1
HO LIQUOR OR OTHER SPECIAL INTEREST MUST COTROp THE PUBLIC POLICIES
.. a. .
;i.: Tonihtnd pnday.. fir End ' v V 11 Y II I trJl!lI4 i-HI JU JULJITII I (V J L Yesterday Was L I I TV
warmer; north westsrly wind. ' V Jjj'v - T ' ' ' ' ' ."7;
VOL. IV. NO. 63.
-i -
Gangsters . Led by ;X. F.
; Lord :Try to Break Up
- Citizens Meeting.
FAItrAND UNDER FIRE
- THEY TAKE TO FLIGHT
Non-Partisan Selection ILCare
fully Excludes Every Ring
TCahdfdate Clean Men
for 9ce Slogan."
Amldrlngmg-chers Dr. Harry Lane
DR
HARRY
ju. was chosen to ; be thC candidate for
mayor oo the clUiens' - ticket selected
at a mass meeting held last evening in
- -. Allsky hall. Men of ail shades of po
litical opinion and of all walks Of life
were present and the hall -was filled to
overflowing. The one dominant purpose
. '. which swayed the gathering was the
rdetrmlnatlon to pqt - ancnd tr; Ihalte-
- glibe oicorruption at the city hall and
to put forward a ticket which should
command the support of ' all good cltl-
sens. ",'', z: - .r
A disgraceful attempt- to break up
tb(v. mooting was maue by a-handful f
adherents of "Mayor Williams, but
proved an titter failure and the die
turners withdrew shamefaced. - Charles
F. Lord and Jay Upton, president of
club, led the disturbers and tbey-were
'noisily aided by Dudley Cvans and
Arthur Oroener, members of the same
organisation. Ths ciubof which Upton
HLJi Y)felflCht"W'llS oirty"Tle'tiHtlllVtfil,f'Bri
... - ganiia4on-whlch -Indorsed ' Mayor .Wil
llama before- tbe primaries. It was
the medium through which the- liquor
; dealers did mirh of; their' work, and
- every liquor candidate was Indorsed by
the Young Men's ' Regular Republican
- club. The members of the club were
v.-active, workers for the notorious "red
tickecLftt Wo:Trlmarles, and many of
: them wens In the pay , of ; the liquor
dealers. - ,'
Plait to tea4 KeetUf.
The disturbance had been carefully
- planned by the Williams men; and aa
such rowdyism whs wholly unexpected
tha- meeting was thrown Into moment-
c " ary confusion. ' But mdlgimllun loon
, took the place of surprise, and so seath
ln nereJ.he jcommenta that -came from
11' part of the- ha.ll that the -intruders
were forced to withdraw. -
upThttmlnnthmn jti noml
necs of the political parties were In
dorsed; In others new men were put
forward One of the marked features
of the evening was the determined oppo
sition to every candidate 'who had re
volved 1 ths InduiHSiiitnt or thellquor
dealers. Three hours elapsed! -before
. the ticket was completed, but Interest
was unabated to the close. :
The disturbance-in the, early part of
: the -evening -was begun- by-Charles-F,
. Ixird. Uninvited, 1 hs stepped to the
platform, called the meeting to order
and attempted-to .install-Jay Upton as
chairman. For a moment the majority
was taken by surprise, but I. II. Amos
nominated B. C. Bronaugh for chair.
. man. and ha was elected, the only neg
stive votes being .those of the four or
flte- Williams men.
"We have not had for some time,''
said Mr. Bronaugh on taking the chair,
""an administration .Of municipal af-
fairs whose Impelling motive basC been
the welfare of the public or of the tax
payer who foots the bills'. ;', -A
' ' Want Better Off totals.; :;1
"With- some' people , ateproCJl" lias
come to attach to the word Yefofm,'
and they profess tofloolt-.on 4hone who
are working for betterment as disturb
ers of the public peace. But there are
- other who are willing to stand In.thaf
category, If the- result will be the elee--"Mlon
of tietter public servants."
-i Professor R.,, U. Steele twak elected
merretary and1 lofn'lnatlofns for - mayor
. wire then caFled for. ,
' 1 "I iiioto that ws indorse t. Harry
Lane as' the cltliens'. candidate for
Tnayor7shoTited Joseph Oaston.T and a
storm of cheers hurst forth. The en
thusiasm was Instant end irrepressible.
