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Pages 1 to 20 PORTLAND, orGOX, SUNDAY .MOUSING. JUNE 2, 1012. PKICK FIVK CUNTS. VOL. XXXI XO. 22. EUGENIC EXHIBITTO BE MADE AT FAIR CANOE CAPSIZES, MAYOR TO RESCUE DAUGHTERS WILL GET $1100 A DAY SIXTEEN INJURED III PARKE PLUNGES 400 FEE! 10 DEATH HUB CITY FESTIVAL II SIOST PHYSICALLY ITT IIAIUF.K WILL DHIW PIU7.KS. drowning noTB fishkd out OF WILLAMETTE." I.ITKY" BALDWIN ESTATE 15 R 1G SETTLED HAPIDI.Y. 84 Pages ISSUE NOW RESTS WITH CMIITEE S RECORD CROWD ANAGQRTES WRECK Contested Delegates Needed to Decide. COMPROMISE TALK IS STILLEO Taft Supporters Fear Stam pede to Roosevelt. WEEK STRENGTHENS T. R. New York Herald's Non-Parllsan Canvass Credits President Willi 4 ft a Pledged Votes and Colonel Vitli 4U1. NKW YOJIK, Juna I. (Special.) Theodore Roosevelt Is In a till stronger position than he wan a wrek ago. President Taft making no gains, r'pesksr Clitrk la act 111 In the lead smong the Dcmocrate. but flovernor Wilson I gaining on Mm. That de scribes the altuatlon In two PtmMm tlsl battles now being waged, as ahown ty the New York Herald's non-partl-asp canvass. -On the Republican side." aya the Herald. "It practically rests with the National Committee to decide the con test. If 'sleatn roller methods are used, ss they always huve been aince parties acre formed, the Taft mansgers, acting; through the committee can likely seat rntuah delegates to nominate the I'ri sW.ent. but there la no certainty of It. and In the event of a Taft noml ' nation. through methods which Room Telt managers would question, there wo.ikl be more than likely a 'rump con vestion." at which Mr. Kooeerelt would be the nominee. Taft. 4St Raaaevelf, 453 1 F'lgared. "'resident Taft made no Kalna during the week and suffpred a serious defeat In New Jersey, jwhere under the pri maries Mr. Roosevelt obtained the stale's !S delegate. ,s things now stasd the President bas 41$ delegatea Instructed, pledged or favorable to him, according to the Herald's figures. The Tslt managers lay claim to many mora than that and a good working ma jority. Many of these classed by the Taft men aa Taft delegates are given as uncertain In the tterald'a table. "Adding his New Jersey 21 votes to his total of last week. Mr. Roosevelt now has a total of 451, delegates or within IS of a majority. Only 22 dele gates remain to be chosen, ten from iota Dakota, of which Mr. Roose velt Is reaaonably sure, six In Arlsona -ani six dclcgatea-at-large from Ohio. It la an even fight both In Arlsona and Ohio. The only delegates besides those In few Jersey elected during the week Just passed were eight at large from Tejias. Both Taft and Roosevelt fac tions elected their owe man and thus It will remain for the National Com mittee to determine which shall be seated. In the Herald's table the eight are classed aa uncertain. C'oaaaaltte Halss Key. The work of the committee - will begin In Chicago June f when it will make up the first of the contests. Both factions agree that the whole situa tion is "up to" this committee. At the present time the Taft men control the committee and are Inclined to resort to sld-tlme methods and throw out the Roosevelt contesting delegations and scat those favoring the President. The directors of the Taft canvass say freily that the President's position bas not been Improved by recent develop ments, but they declare ha will have a mujorlly of the delegates on the first ballot. They aaaert there la no dat ger of a general "flop" by Southern r "bread-and-butter" delegates, and That all. with a few exceptions who f'nnrlude.l on I'ase 2 ) SOME Ordinance May Kesult to Prohibit Kcntlng floats f hlldren or t (qualified Oarsmen. Heroic efforts of Mayor Rushlight and others of a party which was on the Willamette yesterdsy with the Mayor In the harbor patrol saved John Hentler, aged IS, of Ut Kast Yamhill street, and Kdward I'orep. aged 14 years, of IMS Kast Ysmhlll street, from drowning, when a canoe In which they were sailing turned turtle and left them struggling In the wster unable to swim. The Mayor and hla party were mov ing rapidly toward the Oaks when the little canoe was seen to turn over about 10 feet away. With a shout Mayor Rushlight threw off hla cost and ran to the front, calling the attention of the patrol boat driver to the boya who wr. flihilnr desperately to keep above water by holding to their canoe, which had filled with water and orreren mem little help. Young I'orep disappeared from eight twice before the patrol