7-. ".vy;;: CIRCULATION C. TT. J r ' The weather--QeneraUy aBoe.y northwesterly. nT" -PRicc-FivE czrrrc SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL SO. lrTHREiraCtIONSORTY--PAOES. PORTLAND. OREGO VOL. NO. 7- ill i III J. U IJL 1 WiiJ OIADO "V1' Beaker Chaseh Candidate v lor Mayor Dy Tro nimtionists MAY RESlGNJF REFORM FORCES UNITE ON MAN n r Practically a Full Ticket Selected ;' to Run on Platform That la -Clean' 'and Outspoken C for ' Civic , Morality. ; V .7 . '.V. THE ticket. . .. Mayor B. Lee .Paget .'.J ; , .; ' if.', , am . l- VI r W rr h r. . . - u.,.i.in.i jm'iniL O. Miller. - - Councilmen-at-Large 1. H. Amos, F. I Fouon, K. H. Steele. J. P. NeweU. Ward CounclltnenFlrst end cond. vacant; Third. Lionel U mjti , j" vacant; Fifth. K..4t"Tatds BdUth. J. M. i h- H..nth. Hamuel Morrow; eighth. 1A h. Bertracne; Nlnto, It. P. Anderson; M?5f t nominated test , i am uw. uv..i - 7r7.... night by the rortiana prumu.v.vu,. , I...W .h- understanding tuat Mr. Paget waa to be tree to withdraw later from the race tor mayor. If it became apparent that the reform- foroea couia unite on aome candidate who might be h. another Derty. It-waa at The .venlng.aee.lon that H. W. Btone unraveled the tangled wen of differences that had been caused by a debet laatv ing th enure afternoon, over the Que tIS. whether or not the PwhlUon party ahould nominal a xwdldat. Xor ?T. vacant that "position oa 57th5wty Jtr. Bton. analyjM the, alj uatlonTa -presenting far Opowilble 1 nrinalnlM an make n. oomlnatlMia, ... decUr. H PJ ! . .ii kut mayor, nominate a ticket, with the unretandlng that the ..Mm"rMtTMmi might wltadmw . " .,-omDl.ta.Uck.t land to jth. end rtMkfigbt, r. etone favored tha tnira cou aocepted.- OoMntlM JBtvlfled. '.' iFVM'ontimnttall dlVl3d tntO tW. facUon- one. advocating th. complete ieparation of Prohlbltloalata from all aaeoclutlon with the old Prte., I. it. a ..' chairman. ' leading thoae who held that view, and the other dele rate. Inclining to BUpporttAibeaaad fa " l .ir nian to eoODerate with a. Independent movement In the event H, R Alb were defeated for the Bepub- 1 1 ch B omma ii o ' Tv, ne Platfona.' . . naniution. ' brought 'Oirtb," re newed diacu.mpn. bat U.. raport of th- coramlttee wa. wpi. " ffort waa made to Indue the conven. .nta.aubatituu offered by E. T. John)i. " Th. committee plat- "It haa been and la our eerneat dealr. to unit, with any -other reform forcea which atand -for political righuanea and for th. election aa municiii wv mu who ar not Indebted t and will not be controlled by tha-Tioloua r imi and w. hav. .ought and lolned in conference, with the hop. that ihey mlgh lead up to rthf unification of th. reform forc.ee. -At to present . tlm. there are In the field Only eandldaU; ...k nomination at the hands of llcena. parties. . A man Of. high , Char- .h. mmdMata of a aaloon-oon- trolled party, doe not mark th. moral level of that party neither, will ba con trol IU polloy. V . ' i " 1 . FUrtnermore, o w mm - --i vised,' these ' canoiaaees woui their interests in iubt marles , as adversely. . ;ttT open Indorsoment - ... -J-' '' " " . lBalng. therefore.' futly persuaded ,M.t.. will . or can be 'omlnitedTwho R , be SO .fullrtbt securing Cull details. trusted to combats the evil vouueu tendondea Of th. day as th. candidate, of a, party which aunds unequivocally for the destruction ox " JTr.Z ton of poll ticai v u i in t . . . -- lquor tratno ano, uch oandioateeau w'vr"? .VZi ng reform wui raiiy. '"V'"' ,y Uartlean prejudice, therefor, be It. . IStolved. I order that there shall bef or th. people canaiaates ttltSdatoward moral 'll" no doubt tnat w nlaatlon and our Prea-j";- - . . ii aaar nw L...a i. , AM4aneif ton m jvfiii IUI gag mvi. r'r-iTL.".. -win. to th. peculiar UlthPomicalua- Hon. ana to our oi - . t 1 1. -- - 4nraats Of good Kvernment a. to L. in harmony Wltn in. - 1 " .... it. charter, we ae poa. v. -"'.Z. with l-lar. our willingness im - - fctber reform fores after th. prmarl.. Lnould the situation at aome later date fford tha opportunity of conist.nuy UolDg ao.