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: THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY . MORNING, APRIL 12, 1003. W"W"'''"' UBB IS DIRECT ELECT! IS J f-v V ' . deceives Xew Tork, Dcle- . ; Ration's Indorsement with v a Lon: String to Itr-feev eral .Wavering Districts Wobble Into Line. ' fCalte. ! tees Wire.) : nVw- York, April 11. The Re- publican atate contention today tela to select delegate! at large, to the Republican national contention In dorsed Governor Charles E. Hughes 'tot president, Tbe Indorsement waa not on that brought Jor. however, totbe hearts of the friends of the governor. It waa a aort of favor lteaon, tate-the-car-ahead endorse ment that la not calculated to bring to the aupport of the governor any layering district tn the state, or unearth hoita In other atatea. It waa not quit as virile aa the brand of soft aoap paaaed for the benefit of Levi P, Morton in 1811 whea b vu gorernor, and lacked In the '"ringing quality of the golden en- thuslasm that marked the aelectlon of Chauncey Mitchell Pepew aa the favorite aon when the Vanderbllts thought he would make a better man in the White House than In the New York Central offices. BtlU, It waa an indoraement ' and "was defended br auch loyal Hughea men aa Timo thy I.' "Woodruff, 8reno Payna and ' others. The opposition to the char- . acter of the Indoraement came when jthv committee reported la tha af ternoon aeaalon. " s- . , . Reads Platfornu ' ' Senator Horace White, tha chair man, read the platform. It waa filled with the.platitudea that have marked the majority of the plat forma and the blarney of expediency. Then came the laat paragraph and the battle by tha frlenda of the gov-rnorj- - '. j v'Thla paragraph, afte a aklmmedj milk Indoraement .of the adminis tration of Governor Hughes, cloaed, with the following near Instructions: ; And nrglns U the delegatea that they present the name of Gorernor Hughes to the 'national Republican " convention and that they use every honorable mean to bring about bis . nomination, for president" ' ;: x Senator 'Edward Brackett of Sar atoga waa pn hla feet in a minute and was recognized by tha chairman, James S. Sherman. Senator. Brack et bad a substitute for tha last par agraph. l ae SUDSiuuio appoarou i hsra some red blood la It, ' It read: "The Bepubllcana of the etate very earneatlr ttror the nomination of Governor jHnehea for th preal dencr . in the, coming; convention; . they will, not.be. aatlafled with a aupport by the delegatea that la per functory or aplrltlesa. In ' Tlew of this sentiment and of recent events the delegates at large selected by thla convention are instructed and dele- gates from the several districts are '. requested to peralstently labor, for his nomination until the nomination is made. ' ' . ' ' - " There 'wias soma ' applanse when Brackett read his snbstltute, which was in th form of motion, but was In reality a minority report Chairman bosom has been reported as bursting with XI nghes sentiment, was on his feet in a mlnnte. . Thera was too much meat in the snbstltute to please Mr. Woodruff. H said the minority re port was slgnsd by only seven of the 67 men- on the committee on reso luUons. f ' , To adopt the minority report. In - his opinion, would be a serious re flection upon the majority of the committee and also on the men who were to b sent as delegatea. " Bereno E. Payne defended the re flection on the majority Aesem blyman ' Ulerritt came to the aid of Brackett, but It- was nseleas. The "ham stringing resolution waa put through "with a handful of the gov ernor's friends voting no. The con vention named General Stewart I. Woodford of New York, former May or Seth Low of New York, Preder-. lck R. Haieard of Syracuse ni Ed ward Hr Rutler of Buffalo aa dele-r-tes at' large to ttie national Ee- .... . T1 tha AaU piiDUCan CUixivouvwu. , w " egates at large are known to be frlenda of Hughes, but the ticket la not the strongest Hughes aggrega tion that coaad nave. open namea. teas off Appetite ta rnmmon when the blood needs purl lying and enriching, for then the blood fails to give the digestive organs the stimulus necessary for the proper1 per formance of their functions. - Hood's Sareaparilla is pre-eminently the medicine to take. . It makes the blood pare and rich, and strengthens all tlie digestive organs. - "I was all tun derm and had. no ttnelil?. After taking one bottle of Hood's Sareaparilla I could eat any- iUcg I wished' : Mrs. Amanaa x en r.t r, Oneco, Conn. Accept no e'abBtitute for c:ccdoOarsaparinal I. 