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f This Iain of ., , rho Guaday J ournal , .-('.. Comprises ; ,' 5 Sections 58 Pnoes JOURNAL CIRCULATION 'ycsTEatnAv was r V 4 The Weatber Showert today; southerly wind. ..; f,v v , .-..'r.; 1 t rrf; - ; s VOL. V. NO. 1 ., . . 1 ...If. ." . PORTLAND, - OREGON, ; SUNDAY . MORNING, APJUL v, 1908. j tJOTrtr 'fetuw rrwrc '-. FOUR MEN IN A TUB ; : II. i 1 l 1 I ...... - . . . . . . , 5- ' r . " Mf 1 f .a, .' A. . . ' A. . A . 1 4 A. : A. t A. . ' -1 I II . 30 s r n is : mNmBmmsiDB'SmM islii : STEAL CASK j; 1 . i ..'') - HMRMM MD-HIW i KILL COMPETITION '' San FrWctieo April 4 When Admiral Eyam' fleet . arrlrei la the bay tbere will be with It ft number ot olliyrt whoae owa ', ere will eeek' return: cargoes from thie coast In order to head them off from taking many shipments of flour and wheat, the ' Pacific. Steamship freight combine, which affects the ' ports 'of Ban , Francisco, Portland, Tacoma and 8eattle, has cut rates on those commodities between this coast and the orlenj'and the - new vrii. mvcuuics i&ecuT nuuuft Point of Eefolvers by Bold Highwaymen. s J. M C. - MannV: Grocery on -iiiVlimnil AvnntiA T?nhK 'nf X ' Shippers as weU as steamship officials consider. the reduced ,,-t ,v x ( tariff big attempt to driTe present and prospective tramp $(lUerJiS -DCarCnea- atl steamers out of the wheat and flour business on this coast. K v Two masked men held .' up the proprietor; ot J. C. Mann's grocery tore. Grand avenue and Hassaio street.' and his three clerks at 10:30 o'clock last night and robbed the cash register of $ 200, proceeds from the day's sales". 18 Then they .rifled the Dockets of the proprietor and his clerks and, coolly backed out of the atdre and escaped. - Four women stood across the street and smiled in apparent delight at the work of the thieves. The robbery was reported to the firemen of engine 13 near by, nd In a ew moments the entire crew was beating the neighborhood but without finding a trace of. the. rob bers. Leaving the store, the how- nn man hurried east in " Hassaio street. The steamer lines owned or controlled by E. H. Harriman , and.the, Hill Interests dominate the combine which has slashed X the tariff. With' them in it are two Japanese steamer lines, Tayo ' ,Kisen Kaisna ana Nippon- yusen Kaisna, voaweu & uo., ana '. Waterhouse A. Co.. Harriman has two lines in the combine. 1 ... i ....... T GAGS THE HOUSE Pajne Musters Overpowering Majority for First Time This 'Season Williams Gets Only One Eoll Oill Gives Up Fight. (Beant Kewt br XenfMt UtNd Wtr.) 'Washington, April 4. Th . wm applied to tb iyuso- todr M it has not been in the memory, or the oldeet la habitant. a a retaliatory meaaure for i th flllhiiafcr Inanriiratoil ft fair Aa.Mm In the meantime wora w no br John sham wunm of mi la- telephoned to the police and a iiaillsippi, the" minority leader. . An, on iflprtlvpB ana ooucemen I The operation or the car waa per were detailed on tne case. .lne' J publican, of Pennsylvania, under ordera Dave a gOOu aescripilOU Ut iu hum- ui iae commiiicw on ruias. lu iu iu- lnals. ' ' ' J i The robbers entered the store Just a 14 f. Mann was 1 about1 to- close up.r was tpoii ppportne time for the pro prietor and hl three- Cleras. wvereu ture of a' local antithetic, he first termed the filibuster "aalntne. fdlotlc, ImbeoUio and unworthr of a full, grown man. In . order to render, the ppwatlon les painful. .: - ' " Scared; at ..the spectacle. tne .'"kid"' membra of trie Republican side. " who nave been KnocKlna tne rules or tne Holts.' W1U walker na. rram uieon. i y,-,... mnA nr h ' Mhrlff mmiinA the Cash rOSlS- I VrmiKll. .n t.a.p Th, DuinklUil .... p,ff - I . fv. .'.. a.AHV. . ii. tef checkin UD .tneir Sates., uoiajncni .'o.u.uu rmjum, waa Bui m m.wr Bii leveled their sun. at the 1 astonished ewm-.terln, ) Jorltr ; 1 store force as they entered and gave thel 1 BI " iianae up: . ' - I t i ) V.-.. Kiini 5B it was Bound ly special rule, proos;ht in By k J-'-lntiiko committee., which has had much ot ',w in0n i.