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THE JOUPML CARRIERS Villi TIME YOUR VlllUT lD r me kequu gm or j CEHT 1 V10RD, IFYOU ClinilOT CAlL OR PlWllc J v ; . TO BUY OR SELL ; JOURNAL CIRCU!ATIO;i iestehdav ,.i 31,100 J-TO HIRE OR RENT ANYTHING, ADVERTISE IN THE JOURNAL. V The weather Fair tonight. Tuea day fair, warmer. Northwest winds. . 1 VOL. VII. NO. 67. V" V - . PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, v MAY 25, ' 1908. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE. TWO CENTS., . JMrag,TEEs YMOum MBS SMEUfldk sWMIDSWF'GREAI FLOODS if . Big; factories Swept Away and Loss of Life : Hay Reach Appalling Figare in Isolated Districts. Trinity River Sweeps v Everything BeforcIL Storm Worst That Has Visited Section in Years . (UnlUd Prw Uiud Wtr.) Dallas,' Tex., May 25. Caught on a railroad bridge that was swept away by the rising water of the Trin ity river,,- ! 'persons were washed into the raging stream and eight of them are. thought to, have . been - drowned. , ' . After struggling for life for .sev eral minutes six of them were; res cued, but so" far no trace of the rei inalnlng eight has been discovered. Unless they reached land some dlfr; tance away, out. ot sight of the res cuing party,' they perished. 4 Dallas, Tex., May 26. Seven thousand persona are practically without shelter now ,'aa a result of the .violent' storm which broke over northern exas and Oklahoma, lastnlKbt Todayaloivej fully S.OOOpaopls-were driven from their homes by the rising of the Trinity river. Houses, - barns and everything In the path of the terrible flood Is swept down and carried away. Trinity river is a raging,, surging torrent and nothing apparently stands before It Big - factories far removed ' from the river proper -are flooded bridges have been swept away like kindling wood. Livestock by the thousands have per ished and fear is now entertained that e, meat-famine will follow in the wake of the storm's fury. k " t Xeople Are Bumf onnded. So far no arrangements of a character calculated to relieve the intense suffer ing of the inhabitants have been at tempted. It Is really too soon to give any real estimate of the dead, "Willi the abatement of the rising -waters steps will be taken at once to help those in dire distress. As usual In such cases, the poor of the various cities and towns in the path- of the elements are suffer lng the worst , The present storm is by far the most violent of the present year, and for that matter perhaps the worst storm that has visited northern Texas in several years? it was exceptionally severe at Fort worth. Dallas, Wichita Fails, Den ton and Abilene. ' 1 Saloonkeeper Drowned. 'Andrew Welch, a saloonkeeper ' of North Fort Worth, whoee place of bust ness was inundated, forfeited his , life by drowning in trying to escape. A 15-year-old boy who was working for the saloonman also- lost his life Irr a . similar manner. - t. Four , men were swept into Maple creek In the suburbs of Fort Worth. All Were drowned and so far efforts to learn their -identity have , failed. ' -.'v Heavy Property loss. Ths property loss will tun extremely high but so, farinot'.tsven a? con- on the . . wholes -xktrwrs Worth aione it is figured out that the storm will cause close onto tlOO.000 daman. from the loss will ms much higher in fiv.mi.. Reports from Mineral Wells utatm that Wade Owens and Ernest Stateler were drowned there. Persons are also re- portea arownea near Wichita Falls and Childress. - At Denton an unknown mnn lost his life In attempting to save some fiuusenoia nirecis. ... , . j - , All over the storm-swept district rail roads and crops have Suffered heavily. Railroad traffic Is practically " at - a standstill, as at most points - bridges have been torn from their foundations bythe surging flood water. As quickly as possible the railroad people will re pair the damagedone.- In any event it will be many days before anything like schedule- time can be maintained oil any of the roads. . t . ', ;- Klamath's Registration,' - (S(cll Dlxpstch to The Jnarsat ' Klamath Falls, Or.,' May 26. The of ncial registration of Klamath county Is .1,678 for the June election. The countv consists of 1J t precincts, of which Link ville, which Includes the city of Kla math Falls, is 4he, largest, with 781 votes. v-J ',-: I - ''.rt-'' SEATTLE PAIR ! ; : ;, BILL POPULAR T.. . - WITH HOUSE (Ttaltod Press Uwed Wkij . 4 Washington,. May r 35.