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PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL,. XLVIII 0. 14,837. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, - JUNE 18, 1908.; TAFT GAINS VICTORY ON NJUNCT ON Committee Adopts Plank Offered as Compromise. ALLIES BROUGHT TO TERMS Fight Will Not Be Continued on Floor of Convention at Today's Session. TAFT'S THREAT SUCCEEDS Might Refuse to Run on Plat form Ignoring Issue. WINS BY DECISIVE VOTE Even Favorite Son States Fall In Line With Him Obloan's Man agers Gain Their Point by Pluying for Time. CHICAGO, June IS. The biggest proW '.ein before . the- resolutions committee of ihe Republican National convention that of the proposed plank in the plat form dealing- with the question of the limitation of court injunctions In labor controversies, was disposed of at 2 A. M. today when, by a vote of 35 to 16, with one state (South Carolina) not recorded, j the full committee agreed to the plank. It was predicted after the vote that there would be no fight on the matter on the floor of the convention when the lull report of the committee was made today. The full committee adopted the state hood plank for Arizona and New Mexico; thus reversing the subcommittee's ac tion. At 2:30 A. M. the committee adjourned. The vote on the injunction plank is said to tiave been as follows : Yeas Alaoama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Flor-da, Georgia, Illinois, In diana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mas sachusetts, Minnesota Mississippi, Mis souri, Nebraska. New York, North Caro lina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Da kota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wis consin, Wyoming, AlasKa, Arizona, New Mexico, Philippine Islands, Porto Rico. Noes California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine. Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Idaho, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, District of Co lumbia, xiawail. The votes of Louisiana and Tennessee were not ascertained when this bulletin was sent. Under the operation of the strict secrecy adopted by the pommittee, this vote Is unofficial. TAFT WOULD HAVE DECLINED Would Xot Run on Platform Which Meant Defeat. CHICAGO, June 17. "If the" Repub lican convention deliberately refuses to adopt a platform on which Secretary Taft feels he can make a winning race7 the Republican convention will have to nominate a man who needs no platform to win." While th.s statement Is not being put forward as an actual ultimatum, it Is the principal weapon which the advo cates of an- anti-injunction plank in the platform are using to Compel the com mittee on resolutions and the conven tion Itself to make such a declaration. It Is their last resort, and the momen tous import of the alternative implied presents more strikingly than could any thing else the desperate straits to which the supporters of an anti-injunction declaration have been driven by the per sistent fight that has been made against it. Put Taft in Bad Position'. The statement quoted was made to night by a member of the sub-committee which is preparing the platform, who is friendly to both President Roose velt and Mr. Taft. It was the' result of a careful analysis of the situation made after 24 hours of almost continu ous service in the committee room and undoubtedly presented his view of the situation. Proceeding, he said: "It is preposterous to ask Secretary Taft to make the race for the Presidency on a platform which is not to his liking, and especially in view of the fact that it is generally known that he has been giving much attention to the framing of the party's declaration of principles and policies. To do so would be to place him in the attitude in which Mr. Cleveland was placed when he was compelled. In 1892, to repudiate his party's tariff plank. (Concluded on Fu 11 MARRYING MONEY HIS PROFESSION CHICAGO BIGAMIST'S QUEER VOCATION PROFITABLE. Duped Score of Women Before Law Laid Its Heavy Hand Upon Him. CHICAGO. June 17. A bigamist, ri valing Johann Hoch or Harry Bates, the police say, came to grief today when Lucian Pickett, in the Criminal Court, pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy and was sentenced to the penitentiary for an indeterminate period by Judge