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. l lATtWL.-LINEHG, ' 7ANT0.".v'TOR- GALE," "FOR' RENT,' ' "LOST'SND; FOUND." COST OI !. . ; ONE' .CENT 'A' WORD- IN;THE;:pAIIY:'ORt5!UAYQURN'AL-r ' V : 1 . rt v ' r - - ... - a- -. . 1 . . i i . i j ... I,, I,, ' i . ii i 1 - JOURNAL WANT Al)8 BRIKQ THE BEST KESULTS i . REAL ESTATE FOR SALE? - ' ADVERTISE IN THE JOURNAL ".' The Weather--Falr tonight; Fri day fair and warmer; westerly winda v i rT77 a Ms m ; Hl yLI 1 I. A V'.Vi - . JOURNAL CIRCULATION . ' testerdXy' was 4 " 30 300 VOL. VII. NO. 28. v.t 1 PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING; APRIL 9, 1008.-TWENTY PAGES. V. y r.yV;) PRICE XTWO .' CENTS.; ffiJUFcSTJ r STMEMEfSTX m RULE MEM l-mNMlLL. MmE . '. 'I ill. HajorityKof at Least Nine J. .fptes fn JointAssembly AQQut' wenty jnembers of; Senate. Pledge to Snp- port - i ' IlilP Vote for No Legislative CanJilatc Wko Fails ' - toSin This PicJe : Do jrdlx believe that the people of Oregon are intelligent enough 'to elect a United States senator? . Do you wish to have a vote ydurself in the election of the senator? If soi do- not vote for any legislative candidate who has not subscribed to. Statement No. 1. ,s ,. , , -,i ' v. This is the pledge which ensures to the, people the right -to elect s the senator; . '! '. :;--T't r ?1 further-state to .the people of Oregon, as well as to; the feople of my legislative district, that during my terra of office: will always vote for that candidate for United States, senator -in congress who has received the highest number of the peo j pie's votes' for. that-position' at the. general t election" next pre ceding the election of a'senator in congress without regafd to my individoal preference." , ' Admiral Pillsburj', Head of Bureau of Navigation, Tells The Journal That Tart of Fleet Will Be at the Carnival. . . THREATENS ! LIFE OF JOHN D. u -?:H ROCKEFELLER'S DAUGHTER sJ. j r ADMIRAL EVANS IN ALARMINGLY , RHVSGAL CONDITION x r x VOrefon'a nekt ' legislature will hare'a statement ,No. 1 .majority in joint asaembly of at leaat nln votes, ' 6ordint"to conaerratlra, estimate which hara-beea made of the result of 'the. primary elections, and conse quent final vote In June. It ia. calculated that counting the tbt jnemtiera of the senate who "ttsld Officers Don't Look for Spe cial Entertainment City Will Benefit by Advertis ing Only. Unlooked for Emergencies May Prevent ttTnIM PriM LmmcA Wire.) , i - Paeo Ro!e. Cel.. April .-r-Deeptte the . optlmistjo .'Teperte of .Admiral 1 (' .: ever and -who are:plefled te Sutement B,v" ' ' M Mt T?l raw,- Arpunr w wnmr-ouw-n ,or hl- ..Irtner thi mfrn!n -he-Ih1 la computed tha there Will be at leaet xtremaly 1H. To KKrav&u his romil IB members of the. house of represent- Jln he 8uttered painful lnjurrto hie T I tii.iM,..t k. left ankle, . which 1$ most affected by tires pledged 4o Statement' 1 after the h .rhumitiiim., whll beln. wheeled votes r counted In June, ; ' VJ; ' I Into the eulphur bath tr hie eploradl There are IS hold-over senatora who ) yalei, on Wedneedav. The ' ohifli mie wero alec ted two yeare ago and who 1 ly awrved and the admiral a ankle arin .ti. n. .h. . .!! ran nrht hfttwfn th wheel and wall. of thle Hat there are elsht oledaed toleverely brulalna: It. .The Injury caused - ouifineni io.