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VOL. XLIX XO. 15,141 PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1909. PRICK FIVE CENTS. IS ELECTED FIVE MALADIES IN LONDON'S SYSTEM KING OF FESTIVAL TAFT WILL REACH COAST IN OCTOBER COTTON SCHEDULE HITS SOME SNAGS FUIMSTOIM HAS DUEL IN DARKENED ROOM EXCHANGES SHOTS AVITH BUR GLAR AT ARMY SCHOOL. BEST E E SIMON ndurimc BY BIG PLURALITY Republican Candidate Is Chosen Mayor. HOLDS FULLSWAY AUTHOR AVRITES FROM A17S TRALIA OF HIS HEALTH. PRESIDENT DEFINITELY GIVES II' ALASKA TRIP. SHOWN BY INDIANA LIGHT VOTE CAST AT POLLS Republican Municipal Ticket Is Successful. COUNT IN PRECINCTS SLOW w Charter, Municipal Lighting , Plant and Anti-Liquor Laws Are Defeated Less Than 60 Per Cent of Registered Vote. THE SrCCTESSFTX. TICKET. Mayor Joseph Simon. Republican. City Auditor A. L. Barbur. Re- publican. City .Treasurer publican. J. E. Werleln, Re- City Attorney J. Republican. Kavanaugh, Municipal Judge nett. Republican. -Prank S. Ben- C'mim'Umen. At-large Thomaa c. Devlin and Gay Iiomhard, Republicans. Second Ward H. W. Wallace. Re publican. Third Ward O. D. Dunning, Re publican. Fifth Ward Frank E. "vVatklna, Republican. Ninth Ward R. E. Menefee. Re publican. Tenth Ward Joaeph T. Ellis. Re publican. Resolved to terminate Democratic rule in munllopal affairs, the Repub lican voters of Portland went to the rolls yesterday and elected Joseph Si mon for Mayor and the entire Repub lican city ticket by a decisive vote. Mr. Simon received more votes than the combined strength of his two leading opponents. Judge M. G. Munly. Demo crat, and State Senator It. R. Albee, Independent. Complete returns may Rive the Republican nominee a majority over all other Mayoralty candidates in cluding the Prohibition and Socialist nominees. Clean Sweep for Assembly. The election was a clean sweep for the Republican assembly ticket. Joseph T. Ellis. Councilman-elect from the Tenth 'Ward, was the only candidate on the Republican ticket who was not rec ommended by the assembly held at the IBaker Theater who had a close call. In the primary election Ellis defeated Sam L. Woodward, choice of the assembly, by a plurality of 12 votes, but following his nomination Ellis received the support of the Re publican organization. Ellis had a hard fight and his plurality may not be large. He was opposed in the election by R. p. McDonald and M. E. Thompson. Inde pendent Republicans, and Councilman TT. T. Vaughn, Democrat, who was his party's candidate to succeed himself. Simon Carries West Side. Mr. Simon carried the AVest Side by a Mg majority over all but his lead on the East Side, the home of Judge Munly, will not be as large. As In the primary election. Mr. Simon has carried both sides of the river and, based on complete re turns from ten precincts and Incomplete from SO with one-half the vote counted, at 2:30 o'clock this morning. his plurality Is estimated at 4600. At that hour Incomplete returns from the East fide Indicated that Simon and Munly in many precincts were running neck "and neck, with Albee a bad third. Albee latled to make much of a showing on either Bide of the river and will finish far behind Munly. The independent can didate ran no better than was expected on this side of the river while the big vote given Judge Munly on the East Hide is accepted as conclusive proof that the withdrawal of State Senator Dan Kellaher from the race materially aided the candidacy of the Democratic nominee, especially in that section of the city.' Al bee's vote was surprisingly light on the Kaet Side where he was expected to make hi best showing. Frank S. Bennett, for Municipal Judge; City Auditor Barbur, City Treasurer Werleln and City Attorney Kavanaugh had no substantial opposition, and re ceived the full party vote. Light Vote Polled. The total vote In yesterday's election was 17,935. or a fraction more than 50 per cent of the registered vote, which Is S3.041. On this side of the river, with a registration of 14.332, only 7103 votes were cast. As in recent elections, 'the heaviest vote was cast on the East Side, where 10.832. or a little better than 50 per cent of the registration, was polled. The large vote on the East Side was due largely