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KLAMATH CUT-OFF
INTERESTS LOSE
AUSTRALA HIS
REFUGE FOR WILD
ART TREASURES
ARIZONA LEPER
- HAS EASY GRADE
BIRDS IS CREATED
ELUDES GUARDS
HELD FOR DUTY
THREE SENATORS
FLEET!
AGAINST HIS WILL
ROOSEVELT- MAKES CENTRAL
OREGON LAKES RESERVE.
NOT ONLY SHORTER -BUT LESS
MRS. WARDWELL ESCAPKS
STEEP THAN OLD LINE.
FROM QUARANTINE STATION"
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JOB
NAMED
AMERICAN
Wild Demonstration in
Convention.
ALL DELEGATES SHOUT FOH HIM
Minnesota Democrats Will In
sist Governor Run.
HE STILL REMAINS SILENT
Repeated Refusals to Become Candi
date Are Ignored, and All Ri
vals Leave Clear Field to
Popular Governor.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 19. Governor
.Inhn A Johnson was renominated for
Governor by the Democratic state con
vention today. Following the mention of
its name by Mayor Lawler, of St. Paul,
the convention stampeded for Johnson. A
'wild demonstration ensued. Standards
ere waved and the delegates, headed by
a braes band, marched through the hall.
brass band, marched through the hall.
A messenger was sent to notify, the
Governor bv telephone. The return of
the messenger was awaited with sus
pense. as the Governor previously had
stated emnhatic&IIy that he would not
run again. The convention, however, per
sisted in Ignoring the declaration.
As an evidence of the almost unanimity
of feeling for Mr. Johnson, the hall was
conspicuously decorated with Mr. John
son's portraits and during the excitement
they were torn down and waved by both
spectators and delegates.
Dance Like Wild Indians.
The demonstration continued for 64 mln
utes. At the first mention of Mr. John-
con's name the delegates forgot his re
peatedly expressed objection to being
considered and went into a frenzy of
enthusiasm. The aisle and stage were
quickly filled with delegates yelling like
Indians and executing war-dances upon
the press tables, all the while repeating
the . name "Johnson." Ten minutes, 20
minutes. 30 minutes passed and there was
no lull In the tumultuous scene. A huge
photograph of Mr. Johnson was seized
from Its place on the platform and borne
aloft b7 a delegate, while the band had
atruck up "'Marching Through Georgia.
and quickly' following in line, with county
banners waving wildly, a procession was
formed which many times encircled the
hall Banners were forced into the hands
of ladies among the spectators on the
platform and they were compelled to Join
the yelling throng. But only because there
Is a limit to exertion of lung and limb did
the demonstration gradually subside.
Committee Selects Ticket.
Owing to the unsettled condition of the
minds of the delegates at the opening of
the convention regarding the entire ticket.
It was decided that a committee to be
composed of one member from each Ju
dlclal district make recommendations for
the filling of all places on the ticket, ex
cept that of Governor. The following
recommendations were made by this com
mittee and adopted by the convention.
When asked tonight if he would accept
the nomination, Mr. Johnson said:
"I have not been officially notified of
my nomination, so I have nothing to
aay."
Lieutenant-Governor Julius J. Heiter, of
Rochester; Secretary of State Richard T.
Lamb, of Clayton; State Treasurer Henry
P. Nelson, of Hibblng; Attorney-General
is. G. Matthews, of Marshall; Railway
and Warehouse Commissioners Hans P.
BJorge, of Ottertail County; Robert Nee,
of Rice County.
State Senator R. G. Farrlngton. .of Or-
tonville, was temporary chairman. He
aid:
"The platform of the Republican noml-
ree for Governor in this state, like that
of Taft. means absolutely nothing. The
only argument he has is to lay the ex
travagances of a Republican House and
Senate to a Democratic Governor. He
eats pie with a knife and beefsteak with
his fingers."
When told yesterday that he might be
made the nominee despite his wishes, Mr.