-i. ina aenaiora woo iook i the. statement in the election of litot were I. H. Bingham of Lane. 1 U I : muui, jacaaon; A. J. Johnaon, Benton - and Polk; K. H.v Caldwell. Yamhill; Jo- pn imjis, uiacaamaai. a, a. Bai ley. Multnomah, Clackamaa and Colum bia: W. T, Scholof leld, Clataop and C. i emun, (jmatnia. !A In addition to theae elarht. Senator Milt Miller of Linn, who did not take the . atatement, in isos, la now pledged to it. .;. : . . . Btronr Bhowlaa;. With thene nine men as a basis the Hat of canirWatee for nomination In the llata of both the senate and houae have been gone over, with the result that It la calculated that there wlU be at leaat zo statement no. I eenators- and J5 Statement No. 1 members of the houae when the aaaembly convenea for Us next seaaton. In making thla eatlmate care has been exercised In conalderlnir the relative strength or weakneaa of either the Statement NO, 1 sentiment or that in opposition in the different sena torial ana representative aismcis. (Spadal Dlapatek to The Journal) -Washington, April' 9. Admiral PUlsbury chief, of , the . bnreau 'of navigation .of. the fltLry department. v , -: e.it , j. , ( -k- ' . the. patient much pain and loss of aleep. . The faeta, concerning, the , admiral's condition; were .Jearned for, ;th. first time today, but. hia , tohralolena -will nei ther confirm ' nor deny' the report that told -The Journal, representative- to- ii"iJI?e1' f f.rav?. nd thl?ti day that orders , will be . tssned for aae aivaaej a vuuuauvn ini . uuuil W mull VVT I t . m Mm . . v , - rebuild hia onr iowerfui constitution. I severalvea8els of hftleetiJUat n 7 n.Zn. a '-n -cairw-,ire, e waiBooa assemble at San Francisco to constantly buoyed up by atlmulanta I " . 7. , , " . ?" , ' 1 ; Theia have been withdrawn, and he is PTOCeed to fortlatd during the fOS wninmnf u.ih) iwm, aiuiougn ne I carnlraLT r t ' . -t . .:.'., -v i !' drivin away the rheumatism- K -- In answer to aa lnonlrt from- The .r?V,? w mirara organioi -condition -te Journal .One-of the offlclala of the aald to be very discouraging. The via- ! A "l , . 7? . ruiar depoeMavin hia. arteries- are. in navigation bureau, aald-.that the SSef. USS'X&Tt'X? u be.detailed toro- COLLEGE? FIRES 305 STUDEIirS Cadets Who Were Suspended for April Fool Prank Arc Sent Home. (United FreM lAaaed Wire.) Clemson College, j 8. , C, April 9. All The because of an "April fool" prank. S05 number of candidates Jbas alstt entered I cadets, which number represent more lh.rle.ft0 .Vval "alf the total attendance at. the fftlt tawl at SPS fnsit Ansa vn nAiAa tr.A I - vm eVv ta af.irUii , A vw vv vaHiwiwnra yivuQou w l UIBUIIBVOU IVU aiv lUBUtttUVU raa kci "k",""0" .'".f; being' escorted to the armory. vaav n mvu amaarw lira iiuiii iiiskiiuu mua.. ... ... . . . Statement No,-1 candidate. In a slraM"? I2r? m their nnes, tney were Tar. manner where two candidates, one Put off the ooUege roundayeaterday. tledaedto Keoubllcan votera' choice Inatead of .reporting at drill on April and one taking no-pledge, are opposing, h?? raaei, 0VI1 wtJf roJnaB- y.e" It hasTbeenv iaaumed that the andl Jp "April fool."- After thT. demonatra date taking; the Republican pledge tlon had continued tor several minutes atands in the beat way to aucceas. " the students went to Pendleton, where In some districts also, the candidates they spent the rematader fth day have all taken the same sort of Dledae. skylarking. The faculty learned later aa in Clackamas county where there arel lnal Jno "; " no candldatea, who . have not signed! quit In a body if anjr one otjhtm was Statement No.1. In some eaetern Ore- punished, so the order of dismissal fol - gon counties the same condition p t vails, while in Washington county there le but one Statement No. 1 candidate opposed to ' a number of ' Republican choice and unpledged aspirants for the houae: and senate. , . . -Vs gix unpiadirsd.-1:1.' ';T . '; VThe estimate reduced to totals finds that In the senate there will probably - be -20 -Statement No. 1 senators seven pledged to Republican choice and three unpledged.