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I . , 4 t , THE DAILY -JOURNAL .Io' Sold on A T A ACMTO A AH D VTHERE IS NO NECESSITY TO PAY MO?,:; the Streets t I ,VUIM I '..AUW.r, I THE NEWSDOYS WILL MAKE the ClIAIiGi: 1JOUIIXAL WANT ADS DIUNO V ? THK BEST KKSULTS - v'y REAL ESTATE FOR SALE? l 'ADVERTISE IN TlIE JOUItS'AL The Weather Showers tonight ''and Saturday; sooth west winds., ,-' I'll i ' , I II I I J I 1 .'.'-' I ' . AiMVr-( m . 1 ' L I t , i.. - a i . I ," II JOURNAL CIRCULATION . ' rESTEllDAT WAS ' 29. 300 VOL. VII. N0.23.v"f,i- V' PORTLAND, '.OREGON, FRIDAY ' EVENING, APRIL 5, 1908. TWENTY t PAGES. PRICE TWO -CENTS. on rtaura an wirwa stavcs. rivi ctuii MM7 mPMWEM APPEARS WiMMG TOSEM&m ''''v'..1' " " 1 ' ' ' 1 ." .. . ,. .. .,....,.. lnHia saeaaa m 4 ams ' ' '. ' ' i if w ' ' mEMlE&iOF FORT APPARENTLY JEALOUS &FW VISITORS VIEWING BIG WARSHIPS . Something More Definite and More For mal in the Manner of Invitation Should Be Forwarded Secretary Metcalf Fav- .ors City Being by Department Paul Morton Has Praise for Coast HI AGAIN AS FEDERAL PRISONERS - Waahlnston. April S. Nary de partment eaya It haa no ordera con. cernlng the detailing of a fleet of torpedo boats and two cruisers to Portland daring the Rose Festival The aecretary of the nary, however, haa already expressed a willingness to-allow part of the big fleet that la to assemble In San Francisco "bay to attend the festival. There seems, though, to be aome misunderstand ing and just what' thla misunder standing is the navy officials will not Bay. The ' supposition ia that other than the "request" that haa come from the manufacturers' asso ciation, the chamber of commerce and the Portland press that part' of the cruiser squadron be detailed to , visit, Portland there haa " been .no formal Invitation, so far as the bu reau of navigation knows, and this is regarded as necessary to navy etl quette. The Inference la tiat the in vitation should come from the Rose Festival , official committee and should be made in due form and not delayed. ,- There has been an underground ffort on th part of the aound cities to keep the battleship and cruiser fleet all to themselves but .the department le hardly willing that this should happen. It la not likely that the entire battleship fleet shall sail for Puaet aound but a large; part of it will and with It will be- a number of cruisers. The sound Eeople do ' not want these cruisers de iched from tae fleet, as would have to be done if ther were ordered to drop off at the mouth of the Columbia river. lumbla river bar, whloh Incorporate un truthful conditions there, would lead observers to believe that enemies of Portland are at work. " V--. - - If- the carnival committee and com. merclal . bodies inalat on the - cruisers cotulna- the' cruisers will undoubtedly oe sent to jroritana. . . , iik .... M Frank McPherson, Conyict- ed for Portland Tostoffice Kobbery, Taken to Mc Neil's Island Finds Broth er Serving Sentence. Neither -Knew the Other's Whereabouts Penitenti ary Authorities Noticed Eesemblance and Estab llshed Relationship. WHERE REFUGEES FLED TO ESCAPE PRESIDENT ALEXIS HO PARTY HUES I FO R JfNION UEII Candidates for President Must Prove Friendship for Organized Labor.. : : (Cnlted Prew Leeted Wire.) ' Washington, April I Party political affiliations will not be considered by organised labor when It comes time to select the presidential ' candidate to whom labor will throw Its vote this fall, according to John Mitchell, recent head of the United Mine Workers -of America, who has an appointment .here wlHi President Roosevelt today, -' Mr. Mitchell declares ' that the only tning mat win d considered By labor ing men will . be. how the candidate stands with relation to the remedial legislation now being fought for by organised labor. He saya that the same will hold true In the various congres sional campaigns. - ' JS&borlng men are no longer afraid of being called mugwumps, declared Mr1.' Mitchell. "They are rather proud of it They, "are getting away- from the habit of voting according to the dictates of party bosses, and are study lnr Dersonaltties of candidates rather than party creed." n Mitchell's conference-with the creel- dent today Is said to relate to the com missran offeed the former to make an investigation of labor, conditions In the canal sone. Because of his determina tion to start a labor paper in Indian