VOL. XLVIII. 0. 14,838.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1908.
OREGON DOCTOR
DEAD IN CANYON
ROOSEVELT GIVES
VOICE TO HIS JOY
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOB PRESIDENT
flBOUTTAFT'S
ASSOCIATE
J. H. LOGAX, OF WESTOX, MUR
DERED OR'SCICIDE.
SAYS TAFT WILL BE PRESIDEXT
OF PLAIX PEOPLE.
Body Found Xear Los Angeles, Hav
ing Been Dead Two Months.
Mystery Is Unsolved.
Has Intimate Knowledge of Xation's
"Needs and Stands Against
Privilege or Demagogy.
W. H. TAFT IS
CHOICE OF
CONVENTION
UNDECIDED
sir
Ballot Is in Din of
Attempted Roose
velt Stampede.
VOTE . IS MADE
Cheers for La Follette Sud
denly Change to Pres
ident Roosevelt.
LODGE QUELLS THE STORM
Roll of States Called by Mega
phojie Amid Huzzas.
BURTON NAMES OHIO MAN
Ohio Starts Whirlwind of Enthusi
asm When Taft Is Named.
Crowd Angers Indianlans
and Provokes Retorts.
CHICAGO. June 18. For President of
the United States, William H. Taft, of
Ohio.
Taft on the first ballot. Taft by 702
votes, Taft by the unanimous choice of
the convention.
Such is the record of the culminating
day of the Republican National Conven?
tion of 1908, effected amid scenes of tu
multuous, enthusiasm, and after a nerve
racking continuous session lasting nearly
eight hours. With the President named
and the platform enunciated, there re
mains only the nomination for Vice-President
to complete the momentous work.
Tonight the whole city is given over to
wild exultation in honor of the new can
didate, whose name goes echoing through
the country.
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheater as the Presidential
candidate was named today was one
truly grand in its magnitude, Ijn front,
to the right and left, below and above,
the billowing sea of humanity, restless
after hours of waiting and stirred from
one emotion to another, was in a fever
of expectancy for the culminating vote.
The favorite sons of. other states had
been named, save Knox and La Follette,
and now on the rollcall came Ohio.
Rampant Shouts for Taft.
As the Buckeye state was reached, the
tall, gaunt form of Theodore E. Burton,
with student-like face and severe black,
clerical garb, advanced to the platform
to nominate Ohio's candidate. He spoke
fervently, with the singing voice of an
evangelist, which went ringing through
the great building. The close of his
speech of nomination was the signal for
the long pent-up feeling of the Taft le
gions. Instantly the Ohio delegates were
on their feet, other Taft states following,
whle the convention hosts in gallery and
on floor broke Into a mad demonstration.
"Taft, Taft, W. H. Taft." came in a
roar from the Ohloans. Megaphones
seemed to spring from concealed places
and swell the Taft tumult into thun
der. A huge, blue. silk banner Dearing
the familiar features of the statesman-
Secretary was swung before the dele
gates, awakening a fresh whirlwind
of enthusiasm.
Exhaustion Ends Tumult.
All semblance of order, had been
abandoned, and the delegates were a
maelstrom of gesticulating men. The
guidons of the states were snatched
up by the Taft enthusiasts or borne
under by the storm of disorder. The
band was inaudible a mere whisper
above the deafening volume of sound.
For 10. 15, yes 20 minutes this uproar
was continued. It was a repetition of
the scene of yesterday, when the name
of Roosevelt brought the convention
into a frenzy. But there is a limit to
the physical resources of throat and
lung, relays had not been established
and at last the tired voices died down
to a hoarse shout-and subsided.
This lull now gave the opportunity
for the speech seconding Taft's nom
ination by George A. Knight, of Cali
fornia, his bis. round face beaming
forth on the sympathetic multitude"
and his splendid baritone voice going
forth like the tones of a great church
organ. California's tribute to Toft was
brief and fervid. Now there was an
other lull in the Taft movement, while
the remaining candidates were placed
in nomination.
- Wave of La Follette Cheers.
It was late in the afternoon before the
convention, now literally sweltering with
the intense heat and weary after nearly
seven hours of continuous session,
reached the end of the flood of eloquence
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LOS ANGELES, Cal.. June 18. (Spe
cial.) Through letters found in the
dockets and through A. Johns, of Hol
lywood, who kad known him. a body found
yesterda- at the mouth of Laurel Canyon
was identified today as that of Dr. J.
