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f IfrfSs.'S "OVERS TMC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA PUBLISHES rULl AffOCIATCD PRCS9 REPORT 33rd YEAR.' NO. 122 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS mini ,1 Jrij tf P liilllo III! ROSE FESTIVAL Salute From Yorklown and Charleston WELCOilEREXOREGONUS . Salute Taken Up by Myriads of Shrieking Whistles From Craft in the Harbor MAYOR LANE TURNS OVER KEY Tha Formation of the Royal Proces Ion it the Stark Street Slip, Where Rex Firat Set Foot on Portland's Hospitable Shores. PORTLAND, June I,-Portland formally and officially opened her second annual Rose Festival at high nnwrf today with the welcome to Rex yfregonus, (foe King, whose royal rentry into the city was heralded by the booming of a salute from the guns of the cruiser Charleston and the gunboat Yorktown. now in the liarbor. The salute was immediately taken up by myriads of shrieking whistles from craft in the harbor, from mills, factories and other plants along shore, from ship's bells, and other din-producing paraphernalia. Upon the formation of the royal procession at the Stark street slip, where Rex first set foot on Portland's hospitable shores, there was a blare from a squad of trumpeters, and there was much shouting and applause from the throngs of spectators who had gathered at the City Wharf to bid the King welcome. Rex was arrayed in all the regalia and "war paint" that any jolly mon- nrrh of anv nivtliirnl ronlm curh n ti reigns over, might desire. He was at tended by a Lord High Chamberlain in the person of Max Mickcr, though his own majestic identity will stand unrevcalcd for the next five days. Two royal pages also attended his majesty. They were Herbert Barcn stechcr and Harold Mayer, two fine built lads of 15, also attired in fitting costume. They are the sons of Chas. Barenstecher and Alexander Mayer, respectively. No time was lost in getting the royal cavalcade tinder way, with the following formation: , Platoon of Police Picked Band of SO Pieces Three Companies of Cadets From the Hill Military Academy. Rex Oregonus, Mounted on the Ken tucky Thoroughbred, Rex McDonald, Jr. Royal Entourage, Mounted. Portland Hunt Club, Mounted on Decorated Horses. Rex was miounted on the handsome Kentucky thoroughbred, Rex Mc McDonald, Jr., and the fancy charger was decked up in rich and gorgeous hucd trappings. When all was ready, the king raised his scepter, the sig nal for the procession to begin its journey. The parade passed up Stark street between lines of humanity on both sides of the street. At Sixth; the procession turned southward, moving out to Yamhill, thence down to Fourth street, south to the City Hall, where a short halt was made. With brief but impressive cere-' monies, Mayor Lane turned the. keys, of the city over to Lord High Cham- berlain, and with a flourish the caval-j cade moved on, counter-marching on Fourth to Alder, out Alder to Park street, where the parade disapepared. ' 7000 MEDICOS GATHER. CHICAGO, June 1. The annual convention of (he American Medical Association opened here today with about 7(H) delegate in attendance. The drat scrmion was devoted to bu ni nes and work of a IcKihlative char acter. It wa announced before the convention opened that the committee on education will present a report sharply attacking the cheap medical collegei of the country. ON WAR PATH. MANILA, June l.-Thc Moros on the Island of Jolo are reported rest less, and one of the Auturia Dattoi ha vowed to personally kill 20 whites and 100 Chinese and then declare war, A sentry has been attacked and badly wounded. The guards have been doubled. It is reported that settlers have been attacked. . KICKED BY HORSE. MED FORD, Or., June I.-O. S. Mcisner, a blacksmith in Mcrriman't shop, was this morning kicked in the head by an unruly horse while shoe ing the animal, and it was at first though he had been killed. A sur a tour of Eastern Oregon, where he torn, but the skull was not fractured. THE DALLES, Or., June l.-Four young men and 11 young women compose the graduating class of The Dalles high ichool this year. Gradu ating exercises will take place the evening of June 5, the date of closing of school. BROOKLYN HANDICAP Prospects Bright for Celt to Win Race FOR THE $25,000 PURSE Again the Stables of James R. Keene Will be Prominent, His Three-Year-Old Colt Only Defeated Once Other Starters. NEW YOlRK, June l.