mm jm i -II j - 62 Pages Pages 1 to 12 vol. xxvii. o. i: PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY 3IOKNIXG. APRIL 26, 1908. PRICK FIVE CENTS. HALF THOUSAND KILLED IN SOUTH Tornadoes Cut Swath Across Country. LOSS MOUNTS INTO MILLIONS From Texas to Georgia Is Path of Destruction. NO ROOF TO COVER PEOPLE Ttter Misery at Purvis, Which Once Boasted 2800 People Strange Tricks of Wind Lumber Is Reduced to Toothpicks. Ttrxl I.T OF THE STORM. ATLANTA. Ga. . April 25 The dead. 355; injured. 1213. ThrH are the flsurea a nearly mm can be estimated from reporle re vived from the four alatea swept by Frldiiy'a storm. Communication has not been established with some por tions of the country devastated, but It la believed that the llt below la ai near correct as can be had at midnight tonight: fleorgta. killed. 30: Injured. MO. lxulelana. killed, 108: Injured. SSO. Mississippi, killed, 183: Injured. MO. Alabama, killed. 31; Injured. 113. Total, killed. 352; Injured. 1213. NEW ORLEANS, April 25. Probably S00 Uvea lost, 100 or more persons fatally Injured and many times this number painfully hurt, together with a property loss running UP In the mil lions, is the record so fur of a tornado that originated in the West two days ago, ' sweeping Texas, Arkansas. Louisiana, Tennessee and Georgia. It has left a path of death, desolation and want In its wake, seriously interrupted all communication between ctttce in the South, and brought about chaotic con ditions In many smaller towns. Missltwlppl Suffers Most. Mississippi, already a sufferer from more than one tornado this year, has again borne the brunt of the winds and rains. Kstimates of the number of those who loet their lives In that state place the death list between 150 and 175. with a thousand or more injured. In Texas. Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia the death lists are also large, with serious loss of life In Arkansas and Tennesee. Authentic Information, is In many Instances lacking, owing to the crippled facilities for communica tion and the lack of time to form any thing like an accurate estimate of the damage done In many sections. Martial I -aw Checks Looting. In half a dozen communities martial law has been declared, so terrible was the destruction and so helpless were the stricken people left by the disaster. Serious disorders have occurred In some places, Including Amite, La. Looting and other crimes have been reported, but those Instances have on the whole been rare. Several places have issued appeals for aid and in Missieslppl Governor Noel has been asked to provide tents for the homeless. From Texas to Georgia. The tornado has lasted In all a period of nearly two days. It was Thursday night that damage by tornadoes travel ing was first reported from polnta in Texas. This was followed during the next 2 hours by similar reports from Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Last night Alabama came within the flight of the storm and to . day reports of serious damage by the wind in Georgia have been recorded. Vtter Misery at Purvis. Vtter misery of every sort was found today at Purvis, Miss., by relief rartles. Petplte the fact that of the 2500 in- habltants which this little town boasted yesterday morning, there were only 900 today, still there were not sufficient accommodations in the wrecked village for even the wounded. Negro mammies and little black children lay wounded and helpless under the broiling South ern sun. Some had broken bones, some were partly crushed and others had been wounded by stick and splinters. These unfortunates were lueky if they had a blanket or a wrecked couch to rest upon. There was not enough shelter In the town to protect them from the sun and many of the walls which remained standing had no' roofs, and by a queer freak of the tornado many of the trees which had not been uprooted had been snatched off a " few feet above the ground. The grove of pines was muti lated in such a manner that It ap peared as if a gigantic scythe had swept thrugh the grove about 25 feet above the ground. Most of People Refugees. The greater part of Purvis population today were refugees In Hattiesburg and Lumberton, Miss., about 150 of them being badly Injured. Of those who remained in town, many appeared distracted, and they told remarkable stories of the number of their fellow townspeople who had been killed. Many hurried funerals were held today had a count of the visible dead re vealed only 34, about half of them ne groes. Many negroes were reported killed in the vicinity of Purvis. The manner in which the tornado 'acted at this village puzzled those who (Concluded on Page 5.