McHurely. Pickett is believed to have as many as 20 wives in different parts of the country. It was shown that - he had at least three, and that his business had been, to marry women for their money, and when he obtained it. to leave the victim and go in search of another. Apparently he found it remunerative, and in some in stances managed to get the money, with out the trouble of going through a mar riage ceremony. Investigation led to the discovery, it is Senator W. Murray Crane, of DlMMckiiRetti, Leader In the Flarht Asjalnst the Anti-Injunction Plank. alleged, that he had no other business than that of marrying gullible women. FRANK LEAVES CHICAGO Butte Millionaire Recovers Suffi ciently to Continue Journey. . .CHICAGO, June" 17. K. I. Frank; the millionaire president of the Southern Cross Mining Company, of Butte, Mont., who became ill in t,he Palmer House, recovered sufficiently today to continue his journey from Butte to Cincinnati, In company with Jiis, nephew, Julius Goldsmith, of Cincinnati, and an at tendant from the office of Dr. J. S. Sweeney, physician of the hotel. Frank has been twice Mayor of Butte, and is prominent in Republican politics in Montana. He came to the city to attend the convention, and ex pected to go on to Cincinnati, where his mother is ill. He had interested himself in the Roosevelt third-terra boom, and the excitement of the open ing of the convention here,, added to worry over his mother's condition, caused his illness. BOURNE STILL SANGUINE Predicts Eleventh-Hour Bolt From , Taft to Roosevelt. CONVENTION HALL," Chicago, 111., June 17. Senator Bourne did not at tend the convention- today. He gave his place to his secretary, John C Young, who was unable to get a seat yesterday. Senator Bourne said he an ticipated nothing but routine business today and certainly no nominations, hence he did not care to attend. He expresses himself still sanguine that at some moment a stampede will com mence fhich will carry the conven tion for Roosevelt. A movement is on foot, he said, in many parts o the country, the expression of which will reach delegations today, which he be lieves will swing them from Taft. Just what the procedure will be he would not say, but the inference is that anti Taft and pro-Roosevelt telegrams will pour in on the delegations today and bring about a stampede. MRS. HARTJE WINS AGAIN Court Gives Her $5000 a Tear and $33,250 for Expenses. PITTSBURG, Pa.," June 17. Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, wife of Augustus Hartje, the millionaire paper manufac turer, whose unsuccessful divorce liti gation against his wife had been wide ly published, won another victory to day, when, by a decision of Judge Fraser, she was awarded $5000 a year alimony, $26,250 for court expenses, and ?7000 for attorneys" fees. Her claims for expenses and counsel fees were but slightly reduced by the court. BOYCOTT IS MAINTAINED Chinese Government Finds Rebel lious Spirit in Hongkong. HONGKONG, June 18. The anti-Japanese boycott is still being strongly main tained. The government has prohibited meetings at restaurants, called for the purpose of discussing the question of self government and similar subjects. A missionary arriving from the Province of Hainan states that people are dying like flies from the plague. The scourge is abating in Hongkong. T ' " s '--v.,, J ' " f ." f ' 7 v r I , , !.-$ - f t I DRAFT DOLLIVER FOR SECOND PLAGE Taft Men Overrule Pro test? of Iowa. AID NEEDED IN MIDDLE WEST Fairbanks Repeats Determina . , tion Not to Run. BUT BOOM STILL LIVES New York. Struggles for "Agreement on Sherman, but Remains Di , vided Guild Will Stay in Race Till Last Gun. CHICAGO, June 18 (2 A. M.) Sen ator Jonathan P. Dolltver, , of Iowa, will be Secretory Tail's running: mate on the Republican ticket. Thin has been definitely decided In important conferences1 tonight. Despite the iro tests of Iowa Republicans,. Mr. Dolliver Is to be dratted, as hi presence on the ticket la considered imperative In order to wage successful warfare -with W. J. Bryan In the Middle West, the great and vital battleground of the campaign. CHICAGO, June 17. The promulgation of a letter from Vice-President Fair banks reiterating his "irrevocable deter mination" not to be again a candidate for the office he now holds was the most Important development of the day in connection - with the Vice-Presidential nomination. The letter was addressed to Mr. Fairbanks' manager, Joseph B. Kealing, and the full text follows:- Text of the Letter. Indianapolis, June 16, 1009. 