J. P. Newell took the floor. ' ,
"I think the people of Portland nave
rhitfl - enough of some "things," h said.
They re tired ofan administration'
which is hand and glove with the liquor
Interests. They are tired of a council
that grants 10 saloon licenses at ths
fair grounds, and then doesn't know
what It has done. Theysre tired of
board, of publlo works 'that puts a coat
of plaster on a gopher hfele and calls it
a sewer. They are tired of a financial
administration which levies a 40-mtll
tax snd-then says .the city Is so poor
That it must sell licenses for robbery of
the oltlsens. I. think the people west
man of backbone, who wur put a stop
to these things."" - -
Mr. Newell Wss frequently Interrupted
by spplsuse and -'by cries of I'Lane."
but B. Lea Paget wss ths msn whom hs
placed in nomination.,
Attempt U Break Vp Meeting. . -"
Cberles F. "Iord-hen attempted to
nominate Oeorge H. Williams.. Groans
(Continued pa Psgs Iwa.
LANE
Alumni Gather at Univer-
sity:Frora Ail Parts
KEEP ANNIVERSARY OF -ty
FIRST COMMENCEMENT
Recent nTragic Death or CoUege
MothecBtrika a Minor Chord
in Harmony of Old i
" Jienda' Greetings. -
... .. . .......,.,. - ...... . . .
By Trank S. BUsy.) :-
' (Special Olspatchto Tbe Joaroal.)
I Stanford "Unlveralty, California, May
18. Celebration 'of the decennial of thai
first graduation from Stanford, univer
sity "commenced today. Primarily, the
event was expected ta be largely of the
first " alumni, but graduates -foisacn
UCjOsejlXnxiegrctafEiterk
affair has beeeme a great reunion - of
the J'grds.'? ; They are-flocking -ta-oa
every train frouv all .parts of the west.
and some of them from more aisism
n&rts This is the first opportunity of'
fered for a reunion- since ths vntrerslty
was opened, and ths old Btanrord spirit
is shown to be remarkably, strong.
Renewing college days, meeting f el-
low students of years past and, viewing
the Improvements thai have been made
since the first half thousand students
began their work here. Is proving a de-
lishtfnl-oecapatlon. - Many of the -old
at- new luiOuiiita, anOheyj. now behold
for the-flrat time the grandeur or tho
completed university. T(ie memories
of the alumnus are clustered sbout the
beautiful Inner quadrangle,' the nucleus
of the mission-like architectural . plan.
Now - scores of "qusds,'. with their
broad, sunny courts, and "circular gar
dens of bamboo and banana trees, and
with long vlstss f arcades and clols.
ters, spread over the campus. - -"CeUage
Kotas Ooaa."
Through all of the joy, however,, will
run the thread of sorrow, the respect
for their "college mother," the late Mrs.
Jane Latbrop Stanford." She was held In
lilxli esteem by alt classes. With suit'
sble ceremony, the vast concourse of
students-will -Isy'-the-fotrndatlon-of n
stately monument that Is to-b4 -reared to
her memory. , j ' v - ,' .
, Mlstory sf ths OoUege."
. Thb.Leiand fitanTordJunlor univer.
slty wss founded In t&& by Senslor
Stanford snd ,hla- wlfr in memory f
fhelr son. who-dled in March, 1884. The
cornerstone was laid May 14, 18ST, and
4iie univeisiiy v as"Tipenel to sttUgntyf
October 1, 1891. The orlgtnsl endow
ment consisted of the Palo Alto estste.
comprising 8,400 seres; the'Vlna ranch
in Tehama county, of C5.000 acres; snd
the Qridley ranch ln Bette county, of
22,000 acres. Stnoe the death of her
husband. In 188S, Mrs. Stanford has,
from time to time, transferred other
large and valuable properties to the
trustees, but on June 1, 1899, the great
endowment was completed by her wltk
the gift of the entire residue of the
Stanford estate, consisting of money,
stocks, bonds snd real estate, valued
at more than 825,000.000. A full .devel
opment of these great properties will
give the entire estate a value of 'per-
haps 840.000.000, sn endowment greater
than that of . any - other university In
tbe world. . -
' Mission Style of architecture. :
-i'-The-priBctpal- feature of -the srchltec
ture is the inner . quadrangle, an open
"cdurt 88 feaf long Br 4 -feet -wide;
surrounded by continuous arcade join
ing 18 buildings snd ths great memorial
chapel. The material used for the
buildings! buff sandstone. In rough
hewn , broken ashlar, with cylindrical
columns aupportlng the arcade arches,
and thewhol1roofed wtth red tiles.