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Wctbr. TEPTBRPATS Maximum temperature, 00 degnpes; minimum. -40 deirreea. TODAY'i) Fair and warmer; northwest winds. Foretg. London specialist has new theory as to how sex of babies is determined. Section 3. pag 1. Due de Chaulnes death due to use of drug: wax hounded by creditors. Section 1, page 2. Scotch estate prixe in contest over North Dakota Section 4, pace 1. British cruiser wrecked by liner St. Paul. Section 1, pare 1. Revolt In two provinces of Argentina. Sec tion 1 page a National. Senate has warm debate on battleship ap propriations. Section 1. p-ae 1. Ample appropriations for Columbia River. Section 1. page 3. '. Inquiry Into paper trust begins. Section 1, page 3. Polities. Murphy's hlfrb-handed methods cause great .Democratic revolt in New York. Section 1. page 1. Johnson men put joker In Illinois Demo cratic platform. Section . page . Herri n's tools show hand in opposition to Taft. Section 1. page 1. . Domestic. Over 330 known dead In Southern tornado belt. Section 1, page 1. Large increase tn earnlnxs of Portland Hallway Company. Section 1. page 2. Parifle Coast. Fleet arrives at Santa Barbara. Section 1. Page T. Man arrested for attempt to blow up Galla gher Section 1, page 3- v Chinaman killed, two wounded In tong wax at San Francisco. Section 1, page 4. Surgeon Case dropped from Army because of activity on behalf of surgeon bill in Congress. Section 1, page 6. Lincoln County raises $1)00 for publicity campaign. Section 1, page a. Baker County Republican convention ' In dorses Cake. Section 1, page T. Second choice designation on primary bal lot may be required to decide Guberna torial nomination In - Washington. Sec tion 1, page 7. Sport. Coast League scores: Oakland 6, Portland A; Los Angeles 7. San Francisco 1. Sec tion 2, page 2- University of California wins boat race with Stanford. Section 2, page 2. Good records made at Franklin field track meet. Section 2, page 3. Seattle carries off honors in Pacific Coast tournament. Section 2, page 2- Annual bench show of Portland Kennel Club to open Wednesday. Section 4. page 6. Oregon Fish and Game Association's draft of proposed law. Section 4, page 6. Endurance testa for local auto. Section 4, page 7. Sale of thoroughbred horses this week. Section 4, page 7. Commercial and Marine. Attempt will be made to get all produce men In Board of Trade. Section 4, page 0 Chicago wheat market nervous. Section 4, page 0. Tendency of stock prices upward. Section 4, page 9. New York banks' holdings largest on record. Section 4, page 8. Moltere cleers with wheat and the Arabia with general cargo. Section 4. page 8. Portland and Vicinity. Senator Bourne working for unpledged dele gation to Chicago convention. Section L page 10. Realty dealers well satisfied with market conditions. Section 3, page ft. O. R- N. to operate two special farming demonstration trains In Inland Empire. Section 3, page 10. More buildings under construction on East Side then ever before. Section 3. page . Governor Chamberlain will not withdraw from Senatorial race. Section 4. page 10. W. G. Mcpherson reports conditions excel lent In canal sone. Section 1. page S- Horde of tramps In city and petty thievery rampant. Section 3, page 12. r Wim. X V OnS. s- . Mf ----- A . " V 'J I PILES' CRITICISM ANGERS ALDRIGH Senator's Ire Aroused About Warships. SNAP JUDGMENT IS RESENTED Four Battleships Voted Down, Then Reconsidered. PRESIDENT NOT QUOTED Washington Senator Accused of At tributing Remark to "President That Executive Session Would Vote, for Increased Xavy. WASHINGTON, April 25. Another day was spent by the Senate In considering the amendment to the naval appropria tion bill, but a vote was not reached at the close of the discussion, which was participated In by a dozen Senators. Hale secured an agreement for a vote before adjournment on Monday. A canvass of the Senate made during the day indicated that the four-ship pro gramme will be defeated and that the debate has changed several votes. Much of the discussion today was devoted to the improbability of war being forced upon the United States. Beveridge end Piles were sharply criticised by Aldrlch, Perkins and McCumbej for their state ments of yesterday, and several heatetf colloquies occurred. Beveridge will reply on Monday. Piles Objects to Snap Judgment. - When the naval bill oame up the Plies amendment for four battleships was' the pending business. No one ap pearing to discuss the provision, a viva voce vote was takesfs'eeMch. resulted In 1U-defeat. Pile , w a? ,i 1 r t ' nuH tne chamber when tiro vr: j,taaj. but soon returned, an3";'vvKen he Va advised of what had occurred, said he had been called out and did not think It was fair to have ' his amendment voted down in that way. Hale promptly disavowed any pur pose to. obtain party action and asked that by unanimous, consent the vote be considered as not having been taken. Culberson moved an amendment re quiring contractors constructing battle ships to work their men but eight hours a day. Aldrich Rebukes Opponents. Aldrich regretted