-When ' 4 the Seattle fair item of 600,000 "4 .. In the sundry civil (bill came up in the house today only Slayden of Texas spoke against it Other- " 4 ''.wise the vote or it was utmi- 4 ! mous.4 -' ff'-,;:'' . .. HIS WISH GRATIFIED Frank Merritt Inoculated , with Tuberculosis Accord ing to Published Wish, Hopes He Hay Accomplish : Much for Medical Science. . - UnItd Pnws Ltased Wire.) New York," May is. "My published wish has- ben gratified. I have been Inoculated with tuberculosis, and I trust that I may, by the sacrifice of myself in the causa of medical science, do more for ' suffering humanity than did John D. Rockefeller -when he offered $10,000, 000 for a certain cure of the great white us. v case of consumption was invited. I feel sick. I am delirious at times, and have a fever. But I am - happy,, for. If through my -efforts a cure a cure rorvtne dls ygung wife and baby is discovered I shall ease mat tooa my from me long ago die feeling that my life on this earth has not been in vain." So spoke Frank Merritt. today. Mer ritt had been, inoculated with tubercule bacilli, according X6 his -earnest desire, by Dr. Carroll, who has '-an office on Broadway. . """ . GRAFT HEARINGS ARE CQfJTiriUED ' I 1 ... . ') .'..' All Cases Against Euef, Cal houn, Schmitz and Ford Put Ahead on Calendar. (United Pren Lrased Wire.) San; Francisco, May 26 All graft cases were continued today In x the su perior ; courts 'for: one . or two. weeks owing to the absence In some cases of the principals and In others of the at torneys for thn, rifanri nta : a . Judge Lawlor, acting for Judge Dunne continued the cases of Ruef In the Parkslde matters for trlai to June 1. Attorney Murphy notlfled'the court tht a motion for , the disqualification of Judge Dunne was to be argued before actual trial. The briberv rami antlna rnr.n. e Schmits for trial and Abraham Ruef for arraignment were continued to June 1 on the motion of Assistant District At- iwiucy v,uuk win me assent or the de fendajit's attorneys. In his own depart ment Judge Lawlor continued the case against Ruef, Patrick Calhoun and Tlrey L. Ford, on a motion to at the last indictments brought by the McFarland grand Jury.to Monday next. Attorney Murphy pleaded for a longor continuance on the ground that Henry Ach was going to New York-and would not return for 11 day Judge Lawlor Informed Murnhv that hat muM Uke the preliminary work Involving the examination of the Oliver grand Jury- Tha cases against Schmits, Ford, Cal houn. Mulallv and Abbot in the United Railroads briberies were continued until June 8. Attorney Stanley Moore, on bo half of the defendant, Calhoun declared that they Were ready in .any, and all eases for ; trial, and objected to con tinuance. - . f:- MAE WOOD AT LIBERTY : UNDER BOND JDF $5,000 (United Prets LttMd Wtre.l " ' NewTork,May 25. Mae Wood, who Is under arrest oji a charge of perjury In connection with her . recent ? suit against "Senator ?Thoma C Piatt,-in which she claimed to be Piatt's wife, was released from the Tombs. today on bonds of $5,000, furnished by the Amer ican Surety company ... Aotoist Killed br Car. -(Ooltcd Prm ImhiI "Wlrt.V Chicago, May JS Orson B. Bartholomew,-aged 67, a retired mine operator from Denver, was almost instantly killed . today when .the automobile in which he was riding with his brother, Lemma, was struck by a -streetcar. Lemma Bartholomew was seriously . In jured, as was his fiancee. Miss Gertrude Hawkins, who was in the car with them. BOTH BRANCHES OF CONGRESS TO FINISH .7" WORK NEXT THURSDAY ' - (tailed Press teutd Wire.l , ! r ; Washington, D, C, May !5. Finrtl ad journment of congress, It Is - now thought, will oceur,tiext Thursdajf The present plan of both branches of congress has been made with a view to doing no more work than the complet ing of that already under way will re quire. ' In fact.the affairs of tbe sen 10 Wi IS CERTAIN Chamberlain Multnomah Will Sweep County in Contest for United States Senator Voters - Deter mined for Statement No. 1. Governsr George E. Chamber- - lain will close his, senatorial 4 campaign on the west side with w a big rally at the Empire theatre w Thursday night. Mayor Lane will preside. Friday he will tour the county in an automobile, to- gether with other candidates, 4 closing the day and the active ' campaign with a big meeting on the east side, In a hall yet to be announced. John M Oearln will 4 take the place of Governor 4 