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The Journal Ons a larger 'PmcC Sworn-to, Pdd-for ClrcpkUoa fa. Porlhtd z?i , Within Sixty Dies of Portland, All Directions, end Tiircsolicul llz Si of Oregon, Ti r- i . : ; ." ' 1 " v.. " : '":, r.". ,: ' ." . 1 1 v r- - ." . -. - : 1 I T ALWAYS PAYS JOURNAL CIRCULATION i YESTERDAY WAS , To Read ournal Want and Dis play A38- Don't" Miss Them .Today. ' -ryi , 31.175 The Weather Fair tonight; Thursday fair and warmer,; ' f fVOL. VII. NO. 69. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1908. TWENTY PAGES. PPTPP TWrt frwTO ow Ants awd rrwa iLt WAHT ; l$500 CHALLENGE HAS mm TALK FR0PJ1 NEVER BEEN ACCEPTED PRACTICED onnrnMnn 1 lin"llul?u 1 11 mil uUUlKNIm Every Community in Mnlt nomajx County Apparently : Demanding One More Ad dress by Popular Candl date for Senator. Automobile Will Be Used at Close of the Campaign to Bush Chamberlain From One-HaU to Another All 0?er the County. 4 Indications point to a rousing 4 reception to Governor George B. 4 Chamberlain at ths Empire the- 4 ' a ' atra t6mdrrt vfih'tng- whhh 4, will make on or tin concluding 4V campaign addresses. Mayor Lane will preside and thers will baa 4 program of raualo and readings 4 by soma of th city's beat vocal- lsts and elocutionist Friday Governor Chamberlain 4 will address th citlsens of Mult- nomah county at the following" . pointer' Sell wood,, 9 a. m.; Ar- lefa, 10 a m.; Gresham, 11:S0 a. m.f Troutdale, 1:30 p. m.; St Johns. 4:30 p. m.l Alblna. I p. a. The governor will observe Menlo rlal day, Saturday, and will make no addresses. insistent demand from avery town, village and hamlet In Multnomah coun ty that Governor George E. Chamber lain, recognised aa the most popular man who baa ever held office In the state of Oregon, address tha voterse fore election lay swings round, will give the senatorial candidate a much harder fight against time next Friday than has fallen to his lot at any time during tha present strenuous campaign. - Beginning at Sellwood at 9 o'clock Friday morning. Governor Chamberlain will . be whirled in an automobile to various points in tha county, and during tha 11 hours between starting time and 8 o'clock In the evening, when he will speak in Alblna, will make six ad y dresses. . Hay Speak a alr .Grounds. In addition arrancremehta are beina made for the' governor to speak at Orl- ental hall on ttie fair grounds. Repeat' d requests have come to bis headquar ters that bis concluding address of the campaign be given In north Portland. If the auto can keen to Its schedule and no delays ocour, the final address will te maae tnere in accordance with tne many wishes expressed. This will make tne seventn aaaress or the day. His Itinerary for Friday, which, how ever. Is subject to change up to the lasc minute, win do as rouows: Bell wood. I a m,; Arleta, 10 a m.; Gresham, ii:a a in.; urouiaaie, p. m.; Bt, Johns. 4:30 p. m.; Alblna, 8 p. m.; Ori ental hall. s:30 n. m. .,..,,. Arrangements for ;th big meeting at tha Empire theatre tomorrow evening have been practically completed. It la not expected that the building will ac- commodate half the crowd which will go to bear one of the concluding ad- urcmi ot me governors campaign. Mayor to Preside. ; .. Mayor tne will preside at the meet ing. Mrs. yivia Mcuuire will give a reading, and It is -expected v that Mr. Walter Reed and some other well known vocalist will appear on tha program of music la addition to Governor Cham berlain's address, Tom Word and, other Democratic candidates will speak - briefly.- " '- . , - -. " . Saturday is Memorial day, and Gov ernor Chamberlain will observe It H win tnererore complete ms campaign Friday nlaht and Saturday will antln a little rest from his four weeks of ardu ous campaigning .tnrougnout- tne state. THREE MEN KILLED IN DYNAMITE EXPLOSION ' (United Prwe Imn4 Wlral Seattle, -. May 37. Three men have been killed in a dynamite explosion 30 miles from North Bend. Washington. A deputy coroner has gone to investigate. it is supposed memen were worklnj on the right of way of the St, Paul rail way. - Plead Limitation Statute.