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' TfT?TT. A "vrt nTTRftOX. loNPAY. JULY 8 1912 """" PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. Q. 16.1UU. , . . . . i EVERY STATE CLIME SENDS ELKS Crowd Swelling With Each Train. THRONG MARVELS AT LIGHT Illumination and Decoration Captivate Multitude. COMMITTEES START WORK Officers Settle Down to Business, While Care-Free Hundreds Make Merry on Gay Thoroughfares. West Is Well Represented. Portland is in possession of the Elks. From every state and every dime the antlered multitude and their families poured into the city yesterday. More than a score of special trains arrived, each carrying- its burden of pleasure seeking lodge men. Every regular train carried its full quota of convention crowds. Nearly all the regular trains operated in special sections. Elks from California, Oregon. Wash ington and Idaho points predominated In numbers from early In the day. Late last night the eastern part of the United States contributed Its share. Jersey City sent more than 100, while Cincinnati, New Tork and other states east of the Mississippi contributed heavily to the arrivals. Portland Elka Prepared. All night long the magnificent trains of five. six. eight and even a doxen splendidly equipped coaches reached the city. Portland was a ready host. Portland Elks had prepared amply for such a crowd. Portland cltlxena, too, had taken up the burden and shared the responsibility and the joy of caring for thousands of guests. The Court of Honor, which Is the masterpiece of decorative art, was illu . mlnated In all Its glory. Its great tow sring buildings smiled down on the good-humored crowds beneath the glar ing lights. The monster electric signs upon the tallest structures caused pro longed study from all visitors. Those who have attended former grand lodges marveled with those who never had leen an Elks' reunion. Lodge Machinery Grinds. While the care-free multitudes thronged the decorated thoroughfares of Portland, the machinery-of the grand lodge was busy inside the Multnomah Hotel, grinding out Its regular yearly routine of work, preparatory to the opening sessions on Tuesday morning. Half a dozen committees were in the harness. The Judiciary committee, which had been in session since last Wednesday, continued its labors. It will be kept busy day and night to finish Its work In time to present a re port to the grand lodge Wednesday morning. The grand forum held a brief session, but adjourned early In the afternoon to enjoy the fun. Robert W. Brown and Judge Henry L. Kennan. of Spokane, and Edward Rightor. of New Orleans, decided to await the arrival of Thomas , J. Cogan, of Cincinnati, another mem ber, before proceeding with the work. Supreme Court" Work Lixfct. This body passes on all questions af fecting the standing of the various subordinate lodges, but does not have many cases to consider at this session. It is known as the supreme court of Elkdom. The credentials committee is really the only hard working committee of the lodge. Its members are "live wire" citi zens. A. C. Crowder. the chairman, is Mayor of Jackson, Miss., and ex-president of the Cotton States Baseball League. James A. Flnlen is proprietor of a large department store at Streator. III. John D. Bhea is sales manager of one of the largest supply houses in Hartford. Conn. E. P. Strong Is a prom inent attorney of Cleveland. Ohio, and Dr. Lawler Is one of the leading prac titioners of Niagara Falls, N. T. With the arrival of J. E. Masters, of CharleroU Pa., a full membership of the Judiciary committee will be pres ent. C barter Committee Gets Bnsy. i'lie committee on charters, of which . il Ingersoll. of Seattle, Is chairman, opened for business last night. The ap plication of the proposed lodge at Mc--Allnnville. Or, will be considered to day. ' CHR1STENSEN CASE CALLED Arraignment of Wife of Poisoned Pasco Banker Set for Today. TASCO. Wash.. July 7. (Special. ) A. R. Garey and Mrs. Anna Christen sen. who are charged with the murder of Mrs. Chrlstensen's husband, H. E. Christensen. who died of strychnine poisoning on a Spokane. Portland Seattle train en route to Spokane on the night of June 1. will be arraigned before Judge Holcomb In the Superior Court In this city tomorrow. Mr. Garey has been admitted to bail and Mrs. Christensen will also be admitted to ball Monday. - Prosecuting Attorney C. M. O'Brien states he will oppose' such action. It Is also rumored that the defense in the case will ask for a change of venue, as It is claimed Mrs. Christensen cannot obtain fair trial in una county. AID DENVER SUFFRAGE LEADER IS DEAD MRS. SARAH PLATT DECKER SCCCCMBS TO ILLNESS. Delegate to Women's Federation at San Francisco Stricken in Course of Convention. SAX FRANCISCO. July 7. Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker, of Denver, former presi rtont of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, died here tonight at 8:20 o'clock of intestinal trouble, iter daughter. Miss Harriet Piatt, of Den ver, was present. a- -.tin,, n... performed Friday and Mrs. Decks rallied immediately. iTnfii io. nivht hor condition was con sidered hopeful, but after a change for the worse she sank steadily, ror manv hours before ber death no hope for her recovery was entertained. Mrs. Decker came here to attemi me biennial convention- of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs. In the sessions of the convention she was i , v.. n..r.acfiil nleait for an endowment fund." Delegates who laughed and wept over her talcs oi "tribulations," in the early days of the Federation, accompanied her Joyously the succeeding day on a trip through ii.. cants i-lnra. Valley, and noticed th.f h,- atrnnfth seemed overtaxed. She was taken ill Monday and Dr. Cor nelia DeBey. of Chicago, one of tne fMf.nilnn delegates, sent her to a sanitarium and called a consultation. From the first no effort was made to minimize the danger of the situation. WOMAN HELD FOR CRIME Mrs. Minnie Keown, of Macon, Mixed Up In Tragedy. MACON, Mo.. July 7. (Special.) For the first time in the history of Macon County, a white woman will appear' in court to defend herself on the charge of murder. Mrs. Minnie Keown, 35 years old, has been remanded to jail without bail for the killing of James A. McCracken. son of W. A. McCracken, banker of Gait, Mo., at midnight Sun day. June 80. Inauiry among those wno Knew nim best shows that he bore a good reputa tion in Macon as a quiet, law-amaing citizen. At the lnauest O. C Reynolds testi fied that he was aroused by a woman's loud talk and saw a man and woman on the-street, the woman .driving the man with a revolver and occasionally shooting at him. The man was pro testing that he had not been at her house. Owlnr to the peculiarly sad condition at Mrs. Keown's home, she was not put in iail last Monday night, ine Doay of her husband.. James L. Keown, came in from Mississippi Sunday. Tne nignt of the shooting, she was mucn ais- traught over her husband's deatn. P01NDEXTER ASSAILS TAFT Washington Senator Formally At Hes Himself With New Party. WASHINGTON, July 6. Senator Miles Polndexter, of Washington, for mally allied himself last .night with the Roosevelt wing of the Republican party for the Fall campaign. Senator Polndexter. one of the original insur gents in Congress, In a statement is sued tonight said: "Colonel Roosevelt will be a candi date for President and will make a vigorous campaign. In the general election he will receive many progres sive Democratic votes. His nomina tion was prevented by the arbitrary and illegal seating of delegates for Mr. Taft by the National committee." Senator Polndexter"s statement was a vigorous attack upon the renomina tion of President Taft and methods of the National committee on the Roose velt contests at Chicago. He asserted that in the November election the State of Washington would place Roosevelt electors instead of Taft electors on the Republican ticket. AIR HAS NEW DANGERS Aviator, Passing Another 100 Feet Above, Causes Wreck. PARIS. Julv 7. An army aeroplane accident showing the great danger of murhlnea nasslng too near to eacn other while flying occurred Saturday at Villacoublay. near Paris. T.iotitMi&nta Brlez and Burlez. or tne French army, started on a flight from . rodrome In separata monoplanes. hii- AKtinatlon being BolforL Lieu tenant Brles had attained an altitude f tnn fee when Burlex, passing Mm at greater speed. "100 feet higher In the air. forced a pocket of air