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PUILISHCt FULL
33rd YEAR. NO. 115
principal Address By Bar
on Takabira
ON PEACE MOVEMENT
Platform Commends Work
Hague Peace Conference
Prominent Men Speak
of
PRAISES ACTIVITY OF SCHOOLS
Conference Rejoices on the Fact of
the Representation of All the Civi
lued Nations of the World at the
Second Hague Conference.
LAKE M0110XK, May 22-Gratc
fully recognizing the development of
forces which make for international
peace, the Lake Mohonk conference
on the international arbitration to
day adopted a platform setting forth
its views on the peace movement.
The platform commends the work of
the Hague peace conference, and
notes the existence of 50 or more in
ternational arbitration treaties con
cluded within the last five years, and
commends the activity of educational
institutions and business of the pro
fessional and labor organizations to
ward the prevention of war and re
joices in the final act of the Hague
conference for a future meeting. The
principal address delivered was by
Baron Takabira, Japanese ambassa
dor to the United States. Others who
vspoke were Dr. Henry C. White of
the University of Georgia; President
Joseph Swain of Swarthmorc College,
and William P. Rogers, dean of law
school of the University of Cincinnati.
The platform adopted is as follows:
The conference especially approves
and recommends the work of the
second Hague conference, which re
vised and perfected the various con
ventions of the conference of 1891 as
follows:
Restricting the use of force in the
collection of contract debts; proclaim
ing unanimously the principle of obli
gatory arbitration, establishing an
international court of prize and de
claring in favor of the establishment
of a permanent court of arbitration.
The conference notes with pleasure
thj existence of SO and more treaties
of arbitration concluded within the
past five years and more especially
the arbitration treaties concluded be
tween the United States, France,
and Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Hol
land, Mexico, Switzerland, Norway,
Sweden, Portugal and Spain. The
conference therefore expresses the
hope that the peaceful and judicial
settlement of international indiffer
ences by resorts to courts of arbitra
tion and of justice bids fair to become
the rule as it has been a measure the
enlightened practice of the immediate
oast.
The conterence turtner commends
the activity of our schools, colleges,
universities and the various profes
sional, business and labor organiza-
PLATFORM
ADOPTED
At QOCIATED PRESS REPORT
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I lions of the country by which and
through which popular cniimcnt U
created, trained tind directed, not
merely to the maintenance of peace,
but alio by the elimination of the
ostensible causes of war by peaceful
K'ttlcnicnt to the prevention of war
itclf. finally the conferences re
joices in the fact of the representa
tion of all the civilized nations of the
world at the second Hague confer
ence and the recommendation in its
linal net for a future conference, guar
antee for the future of an interna
tional and permanent character ca
pable of correcting the inequalities
of international practice and of enact
ing a code of international law based
upon justice and equality.
CROWDS AWAIT FLEET.
SEATTLE, May 22. With a hun
drcd thousand visitors in Seattle to
night the city is calmly awaiting the
arrival of the Atlantic battleship fleet
which arrives tomorrow afternoon.
All railroads, electric lines and steam
ships have been pouring visitors into
the city today and many thousands
will arrive tomorrow in time to see
the naval parade.
107TH BIRTHDAY.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Rosie
Aronwald, an inmate of the home of
the Daughters of Jacob, a Jewish
charitable institution, celebrated her
107th birthday yesterday and there
was a gala time in the home. Super
intendent Albert Kruger provided 8
luncheon in honor of Mrs. Aron
wald, which was attended by all the
old men in the institution led by
Mendel Diamondstein who is 106
years old, and the women, among
whom Esther Davis is a leader by
reason of her 112 years.
FLEET SPECTACLES
Thousands View Battleships at
Bellingham
BRITISH COLUMBIA WELCOME
Thirty-five Hundred Sailors Parade
Through Streets Many Visit Ships
in Small Craft and go Aboard Offi
cers Entertained by Smart Set
BELLINGHAM, May 22-Thc first
division of the Atlantic battleship
fleet today furnished the citizens of
Bellingham one of the most interest
ing spectacles in a history of the
community. Thirty-five hundred sail
ors and marines paraded through the
principal streets in sight of a hundred
thousand people who came from
every village, town and city in the
northwest counties and British Co
lumbia to participate and welcome the
visiting battleships. During the day
thousands Went to the ships in small
bay craft and tonight visitors are en
joying theatres and the officers are
dancing with Bellingham's fair maids.