H. Logan, of Weston, Or.
Whether the man was murdered,
ended his own life or died naturally
probably will never be known. The
condition of the body ' indicated that
Logan had been dead for more than
two months.
. Elmer Jones, ' aged . 17, descovered the
body about 7 o'clock last evening. He
reported the fact to Marshal ingo. of
Hollywood. The officer and Coroner
Hart well made, a minute Investigation.
In the clothing were found a 6-cent
piece, several letters and prescription
stubs.
The Coroner will hold no inquest
until he has heard from relatives in
the North, who have been telegraphed.
Residents of Weston who are in Port
land believe that aged Dr. Logan died
from natural causes. .He had been In
feeble health for months, it is said, and
left his home in Weston' in the hope of
improving his condition. He is sur
vived' by a- daughter, Mrs. R. F. John
son, who resides at Weston.
He was 70 years of age and had lived
near Weston for more than 30 years.
Many years ago he was a farmer, but
more recently he had been a veterinary
surgeon. It was a's a result of that
practice that he acquired the title of
"doctor."
FIRES AT OFFICER PORTER
After Knocking Patrolman to Walk,
Prisoner Escapes.
Patrolman Porter was attacked early
this morning by an unknown man whom
he had arrested, knocked down with a
beer bottle. disarmed and made the
target of a bullet from his own revolver.
The assault occurred at Second and
Salmon streets. ' ' Officer Porter was un
injured, except for a cut on the chin
where he was hit by the bottle, and the
prisoner made good his escape.
The unknown man was arrested after
a fight in which he had knocked down
a tamale vender at Second and Salmon.
Officer Porter then took him a short dist
ance to telephone for the patrol wagon.
When Porter stepped into the telephone
booth, the prisoner drew from his pocket
a heavy bottle and flung it, hitting the
patrolman in the face. Following up the
blow, which had knocked Porter to the
walk, the stranger got possession of his
gun and when the officer rose fired at
him but missed. The stranger made good
his escape, running toward the river.
LEADER GIVES UP REINS
John Sharp Williams Makes Final
Announcement.
ETJFALA, Ala., June 18. Announcement
of the resignation of Congressman John
Sharp Williams, from the minority lead
ership of the House was made today, by
Congressman H. D. C. Layton, chairman
of the Democratic caucus. Mr. Williams
iii a letter to 'Mr. Clayton, declares
that in . his retirement he is actuated
solely by the belief that it is best , for
J. Frank Hanly, Governor of
Indlnnn, Who Nominated Fair
banks. the party. Mr. Williams' letter says he
has long contemplated this step owing to
ill health.
He resigns now that his successor may
benefit by the training of the short ses
sion. STEEL TUBE PLANT BURNS
Fire at Shelby, O., Causes Loss of
Xearly $2,000,000.
SHELBY, O., June 18. Fire late to
night destroyed the plant of the Shelby
Steel Tube Company, owned by the
United States r Steel Corporation. The
loss is said to' be close to $2,000,000.
Will Be Total Loss.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. June 18. (Special.)
The three-masted schooner Ida Schnauer,
which went ashore on Tillamook spit
yesterday afternoon, is rapidly pounding
to pieces and will be a total wreck with
in a few hours.
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Majority Report' on Platform
. Overwhelmingly Adopted.
WISCONSIN STANDS ALONE
No Other . Delegation , Joirts.'Her ' in
Fight Xew Jersey and South Da-"
kota Give Scattering Votes; -Debate
Cut Short. ' -
CONVENTION HALL, Chicago, June
18. Both " in respect to temperature and
political development, the early- indica
tions were that the third day of the Re
publican National Convention - would be
warmer than any of its predecessors.
From the political viewpoint the warmth
of the day waa expected to result from a
possible fight on" the ' floor of the con
vention over the anti-injunction ' plank
of the platform, and demands In ' behalf
of the various candidates as their names
were presented to the convention. The
delegates expecting, a long,, -interesting
and physically uncomfortable .session,
were slow in arriving at the hall and 15
minutes before 10 o'clock, the hour " to
which the adjournment of yesterday was
taken, there were less than a dozen of
them in their seats.
The Taft managers, in order to fully
conserve the interests of their candidate,
early in-the day placed on the floor of
the convention, but not in the capacity
of either delegates or alternates, a num
ber of the most prominent, men in the
party who. are attached to the Taft .can
didacy. The duty of these men was to
watch the work of the opposition candi
dates and to promptly head off any pos
sible deflection of strength and to hasten
all decisions. These men were: Senators
Fultoh, of Oregon, Warren of Wyoming,
Burkett of Nebraska, Long of Kansas.
