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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1910.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CALIFORNIA VOTE
GOLDEN GATE NOW
FOUR MILLIONAIRE
BROTHERS CONFER
ROOSEVELT HOLDS
GERMANY TO BUILD
4 DREADNOUGHTS
TEUTONS OUTSTltlPPING BRIT
AIN IN NAVAL RACE.
iilS SEES PLOT
TO SILENCE WEST
FLOODEDWITH GOLD
IS BADLY MIXED
TROOPS TO SCENE
BACK APPROVAL
SAX FRANCISCO MIXT WORKING
GRAY-HAIRED. QUARTET START
ED WITH $700 EACH.
OVERTIME OX COIXAGE.
HARMON
ORDERS
i
Direct Primary Brand
ed as Failure.. .
GOVERNOR RACE INTERESTING
Republican Ranks Cut by Dem
ocratic Votes Today.
ANDERSON IS FAVORITE
Jolin.-on, Insurgent Candidate, Will
Cut Into Regular Vote Carry Has
Saloon Following Workings
of Law Tend to "Bosslsm."
. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Aug. 15.
(Special.) On the eve of the "first dl
rect primary election of this state, all
the usual political prophets are at sea.
There are no precedents to go by and
rood authorities are diametrically op
posed In their estimates. Alden An
derson. the regular Republican candl
date for Governor. Is confident he will
be nominated. He has behind him the
old Republican machine organization
and he represents the policy of high
protection, which has made California
prosperous. He Is by far the ablest
of the candidates as he has had much
experience In public service and is a
banker and millionaire fruit grower.
But the Republican vote is cut up
between five candidates. Hiram John
son Is the Idol of the Insurgent) and
of the Lincoln-Roosevelt League. He
Is a fine campaign orator and has made
a strong Impression throughout the
state. Curry, the present Secretary of
State, has a large following of saloon
men. gamblers and fraternal organiza
tions. Stanton, from Los Angeles. Is
an able man and will poll a large vote
In the southern counties. Ellery. the
'tfth man, will get only a very 'small
rote.
- Estimates Are Worthless.
Among all these candidates It la Im
possible to tell who will get the larg
est vote. There are no estimates, only
claims of each candidate. The same
tnlng holds good in regard to the two
Supreme Court Judges and the regular
state, ticket. No estimates that are of
any value can be given because every
thing Is without precedent-
Over -half of the Democrats of the
ttate, according to reliable authority,
are. registered as Republicans under
the primary law. This fact, considered
to be one of the abuses of the new law
by many, complicates matters to such
an extent that nothing but the actual
count of the votes cast tomorrow will
clear the political skies. It la expected
that the Democrats will take advan
tage of the privilege the new law al
lows them and show that under Its
irorklngs the balance of power la real
ly conferred upon the minority party.
Old line politicians, who are
used to the old order of
things, are openly charging that
the primary election law is a flat fail
ure in this respect, and that It does
not give a true Index of the will of the
people. Several large daily papers of
the state, among them the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, openly abuse the work
ings of the new law and claim that
tinder It "bosslsm flourishes aa It never
flourished before In California.
The general mass of the people have
not been able so far to get deeper Into
an understanding of the cumbersome
primary ballot than that tbey are to
t nominate a candidate for Governor of
; their party. The names of other caridt
. dates are lost In a maze of printed mat-
ter on 'a blanket-sized ballot, that is
. absolutely meaningless to the voter of
Intelligence, even above the average.
Liquor Candidate Strong.
This Is where tbe old-time boas steps
Into the game. Curry is tbe avowed
candidate of the Royal Arch, the UqMor
men's organization. There are over 3000
saloons In the City of San Francisco.
and In front of almost every one of
these places there floats a great banner
emblazoned with Curry's name In gi-eit
letters. Every one of these liquor dls
: pensarlea la reported to be able to
' "deliver at least is votes for its can
' didates. With this force is leagued
union labor, which la guaranteed to e
' liver S000 votes In San Francisco. Tfr"s
is simply an example of the workings
of the new law. ,
The other candidates have forces
eoually as potent behind them In tho
railroads, the banks, the Insurgents and
reformers, etc.. and matters are so com
plicated no one can foretell the result
of tomorrow's election.
