ex-Senator William A. Clark,
above Missoula, Is reported to be In a
critical condition.
This afternoon the Northern Pacific
released by wagon transfer 200 of the
passengers that have been marooned
eat of here. They will be sent to
Spokane on a made-up train.
Reitmuii Almost Mobbed.
Among the passengers who have
been water-bound and who came in
this afternoon is Emma Goldman, the
Anarchist lecturer. She is now in Mis
soula. An attempt was made to have
Miss Goldman address the passengers
at Drummond, but the pasengers woifld
not permit It.
Dr. Reltman, Miss Goldman's manager,
had a narrow escape from rough treat
ment during one of the early days of the
delay. He was smoking in the observation-car
of the marooned train when some
ladles asked him to stop. Ho refused and
his manner was very offensive. A man
who noticed the incident scored Reltman
roundly and threatened to thrash him if
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Pittsburg Defaulter Gambling Xot
Only in Mining Stocks, but
Women's Charms.
PITTSBURG. Pa., June 5. (Special.)
The romance of Cashier "Billie" Mont
gomery, all-round sport, confirmed bache
lor and rounder, who is now in the county
jail while the receiver of the Allegheny
National Bank figures out how much
more than $1, 250,000 his accounts at the
bank are short, seems likely to be told
in its entirety, as - result of a dis-
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Harry S. New, Chairman of Re t
publican National Committee. I
covery made in the investigation of the
books of the wrecked bank.
Montgomery has been accused of gamb
ling in mining stocks, of extravagance
and of juggling bills, but he always has
been- thought free from entanglements
with women. Entries in his books show
the payment of $.",0,000 within a few
months of his arrest, and larger amounts
during the year preceding, to a splendid,
dashing young widow.
WILL DECIDE AFTER JULY 1
Interstate Commission to Act on
Lumber Hate Cases.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, D. C. June 5. It is doubtful if
the decision of the Interstate Commen e
Commission In the Pacific Coast lumber
rate cases will be rendered much be
fore July 1.
Several weeks' work remains to be
done, although every effort is being
made to expedite these derisions. It is
proposed to announce simultaneously
the decision In all the Pacific Coast
lumber rate cases, as the points In
volved are practically the same in all.
REIGN IS NEARING END
Shah of Persia Gtjing to the Dogs"
Post Haste.
ST. PETERSBURG. June u. The situ
ation in Persia, according to reports re
ceived here. Is steadily going from bad to
worse and a dispatch that came In today
has aroused apprehension of a speedy end
to the relsn of Shah Mohammed Ali
Mirza, and the possibility of linal inter
vention. Responsibility for this state of
affairs is attributed largely to the Shah
himself, who. to use the phrase of a rep
resentation of the Russian Foreign Office,
is "going to the dogs as fast as ho can."
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Crowds Cheer Pageant
of Rex Oregonus.
CLIMAX OF WEEK'S FESTIVAL
Officers of Navy and Society
Leaders at Armory Ball.
MERRYMAKERS IN STREETS
Festival Spirit Uantpant In Gaily
Llhted Thoroughfares His Alle
gorical Procession C'apturcb
the Public.
RKX OKWiOMS KKVKAI.KD.
a Last nlKht at the maskc-tl hall at
4 the Armory, Rpx Orcgunus. t ho Kos-
f tlval Klnp, whose identity has here-
I tofore been unrevealod and a source
of much mystery, un masked. He
! proved to he H- C. Mt'Allister. Mas
ter Fi?h Warden of the stale.
Portland's loyalty to the rose reign la
unfathomeri. The enthuninm of the pub
lic in all the events of festival week Is
without end.
From 60.000 to 75.000 people wore out
again last night to behold the bigei-t
and last of the illuminated Festival
pageants. There was no falling away of
attendance or interest after the fatiguing
turmoil of five days of almost continu
ous merrymaking. The streets presented
the same bar.kod-in aspect that has be
come characteristic on any and all fes
tive occasions. The same full share of
applause was given out along the entire
route to the more intciesling features of
the column.
Kverythins in Parade Is New.
Tast night's parade, marking the offi
cial climax of the second annual Hoso
Festival, was planned and carried out on
a basis worthy the closing. The histori
cal and allegorical floats were something
that had not been -seen before in the
week's parades. Kvery float was new.
Even the Festival King and Queen had
new chariots. The illuminations were
brighter even than on Tuesday night.
The Festival ball at the Armory com
menced at the, same hour willi the pa
rade and there was .a large and brilliant
assemblage of people at that affair. i he
ball proved a distinctive social success
and the big dance floor at the Armory
was fairly crowded with dancers. To .
those who attendcH the function It was
one of the most delightful events of
Festival week. Naval officers from the
squadron now in Port were guests of
honor at the ball. .
The big allegorical and historical pa-
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weil her.
YESTKH DAY'S Maximum temperature. 6D
decrees; minimum, T2.
TODAY'S I'robatdy fair; westerly winds.
Fwreign.
Kirp Kd ward starts for nus.in and agree
ment may re.-ult. PaRe 4.
Kir Knbert Hart r-redieUs fcic-at future for
China. I'ann 4.
Jlnmetttlc.
KnRlih aeronaut predicts nun will fly with
vines. 1'hk 5.
Wykert ami Workman tied n. winners of
hi'ij-fimii's emiurHiue ratrt. Page 1.
MontRonjeiy, tho hank -wrecker, ieiuandered
much iimney on v. omt-n. i "aire 1.
Npriik's niurd'T Oklahoma. Shtiiff and man
hunt liryins. I'aKf 5.
Floods in Montana grow worse and state Us cut
off from worui. Page 1.
Eight persons killed in collision on trolley
road near Annapolis. I'ajje 7.
Tomarfoes in Nuva Scotia and Nebraska caus
tieath and much damage. I'gp 4.
Natioiuil.
President Roosevelt prepares for biff game
hunt In Africa. rae 1.
Bryn answers charRes about use of Ryan's
money in 1 !M4 rampaiKti. Page 5.
Repulli'an 4a tiona! Convention derides
Alabama and Arkansas contests In Taft'i
favor. J'age 1.
Inrlfie CUMt.
Explosion of hoprr-tube rn crviiw r Tennessee
kfl.A six and Injures eight. Page 1.
Sport r.
fr'ynerlneita wlr Oaks as well as Derby in
England, i'age 11.
I..OS A ngeles takes second st l aight from
Jort land. Sein e. 4 to J. I':.ge J I.
Gambling mania over bas'ball games
frowned on by Pacific Coast League of-
hcijils. Page 11.
Five states to bo represented in athletic
meet today. I'age 11.
Commercial and Murine.
Movement of early California fruit.
I'age J 7.
General trade reports fhow 1 nij.ro vement.
Page 17.
Wheat weak and lower at Chicago. Tage 17.
Oriental liner Numantia enters with big
cargo of gunnies. Pa;e J d.
1'ort lun d und Vicinity.
Official returns give Chamberlain 1 0C7 plur
ality In Multnomah County. Page 7.
Chamberlain, with 47 l"gis tutor? pledged
since election, has enougu already to emct
hi in. I'age .
Eighty-foot, nine-mile boulevard, from river
to liver, proposed for Utand avenue.
Tuge 10.
Naval officers in harbor guests of honor at
Rose Festival ball. Pa;e in.
Twelve divorces granted in State Circuit
Court. I'age 10.
Council commit tee adopts Cottel bill regu
lating iiiiiuualistii niediums. Pae
Iast day of Rose Festival to be more in
formal. Page 1 1.
Hugh H. Mclsaac here to organize branch
of Independence League lu Oregon
I'age 5.