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jowzwi cnimums win una vou.i wnm no iimiimi j cm y, vjord.-if you cnmioj cull o::f;w;:z .. . JOtlt.V AI, IV A N'T AOS BIUXCJ Tine iu:st iu;;iULT3 , REAL ESTATE FOR SALE? ADVLjynsK ix the jovkxal JOURNAL CIRCULATION Y KSTKKDA V WAS 29,000 The Weather Fair tonight and Tuesday; northwest winds. . , f VOL. VII. NO. 31. . PORTLAND, ' OREGON, ,IONDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1808-SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE, TWO, CENTS. VllVT my- ! )-: .) i-if t,f i' fc, v, .,;..w;.;.,itfW.;.M- .. ; - . .. - 1 y i i s rr ii ii ii ! i i , ii , . , i i iiii ii n till , 1 1 " r n y y 'ii ; - hAfiA.lt i iW, : Vv .' I , ' vv f I -; f , U -. .'' smmmmmmmm mwmmmmm. LATTER MAKES READY: I0R MTEBATTAC Expects to Refute Charges Wheelvvrigh Will Make Introductory Speech a : Ahnory Landfrauds' Prosecutor Says . He Has Now Arranged His Affidavits Francl , J. " Ileney - will pay additional . respects 'to Senator Charlea W. Fulton at the Centenary Methodist church, East KlntB and , Pine streets, tonight la an address on the subject of "A Crisis In Ore gon's Moral Life, or Why It Should not 1 Reelect Charlea W. Fulton to the United States Senate." In his ad dress the' speaker will make still more pointed his allusions to the rec ord tf Oregon's senior senator and will back up his . statements with 'fresh documentary evidence dealing .with the senator's political life and . methods. and telephone messages on Saturday Mr. Heney had no time to eeggregate , the mass of Democrats dealing with rioaamn nntftlnat htntorr. which' he has in his - possesion and' for ; that reason his address at the Exposition rink dealt with matters which he had treated In his two previous antl-Ful ton meetings some time ago. Tonight, however, the prosecutor will have all of his material arranged In srBtematlc , order1 and ready to use. It Is believed therefore . that the address tonight, will be a sensa tlonal 1 one, in which entirely new L channels will be dug in the political Mr. Hency will mak the addreaa to- nlf ht upon the inviUtlon of JRar. Clarf ' ence True Wilson, who has placefl his 'church at the disposal 'of . tM graft Troaoutor. ' The auditorium will seat 1.000 pwopU and tb addrtas wilt Degin 1 at I o'clock. The doors will be opa at TsIO. Thla wUl be Mr. Heney laat ad dreaa, as ha leavas at 11:S0 o'clock for San Franclaco to rcmima charge of the graft proBecutlona: ' '' ' Mr. Heney'a addr tonight will head The Hat of a very buay four aaya" season of Bolitlcal oratory which will only close with the night before the prima- Mr. eney wiu nun rl of ADrll 17. ; Mr. Heney tnnirht. senator Fulton will eom bact at him at tbe Armfry tomorrow nljtht. reoeat the dose at Orexon City Wednesday night and will Are his last shot on Thursday nlrht in Savoy hall. East Burnslde and Grand 'avenue. In the words of the showman, there will be something doing every minute and every minute will be-full of thrills. Mr. Heney and Senator Fulton are not to have the whole field to themselves, however, but the other candidates are planning to make as much noise as poa- slbie. .In chronological order the four days' fleets, of eloquence will be about as rouows; , - Tonight the Heney meeting at Cen tenary cnurcn. - Tuesday nlcht Senator Fulton will hold his first Portland meeting of the campats-n at the Armory. William u. Wheelwright will have Charge of this meeting: and will introduce the speaker. Senator . Fulton will deliver the,, only address, apart from the Introductory speech or Mr. Wheelwright. -. v. 7ultoa at X Grande. v Senator Fulton la In La Grande today and will spealc there tonight. He will tales the night train for Portland, arrlv ine here tomorrow morning. - In his address It is expected that the senator will make direct and full reply to tue attacks which have Been made heretofore or will be made tonight by Mr. Heney. ,; The following of Senator Fulton