VOL. XLVIII.-yO. 14,992. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 16, 19Q3. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IS,
VOTES WERE GUST
Official Figures on Late
Election.
INCREASE OF 1,341,531 VOTES
Taft Has Plurality of 1,244,
494 Over Bryan.
HIS MAJORITY IS 423,113
Bryan's Vote Shows Great Increase
Over Parker's Taffs Vote Ex
ceed Itoosevclfs Debs Gains
Slightly Others Lose.
NEW YORK. Dee. 15. The total popu
lar vote of the Presidential candidates
at the last National election was made
known today In an official form by the
filing of the last of the official vote, that
if Michigan. The total shows the fol
lowing votes caxt:
Taft. Republican. 7.S37.f7fi.
Bryan. Democrat. 6.393.1S3.
Deb. Socialist. 44K.4T1.
fhartn. Prohibitionist. 241. ISI.
Hsgn. Independence. M.1SS.
Watson. Populist. 33.871.
Ullhaus. Socialist-Iibor, 15.421.
Toial f'r all candidates. 14.S52.239.
Great Increase Over 1904.
This grand total exceeds by 1.341.631
the total number of votes cast In the
Presidential election of 1904. when the
grand total was 13.510,708.
Compared with that election, the can
didates of the Republican and Democratic
and Socialist parties Increased their vote
this year. The reverse Is true of the
candidates of the Prohibition. Populist
and Soclalist-I-abor parties. The Inde
pendence party did not figure In the
Presidential election four years ago.
Taffs plurality over Bryan was 1.241,494,
and his majority over all rivals was
423.113.
The biggest difference In a party vote
is shown In an increase for Bryan of
1.315.211 over the total vote, cast In 1904
for Alton B. Parker, the Democratic can
didate. Taft received 14.190 votes more
than were polled for President Roosevelt
in 1904. and Debs ran 45.368 ahead of his
predecessor on tne Socialist ticket.
Minor Parties Lose Ground.
The heaviest loss is shown by the Pop
ulist party, which with the same candi
dates registered 83.312 votes less this
year than In 1904. when its total was
117.183. The Prohibition candidate. Cha
fin. ran 17.284 votes behind the 1904
mark of lils party, and Gilhaus. the Socialist-Labor
candidate, received only
about 60 per cent of the vote given to
Corrlgan. which was 31,249, in the pre
vious Presidential race.
Gave Taft Big Vote.
New Tork (570,707), Pennsylvania. (745.
779 and Illinois (629,932) gave Taft the
greatest number of votes among the
6tates while as to Bryan the order was
New Tork (667.468), Ohio (502.721) and
Illinois (450.810).
The votes cast for Taft and Bryan
were almost Identical In number in two
states, namely, Maryland and Nevada.
In the first mentioned Taft received
111.253 and Bryan 111,117. and in the
other 10,214 and 10.656, respectively.
Where Debs Was Strongest.
Debs received his largest vote in
Pennsylvania (39.913). Illinois (39.711) and
New York (38.451). Delaware gave him
only 73 votes.
Hisgen's vote In New York. 35.817. and
In bis own state. Massachusetts. 19.237.
together formed nearly two-thirds of all
the votes received In the whole country.
In six states not a vote was cast for
Hisgen. Nine states registered not a
single vote for the Prohibition candi
date. The Socialist-Labor candidate re
ceived votes in only 13 states, and In only
19 states were votes cast for Watson, of
the Populist party.
Popular Vole by Slates.
The popular vote for President:
NEARLY
0
(Rp. (Dem.) (Soc.)
Slat. Taft. Bryan. Drom.
A jinaina 25.38 74.374
Arkaraan .VS. 47 87.0:t 5.000
California lsii.twU 17.77o 18.73ft
v..,r.1o Ii1.7" J2KA4.0 7.974
Connecticut lliSIS SS.2.VI 6,11
IKlJre ,. 25.:M 22,1.14 75
Klorl.la lo.&Vl 31. HH 3.147
finreii 4i.esrj 72.d5o 5
Mah.t S4.0 9 8 3 5
tlilnoui K.TM2 4.v.HlO ru.Tl!
