PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS. FREIGHT BUSINESS "THREEWEEKSTOO SHERMAN BILLED HALE MAY SECURE ARRESTS UMPIRE; UNITE TO FIGHT SURE TO INCREASE RAILROAD OFFICIALS MUCH ENCOURAGED BY' OUTLOOK. BREAKS UP GAME HOT FOR HACKETT FRUIT COMBINE POLICEMAN ALMOST CAUSES RIOT IX DES MONIES. WILL XOT PUT OS PIECE AT ST. LOCIS ROOF GARDEN. ROAD TO CENTRAL OREGON PROMISED TO ANSWER BRYAN ALLISON VAGANGY Harriman Will Extend Columbia Southern. CHAMBERLAIN IS SO ASSURED Facilities for Transportation . of Grain in Sight. RELIEF FOR THE FARMERS Governor's Visit to the Crater Lake Country May Bring About Construction of Good Automobile Road. STEDFORD, Or., Aug. 81. Special. r- w Harriman has agreed to act aa one of the commission I am about to . Aini tn take chance of the propoeea state highway from Medford to Crater Lake and from there to Klamatn raus. t!m io nromlsed me that he -would be gin work on the extension of his railroad mm th Columbia Southern terminus into Central Oregon at once, in order to Vnnrfi. th rrlin traffic now in signt aid Governor G. E. Chamberlain upon his arrival here this afternoon from Cra- Talr Governor Chamberlain was accompanied v n.nnl Vaiunr J. P. O'Brien, of the Southern Pacific, and F. C. Stanley. f Portland. The party was escorted from the lake by a Medford delegation, headed by Mayor Reddy, and were met on the banks of the Rogue near Trail by representatives of the Commercial 1UD. Here they were served with an elaborate inni-honn. Mr. Harriman. who had wired that he would come, was unable to make the trip, on account of rheumatism, from which he la suffering acutely. Scenic Wonders Charm. "All of us are charmed with Crater Lake and with the scenic wonders of the adjacent district." continued the Gov ernor. "It is one of the world's great est wonders and well worth many hard ships to see. I am convinced that if it is made accessible by a good auto road. many thousands - of visitors- will come yearly and the entire ' state will benefit by the traffic. I will recommend an ap propriatlon In my message for state aid and am assured co-operation by Jackson and Klamath counties and the various cities affected. Mr. Harriman is greatly interested in the project and will do his share, besides serving actively upon the committee. "Mr. Harriman Is fully convinced of the necessity of a railroad into Central Oregon from the Columbia. We discussed every phase of the situation and he prom ised speedy construction of an extension from Shanlko of the Columbia Southern. An Immense territory will be tapped and the farmers of the interior will be pro vided relief speedily. More Railroads Needed. "I was verry sorry to miss the Parker meeting In Portland, as I would like to have heard Judge Parker, but I would forego more than that and take a longer trip through a dustier country than. I did. In a hotter sun. If thereby I could aid in any way the building of more railroads In Oregon," concluded the Governor. The Governor and party left tonight for the north. Saturday evening the execu tive is scheduled to sail for Coos Bay. Mrs. Harriman and children arrived at Crater Lake today, to spend several days viewing its beauties.. Governor Chamber lain and his party left the lake at 8 o'clock this morning, arriving in Medford at o'clock.' "Mr. Harriman states that he will visit Medford later this season. WHEATGROWERS WILL PROFIT Colombia Southern Extension to Be of Great Advantage. The Columbia. Southern, built by R H Lytle and his associates, extends from Biggs, on the south shore of the Co lumbia River, to Shanlko, a distance of TO miles. It was acquired by the Har riman interests about three years ago and has since been operated as the Shaniko branch of the Oregon Railway &. Navi gation Company. It taps a rich wheat growing district that Is annually produc ing a large grain tonnage. The extension of this line means a great deal to the people of interior Oregon, particularly to the wheatgrowers of Crook County, where there Is an immense acreage of grain that will be greatly in creased when transportation is afforded. The extension will be hailed with great satisfaction by the people of this state. It will follow the Deschutes River along surveys already in the offices of the Har riman engineers in the Welle-Fargo build ing. It has been contended that the ex tension of the Columbia