apolis, Mitchell Is said to have declined i the .commission and the president hopes to have him reconsider.,;v , S 1 SENATORS APPROVE BILL FOR DREDGING COOS BAY CHANNEL v POPULISTS TAKE MIDDLE OF ROAD wnen rrana MCPnerson. a mem ber of the gang of youthful highway men who robbed the sub-postofflce at Tenth and Jefferson streets las.t fall and confessed to haying been Im plicated in numerous otbr holdups In Portland, left for McNc's island in the custody of - a deputy United States marshal, be though he was PaiU Morton. Who tfas Retorted to going where he hadn't a friend of Convention Declares Against and Tacoma.' . Fusions and Would Abol ish National Banks. Paul I Morten is to recommend to the finance committee of, the Equitable Life Assurance society that a loan of $75,' 000 be made to 'the officers of the T. M. C. A. in Portland for the completion of the new building. Mr, Morton, who is ' president of the company, returned 'to the Hotel Portland this morning, after a visit in Seattle , r , - (United Preas Lea4 Wire.) .-e Washington, April 3. The . 4 senate committee, on commerce 4 has reported . favorably on. the e . bill authorizing that the 128,000 ! remaining out of the approprla- e ' tlon for the dredging, of.. Coos 4 4 bay, Oregon, be. expended for - that purpose. " '" Mr. Morton arrived in Portland last Monday. and .remained ..several days. During that time the proposition of the Y. M. C. A. loan was taken under con sideration. . , In addition .to making the recommen- (Doited Frees Leaied Wire.) Idation of the $75,000 loan, Mr. Morton Louis. April' 8. The Populist lt0 ipref 5;, . 8 it ?. .2 na l1 party has had enough of fusion. In Its secretary f the navy is an excellent pisuorm aaoptea today the leaders in- ousmess man,- u may aiso do stated mat aert a nlanlc advnratlnr m hhim t he handed Tacoma, - SeatUe and Saa r w uv I lPM-nAiaM-iM sairare 1 rwimiira m at nal T ForUaad Zs Beautiful. 'Portland- Is' a- beautiful city." Mr. in many instances the platform Is a I Morton aaid tnia morning. A ab, until St oia -mioaie or tne road policies and a declaration of Independence from all fu sion eniangioments. radical one.' The most interesting II came 'here to' rest un tlon declares for abolition of national I go from here to . Bait Lake. 'and I like it. tomorrow and any kind. Arriving at the federal prison the boy found that he had more than a friend there a brother serving time for the same offense. It was a surprise to both of them. i McPherson, who Is known among his confederates as "Floss," was sentenced to serve two years at McNeil's island by Judge Wolverton In the United States court last week. The other boys who confessed to having aided McPher son In the numerous holdups and rob beries In Portland last November were Fred Johnson, John Simpson and Wal ter Lawrence. 'Floes" McPherson is but 1 years of age, while his brother who he found awaiting him, is older. Albert McPher son was convicted on a charge of hav ing robbed a postoffice In Washington more than a year ago. Until several years ago the McPher son boys lived at Ferndalo, Washington, oeltni of public lands directly to th Id of all d era' liability law. and the Initiative and intending to use them, en of all public utilities, an employ- ershijc ose overnment oWn- referendum. GIRL RUNS AWAY TO SECURE EDUCATION "Tpu New Notaries. , ' Soeit DUMfrb' , to Tb Jnnrnal.) ' ' Salem. Atril J. The followlnar -no taries public have been appointed for the .state of Oregon: Timothy Brown hill McMlnnville; RoscoeP. Hurst, F. L." Blanchard, Portland. Belllngham. Wash.. ADril '8.--An over-1 f.rea -numbers, that powering desire ror an education in spired Ella Keller, the 17-year-old daughter of Emll Keller of Ten Mile, to nee from home Tuesday. She was last night found In this city, but fearing that ner father win rorce her to return home, her whereabouts Is kept a secret Sheriff . Williams ssys he knows where tne young woman is. F sarin? that some .terrible fate hai been the lot of their child, members o the Keller family have been greatly dis tressed since tne gin aisappearea. xes terdav the father and brother came to the city, and requested the sheriff's-office and the police department to enter into tne searcn. C P. THREATENS WAGE REDUCTION Vancouver, B. C, April 3. The Cana dian Pacific has served notice on all its employes workins- I . shoos through out the west that a conference will be held the latter part of - this month to consider the wage scale. This practic ally means a reduction. If a strike should occur over 5,00'. men would be affected. FIFTEEN TEACHERS ' WIN FIFTEEN HUBBIES. LAST DAY OF ft .'