Indiana 3J.W"1 iUt.2K! 13.47B
! L"7.V210 a.o.771 8.2S7
Kanj, I7.1J 1A1.&S) 12.240
Kentucky 23.V711 24tti2 4. OHO
Kcutaiana 2.5:iS
Maine 6tf.ls7 S5.4K.1 1 7?s
.MarrJand ill. 13 111 117 2.5
Murmchuaetta .... IMYWrt l.vi S43 10. a-
M.oMaarr Xa.i3 174.S13 11.5-.'7
Mlnn.ota lt.7 11.413 14.4X8
Mi "!! p! 4.4K3 R4.2.W l.HS
Ml-)url JUS.WS S4.V4 15,.11'S
Montana S'j.333 29..128 .VRXA
Nebraska I'-'ft. 13U81 a.5-'4
N.vaiia 10.214 1".S. 2.09
New Hampshire .. .VI. 144 S3.fi.".5 l.2SX
New Jiy 2KS.2R 1S2.A-J2 lrt.249
New Yorlt 870.07O ft.-.4rt8 3S.4ot
North Carolina .. 114. SS7 34S
North Dakota ... ST. 771 K.(MX 2,45
i.hlo .172.312 Bo2.721 R3.7B1
Oklahoma 110.r.V 123.1o7 21.752
Oreaon S2.3SO 3S.4 7.4.W
IVnnoylvanla ..... "4.1.770 44H.7V1 3PJM3
Fhrvle Island .... 4S.4a S4.-I l.SrtS
South Carolina ... 3.847 2.2 101
South Oakota .... T.4fl 4.2ia I.4f.
T.rat.M Hi 27 1 .. l.STS
Ti BP.229 227.24 8 524
ttah -. S1.02S 42il 4.811.1
Vemvmt .M2 11.4W 820
Virginia S2.S73 K.tH 2.M
Vahln(rton I".t2 .18..18S 14.777
Wat Virgin'. ... 17.W 111418 a.7
Wlavnnaln S48.S73 1rt7f7 2S.14H
Wvcmlns 17.706 12.772 1.3P4
EVEN STOLE MRS.
DEKUM'S TRUNK
PORTLAND WIDOW TKLLS CHI
CAGO POLICE SAD STORY.
Penniless and Shamed, She Yearns
for Her Sick Son in
Hose City.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15. Mrs. Amie De
kum, a pretty widow, enticed to Chi
cago from Portland, Or., and fleeced
of her savings under pretense of mar
riage, made a final appeal to the police
today to aid her in getting to her
sick son in her home city.
"I am penniless and ashamed," she
wept in Captain O'Brien's office, "and
I dread to go back to Portland and
face my friends. But my boy is sick
and I must get to his side."
Mrs. Dekum is staying at the Y. TV.
C. A. home pending a search for Albert
B. Carroll, whom she accuses.
"I had mortgaged my bouse, and
after spending a considerable sum for
clothes I started Kast with 900." Car
roll persuaded me on the car to let
him have the care of the money, and
I gave him the nine 100 bills and the
check to my trunk. When we reached
Chicago we went to the Windsor
Clifton Hotel. He asked me to wait In
the parlor while he telephoned. That
is the last I have seen of him. Ho
has even taken the trunk with him.
NEW NAME FOR OLD TYPE
"Wasserniucker" (Muckraker) Is
Added to English Language.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15. "Wassermucker."
This word came to enrich the Eng
lish language today when President
Schneider, of the Chicago Board of Ed
ucation, made public a letter from A. W.
May. whose letterhead proclaimed him a
Vnited States Commissioner at Dallas.
Texas. Mr. May wrote to announce his
sympathy with Mr. Schneider In uphold
ing a public school teacher who publicly
announced her opposition to the Prohibi
tion movement.
"Our glorious state." wrote Mr. May,
'is also threatened by these wasser
muckera and they propose to force state
wide prohibition on us with the aid of
the next Legislature."
A "wassermucker" is one who displays
marked zeal In fighting the liquor traffic.
"Waiwer" is German for water, while
"mucker" In recognized by the dictionary
as meaning a stable clown end also a
fall in the mud.
President Schneider declared that "was
sermucker" would take its place along
with "muckraker."
SAYS ESTATE IS ROBBED
Widow Accuses Husband's Partner
of Stealing "ote.
RENO. Nev., Dec 15. (Special.) Alleg
ing that M. E. Ward enteredi the safety
deposit box of her deceased husband and
took therefrom a note executed by him
In favor of her husband for 33500, Mrs.
George Harkness today filed a suit
against Ward, who is now living in Cali
fornia as a retired capitalist.
Ward and George Harkness formerly
conducted a real estate busnesa here, and
further allegations declare that he owes
the estate of Harkness. who died recently
In Maine, over 116,000. Mrs. Harkness
sued In her own name and also as ex
ecutrix to the estate.