Chamberlain and speak at' As- torla Friday night w A prominent. Portland poll- s tician, working In the interests : :of CQuatyapubllcan nomipej . says everyuody cirougnout uie . county is talking for Chamber- lain and . that. Cake's repudiation of SUtement No. 1 will give the county yto Chamberlain by a big s majerity. : Multnomah county is for George E. Chamberlain for United States senator. Voters throaggout the county wh An the past have: stood in line for Jhe straight ticket from top to bottom are balking now because H. M. Cake has practically repudiated his allegiance to Statement No. 1, upon which principle's popularity and strength he . was floated into the nomination. These people are turning from Cake to Chamberlain . in great numbers because of Governor Chamberlain's continued championship of Statement No. 1 and because of his consistent record of fidelity to the peo ple of the state. This Is the condition of things found by a well-known Repub lican of Portland, who has been touring the county in the interest of one of ths Republican candidates' on the county ticket. - --' ' "Chamberlain will carry Multnomah county by a good big majority." said the politician this morning In discuss ing the political situation generally. "I did not believe-that he could do it before I went out among the people, but I am now convinced that he not only can but will roll up a good big majority here June 1. . "I have been out over the county from top to bottom," continued the speaker, "and I have-' talked to voters In every nart of the whole district and everywhere you hear only Chamberlain talk. Statement No. 1 is very popular throughout the county and the people do- not' Uke the way Mr. .:ane nas straddled and hedged on that issue. -1 All Tor Chamberlain. "I talked to a large number- of voters and Sunday" was In one gathering where there were perhaps 150. I know most of them personally and they were all Republicans with mit- rew exceptions, anil ths whole bunch was fOr-f hsmber- laln. "We don't like the way Cake has gone back i on Statement No. 1, We don't think he has been- consistent and we will not vote for him, is the way one of the prominent memoers or the erouD outlined his position and that it the general. opinion throughout the county. ' -r "I was : surprised at the sentiment. concludea.tne speaxer. ri Denevea when I started on the tour of ths coun ts that Cake had sn easy victory . rn Multnomah county, -but - since I . have been among the people and have talked to them and heard. them, discuss the senatorial fight 1 have come to the con clusion that Chamberlain will hafe a big- vote to spars when lie comes out of the county." f , - . This) statement coming from a worker In the political battle, and a Republican. Is pretty good evidence f - the great strengtf of the .governor throughout Multnomah county. .. .. '. v-Xally Thursday WigM. , . 7 . Governor Chamberlain will coise ' his campaign with a large rally at the Em- (Continued on Page' Two.) ate and lower houseware being so shaped that it is not at all improbable - that adjournment may be taken a 'day earlier than Thursday. 1 is agreed that most ot, the remaining time will be devoted to 'the work of. straightening out the tangle In which the report of confer ence committees are involved, with the appropriation bills , getting most of the attention. ; Not until these "dlspnted points are settled can congress adjourn.' RECOVER LANDS FOR furpose of Suits Brought Against Millionaire Tim ber King Smith et al by United States Attorney Too Late for Action. F. A. Kribs, S. A. D. Puter and Many Others Involved in Cases of Linn County Government Lands Valued at Fully $1,000,000. . Three suits were filed in the United N States circuit court by United States District Attorney John McCeur this morning to recover for the government 9,280 acres of the finest timber lands In Linn county, Oregon, valued at fully 11,000,000. Although legalrequirements made the filing of three separate suits necessary ' the three actions are prac tically one. . The main defendant aimed at is Charles A. Smith, ths millionaire timber man of Minneapolis. Because' over three yearaJajtayast--ehite "tlisr'sjeis com plained of occurred no criminal "action can be brought against any of the par ties. A lapse of six years prevents the government'' contesting - any patent, and al of. th lands mentioned were nat- nfed during the summer and fall of 1902, hence the' rush on the part of the United States district attorney to bring suit at this time. for. in many of the cases. 