and his managers are, taking great interest in his meeting and It is expected that the Armory will be crowded to the doors when be make his appearance on the platform. Tuesday nlKht also the Union Renub llcan club has a meeting scheduled for Morri.. s halL At that meeting all., of th candidates for' local office m-lll be expected to be present and make their arguments to show - why they should receive , tbe nomination they covet This meetlnr was Planned. However. while It was understood that the Fulton meeting would be on Thursday nlrht. and It Is probable , that It will be changed' or abandoned. dresham also has a rally scheduled for - Tuesday night at which several of uie candidates for county and district oince win De present and apeak. Wednesday night ' will be congress man's night st the Empire theatre. On that night George 8. Shepherd, candi date for congressman, will be the prln clple speaker. He will have his ill us tratlons of the Columbia. river and the bar along am will tell what la needed at the hands of congress to Improve the ..water navigation of the river. - At the same time invitations have been sent out to the candidates for rtlntrlnt attorney and circuit Judge to be present and make addresses. Music has been provided to liven up the program bo- iweenvapeecnes. . trie union ttepuuncan ciuo naa planned a smoker for Wednesday night me eeuing-jtiirscn ouiiaing ai wmcn a expected to make formal announce ment of the Indorsements made by the It la expectei club. Senator Fulton will speak at Ore gon City on Wednesday night. ; Thursday night the struggle wilt end with the east side meeting of Senator Fulton at Savoy hall, East Burnslde and Grand avenue. Full arrangements for this- meeting have not been made other than to select the-hull. The meeting Is in the bands or east sine , irienos or Senator Fulton who will- select the chairman of the evening and' have full direction of the meeting. - Senator Ful ton Will oe me oniy. speaker. PROMINENT WOMEN WHO PLAYED PART . e ? IN NAMING OF ENGLAND'S CABINET APP0IUS IDE PUBLIC 5 (CalUd Priu LMfed'Wlre.) London, April It. Official announce ment was made last night of tbe sew cabinet appointments ana they are Iden tical with the forecast made by the Dally Chronicle In dispatches, as fol lows: ' . ' Herbert Asqulth, premier and. first lord of the treasury. - ' David Lloyd George, chancellor of the exchequer. "-';.' Lord Tweedmouth, president Of the council. '' Earl of Crewe, aecretary of state for the colonies. ," - x " Reginald McKenna, first lord of the admiralty. , . .. 1 Winston Spencer Churchill, president of the board or traae. Walter Buncl Kab . a. awl una frlnit John Morley, secretary of state for India, and Sir Henry Fowler, chancellor of the Duchy of Aancaster. have been made peers, but retain their present, of fices. HEARD REQUEST Alleges Has Had tfoOf ficial ; Information' Regarding ' Sending Ships. ' f ' ' -1 -t v " r f . 1 1 i ' (Special Olapetch to Tbe Jonrnal.) ' Washington, ,; April X 3. "--Secretary of the Navy Metcalt and the secre tary and chief of the bureau of navi gation said today that absolutely &o mitted to the naV department that Portland wants warshlpB sent there. The secretary said that telegrams of ficially signed asking Senator Bourne to file the request would suffice. fOUB CDii'IIS H ESCAPE trusties," Working on Fee " ble blinded Institute at Salem, Run Away. , " . (TDited Press Leased Wire.) ' Salem, Or.j, April ,18. Four convicts escaped last .night from the gang work ing on the feeble minded Institute sear this city: They are Casper Clinton and Bozo DoDovtch sentenced' for larceny from Umatilla county,; and Phillip La- rriont and - Ed Boyd ' sentenced . for lar ceny from Union county, They are all one-year men, and $50 Toward Is offered tor eacn. l,ne warden or tne peniten tiary Dut bloodhounds on their trail, but only traced them to the railroad where they must have boarded a train In tho night, i OREGON FREED OF MAGHINE SHACKLES BY STATEMENT NO. 1 IMF - V - ' am man. president or mei i i 't . : r i it I ..,-.. ' ' If ' " i C - .. ., ' v ' ' . . ' . , I I' . 