-S' while' thetJM dUatory tactic practiced ,by WU- inuir with I ams tne nous went into commutes .tt.e.'ii22v -i?k iim of the whole to consider the District ot toiumoia apDropriauon out. ; i . yv uuanu, unoauniea. sei aow 10 1 oiaimea uaneii robbers . to Athap kpmt -1 Ills revolver. 1 Not satisfied with; the rioh - haul . from the rearister. - the 'rob bers turned to the clerks and maae them empty their pockets or every ceni they contained. This netted them only a few dollars, however. They did not demand watches or jeweiryr : J-m,a - women Witness Holdup. iUr Mann, bays four Women saw the whole proceedings from across the street, out-made no attempt to give alarm. They could be seen looking- in tently at what was going on within the store but instead of calling for help ap peared to enjoy the novelty or lv jL-itnftaaaa to a real holduD. They not be found after the robbers bad fled but the grocer la of the opinion that he knows who they were so that they can be called as Important witnesses in case the robbers are captured. One or tne rooDers siooa aoout s reei IS and wore black clothes and a black slouch hat. , rtis race was niaaen nenina a black - mask. The other was about $ feet I Inches tall nd dressed in a light hMVorrnV handkerchief. " - i roruiaa nuaaieweigni woo ou pmn From tne aeimerace manner in wnicn i cnauenrlng him for the past two & o7nhaTew.iDdnTbC; V bt' ? ' ,n" slonsis. - - v, . J qulvy of the Hungarian consul In.-Port- land. Oregon,' Perhaps It will surprise the Seattle college graduate and physi cian to know that the Portland long shoreman Is the son of a Hungarian have every possible vote taken by tel lers, now ' that It was not permissible under the rule to engage In restated roll calls, each of which would require half an hour. Every ' vote meant that the entire membership must walk prac tically entirely around the big chamber. Objections from both sides of the house finally made this style of voting so un popular that no fight waa made .when the ehalrtnan of the committee de clared the Williams motion dilatory and refused longer him. to take cognisance of For the rest-of the 3y. the Demo crats did not "neeo." but took their -medicine'' like Spartans, f Williams did Eet .one roll call, however, when the ouse adjourned. ? ! - ' - ' "' The' minority leader tonight said that he has Juet gotten comfortably started. He has obtained the signatures of every Democratic member f -the house to stand bv him in his flllbnster. Tomor row he will have a meeting of his lieu tenants to study Roberts Rules of Or der .ana outline surtner pian or cam paign. . t i Much comment was occasioned this afternoon bv the pairing of the two humorists of the house, J. 1 Adam Beds, Republican, of Minnesota, and William Sufier, Democrat, of New York," . "Gee! , That's a pair to draw .tor' ex- CHEER FOR Bill TAFT Millionaires, Bankers, and Jiiercnant rrinces Greet , Secretary as President at Chicago Avoids Talking Politics. Panama Canal and Oriental Business to Be Secured by United States Chief Topics of Discussion by Weighty Candidate. (tJolted Pres. Leaaed Wire.) Chicago, April 4. Secretary of War W. H. Taft, after a day of speechmak- lng and receptions, In which he was ac corded the honors of a presidential In cumbent' Instead of a candidate, to night addressed the commercial club on topics of vital Interest to business men of the country. . At a banquet at the Auditorium hotel, Taft was introduced In an euloglatlo rpeech, applauded by millionaires, bank ers, merchant Drlncea and reDrei atlves of the financial affairs of represent ee ty, who arose upon Taft a entrance and stood In line to shake hands with him after he spoke. , . Avoids yoUttos. Carefully avoiding politics. Taft said In substance: ' "The Panama canal, which Is being constructed to promote the business of America, will soon place at our door 460,0(10.000- new customers.- .China has an but 60,000,000 of these orientals, Japan 40.000.000, Korea 10,000,000 and wia nuuppmea a,vuu,uvv. uur npurw tlons, to the Philippines- haye increased from' nothing to' 16.000. 