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1 PRICE FIVE CENTS. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1908. VOL. XliVIII. XO. 14,847. BISHOP POTTER FIGHTS FOR LIFE PUT JAPANESE LINER QUEEN OF PACIFIC PLATT TESTIFIES . IN PERJURY CASE E IN HIS TO SHIELD FAMILY F F HEALTH OF FAMOUS PRELATE HAS BROKEN' DOWX. TUKBIXE STEAMER TE.MO MA DECREPIT SENATOR WHEELED INTO GRAND JURY ROOM. RC BEATS ALL RECORDS. PACKERS ARMY ORDERED TO PRQHfBITlDN PQSQNS DOCTOR ORM COMBINE GUARD RDNTIEFS PLATFORM Weaver Heads Move ment to Worry Bryan. CAUSE STRUGGLE AT DENVER Chamberlain Boom for Vice- President Starts. TALK ABOUT INJUNCTIONS Occupies Much Time of Democratic Leaders Contests From Chicago and Brooklyn More Seats in Auditorium. DENVER, Col.. June 29. The light over the anti-injunction plank in the Demo cratic platform is not the only struggle l- which the committee on resolutions, possibly the convention itself, may be in volved. It developed today that the prohibition question is to be brought to the front and a desperate effort will be made to have a plank declaring in its favor placed in the platform. The prohibition movement is headed by General James B. Weaver, of Iowa, who demanded of the recent Democratic convention in that state that it declare in favor of prohibition. General Weaver and his followers were not successful there, but. nothing daunted by their fail ure, have made arrangements to bring the matter before the Democratic Na tional convention. They profess, . more over, to have strong backing from a num ber of the Southern delegations which have recently passed prohibition laws, and it is declared confidently by General Weaver's adherents that, if the Demo cratic National platform does not contain a prohibition plank, it will only be be cause he, after the hardest kind of right ing, has been unable to secure its adop tion. Clear-Cut Anti-Injunction Plank. The anti-injunction plank continues to provoke a large amount of discussion among such party leaders as have ar rived for the convention. While opinions differ as to the exact nature of the plank which should be adopted, all are of one mind In saying that it shall be a definite and specific statement. Such members of the National committee as have dis cussed the matter are a unit in saying that the wording of the anti-injunction plank shall leave no possible doubt in the mind of any reader as to where the party stands on this question. It is not generally believed, however, that the anti-injunction resolution will provide for trials by Jury in cases of contempt of court, or favor in any way measures which might be construed as interfering with the prerogatives of the Federal courts. The friends of Mr. Bryan say that such of his critics as are already expressing themselves in fear of a radical anti-ln-junctlon plank are fighting the air. The plank has not yet been written; it has not been drafted, and .its form is still under deep and careful consideration. It is said to be the desire of Mr. Bryan to consult as many of the prominent mem bers of the party as possible before decis ive action In formulating this resolution is taken. Chamberlain Boom Bobs Up. The Vice-Presidential situation remains. to all appearances, just where it was yes terday, although the boom of Lieutenant Governor Chanler, of New York, seems to have weakened somewhat and his name is not mentioned as prominently as two days ago. This is largely due to the announcement made by Norman E. Mack, National Committeeman from New York, that he has not authority to speak for Mr. Chanler and that his interest in the matter was dictated by friendship and by a sincere belief that the New York official is well qualified to take second place on the ticket. Only one new name was mentioned to day as a Vice-Presidential possibility. This was Governor George EL Chamber lain of Oregon. He found much favor with some of the party leaders and it Is said that he would be personally ac ceptable to Mr. Bryan, If the latter Is nominated. Sponsors for the Vice-Presidential booms located outside of the New York state claim to be greatly encouraged by the fact that already five New York men have been mentioned as aspirants to the Vice-Presidential nomination. They be lieve that with the New York delegation divided among that number of candidates an outsider has a far better chance of securing the prize than would be the case if the delegation from the Empire State were standing solidly for a single man More Chaplains Named. Chairman Taggart of the National Com mittee today announced the chaplains for the last three days of ti'e convention, and the complete list as now made up fol lows: Tuesday, July 7, Right Rev. James J. Keane, of Wyoming; Wednesday, Rev. Christian F. Reisner, D. D., of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, of Denver; Thursday, Rabbi Samuel Koch, of