WAREHOUSE IS PLANNED
Astoria Firm to Replace Building
Destroyed by Fire.
ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. "-(Special.)
So Hlgaina Co. are having plans
and apeoincations prepared for a new
warehouse to replace the one recently de
stroyed by lire. The structure will be. of
the same dimensions as the old one. two
stories high, and is to be built of corru
gated lron."wtth a metal roof.
YVMle not yet announced, it Is under
stood that A. C. and P. A. Fisher will
,' also erect a corrugated Iron warehouse
to irpla.ee the one they lost by the same
lira.
Yellow Metal From Orient, Mexico,
Alaska and United Stales Fours
Into South In Millions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. (Special.)
Gold Is pouring In upon San Fran
Cisco In a manner to. rival the home.
comings of the Spanish galleons of
old. From the far Orient, from aiex
Ico. from Alaska and from all the gold
bearing regions of Western United
States, the stream Is descending in
huge values of millions.
"Enough to pave Market street from
end to end." Is Treasurer Lee Mo-
Clung's estimate of the quantity.
Because most of the gold finds its
way to San Francisco, the mint there
Is soon to devote all lta facilities to
coinage of the yellow metal. The mint
is at present coining $500,000 worth
of half-dollars to me.et a crying de
mand for them, but as soon as this job
is out of the way work will begin on
the gold bullion, of which somethini
like IJ9.000.000 In value has accumu
lated on Uncle Sam's hands. Seven
millions came from the Orient and
Mexico.
Gold certificates cannot be Issued
until the gold is actually coined and
It is In anticipation of some new Issues
that the mintage Is to be rushed. Ex
elusive coinage of gold by the San
Francisco mint will be temporary and
continue only until the present glut
Is relieved.
RESCUE PROVES FUTILE
Saved From Water After Bad Fall,
Brldgeworker Dies of Hurls.
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SHAN1KO. Or, Aug. 15. (Special.)
A. L. Weaver, a bridge worker, em
ployed on the Clarno ferry bridge 25
miles southeast of Shanlko, fell from
the top of the steel work on the bridge
at 1:30 this morning, receiving wounds
from which he died this evening. The
young man was an employe of the
Penn Bridge Company, of Portland, and
was about 23 years of age.
He struck a steel beam on a scow
moored beneath the bridge and re-
bounded Into the river and was rescued
from drowning by his fellow workmen.
The news of the accident was immedi
ately telephoned to Shaniko and medl
cal aid was Immediately sent to him.
Tbe unconscious man was brought to
this city, where he died a few minutes
before fi o'clock. His home was near
London. Ky.
CARS CRASH IN GORGE
Xlne Hart In Collision at Edge of
Niagara Whirlpool.
NIAGARA FALLS. N. T.. Aug. 15
In a head-on collision between two
trolley cars In the gorge this -evening
nine persons were Injured, one serious
ly. The collision occurred at Swift
Drift, at the point In the gorge where
the river breaks into the swift rapids
above the whirlpool. .. .
The ledge upon which the tracks
rest Is narrow and on the river side
there Is a sheer drop of 20 feet Into
the churning waters.
Both cars were shattered by the ter
rific force of the collision but neither
left the rails. Among the passengers
Is Mrs. E- Jerrett. of San Francisco.
The accident was due to the failure
of the brakes to work on the down
river car.
HINDUS SAILRJR BAY CITY
Exclusion League Protests, but Gov
ernment Can't Debar Them.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. Four hun
dredsPunjabis and Hindus have sailed
from Calcutta for San Francisco, ac
cording to advices which have reached
the Department of Commerce and La
bor.
One hundred others sailed a week
ago for the same port. Officials of
the Department are puzzled.
Protests have been received from the
Asiatic Exclusion Leagues of the Pa
cific Coast. It Is said that If the lm
migrants pass the immigration tests
and pay the head tax of $4 each they
cannot be debarred.
LIND IS STILL REFUSING
In Coy Message, Insists He Will Not
Run (or Governor.
ST. -PAUL. Aug. IS. In a letter re
ceived today (ay F. A. Day. chairman of
the Democratic state central committee.