-f : 'V . ' . ' , , am.aaaB of KB. racev rXaXeroherr Bniee Wolrwrtfm.-J'rP- k.well and I. H. Amos war. in com- . a a a. . taahsaAleifinnal. inr CUIHHIitwe ,n nominations wftr" Kllller. H. W. Htona ana " kahwarts. and on nnanee. ju. "'-" 1 I Poseon and B. w. jaorsmu. npeal for $JS0 of campaign funds ,rought subscriptions of 9.60. before 4.1rta iaft tha halt Mr. Pairet mad. a sutement before he convention, in which he eet forth iHMit aamvooation his intention to re lan from the tioket in tha .vent the aw enforcement elements got tbgethel ater on some plan tnat promises re ults to goon government advocates. , (Continued on Page Seven. . One r. Hundreds Reported Killed and 200 Injured X at Laredfl. lexas. TOWN IS DEVASTATED; BUILDINGS ARE IN RUINS Hurricane Strlket City Followed by Cloudburst Many Mex ? lean Jerlsh - Thou-;;: " sands Are Homeless. ' y (Bestial DtaDatea by Leaaeg Wire te Toe Jeeraal) Ban Antonio. Texas. ;AprU . Con flicting reports tonight of the damage done by the tornado in Laredo plac the number of dead at from so 'to ivv ana th. injured at 100. " Communication with the stricken city haa not been re-established, and the newa is meagre. , The roll of the 'Oeaa nas not Deen oomDleted. .and It Is not known defi nitely,- even in Laredo, now many; per sons war. killed, i. - i: On. reoort says Is guests in one hotel were klUed outright and that 150 houses vere blown down. ' Hundreds are without.' food and ahelter and th. devastation In the town and surrounding country Is appalling. Ooraraor Asked Pot Selp. : Governor Lanham haa been .appealed to for help, and It la hoped that relief. specials will react! the city tonight or Sunday morning. ".."'" 1 Laredo : Is practically devaatataa. Most of the dead ar. Mexicans, but so araat . Is the confusion reigning bare that no names ean ba obtained.' At about' ? o'clock, tonight au hurricane hit-, th. City and 'a, moment "later amall houses eramblad and . tha aff was filled with flying Umbers, street signs, aoors ana raefa. , ' - Talegrapbi -and telephone jwlee i wtre tarn from th. around and"were 'driven blocks by the force of tha wind. nndV to night the .streets are coverea wixn tancled maaa of twisted' Wires. An ef' fort U --belnr mad. - to get temporary connection with tha north te appeal for , . ' Waola Seotlon Baaed. . In the poorer section of the city not a house, remains standing.- Jn ma suai ness section1 many pi uie moat suDsian tlal bulldlnca are unroofed. The new Concordia hall haa been entirely de stroyed. T Two pang of the Bio Grande foot bridal are doan and the new -ran nail hHrfira la aald to ba damaaed.. otel Haranton i partiany wracked. Merchants atat. that th. loss will ba close to IS00.090. Great excite ment prevails and bands of frantlo peo ple are roaming the city looking for relativaa. Th. manager of th. local telephone office went 14 miles out of the' city and sent the- following message to San Antonio: - , . . -Exchange, la total wreck, switch boards under water and all eablea are on the streets. Impossible to estimate extent of the disaster." -. The hurricane waa accompanied by a rain that fell In torrents and approached a cloudburst in violence. , Streets are running -rivers and filled - with floating wreckage. . Th. roofs of the Hamilton and Roes hotels were torn off and the buildings are flooded with from four to six feet of water. Th. tower of the olty hall waa blown from its founda tions. Th. Rio Grand, railroad, bridge waa washed away ' The Laredo seminary, which he, a group or magnuiceni ounainas. waa completely destroyed. Pupils and teach' era had most miraculous escapes. Tha Mexican National Hospital was destroyed and several dead are In the rulna. . V ' - -- Practically the antir. residence por tion of the city la damaged and tomor row may show th. death list at fully 160, aa there ar. at present no means securing full details. - it All communication has-been cut an 4 details cannot be secured, i Belief tralnl ar. leaving tonight for th. scene. ;v .;' WILLIAM TAKES"' ; . . DECISION CALMLY Murderer Sends for ,, Priest , on Hearing That Court Re- ""fuses Him New Trial. y. .