Johnson said that If he were nominated
the ticket would be without a head, for
lie would not lift a linger to further his
candidacy. It was thought that if this
emphatic declaration had its effect J. G.
Armeon. Mayor of Stillwater, would un
doubtedly be the nominee.
Mayor Arm son stated this morning,
however, that under no circumstances
would he be a candidate. He said he re
garded it as Mr. Johnson's duty to an
swer the call of the party and make' the
race, even at a great personal sacrifice.
Congressman Hammond, who had been
a conspicuous factor in the situation, had
during the past week been eliminated by
his declination to run.
CHOLERA SPREADS SOUTH
Virulent at Rostov and Working
Along Black Sea Coast.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. . 19. The
center of virulence in the cholera epi
demic has Deen transferred to Rostov-on-Don,
where 31 new cases and ten
deaths were reported on August 10.
The cholera is now working its way
' down the Black Sea along the Cau
casus Coast.
friends Sunnosed to Have Aided
Her Thought to Have Start
ed for California.
TOMBSTONE. Ariz.. Aug. 19. An
other sensational feature developed in
the Wardwell leper case today, when
it vis learned that Mrs. Wardwell, the
nuarantfned leDer. had escaped from
her quarters. Her present where
nbouts is unknown. It is believed the
woman escaped about 12 o'clock last
night and boarded a Southern Pacific
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Senator Chester I.
Man. Defeated li
marie.
Lodz, of Kai
l Recent IT1-
train bound for California, heavily
veiled' and gloved to ue the unmis
takable marks of leprosy, and to pre
vent cor-sternation on the train should
her identity become known.
Arizona authorities have been much
embarrassed in handling the case, the
Federal Government refusing to deport
the woman to the leper colony, and
there is no local or territorial law
tirovldcd to care for such cases. Plans
to have the leper returned to Call
fomia, from which state she came, have
been openly discussed and, since the
uthoritles have not been active In ap
prehending her since the escape, it is
believed that friends have financially
aided the escape.
Mrs. Wardwell also, suffers, from a
peculiar dementia and. refuses to be
lieve that her husband is dead, and has
frequently expressed a desire to go to
him in California. ,
OREGON MILK GOOD ENOUGH
So Regulation Contemplated Which
Will Rule It Out.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash-.
lngton. Aug. 19. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley,
Government pure food expert, said today
in response to Inquiry that Department of
Agriculture would adopt no regulations
which would injure Oregon manufacturers
of condensed milk.
Notwithstanding recommendations made
at the recent conference at Macklnao Is
land, he said no standard would be set
up which would exclude Oregon milk from
market. In fact Dr. Wiley admitted Ore
gon condensed milk was of high grade,
though it showed less percentage of solids
than that produced further East. He
said there was absolutely no reason why
Oregon manufacturers should be alarmed.
There is allowance of 6 per cent to be
made In matter of Solids and even if there
were not. no regulations would be adopted
by the department whloh would injure
Oregon's industry.
WAR AMONG FRATERNALS
Congress Proposes Minimum Assess
ment, Which M. W. A. Fight.
PUT IN BAT, O., Aug. 19. After lis
tening to speeches today the delegates to
the National Fraternal congress In an
na session here began talking Insurance
policies. The congress has under con
sideration a uniform bill governing fra
ternal societies which, if adopted, will
be presented to the Legislative body in
each state as soon as possible to be en
acted into law.
This measure, which will come before
the congress tomorrow, provides for a
uniform minimum rate of assessments for
fraternal insurance throughout the coun
try. It was because of this proposed fea
ture that the Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica withdrew its membership from the
congress yesterday.
It Is stated that the Woodmen propose
to fight this bill, and it Unconsidered that
the adoption of the bill tomorrow will
be an invitation by the congress to wage
the contest.