John A. Llnd. of Minneapolis, wrfo is In
Seattle, and who was .named for Gover
nor by the Democratic state convention
In July, says:
"I cling to my original decision to re
fuse to be the Democratic candidate for
Governor, though I am without a full
knowledge of the situation."
PASTOR DOES DOUBLE DUTY
While Guarding Grand Jury Room,
He Marries Couple.
MONTESANO. Wash, Aug. IS. (Spe
cial.) The Rev. R. L. Shelley did double
duty this morning while acting as batllff
for the Chehalls County grand Jury, when
he married Antone Pedro and Mrs. Hattle
Dougherty, of Cosmopolls.
The wedding took place In the corridor
on the second floor and as the minister
stood guard over the portals to the Jury
room, he pronounced the words which
made the happy ccujjia. b"bam and
wjfo. , . '
Governor Takes Rein
at Columbus.
ANGRY MAYOR LQOSENSTONGUE
Called to Account, He Denies
He Ever Said It.
RIOTING RESUMES IN CITY
Citizens Incensed at ' Weak Policy
of Mayor Marshall Excitement
Grows Apace When Soldiers
Are Told to Return.
COLUMBUS O., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Governor Harmon, out of palence with
the policy of Mayor Marshall In tem
porizing with the streetcsr strike,
which Is demoralizing business of . all
kinds, has taken the reins In his own
hands and ordered the First Regiment,
Ohio National Guard, from Cincinnati
to come to the caplatl and. preserve
order
Friends and advisers of Governor
Harmon were greatly perturbed by a
remark attributed to Mayor Marshall
when Informed that the Governor, had
gone over his head and summoned
troops, whom he purposed to direct In
quelling riots without consulting the
Mayor.
Mayor Marshall was reported -as hav
ing said the Governor and his general
staff could go to hades so far as he
cared.
Mayor Called to Explain.
The Mayor promptly was called upon
to explain. He declared that the re
mark was not made by him. He said
he merely had declared that he did not
'oare a rap what his many critics
said.
The Builders as Traders Exchange to
day adopted resolutions calling upon
the Governor to suspend the Mayor.
The strikebreakers are now under the
direction of tbe head of a Cleveland
detective agency as a result of the dis
appearance of John F. Brady, the for
mer leader, who Is being sought by the
police for shooting two women and a
little girl. '
Mayor Would Stop Night a'Crs.
Mayor Marshall tonight called upon
the Columbus Hallway & Light Com
pany to keep Its cars In the barns at
night until peace la restored. He said
few days of quiet probably would
end the exctlement and permit the
strengthening of the police forces and
those of the Sheriff and the vigilance
committees. .--
Despite the request, cars ridden br
police were operated during the early
hours tonight. The police rode the
cars, aa they have been doing for four
nights.
Remarks are heard" that the public
(Concluded en Pagg
'"THERE'S BOOM
Each Capitalist Tells How He Made
. Original Pile Swell Into Mil
. - .Hons of Dollars.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Aug. 16. (Spe
cial. Four grey-haired brothers
whose aggregate ages reach - nearly
300 years, who more than half a cen-
turk ago started life with $700 apiece,
gathered here yesterday at the home
of Frank Miller, one -of the four and
compared notes on how they had each
made millions from their original capl
taL. -. ...
' Th.e four are sons of the late Thomas
Miller, a frugal farmer of Middletown,
Conn., who gave each boy $700 as he
attained his majority. Their combined
wealth Is estimated at more than $20,
000. 000 now.
. Nathan G. Miller, aged 77, New York
City, turned his attention to transport
ation and was once the principal owner
of the Nickel Plate Railroad. Darius
Miller, aged 81. became the leading dry
goods merchant of New Britain, a
banker and Investor in manufactures.
He was married 60 years ago yesterday
and In celebration of his golden wed
ding, brought the , four millionaire
brothers together.
Charles Miller, of Waterbury, aged
73, is unloading his business cares, for
on New Tear's he' made a present of
his big dry goods business In. Water
bury to his faithful clerks.