'My Dear Mr. Keallng: I appreciate fully the compliment paid ma by my friends in their insistence that I fhould accept a re nomination for Vice-President, yet my de termination -not to be-a candidate again, as announced before the close of the last session .of Congress through you, Is abso lutely irrevocable. " My conclusion does not grow out of any want of; appreciation.. of the honor,' for the Vice-Presidency is an honor which any man may well covet. No one is obliged To step down to . It. ... I have enjoyed the great honor -which came to me unsought and by the undivided voice of my party, for all of which ' I am profoundly grateful. Feels Deeply Touched. , The renewed expression of the confidence of my friends touches me deeply. - They need no assurance that I have come to the conclusion that I have reached deliberately, and I trust' that the personal considera tions which -I have advanced will com mend themselves to their approval. I am (Concluded on Page 11.) DRAFTED r l ; - UW!SWMHIWJIW HOSTILE FLEET IS REPULSED SHAM BATTLE FOUGHT IX LONG ISLAND SOUXD. X'cw York Militia Manning Forts on -Shore Sink Hypothetical . .' ' Warships. NEW- YORK, June 17. The tugs repre senting the 'hostile - fleet attacking -New York approaehe Forts Totten and Schuyler . in LongIsland Sound tonight. The searchlights had' no. sooner revealed their presence than the call to arms was sounded. Immediately 12 and 10-inch guns of the- batteries-began to -boom. After half an hour's bombardment ' the first hypothetical battleship was pronounced out of action. . Twenty minutes later two more . hypothetical - battleships were the oretically sunk, and four hypothetical armored cruisers were declared to have been - put out of ' action. The engaged "warships" then withdrew. .- Several attempts to . land hypothetical troops were-"repulsed by the - National guardsmen.' LIN Eli LUSITAXIA HELD UP Shells Whiz Across Her Bow During Sham Battle. ' . NEW YORK,. June 17. Projectiles from the ' batteries of 12-inch guns whizzing across her bow abruptly ; stopped for a brief time the Lusitanla in her run out to sea today. The great Cunarder, east bound, was passing through the narrows while- the batteries of Fort Wadsworth and Fort . Hamilton, manned for; the at tack of a fictitious enemy In the war game in progress were in action. - The Lusitanla' s officers observed I the firing and the turbines carrying the royal mails halted in the midst of smaller craft, the captains of which had hesitated to cross the line of . fire. Army officers at Fort Hamilton de clared' that the batteries, had been care ful to cease fire when vessels approached and that the Lusitanla would have been .in no danger. MULAI HAFID TAKES WIFE Forms Cabinet and Excludes Auto mobiles From Morocco. FEZ, Sunday, June 14. Mulai Haiid was today united in marriage to one of his cousins, a daughter of Mulai Ismael. At the conclusion of the ceremony the usurping Sultan announced his Cabinet. Madni Glaoul becomes Grand Vizier. At the same time Hafld issued orders that no European innovatipnswould be tolerated." 1 This means the -exclusion of, automobiles. - , . GREAT FIRE IN SAWMILL Damage Amounting to : $425,000 , Done at Birmingham. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 17. Fire in the sawmill plant of the Kaul Lumber Company, "at Hillls, did $-123,000 damage. Over 6.06o;obO ' feet of lumber were de stroyed, in addition to the sawmill, plan ing mill and all the tramways. TO BE PLACED ON TICKET SENATOR J. P. DOLLIVER, OF IOWA. ,-, , V STORM OF (MRS FOR ROOSEVELT Convention Is Almost Swept Off Its Feet. LODGE PRESSES THE BUTTON Instantly Applause Breaks Forth in Waves. : BURKE LOSES HIS FIGHT First Ballot Decides Against Reduc ing Southern ' Representation. Allies 'Abandon Contests and All Taft Delegates Seated. OTHER LONG CHEERING SPELLS. ' CHICAGO, JunelT. (Special.) The cheering for President Roosevelt to day stirred. UP .the statisticians. They .found . that among other noticeable instances of prolonged applause fol lowing the- nomination ' of a ' f avcrita son or the mention of his name were: James G. .Blaine, Minneapolis, 188S. 40 minutes. . . William McKinley, St. Louis, 1806. 