boat reached him and the other boy waa only prevented from going under by hla tenacity In hanging to the boat aa It turned over and over. The Mayor and others were on tha front' of the boat with ropee. which were thrown out aa quickly aa possi ble. Catching these, both boys gave up their struggle, exhausted. When they were fished out of the water young Torcp was unable to walk and the other boy was not In much better condition. But for the rescue by ropes the water probably would have been dotted with Councllmen and other city officiate within a minute, aa all on the boat had discarded coata pre paratory to plunging Into the river. The Mayor and hla party went to the Oaka while the patrol boat hurried the boys to the city, where they were cared for and later sent home. The experience yesterday probably will result In the Introduction of an ordinance In the City Council within a few days making It unlawful for boys or glrla unable to swim to go Into the river in canoee and making It unlaw ful for boat owneri to rent canoes to any but expert oarsmen. WIDOW SOUGHT AS BRIDE Portland Man Aaks Santa liosn Major to Tick Out Wife. SANTA KOSA. CaU June L (Spe cial.) J. 1 Mercler, Mayor of thla city, lodir received a letter from Captain J. F. Ryan, of Thlrty-alxth avenue. Portland, asking Dim to pick out a wife for him. He says: , "i would like, to correspond with some good widow, between 45 and SS years of age. without children. "I have some means and I am strong and healthy, hale and hearty, strictly temperate In all habits." Mayor Mercler will do hla best, es pecially as this Is leap year. CLANSMAN IS CONVICTED Claude Allen Found Guilty of Mur der In Second Degree. WTTHKVILLE. Va.. June 1. After deliberating two hours and a half, the Jury today found Claude Bwanson Allen guilty of murder In the second degree for the killing of Judge Thornton L. Massle at HUIsville In March. The Jury recommended that his pun ishment be IS years In the peniten tiary. Sentence was suspended that be may testify In the other cases growing out of the "shooting up" of the Carroll County courthouse. Log Driving Crews at Work. WOODLAND, Wash.. June 1. (Spe cial.) The Dodge Lumber Company, operating a logging camp about 35 miles above Woodland, sent a crew of 12 men up the liver to drive what logs thry have In the river down to the boom last Tuesday. Thla Is . the second crew that Is now at work on the river drives, the two employing about 30 men. The Lewi River Boom Logging Company's drive la now down to Ariel. lj miles above Wood land. LEADING EVENTS OF Hotels and Cafes Taxed to Capacity. BOOSTERS THRONG CENTRAL! Police Search Byways for Food Consumers. ' NEW DEPOT IS DEDICATED f'ir-t White Woman Horn North of Columbia Itiver Hides In Parade or 3S0 Anton Tenino Takes Banner Prise. CEXTRAUA; Wash- June 1 (Spe cial.) The biggest crowd In the his tory of Centralia thronged the streets today on the final day of the Huh City Festival. Kvery incoming train unload ed visitors and hotels and restaurants were taxed In caring for the thousands. A silk banner offered for the biggest proportionate delegation to the meet-' Ing of the Southwest Washington De velopment Association was won by Tenino. 4J3 registering. Rochester ranked second. The Tenino delegation arrived in a special train at 2 o'clock thla afternoon and Immediately took poasesslon of the streets. The delegation was accom panied by the Tenino drum corps. The I'ortland delegation, 24 strong and headed by C. C. Chapman, director of publicity of the Portland Commercial Club, arrived at noon along with the delegation from Vancouver, Wash., headed by J. W. Shaw, secretary of tha club of that city. Ail, Parade Opens Prograssase. Today'a programme opened with a big automobile parade at 1 o'clock this afternoon. More than B0 automobiles were In line, practically every city In Western Washington being represented with none or more machines. Princess Skookttm Chuck, Centrslla's Indian wonder, and Mrs. Angle ghelton. a resi dent of thla city, and the flrst white woman born north of the Columbia River, were features of the parade. Centra Ma's new 1100,000 union depot waa dedicated at 2:30 o'clock with ap propriate ceremonies. About 100 vis iting officials of the three roads oper ating through Centralia were present. The dedication waa presided over by Judge George Dysart, of this city. George T. Rled, division counsel of the Northern raclne. delivered the dedica tory address. S. W. Graham, of the Great Northern, also delivered a ahort address, as did Arthur C. Hpencrr. of the O.