to the interest of the people of that section of the city manifested in the proposal for a high bridge at Broad way. In support of this project they turned out in large numbers at the polls. Aa with one stroke of the pen the vot ers rejected the great majority of the charter amendments and ordinances sub mitted under the Initiative. Incomplete returns from all precincts on both sides of the river early this morning Indicated (Concluded on Page 8.) Operations Removed Two of His Quintet or Ills, hut Remaining Trio Unfits Him for Work. HONOLULU, June 7. (Special.) Jack London has written a letter from Sydney to Dr. E. S. Goodhue, of Hono lulu, in which the novelist gives a gloomy sketch of his physical condi tion. He goes into details of his mala dies, specifying five different diseases from which he has suffered. He tells of being relieved of two maladies by operation in Sydney, but he still has malarial fever, while nervous affliction has wrecked his strength and prevents him from doing any work. One nervous disease which afflicts him, London says, the doctors under stand. The other the ablest specialist in Australia confesses he doesn't un derstand, and books contain . nothing about it. London was in hopes when the operation was performed he would recover nervous equilibrium, but he ad mits this mysterious malady, when the attack comes, makes him helpless. He expects to sell the Snark and conie home at once. MAN RESCUES SICK WIFE Carries Woman Downstairs Through Flaming House. SEATTLE. Wash.. June 7. (Special.) Ill In bed, the wife of R. Slorach was with difficulty carried down stairs and into the open by her husband when their residence became a furnace to night as the res ilt of an overturned lamp. The house, which is situated at Sixty-second avenue and Fifth "avenue northwest, was completely destroyed. The occupants were in bed at the time and do not know whether the lamp burst or was overturned. It was on the window sill and the curtains were blazing in a moment. The fire spread with great rapidity and then came the heroic effort of the husband to carry his ailing wife to safety. SPOKANE PASSES PORTLAND Chamber of Commerce Excursion to Run Direct to Seattle. SPOICAJTn, Wash.. June 7. (Special.) Changes have been' made In the route and Itinerary of the excursion to Seattle un der the auspices of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce. The special excursion train will leave Spokane on the evening of June 24 and will run directly to Seattle, over the Northern Pacific. The original plan was to leave here at 7 A. M., June 34, and proceed to Portland over the Oforth Bank route, giving the excursionists six hours in Portland. Under the new ar rangement the trip to Portland' will not be taken. The steamboat excursion from Seattle to points of interest In the vicinity will be made as planned. PISTOL FIRES; WOMAN HIT Wife of Patrolman H. A. Thatcher Accidentally Hurt. The bones of her right arm shattered below the elbow, Mrs. H. A. Thatcher, wife of Patrolman Thatcher, of the local police fprce, is the victim of her hus band's revolver, the weapon discharging accidentally yesterday morning when the policeman's wife. In cleaning bouse, at tempted to remove the pistol from the top of a bureau and conceal it in a drawer. The bullet pierced the woman's arm below the elbow shattering the bones in Its course. Amputation of the member will be necessary and the wo man's condition Is regarded as critical. The accident occurred at 528 Northrup Btreet. FLEES, LEAVING JEWELS Mexican Millionaire Abandons $12, 120 Worth of Diamonds. NEW YORK, June 7. Customs authori ties have on their hands a diamond col lar and bracelet appraised at $12,120, which the owner did not value sufficiently to claim. The jewelry was seized on April 24. when Celso del Villar, a wealthy Mex ican, who had arrived from Havana on the steamer Morro Castle, In company with a well-known Mexican actress, failed to declare it. Villar was paroled in the custody of a representative of the Mexi can Consul, but when he was wanted to day he could not be found. Del Villar was traced to the Central Station, . where it was learned that he had bought two tickets for Montreal. HARD WORK FOR SUICIDE Man Shoots Self Three Times and Cuts Throat Before Dying. LAKE CHARLES. La., June 7. Peter Drasig, a nighr watchman of a local de partment store, entered the store when it was crowded ' with shoppers today and, drawing a revolver, fired two bullets Into his head. He then fired several shots after the fleeing shoppers. He then cut hla throat with a penknife and fired another shot into his brain, falling dead. LARGEST CORN MILL BURNS One Man Killed and Damage of $6 50,0 00 Done to Plant. SPRINGFIELD. 