-In the house it Is expected that there-wilL be 86 Statement . No. 1 repfesehtativea, 3 19 Republican . choice apd a'x unpledged. ;-Thls would ' give a total in Joint assembly of 6S Statement No. l , meraoera or me legislature Si re- i lowed. (Continued en Page Two.) BURGLARS ENTER BANK AT CAIIBY I'oof. Postoffice of ,$C in -. Stamps and Make Their Escape on Handcar. s.' . " (Special .DUpatehVto The Joamal.) V Canby, Or., April J. Burglars entered ths Canby' bank and secured several - legal .documents and a number of prom. lsory notes. - They attempted to force ,f the safe but were unable to do so. The ' bank officials, report , that they lost no money, - v -: :: .- i- Entrance was gained through a rear window which they-pried open with a crowbar.v which ' tney i atoJe . from the aectlon-hduse.'1 - The burglars also broke Into fheoat- r office and secured about It In stamps . end ( quantity of tobacco and slgars. There la no elue to their identity.. The burglara escaped on a handcar, rolrvff la the-dlrection of Orepotr City, t Is reported that the handcar was s dumped off tha track.- The police ara j .la pursuit o( the deeperadoea. . v., , . k . -" -x- " - ' ' '' TEUTONIC DEFEATS ; : CAfrONIA INRACE " ICalted Praaa Leased Wlre.t s ' New .Tork, April 9. The Teutonlo of the White Star Una has won the. great trans-Atlantic race between that liner and the Caronla. of the Cunard i line, beating her rival by one hour and 26 minutes. Not once during tha speed contest was one boat out of the sight of the other. They could sight each other even at night The. -Teutonic's time from, Douts Rocks was six days, 21 hours and six minutes. REPUBLICANS CARRY .. ABERDEEN ELECTION - (United Frees Leaied Wire.) -Aberdeen. Waah., April 9ln the city election ' held here t Tuesday, the first undar the new primary law. the ReDub- llcan ticket awept the- field, In all wards but the sixtn, wnere ueorge Btaioing, the Independent candidate, was elected. STOCKHOLDERS ROAST COREY of Being Poor. Manager in Hard Times. foeed to Portland will probably in clude one or .more battleships. ' The department has been watching. with.. some interest' the controversy be tween the Oregon people, their rep resentatives and Senator Perking of California regarding ' the depth of water on the Columbia river bar and while it is not. officially- given': out. It is known that the nary department Head of Steel Trust Accused ? T7 aixl0.u,8 10 el t'e?t ior an time tue question 01 wnemer the .largest ships of, the nary can enter the Port of Portland. Form of Entertainment. Aiftnff-al PIlfaHnrv WA1f 0-fva tia IColted-Preie Uued Wire.) " 7: ' " ni.i ' . . I eXUfBBBlUU BB LU LUD 1UI 111 UL KlILCr- that wmiam Ellis Corey, in times of talnment fthat the : officers of the adversity. Is not competent to direct the fleet would, expect . from Portland, affairs of the United States stel cor- saying that be preferred not to dla- porauon. nttsDurg atocanoiaers. or i cubs the matter, but another official andftrCo to. Wid that the at toe annua meeting to oe neia Apm iv. . , It Is admitted that during prosperous rears Corey has made a creditable show na as president of the steel trust but it is also alleared that almost anyone else could have done as well with con ditions as they were, . - ; Since' the business degression bp ran. however. It Is claimed Corey haa been woefully weak, with' the result that the, bulk of business In the steel tra&e has gone to independent concerns. FIRE CRACKER BLOWS OFF CHINAMAN'S ARM ' (Ualtad Press Uued Wtra.) Seattle, s "Washv April 0.TCy Norn, one of ; the ' Chinese eelebrators of the arrival of the cruiser Washington, late yesterday af ternoon.lost, his hand by the premature explosion of a cannon cracker.