- (United Pttes Lesitd Wra Washington, May S7 In- the Hyde . Benson land fraud case today counsel i for Joont Schneider, one of the defend ants, pleaded that their client should be freed on the ground that the statute Of limitations runs against the offense eltaged to have been committed by f'r him. Arguments-in- behalf of rthe other . defendants, who sre seeking-to have - the indictments against them fluashed, " along technical llnea ... ' . I If there is a particle of sincerity and eood faith in the.charee that , Governor Chamberlain was guilty of wrongdoing in his ad ministration of the state school lands," why do not the Cakes accept the challenge made by Oswald West? Here is Mr. West's challenge: "I hereby agree to pay to W. M. Cake, chairman of the Re publican state central committee, for the use of his brother in his present campaign, five hundred dollars ($500) if, upon the submis sion of all the state records having a bearing upon this case, to Mr.; Tohn F. Carroll, managing editor"of the Evening Telegram, he (Mr. Carroll) does . not admit that the course pursued by the governor was wise and j commendable, actuated by 'the purest motives and for the best interests of the state, and that he would have done the same had he. been in Chamberlain's shoes. "(Signed) OSWALD WEST." Six days have elapsed since this challenge 'was first published in The Journal. It has not been answered or accepted. The failure to accept the challenge is a tacit admission that the charges against Governor Chamberlain are false and that they are made maliciously with full knowledge of their falsity. - - " I he daily reiteration ot these libellous attacks upon the gov ernor should excite the indignation and contempt of every honest man in Oregon: The people of this state know that George E. Chamberlain is absolutely honest, . . BOATS COLLIDE; DEAD Fearful Loss of Life Follows Bamming of Schooner 1 ; by Steamer. (United Preaa Leawa Wire.) Gloucester, Mass., May -.J 7. Thirteen Sailors of. tha schooner Fame lost their Uvea today in a terrific collision be tween that boat and the steamer Bos ton of the Dominion-Atlantic line off the - Massachusetts coast. The Fame was run down by the steamer with such suddenness that onlv six of -the schooner's crew of- -Is- were saved. Four of them were out in a dory when the disaster occurred, and John Clark, a aailor, and the steward of tne rami were on Doaro. 'iney were saved by the crew of tha BoBton." but all efforts to rescue more of the- crew failed. It is sUDOOsed that the men In the dory have been picked ud by some vessel. THOUSAND DOLLARS FOE SINGLE APPLE ' (Special Dlspsteta to Tbe Irnraal Spokane, Wash., May 17. One thousand dollars may seem to be a pretty good sized sum to pay for a single apple, yet, that Is what the directorate the na tional apple show are going to pay for tha beat apple exhibited here, next December. Anyone Ms en titled to make entries. Manager VHarrx Neeley is now on the' coast, -and On his return he will announce the remainder of the - prises to be offered." . 4 ' ' ' . Carllsle-Sanger Wedding. (Ualted Press Leaaed Wire.) " Washington, D. C, May J7. A wed ding of note today was that of Miss Edith Sanger, daughter of General and Mrs. Sanger, and Mandevllle Carlisle. Tha wedding : took place at St John's cnurcn at noon ana was la rarely attend ed. The Rev. Dr. Roland Cotton Smith omciaiea. t v .Dozen Orientals "Who Tried 5 - f Having Themselves SMUGGLING COST 12 Express, Dead on Arrival at New York. - e (Special Dispatch ta Tbe looraaLt "-.:? """ Washington, D. C, I May 17. Twelve Chinese : lives Was tha price paid by daring -smugglers to experiment with a new scheme fo evasion of the Immigra tion ' laws. . Tha : government baa just discovered that a dosen orientals who attempted o gain 'entrance to this country by having - themselves crated end shipped by express from El Paso to. New tort were dead upon arrival. - Acting Commissioner of Immigration Lamed -admitted today that a gigsntic smuggling-plot had been unearthed on tne Texas border and tnat (jninene in spector Baboock. one of the keenest sleuths' in the service, is howin New Tork on tha trail of the arch-Dlotters. Quong Dou Ten received-the -corpses i his countrymen fcom the -express IDS tTetrazzini and Melba Sing