SAYS COMMITTEE BUNGLED
Builder of Grandstands for Fleet
Reception Claims Damages.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19: An echo of
the reception given by this city to the
officers and men of the Atlantic fleet
was heard today when I E. Lee filed a
suit against members of the reception
committee to recover Jlt.338 alleged as
damages because the official grandstands
were not properly handled so as to yield
their builders the proper return. Mr.
Lee and his associates built the stands
and the committee had charge of the sale
of the tickets and handling of the crowds.
Mr. Lee alleges the . committee bungled
the whole thing, much to his detriment.
Long, Hansbrough and
Kittridge Doomed.
REAP TREACHERY'S PENALTY
Radical Republicans Certain
to Succeed Them.
REFORM CAME TOO LATE
Kansas and North Dakota Men Elev
enth Hour Additions to Taft
Bandwagon Kittridge Re
mains True to Aldrlch.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 17.-It cannot be properly
said that there is any National signifi
cance in the defeat of United States
Senators Hansbrough. Kittredge and
Long, unless it be that the downfall of
these three men la indicative of a gen
eral determination of the people to be
faithfully represented in Congress. This
trio went down to defeat for a single
reason; every one of these Senators be
trayed the people he was supposed to
represent, and shaped his course in
Congress to meet the approval of cor
porate Interests. Each regarded him
self as bigger than his constituency.
and each relied upon his machine to
keep him in office. But in these un
certain days machines have lost their
power, and are of little assistance to
men in office who have no popular
support
Of the three -defeated Senators, two
were cowards; Kittredge alone had the
nerve to pursue a consistent course up
to the moment of his defeat. Hans
brough to curry favor, became an elev
enth hour convert to Rooseveltlsm, and
Long, when he saw defeat ahead, for
sook his old friends and turned appeal-
lngly to Taft, the ascending Republican
leader. But Long and Hansbrough
were converted too late;-their people
had no more love for cowards than for
traitors, and they were each handed
the same bitter dose that was prepared
for the sturdier Kittredge.
Radicals Will Succeed Them.
Each of these Senators will be suc
ceeded by a Republican, but the three
new Senators will be anti-corporation
men, known as "radicals" in their re
spective states, and all will be support
ers of the Roosevelt-Taft policies. Had
Hansbrough, Long and .Kittredge been
victorious they would have returned to
the Aldrlch camp in the Senate, and
would have been as active anti-Taft
men as they have previously been anti
Roosevelt. The elimination of Hans
brough, Long and Kittredge Is In the
(Concluded on Page 3.)
Southern Pacific Engineers Sur
prised at Good Results of Sur
vey Great Saving in Time.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19. (Special.)
Southern Pacific engineers, to the sur
prise of themselves and officers of the
company, have found that the new route
now building through Oregon by way of
Klamath Falls will really be a much
easier grade than the present main-line
route over the Slsklyous, in addition to
being ten miles shorter In a distance of
a little more than 300 miles from Duns-
muir up to Eugene, Or.
The steepest grade by the new route,
between Sisson and Junction City, will be
but 79 feet to the mile, ae against 174 feet
to the mile by the old route over the Sis
kivou Mountains. Most of the distance
along the new route, which uses Odell
Pn the zrade will range from 21 to 53
feet a mile.
The new .line, will be pushed forward to
an ultimate junction with the present line
at Natron, Or., and then the company
will have two good routes Into Oregon
and will be able to handle over both the
steadily Increasing business. The Klam
ath Falls route will be the faster run,
because of shorter distance and a consid
erable saving in grades.
TO MAKE KAISER'S SPARS
Washington Firm Negotiates to
Equip Imperial Yacht.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Aug. 18. (Special.)
Chris Endresen & Sons, sparmakers. hav
ing headquarters In Hoqulam and several
camps near Little Rock, Wash., have
practically closed a deal with the Em
peror of Germany, wherein they are to
supply spars for the Emperor's new
yacht.
