PORTLAND, OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1909
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
INSURGENTS OUT
V
DFPARTY.SAYSTAFT
President Reads Riot
Act in Wisconsin.
ASTOUNDS BY HIS UTTERANCES
Declares Payne Bill Best Tar
iff Measure Ever Known.
DEFENDS TAWNEY FOR VOTE
Says Question of Party's Existence
Was at Stake When Those Who
Disliked Tariff Measure Voted
Against It la Congress.
wTXON'A, Minn.. Sept. 17. In the most
important utterances he has made since
hl occupancy of the White House. Pres
ident Taft here tonight, in a state which
is the hotbed of the Republican "Insur
gent" movemtnt, defended the Payne
tariff bill as the best tariff measure ever
passed by a Republican Congress, and
hence the beet tariff bill the people ever
have known.
The President boldly asserted that the
insurgents who Toted against the bill had
abandoned the Republican party.
"Was It the duty of the member of
Congress who believed the bill did not
accomplish everything It ought to ac
. romplish to vote against it?" asked' the
President.
Supports Adherents of Payne Bill.
"I am here to Justify those who answer
this question in the negative. I am not
here to defend those who voted for the
Payne bill, but to support them."
To this statement the crowd responded
with a hearty cheer. It was shouted by
the adherents of Representative Tawney
. of this district, chairman of the House
committee on appropriations, who has
been on the defensive ever since the ad
journment of Congress, because he had
not voted with the other members of the
delegation from Minnesota, both In the
House and Senate, against the bill.
Goes Much Farther Than Expected.
It had been reported the President In
tended defending Mr. Tawney for his
party regularity, but there was none to
predict the President would go as far
as he did tonight in characterising the
position taken by the insurgent Senators
and Representative.
The President had met Senator La
Follette, of Wisconsin, one of the ea1grs
of the Insurgent movement, at MIlwatMee
during the forenoon, and had greeted him
quite cordially. t v
"To make party government effective,"
said Mr. Taft hi his address, "the mem
bers of that party should "surrender their
prejudices of comparatively less Impor
tance. I am not here to criticise those
who felt so strongly and believed so In
tensely that it was their dut to vote
against the tariff bill because it did not
contain all they thought . it ' should. It
was a question for each to settle for him
self. Party's Existence Is at Stake.
In matters of this kind it Is a ques
tion with the party representative
whether he shall help maintain the party
solidarity for accomplishing Its chief pur
poses, or whether the departure from
principle in the bill, as he regards it.
Is so extreme that he must in conscience
abandon the party. I am glad to see
S that those who voted against the bill
still Insist they are Republicans and that
they intend to keep up .the fight for still
lower tariff rates within the party."
Pelerese Is Plainspoken. -
President Taft's speech was a remark
able, plain-spoken, defense of the Payne
bill. He has met -with many queries since
the beginning of his trip as to when he
intended taking up the subject of the
tariff.
He waited until today, when, with a
mass of facts and figures before him.
with a new statement prepared by Chair
man Payne, and with his own personal
knowledge of the details of the tariff
fight in Washington still fresh In his
mind, he dictated to two stenographers
the speech he delivered tonight, which
represents a statement on the accom
plishments and demerits of the Payne
bill from an Administration standpoint,
more thorough In its simple appeals for
an understanding by the people than any
document which has heretofore been is
sued from any source.
Figures Make Points Clear.
The statement contained only enough
figures to make clear a point which the
President has dwelt upon 'for some time
In his confidential talks, that the measure
of the new bill should be taken by the
amount of reductions made on articles of
general consumption compared to the" in
creases on articles little used. The Pres
ident, by means of a table prepared at
his request by Mr. Payn. showed that
the tariff had been Increased on articles
whose consumption In this country
amounts nearly to V31.000.O0O. and that of
this amount 379.fl0rt.ftls represented by
such luxuries as silks, wines, liquors, per
fumes, etc.. leaving a balance of J?72.0jX),
000 represented in articles not luxuries.
Against this the President set forth
with great emphasis the fact that the
tariff had been reduced on articles, mostly
necessities, whose consumption In this
country amounts annually to J5,O0O,OO0,O00.
Woolen Schedule Too High.
As to the woolen schedule. Mr. Taft de
clared without hesitation or equivocation
that the Payne rates were too high. It
tCencluded on Paae 3.)
JOHNSON LINGERS
AT DEATH'S DOOR
1 ' ; .