Borah of Idaho, National Committeeman
Charles F. Booker, of Connecticut; Pow
ell Clayton, of Arkansas, and E.'C. Dun
can, of North; Carolina.
Frank H.- Hitchcock. Taft. manager,
was also roaming around the convention
during the entire day; seeking occasion
tto aid the cause of the secretary in all
possible ways. .
With the gathering of the multitude,
the heat in the hall Increased appreciably
and it was not long before shirtsleeves
were much in evidence!
Among the early, arrivals la the Ohio
delegation, anxious to witness the strug
gle - for the nomination, were several
members of the Taft family. Charles P.
Taft sat in his seat as deiegate-at-large
in the Ohio section, and, in the front row
of the gallery, were Henry W. Taft. also
a brother of the War Secretary'; Mrs.
Henry W. Taft and Miss Taft and Mrs.
Charles P. 'Taft.
It was exactly 10:17 A. , M., when
Chairman Lodge rapped the convention
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WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
BELLA GUNA'ESS
BURIED IN'SILENCE
XO CERE3IOXY AT OBSEQUIES
OF-LA PORTE MURDERESS.
Bodies of Woman and Three - Chil
dren Laid ' in" Grave at Chi
.. . cago . Bought, by Her.
CHICAGO, June 18. (Special.) The
supposed bodies of Mrs.' Bella Guhness,'
owner of the house of death at. La
Porte, Ind.,' and her three children were
buried at Forest Home Cemetery today.'
Mrs. Nellie Larson, sister of Mrs. Gun
ness, a few relatives and friends,, with
several dozens morbidly curious per
sons' watched the burial in a lot which
Mrs. Gunness purchased several years
ago.
There was no ceremony. The ship
ping boxes were placed in two under
taker's wagons and driven to the city
hall for burial permits .and.then to the
cemetery. None of the Chicago rela
tives were at the train. Arrangements
were made by the La Porte authorities
and the expense .. was . borne by the
dead woman's estate.
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
. TICK WEATHER. -
YESTERDAY'S -Maximum temperature, 62
. degree; minrmum. 50 degrees.1
TODAY'S Cloudy,..-with probable "showers;
southwest winds. ... . .
Republican Convention. .
Taft nominated fqr President' on flrst bal
lot. ' Page. 1. ...
Choice '. of - Vice-Presidential "candidate still
.in doubt. Page 1.
Platform adopted with-"1 injunction plank.
Wisconsin ..planks beins rejected. Page 1.
Last effort to ' start 'Poosevclt stampede
- made during ballot. -Page 1.
What Taft says of nomination. Page 4. .
Taft steam-roller bears dewn all opposi
tion. Page 1.
Taft resigns as Secretary of War today.
Page 6. ,
Roosevelt expresses delight at nomination
of Taft. Page 1.
Opinions of leading newspapers. Page 5.
- - -Domestic.
Philippine. Assembly. declare for immedi
ate Independence. . Page 1.
Bella - Gunness and children buried at Chi
cago. Page 1. " '
Dr. Logan, of Weston, found dead near
- Los Angeles. Page 1. . ,
Pacific Coast.
Dynamite exploded under porch of Eugene
residence to Intimidate Mormon mission
aries. Page 7..
Secretary Benson gives- out figures on of
ficial returns for state election. Page 12.
Llngenfelter asserts former partner got fee
from land-fraud defendants. Page 7.
" eports. . , ...
Coast League scores: Oakland 5, Port-
; land 3; Los Angeles 5. San Francisco 4.
Page 14. . .
Commercial and Marine."
Small prospect of England putting duty on'
American hops. Page JO.
Chicago wheat market weak and nervous.
Page 1. . '
Stock trading on a. small scale. Page 1Q.
Sloop Guiding Star arrives in Portland har
bor. Page IS. -
' . Portland and 'Vicinity.
Xew passenger train service on Corvallls
Eastern June 22. Page 13.
Knights of Pythias end grand lodge session.
Page 13. - .
Strong sentiment In favor of revising lty
. . charter. Page -18. , .
Mirslng Chinese w'itneew in murder case found."
. Page 13. . .
Large class is graduated from Portland High
. School. Page 12. ...
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CAN'T HEAD IT OFF
Allies Go Down Before, Taft
Steam-Roller.