Seattle Wash.; Friday, Rev. P. T. Ramsey,, of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, ol South Denver. Secretary Urey Woodson, of the Na tional Committee, did not announce today the names of the assistant secretaries, reading clerks and tally clerks of the con- (Concluded on Face 2.) On Maiden Voyage Cuts Time Both Front Yokohama and Honolulu j to San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. June 29. The new Japanese turbine liner Tenyo Maru raced through the Golden Gate today, breaking all previous records between this port. Yokohama and Honolulu. The trip fronj Yokohama was made in 14 days, 12 hours and 45 minutes, and the Tenyo Maru made this port in 4 days 18 hours and 50 minutes out from Honolulu, establishing Rotrr C. Sullivan; Wne Mar Re nljcn From Democratic National Committee Vnless Bryan In vttea 111 m to Stay. new records for both distances. The best previous time from Honolulu was 6 days and 2 hours, made by the Nippon Maru. The new queen of Pacific liners is owned by the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, the big Japanese Steamship Company, and was commanded on this, her maiden trip, by Captain Philip H. Going. The big vessel cleared from Yokohama on June 16, carry ing 140 cabin passengers and 7000 tons of general cargo, and for the whole trip across the Pacific averaged 18 knots an hour. The Tenyo Maru, which translated means Heaven and Sea, was built at the Mitsubshl dockyard and engine works at Nagasaki. She-is 675 feet long, 63 feet beam and 38 feet 8 inches deep. Her dis placement is 21.000 tons, with a cargo ca pacity of 8000 tons. Her cabin and steer age will accommodate 1129 passengers. The vessel is equipped with every modern convenience. OREGON WANTS HER DEEDS Demands Return of Papers Vsed in Hyde-Benson Trial. WASHINGTON. June 29. A demand for the return to Oregon of 140 title deeds used in evidence in the recent land-fraud conspiracy cases in the Criminal Court here has been received by John P. Young, clerk of the State Land Bureau of Ore gon. Mr. Young advised Mr. Brown that he retained the papers at the request of A. B. Pugh, special assistant to the At torney-General, and counsel of the de fendant Hyde, who alleged that a proper presentation of his client's case cannot be made without the papers, either at the hearing of the motion for a new trial or on 'appeal if the defendant's motion 1b overruled. Mr. Young has requested Mr. Pugh to prepare a motion to be sub mitted in court to order the' return of the papers. It Is understood Hyde's counsel will oppose the granting of the motion. PROOF BOXES ARE STUFFED Shearn Offers Evidence of Charges Against McCIellan. NEW YORK, June 29. Clarence J. Shearn, attorney for TV, R. Hearst, of fered evidence at the reopening of the Mayoralty . count case before Justice Lambert today to substantiate his charge of ballot box stuffing. Ernest Edward Murray, of the New York Audit Com pany, testified that the pollbooks of the eighth division of the Sixth Assembly District showed but 359 votes, while the recount of that division revealed that 393 votes had been cast. Mr. Shearn, after putting in evidence the count in 219 districts asked for an adjournment until tomorrow, saying he was ill. He added that he wanted -to Introduce evidence in connection with some 50 more election districts. MAKES BRILLIANT FLIGHT Zeppelin's Machine Remains In Air O 3-4 Hours. FRIEDERICHSHAFEN, June 29. Count Zeppelin's airship today stood bril liantly the longest and most searching test It has yet undergone. It remained in the air for 6 hours, attaing an aver age speed of 34Vi miles an hour through out, although for a short period the 'f-'il reached S8'i miles, the highest speed yet accomplished, and was maneu vered with perfect precision. The airship carried 14 passengers. The wireless ap paratus successfully underwent severe experiments, working without a hitch during the entire period. At the conclusion of the test Count Zeppelin expressed the hope that he would be able to undertake a 400-mile journey overland on Thursday. & " v Young Philadelphian's Horrible Crime. CYANIDE IN BOTTLE OF ALE Dying Man Warns Wife in Time to Save Her Life. VENGEANCE FOR PATIENT Member of Poisoner's Family Die9 and Poison Is Sent to Prevent Ex posure of Scandal Murder er's Name Is Kept Secret. PHILADELPHIA, June 19. The laying bare of a most sensational murder Is promised by the authorities In the case of Dr. 