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,1 THE-PRICE OFTHE DAILY JOURNAL IS'TWO CENTS AXOPV ON; THE STREETS AND AT THE JOURNAL OFFICE AVOID THE RUSH ihc Sunday Journal JOURNAl CIRCUIATION ? rESTzaioAx was" 1 n ra Tha WeatherwFalr tonight and , Sunday, with light frost tonight VOL. VI. NO. 314. PORTLAND, OREGON. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1908 TWO SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. JJJWcSTJ M '1 Ml a I - .am ' al " L . . sw . .. ssj-m m av aasaa. v jr' v.. rrJT aak .aw sr sr . , .av a a a. a 29 OBC) BmmmoiJT: serous crss WASHINGTON HEAKS OF CI COOKE HAS S WHIPS' COOKED HIS uiiifiiMLU iinvniiviio. iTiurnjtnir mum nnnnr h uvv mm MTHE Of? 1 British Officials Say 3Iikado Is Ready to Demand Apol ogy and Indemnity Uni ted States Trying touring About Feace. (United Prua Lcaied TVIrt.) London, March 7. In official cir cles here it is declared that the question of war between Japan and China hinges on the next meeting of the Japanese cabinet at Xpklo. Should Japan Issue an ultimatum It' is thought that the Chinese gov ernment would yield and release thefJapanese steamer Satsu Mafu. British, officials say Japan expects war and is preparing for It. Texas Fighting Senator Bailey London, March 7. Should diffi culties between Japan and China reach a stage where they could be adjudicated through the offices. of another nation that nation might be the United States, according to report. However, the squabble over the Japanese steamer seized by the Chi-, nese government' Is being closely watched by the state department in Washington and the slightest oppor tunity to restore peace In this mat ter will be taken advantage of. :i nil n 7 ' , .: Admiral Evans' Fleet Will Frobably Arrive in San Francisco Bay on May 5 as Stops in Cause Delay. South Will The Australian Government Wants United States to Send Vessels for Visit Eight Ships Will Return Through Suez Canal. SENATOR BAILEY OP TEXAS among- Tesa)., Democrats to the leader ehW of. Senator Joseph tV. Bailey which has been more or leaa active ever ulnre the Pxpowure last year of Senator Hnlley's dealings with the Standard Oil people, culminated here today in a largely attended state convention of the antl-Balley element. The gathering; was arranged by the central Democratic club of Texas, which Is the name of the antl-Balley organization, and of which Judge. George W. Riddle of Dal las Is chairman. , 'The 'purpose of 'the, convention, as set forth to the national convention at Den ver as a delegate at large and '"to fight against uie evns in political and offl ciai-llfe which hs:ve come' to be gen erally grouped under the name of Balleylsm." The activity of the political foes f senator Haiiey means that there will be a fierce fight In the state convention ft Tokio, March 7. Surrender the Japanese steamer or Japan will de clare war. This is the only infer "ence that can be drawn from a de mand formulated at the meeting of the Japanese cabinet today and Bent M? the Chinese government atPekin. The demand practically Amounts to an ultimatum. It asks for the surrender of the Satsu Maru, an apology and full Indemnity. In it the Japanese ' government plainly, states that it will neither tolerate delay norva counter proposition, and will act immediately if China Ig nores the demand, which , may be said to be the result of considera tion on the part of the entire gov ernment. . . Should China insist on. holding the steamer there seems to be no other alternative but war. j oyer the selection of delegates at large. The opposition win endeavor to Dreven the selection of any of the Bailey sym rathlxers. The slate of the Bailey fac lon for delegates at large is understood to consist of Senator Culberson. Sen ator Bailey, Governor Campbell and State Chairman Carden. . PENSIONS -SECUBED FOR OREGON VETERANS Wtblnctoii BureiD of The Journal.) Washington.. T. . C. March 7 ReDre- aentntlve W. R. Kills has been notified by the bureau of .pensions this week tha tthe following Oregon old soldiers have received Increase of pension under the act of February 6, 1907: Lucerne Hansen,' Portland. 112: Charles . Htckenthler, Portland, $12; James Duffeny, Jewel, $20; George W. Luttrell, Echo-; 12; James W. Ellis, Halfway, 112; James W. Jones, Port land, $12; James O'Brien. Portland, $12; Thoma E. Dunbar, Hood River, $1R; Ionard A. Brush. Portland, $12; John A. Hurlburt, Portland, $15; Alfred W. Carpenter, Portland, $12; George W. Davidson. Helix, - $16; . George Hacker, Sparta, $20; Martin O'Conner, Portland, $12; J. L.