Tonight Before King and President. (United Prase Ltttta Wire.) London, May 17. One of the chief evente in th entertainment of Presi dent Falllere of France by King Edward will take place at Covent Garden tonight when Madam Tetrasslnl and Madam Melba will sing for the first time be fore the same audience, and lover of music, from all parts of Europe have flocked to London to be present at the Joint appearance of the " rival prims donnas, , each of whom aspires to the first place among- the great sopranos of the world. Prices for the performance have sur passed anything yet known in London. The cheapest unreserved seats in the highest gaAry are 12.50 each. The or chestra seats cost $35 and box seats range from 176 to 200. The public must be -'seated at o'clock, half an hour before the per formance begins, so as to give free ac cess to the royal party. The program will be brief, as the king and the pres ident are to attend a banquet at Buck ingham palace after ward a The audience will he the mnat bril liant Covent Garden has ever seen. The flowers for decorating the auditorium cost 7.t00. The royal box Is festooned wun rare orenias ana linage. Tne programs, which cost $3,000, are band painted on satin. After the performance begins no one will be oermltted tn leave h(n neat until after the king and president have gone. The two ruler ' will drive to Covent Garden from Buckingham palace, the route being; lined by JiOOO policemen. The first act of BIset's "I Peseatorl dt Perle," and the second act of "Faust" will ; complete the program. Madam Tetrasstnf will -aDDear as' Leila in the Biset opera and Madam Melba will sing the part of Marguerite in tha Gounod performance. Weary of Sitting on Ud. Aberdeen. Wash.. Msv 17. Warrants sworn ont for tha arrest of th pro prietors of several cigar stores on, the charae of keeolna orjeh on Bundav against orders, for . some reason have not Deen servea on tbe parties. . it is 15 iresumea mai xne person wno caused hem' to be Issued -decided not to sddmt as prosecuting witness. to Enter Country Dlegally Crated' and Shipped by company and will be arrested If trace of him can be found by the detective. A telegram from Quong Dou Yen to na friend at El Paso revealed the plot.. Official .Interpreter' Ftng Ming overheard) his countrymen at El Paso reading a message which Informed them that the twelve men in the crates were dead upon arrival. Ming Informed. In spectors - George Harris and F. W. Berkshire of the plot and' they reported it to -the bureau her.-- , T It Is i believed that the .' smugglers crated the men on the Mexican side of tns"na, -nauled them across ths river to El Paso; Texaa where thev consigned then. by express to New Tork. . Sacretary Straus is greatly exercised over the report and has ordered all In spectors to redouble their vigilance and frr1ft, u orientals suspected of being In this, country Illegally. ... . - nl .. - 4 1 ;-. -''. ; ; IV With Absolute Disregard of All Danger Commander Quimby, Lieutenant Taus sig and 20 Men Are Shelled at on Monitor Florida. Men Seriously Jolted by. Ter rific Impact of Projectiles as Immense Shells Bat tered Against Heavy Ar mor Plate. (Upttcd PrsUssed Wire.) Thimble Shoal, , in Lower Chesa peake Bay", May" 2 7.-(By wlrelces tteiegraph to Fortresa Monroel,)-iiDla' regarding tha danger and apparently anxious to experience open war at ea, 1 Commander John C. Quimby, Lieutenant Taussig' and 20 men on the monitor Florida " remained On board her today while 12-lnch shells, were hurled at the great hulk from the great guns of the monitor Ar kansas, anchored 30 yards off with her broadside battery in full play on the target ship. " , Plana Were Caasged. Whea it was first planned to make the extraordinary test of the power of the guns In warfare, It was not dreamed of keeping any of the men aboard, but the plans for the test were changed sud denly today! "Commander Quimby and his men eagerly volunteered to stay aboard their ship while she was sub mitted to the hammering of the big projectile. The Imminent danger did not lessen 'their determination in the least. Ho Man la Turrets. While the men did not take their places In the turret, where It is neces sary