-Ten horses carrying the colors of the most fa mous American racing stables will contend today at Gravcseud track for one of the richest prizes of the American turf, the $25,000 purse of the Brooklyn handicap. With every prospect of a fair day and a fast track, a great contest is looked for. Again the blue and white of the stables of James R. Keene will be prominent, for Celt, the son of Com mando, appears to be the favorite for the race in the eyes of the public. The three-year-old met defeat once in his racing career and that was be hind the flying heels of his stable mnte, the unbeatable Colin. Always a favorite with the public Celt's defeat of the great Jack Atkin at Belmont Park easily puts him in the lead in public favor for the Brooklyn. Celt's chief opponent for the favor of the public is McCarter. The wise men of the paddock profess to see only these two horses in the race, holding that if any of other entrants come anywhere near winning it will be only by accident. ' The prospects are very bright that Celt will win the race. He is a quick beginner, a handy horse around the turns, fast at sprinting and possesses wonderful endurance. Thee most es sential qualities will give an excellent chance to win, if he does not meet with an accident. The trainers pre dict that he will lead from start to finish. If he should win it will be the fifth Brooklyn handicap that has been won by horses owned by James R. Keene. Hornpipe won for him in 1895; Conroy in 1901;' Delhi in 1905 and Superman in 1907. MENU RETURNS ON YESTERDAY'S BALLOT Cake-Chamberlain Contest Still In Doubt, With Clear Majority for All Other Republicans MULTNOMAH MAY RESCUE THE GOVERNOR Ellis Goes Back to Congress From the Second District and W. C. Hawley Follows Suit in First Aitchison Re-Elected to Rail road Commission Forecast of Legislative Line-Up VOTE OF CLATSOP COUNTY IS CONCEDED THAT CHAMBERLAIN CARRIES THIS COUNTY LOCAL REPUBLICANS ALL ELECTED WITHOUT DOUBT -VOTE ON ALL LAWS SUBMITTED FOR POPULAR AP PROVAL TOO VAGUE TO INDICATE CONCLUSIONS SAFELY-FINAL COUNT ESSENTIAL TO SETTLE, PORTLAND, June 2.-Single tax beaten in Oregon. Woman suffrage defeated. Armories bill passes. University appropriation wins out by 10,000. PORTLAND, June 2.-At I o'clock this (Tuesday) morning, it looks as if Chamberlain, Democrat, would carry the state by about 1500 major ity over Judge Cake, for the United States Senate. From the returns at this hour Chamberlain has carried Multnomah by from 1000 to 1500 ma jority. Advices from the interior show that the contest is very close, Cake running strong in some counties and Chamberlain being in the lead in the others. It appears to be a stand off and it is doubtful if Cake can over come Chamberlain's lead in Multno mah county. The Oregonian believes Chamberlain will have a majority in the entire state of about 1500. W. R. Ellis, Republican, of Umatilla County, has been elected representa tive in Congress from the Second district, over J. A. Jeffrey, Democrat. H. C. Hawley has carried the first district for Congress. J. A. Bailey, incumbent, is re-elected Dairy and Food Commissioner. Clyde B. Aitchison, incumbent, is re elected Railroad Commissioner. In a statement to the Associated Press this (Tuesday) morning, Judge Cake will not concede Chamberlain's elec tion. With three minutes devoted to each of the cumbersome ballots cast at the Astoria and Clatsop polls yesterday, the prospect for anything like a de pendable resume of the results in this county at the hour of going to press this morning, are very slim, and are abandoned as impracticable. Fragmentary returns from the seven precincts of this city are all that can be relied upon for the probable truths of the count, and at midnight these gave tentative indications from the half-count then made, as follows: Ellis leads heavily, and probably three to one; Bean taking the full vote with enough departures to Brix to accentuate the former's overwhelm ing lead; Bailey carrying things large ly; Aitchison mixing it with Hamil ton and leading him sightly; Tongue gettng it all save a meagre showing for Kaufman; Leinenweber and McCue taking the county over Wooden; Pomeroy taking two out of three from Carlson; Gilbaugh leading