-W. R. & N.. Kev. H. W. Thomp son. Centrslla'a preacher-Mayor, deliv ered the address of welcome to the vis Itlng railroad men. Meeting- la Hla; Jiaecess. The three-day festival waa a com plete success In every way and the at tendance far exceeded tlx) wildest pre dictions. After the banquet tonight the visitors took possession of the streets and a spirit of carnival and gaiety pre vailed. The festival waa remarkably free from accidents, only one occurring this afternoon, when A. B. Long, of Miner's ranch, jvas run down by an automobile while waiting for a car. He waa seiously Injured. Baataeas la .Neglected. Meetings of the Southwest Washing ton Development Association were a complete failure, the festival proving the entire attraction for the visitors. The biggest attendance at any of the business meetings was 27. New officers of the association are: N. R. Coffman, of Chehalls. president, and W. J. Lord, of Olympls, vlce-pr tldent. Vice-presidents representing the counties under the new constitution wtrs elected as - i Concluded on I'ass S. I ANOTHER VERY LIVELY WEEK ARE ILLUMINED BY CARTOONIST Properly Worth at reat $. 000,000 to lte Divided Enltlly Hetneen Two Within Pew Weeks. IXS AXGKLKet, June 1. (Special.) The clearing up 'of the'E.'J. (Lucky) Baldwin estate Indicates, say Probate Court experts, that Mrs. Clara Bald win Mocker and Mrs. Anita Baldwin Mcf'lauRhery, the daughters,' will get property worth at the lowest estimate I. 000.000 and yielding a dally income of 11100. Thla will be divided equally between the two. Distribution 111 be made in a few weeks. The estate has been turning prop erty Into rash for many weeks. A petition Is before the court for a par tial distribution, the amount of which is set down at $1(R,000. As the In vestment for which this money Is de sired is still under consideration, the subject was continued today until next Friday. H. A. I'nruh, the executor, has vir tually handled the estate for-30 years, lie was a close personal friend of Baldwin .and since Baldwin's death, with the assistance of his attorney, haa. attended to the manifold detaila of tha administration. The indebtedness has practically all been cleared off, law suits disposed of and affairs are rapid ly getting into shape for winding np the court work and distributing tha property. HOOD RIVERJS PROVOKED Governor Ueet'a Special Election Is Agalii.tt Their Wishes. HOOD RIVKR. Or.. June 1 (Spe cial. ) Uovernor West's plan to hold a special election here i-'aturday to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of County Judge Culbertson is not popu lar. This is the busiest sesson of the year and between picking and market ing berries It is doubtful if 300 will take the time necessary to g to the polls. It Is probable that the Uovernor will be requested to make the appoint ment. A dispatch from Salem last week stated that Judve A. J. Derby. lsl!e Butler and O. M. I'ptegrove had been appointed as a committee to hold the election. They have not received an announcement of their appointment from the Governor and do not desire to make any arrangements In the mat ter until notified officially to do so. PROTECTIVE LAWS URGED Need of legislation .gaint l,and Swindle Emphasized. CHICAGO. Juna I. Knactment by Western States of uniform laws which would tend to drive out land swindlers was urged today at the closing session of the Reclamation Congreea here. Resolutions offered by W. I). Candland. president of the L'tah State Ijnd Board were adopted, -requesting that (iovernors and legislatures prote -t the prospective settler In the Weat from fraud. Tlie ned for a central (iovernment hurt an to provide Impartial and honest Information concerning Wcatern lands was emphasized. EUROPE WILL AID FAIR John liny Hammond Says Nations Will All Participate. LONDON". June I. Tarsencera on the Mauretanla. whlrn nailed from Liver pool for New York today. Included John Hays Hammond, who headed the Panama-Pacific Kxposltion Commission. Mr. Hammond, describing the Euro pean tour of the commissioners, said: "The tour was a pronounced success. Every country visited Intimated that It would participate In the exposition at San Francisco, and the official ac ceptances are expected shortly. I sm returning to Jump Into the tight for President Taft." Hlght-or-Way to 11c Keocable. WASHINGTON, June 1. The House military committee has amended the Jones bill, which papsed the Senate, irlvlng rlcht of wny to the Washlnjrton