Her first complaint charges Ward with
not investing a large sum of money
which she gave him to Invest, but keep
ing it for his own use. The second com
plaint states that the taking of the note
from the safety deposit box occurred this
month in this city.
TO INVESTIGATE REBATES
Federal Grand Jury to Probe Steel
Company's Freight Changes.
CHICAGO, Dec 15. Changes of rebat
ing, made, it ie said, against various rail
roads, will be investigated by the Fed
eral grand Jury, which, began its work
here today.
J. B. Young, agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, is said to have given the Jury
Information of the rate charged the
Illinois Steel Company for handling steel.
The traffic relations between this road
and the United States Steel Corporation,
it was authoritatively stated, would be
investigated.
ANOTHER POISON' VICTIM
Mrs. Rose Second Person to Die as
Result of Launching.
VALLEJO, Cal., Dec. 15. Mrs. August
Rose, wife of Bandsman Rose, of Mare
Island, died at 3:40 o'clock this afternoon
from ptomaine poisoning, the result of
partaking of food served at the luncheon
given after the launching of the collier
Prometheus, December C She la the sec
ond person-who ate of the luncheon to
die. James C. Reynolds, a waiter, ex
pired from the same cause in San Fran
cisco last Wednesday.
RELATIONS ARE STRAINED
Brazil and Argentine Republic Jeal
ous Over Respective Navies.
RIO JANEIRO, Dec 15. The relations
existing today between Brazil and the
Argentine Republic are distinctly strained
as a result of the Jealousy following the
alleged activities of each country In the
matter of Increasing its naval force. The
Incident of the official telegram said to
have been intercepted and published by
an ex-cabinet minister of Argentina adds
to ill feeling, which shows no sign of de
creasing. '
WANTS PULITZER
TO BE PUNISHED
Roosevelt Writes on
Canal Purchase.
SAYS NATION IS MALIGNED
New York Publisher Is De
nounced in Strong Terms.
SOME SENATORS LAUGH
Denies In Detail Charges of Hostile
Newspapers and Proposes Crim
inal Libel Suit Against
Joseph Pulitzer.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. President
Roosevelt today sent to Congress a spe
cial message condemning the criticisms
of the Panama Canal purchase and rec
ommending that Joseph Putltzer, pro
prietor of the New Tork World, be prose
cuted by the Government for criminal
libel.
The message was received In the Senate
with laughter by Bailey and otlier mem
bers. The accompanyingtdocuments were
not read at all. The House listened with
deep interest and the denunciation of Mr.
Pulitzer provoked some laughter. The
message was referred to committee.
Some Might Believe Pulitzer.
Denouncing charges of wrongdoing
in connection with the canal purchase,
Mr. Roosevelt says they first came to
his attention in the Indianapolis News,
whose editor, Delavan Smith, said he
accepted the statements of the New
Tork World, published by Joseph
Pulitzer. He then says:
It is Idle to aay that the known charac
ter of Mr. Pu11tar and hia newspaper are
uch that th statements In that paper will
be believed by -nobody: unfortunately, thou
sands of persona are Ill-informed In thu ra
pect, and believe the statements they sea
printed, even though they appear In k news
paper published by Mr. Pulitzer.
After summarizing the charges, the
President says:
They are false in every particular, from
beginning to end. The wickedness of the
slandera only surpassed by their fatuity.
Bo utterly baseless are the stories that ap
parently they represent In part merely ma
terial collected for campaign purposes and In
part storlea originally concerted with a view
of positive blackmail.
Knox Completed Whole Deal.
He then points out that the Inventor
of the stories about C. P. Taft evi
dently supposed that W. II. Taft was
Secretary of War at some period of the
Panama purchase, whereas he did. not
become Secretary of War until long
after 'the transaction was closed. He
declares that Douglas Robinson had
not "the sllghtest.connectlon with any
phase of the Panama transaction' from
beginning to end." Secretary of State
Root had nothing to do with the pur
chase, which was entirely arranged
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WIDE SCOPE OF NEW
YEAR'S OREGONUN.
Every important phase of in
dustrial life in Oregon will
receive attention in the annual
New Tear's edition of The
Oregonian, to be printed Jan-
uary 1. 1909. Not only will
dairying, horticulture, grain
raising, lumbering and many
other similar subjects be treat
ed by specialists, but the arti
cles will be Illustrated with
pictures that "will serve to give
people unfamiliar with Oregon
a correct impression - of the
state's vast resources. Although
the Annual will cover the indus
tries of the state as a whole,
there will be special articles on
Portland, showing the phenom
enal progress in building con
struction, growth in commerce
and exceptional shipping facili
ties. The paper will be full of
concise, definite information
that will be of interest to every
Oregonian as recording? the ad
vancement made during the
year The annual numbers of
The Oregonian in the past have
been found the best means of
telling one's friends in the East
about Oregon, and the forth
coming issue will prove no
exception.