(Special Dispatch to The Journal) North Yakima, April J.-rXAst daf of school" will ; mean something of more than passing Interest to this city. Fif teen Bweetfaced school teachers have ome to the conclusion that the life of lachplor maids Ir itot as hatiov as one hvould suppose and each and every one lof them has become engaged. . The 19 hands that wield the switch an .rule ths world have been gtven In promise to -15 lucky young men. The teachers have- resigned their ' positions and s 1 5 vacancies will have to be filled by as many aspirants who now have their ap plications In for the plums. Housekeeping,- la said by one of the teachet. to be preferable to single life; for what Is home without a husband, . m ; . have so much room out here, such great trscts of excellent land awaiting the hand. of man to develop it and such fine cities that In a few years after the completion of the Panama canal I expect to see people here in such x l crave an- es timate, the publlo might think that I was too opfomistlc," Mr. Morton con tinued. "Land In Oregon, for Instance. Is so much more productive than In many omr pans or tne country, in many or the eastern states when a man has a farm worth $100 or $126 an acre he has reacnea tne limit no question lana invest "In my mind there Is about the advantages of ments along the Pacific coast, not only for companies, but for the Individuals as well." Mr. Morton was not feeling well yes terday and on this account returned to Portland to rest until tomorrow when he leaves for the east He did not at tend to any business matters today and spent the time resting at the Hotel Portland. CANADIAN PACIFIC MAY FACE STRIKE etSBMsiaMSJSBisaMSSBSsesi - (United. Press Leaaed Wlre.l Winnipeg. Man.. April 1. Within so days the biggest strike In the history of uie uavnaaian .racino railway is luceiy to be declared. The company has served notice -on- all Its employes working In the shops throughout the west advising them of a conference to he held at the end or tnis montn to reconsider the wage scale, . This can only mean a re duction. i' .-t-r .- It is stated here by a prominent union man that the worst trouble la Hkelv to develop st the coast, where the men would rather go out than submit to a reduction in wages. - . , - they concocted the schec es of I still a small town near Tacoma. Last year Frank was sent to Seattle, where h t. banks and the Issue of all moneys dl- "Seattle Is a nice city and I also tended high school. During the fall he vj tviiiiuunn iu iu iwuuio, lino lavuu nan urn jco.cimj, IBu Jn wiin eimpaon ana tne others n r- uv ia vwijr viiiiiuBivBiia i vuiiBiuvriiifr - wui , doh cimjublu i resiea in I'orciana. made their ma.-i aouut tu xney aeciara mat at last tney passea inrougn auring ina ut.ui i wo i quarters in the cheap billiard halls i& . v Ltmi..! in wiiii-ii wilt uo unB&IB I 38sn x. Iliun. uiuiicaa tnciv in rc- s for hybrid politicians, on which building Is wonderful. In fact I am en but a almon-nura Pnnullat ran I hiilnnilo " about the Whole Pacific stand in comfort coast there are so many good substan- Other features advocated are: Pos-ltial cities out here, and to be sure Port tal savings banks, parcels post, the par- land is one of them." iuim Canal Benefits. Mr. 'Morton Is. of the opinion thst the completion of the Panama canal will be one or . tne greatest oeneius mis pari of the; country -could possibly expe rience. where robbery. The mother of the ho lives at f ernaaie. Clyde Nicholson, deputy United States marshal, took McPherson and several others to the penitentiary, and "Floss was soon recognised by the prison ornciais as bearing a marked resemblance to one of the men already there. An Investigation was made and tne- two were discovered to be brothers. i y ,: f f 1 f liliSiig, ' j ' ' " In . ...... ....... . -i ' :v v . -, -i. This is, a picture of the reeidenee of the United States consul la Fort Au Prtnce, Harti. Some of the political "fugitives rom the 'vengeance of rresident Nord-Alcxl sdnght refuge In this boaae. - :'' . ''," ',.. (Halted Press teased Wbe.) Poft Au Prince. April J. White resi dents here are clamoring for the land- -ing of marines from 