'A on having Hood's. 'Get it today. I -Ji or tat let f.rxa. ICO Doaesfi Only Six States Declare for People's Choice; Thirty Are Needed, ? , (nnnt Kwa by Lesgest ImnI Wire.) Washington.' April 11. Nothing Is to be don br congress at this eaioa to provide tor direct lctlon of United States senators. The senate commute oft privileges and elections M te nave held a meeting to consider me question todar. A auorura of the committee fjtiiad tm raaooiuL however, end U wee dsrUed not to take up the question gain Curing tms session. Hntor Burrows, chairman of t committee, wild that It would be uee- i,u te conalder the Question further lor ha tiMimt a nnlv all atataa nad a pealed for change In the method of election of senators. Under the con stitution the legislatures of two third of the etates in tn union must peuuvn for a change before congress can take tb matter up. - , According to Senator Burrows, II Other etatea must petition for a change. In addition to the which have already taken action before congress can deal with the question. Womb re er tn oeromlttee do not expect that further petition wUl be filed this year. The Ik autee whose legisistores nave passed resolutions praying ror a enange which would allow senators to e elected directly by the people are: Wis consin. Nevada, Oklahoma. New Jersey, Illlnol aod Montana. ' - , In the last oongress mere were oniy four state la favor of this change, Oklahoma, which has Just come inta the union, and New Jersey baring de clared for the change In the manner of electing senators since the sixtieth con- gree nssemmeo, 4V At in rate 01 iw, jm, question of a enange wouia noi om in a poaitlon to be. considered by congress until 124. . , ,. Many senators, however. Including those who are opposed to the plan, 4 not believe that a sufficient number Of states will demund that the senators be elected br a direct vote wUl favor the plan Bjr tnat ume. miners iiie that tha neonie of the country will de mand the change within the next few years and that congress wUl be com pelled to sanction the plan. 111 BE . AT LOUISVILLE H asaSBBBJBSBBBSesBBjaBSMSBI " JTolin Vandercook, President of United l'resa Associa - tions, Succumbs. - Uaited Preat Leesed Wfee.1 Chicago, April 11 Th body of John Vandercook. prealdent' of the United Press associations, who died her st noon today, will be laid to rest at Louis- villa,. Kentucky. Monday afternoon, in torment will be la Cave JI1U cemetery at I o'clock. - Tha remains were sent te Louisville at I o'clock tonight over we Monon. Accompanying the body were the mother and wiaor of the decedent. his father-la-law. Major i. At- yvomaca, and his wife and newspaper friends. The train will reach Louisville at T o'clock: Bunday morning wheatha-re' mains will be Uken to the home of u. Unm.rk. there to lis until the I lunerai. tw. jaath at Vtr. Vandercook came at 11:10 today after a Bght for life Uat- Ing nearly two weeas. un anarcn my aw cam to Chicago from New Tork on business and was atneaen wiia appro iIMHi an nut. ' At Btreeter hosplUL where he was taken Tuesday, peritonitis developed and Wedneaday night It was deemed necesaaryto operate, as gangrene had eat in. The natlent hung between life and death and then on Thursday, when the doctore believed they bad maatered the peritonitis, his heart failed him and he began sinking. . . The end 'came today peacefully and VMrfyVanderook waa fully oonselous to the end. and conversed with mem bers of hla family almost until the last m Asoon as his death becams known meaaaftes of eondolenc from friends all over the world began to pour Into the hosplUL scores r the warm friendships Mr. Vandercook had made during bis brilliant newspaper career. Chicago Laborers Are Beg ging lodgings or Seek ing Hallway Shelter. : fnnlted rrem Leased Wire.) rttiAuA Aorll 11-Ten thousand stranded worklngmen are nightly beg vinv lodrinES or r seeking shelter la the hallways of public buildings and under the structure of, elevated roaas, - .u. .