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. .
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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.
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
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