that such state ments as those of Beveridge and Plies made yesterday should have found ut terance in the Senate. "In my opinion," he said, "those Sen ators had no authority whatever to speak for the President of the .United States, as, for Instance, when the Sena tor from Indiana said If this amend ment should be considered in executive session it would receive the unanimous vote of the Senate." Aldrich plainly indicated that there were facts known to him, and perhaps to other people, that would "lead this Senate to an opposite conclusion, and that expression seems to me not to have been justified." Beveridge Did Not Say It. Beveridge protested that he was not quoted correctly and Hale interrupted to say Beveridge did say that if this matter could be discussed in executive session, there would be no doubt that four ships would be ordered ' Aldrlch deprecated all talk of a like lihood of war with friendly nations. Interrupting, Piles said he had not spoken yesterday with authority of the President. RELIEF W0JK A FIASCO Chelsea Fire S offerers Suffer From Too Much Red Tape. BOSTON. Mass.. April 25. (Special.) Relief work for the Chelsea fire sufferers is being characterized by much incom HARRY MURPHY THROWS HUMOROUS SIDELIGHTS ON See Those Kntveat petency on the part of those In char-re of certain phases of the work, Endless red tape retards relief of the needy and worthy and at the same time af forca opportunity to the unscrupulous Im postors and refugees without any self respect to obtain supplies and aid to which they are not entitled and do not need. A lengthy card investigation system, coupled with careless work tn handling cases, delivery of supplies, etc.. is re sponsible for much of the trouble. More than 5U00 people are now being supplied with food and household foots as rapidly as possible. The present system has become such an annoyance, however, that many private workers and powerful people have withdrawn from the relief company to carry on. the work more expeditiously alone. The fault lies with the association charities, who proceeded to "declare themselves" in on the relief work, and having been taken in, proceeded to ln- ! ' I f j : V " f : Colonel S. W. Roeasler, United States Enjclaeer.tto Remain In Portland Till July. stitute a "system" which has proven any thing but a system. On the contrary, it has proven to be "chaos." LINER SMASHES CRUISER ST. PAUL KUXS DOWN BRITISH ' WARSHIP GLADIATOR. Three Bodies Recovered From the Cruiser and Only Few More Lost. .'-'Knovr Stoi CuuarVCoiflsIoa. SOUTHAMPTON. April 25. The Ameri can line steamer St. Paul, which left Southampton on her regular voyage bound for New York, this afternoon, in a dense snow storm rammed land destroyed the British second-class cruiser Gladiator off the. Isle of Wight. The first reports stated that from 20 to 30 of. the Gladtator's crew had been drowned, but later intelligence reduces the number of casualties. The exact extent of the disaster, however, cannot be accu rately known until tomorrow. v No one on the St. Paul was killed or in jured, but the bodies of Steward Widgery, Writer Cowdry and a Maltese steward, Debras, all attached to the cruiser, have been brought ashore: one officer, Lieu tenant William G. P raves, who attempt ed to swim to land, is missing, and eight injured have been taken to the military hospital at Golden Kill for treatment. It is believed only a few others are unac counted for. The Gladiator was beached and her crew took to the boats. She is one of the class of vessels designed to serve as rams. She is 320 feet long, has a speed of 20 knots and carries & complement of 450 men. EVANS TO TAKE COMMAND Will Hoist Flag Again on Connecti cut Xext Thursday. SANTA BARBARA. April 25. Rear Admlral Thomas, at present commanding the Atlantic battleship fleet, received a telegram tonight from Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans, at Paso Robles Hot Springs, saying that the latter would re turn to the fleet and again hoist his flag on the Connecticut as commander-in-chief when the ships reach Monterey, on Thursday evening. April 30. Railroads Contribute $2000. 8 BATTLE, April 25. The reception to the fleet committee was notified today that the Great Northern and the North ern Pacific had each contributed $1000 to the fun for entertaining the Atlantic bat tleship fleet when it arrives in Seattle, May 23. The notification of the donation came from Presfdent Louis W. Hill and President Howard Elliott. conviction FOR CrUMlNRlaJ Offeree) Polnta the Way. ALL JUMP INTO TAFT BANDWAGON Leaders of An ti-Taft Allies Surrender. CANNON ALONE STANDS OUT Roosevelt Sure of 700 Votes on First Ballot. OTHERS MAY DROP OUT Conferences With Allies Bring Them Into Line and Stamp Success on Roosevelt's Bold Game of Politics. JELEOATES SO FAR ELECTED. Taft Figures on RepabUran National Convention to Date. 3 Alabama .... Delaware .... Florida Hawaii ...... Illinois ; ' Indian .. . Iowa Kansas Kentucky . . , Louisiana ... Maryland M assac h utts Michigan ... Minnesota . . , Mississippi . . , Missouri Nevada Nebraska 2' 'JO' m 32 32 5 ,... I 1Q 161 myt 2 BHl 2. 