T
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SOCIETY WOMEN "EASY"
Book Agent McFarland Says They
Snap at Bait. .
CHICAGO, Dec. 15. John M. McFar
land. chief witness in the trial of a
clique of book agents accused of swind
ling rich women all over the country by
securing enormonus sums of money for
de luxe editions, is threatened with ex
posure tomorrow. Attorneys for the other
defendants claim they will prove he was
in prison in San Francisco at the time
of the earthquake.
McFarland today told how extremely
"easy" rich society women were and they
snapped up any proposition that looked
like easy money or that promised to de
prive any other woman of a coveted
volume. McFarland told how he, acting
for "men higher up" had first secured
$S200 from Mrs. Patton, wife of the big
broker, and subsequently by representing
to her that he could buy fine books in
Baltimore that were wanted by a Port
land. Or., millionaire, and clean up
several thousands, Mrs. Patton had been
induced to increase her Indebtedness to
J22.300.
He said the scheme was to visit some
rich woman and ask if she had a certain
line of books, offering a fabulous price
for them. Of course she did not have
them. A week or so later another mem
ber of the gang would visit her and of
fer a rare edition of the same books.
With a view to selling, them, at a big
profit to the first agent, she would buy
the books and never , see either of the
agents again.
TOBACCO COMBINE ILLEGAL
Lnited States Circuit Court Enters
Decree In Federal Suit.
NEW TORK, Dec. 15. The decree of
the United States Circuit Court In the
Government's suit against the American
Tobacco Company and others, which was
filed late this afternoon, declared the
American Tobacco Company, the Ameri
can Snuff Company, the R. J. Reynolds
Company, Pierre Lorillard and the Black
well. Durham Company a monopoly and
engaged in an illegal combination.
The decree restrains these holding com
panies from engaging In foreign and In
terstate commerce until competition be
tween them is restored. The decree de
nies the receiverships asked by the Gov
ernment. HI WONDER HIF IT'S LOADED ?
PULITZER READY
Fl
Welcomes Attack From
. Roosevelt.
WANTS CANAL INVESTIGATED
Says President Assumes More
Power Than King.
INACCURATE AS TO FACTS
Koosevelt Charged With Asserting
Doctrine of Lese Majeste, Libel
ing United ' States, Bulldozing
Judges, Slandering Citizens.
NEW TORK, Dec. 15. The World, in
the course of its answer to President
Roosevelt's reference to that paper in his
special message to Congress, today says:
"Mr. Roosevelt Is mistaken. He cannot
muzzle the World.
"While no amount of 'billingsgate' on
his part can alter our determination to
treat him with Judicial Impartiality and
scrupulous fairness, we repeat what we
have already said, that the Congress of
the United States should make a thor
ough investigation of the whole Panama
transaction, that the full truth may be
known to the American people.
Doctrine of Lese Majesty.
"The World appreciates the impor
tance and significance of Sir. Roose
velt's statement when he declared to
Congress that the proprietor of the
World 'should be prosecuted for libel
by the Governmental authorities, and
that 'the Attorney-General has under
consideration the form under which the
proceedings against Mr. Pulitzer shall
be brought.'
"This is the first time a President ever
asserted the doctrine of lese majeste or
proposed. In the absence of specific legis
lation, the criminal prosecution by the
Government of citizens who criticised the
conduct of the Government or the con
duct of Individuals who may have bad
dealings with the Government. Neither
the King of Great Britain nor the Ger
man Emperor would venture to arrogate
such power to himself. John Adams'
attempt to enforce the sedition law de
stroyed the Federalist party In America.
Tet Mr. Roosevelt, In the absence of
law, officially proposes to ' use all the
power of the greatest Government on
earth to cripple the freedom of the press
on the pretext that the Government it
self has been libeled and he Is the Gov
ernment. Cromwell Raised Issue.
"It Is true that the World printed the
public reports concerning the Panama
Canal affair, which resulted from Wil
liam Cromwell's appeal to the District
Attorney's office during the recent
campaign to prevent the publication of
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PHOSEGUTION
DALLES CITY SUNK
IN COLUMBIA RIVER
STRIKES ROCK NEAR CARSON
AND FIRES PUT OCT.