The general architectural effect la thst
of ths old mission style. Fronting this
group on the north snd forming the
principal facade of the. outer quad
rangle, la the massive memorial 'arch.
nankea on tne east by. the sssemhly
nalLthellbraryand the .history, build
ing, and on the weer by the natural
sciences snd the geology buildings. On
the northwest snd southwest corners
of ths outer quadrangle are the ehgl
neerlng buildings, A quarter of a mile
distant on either side Is Enclna hall
and Roble hall, which are respectively
the menB and women's dormitories.
About ths same distance north stsnds
ths museum, a' concrete building of
classics! architecture. 812x158 feet In
slxe. Midway stands the new chemistry
bulging. . Facing these two structures
are soon to be erected the (rymnastum
snd a second library building, each, of
which Ja to equsl In else snd equipment
sny similar building In Amertrs. The
beautiful snd Imposing memorial church
Is one of ths finest churches In America.
It Is built of buff Vandstone. like the
Other buildings, with cathedral-like In
terior," great arches and allegorical win
dows,, and rosA 8500,000. It contains a
818.000 orgsn,' having 2,011 pipes. This
. 4ConUnu,4 pa rt Xwo.
PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, ;MAY
Mi
Gitizens' Ticket M ominees
at a non-partlFarr tnaBS meeting
wers placed on a Citizens' ticket: ,
Mayor Vr. llktty Lsne; Demo-
cratlo nominee.
Auditor A. N. Gambell, Inde-.
pendent Republican. - i v,-:
Treasurer J. E. Werleln,,.Repub
Mean nominee. -- '
City Attorney No ' nomination.
. Municipal Judge T. B. MoDevltt,
Independent Jtepubllcan. ; , '
WARD COL'NCILMEN.r
First T.' J. Concannon, Demo
cratic nominee.
Second H. 'W. Wallace, ' Inde
pendent Jtepubllcan... ;
Third L. L. ' Paget,' Prohibition
nominee. - - - . -
Fourth John Corklsh, Independ
ent Republican.
Fifth W. Y. Masters, Republican
nominee. ' ;
WIVS
MAY
BRUTAL HUSBANDS
Sheriff Word wfll;"deputis women to
lash their husband's who are arrested
for, wl fe-bee. ting, The to WTirovldin 'or
whipping post for women maulers
becomes effective tomorrow. 1 "
"Tes, I will make-every woman who
Is willing, to do the beating a special
officer for the occasion." said the aher-
Iff today.' "When a man Is found guilty
of wife beating and sentenced It de
volves upon my office to carry out. the
sentence. If the wife won t servs one
of my officers will carry out the law.
I haven't made any special provisions
for such cases yet, snd sll -I-have to
say is flod pity ths man who fslls Into
my hands for wife beating." f ' .
The code. provides that not to axcee.1
10 lashes may be laid on tbe baok of
ths wlfebeater. If ths conviction Is
obtained in the police court the lash,
must be laid on by a police officer; If In
a Justice or In the circuit court, by the
sheriff or one of his deputies.
; "Ths law la evidently Intended - as a
deterrent," ssld Police Judge llngue.
"A large majority of such offenders will
Yoba,b" bs brgught IfltQ ' b Uq
.( , ' -- : '
HE
to
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if war .
POOHUTTLfel
51 - J
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r v.
'Hi
r
it
FINDING A-SCAPEGOAT.:
last nlght-the following nominees 1
- , J . '
H. W. Stqne, Prohibition-Independent.
"
A. N. Wills. Republican nominee. :
r-A- F. Flegel,- Democratic nominee.
- R, R. Steele, Prohibition nominee.
Dr. S. A. Brown, Independent Re
publican. . -
Sixth H. ; W.'Psrker, Democratic
nominee.'' ' .
