VOL. XL VIII. 0. 14,834.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AS IH OREGON, SO
ALSO IN CHICAGO
EMPEROR GREETS.
AMBASSADOR HILL
AMERICAN' IS CORDIALLY RE
CEIVED AT KAISER'S COURT.
DOLLIVER BOOM
ISHERMAN RETURNS;
DECLARES
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Pre-Convention Scenes
Old Familiar Ones.
MOST DELEGATES SHUT OUT
Find Themselves Given Little
Voice in Proceedings.
HUGHES CAUSE OF WORRY
But for Him New York Could. Get
Vice - Presidency Cortelyou
Boom Comes to Its Final
Collapse.
BY EDGAR B. PIPER.
CHICAGO. June 14. (Staff Correspond
ence.) A National convention is a great
affair, of course, and worth all it costs
to the man who has come a long way to
take part in it, or to look on, yet the
days Just previous to the big show pre
sent the same panorama as one sees, or
used to see, every two years, in Port
land, when there was a gathering of
Republican war horses (or Democratic)
to name the state and Congressional
nominees.
The hotel corridors are crowded with
great throngs, wandering aimlessly
about, everybody trying to find some
body he knows and occasionally suc
ceeding, meanwhile smoking himself into
heart disease or making an occasionat
visit to a convenient bar, just to see
whether the prohibition wave has reached
Chicago. It has not, apparently.
Few Delegates "In the Know."
.The average delegate doesn't know
much about what is going on behind the
scenes here any more than we did in
Oregon, for the whole thing is planned
and arranged for him here Just as it
was there. Thus there Is nothing for
him to worry about so far as the J)lg
show is concerned. The only real op
portunity he will have to make his in
dividual vote count is in the selection
of his delegation's nominees for various
convention committeeships, but very lit
tle of that labor has yet been "done, for
the delegations, especially those from
the West, are not yet on hand.
Battle for Vice-Presidency.
1 There is lively Interest in" the Vice
Presidency, and the mighty struggle, al
ready well under way, is yet far from
a determination. New York could have
the Vice-Presidency, if New York were
In shape to ask for It. But the plight
of that . great state Is both awkward
and humiliating. There is the most
numerous delegation from the largest
state In the Union absolutely without a
voice In the convention's proceedings,
and without prospect of making its in
fluence felt in any way.
Trouble About Hughes.
The whole trouble centers in Hughes.
The delegation has in Hughes a candi
date for the Presidency whom IT does
not want, but to whose fortune It is In
honor committed. It would like to have
Hughes withdraw, but Hughes will not
retire from a contest he never entered,
and he will not permit his name to be
used as a Vice-Presidential candidate.
Hughes is unquestionably beaten, but the
delegation cannot pull him down with
out being accused of disloyalty to him
and treason to the Republican party In
New York, thus Justifying all the sus
picions of Hughes' real friends that his
candidacy was actually in the hands
of his enemies.
There are. half s'lozen men in the
delegation who would like to be Vice
President, but none of them dares open
ly to promote "his candidacy until the
Hughes . bugaboo shall have been
"shooed" away, which necessary task
will be done in course of events by the
convention. When Hughes is out of It,
however, the scramble row going on
tinder cover i will be brought into the
open, and New York will then have a
genuine chance to get on the Presidential
ticket. For the Vice-Presidency will go
to New York undoubtedly, if New York
Is able to unite on a candidate. That
Is a most formidable "if," as has already
been indicated.
Cortelyou Boom Collapses.
The Dolliver talk grows largely out of
the present helplessness and hopeless
ness of the Empire State. A most grat
ifying feature of the day has been the
evident collapse of the Cortelyou boom.
It .was never dangerous except in so far
as it had apparently the tacit sanction
of the Taft-Roosevelt machine. For
some strange reason Cortelyou's ambi
tions are taken seriously at Washington,
for there is a great inclination in ad
ministration circles to retain for the
Government in high place his more, or
less distinguished services.
Nobody else appeared to want the
Vice-Presidency, and the happy thought
appears to have struck some one around
the White House that Cortelyou was just
the man for the Job. A feeler was there
fore sent out from Washington to the
effect that Cortelyou was being favor
ably considered as a running mate for
Taft. Frank Hitchcock, manager for
Taft, was the original promoter of Cor
telyou for President, but he didn't get
very far, having learned that Cortelyou
was strong only In the District of
Columbia, which doesn't cast many votes
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His Majesty Engages Diplomat in
Half-Hour's Conversation After
the Formal Presentation.
