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VOL. XXVII. NO. 23.
. PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 7, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BREWERS TO PLAN
WAR OF DEFENSE
7WENTY-0NEDEAD,
ALLIES DECLARE
NAME HITCHCOCK
TO RUN CAMPAIGN
KOOSEVEIT, TAFT AND ROOT
DECIDE ON CHAIRMAN.
GUNNESS WOMAN
HEADED BIG GANG
OF ROSES E
BIG TRACK MEET
S TOLL
LA PORTE MURDERESS IS NOT
DEAD, SAYS LETTER.
CONVENTION" WILD DISCUSS
WAVE OF PROHIBITION. .
GLORIOUS REIGN
MULTNOMAH WINS
DEG1SI0NSUNFAIR
!ED
TORNADO
Carry Contests to Nat
ional Convention.
WILL APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
Say Republican States Ignored
on Taft's Behalf.
ANOTHER PROTEST FAILS
Charges of. Falsehood and Forgery
Exchanged by Florida Men Two
Brothers From Georgia Quarrel.
Taft Given More Delegates.
CHICAGO, June 8. No more evidence In
contest cases will be put before the Re
publican National Committee by the al
lied candidates, according to a decision
reached tonight at a conference among
managers representing the Interests of
Senator Knox, Vice-President Fairbanks
and Governor Hughes. The managers for
Speaker Cannon did not participate. There
were present at the conference Represent
ative James Francis Burke, of Pennsyl
vania; Senator Hemenway and Joseph B.
Keating,- of Indiana; Senator Crane of
Massachusetts; A. B. Humphreys, of New
York, and Governor Bradley, of Kentucky.
Will Appeal to Public.
Convinced that the National committee
as at present constituted has prejudged
all contests In favor of Secretary Taft,
and that all of the delegations Instructed
to vote for him will be seated by the com
mittee, the managers of the three can
didates named decided upon a radical
course. They talked the matter over In
formally and then called a meeting for
a late hour tonight. They expect also
to have several sessions tomorrow and
may put out a definite programme and,
when that has been done, to issue a
statement, addressed to the public, sit
ting forth their reasons for refusing to
continue their cases before the court of
first Instance, for such is the National
committee.
Decision Is Deliberate.
In reaching a decision tonight the
gentlemen of the conference came to
the conclusion that, if they concluded
to present their claims to the National
committee and received nothing but a
succession of defeats on which to ap
peal to the credentials committee of
the convention, they would receive a
"black eye" from that body, afld prob
ably from the committee, which Is the
court of last resort. Tt-uv admitted
also that, if they decline fo present
tlirir evidence to the NatlcnM com
mittee, they may have a poor rase to
present to the superior court. The de
termlnavlon to take the steps outlined,
therefore, was not a hasty action aurl
the conferees stated that they realized
full well what the step means.
Senator Bradley, of Kentucky, has been
selected as the man best fitted to con
duct the appeal to the National conven
tion, which explains his presence at the
conference. He was interested also in
the campaign made for Mr. Fairbanks'
case before the committee in the four con
tested district of Kentucky.
Cannon Opposes a Row.
The allies concede that they are weak
ened by the non-concurrence of the Can
non managers. The headquarters of the
Speaker are now under the direction of
Representative Frank O. Lowden. Mr.
Cannon has nothing to gain by the con
tests, however, they may be settled, as
he would not be the beneficiary in any
case. Mr. Lowden is of the opinion that
It is not good party politics to precipitate
a row in the Republican ranks Just prior
to the election, and for that reason is not
In sympathy with the movement to bolt
the committee.
The effect of the non-prosecution of
the antl-Taft contests would be to cause
the committee to seat the Taft delegates
in each instance. These delegations
would go on the temporary roll and each
Conelnued on Paga 4.
After a Whirlwind Week.
Platform to Promise Tariff Revision
but Contract of Congress Needed
to Make Good Pledge.
WASHINGTON, June 8. President
Roosevelt, Secretary Taft, Secretary
'Root and Senator Burkett, of Nebraska,
had a generaf and extended political talk
In the President's office this afternoon.