- (Saeeui pwtiatea te The eroVl . The Dalles, Or.. April J.Thl after noon . Deputy District. Attorney P. W, Wilson, accompanied by Sheriff I C Blxton and Marshal B. B. Wood, - non v.yed h. newa to, Norman Williams; convioted of the murder of Alma Nea- bltt of tha decision of . the supreme court sustaining the lower sourt Wil liams took th. news calmly, and aald, T knew It last night" The aherlff asked him If any ons had told him, and he said: "No; I don't know how I knew It but X tiad s presentiment last night when I wa. locked in my cell. -f The . sheriff . baa a death-watch to gnar-th prisoner, and he ' will be watched varr .closely until, the- execu tion. . During the entire time since he wss eehvloted Xor the murder of Alma Nesbltt June 1. 104 h. has refused to he Interviewed by any one, not even a lowing fellow-prisoners to mention hla ease, remaining la hla ell, reading most of the time. About three weeks ago Williams sent for a priest and sine, that time Father Deemarals has visited mm three times. Today, after being notified of tha de rision of tha supreme court he ient for the priest and had a long .conference " y-?Wm r - js:-?- y -: -y W ' vy - (f y y-r - v.. :'...::-r:' vv - ;w.,,'i t'-.vl E ' ' '-l,:v;vh:;r'';,iVl aj .,;i-r- ,.( " ili I PuESIDEflT- RALLIES FROM CUBAN FEVER Roosevelt Enjoys Horseback I Rbut Does no , Hunting- Camp-1sAgoirr-fV1ovedjr EXECUTIVE WILL ADDRESS 7 .PEOPLE AT RIFLE CHURCH Attends Religious Services- at Blue School House on the . ' Great Divide. - (gpeelal Dispatch by Leased Wire to The Joersal) . KewcasUe. CoL. April XI. After thro days Of rest and recuperation President Roosevelt went out. this afternoon and took a short gallop over th. divide, . H. has almost entirely recovered from the alight attack of Cuban fever which oauaed him to quit the hunt Thursday morning, and this morning he wanted to give chase to th. monster grlssly bear located by Dr. Lambert at the tlm. be killed th. four other bears. . Dr. Lamb.it thought however, that It would be better for him to take things easy today, and he had to content hint' self with spending five hours In th. sad. die this afternoon. The remainder of th. party rested la camp until , after lunch today. , ,-!" t '" After 1 o'clock tha horses were sad dled, , and, ' acompanted by Borah - and Ooff and Dr. Lambert President Boos. velt rode up toward the headwaters of West Divide creek. ' The party .left camp about 1 o'clock and returned short ly after o'clock tonight v V A few of th. dogs wsr. taken along. . it- is wnderetoodMha t we hunt wa sought and, ,that" no gams was chased, although the hunters were prepared to take care of anything that they met Tomorrow afternoon th president . and his party will attend religious services at the blue schooinouse on the divide about 1 miles from Newcastle and four Tnlles frnju ths camp. '. v ' S ' ' Rev. Horace Mann, pastor or tne Bine Christian church, will hav. charge of th. services and will preach the sermon. Mr. Mann visited th. president's camp last Sunday. . in .company with aeven schoot-teacbera from Rifle, and made ar rangements for . tomorrow's services. Mr. Mann wanted th. president to sd dress th. people, but ne emphatically refused, saying:- T want to attend re ligious services ;J don't wanttogiv. them."'"