'William H. Wilson, of this city, who died at his home Friday night, after drinking a portion of a bottle of ale. sent to him for trial. An autopsy per formed by the Coroner's physician and an examination of the viscera taken from the body today, according to the Coro ner, proves conclusively that Dr. Wilson died by cyanide of potassium poisoning. The ale came to the physician on Tues day a week ago by express, and in the mall on the same day he received a let ter In typewritten form, purporting to have been sent by the Peter- Schemm Brewing Company, of this city. Inform ing him that a sample bottle of ale had been sent to him for trial. Investigation showed, according to the police authori ties, that Schemm brews no ale and that the company never sent such a letter as that received by the physician. Poison Kills Him Quickly. After receiving the ale. Dr. Wilson put it in the refrigerator in his North Seventh-street home and went to his coun try home at Cornwells, just outside the city. He returned Friday and on reach ing home sat down with his wife and decided', to . try the pint bottle of ale which he had received. He had scarcely swallowed half a glass of the beverage when he was seized with convulsions and fell to the floor. It is declared that he Immediately realized that he was the victim of poisoning, either by mistake or design, for in his agony he requested his wife, who had not yet touched her portion of the ale, to keep that which was left, as it did not taste right. That was the last thing he was able to say, and he died before the hospital was reached. Unusual as are the poisoning features of the case, more extraordinary is the motive which the police officials assign for what they are certain is murder. Though Dr. Wilson had been living for more than 13 years in the house where (Concluded on Page 5.) tosfl,.-r.flTioii ..... w.KWG;nrrBeJ TOO Appears as Witness Against Woman Whom He Once Admired. Printer Also on Stand. . NEW YORK, June 29. United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt was wheeled in a chair into the grand Jury room in the Criminal Courts building today to tes-. tlfy in the case of Mae C. Wood, who is charged with perjury in her suit for di vorce from the Senator, which collapsed several weeks ago. Edward Roland, the Senator's ex-valet, and Edward C. Hafe ley, a printer, were also witnesses before the grand Jury today. It was chiefly Mr. Hafeley's evidence which caused the failure of the woman's case against the Senator and brought about her arrest. Mr. Hafeley printed the blank forms of the marriage certificate which Miss Wood offered in court, filled out, to prove that she had been married to the Senator. He testified that these blanks were not printed until three months after the date on which Miss Wood alleged she was married. No action was taken today by the grand jury. More witnesses will be examined tomorrow. NOT TRYING UNION LABOR Questions About Unions Barred In Empaneling Adams Jury. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., June 29. Examination of veniremen summoned in the case of Steve Adams, charged with the murder of Arthur Collins, mine su perintendent who was' killed at Telluride several years ago, was begun in the Dis trict Court here today. It Is expected that a Jury can be secured by tomorrow evening. Judge Shackleford, before whom the case will be tried, today sustained an objection of the defense to having a prospective Juror answer questions asked by - District Attorney Hugo Selig as to whether he ever had been connected with any labor organization and stated that he desired to keep everything relating to labor trouoles out of the case. "We are not trying union labor here," said the judge. FIRST PLACE OR NOTHING Johnson Would Not Run for Vice President. - DES MOINES,' la., June 29. "I am not going to Denver." said Governor John son, of Minnesota, in an interview here today. "However, I will be represented at Denver. Mr. Day, Mr. Myers and other good political and personal friends of mine will be there. They will attend to my interests, if you want to call it interests." "If Bryan Is the choice of the conven tion will you seek recognition from the National party by agreeing to accept the Vice-Presidential nomination." "No, no," he said, hurriedly. "I am a candidate for the Presidential nomina tion of my party. If I do not get that, I am not a candidate for anything else. My friends strictly understand this point. They know conclusively that I do not seek other than the nomination for the first place. It is up to the party." HIS LOGIC fiv vr 1 - N J!i:-,, mm m timm i is.3- mi ! a wmrm . V lil HT fl II U W,'." 