Perhaps the most interesting and signifi
cant developments of the conference were
the serious consideration given to the
problem of selecting a chairman of the
National committee and the fact that
Frank H. Hitchcock's name was left
practically at the top of the list of those
regarded as available.
The action of the National committee
at Chicago in confirming the White House
prediction that the committee was by a
large majority friendly to the Taft candi
dacy made it expedient that further steps
should be taken In perfecting the details
of events which are to follow the decision
of the contests. That the work of the
committee has given the greatest satis
faction to the President and the Taft
forces is evident in many Quarters. It
was impossible .however, to obtain a
statement.
Much time was given today to the dis
cussion of tha platform. This document
will be completed Tuesday, according to
prediction, and Its tariff feature is assum
ing greater importance than any other.
The discussion turned on the importance
of making clear to the voter that revis
ion is promised by the Republican party
at a definite tim immediately, after the
Inauguration.
To make this promise effective It will
be necessary for the dominant party to
elect not only the head of the ticket, but
a majority of the members of the lower
house of Congress. With this machinery,
it was stated, revision would be assured,
but should the house be allowed to go
Democratic, the Senate remaining Re
publican, of necessisty cross purposes and
no action would result.
BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD.
Stanley D. Kellogg Sets New Mark
for Motor Cycles.
BUFFALO, N. T., June 6. Joseph P.
Driscoll. of this city, today won the
Kenilworth 15-mile road race in 37:35.
Stanley D. Keogg, of Springfield,
Mass., broke two world's motorcycle
records during the day. Riding a two
cylinder machine he covered ten miles
on the track in 9:40 3-6,. reducing the
record 22 seconds.
Riding a one-cylinder machine he won
the ten mile open race in the record time
of 11:06 1-5. .
DEATH TOTAL IS NOW SIX.
Two More Victims of Tennessee Ex
plosion Pass Away.
LOS ANGELES, June 6. Six men are
dead as a result of the explosion of a
boiler tube on board the United States
cruiser Tennessee, flagship of Rear-Admiral
Sebree, yesterday oft Point
Hueneme. E. J. Burns and J. P. Car
roll, two of the most seriously Injured,
died during the day. x
The board of Inquiry convened to in
vestigate the accident completed its first
session late today without announcing
any result.
KILLED THREE CHILDREN.
Fourteen-Year-Old Boy Confesses
Series of Crimes.
NORWOOD, Mass., June 6 After start
ling the police today by declaring thaC
he had killed two boys in Brooklyn last
March, Anthony Santo, a 14-year-old boy,
later in the day told the police that he
was guilty of the killing of 6-year-old
Louise Staula at Dedham on May 11.
STORM CATCHES YACHTS.
Rages Over Bermudas, Whither
Racing Boats Are Bound.
"HAMILTON," Bermuda, June . An
easterly gale with heavy seas is sweep
ing over these islands today. If the
yachts participating In the long sailing
race from Marblehead. Mass., to Ham
ilton, are within 200 miles of here, as
is probable, they must be getting the
full effect of the storm.
U Vou Don't See What Ton Want, The Smile That Won't Com Olf.
Aak For It, Geor-e
Queen of Flowers Lays
Down Scepter. '
FIREWORKS BLAZE FAREWELL
Carnival Spirit Holds Sway on
Last Night.
CROWD SEES TRACK MEET
Woodmen Parade Also Feature on
Last Day of Festival That Drew
Nearly 100,000 Visitors
to Portland.
June's reign of roses is ended. The rose
queen has abdicated her throne after a
glorious week. Tet in spirit the queen of
blooms will hold sway over her loyal sub
jects through Summer, Fall and Winter,
for the rose blooms even at Christmas In
this favored realm.
Young and old, thousands in number.
Joined in the street festivities which at
tended the end of Portland's second an
nual Rose Festival, last night. From
nightfall until an early hour this morntng
the merrymaking continued, everyone en
Joying the freedom of the occasion to the
utmost.
Big Crowd on Streets.
Gaiety and public merrymaking without
unpleasant or untoward incidents marked
the end. Masqueraders and revelers
thronged every street. Everyone knew
everyone else. The formalities of every
day life were thrust aside for the time.
