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OFFICER SHOOTS
LUMBER RATES NOT
TO BE MODIFIED
ANTI-HAY FORCES
GROWING TIRED
EAST CRYING FOR
PLACID BAPTIST
WATER RUFFLED
TRAIN HITS AUTO;
THREE ARE KILLED
SEATTLE SIBCRB SCENE OF
MORNING DISASTER.
EASTERN
APPLES OF OREGON
HOT WAVE
ROBBER; IS KILLED
Battle to Death Held
on Canadian River.
KILLS
OVER SCORE
COMMISSION" DECLARES THEY
ARE EQUITABLE NOW.'
It1 EXCESSIVE PRICE CUT DOWN',
DEMAND UXLIMITED. ,
'I
POSSES PURSUE SECOND MAN
Kamloeps Robbers Sighted by
Police and Pursuit Given.
NO CHANCE FOR ESCAPE
Swift Current f Thompson River
Carries Men Away FYom First
Cap turn and Brings Them to
Waiting Officer Below.
VAWOl'VKK, H c, June .-ln a
tattle between two men believed to have
een members of the gang of robbers who
held up the Canadian Pacific express
near Kamloops. B. C. last Monday night
nd the police late last night, Ike Decker,
special policeman, and one of the rub
bers were killed. The other robber fled
nd is now being pursued by a posse,
rieeine: in Boat Down River.
I.ate Monday afternoon a boat contain
ing three men passed Penny Station, on
Thompson River. 30 miles west of the
scene of the holdup. By the time police
men were called the boat had disappeared
from view around a bend. The alarm was
sent down the line by wire and at 8:30
o'clock last night Special Policeman
Iecker was awaiting just above the vil
lage of Ashcroft as the craft came in
fight.
Pecker ordered the men there were
but two In the boat then to come ashore.
They obeyed Instantly, the strong cur
rent keeping the two men thoroughly oc
cupied in making a landing.
Ieadly Exchange of Shots.
As they pulled . the boat a little over
the sandy beach, one of the men sudden
ly wheeled and drew a revolver. But
lieeker was too quick for him. He fired
before the desperado could press the trig
ger and the robber fell dead. At almost
th same moment the second man fired,
using a revolver. The bullet went
through Deckers heart. The two shots
were within three or four seconds of each
other. Before the smoke had cleared
away the second man was tearing
through the brush toward the railroad
track.
Fugitive Has So Chance.
The shots brought several persons to
the scene. They saw the robber running
eastward along the track and, hastily
arming themselves, they startod in pur
suit. There is no chance for the man to
get away. He will probably be shot if
he attempts to fight.
The dead robber was a stout, dark man.
whose appearance fits the description of
one of the holdup men. His name Is un
known. BLOW AT MISCEGENATION
Judge Humphries Has Strict Bill for
Washington Solons to Consider.
SEATTLE. Wash.. jne 28. (Spe
cial.) intermarriage with white per
sons ami members of the negro, Mon
golian and other Inferior races will be
a felony, subjecting; the offenders to
from two to 14 years in the State Peni
tentiary, if the bill of which John K.
Humphries is the author becomes a law.
The measure forbids Hindus. China
men. Japanese and negroes entering
into marriage relations with whites,
land is an emergency measure.
Judge Humphries says his bill will
; make It impossible for a white woman
and a Japanese man to go to another
ifstat. get married and return to Wash
jlngton to live, as they would be subject
Jed to the same penalties as If the con-
tract were made in Washington.
MARTYR TO HIS HUMANITY
orricer Intercedes for Overworked
Mules and Is Murdered.
MKMl'HIS. Tcnn., June 2S. Because
lie interfered In behalf of some over
worked mules, (leorge K. tluprnspy. hu
mane officer, was shot an. I killed to
day. Onarlos W. Siler. foreman of a
construction camp near this city, was
arrested, charged with murdering him.
liuernsey and his assistant went to
the camp and seized several mules,
charging that they were not In a fit
condition to be worked. Slier overtook
the humane officers on the way back
to Memphis, it is said, and demanded
that the mules be returned. The men
refused and the firing followed.