-M. Fulton,-Elgin, $15; Z. O. Wilson Jr., Vale, $12; Amos B. Billings. Mount Hood, $12; Grant S. Hadley, Portland, $12; Martha.: A. Douglas, Hood River, $S; 8. B. Ormsby, Portland. $15; John Martin, Joseph, $12; Thomas Smith, Burns, $12. . (United Prm I.paitd Wire.) Washington. March 7. Rear Admiral Plllsbury, chief of the bureau of navi gation, has announced that It Is highly probable that Rear Admiral Evan's' fleet will reach San Francisco bay on May 6. It was hoped that the ships would arrive sooner, but a delay will be due to the acceptance of Invitations to stop at San Dlcgo and other ports en 'route to San Francisco. Admiral Plllsbury has mailed to Ad miral Evans the blueprints of the pro posed alignments of the ships for the great review which Is to be held at San Francisco. As announced, 45 ships will be in the geant. The vessels will be aligned four columns. The ships will be about 420 yards apart and about double mat distance will be allowed from col umn to columu. The review is to be made by the secretary and whatever staff he may select, from the cruiser xorktown. It was announced at the navy depart ment that the president is about to make a formal statement of the itiner ary of - the fleet of Admiral Evana after it leaves Manila. Eight of Admiral Evans' vessels are to return to the United States by way of Sues canal. Since these arrangements were made the Australian government asked the I" n I ted States government to have tha hips of the fleet visit Australian ports. becretary Root replied substantially that the itinerary had not yet bc.en made up and that Jie had no official In formation as to .the movements of the fleet. It is believed now that the invi tation of the Australian government will be accepted. Secretary Metcalf of the navv dennrt- ment will announce on Monday the time the Atlantic fleet is expected to arrive at Magdalena bay, 8an Diego and San Francisco. It is believed that the pro gram will fix March 15 as the dnte nf arrival at Magdalena, April 27 at San Diego and May 5 at San Francisco. The fleet will be docked at Hunter's Point. The Program will also announce that the entire fleet will be assembled at Seattle In June for maneuvers with tha Pacific fleet. MR. JOHN M'COURT, NEW U. S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY Portland Methodist Minis ters Think Nothing Will Come of Vermont Pastor's Charges Against Chancel lor of Syracuse University Rev. Mr. Cooke Looked Upon as Somewhat Errati(; Dr. Day's Statements Against President, However, Con sidered Serious Blunders. WANTS U. S. TO BUY LOWER CALIFORNIA TO CONTROL RIVER Washington, March 7. Senator Piles has handed to Secretary of the Navy Metcalf 'A.,, request that the Atlantic fleet, upon arrival from the south, an chor for a short time at hsast in every port in Puget sound. The senator also requested that the Washington be or dered to proceed as ooon as possible to Puget sound, so that the state for which It was named may have an opportunity to honor the vessel. To the latter re quest the department has assented and a definite date will, be set shortly. San Diego, Cal , March 7. The cruis ers Washington and Tennessee ar rived here today from Santa Barbara. The vessels will remain In this harbor for 10 days after which they will sail Portland ministers of the Methodist church are generally of the opinion that nothing will come of the charges pre ferred against Chancellor James R. Day by Rev. George A. Cooke of Vermont. 'To take an isolated sentence or para graph from any book and to condemn man on account of It Is always un wise." said Dr. B. F. Young. "We all understand what Dt. Day means In his book, "A Raid on Prosperity,' which Tias recently been published and which forms the basis of the attack. "Dr. Day Is a most instructive, keen man- one of the strongest men in the church. He has his opinions1 and he does not hesitate to express them. The sentences quoted are merely an exam pie of Dr. Day's vigorous English. "It is difficult to see how any case can be made out or sucn flimsy material as this charge. It is understood that this man Cooke Is one who likes to stir up trouble. He has done something pimilar before. He seems to be some what erratic." Thinks Remarks Unjustified, Dr. W. H. Heppe said: "I don't think anything can come of these charges. This man Cooke