4 .i. V s ' w '4 4 " . ! , s ' - V J O V ! v v ' . s 9 ' " - " - I 4 4 - " 4 V lv x " i , - f ? 44i A mm Statement No.'1 1 Will Be At tacked by Politicians .Who Are Lining ' Up Their Forces . to Prevent Tic tory. Effort to Force German Vot ers, Into line Not . Very Cheerfully Received "The . Interests Oppose the Masses.' I ' : V ' Two women who were powers in framing English politics. The upp per picture Is ofIrs. H. II. Asqulth and daughter. Her husband suc ceeded Campbell-Bannerman "as premier. The lower picture is that of Mr. George Cornwallis-West,- formerly Miss Jerome of New York, who was the political adviser of x-Pemler Balfour. , TO LEAVE PATERSOH Newspaper Office Disman tled and Preparations 4 Kade to Move. ; (United Press icaxd Wire ) ' Paterson, N. j J., April 13, That the anarchist grouo has decided to abandon this cltv as a center of activity was in dicated -today when the office of La Questlone Soclale, . the -anarchist publl cation recently barred from the mails by the federal government, was dismantled. (8pc!I Elroatch to Tbe Journal.) . - Salem, Or., April 18. What Mr. Heney said of Statement No. 1 In his speech here yesterday was not fully re ported by tho morning newspapers.' His words were:;l. .4,V'"':? I:;t i . "Too don't appreciate what jrou have in the direct primary law and Statement No. 1. That law has broken the shackles from vpu and If-you don't get (rood men , In office you have nobody to blame but yourselves. "Your nrlmary law la the best statute of its kind in the United States. Tou have to thank for that Mr. U'Ken of Oregon City. Statement No. 1 is the vital part of the law and you should compel your' legislators to. take that pledget. ' i -.-..y v-..-.. I: "Mr. Fulton says he la in favor of the election of United Statea senators by direct vote of the peopl. It Is a very safe proposition to be In favor of. Mr. Fulton is not In favor of, the principle of the direct election of United States senators or he would urge can didates for the legislature to take the pledge of Statement No. L" - The stuff was carted away In vans, but it la Impossible to learn lta destination. DEMOCRATS OF LANE . v FORM BRYAN CLUB . ,'.' ' '' ' f'.:' .'"'. ""awssasjeassBsa.; : , A' ir-.i-s"- (Rpeclal Dispatch to Tbe JonrnaL) r' ' Eugene, Or April 13. The Lane County Bryan club -'waa - formed here Saturday with over SO members. . The officers . are: - President, ,1 K. Ed munson! first vice-president, H. A. Cox; second vlco-president, v R. M. Veatch; thirds vice-president. C. P. Houston; fourth viqe-president, Charles W. Evans; secretary. It.- M. Travis; corresponding secretary, M. S. Wallla; treasurer, J. V. MaUock, ' S40.G0LI FlfiE V AT T0PPEH1SH ' . t V ' .i. hi 1 i '4' " Machine politicians and' heelers back of . the slate of the Hodaon Beach-Balle, ' Reed combination are bending strenuous efforts to get out the Vote, tor primary day in order td put every available ounce of effort back of the ticket Alarmed at the unexpected uprising la raror or Statement So. J which, exys- taUUed In the petition of a large aou her of prominent business aa4 profes sional uea, bronght Out the full ticket pledg-ed to Statement Ho. 1, too workers in the Kodson camp are worklnff like bearers to line up" their forces for the anal standi Trlday aezt. ."