111., June 8. The plai or tne uecatur cereal Co., at Decatur, 111., the largest corn mill in the world. was burned this morning. The loss estimated at $650,000. John Sheey, a fireman, was killed falling timbers. Advent of Annual Fete Most Auspicious. THRONGS SEE OPENING PARADE Line Mile Long Files Through Brilliantly-Lighted Streets. CARNIVAL SPIRIT RULES ALL Taft Sounds Gong That Ushers In Feast of Roses, and Bells and Whistles Give Greeting to Rex Oregonus. KV PINTS OF THE WEEK. Tuesday Rose exhibit at Cali fornia building:. Fair grounds. 2 p. M. : Presbyterian Brotherhood con vention. First Presbyterian Church; Homeopathic Medical Society meets In Alisky building; session of State Board of Pharmacy; electric parade at night. Wednesday Rose exhibit; auto mobile parade: Presbyterian Broth erhood convention. Thursday Annual meeting In dian war veterans; reunion of Scot tish Rite Masons; arrival Chicago business men; Oregon Agricultural College parade; horse and vehicle parade; night pageant. Friday Reunion or Oregon Pioneer association; Scottish Rite Masons; arrival of M. Jusserand. French Am bassador; races Country Club; chil dren's parade. Saturday Annual meeting of the Hunt Club; Scottish Rite Masons; racing events at Country club; auto mobile road races. One stroke of a fire gong at the coming of noon gave life to a spirit of festival gaiety and loyalty which instantly in fected the whole populace of Portland yesterday. That auspicious toll, directed by the hands of President Taft from across the country, had small chance to run the gamut of its detonations. its sound waves -were- promptly seized upon and swallowed up by a tumult of welcom ing sirens and bells, which sounded from every part of the city. Portland's third annual Rose Festival began under conditions which must give rise to the suspicion that Nature is in league with the idea. The Kama hripht sun which had brought millions of roses Into being last week was in evidence. The same mild, delightful breeze was astir tp soften the heat of the sun. There was not a cloud until well along towards night, and then only a few curious ones which scampered over the city and hurried southward as if drawn away from so happy a scene by some mysterious force. Abandonl 11ST itself t f tfi hnnnv i n f ra tion of gaiety and festivity, the populace (Continued on Page 6.) ........ ................. .--TTTt, ....... ....i......... 4 . " ... . . . . . I LET JOY BE UNCONFINED! j 18 I &sSS0 8 I by j , , . J Will Spend Two Months on Western Tour, Getting Acquainted With People Along Route. WASHINGTON, June 7. (Special.) President Taft said today that he ex pected to be in San Francisco on Oc tober 19. He said that he had decided to abandon his intentions to visit Alaska, as he would be obliged to start late anyway, and aside from that he desired to allow Mrs. Taft to take more time to recuperate from her at tack of nervous prostration due to her activity in social matters since entering the White House. President Taft will make a good many stops on his journey, and will consume considerable time seeing the country and getting acquainted with the people. He will get back to Wash ington the latter part of November. The President spoke with enthusiasm about his projected trip, laughingly referring to the "if" of the traveling appropriation. SEE WAVE OF PROSPERITY Pittsburg Manufacturers Start Mills Full .Blast In Readiness. PITTSBURG, June 7. From a canvass made today of the principal iron and steel manufacturers, it is apparent that a wave of prosperity equal to any ex perienced in this country is about to take place. The steel and plate department of the National Tube Company's - works at Wheeling. W. Va., will