Orrgon Corporation for sn electric line across the Vancouver military reserva tion, so that a revocable license. In stead of a rlKht of way, ahull be granted. Great Northern Train Jumps Track. ONE PORTLAND WOMAN KURT Mrs. W. A. Wostbrook Suffers Wrenched Knee. SPREADING RAILS CAUSE !vrine of Injuries fatal raeiiRcra Suffer While Making Kacapea Through W lndow Train Ilanolng SO-Mlle Clip. v wvn-rva tfjnh.. June L -The day coach of the Great Northern pas senger train running between Burling ton snd Anacortea left the rails one mile east of thla city at I o clock mie evening, and 1 persona were Injured, none fatally. The accident Is believed to have been due to spreading rails. The coach was turned completely over, and many of the passengers were fniured In their efforts to escape through the mladows. . The Injured are: n.m. v Kirnnc master mechanic of the Great Northern, of Anacortea, bruised about arms, shoulders ana ieg. P. M. Hover, traveling man of Seat tle, head and body cut. p. a. Peterson. Vancouver, B. C head hurt and bruised. Mrs. A. B. Turner, of Mount Vernon, cut about head. Mrs. W. A. Westbrook. of Portland. Or, left kneo badly wrenched. Mrs. W. A. Smith, of Anacortea. hurt about the breast. Mrs. James Fuller, of Anacortes, hurt about bead. V. Dunseth. traveling man of Beat tie, shoulder dislocated, and burt. about head and neck. W. Newell, of Anacortea, shoulder hurt. C. C. Hunt, of Cbehalis. hurt about body. Mrs. Aulenbachcr. of Anacortea. hurt about breast. Andrew Swartx. of k-ount Vernon, hurt about head. Rev. W. M. Jennings, of Mount Ver non, arm Injured. Charles Atherton. express messenger, of Anacortes. foot badly cut. Miss May Jackson, of Seattle, cut about face and head. Ed Kai-k. brakemun. back wrenched and bruised about head and arms. The train was running about 10 miles an hour when the accident occurred. The Injured were placed In the smoking car and brought to Anacortes far surgical sltentlon. $500,CC0 MARK IS N EARED Dcpot.il In Tortland ravins Dank Inereaec Rapidly. ' Deposits In the Portland Postal Hav ings Bank rapidly are approaching the fSOO.OOf mark. With the close of busi ness for ths month of May, the monthly statement of George H. Carr, In charge of the postal savings depository, shows a balance to the credit of depositors of 1463.771. Last montli S4M deposits, ag gregating 1 8 2.097. were made. At tha same time IZ2 withdrawals, aggregat ing 153.491. were made. The net gain for the month waa $:K.04. The number of new accounts opened In May was 60S. Increasing to 7 1 7 the total number since the bank was es tablished. In the same month. 43 ac counts were rlored. making the total of closed accounts to date 28:7 and leaving 439 active accounts. Doll Heanty Not to Count Imple ment of Unman Specie Ob ject of Promoters. Preparations for a baby show that will be mofe than a mere beauty con test hava been mado by N. C. Marls, of the Ftate Fair Board, who will be as sisted by O. M. Plummer. To prevent any possibility of the purpose of tho show being mistaken, the managers have decided not to call It a baby show at all, but to announce It as a "eu genic exposition," making It clear that the Judging la to be conducted along strictly scientific lines, by prominent physicians, and that doll-like beauty Is to count 'very little against tho moro substantial qualities that make for the improvement of the human species. "At first thought, one may he In clined to regard the show we have planned us more or lees of a joke," said Mr. Maris yesterdsy, "but It Is quite the contrary. When I stmesled It before the State Fair Board, the members themselves Inclined to regard It aa some sort of a freak Idea, but they were eventually convinced that the suggestion hud been mado In all seriousness and I waa Instructed to And a man to promote the show. I picked Mr. riuminer today." Commercial organisations will be asked to put up prises for the exposi tion and to have the babies entered in tha show at Salem, picked by a series of district and county contests. Tho Judging Is to be made by scoring, on a basis as careful and as sclcntiilc as la used In Judging livestock, t In this way will be determined tho boy and the girl baby In the State of Ore gon that comes nearest physical per fection, and it Is thought that the con teat will arouse a widespread Interest In eugenics. "Tlie plan Is so new that there Is little In detail that can be made pub lic no-." said Mr. plummer. "but If we csn carry forward our plana suc cessfully, we expect