7 11 -H 111 Northwest Shippers Organize at Salem. DICTATE TO EASTERN BUYERS Contracts Prepared for Both Jobbers and Growers. ARBITRARY TERMS MADE Settlements of Disputes Will Xo longer Be Left to New York Fruit Exchange Instructions to Growers Are Specific. SALEM, Or., June 29. (Special.) Representatives of all the prune packers of the Northwest met here tonight and organized an association for mutual pro tection and promotion of the interests of their business. The organization is one that has long been desired by some of the pack ers, but which could never be effected heretofore for the reason that competi tion among packers has been too se vere. In the season now about to open, the packers will work together for their common interests. The associa tion will control all the Northwest prune pack. Among the packing-houses In the or ganization are H. S. Gile & Co., Willam ette Valley Prune Association and W. C. Tillson & Co., all of Salem; the Roseburg Packing-Houses, owned by Gile & Co. and Tillson & Co., Allen's Packing-House, of Eugene; Lang & Co., of Portland; Mason, Ehrman & Co., of Portland: French Packing Company, of Myrtle Creek and the packing-house at Van couver, Wash. Will Dictate Selling-Price. The new association has formulated two forme of contracts which all the firms in the combine will use. One contrM is that to be used in selling fruit to Eastern buyers, and the other in buying from local growers. The packers have deter mined that they will no longer sell ac cording to forms of contract put out by Eastern buyers, but grin dictate the terms of the contract or not sell at all. The new contract contains a number of provisions favorable to Oregon packers. It gives the packer unlimited choice in selecting an arbitratory case of dis pute where, as In the past, the arbi trators have been chosen from the New York Fruit Exchange. The new contract gives the packer the privllego of fining, his contracts with smaller sizes of prunes if the crop produced does not contain the required quantity of large sizes. It gives the packer the right to route the fruit in shipping. It exempts the packer from liability (Concluded on Page 4.) Prostrated by Hot Weather and De clared by Physician in Very Critical Condition. COOPERSTOWN, N. Y., June 29. Bishop H. C. Potter, of New York, is regarded by his physicians as being in a critical state of health. The bishop has been ill for some time with stom ach and liver trouble. Dr. J. E. Janvrin, one o" his physicians, issued the following bulletin tonight: "Bishop Potter has been prostrated Bishop H. C. Potter, of Tirrw York, J Who Is Critically 111. I from the hot weather the last few days and is in a very critical condition." Late tonight it was said that the condition of Bishop Potter was such that oxygen was beinsr administered.. SHOWS BLACKMAIL CHECK Joel Produces .Proof of Siever's Ex- tort ion of Money. LONDON, June 29. Robert Siever, who was arrested at the Sandown track on Saturday, on the charge of attempting to blackmail "Jack" Joel, nephew of the Jate Barney J3arnato, the "Diamond King." , T--As arraigned in the Bow Street Court today and remained In custody, bail being refused. Siever is charged with having threatened to publish in his paper. the Winning Post, a defamatory article about Joel, and the latter paid him $25,0110. Most of the day was taken up by the prosecuting counsel's speech, the gist of which was that, after suffering for years from the violent attacks made on him in the columns of the Winning Post, Joel had agreed to pay Siever $25,000 if the lat ter would undertake, in writing, to stop the annoyance. The contracts were ar ranged through a sporting friend of both the parties concerned. The check paid by Joel to Siever was produced in evidence, as was a copy of a warrant Issued for the arrest of Joel in 1884, which Siever threatened to reproduce In the Winning Post unless the money was forthcoming. The warrant, which the au thorities subsequently withdrew without serving, charged Joel with illicit diamond-buying. The courtroom was crowded to suffocation all day. ALLOWS CHILDREN TO DIE Divine Healer at Salt Lake Accused of Manslaughter. SALT LAKE CITY, June 29. The law against manslaughter has been Invoked to punish Charles H. Titus, a "divine healer," who, It is alleged, permitted two of his small children to die from diphtheria without medical attendance. A third is very ill with the disease. A war rant for Titus' arrest was issued this afternoon. Attention was first called to the case by an undertaker from whom Titus at tempted to buy a coffin for his 2-year-old baby. He admitted that he had no burial permit and said he intended to bury the child in his yard. CYCLIST'S SERIOUS INJURY Hopper's Intestines Pierced by Spllnlcr in Fall on Track. SALT LAKE, Utah., June 29. It is doubtful if Norman C. Hopper, a well known professional bicycle rider from Minneapolis, will survive an injury which he sustained today at the Salt Palace saucer track. While training, he had a fall, and a splinter from the track en tered 'his abdomen. At the Holy Cross Hospital it was found that his intestines had been punctured in nine places. Hop per is the holder of a number of sprint records. An operation was performed and at midnight he Is still under the influence of the anaesthetic. START LAND SUIT 30 DAYS Delay Due to Townsend's Tardy Ar rival, Says Bonaparte. SALEM, " Or.. June 29. (Special.) Con gressman W. C. Hawley wired Attorney General Bonaparte last Saturday asking when the suit for