BERLIN, June 14. The Emperor today
received in audience the new American
Ambassador to Germany, David Jayne
Hill, who succeeded Charlemagne Tower.
The audience was fixed several days be
fore Dr. Hill anticipated it, but the Em
peror's greeting was none the less hearty.
The Ernperor's master of ceremonies.
Baron von de Knesbeck, called at the
hotel yesterday where Dr. Hill was
stopping and informed him that an audi
ence with the Emperor had been granted
Ambassador Hill, Cordially Re
ceived by the Emperor at the
Court of Berlin.
for today in the old palace, his majesty
coming in from Potsdam for the purpose.
Three court carriages called for Dr. Hill
today and, accompanied by his staff, he
proceeded to the palace. On his arrjval
there he received a message from the
Emperor that the presentation would take
place in the garden which recently was
planted in one of the palace courts.
Count von Eulenberg and Baron von de
Knesbeck conducted the Ambassador
thither,, the Emperor' receiving him with
greit cordiality. - After th formal pres
entation and the delivery of greetings
from President Roosevelt, an official let
ter, the Emperor engaged Dr. Hill in con
versation for half an hour, showing his
most charming social qualities.
Dr. Hill did not wear an official uni
form, but in deference to German social
requirements, full dress.
THREAT TO WIPE OUT CLAN
Vengeance on Chin Family Sworn
by On Leong Tong.
CHICAGO, June 14. (Special.) Charges
of perjury in the Hip Lung Chinese
murder trial, which will lead to evidence
against Attorney Robert E. Cantwell and
others being introduced before the next
grand Jury by the state's attorney, found
an echo today in a statement made by
Chan Kew, Chinese Interpreter in the
case, that unless Hip Lung and his as
sociates were punished by the courts for
the murder of Chin Wai, the entire
Chin clan would be wiped out by mem
bers of the On Leong Tong. '
The Chinese colony is worked up to
a point of frenzy over the case and the
disclosures of perjury by witnesses. The
effort to save the three defendants from
punishment has stirred up bitter feeling
among the rival tongs in Chinatown.
KAW RIVER NOW FALLING
Missouri at Kansas City Stands at
Thirty-Foot Mark.
WASHINGTON. June 14. The Ka
River is falling, but the Missouri at Kan
sas City continues to rise slowly. The
stage tonight was 30 feet, with a further
rise of possibly one foot indicated during
Monday, from water now In sight.
Marquis de Armljo.
MADRID, June 14. Marquis Vega de
Armijo. ex-Premier and ex-President of
the Chamber of Deputies, died here today.
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CongnrMsmaa Dalzell of Fennfrylvanlii,
lowan's Friends Can't
Stem the Tide.
TAFT FEELS HE NEEDS HIM
Western Senator for Vice
President, the Prediction.
SITUATION MUCH MUDDLED.
Fears Felt for. Party's Success in
Corn State if Republican Leader
Accepts Second Place Honors.
Interest Is Intense.
CHICAGO, June 11. "Taft, of Ohio;
Dolliver, of Iowa."
There are many politicians in Chicago
tonight predicting that these names will
constitute the next Republican National
ticket, and some believe that the Iowa
man is assured of the second prize, as is
the Ohio man the first. The situation does
not justify so strong a characterization,
but the Dolliver boom is manifesting such
positive vitality and has grown so rapidly
during the last 24 hours as to justify gtv-
ing Mr. Dolliver the center of the stage
in placing the characters who are taking
part in the Vice-Presidential drama that
is now being staged. '
The developments of the day are:
The Increased prominence given to Mr.
Fairbanks as a candidate to succeed him
self: the falling off in the Cortelyou
boom, and a pronounced improvement in
Sherman's chances. '
Won't Present Cortelyou's Name.
The present indications are that Secre
tary Cortelyou's name will not be pre
sented to the convention. He has from
the first been largely dependent upon the
New York delegation. and now that it
seems practically Impossible for him to
secure the indorsement of that delegation,
it is possible his candidacy may not be
turtUer ! tuuxi. " .'
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Coolidge said today that if it became evi
dent that his chief could not, secure the
nomination without making a fight for it,
and he would not permit the mention of
his name in the convention. There is no
possibility of avoiding a conflict, not even
if Senator Dolliver is eliminated, as it is
evident that no one will be permitted to
gather the prize without winning it in ttie
open arena of the assembled convention,
and- with a number of valiant compet
itors. .
Sherman May Get New York.
