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THE SUNDAY .'JOURNAL: wao the "BEST TfllNGin the NEWSPAPER LINE, AROUND YESTE,RDJ Journal Circulation T Svnda; : Was - Showers and cooler tonight; Tuet day ahowera; southwesterly wind. . VOL. V.VNO. 83. PORTLAND, 4 OREGON, MONDAY V" EVENING, JUNE 11,' 1906. TWELVE PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS, r S?Sg "0: k Will Hi! U UUi v Ml V . : '' . - n . .-v - .': -. - . v - 'O- "MM m ffl TflMl Investigation Reveals That Profa Vouchihgl for Contest for to Develop -' Hundreds of Illegal .' votes .were east In Multnomah-coucity Jaat. Man.(Ux.JTJJUl - has beea evident by Investigations lnct - dent to the close contest for -sheriff. and the result "Will be numerous criminal , JrQsecutions..Jor perJurjr.-JNat enly, wtll the charges ' of violating the election . lasa' be taken into court put It la pos-i slble that not a few men whose stand ' Ing lir the community has been nnques- tloned will be aent te the penitentiary.' V" The frauds that are now being un . , earthed- were) committed by affidavit . voters and the' men who Jrouche. for m them. In the precincts of the coun ty which took part -In the election the --' number of affidavit votes varied from one or two to IT, which was the rec ord of Bell wood, otherwise known ss ' precinct' 17. The total n -the .county . was In ajccess.of 1.000 but the-exact ' number cannot be learned at this time as all the affidavits turned In are now securely locked in the vaults of the county clerk and will not be open tor - Inspection until the aecount ot the .votes for the office ot sheriff begins In ' the circuit court . Incidentally, it can ' be stated as a fact that some ot the , affidavits are still out. remaining in , the poaaesslon of meanbera ot precinct ' boards In direct violation tot the law re quiring that' they be given Into the - custody of the county -clerk together with all other books and papers used In , i the election.; ..: , ",".' v ,' ereral Xaadred ToUs illegaL ' Out - of the 1,00 or more affidavit . votes severer hundred were Illegal. . In some esses the voter was. clearly not "-entitled -to oast-ar ballot:-it-t hero we ' not qti.'the' ta rolls signed the affida vits, taking oath, that they owned prop erty .in Multnomah county; .In many cases fraud was committed by both the ; voter- and the men who appeared at the -i. polls as his ' sponsors. In msny In ' stances property-owners, real or alleged. -touched-for men. whom .they had met only five 'mlnutea- previous,, swearing' . that they knew the exact residence of the voter In the precinct end that he was entitled to vpto.- - - 1 " j - All this Is being brought out y a quiet, investigation noV In 'progress. which wa nndertakerfv with a - view of i T i :,.'..' - .... . . v Murderer of Miss Page Has Execution Post ponecf Until Midnight While He Becomes : . ; a Methodist in Death Room J ir.: " t"V " ' - " - - (.earsat SpeeUt Servlee.) v -'--t . Beaton, June II. -Charles Tucker, condemned? to die for that murder of Mabel Page, was not . executed this morning. Instead, he was baptised Into the Methodist faith In the death cham ' ber. Tha warden permitted a postpone. ; ment of tha electrocution for tha cere : mony. It Is understood, that sentence - will be carried out a(ter midnight The crime for which Tucker la to pay ' the death penalty wit one of the moat sensational a well aa the most inex plicable oomiciaes mincnwui nu in mufiv . vMrfl. . Tho iimrdt of Mabel Page, for atrocity, deliberation, . mallc and strangeness, ranks among I , the remarkaoie crime ot rural jxew . wngiana. - wr .ww jwmim " detal1a have -excited -interest, wonder and Imagination, wnne tne pnouo naa dlsaussed the possibilities with widely divergent views. But the government held from the start that the explana tion of this remarkable homicide lies with Charles I. Tuckers , .:; vv .. . -: TntUe Bfforts ta Xsoape. . . - The young man he Is but SS years old now was, arrested for the. crime. GIRL IS CONVICTED OF GRAND LARCENY FOR EATING DIAMOND Omaha,Ne., June Jl. MaeV Thomas, charged with stealing -and swallowing a diamond, has been declared guilty of 'grand larceny by the Jury after 14 hnura' deliberation. V The - verdict was coupled with a recommendation for len iency. The Judge's1 Instructions were. ' that the Jtiry must find Miss Thomas , put tha diamond In Iter mouth with the Intention of stealing it, in order to find Illegal Voters- rSheri GreatlSensatibn. criminally prosecuting offenders against the, law avrnlna; eiectlons. I n th Is Inquiry 6e 11 wood with its 17 affidavit ballots, making the total vote 1X4 In ex eeas' of the registration. Is playing a conspicuous part It was In this pre cinct fhat an election officer refused' to listen to. the reading of the statutory authority offered by a challenger, cut ting objection short with the emphatie utterance. To hell with the law." It was in this precinct alao that certain citlsens. supposed to be prompted by a fear that prohibition might overwhelm. the Oak and the jiount Hood brewery, signed ss many as SO affidavits, al though soma of their "friends were so new to the district that It was neces sary to provide them with a guide. . , aeUwood yolUac Uit Pew an dad.' : . The Democratic county committee has demanded a copy of the Bell wood polling net. and this is being prepared. This action Is slgnlficent, as" tre men who have taken 10 are actively engaged tn the moveroent to expose frauds and punish the "perpetrators." - NO Intention of asking that the precinct be thrown cut has been" expressed. The evident deslne Is merely; to make an example of offenders, thus insuring mora honest elections in future. Many precincts besides BeUwood will show frauds when" the affidavits ' are Opened to the- public. ; The affidavits of ; preelnnt ' 1. where' 10 men swore In their ballots, are said to bear the names of two sponsors whose names nowhere sppear on the assesasment rolls. Further than that, the afflvadlts have never been aent to the county clerk, but are now supposed to be in the possession of a member ofthstsieo- tlon board. It la believed they will be produced when demand Is made, but this will not sat matters right, as the law says: "The precinct registers 1 and all aff ldavlta filed, shall be returned along with tha other- election returns, sealed and marked -on the cover with tha eontents and the name of the -pra- lncti-o-he elerk--N the oounty." - Affidavit frauds are a far mora se rious offense, as the perpetrator . puis himself In the way of a term In prison. Tha chapter of the election laws devoted --Continued -o Page Two. )-- J convicted and sentenced to tha electric ehalr. Ha baa had the benefit of able counsel, who for two years have prac tically abandoned all other business In thslr efforts to save their client from his fata. Tha case was carried to the highest courts in tha land without avail. A petition for clemency, said to be the largest petition of the kind ever framed 111 thla country, waa presented to Gover nor epui Id. The chief executive, how aver, after consultation with his coun cil and with the -Judges who ' had pre sided st the trial, failed t.o see his wsy clear to Interfere with the decision of the courts. . , . . . The murder af Mabel Page occurred at tha suburban town of Weston on March it. loot. , It waa a crime that might at any . time occur In a suburban commu nity. There waa no mora apparent mo tive for any one t6 kill her than there would "be for the- assassination of any modest, retiring, intellectual women wbo never gave offense ssd wha might be found any day in her home.' Hhe waa 40 years old. the daughter of .Edward Page, a retired dealer in steel and Iron, (Coattnued on Page