begin operations tomorrow, double-turn, giving employ ment to 4500 men who have been idle since November, 1007. Announcement was made today of the following orders: One hundred and sixty-five thousand tons steel rails, 2000 freight cars, 500 steel passenger cars and 100 locomotives. MAN RESCUES TWO GIRLS Jumps Into Water and Pulls Them Out of Danger. . SPOKANE. Wash.. June 7. (Special.) Ernest Evans, of Spokane, was the modest hero of a life-saving episode at Liberty Sunday. During a sudden squall, two young women were buffeted about at the mercy of the waves, In imminent danger of having their boat swamped. But another boat containing Evans and two other young men put out from shore to the rescue. Evans leaped into the w6.tef-ffnd rescued - the - young -women. Except for a ducking, Evans fared none the worse for his experience and was ac corded hearty thanks by the father of the girls so opportunely rescued. BIRDS OF PREY COME WEST Three Noted Criminals Caught on Way to Seattle Fair. CHICAGO. June 7. Three men ar rested Sunday as pickpockets have been identified as well-known criminals. John Hicks, who has a police record dating back to 1886, and John O'Brien, who was first arrested in 1890, are said to be members of a band of pickpockets on their way to Seattle. Is Finally Completed After Wordy War. ALDRiCH IS IN FIERY MOOD Finds Beveridge Opposed to His Plans and Says So. MACVEAGH GETS GRILLED DoJIiver and Smith Exchange Idea& Upon Party Loyalty and Past Records Are Hauled From History. WASHINGTON, June 7. The Senate chamber was. again today the scene of a lively debate, Aldrlch leading the con servatives and Beveridge. heading the progressives, did most of the talking. Both Senators were frequently on their feet and there were many sharp conflicts between them. Beginning the session with a vote on the recommendation of his committee for a duty of 3 cents a square yard and 20 per cent ad valorem on the fabric known as window hollands, Aldrlch was appar ently somewhat encouraged over the prospect of making decided headway with the cotton schedule. His hopes, however, were doomed to disappointment, for only a few moments afterward Beveridge took the floor and before he concluded he had opened such a gap that the Rhode Island Senator himself could not resist the opportunity to walk in. Beveridge, having said he had been inclined to support the recom mendations of the finance committee, the admission led the chairman of tWe ctim mittee to say that the Indiana Senator had not shown such inclination by his vote. Aldrlch Makes Prophecy. From that time forward the two Sena tors were engaged in joint debate much of the time during the day. In the course of his remarks Aldrlch. while con tending that many prohibitive tariffs were JustWed, eald he neaBr -.had favored a prohibitive policy. He predicted that in time the South would become the greatest manufacturer of the finer grades of cot ton goods. Replying, Bacon declared that if even 'such should prove -to be true, he would not favor any increase of the cus toms duties. The crediibillty of importers as wit nesses in respect to tariff duties formed the chief subject of discussion when Dol llver opposed the specific duty of 1 cent a square yard for mercerlzation. Bever idge defended his position on the tariff as one that was upheld by the Republican platform, and said that he had intended to attack the rate on bacon, lard and some other meat products, but to use the vernacular of the street, the Senator from Rhode Island "had beat him to It." Aldrlch declared that the rate on bacon (Concluded on. Page 8.) Prowler, Thinking Brigadier-General Asleep, Slips From Closet and Bullets Fly at Once. LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. June 7. Brigadier-General Frederick Funston, com mandant of the Army Service School at Fort Leavenworth, engaged in a revolver fight with a supposed burglar in his quar ters at the post early today. The man escaped, and General Funston was un harmed. General Funston had retired late, and remained awake. He had been In bed perhaps an hour, when a closet door opened and a man stepped forth. The General saw him and reached under a pil low for a gun. The Intruder saw the