to manipulate the guns In case of firing, they remained Just behind the turrets while the firing progressed and they were severely Jolted by the ter rific impact of the projectiles as they battered against the heavy armor of the Florida. Steamed Into Position. When tho time came for the test. the Florida Immediately steamed Into her position; - The Arkansas and her tender then anchored fore and aft off Thimble Shoal, son yaras rrom tno Florida with her broadside bearing upon the target ship. The Arkansas is In charge of Commander Harry M. Den baugh, who with a detail of officers, took up his position on the -bridge.' Tho first shot was fired at a screen target raised above the . main turret of the Florida and pierced the exact cen ter without a moment's hesitation, giv ing the men aboard the ship to under stand they need not think any of ths projectiles wouia go who. Tlorloa Stands Test. Then, according to tha program, the Arkansas began firing heavily upon the Florida and the shells began hammer- in r avainst tne mates or . tno Florida. which stood under the bombardment wKhout even showing signs of being crippled.' As far as could be disoernod from tha use of the alasses the effect was not noticeable, but the experts on the Arkansas , reported Mhat the shells were having terrific effect upon the Florida. During this bombardment th men aboard the Florida gave no signs of being displeased With their daredevil experience and gave no signal of dis tress. Chins Trained on Vast. After ths main bombardment the Ar kansas' guns were directed against th big experimental mast which bad been erected aft upon the Florida. It was 12S feet high and on it were two tur rets, in which dummiea had been placed to show the effect on men in th fight ing tops during an actual engagement. Dummiea also nad been placed in the main turret of tha Florida to show th effect of the , impact - of . heavy shells upon them. -- Th big" guns made quick impression upon th mast target and if men had bees in th place of the dummies they would not have lasted more than two shots. - ' - -'-',' Shows Power of Craaa., Th "battle" will result In much val uable Information which will be used by the experts of tbe navy in the planning-of future-men-o'-war. It ha th double affect of showing th power of American v guns when directed against armor plat aa It is actually presented In fight at sea and the strength of the M the 12-inch projectiles in warfara The experts were entirely satisfied with tha experiment1 - ; - : - So far as could be learned, none of the daring men. on board the' Florida sustained any injury, as the shells did not tear their way through th turret (Continued on Pag Twelva) If "IWlllGI LAWYER GOVEIWT'S GRIL ; KV A. W. Lafferty, Who fst Face Se rioun Charges. DEAD ENGINEER HELD THROTTLE Overland Flyer Bound for Frisco Had Miraculous Es cape From Wreck..' - (United Prem Leaned Wire.) Chicago, May S7. That the overland flyer of the Chicago. Milwaukee &; St. Paul, bound for San Francisco, was, not wrecked and hundreds of passengers killed and Injured through the death at the throttle of the aged engineer. Al bert Cauvtns. is due to the discovery of the dead man as the train was bounding oyer a crossing. .The. death of Cauvlos. who had been employed by the compuny for 25 years, was not known until the fireman was rtartled when tho train flew by dan gerous interlocking switches and across a mase or tracks at Byron, Illinois. raying- no attention to signals. He stepped forward ani found the engineer dead in the cab, death having been caused by a hemorrhage of tha brain. OLD SOLDIERS ON PATRIOTIC MISSION (Special Dlsoatcb to Tbe lonraal.1 Eugene. Or., May If .A number of old soldiers belonging to, the local post of ihe G. A.. R. are visiting the Catholic academy In this city this afternoon and will present to the school a handsome flag. Tomorrow afternoon, as Is the custom each year Just before Memorial day, committees from the post will visit the several public- schools and ad dress ihe publlo on patriotic subjects. This is always an enjoyable occasion with the old soldiers as well as with the pupils and, teachers of the schools. John Willis Baer Says Yellow Peril