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VOL. XXV-NO. 30. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY. MORNING, JULY 29, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. .WILL UNION MEN FOLLOWI CHIEF ? Success of Gompers' Campaign in Doubt. AIMED AGAINST REPUBLICANS Their Committeemen Head Labor " Blacklist. MAY BEAT SOME MEMBERS Only Small Percentage of Federation Members Will Sacrifice Inde pendence to leaders Roose velt Discounts Movement. ORBQONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash, lngton. July 28. If the American Federa tion of Labor could absolutely control the votes of Its 8.000.800 or more members. It could unquestionably swing the Con gressional election this year, and under existing conditions could and would elect a Democratic House of Representatives. If each member of the Federation should act on the suggestion of President Gom pers, enough Republicans would be de feated to change the political complexion of the lower branch of Congress. But the National organization cannot control this vast army of voters; there are thou sands upon thousands who reserve the right to decide for themselves at the polls, and there will be many labor bolt ers In districts whore the Federation has marked certain candidates for the slaugh ter. Because of this fact, the result of the labor URheaval Is somewhat In doubt; It Is no sure thing that President Gom pers and his followers can change the majority In the House, though It Is by no means beyond the realm of possibility that ouch a change will occur. Fight Is Against Republicans. . While the Federation declares it is not making a party- flghtr and Is not assail ing candidates because they are Repub licans or because they are Democrats, it I- a fact, Just the same, that the over whelming majority of men to be black listed are ' Republicans and members of the present 'House of Representatives. President Gompers is angry because Con gress failed to pass the eight-hoUr bill ;nul the anti-injunction bill. He naturally 1 'jlds the Republicans responsible, since i lley' are In control both of the commit- t- es and of the House. The labor black- 1 i will be headed by those members of . :'e Jutliclary and labor committees who i 'used to vote to report these two meas- and will be followed up by the rimes of other men known to be opposed t I hem, this list, in turn, to be supple- enled by the names of those candidates ni.o refuse to come out flat-footed, de- In ring their Intention to support such I gisintlon as union labor demands. In districts where union labor is ftrong it Is quite likely that Congress men . will be defeated, provided they have in the past openly opposed the eight-hour bill or the anti-injunction bill, and perhaps some will be de feated who are known to be unfriend ly to these measures, though they have never voted upon them. . But there Is serious doubt whecher any candidates will be defeated merely be cause they refuse to state their posi tion on these two pieces of legislation. A man's refusal to declare himself can not fairly be construed as an evidence of his opposition to a given measure, particularly when the demand for his position comes In the form of a threat, as does this demand from President Gompers. It Is Just there that Gom pers overreached, and may Injure the cause he seeks to promote. Only Few Follow Leaders. It has been stated that while there re upwards of 2,000.000 members of the American Federation of Labor, not more than 15 per cent of the member ship take an active Interest in the work of the organisation and attend the meetings. This 15 per cent will be readily swayed by the appeal of President Gompers, and some of ' the remaining 85 per cent will follow the suggestions of the president of the or ganisation. Quite a number, however, will' not follow his suggestions, but will sat independently and vote ac cording to their best Judgment. In many of the districts where elections will be held this Fall more important Issues are at stake than the eight hour bill and the antl-lnjunctlon bill, and the vote in those districts will be determined on the leading Issues. As a matter of fact. President Roose velt's recent order requiring an observ ance of the present eight-hour law on all Government works goes a long ways to ward meeting one of the demands of the Federation of Labor, and should operate to the benefit of the Republican candi dates this Fall. The old eight-hour law, whose rigid enforcement is now insured, applies only to work being done by the Government, as work in navy-yards, at Army posts, on Government irrigation projects, etc. On all these works eight hours will constitute a day's labor, ex cept where an extraordinary emergency Is officially declared to exist which Is very seldom. Vide Reach of Eight-Hour Law. But the eight-hour law that the Fed eration demands is much broader in its cope. It requires that all supplies, build ing materials, and In fact, everythlns nnr. chased by the Government shall be con structed or prepared' by eight-hour labor. This is a very different