000 a ver. JanaA nas a 1 rapidly growing trace wun us. , .1 ...; . ,- . . t ' ' " When Public Sentiment Breiva'n Storm Where Will They Bo? now about evenly balanced by exnorta and Imports, and China, the-future treat market, is about to undergo a trans. tlon, ' The dowager empress Is TO years old;' - When she dies China will wanf American, railroads, manufactures and vast volume or products ror use in her modernisation, which must inevit ably take place, . , , , . ; "Chinese business men want leanltaL They need the methods of modern bus iness and America will be advantage ously situated to' profit by the de mand. -When the canal Is finished, this limitless commercial empire will be of more convenient approach to us that to Europe. Work Progressing. Dr. Boiler's Imputation Would Not Be Tarnished by Wrestling With Portland er, Who Is Heir to Hun ; garian Baronetcy. If Dr. Roller thinks he will not meet a social equal by engaging in a .wrest KAISER IN IS ALL GEU ; nobleman and the rightful heir to the cy of Kesdi Alois ana more tsn Is equal In birth, measured by Euro- nean rtandards omun nas uvea in roruana xor live rears, but the secret of his noble lineage never became public until last night,., when he divulged it to The Journak Smith might never have said Subjects Deny That Emperor liieia Intimated that the "doc did not care to mil matters on the mat with a labor ing man. This wounded the feelinsra of the Portland man, who has made his wife his only' confidant, and ha wants to let Roller .know that he will not soil his hands or. tarnish his reputation as "gentleman" by meeting mm in an William Is Proud of His English Blood. (Special Cable to The Journal.) Hamburg. April 4Commenttng 6n I ;thT 1'"V' t. tne insinuation someumes met wiu lnl aTmlth Talented Ungulst. the British press, mat tne kaiser re-i smith t not ashamed to be a work cards himself as ' hair an sngiisnman, i ing man and he knows it is only , a the Hamburger Nachrlchten says: ' question pi time when he will come to "We nave no aouDt tnai ine xaiser, "r"!". . " the question were put to him direct, sounds strange, but It is only one of rould deny point blank this absurb intns many taies mat nave seen toia.or aimiatlnn. even thoueh. belnsr the son I young nu If the Question were put to him direct, I sounas sxrange, out it is oniy one my rid to liking- Great Britain. . . ' ' - I ouch a tale is smith's, whose right name of an English woman, he may confess I uropean noblemen who have ad differences with their families. nh. n,rmin mnerni haa "ttia rlarht I Is Bakcay Carlua de Alhla. arin nt tiarcm hnd the duty - to be German first ' and Bakcsy Dominlck de Albls of the Hutw all the time; his sympathies must entirely -. uerman, ana ne -musi be be I wrapped up in Germany so completely that no outer country appeals io mm. Anyone suggesting that : the. -German kalapr retrards himself half an Eng lishman Insults v,hlm,fno.;les, than, the Britishers claiming William1 II : rarlan army, and grandson of the Grand jaroness jonana uaeger of Haeg-ervar. It Is doubtful if Roller la the linguist that Smith is, for the latter is able to read and write seven languages Hun garian, English, Italian, Russian, Slav onian, German and Spanish. Several of these were learned In the Royal Hunga rian Protestant college, some In the Royal Hungarian Naval academy und the remainder in knocking around the woria aa a sauor. smun nas toucnea the shores of nearly every country in the world.. He has hunted gold in Aus tralia, chased poachers In the revenue cutter Perry, and twisted the necks of such enaps as Koner in rnenaiy wrest Uns; matches. Estranged From family. Smith has not written to his family for eight years, but about three years ago received an urgent letter from his uncle urging mm to return to Hungary and take his place in the circle where he belong. His father is a famous sur geon and wanted the boy. Carlus. to study medicine. Carlus had other plana ana, oeiqg neaastrong, ran away from noon. "I am the oldest son In the family." Smith said, "and would succeed to my ratners title upon nis deatn. l am an American cltlsen now and will not re nounce ray allegiance to my adopted land ror any aristocratic position. Should I go back to Hungary I must serve my time In the army before I can