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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.
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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.
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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
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DRAFTED
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.