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VOL. XLVIII NO. 14,863. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HITCHCOCK WILL FIGHTEAGH POINT DISAFFECTION IN ARMY OF TURKEY TROOPS PAID IRREGULARLY OR NOT AT ALL MTJTIXT. GDSGROVE PLOTS WITH EDITORS BARTER LAWFUL PENDING APPEAL DECISION" IX RAILROAD-PASS CASE OFFERS LOOPHOLE. . E HOME RUN COSTS FAN BROKEN NECK FALLS FROM HOCSETOP WHILE WATCHING TINKER. HONOLULU CHEERS IS BUT PROPOSED G Eri RAL INCREASE MARCHING JACKIES Not a State to Be Aban doned to Bryan." HARDEST BATTLE IN WEST Make Every Political Asset Available for Taft. EAST SAFELY REPUBLICAN Chairman Opens Chicago Headquar ters and Starts for Western Con ference Today Ignore State Lines in the Campaign. CHICAGO, July 17. Frank H. Hitch cock, chairman of the- Republican Na tional committee, and James T. Williams, Jr., a member of W. H. Taft's political staff, arrived here today from ashlng ton and wlli leave tomorrow for Colo rado Spring.-., where Republican state chairmen and members of the National committee from the ptates vest of the Missouri River will confer with Mr. Hitchcock on July 20 and 21. The meet ing has been called for the purpose of bringing Western Republican leaders closer together and to plan systematically to run the campaign that is to be made in the West for W. H. Taft and J. S. Sher man. Later a similar conference will be held in Chicago, at which the leaders of the central states will be present and af ter that the Eastern Republican leaders will meet Mr. Hitchcock In New Tork. Will Fight, for Every State. In discussing the political situation to day, Mr. Hitchcock said the hardest bat-tl-s would have to be fought west of the Missouri River and that he planned to secure the benefits of political assets never before -available, for the reason that state chairmen confined their efforts In the past to their own territory. Mr. Hitchcock will try to bring them together In the matter of getting speakers, and so far as possible wipe out the state lines In carrying on the campaign. "We want to show the people that we are at work and mean justice," said Mr. Hitchcock. "There is not a state that will be neglected, nor a state that will be abandoned to the other party." East Safe for Taft. The opinion was expressed by Mr. Hitchcock that the East Is pretty safe for Mr. Taft. and on that account he said that he may devote much of his time to the West, with headquarte.-s at Chi cago. This will not be determined, how ever, until after the conferences with . the state leaders. In addition to the headquarters, which will be established in New York August 1 and in Chicago a few days later, an of fice will be opened by the Republican committee at either Denver or Salt Lake City for the distribution of campaign material and supplies. ' . No political conference -was held here today by Mr. Hitchcock. MCC1I bl'PPORT PROM SOUTH Taft Gets Letters From Democrats. May Carry Maryland. HOT SPRINGS, Va., July 17. Demo . crats of many Southern states are writ ing to William H. Taft declaring their purpose to vote for him and to do whatever may be n their power to se cure his election. Letters of this kind form one of the most Interesting fea tures jpf Mr. Taft's dally increasing mail. From Democrats in Maryland, Kentucky, Tennesse, North Carolina and Georgia he has letters assuring him It is the belief of the wYiters that those states will elect the Republican ticket In the coming election. While Mr. Taft reads the letters with Interest, he receives Information that there Is hope of carrying Georgia, wifil a feeling that on the part of the writer the wish Is father to the thought. In tense feeling against the policy of Hoke Smith in that state Is looked upon as the foundation of bitterness of Georgia Democrats toward the election of Mr. Bryan, as they look upon Mr. Bryan and Mr. Smith as representing the same Ideas. From Marylnd especially Mr. Taft has a large number of advices from Democrats that they expect to see the state go Republican and that there will be many Democratic votes to help carry it. Mr. Taffs mall Is constantly Increasing and this class of letters is forming a considerable part of It. While these expressions from South ern Democrats are regarded as the most Interesting feature of the opposition to Mr. Bryan within his own party, there are. many others from Democrats in Ihs North. Connecticut being prominent in that respect. Mr. Taft was at his desk early this morning, going over the first draft