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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