Two.) her guilty. The verdict doea not dispose of the story aa to what became of the diamond, and while the presumption Is, that -she a wallowed It, she appeara to be suffering no Inconvenience. Io sa effort to locate the stolen gem an X-ray photograph of Miss Thomas' stomach waa taken, showing the dia mond lodged there. Whether it la still ' -a at 1 . I . , . . , . - . - . . . . .. I . ' - - ., ' , Great Commoner Informed . on His Arrival ijj Berlin of His . Friends' Efforts Talks . . ... ' ..,..,( t ' on Socialism. " i Uasrsal BpeelaT gemeat r r - -Berlin. June '11. William Jennings Brj'an. 'upon' his aiTf rat -here today "f list learned of his .boom for the Democratic nomination as president In 10.' He declined to discuss the mutter, saying that the time for nomination waa still far away.- - .- . -; - 1 ... Bryan- said that there was-a differ ence between Democracy and Socialism. Democracy, ssld Brysn, "recognises competition aa legitimate and tries to protect the ' principle. ' Socialism sees competition aa an evil, to be eliminated by publlo ownership and the pub llo operation of the means of produc tion end distribution." . . . INSPECTION BILL MUST: PASS SATS CANNUN Ueeraal gpeetal gervlee.V -Washington. June 11, Speaker Joseph Cannon declares thst the house must pass the meet Inspection bill, aa It IS certain, to restore tha confidence of the people. ' Csnnon. Beverldge, Hopkins snd ottleTf talked' with the president on meat this morning. Aifter theconfer ence Beverldge said that 'the president Is not In a mood for compromise.. Whyte. the new Maryland senator. took tha oath thla morning. .- . , OSAX CArxAXjr sajukzd. - e v, AtU'. Peteraburg.-June Jl. The 4 session ' of the doume -.. today opened with '..the greatest exclte- ' merit., ' Favelof f, ' 'military pro-curator.- unannounced, appeared w ! demanding a hearing en .military , affairs. The- president refused .. bim permission to speak and he . ' left the chamber.' - . . , . . , A -.V i ;y ..... . , ... . ; :.. , , - . 'fmm-yi"-: r -t .- -s:-, tsr: -. uni i - - v.-. t - - - Miaa Cynthia Roche, Today'a Bride. Most Fashionable Wedding of the Season Attended by New York's Smart Set Arthur , S. Burden Is Groom. ' Oooraal gpeeial gerilte.l . -New.'Tork, June ll.'Of the several f-reoent weddings In the.clrole of wealth and society of prominence in New Yerk snd vicinity that of Mlxs Cynthia Roche, daughter of Mrs." Burke Roche, and. Mr. Arthur Scott Harden, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.' James A. Burden, which took, place todny In Grace church, waa without doubt the most spectacular. So ciety turned out In full force fof the wedding. The Interior of the church waa profusely ; decorated -with flowers snd plants, while electric lights shone through the foliage like so many stars. The bride wore a handsome coatume of. white satin, the train being three yards long. Her vel! was fastened with diamond brooches and in her hands she carried a bouquet af rare orchids. ' Koneymooa la Bnrope. ". -, The bridesmaids were Miss Nora Ise 11 n, . Miss Thsrese Iselln Miss Sadie Jones. Miss Evelyn Parsons, MISs Natk-a Rives snd alius Mollis Moran, .Mr, Burden's attendants included his broth er. William P. Burden, and the Messrs. Ruehet brothers of , the bride.,; - . At the conclusion, of the church cere, mony the wedding pmrty and guests ad journed to Shefrya, wheMan elaborate breakfast and reception were - glvrh. t (Continued on Page Iwo. , I - ito it 17 n5 77 I ? n n n h 77 tp ito f tt 77 n tfti I "' S' ' -.i . ;J ' r i ; ".'" ; .St m ; - r f - '- '' : it ' , :4r i1 -,-vif f - . ... .. fc f.- , A. ., , v . ... fy;Mr - f ' .. 'fj --:- t-'v . - - 1 i i a Ik Senate Committee Declares the " Utah Politician No More En titled Thereto Than if In dulging fn Polygamy. 