The strategical position 6f New York is
largely responsible for Mr. Sherman's
growth as a candidate. If New York was
considered doubtful, that state could
command the nomination for the Vice
Presidency and its claims would receive
most respectful consideration. Conse
quently, much attention has been given
to the report which has gained currency
today that the delegation of the Empire
State will declare for Sherman for second
place, in case of the failure of Governor
Hughes for first place. In addition, the
claim is made that many other Eastern
delegates will cast their votes for the
New York candidate. For these and
other reasons Mr. Sherman has made
decided gains.
' Friends Dampen Dolliver Boom.
The friends of Senator Dolliver who
want him to remain In the Senate and
not to enter the Vice-Presldentiar race,
have been busy all day in their efforts
to devise means of preventing his nomi
nation, basing their opposition on the
sole ground that his selection would work
Incalculable harm to the party In that
state by causing a renewal of the faction
fight. They have made many appeals to
the Senator himself by mail and by letter,
through personal messengers, to ail of
which he has made the reply that he Is
not a candidate and that the office is
not one that appeals to him.
Judge O'Connell, leader of the Alllson
Dolliver faction, arrived today with a
renewal of this assurance. Appeals are
also being constantly made to Incoming
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M. H. De Vouiif, of California.
One Case Develops Before Reaching
Honolulu, Another Two Days
Ago Must be Quarantined ..
Wireless dispatches were received
yesterday by Tne Oregonian from the
transport Sherman while at sea that
there was smallpox on board. The
Sherman is bound for Portland from
the Philippines with the First Infan
try, 585 men in all, under command
of Colonel McGonical.
Before the vessel reached Honolulu
a navy man returning died of the dis
ease and was burled at sea. Two
days ago an enlisted man was taken ill
Senator Dolliver, of Iowa. Who.(
Against the rrotest of Himself and
Friends. Seems Likely to be Nomi
nated for Vic-President.
with smallpox. The two men were
in different parts of the ship, so the
whole vessel Is considered infected.
This means that under the quaran
tine regulations each of the 1182 men
on board must be vaccinated and quar
antined for 14 days and the transport
must be fumigated.
This process necessitates disem
barking all the men. And owing .to the
lack of facilities at the Columbia
River station, tents must be sent from
some of the army posts . of the dis
trict. Colonel Rogers, in command,
fears that since the men have Just
returned from the Orient, camping out
in this clir-ate wfll be injurious to
their health, and he has requested the
department to have the transport with
all on board sent to the quarantine
station at San Francisco. What will
be done in this matter cannot yet be
known.
The First Infantry is en route to
Vancouver, where it wilt be stationed,
succeeding the Fourteenth- Infantry,
which was transported a few weeks
ago to Manila.
Recruits for First Infantry.
One hundred and seven recruits from
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., arrived in Port
land Saturday morning, to join the First
Infantry, which arrived In Astoria yes
terday from the Philippines. The re
cruits were sent to Vancouver imme
diately and were In . charge of Sergeant
Flaherty and Corporal Odell, who are
old-time soldiers and are now In the
recruiting service in St. Louis.
GOMPERS ILL AT CHICAGO
Slight Infection of Leg Confines Him
.. to Hotel.
. CHICAGO, June 14. Samuel Gomp
ers,' president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, is ill at the Kaiscrhof
Hotel here. with a slight infection of
the . leg. His physicians report that
the ailment, which was caused by an
Injury suffered several weeks ago, is
not serious.
Earl of Derby Dead.
LONDON, June ' 14. Frederick Ar
thur Stanley, Earl of Derby, Governor
General of Canada in 1888-93, died
here todaj aged 67 years. He had been
Lord of the Admiralty, Financial Sec
retary of War, Secretary for the Col
onies and President of the Board of
Trade.
STATE DELEGATIONS NOW
Senator Carter of Montana.
Foster Sinful Cults, Rev.
Lapham Says.
SCATHING CHARGES ARE MADE
Christian Scientists Alleged to
Promote Free Love.
MRS. EDDY IS ARRAIGNED
Denounced on Allegation That She
Advocates Destruction of Mar
riage Relation World
Sin-Besodden.
STRONG STATEMENTS IN REV. S.
C. LAFHAM'S SERMON.
Says women, more than men, sup
port evil and pernicious fads, includ
ing free love.
Grills Jack London and says he
advocates destruction of marriage
relation.
Says oratory has taken the place
of the gospel in modern pulpit.
Contends that conditions now are
much the same aa before the Flood.
Classes Christian Scientists with
Holy Rollers and Tangled Tongues
votaries.
Declares that Mrs. Eddy herself
advocates free' love.