Sarah Dixon Takes Off Passengers
and Freight In Only Three
Feet, but Panic Ensues.
The Regulator Line steamer Dalles
City, Captain Sctmmon, sunk near Car
son, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
vessel struck a rock while attempting to
land at that point while a heavy down
stream wind was blowing, and a large
hole was torn In her bottom. Captain
Scammon succeeded In driving the ves
sel so far ashore that she settled In
three feet of water. Her fires were put
out, but little of her 50-ton cargo was
damaged. A small-sized panic was created
among tho passengers but their fears
were quieted ty the master and officers
of the boat.
The steamer Sarah Dixon, of the. Open
River Transportation Company, arrived
a few minutes after the accident and took
off the passengers and freight, which
were taken to The Dalles.
The Dalles City loft Portland, at 7
o'clock yesterday morning, with 50 tons
of freight and a fair sized passenger list.
She reached the locks shortly after noon
and after leaving that point encountered
a heavy down-stream wind. Below the
landing at Carson is a reef of rocks and
extending outward from the same point
is another reef which makes the landing
at that place difficult In heavy weather.
With the down-stream wind which was
blowing at the tirrv it is probable that
the boat got away fiom the officer or.
watch and landed on one of the boulders.
FIREBUG'S EFFORTS FAIL
Attempt to Bnrn Geary School in
Eugene Thwarted In Time. .
EUGENE, Or., Dec. 15. (Special.)
Timely discovery by a resident this
evening of flames Issuing from the
Geary school building, was all that
prevented consummation of a plot on
the part of a firebug to burn that edi
fice to the ground. The attempt was
made at 8:30 o'clock.
P. Pennington, residing near by,
chanced to go out on his side porch,
when he saw flames burst from the
rear steps of the school house. At the
same instant a man loomed out of the
gloom and darted around the corner of
the school building and down a side
street. Mr. Pennington gave alarm
and neighbors responded.
Without sending in a fire department
alarm, they subdued the flames and
found unmistakable evidences of in
cendiarism. A quantity of rags, soaked
with kerosene, had been thrust under
the steps.
The Geary school is a large building,
which accommodates all the pupils of
West Eugene.
BASKETBALL IS "IMMORAL"
School Superintendent Opposed to
Game for Girls.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) To supplant athletics and espe
cially basketball, which he considers
as. "morally detrimental to girls." N.
V. McKillip. County Superintendent
elect, proposes to introduce manual
training, domestic economy and agri
culture in every school in Chehalis
County. "Personally I am opposed to
athletics on the ground that it docs
not help those who need the physical
benefit." says McKillip. The strong
and athletic boys or girls are selected
for these sports while the weak ones,
who really require this kind of train
ing, never get it. They must look else
where. They will get physical train
ing through this agricultural and
manual training plan. Basketball I re
gard as morally detrimental to girls."
MILL LAYS LOGGING ROAD
North Fork Company Proposes to
Sell Large Output.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) The North Fork Logging Com
pany, with mills located on the Lewis
River at Yale. Wash., has begun build
ing a seven-mile logging railroad. The
new line will be used to transport logs
to the river, where they will be rafted
and towed to mills in Portland and
other points. The construction crew
will soon be Increased to 200 men. and
it is planned to have the railroad ready
by Spring.
The company's mill at Tale was
started a short time ago. and is now
turning out 1000 ties a day for the
California market. In the vicinity of
the mill the company has 2S5. 000.000
feet of standing tlmbef, mostly yellow
fir..
AMERICAN CASH IN PEKIN
First Yankee Bank in East to Join
Group With Nations.
PEKIN. Dec. 15. Arrangements have
been making looking to the establish
ment here of an American branch of the
International Banking Corporation. This
Is the first American bank In the East
to Join the group of British, French.
German and Japanese Institutions which
has been in existence since l ne
purpose of the local branch is to test
the opportunities for American capital,
especially in connection with the devel
opment of Manchuria.
WILL GIVE ALL TO LAWYERS
Mrs. Hargis Willing to Spend $89,
000 for Son's Acquittal.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 15. Mrs.
Llouen Hargis has made public an
nouncement that she has JS.9,000 which
she is prepared to spend In order to
secure the acquittal of her son. Beach
Hargis. charged with, the murder of his
father. To obtain this money Mrs. Hargis
has had to mortgage her residence. The
trial begins tomorrow.
PLUCKY ITALIAN
AGAIN COLLAPSES
Dorando Falls in Sight
of Goal.