IT TRAVELS FULL SPEED
Crushes Down Opposition to Injunc
tion Plank, Overcomes Wisconsin
Men and Gets Taft Nominated
Amid Roar of Stampeders.
BY EDGAR B. PIPER.
CHICAGO, 111.. June 18. (Staff Corres
pondence.) I shall have only a few obser
vations to make on the events of the day.
The Taft steam roller got up irresistible
speed and would not be headed off by
the allies. They nearly gave up trying
hard when they lost the fight to reduce
the Southern .representation in future
conventions. They surrendered to the ve
hement Insistence of the Roosevelt-Taft
forces that there be an anti-injunction
plank by agreeing to a compromise, which
now appears in ' the platform, and the
"compromise" seems to promise more
specific and definite legislation for cur
tailing the power of courts than the
original plank. But the "conservatives"
are satisfied, or say they are, for they
njade' no objection when the platform,
framed largely by President Roosevelt in
the interest of Taft's candidacy, was sub
mitted to the 'convention.
Wisconsin Dose Rejected.
Wisconsin alone was not pleased
with a platform that was the perfected
work of 50-odd other members of the
committee, and, single-handed, carried
a light to the floor of the convention.
Wisconsin, under the flag of La Fol
lette, has reached that state of legis
lative development where It thinks it
knows better what Is good for the
country at large than all the other
states combined know; and Wisconsin
proposes, when It can hold the coun
try's nose' in it hand, to shove its va
rious reform medicines down the un
willing patient's throat.
The convention listened with the
greatest impatience to the demands of
the Wisconsin -orators for a heating in
a cause fCredoomed to overwhelming
defeat. But the men from La Follette's
state Insisted on their parliamentary
rights, and consumed two hours in
futile speechmaklng and rollcalls.
. . Hopkins Wearies Convention.
Just before the Wisconsin episode Sen
ator Hopkins of Illinois had presented
the platform, the largest document ever
adopted by a Republican convention.
Hopkins Is not an Impressive figure and
has a poor' voice, and he had the bad
judgment to attempt hlmseif to read the
platform, instead of leaving it to one of
the several clerks, who have throats of
mcgaphonlc quality. The result was
great and growing disorder and few heard
the platform. Nearly everybody was
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' WASHINGTON, June 18. Immediately
upon receiving news of the nomination of
Secretary Taft' for the Presidency, Presi
dent Roosevelt said:
"I feel that the country is, indeed, to
be congratulated upon the nomination of
Mr. Taft. I have known him intimately'
for many years and I have a peculiar
feeling for him, because throughout that
time we worked for the same object with
the same purposes and 'ideas.
"I do not believe there could be found
in. all the country a man so well fitted
to be President. He is not only absolute
ly fearless, absolutefy disinterestd and
upright, but he has the widest acquaint
ance of the 'Nation's needs without and
within and the' broadest sympathies with
all our citizens. He would be emphati
cally a President of the plain people, as
much . so as Lincoln, yet not Lincoln him
self could be freer from the least taint
of demagogy, the least tendency to
arouse, to appeal to class hatred of any
kind.
"He has a peculiar and intimate knowl
edge of and sympathy with the needs of
all our people of the farmers, of the
wageworkers,- of the business man; of
the property.-owner. No matter what a
man's occupation or social position, no
matter what his creed, his color or the
section of the country from which he
comes, if he Is an honest, hard-working
man who tries to do his duty toward his
neighbor and toward the country, he can
rest assured that he will have in Mr.
Taft the most upright of representatives
and the most fearless of champions.
"Mr. Taft stands against privilege and
he stands pre-eminently for the broad
principles of American citizenship which
lie at the foundation of our National
well-being."
WANT INDEPENDENCE NOW
Philippine Assembly Voices Senti
ment of People.
MANILA, June 19. The Philippine As
sembly today, on the 1eve of adjournment,
declared by a vote of 57 to 15 that Inde
pendence was -the aspiration of the Fili
pino people and that they were ready for
immediate independence.
Speaker Osmena. in addressing the
House formally at the close of the ses
sion, bruoght up the question. He said
that it was his aspiration to have inde
pendance. The people wanted it and
their acts and accomplishments showed
that they were capable of receiving it.
The Progresslsta party leaders de
manded a separate vote on the question,
their spokesmen declaring that the peo
ple were not yet ready for complete In
dependence. All wanted independence,
he said, some day; but the time was not
yet ripe for it.