proposition. Such a law would be rar-reaenms; go into practically every industry in the land; it would necessitate the utmost In vestigation on the part of the Govern ment purchasing agents, and would ulti mately bring about an increase oi si least 25 per cent on all Government sup plies. Such a law as the Federation asks for would mean: that no stone for public bulldiners could be purchased except from quarries that observed the eight-hour rule; no stationery could be purchased from mills working their employes more than eight hours a day; no ink, no office fur niture; no carpets, except from eight hour concerns. The Government would be required to buy coal from ' companies whose employes worked but eight hours, and these companies would have to guar antee that the coal came from mines which observed the eight-hour rule. And so it would go into the countless ramifi cations of the business world. .Under the Constitution, Congress can not pass an eight-hour law that would require employers of tabor everywhere to make eight hours a working day; the bill favored by the Federation goes as far as Congress can go in that direction. . but there ' are very substantial men in both houses of Congress who question the wlsT dom of such legislation, and these men have been singled out for defeat, the Federation planning to fill their' places with men who will vote for an enlarged eight-hour law. ' Notwithstanding the fact that President Roosevelt has time and again befriended honest labor, the American Federation is bent on sweeping the Republican party out of power and putting in Congress men who will pledge themselves, first of all, to the cause of union labor as espoused by Gompers. . The Federation is going to scare many members of Congress; It has already scared quite a number, and will work havoc among those men who repre sent cities or parts of cities that have large manufacturing plants within their borders. In the rural districts, however. Congressmen will be safe from the at tacks of the Federation, for, from all re ports, the farmers, who . labor from sun to sun. have little sympathy with the eight-hour cry of the Federation. This labor agitation will lend consid erable Interest to the campaigns this Fall; it will add interest to the plans being laid by Mr. Hearst to form a new Labor party, and the outcome will be watched with Interest by leaders on both sides, as well as by the men who are singled out by Gompers for defeat. If the Federation ,1s strong enough, It will make labor the leading Issue in the big city districts; it will not be able to raise this issue else where, however. . , TWO KILLED BY STORMS One Driver Struck by Lightning and j Another Is Run Over. CLEVELAND, July 28. During a se vere rain and electrical storm, which swept over .this city this afternoon, -two people were killed. While the funeral of Mrs. J. Crump was in progress, and Just as the minister ,was offering the final prayer, a bolt of lightning struck John Cycllski, a driver, killing him. In an other part of the city, Frank Munn, also a driver, was killed by his team, which was frightened by the storm, and ran over. him. 1 Death in Chicago Storm. CHICAGO, July 28. (Special.) A severe rain and electric storm that passed over Chicago this afternoon did considerable damage and caused the loss of the life of one person, who was struck by light ning. A. Zeidel, 36 years old, married, was walking to his home In Kensington when he was struck by the bolt and in stantly killed. ' The rain flooded a number of basements In the down-town districts, and it re quired the services of -fire engines to pump the water out. Business was prac tically suspended in a number of base ment saloons and eating-houses. Damaged by Electric Storm. JIANESVILLE, Wis., July 28. Fifty thousand dollars' damage was done today by an electric storm which swept over the country near Janesville. Churches, warehouses, factories and large barns were damaged or destroyed. I tain and Hail Damage Crops. ST. PAUL, July 28. Severe crop damage Is reported from several points in Minne sota, North Dakota and Iowa, resulting from hail, rain and wind storms last night and this morning. Ks.LkwriiSS -nr. ''' s'' ,..L-r-rit, , ' , , Ll-i , .. n ..:v!.v.,...(. INNOCENT MANIS! HELD FOR CRIME Abel Stone Accused, ot Raising $1Bill. i ANOTHER NOW ADMITS GUILT "Jean,De Larmo". Confesses in Letter to The Oregonian. ; GIVES DETAILS OF ACT While - Asserting , Innocence, Stone Was Ready, Because of Bad Rec-.' ord, to . Plead , Guilty and Take Light Sentence. Axel Stone. 25 years 'old, was ar rested June 26 on a charge of raising a $1 bill. The arrest was made -by a Po liceman: The policeman . arrested ' him because he! was. an extconyict, a hard citizen in. the eyes of the police, and be cause. he-fitted, to-a certain degree, the description of the man' who committed the crime. j ; Toung Stone said he was not guilty. The police laughed and called Samuel B. Sandefer, "keeper of a rooming-house at 121 Grand avenue. I Sandefer was the victim. He -had given $20 in cash a few nights before for a worthless bill. Sandefer looked at the suspect careful ly. . Upon his word the prisoner's free dom or .liberty hung. , , , L "That is the man," he 'said in posi tive tones. . .'