Southern Is im practicable on account of prohibitive grades, but routes have unquestionably been found that are practicable. Mr. Harriman himaelf has seen what the country to be opened up has to offer, for he went over it last Summer by auto mobile. He saw vast wheat fields in the Agency Plains district, rich with heavy crops of grain. He must "have been im pressed with the possibilities in wheat growing there wlien railroad transporta tion is offered. The construction of this Central Oregon line will, undoubtedly, be commenced at once. The character of the country is such that the road can be built during the Winter, and much track laid before the end of the present year. The bulld- Concluded on Pace 3.) Mrs. Glyn Indignantly Refuses Ac tor's Request to Expurgate Cer tain Torrid Passages. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21. (Special.) James K. Hackett, the matinee idol, will not play "Three Weeks" at the Suburban Garden Theater here, as he had announced. 'The piece as it stands." Hackett de clared two weeks ago. "was a little too Senator Hale, of Maine, Who Will Likely Succeed Alliaoa aa Chairman Appropriations Com mittee. torrid in spots for even a Summer-gar den audience to stand for." He insisted on the second and third acts being revised, expurgated and pruned down to something more modest than the original lines. ' Mrs. Elinor Glyn, the manufacturer of the literary and dramatic tabasco. has decided that " takes more than 21 days to make "Three Weeks." She thinks it should be a first-class article to tickle the palate of the public, and comes back at "Jeems" by saying: "The piece is too classy for a Summer-garden audience, so there!" MURDERED AS TRAITORS Russian Revolutionists Put Entire Jewish Family to Death. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 21. News has reached this -city of a terrible vengeance taken by the revolutionists of Turievaka in Tekaterinoslav Province upon a Jew ish family named Edelstein, who were accused of giving Information to the au thorities regarding the activities of the agitators. They went to the Edelstein house at night, threw two bombs through the window and opened fire on members of the family with revolvers and shot to death the father, a daughter, a woman guest and her child. The mother, a son son-in-law and two grandsons were severely wounded. 1 After this murderous onslaught the revolutionists temporarily retired and help for the wounded- was summoned. In the course of a couple of hours the vic tims who were still alive had been con veyed to a hospital. Not satisfied with their vengeance, the revolutionists, now well-armed band of about 40 or 60 men, marched upon the hospital, over powered the nurses and guards and shot to death the mother and son, after which they made their escape. Another dispatch from the provinces received here says the prisoners in the Jail at Saratov, on discovering that two of their comrades were traitors, fell upon them and beat them to death. HISTORIC SPOT MARKED Monument at Scene of Great Lin coln-Douglas Debate. CHICAGO,- Aug. 21. The semi-centen nial celebration of the great debate be tween Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas -was celebrated at Ottawa, 111., today on the spot where the "Great unancipator and. the Little Giant stood during their argument of 60 years ago. In commemoration of the event a niqua .monument marking the spot in Washington Park was unveiled by Illinois chapter. Daughters of - the Revolution. A 24-ton boulder has been brought from the farm of M. T rum bo and placed on a concrete base in the park. On the face of the boulder a bronze tablet bears the following Inscription: "This boulder marks the site of the first Lincoln and Douglas debate held August 21, 1858. Erected by the Illinois Chapter, Daugh ters of the American Revolution, Ottawa, 111., August 21. 1908." The sejr.l-centennial celebration was di rected by the La Salle County Historical Association, which has been planning for the event for over a year. The unveiling ceremonies were arranged under the aus pices of the Daughters of the Revolution ho gathered the funds for the instal lation of the monument. SHOT DEAD BY MEXICAN G. V. Price, of Winona, Minn., Killed In Southern Republic. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Consul Maxwell Morehead at Acapulco, Mexico, has notified the State Department of the death of Grant U. Price, of Winona, Minn., from a gunshot inflicted by a Mexican named Manuel Saluda, at Pie de la Custa, near Acapulco. Price was an employe of the Mexican Pacific His death occured last night. The Mexican authorities are making efforts to capture Saluda. Sends Troops to Curacoa. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 21. A detachment of 50 men left here today to reinforce the garrison maintained by Holland at WUlemstad, Curacao. The present strength of the garrison is 10 officers and 162 men, and there Is a military organi sation of iOO men. I , ' "1,1 .' V V t J Set Down for Campaign Speeches in West. IN WAKE OF THE NEBRASKAN Tour of Taft's Running-Mate Will Be Extensive. ON ROAD UNTIL ELECTION Will Reply to Democratic Standard Bearer's Arguments in Several Important Cities New Yorker Gives Advice to Hitchcock. NEW YORK. Aug. 2L For the pur pose of selecting from the Republican membership In Kansas the most effect ive speakers, for use in the National campaign, a conference was held tonight between Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the Republican National committee, and James S. Sherman, the Republican nominee for Vice-President. The NaJ tlonal acquaintance which Mr. Sherman has with all these men made his counsel extremely valuable to Mr. Hitchcock. Speak Until Blectlon. The speaking tour which Mr. Sherman will undertake, beginning the last week In September, will be more extensive than he has . been, expecting. It is likely now that he will continue to deliver ad dresses, most of them In the Central and Western States, until election day. It Is planned now to have him follow Mr. Bryan at several important meetings and reply to the Democratic candidate's discussion of National Issues. Mr. Sher man has promised to make his first speech In Representative McKlnleys dis trict in Illinois. Confer ' on Literature. v McKinley, who is chairman ef the Re publican Congressional committee, will be in New York next week to confer with Mr. Hitchcock about 'the Joint lit erary work which will be done for the two committees. Representative Hepburm, of Iowa, vis ited National headquarters today.-. He said that local issues-, such as the Sena torial situation in Iowa, would not affect the Republican National ticket in the state and that the usual Republican ma jority would be given for Mr. Taft. HUGHES LOGICAL CANDIDATE Party Leaders Favor Rcnominatlon New York's Governor. NEW YORK. Aug. 21. An announce ment was made at Republican National headquarters today by James S. Sherman, Republican candidate for Vice-President, confirming the report that President Roose velt's conference with party leaders at Sagamore Hill yesterday had developed that political exfgencles demand the re nomination of Governor Hughes. Chair man Hitchcock was present when Mr.. Sherman stated the results of the con ference and he assented to all the Vice- Presidential nominee said. The statement made today unquestion ably will put an end to organized oppo sition to the candidacy of Governor (Concluded on Page 8. ) I THE MAYOR "IT WILL j ; y- ... ; . Confident That Country Merchants Will Soon Purchase Liberally for Fall Trade. CHICAGO, AuS- 21. (Special.) Traffic officials generally are predicting a large increase in the movement of general mer chandise within the next few- weeks. From investigations made by them of the conditions of stocks now in the hands of country merchants, they have found that these are run down to an extent that it will be absolutely necessary to have them renewed if the holders are continue in business at all. , ' In a week or two agricultural communi ties will begin making their Fall pur chases. With the present crop prices they are certain toffee in funds, and they are expected to be liberal buyers. Passenger traffic has increased considerably and a feellngi of buoyancy is taking the place of the depression from which railroad offi clals have suffered for the past nine months. KILLED UNDER HIS AUTO Los Angeles Chauffeur Dead Four Passengers Badly Burned. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 21. One man was killed and two women and; two men injured early today at Wesley and West Jefferson streets when a tire on a 60-horsepower automobile gave way and the machine turned turtle, . pinning tne occuDan'ts under the tonneau. An ex plosion followed which set fire to the machine. It was with the greatest oit Acuity that the living occupants were ex tricated before they were ournea to death. The dead: Joseph Bobbs, chauffeur, aged 26 years. The injured: Mrs. Francis Wilson. Mrs. Gladys Price. L. M. Ford, realty dealer. Charles Keene, realty dealer, all of Los Angeles. All the injured will recover. Bobbs, who was the only person in the front seat, was caught under the steering gear and crushed, the back ot tne seat lying across his chest. The four occupants or tne DacK seat were caught under the tonneau. Before Patrolman Rice, who witnessed the acci dent, could reach the machine the ex plosion occurred, followed by fire. With the assistance of Sergeant Graham the injured were dragged from the tonneau before the fire had reached the back of the machines Mrs. 'Wilson and Keene were unconscious, but Mrs. Price and Ford were not seriously injured. An alarm was turned in and the fire depart ment extinguished the flames after the machine was practically destroyed. MEDAL FOR HERO OF SEA Captain of Liner Who Rescued 2 8 Fishermen Honored. NEW YORK. Aug. 21. In recognition of his having saved the lives of 2S sailors during a gale on the Grand Banks last April. Captain James Harrison, of the Volturno, of the New York & Continental Line, was today presented with a gold, diamond-studded medal on his ship lying at her Jersey City pier. The presentation was made by an official of the Llfe- Savlng Btnevolent, Association of New York. Sailors who manned the lifeboats at the time of the rescue also received souvenirs of the heroic work. The men saved formed the crew of the Champaigne, a French schooner of St, Malo, France, while the little vessel was bound to the fishing banks. The Vol- urno. en route from Rotterdam to New York, sighted the Champaigne when the schooner had been dismasted and was leaking. So high ran the seas that it re quired three days to transfer the men from the sinking schooner. Twenty years ago Captain Harrison saved 82 men from the Nautique, a French steamship which foundered in mid-Atlantic. Captain Har rison brought to this country Lord Dun- raven's racing yacht, the Valkyrie III. TAKE AT LEAST 10 POLICEMEN Maine Senator in Line for Promotion. . ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEE Chairmanship of Appropria tions Second in Senate. PERKINS -ON NEW SLATE Probability That the Californlan . Will Become Head of the Com mittee on " Naval Affairs. BY HARRY J. BROWN. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 00. It is generally be lieved that Senator Hale, of Maine, will succeed the late Senator Allison as chairman of the committee on appro priations the most important comr mittee in Congress save one, and that one, finance. Hale la the senior member of the appropriations committee, and, under the rule of seniority, which is absolute in the Senate, ha Is the logical sue cessor to Allison. Moreover, there is none to question his right to the vacant place. The only doubt about the matter arises from, the fact that Senator Hale is now chairman of the naval committee, and it is barely pos slble that he will prefer to retain this chairmanship rather than take up the other work. During the past session Mr. Hale was virtually chairman of the appro priations committee, as well as actual ly chairman of naval affairs. Senator Allison was in such poor health that he was unable to shape the appropria tion bills, and that work fell on the next in line, Mr. Hale. Opening for Perkins. The appointment of Hale as -chair man of appropriations would mean the selection of Perkins of California as chairman of naval affairs, for he is ranking member of that committee. Unfortunately for - the Pacific Coast, Senator Perkins is not in sympathy with President Roosevelt's ideas about a larger navy. In the last session the Senator fought the four-battleship plan, and stood with Hale to hold down the Increase in the navy to two battleships a year. As chairman, how ever, Perkins may change his ideas, for the people of his state are anxious for a larger navy. It is unfortunate for the rest of the Pacific Coast that Senator. Perkins is selfish. As a Senator from California he is very successful from the Call fornia viewpoint; he accomplishes great things for his state; but he does not hesitate to promote the interests