That women more than men are respon
sible for the vagaries of popular beliefs,
for free love and the fads and "isms"
that masquerade as religious faiths, was
the statement of Rev. Stanton C. Lapham,
pastor of the Second Baptist Church, in
his sermon yesterday morning. He
charged women with responsibility for
the free love doctrine and said that they
support freak cults of all kinds.
But Rev. Mr. Lapham, while he did not
spare women in his strictures, made at
least one exception and attacked Jack
London and his work, declaring the
writer advocates the destruction of the
marriage relation. "I would as soon
have a viper in my home as a book
written by Jack London," declared the
Baptist clergyman.
Sermon a Sensation.
Many of the statements of Rev. Mr.
Lapham's sermon were remarkable to
the point of sensationalism. His topic
was, "In the Way of Cain," and he as
serted conditions now are similar to those
before the flood that wiped out all . hu
man life on earth save the family of
Noah.
The teachings of the Christian Science
Church came in for scathing denuncia
tion. Rev. Mr. Lapham likened the
Christian Science sect to the Holy Roll
ers and the Tangled Tongues. Spirit
ualism was also placed in the same cate
gory. "These fads and 'isms,' " said Rev.
Mr. Lapham, "are presented In a most
attractive form that appeals to women,
and women have become their main
lodgement and support. Without
women's support they could not exist."
Rev. Mr. Lapham declares that Mrs.
Eddy herself, the head of the Christian
Science Church, is an advocate of the
free love doctrine.
Women Support Free Love.
"The sins and licentiousness that
were an abomination to the Lord be
fore the Flood," declared Mr. Lapham,
"are being repeated today as seen in
the multiplications of the cults arid
isms of the day, and in the' promul
gation of the. pernicious doctrine of
free love. With all respect for the
purity of our mothers and daughters,
we must admit (.hat free love finds its
advocates and1 support among women
more generally than among men. The
attack on the marriage relation In
some fourteen authors I have -read
was made mainly by women.
"Mrs. Eddy, the apostle of Christian
Science, is an example of one woman
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ARRIVING AT CHICAGO FOR REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
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It 1$ 'u -i
George H. Villlams, of Oregon.
Horse and Owner Accorded Ovation,
and Fallieres Congratulates
American Millionaire.
PARI9. June 14. Thousands of Ameri
cans today saw W. K. Vanderbilt's bay
colt. North East, with J. Childs up, cap
ture the Grand Prix de Paris, the blue
ribbon event of the French turf, which
this, year was worth about JT2.0CO. Beau
tiful weather favored the running of' this
classic, and fully 150,000 persons gath
ered at Longchamps to witness the race,
which marked the close ef the Paris
season.
President Fallieres was there together
with the members of his Cabinet, and
Wnu K. VanderblH, Whose
Horse Captured the Grand
I'rlx de Paris and Purse or
7n,oon.
there was an unusually large attendance
of foreigners from all parts of Europe.
After the victory of his horse Mr. Van
derbilt was given an ovation, and was
escorted to the presidential lodge, where
he was warmly congratulated by M. Fal
lieres. The race was stirring from start to
finish. North East winning only by a
scant head of his half-sister, Sauge Pour
Purie, owned by Count Lemare.
The JUhetJceno livuio a kllMug on Van
derbilt's victory as the odds were ten
to one, the public losing faith in Mr.
Vanderbilt's chances when Sea Sick II
was withdrawn after his bad showing
in the English Derby.
The favorite for the Grand Prix, Me
dah. Grillroom and Quintette finished in
the order.
COLEMAN GETS POSITION
Will Head lTniverslty of Tacific at
1 San Jose, Cal.
SALEM, Or.', June 14. (Special.)
Word was received in Salem Sunday
that ex-President John H. Colman, of
Willamette University, had received an
Invitation to become president of the
University of the Pacific, and that he
would probably accept the position.
The University of the Pacific is located
at San Jose, Cal., 47 miles from San
Francisco, and is under the patronage
of the California conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. It has six
buildings and' about 300 students. The
value of the plant la about 1200,000 and
it has $150,000 endowments.
GATEKEEPER A SUICIDE
Despondent Because His Gates In
jure a Woman.
RENO, Nev., June 14. J. E. Prouty,
47 years old, formerly of Keokuk, la.,
disturbed because the gates at the
Lake-street crossing of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, of which he was keep
er, had injured a woman, went into his
woodshed this afternoon and shot him
self dead. He had lived here about
two years.
Senator Bailey Improves.
NEW YORK, June 14. The condition of
Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, who
is 111 of bronchitis at the Waldorf-Astoria,
showed much improvement today. His
physician stated that there Is no doubt
of his recovery.