Frank Miller, the host at yesterday's
gathering. Is president of the City Na
tional Bank of this city, a director of
several other banks and commercial en
terprises, and .a retired coal and lumber
merchant. . .
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTEROAT Maximum temperature 65 de
grees; minimum temperature ftl decree.
TODAY Fair and warmer; northerly wind.
Foreign.
Germany outstripping England in race for
naval supremacy, page 1
Inquest over body found In Crtppen home
lacks sensationalism. Page 1.
National.
Can Francisco mint being flooded with
gold. Page 1.
Details of scheme by which land grabbers
robbed Indian children brought out by In
vestigation of Gore charges. Page 1.
Politics.
Direct primary in California today has vot
ers muddled. Page 1
Politicians at sea a to outcome of prima
ries in Nebraska today. Page 4.
Coat of election under corrupt practices law
estimated at ioo.OVO.
Grlscom's mission from Taft to Roosevelt
fails to induce Colon! io promise en
dorsement oC Administration. Page 1.
Domestic.
Governor Hughes and other Kew .York of
ficials threatened with death In letters.
Page 3. -
Montana's Governor says cards are stacked
atrainst West for St. Paul congress.
Page 1.
Murderer of Mrs. Castine. Is caught and
confesses guilt. Page 3.
Ohio's Governor orders troops to Columbus.
Pago 1.
. Sport Ins; New s.
Beavers will begin critical series with Oak
land this afternoon. Page 7.
Mc Lough 11 n. California tennis crack, wins
maun in first day's play for National
championship. Page 7.
Portland and Vicinity.
laWe wires begin sale of tickets for fair and
stock show. Page 10.
Report on brld ge situation expected with
Major Mclndoe's return. Page 11.
Not Juiowlng of divorce husband secured
ex-wlfe has man arrested as bigamist.
Page 11.
Sacramento's dead highwayman identified
as notorious "pink domino burglar."
Page 10.
Time limit expires and Intervenors In land I
suit file no briefs. Page 12.
FOE BOTH OF US UNDER HERE,
Will Not Indorse Taft,
for Time, at Least.
GRISCOM'S MISSION ABORTIYE
New York Chairman Fails to
Change Colonel's Views.
THEY AGREE ON NEW YORK
All-Day Conference Falls to Induce
ex-President to Change Plans,
Which Do Not Include Indorse
mcnt of Administration.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y.. Aug. 15. No tld
ings went forth from . Sagamore Hill to
day at the conclusion of the conference
between Theeodore Roosevelt and Lloyd
C. Grlscom, chairman of the New York
Republican county committee. .
The county chairman is known to have
been the bearer of a message from Presi-
dent Taft. and It was generally supposed
that the message was sent in the hope
of obtaining Colonel Roosevelt's out
spoken support in a move to obtain har-
morjy within the Republican ( party. But
when Mr. Grlscom went away, after a
talk which lasted most of the day, the
only thing he was willing to speak about
was the New York state situation. He
said Taft' and'Rdosevelt were in full ac
cord In that regard.
- Not Ready to Indorse Taft.
In spite of Colonel Roosevelt's reti
cence, it Is believed here that he has
mapped out a programme which does not
Include, for the present at least, a defi
nite indorsement of the Taft Administra
tion. There is good ground for the belief
that the visit of Mr. GHsoora today, on
his return from Beverly, has not caused
him to alter his opinion.
Mr. Grlscom was not anxious to make
It appear that he had come to Sagamore
Hill as an .emissary from the .President.
He not only said that the President had
not sent him, but added that Mr. Taft
did not know today's conference was to
be held.
Agreed on State Politics.
"How do the views of President Taft
and ex-President Roosevelt coincide In
reference to National politics?" Mr. Grls
com was asked.
The county chairman replied: "I did
not discuss National politics to any great
extent with President Taft."
Are they agreed as to the New York
state situation?"
'Yes; I have discussed candidates and
platforms and the whole New Tork sit
uation with both of them and their vle"ws
coincide."
Mr. Grlscom said that no names had
been mentioned prominently for the
(Concluded on Page 3.)
MR. PRESIDENT."