has a tendency to do that sort of thing, although I do think that Dr. Day has made great blunders In speaking as he has of the president. I think his statements are not at all Justified." Dr. E. L. Rader said: "While I do not agree with Dr. Day In his attack on the president, we all know that Dr. Day Is a man of perfect Integrity and It Is not likely thai the charges will stand. He has not spoken of the presi dent as an -individual, but of his policies, and it is not probable that anything will come of the charges made." Rev. W. B. HoTilneehead said: "To speak technically. Dr. Day undoubtedly violates the law of the church In speak ing evil of magistrates, but there are certain preliminaries which seem not to have been observed and It Is not likely that anything more than a repri mand by the conference will result. While I think Dr. Day's attacks on the president are unwise, Dr. Day Is really as great man, one or the strongest and most able men In the ministry. He may 1 . V Vy x.'O'VI ". , ww . y flf 1 I WAX ((I U! W III 10 ESCAPE; FROM SHIP Two Japanese Quartermas ters From Numantia At tempt Daring Feat and Almost Lose Lives Evade the Watchmen, -t- Inspectors Discover Trick and Capture Pair When They Laud on East Bank Slid Down a Two-Inch Hawser. PICTURE OF MAN WHO WILL SERVE AS PROSECUTOR IN POSI TION NOW OCCUPIED BY MR. W. C. , BRISTOL. 10 BREAK ESPEE MONOPOLY With bundles of dry clothing and food to last them several days, two Japanese quartermasters swam, from the oriental liner Numantia at Alaska dock, acrosa the river to the O. A C dork at 1 o'clock;: this morning with the intention of gain-' Ing admittance to the country. The feat la considered one of the mast dat ing ever undertaken by deserting sail ors In this port and it nearly cost th Japs their lives. ; After, swimming the river they fell Into hostile hands when trying to crawl ashore exhiusted and gasping for breath and they are now confined In a cell in the county Jail where they will be held till the. steamer Is ready to de part for the orient. ineir names are naiucici natulan. aged 23 years, and EyeOa Takeja. aged, 25. Thev Joined the Numantia at MoJi. evidently with. .the Intention of escaping upon their arrival here. They had I planned their escape carefully, for In stead of leaping Into the water, thoy lowered thernseives over the Z5-root Iron wall- of the steamer Into the river by means of a two-Inch hawser. .This was done so auletly that the Immigra tion Inspectors and watchmen on board and on the dock failed to notice It. Not until the men had reached a point almost across the river, near the east Southern Fae if ic "Officials Called to Portland to Answer Snyder's Suit to Force Railroad to Release Oregon Land Holdings. (United Press aud Wire.) Washington, March 1.- Representa tive Smith has addressed the secretary Of state in a letter asking an opinion re garding the advisability of the purchase by the United States of part or all of Lower California, In . Mexico, so that control of the Colorado river along the portions where It has broken Its bounds, could be undertaken by the United States government. Smith urges besides the matter of the, Colorado river, tjiat the .United States already conduct extensive oper ations at Magdalena Bay In Lower California. MRS. ROOSEVELT ON . MAYFLOWER AGROUND AT POINT COMFORT (United Vm tesd Wire.) ,, Waahlngton, D. C. March '7. The ayflower. President Roosevelt'a yacht n which Mre. Roosevelt and party are . taking a cruise. Is aground near x)ld Point uomroru xnra iu a putting the Mayriower, wnicn is in eommanti Lieutenant Commander MSarl? Vogel- rg, . in an rcort to release ner. Si!mble fiboal light at 16 -o'clock last W'lfWt KaN mYm m rt arAnn1 , ' TKa 9 ant tft-Mr.: .Vogelsang, a recast crttto of the nary before tha senate Investi gation committee,- la In command of the vessel gave room for a lot of "josh ing" at the navy department.., There is no answer, however, as to the question how it took place so close to the light. The Mayflower wilt go to Guantanamo for a-little target prac tice, after which she will proceed to the Gulf of Mexico thence to New Or leans, thence to Vlcksburg where Mrs. Roosevelt and party will go on board. The length of the cruise after leaving Vlcluourg lr-not kaowa.. ": v -, AMUNDSEN WILL SI III 191(1 Arctic Explorer Expects Third Expedition to Be Out Four or Five Years. ; (United Press Leared Wire.) Oakland. Cal., Jilarch 7 