Seventh Samuel Morrow, Prohl-.
'bltlon nominee. - ' ;
Eighth M. A. Raymond,' ..Inde-'
pendent 'Democrat.
' Ninth 8. ' P.. Anderson,-' Proh lbl-"
tlonlst. - v ' ,
' Tenth-W, ' T.-t Vaughn, , temo
cratlc nomine. " '
ii ; w' 1
f .. -.v - '-. - .. .. . .. i .
court. In my opinion, to make such a
law",deterrent In effect,' It ahould. be en
for, The flrst-man-that comes be
fore roe charged with beating his wife
will, upon conviction. If . ths circus
stances warrant. , be sentenced to re
ceive a whipping. ,- My policy has .-always
been to deal severely with such
persons, snd this law "places a good
wespon In the hands of the courts. - Few
men will care to risk the dlaVace of a
flogging.- not to speak of physical
pain to be suffered, and many of them
who, .contemplate beating their wives
wlU. probably think twice." .
PHILIPPINE BANK.IS '
" CLOSED BY GOVERNOR
' - J- ' av ,.r - r
(loaroal Sperlal gervtea.) ' v . '
. Manila. May 18. The American bank
of this city has been cloned by thb order
of Oovernor.-Wright, and- Is-now in
charge nf the inawlar auditor. The rea
son given Is the protection of depositors.
Ih 4jtUlf JUL stUaU4 4fc llSSfftf.
18, 1905. TWELVE PAGES.:
lit-
V
.:.V
INVOKE AID OF:
THE REFERENDUM
Petitions Filed With. Secretary
- - Asking -for-Vote ,on-Ap--
propriation Bill.
':' ..- .
OBJECT.TO KEEP MONEY ' . :
; FROM NORMAL SCHOOLS
Action Has Effect of Holding Up
' . All - State -'Appropria ;"J:
rHipisl "Mspetft te The-Jnnraat)
.Salem,' 6ri May 18. Petitions .Jnvok-
Ing. the refeteddum on the.mllllon-ddlTar
Appropriation., bill., passed at - ths last
session of the legislature were filed to
day with the secretary of state1.
' While the object- of the petitions is
to snnul the spproprlations for the stats
normal schools, amounting to 8113.000,
they will also have the erf ecrof -holding
up the appropriations for al the state
Institutions, such ss the Insane asylum,
ths penitentiary, the Reform school, the
Deaf Mute end Blind schools, the Agri
cultural college and the state university.
The, bill also Included ths usual appro.
pfiauon ' 'T ma xranspuraiiun or insane
and of convicts to Salem.
At trie state election In June, 1904. the
people will pass upon ths appropriation
bllL If a majority of tbe votes, shoull
be In favor, of the bill It will become
effective. If tlto vote should be ad
verse, every Item contained In ths bill
will -fall. r" , . ,
NO NEWS RECEIVED 0
V - KflSES CUP RACE
(Jmirsal Special brtln.) , .
New. York, Msy 18. Incoming steam
ers brought; no- news lolay of -the 11
yachts which Started yesterday In the
kaiser's cup rsce. ' The -Nantucket light
ship reported this - morning' thst no
yachts .had been sighted, yet. As there
wss a . dense fnfc taH night they might
ha v 'passed unoliserved. The wind off
Nantucket is 13 knots, from tlis fiorUl-1
sasier
riikb i yw
Rojestvensky-Though in
Poor Heaith Will Re-r
main With Squadron
FLEET SIGHTED SAILING
: NORTH OF CAPE VARELtA
Ruawana Praying: for" Naval De
' feat Tieling Railroad Re-
""stored- Biriloff to Com- .
-kLjnand - Vladivostokll I
(Jooraal Bpeclal btt1c.)
London,. May 18- A Saigon dispatch
States "thst- ths junction of the fleets
of Rojestvensky and Nebogatoff was I
affected off that port outside of terri
torial wafers on May t. :The combined 1
fleet remained In the vicinity until I
May 14, when It started-seaward -in an
SSSieny qlrecyon.3iCT, .