assume my father's position. This means one year In the volunteer branch as an officer. I shall not do this for any man or any -title. I am content to stay. where I am and live my life out- In peacefulness. - '. Above Boiler Socially. ;- "If I am not the equal of Dr. Roller In blrth,then Francia Joseph Is not. -I want to meet Dr. Roller in a wrestling match and I Intend to force him to (Continued on Page Eleven.) German people. half their own" are guilty of a most un warrantnd niece of ..rroKanoe. Let .them remember at the same time that such insinuations -as they are -throwing out . about the emperor are not calculated to - promote good reeling; 'inai on mo con trary they arouse the Suspicions : of . t uerman patriots. -,.--'i!?.;,"-"''-'- -- DENVER PB0FESS0B : ; STARTS SCHOOL BOW y (tTalted PrtM' leased Wire.) -' Lincoln, Neb., April , 4.--Dean G. P, - . Costigan, -who ame from Denver.. Colo rado, to take charge of the law depart ment ' of v the state university. - has al- v ready clashed swltlr .Professor Ayres, who recently came trom juassacnuseus. Rivalry has finally spread among the DE SAGAN'S RECORD MUST BEAR STAMP OF HONEST PURPOSE "The work on the canal Is progress ing finely. When It Is completed, our country should export more manufac tures snd less agricultural : products. We have no merchant marine and In most countries our consular service li not commensurate with the dignity and Importance of our affairs. We should buy land everywhere, upon which to build consulates, and we should pay salaries surncient to enaDie tne men, other than millionaires, to represent us. Germany and Japan are studying the trade demands or unina. vvnere we have one representative there, .they each have 80 or 40. , Their consulates- are magnificent structures. America has the most Inadequate and inferior head Quarters. Salaries of our represents' Uves are so small they cannot main tain a proper social position. If this policy Is continued it will result In damage to American Interests. A more liberal policy would enable tho poor man, as wen as tne ricn, to proper! reDresent the United States abroa Congress could be made to sea that the president la now limited in his selec tion of capable representatives to mil lionaires and mum-miiiionairea. ' "China resents our exclusion laws. By waiving our Boxer Indemnity we have convinced the Chinese of our rood' HEE-ltAW FOR TflFI U1S DOES: PORTLAND s; 1H CRUISERS? iii. i (Continued on Page Eleven.) OH JOY, AMERICA WILL LOSE EVELYN students; The row will reaoh tha board t re gents next Tuesday. An effort Is" be ing; made to oust professor Costlgan. Petitions are . being signed. (Heant Maws by Longest teased Wire.) :f New York. - April 4. The interesting news cropped , out tonight rthat ; George J. Gould, moat persistent of the family that is" seeking to break ' 09 the pur posed marrUgi of ; Mine. Ansa Gould and . the Prince Hello' de Bagan, hum dispatched - his personal representative to Europe to investigate, the record of the ardent suitor. f ' ' t ' A V'.t;i' Wkat evidence Mr. Gould has to war rant this extraordinary action' has not been divulged, but It is said to 'concern prevlouslove affairs -of the prince. At any. rate Captain Donald' Todd is said to be already on his way abroad with orders from Mr. Gould to make a most hasty and at the same time moBt thor ough probe into the whole of De Sa tan's past Meanwhile the prince has dally sight of the lady of his choice and Is also evidently In confab . with the members of her family' wbe -are frowning- upon his suit . 1 Today Madam Gould and the prince went to a matinee' box party In a thea tre. - Madam Gould - appeared In excel lent - health, despite the recent reports of her Illness. - Earlier In the day she was visited in the St. Regis by Howard Gould, ? who ; remained some time .and who looked' a' bit exasperated when he emerged. He declined, however,' to ex plain what vexed him or what had been the object of his call. r ( ; (Heant Mewa Serylee.) New Tork, April 4. Mrs. Florenoe Evelyn Nesblt Thaw will leave the United States next Saturday and" has planned to make her home abroad for a number of years. This an nouncement was made today by her attorney, Daniel O'Reilly. Young Mrs. Thaw will remain In seclusion In her present hid ing1 place until she returns to the city on Wednesday next, when her suit for the annulment of her marriage to Harry Kendall Thaw will be' settled. Thaw . is now In the New Tork; state ,', hospital for the criminal Insane at Matteawan, for the murder of Stanford White. She will re main In New Tork, shopping and winding - up her affairs until Saturday, when she will sail for Europe. She has arranged to make, her horns in Munich. 