4 4 38 1 88 New Hampsafrj 4 8 if 51 New Mexico New Tork j. N. tntiUlu .. Ohio Ok lahoma Pennsylvania Philippines . . Porto Rico .. Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee . . . Virginia w. Vinrlnia. . Wisconsin . . . 46.. . . 2 4 14 14 64 2! 8!.. is'. . Hi 11 4 . . II... 251 Total fr305S9i26 10612091 46 WASHINGTON, April 25. (Special.) An all-star aggregation now fills the Taft bandwagon. Leaders in Congress who up to within a few 'days have held back, practically conceding the leadership of Taft. but unwilling to give personal allegiance to the cause, are tumbling over themselves to get front seats. They have been trying to do It as quietly as possible. Formal announcements may be looked to as the next thing in order. Senate Leaders In Line. Aldrlch and Hale, of the Senate, two of the most' powerful politicians in that body, have allied themselves with the Taft forces. They have not pro claimed It as yet from the hilltops, but at this moment they are bending their energies to strengthen the Taft movement in every quarter. They have -with them practically all the Senate leaders who previously were with the "allies' and Senators of power In states which earlier in the season were reckoned as antl-Taft If the Senatorial power could control. Senator John Kean, of New Jersey, has come Into camp. Senator Crane was among the most recent to give up the fight, but has finally capitulated. Senator Knox, who is a candidate for the nomination himself, is declared to be the only one of prominence among his colleagues who still sees hope of defeating the Secretary of War. He still believes that there is 'a chance for himself in the contest. Even Cannon Wavering. Every House leader, with one excep tion, it was declared In a auarter ex tremely well advised as to every turn A FEW EVENTS OF This Is ire Immunity Bath. of the card in the Presidential game a quarter of the very highest political authority. In fact concedes Mr. Taffs nomination and Is for Mr. Taft. The single exception is 'X'ncle Joe" Can non, and he is declared to be wavering. The Taft forces expect to number him among their own very shortly. No Other Name Presented. During the coming week 11 state conventions will be held, and these, with the developments that quietly have been taking place in Washington during the last few days, are expected to work toward speedy unanimity In the choice of the Republican leader for the approaching campaign. President Roosevelt, as far-seeing as any poli tician In the Nation, now looks ahead. It may be said, to a clear 700 votes for Mr. Taft at the start. Statisticians who stick close to conservative figures call It 500 now in sight. In the Roosevelt opinion, 500 is good for 700, because It's a majority of the convention. In short. It now appears to many as a case of the presentation of only one name at Chicago, and that the name of William Howard Taft What Made Allies Give lp. The developments leading to the capitulation of the field marshals and lieutenants of the "allies" have come through a series of conferences, some of them public enough to have re ceived attention In previous newspaper reports, but most of them conducted with the greatest secrecy. Some of the conferences have been between Taft managers and leaders of the opposition. Something has been told of them al ready. Far mora Important, however, have been the conference In which no original Taft men participated. They have done the real business, the last of them of which there Is knowledge having been held within 36 hours, while possibly and probably exclusive gatherings to round up matters have been held today or are in progress tonight-Roosevelt's Bold Game Wins. In the opinion of eminently shrewd political observers, two things have operated to bring about the concentra tion of various forces in favor of Mr. Taft: Flr-jt Mr. Taft's popular lead as the favorite among the avowed candidates for the nomination throughout the country. Second The belief that. If Mr. Taft should not be nominated there would be a stampede to Mr. Roosevelt which nothing would be able to stay. Mr. Roosevelt Is given credit for hav ing played one of the shrewdest, one of the boldest games of politics In de veloping the situation to a potnt where the outcome of the Chicago convention nost4nKactlcatly . ansuMd thai an ever been 'playeln American political history. "JOKER" FOUND IX ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. Excerpts From Governor's Speech Thought to Be Practical Indorse ment for Minnesota Man. CHICAGO, April 25. (Special.) Gov ernor John A. Johnson's Chicago man agers today declared