-w. ..J alaawhar in Chicago, stranded men and boys was completed tonight by officers for a report to the mayor. The census has been taken se cretly since the early part of the week, whei 400 Bulgarian laborers walked into the city hall and county buildings and at both places asked the author ities for food, shelter, work . or transportation to some point where they A rmiiCA census oi v" ' mf.hf ..t wnrlr The discovery of so many totally desti tute men, many of whom understand the teachings of street agitator and are thus a menace to the peace and order of the city, is regarded as a matter of suf ficient gravity to justify an increase in the number of patrolmen In all districts where they congregate. The Imperative demand for some relief has revived talk of the advisability of establishing soup bouses and tncreaalng the number of free municipal lodging houses. ' ; Acting Chief Bohuettler' summoned his Inspectors and captains to a late confer ence to act In the matter. An order was rmA tn .ii na.trolmen to search men and boys who might have weapons, to drive from the streets prowlers and desperate worklngmen who might Income holdups. .in., an l none and nrohibit the sale of litiuor to drunken men, and to suppress all meetings at which Inflammatory speecAG ku X ,w .t-t t . - SALOON CETER IS ROBBED BY BANDITS (TJoIted Pre Ued Wlr. ' Chicago. April ll.-Vln full view of a Crowd of terrlliea A peaeeinans, m Hanarailnea today held UD vouna- nesperaaoea iuuj uuu . . 1 k.U . . m r A robbed Haesle Pope, a saloon porter em- r.ioved br Frank Tenuis,. na exi.ii oiaw rnnv TaiMia. 1 street. The rooDer neia revuner w Pod s head and. rifled his pockets of 1.859 he had drawp from the bank to ha aed bv his amployer in cashine; th checks of workmen. With their pistols the time:- inumioaiea w maJ their escape. . BURIED TEN THOLISAIID WEB HOMELESS Grafter ' Eeitcrates ' Flimsy Story of. Prejudice; . Is r an- MInnocentM Man: - I' laneeial Diesatek Tk erl. Ban rranclseo, ' April . H With-' sit Jurors to the bos subject to peremptory challenge, Six more were temporarily passed for examination today at the trial of Abe Ruef for parnawe bribery dent All but one name, was exhauated in the trial jury oox, ana Judge looilag ordered a new venire of 60 to be drawn and summoned Into court on Tueeday. ' -? . The fHUng tot a panel of II that will be satisfactory to the defense appears to be asapeculaUve a proapect as It waa early laat week. Ruef and hla at torney still believe that they can stave off the selection of a Jury to a point that will make a motion for change of ..mi. aM irf murk in order. . Kuef seems to take himself seriously. He stlU believes that Han Francisco and tu country In general regards him as a persecuted man, Th arch raner wnines . nis irouom w i who are confined to the same old roun- , w - rsA ..h" that ara regarded here as a-joke, 1 , . rraimlun too nreludiced a place to expect a fair trial of this case," said Ruef. after the proceeding today. -1 ahnuld ha wllllna- to so Into any other oounty and take the first IS men that appeared in court orT m on Its merits. iet ii oi Aipme, r inaUnc. That's the first county in th list after Alameda, and I, think this Is certainly far enough away to be free of local bias. .1 am not particular about the county, however, so long as it s outside San Francisco. In saying this, however, I do not mean to cast any re flection on Ban Franolsco where I hare always bad hosts of friends. -Whit I nun la that the nut hat I mean is that the public mind ha been ao affected by the conatant the s 1 reiteration of graft charge that It Is not In a atat to iudg any of tb tru facta at laauS dianaaalonatel This most elementary character or justice demands a change of venue In the case now on trial." ( . SAVES BY