Had Nothing to Do With Visit of Atlantic. Battleship Fleet to Pacific .; Coast Harborand Cities. ' i V ii1 (Waited Press Leased Wlre.U Kansas City, Mo.. May 27. "The yel low press of this country has mora to do . with th.callipg of th fleet to th Pacific coast than anything elsa" John Willis Baer, president Of th Occidental college of Los Angeles, made this statement to the general assembly of the ' Presbyterian church In session her , today. - . t . . OKLAHOMA TWSTER KILLS FOUR PEORLE IN WAKE , (tTslted Press teased 'Wlr.) v h Oklahoma Clt. Okla, May J7. Four parsons were killed and many injured by a tornado which swept over Alvs, Okla homa, early1 today,, doing heavy damage to property. . . : s ; '- -Houses were twisted off their founda tion and trees uprooted along the path of th "twister," which at some points appears to have been of more terrlfio velocity than that of any tornado tn this section in years. ' . ' It course,was mainly through coun- LAFFERTY ON DUItJT Man iVho Is Said to Have Been Instrumental in Publishing Land Office Yarn About the Governor Works "Both Ends." J' A. W. Lafferty, a Portjand attorney having offices in tba Fenton building. who has made a specialty since coming to the city of practice before tha United States land office, has been read the defendant In disbarment proceedings brought by direction of Vn)te'd States Land Commissioner Dennet of Wash ington, D. C. As a lasult of Lafferty acts before' the land department th commissioner has preferred chargeg-of Irregularities which if established will prevent nim rrom practicing before th dopartment Ip future. The charges w i uieu wim ing local iana oince sub sequent to an investigation into Laf forty's methods of doing business made by special agents employed by the land aeparcmem. . '?.,", : lafferty is said to b th tnaa wno has furnished muoir of tha material, If not practically all of it, upon . wUob war based toe antrnthfal and distorted attack vpon th land offlo raoord of Oovernor Chamberlain, recently pab lished. Ties charges, whlob Included mis us of official power aao repayment or money to laad purchasers whsa th governor , knew their claims to , a fraudulent, nave all bam swapt oat of even remote eredeno by th refutation wblob bay besa pubtasbed by The Jour nal, by th clear and fair statement of Piatt. U. Patt, attornys, dealing with ths cases at point, and by a vast pre ponderance of avidsnea aad fact ahow lag that Oovernor Chamberlain's land offlc record is on of th moat credit able monuments of his fairness aad fidelity to tha psopl Interests raised daring bis admin 1st ratios as governor of ths stat. ' Xjaffsrty's Qnr Cas. ' The Laffertv disbarment' case Is th first 'Instance In which actual proceed ings have been instituted against an at torney practicing before the local land office In 15 years or longer. In the' past there have been one or two in stances - in which attorneys have been threatened with disbarment proceedings but -no actual proceedings were ever commenced. Tne complaint has been filed with the local land office by the United States commissioner, and Laf ferty has been given time In whljch to (Continued on Page Twelve.) He said the president bad sent th battleships of the United States navy to western waters, not so much because of th pressing yellow "peril, ,; but be cause of the impressions of th yellow newspaper. He branded as un-American and un-Christlan the members and work- of the Japanese and Korean exclu sion societies or me racino coast. try not' thickly settled, and Alva Is the only town reported to ave been dam aged. J .