.'Are you sure?" the police asled. ; T am positive; I could not be mis taken," said Sandefer. ." , "The gentleman -is mistaken; I am not guilty,"- declared young Stone. The police laughed again and turned him over to the Federal ' authorities. He was arraigned before A United States Commissioner 'and held to the Federal grand Jury under a $500 bond. Decides to Plead Guilty. Two weeks-later Stone, decided that the thing of maintaining his Innocence -was an uphill business He decided that it would -be . better to be serving out his sentence than to- waste- time wait ing fer a triali He sent for a represen PORTLAND SENIOR READING FROM 1FT TO RIGHT: P. P. SMID, BOW; WILL. 111 UWIUWJWBWWrl! mm - test tmL - SS W W ' - J$mA - 1 T - :j ss. .-- C . - .ffS""' - ' , --,- tative -i of the Government. . Special Agent' Foster responded.' - ' "I 1 am' -willing to plead guilty and begin my term in jail," said Stone. ' - ' . "Then you confess your . guilt," sug gested Mr. Foster. , t . . t"No, I am innocent, but if I can get off 'with a year's sentence I'd rather plead guilty 'and save time. I ' might as well , be ,servlng tlme'as! waiting trial. Besides my past record is against me." .... - , . . ' "If you are Innocent do . not plead guilty. We do not wish to send inno cent men to the penitentiary," said Mr. Foster..' . ," ... - Furthermore the special agent . took faith' in the prisoner's story and ..set about making a-rigid investigation of the facts. In a report to headquarters at Washington he stated his dissatis-' faction with the evidence against Stone. 'Another Confesses Crime. Testerday it developed that Stone Is Innocent of the charge. At least a con fession was received by The Oregonian from another source. -The Federal au thorities have examined the confession, which was received through the mall. and are satisfied it is genuine. Not only does ths general makeup of the letter indicates -as much, but there are other circumstances tending to substantiate Its authenticity. .' -The letter Is from a person signing himself John De Larmo. In the letter he admits he committed the crime and says be Is writing to clear an innocent man arrested for the crime. Te letter is mis-dated . July 30 and is postmarked at Butte,. July 26. The letter reads, as follows: . , . . ;' ; . .De: Larmo's Letter. . : Butte. Mont., July 30. 1906. Editor of The Oregonian Dear Sir: In order that the innocent may not suffer, this letter is written to you. and that its purpose may be accomplished, should be published. Some weeks ago a raised bill was passed on one Sandefer, a lodging-house keeper on Grand ' street, Portland. A man was arrested and identified by Sandefer as the culprit. : :'. ' . - .The. writer Is the person who passed the bil, and in support of that statement will state the circumstances in eyery detail, so there can be no doubt. Enterine the lodging-house in question'. I' rang the night bell, and the man-Sandefer coming to a door near at hand. I inquired if he had any rooms. His an swer was "Yes." and he secured a key, which he 'handed me. saying the room wok thA first in the left at the too of the stairs, as near as I remember. Sandefer had already retlrea, lor ne appeared in his night robes. In pavment for the room I tendered a bill, raised from one to twenty by means of slips on both sides of which were the ngures AT nearly similar in npiciiriuu.-, four Hlins beinz reauired. The laree one- dollar mark on the center of the bill was covered with court plaster, some two or three layers being used. Being more or less transparent, they were darkened Dy the means of an indelible pencil. - Sandefer asked his wife if she had any change, and she, inquiring what the de nomination of the bill was, asked in an irritable way If I had nothing smaller. Sandefer stating that he had some money, the amount was made up and I departed, going downstairs instead of to the room, leaving the key on a small hall table. The whole transaction was carried on by 1 Sandeter through a half-open rt'or. - r liiaiiv, x wism iu t-u.y iimi. w iicii 11113 letter reaches Portland the writer will be far away from here and safe from pursuit.-- Too. ;I wish to confess that this confession should have been made long ago. but the dtsire to be but of reach has caused the delay. However, I owe 'the in nocent man my sincerest apology, which I trust you will convey to him. Inside of six months I shall be able to pay back (Concluded on Page 3- FOURS WIN AN EASY VICTORY AT NELSON, B. C KING, STROKE: ZIMMERMAN. NO. S; DAN S: SMH. BOW. PEMBERTON, O. 2; FRED MXHERMAN, 0. 3; WILL KIMi, STROKE. F HILL FIGHT IT OUT Whichever Loses Is ; Likely to Bolt. ; ; . : J TWO REPUBLICAN TICKETS Standpatters and , Progres sives'Line Up for Battle. AIM TO SEIZE CONVENTION Action of State Committee, on Con ; tests Will Cause -Either Cum- ; . mlns ,' or , Perkins .Men to . . 