The public was solely occupied in whole
some enjoyment. More people with more
enthusiasm for merrymaking have never
before taken part in a Portland street
carnival.
Fireworks and electric illuminations
kept night on the outskirts of the city.
Nothing remotely suggestive of darkness
was permitted to Invade the business dis
tricts until well past midnight. The scene
of the masque festival on Morrison street,
from Seventh to Tenth streets, was
brighter than day Itself.
Grotesque masqueraders were seen on
every hand. Serpentine and confetti were
thrown about in unending abundance.
Many were equipped with baskets of
roses, showering the flowers on their
fellow-merrymakers Instead of serpen
tine. To pass up Morrison street last
night was to find yourself tangled In a
hundred coils of colored streamers.
Hideous masks were thrust in your face,
horns were blown in your ears. You
were showered with confetti. In fact you
lost your identity under the avalanche of
harmless carnival missies. But no one
minded that. It was a part of the merry
making. Not once did the thing border
on rowdyism, or even what the confirmed
dyspeptic or unspeakable prude would
term as such.
Woodmen In Parade.
The day was attended by the same
large turnout of loyal Portlanders and
their guests which has characterized each
day of the week. Crowded streets were
the rule all day as well as more than half
the night. The Woodmen parade of the
afternoon passed along its course through
the same dense sea of humanity that has
greeted every procession. It was a less
elaborate spectacle than the Festival
pageants, but there were a number of in
teresting features and the hundreds of
men In the uniformed ranks made a fine
military appearance. After the parade
trained drill' teams gave public exhibi
tions which were largely witnessed. The
regatta on the river In the forenoon and
the field meet of the afternoon drew
heavily.
Weather conditions were Meal for the
closing day. A mild sun was In evidence
all day warding off a few scattering
clouds which futllly tried to monopolize
the sky. The weather of the entire Festi
val week. In fact, has been favorable, al
though mora sunshine would have added
to the supply of roses. But Portland
established that she is not dependent on
Continued on Page 10.
HARRY MURPHY FINDS A FEW THINGS
Anonymous Writer Gives Police In
formation Accomplices Live la
Chicago and Milwaukee.
LA PORTE, Ind., June . (Special.)
Twelve accomplices of Mrs. Gunnesa In
her numerous murders here live In Chi
cago, and the woman herself is alive, ac
cording to information received by Chief
of Police Cochrane today. Four other
members of the gang, two men and two
women, live in Milwaukee. A letter with
out signature, bearing a Milwaukee post
mark, conveyed the news to the Chief.
The addresses of the supposed accom
plices are given, and an investigation is
being made.
The letter says Mrs. Gunness was chief
of the cut-throat gang under the aliases
of Gibson, Buck and Springer, and that
she was connected with a case in which
a man was choked to death.
PLAN TO MEET AT REVAL
King Edward and Czar to Go to Ren
dezvous in Yachts.
PORT VICTORIA, England, June 8.
The' royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
with King Edward, Queen Alexandra,
Princess Victoria and suite on board,
today left for Reval, Russia. The
King's yacht, the Alexandra, will Join
the party in the Baltic.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, M
degrees; minimum, 50.
TODAT'S Cloudy, with possibly showers;
westerly winds.
Domestic.
Tornado In Southern Nebraska causes 21
deaths and does great damage. Section 1.
page 1.
Woman gets damages for sale of her photo
graph. Section 1, page 1.
Great scarcity of beef In Chicago causes
high prices. Section 1. page 4.
Walker, leader of great bear campaign In
stock market, fails. Section 1, page 3.
Flood situation in Montana Improves; dam
age immense. Section 1, page 3.
Evidence Mrs. Gunness etlll lives xnd had
many accomplices: Section 1, pi. 1.
Gas in Colorado mine kills 20 rescuers of
Imprisoned mlnere. Section 1, page 5.
Politics.
Fairbanks adopts new scheme to prevent
Taft's nomination. Section 1. page 3.
Allies will carry contests on Taft delegates
to Republican convention and appeal to
public. Section 1. page I.