3 "Mrs. Thaw la glad to be able e to leave New Tork and will stay 4 paway as long as she possibly e e can." said .Mr. O'Reilly. "The only thing that remains to be settled Is her suit for the annul 4 ntent of her marriage to Harry 4 Thaw. That will be out of tho 4 way Wednesday.? Mrs. . Thaw's negro maid went 4 to the Prlnoe George hotel today and packed up her things which wilT ba put .In storages Thws Is no suit contemplated. against - the' St 'George .because . of the, treatment , Mrs. Thaw received; ' there, but Mr.' O'Reilly saga the r libel against James B. . Regan, 4 ' manager of trie : Hotel Knlck-' 1 e rbocker,' will be pressed, -. ' Opposition Arithmetic, fo ' . Instance, Takes Bay; . State's Thirty-two. (Waablogtoo Boreas of The Joeraal) . Washington, April 4. The Taft man agers tonight Issued a statement claim ing that the ponderous secretary al ready has 202 out of a total of 291 dele gates so rar eieciea, ana inai xaano. with her six, is now surely In tho column Instructed for Taft They are claiming Oregon aa certain for Taft which Bourne persistently denies. Opposition Interests deny the Taft men's claims .-and say his defeat for the nomination Is now assured. They assert that the Taft claim for 23 of Massachusetts' 32 : delegates Is un founded. They declare that state will be against him. Navy Department 'Has Not Been' Advised of Desires of Festival Committee! HI GO DRIVERS DISCUSS STRIKE South Water Street and f Haymarket Teamsters May Walk Out. (Doited Praia Lei tad Wlre.l Chicago, April 4. South . Water street and Haymarket teamsters to night threatened' af strike, similar la the one which paralysed Chicago's In dustry 18 months ago. They will meet tomorrow to deliver an ultimatum. backed un by a vote to strike. .to their employers Monaay, demanding a week ly Increase of $1.50 for single drivers and 2.00 for teams. The merchants and team owners are agreed tnat no aucn increase will be granted at .the -pres ent time. They claim they have in vested $350,000 -within the last year and have lost money. ALLEGE MAGNATES , " PLOT AGAINST ALASKA. (United Preaa Leased- Wire.) Washington. April 4.- An ' Investiga tion to determine whether anything is being done purposely, to retard the de velonment of the territory of Alaska has been set on foot by Representative Hamilton of Michigan, chairman of the house committee on territories. There have been persistent- rumors that big Interests are at work retarding the railroad developments of the terri tory in the hope that they may. thus se cure valuable Jand concessions at nomi nal prices on the theory that the lands are worth nothing because-there Is no means of transportation. Hamilton wants congress to look Into these charges. . , ARIZONA RANGER SHOT BY MEXICAN OFFICER ' ' ' - - i- (raited Frees Leaaed Wlrs. v ; - El Paso. Tex., Anrll 4. Jeff Kidder. an Arlsona ranker. Is wounded and dying- in a -Mexican jail opposite El Paso, and the Mexican peace officer of that town is' wounded' but not 'seriously, as the. result of a fight last night ' Kidder had a fight with a Mexican woman and whan 'the Mexican policeman -.came he fired. " The. Mexican returned the ' fire and wounded Kidder several-times. He wounded his opponent, but not seri ously. . -.