- , '..... ... -- I, -. . Cropa wer destroyed over 'an area of several miles around Alva, and the de vastation placea a new burden upon this section, which already Is being heavily drained by the distress1 and destitution 'following- th,e great floods. . , The persons killed were crushed un der wrecked buildings,, and in the ex citement Identification has . been- Im possible;. It is believed moat of th in jured will recover, , ' PKOCEEBS it HERE THURSDAY Torpedo Fleet and, Cruiser Yorktown Will Re in. Portland Harbor- During the Rose Festival v Nexti Week. 1 . Line of March; tor Great' Parade Wednesday-Morn ing Decided Upon by Com mittee Procession Near . ly Seven Miles Long, j Three torpedo-boats, the Fox," Davis and Farragut,. And two torpedo-boat de stroyers, tha Preble and perry, loft San Franclsoo yesterday afternoon, for this port. . Under, ordinary conditions they should -reach ths river Thursday morn ing and-be ih Portland harbor that day. Tha gunboat Yorktown started north last-night f: ' U ' i "' '' i' i " Of th three torpedo-boats two, th Fox and , Davis, are strictly Portland rroducts,': having been "built1 here in 896-89 by tha Wolf & Zwlcker Iron ami machine works, which- also tnstructel the torpedo-boat destroyer Goldsbor ough with disastrous financial result to tha firm. . , ,. '. , ,. Ton and Davis lpdy. . " Tha Fox atid Davis are of exactly the same .dimensions, being. 146 -feet In length, of IS feet 4 Inches beam, and having a mean draft of five feet ten inches. They have a speed of XS knots. Th preliminary trial trin of the Davis on th Columbia river, shortly after tho craff completion, was attended with. a terrlbl disaster In that one of tho boiler tub- exploded - and - kllled. and. maimed several . of the engin-roora crew. Th torbdo-boat ' FarrasrutL wblrfi in in the bunch now -coming north, can outrun anything in the navy excepting th T. A. M. Craven, another tornnrln. boat of even smaller dimensions than her own. They have a respective spee 1 record of SO knots an hour.- Th Far ragut Is the largest torpedo-boat in the navy, her dimensions beings' ..Length, Hi. 6 feet; beam, ao.s feet; mean draft. ( feet. Sh was built at th inmi tim as the Fox and Davis by tha Union Iron Worka of San Francisco. . ....... Tha Perry and Preble com , under the head of torpedo-boat destroyers, being .-larger- than- the - averaaa tnriMMtn-hna i Thcir respective speed record Is about' 29 , knots per hour, half a knot less than that Of . the above mentioned torpedo-boat Farragut. '-. .- -, A dispatch was received this mnraA at Astoria addressed to th Pilots' as sociation from Captain Glennon of tha United States. cruiser Yorktown, asking for a pilot, as th cruiser will be off I -iwP.Fr,.d,i.y:' JJ'y 29; l8 asking for a pilot to take him up the river. rarada Sevan, HOles Xoag. ?hlm worning the festival commlt ta on th automobile pared complete.! its diagram for the line of march. This RSI?wm.;.bwwheW Wednesday morn- mi!2ndw pa"B th reviewing i?-0."! . Pennoyer xblock tWica 1 1 win take, It Is estimated, an hour end pot' C parade to pass a given A'Mi", Mnfrotri tha 5n at 1 oclock: aharp, and will ftfT west on " Couch street to Twelfth south on Twelfth to Morrisfm. MtS? Morrison to Morrison bridge and on East , Morrison to Grand avenue, south on Grand to Hawthorne, west on aw.thor" to. East Cr. "st on Kftft Clay, to Grand, north on Grand to Kt iJurnBlde, west oa Burnslde to Beventii, .2n.SeY,enth to Stark, east on Stark to Third, south on Third to Mor rison, west on Morrison past the re viewing stand and to disbandment. Lines of march of the first pars.Js. Tuesday night, and for the other ja rades will probably be -completed ti morrow. Th work of selecting rout-4 ' very difficult, owing to the ner lty or arranging for turns and for tho neigni oi wires snd other street ob structions, j . Plana for -the entertainment of the officers and men of the naval vessel i. be in Portland during the festival In clude the grand ball at the Armory f r the officers and slso a large bail for the sailors and enlisted men. V " ''.. east Sid Show Beady. Everything is now In readiness for f'-e big east side denomHtratlim dtitjn ln Rose Festival. 'Ihn ciimniltts hv;. In charge tha different arrHnsfm.-r . . for the celebration on the otht r iih i ' the .river all report favorable jm . . The final campntgn for fumli :. u completed by the Hawthorn .--,. subscription committee thin r. rn-. The Woodmen of ,r hi - ( , about decided to purl!' I put In ti, t ternal para! with tnnr lir..!h.-r (,(( east side, unci ouht t ti .r..: ?!;! I enter Into the f.-li vir w ., One of tha fwitoiW id' t-" j , I be the tl" ami i,htjv rot ..; entries for whioh sre ri'i t . . i dally to Prs i'tcnt V,' M I East KM'i :ui'te!s . it s ' ' Uen.'ral .. ciu miners l,s - " ! 1