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PORTLAND, - OREGON, ; SUNDAY . MORNING, APJUL v, 1908.
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'' 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.
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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.
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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'
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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.
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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.
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(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 ; ;
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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 ; ,