LONGBOAT WINS MARATHON
Behind in 26th Mile When An
tagonist Drops.
HARD CONTEST FROM START
Crowd Almost Hoarse With Excited
Shouts at Madison-Square Run
ners Indian's Endurance
Gains Him Victory.
NEW TORK. Dee. 15. As on the
memorable occasion of his first Olym
piad. Dorando Pietri collapsed within
sight of the goal tonight and Tom
Longboat, the Indian runner, who had
been led by a yard or more nearly all
the way. won the Marathon race at
Madison-Square Garden.
The race was hard fought from start
to finish and kept the thousands of
spectators in wild excitement. At 25
miles Dorando was leading by two
yards. A moment before Longboat had
made a remarkable spurt and put him
self on an even footing with the little
Italian. Dorando Immediately regained
first position, and the men were fight
ing it out in the 2fith mile with Do
rando in the lead, but visibly weaker.
The chances of Longboat appeared to
improve in the second and third laps.
In the fourth lap, while the crowd
was crj-!ng itself hoarse, both men
slackened perceptibly. Then suddenly
Dorando staggered and dropped. Long
boat finished alone.
His time for the distance of 2S
miles, 3S5 yards, was 2:45:05 2-5.
REESE REFORMS IN JAIL
Man. Who Stole Bicycle Says lie Will
Profit From Experience.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) Donald Reese, just out of Jaii,
after serving a 30-day sentence for
stealing a bicycle and selling it for
$3.00, says his stay behind prison bars
has been beneficial. He told Sheriff
Sappington that he intends to profit by
the experience and hereafter will live
"on the square." His home is in
Salem, Or.
KING EDWARD IMPROVED
Leaves London for Brighton Beach
for Week's Stay.
LONDON. Dec. 16. King Edward left
here for Brighton today, his appearance
indicating that he had apparently recov
ered from his recent attack of influenza.
He will remain at the seaside resort until
about December 21, when he goes to
Sandrlngham for the holidays.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wtttther.
TE?TERDAT'H Maximum temperature,
44. degrees; minimum, 34. fl.
TODAY'S Rain, easterly winds.
Fore.jrn.
Holland seizes another Venezuelan vessel,
rage 13.
National.
Roosevelt writes message demandlnjf crim
inal prosecution of Pulitzer. Page 1.
Borah proposes bill to hasten land-fraud
trials. Page ft.
Steel magnates testify on tariff. Page 8.
Pulitzer accuse Roosevelt of falsehood and
assuming royal power and Invites libel
suit. Page 1.
Political.
Complete popular vote on President. Page 1.
IomeNtln,
Jury completed to try Thornton Haln.
Page 1 :j.
Mrs. Martin convicted of blowing up Og-
den'a houe. Page 3.
Pullman Company ordered to produce record
of passes. Pag 13.
Mrs. Dekum penniless In Chicago and asks
police fnr help. Page 1.
Death of Donald G. Mitchell. Page 8.
Sport.
Dorando collapses and Longboat wins Mar
athon race. Page 1.
Papke and Kelly flght 23-round draw.
Page 7-
Multnomah A. A. C. will vote on matter of
enlarging grounds next year. Page 7.
Big aquatic regatta planned for Portland
during rose show. Page 11.
raclfta Coast.
Root's friends petition him to return to
bench in January. Page H.
Northern Pacific agrees to restore old
terminal rates to Grays Harbor. Page (.
Bold attempt at blackmail frustrated ill
Vancouver. Page tt.
Commercial and Marine.
Christmas turkey outlook uncertain. Page 17
Bulge in wheat market follows publication
of crop report. Page 17.
Bear drive In etock market. Page 17.
Chamber of v"ommerce to recommend slight
changes in law governing sailor boara-
ir.g-houses. Page Jt).
Portland and Vicinity.
Steamer Dalles City sinks In Columbia River.
Page 1.
Dispute arises over purchase of bonds by
city. Page 10.
Charter Commission recommends 6-mill tax
levy. Page 12.
Pacific Coast cities unite in forming organ
ization to fight bubonic plague. Page 1 2.
Old T. M. C. A. building bought by J. M.
Healy for $175,000. Page li.
McArthur seems sure of nomination of
Speaker In Oregon House, Page 10.
Property valuation for tax assessment
shows growth of Portland Fago 6.
Secret lenlte mon follow warm trail 9t
bank rubber In Utah. Page 12.
Totals
7.W7,67 , 393,142 443,471