Pohl plainly; Goodman safe and Jack Sayre safer. And all unopposed Republican candidates practically elected. Chamberlain will take the county by slight majority, owing to Fulton vote with broke Cake's strength bad ly. Morton leads Fred Moore; County High School carries; local option in 6 and 7 close enough to de mand final count for' determination; University, Armories and Gill-Nctters' PROCEEDING VERY SLOWLY bills carry heavily and single tax lost out With 2137 votes to count, at three mnutes to the ballot, the sun of this day will be well in the Heavens be fore the storia count is made and filed at the court house, and the fore going intimation is all that can of fered with any sort of assurance, and that is open to qualification on the wind-up. The day was uneventful and the poll exceeded the city regis tration by 61 ballots. The Astorian will bulletin all inter esting and startling developments that may arise today in the local or the state counts. CAKE INJURED. PORTLAND, June 1. In attempt ing to board a streetcar at Second and Stark streets last night, H. M. Cake, Republican nominee for United States Senator, missed the step and was hurled to the street. He suffered a number of painful bruises, none of which, however, is regarded as ser ious. He was unable to reach his home and was removed to a hotel. Mr. Cake returned last night from a tour of Eastern Oregon, here he has spoken in every county in that section in the interest of his candi dacy and of the Republican ticket. It was while trying to board a car to go to his home in Lrvington that the accident happened. Mr. Cake ex pressed himself today as perfectly confident of victory at today's elec tion, Prospects for a big majority in Eastern Oregon are extremely good, he said, and reports from various parts of the state predict a big vic tory. From the best information obtain able at 1:30 this mornng the legisla ture appears almost evenly divided between statement No. 1 men on one side and anti-statement No. 1 and un pledged members, on the other. The statement No. 1 members will num ber 41, certainly, with from four to six candidates, in the doubtful col umn. The anti-statement No. 1 peo ple admit that two and possibly three, of the doubtful candidates will be statement No. 1 advocates, but claim that they will not total more than forty-five. ; . The returns on prohibition amend ment up to present seem to indicate that in most of the counties where lo cal option was the issue, the counties went dry. BULLETINS PORTLAND, Tune 2 (2:05 A. M.) Returns late tonight show Cake coming up in Multnomah county. Chamberlain's majority, according to (Continued on page 8.) FAITH IN S. P. CLAIMS. CLATSKAN1E, Or., June I. Al though official information has been sent out from Washington that it is useless to try for preferred rights on Southern Pacific land grant claims, suit to cancel which has been filed, ten local people have gone out to take up residence on these lands. Some have their families with them and are squatting; others are "batching." Their attorney, Lafferty, tells them they cannot fail, as their claims will be "preferred," since they made appli cation to purchase before the Govern ment filed suit for cancellation. "WHISKY" SMITH A SUICIDE. TILLAMOOK, Or., June 1.-1. H. Smith killed himself at noon Satur day by taking a dose of carbolic acid. He had been drinking more than usual for several days. He has a wife and grown family, and was about 55 years of age. Before coming here he lived at Philomath and Corvallis. He was known about town as "Whisky" Smith. GOES TO JAIL TO DIE. LA REVIEW, Or., June 1. A man, apparently a German, who had been on a protracted drunk, came into town a few days ago and shortly af terwards was found dead in the city jail, where he went of his own accord. His identity cannot be learned. All that is known is that he at one time worked at the butcher business in Burns, Or. JNO. D. ROCKEFELLER Reports of Class Meetings in Papers of Great Value LIKES NEWSPAPER MEN Enjoys Talking to Reporters But Sometimes They go to Far Says Rockefeller Admits Papers Great Help to the Organization. NEW YORK, Jui.e l.