BASEBALL SCORES.
Northwest League.
At Spokane Butte 5, Spokane 2.
At Seattle Seattle 0, Aberdeen 3.
Pacific Coast League.
At Portland Portland 9, Oak
land 1.
At San Francisco Los Angeles 12,
San Francisco 18.
&Z C8EC0N,
ONE SAILOR KILLED
ANOTHER FATALLY INJURED
Accident Occurcd at Bellingham-Staub Dead When
Removed From Under Wheels
OVERCROWDED STREET
Injured Man Is Champion Lightweight Boxer of the Navy Doctors
Have Faint Hope for His Recovery Was Taken to
the . Hospital in a Special Car
HIS TWO COMRADES ESCAPE
DEAD MAN'S REMAINS TO BE TAKEN ON BOARD THE NEW
JERSEY. AND TRANSPORTED TO BREMERTON FOR BURIAL
IN THE NAVAL CEMETERY COMPANIONS FELT FENDER
GIVING AWAY AND JUMPED CLEAR OF TRACK, BUT THE
WARNING CAME TOO LATE TO STAUB AND LULINSKI.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 22.
ing fleet occurred tonight that resulted
the New Jersey, also serious injury to
on the same ship, and the lightweight
dent occurred on Lake Whatcom street car line. The cars were crowded
people riding all over the cars and fenders. Among those riding on the fender
was Staub, Lulinski and two companions. The two on the outside felt the
fender giving way and leaped clear of
unable to escape, and were dashed under the wheels. Staub's stomach was
torn wide open and the body almost
moved. Lulinski fortunately escaped
was taken to the hospital on a special
he will survive. His head was badly
thigh. Staub's body will be taken on
ported to Bremerton where he will
Later Lulinski died at the hospi
Si FRANCISCO FIRE
Estimated Loss One Hundred
Thousand Dollars
BY A LIGHTED CIGARETTE
Fire Started at Harbor Hotel Sev
eral Stores Burned Out At Sacra
mento and Market Streets Fault of
James Burnes a Lodger of Hotel
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-A
loss estimated at a hundred thousand
dollars was caused by the fire tonight
which consumed several frame build
ings on Sacramento and Market
streets. One hotel and several stores
burned out. The fire was caused by
a lighted cigarette which dropped
from the hand of James Burnes, a
lodger, who fell asleep in the Harbor
Hotel.
DR. ROLLER WINS.
SEATTLE, May 22.-Dr. Roller
won from Fred Beall two straight
falls tonight "iiV a wrestling match.
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1908
CAR WAS THE CAUSE
A SIMILAR FATE BY JUMPING
A serious accident attending the visit
in the death of J. J. Staub a seaman on
F. Lulinski, a third-class master-at-arms
boxing champion of the navy. The acci
the track, but Staub and Lulinski were
severed, and he was dead whn re
the wheels but was badly crushed. He
car. The doctors have some hope that
battered and a deep gash on the right
board the New Jersey and will be trans
be laid to rest in the naval cemetery.
tal, late tonight.
Fred Hunter Found Dead at Lake
CoeurD'Alene
NO CLUE TO THE MYSTERY
The Dead Man Frequently Asserted
That he Was Being Hounded and
Lived in Great Fear His Cabin
Was Burred.
SPOKANE, May 22.-The body of
a man, whose skull was crushed in,
is believed to.be Fred Hunter, an aged
homesteader, was found today on the
shore of Lake Coeur D'Alene shows
every indication of a murder. His
cabin was recently burned and he fre
quently said he was being hounded.
There is no clue.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., May
22. It was conceded today that Port
land, Or., would, without doubt, se
cure the next year's convention of the
Northern Baptists, now meeting
here. , '
SUSPECTED
MURDER
30VERS THE MORNING FIELD ON
UJ
WOULD MARRY HER.
VALLEJO, Cal., May 22-A young
woman giving the name of Olga Isile
and her home as Los Angeles was
arrested last evening last evening on
George street wharf while entertain
ing a crowd of bluejackets from the
torpedo flotilla. She admits haying
come up from San Pedro as a stow
away on board the torpedoboat Hop
kins and said her presence on board
was known to most of the crew and
"Some of the officers." One seaman
appeared at the police station and
offered to marry her on his pay-day
but she is still in prison.