PRIMARY LAW IS VALID
California Supreme Court Says Ite
cent legislation ConMitutknia.1.
SAX KRANCL3CO. June 28. The- direct
primary law enacted at the last session
of the Legislature was held to be con
stitutional in an opinion rendered today
by the State Supreme Court. The suit
in which the decision was made was
brought by the Socialist party against
the election board.
Will Only Continue Two Years and
Then May Be Revised if Con
ditions AYarrant.
OREGONIAN NEvS BVREAU. Wash
ington. June 2S. The Interstate Commerce
Commission today refused to make any
further modifications in its decisions
reached last Summer in various Pacific
Coast lumber cases. It holds that the
rates which it then established are valid
for only two years, and intimates that' at
the expiration of that time the whole
question may he reopened. Moreover,
some of the rates it then fixed are now
before the courts and may be modified.,
In reaching this conclusion the Commis
sion disposes, of several pending petitions,
among them one of the Pacific Coast
Lumber Manufacturers' Association ask
ing for the variation of its supplemental
order authorizing the establishment of in
creased differentials on cedar lumber,
shingles and long timbers, and also the
petition for review of its decision permit
ting higher rates on shingles than on fir
lumber.
Tho Comjnisslon also disposes of an
other complaint filed by the Pacific Coast
Lumber Manufacturers' Association, in
which it was alleged that in applying the
increase of 5 cents per hundred, authorized
by the Commission to points east of the
Missouri River, carriers did not grade up
this increase between the Missouri and
Mississippi Rivers, or between the Minnesota-Dakota
line and St. Paul, but es
tablished a maximum rate at points near
the western border of this territory, mak
ing it effective throughout most of the
entire section affected.
In the Potlatch case, where a recent de
mand was made for reparation, the Com
mission reiterates its former position that
reparation Is not justified.
ROBBER ASKS FOR LIBERTY
Desperate Stage Hold-up Man of 30
Years Ago Applies for Parole.
NEVADA CITY, Cal., June 28. (Spe
cial.) Charles H. Thorne, one of the
most notorious criminals in the early
history of California, today made appli
cation for parole. Thorne was sent to
San Quentin 30 years ago after being con
victed of one of the most celebrated rob
beries and murders in the history of the
state. He was one of the three robbers
who held up the Eureka stage Septem
ber 1. 1879. killing William Cummings.
Cummings had $20,000 in gold bullion with
him and he fought to keep the robbers
from getting away, with it. In the melee
he was killed.
It is not likely that Thorne will be
paroled.
MYERS RESOLUTION FAILS
Baptist Ministers Xot Sure What
They Think About University.
CHICAGO, June 28. An echo of the
dropping of Professor George Burman
Foster from the Baptist Ministers' Con
ference of Chicago was heard at the
meeting of the conference today, when
Dr. Johnstone Myers offered a resolution
for the appointment of a committee to
Investigate allegations that teachings in
the University of Chicago are not ac
cording to the Baptist faith. The mo
tion was withdrawn at the Instance of
Dr. John A. Earl, who said it might
embarrass the conference if the resolu
tion failed to carry.
GERMANY'S CHANCELLOR TO RETIRE.
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PRINCE VOX BUBLOW.
BERLIN", June 28. Prince von Buelow will resign as Chancellor
of Germany, as soon as the finance bill is disposed of. remaining only
to endeavor to secure its passage. He besought the Emperor to per
mit him to go at once, but His Majesty asked him to remain until
after the financial proposals had been decided upon. "
Einperor William has not considered the question of a successor
The most probable choice is Dr. von Bethmann-Holl weg. Imperial
Secretary of State for Interior and Vice-Chanceilor. He is an able par
liamentarian, but has never had anything to do with foreign affairs.