'ths foreign war ships In the harbor. : .American, Ger man and French business men Insist that the conditions are graver than have been appreciated by the representative of foreign governments here. They say that the blacks are dally becoming bold er and more Insulting and that a gener al massacre will certainly result unless mere is a roreiern aemnnerraunn. Executions by government" troops without the formality of a' trial con tinue, despite the government's promise to M. Carteron. ths French Consul, that they would cease. Today the body of Arsene vnerry, a, poet ana -writer, was rouna nanging xrom a tree riddled witn bullets. The man,' who ' was 'known throughout the Island as a dreamer and idealist, was suspected of belns; friendly to the csuse of General Flrmln, the revolutionist. 1 ' Today the white - laborers - employed by 4 he. American .export 'Companies con gregated at Oonalves. where, they have oarricaoea. a..warenouse. . Tner armed, and ssy that, if trouble -breaks out they will do some fighting on their own accord to protect, Amend GOOD ILL OUlIS loiiio J Admiral Evans' Says lie lias Been Amply Rewarded by Royal Welcome Accorded Him by People of the Pa cific Coast. : " ; "That Bunch of Politicians at Washington Can Bury Their Old Commission in Stokeholes of Hell," Offi cer Declares. American, prop L ABORER KILLED AT DOCK , f. ' T.'H. Smith Falls From Ladder While Working on Fire Tower, Foot of Ash Street-Lives Only a Few Minutes. The boys were allowed to greet each tew moments. Then they other but a were taken away to their respective cells, where they are to be kept within the same walls but still separated as completely as though they were a thousand miles apart. HIT ENEMY'S PURSE; WORK FOR YOURSELF; ADVISES J. B. DUKE R0SEBURG HAS TOTED IMPROVEMENT BONDS (SnMlal ' Dhnatcb te The Jnnrnal.) Roaebur. Or.. - Ahrll I. The iSS.flAA bond proposition voted on. at ' the elec tion yesterday was carried by the over whelming majority of 482 to . The bonds are- for naved streets and a steel bridge over Deer creek, "Work is to be- yin tafso oaya. -.- . - (United Press Leaaed Wire.) d San Francisco, April S. "A 4 man cannot earn a fortune on a 4 salary, nor by the sweat of his 4 brow. 4 "If you want to - reach the 4 nerve center of a competitor 4 strike his pocketbook." 4 "These two gems of thought 4 from James Buchanan Duke, 4 head and front of the $400,000,- 4 000 American Tobacco trust and e self-made man, who has arrived a here on a pleasure trip. He is 4 accompanied by his bride' and 4 mother-in-law. d Mr. Duke has some forceful e ideas on how money can be e made, and he expressed them. e "Dont waste any time on ex 4 perlments and theories." he, sug 4 gested, "but hit straight at the a . pocketbook when you are after k e competitor." 4 ' He put this system in opera d tlon ' when r ha ' cornered the to-. bsJbco bulness in England. i 4 "Can a man earn a fortune on a salary T No, sir; be cannot", he continued. "Nor can be earn one ; by the sweat Of his brow. ' He ' must first save enough money to engage in business. He must wee some need of the public and then pitch in and supply It, That's the only way." , !,,. . ' T. H. Smith, a laborer, fell about 60 feet from a ststlonary ladder this morn ing on the water 'tower . being con structed for the Oregon Railway A Nav igation company, adjoining ' their .dock at the foot of Ash street, and was killed almost Instantly. Smith secured his position through the Red Cross Em ployment agerfcy at 20 North Second street, and, further than that he was-a man about 40 years old little Is known about him. The tower is being built by the Pa cific Engineering company and Is to be used, for fire protection and other purposes. C. N, Luck, who haa charge ui m worn, eaya inai omitn missed his hold and fell forward off the ladder He struck the framework of the tower several times ana tnen leu ' across a six-Inch water pipe a foot above the ground. He lived but a few moments after he was picked up ty him- fellow wommtm. mere were two other men working on the tower besides Smith and Luck. LnDMIflP rum e . DIDIT HIHU DIDLt CLASS TRUST John D. Rockefeller Jr. Will Find "Big Brothers" for Entire Nation. (United Press teased Wire.) New York, April 8. In furtherance of his plan to form a Bible class trust, in cluding all the Bible classes in the country, John D. Rockefeller Jr. and a number of New Tork