Senator Hopkins of Illinois.
I farea iwr. i VirmniHi .nr rw rlmmim nil mi I
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Dynamite Plot Costs
Growers $30,000.
LOSS AT LEAST 10,000 CRATES
Two-Thirds of Hood River
Fields Left Dry.
LABORERS ARE SUSPECTED
Jfen to Whom Work Was Refused
Thought to Have Uone the Deed.
About l'oiir Hundred Acres
Are Left Without Water.
HOOD RIVER, Or., June 14. (Special.)
liiant powder was successfully used
last night in an effort to cause the
growers composing the Farmers' Irrigat
ing Company the loss of a large portion
of their strawberry crop. Disgruntled
laborers are suspected.
About 150 feet of flume on a hillside
on the west side of Hood River was de
stroyed, and the water In the big irri
gating ditch is shut off. As a result,
the crop of two-thirds of the valley,
about 400 acres. Is without water until
such time as the flume can be repaired,
which will take at the least estimate
three or four days.
The growers stand to lose at least 10,000
crates of berries, worth $30,0U0, and if the
flume cannot be repaired before Wednes
day, the loss will be far greater. The
damage to the ditch will not amount to
more than $500.
Destruction Took Hard Work.
The point, where the ditch was de
stroyed is high on a hillside. The mem
bers of the company state that It must
have taken considerable work and three
or four boxes of powder to produce such
disastrous results. This is the ditch
from which all of the water Is taken to
irrigate the Oig strawberry crop on the
west side of the valley.
Although 25 men were hurried to the
scene of the trouble as soon as It was
known today It is estimated that it
will take three days, working day and
night, to repair the damage.
The Hood River berry season is now
at its height and no water to sustain
the plants and ripen the berries during
the present warm weather will cut down
the yield on every grower along the ditch
to almost nothing. For the past few
days from five to seven cars of berries
have been shipped daily.
An Investigation started this after
noon by M. H. Nickelsen, secretary,
and A. C. Staten, manager of the com
pany, in an effort to determine if pos
sible who the ditch destroyers were,
developed the fact that the noise o
the shots was heard by C. W. Reed,
who resides two miles away from the
spot where the explosion took place,
and who slates 'that it occurred about
11, o'clock. Beyond this nothing Is def
initely known.
Perpetrators Are Suspected.
It is said, however,' that the officers
of the company have under suspicion
several men whom they had in their
employ last year and to whom they,
refused to eive work this Summer.
The greater part or the Injury to
the ditch consists of ' the blowing to
pieces of 150 feet of flume situated
in an almost inaccessible spot on the
west side of Hood River and evidently
selected on account of the long time it
would take to make repairs!
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTEROA YS Maximum temperature, SI
decrees; clear.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
W. M. Vanderbilt's colt wins grand prlx at
Lonsehamps. Page 1.
Ambassador Hill cordially received by Em
peror William. Page 1.
Political.
Aspects of pre-conventlon artivlti at Chl
caKO. as eeen by Edgar B. Piper. Page 1.
Lively fight on convention floor over plat
form is expected. Page 3.
Great- throngs disturb Sunday calm in
Windy City. Page 3.
Taft men will make no concessions on com
mittee appointments. Page 3.
Dolliver k friends unable to check hl boom
lor second place on ticket. Tage 1.
Domestic.
Kansas City takes precautions to prevent
future flood damage. Page 2.
Pariflo Coast.
Atlantic fleet gathering in San Francteco
bay for homeward voyage. Page 2.
Large part of Hood River berry crop de
stroyed through spite work. Page 1.
Washington gubernatorial candidates need
40 per cent of primary vote. Page 5.
Attorney-General of Washington advises
county officials to fix relative places of
candidates' names on ballot by lot.
Page 5-
Sports.
Best tennis tournaments ever played in
Pacific Northwest scheduled for this Sum
mer. Page 4.
Portland wins final game from Oakland
and heads clubs. Page 4.
Manager McCredie may get back Pitcher
Henderson. Page 4.
Portland and Vicinity. .
Detailed vote on prohibition in Oregon
counties. Pago y.
Transport Sherman arrives in Columbia with
smallpox on board. Pag 1.
Children's day celebrated in ' Portland
churches. Page S.
De Caprto's band opens season at City Park.
Page 14.
Charles Savage, negro, with bad Portland
record, is wanted lor Kansas City train
robbery. Page 14.
Rev. S. C. Lapham grills Mrs. Eddy an4
says she advocates free love. Pkq 1.