downward and caused the machine driven by Brlez to lose its equilibrium. The monoplane crashed to the ground and bath of Lieutenant Brlez' legs were broken, his Jaw was fractured and his breast also was Injured. The doctors in attendance say he will live. PLAGUE F0UND IN HAVANA Bubonic Patient Dies; Others Have Suspicions Symptoms. "HAVANA, July 7. The existence of bubonic plague In Havana has been definitely determined. A special board of physicians has pronounced as true bubonic the case of Mondes Guerroa, a Spaniard, who was employed on a sewer-laying contract He was taken 111 July 8 at this lodgings close to the palace. Guerra is said to be dying and three others are reported dead In the same hospital, their cases having shown symptoms of plague. Much anxiety is felt throughout the city, but the sanitary authorities ex press fullest confidence in their ability to keep the disease under control. Liner La Savole Falls to Sail. HAVRE. France. July 7. The trans Atlantic liner La Savole was unablo to sail Saturday because of the seamen's strike. I ULUbWUMtN Hill ilY CITIES HERE Delegates Come to Aid Oregon Suffragists. THRONG ARRIVES CN SPECIAL Train Brings Big Crowd From San Francisco. ROSES SHOWER VISITORS Members From , Organizations in Sew England Say West Must Lead in Equal Rights Contest. More Thau COO Visit City. Portland's suffrage ranks were re cruited, to Its maximum yesterday, when more than 200 Eastern club women reached this city en route home from San Francisco, where they at tended the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Some of the women will remain in Portland several days; others oroceded on tholr Journey last night. Those who remained here will take part in the suffrage campaign to be waged from now on until the No vnhor sWtions. They will be joined by many others who are now in San Francisco. Tjirtro crowds of Portland women met the train and conveyed their guests to the Hotel Multnomah. After luncheon the visitors were taken on a sight-seeing trip throughout the city. A mass meeting was held at the Taylor-street church later In the afternoon. Western Women Praised. All the visitors were loud in their praises of the Western women, com menting on their hospitality, their far sightedness, and their knowledge of state and city matters. When the suffragist special steamed into Oregon City yesterday morning the visitors were greeted by an enthusias tic delegation from that city, and sjso by a . crowd of Portland women who arose early land proceeded to Oregon City that they might extend the first greeting to the Eastern visitors and bid them welcome to the City of Roses. Portland roses were scattered through out the train, and the women were showered with bouquets of yellow, the official color of the suffragists. After the greeting on the train the discussion turned to the equal-suffrage campaign In Oregon.' Eastern women are keenly Interested in the outcome of the issue in this state, and all ex pressed confidence that the women (Concluded on Psga 4.) i i i JvLKS' CONVENTION PROGRAMME. FOR TODAY. This day will be devoted to the re ception of visiting delegates and the numerous special train parties. Ev- -ery train will be met by the uni formed reception squad and Admin istration Band of 85 pieces. 9:30 to 11:30 A. M. Reception on battleship Oregon. 10:30 A. M. Sight-seeing trolley trips through business and residence sections ot the city. 12 o'clock noon Concert in court of honor. 1:30 to 5 P. M. Reception on bat tleship Oregon. - 2:30 P. M. Roman chariot races at Country Club. 3 P. M. Reception to visiting wom en, fourth floor Elks' temple. Naval vessels, which can be reached by launch from the foot of Stark. Morrison and Salmon streets, are open to all visitors from 1 to 5 P. M. dally. " V 8 P. M. Formal opening of Grand Lodge. at Armory. Admission free to general public. , Opening exercises Charles O. Bradley, exalted ruler Portland Lodge No. 142, presiding. Overture, orches tra: invocation. Grand Chaplain Rev. John Dysart; vocal solo. Miss Maud Dammasch: address, of welcome, be half reunion committee, Ralph E. Moody; solo. "On the Road to Man dalay" (Sparks). Dora J. Zan; ad dress of welcome, behalf City of Portland, by K. K. Kubll, represent ing A. G. Rushlight Mayor; overture, orchestra: address of welcome, be half B. P. O. Elks, Gus C. Moser; vocal solo, "Tonight." Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller; address of welcome, be half State of Oregon. D. Soils Cohen; vocal selection, male chorus; re sponse, on behalf of the Grand Lodge, Grand Exalted Ruler John P. Sulli van: finale, "Auld Lang Syne' ev erybody, with orchestra. 8 P. M. Spectacular performance of "The Bridge of the Gods," at Multnomah .Field. "HOME FOLKSBACK T. R. Third Party Movement Is Started in Nassau County, Jf. Y. MINEOLA. N. T.. July 7. At a meet- Itiot of the renresentatlves here Satur day the movement in Nassau County, Colonel Roosevelt's home county, for a third party was launched. The meeting adopted a resolution cit ing Its belief that Colonel Roosevelt "was wrongfully deprived of the nom ination for President," at Chicago; that President Taft and Woodrow -Wilson "do not represent the progressive prin ciples of the voters of this country." and pledging support to Colonel Roose velt for President. CAR OF AKRON IS RAISED No Bodies Found in Twisted Relic or Dirigible's Fall. . ATLANTIC CITT. N". J.. July 7. The nf th rilrierible Akron was raised tonight from Absecon Inlet, where It fell a mass or. twisiea sieei un xuco- day, when the balloon blew up wnue moo feet in the air. Not a body was found aboard. The only thing discoverea was a cap k.n.vsH tn hnva heloncred to Walter Gest, the amateur mechanician. OH YOU BILL! TAFT WILL CHOOSE GHA1RMAN TODAY Hilles Will Be Kept in White House. BARNES OPP Dl IY1AIW Man Desired Whose Name Wi Give Strength to Ticket. SITUATION IS DELICATE t- i,7T.f rtn-n Preference Said to Be for Dougherty, of Ohio, but Advisers Urge Man of Na tional Experience. BT SUMNER CURTIS. WASHINGTON, July 7. (Special.) President Taft, returning to the Cap itol tomorrow morning from his out insr at Beverly, will take up imme diately" the work of organising; for his na m ns am for re-election. Several members of the Republican National Committee arrived in the city .j.. ,.nH that meeting of the sub- LUUBJ committee on organization, called for tomorrow forenoon. Roy O. west, oi the early arrivals. The su'b-commlttee will hold Its first session at 10 o'clock and then adjourn m.t with the President at the White House for luncheon. In the ....hi, Via members of the sub-corn mittee of the National Committee and other party leaders will be the Presl at dinner, followim which a large al fresco reception will be held in honor of the campaign man agers. Chairman to Be snra. The selection of a chairman of the National Committee is the most lm tnatti - tf ' come before th D..cid.n and hi. rjolltical advisers, and it is expected that the choice will h in th course of the day. W ... " " The sub-committee on organization appointed at the meeting ot yie ra iinnni Committee held in Chicago fol lowing the. nomination of the ticket is composed of the following: Tnweii riavton. of Arkansas, chair m. Aivah H. Martin, of Virginia ..Ltar-v Newell Sanders, of Tennes see; F. W. Estabrook, of New Hamp shire; William Barnes, Jr., of New vni-v- o. West, of Illinois: jonn T. Adams, of Iowa; Thomas K. Neid- rlnghaus, of Missouri, and bamuei Perkins, of Washington. iA..t TTenllncr. of Indiana: Archl bald Stevenson, of Colorado, who as (Concluded on pats 5.) U of Lwiu COLONEL IS SHUT OUT IN OKLAHOMA BOLTERS FUND NO PLACE UN DER, PECULIAR LAWS. Filing Time Has Already Expired and There Is No Roosevelt Ticket in Field. . OKLAHOMA CITT, Okla.. July 7. L pedal.) There will be no third party I . Oklahoma. Roosevelt Republican find there is no way for them to put party in the field, under the title of the Progressive Republicans or any other title signifying that it is an off shoot of the Republican party. The same rule applies to Democrats. The Demooratlc organization in Okla homa carefully screwed down the lid to prevent the success of any bolting party when Oklahoma became a state. This fact. Is not generally known candidate for nomination must file a a Democrat, Republican, Socialist or Prohibitionist, or else as an independ ent. He is precluded under the law from filing as an "Independent Repub lican" or "Progressive Democrat," or in