Taft forces choose Hitchcock for' chairman;
Section 1. page 1.
Sport.
Gilbert, of Portland, breaks pole-vault rec
ord at Olympic tryouts. Section 2, page 3.
VThlcago wins Intercollegiate track meet.
Stanford and Wisconsin tied for second.
Section 2, page 3.
Multnomah Club wins big track meet.
Portland defeats Los Angeles 4 to 2.
Entries listed for harness races at Oregon
State Fair. Section 4. page 10.
Lessons to be learned from the auto races
of last week. Section 4, page 6.
Portland team to go South after this week.
Section 4, page 6.
Ketchell's defeat of Papke marks him a good
fighter. Section 4, page 7.
rariflo Coast.
Howard Lane, bartender, gives evidence In
Dan Doherty murder trial. Section 1,
page 8.
Oregon salmon riven double dose of "pro
tection." Section 1, page 9.
Oregon Legislature must wrestle with Ques
tion of proportional representation. Sec
tion 1, page 5.
Polk County school children erect monu
ment on site of first schoolhouse in
Oregon. Section 1, page 9.
Because captain Goodall spent his time with
other woman when wife was sick In bed,
divorce suit follows. Section 1, page 4.
Great exodus of San Franciscans to Summer
resorts. Section 1, page 2.
Conunercial and Marine.
Hop shipment from Oregon to date. Sec
tion 4, page 11.
Ideal growing weather weakens Chicago wheat
market. Section 4, page 11.
Stocks strong in tone, but trading la light.
Section 4. page 11.
Surplus reserve of New Tork clearing-house
banks decreased. Section 4, page 11.
Kerr, Gtfford & Company charter two spot
ships for outward loading. Section 4,
page lu.
Portland and Vicinity.
Rose Festival comes to a successful close.
Section 1, page 1.
Prominent Portlandera have narrow escape
In automobile accident. Section 1, page 12.
Pioneers will hold annual reunion next Thurs
day. Section 2, page 12.
President Josaelyn answers Mayor's criticism
of street lights. Seotlon 3, page 12.
Big crowd sees parade of Woodmen, of the
World. Section 8, paga 8.
Btate Teachers', Assoclatlon to meet this
week at Bugene. Section 3, page 8.
Centennial anniversary of First Temperance
Society to be observed. Section 4, page" 4.
Mayor has fight on hands with street rail
way company. Section 3, page 11.
Arts and crafts movement doing good for
Portland. Section 3, page 12.
Public school children drill on Multnomah
Field next Tuesday. Section 8. page 3.
Rose Festival proves help to Portland real
estate dealers. Section 3, page 10.
Real estate continues active on East Side.
Section 8. page 11.
FROM THE WEEK'S EVENTS
"Now, I Wonder Where That Came
Fnnf
Coast Stars Compete
in Portland.
HUSTON WINS SHORT SPRINT
Beats Smithson, Who Runs a
Great Race in Hurdles.
GEARHARDT TAKES THE 220
No Records Are Lowered, but Good
TimeIs Made In All Events.
Oregon Second and Olym
pic Club Third.
POr"TS SCORED BY TEAMS. 4
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. 53 I
University of Oregon 23 I
Olympic Club .'...19
Seattle Athletic Club 17 t
Vancouver (B. C.) Athletic Club. . 2 J
Vancouver Its. c.) x. M. J. A..... l
Tacoma High School 8
Lafayette High School 1
Portland Academy 8
Columbia 1
With the assistance of the athletes of
the Oregon Agricultural College, who
otherwise would not have had an oppor
tunity to compete, the Multnomah Ama
teur Athletic Club met yesterday afternoon
and won the annual championship field
and track meet of the Pacific Northwest
Amateur Athletic Association. The con
tests were held on Multnomah Field and
witnessed by nearly 4000 enthusiastic ad
mirers of amateur sport.
. In the regular rotation of the P. N. A.
It was Multnomah's turn to hold the big
event In Portland this year, and with this
idea In view, the directors of the club set
to work some time ago and yesterday's
splendid meet was the fruition of their
labors.