1 'Revolt From. Decision. DES MOINES, Iowa,' July 28. (Spe cial.) Every .political indicator in Des Moines tonight points to one result of the 'struggle now In progress in the Republican party of Iowa. . The result is this: . The attempt of the progressives to take control , of . the state convention as soon as It convenes,, meets with violent resistance by the stand-patters; two conventions held simultaneously In the same hall; the nomination of two tickets, 'one straight stand-patters and one straight progressive. ' Promise of Fireworks. ( The progressive managers . have openly -announced ' chat they will as sume charge of 'the convention as soon as it meets. The stand-patters openly declare they will not permit them to do any such thing. The stand-patters say the contests and protests against the Cummins delegates will be pushed to the. limit and enough delegates will be unseated - to give Perkins - and his friends control. The .progressive man agem say they will not permit their delegates to'be thrown out..' Manifest ly. lfboth sides persist In this atti tude, there will be fireworks. The state committee meets Monday morning, but no member will make a prediction - today as .to its probable action. That the stand-patters' man agers' will present their contests .and protests to the committee And ask that a temporary roll of the convention be (Concluded on Page 2.) MURPHY, COACH; PEMBERTON, NO. 01 I IS CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER r The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature Pi ds-: minimum. 63. Precipitation, trace. TODAY'S Fait and slightly cooler. Weat- vnj wioas. Politic. Probable effect of Labor Federation's cam paign. Fare 1. . Standpatters and Progressive will prob- aDiy spat Iowa convention. Page 1. J. G. Phelps Stokes lectured by Independence league in accepting resignation. Page I. President of Mlneworkers boomed for Bry an a running mate. Page 3. ' Domestic. Chicago women are divided In -opinion on the subject of wearing socks. Page 2. Early fall of Zlon City Is predicted by resl- aents of Dowie colony. Page Z. Wakefield, Mass.. merchant and patrolman snot by daylight robbers. Page 3. John D- Rockefeller arrives In New York; -no attempt made to serve legal papers on .him. Page 3. Confederate soldier returns to his wife after . absence of 42 years. Page 3. Gaerwar of Baroda says American society le somewhat crude. Page 14.. Pan-American. i Ex-President Garcia of Ecuador denounced for having tried to sell Galapagos Islands. Page 3. Secretary of State Root visits Rio de Janeiro. Page 3. Foreign. Members of the Irish Club In Ixmdon give hearty cheers for W. J. Bryan. Page 2. Clever woman swindler steals fortune In dia monds from Madrid jeweler. Page 13. Russia. Polish rebels rob trains and kill two Gen erals and several soldiers. Page 3. Maxim Gorky makes public appeal to' peo ple of America. Page 2. Telegraph wires are cut between St. Peters- - burg ana the provinces. Page 3. , Sport. f Portland seniors make a clean sweep In re gatta at Nelson. B. C. Page 1. - Thirteen autos finish run for Glldden trophy. raga iv. Graney tries to arrange Gans-Nelson match. Page 16. Oscar Jones curves cannot be solved and Seattle beats Portland 5 to 0. Page 17. Tennis tournament ends with brilliant matches. Page 16. Pacific coast. A. J. Hembree's two young sons prove good witnesses for defense In murder trial at Tillamook.- Page 4. Loaded trolley-car hit by fast train at cross ing near Los Angeles. Page 13. Street-car collision In Los Angeles results In one dead and seven Injured. Page 13. Standing of Borah and anti-Borah forces In Idaho. Page S. . Oregon Tax Commission recommends re vision of assessment law.. Page 7. Clark County bride starts fire with coal oil and is burned to death. Fare o. Commercial and Marine. Why coffee Is higher. Page 35. . Eastern Washington farmers form Valley pool. Page 35. Chicago wheat market weak and lower. Page 35. -Bull campaign on in stocks. Page 35. New York bank statement disappointing. Page 85. Secretary Me are leaves on mission to Ha waiian Islands. Page 17. ' Portland and Vicinity. Four dwellings and a' shed destroyed by three late fires on the East Side. Page 24 Axer Stone, lield in prison In Portland on oharse of raising SI bill, declared inno cent by Jean DeLarmo In letter to The Oregonian. 1'age l. - ' Forest fires raging In many parts of Oregon. Page 14. - Obligations of late "Honest John" Myers dis charged by payment in full of claims of - depositors in his. East Side bank. - page 24. Oregon Prisoners' Aid Society holds' annual meeting. Page 14. . - Convicted land-fraud defendants sentenced. Page 24. . . . Government produces strong evidence' against Defendant Hendricks in land-fraud case. Page 11. Horace G. McKinley's - bond declared - for feited inl United States District Court. Page 24. , . Dr. David T.. Day, of United States Geolog ical Survey, predicts that Iron from black sands will irmke Portland a second Pitts burg. Page S. Portland physicians skeptical of efficacy of. new cancer cure. Page 10. Joaquin Miller repeats his first poem. Page 10. Hops