any other way in which he may seek to use the name of one of the fou parties. Filing time expired June 27 The Roosevelt Republicans made no effort to put a ticket in the .field and cannot do it now. The rigid effects of this anti-bolting law were not generally known until delegates returned from the Chicago convention and found they could not start anything in Oklahoma. UNDERWOOD TO BE LOYAL Bankhead Says Former Democratic Candidate for Wilson. WASHINGTON, July 7. A "valedlc tory address" by the Underwood Pres idential campaign managers was made test night in a statement by Senator Bankhead, who was Mr. Underwood s leading campaign manager. Senator Bankhead said it would have been a crime to have nominated Mr. Underwood for the Vice-Presidency Instead of leaving him in the House where "the success of Governor Wil son's administration will largely de pend upon Mr. Underwood s leader ship. The statement says: "Mr, Underwood has no regrets ana feels no resentment. His great heart Is undisturbed by the result at Balti more. Though his desire was to do nominated, he feels that under his leadership a great victory had been won. Mr. Underwood awaits orders and will follow Governor Wilson Into the thickest of the fight and expects a sweeping victory in November. "AND HUSBAND" IN FAVOR Women Delegates Set Fashion and ' It Grows in Popularity. SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. (Special.) The practice adopted by Mrs. H. T, Howev of Marshalltown, la., and several other delegates to the recent biennial convention, of permitting their spouses to be Identified on hotel registers by the addition of "and husband" to their names seems likely to become popular among the new women of California. Mrs. Harriet Perkins brought her husband today, and in large, unmistak able chlrography, wrote on the register: 'Mrs. H. Perkins and husband, Plan- ada." According to accounts, Perkins Is a pretty good husband. He is a designer and decorator. DISTRICT DEMANDS -WATER San Franciscans Go Into Court to Compel Laying; of Mains. SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. (Special.) On behalf of himself and all the resi dents of the territory bounded by Fifth avenue on the east and Nine teenth a-venue on tha west, between Geary and Fulton streets, August Lukrawka has filed suit lnr tne bu nerlor Court for a writ of mandamus to compel the Spring Valley Water Company to extend its mams into mat territory. It Is averred that the present term lnal of the water company's trunk line is on Geary street. The court is asKea to compel the water company to tap this trunk line with four-Inch pipes, to be run through each avenue of the district. MRS. AMZI L BARBER DEAD Widow of "Asphalt King" Found Stricken on Train. WASHINGTON, July 7. Mrs. Am si . Barber, of this city, widow of the nK-l Irlno." HIaH 1 J H t Til C"ht while returning from New Tork on the Con gressional limited. As the train was leaving Baltimore tne conoucwr un covered Mrs. Barber was dead. She was traveling alone and so quietly had the 'end come that none of her fellow passengers was aware that she had been stricken. mi... Knv nt XT 1 m Barber was brought to this city. Mrs. Barber was a leader in tne resiueni uui aoi, prominent in tha advocacy of woman suffrage and an opponent of vivisec tion and of cruelty to animals. She is survived by two daughter.s ATHLETE CHOKES COYOTE Gridiron Hero Plays' Sampson Hole "With Wild Dog in Henery. wiT.T.l WAIJTA Wash.. July 7. (Special.) Tracy Cox, who has distin guished himself on the Whitman Col has a. coveted track record, last night engaged in a hand- hand combat with a coyote, ana finally stranged the animal. ihmit 9 o'clock Mrs. Anna Schell. mother-in-law of Mr. Cox, heard a noise In the chicken coop and, going to in stigate, found a coyote the yard. ve She tried to drive It out, Dut tne am-, foue-ht back and Mr. Cox arrived mal just in time to rescue the woman, , DEFEATS IN SPRINT First, Second and Third . Taken in 100. R. G. CRAIG DASHES TO FRONT Thorpe, Carlisle Indian, Wins All-Around Championship. 