MINNESOTA- GOVERNOR SUF
FERS UNEXPECTED RELAPSE.
Wife Hastily Summoned to Bedside.
Doctors Profess Optimism in
t Face of Crisis.
ROCHESTER. Minn.. Sept. 17. After
a day of apparent Improvement, Governor-
Johnson tonight was at death's door
and no encouragement was given by his
physicians that he would last through
the night. '
Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon the doc
tors were optimistic concerning his con
dition, but shortly after that time Mrs.
Johnson was hastily summoned.
A bulletin was issued stating the Gov
ernor had had a relapse and was in a
critical state.
With his wife at his bedside and his
physicians in constant attendance, Gov
ernor Johnson was very near death to
night. In the last official statement for
the night Dr. Mayo said:
"I do not think Governor Johnson will
die tonight. If he survives tomorrow he
will have an even chance for his life."
BULLET CAUSES LOCKJAW
Youthful Hunter Fatally Wounded
While Beating Dog.
REXO, Nev.. Sept. 17. (Special.)
Wounded by a bullet from a 22-caliber
rifle. James Ryan, aged 11 years, died
yesterday at Caliente of lockjaw. The
little fellow was hunting birds with his
rifle, wheri his dog chased a hog. In
order to strike the dog he grasped the
rifle by the barrel. The gun was dis
charged and the bullet entered in the
lads arm. This finally resulted in lock
jaw and his death. I
The Ryan family are old residents of
Caliente, near Elko, and are well-known
throughout Eastern Nevada.
The bullet was extracted and it was
believed that the boy would recover, but
the following day hjs Jaws Began xo aet.
All nnaslhle was done for the sufferer.
but after hours of Intense suffering the
little fellow passed away.
UNIONS .START RACE ISSUE
Make Strong Protest Against Work
ing Orientals on Railroad.
cial.) One of the strongest protests of
nrranlisf! labor In Vancouver against
Oriental labor has lust been forwarded
to Sir Wilfred Laurier. Prime Minister.
in the nature of a resolution, and notice
of the same has been sent to all West
ern Canadian trades unions and to. the
Labor Congress, which will convene
shortly in Quebec, urging co-operation at
Ottawa, to gain the point.
Th KnnA nf contention la. the building
of the Grank Trunk Pacific . Mountain
section by Oriental labor. The resolu-,
tion "telegraphed states that the local
Labor Council will not peacefully stand
rfor the importation of the yellow labor.
and it demands the fulfillment of elec
tion promises. The language used is
strong and imperative, and an answer
is demanded of Sir Wilfred at once.
SWELL RECLAMATION FUND
Receipts for Sale of Publlo Land
Near Record In 1909.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Sept. 17. More money was added
to the reclamation fund during the last
year than any year since tlie reclama
tion law was passed, save 1908. Receipts
from the sale of public lands last year
exceeded those of all previous years,
save 1908. The total receipts for the year
ending June 90. 1909, amounted to $11,627,
6S7. Of this amount it is estimated that
approximately 18,500,000 will be turned Into
the reclamation fund. North Dakota
shows larger receipts than any other
state. Oregon Is second with a total of
$968,983; Washington third, with H22.08S,
and Idaho fourth, with $247,535.
NEGROES BANISH WHITES
Colored Men Declare White Resi
dents of Taft, Okla., Must Leave.
MUSKOGEQ Okla., Sept. 17. After
having warned the neighborhood that
unless three white men in the strlotly
negro town of Taft, Okla., left town Im
mediately, death would foHw, negroes
dynamited the store of the one of the
whites last night. The building was par
tially demolished. ,
The white merchants declare they will
remain. Further trouble is expected.
IRISH LAND BILL PASSES
Commons Takes Final Vote on Bir
rell Measure.
LONDON Sept 17. The Irish land
bill Introduced in Parliament on March
30 by Augustine Blrrell. Chief Secretary
for Ireland, passed through ltsftnal
stage In the House -of Commons today
by a vote of 174 to SI. The House of
Lords probably will pass the measure
after modifying the clause regarding
compulsory acquisition of lands.
UCHIDA FOLLOWS TAKAHIRA
Japanese Ambassador to Austria la
Coming to America. ,
TOKIO, Sept. .. 18. Official announce
ment has been made" of the appointment
of T. Uchlda, ex-Minister of Foreign Af
fairs and now Ambassador to the Court
of Austria, to succeed Baron K. Taka
hira, Japanese Minister to Washington.