60 days would -cause the time limit to expire. , Krlbs, Smith aal Ewenson. ; The charges In all threes' suits are practically the same, in -one O. Judd Mealey, Will Mealey and .. John A. Thompson are named as the" solicitors who got various parties to file on land which finally came Into the possession of Frederick A. Kribs, C A. Smith and Charles Ji Swenson. S. A. D..Puter Is named as the solici tor for C 'A. Smith, John A. Wild and others, while in the third complaint the two Mealeys and Thompson are named as doing the work for Smith. Sweneen, Kribs and Charles L. Trabert. . In each caas the claim is made that the parties soliciting procured men and women to file on timber land under agreement to deed it to C..A. Smith and others when final patents were issued, and that this was against the law, as these parties had to perjure themselves to file on land under any such agreement. It is also alleged that the parties who filed on-the land and -who received the patents for it did not act in good faith, that they did It deliberately and know ingly agalnfet the law with full intent 'to redeed the land as soon as it came into their possesion. That in all the cases the money to cover all expenses. Including the 12.50 per acre needed to pay for the land, was advanced by C. A. Smith and dthers, and that the par- (Continued on rage Two.) CAKE SPEAKS TO - EMPTY BENCHES Baker City Citizens Think Candidate Is Trying to Fool the' People, Baker City, Or., May 24 To the Ed itor of The JournaV-I noticed in the Oregonlan of yesterday that 'Klks hall was filled to hear Mr. Cake speak. Had they been precise they should havo said that the halL, was- , fllleri , with empty seats for, with the seating ca pacity, of fully- (00. there were not more than , about 200 neonl , nnunt. and on the following day it was com- mon cats arouna town that the meet ing 'was a complete frost. Ona thin? more ttvan anything else impressed me m nr. un i tail, - ltr was Lincoln's ever true expres slon, about fooling the people; I think that Mr. Cake is a DSst-maafer In tha ire art of fooling the people, and nothing goes farther (o convince me than his double-dealing with' Statement fo. 1; he proclaims ! his advocacy of it but his wholeconducffrom the moment he re ceived the primary nomination goes to snow tnat he is simply t the DeoDle in trvlna to m Imply trying to fool nase tnera oe- lieve that he believes in it. While I have very little use for Mr. ITRen, he certainly told the unvarnished truth when he said that Cake was simply saying he was for Statement No, l because, ne wanted to tie senator. There is S man in this countv running on the modified statement; if Mr. Cake is sincere wny aia not ne say to the voters that they should defeat such a - man? - Actions sneak louder ' than words.: If I hit a fellow over the head with a brick and then inform him. that I did not hit him do you think that he will believe met Mr. Cake'a simply saying that he .believes in Statement No. 1 is given the lie from the fact that he does not oppose the election of any Republican who refused tol slm. It, w , lliiFQ r m i urivion :-WOrMUCH v'. ; ' ,-( f Jy s ?r,-. ; j y ft. 'A Mr'"':? V' l, " :, : , . : I ' VK't' : l i' """ "' - :' ' 1 tr;v " ' : X f ': ' ' P ' : ; 111 t ' - ; . 14:. "I '."f -V: H r ;. ?' ... ... '.' . ! Snapshot of Mrs. . William Thaw, the last ditch IS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY FATHE Thirteen-Year-Old Lad Ean Within Bifle Range' as - Parent "Fired. St.' Helens, Or., May 25.-While crane hunting yesterday 'afternoon. George Barger accidentally shot and killed his 13-year-old son: ' - The boy had accompanied his father on tne nunt, but had become separated from him.