Government Naval Bill Also Provides
for Replacing Two Old Battle
ships With New Ones. '
BERLIN. Aug. 15. The government
naval bill to be laid before the Reich
stag t'-iev Autumn will ask for an ap
propriation to build three battleships and
one battleship-cruiser, according to an
article published today by Count Revent
low, the German expert and naval edi
tor of the Deutsche Tages Zeltung.
Included with these four superb dread
noughts will be appropriations to replace
the two old' battleships Welsenburg and
Kuerfurst Friedrich "Wilbelm, just sold
to Turkey, which, under the regular
naval programme, would not be asked for
before the Autumn of 1911.
-Germany will thereby gain a lap in the
race with England for supremacy in
dreadnought construction,- having two of
the latest developed types of modern
battleships laid down and conseuently
constructed one year sooner than the
original published programme contem
plated. The German naval budget for this year
also will authorize the construction of
two- email cruisers to replace the See
Adler and Gefion, and six torpedo boats,
and will contain an appropriation of 13,
760,000 for submarine boats.
OFFICIALS GET TOGETHER
Efforts Made to Secure Harmony in
Federal Service. "
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. In order to
promote harmony and co-operation be
tween the field officials of the General
Land Office and the Forest Service in
the settlement of homestead claims
within the National forests, representa
tives of the Interior and Agricultural
Departments will leave Washington
Thursday for the -West to confer with
field agents of these two branches of
the Government.
The task has been delegated to James
M. Sheridan, chief of the field division
of the General Land Office; D. D. Bron
son, of the. Forest Service, and R. W.
Williams, Jr., assistant to the solicitor
of the Department of Agriculture.
The, Washington officials will visit
Missoula, Mont.; , Portland, San Fran
cisco, Ogden, Denver and Albuquerque.
POSSE HUNTS MURDERERS
New Mexican Fastnesses- Refuge for
Montenegrin Fugitives.
RATON. N. M., Aug. 15. A Sheriffs'
posse is still scouring the wild, rocky
section southwest of here in' search of
the' two supposed Montenegrins who
yesterday killed Tony Tomich, a coun
tryman, in this city and fled.
The girl, Petra Perovich, over whom
the tragedy is - thought to have oc
curred, was brought here today, but
she speaks little English, and the au
thorities thus far have been able to ob
tain little information from her.
It is supposed the men who slew
Tomfch did so because t toe latter was
about to marry the girl, the charge be
ing that she was recently held as a
white slave in Chicago.
PASTOR'S HOME IS ROBBED
Burglars Operate While Minister
Preaches Next Door.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) While Rev. William Park, of the
First - Methodist Church, was preaching
last night, and the audience was singing
hymns, a burglar was roaming about the
minister's residence, on an adjoining lot
The burglar secured a gold watch
which was given to Mrs. Park by a
Methodist Church in Seattle, in 1905. A
purse containing $50 was overlooked by
the visitor.
MAN'S MIND LEFT BLANK
American Embassy Investigates Puz
zling Case in London.
LONDON, Aug. 15. The American Em
bassy is Investigating the puzzling case
of a young American who has completely
lost his memory and is now an inmate of
St. George's Infirmary, Chelsea. He is
apparently well born and educated and
thinks that his name io John Drexel. He
talks incoherently of Chicago and Boston.
Anthony Drexel, of Philadelphia, went
today to see him, but failed to recognize
him as a member of the family.
DAM FALLS, BURYING MEN
Between SO and 75 Laborers Caught
in. Bed of River.
WATERTOWN, N. Y., Aug. 15. While
a gang of between 60 and 75 Italian
laborers were at work today excavating
for a raceway In the bed of Grass
River at the foot of a 300-ft concrete
dam that is being built a mile above
Massena. the hnge abutment, nearly 40
feet high, collapsed.
Two bodies have been recovered. It
Is believed that the bodies of several
other laborers are buried under the
concrete.
WOMEN'S FEARS DISPELLED
Those Caught in Gambling Net May
Not Appear in Court.
NARRAGANSETT. R. I., Aug. 15.