The spare will be of Washington fir. the
timber that is go favorably known as
the most acceptable material for masts
and spars, its longevity comparing favor
ably with the noted turpentine tree, of
Australia aa regards its ability to with
stand the attacks of the elements, espe
cially salt water.
Mr. Endresen would not state positively
tonight that he would obtain the contract,
but said he would let the facts be known
later, while his demeanor apparently pro
claimed his satisfaction that the deal
would- go through.
BESIEGES, MOROCCO CITY
Abd el. Aziz Gives Town Three Days
. to Surrender.
TANGIER, Aug. 19. Mtougui, a mili
tary leader in the service of Abd el Aziz,
the Sultan of Record, is encamped out
side the walls of Morocco City, accord
ing to news which has Just reached here
from the Interior. He has given the city
three days in which to surrender. Abd
el Aziz, with the main army, is eight
hours away.
Kills Auto Manufacturer.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 19. L. Kls
sell. manufacturer of automobiles at
Hartford, Wis., and a member of the
Hartford Plow Company, was shot by
John Gerbler. an employe, today In the
Klssell Company's store. Klssell is In a
dangerous condition.
SAFE!
Enthusiasm Greets It
at Sydney.
HALF MILLION LINE HEIGHTS
Cheers and Salutes Roar
United Welcome. .
in
SIGHTED AT EARLY MORN
Capital of Great Commonwealth Is
Decked In American and British
Flags Fleet Has One Rough
Day on It9 Voyage.
SYDNEY, N. S. W.. Aug. 20. Early
this morning- a thin veil of smoke on
the horizon signalled to the watchers
on the coast the approach of the Ameri-
can warships, and at o:ii omciai
notification was sent out that the fleet
had been sighted. It was yet 20 miles
outside of Sydney harbor, but this
word, which had been awaited eagerly
by tens of thousands, stirred the Aus
tralians like a call to arms, and al
most Instantly those who had not left
the city to take up points of vantage
along the bays were moving in droves
to line the quays, roof-tops, and other
places on the harbor front, to watch
the coming of the ships from the new
world.
The day broke bright and clear, and
so great was the Interest in the fleet
that half of the populace remained up
half of the night, and thousands and
tens of thousands, before night was
over were on their way to the hilltops
outside of the city limits, where they
congregated seemingly in unbroken
lines along the coast from Bondl
Beach- to Manly.
Half-Million Welcome It.
It is estimated that hardly-less than
half a million people assembled to
give the visitors a royal welcome.
Sydney harbor, with its innumerable
bays and coves, never looked more
beautiful nor did the American sailors
ever witness a more inspiring sight
than that which met their eyes as the
white ships came through the channel
past the great headlands into Port
Jackson.
A - hundred thousand people, the
greatest single assemblage of all,
gathered on the south heads, where a
magnificent view of the whole scene
was to be had. Hundreds of craft of
all kinds moved up and down, even at
that early hour, all tne waters, with
the exception of the fairway and the
anchorages, being dotted with little
and big vessels decorated in every con
ceivable manner with flags and bunt-
In ST.
The fleet left Auckland at 8:15 Satur-
Concluded on Page 3.)
Birds, of All Sorts, and Their Nests
and Eggs Given Absolute .
Protection.
OREGONIAN. NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Aug. 19. No longer may the Ore
gon hunter look for sport on Lower Kla
math, Harney or Malheur Lakes, for gun
ning on and around these famous shoot
ing grounds has been forbidden by Presi
dent Roosevelt and violators of his orders
will be prosecuted In Federal courts.
The President has not undertaken to In
terfere with the Oregon state game laws.
John A. Job niton Renominated for
Governor of Minnesota Against
Hi Protest.
but by executive order has created
National bird preserve embodying the
three lakes, together with their shores,
islands and abutting swamps and in these
preserves no native birds nay be killed.
nor eggs taken, .nor nests destroyed.