GAYNOR CAUSE OF
MUGHUHGEBTAINTY
Tammany Candidacy
Causes Stir.
EXPECTED TO RUN FOR MAYOR
Supreme Justice Finds, How
ever, Peculiar Opposition.
CHURCH QUESTION ENTERS
Catholics Promise Defection if Judge
Enters Race, and Boss Murphy Is
Busy Man Trying to Figure
What This Would Mean.
BT LLOYD F. LONERGAN.
NEW YORK. Sept. 17. Special.) The
only candidate talked of in connection
with the Tammany nomination for Mayor
today is the Supreme Court Justice, Will
lam J. Gaynor.
This does not mean that Judge Gaynor
is certain of the nomination. It simply
Indicates that the Jurist has strong sup
porters, and the .arguments that have
been presented In his behalf have kept
Leader Murphy guessing. "
The more Murphy studies the matter,
the more strongly does Gaynor appeal
to him. He believes he can keep the
Judge In line through his ambitions; he
realizes that the nomination would give
him a chance to wipe out "Pat" McCar
ren. but
.He gravely doubts whether Gaynor
could be elected.
Murphy knows the nomination of Gay
nor would be followed by a great .bolt
on the part of Catholic Democrats. - The
backbone of the Tammany strength Is of
that 'faith, and It la a serious proposi
tion. If the Tammany leader, could be
convinced that the defection" would be
trifling, the selection of a candidate to
succeed Mayor McClellan would be set
tled today by the announcement that
Gaynor Is the man. - ,
But Murphy Is far from being con
vinced, and in consequence the matter
of Gaynor's future is still very much up
In the air. ,
' .Gaynor's supporters and he has a num
ber in the inner circles of Tammany Hall
have put the case up to Murphy this
way:.
"'Pick out good, strong Catholics to
run for Comptroller and president 6f the
Board of Aldermen. Then you will have
an answer to the men who are attack
ing Gaynor." .
Keogh Strong for Gaynor. -
One of the persons 'who makes this ar
gument Is the Supreme Court Justice,
Martin J. Keogh. Judge Keogh has for
a dozen years been a potential figure In
the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.' . He Is
a personal friend of Gaynor, and de
clares any opposition to his colleague
wilj cut mighty little figure at the polls.
Justice Keogh, in fact, has had several
conw. ences with Murphy at his Good
Ground residence, and has strongly urged
the nomination of Gaynor. Keogh's posl-
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"GUESr DEM WHITES DONE
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CHAMPlflN
PUGILIST. "
CHAMPION
POLAR EXPLORER:
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SPIES' MERE WORD
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DOtMA MEMBER MCST HAXG,
SAYS RUSSIAN TRIBUNAL.'
Wholesale Sentences Passed Out 'by
High Court on Xo Evidence
Other Than Accusation.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Sept. 17.
(Special.) Tho high court of St. Peters
burg has rejected the appeal -of victims
of so-called "republican", process held
before a military tribunal in Telgri, last
ing from May 22 to July 3. This body
found the defendants guilty " and sen
tenced them immediately. .The leaders
were- condemned to death. Telgri Is a
small town in the depths of Central
Russia. The number of the accused was
89, including a priest named Molodoff,
two members of the second Douma, M.
Pianlk and M. Morguloff. and the aged
father-of Plftnik.
At the trial no evidence whatever was
presented except the charges . of spies,
yet the military tribunal sentenced nine.
Including Pianik and his father, to be
hanged; 25, including the, priest and the
other deputy, to imprisonment at hard
labor and 34 to deportation for life -to a
remote corner of . Siberia. The others
were acquitted.
ENGLISH MUST RULE SEA
Beresford Says Supremacy Means
Britons' 14 fe or Death.
NEW YORK, Sept 17. Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford, for 50 years a fig
ure in the. British navy, was the guest
of honor today at a luncheon, given
at the Lawyers' Club, under the aus
pices of the Pilgrims of the United
States,
In a brief address. Lord Beresford re
ferred to the European situation. He
remarked that as far as Great Britain
was concerned, the situation looked
somewhat "red-headed." He added that
in view of the situation, there was
nothing else to do but for the nation
to come forward, with a great scheme
of Imperial defense.
"What we want," continued the Ad
miral, "is that we shall hold what we
have. Supremacytat sea means life or
death for the British Empire."