-John D. Rockefeller, entering a discussion of subjects brought up by the Rev. Dr. Aked in the Bible class of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church yesterday, said that reports of the class meet ings published in the newspapers had been of great value to the class. He expressed contrary opinion to those of Dr. Aked, who brought up the sub ject of newspaper reports. "This class has 188 enrolled mem bers", Dr. Aked said, "of which 144 are church members, so despite the marvelous reporting done by the newspapers in connection with this class it is doing very excellent work. This enrollment shows that we are not gathered here because of curios ity as the newspaper reports would lead the public so often to believe." Mr. Rockefeller laughed heartily at this remark and taking his cane he poked a reporter who sat a few feet away from him in the ribs. "Isn't it a fact", Mr. Rockefeller was asked, "that the reports published about the class in the papers have been of great value to the organiza tion?" "They certainly have," said Mr. Rockefeller. "I like the newspaper men and like to see them like to talk with me. Sometimes they go too far, though you . cannot always blame them. Perhaps I would do the same thing if I were in their places I mean give way to my enthusiasm. But I don't think it is exactly right that when I say a few words to a newspaper man in a social way he at once writes a so-called authoritative interview with me of a column or more, putting things into my mouth that I never said. They often come up to see me at Pocontos Hill and of course I talk with them, but it is not fair to indicate that because I chatted with them in the course of a golf game I was giving them an authorita- IN THE GREAT WHITE CITY Yesteaday's Happenings at the National Capital THE PANAMA ELECTIONS Uncle Sam to Force an Honest Ballot in Central America for the First Time CURRENCY LAW UNDERWAY Former Senator Jones of Arkansas is Dead Taft Pledged to Endorse and Enforce Roosevelt Policies, as the Chief Fuel of His Administration. WASHINGTON, June 1. The Panama Presidential campaign which will culminate in the election during the first week in July, recent develop ed revolutionary tendencies to such an extent as to cause grave concern as to the serious intention and very severe measures on the part of the American government to secure a fair and honest election, probably the first ever held in Central America. Five hundred American marines are to be detailed to the election places. Minister Squires, who sails for the United States, tomorrow will be call ed upon to explain his alleged sup port of one of the candidates. . ft : 4 The Treasury officials are making active preparations to carry into effect the new currency law passed during the closing hours of Congress. Assistant Secretary Collidgc has con ferred with Director Ralph of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and with W. Aldridge on the matter of printing the notes, which will be gin within the next 10 days. .4 Former Senator Jas. R. Jones of Arkansas, died today at his home af ter a brief illness of heart failure, aged 69. He was one of the leading Democrats in the Senate from 1856 to 1893 and one of the strongest sup porters of Bryan, having served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He conducted the cam paigns in 1896 and 1900. Since leav ing the Senate in 1905 he conducted a law practice in this cty when not actvely engaged in politics. There will be no looke-warm en dorsement of Roosevelt and his pol cies in the Republican national plat form if the wishes of Taft and his friends have any patency in framing the document. This was made known today after the first of a series of con ferences to be held relative to the platform. Should the convention nate Taft it is predicted, authoritative ly, that all his letters and his speech of acceptance will contain his pledge to carry out the Roosevelt policies as already inaugurated, and to earnestly strive for those not yet enacted. Taft has made no secret of his position on the tariff. He is for revision at the special session of the 61st Congress to be called immediately after the in auguration in March 4, 1909. The present term of the Supreme Court of the United States, concluded today. The court will re-convene on October 12. tive interview on all the big and im portant questions of the day. But God bless you reporters for the good you have done and God for give you for any evil you may have perpetrated."