- " T Tr ' For this reason Mr. Mann will deliver th. principal addreea, but President Roosevelt hai finally agreed to talk to th. congregation for H minutea. The day will b. a gala occasion for the peo ple of this distrlot ". ; The church Itself will hold about ISO people by crowding and Jamming, and tber. probably wUl be at least 1.00 who will attend. According te the announce ment made by Secretary Loab whatt b. arrived In Nswoastl. Thursday from the president's camp, th , camp will be moved today. Aa yet th party baa made no arrangement to break ramp, mi tnnlarht various members of the hunting party said no orders had been issued for th cbang w oc""w i- ... .f .... . mm&m W tk . Bl . i ' . '. . viryi Nan Pgtttraoa u Sb Appears V Her v Caesar Young. She Shows Onlr L Long Xmpriaonment. She Surpriaed - neM and Vrradty. , ,;- f. DEPUTIES $50,000,000 Marshall Field and Othef 'Chicago Millionaires Sworn in--Strike Brings Another Day of Riot and Bloodshed First . . ' v' : - ' Death Is That of Non-Union Man., . . ; (Speetal Pitsatch by Less Wwe te Tke JeoraaQ ' Chicago, April I. Turbulence and rioting, loading to the us of revolvers, knives and slung shots, 'th shooting of four men and th Injury of a score, raged through the down town streets today.: It began before ' wheel was turned by th employers' teaming camp when th- colored men Imported to tak th reins laid down by th striking tanmatara, war marched under polio escort from , their lodging places to the barns of the new non-union concern. ' - It continued intermittently throughout th morning In various parts of th city. reached Its climax at noon when score of shots were Bred into a riotous ciowd at Franklin and Madison streets, woundlna- -four men. and - broke out fleroely at th very door ef the city haU In the 1st afternoon when two fugitive colored strike breakers were beaten and kicked whlia they pounded on the doors of th deteetiv bureau headquarters seeking shelter. - '. The death of tne first victim of the strike. Pater Klausen. who passed away at the Aexander Bros, hospital, th vic tim of an assault on him a week ago at Montgomery Ward A Ca's establish ment was credited to th pouo. iuau sen had a delicatessen store in . North Clark street and was delivering goods at Montgomery Ward's, when he re celved the beating that resulted in bis Fully te men were .hot stanoea. beaten with aluogshots, kicked or other wise Injured In today's riots, and sv ral of them : ar so dangerously wounded that deaths may result. One of th victims of th wild fusillade of shots fired by th terrified negroes at Kr an kiln and Madison streets received a bullet In th back of bis head which mav kill him. ' Another man. 00 years of age. waa thrown down a flight of steps and picked up with a fractured skull. A boy 1 yeers of age waa stabbed by another lad becaus be per alated In delivering an express parks te to on of th express companies. Half a dosen hospitals received the victims of th daya mad- Third Trial for- the Murder of Slight Pallor aa the Reault. of Her the Spectators! by .Her Prompt. WORTH cell a dosen or more rioters ar nursing bruised heads that hav felt th. Impact of policemen's club or of flying bricks. Fifty million dollars worth or deputy sheriffs were sworn In at th union League club thla afternoon, ' , . That la. deputy sheriffs to th numner ot 40, comprising some - of Chicago s wealthiest merchants and Club mem bers, were sworn In under SherlfT Bar rett for strike duty. Fifty million is a conservative aggregat of their com bined wealth. Such well known men as John O.-Ohedd. of Marshall Field 4 Co.; VL lljmndekL of -li&ndal Bro. j. v. rar . . .t.-k i Snraaru: Slid 'Ot' known merchant took tne oatn ana earned the right to th tin badge and revolver..- ,..... ' ' ' NO NEED FOR TROOPS. Chaw Say Xe Merely Wanted .,.Xead tf Ooeaatoa Are..' (spertsl Wspatcs by Leasee Wire to Tke Joaraal) . Washington. April . Th secretary of war with his understanding of what the treasury , department - wanted . and asked for, sent orders to Colonel Duggan to nrovlde government teams for gov- f ernment money aid to protect them In transit through : Chicago with united Btetes troops.. . .