of his speech of acceptance, which was tompleted last evening. M. E. Engalls. formerly president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, ar rived here today and this afternoon son tasted a game of golf with Mr. Taft. Whole Regiments Steal Arms and Money and Retire to Mountains. CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey, July IT. (Special.) After months of quiet, "things axe doing" again in Turkey and are taking a serious turn. The troops in Macedonia threaten to get entirely out of hand. They are muti nous because pay-day never arrives. Often men whose time has expired have been kept with the colors for years. Frank H. Hitebcoek, Chairman of Republican National Commit tee. owing to lack of money to pay them off, - From time to time mutinies have developed In various towns and occa sionally a little money has been sent to troops to ' tide over some highly dangerous crisis. Now a new element of danger ap pears in "young Turkey." This party is proving extremely active among the troops and numerous Incidents show the trend of events. For Instance, a Colonel known as an Imperial spy was shot at, but escaped. A - regiment at Monastery laid down Its arms and dis appeared. The Albanian regiments are generally disaffected. In two places civilians and Mohammedan soldiers have combined, seized arms and money and retired to the mountains. HITS PUBLIC TELEPHONES Seattle Judge Holds Instruments Are for Private Use. SEATTLE, Wash.. July 17. (Special.) Judge Griffin. In the Superior Court, to day denied the application of L. F. Swift, a druggist, for an injunction to restrain the Independent Telephone Company from removing from his .pharmacy a telephone used by the public. Several weeks ago the telephone companies decided to re move all public telephones from drug stores and Install nickel-ln-the-slot machines. Swift insisted that he had paid the re quired rent and had a right to permit free use of his telephone. The company maintained that the instrument was in stalled as a business phone, at $3 a month, and was not intended for public use. It was claimed that the telephone was costing the company $21,60 a month for operating. Judge Griffin held that the company is not compelled to maintain public telephones. LIFE-BELTS ALL ROTTEN Terrible Panic When Launch San Gabriel Went Down. MANILA, July 17. The number of lives lost through the foundering of the pleasure launch San Gabriel, while on its way form Manila to Corregidor, is yet uncertain. Sixty-one passengers and mem bers of the crew were rescued. It Is gen erally estimated that the number of pas sengers and' crew was 90. Thirty-five of those who were rescued clung to a life raft and were buffeted about by the heavy seas for four hours when the German steamer Suveric rescued them. Twenty-two more reached Cor regidor In a lifeboat. The passengers on the San Gabriel were thrown Into a panic when the heavy seas tore out some of the planking and she began to fill, and terrible scenes were enacted. The vessel was greatly over crowded, and the lifebelts proved to be rotten and worthless. Few of the women and children on board escaped. As far as Known now, there were no Americans among those drowned. SLEW FIVE OTHER PERSONS Xegro Murderer Confesses Just Be fore Going to Gallows. MOUNDS VILLE, W. Va.. July 17 Frank Johnson, a negro, was hanged today at the West Virginia penitentiary in this place for the murder of Mrs. Beulah Martin at Gypsy, W. Va., on March S. A ' sensational feature of Johnson's last day was a confession made to the chaplain of the prison, the Rev. H. B. Sanford. in which he said he had com mitted five murders during his career. Johnson gave the names and addresses, so far as he knew them, of the five persons he said he had killed. He gave details of some of the murders, but as to others refused to give particulars. C. W. Howard, Capitalist. SAN RAFAEL, Cal., July 17. Charles Webb Howard, the well-known capi talist, who formerly was president of the Spring Valley Water Company, of San Francisco, died at his horns here today. I ' - " -fc 5 , ? ' is - i I Hatches Scheme on River Steamer. : PLANS FOR POLITICAL SUPPORT Washington State Press to Back Him for Governor. MEAD "SITS BY IN DARK Xewspaper Meu and Politicians Gather In Groups on Deck of Bailey Gatzert and Caucus 'During Trip to Stevenson. VANCOUVER, Wash., July. 17. (Spe cial.) Politics of the real,, turbulent variety clung closely to the editorial excursionists who went with the Wash ington State