Captalri Ron ald Amundsen,. who la In Oakland says he expects to lead hla third expedition to the arctic In July, 1910. "My course will be through the Bering sea and then straight Into the Ice of tha unknown region," he said. - T'It will take four or five years, per haps, to drift across the ice Into the Arctic seas, but 1 will take enough provisions for a five year cruise." - captain Amundsen will sail In his small vessel,' the GJoa, which already has a reputation as an arctin tnw.n... Captain .Amundsen's expedition will be purely scientific. He will study the currents or toe sea ana the climatic and the magnetic phenomena. , He will nit hunt for the north pol because-, he says, this pole Is merely a geographical point and Is ef.no Importance (V-human knowledge. ; . . . . r - . , On March 14 Captain Amundsen will leava for Seattle.;, t.&&ix: have been unwise, but nothing more. Calls It Merely Barking. Rev. C. E. Cllne says: "Anybody in the Methodist church can bark, and that Is what this man does, but that is all he can do. Dr. Day has violated the law of the church, but there Is also a law that a man must be warned three times, and this has evidently not been done. "Chancellor Day is no child, and when It comes to a showdown, if It ever does, he will probably astonish the natives by establishing the truthfulness of his charges. He is sure of his ground or he would not say what he does." The charges brought by Rev. George A. Cooke of Brandon. Vermont, are that Dr. James R. Day, chancellor of the university of Syracuse, New York, has violated tne rule or the cnurch which forbids "speaking evl of ministers or magistrates." Conference Is to meet April 15 when the charges, if estab lished, will be considered. The offense which led to the charges Is this utterance of Dr. Day: "Anarchy of the sort practiced by President Roos evelt Is the most dangerous kind of an archy. Anarchism In the White House Is the most perilous anarchism that has ever threatened our country. It means anarchy , if the Judges are to be set aside and their verdicts held up to crit icism by the president." ACCUSES EMPLOYMENT AGENTS OF GRAFTING (United Prru Leaied Wire.) Seattle, March 7. The city council has received a communication ' from State Ijibor Commissioner Hubbard of fering to furnish records of claims to gether with testimony against several employment agencies. "While the na ture of the claims is not stated in the communication, reference is made to the former trouble the city council had with employment agencies when charges were, made that they had taken feej to furnish employment and that on apply ing for work the men found that the promised Jobs were myths. CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS TO BUILP BIG CHURCH (United Press Leaned Wlr. Seattle, March 7. The First Church of -Christ. Scientist, will commence work on the erection of a new 1106,000 edtficc. The building will be of gran ite and will be one of the finest relig ious edifices In the city. The audito rium will seat pwpl. . ....., ; ' (United Press Leiied Wire.) ' San Francisco, March 7.-r-Southern Pacific officials here have been served with a federal summons to appear In the United States circuit court at Port land, Oregon, in the case of Snyder vs. the Oregon Railway and Southern- Pa cific, two Harriman roads. The case Involves the legality of HarrUnaVs railroad land grant - In western and southwestern Oregon, which now amounts to 3,000.000 acres, but which oriElnallv was 6.000.000 acres. This is the suit by a citizen to con test the land grant and is Independent of the efforts being made by United States Senator Fulton of Oregon to have congress adopt a resolution in structing Attorney-General - Bonaparte to bring a suit in tne name or the gov ernment to- oust Harriman from the land grant because he Is violating the terms on wnicn nis rauroaas got it from congress about SO years ago. This grant - specified' that' the rail roads should ' sell the land to actual settlers at 12.60 an acre in tracts not exceeding '10 acres. The contention is that Harriman is violating these terms of sale. The Snyder suit and the proposed United States government action are said to promise a big sensation about MASS SAID OVER PUPILS' BODIES Several Funerals Will , Be Held at Collinwood To- : morrow and Monday. (United Press Leased Wire.) Cleveland, Ohio., March 7 In tho presence of a row of 16 coffins con taining that many victims