-..... .. Today"Jtn-asltnnt ecr.tary of -th treasury, H. B. Taylor, saya that his request to th war department was con ditioned upon th 'necessity--for troop. Secretary Taft sent' the teamsters' offer to protect government money to the treasury department Secretary Shaw said tonight: "The treasury department did not aak for troops.. W merely aaked. Secretary of War Taft If he would furnish th troops In case It waa found necessary to bavej them. The telegram from th Interna tional Brotherhood of Teamsters stated .that they would furnish teamsters and guards for the wagons for th trans portation of government money, and is sufficient guarantee " for th govera- ment - 1 SERVE i hid ui m to AVOffllLraiufi William Lucey With One Ball Kills One Mart and Wounds 1 Another. f ERNEST HICKMAN OF OREGON CITY IS VICTIM -.v - ....... - - Recorder Height Scratched by : Bullet Canyon City Aroused ---Over a Killing. - , (Special Dtspeteh te Tke feeraaL) ' ' Baker' City, Or, - April !. Ernest Hickman! aged about It years, was shot and Instantly killed In th saloon of his brother-in-law. Woods, at Prairie City this morning . by William Lucey. city marshal. ; ;; , v ,,-.' i Lucey, who has been marshal for hut three weeks, followed two women into th rear ot tha saloon and ordered them out It Is alleged that h mad aa In sulting remark to Hickman. The tetter order th marshal to go out saytng that he would be ready when wanted. :' Looey drew his pistol and fired. Th bullet went through Hlckman'a body and struck City Recorded Height as h en tered th front door. Halght suffered only a superficial wound. . Lucey waa at one cut under arrest by a constable and friends ef the dead man gathering threatened lynching. . . Hickman's parents . live In Orsgon City. His body will be taken there to morrow night Lata tonight advices ar to th effect. that -Sheriff Ambrose on arriving irom Canyon City discovered th feeling so strong against Lucey that he ha taken him to Pralrl .Diggings mine to avoid lynching. . J- .. j -: . Brneet Hickman.-waarortnxriy a rest G0Dv ox urerua vur nv w miurnyu dent of Oregon City, - H was married mother. Mrs. John iiicitman, ana a brother. Dr. Harvey Hickman, who grad uated last summer' from the medical de- oartment of the University of Oregon, live at Oregon City. He la said to have a brother, Everett Hickman, living in Portland. . , . . SAN DIEGO RESERVES V MAY VISIT PORTLAND (Spacial Dispatch by Leased Wire to The Joaraal) San Diego. April !. Ther Is a strong probability of th crack racing crew of th naval reserves participating in some of the race to b held at Port land, Oregon, during th coming expo sition. - - j, Lieut Frank Bergenf su tne matter In charge and today consulted with H P. Wood, secretary of the chamber of commerce.': toward - making plana- ror raising enough funds for making th tr. ' - - i Next month th reserves 'ar to race th Sherman crew st Flay del Bey, and if they ar successful, tbelr victory will do much toward encouraging them to g to Portland and try. for Honors Were. tMM't TO OSTOMY. . - Jearaal Hperlal aarvlre.) Gibraltar. 'April f. 8I torpedo de stroyer be received sudden orders to Jjitart for.ChlmH Nan Patter$cn Is Fu3 cf : Hope and Cheer Over Result of TrlaU UM: MRS. SMITH'S StATETIETit i OF HER SIDE OF CASE Flofodora Cirf Sister DW Not Want Freedom as a Favor ; i From Rand, but Because ) , She Is lnnocerrLr!!Ili cmr stsv J. isur nrrs-j (Special Dtepate ay Lease wwe to the . New York. April 18. I am certain my sister -will be acquitted. 1 1 know ah ' never shot Caesar Toung and never oould hav. On th morning of June . -Nan was asleep when Caesar Toung called her up on th phorf at our room, . In th St Paut -hoteL I was awak . . but b had to sail aeveral times beoaus ; I oould not get Nan to get up and an war. Nan would never bar. ton out . to meet him on that morning had h not been so Insistent At th meeting oa the evening before. Nan was not no anx- : toua to a him again, but ah gar in under hla persistent persuasion and con sented to meet him, -, , Had It not been tor that tftlephon . eall ther would never hav been any . troubl. and Z would not b here -In this ' horrtbl plan under a charg I know: nothing about a-aan aur th Jury wilt believe my testimony about the tel phone. " .