- Barger saw a good chance to bag a crane and fired. The boy. un seen by his father, had run within range, and the rifle bullet penetrated his brain, killing him Instantly. Barger Is prostrated with grief, . HENEY'S CHAUFFEUR VIOLATED SPEED, LAW Oakland. Cal., May iS.U. Crnmpton. chauffeur for Francis J. Henev, was naevi $10 for violating the. speed law, having been arrested Sunday while trv lnsr to catch a ferry boat at Oakland pier with Mr. And Mrs. Heney..' Crumpton started to protest 'vigor ously, but was silenced - by - Heney s command: . -:: "Quit complaining.,.,-These, men :ara doing their duty." , - ... t. PROFESSIONAL BRIDE, ' AND, GROOM DISGUST &: MARKET DAY PATRONS ' (Special DliMtch to Tbe JotfrnatV Vancouver, Wash.. May 25. -The mar ket day,- so called, promoted by Max Zimmerman, an did hand at the business, rovea- io b success as regards the rlnrtne into town of renldnntn-flf th outlying districts, 'Otherwise . it la a queatioa whether, it wae a success. J Those worthy people who traveled from their" farms with the expectation of a gay day, a sightly parade. M a publio wedding were . Bumewhivt dl!utn- polnted. The Tarade",wss far from belutf one. aha as to the public wedding. MMES JEROmm ''mtMmiRmL Joseph Thaw and ilea. George .Carnegie.'; The mother has fought to for the son, who1 was sent back to Matteawan today. " - ' s - iw:: ' "... '" (tTolted. Prs ,Leawtt Wir. "Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May . 25.- Harry Kendall Thaw la insane and if released from the asylum, , would be a menace to the public savety, according to the decision filed. to day by Justice Joseph Morschauser in the supreme court, in the habeas corpus actios brought In hope- of gaining frefdorn for the millionaire slayer of Stanford White. ; . Thaw is furious at the. result and- it was all his counsel could do to restrain him and prevent him from ' making a demonstration which might be-used-as evidence against him In.' a 'future pro ceeding. 1 . . " After nearly a month- spent in, the luxurious quarters of '. Sheriff Robert Winthrop Chanler, 'multi-millionaire and rnem'her of the '00." over the Jail here. tha Plttsburser Is unable to reconcile himself to tne return to asyium iare, . Thaw will have at least one run week more nere. as r justice Juorscnauser the Justice of , the peace was there all right, the couple were on lyind, and the ceremony, if It can be called oue,- was pcrrormed. . - . But who were the two who .so coolly stood up and were apparently married? That the marriage was not Rnulne was plainly -evident.' The rural folk who came-to town expected to the real thinjr- end when- they heard the woman promise to ."love, honor and split 1 the wad" they were dlsuted. Kumor has It that the counl are reg ularly employed to act In, the capacity of bride and groom. . 1 agreed not 4o recommit the prisoner t i.?-8yIum ;for criminal insane at K,tiea.wnl Untu fter hl attorneys nave time -to make a motion for trans fer to antrther asylum. . The Justice wili 1,0 u the city all of this week. i J . 'C lT"rtlcuUrly averse to return ing to Matteawan because-ho has quar il .? wUh Superintendent Baker, wh testified against him In the hearing S..1-!- a dcribing Thaw's mental con . ..2," Jstlce Morschauser said; i' "uffering from some kind of Insanity, with ths possibility of the re f"rreJ ot violent attacks, similar to that form-from which the Jury believe.! he waa suffering- when he killed the New, . J0 arohitect. In view of this condition of his mind, the safety of the publio, is. better-insured by his regain ing In- custody until such a time as it becomes Reasonably certain that there " "o oanger or a recurrence of the at tack of delusion or whatever it may be " Morchauser cited -numerous decisions In support of his flpdlng in the cane. " It is the opinion of many who have watched the case closely that th con duct and -appearand of Thaw on the stand when District Attorney Jeron called him as a witcess had to da mui li with the finding of the court. 4 3omev satlsfle. . District Attorney Jerome has personal a .well as -professional cause for (uili faction at the decision of the court, w It is generally reported that Thaw haa threatened his life. - f A-story , is going the round tht isveiyn jNeru -i naw is not aiMpiean. i at the result, cither, und that siie. whs In great fear of what-would hapnn I herself If the prisoner were relea.v-1. Her suit to annual hfr rnnrrlase i i Harry on the ground that he as lu sann at the time Li still pending "Hot air" and spectBruiiir nr( f n the part of Distrli t Attorney Jnon . were givea by Thaw todHy bk ii,n , planatlon . of h) twins fnun.l if After h had recovenj frnm n it,' Anger, Thaw reoeiveil ti rt-i-t i i .ft r-t newspaper men snu i.-, ( -l lu in hi -i ; . smoked a hi- hinrk ctts.ir. J Count&it on Outcome. ; "I naj" count..-l on this oHt'i-m. i the eae." he ni,(. "bei ibm r,f ii, t- Slr'uietl br Jenn,e, M- r ' ,, ; 16 S tr.4tlv.1fitnje, ' e i i t f but It was not exottii: v.-ry i (Contln jol 'on I .