DUKE TO BE WITH GIRL
Believed Secret Meeting in Switzer-
" land Is Programme.
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PARIS, Sept. 17. Miss Katherine El
kins, her mother and her brother, have
gone by automobile to Switzerland. When
the family left the Hotel du Khin. Miss
Ellfins informed the management that
she would return to Paris, probably with
in a fortnight.
It is presumed that the Duke of the
AbruzzI paid a secret visit to Miss El
kins here. It is presumed that he ar-v
ranged this trip " to Switzerland. It Is
believed that he will Join her at some
point where they can be more free from
Inquiring newspapermen. . .
BOLD ROBBERS MAKE HAUL
Dynamite Kansas' Bank and Get
J Away With $3000.
1. NEOSHO FALLS. Kan., Sept. 17.
Three robbers entered the Neosho Falls
State Bank early today, dynamited the
safe and escaped, with 33000 In casta. The
bank building and fixtures were badly
wrecked. In escaping, the robbers- ex
changed several shots wKh the City
Marshal 'without effect '
CHANGE THEY. 'PINION 'BOUT
flPr
T
I nLUL
Of
IS HELD
Grain Rate Suit Brings
. Out Wrong Ideas.
LIGHTERS THOUGHT NECESSARY
Farmers', Union Representa
tives Testify in Hearing.
MAY DROP OUT OF 'CASE
Counsel Xot Certain That Inland
Empire Society Wants to Con
tinue In Fight Brought
by Astoria Club.
False Impressions concerning the ac
tual conditions on the Columbia. River
marked the testimony in the opening
day of - the' hearing before Edgar E.
Clark, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, In the Astoria grain rate
hearing in Portland yesterday.
Party to the action is the Farmers'
Educational Co-Operatlve Union, a se
cret society embracing about 7000 farm
ers of the Inland Empire, two members
of which testified that it was their un
derstanding that ships could not take
on a full cargo in Portland harbor, but
were compelled, on account of lack of
depth In the channel of the river, to
load partly from lighters at the mouth
of the Columbia, a condition which has
not existed on the river for 13 years.
Astorians Gave" Him Idea.
Peculiar to this testimony was the
statement from one witness that he got
this . Idea from representatives of the
Astoria Chamber of Commerce.
The statement that the Farmers' Edu
cational Co-Operative Union is a party
to the suit Is made with the qualifica
tion that Attorney Frank H. Murray,
who represents the Astoria Chamber of
Commerce, admits that he . does not
know" whether the union desires to con
tinue In the case or not but he says he
has written to the officers to find out.
P. W. Cox, of Whitman County, Wash.,
a member of the executive committee
of the organization, admitted that in
the June convention of the union It had
been decided not to press the case,, but
he said he did not understand that this
decision was that the case should be
dropped bo far as the organization was
ooncerned. '
Union's Important Position.
The union occupied an Important po
sition in the hearing yesterday, and a
crisis was reached when Judge George
X. Reid, of Tacoma, general Western
counsel for the Northern Pacific, raised
the novel objection that a-, secret soci
ety was out of place as a complaining
party in proceedings before the Inter
state Commerce1- Commission. Judge
Reid contended that the oath and obli
gations of the order would tend to pre
vent the witnesses who were members
of the society from .testifying fully as
to what had transpired at meetings at
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.US CULLU'D FOLKS NOW."
CONGER
me
GIRL'S BODY, LONG
IN WATER, IS FOUND
DROWNED SIX MONTHS AGO.
GLOVES ON HANDS.
Gold Teeth Main Clew May Clear
Mystery of Disappearance
of Louisa Rice.
Reposing at the morgue is the bcjdy of
a girl about 19 yeara old, found in the
Willamette near the Inman-Poulsen mills
yesterday afternoon. Its hands , are en
cased In gray kid gloves and the water
soaked clothing Is of good texture, but
chances for Identification are slight, as
from the appearance of the body, it is
evident that it had been submerged for
more than six months. The body will be
held by the Coroner, awaiting identifica
tion. "
i It is thought possible by the authori
ties that the body is that of Miss Louisa
Rice, who disappeared January 5 last'
and was never heard of since, although
a strenuous search was made by the
police and her relatives to locate her.