BOY SOPRANO ARRESTED.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Earl Cu
lick, 20 years old, once well known
as a boy soprano arid sot! of Dr. J. L.
Gulick, was arrested yesterday after
noon at the instance of Alex H. Dun
lap. He was locked up in police
headquarters on a charge of "Acting
in concern with two others and rob
bing the complainant of $60 in cash"
on May 19.
Gulick protested his innocence and
told a detailed story of bis movement
on the night in question. He insisted
he was the victim either of a misun
derstanding or of a "job" and his
father said he would fight the case
to the bitter end.
At the house given by Dunlap as (
his residence it was said that no per
on of the name was known there.
Young Gulick, who is now a teach
er of vocalism, began to sing in pub
lie when he was only four years old,
He made a tour of the country under
the management of J. B. Pond; fre
quently sang at the White House
before Presidents McKinley and
Roosevelt and was a soloist at the
funeral of Mr. McKinley.
HOPE ABANDONED
For the Ship Subsidy Bill in the
House Yesterday
BY A VOTE OF 145 TO 156
Bill Sent Back to Conference After a
Hot Fight Little Prospect of the
House Yielding to Senate Demo
crats Voted Soldidly Against BilL
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Prac-
tically all hope of the ship subsidy
bill was abandoned when the House
votes of 145 to 156 was rejected by a
conference report on the post office
appropriation bill calling for a pro
vision therefor, and on which the
principal fight was made. The bill
was sent back to the conference af
ter a hot fight and now there is little
prospect that the house committee
will yield to the Senate.
By a strict party vote the campaign
contribution publicity bill with amend
ment providing for reduction of rep
resentation in the House from the
southern states was passed. The
democrats voted solidly against the
bill because of the amendment.
By way of further cleaning up the
pending business the omnibus bill re
port was received, the conference re
port upon the District of Columbia
appropriation bill was agreed to and
the senate amendments to the gen
eral deficiency and military appro
priation and the omnibus and Indian
land bills were all disagreed to and
the bills sent to conference.
THE LOWER COLUMBIA
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BABY'S FATE
Fifth Trial to Determine
Parent
CHILD FOUR YEARS OLD
U. S. Court of Appeals at Minne
apolis Will Decide Case
in Few Days
BORN IN ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL
Hospital Matron Stole Infant From
Its Mother's Sick Bed, and Substi
tuted Dead Child Selling the Child
to Baby Incubator Company.
CHICAGO, May 22.-Fate of the
famous incubator baby of the St
Louis World's Fair, will be decided in
a few days by the United- States
Court of Appeals at Minneapolis.
The decision will determine finally
whether the baby shall belong to its
real mother or to the woman who
adopted it Four courts already have
attempted to decide this question.
An Illinois Circuit Court decided the
child belonged to its real mother.
The Illinois Supreme Court reversed
this decision and gave the baby to its
faster parent. A district court in
Kansas decided the little one belong
ed to its adopted mother. The Kan
sas Supreme Court gave it back to
its real mother. At present, under
the aegis of the Kansas upper court,
the real mother and child are living
together at Sedan, Kas.
The incubator baby, now grown to
a pretty girl of four years, was born
in a St. Louis hospital, February 15,
1904. While the mother, Mrs. Char
lotte Thompson Bleakley, lay ill, the
hospital matron stole the baby and
sold it to the Baby Incubator Com
pany of the World's Fair. A dead
baby born in the hospital, it is al
leged, to Edith Stanley, an actress,
was substituted. Mrs. Bleakley w3
told her baby had died.
The baby in the incubator thrived
and Mrs. Jas. J. Barclay, a wealthy
woman of Buffalo, decided to adopt
it
Mrs. Bleakley signed a deed waiv
ing all claims to the incubator baby.
She was convinced it was another
child.
But Mrs. Bleakley became suspic
ious finally. She went to the St.
Louis Hospital, where the matron ad
mitted the incubator baby was the
child born to Mrs. Bleakley.
When she learned the real mother
had come to claim her off-spring,
Mrs. Barclay fled, it is said, with the
infant from St. Louis. She was halt
ed at Rock Island by a warrant
charging her with kidnapping. The
Rock Island restored the baby to
Mrs. Bleakley who took it to Law
rence, Kas. After appealing the case
in the Illinois Court, Mrs. Barclay
went to Lawrence and began action
to regain possession of the child.
Judge Smart of the District Court
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INCUBATOR