motion and fired. The bullet pierced the mattress near the General, who leaped to his feet. He turned on the lights, and fired three shots at the man as he fled. General Funston was In his library until about midnight, but the house is so large that a man could easily sneak in without being detected. Mrs. Funston is visiting in California at present and General ' Funston was alone in the big house, except for two Filipino servants sleeping in another part of the building. General Funston said the attack on him was so sudden that he felt nervous' all day. The burglar did not get any money or valuables. DELAY IN GOULD HEARING Counsel for Wife Wants to Probe Husband's Income Sources. NEW YORK. June 7. Counsel tor Katherine Clemmons Gould asked today for an adjournment of his client's suit for a separation from Howard Gould on the ground that he had prepared a sub pena duces tecum, ordering Mr. Gould to present his books to the court, showing the amount of his income and from what source he obtained it, but had been un able to serve the subpena. Counsel for Mr. Gould said he would accept services of the subpena providing his client was given two days in which to get his books together. He said Mr. Gould was now serving as a grand juror. The case was passed for the day, and will be called again tomorrow. CRATE OF BERRIES, $33 Lebanon Breaks Record In Sale of Prize Strawberries. CEBANON. Or., June 7. (Special.) Lebanon has broken records in the sale of choice strawberries. The grand prize crate of 12 boxes exhibited at the Leb anon fair by Mrs. Hattie Umenhoffer, a widow, who tends her small farm on the Santtam River a few miles above Leba non, herself, were sold at the close of the fair to the highest bidder. Colonel B. Hofer, of Salem, ran the bidding up to just 33. or $2.75 for each pound box of berries secured. Other bidders were Jack Baker and C. W. Taylor, of Port land, and J. M. Shelley, of Eugene. The Salem editor secured the prize fruit. INDIAN HACKS UP CHILD Apache Goes on Lonely Warpath Against White Babe. PHEOXIX, Ariz., June 7. An Apache Indian, known as Sydney Smith, at tacked the lS-months-old daughter of Elijah Allen, of Lehi. a settlement 20 miles from here tonight, mutilating the infant with a knife. Alarmed by the screams of the mother, the Indian threw the child in a dry irrigation ditch and fled. A Pima Indian gave chase, followed the Apache to the reservation, and with the help of the agent arrested him. He was brought to Mesa City, where he is now held under guard. The populace threa tened violence but lacked a leader. The baby will die. 12 BIG SHIPS FOR FRANCE Nation to Spend $600,000,000 on Navy in Next Ten Years. PARIS, June 7. The naval programme approved by the Cabinet involves an ex penditure of $600,000,000 covering a period of ten years. Six battleships of the Dan ton type, six of the republic type and four armored cruisers of the Gambetta type, are Included In the estimates. PROSPERITY PROPHECY OUT Consolidated Stock Exchange Sees Three Reasons for Good Times. NEW YORK, June 7. The end of the Roosevelt Administration, quick settle ment of the tariff question and assurances of excellent crops are given as the three fold basis for prophesying the approach of a period of great National prosperity in the annual report of the Consolidated Stock Exchange, issued today. MISS CASE BREAKS MATCH Defers to Wishes of Father of Erst while Fiance. NEW YORK. June 7. (Special.) (Miss Mary Adele Case said tonight: "My engagement to Claus Spreckels, Jr., is broken. I broke it myself this afternoon because his father said no daughter-in-law of his should sing on the stage. I leave for. Portland tomorrow and was never so happy in my life." Balloon Has Remained in Air 44 Hours. DISTANCE RECORD UNTOUCHED Indiana Must Descend in Gulf to Break It. SHOTS FIRED AT GASBAGS Kentuckian Takes Shot at Indiana. Alabama at New York Two Tro phies Won by Indianapolis Sailed, by Novices. INDIANAPOLIS, June 7. If the balloon Indiana has not been disqualified by touching earth It has broken the Ameri can endurance record by staying in the air more than 44 hours. Since the balloon started in the National distance race of the Aero Club of America from this city