The fears of more than a score of men
and women caught in the raid on the
Narragansett Club a week ago that
they would have to appear in court
next Monday as witnesses; were dis
pelled today when Nathan B. Lewis
advised Constable John G. Cross, the
young leader of the raiders, . not to
summon -tb- witnesses, for th&4 date,
Views Not Wanted on
Conservation.
CARDS STACKED AT ST. PAUL?
Montana's Executive Believe
Effort Is Deliberate.
WARNING NOTE SOUNDER
Programme Arranged So That There.
Can Be No Presentation at Con
servation Congress of "North
western Idea" of Subject. . i
HELENA, Mont.. Aug. 15 That there
has been a studied effort to prevent the
presentation of the attitude of tbe North
west at the coming Conservation Con
gress at 9t. Paul is the opinion firmly ex
pressed today by Governor Norris. The
Governor took this occasion to express
hie views because the presence in
Montana of the board of Army engineers
appointed to inspect the reclamation proj
ects at the time of the Salt Lake City
conference of the Western . executives,
would prevent him . from attending the
conference of Governors at Salt Lake.
The Governor said:
"The States of the Northwest have by
far the greater portion of the country's
natural resources that are to be con
served, and this section of the - United
States is therefore vitally interested -in
every plan that tends to conserve these
resources. -
"It has been expected that the exec
utives of the Northwest would have an
opportunity at the St. Paul Conserva
tion-Congress to present what haw-come
to be known as the 'Northwestern idea'
which epitomizes the .view of all of the
Northwestern Governors, as .expressed
in the conferences of Governors hereto
fore held at Washington, D. C, : and
which is, in brief, that the natural
resources tn very large measure belong
to the states rather than to the Federal
Government, and their administration
should be in the hands of ' the states
themselves. - S . ",- :-. l .
'However, ' it seems that the pro
gramme for the Conservation Congress
has been made up and there has been
no provision for the presentation of the
Northwestern idea. In fact it' looks, al
most as if there, has been a studied ef
fort to prevent the presentation of,the at-'
titude of the Northwest on this most
important question. Under -the - circum
stances it may well be doubted whether
the Conservation Congress to be held at
St Paul will result in any great good
to the states in the Northwest group."
M'ARTHCR GOING TO UTAH
Governor's Secretary to Attend Salt
Lake Conference.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.) C.
N. McArthur, Speaker of the House of
Representatives and secretary to the
Governor, will leave Portland at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning for Salt Lake
City, where he will represent Acting Gov
ernor Jay Bowerman and the State of
Oregon at a conference of the Western
Governors, held August 1$, at tbe sug
gestion of Governor Hay, of Washington.
Secretary McArthur has been dele
gated by Acting Governor Bowerman to
participate in this conference, as it will
be Impossible for the Acting Governor to
leave the state.- Such a move on the,
part of Bowerman would leave Oregon
without an executive and without anyone i
in line for the position. '
"It would be Ill-advised at this time,
for me to make any -statement as . to
what I will advocate at Salt Lake City." :
stated Secretary McArthur. "This con-,
ference is for the purpose of outlining
some uniform policy of conservation for
the Western States, and to secure ideas
which will be advantageous to the West
as a whole. The policies of the execu
tive offices have been pretty clearly out
lined, but further than that I do not care
to make a statement at this time as to
just what I will, advocate at the Salt j
Lake meeting."
Hay Starts for Salt Lake.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Governor Hay left this evening for j
Bait Lake, to be absent probably a week. '
to attend the meeting of Northwestern I
executives he has called to consider the j
naming of delegates to the National con- i
servation congress. .1
FOOTBALL HERO STABBED j
Quarter-Back at Michigan Chopped ;
by Watchman. ,
CHATTANOOGAenn., Aug. 15. W.
A. Asmund, quarterback of last year's :
Michigan football team. Is in a hospi
tal here suffering from a score of;
knife wounds Inflicted by B. Barnes,
a night watchman, Saturday night
He will recover. Both are employed
by - a . construction company.
C. A. SMITH DENIES SALES,
TImberman Says He Has "Not Sold
Lane County Holdings.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. IS. (Special.)
C smith, has telegraphed from Min
neapolis that there is absolutely no foun
dation for the report that he has sold hit
timber holdings m uuie ano ouaa couac
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