of California at the expense of Ore gon and Washington, whenever oppor tunity presents. So it will be natural for Perkins, as chairman of naval af fairs, to build up the Mare Island Navy-yard at the expense of the yard on Puget Sound, regardless of the fact that tha San Francisco yard is unable (Concluded on page 4.) TO SWING THAT CLUB Club President and Indicator Oper ator Clash Over Letter's Creden tials Sequel to Old Feud. DES MOINES, la., Aug. 21. An ar rested umpire, a riot and a hurry-up call for the police combined to make today's baseball game between Des Moines and Sioux City the shortest of the year. President John F. HIggins, of the Des Moines club, demanded that Umpire Senator Perkins, of California, Who Is In Line far Chairman alilp of Naval Affairs. Brennan show his credentials before he proceeded with the game, Brennan re fused, whereupon Higgins sent an offi cer into the field to arrest him. As the officer marched the mpire away he shouted over his shoulder, "I hereby forfeit this game to Sioux City." Then the crowd took a hand and began to shout and clamor for its money back. It made a raid upon the box-offices with such vigor that the police were called. Order was then restored and money re funded. The umpire was taken to the police station and released on bonds. Brennan threatened suit for false arrest. Bren nan and Higgins have had trouble be fore. ' BANS VENEZUELA'S PORTS Dntch West Indian SteamslUp Com pany Curtails Its Service, WDLLEMSTAD, Aug,-- ZWEach day brings a new development in the difficul ties between The Netherlands and Vene zuela, indicating retaliatory measures on the one side or the other. It was learned- today that the Royal Dutch West Indian mail line had decided to temporarily dis continue its Venezuelan trips. The steam er Prinz Wlllem V.. of this line, from Carunano. Venezuela, brought Superin tendent Devries, who was interviewed to day. Hhe said: "Although we don't fear that the Vene. zuelan authorities win molest our steam. ers In Venezuelan ports, the recent oc currences in connection with the quaran tine regulations imposed by neighboring countries have obliged the company to discontinue its Venezuelan service for the timo being." The steamer of the Royal Dutch line on their recular schedule, call at the Ven ezuelan ports of Puerto CaDello, L Guavra. Guantanamo, HJuDa and uaru- pano. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum tempA-ature, 78 degTeee; minimum, 38.4 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; -westerly winds. National. Hale slated to succeed Allison as head of appropriations committee. Page 1. Government asks for rehearing in Standard Oil suit. Page 4. Political. People rule through Republican party de clares Taft in not springs aaaresa. Page 2. Bryan talks for tariff reform at Des Moinea Page 4. Bherman to ' make campaign speeches in Middle West. Fage 1. ' Domesl ie. Congo Reform Association protests to Sec retary Root, against annexation or tree State hy Belgium. Page S. Six Indictments at Sjrlngfleld. Page 3. Repeal of Fourteenth amendment predicted at Denver session or Attorneys-uenerai. Page 3. Sports. Portland autolsts plan big endurance race. Page 14. Coast League scores: Oakland 2, Portland 1: San Francisco 3, Los Angeles O. Fage 7. Paciflo Coast. Italian strikers and Hindus light at Tacoma. Page 8. Special Federal examiner will hear com plaint against Nortnern racinc nauroau at Tacoma. Page 6. Governor Chamberlain declares Harriman has promised to build Columbia boutnern extension at once. Page 1. Lee A. Johnson, of Sunnyside, picked as probable winner of Republican nomina tion for Representative rrom inira Washington district. Page 6. Owners of diseased fruit trees destroyed in Yamhill County seek removal of Fruit Inspector Lownsdale. Page 6. Tfork Is resumed in camps of the Twin Falls Lorglng Company. Page 6. Albany growers prepare to fight "fruit" trust. Page 1 American Bar Association in session at Se attle. Page 6. Oregon wil lreceive $32,318 National Forest receipts. Page 6. Commercial and Marine, Short pack of canned vegetables. Page 14. General . selling breaks wheat at Chicago. Page 14. Tendency In stock market- downward. Page 14 Continued Improvement In general business conditions. 