... ...... . . . i
- SfrigapOMr fflspiloliee stste that - the
British steamer- Hong Wan .reports
sighting the Baltic fleet laUatHuee
12.-80 north, longitude 11.20 eaat. about
120 miles north of Cape Varela-, on the
ssorning -of May lai .'-.iM TlJLsi
The steamer, Segovia at Blngspore
rtporia that on'. May 15 ahe passed ii
vessels of ths Baltic fleet 4 miles from
Cans Varslav steaming north.. .
St. John Island-on 'May -18.- ' Evidently
they are under the direct control of the
Russians, ss thsy carried no lights snd
srs said to be heavily laden with prov
visions for ths Baltic. fleet.
The-Russian mlalsti
St, Petsmtmrg todsy - -authorised, the
sUtement thst Rojestvensky has not
applied to be relieved from the tour.
The admiral health. , however, con
tlnuea a source .of anxiety. As a re
sult. Admiral Birllof f - will be sent to
Vladivostok to - take over the supreme
oommsnd of ths Russlsn naval forces.
Blriloff was summoned to Tssrko Selo
todsy.. ' I :, : '. .
' (Joersal Bpeetal srvlee.r-
Odessa, May 18. Thousands of copies
ofa proc.lHmaTlonIssueorby theSocT5T
Democrats calling on the people to pray
for ths destruction of Rojestvensky's fleet
have been scsttered broadcast in this
section. ."TT wsfns the people- tnai Rus
sian victory will give renewed lease of
life to the autocracy.
BXSTOBXJICr BaXLBOAB.
', (Joarsal Bpeetal Barrlee.)
'' Fusa-n, May 18. Ths railway connect
ing Port Arthur and Harbin has been
mini DpireMQ w iih . puin j
bridges are being erected In -place of
those destroyed by the- Russlsns. and
the work of repairing the road north of
Tie Ling la being pushed rapidly.
' PlAOCrS OVTBBBA2C SZBXED.
(Joersal Special Berries.)
St. Petersburg, Msy 18. Reports that
plague haa broken out among-the sol
diers 'of Harbin Is denied here. ,
ROOSEVELT TO ACCEPT
-NO FAVORS FROM ROADS
1 ' ,: .( Journal Special Serrlce-V-J ,'.
Washington. May 18. It Is figured
here that 'the' president's western-trip
cost 'about -8J,000r"rRport Is curreht
about the" White House that ths presi
dent" has already paid this sum and .that
hs does not propose to accept, any priv
ilege -from tha.ra!lroada during his
term. -S-' " " '"
Philip B. Stewart of Colorsdo Springs,
who accompanied the president on his
recent trip, saysr that Roosevelt' will
write; twojnagaslne articles - oh his
hunt, tmtorm a part bra-book on
wild animals, which ths president has
in mind. Photographs' Sf the Colorado
bunt have been sent to the president
snd he will ' copyright ' those he, intends
tttJB'Lja.jiispog.A:
J.
GROUNDED CUNARDER-
FL0ATED UNINJURED
; (Joersal Special Servtee.k ' "r"
New Tork, May 18. The Cunard
liner CarVihla, which grounded Tuesday
In the lower harbor, .was floated at 8
o'clock" this morning uninjured. - She
will resums her voyage to Liverpool
without delay. ---- .... ,
OLDEST SOLDIER BURIED '
WITH MILITARY HONORS
r - 1 ' '' '..,
- ,,. IJnaraal Special Bfrlr.) "
New York, May, 18. " After r helng
viewed by a crowd of 8ff.08d In the city
hall, the remains of the late Hiram
Cronk, the last soldier bf- the wsr of
1818, were escorted to Cypress
Hill
N
remstery this- morolnl and fcrii
yjaUltaxx ikoapisy
OF PORTLAND
stasjjs, iivt, , ctia.
Cannon Gives Up Trip to
: Philippines in Order toil
Visit Portland.
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY
LEAVES NEXT'THURSDAYl
Vice-PwsadentjFairbaiikyyn
Accompany Senators and Rep-
esentatiye8 'on ' Their
iHjK', Special Train,,.
(Wasblnctoa. Bareas of The Jooraal. -'
Washington, D. C May 18. Uncla
Joe Cannon, speaker of the' house of
representatives, will attend the opentnjr
of tbe Portland exposition on June 1.