The Lmperor may also consider Baron Marschall von Bieberstein the
Ambassador at Constantinople. Baron von Rheinbaben. General Low
enfeldt and General von Wedel.
Compromise Likely at
Olympia.
PALMER BILL MAY BE PASSED
Governor's Friends Suggest
That He Assist Move.
TWO PROBE COMMITTEES
Hay Asked to Yield in Demand That
Present Committee Be Empow
ered to Investigate All
State Departments.
OLTMPIIA, Wash., June 23. (Special.)
The possibility of a compromise be
tween Senate factions which will permit
of a final adjournment of the special ses
sion of the Legislature by the end of the
week is talked of tonight.
The suggested compromise, -which is
credited as having come from the anti
administration faction, is the passage of
the Palmer House bill abolishing the of
fice of Insurance Commissioner and the
adoption of a resolution providing for
two investigating committees, the pres
ent one to investigate the state offices
and the new one to probe the state In
stitutions. Hay Would Hold Out.
Governor Hay has been taking a deter-
nined stand for continuing the present
thority to investigate all offices, depart
ments and institutions. Governor Hay is
understood to be opposed to receding
from this position in any particular, but
is being advised by friends to agree to
the suggested compromise if it will bring
about an adjournment of the Legislature.
The Palmer bill is in the hands of a
friendly committee and can be brought
out at any time the administration fac
tion deems it wise.
Hutchinson Wants New Vote.
- Tomorrow the ; H jtchmson ' i?solution
providing for the appointment of three,
committees will come before the Senate
for reconsideration, Hutchinson having
voted "no" n the resolution Friday in
order to move that the vote be recon
sidered. The Hutchinson resolution provides
that the committee shall report to an
adjourned meeting of the Legislature in
November, and this is the rock on which
the two factions are likely to split.
The administration forces Friday in
sisted that this feature' was a slap at
Hay and the further argument is made
that with the Legislature in re'eess ad
journment the Governor would not have
the power to convene in special session
for any purpose during that period.
House Committee Waits.
The House committee, which is at
tempting to frame a new resolution ,con-
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Xewell Says They Pass Through Too
Many Hands and Price
Prohibitive.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. June 2S. W., K. Newell, of Gas
ton, representing tne Oregon Horticul
tural Society, who has been traveling
through the East studying the apple sit-,
uation, both as to production and market,
had a conference today with Secretary
Wilson aijd other Agricultural Depart
ment officials. He was assured on every
hand that there is no danger of overpro
duction of apples in Oregon; that che
Eastern market is almost unlimited, but
before the trade can assume; large pro
portions means must be devised for get
ting Oregon apples into the Eastern mar
ket at less cost to the consumer.
They are in great demand for their
quality, but the price is almost prohibi
tive. Mr. Newell says after weeks of
study that higher prices in the East arise
from the fact that apples pass through
too many hands before reaching the con
sumer and therefore pay too many profits.
He believes this can be overcome.
FLY POISON KILLS BABE
Child Drinks Fatal Dose From Cup,
Thinking It Is Water.
THE DALLES, Or., June 2S. (Special.)
Martha, the 16-months-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Benson, died early
yesterday morning, at the home of her
parents, on Five mile, from the effects of
drinking fly poison.
Saturday afternoon, on awakening from
a nap, the child drank the poison, which
was in a cup, in the dining-room, mis
taking it for water. Mrs. Benson, who
was in the kitchen at the time, gave the
child an antidote on discovering the
empty cup on the dining-room floor.
The little one seemed to be all right for
a time, but later became worse. Dr. B.
13. Ferguson was summoned from The
Dalles Saturday night, but upon his ar
rival the child's condition was beyond
medical aid.
BOSS OF QUAKER CITY DEAD
Israel W. Durham, Head of Repub
lican Organization, Passes.
PHILADELPHIA, June 28. State
Senator Israel W. Durham, a promi
nent Republican leader of this state,
and recently heavily interested ln the
Philadelphia National League baseball
club. died. Jate today at his- Summer
home near Atlantic City. He was 53
years old.