to have the en tire stste Interested In It very soon." BAN PUT ON DECKLOADS Passenger Vessels on Pacific Must Have Free Aceeoa tc Honta. I SAN FRANCISCO, June 1. (Special.), I'nlted States Supervising Inspector Bulger issued an order today that will Insure psssengrrs on ocesn-golng steamers every facility for gelling Into the lifeboats In rase of shipwreck or other accident while at sea. In future no passenger vessel will be allowed to carry a deckload of any kind, as Bulger appreciates the fact that a drckload would prevent passengers from avail ing themselves promptly of ths life boats and other safety appliances. He has also notified masters and crewa of all oil-consuming vessels that no smoking will be allowed In the engine-rooms or flrerooms, so the danger from accidental flrea may be thus eliminated, and that no open lights shall be carried at any time In such places- "It Is my aim to make ocean travel ssfe on the l'sclne Coast," said Bulger toda "and I will not overlook any means by which safety may be as sured." COURT IS PROVIDED FOR Senate 1)111 Restores Appropriation Denied by Houm". WASHINGTON. June 1. The Com merce Court, which the House voted to abolish, was provided for In the legis lative, executive and Judiciary appropri ation bill reported to the Senate today by the approprlatlona committee. Tha committee eliminated, however, the expense allowance of 11500 to each Judge and also dropped the provision for traveling expenses. In view of the fact that the court Is permanently lo cated in this city. The totsl o impropria tion for th court Is cut from $94,500 to $:.nn. The Senate committee also struck out the House provision to reduce the number of Internsl revenue collection districts to 2 and the number of cor nult Jiulges to REYNOLDS' FESTIVE First Flight at North Yakima Fatal. FIANCEE WITNESSES TRAGEDY Daring Aviator Ignores Warn ing of Tricky Wind. IN AIR THREE MINUTES Spectators or DI-nMcr Are l. Mln. tiles In llCMfhlng Scene Skilled ' lliriliiuin Hud Snld Nothing -Could ShHko Ills Nertc. MANV AVI TOILS l l.V OV W1N;S, OK KKATII TIII'H FAR 1 ISIS. January 1 3 Kurhunnct, st Tarts. January Lieutenant Iloerner, si penile, I'raiirs. .laniiiii'v i'l ttul herfotd l'sgr, st l.ea Ans"lcs. Keirir- S lt. li'-hell. at Tarls. Xlar.-h It Husiiuna Uernard, at Rtnntpes, Kranre. March II Lieutenant Henri Paul Tltiiille Kovelle. at Pali, Franca. March lit iierr Wltte. at Ilerlin. March 24 Lieutenant Albokrlnoff an1 anilitant. at HavaMopol. March 21 Pilot and too passen gers rirownati, Monte Carlo. April 1 c. I". rioters, at Los An Seles. April IS Victor Louis Maion and K. V. Fliher. at I-onrton. t April II Ueutenant M. II. A. Bon- ! cour. Paris. April IS I'nknnwn novice lost In escaping balloon, Cossonay. gwltser- land. April U Lieutenant Villa Davrsy, 4 Verdum, France. May 11 Hay Wheeler. Klniock I'srk, Ft. Louis. I May U Victor Louis Msson, Lon. I don. i May TJ nV? Pl.her. London. iMay :l Fred J. Southard, at Day ton. O. June 1 Philip O. I'armslee, at North Yakima. NOliTIt YAKIMA, Waah., June 1 With a smile and a kiss thrown to his llanree. Miss C. M. Turpln, and a wave of his hand to the thousands who watched him, Philip O. rarmalee. one of the Wright aviators, took the air In the teetj of a gusty west win here this afternoon for hla first flight. Three minutes later hla broken and lifeless body wss dragged from beneath tho wreckage of his biplane in an apple orchard In the lower end of Moxce Vsl ley, two miles from his starting point. The exnet cause of the dlxsstcr that plunged him too leel to death probably never will bo known. As he rosn from before tha grand- stsnd at the fair grounds, Parmslre swung to the west over tho Yakima River. He rose to a height of about 100 feet snd hli speed increased to almost a mile a minute, although It wax noticed that hla plane dipped and rolled and seemed to be controlled with dlf Acuity. ( raft Flutters, Thea Plunges. When he had gone about two miles from the fair grounds, he swung In a wide circle to the easlwsrd for the re turn Journey. As he squat ed away be fore the wind, the great plane checkeii In Ita course, fluttered a second like a wounded bird and plunged below thr line of trees. It Is thought by the mechanicians who were employed by Psrmalrs thai a sudden gust from ono of the drswx or small canyons ..hst notch the side of Moxce Valley rtnick tho machln and rendered the elevating planes un manageable. The body of too unfoitutiHln aviator H'"n. -hided on l'nse ft. PEN. . r r J1 - i