Miss Rice lived at 707 Glisan street
with an aunt and a sister and was em
ployed as stenographer by the Mason
Ehrman Company. Her disappearance'
was surrounded with jnystery. The de
scription of the body corresponds in
some details to that of Miss Rice, espe
cially in regard to the clothing and the
color of her hair.
The clothing on the body is of good
texture, dark and inexpensive, but neatly
cut. The apparel bears no identifying
mark and it is thought identification will
depend on the teeth. The two back teeth
of both upper Jaws are crowned with
gold and one of the molars of the lower
Jaw is covered with a silver crown.
Up to"a late hour last night the body
had not been Identified. The Coroner has
taken steps to locate the relatives of Miss
Rice, in an attempt to clear the mys
tery. " "
ONE WORD COSTS $210,000
City of Yakima or Light Company
Stands to Lose This Sum.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Sept., 17.
(Special.) The spelling of the. 13th word
In the phrase ."and failure to comply with
the terms of this ordinance shall not af
fect the rights of said Northwest Light
& Water Company," may cost the city
the difference between 92,000 and J300.000
when the water system is bought by the
municipality or it may cost the company
that sum.
There ii a move on foot to revoke the
franchise and buy the1, plant at its as
sessed valuation. Instead of $300,000, the
sum asked. If the word Is "afreet," the
franchise is irrevocable, but If the court
finds the word Is "effect," the phrase
means nothing, and the company is at
the mercy of the city. The word is
spelled one way In the original franchise
and. the other way in the printed ordi
nance. Councilman L. D. Meigs, Speaker of the
State Legislature, is back of the move to
annul the franchise.
IS SANTA FE ROAD FORCED?
Rumors of Coercion Exist in With
drawal of Offer for Mails.
CHICAGO. Sept. 17. CSpecial.) It is
understood the Postofflce Department
will try to find out why the offer of the
Santa Fe road to put on a new mail
train to run on a 50-hour schedule be
tween Kansas City and Los Angeles was
withdrawn. .
Just as the Government was about to
accept the offer of the Santa Fe, It was
withdrawn and no reason was assigned.
The Postofflce officials give out it was
due to "strenuous" Influence on the p3rt
of the Rqck Island and Southern Pa
cific roads.
Information , has been gathered to the
effect that as soon as the offer of the
Santa Fe became known, hasty confer
ences were held among the officials of
these roads Interested. It Is pretty cer
tain the Santa Fe was threatened with
seveie reprisals In tne event of Its cutting
the time between Kansas City and South
ern California.
BILLY SUNDAY ARRESTED
Not the Baseball Preacher, but Res
taurateur in Toils Here.
2ot infrequently, distinguished names
are found on the arrest docket at police
headquarters, but when the name, Billie
Sunday, was given by a rather shabbily
dressed man with a face, which neither
indicated Its owner to be a baseball
player or a preacher. Captain of Police
Moore gasped.
Sunday was arrested on a warrant
sworn by A. Rutzler served by Patrolman
Sinnott. Rutzler claims he and Sunday
are in partnership In the restaurant busi
ness at 91 Sixth street. A disagreement
arose, and according to Rutzler,. Sunday'
attacked him with a butcher's knife. The
charge is assault with a dangerous
weapon. v
DR. COOK PROMISES PROOF
Explorer Says He Can Back Up His
Claim to Pole.
ON BOARD THE STEAMEROSCAR
II AT SEA, Sept. 17. (via Wireless to
Cape Race, N. F., Sept. 17) "Tell the peo
ple of America to have the fullest con
fidence in my conquest of the Pole. I
have records of observations- made by me
which will prove my claim. I shall be
glad to set my foot on American soil."
This was the brief message Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook today asked the Associated
Press to give to his countrymen as he
nears home on the steamer Oscar II,
bound for New York. The Oscar II is
due here Monday.
ALL HANQ5 LOST
IN BATTERED SHIP
Lives of Twenty-nine
Snuffed Out.
EXPLOSION ADDS TO HORROR
Boilers Blow Up as Vessel
Strikes Reef.
WIND AIDS IN DISASTER
Gale and Tidal Wave Run Steamer
on Rocks Bodies Picked Up
for Miles Along Beach in
Isle of Pines.
MOBILE. Ala., Sept. 17. (Special.)
Details reached Mobile today from the
Isle of Pines of a ghastly marine dis
aster, which occurred on the night ot
August 23, when the steamship Nich
olas, en route from Havana to Clen
fucgos, went ashore on the south coast
of the island between Curapatachlbey
and Caleta del Inficcno (Hell's Cove),
Every living thing' on board th
ship perished.