- -J : U: ? , Washington, ' D. C, April 4.1 Ne record here of any message having been sent the' navy department by tho Boss Carnival committee of Portland request ing that a part of the cruiser fleet bo aetauea ' to visit oxuana auring - u roa rastlvaL It Is believed that two cruisers and several torpedo boats will be sent to Portland If sufficient showing Is made tnat Portland citizens desire mem. It Is. alleged that 1 the navy depart ment has been Informed that the navy does not wish to go to Portland on ac count or an unpleasant occurrence during-the visit of the cruiser-Charleston, Vice-Admiral Swinburne, ,to that city some montns ago.' it is said tnat Bwin bourne waa Diaued ' at his reoentlon diirlng hln stay In the city and that his neara BIB STICK OVER PUBLIC BU fellow officers have trouble. , p, ot the Admiral4 Swinburne -visited this city on me cruiser unaneaion last summer and. as far as is known he was cour teously treated here. There was some misunderstanding An the matter of his expenses while at a local hotel, and this was straightened out before he- left the city. That the Rose Carnival committee nas not sent a request, for the. fleet to visits this city during the festival Is probably beat .known to the members. But If Portland wants to demonstrate to Its . north side knockers that it an hold Its , own some action should bo caaen, sswinourne or no swinDurne. SCHOOL FIRES APRIL FOOLS Smart College Youths Ex-i pelled for Impudence to , Instructors. v (United Preas Ltaaed Wire.) ? fVllnmhln H' f l niii A 2 . . . -.-..1. . ... w mtui of the April" fool pianks when over 400 cadets at Clemson4 oollege,- despite the warning' of the authnrltlA tMb ipv leave" and spent the day In neighboring towns, sending back sarcastic messages to tho members of the faculty. 46 Jun iors were today expelled. - ' More than ana .ntii.iiiM S?fl?en o-ro; expected from the trials 2iJ.n.dlvlauaUunJor! now going oh. No ''ivu a. involved. I"' 1 ' ' They Are Extravagances If New' Battleships Are, T. : R. Will Say. .V ; ; I 1 '. I , - V M ' Washington, 'April . 4. A - report re garded as authentic affirms that Presi dent ' Roosevelt has' threatened ' to vets the public buildings bill If congress re fuses to authorise two battleships in ad- v dltlon to the two recommended by the naval affairs committee, of which Rep- resentatlve Ellis ot Oregon la a mem ber. .- . .J.-..,--.' It Is alleged that the president argues . that If it Is extravagant to build four battleships (his year, then It Is extrava- rant to erect public buildings to cost 15,000,000 or $20,000,000. - - Oregon has public buildings bills for . Astoria and half a doxen other town, which would go by the board If the bill were passed and then vetoed. - , TAFT SAYS JAP : CAN BEAT GOTCH ;:. - V v Secretary of War BeUeves Oriental Can Throw Am- f : erican Champion. (Calttd Preaa Leated Wire.), ' . , ,' Chicago. April 4. Secretary of -Waru William H. Taft today became a wrest ling match promoter.-. He assumed that , role after reading an account of. tha Gotch-Hackenschmldt bout The see- , retary became enthusiastic over It and. , announced that he knew a 409-pound Japanese who, he. believed could put , Qotch upon his back 'irt lig tlma "I n lik to irer this blc Jan wrestler over here and sick him on Frank Ootch," exclaimed Taft. "I believe he could easily win the world's championship. ' a -This statement nearly caused a stam pede among the Republicans from Jium- - -boldt, Iowa, who were still hoarse from cheering the Iowa farmer on to his vie- . tory over Hackenachmldt, rth Russian . Hon." ,-v-Mik'V-' .. CUTS OFF HAND AND'? ' SLASHES HIS THROAT nold; a veteran at the Soldiers honie)f Tennessee, while erased from r drli.k lr v ki,i. v.,, nft his left hand at tne ; wrist and then slashed his throat with - rasor. He bm "'"' w. ivmii Fails r .Vote for No Legislative Candidate :;::''V- to SiVnTLis Plee: :;. . , Statement No; 1 of the ciirect prunary law,, which ensures to the people the right to elect United States senators, is as fol- further state to the people of Oregon, as! we 11 as to the Jepple of my, legislative district, that during my term of office will alwaysrVote for, that candidate for United States senator vin congress .who has received the highest number of the oo- . pie's, votes for that; position at the general; election next pre ceding the election of a senator in congress. without regard to my individual preference." , i ; ,