-iHe.was hustled ashore. and to the hospital where his arm was ampu tated. TIREY FORD GOES TO TRIAL THIRD TIME (United Press teased Wire.) San. Francisco. April 9. The third trial Of ex-Attornev-Gensral Tlrev T.. Ford, on an indictment charging . him with having bribed a supervisor to vote in favor of the granting of an overhead trouey rrancnise to the United Rail roads was called before the court this morning. Ford's first trial resulted In a disagreement and on the second he was acquittecuo - 1 , DETERMINED FIGHT AWMST RAILROADS f-.'M-S. :'f- ' (Uo!t4 Preaa LeaMd Wlrt.) . . : Loa -Angeles, . -April 9. Following closely In .the .tracks of; , the state authorities, who are-'tnakina;. anf lnves- referred against thai railroads doing uslheas -in 'California. - the- federal of. flclola are tOJ. begin the most compre hensive prosecution .of railroads suv oected of rebatinr that was aver un dertaken In the west . '.. v No definite results are expected from the hearing now in progress before the Mate - railroad ' commission, . Although glaring instance of favoritism shown to snippersi'fiave been urouaht out It is beuevea the state r will, leave ,the pumsnment or the orrending railroads to - the federal -fftcial, who will do their work under the .direction of the interstate' commerce commission. ' " ' .Since the , trial of Santa Fe. rebate oases by United States District Attorney- LaWler steveral days ago- which resulted In a . victory for the govern ment, he has continued his quiet in vestigation : of that and . other roads.' He , h been assisted by H. j TV. Iua cart. special representative of Attorney General Bonaparte, and. Raymond Ben jamin, deputy state ' attorney-renerat has imparted valuable information to ths government,. 4 fleet officers do not expect to be en tertained publicly but will accept such "courtesies as Portlapd persons Individually may see , fit to extend. A- mistaken impression prevails that officers of the fleet expect any other than such entertainment as is ex tended in the . ordinary course of vents. This would seem to set at rest the problem of special enter tainments of the men and -officers of the ships A Admiral ' PiUsbury added. "Exi gencies, may 'arise ; that will prevent any-of -the-fleet going to ports that are toot on the' present itinerary, but so far as I know there Is nd reason why' some of the ships cannot go to Portland." . ? s :V .f.f Aarertises City, Those interested In the fleet con strue the- probable coming of part of the fleet to Portland to mean adver tising for the city that Is of a char acter much to be desired. The move ments . of ' tha ' ships are extensively telegraphed to all cities of the world and Portland's port will be gives the prominence It deserves and not overshadowed by volumes of matter about other porta of the coast. New .Tprk,. .'April 9. Mrs. .'Harold TtfcCormlck,, who waa Miss Edith Rockefeller a daughter of j John D. RocVefeller.'ls 'til, from .nervo.us.prps-' t ration , as result oL'anphymous, lett ers 'Iff whleh the writer threatens" her' life and also says that he wllUmake; trouble.ln.theaamllybyexposlfig alleged' scandals.' Mrs. McCprmlck . believes the: man Is crazy and -while there. isnoVraaonfor "her -to; fear'an'yandalsV'she'ia'afraldjthat'tne ' fellow mar. take-' an ; Insane idea 'Into his head: to Jattemot. 'assassination. The", police 'are "keeiiqg; watch' -over Mrs. McCormicks-residence and sha " has sereral'.well-kriown prirate, detectives 4n 'her em.ploy.-"' i " PRBSIDBNTrWILL'ASKi READY TO ENTERTAIN. ; Portland Will Make Things Ploasant for Officers and Men. " ' .