"TAFT IS MY CANDIDATE
Foraker Declares Purpose to Help
Him in Campaign-
WASHINGTON, June 18."Until the
convention made a nomination, every Re-
publican had a right to have his choice,"
said Senator Foraker, after hearing of
the nomination of Secretary Taft for the
Presidency, "but it is no longer a ques
tion of men, but a question of party.
"In this way Secretary Taft becomes
my candidate for the Presidency' and.
Representative Theodore E. Bur
ton, of Ohio, Who Aoiulnated
Taft.
while under all the circumstances I can
probably do but little, I shall do all I
can to help him.. The Republicans will
not contend among themselves, but will
turn all their guns on the common
enemy."
PERSIA IN BAD PLIGHT
Russian Gunboat Enters Port of
Enzcli oil Caspian.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 18. A dis
patch received here from Baku says a
Russan gunboat has entered the Per
sian port of Enzcli on the Caspian Sea,
.but the statement has not been con
firmed. The foreign office here Is with
out definite advjees from Teheran con
cerning the situation in Persia. It sees
but' few encouraging symptoms in the
present state of anarchy that exists in
Persia.
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Sherman of New
York Develops
Strength.
WESTERN HEN OBJECT
Taft Asked to Express His
Preference, but Pre
serves Silence.
I0WANS PUSH CUMMINS
Withdraw Dolliver's Name,
Taft Believed to Want Him.
FAIRBANKS FINALLY OUT
Could Probably Have Xominatkm on
Hint Knight a Possibility Ham
mond Draws Out, but
Guild Stands Firm.
CHICAGO. June lt. At 2:25 A. M. the
Vice-Presidential situation at the Na
tional convention was still in an unset
tled condition. A conference of leaders,
most, but not all of them, supporter of
Secretary Taft, at the. rooms of Frank
H. Hitchcock, began at 10 o'clock last
night and adjourned at that time to be
resumed early In the morning, and it is
hoped by the Taft forces that sentiment
will have eryetallized on some candidate
before the convention is called to order
at 10 o'clock.
Sherman Seems Strongest.
Senator Beveridge's name had been
drawn into the discussion and was fa
vorably considered. The greatest
strength, however. was thought to
be for Representative Sherman. Some
representations were made, however,
which had a somewhat dampening
effect upon his prospects. A num
ber of prominent Western Republi
cans cited his action in Congress on
several matters of legislation which, it
was1 argued, would be used against him
in the campaign and cause him to weaken
rather than to strengthen the ticket. His
nomination, they urged, would be con- .
strued in some quarters as a contradic
tion of the progressive professions of the
platform adopted by the convention.
Xo Word From Tart.
Many delegates who had been Mr.
Taft's strongest supporters are counting
upon the Presidential nominee indicating
his preference. If he should indicate a
choice the delegates say they could make
a nomination without question. The sit
uation has been presented to him by
wire, but no definite preference has been
expressed by him.
A number of other conferences of state
delegations and groups of states were
held during the night, but they were
very largely supplementary to the gather
ing in Mr. Hitchcock's room, and In the
main were intended to supply confirma
tion to the delegates there assembled.
Middle West Man AVanted.
In the absence of a statement from
the Presidential nominee the conference
busied itself with a discussion of the
situation and in doing so the availability
of many men was discussed. The pre
ponderance of opinion seemed to be
favorable to the selection of some man
from the Mississippi ValLey, and then the
names of Senator Doiliver and Governor
Hughes were frequently mentioned. The
meeting was made aware of the action
of the Iowa delegation in deciding to
withdraw the name of Senator Doiliver
in case it should be presented, and it was
the general view that such action would
have a demoralizing effect upon the con
vention. The kindly feeling of the Ad
ministration for Governor Cummins was
conceded, but some expressed the thought
that he would not be acceptable to the
convention. '
Cummins in Place of Doiliver.
The names of Senators Long, of Kan
sas, and Warner, of Missouri, were given,
but both of - these gentlemen, being
present, promptly, declined to be con
sidered as candidates. It was reported
that "Vice-President Fairbanks would
have many friends in the convention and
the opinion was held by some that all
things considered he would make the
most acceptable nominee that could be
chosen. Among those who attended
the ' meeting were Mr. Hitchcock,
Arthur I. Vorys of Ohio, Sena
tors Long and .urtis of Kansas,
Warner of Missouri, Warren of Wyoming,
Lori:?e of Massachusetts. Burkett of Ne-
braska. Fulton of Oregon and Flint of
California, Herbert Parsons of New Tork,
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