In a few Instances lands abutting, on
these lakes may have passed to private
ownership, and there gunners are not af
fected by the President's order, but. such
spots are scarce, and in the main it is be
lieved these orders will put an end to the
killing of birds on the Southern Oregon
lakes.
This preserve was created on recom
mendation of the National Audubon So
ciety, and la Intended to prevent the ex
termination of various types of wild birds
which frequent the lake region. The Au
dubon Society after careful Investigation
found that Oregon birds were being killed
ruthlessly, largely by hunters supplying
the millinery market. Cases were found
where such hunters In season were mak
ing from J400 to 1600 a day selling bird
crests, plumes, breasts, wings, etc.. to
milliners. With such profits In sight birds
were being slaughtered by thousands. On
Klamath Lake and marsh no gunning will
be permitted under any circumstances
whatever. On the Malheur and Harney
preserve birds may be killed in limited
numbers for purely scientific purposes by
persons holding licenses from the Secre
tary of Agriculture, but only one or- two
birds of a type will be allowed to any per
son holding a permit, and as permits will
be Issued solely to scientists, gunning I
practically prohibited and absolutely so as
regards sportsmen.
Not only has the President put a stop to
the killing of birds valuable chiefly for
their plumage, but he has made it impos
sible to slaughter wild game. His order
applies to wild ducks as well as to grebe
In fact. It applies to all feathered game
around the lakes.
HOSE STRIKES FIREMEN
Leaping From Falling Wall,
They
Receive Full Force.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19. Two fire
men, William Kegan ana a. r. irawnra.
were severely injured this afternoon in
the collapse of a wall of a burning ware
house at 620 Second street. As the wall
fell into the street the firemen let go their
hold on the hose to escape being caught
by the blazing timbers. The hose swung
wildly and the heavy nozzle struck Regan
a heavy mow. snattering nis rigm ieg
below the knee and hurling him to the
pavement. Downes was caught under the
blazing debris and his right leg was
badly burned before he was rescued.
The fire started in an unoccupied res
taurant and quickly spread to the ware
house, which was formerly occupied by
Langley & Michaels, wholesale druggists,
but is vacant at the present time. The
Are is said to have been caused by
crossed electric wires. The loss will be
small, as the warehouse was of a tem
porary nature, having been erected
shortly after the fire and earthquake.
JAPANESE BLOOD BOILING
Death Sentence on Sealers and An
other Seizure Cause Threats.
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 19. News of
the seizure of another Japanese sealing
schooner, the Efuku Maru, by Russians
for alleged raiding at the Cooper Island
seal rockeries in the Kommanderofskl
group was brought by the steamer Shln
ano Maru tonight. The seized schooner
was towed to Vladivostok on August L
Japanese newspapers received by the
Shlnano Maru have bitter articles regard
ing the sentence of six of the arrested
seal-hunters of the seized schooner Mlyo
Maru to death at Nlcolalefsky for at
tacking their guards. The Hochi Shim
bun says:
"There is in Japan a proverb which
says: 'Old wounds are always In danger
of bleeding." "
The affair may be only a trifling inci
dent, but in case the death sentence is
executed no one can predict the future
relations between Japan and Russia. .
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Boston Society Woman
Accused of Fraud.
FORCED TO PAY HEAYY FINES
Tariff and Penalties Will Cost
Gardner $150,000. .
UNDERVALUED HER GOODS
Tapestries, Curios and Furniture In
tended for Fulutial Tloine Still
In Hands of Customs Offi
cers Duty Not Paid.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19. United States cus
toms officers here have seized tapestries,
paintings, statuary and rare pieces of
armor, valued at JSO.000, the property of
Mrs. "Jack" Gardner, of Boston, which
was bought abroad for Mrs. Gardner's
palace in Back Bay. The goods, the cus
toms officials allege, were brought into
this country as the "household goods" of
Mrs. Emily Rockwell Crane Chadborne,
of this city, a friend of Mrs. Gardner, on
which Mrs. Chadborne, the Government
officers say, placed a valuation of J8000.