Mr. Durham had been for years the
boss of the Republican party in Phila
delphia. He suffered his first defeat
in 1903 when Mayor Weaver led a re
volt against him after the exposure of
frauds in the construction of the city
filtration plant. He regained' power at
the following election. He had been
State Insurance Commissioner for sev
eral terms.
SUFFRAGETTE IS SHOCKED
Cannon Firecracker Blows Up Auto
in Which She Hides.
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 28. A can
non firecracker, throivn into an auto
mobile in which Gertrude von Petzold.
the noted English suffragette, was rid
ing tonight, nearly resulted in her
death or serious injury. The automo
bile was wrecked. Miss von Petzold and
the three persons -with her were bad
ly shaken by the shock, but -were not
badly hurt. Miss von Petzold is pastor
of the First Unitarian Church in this
city.
DINES SENATORS ON ROOF
Taft Entertains Large Party, Includ
ing Many From South.
WASHINGTON. June 2S. President
Taft gave a state dinner tonight on the
roof of the west wing of the White House.
j The dinner party was made up largely of
j S?nators. a noticeable number being pres
ent from the South.
GEN. BELL COMING WEST
Chier of Staff to Visit Seattle and
Alaska Army Posts.
WASHINGTON. June 2S.-Major-Gen-eral
Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the
Army, left tocjay on a Western trip. He
will visit Seattle and afterwards -will
make a p?rsonal inspection of the Alaska
military posts and reservations.
AMERICAN FLAG IS BARRED
Winnipeg Officials Want" Cross or
St. George in Circus Parades.
WINNIPEG. Man.. June 28. Official
orders have been issued here prohibit
ing any United States circus from pa
rading on the streets of Winnipeg un
less it nips a British instead of an
American flag.
WILL USE MORE DAYLIGHT
Cincinnati Orders Clocks Moved
Back During Summer.
CINCINNATI, June 28. The City Coun
cil tonight gave its official sanction to the
more daylight movement by passing an
ordinance.providing for moving the clock
back one hour during the months from
May to September inclusive.
Plea Made for Better
Speakers.'
BUDGET UNIFICATION IS CRY
One Report Turned Down Be
cause Not Printed.
IDAHO DEMANDS HEARING
Delegation Asks Control of Chapel
Cars Be Given Home Mission So
ciety Needs of San Francisco
Are Eloquently Set Forth.
Into the placid serenity of the Northern
Baptist Convention .was hurled a bomb
yesterday afternoon, and the missile was
directed by an Oregonian, Dr. Alexander
Blackburn, of Baker City.
Dr. Blackburn moved that the pro
gramme committee, when selecting the
speakers for next year's convention, be
advised to select only those who had the
power and ability to attract a- crowd,
men known as gripping talkers, men who
could sway audiences, and men who had
a name and were a power in the con
vention. The audience was stunned. A ripple of
amusement passed over the benches, and
a delegate asked whether the motion was
a reflection on the programme this year.
While no comment has been publicly
made, it is stated, the motion was di
rected against the speakers who occupied
the White Temple rostrum last night,
when over 1000 people were unable to ob
tain admittance, and who were unable to
hold their audience more than spasmod
ically. Dr. Judson replied to the speaker that
the motion was not a reflection on this
year's programme, but was intended to be
a reflection on next year's. i
Only Two Ayes Heard.
Dr. Rowland of New York asked if it
were fair to fill the platform only with
well-known speakers, and- instanced the
address made Sunday afternoon by Rev.
I. E. Bill. . "It may offer an opportunity
to get rid of some of the old-stagers, and
we can tell the committee on the pro
gramme that," he said. "I don't like
this. I confess I don't," he added.
When the motion was put, two em
phatic ayes resounded through the con
vention hall, but they were drowned by
a volley of noes. Dr. Blackburn then ex
plained he had been asked by a number
of laymen to propose the motion.