'Page 14. Fireman Stramm on steamship Alllanoe burned while on duty. Page 15. Portland and Vicinity, Dispute between theaters and v union mu sicians settled. Page 11. Four divorces granted by Judge Morrow. Page 10. Citizens consider purchase of new high school site premature. Page 10. 4 Movement to put wires under Kround on Hawthorne avenue. Page 9. ' - . It " - " 5 It ' ' j Albany Growers Secure Packing Plant. WILL OPERATE CANNERIES Northwest Fruit Association Lays Plans. BUSINESS MEN LEND HELP. Headquarters to Be Opened In Linn County's Capital Work Will Have Widespread Effect on Fruit Culture in Oregon. i ALBANY, Or., Aiigr. 21. (Special.) To fight the fruit "trust" in all Its forma, will be the purpose of the North-; west Fruit Association, as announced at a meeting held in Albany this after noon. Organized at Salem Wednesday to enter the prune-packing- field thla Fall, the association will widen its scope and operate canneries or take any other steps necessary to provide competition and protect fruitgrowers. Plans of the association now crystal llzlng presage a widespread effect on future fruit culture in Oregon. Local fruitgrowers enthusiastically indorsed the new association at tha meeting today. L. M. Gilbert, president of the association, and Enos Presnall, both of Salem, were the leading speak ers. It was announced that fruitgrow ers from all parts of Western Oregon are flocking to Join the new organiza tion, which is entirely co-operative in plan. Have 60- Cars of Prunes. Alleged unfair methods of the Prune Paokers' Association, which prompted the organization of the union of grow ers, were reviewed. It was claimed that the packers who control all of the prune-packing plants in Oregon and Washington, have a drastic con tract, making the packers sole Judge of quality and absolute arbit of price. When the Albany plant failed in the financial panic last Fall, the so-called "trust" thought competition was dead in the prune business, said a speaker, and but for the new association could have forced growers to their terms. The new association will operate tha Albany prune-packing plant this year, and it was stated today that enough growers are in the new organization to assure an output of 40 carloads. II expects to handle 60 cars altogether. This year's work Is only a start, speak ers said, and next year the growers themselves expect to control the state's prune business. Cherrjgrowers Complain. Cherrygrowers at today's meeting demanded relief from an alleged can nery trust. The Oregon Packing Com pany, so it was asserted, controls all' the canneries, and this year compelled cherrygrowers to sell their fruit at 3 cents per pound and enter into three year contracts. Sentiment today fa vored the association entering the can nery field next year to afford this con dition relief. In fact, the spirit mani fested today Is such that if a trust at tempts to operate in any line of fruit growing in Oregon It will find the Northwest Fruit Association on Its trail. Organizers of the new association have subscribed $6500 to purchase the Albany plant and $3500 worth of stock: will be sold to secure an operating fund. As the association will have its headquarters in Albany, a number of local business men announced at to day's meeting that they would support the projeot. Independent of Stock Sales. The Linn County Horticultural Asso ciation, under whose auspices today's meeting was held, appointed a commit tee consisting of E. H. Rhodes, H. G. Fisher, B. I. Dasent and H. Bryant, to sell stock here, but officers of the new association emphasized the statement that it would proceed independently of stock sales, and Its success was not necessarily involved In this support. CROPS DAMAGED BY STORM Wind and Rain Sweep Over South ern Portion of Wasco. THE DALLES, Or., Aug. 21. Be cause of the electrical storm which, accompanied by a strong wind, swept over the southern and southeastern portions of Wasco County and other Eastern Oregon sections yesterday and night before last, telephone connec tions with points to the east, south and west have- been so badly disabled that, messages could not be transmit ted to these points. The only long: distance line undisturbed was that' north to Goldendale. Crops and other property, according to meager reports received here, are damaged, though in many places harvesting bas been com pleted. The most heavily stricken dis tricts in this county were the Antelpoe and Ehaulko sections.