An investigation was begun by the cus
toms authorities and when the real value
of the goods was discovered the tax of
$80,000 was placed on them by Collector
of Customs Ames. Fines and penalties
for alleged evasion of the customs laws
were fixed at $70,000. which, it is said,
have been paid. However, it is declared
that 80,000 additional will have to be
paid before possession of the property
can be secured. Officials of the customs
department have turned the case over to
District Attorney Sims for further inves
tigation. Mrs. Chadborne is not in the city at
present, and her whereabouts are un
known. - -
MRS. GARDNER WILL NOT TALK
Refuses to Comment on Seizure of
Museum Treasures.
BOSTON, Aug. 19. Mrs. John L. Gard-f
ner, the owner of the Isabella Stuart
Gardner Museum in the Feneway, re
fused absolutely today to discuss the
story regarding the seizure ot art goods
by the customs officials at Chicago.
Henry W. Swift, who is one of the In
corporators of Mrs. uaraner s museum,
said today that he knew nothing of the
matter further than the allegations in the
news dispatches?
When interviewed today the local
officials of the Treasury Department
said that they were ignorant of the
matter. ....
Attorney-General Knox oeciaen umi
the Gardner museum was not entyiea
to this special privilege of importation,
holding that it was not a public Insti
tution of the kind mentioned in the
law. Mrs. Gardner permitted the regu
lar duties to be deducted from the
S200.000 rather than allow the public
free access to her treasures.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY Maximum temperature, a..
decrees; minimum, oi.i ursi
TODAY Fair and cooler; westerly wmas.
Foreign.
Dutch government aecio.es on jjjuw
Venezuela, raff .
Russia robbed of millions r-y iruu
postage stamp tusineaj ts
National.
Government creates bird rerorv In Klam
ath county, rage -
Fleet arrives at syuney ana i K"-"
mendous welcome. -FaK 1-
Newport conference changes plans for new
battiesnips. ruga
1-olitirl.
Trick mule presented to Bryan throws man
who mounts mm. mse o.
Republican campaign managers to conrni
with Roosevelt. Page 5.
Johnson renominated for Governor of Min
nesota against his protest. Pige 1.
Several corporation men driven from Sen
ate. Page 1.
Domestic.
All machinists on Gould lines vote to strike
unless Rio Grande BiriKe semcu. x hr--
Mrs. Wardwell, leper, escapes to calllornia.
Page 1.
Partial withdrawal of troops from Spring
field causes terror among nrgrueo.
Pan 3.
Schlelchter criticises modern newspapers at
Editors' convention, rase .
Klamath cut-off on Soutnern racinc pas
easy grades. Page l.
Mrs. Jack Gardner fined heavily for smug
gling art treasures, wnicn vwvernmriii
seizes. Page 1.
Pacilio Coast.
Serious forest fires In Northwestern Wash
ington and British Columbia, t-age a.
Governor Chamberlain continent Harrimu
will build more roads in Oregon. raf o.
Portland and Vlcmlty.
Mayor declares he will close oisoraarij
houses ana drive Daa worata arum u.
Page 7.
Julius Kruttschnltt goes to TlllamooK OS
Inspection trlD. Page 14.
Aged Joseph Meyers weds Mrs. Du Rette and
sons will asK coun w
Page 10.
Seattle business men to run excursion ic
Portland Septmter ii- rage n.
Fire damages buildings at iweittn ana
Washington. Page 10.
Southern Pacific wants more time for re
moval of tracKs irom rourtn street.
Page 14.
Nineteen criminal charges quashed by court.
Page 8.
Property-owners object to site selected for
new hlgn scnooi. a-age n.
Commercial and Marine.
Buying of potatoes for Alaska shipment.
Page 15.
Stock market dull and narrow. Pag 1A.
pilots leave on sounding trip to the Lower
Columbia, Fag 1.
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