-V;S' By the - manipulation of Hodaon, Ferdinand E. - Reed. Oscar Huber and some others of the combination prac tically the entire Hod son machine legis lative slate has been Indorsed by a few TRIBUTE TO LATE john r; vandercook s?eHrthVcn?a Grnui" prk,n? I a meeting or SPRINKLERS OUT IF SUN SHIMS Wet Wagon Boss Keeps Eye on. Weather, and Expects Rain. ! New Tork, .' April If. All Leased Wire Operators Out of respect to the memory of Presi dent John Vandercook every United Press' wire will be silent from noon until 1JJ5 today. ' -UNITED PRESS ' ASSOCIA-' , tions. , iv:'..; .. Instantly upbn . reeetpt of this bulletin ' at ' n:59 a.1 m. today every circuit operated by the' United Press opened . and re mained silent for 15 minutes. When Mr. Vandercook' s death 4 was announced the telegraphers and , i editors suggested a uni versal testimonial of some kind. Silence was decided to be the most -fitting tribute,.' one which has been accorded to few men. ' A meeting of the election committee of the societies was held last nlirht St the home of Otto Kleemaiu. There was a handful of members present and these inaorseg tne entire -senate; ticket and most of the representative list of the Hod son slate,. The results of the meet ing were not for ' publication and no word of what was done was clven out by those present - ,-,.,' It was atated that the action of the committee was to be kept secret until Thursday, when a letter Is to be sent to every memDer or tne societies, giving tne list or tne candidates indorsed and asking that members cast their, vote as marked on the sup of indorsement. Waal Oermaa; Vote.': It was eiitected by this eecret ma nlpulafton to be able to nut the ma chine candidates before the members of the German societies at the last min ute, backed by the apparent indorsement of tho committee and thus swina the Oerman vote of the city Into line behind me iiooson aiate. - , It remains to be seen whether the German voters will stand for being whipped into line.- ' Statement P.O. l candidates and work ers -ar confident that the entire State ment No. r, ticket can be elected In IWfi . i : Three Killed and 300 Hurt ; in Fire-Which Dcrastated Pretty Suburb of ' Boston Last Nights-Damage Esti : mated at $10,000,000. . ' Martial Law Declared to . Treycnt: Robbers From 1 '. Looting Charred, Remains ui . jjuue uiiy ALimj rer- sons Missing; (Continued on Tat;e Two.)1 Great fire losses1 since i$71: 171 Chicago; 18,000 i e 4 :: ' bulldlnga 11(5,000,000 1S7I Boston, . 743 " , buHdlnK9 ...... j.., 70,000,000 176 St. Hyacinth, ' Canada, 600 build e e .lngaf .', ... " 15,000,003 4 1889 Seattle, 22 blocks , 6,826.000 e e' ltn st. Johns, w Newfoundland .... 18,000,000 e 1904 Baltimore. 2,- - ';.: (00 buildings Jo.OoO.OOO 4 i H06 Toronto . busl- - ness district.;.;.. '12.000,000 e 108 San Francisco, :.. W a,vuv uuuuings.. . 4uv,vvu,uuu e ' , ', . (tinltel PrtM Leaod Wlra.1 ' Boston, Mass.. , ' April 13. Chelsea, which was early yesterday- morning a pretty, thriving suburb of Boston, la to day the scene of great masses of ruins. with 10,000 homeless persons, at least s three persons doad, ' 300 Injured and property valued at $10,000,000 destroyed as' a result' of ' the great conflagration that swept over nearly every part of the city. '.' :. , - . ; ' Dawn broke this morning on scenes that were nathetla In th xtr.m. Men. women and children, not knowing which way to turn nor what to do, are ruah Ina through streets not made impassa ble by the ruins. Some are loaded down with wiat wearing apparel they had been able to save, others are weeping and moaning over the loss of their property.- while there are many who seem . to bo on the verse of 'Insanity.-. A rec ord baa been made of the ease of one man. who took hla life because all of nis property, waa consumed py tne flames. :.: - - -,,--,r . Martial &aw Declared. What remains of, the city la today under martial law, which has already prevented many attempts at looting. The exact' figures representing the to- continued on Page Two.) HUGHES TO CALL OUT MILITIA TO PUT END 'S TO TRACK GAMBLING Second Blaze in Two Months Destroys Business Houses Recency Rebuilt.', . 7 , ' b " (United Press Leased Wtre.) 1 Toppenlsh, "Vv"ash.'