He will go with the eongressionsl Com
mittee, which, leaves Chicago on May;
24. Cannon had tntenrtgtgritna; tri thi ,
- 4rr.KriT.I.Dyi' T.T.. r,V;r
" V;H"r 7. . .7, " . '
The.- congressional partr to- attenrl
the opening of the Lewis and iCIarlr
exposition has been made-up arid will
leava Chicago on Thursday next by. spen
ds! train for Portland, via the Burling
totr-antf th Canadian Pacific. It is ex a.
pec ted - that - Vioe-President Fairbanks -and-
Speaker- Csnnon.wUlaccompany
the- oUtetee party, -wl ill: h- will :inMtid
Senators C' D.-Clark f WyosBtng, .Gam
ble' of South DeJcotaj Ball of JJelawaia-
and Overman of North Carolina;' Ser- .'.
geant-at-Arms' Ransdall of ' Louisiana. .
Financial CJerk Nixon of tba exposttlon ,.
Icffrrunlttrifi P.lrrK p'-hKw;,r i , iinrif i
ate and Representatives Tawney, Bart
lett, " Bherman, ' Hemingway, Hamlin,
Llttauer, Beidler, Babcock, McAndrews.
Rodenburg, Sibley, Ixjudenslager, Henry, .i-.-Ijim'ar,
Small, " and - Sergeant-at-Arma
Cssson of the house. , ,
A special train of five sleepers, din-
Ing and baggage car, will take the party
out." Many members wllL be accompa '
nied by their wives. T '
GUARD STARTS,":
i .
Begulars IVeave Presidio to Beep Watcb
. a , Oo van mast Bnlldlsg,
Two companies of regulars will ar- '
rive In Portland tomorrow from Baa
Francisco to gusrd-thsr T-'nltetr States
government possessions at the Lewla
and Clark exposition. A letter from
ttl Samuel
the department Of the Columbia advises
President Ooode that Companies I and
K of the Tenth Infantry have left the
Presidio with Portland as their desti
nation on ths errand named; If on time
the troops should srrivs tomorrow." The
eminent peninsula- and will act Inde
pendently of the centen'nisl guards. i
The executlvaommittee of the Lewla
and Clark corporation meets at 4 o'clock
this afternoon . to discuss further Its
policy with regard to the dispute with
the stste commission.: Saturday night,
at 7:20 o'clock, the state commission .
will theet at the Oregon building. The
main object of the meeting will be to -.
receive the reply of the corporation to
tbe demands mads upon It by the com-"'
mission. -
i
PRINCE OF TAHITI TO - v
BgEDUCATED IN PARIS
,- (Joersal BpKlal Sen-tee,) "
I, -Ban Josso-May-l 8. Prince Brnest-T
marsaou of. King Pomare V. of Tahiti,
who has been a student at Santa-Clsra i,
college the last eight months, lncognltd, :
has . left for Paris, where ths French .,'
government .has arranged for his edu
cation In. the famous navtt .academy at--Breat.
, At college he was known ss
Ernest Salmon, only the faculty and two. -. ,
Intimates being aware of his Identity.' '
The boys father is said'td hsve died
Of a -broke heart aver ..ths. loss of .his r
kingdom. It passing under French con
trol in 18S7. Although the widowed ex
queen no longer rules, thousands nf loyal
Islanders bend the knee and still have
hope-Thar the thronewrtr gatrt'M r-"
cupled when the prince comes of age.,. -
JOB W. OATXS IS riTTT.
' ' (Joersal Sperisl Servtee.) I
Chicago, 111, May 18. John W: Gates,
whose bold speculations have kept htm.
In the publlo eye for several years pst.
wss BO . years old today.. 1 Mr. Gte
though hs apends much of his time In
New York snd slsewhere, still continues
to cell Chicago his home. He waa born
but a short dlstsnce from Chicago, st
the llltls- town ef Tumsr. lies wss a
farmer boy,' and at 18 was engineer of
a threshing machine. At IT he was s
railroad fireman. In U he had saved
enough money I to start the Hnut,trn
4Vlre company fef St. Iiuls, of will h h
was president. I was the f..rr
Of the'Amei-ksn Btel Wire
since mcrg'd wllhthe I' '
Steel rnrpraloii. 'I '
rery ' v man. I"1! t'
-1