While many of the athletes competing
were among the best on the Pacific Coast
and several of them slated for the ail
American team which is to visit London
next Fall, none of the standing records
were lowered, although some very good
marks were made in a number of the
events.
Crack Men in Races.
Considerable disappointment was mani
fested when it was learned that two of
the California stars, Munn and Rose, and
Edmondson, the Idaho whirlwind, were
not present and would, therefore, not
compete. This disappointment, however,
was easily forgotten when the crack ath
letes got into action, for men like Smith
sen, Huston, Malcolmson, Gerhardt and
Glarner were among those competing.
And when Oliver Huston, the clever
sprinter of the University of Oregon,
came through victorious in the final heat
of the 100-yard dash, everyone was elated.
The little fellow ran a game race and
deserved to win, although Forrest Smith
son, who had won the first heat from the
Oregon man in 10 seconds flat, secured
a bad start in the finals.
Pete Gerhardt, the San Francisco vet
eran, was on the ground, and made him
self evident In both the second heat and
the finals. He won his heat In 10 2-5
seconds, and ran third to Huston and
Smithson in the finals. Incidentally the
Olympic Club man captured the 220-yard
run, in 22 2-5 seconds, just as he had
said he would, providing the race was
not made in better time.
Smithson Gets Bad Start.
The 100-yard dash, however, was the
center of Interest of the big crowd,
most of whom were anxious to see the
University of Oregon sprinter in com
petition with the Multnomah premier.
Huston ran like a whirlwind and suc
ceeded in beating Smithson out by a
close margin. Gerhardt, who was the
only other starter In the finals, and
took third place, slacked up. Martin,
of Whitman College, running under the
colors of the local club, was eligible
(Concluded on Page 8. Section 2.)
THAT ARE WELL WORTH ILLUSTRATING
It Hls;ht Help Some it Ho Would
Go to Work.
Representatives of $1,000,000,000
Worth of Breweries to Decide
now to Fight Drys.
CHICAGO, June 6. (Special.) A bil
lion dollars of beer-brewing capital will
be represented at the annual convention
of the United States Brewers' Associa
tion, which begins in Milwaukee Monday.
From every state In the Union influential
representatives of the brewing Industry
are gathering. The 600 delegates ex
pected are accredited from firms or cor
porations, so that the convention will
have much more than an individual or a
locality representation.
Prohibition will be the prominent topic
of the three-day session. Exactly what
the brewers will decide to do Is un
known, but that action will be recom
mended tending more sharply to define
the attitude of the beer men In the "wet"
and "dry" dispute Is generaly conceded.
It Is likely that a whole day will be given
over to a minute discussion of the con
ditions confronting the beer men in the
fight now being waged so fiercely
against them by the prohibition advo
cates. There will be political and sumptuary
economists and experts with facts and
figures In battle array to prove that beer.
If not the very nectar of the gods, is at
least next door to an absolute necessity.
BATTLE WITH ROBBERS
Detective Kills One of Desperadoes
and Is Wounded.
PITTSBURG, June 6. While attempt
ing to arrest four men about 1 o'clock
this morning near Elizabeth, this
county. Detective Englart shot and
killed one of the men and was himself
wounded twice. The men are alleged
to be Implicated In the hold-up and
robbery of the Monongahela Consol
idation Coal & Coke Company general
store last Thursday morning.
The other three men are barricaded
in a vacant house, holding a posse of
citizens in check with rifles and revol
vers. An automobile carrying six
county detectives left here at 10:30 this
morning. A desperate battle Is expected
to occur when the detectives reach the
scene.
PRINCESS IS PRISONER.
Burmese Blueblood Accused of
.. Blackmailing Mexicans.
CITY OF MEXICO, June 6. Princess
Mary Chantoon, who claims to be the
wife of one of the hereditary princes of a
Burmese state, is in Belem prison here,
charged with blackmailing. With her
is a young Englishman of good appear
ance and pleasing address, who gives the
name of Arminle Wodehouse Pearce. The
woman came here ostensibly to write a
book upon Mcxica, but It is charged that
she attempted to exact paid write-ups
from many prominent foreigners.