Bible class lead ers will hold the initial meeting tonight in the Fifth Avenue Baptist church to discuss plans. . It Is the hop of young Rockefeller that In the near future the Rockefeller brand of Bible classes 'will be as fa miliar to the public as his father's oil tanks. He says that the salvation of the jnen Of the future depends more upon muie classes man . it does upon churches. : One of his plans Is to have a member of each class: take a pledge that he will act as a big brother to one or more young men who have not had an opportunity to rise above a certain station in life. Should this plan suc ceed, young Rockefeller says that it will not be long before every young man In the, country has "big brother."; HEAVY SNO WSTORMIN. " CANADIAN NORTHWEST " ; -X ' ''.!.. "'; (' V- (trnitea inm iM vrir)v?h. Winnipeg. Man.. April ? . A ; rrutt snowstorm, which started yesterday in northern Saskatchewan, is . today en eral all over the northwest and traffic Is blocked on - several of the railway lines. " Many- settlers and their ffwt en route from the United States are tlpj up ana consiGeranie aarasnip prevails.1 Have You Registered If not do so at once. Books close next Tuesday at 5 p. m. County clerk's office is -open , evenings till 9 o'clock. . No More Gambling at Bols. (SpecUl Diapatch to The Journal.) ' Boise. Idaho, April 3 Sheriff Hodgin and County. Attorney Koelsch have de termined to put a stop to gambling in this city and a number of the alleged violators of the antl-gambllng' law have been taken Into custody and It tlst ex pected other arrests will follow soon. The sentiment for absolute extinction of the gambling evil vastly preponder ates here. . -, . (Cslted Press Uesed Wire.) ' ; - -Paso Roblea, Cal. April s. While hit physlclana are counting atrongly -on the benefit Admiral .Evan ia to derive from the aulphut baths here, hla son, Lieutenant Evana, declares that ' the " reception accorded hla labUUl aUCas MSB4lbVi.aJ TV VI AVU t AUsaU Tl" ea IwtafiAvainArit'AM tna aa1f 4T avfe f A The admiral la apparently over whelmed with the kindnesses that have been showered on him and tha Interest manifested la his welfare and the welfare of the fleet ' - ' . "If this Is the way the American people feel toward me and toward my men," declared tha admiral to day, -'that , b anch of . politicians In congress who are opposing tha prop osition to grant ma a commission of vice-admiral can take their old com mission and bury It in. the stokehole of helL I have all tha reward I want in this demonstration, of the people's love and sympathy. Nothing any politicians could glva . ma wonld 1 equal that? J - conniis suicide TO AID IlillD Girl Kills Herself to Proiide Thousand f DoUars for Suffering Sister. . ; (TJoltsd Pfses! Leased Wire.) St. .Louis, Mo, April. 1. For a rear. Marl 'Lehman. 14 year old, counted tha days which must pass, before, under tha terms of a Ufa Insurance policy, she eould kill herself, and thus leave her helpless invalid, sister Maggie, II years Old, ' $1,000; V A- -.'!: , A clause In the policy said that tha Insurance would not be paid if the hold er committed suicide within one year,; but that, - after that aelf -destruction would not be a bar to collecting tha insurance. - - --t -: (v. The vear eznlred vesterdav. and last night the woman killed herself by taking- carbollo acid. ... . r- i i ii i i ii i i i i i ii ' . ;v, - l- Straus at Savannah. , . (United Press Leased. Wire.) Savannah. Cin- . Anril ' fiecretarv Straus of the department of commerce and labor, received an enthusiastic wel- . com on his arrival in Savannah today. Tonight he is to be the guest of honor and the' principal speaker at a banquet in celebration of the twenty-fifth an niversary of - the Savannah board of trade. W ffffffffffVffl YOU'LL. MAKE ; A HOME RUN When you buy the Oregon 'Sun day Journal next Sunday. , You ' . can't get home quick enough to read Foster's season's forecast of baseball games. No one knows the players Ilka Foster, for its his especial business to know them and what he tells you, you. caa depend upon. - , ' 4 Doii't Stop at Foster f There-are others who write for The Oregon - Journal's fiutu iy , magazine who are as ' clever in their particular line as the note I baseball expert.. The Sunday Journal magazine is always f- 1 because It is the best In the northwest. I STRIKE OUT FOR THE NFAV," r- r;DEALER.SUI'vDAY.KC"".' ' '