-Proper entertainment will be Rendered any of the officers and. men of the United States navy who may visit Port land. during the Rose Festival or at any other., time. - The question of . money never has and never will enter-Into consideration-in this connection, according to the views expressea -oy- prominent offlctalsof -tthe city's commercial or- atinna. i Orfc ths occasion of the visit of warshlos to Portland harbor during" the rooming ,uuneriosa f estival, the i social leaders of the -city will.- as -they have.ln the past, entertain In honor of the naval men.' 'l ne new noma or the Portland Commercial club will also be thrown .open for their entertainment. ' "It is not-a Question of money." bm Tom Richardson manager of ' the Port hind,. Commercial club today, when In formed of the news that three' the warshina would be detailed to Portland harbor during, the-Rose Festival, and FOUR .'NE W - W ARSHIPS ANARCHISTS iliiiEs . . . r President Sends Special Mcsr sage to ' Omgress Recom- mending Suppression .. of ; Undesirables-EMails eCan--not Be. Used : , H Urges Further. -Action ;In Matter of Laws -to - End Abuses ; of Freedom Given . RedsBbnaparte's Xetter. Reds Bonaparte's ; Letter j, Reyiews Law, ;v ;: . ; .' i rTTnltea Pmh Leased Wire.)' ' ' Washington, 'April s.A special mes sage to congress urging. provision; for the construction of ,;four new.battl ships Is the' present "plan,' of President Roosevelt ; This Information,' was der veloped incident'' loK the report .'of, the naval appVoprlatlon bill -authorising the construction . of two. new battleships only and not' 'making appropriation theteror until tne next session, oi con gress. ' ; - ' ' -l i These orovislons arel far from -satis factory to .the .president an.d he navy f 4 1 department!;'';itw Is regarded essential thaC the. work, upon, batye'shtps author ised ' this ' year be put under way . at ones.' IP Is 3 not . believed ' to be" good policy) merely.to etuthorlse the president to nave' tne snips constructea oy con tract or In navy yards 'and have to de pend on- later legislation - to secure the means 'of actually- performing the work, i Further than that, the president Insists that - there be four instead of two , battleships, and to that end he will recommend- according to present plans an amendment to the bill reported yesieraay.:- --- v St UNITED STATES MUST ITS POLICY IN MANCHURIA ALONE - (United Press Leased :Wlre. s ... ' Berlin. Anrll 9. It looks v to .Berlin diplomats as'lf the- United, Stares -will Chinese r sovereignty In .Manchuria, . ,83 Indicated by American. Consul Flaher's policy at -xiaroin. unnana oemi tuitca with Japan,, is understood to be wholly, friendly to the Ruaso-Japanese, attitude In ue disputed territory; France, le ing Russia's. aJiy.- will certainly, cause no trouble, and .Germany . announced, when questions of Chinese intea-ritv krosa before , thes Russo-Japanese war that . she did not consider Manchuria a prt-oi tne empire. t; - - - v - Officialdom Is wondering, , according iy whether i Amertca. took vail these tacts . into. conBiueration ..in upholding the ' Chinese vllanchurlan nlatm n3 whether she cares to grapple with the Mikado, and csarv ; diplomatically , or vuarsisv unaiaea. NEWm0RIMENm0R$ '.l:-t".'t,.--Jei-v SOLONSmREmNGRY (Continued on Page Two.) - tit.. ) (Cnited Preie:Leeaed ,Wtr.) " Albany, tN-n T.,. April 9. Governor Hughes today . stirred up a hornet's .nest In" the senate by Sending to'- that' body a special message urging again the ne cessity, of - the passage of the anti-race horse gambling bill, -upon which a tie vote was taken . yesterday, , . i ; The message had no sooner been an nounced than Senator McCarron leapt-d to his feet with the au-rxestion that the senate should send a message hark to the governor Inviting him to mind his own buslnes's.' "This message of the governor's is a sltlve -insult -to the Senate." shouted cCarron. . -f -" . , i After , he, had; concluded .his startling remarks, Senator Gradv took the" flour and bitterly attacked Governor. Hughes, saying i that - h4 was .turning . into a common "scold." Governor Hughes said -in. his meMe that ganiblinar at the tracks is not car-i ried on through an evasion of the law, luit becauxe of thn law as it now exists. Senator Ralm9 made a nuilimi, wlitch was not acted ui-n, t'int Ih.tt part ef tb m-ss.e rclauriB' t. r. t .. k a be :"'!