KILLING IT 1 - ' Insane Insurance Man At tempts to Take Three . : 'liTes. - ; (Valtod PnM CMd Wire.) Buffalo, N. T April X1-t6 save his wife aad child from the disgrace) which would result from the exposure of his peculations as assistant cashier at the Mutual Life Insurance company, Lionel M. Cole, 11 years old. had planned te murder hla wife, whom he believed waa Imbued with supernatural' powers, his baby, whom he . regarded - as super natural., and then to kill himself. This was the substance of testimony taken h tha I una a v cemmlaalaa which report ed to Justice Wheeler today. Cole was then committed to th atat hospital for criminal insan at Mattawan. On March It Col attempted to kill his wife, himself and bany by turning on the gas In the sleeping room of their elegantly furnished home at Hamburg, New. York. The baby died but Col and his wife recovered. . It developed after Cole's arrest that he had spent about SS.OOO of the Insur ance company's money, which h spent on his home and family. ..... After her husband's arrest, Mrs. Col returned to her parents' horn at Man cheater, New York. She IS a descendant of General Farrlngton, after whom the dead xhlld was named. ' The ease) was praseniea io me grana ury and Indictment was found against :olej charging him with murder in the ft first decree. There was strong evidence of Insanity and Dr. William C. Krauss and Dr. James W. Putnam were ap pointed to examine Cole. They reported the case as exceptional in all Its fea tures. - nMtDtlonal on account of the extraordinary delusions with which Cole seemed possessed. He was found to be suffering from insane delusions re specting th divine qualities possessed by his wife and child, not possessed by nth or wimlii and ' children, and with bavins such superior spiritual qualities as to Justify and compel him in provid ing for them everythlnr even though to resort to embeuletnent and theft. At no Urn sinoe his child's death hss he expressed any regret over his acts, remaining absolutely Indifferent NOT SATISFIED "WITH j DATJOETER'S STORY Maybe Mrs. Thomason Struck Stove In Falling i Maybe She Was Knocke4 Down with Chair. (Special Dispatch te The Journal.) Waiia.. walla. iWah.i Aorll 11. Coro naf'Mai'Martln decided late this after' nnnn tn call a. . coroner's lury Monday moraine to Inquire into the death of Mn . Matthaw -i-nomason. - rwno oieu early this morning under suspicious clr oumstanoes. rueignDor y iiraniu! came home drunk Wednesday night an Aiirlne m. nuerrel wits) his wife nit be over the head with a chair., Physicians whan rail a to the Thomason horn found the woman unconscious ana sn remained in tnar oonauion uniu nor death, today. An autopsy held this nnin n Dra Braoen and Russell re vealed concussion oi ne orain. inoma son'a daughter exonerates- her . father from all blame. She says her rather came' home drunk Wednesday night and attacked her. 8h grabbed a butcher knife and struck him In the face, mak-ins- a slight wound. The mother and daughter ware dressing the wound, when the mother' fainted and. In falling struck her head on a stove, renaenn her unconscious.. Thomason is repuje to be a hard drinker. Financial flurries, so called often work gopd -to us, be' ' v cause they teach us economy, ?. Which is the basis of wealth. We can save on unneces-' sary food stuffs which ays 1 not only costly in money, but in health. i X Grape - Nuts and good cream furnish a, wholesome,' ecorfomical . breakfast, - and many a thrifty clerk or office man is learning that a Grape Nuts breakfast saves money . and makes brains. - It U made of wheat and barley and is a perfectly bal anced food,, J f There's Reason." , ; ' CHILD 1 "f'' sassHl esai J 1 to I Saleof Ciirpet Remnants CuWg up large quanUtUs of Carpets each day leavea on our bands numerous remnants suitable for wgvhU or small rooma. Tnls week special prices on these: , , . 