7-- (Jim roil Special Service.) Washington, Jnn -ll.r-"ln the Judg mentofthe committee. Reed- Smoot in "no more eritlfled tdraTSeanrrThO-Beir' ate -than- If he were sasoclatlng in a polygamous relation with a plurality of wives." - .- This statement was made - la tha cpursoof, a report by the majority of the senate committee on privileges snd elections presented to the senate today by Senator Burrows after an investiga tion lasting over two years, t . ' The committee says: "The mora de liberately "the testimony taken in tha case has been studied, the .more Certain Is the conclusion that the facts are trile as stated in the protest." When the minority report on the Smoot caso-waa presented,-Mr. Burrows gave notice that he "would soon call up the resolution declaring Smoot . not en titled to a seat In the senste. Ballsy said "that although. he agreed with the committee be thought It unnecesssry to pane, a resolution of expulsion. . The rate, bill will come up Jn the house tomorrow.' f " .' ;t ' " -. BooksfeUer Betaraa Tlsii. . I'ompelgiie. Krsnce. Juns II. With all the formality of a Ktiropean poten tate John 1. Rockefeller this miirnlng returned the "stau. caU. Of the mayor made yesterday. t' , i- ; 4 President Withdraws From All Coal and Oil lands Yet ln taken to Prevent Fuel Su to Chetic toal arid Oil Trusts. '. . i-'. (jBurail Beetle Washington. Juna 11. Just ss soon ss he Is through with the reorganlsa tlon ol themearcWhg"hautry-f the country. President Roosevelt - will enter upon another task which may attract world-wide attention and lead to prolonged discussion In this - country. He proposes government ownership of such coal ' and oil lands ss - have not already- passed to private or corporate ownership. ; , The president will endeavor to pre vent, another acre of land having coal or petroleum deposits from passing out of" control of-the government so fares the fee is concerned. ' ' t-Wlth this -end tn view the president deslgna to withdraw from entry several million acres of publlo domain, which has not been taken 'up, and which ia known to contain coal, oil or other min eral deposlta. These; lands are situated In ' Colorado,' Idaho, 'Wyoming, Vtab, Oregon, - Washington, : Montana,- New Mexico, Arlxona, - Oklahoma and Indian territory. '. '... :A.v : - - MILLIONAIRES ABROAD PREY - FOR liEEDY EN6LISH "' '. ' . t ': Every American . Besieged . by Tradesmen , and Needy Mem, v: bers of Aristocracy. - . - (Joarsal apedal lendes.). ' - London, June 11. Local newspspera teem with descriptions of Americans and accounts of what they are doing. At tha great Jiotels Oaridges, avoy, Carlton, Newrita centera ' feverish In terest In Americans. It la believed by the. newspapers tUat. every American Id these hotels Is a multi-millionaire, so. being a multl-mllllonalre by repute atd least, every American Is regarded aa legitimate prey by all the tradeamen and dealers In London. They lay siege FAIRBANKS indications at Capital. That Vice-President Will Be Republican Standard : Bearer Against Bryan in Coming Campaign - - tWeehlegtea Borees ef The JaaraaL) - Washington, D. C, June 1L While tha Democrats of the nation are rallying about the standard of Bryan as standard bearer .for the coming campaign, di vision exists In tha ranka of the Re publicans. Root or Taft will probably be fbe administration's choice, but such antagonism exists against tha president among party leaders that there Is slight prospect of his selection being ratified. It cannot be denied that lndtcatlops to day show a strong drift toward Vice President ' Fairbanks as Republican standard bearer for ltOt. ).