Press Association on an outing up the Columbia River today. Little groups of editors, in twos and threes, gathered fore and aft, in cabin and on deck, and talked in whispers of the big game, while others really took an outing and enjoyed the ride on the steamer Bailey Gatzert from Vancouver to Stevenson and return. And in these whisperings, political plots were hatched, and, indeed, a plan was outlined which, If successful, may mean much politically to the State of Washington. ' Mead Men in Line, Too. As a result, or a partial result, of these whispered caucuses, it Is sched uled that a secret caucus, large in numbers and great in scope, will be held today to organize the Washington State Press Association, or as much of it as possible, for t..e support of Cos grove, the farmer-lawyer candidate for Governor of Oregon's sister state. An honored passenger during these river caucuses and, so far as outward manifestations count, completely igno rant of the subdued efforts to whet an editorial knife against him. Gover nor Albert E. Mead rode with the ex cursionists and entertained many of them in conversation. But on the same boat were many of his friends, news paper friends, and it is very likely that when the line-up of the papers is com plete he will have a powerful newspa per following. s Pew McBrlde Men in Crowd. Conspicuous in this lassoing of edi torial favor was the absence of Mc Brlde boosters. So far as the Wash ington State Press Association, as rep resented by the convention which is In session here. Is concerned, there are two candidates for the office of Gov ernor of this state. They are Mead and Cosgrove. However, McBrlde's 'edi- ( Concluded on page 6.) ENOUGH TO I ... ... ..o mmm .1 Publishers May Not Be Compelled to Pay Cash for Several Years. CHICAGO, July 17 (Special.) Closer - analysis of the decision by Judge Kohlsaat in the Monon pass case, develops a strong ray of hope for the publishers and railroads who desire to exchange advertising for transportation. It had been thought that the decision absolutely forbade anything but actual money being ac cepted In payment or transportation 3? "SV S. G. Cosg-rove, Gubernatorial Aspirant Who Seeks to Or ganize Washington Editors to Promote Hi Candidacy. . from one state to another, but Attor ney Krotzinger, one of counsel for the railroads, today admitted that the decision permits railroads and publish ers to continue their former relations until the case is finally passed upon by the United States Supreme Court, to which an appeal has been taken. The court does not convene until the last week in Oct'ober, and will then have to take up an unusually large docket. In natural course of events the Monon case will probably not be reached for two or three years, unless the Attorney-General or the publish ers move to advance It. The Chicago. Indianapolis & Louis ville Railway would be glad to have the case advanced. ACCUSE BANKER OF THEFT Head or Zotti & Co., Wrecked Bank ' ers. Goes to Tombs. NEW YORK. July 17. Frank Zotti, head of the banking Institution of Frank Zotti & Co.. on Greenwich street, which went Into the hands of a receiver on Wednes day, .was today arraigned before Magis trate Corrlgan on a charge of grand lar ceny. The banker was remanded to the Tombs under J25.00O bail for examination on Saturday. The banker declared he was the victim of a plot to ruin him. ' 1 V . ' - Si ' MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD'S MOUTH WATER Class Rates Only Are Thought Too Low. PRESIDENT M'CREA EXPLAINS Present Time Not Opportune for Corrective Action. SPECIALS MAY BE PUT UP Head of Pennsylvania Railroad Seta Public Right on Plans of Eastern Lines Companies Are StUJ. Studying Vexed Problem. PHILADELPHIA, July 17. In a state ment issued today with reference to the meeting of railroad presidents In New York yesterday, at which was discussed the question of raising freight rates. President McCrea- of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who was present, said that the conclusion reached was that the time Is not opportune for an advance in rates in the territory represented at the meeting. Mr. McCrea in his statement says: Public's Idea Wrong. "It appears that there Is some misun derstanding in the public mind as to the exact question under discussion. A gen eral advance in all rates has at no time been contemplated, but there has been a general feeling among railroad officials that class rates, upon which the miscel laneous traffic Is carried, were, all