OWENS SOON ACQUITTED
Jury Finds Yhyte Evans' Charge of
Extortion, Unfounded.
LOS ANGELES, June 6. Dr. J. S.
Owens, of Los Angeles, charged by J.
Whyte Evans, the Portland, Or., rail
way promoter, with extortion, was to
day acquitted by a Jury in the Superior
Court, after an hour's deliberation.
Evans married the former wife of
Owens, who was the daughter of a
prominent Los Angeles family. The
men were former fast friends, but for
years have been bitter enemies.
WED WITHIN A MONTH
Mme. Gould's Paris Lawyers Give
Out Official Statement.
PARIS, June 6. The attorneys for
Mme. Anna Gould stated today that the
marriage of their client to Prince Helie
de Sagan will be BOlemnized within a
month.
Accident to "Coaster."
SAN FRANCISCO. June 6. The south
bound "Coaster," which left San Fran
cisco at 8 o'clock this morning, was de
railed near Sargent at about 11 o'clock.
Two rear coaches left the track, but re
mained In an upright position. No one
was injured, according to the Southern
Pacific headquarters statement given out
here. The cause of the derailment has
not yet been ascertained. A wrecking
outfit has been sent out from San Jose
and the track is expected to be. cleared
In a few hours.
Can ho Get Through the Doort
Sweep Is Resistless in
Nebraska.
SCORES OF OTHERS INJURED
Byron and Courtland Cut Off
From the World.
SIX DEAD NEAR GENEVA
Storm Rips Path Along Kansas-Ne
braska Border Phillipsburg,
Kan., Destroyed Details of
Geneva's Visitation by Wind. ;
OMAHA, Neb., June . The tornado
which passed over Southern Nebraska
and portions of Northern Kansas Fri
day evening was the moat destructive
and covered the most territory of any
similar storm which has visited tha
state In many years. At least 21 per
sons are known to be dead, 5 fatally
Injured and a score of others, more or
lees, seriously hurt, some of them dan- ,
gerously. j
Additional reports received tonight I
state that several persons were killed
at the toWns of Byron, Neb., and Court
land, Kan., which towns have been cut
off from communication with the out
side world.
Three Churches Gone,
At Fairfield more than forty buildings
were more or less wrecked and some of
them, including three churches, were de
molished. The loss there will exceed
(100,000.
In the vicinity of Hickley farm houses
stood the brunt of the storm and one
or more fatalities are reported, with a
number receiving injuries, some of which,
will prove fatal.
Serious damage Is reported from Byron,
ten miles west of Chester, attended by
considerable fatalities, but no details can
be learned. All the bridges are out and
communication by telegraph and tele
phone Is entirely cut oft.
A telephone message from Hardy,
Neb., says the town of Courtland, Kan.,
Jus', across the Nebraska line, was
struck by the storm and that several
casualties occurred, but lack of com
munication make confirmation impos
sible tonight. Trains in all directions
are abandoned because of washouts and
destroyed road beds. At Geneva the
storm wrought great destruction.
Farmers Flee to City.
The storm has covered suca a wide
area and been so destructive wherever
It touched the earth that It has almost
caused a panic among the Inhabitants.
Hundreds of farmers drove into town last
night and today seeking shelter, many
of them being homeless.
Following the tornado came a heavy
rain, which lasted well into the night and
soaked the storm-stricken sufferers,
making their lot doubly hard.
FHIIXIPSBURG IS IN RCINS
Byron and Courtland Also Struck
by Friday's Storm.
SUPERIOR, Neb.. June 6. A telephone
message from Byron says that Friday's
tornado struck Phillipsburg, Kan., de
stroying the greater part of the town
and killing several people. The town of
Courtland, 15 miles east of Phillipsburg,
was struck and several casualties re
sulted. It is indefinite whether both towns were
sufferers or whether the two reports cover
the same -tornado. Details will hardly
get through tonight unless by messenger,
as all kinds of communication are cut off.
FOUR PERSONS FATALLY HURT
Tornado Destroys 17 Farmhouses
In Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan., June 6. Meager de
Contlnued on Page 4.
Don't Lav Vn, Charlie.