- ' Fairbanks tha Haa. - ' Republican tendencies are beginning to crystallise, and there ere a number of straws that ahow which way the wind lows. In spite of the Washington Poet's predlei ioiv-foe-Ts f r- the -steady gale that, was setting trl his direction has been veering and shifting of late, about tha Fairbanks scalplock have taken .on tha stesdlness and Insistence of ths trade winds of th( Pacific. There la too much doing In Ohio that Mr. Taft cannot look in upon to allow EVEN THE FISH IN OLD KENTUCKY GO ON SUN DAY Frankfort. Ky.,,June It. Since early Sunday morning farmers along the banks of Benson creek have been gath ering In basketa and catching with their hands thousands of live fish rendered temporarily hora-de-combet by the breHkin. of the, flake aland at riUgcr n I ;ry. More than It 0 snll"li r ' v key werje turned Into the . r lie result tha flah were i aaideiaaaaJpju4hla,,atap td prevent tha fuel supply of the country: the Standard Oil company.- - - v . The president's plana have not been adBP"bur.ther-than-outUnl sbove. . It . is not , known - whether ho contemplates .having tha government operate the mines Itself or lease them under such restrictions aa -would inaurw competition and . relief. t - : Hints of the program have been dropped ' from time to time, noticeably; In the Portsmouth speech, when tha president -departed- frqefc the -typewrit-, ten copy which had been furnished the) press. --Almost -vail-the-papers printed the speech In - full," but found it im possible - perforce . togive Mr. Roose velt's spontaneous excuraione from tha main line of his discourse. These side lights were many and were ; tn soma cases the better part of the oration, taking tip live questions like the pack ers' . reform and - tha monopoly of coal and oil -regiona. -- . . to the hotel and try to ambush, him 1m hslla or on the street and tha younger sons of the aristocracy - tout for dealer -Of alleged antlqultlea. " - c "T " Needy dowagers roll up to tha hotels In hired carriagea, gush their way into private sitting-rooms and propose auda cious schemes -to chaperon millionaires wives in tha most exclusive circles. Young Vsnderbllt haa received 400 beg glng letters a day aa tha average. ... . -; 1 .' . t XfOngworths Bo Shopptag. t'onraal apeelal srvlce.) JmdoiC Junall. The Longwortha . ware the center of Interest while out ' shopping todsy. Camera fiends beset them wherever they went. The weathes , Is threatening rain. -Tonlgbt they will attend a new ballet at the Alhambra. . -- ' i i ,.-.' .... Xalf willoa fa Vilaao. ", ' . (Jeeraal Bpeetel gervtee.) ' " - Sacramento, CaL, JuneK- Tha as- sembly this morning, by a vote of SsT . to I, paased the bill appropriating SS00,-! ' 000 for a - state building In San Fran cisco. . The expected opposition fallen' to develop. . ,f. him a great deal of a ehanco In hid own at ate, and the. senatorial forces will be almost to a man agalnat that Individual whom Theodore Roosevelt designates his mantle. That fact will stand strongly In tha way of the aspira tions of any of those in the Roosevelt cabinet who receive the presldsntlak sanction and blessing. -.' " t ". oalttvataa tka (Jowtk. ' i On the other hand Mr. Fairbanks haa not mixed tn any quarrels, haa provet a capable and buainess-llks presldtnc officer of the senste. haa made a good, Impression wherever he haa gone ot his- speech-making tours and recently) cultivated a feeling of friendship frong the south. - The Fairbanks home In Washington has been the scene of many entertain ments, and the friends gained In thla wsy-pTOva-that -a-wtan'a- heorA ond hla' convictions also may ba Influenced via the digestive tract, especially where such taste fw an -taottui-- dinners -aa .. those given by Mr. snd Mrs. Fairbanks' are concerned.- There is no doubt about f the fact that some recognition must he given by - tha boom managers to tha high, narrow gentleman from Indiana. - In drovee ther came to the ayrfnc of the watee, . ported around ail the moat fantaetii: retire. 1 hey to be about ttirca nhc- i . and generally dlf the rnoet urifinnv r The dtlhiT ' lit adiiii.in t- dnwn fr rf tii'i tf ' v MalM& there remains mjiUrr ' ' ': 'V;' ' '' -f v .t