Saturday two reports have been re ceived from it. One was that it had touched the earth In Tennessee and had taken on water and proceeded toward the south. If this, be true the balloon is disqualified under the rules of the International Aeronau tical Federation. A second dispatch signed by the pilot. Carl Fisher, and his aide, G. L. Bumbaugh, has stated that they dropped down near enough to earth to let down a lid and draw up a bucket of water. Under these conditions she has not been disqualified. Cannot Break Distance Record. It is not possible, according to avail able information, that the Indiana had broken the distance record of 852 miles, for it was traveling due south and would come to the Gulf Coast almost 100 miles short of the record established by the German balloon Pommern in the interna tional race nearly two years ago for the James Gordon Bennett trophy, which started from St. Louis and landed at Asbury Park, N. J. . Balloons Which Have Landed. ( The last' of "the"-six" balloons entered in the National distance race from which a" definite landing report has been received is the St. Louis hi, which dropped at Kelso, Tenn., having covered about 340 miles. A. B. Lambert was pilot and H. E. Honeywell the aide. Other balloons landed are as follows : New York. A. Holland Forbes, pilot: landed at Corinth, Miss., covering 375 miles in 36 hours 10 minutes. University City, of St. Louis, traveled 340 miles, landing at Blanche, Tenn.; time, 25 hours 24 minutes. Hoosler, Captain Baldwin, pilot, trav- (Continued on Page 5.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. (8.8 degrees; minimum, o3.2. TODAY'S Probably fair; northwest winds City Klection. v Joseph Simon elected Mayor of Portland Page 1. Mayor-elect Simon says he will "make good." Page 14. Lists of charter amendments carried and defeated, respectively. Page 14. . Tables showing detailed vte by wards and precincts. Page . Portland Rose Festival. Rose Festival opens auspiciously, dense' crowds witnessing first parade. Page 1. Rose show and electrical parade features of today's F-estival programme. Page 12. Visitors in Portland for Festival number many thousands. Page 12. Bunting and lights make brilliant setting for Festival events- Page 12. Entries for Thursday's horse and carriage parade to close tomorrow afternoon ; decoration of rigs imperative. Page 20. Rex Oregonus demands rose tribute to be delivered at Second and Morrison streets. Page 12- Seattle girls arrive to take part in Festi val. Page 4. National. Senate passes cotton schedule of tariff; bill alter fiery debate. Page 1. Taft is given legal definition of whisky. Page -l. Baliinger likely to change Chief of Reclama tion Service. Page 2. Bacon to succeed White aa Ambassador to France. Page 5. Taft expects to visit Pacific Coast in Oc tober. Page 1. Powder trust alleges discrimination in bids for powder for canal. Page 4.- Domestic. Deputy Sheriff mortally wounds majl in St. Louis Courthouse. Page 3. . Ex-Sheriff Callahan, of Breathitt County. Ky., mortally wounded by assassin Page 3. More evidence to prove conspiracy by Cal houn. Page 2. Burglar Invades Funston's room and Funs ton shoots at him. Page 1. Baptist Ministers' Association demands Pro fessor Foster's resignation because of heterodoxy. Page 2. J ack London suffering from five serious diseases. Page 1. Row at farewell to President Yoakum's daughter at San Antonio. Page 4. Four women drowned in California as auto plunges into river. Page 4. Pacific Northwest. Fighting preacher's wife on trial at Colfax for making gun play. Page 6. Rose burg residents implicated ffn syste matic looting of boxcars. Page 7. Ortis Hamilton pleads not guilty to em bezzlement charge. Page 7. Wreck on O. & S. B. ties up road and mills shut down. Pace 7. Portland and Vicinity. Banquet tendered Japanese Admiral tjichi" and staff at Hotel Portland. Page .13. Speakers for Presbyterian Brotherhood con vention will reach Portland toda Page 18- New administration faces unfinished tasks representing millions, left by Lane regime. Page 14. Justice of the Peace Fred L-l Olson obtains mandamus writ to compel County Judge Webster and Commissioners to pay him salary or show cause. Page 18. 1 1 c I 1 r o I