9n,A Brosatli, the yard-.. v.B0 ltnln. the nrd........" Axminsters, the yard...,. t.5f All Wool, the yard... .Mf SEE WINDOW D1SPL.AV 1U 'ft r Buy From the Maker We can furnish a Mattress as low ss s)1.60 or at high aa f3 We make them In ourown shop and do not m cotton witn Iioss, , ma. ith hair. Ver few dealers know what is in the mat tresses they sell. The only way can be sure Is to buy from the maker." We know. , DIE AT POLLS Despite Censorship News of Murders at Portugal Election Leaks Out. (Onlttd Press Lasted Wire.) London, April 11. Delayed, mes sages arriving trom Lisbon, Portu gal, show that the recent elections, In which the government won a victory, were far from being as peaceable as related in censored dis patches. In reality the elections were conducted under strictest mon archlal w surveillance, - troops on guard everywhere to prevent out breaks, details of soldiers with flulck-tirlng guns Stationed In the streets to overajre the people. Whole districts where outbreaks were deemed .likely . to occur were shut . off , from the " public, no one being permitted to enter or leave without military passes. Even de spite these -precautions, the elec tions 'did not pass without serious disorder and : bloodshed. At leaBt 12 persons were killed . la fighting and 90 were injured, several fatal ly; 'More - than 600 arrests were made. - ' r - Tha facts are Just becoming pub- Up because i no messages r truthfully reporting the situation were per mitted to go out.". It was necessary to use the malls to get the facta out of Portugal., At every voting place frequent ; disorders occurred, . not withsUnding all efforts to prevent It. Eiotlng was put down with, an I -.f; - r ..... ...,sM raw Tl'JELVE VOTERS It Is not necessary to have - nish your home complete from w . elegant high grade urnirure pay so much each week or month is all that is required. : Sale of Sample Lace Curtains Odd pairs, used as samples, at One Third .off tha regular prices. One pair eachi .No. 1850-Novelty Curtains. regular $3.50. at...,...r.f Na 352S7Brussels Net, regu lar $8.50. at . ...f4.0 No. 35090-rBruiiels Net, regu lar $12j00. at f No. 30635 Brussels Net, regu lar $14.00, at............T.QO you Nothing sold In a store , gires so much trouble as the GoCsrt if the line is not right and if the dealer wants them to be right Last season we were selling a much ad vertised collapsable cart that was supposed to be the best ever. Result , customers came back by the dozen with trouble ; tires gave ; out, f parts J broken, etc We had to make rood. Did thefac-" km . tory . stand it? Well, I . " should Say , not This a tSyear we have one that " will stand the ,- racket. Price . ...f.....fT.5 Price' with Hood 80.05s Iron band - by the soldiers and ; po lice. ; Volleys were fired $ Into ; the masses of voters and spectators on slightest provocation. ;In such" en counters between the people and troops most of tha casualties oc curred. ,''"' . , The great display of force pro vented - anything like general riot ing. Tbe royal palaca waa . heavily guarded to prevent an attack. A donble line of troops was stationed about the palace. , No one :was al lowed to approach. "--'Is-- All Lisbon papers are crying out against the violence of tbe soldiers and ' the despotism : adopted during the.- elections, v i HIn officers de clare that bloodshed must be elim inated before - any mora elections are held.' ' - HUNDRED YEARS : OF TEr.lPERAFiCE Anniversary to Be. Celebrat ed by Special Services - atY.H.C.A.Today. Tb centennial anniversary of th in this first temperance organisation country Is being celebrated throughout th United States this month. . Th T. M. C A-v wlU turn their regular Sunday afternoon meetiD into a celebratioa of th wonderful achievements that have been accomplished In suppressing - the liquor traffic during the last 100 years. H. W. Stone- will .tell something of the growth of temperance and the spread ef prohibition, and what it means to the country.