things considered, upon too low a basis. "After full consideration and exchange of views the conclusion was unanimous that the time was not opportune for an advance in all class rates applicable to the. entire territory represented at the meeting which embraced lines east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio Rivers. Increase Some Rates. "The traffic officers, however, were re quested to further consider the advisabil ity of an increase In rates in specific peases when the present rates are particu larly .low in comparison with other rates, and in view of the service performed." STOPS TRAIX AUTOMATICALLY Device Stands Test In Presence of Many Railroad Men. CHICAGO, July 17. (Special.) A train on the main line of the Burling ton road, going at a speed of 50 miles an hour, today ran past a block signal which stood at "danger," and was au tomatically brought to a full stop 1100 feet beyond. While the test was be ing made, a score of the foremost operating men of the United States, representing railroads from coast to (Concluded on Page S. Cub Player Reaches Home by Nar row Squeak and Spectator Stoops Too Far. CHICAGO, July 17. (Special.) When Joe Tinker smashed out a home run to day, winning the game from the- Giants, William Hudson, of 537 West Madison street, who was witnessing the game from the top of a four-story fiat just outside the park, was so badly over come by the play that he fell off the building and broke his neck. As Tinker was circling the bases, Zlm- . . j James McCrea, President of Pennsylvania Railroad, Who Declares Policy- of Railroads on Advance In Rates. merman attempted to drag him, back to third, although the ball was still rolling around near the fence. Tinker ran back to third, but saw that the ball had not yet started home and beat it In by the narrowest squeak. It was at this critical juncture that Mr. Hudson fell to his death. The incident may result in stringent legislation forbidding the housetop "grandstand," which hang around both parks. The owners of these houses sell seats at reduced rates and reap a large harvest every season. The park owners so far fought them unavaillngly, but the death of Hudson is likely to bring re sults. SENT BACK TO SALVADOR Son of General Who Leads Army ' Denied Admittance. SAN FRANCISCO, July 17. (Spe cial.) Little Humbert Rlvas, the 12-year-old son of General Rivas, of Sal vador, has been denied a landing at this port. The General's son arrived this morning jan the Pacific mail steam er Peru to go to school in the United States, but it was found by the Fed eral doctors that the boy was .suffering from trachoma, and he was not al lowed ashore. . His father is leading the Salvadorean army in a battle against the' Revolu tionists, and it was thought that the best place for the Rivas lad would be in an American educational Institution. He was placed aboard the Peru In the care of the vessel's purser, and given a note to a San Francisco friend. Being of a sunny disposition, he took the sad news calmly enough, and throughout the morning ' wandered about the Peru's deck, surveying the broad stretch of bay. He does not speak English. TRAIN COOKS AND BAKERS Army Orders Them to Maneuvers at American Lake. SAN FRANCISCO, July 17. (Spe cial.) The school for cooks and bakers stationed at the Pr&sldlo has been ordered to American Lake for duty in connection with ' the t maneuvers in August. The organization will leave on July 21. This is the first time that a school for cooks and bakers has attended maneuvers, and the order has come through a - recommendation of the Oommissary-General at Washington, who states that great benefits in In struction should be derived by the school. The commanding general of each department Is authorized to utilize the services of officers In charge of schools, the instructors and the student bakers and cooks, with the object of securing the greatest possible bene fits in the line of field cooking and baking, especially for the organized militia who attend the maneuvers. BIDS ON BUILDING SITES Three Washington Cities orfer Land to Federal Government. WASHINGTON. July 17. Bids for pub lic building sites at Everett. Olympia and Walla Walla, Wash., were opened by the supervising architect this afternoon. Sev enteen sites were offered at Everett at prices ranging from 8000 to J24.O0O. Thir teen sites were offered at Olympia at from J7000 to 119,000 and ata Walla Walla 29 sites were offered at prices ranging from $5000 to S57.500. No sites