they had discovered a little "joker" in the Illinois Democratic platform which was in effect a hint to the 54 National delegates to use "common sense" at Denver and get with the winner. The hint Is given in the paragraph im mediately following the resolution on states' rights. The Johnson men produced a copy of the Governor's Shilob speech and proved that the states' rights piank in the Illinois platform was a palpable paraphrase of the Governor's words on the same subject, spoken on the battle field. The claim was made that in copying Mr. Johnson's states' rights views, and then telling the delegates to nominate a winner, the platform is practically an in dorsement of the Minnesota Governor. In spite of the emphatic Bryan Instructions, which are contained in the last para graph. News of this discovery was spread abroad with diligence by Johnson sup porters and among Bryan men it was received with some consternation. When the "Joker" is studied by Millard F. Dunlap and the State Federation of Bryan Clubs, it may have the effect of reviving the rump convention plan, al though on the other hand the claims of the Johnson men may be regarded as too groundless for attention. The para graph in which the Minnesota boomers see encouragement in is in the middle of the platform, and reads as follows: "We commend these thoughts to the at tention of our deieffatea to the National Convention of the Democratic party, to (Concluded on Page 2.) THE WEEK Imo "CtKWT n. Ill Send Yea Fleet Betora Km." E TAFT FOR PRESIDENT Machine Henchmen Take Wrong Cue. RESENT ROOSEVELT DICTATION Herrin Gang Gives Away Pol icy of the Leaders. DELEGATES GO UNPLEDGED Meeting In 37th District Become Enthused When Taft and Boom. . Telt Poliolea Are Denounced. Commits Bad Strategy, , SAN FRANCI3CO. April 25. 8pedal. The hand of the machine, which has been carefully concealed behind General George Stone's fatuous straw vote for Presiden tial candidates, was exposed last night at a meeting of the Eddie Wolfe-Arthur G. Flak "puh" in the Thirty-seventh Dis trict. Speeches were made at this meeting violently denouncing the candidacy of William H. Taft for the Presidency and at every repetition of the abuse the speakers were Interrupted by vociferous applause. The Herrin "push" know that their master does not want Taft, but they forgot, ir. the heat of their enthusiasm, that their boss Is using Taffs name as honey to catch unwary files. 80 they cheeredwhen Taft was denounced. It was bad political strategy, but very Illuminating. The burden of the speeches was that the speakers would be for Roosevelt If he would run again, but unfortunately, thui was out of the question, so they ob jected to anybody who will carry out his policies. This, of course. Is the Harr man and Herrin programme, but it ' heva before been shouted from the housetops. "Roosevelt Is a good man, but he can't dictate his successor to me," said Gen eral K. R Saloman. "I'm too good a Republican. This handful of men here reminds me of the three tailors of Tooley street. The first time I voted was for John C Fremont. I was a year too young, but I voted anyway. We did that sort of thing In those days. We don't want to Indorse anybody." "We won't take any man who Is thrust down our throats' by Roosevelt," de clared W. S. Williams. "Let our dele gates go uninstructed." PILES SECURES FORTUNE Sen a (o r Co mes I n to Possess ion o f Half of 91,000,000 Estate. SEATTLE, April 25. United States Senator Samuel Piles, of this city, yester day was given possession of a one-half Interest of the John Sullivan estate, valued approximately at $1,000,000. This ends a litigation that has extended over a period of eight years and which has been prolific In having the history of the Sullivan family in Ireland well aired in the various courts of this state. Eight years ago John Sullivan, a prom- ' lnent citizen of Seattle, owner of one of the biggest business blocks In the city, and suburban and rural properties, died leaving no will. Claimants sprang from everywhere, although Sullivan had ho relatives so far as known In this coun try. Senator Piles, who was a friend of Sul livan, went to Ireland to investigate. Graves were examined, church records scanned, and finally the true relatives of Sullivan were located. They agreed to give Senator Piles one-half of the estate to defend It against the many litigants who were endeavoring to secure a slice of the valuable property. Edward Cor coran and Johanna Calllghan, since de ceased, of Dublin, Ireland, were declared the rightful heirs. Senator Piles' law firm will also be rewarded as well as the Senator for bringing this fight, the most remarkable of its kind In this state, to an ' end. JoasUh.n "1 Trust I Don't Disturb . TfouT." DENOUNG As It Looks Over ea the East Side. Woader If That's What T. B. WaaU. Toe? p .. lL - " t'.tn ....'. as. a o r ; r