of the dread-; ful disaster at Collinwood, mass was said this morning? in St. Marv'a church. Similar services were conducted in 8t. Joseph's church. ' Several funerals will be held tomorrow and Monday. - The official report of the coroner shows that 187 were killed and that 2S bodies still await Identification. . No trace of the remains of five pupils can be fouad. Their' bodies were entirely consumed by the fire. The body Iden tified as that of Katherine Waller, a teacher whose, home was In Pittsburg, has been discovered to be that of a man, presumably John .Krajnyak, who disappeared at the time of the fire. It is thought he lost hla life In trying to rescue some of the children. Miss Waller has not- been found, . however, and . H U ; beloved " that . aba perlabta j approach of the steel bridge, was their . plan discovered, m. j. uaiiagner, cua I tom-house Inspector, happened 'to be on the bridge, and hearing a commotion la the water he' beheld the men struggling frantically near the edge of a sulphur. laden, barge orr tne u. & u. oock.. iur rylng across the bridge and down tha river bank to the dock, Gallagher reached the barge Just as Night Watch man Edward Patterson was dragging tha men from the water. They were alleged lawbreaklng by the Harriman fagged out and breathing In gasps, but roads. The 3.000,000 acres of land in-1?41, njannged to keep the bundles oft volved consist of some of the most valu- rhTmVnti Inspect- able timber land in the world, whoh Is tors and watchmen on the Numantia said to be worth, according to present learned of the escape and sent word to prices, Detween jsu.vuu.uvu ana j&u.uuo,- 000. If Individuals nnd timber syndi cates which have bought some of the timber land from the railroads in viola tion of the terms of the grant are brought into the contest, it is estimated there will probably be a $100,000,000 stake In the fight. MINISTERS TO DISCUSS UNION OF CHURCHES (t'nltKi Pre LeaiPil Wire.) Seattle, Mnroh 7. Plans for the union of the Baptist and Christian churches in one body are to be considered at a special meeting of the Seattle ministers of these two denominations called for the first Tuesday In April. There Is slight difference In the creeds of the two churches nnd the religious ceremo nies are almost Identical. Chief Inspector John R. parbouft Cus torn Inspector Gallagher and Watcnman Patterson held the Japs prisoners until the patrol Wagon took them to tha county Jail. '.. - The Numantia arrived hers ' late Thursday night from Hongkong 'via Japanese "porta, and brought a green crew of. Chinese, Japanese and Malays. Only a few of them have ever been to sea before, among them being the two would-be midnight deserters, who proved themselves expert swimmers;' TWELVE KILLED IN WRECKAT SAMARA (United Press imaed Wlre.J - " St Petersburg. March 7.-rIn a' ter rific collision today between trains at Samara 12 persons were killed and S3 Injured. ' -. -t-i , v 1 YOU WILL FIND WHAT YOU WANT IN THE ! SUNDAY JOURNAL :..f GLANCE AT THESE FEATURES OF TOMORROWS. MAMMOTH EDITION. i - MUST THE WORLD MUZZLE THE FLEA? Until Soma Such-Action Is Taken, The Terrible Plague Cannot Be Suppressed. 1 i PROHIBITION BATTLE RAGING Whole ; Country Involved In Fight Being Carried on by Anti-Saloon League. - t COMING TO AMERICA FOR NATURE B'AKERS Famous British Nat uralist Will Begin Campaign Against Peopla who Write Weird Stories of Animal Life. f.- v. . . LAW AND THE INJURED WORKMAN--How Employer's Liability Act Works Out In Greatest Industrial State In tha Union,. ' - SOME EASY CARD TRICKS prton E.; Goodwin Explains How Clever Entertainment May Ee Provided for Your Guests. . SUMPTER AND THE BIG POWER fpLAKTT Mining Industry Takes Turn for Better Development Work on Sound- Basis. Improved Transportation Facilities. I . r AMERICAN QUEEN OF BERLIN SOCIETT Kaiser - Wllhelm Says Mrs. Tower JS the "Von Moltke of the Social Bet of ths Capital.' SHALL I A8KHIM TO MARRY 'M ET Why ' "Not, . When - Many f Other Women Havo Proposed? Should a Man Accept?. v , , ' , ' POTTERY WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN 'GOLDMarvelOus' Werks of Art Are Envy of the World's Greatest Collectors. v ;V " " A" FICTION AND WOMEN'S DEPARTMENTS Alons these two features of The Sunday Journal would make a newspaper worth, its weight In I BRIGHT AND -ATTRACTrVE -Th a Sunday Journal Is not m ponderous self-satisfied sheet.. 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