6 QUALIFY IN 800 METERS Edmundson of Sextette in Finals Today Tewanina, Indian, Is Sensation In 10,000 Meters. Mixup Mars Swimming. STOCKHOLM, July 7. American ath letes won- two notable victories at the Olympic games today. R. C. Craig, of the Detroit T. M. C. A., captured the final of the 100-meter dash, while James Thorpe, of the Carlisle Indian School, won the pentathlon, a series of five events. The Stars and Stripes were seen often at the head of the mast where colors of the victors were raised at the Lon don Olympiad, but they achieved a tri umph today never before witnessed on an international athletic field. Three flagstaffs are erected In the Stockholm stadium where the colors, of the differ ent nations scoring first, second and third In the final contest of each event are hoisted. When the 100-meter sprint the event most honored on athletic fields everywhere had finished the American flag went up on the first staff, on the second and on the third. Craig, A. T. Mayer, Irish-American Athletic Club, and A. D. Lippincott, University of Pennsylvania, were the men they represented. Craig's time, 10 4-6 seconds, equals the Olympic rec ord. Pentathlon Goes to America. Only one other number on tne pro gramme was concluded today. That was the pentathlon, which was Intended to be a test of all-round prowess. When this test was Included in the Olympic games conservative old-timers, both English and Americans who heretofore had dominated the field sports, regard ed it with suspicion as a trick of the newcomers to gain points which went as contemplated in the original pro gramme. The United States got the lion's share of the glory from that event also. At Its conclusion the first and third staffs floated American flags and the second Norway' Indian Sheridan's Successor. The Indian, Thorpe, by his victory won his position as the legitimate suc cessor of Martin J. Sheridan as an all- around athlete. Of those who entered this competition, the four Americans, Thorpe, Brundage, Donahue and Menaul, started in all the events and stayed to the end with the Norwegian, Bie; tha Canadian, Lukeman, and Jthe Swede, Wleslander. The semi-final heats of the 800 meters and the tryouta for the running high Jump put the Americans in the posi tion of virtually owning these events. six representatives of tho United States qualifying for the finals in both ex hibitions. The 1000 meters was unsat isfactory, but not entirely disappoint ing, Louis Tewanlna, of the Carlisle In dian School; Joseph Keeper, of Mani toba; Louis Scott, of South Paterson, and U. F. McGuire, of North Attleboro. Mass., qualifying for the final. Little Finn Furnishes Surprise. One of the surprises of the day was the running of the little Finn, T. Ko- iehmeinen, who defeated the great Eng lishman, W. Scott, in the 10,000 meters. The two Scotts, British and American, did well in the heat, but the trainers were displeased because the men In sisted on running for blood instead of places. The disappointments of the day were the inability of Howard P. Drew, of the Springfield High School, to com pete In the final of the 100 meters be cause of a strained ankle, and the fail ure of the popular Italian champion. Lunghi, to get a place in the final of the 800 meters. The athletes of the United Kingdom, whose predecessors taught the world sprinting, long-distance running and bicycling, had a bad day. Except for the colonials, Great Britain took a back seat, having no representative In the final of the 100 meters, being shut out of the final in the 800 and having small prospect of capturing the 10,000 meters unless the colonies win. Northern Race Showing Well. On the other hand the meeting proves that the continentals, particularly the northern races, are not behind the British and Americans in the qualities that go to make athletes. They need only practice in the special sports they have taken up recently to hold tneir own. Some of the wrestling contests were held today. The wrestling includes feather, mid dle and heavyweight. In tha prelimi nary bouts all 'the contestants wera Europeans. No American or British participated. The heavyweights were the most popular. They wallowed around tha platforms under a fierce gun for hours. The bicycle race around Liake Malar, a distance of about 200 miles, was won by Lewis, of South Africa. In 10:42. Grubb, England, was second ana var i.Conoluded on Pas 10. . AMERICA WORLD A