-"i wua H e Agr.uw o; i iiart racing I . . . . V rdred?Preea"Usea .W . .. Washington, April 9.-Aroused by the reports made by secret serv ice operatives who hare been Investl (ratlng anarchistic societies and pub-, Ucatlons, the president, la a special messagre to congress today recom mended' leglalatlon looking- to the f oppression of anarchy, particularly la the, dissemination of anarchistic literature.'. The ' message . reads as follows:. ,..;.'.- - herewith submit a letter from tha department of Justice which explains It self. Under thla opinion I hold that ex isting statutes give 'the' president the power to prohibit. tha postal service from.' being fused as; an Instrument,, of murder arson and treason, and I shall act upon such a construction. Unques tionably,, however,, there should be fur ther legislation by tha congress on this matter. When compared with the sup- rresSion of anarchy, every other ques Inn I n lr m Intn ln.lmtflrt.itM Am .. archlst Is an enemy to humanity, an enemy to ait roanaina ana nis is a deep er criminality than any other. No an archist is allowed to come to our shores If he is an . anarchist, and no naDer published here or abroad, should be per mitted circulation In this- country if it propagates anarchistic doctrines." - -i Attorney . . General Bonaparte's letter contains an exhaustive review, of the statute with reference to the malls, tie finds, that the - postmaster-general la fully warranted, . even without definite laws. In taklns the action he did atrainst the newspaper La Questions Social, and he holds that . congress has full power to make laws covering anarchist and anarchistio publications. - BAKK AT STe LOUIS " ." FORCEDvTO CLOSE - -", i- - . . " rCnited Press Leased Wire.) ' ") ' 8t' Louis, Mo., , April -9. The Oliver Street bank., a state . institution, .was closed by order of the state bank exam iners. The bank was quickly surround ed by i.mob of anxious depositors, clamoring for their money.. They be came so insistent that, a squad of police was rushed to the jrcene-and order-was soon restored, -v The capital stock of th bank w: 1100.000, i . and, the deposits amount to tSlO.000. .It is said "that th failure was 'due to v bad outstanding loana,. V ..;. i, ,,,t :-- . CHICAGO GETS ' COIN i t FOR CAR FRAKCniSE '-.f.i t ii .)... ". -.nmAU 'Press'taasedrwire.'5 ' rT Chlcaao. Anrll A hok 869.44, representing the city's share, at S.per cent;. or the-net receipts of the Chicago jCity Railway company for th year-ended January 81,, 1908. was . r- cvea or jaayor jsusse today and turned over to Comptroller Wilson. . ' 110 TIGHTS FOB IIEP Jury Decides Actress I? Right in -Refusing to Ap V: pear.Withbnt Skirts. , (United Preae lti Wlr.) sNew Tork,? April 9. Henrietta J. the actress, hae been upheM by a 1 t In her refusal to sppar on the c'- -tlht, and aha awsr.luj $1.7 i . ' thrt tii.Sot.. she -sued for, Ji-iiff f,.mnn, theatrical ntanagers, .avis - If - ' mis irt the suit. U den Miss I.e ref'ed tu Bgn to sppear before tiie t u-n'v t . a ' r-umlcal comply, after !: i t . . engaed, she win rffrttr-i . l--r band. ho also Jifi-t a rni.) ., -t pliiv, it i t ht !,' .-"-! i.: . i, r-'$ i'-r,!, :i..,t ' - ,! , ! I'l-H : ' t I- 1 . , i f , i ' t - - I