reach 13-cent mark. Page 10. Real estate market ehows activity in trans fers of residences and sites for homes. Page 33. ' Charles Bock, business agent of Sailors' Union, sentenced to six years In peniten tiary. Page 8. Feature and Departments. Editorial. Page 6. Church announcements. Page 18. ' Classified advertisements. Pages 18-23. Judge Williams on Colonel E.v p. Baker. Page 41. One year's work of Juvenile Court. Page 38. Mount Baker an active volcano. Page 39. Elizabeth's letter. Page 41. t Russell Sage, a character sketch. Page 30. Temptations that beset models. Page 40. Millions in country estates. Page 48. The Island of Java. Page 46. . Book reviews. Page 34. Social. Pages 26-27. Summer resort news. Page 32. Dramatic. Pages 28-29. Household and fashions. Pages 42-43. Youth's department. Page 47. PORTLAND SENIORS E Four-Oars Finish Six Lengths to the Good. SUPERIOR TRAINING TELLS Crew Swings as One Man, With Perfect Blade Work. GLOSS DEFEATS SAWYERS In the Final Event, the Senior Dou bles, Gloss and Smld Have o Trouble in ' Winning From Vancouver, FIT, FOR FAST COM P ANY. Encouraged by th victory over one of the best crews on the Pacific Coast, the directors ot the Portland Rowln Club decided last evening to enter the senior four In International regatta which will be held on Lake Qulnslxa mond, Mass., August 11. In this the local crew will meet some of the best oarsmen of the present day. Confidence Is felt that the Portland men will make a good showing against the fastest rowers afloat. The crew In practice has surpassed the world's record of 8:15 2-5 over lfc-mlle course. Dan Murphy, the trainer. Is credited with saying that the Portland Club has a better crew than the one which now holds the official record. BY S. M. LUDBRS. NELSON, B. C, July 28. (Special.) . All Nelson turned out to see the final events, of the loth annual regatta of the North Pacific Amateur Association of Oarsmen. The course, which Is an Ideal one, was absolutely smooth, there being a dead calm. The scene was one of animation, canoes and all. kinds of small craft' dotting tile clear waters of Kootenay Lake. ; When the Portland boys, clad In white shirts and trunks trimmed with blue, launched their shell, for the se nior race they were greeted with cheer after cheer, and perhaps no finer spec imens of athletic young men ever sat in a racing shell. . The first event of the day was the senior single, in which were Gloss, of Portland, and Sawyers, of Vancouver, winners of yesterday's Junior race. The race was evenly contested for the. first mile, but Gloss finally drew away and won handily. - Portland First in the Water. The great race of the regatta the senior fours was the next event on the programme. At the call of the um pire Portland launched their shell first and rowed leisurely to the starting point, being quickly followed by the James Bay crew, of Victoria. The boats were quickly lined up for the start and at the crack of the starter's gun, Vic toria took the water first. At the quarter mile Victoria was leading by half a length, but the Port land crew was settling down to a long, even stroke and their superior oarsmanship was beginning . to show Itself. Slowly, but surely, they gained on their rivals and at the half mile post both crews were rowing neck and neck, Portland pulling an even 36 stroke to Victoria's 34 to the minute. Excitement was intense as the Portland boys began to push the nose of their shell to the front. Training Tells at Three-Quarters. As the three-quarters was reached the gap began to widen and it was then that the training of the crew be gan to tell. No finer rowing has ever been witnessed on any Western course than was rowed by the Portland boys, the crew swinging like one man, their blade work perfect; they drew away from the Victoria crew and won easily by six lengths, the Victoria crew not finishing. The Portland contingent went wild and, as the crew landed, were roundly cheered. The crew is P. Smld, bow; J. R. Pemberton, 3; F. Zimmerman, 2; W. A. King, stroke. The last event the senior doubles in which were Gloss and Smid, of Port land, and the Vancouver Juniors, was easily won by Portland by three lengths. It was grand rowing worth going miles to see and was voted by all to be one of the most successful regattas the association ever held. Portland won every event excepting the- Junior sin gle sculls and will carry home a num ber of valuable cups and medals. ' VICTORS WILL GO BACK EAST International Regatta to Be Held at Worcester, Mass. . Immediately upon receipt of the news of the easy victory of the senior fours, the board of directors of the Portland Row ing Club met and unanimously decided to enter this crew in the international regatta which will be held on Lake Quin sigamond, Worcester, Mass., August 11. At this regatta will be entered the best club crews of the country, and a crew from Portland will be the best of ad vertisements for the West and the Rose City. It Is for this reason that the Port land Rowing Club expects that busine1 (Conclude, on Pag 3.1 1T0SATN i . i :J v. i .