will be purchased until a rep resentative of the Department visits each city and selects the-location best adapted to. the Government's purposefi. Prices also will be a factor. x - i Men of Fleet Parade Streets. ALL DECORATED WITH LEIS Greatest Parade Ever Seen in Island Capital. MANY SPORTS FOR SAILORS Committee of 100 Xative Maidens Places Wreath of Flowers About the Neck of Each White Clad Warrior. HONOLULU, July 17.Constltut3ng th greatest military pageant ever witnessed in this city. 3300 men of the Atlantic bat tleship fleet paraded this morning, evoking enthusiastic cheers from the dense crowds which lined the way along which they passed. The line of march was along! the principal streets of the city and every available post of vantage was occupied long before the parade began. (Before the march began the men wer drawn up In company front at the starting point and a committee of 100 Hawaiian girls passed along the ranks, placing about the neck of each white-clad "Jackie" a lei, or chain of closely-woven blossoms, characteristic or the islands, it was a pretty ceremonial, picturesque In the extreme, and officers and men joined in hearty appreciation of the efforts of th women. This afternoon a formal reception to the officers of the fleet was tendered by Captain Rees, commandant of the naval station, and Mrs. Rees. Ball for the Officers. Tonight the officers of the fleet gathered at Waikikl Beach, where a ball was given by the citizens In their honor. Governor Frear and Rear-Admlral Sperry shared the duty of receiving the many guests. During the dance the second division of the fleet, at anchor Just oft the beach, played its searchlights on the pavilion. During the afternoon the polo grounds were thronged with sailors greatly in terested in the struggle going on, while the Wild West show also drew many spectators. The coaling of the third division of tho (Concluded on Page 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TODAY'S Fair and warmer; northerly winds. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 8T degrees; minimum, 60 degrees. Foreifm. Trial of prince xu Eulenbera postponed be cause of his Illness, though he protests. , ' Page 8. Failure to pay Turkish troops oauses mu tiny. Page i. National. Hawailans lavtehly entertsdn. fleet. Page t. ' Politics. Hearst calls Bryan political chameleon. ' Page 1. Tammany secretly careless about Bryan's . election; only wlebes to carry New Xorlc ' City, page 1. Hitchcock plans to fight for erery state. Page 1. Taft gets many pledges of support from Southern Democrats. Page 1. Bryan admits having approved Roosevelt's dismissal of Brownsville rioters. Page 8 Domestic. Eastern railroads decide against general ad vance In rates; advance made In South east and Southwest. Page 1. Jules, California murderer, surrenders aftef Aght with posse. Page 2. Railroads allowed to exchange passes ft advertising pending appeal. Page 1. Spectator at Chicago hall game falls and break b neck when Tinker makes boms run. Page X. Sports, . McBurney and Tyler meet today tor tennK championship. Page T. Portland defeats JJos Angeles, 4 to 1. Page 7. Americans' protest against unfairness In Olympic games Ignored. Page 8. Coast League scores : Oakland, 6 ; Baa Francisco, 5. Page T- PwriJlc Coast. Cosgrove, candidate for Governor, hatches plot with Washington, editors during ex cursion to 6tevenson. Page 1. Tarn hill County wins exhibit at Salem Cherry Fair. Page 5. Ashland Chautauqua closes successful ses sion. Page S. Twelve persons Injured In streetcar col lision near Tacoma. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Charles H. Green reviews wool season Just closing. Page 15- Wheat weakens at Chicago on free selling. Page 10. Bonds firm and stocks dull. Page 15. Retail trade of good proportiona Page 15 Italian bark Emanuel Accame heads the list of gram carriers for season of 190S-9. Page 14. Portland and Ttrintty. Projected bond issues will greatly increase tax levy. Page 10. Eight Jurors secured In Booth conspiracy trial. Page 10. Council divides on question of paving mate- rlaJ. Page 10. Railroads have not decided on course in lumber rate case. Page 11. Judge Van Zante fines auto dealer for vio lating speed ordinance. Page 14. Judge 'Day grants divorces to six wtves and two husband. Page 14. General Manager Tatbot. of Oregon Elec tric, tails of rtga t-etf-waj' difficultisa. Page 11. Council to have investigation of water sitortage. Page K!.. Judge John T. Capias esllcst ky tcsU. s 4