- . - : ' '. :' i - If I did not ten in trntn wny aia not Mr. Rand call the telephoo operator who received th eall from Mr. Toung to : contradict met' I do not believe that r anything In my testfmeny can be so construed aa to. harm my sister, slow. . ould ltt ' Bvarytblng I ald aa a. wit- th truth and the truth la , bemnd t aid her. - X was1 perfectly wilUnJt to answer - every question put to ma by Mr. Rand.! ' Before I -went oa- th witness - stead, ; -Mr. Limburger, my counsel, instructed , me to answer fully every question relet-i lng to averything that took place before ! Caesar Young's death but not to aa-1 ' swer questions as to anything that took piac afterward. . , ' ... ' W & 1 - J L - -M T . A ! ' to dismiss th lndletmat . against sm ' . tf I would do as be asked me. I did V not Know wui unor say ana ua Mr. Band I ought te consult Mr. Lim burger. . I waa not afraid to Answer Mx Rand's ouaatlopa,,, It ,moni nave done any narm U I had but I was under Instructions aa to the llrnkstjoaan oa my testimony. My lawyer told Mr. J lng and waa not mad In good faith, but! merely- for - th purpoe - ef misleading th Jury. X waa told that th offer of Mr. Band was not binding and he wouii. be perfectly free to secure a nSr indict ment against me tha next day. . t When I understood th situation aft talking with my lawyer, I mad up my mind that I did not want to secure say, freedom through, any kindness of th district attorney. I know I never , eon aplred aa I am charged, with trying t gat money from Mr. Young or trying t injur hint In any way. .. Know Charge Xs ' Pais. X know tha , charg against m fa false. I do not want soy freedom any how. X would rattier stay her and comfort, her In her trouble and leave the prison with her when th Jury sets' her free. X waa never in Hymaa Stem's pawn shop and I am aur my bus hand waa never ther. . It waa outrageoua for Mr. Rand to try to get me to admit that I had pawned my bracelets and rlnga in Stern's plac on June . Th tickets were dated in October months alter. Jun -a. and X knew. Mr. 'Rand waa trying to entrap me and confuse ma so I might say aoen- thlng to injure my slater.-r I only wanted to tell the truth, but It 1 hard for any- - , body to tell . the truth under .the flare mental twists given a witness by Rand, . If I pawned my bracelets and ring in Stern's place on Jun S. why were not th books ef th pawnbroker produced to show th fact I am aur th pawn broker book win show that the ar-, ; ticlea were not pawned In Stern's pine t all. If 1 av.f old any hUSinSJBltll.'. Stern or my husband had pawned any thing with him as Mr. Rand wanted ' to have th Jury bellev. it could easily . hav been shown by Stern's books. ' Mr. Band has seen the book and knows . what X say is tru. . ,u'v '-.., sTungry for Ks Ufe. .'' . It seems to me a terrible thing for anybody to distort th truth so as t Injure my sister,, whoa lire is at stake. Mr. -Band seems to be hungry for the ' ' life of my slater and It doea not seem , fair' that anything, should have been -kept from tha Jury whlchmlght hav shown that eh la innocent.1 -1 do not . know anything about eourt.-'TBey ar strangs places - wher they ' make you weer th truth and will, aot let you tell it -.- ... . I do not think my stater" life ! at stake, becaus. 1 do not bellev sh ean b convicted. I hav been with her nearly every moment ainee I have been in the Tomb. I have talked with her and t know aha tm -innocent Sh doe feel bad and aometlme ah cries I knew it I not beoaus h k Caesar Young, but because. he has t accused of a terrible crime sue d. 1 l commit. Anybody who has been In v Innocent cannot help feeling t. 1 1 the overwhelming cobvIci '" i c even Ipnorent peon's found guilty, I o " ' ' ' amlnatlon s a