The most important business ses
sion of the convention -was held yes
terday morning, when the reports of
the committee on legal relations be
tween the three Baptist societies and
the convention was adopted. Discus
sion centered on section 4 of the com
mittee's recommendations, which ad
vised that steps be taken to amend the
by-laws of the different societies at
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I EVELYN THAW'S PET REPTILE
MHS. THAW, OHF.R OF STRANG E PET THAT SURPRISED OFFICE.
NSW YORK. June 2S. (Special.) Tickers and telegraph instru
ments were clicking away in Wasserman's brokerage office in the Wal
dorf Astoria today, when there was suddenly a blood-curdling shout
from Colonel Hiram Marshall, of Tennessee, who bounded from his
chair and pointed to the bottom of the Wainscoting. Do you see if"
he cried.
They all saw it and there was the wildest kind of a' scramble. "It
was Kara, the pet snake of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, placidly gliding along
and ever and anon, shooting out his tongue after a flv. Porters and
bellboys came, and Policeman Conway stunned the ten-foot reptile
with a rap on the head, but before he finished the snake Mrs Thaw's
fnald claimed the pet and carried it home, a few doors away
Ambulances Hurry to Bring: Injured
to Hospitals No Details of
Accident Yet Received.
SEATTLE, June 29. Three persons
w-ere killed and several hurt in a col
lision between a big touring car and a
Northern Pacific freight train just be
yond Georgetown, a suburb to the south
of this city, early this morning.
Ambulances have been rushed from this
city to the scene of the wreck, a dan
gerous grade-crossing on the Seattle
Renton road.
Details of the accident have not as
yet been received, but it is known that
a large party, seven or more, were in
the automobile, returning from an even
ing's pleasure ride. The car was pro
ceeding at top speed toward the city,
with the passengers laughing and sing
ing as the powerful car flew along the
road. On approaching the grade-crossing
the chauffeur failed to slow down
and did not hear any warning of the
train.
As the auto and its gay party reached
the center of the track the train hit it
squarely, hurling the car to one side like
a toy. and scattering the occupants along
the road. The train was stopped as
quickly as possible, and the crew went to
the aid of the automobillsts. News of the
accident was telephoned to this city, and
ambulances and doctors dispatched at
once.
PHYSICIAN LOSES BiG FEE
Terms of Contract May Have Led to
Acceleration of Death.
CHICAGO, June 28. The Appellate
Court reversed a judgment today in the
Circuit Court awarding $100,000 to Dr. L.
C. H. E. Zeigler again.. the estate "of
Mrs. Harriet G. McVicket, widow of J.
H. McVicker, once a prominent theatrical
man in this city. N
The opinion held that the contract pro
viding for the payment of the monev at
the death of Mrs. McVicker was contrary
to public policy, and therefore void in
that It offered a premium to the physician
to accelerate the death of his patient.
RAILROAD SHOPS BURNED
Tonopah & Goldfield Road Suffers
Loss of Half Million.
TONOPAH. Nev.. June 28. The repair
shops and roundhouse of the Tonopah
& Goldfield Railroad Company were de
stroyed by fire tonight. The property
loss is estimated at $500,000.
The flames started in the oilroom and,
fanned by a strong wind, rapidly spread
to the adjoining structures. Several
powerful mountain locomotives were
destroyed and others were badly dam
aged. TAFT STUDIES E00ZE CASE
President Trying to Decide When
Whisky Is Whisky, When Xot.
WASHINGTON, June 2S. President Taft
today wrestled with the question: "What
is whisky?". Before him were the at
torneys representing practically all of the
interests that have been waging a fight
over the original decision of Dr. Wiley,
chemist of the Department of Agricul
ture, in regard to what is whisky and
what should be labeled "imitation
whisky."
PUTS BROKERS IN HYSTERICS
i
Ten Die in Chicago and
Many Elsewhere.
FIERCE STORM PROVES FATAL
Tempest Kills One Man and
Does Damage in Gotham.