The crew numbered 27 officers and
sailors, and there were two passengers.
The ship lies in bold relief on the high
rocks jutting into the Carrlbbean Sea.
Eighteen human bodies have been
found scattered over the sandy beach
more than three.mlles long and extend
ing a mile and a half to the interior.
Some of the bodies were headless, while
others were badly mutilated. All were
nude, with the exception of one, who
still wore an undershirt.
The missing 11 are believed to have
become the victims of sharks. The
bodies recovered were terribly decom
posed. Identification was Impossible,
except in case of the captain. A Govern
ment commission reported that the Im
mediate cause of the wreck was the
simultaneous explosion of the steamer's
battery of two boilers, combined with,
the violent concussion of the steamer
on the rocks, whither she had been
thrown by the gale and tidal wave.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS .
, The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum
temperature.
s degrees;
minimum, 32.3.
and wanner; northwest
TODAY'S Fair
winds.
Foreign.
pules sufficient
Mere word of
lor death
aentence on member
Kustslan Douma.
Page 1.
Roosevelt bags big bull elephant with good
tusks. Page 3.
Twenty-nine Uvea lost when steamer sinks
in isle ot Pines. Page 1.
National.
President Taft declares in speech on tarllt
that Insurgents have abandoned parly.
Page 1.
Taft swing into Northwest and has busy
day among Insurgents. Page 1.
Postal Savings banks declared necessity by
President. Page 3.
Ooiuetttic.
Bankers in convention declare forcibly
against postal savings banks. Page 2.
Action ot Santa Fe In withdrawing offer of
fast mail train to be probed. Page 1.
Candidacy of Judge Gaynor for Mayor ot
New York threatens Catholic defection.
Page 1.
Youthlul hunter dies from lockjaw with 22
callbre bullet In arm. l'aga 1.
Town of Escondldo threatened by burning or
flume by forest llres. Puks 3
Man hunt on in Colorado for robber who
blew' up Klo Grande express car. Page 2.
Governor Johnson suiters relapse and lies
at death's door. Page 1.
Speaker Cannon in forceful remarks at
grtainmen's convention discourses ott
prosperity. Page 2.
Great Northern and St. Paul promise Sii
hours. Chicago to Seattle, la tight for
mall contracts. Page i.
Dr. Cook sends message of assurance re
garding his discovery of Pole. Page 1.
Kports.
Coast League scores: Portland 3,' Oakland
3 (IS .Innings) ; Vernon a, San Francisco
O: Sacramento 3, ho" Angeles 2. Pag 7.
Northwestern League scores: Portland 1,
Seattle 8; Tacoma 1, Aberdeen b; Spo
kane 4, Vancouver 6. Page 7.
Jlmmle Byrnes shunted from club to club
and nobody wanta him. Page 7.
Detroit wins second game of last series witU
Philadelphia, 5 to 3. Puge 7.
Adam G. wins consolation purse at Salem.
Page 5.
lacine Xorthweat.
Southern Pacific la planning power plants
on Clackamas Itlver. Page 0.
Attendance at State Fair exceeds expecta
tions. Page 3.
Bishop Smith tells young Methodist min
ister not to dabble in secular work.
Page 6.
Stormy session of women suffragists expect
ed at Spokane. Page 6.
Fire threatens National Foresf near Wal
lace. Page 2.
North Yakima may lose much money
through one word. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Government contract for oats may be filled
In Montana. Page 15.
Chicago wheat market dull and weak.
Page 15.
Stock speculation at New York slower.
Page 15.
Trade In all lines 'continues to expand.
Page 15.
Norwegian steamship, Guernsey chartered
for lumber to Shanghai. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
False Ideas of Columbia River shipping are
held by witnesses In Astoria graln-rata
suit. Page 1.
President of Portland Horse Show- chosen to
Judge Victoria show. Page 5-
Twelve-story bulWing will be erected at
Fourth and Washington. Page 10.
Retail Grocers' Association accuses whole
salers of retailing. Page 14.
One divorce denied, nine granted by Judge
Gantenbeln. Page 11.
Wood Dealers' Association raises price of
fir cordwood 50 cents. ,Page 9.
Body of Miss Abble Rice found In river.
Page 1.
Julius L. Meier dispels rumor connecting his
name with Real case. Page 10.