- The statements that he will make will be illustrated by a number of tereoptlcon pictures, charts and maps. The representations of the tremendous loss that will come by th cessation of th liquor traffic will be explained, and the ready money In order to this. big store's. immense stock of iCltEpiY 0i . - - vjr ' f ' c I' I H K ana arpct3. - i our simple promise ; . Let Us Help You ' 1 ' Our Stove-fitters can disconnect the old range and set It up at the new home at moderate coat unices you would like a brand new Monarch we don't charge anything for setting them up. For the new furnishings open an account It will take the keen edge from the financial worriment t f r" . . j' .' -Jt J. 7"; V a I . Wis 'J V. v -j ' r-t r r Yj. u-, a-,-..-, f "irs! i : Sale of Plate Racks No: 7(55-Plate Racks,' solid oalt. 32 inches wide, 17 inches high, 6 . inches deep, shelf top and bottom, 6 cup hooks ' underneath. This week only, special $1.50" value. for :..9f , Screens Reduced . ' . Na 359. Three-Psnel Screen, oak - frame, red 'Cheeieclotn lining; regular . $14a Now fl.10 No. 37.1 Screen, 3-parieLr golden oak frame, cre tonne filling; regular . &4. , now . . . .f 3.15, ' No. 369 Screen, weathr , " ered frame, plain green ' tiling, 3-panel; ' $4 value. now .. ....$3.15 No. 362 Screen, 3-panel, ' green burlap filling, heavy weathered frame; $7.50 value ; . ' '. . , ...... No. 350 Screen, 4-panet I heavy s weathered ' frame, . burlap s filling; $12 vsaVie, : at . . . . i . V.O.OO TO Ml. We shall place on sale for this day only a7 line of Fancy. Tin trimmed ' Tuscan and Milan white and natural .color, .Dress Shapes." All this season's ' latest shapesf-tyalues. to $2.00. . , See display in center window; positively Monday. only, 81.10 Tlie wonder laulinery W. CORNER MORRISON AND FIRST STS. an attempt mad to show more exactly what the closing Of .the saloons will do v Charles ganruels, a cartoonist, will KIT a. VUaUb Mim. liiuu.....)' other things the following;, -The Ca reer of a Drunkard," The Descent of the dsarette," "the Descent of Man," "The Travels Of Hat," 'The Advance of Civilisation," and some popular songs." -i ;'--'-i'v-"'--,v'-,-''v-1'' ; Dr. MeMlchael, the musical director, has prepared a special temperance num ber' for this afternoon. - v-- , The discussion a-rouDS today will con sider, th miracle that Christ performed fur- Cook iHfh Th makers of tha Monarch Ranc have added to their tins Vlonarch - Oa Attachments, which la aold when deal red witn Monarch . Malleable Ranges. Then raa attachments er made strongly of malleable Iron and steel, riveted together and are of th earn construction as th rant and mad to match It perfectly. .--- Ths , aw ' Improvements should be of interest to everyone-building a new home, and to many who are uaing old style - ranrea The Urge else Monarch Rang, with complete Monarch gas stove attached all connected and . plumbic it In cluded ................. .JU35 Medium sis Monarch Range, with lew gas atov attaoament. connected and set up.......$Hjl Monarch Malleabl Rang, lt Inch oven with drop door, closet and thermometer .........fj57 U We Cut Prices v fr1ncsa ' atyl 'beds. Na. ill. w hav In golden oak, bird's ye mapl and mahog any. Prlc down from Uf.80 U S19.80 Napoleon atyl, No. Tt0,gold a polished quarter sawed oak, 4 feet wide: down from HO to........S20.OO Napoleon stylA.No. -SIT-beautiful Clroaaalon walnut, wax finish. 4 foot ( Vide; down from 42.0 to....,.f31.25 No. B48,' . . Napoleon r Styl. Wlddlcomb, best Qrand Rap ids make, golden, piano pol ish, quartered oak! down from 66 to........ 40.50 No. ' 110. Napo1bn ' style, a lctd Circaaaion walnaVwax finish. , highest grad . Grand Rapids manufacture; marked down S07.6S ta.....tl9.50 No.' 120. Napoleon style; no finer bed In the city: Clrcas slon Walnut, wax finish, deep rolling effect. Grand Rapids best product; priced $120, now only S97.T5 3 on the man born blind. The lunch and '" a social sons; service will be the closing feature of the afternoon, - i . i All men are cordially invited ta snend the entire afternoon and take part in this great temperance rniiy. . , To th Bepnblloaa Tote.' - I am asking your support for Circuit Judfre on this platform; "Equal rights to all, special- xavors to none. ; ir you- to all, special nnrftvp of thil approve of this idea or Judicial conduct you will yotr lor o. si on tn orricial ballot. WM. Kf McQARIlT. S3 r tacli H'-Vrnm mm a.at al 'm iV(..vl;.-.i.!':S '" -a A