TWO CASES OF INSANITY
Mortalty So Far in Kastern Metrop
olis Is 200 Above Record of
Last Tear Poor Suf
fer Greatly.
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I MONDAY'S DEATH ROLL FROM J
I HEAT. I
Chicago .....10
t Xpw York 2 t
I Philadelphia 0 J
4 Indiana 2
Cleveland 1
CHICAGO. June 2S. In cpite of occa
sional storms, there was ho let-up today
in the killing heat that has held the
whole Eastern section of the United
States in its grip for . the past .week.
Ten deaths were reported in this city,
due solely to tne heat; In New York
there were two deaths from heat and ,
one from a thunder storm that swept 1
over the city late in the day. Prostra
tions were almost without number, here,
in New York, in Philadelphia ar.d Bos
ton. Here there was some relief affordeo
lato tonight, when a cooling breeze
swept in from the lake. . It was not re
garded as a permanent break in the hot
wave, however, and emergency orders
were issued by the police throwing open
the parks and playgrounds to men and
boys. Many took advantage of this, and
crowds from the poorer sections of- the
city sought a breathing space for the
night in the open.
During the day a man named Carl
Summers became demented from the ex
cessive heat, and rushed into fhe waters
of Lake Michigan for relief. Though ha
was rescued, the shock proved too great
for him, and he, died later in the hos
pital. The Salvation Army will take 2SO0
poor children on a lake trip Tuesday.
TWO DEATHS LX NEW YORK
Thumler Storm Does Great Damage
and Cools Air Somewhat.
NEW YORK, June 28. The second of a
series of cooling thunder storms broke
over the city late today. There was a
sudden drop in temperature. The storm
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70
degrees; minimum, &4 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; northwest
winds.
Foreign.
Chancellor Von Buelow -will resign. Page 1
National.
Attorney-General refuses to give Senate
committee information about perrin case
and Devlin's confirmation is held uo
Page 3.
Senate completes work on tariff and will
debate income and corporation tax to
day. Page 3.
Interstate Commission refuses to modify
lumber rate decision. Page 1.
- Domeatic
Brandenburg's lawyers mv political In
fluence behind prosecution.' Page 3.
Demand for Oregon apples In East only
limited by high price. Page 1.
Wrights delay airship flight because of high
wind. Page 10.
Jury finds Eastman was Mrs. WoodiU'B
murderer or was accessory. Page 5.
Pittsburg carmen's strike settled after day
of rioting. Page 5.
Hot wave kills and prostrates many per
sons in East. Page 1.
California Supreme Court upholds direct
primary law. Page 4.
New York police hot on trail of Leon Ling
Page, 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Three killed asN freight crashes Into a.uto
near Seattle. Page t.
Kamloops train robber and policeman are
killed in battle ; hot pursuit of other
robber. Page 1.
Suggestion of compromise comes from anti
Hay forces at Olympia, Page 1.
Heney and party in auto reach Medford on
their way jb Seattle. Page 6.
Coroner's jury In Hood River murder case
accuses "unknown person of crime; ac
cused man still silent. Page 6.
State teachers gather for convention at
Albany. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Northwestern wheat market likely to be
active at opening. Page 17.
Improved weather causes selling In Chicago
wheat market Page 1.
Stock trading at New York is stagnant.
Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
Presidency of City Council lies between
Baker and Devlin. Page 11.
Expert alleges shortage in ex 'Sheriff
Storey's accounts. Page 10.
United Railways ordered to reduce fare to
t Llnnton to 5 cents or show cause.
Page 11.
Portland youth runs away to Join gipsy
girl he met in wagon trip from Cali
fornia. Page 4
New schedule on Southern Pacific to take
effectJuly 4. Page 16-
National Guard Inspected with much credit
to drilling. Page 'A.
plea for better programme speakers makes
convention gasp. Page 1.
Baptist Young People's Union, holds annual
meeting. Page 12. ,
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