82 minutes. Mark Hanns, St. Louis. 1808. 24 minutes. . . . Theodore Roosevelt, Philadelphia, 1900, 40 minutes. -' . William Jennings Bryan, Chicago, 1S98. S6 minutes. John Sharp Williams, Kansas City, 1000, 22 minutes. Benjamin R. Tillman, Kansas City, 1900, 24 minutes. Theodore Roosevelt, Chicago, 1904, 35 minutes. ' CHICAGO, June. 17. The second day of the Republican. . National Conven tion has brought the long-expected Roosevelt yell, a whirlwind of enthusi asm, which -raged within the vast am phitheater ' of the Coliseum for fully 45 minutes today, for a time present ing to the timid the specter of ' a Roosevelt "stampede. This demonstra tion was. decidedly the feature of a day , otherwise notable , for a stirring speech from the' permanent chairman of the convention, - Senator Henry Cabot Lodge . of Massachusetts; for much political procedure in placing the convention . on a smooth-running basis, and for final defeat of the plan to re duce the representation of Southern States at future irtionaI Conventions. Allies Abandon Contests. Probably the most important act of (Concluded on Page 11.) WITH TAFT. ?4 V -v BUNCOED UNDER NOSES OF POLICE OKLAHOMA VISITOR TO CHI CAGO CONVENTION ROBBED. Arrested by . Bogus Policeman and "Fined" for Counting City Hall Pigeons. CHICAGO, June 17. Despite the large detail of policemen . and detec tives assigned to protect convention visitors, James Chandler, a stockman from Chester, Okla.. was fleeced out of $22 by two smooth confidence men to day, in the rear of police headquarters. Chandler had been attracted by the tame pigeons which feed about the streets near the City Hall, and began counting them. Suddenly a flashily dressed individual approached and de manded to know what Chandler was doing. - "Why, I'm just counting the pigeons." replied the man from Oklahoma. "Well, you have no right to count them, and as it is against the law, I will have to arrest you."' The victim offered a mild protest but agreed to ac- Senator Chester I. LnK, of Kan sas, Cbantplos of the Anti-In-' Junction I'lnnW. company the "detective" to the police station. They walked to Clark and Randolph streets, where they met the second man, who posed as a judge, and Chandler paid a "fine" of $22. REPORTS BURNING VESSEL Bonneville Agent Sees River Steamer in Flames. . The - railroad station agent at Bonne vllle, at 1. o'clock this morning, notified the Portland office of the Western Union that he had seen a burning steamer in the Columbia River earlier In the night He reported that the steamer was a mass of flames and was opposite Oneonta when first seen, later drifting over to Cape Horn, on the north bank. He said that the burning steamer had also been seen by the crew of the O. R. & N. train. No. 6. The most thorough investigation pos slble, considering the late hour, was made by The Oregonlan, with the result that all the regular upper river boats were found to be safe, from which It Is to be concluded either that tbe boat seen was some steamer off Its regular course or a small and unimportant craft, or that the report was a mistaken one. The Charles R. Spencer. ' Bailey Gat- seert. Capitol City and J. N. Teal were safe in harbor at Portland last night The Dalles City was reported safe at The Dalles. The Georgle Burton, which makes trips 'to the Columbia Paper Mills, near Bonneville, was reported by the agent, A. H. Morrill, to be at Ore gon City.. WEDS MISS AMY M'KEE Etienne L. M. Land Marries Mrs Norman Lang's Sister. SAN FRANCISCO. June 17. (Special.) Miss Amy Marguerite McKee, of Oak land, a sister of Mrs. Norman Lang, of Portland, Or., was married today to Etienne Louis M.arie Lane!, formerly French Consul at the Port of San Fran Cisco. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father McSweeney, pastor 'jf St. Francis De Sales Church, at the home of the bride's family, Oakland. The bride was given away by her brother. Samuel McKes. The groom was attended by Russian Consul Kosckvoitch. The bride Is the daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. McKee. She comes of an old California family. Consul Lanel is to be stationed in New York.' LUMBER CUT FOR 1907 Census Bureau Says Nation's Output Was 47,256,154,000 Feet. WASHINGTON, June 17. The Census Bureau today Issued a preliminary re port showing that the total cut of lumber in the United States during the calendar year, 1907, was-47, 236, 154, 000 feet, board measure, the number of lumber mills being 28,850. MARINE KILLED IN RING Blow Over Heart From Professional Causes Amateur's Death. PHILADELPHIA, June 17. Thomas Hagen, or Hage. a marine stationed at League Island Navy-Yard, was killed to night by a blow over the heart in a six round boxing bout with Johnny Hogan, a pugilist on board the battleship Missis sippi, lying at the Navy-Yard. tsUiinmiii iriMuss ihiwwimh mmi--i)- ffr TAFT'S H JUST MISS DISASTER Reduction of South ern Vote Beaten by Small Majority. TEMPTING BAIT TO NORTH Allies Cleverly Raise Issue Which Enlists Many Delegates. OTHER ROCKS ARE AHEAD Row Over Injunction Plank May Lose Taft Votes. FULTON WINS HIGH FAVOR Gratified by His Skill in Settling Contests, Taft Managers Make Him Floor Manager Good Work on Burke Resolution. BY EDPAR B. PIPER. CHICAGO. June 17. (Staff Corre spondence.) President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft barely escaped a dis tinct and perhaps a disastrous set back in the convention today. There was no great significance, so far as I could see, in the wonderful demonstra tion that followed mention of the President (not by name) by Chair man Lodge in the course of ..is admir able and well-delivered address, ex cept, of course, that it showed the un diminished popularity of Roosevelt. But there were poten.--. consequences behind the determined and all but suc cessful effort of the allies to reduce the Southern representation in future National Conventions. Direct Blow at Taft. It was a direct and powerful blow aimed at one great source of the War Secretary's present strength. There are delegations from 11 states, all for Taft. that cast 230 votes in a total of 9R0. maybe enough to swing the balance of power and actually the controlling Influ- (Concluded on Vase 11.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. degrees; minimum. 5u. TODAY'S Cloudy, with prubably showers, warmer: westerly winds. fc Republican Convention. Taft mav refuse to run tor Pr"sldent if in junction plank omitted. Pase 1. Platform Committee decides to include in junction plank. Pi.e 1. Taft has narrow- escape trom defat on re duction of Southern vote. Pace I. Great demonstration for rtros-velt inter rupts I.odKe's speech. Paice t. Fairba-nks declines to run for Vh-e-Pn-sldent and Cummins boom crows. Page 1. All contests decided for Taft. Page 11. Details of convention proceedings. Psne 10. I.odne's speech as chairman. Pae 10. Taft may declara himself on Injunctions If plank omitted. Page 11. lotnestlo.' Minister Wu speaks on Chinese siudents in America. Page 4. Preacher becomes lnsare because he im agines he has told a He. Page 11 Stockman buncoed under nose of Chicago police. Page 1. Chicago man beats Hoch as bigamist. Page 1. Disgruntled Chicago Ajdermen r.innot get quorum for meeting. Page II. Krhwnr-.schlld & Sulzberger still deter- mined to have packcry in Portland. Page 3. Sports. Coast league scores: Portland 7. Oakland T; Los Angeles 4. Kan Francisco 1. Pacific Coau-t. Dalzell Brown blames Bartnett for bank wrecking. Page U. Schooner Ida Schr.auer goes ashore on Til lamook Spit. Page 6. Appointment of l.lngenfelter may disrupt Re publicans In Idaho. Page i. Portland and Vicinity. Discharged city detectives are ordered to re port for duty. Page 12. Harrlman officials will Inspect rputes in Southern Oregon. Page 10. Aged woman Jumps from Morrison bridge, but is rescued. Pagfl 3. Jury goes to bed and no verdict in sight In Walton case. Page 5. Important witness for state In murder trial of Lent Woon. missing. Page 3. Dentists throw down gauntlet to vegotarlans. Page 5. Knights of Pythias end busy day with ban quet. Page VI. Statement No. 1 forces plan to control organization of Legislature. Page 7. Mutual Insurance companies term organiza tion. Page . Man who admits giving Indian liquor may escape penalty. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Portland Board of Trade will begin dealing in grain futures on July 1. Page 17. Chicago wheat market closes weak. Page 17. Trading In su-ck market dull. Page 17. Inspector Werlleh will command United lis r leg ton. Page M.