.A April 18. Fire yesterday raged through the business section ; of town and dwelling bouses and. -many business houses were con sumed. . The total loss will "be $40,000. This Is the second blase to occur Here in the last two months. - Four : of: tho establishments nreviouslv ; burned out had lust been rebuilt and stocks" re plenished. - . - INSPECTION OF- : BALLOTS BEGUN. , . ' (TJolted Press teaied ,Wlre.) -New: Tork, April 13. The selection of a Jury to open, the hallot-boxes and re count the ballot cast at the mayoralty lection in 1905 was begun today, before Jriuprfme JustlceiLambert. It is -expect--ed that the Jnry will be completed by Wednesday, when the boxes will be opened and each ballot inspected (United, Prees. teaied Wire.) , New York, I. April ' IS. Governor Hushes, according to information . . To aprinkla or, not to sprinkle la theL.Ved from Albany, is preiirlna for a question that confronts Alex Donaldson, "coup at the opening Of the racing aea- auperlntendent of the street cleaning de- on In this atate; which takes place at partment, these bright summer daya Aqueduct , on Wednesday. Angered at whim th Iiiat. fllAM hi ph. -TTnnAMufa nf the refusal of ' thn . lnrlflTatni-o in VIII ..i.vuj iirfacetrack gambling, the governor la re- ... " -t ported .to be bent on repressive meaa- ,uu,vuu : viijjiiM.im i i um uirrnest Kina. started the work. Theae people do not 1 n?sa T,".0 claim to know .his mind real!, that, to onange the department tne' exercTse'ortTe ulnWo-tSS umuiei executive OI IS over ' from a v street cleaning , depart ment to a sprinkling department means a large waste of -time, which In turn means a lot of money spent for trans posing the services. - That is why Superintendent Donald son has been waiting a few daya to see whether the weather would change or not. ivasi year tne cnange in services took place April 24, the earliest date In the city's history. As a usual thing the time for" making the change Is somewhere between Hay 1 and May 15. Because of this fact Donaldson' la won dering whether the Bummers are grow ing longer and the winters -shorter. To satisfy the clamoring of many, the city put on six of tho 34 sprinklers this morning in the downtown district, but Superintendent ' Donaldson said this morning that he would be willing to bet - that It would rain before ntght. If the fair -weather continues and 'the dust continues to fly all of the sprink lers Will be nut Into commission this Week.-; i... -s A , , : , Spokane Votes School Bonds. (8pedal Mtinatek to Tb JuDrnti. Spokane, W'ash April 13. Tho prop.' osltlon to issue 1250,000 new bonds for the Improvement of the ;. city schools was adopted by the voters at Saturday's special, election, - .- - the common wealth to accomplish hla purpose. Thta wuld Involve as h last resort. It is Folnted out, the calllntr out of the mil tia, a step which Governor Folk of Mis souri threatened to take before he succeeded- In stopping gambling at the race tracks In that state. - Governor Hutches is eald to tcontend that the Percv-Grav law Is onenlv vio- RMed on the racetracks by the manner n which ' the . bookmakers reKi"tr tne bets, and that by compelling etrict and absolute compliance with ..the law (ram bling at the ' tracks can and shall be. ended by the authorities ovpr hnn th chief executive holds powtr to com Vote for No Legislative Candidate Who Faik ; - . to Sign This Pledge : " Do yoii believe that the people of Oregon are intelligent enough to. elect a United States senator? Do yott whh to . have a yote yourself in the election, of the senator? If so. U ' not vote for any legislative candidate tvho has not subscribed ,to Statement No. 1. , . This is thc-pledge which ensures to the people the ri'.i to elect the senator: ' , ; ' " 1 "I further state to the people of Oregon, as well a to t1. ; ?eople of my legislative district, that during my term of of.'.cc will always vote for that candidate for United States r va' r in congress who has received the highest number of the j -pie's votes for that position at the general election no;t ceding'the election of a senator in congress, without rcjir I , my individual preference." .