the cancellation of the Oregon and California land grant will be commenced. Today he received a reply saying that owing to the unexpected de lay In Mr. Townsend's arrival in Oregon, he is unable to give the exact date when suit will be instituted, but that he con fidently expects that it will be within the next 30 clays. i J .'A Keep Mexican Rebels From Crossing. DIAZ REQUESTS NEUTRALITY Mexicans Take Field Against Raiders at Torreon. MAY CORRAL WHOLE BAND General A'illar With 2 500 Troops In j Pursuit False Reports Abou,t At ; tacka W Jlmlnez Will Be ; Treated as Robbers. WASHINGTON", June 29. By direction of President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft has issued orders to the commanding gen eral of the Department of Texas, at San Antonio, to send a sufficient number of troops to Del Rio, El Paso and other points In Texas to aid the civil authori ties In preserving order. This action was decided upon as a result of the re quest from the Mexican government that the United States' do Its utmost to pre vent any violation of the neutrality laws. The request of the Mexican government was referred to the Attorney General by the State Department, and the Gov ernor of Texas in the meantime was asked to aid in compelling obedience to the law. The order of the President in sending troops to the border Is under stood to have beern made upon the rec ommendation of the Atttorney-General. Brigadier-General A. L. Meyer, in command of the Department of Texas, Is ordered to ascertain the number or troops necessary at Del Rio and El Paso and also to send troops to other points along the Mexico-Texas border, if found" advisable. The Federal troops will act under the direction of the United States Marshal and the United States District Attorneys. The troops' presence will also do much to prevent any outbreaks within United States territory and will be of material asslstarce in the event that revolutionists should cross the border. Del Rio is directly opposite Las Yacos. Mexico, where the principal disturb ances have occurred. VILLAR TO HEM IX REBELS Mexican Army Pursues Force Which Intended to Raid Torreon. EL PASO, June 29. According to infor mation from a reliable source, official ad- vices have been received in Juarez, across the Rio Grande from this city, to the ef- ; feet that the 2500 federal troops sent to , Torreon, Coahuila .have taken the field in an effort to surround the parties believed to be responsible for the attack on Viesca, ' and Hacienda Matamoros. General Villar, of the Third military 1 zone, Is in command of the troops in the field and, according to the Mexico City Record, arriving here tonight, "the War Department has left It entirely to his dls- (Concluded on Pftge 5.) ' CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. VESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 86 deKres; minimum, 50 dj?recs. i TODAY'S Inc.reaRlnK cknxllnpss and not so j warm; winds mostly northerly. : Domestic. ! Dynamite explosion at San Francisco blows up house, kills four persons and Injures three. Page 3 First Japanese turbine steamer breaks trans-Pacific record. Page 1. Piatt testifies to perjury charge against Mas Wood. Page 1. Prominent Philadelphia doctor mysterious ly poisoned. Page 1. 1'orelgn. Mexican troops In hot pursuit of rebels. Page 1. American troops to guard Mexican fron tier. Page 1. Trial of prince Zu Eulanberg begins at Page 5. Polities. Democratic convention will hsv struggle about prohibition. Page 1. Friends of Vorys urge Taft to make him National chairman. Pago 2. Men who will probably be in Tatt's Cabinet. Page 1. Sports. Holladay-Irvlngton Club begins extensive improvements. Page 9. Beavers fatten batting averages In South. Page 6. Portland oarsmen leave for Seattle regatta tonight. Page 6. Pacific Coast. Robbers crack sate Kelso postoffice; get $41)0. Page 4. Chehalls timber-owners charge county tax board with fraud. Page 5. Northwest prune packers organize at Salem. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Prune packers take bullish view of future. Page 15. Wheat higher at Chicago on general de mand. Page 15. Stocks firm but dull at New York. Page 35. Eugene Schneider. French bark, fixed for Portland. Genevieve Mojlnos ordered to the Sound. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. District Attorney-elect Cameron announces staff of deputies. Page 10. Oregon delegation leaves for Democratic National convention. Page 7. Master Fish Warden McAllister says new fish laws will be rigidly enforced. Page 7. Kribs proves poor witness In Booth Trial. Page 10. Wasco County Electric & Power Company plans 200 miles of trolley lines. Page 6. Commission begins work of valuation of Ore gon railroads. Page 10. French dueling code found to differ from Swedish in Police Court. Page 14. George Blodgett to plead guilty to second degree murder. Page 11.